Bee Happy :)

 

Hello lovelies and hope you are all OK today. 

It's pretty miserable here today so I hope this card brings  a bit of sunshine to you.

It's very bright, I'll give you that lol.

But I love bees and they are so on trend at the moment, so when I saw the new Tonic Studios Showcase set #3, I knew I had to use the gorgeous bee die to make something, and this is what I did.

These are the dies you get in the set.

 So the main focus dies are actually flowers. You get 4 different ones and they come to you in a wallet and on a magnetic sheet which I think is really useful because I struggle with storage to be honest.

They're not verso dies but each element comes with a backing die so that you can put a layer behind your die cut if you want. 

It saves all that fussy cutting - I am so rubbish at cutting out!!

So here, I die cut the main bee in black and then the backing in white and stuck them together, then just added a bit of colour and some glitter. 

Could not be easier.

There are also 4 different de-bossed sentiments and a backing die for them as well.

And of course, it's perfect for a bit of gingham ribbonage!!

Sometimes, it just has to be done lol.

So that's the card and I hope your eyes are intact after the brightness here lol. 

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I'll be back soon but until then, please stay safe and well. 

Hopefully before long we will all get through this and in one piece. 

Lots of love and hugs xx

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Spring Floral Showcase Set

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Spring Floral Showcase Set

Handbags At Dawny : )

Good morning and a very Happy Monday to everybody.

Did you see the weekender on Create and Craft?

It was the launch of the very gorgeous and extremely versatile  Tonic Studios  stamp and die sets,  and oh my these are pretty.

So what did I do then?

Well …..

I made a little handbag, or rather a gift bag.

The dies I used to create the actual bag are the Layering Geometric Dies. 
I cut 2 of  the largest from white card and 2 of the second largest from patterned paper for the mat, then I just sandwiched a little box between them.

The butterflies I used to create the decorations are these ….

  

… aren't they beautiful?

I used the outside edge from Felicity and stamped it with the Laura stamp.
The beauty of these sets is that they mix and match so well so there are lots of combinations..

I stamped the image first using Crushed Olive then cut it out.
Then I painted on a bit more ink in a few places before adding some Nuvo Diamond  Glitter.

I die cut a heart aperture in the Layering Geometric die cut using the outside Paisley Heart edge  then cut another one in pink to sit inside it.
I find the best way to get them to sit snugly is to apply some DST across the back – you don't need to remove the backing tape – then just pop the other piece in and the tape holds it securely  in place.

The white inner detail is cut using the inner and outer edges from the Floral Hearts set.

   

Again these mix and match so well.

The strap is made using the inside and scalloped outer edges from the Beautiful Buckle set.

So that’s my little project completed and I hope you like it.

Have a wonderful day and see you soon.

Hugs to all xxx