Happy Saturday, y'all! Well, I got some birthday surprises yesterday and today. First the hubs picked me up and we had a couples massage, and then we had dinner with our friends at Chuy's and THEN there was cake! I may have had birthday cake for breakfast (okay, I totally had birthday cake for breakfast) and then the hubs unveiled another surprise--we're taking the cog train up to the top of Pikes Peak today! And also it's snowing at our house right now so it's going to be even colder at the top of the mountain. Good thing I got new thermals for Christmas!
Anyway, I did get some crafty time yesterday too (so really, it was the perfect birthday) and I have a cute little card to share today!
I thought to myself when I made my honey card that it had been an awfully long time since I last created anything with Bee My Valentine, so here I am making a bee card! The bees seemed perfect for the Hand Stamped Sentiments sketch:
Paired with the Creative Colour Challenges palette:
I'm also entering this at As You See It:
One of my crafting resolutions is to use more of my DSP. My paper hoard has reached critical mass and I'm afraid that I'll walk in my craft room one day and see a giant paper black hole forming in there, and really I can't expand my storage space anymore and also I got six new packs of paper in my last SU! order so clearly I have an addiction to paper. So for today's card, I broke out the Sunny Days DSP that I think was a SAB offering last year, because I thought that Shaded Spruce floral pattern would be a perfect background for my bees. I'm also working on using up more embellishments too, those yellow hearts came out at the same time that Bee My Valentine debuted.
I have another crafting resolution but that will be revealed later this year, but I am quite pleased with the work I've done on it thus far. I'll let that one stay mysterious for now. I also haven't worked on the wedding album(s) yet but I hope to get cracking on that soon too. And I have a stack of scrapbook pages that need journaling on them. Lots to do if they'd just quit having snow days for Ryan's school!
Okay, I'm going to take Daphers out for her walk (in the snow) and then we're heading up to Pikes Peak a little later this morning. I'm looking forward to it! Cheers!
Supplies, all SU!
Stamps: Bee My Valentine
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Balmy Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Thick Basic White, Sunny Days DSP
Accessories: Bee builder punch, Stylish Shapes dies, Dimensionals, Hearts & Flowers accents
7 comments:
Oh gosh - I think your crafting resolutions could be MINE, too, lol, I so know the feeling! Super cute bees - and have fun on the Cog! Thanks so much for playing at As You See It!
Ah yes, we all have that DSP hoarded up! Great choice of resolution. The bees are very sweet. Thanks for sharing with us at As You See It.
That is THE perfect DSP design to use with the bees! Your resolution has struck a chord with many a papercrafter and their paper hoard, mine included, though I do make an effort to sell my retired stuff! Thanks for sharing your crafting resolution with us at As You See It Challenges!
From one DSP hoarder to another, this is another of my resolutions too! I am really trying to not buy as much DSP now, but still can't resist a pretty pattern! Love your choice of background for your bee trio (I saw bees for that sketch too, although am desperately trying to create something different with it!) - this is one pattern I don't think I've ever used. Glad the celebrations are continuing - enjoy your trip and thanks for sharing your card with us over at As you See It!
Belated Birthday wishes! Sounds like you have had the most wonderful time celebrating.
Your card is so cute! Great way to use both the sketch layout and colours together.
Thank you for joining in with Creative Colour Challenges
What a cute card and clever take on our sketch challenge. Happy belated birthday! Thanks for joining us at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
Such a fun and "beeautiful" take on the sketch! So happy and cheery!Thanks for joining the hand stamped sentiments challenge!
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