To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop

source: https://www.worldbeeday.org/

Hello everyone!!! :o)

Welcome to a special annual blog hop supporting bees, 3rd To Bee Or Not To Bee Blog Hop. :o)

I've invited some of my crafty friends whom I admire greatly to hop along with me, and I have some amazing sponsors lined up with gifts to give away to You! :o)


Aim of the hop is to celebrate 2nd World Bee Day, to support bees and bees protection, to raise public awareness of the importance of bees and beekeeping and benefits of using apicultural products for our health.

Bees and other pollinators are very important for ensuring food quality, as well as preserving the entire ecosystem and natural biodiversity. Bees provide a wide range of benefits to humans from pollination of food crops and apicultural products. 

Honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, venom and beeswax are very valuable apicultural products with wide range of benefits for human health. Find out more: UN FAO, Bee products: providing nutrition and generating income - Honeybees, beekeeping and bee products in our daily lives.

source: https://www.worldbeeday.org/

source: https://www.worldbeeday.org/

source: https://www.worldbeeday.org/

Find out more about World Bee Day, key milestones in the proclamation of World Bee Day, interesting facts about bees, pollinators, apiculture, what each individual can do for bees etc. in a World Bee Day Organization's Interactive brochure about World Bee Day and Brochure Why bees matters - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.



For today's hop I've created this CAS (clean and simple), Happy Bee Day Card. :o)

For my card I used adorable Purple Onion Designs, Stacey Yacula Studio 'Bee Mine' stamp. For the sentiment I used Uniko 'Bee Happy' clear stamp set, released last year. I received the set form Bev, the owner of Uniko, to use it in 2018 year's blog hop. Thank you!! ♥

I went with paper piecing technique on my card. I stamped the sentiment and bees on a white cardsotck paper panel. I colored bees with a grey marker. I stamped bees three more times on a watercolor paper, colored parts I needed in watercolor technique using Distress Inks. After drying, I fussy cut pieces I needed, traced edges with black maker and softened pieces a bit with a stylus ball.

Here is a photo of all parts I needed for paper piecing. :o)

Lastly, I glued the panel on a black top folded card base and glued each piece on it's place, directly on the card. :o)

Card measurements: 96 mm x 127 mm (3 3/4" x 5")

List of supplies:

• Purple Onion Designs, Stacey Yacula Studio 'Bee Mine' rubber stamp
• Uniko 'Bee Happy' clear stamp set
• black cardstock paper
• white cardstock paper
• watercolor paper
• Ranger Archival Ink (Jet Black)
• Tim's Holtz Distress Inks:

• Mustard Seed
• Fossilized Amber
• Festive Berries
• Ground Espresso
• Hickory Smoke
• Stabilo Fiber Tip Pens (markers): 
• Black 68/46
• Light Grey 68/
• UHU liquid glue
• gloss resin super clear
• acrylic block (102 mm x 102 mm)
• Fiskars High Precision Personal Paper Trimmer
• bone folder
• Marabu rounded fine paint brush no. #0
• scissors
• paper towels
• water
• stylus ball
• soft working mat

I love how my card turned out!!! :o)

GIVEAWAY

Fantastic artists, designers and companies are supporting the blog hop with incredible generosity.

These are the prizes they have sponsored:

• Bugaboo Stamps, $12 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Clearly Besotted Stamps, £15 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Create a Smile, 50€ Gift Certificate to the Store
• Gerda Steiner Designs, $15 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Hannah Rosengren Studio, Bumble & Honey Bee Patch
• Honey Bee Stamps, $30 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Jane’s Doodles, $50 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Kitty Bee Designs, 1 Digital Image of winner’s choice
• Lawn Fawn, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Mo’s Digital Pencil, $5 Store Credit
• Newton’s Nook Designs, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Paper Smooches, ’Bee Mine’ Stamp Set and ‘Bees’ Dies
• Power Poppy, $20 Gift Certificate to the Store
• Pretty Pink Posh, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store
• STAMPlorations, $20 Gift Code to the Store
• Sue Hastead of Tanglemouse Cards, Pretty Pink Posh ‘Bee Friends’ stamp set
• Uniko, Clear Stamp Set (in stock) of winner’s choice
• Your Next Stamp, ‘Honey Bee’ stamp set

Thank you sponsors!! ♥

I'm also giving away Jane’s Doodles ‘Daisies’ stamp set to one lucky winner.

