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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

A Bee Pair for an Anniversary!

Hi everyone - hope you're having a great week! For Darnell's IDEAS program this week, it's D for Dies. I went all in with a mostly die cut creation!



Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;
Authentique (collection name unk); scraps
Stamps - Hero Arts Bring on the Merry (retired)
Dies - Birch Press Design Large Cosmos Contour Layers
(retired but still HERE at Frantic Stamper) 
Spellbinders 2024 Advent Calendar (Day 6);
Press Plate w/dies - Spellbinders A Little Messages Sentiments
Other - Foam tape; Copics; white gel pen

I needed an anniversary card for my friend & her hubby who love bees. I'm trying to dip into more of the 2024 Advent calendar items & remembered the sweet bee die set from Day 6. I also had more Memory Box from a recent sale bundle. I die cut everything yesterday and finished assembling today; also shaded & detailed with Copics & a white gel pen. I wanted to make one bee look like a little girl so stamped and fussy cut a bow. Oh - a note on the leaves - the veins cut as negatives w/an outline, leaving the positive veins as waste. I preferred those so trimmed them and added to the solid leaves. Arranged two stitched rectangle onto a white A2 card and added the rest of the elements.

Note on the sentiment. I had one pressed with yellow ink all layered up with shadows. Decided the yellow script didn't show up well so I topped it with one pressed in black that also had a shadow layer adhered. Turned out coordinating with the bees - a happy accident!!

It's still Die Week at Just Us Girls Challenge #791 so I'm playing there for the second time.
I'll also add my card to Darnell's September NBUS #78 since the bees, flower & leaves are all newly used.

That's it for today, friends. Thanks for visiting & have a crafty day!!




11 comments:

Cat Craig said...

Awww, this is adorable. Love the bee pair for an anniversary.

Dawn T said...

Gorgeous card Linda. So bee-autiful.

Lisa Elton said...

Oh my gosh, those little bees are adorable! What a sweet card, Linda. So happy to spot this in our JUGs gallery!

Jean said...

Whimsical and colorful - what a treat!

Cindy C. said...

So cute and sweet!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Those bees are just too cute! Thanks for joining in at JUGS twice!

JoAnn said...

Such a cute card with those adorable bees and lovely flower. Congrats on your win at JUGS.

Rosemary said...

What bee-utiful anniversary card, Linda! I bet your friends absolutely loved it. Congrats on the win at JUGs.

Greta said...

Sweet!

Trina P. said...

Super cuuute!… and a we’ll-deserved win at JUGS! 🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations! 👏👏👏

papierelle said...

Your little bees are so cute!!! I think the little bow is especially cute. Now we know who the girl is.