ICS BLOG HOP-HONEY BEE

Welcome to Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop! This month we are showing you how to "step it up"! Stampers come in all levels of experience and abilities! We love all levels! So we are showing you how to take a simple card and step it up to a more intricate, detailed card! Our stamp sets can make so many cards with just a little creativity!!!

My cards this month feature the Honey Bee Stamp set and the coordinating Detailed Bee Dies!

The first card, I'll call it Card A, is very basic. Stamp, ink and cardstock only! I stamped the images directly onto the cardstock! I did use some 

Stampin' Markers to add a bit of color. Note: do not use the Stampin' Blends if you are only doing 1 layer!!! They bleed through!!! I speak from experience! lol Believe it or not these are the most difficult cards for me to create! I love dimension, and this is "flat". Still very pretty, but I like levels!

My card B steps it up a bit with the Golden Honey Specialty DSP!  Wow this DSP pack is amazing!!! So pretty!!! And bling! Same basic card but this one gives me my layers. I did use the dies to cut out the bees and the flowers. But it's a pretty simple card. I love dimension. Same color for the flowers.  The black strip is also a piece of the DSP!

My final card, Card C, just blings it up! Same basic design but now we have fancy schmancy cardstock here!!! The bling from the DSP pack really pops here. Of course adding the Gold Foil Sheets make anything look pretty!!! This one adds more materials tho. There is the Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon, some 

Perennial Essence Vellum Cardstock, and some heat embossing on the gold. 

Now I'm not a bee fan, but I love THESE bees!!! They are so sweet! I've made so many cards with these coordinating products!!! But as you see here and in the other blogs on this hop, all ya need is ink, paper, stamps to create something lively & fun!

Now hop over to Charmane's blog & enjoy her amazing step ups!!! I'm anxious to CASE a few ideas!!! Just click on her name here or on the link below!! Then be sure to keep going!!! So many wonderful ideas!

Happy Stampin'!

ICS BLOG HOP-SNOWMAN SEASON

Welcome to November's Inspire, Create,Share Blog Hop!!! So glad to be back! We were busy marrying off #2 son to his lovely new wife! Whirlwind of a wedding planned in 6 months! Phew! Now on to my R & R-stamping!!! lol 

So as we approach the holiday season, here on ICS we are going monochromatic! Some of the most beautiful creations are made with only 1 color!  We are using 1 color this month with only Whisper White or Very Vanilla as a base or accent.  I can't wait to see what everyone on this hop has done!!!

So here's my card:

My color is silver! This card is so shiny! I love bling! lol 
I have a cute winter card here because I finally got to use my new goodies from the Holiday Catalog!  And this Snowman Season stamp set is just too cute to sit unused!!! And so exciting that it has a coordinating Snowman Builder Punch to go with! This is gonna be a well-loved stamp set! I wish the photo picked up the shiny from the embossing. It looks dark here, but trust me, it's silver heat embossing!

This beautiful silver DSP is the Feels Like Frost 6x6 DSP Pack. Wow is this stuff gorgeous!!!!!! One side of the stack is this beautiful metallic silver or gold with white. The other side is realistic snow scenes. I just wanna put it up on my wall & enjoy it! lol So pretty! And it coordinates like crazy with these beautiful Silver Foil Sheets! I like this particular dotted piece because it reminds me of snow!

Other items used are the Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle, 

Silver Embossing Powder, VersaMark, Solid White Bakers Twine, 

1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 

Seasonal Layers Thinlets.  

This is a pretty, fun, winter card that packs a punch with monochromatic coloring.  To see some more just hop over to Deb's blog & enjoy! Then keep going! Just click on her name or the icon below!

So glad to be back! See you in December!

Happy Stampin'!