Giveaway is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.

19 prizes will be given away to 19 winners.

For your chance to win, hop along blogs of the participating designers and sponsors listed in blog hop list and leave comment on each blog hop stop (21 blogs).

After commenting, return back to my blog and add your name to Inlinkz at the bottom of this blog post, but prior you do, please read giveaway terms, rules and privacy notice shared at the bottom of this post above Inlinkz button.


Giveaway (Inlinkz) opens now, May 20th, 2019, 3:00 PM CEST (UTC +2).

Giveaway (Inlinkz) closes on May 31st, 2019, 11:59 PM CEST (UTC +2).

Winners’ names will be announced on my blog on June 3rd, 2019, during the day.

Winners have to confirm prizes by Saturday, June 8th, 2019, 11:59 PM CEST (UTC +2). Unconfirmed prizes will be redrawn. Read more at the bottom of this post above Inlinkz (giveaway terms, rules and privacy notice).

There will be couple additional giveaways along the hop, as well as mini blog hops inside this blog hop. Details about additional prizes and giveaway rules can be found on blogs that offer additional prizes. :o)

Important note: 
To enter the giveaway on this blog, you have to comment only on blogs listed in blog hop list shared below. No projects are required to be entered. If you have any technical issues and difficulties when adding your name to InLinkz, please contact me.

BLOG HOP LIST

Here is a full list of designers and sponsors participating in today's blog hop.

Blog hop list:

1. Milka Gubo (you are here)
2. Alexandra Suta
3. Alice Huang
4. Amy Tsuruta
5. Donna Mikasa         
6. Kathy Curry
7. LarissaWalgemoed              
8. Neha Bhatt
9. Nonni Niskanen
10. Samantha Mann
11. Sonja Kerkhoffs
12. Tina Pavlovic (link updated)                           
13. ValentinaBizjak
14. Gerda SteinerDesigns (sponsor)
15. Honey BeeStamps (sponsor)
16. Lawn Fawn (sponsor)
17. Newton’s NookDesigns (sponsor)
18. Paper Smooches (sponsor)
19. Pretty Pink Posh (sponsor)
20. Uniko (sponsor)
21. Your Next Stamp (sponsor)

Milka Gubo (InLinkz – return after commenting and add your name to InLinkz)

Thanks to all amazing Ladies who have joined me in this hop, for your tremendous help and support. This couldn't be done without you. ♥

Important note: 
We had last minute step out from the blog hop. Some of the blog participants listed above probably didn't manage to update their post yet, so please follow the blog hop list here on my blog.

SPONSORS' DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS

I would also like to thank our sponsors' Design Team members who are representing sponsors and joining our blog hop today:

• for Gerda Steiner Designs
• Tanja Kabel 
• Tina Smith
• for Honey Bee Stamps
• Cathy Zielske 
• Carrie Bryant
• Ilda Dias
• Keiko Ichikawa
• JoAnn Danchik
• Carol Hintermeier
• LeAnne West
• Bobbi Lemanski
• Alba Castejon
• Brenda Noelke 
• Jana Millen
• for Lawn Fawn
• Elena Roussakis
• for Newton's Nook Designs
• Larissa Heskett 
• for Paper Smooches
• Kim Mraz 
• for Pretty pink Posh
• Thi Lam
• Alix Davis
• Caly Person
• Dana Kirby
• Marge Crafts
• Melody Rupple 
• for Uniko
• Beverley Brown
• Carol Mayne
• Izzy Scrap
• Jane Taylor
• Linda Walmsley
• Lindsey Bowe
• Rahmat Gouse
• Sarah Platt
• Wiebke Kommerell 
• for Your Next Stamp
• Julie Elak 
• Andrea Shell 

Thank you all so much!! ♥

Important note: 
To enter the giveaway on this blog, you are not required to comment on sponsors' Design Team blogs listed above, but it would be super nice to leave some love on their blogs too. :o)

Update (May 20th, 2019):
I've added direct hyperlinks to the list above (sponsors' DT members).

