Bee Well

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I just finished a card for Tuesday Morning Sketch challenge with a theme of bees...I captured 3 views of bees on a sunflower.   I stamped the image a couple of times and die cut 3 circles showing the bees up close.  The images were stamped with black ink and colored with Copics.  Added some glitter to the wings with a Clear Star pen.  Used an embossed (CB EF Wickerweave) Yellow CS for the background and Rust card base.  Added Green Satin ribbon with the sentiment.  Stamps are all old ones from MFP sets but I do not have the names. 

Challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches: #464 shown below

Double D Challenges: Theme is Don't Bug Me.  We are to use bugs on our cards.

The House That Stamps Built: DCC81 Circles.  Usually use Repeat Impressions stamps for THTSB but thought this fit challenge. 

Recent photo from my garden-Hibiscus with a Bee.
Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Summer Time Fun

Hello! Today I am playing with a color challenge and sketch challenge. I have used Repeat Impressions stamps Lightning Bug Jar and Happy Summer. Other supplies: White, Blue, Yellow CS, Memento Ink Tuxedo Black, Summer Sky, Dandelion, Gold Copics, Divine Swirls EF, Yellow Ribbon and Bow, Circle and Rectangle Nestabilities Dies, Glossy Accents, and Stardust Pen.
I hope you can see the sparkle on the bug wings.  
Do you remember the fun of capturing Fireflies or Lightning Bugs in a Mason Jar on summer nights?   For me, that was a few years ago but I do remember the fun.

Challenges:
The House That Stamps Built: WIW Color Challenge-Blue, Yellow, & White
Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #354 see below

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Lovely Lilacs

Hello!  Lilacs are such a beautiful and fragrant blossom.  We have a Lilac bush but it does not bloom every year....not very dependable.  I printed Power Poppy's digital image of Lilacs in bloom on white CS and colored with Copics.  The Power Poppy Sentiment was stamped with Memento Pear Tart ink.  I place this on an embossed layer of the same green color and on a card base of Bazzill Lilac textured CS.  Finished with a lovely satin ribbon that I won in a challenge and a handmade bow.
Don't you love the little ladybug on the leaf?...part of the stamp.

Challenges:
The Card Concept: #54 Spring Flowers-I was inspired by the lilacs and colors in the photo. My card is a Clean and Layered style.
Addicted to Stamps and more: Challenge #192 Make your mark. Used Copic Markers.
Fab n Funky Challenges: 303 Use 3 or more Layers.
Mod Squad Challenge: Challenge is April Showers bring May Flowers
Craft-Dee BowZ: May challenge is to use a Handmade Bow
Crazy 4 Challenges: C4C334 Color challenge, See Below.
The Ribbon Girl Challenge: May Card Challenge is Anything Goes with a ribbon

Have a great day! I love reading your comments. Theresa

Let's Catch Some Lighting Bugs

Hello!  Do you remember catching lighting bugs in a jar when you were a kid? I do.... many years ago.  It was a fun thing to do on a summer night after dark.  I doubt if kids do that activity now. 
I have had  the Summer Series Stamps by Repeat Impressions for awhile but never inked the jar and bugs.  I thought this challenge sketch was a perfect time to make a buggy card. Added some sparkle with a Clear Star pen on the wings and in the jar and a bit of Gold Glitter CS and some rhinestones.

Challenge:
What If? Wednesday: Sketch #J2514
Simon Wednesday: Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy Friday: Theme is Summertime
Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions Jar, Bug, and Sentiment from Summer Series
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Distress Ink Wild Honey
Copics: Y000,11,13
Clearstar pen, Silver Metallic Pen
Papers: Bright Yellow, Black, White and Gold Glitter CS
Rhinestones recycled from a dress

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

More of the Same Colors

I am back with more of the colors in the Color Throwdown  Challenge this week.  This is such a fun color combo and I seem to have a lot of pattern papers that have inspired my creations.  I followed the Sweet Sunday Sketch for my layout. The card was assembled with a Navy card base, a mat of blue cardstock, and a layer of a fun pattern from gcd Studio  Journeys paper pad by Kathy Davis.  I finished with strips of blue and lime cardstocks and layered panels of blue and white stamped with GKD stamps from sets Winter Wings and Botanicals.  I used SU Night of Navy and Memento Pear Tart inks.  I thought the Dragonfly Brad was a nice finishing touch.

Challenges:
Color Throwdown: Use Night of Navy. Bermuda Bay, and Lucky Limeade
Sweet Sunday: Sketch Challenge #218 shown left
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes



I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Butterflies and Bees, Oh My!

This card is a bit humorous....combined bees and butterflies. I do not think I have ever seen a swarm of bees flying with butterflies but it just turned out that way. I was making a background by stamping rows of butterflies and decided it needed a bit of pop, so I stamped the black bees. The large butterfly was stamped, colored, cutout and attached with pop dots.

Challenges:
Timeless Tuesday #183: Challenge is “Butterflies, Bees, Spiders, oh my! Use an insect image(s) and/or element(s) for your card/project.
Anything Goes Challenge Blog: Make your own background.
Flutter By Wednesday: Friendship is theme.

Supplies:
Stamps: GKD "Butterfly Take Flight", GKD "A Year of Borders" by Melanie, MFP's "Bring on        the Sun" for the Bees, Flourishes "Taglines" for the sentiment
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black,Cantaloupe, Dandelion
Cardstock: Yellow, Black, White
Clear Star Pen

Wishing you a great week filled with friendship. I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Thinking of a Friend

Happy Saturday. Welcome to another challenge at Speedy Fox and Friends.  Today we are doing friendship cards.  It is always nice to have cards on hand for friends to send to let them know that you care about them or are thinking of them, especially when they might need cheering up.  For my card, I used a recent stamp release "Bring on the Sun" from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co. I stamped the sunflower image with bees and colored with Copics and cut it out. I highlighted the bee wings with Clear star pen. I stamped another sunflower image on to Shrinky Dink  and made some embellishes for the card.  Using a sketch from Tuesday AM sketches, I completed the layout with ribbon, pattern paper, and my sunflower embellies.

Please join us in the challenge this week for a chance to win a MFP stamp set. You have until 3PM on Friday August 24 to post your card. Remember, if you use MFP, a Heinrich Co. stamps your name will be entered into the drawing twice.

Supplies:
Stamps: MFP's "Bring on the Sun"
Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa
Copics: E35, E97, G20, Y13,17, 38, YR 20,21
Glaze Pen, Clear Star Pen
Papers: White, Yellow, Gold, Green CS, K&CO Pattern Paper
Green Ribbon embossed with CB EF With Love Border
Shrinky Dink Sheet and Pencils

Challenges to enter:
Tuesday AM Sketches: Sketch shown to left
Craft Your Passion: Gone Buggy...bees on the flowers
Oldie But Goodie Challenge: Friends....Old Shrinky Dink Sheet, Papers all 1 yr or older, Old Ribbon.



 I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa