Friday, March 10, 2023

Oh, Beehive

I'm going to blame that terrible pun on either too much cold medicine, or not enough.  It's one of those two.  I sent Ryan to school today for the first time all week (he was Most Displeased and told me so at top volume several times, but he went) and I am doing my best to stay vertical and do some laundry.  While I'm waiting for the next load to come out of the dryer, I made this:


Hexagons everywhere.  I started with this week's Freshly Made Sketch:


I started out by cutting a whole lot of hexagons with the Beautiful Shapes dies, and then just piling them on my card front until I liked it.  I'm also entering this at Festive Friday:


I used green, gold (it's very subtle, but the Genial Gems I used have gold glitter in them and for some reason I just really liked them with the bees), and luck.  And a punny sentiment if you count my blog post title.

Next up is the Color Throwdown:


I used Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, and Parakeet Party.  All my hexes were cut from scraps of DSP in my stash, yay!

Finally, here's the Cupcake Inspirations challenge:


Which is what kind of brought the other three challenges together for me.  The Color Throwdown was good bee colors, the stamp set has a good luck sentiment in it for the Festive Friday challenge, and the hexagons worked with the Freshly Made Sketch.

Time to switch out the laundry.  Stay healthy, y'all.

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Honeybee Home
Ink:  Basic Gray, Stampin' Blends in Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Smoky Slate
Paper:  Thick Basic White, Pool Party, DSP in Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Parakeet Party
Accessories:  Beautiful Shapes dies, Honeybee dies, Genial Gems, Dimensionals, Wink of Stella

18 comments:

Revati.p said...

Beautiful card! Love the use of patterned papers.

Thank you for joining us over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog.
Revati, Cupcake Inspirations DT Member

Vickie Z said...

Fun use of the challenges!! So happy you joined us at CTD!!

Linda Callahan said...

Love all the hexagons! Fun card! Hope everyone feels better soon!

Jen Brum said...

What a pretty card! I love those hexagons and all the different colours and patterns! Love those sweet little bees as well! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

dj said...

Gorgeous!!
Love your choice of designer papers!!

Jacquie Southas said...

Hope you are feeling better! I love the layered hexagons in your design. Thanks for playing along with us at FMS this week.

Nora Noll said...

Oh how FUN!! I adore your little bees and the fun way you used the paper!! Thanks for playing with us over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenges!!

Nora
DT CIC

Amy O said...

I love your mix of dsp patterns and colors on this sweet card! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!

Celeste Goff said...

Such a fun and creative card!

Broni said...

Such a cool card with all the hexagons!! Thank you all for playing along!

Diane Evans said...

Such a great card. I love it. Thank you for playing along with the Festive Friday Challenge.

Diane Evans said...

Wow this care is awesome. Love it. Thank you for playing along with the Festive Friday Challenge.

Diane Evans said...

Such a great card I love it. Thank you for playing along with the Festive Friday Challenge.

Jaydee said...

Christy, I love the mix of patterns and colors you chose for this card. There is so much wonderful texture and interest. So glad you shared this fabulous card with us at Festive Friday this week
Jaydee

Beth McCullough said...

Such a sweet card, Christy! Hope you are feeling better. Thanks for joining us at Festive Friday Challenge. :)

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

Love those hexagons Christy - why do I never think to use this shape?! I love the pattern and it's perfect for your bees too. Thanks for playing along with us over at Festive Friday Challenge!

Unknown said...

Beautiful Card. Thank you for joining us over at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge Blog.

Tammi, DT Member

Nance said...

Beautiful card! I love the spring colors and all the patterns. Thanks for sharing with us at Cupcake Inspirations. Nance, DT