SOCIAL MEDIA

Find us on social medias. Share your bee themed projects with us. :o)

These are the hashtags to add to your posts on social medias, so we can visit and hit that button like (heart):

#tobeeornottobeebloghop

#savethebees

#worldbeeday

And that would be all from me for today. I hope you'll enjoy the hop. I can't wait to see what everyone created. :o)

Link to this blog hop post will be added into a right sidebar, until the blog hop ends, ie. giveaway (InLinkz) closes.

Bee happy!!! :o)


Milka



GIVEAWAY CLOSED!!!

GIVEAWAY TERMS, RULES & PRIVACY NOTICE

By entering this giveaway you are confirming that you have read these terms, rules and privacy notice and you accept the same.

These terms, rules and privacy notice are given in line with my Data Protection and Privacy Policy Statement.

All parties joining the hop (designers, sponsors, commentators, giveaway players etc.) are covered by my Data Protection and Privacy Policy Statement.

All commentators on this blog are also covered by Google Privacy Policy.

No data will be used in any other way than to run this To Bee or Not To Bee Blog Hop.

Giveaway is opened Worldwide (+18), except for minors.

To enter the giveaway, you have to hop along blogs of the participating designers and sponsors listed in blog hop list and leave comment on each blog hop stop (21 blog).

After commenting, return back to this blog and add your name to Inlinkz.

Inlinkz entries are covered by an Inlinkz Privacy Policy.

E-mails are not visible on this blog.

Add links to your blogs or any other profile (NO PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY, JUST COMMENTING).

If any technical difficulty occurs you should contact me.

Only one entry per person!

Double entries will be removed.

Entries who don't leave comment on each blog hop stop will be removed and not entered to the random draw.

PLEASE do not link any disturbing or violent content to this giveaway (Inlinkz). Those will be immediately removed and blocked.

If you entered your name to the Inlinkz and changed your mind, you can remove your entry by yourself, as the Inlinkz provides that option. If any technical difficulty occurs you should contact me and I'll delete your link through my Inlinkz account or contact Inlinkz by yourself.

Inlinkz opens May 20th, 2019, 3:00 PM CEST (UTC +2).

Inlinkz closes May 31st, 2019, 11:59 PM CEST (UTC +2).

I will permanently delete all Inlinkz entries from this posts after the giveaway is closed and winner's names announced here on my blog, latest by June 30th, 2019.

No data will be kept neither shared with any other party.

If you want to delete your entry to Inlinkz earlier (before I permanently delete all entries), you can do it by yourself as the Inlinkz provides that option to anyone or contact me and I'll delete your entry through my Inlinkz account or contact Inlinkzby yourself.

19 prizes will be given away to 19 winners.

Prizes can't be exchanged for money.

Prizes can't be exchanged for other prize.

Winners will be randomly picked using Random.org from all entries to Inlinkz.

Winners' names (they provided) will be announced in winners post here on my blog on June 3rd, 2019, during the day.

Winners have to confirm prizes by Saturday, June 8th, 2019, 11:59 PM CEST (UTC +2).

Unconfirmed prizes will be redrawn (if any) and new winners' names announced on my blog on June 10th, 2019, during the day.

Prizes will be redrawn until all prizes given away.

After winners' names announced here on my blog, winners have to contact me via e-mail to arrange prize delivery details.

Winners can confirm prizes only by contacting me and can't confirm their prizes by contacting sponsor directly.

Winners have to send me confirmation e-mail from the e-mail entered to the Inlinkz.

After the winner of a particular prize contacts me, I will forward sponsor's contact details or gift certificate codes provided by each sponsor itself to the winner.

Winners' names will be permanently deleted from winners post on this blog as soon as all prizes confirmed (or redrawn), as well as correspondence with winners, latest by June 30th, 2019.

Any comment left on winners post which reveal winners' names will be permanently deleted as well, latest by June 30th, 2019.

Winners post will not be deleted from my blog.

No data will be kept neither shared with any other party.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Update (July 10th, 2019):

In line with Giveaway Terms and Rules and Privacy Notice (see above) and my Data Protection and Privacy Policy Statement, I've permanently deleted all Inlinkz entries to this giveaway.