Happy bee day!

Hello crafty friends and happy Monday from sunny Spain! 

Yes, it is DT Natalia here with you today - as some of you know, I came over to visit my family - it has been sooo long since I was able to come - I am just happy!

How are you liking the new release? Which ones are your favourite? I did say I had my inspiration cards ready to go, and here is a bee one with the 'waste' (or as I call it, the negative) from the new Bee Hive slimline die.

I LOVE this die, I have made another card with it and it is a slimline shaker (coming soon!) and I can't wait to use it some more for other fun backgrounds. 

Now let's dive into how I made this card! 

The very first thing I did was choose my rainbow distress oxide colours for my hexagons. I went with:

• kitsch flamingo
• worn lipstick
• ripe permission
• squeezed lemonade
• twisted citron
• cracked pistachio
• tumbled glass

Aren't distress oxides the best? I used the beautiful blender brushes (I have a few, different sizes). Once my panel was blended, I sprayed what I call 'perfect pearls water' - basically I have a small plastic spray bottle I fill up with water, and then I add a teaspoon or so of Perfect Pearls pigment powder - it is just SOOO shimmery! Impossible to capture on photos, but so nice in real life! 

The best thing about this card? I still have the positive panel from the die cut to use for another one 😊 

I also used the die cut with craft foam to use under my inked panel for dimension. The die cuts the foam like butter, it's brilliant! My foam happened to be a light pink which I thought was beautiful if you looked at from the side. 

I assembled all my hexagons onto the foam with liquid glue and set them to a side. 

For the card panel, I used 250gms cardstock and cut it to a 4x5.25". I then arranged my hexagons on the side - and guess what, I eye balled it! If you know me, you know I measure and make templates for EVERYTHING - but this time, I went for it and only used a T-ruler to help me align the inner raw of hexagons - I think it turned out alright! I used the Happy Bee Day sentiment from the All Occasions set directly onto my panel with some black Versafine ink.

Now my panel was ready, I stamped the cute bunny and bees from the All Occasions set, coloured them with my Spectrum Noir and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I used double sided foam tape to give them some more dimension and added them onto my card panel.

Lastly, I used some candy floss pink cardstock and cut it to and A2 size (4.25x5.5") and used craft foam to mount my panel onto it. I love how the pink border ties it all up together!

If you haven't yet bought your new release goodies, you can use the code T4TNEILA10 to get a 10% off your order! Happy shopping!

Sending hugs, 

Natalia