Wednesday, January 22, 2025

BEE MY VALENTINE

Will you Bee my Valentine?

Today's card gets back to some of the basics of cardmaking -- stamps, ink & paper and a great sketch!

Whenever I'm feeling inspiration challenged, I pull out this card sketch.  The three elements on the card front can be mixed, matched  and moved around in so many ways.  It's also a great layout to show off designer series paper (DSP), but today I grabbed my stamps and ink pads and made my own DSP.


I used the Sketched Plaid background stamp to create the large vertical plaid panel with Summer Splash ink.

The medium size panel was made using flowers and hearts from the Bee My Valentine stamp set stamped in Petunia Pop and Pretty in Pink ink to create an all-over pattern.

And the die cut circle was also stamped with flowers from Bee My Valentine.  They created a home for Buzz the Bee to flutter around while he sends you his wishes of love. 

The Basic White background was embossed with the So Swirly embossing folder which seems very fitting for a bumble bee in flight.


The decorative strip on the inside of the card was also stamped with the Sketched Plaid stamp.  I've had this stamp for a while but hadn't used it.  To get the plaid straight when I stamped it, I found it easiest to lay the cling stamp face up and then place the cardstock on the inked imaged.

If you would like more information about the card sketch, watch this Learning with Friends video to see additional cards made with the same "basic" elements.  You'll also see additional cards and will learn just how versatile the sketch is.


Use this link to download a tutorial for today's card.

A list of the products that were used is shown below.  

NOTE:  The Deckled Circle Dies have unfortunately recently retired, but any circle dies can easily be substituted.

Product List

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