This is my sample for CC889. Chris is our hostess, and she chose bumble bee, granny apple green and basic gray for her color trio. Dessert option this week is vellum. I used it on the bee's wings.
I made this thinking of you card for my precious little granddaughter. Wish I could be there to give her the hugs in person but for now I have to settle for virtual hugs on a card.
Used a honeycomb stencil for my background with bumble bee and fossilized amber inks. The tree limb, hive and bees are from the Garden Bear die from CottageCutz. I used basic gray on the hive opening and the bear's nose.
The bear is actually a polar bear but I cut him in brown cardstock and it changed his look. His honey pot is from the CottageCutz "sweet Valentine" stamp & die set. I colored the pot with Stampin' Blends.
Cut my "hugs" phrase and sat the bear on top. Scattered a few enamel dots and that completes my card.
Hope you can play along with us. Chris has chosen some sweet colors for your card making adventure this week.
I am also entering this in the March VSN challenge. Jeanette wants us to take the word "snow" and use one letter on our cards. I have the letter "S" - stencil and sending.
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Registered: November 28, 2004 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 11240
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 @ 6:31 AM
I love the bumblebees with the bear, especially the honeycomb effect. I've seen bears everywhere in the art galleries and shops we've visited in Western North Carolina, but so far none out here in the woods. (luckily!)
What an adorable card! Love that the honey bear sits on the HUGS sentiment and those darling little bees are sooo adorable with their vellum wings. Don't know if you meant this to be but the yellow dots remind me of pollen floating in the air which we are now enjoying...NOT! Love your sweet card!
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70675
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 @ 7:49 AM
Super sweet! Love the honey bear and those darling bees with the vellum wings. So cute! The honeycomb stenciling is fabulous. Adorable scene with the challenge colors. Great card!
Registered: June 3, 2006 Location: In my "She Shed Tornado Shelter" Posts: 4010
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 @ 8:10 AM
Mary your granddaughter will cherish this adorable card! You would have never known your bear was a polar bear, he sure is hugging that pot of honey! Very cute design with the stenciled background and hanging bee hive! It's very apparent this card is full of overflowing love for your granddaughter! TFS
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Registered: September 24, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 13991
Tue, Mar 29, 2022 @ 8:04 PM
This card is just spectacular, Mary! The background stenciling looks so artistic--darker in some places, fading in others. The bear is adorable--all the Cottage Cutz creatures have such cute expressions--and I love the way you have him sitting on his "HUGS" message!
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