To celebrate the new release we are having the Season's Tweeting Blog Hop. So get comfy and hop along with us!! Be sure to visit each blog and leave a comment for your chance to win!!! We will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to the Honey Bee Stamps store. The winner will be posted on the Honey Bee blog on Monday, November 13th!!!
I made two very different cards to showcase how versatile this set is. The first card is more of a fun one. I used only one bird image and created a "pile of birds" using the masking technique. Masking is something that I don't do often and when I do, it's simple as possible!
I started by stamping one bird at the bottom of my panel and simply worked my way up. I think I used a total of 4 masks. The colouring was done with some basic Copic colouring.
I stamped the word "tweeting" repeatedly with Versamark ink onto the grey card base and heat embossed it with silver embossing powder. I simply stamped "Season's" onto some white cardstock with black ink and trimmed it into a banner shape.
I fussy cut around the top of my pile of birds and foam mounted that piece onto the card base. A little glitter pen and Glossy Accents finish this card off!!
My next card is a little more sophisticated, still cute, but a little more elegant. I started by stamping 3 of the birds onto Bristol paper and coloured them with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens. I fussy cut them out but there are co-ordinating dies for this set (which will make their way to my craft room, I'm sure :))
Because these bird images and sentiments are quite large, I decided to make a longer card. 3 1/2 X 9, as a matter of fact. Again, I used Bristol paper and ink blended a night sky, snowy hills background. I used Tumbled Glass for the snow and Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord and a bit of Chipped Sapphire for the sky. After that had dried, I heat embossed that beautiful sentiment with silver embossing powder. I LOVE that script!!
Finally, I foam mounted each of the birds onto the panel and foam mounted the panel, as well, to the white card base. I added a few "stars" and "snowflakes" using a white gel pen and added some Glossy Accents to certain areas of each bird.
This set is amazingly versatile. Beautiful sentiments and the cutest bird images I've ever seen, a definite must for your stash :)
Finally, I just wanted to show you quickly a project made using the new Miracle of Christmas stamp. This is the most beautiful sentiment!! This card features the Hexagon Solid Stack Honey Cuts and the Hexagon Stitched Stack Honey Cuts and some simple ink blending.
The sentiment is really all you need on a card, it's just beautiful!!
Thank you for hopping along with us to celebrate the new release!!
Here's the complete Blog Hop Lineup:
Emily Midgett
Kelley Kohout
YOU ARE HERE!!
Lisa Cisneros
Melissa Bickford
Nichol Spohr
Taniesa Vlasak
Yulianna Neginskaya
Vera Yates
Thank you so much for stopping by and thank you to HoneyBee Stamps for letting my participate in this awesome release and hop!!
See you soon,
Laurie
OMG all of your cards are fabulous! I love the snow white birds with Santa hats... but also the ones with the laurel wreaths on their little heads. Gorgeous cards!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards Laurie!! The little chicks are just the sweetest! I really love your second card with the beautiful background scene!
ReplyDeleteLove all of these cards but the first one is perfection in my eyes.
ReplyDeleteLovely cards! I especially like the way you masked the birdies to create a flock of them--it's so adorable :)
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty cards, I love silver embossing powder, looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! Love
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the first and the second
looks so pretty. Great
work on all.
Carla from Utah
The cards are so cute and I love the stamps set. It can be used for different things too.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I can't wait to get this birdie set!! How adorable!! And your cards are awesome.
ReplyDeleteWow!! beautiful cards!! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSweet cards. Love the colorful hats on the first one.
ReplyDeleteLoving the colours on all three of the cards, adore the first one especially it really made me smile, thanks x
ReplyDeleteAll three of your cards are wonderful! I love all the masking you did to create the first card! The background and the birds on your second card are gorgeous! I love the focus on the beautiful sentiment on your third card. Great job on all three!
ReplyDeleteAll three cards are lovely.
ReplyDeleteTotal Fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are great. So excited about thus release.
ReplyDeleteLoved all of your cards but especially the one with the bird wearing the cutest little holly berry wreath on it's head. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us!
ReplyDeleteOh, these are all gorgeous, I love them all! These birdies and the bunnies are seriously adorable, what an amazing release! Thanks so much for your great inspiration!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. Love how you bundled all the birds together on the first card and the repeating silver sentiments in the background. Love the colors of the background on the second card also.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are awesome. Love the unusual colors you used for the second card.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you used and how soft they are. Gorgeous cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, love the soft ink blended backgrounds and those Snow Birds are super cute!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you on the script! It is gorgeous!!! Your cards are adorable!
ReplyDeleteDelightful cards! Love those adorable birds! Miracle of Christmas is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI really like the soft colors. With each card, I'm loving these birds more and more.
ReplyDeleteWow! Adorable cards!!! I'm totally in love for your stunning colouring!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the sentiments and the scrip font in these stamps.
ReplyDeleteAll three cards and chic and elegant. Love how the silver embossing powder looks with the sentiments.
ReplyDeleteOMG!! Your cards are so so cute! I think I could sit and stare at them again and again.
ReplyDeleteYou've done an awesome job with these sweet birds! Beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are all so cute! This is a very versatile stamp set.
ReplyDeleteYou have created 3 fantastic cards. I love the 1st well just because I do. I love the colors of the second one and the simplicity of the third.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. The designs and colors are wonderful. I especially love the first one.
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards. I love the colors you selected and especially the darling choir of birds. What fun!
ReplyDeleteWow !! Your cards are absolutely gorgeous !! The colors combos are awesome !
ReplyDeleteOh goodness! These are so super cute. I love this set! You've made such sweet cards using two of my favourite things ever - masking and Heat embossing. These are perfect and quirkily different Christmas cards. Love them!! Xx
ReplyDeleteI love your masking and the beautiful pinkish background on your second card. Wonderful cards.
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards, all three! I have to say though, that I had to write down the colors you used on the second one for the sky! Those colors are sooo pretty and different! I have to give them a try! Love these chubby little birds, a must have! Thanks so much for sharing and your inspiration! Great blog hop and Honey Bee release!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards. Love them all!
ReplyDeleteSuper adorable creations :)
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