Beehive Card (Jane's Doodles DT Spotligh)

Hi everyone :o)

Today is my turn to be on the spotlight over at Jane's Doodles and I made this Beehive Card.

I used two beautiful Jane's Doodles stamp sets, 'Daisies' and 'Geometric Patterns', stamp set that is discontinued from Jane's store.

First I made a background. I used a hexagon stripe pattern from the 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set, stamped it with VersaMark Watermark directly on a card base and heat embossed it in white. Then I blended cardbase with Distress Inks (Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber). 

When I was satisfied with the color of the background, I stamped bees from 'Daisies' stamp set on the card base and colored only their legs with Ground Espresso Distress Ink. For the rest of their bodies and wings, I had to go with paper piecing (layering).

I stamped three more bees on a watercolor paper and colored them in watercolor technique with Distress Inks (Mustard Seed and Ground Espresso). Then I fussy cut bees (cut their legs and tentacles off), colored edges with black marker and glued them over bees stamped on the card base. I covered bees's wings with clear gloss resin to create glossy accents.

A sentiment is also from 'Daisies' stamp set. I cut out circle from a black cardstock paper and heat embossed sentiment in white on it. I added 3-D foams behind the circle, placed it on the card and my card was finished. :o)

Dimensions: 89 mm x 133 mm (3 1/2 " x 5 1/4")

List of supplies:

• Jane's Doodles 'Daisies' stamp set
• Jane's Doodles 'Geometric Patterns' stamp set (retired stamp set)
• white cardstock paper
• white watercolor paper (scraps)
• black cardstock paper
• Ranger's Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad
• WOW! Embossing Powder (Opaque Bright White, Regular, WL01R)
• Tim Holtz's Distress Inks
• Mustard Seed
• Fosillized Amber
• Grounded Espresso
• Stabilo Pen (Marker), Black 68/46
• Staedtler Lumocolor permanent black pen S (superfine) 0.4 mm
• UHU universal glue
• Gloss Resin Super Clear
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• polymer stamp handle (38 mm x 38 mm)
• MS scoring board
• Sigma Rotary Paper Trimmer
• scissors
• Ranger Heat It Craft Tool
• Tim Holtz's Blending Tool
• EK Success Circle Cutter
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no, #0
• powder bag
• crafting needle
• water
• paper towels

I am entering my card to following challenges:

Note: bold text is a direct link to the current challenge and blog badge (if any) is a direct link to blog or challenge home page.

1) 613 Avenue Create, Challenge #176 - Anything Goes

2) CRAFT-alnica, Izziv/Challenge #160 - Distress Ink blazinice / Distress Inks (na izdelku uporabite 3 Distress Ink blazinice / use 3 Distress Inks on your project)
Distress Ink blazinice ki sem jih uporabila: Mustard Seed, Fosilized Amber, Grounded Espresso.

3) Crafting By Designs, May Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

4) Craft Stamper, Take It Make It Challenge: May, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

5) Crafty Calendar Challenge, May Challenge: Things With Wings
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

6) Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge, Challenge #34 - Anything Goes

This is my 1st entry to this challenge.

7) Little Miss Muffet Challenges, Challenge #138 - Anything Goes

8) Stamping Sensations, May Challenge, Anything Goes
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

9) Sweet Stamps Blog, May's Anything Goes Challenge
This is my 2nd entry to this challenge.

Thank you for visiting and your kind feedback. Enjoy and smile! :o)


Crafty Milka