HEY FRIENDS! Today we’re celebrating the new Kris Lauren Meets Big & Bold Bees & Honey release by Colorado Craft Company. We’re having a blog hop and a giveaway — details are below. I’ve got two cards for you to check out using two of the new stamp sets. As always, I’ve linked supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.
Giveaways!
To celebrate the new release, Colorado Craft Company is hosting a giveaway on each participating blog! Simply leave a comment below on this post, then the folks at Colorado Craft Company will announce the winners on their blog. You need to be on the Colorado Craft Company email list or looking at their blog to see if you won. You have until AUG 18th at midnight mountain time to post your comment below.
In addition, Colorado Craft Company is giving away a COMPLETE BUNDLE to ONE winner who uses my affiliate store link to make a purchase. You will get one entry per order and will be notified by email if you have won.
Card 1
BEST DAY EVER
Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Featured Products:
- Kris Lauren Beehive by Colorado Craft Company [ CCC | SSS ]
- Kris Lauren Honey Jar by Colorado Craft Company [ CCC | SSS ]
- Cloud Stencil by My Favorite Things [ MFT ]
- Distress Inks in Scattered Straw and Dried Marigold
- Copic marker coloring (see marker list below)
- Additional supplies listed in the thumbnails below.
The Beehive stamp set includes clear photopolymer stamps with a large beehive, a bow, two bumblebees and a tree branch. The set 10 stamps: 5 images and 5 sentiments. The stamps can be used with the coordinating Beehive die set, sold separately.
For this card, the images were stamped on Hammermill Smooth Cardstock with Nuvo Hybrid Ink in Black Shadow. The sentiment was stamped with Versafine Clare in Nocturne. The background was created using the Cloud Stencil by My Favorite Things and Distress Inks in Scattered Straw and Dried Marigold. I cut a piece of SimonSaysStamp Fog Gray cardstock to 4.25″ x 5.5″ and adhered it to a top-folding A2 cardbase made from Neenah 110# Classic Crest cardstock. Card was assembled as shown.
COPICS: V20, R20, E000, E00, E11, E21 (skin); E53, E55, E57 (hair); V20, R20, R21, YR21, YR24, YR27, C3, C5, C7 (clothing); BG10, B000, B41, B45 (wings); YR21, YR24, YR27, C6 (bee body); E53, E55, E57 (branch); YG03, YG17, YG67 (leaves)
Card 2
BEST DAY EVER
Size: 4.25″ x 5.5″
Featured Products:
- Kris Lauren Honey Jar by Colorado Craft Company [ CCC | SSS ]
- Kris Lauren Beehive (sentiment) by Colorado Craft Company [ CCC | SSS ]
- A2 Chunky Scalloped Rectangle Dies by Simon Says Stamp
- Colored with Karin Brushmarkers (see list below).
- Additional supplies listed in the thumbnails below.
The Honey Jar stamps set includes clear photopolymer stamps with a honey jar and label, honeycombs, two honey bees, a bow, cherry blossom flowers, leaves and a bee fairy. The set includes 17stamps: 10 images and 7 sentiments. The stamps can be used with the coordinating Honey Jar die set, sold separately.
For this card, images and the sentiment were stamped on Strathmore Series 400 Watercolor Paper with Versafine Clare in Nocturne and colored with Karin Brushmarkers. The panel was trimmed using the A2 Chunky Scalloped Rectangle die set by Simon Says Stamp. The design paper can be found in the Poppin’ Polka Dots 6×6 paper pad by My Favorite Things.
KARIN BRUSHMARKERS: 105 Henna, 172 Blush, 283 Gold (honey comb); 159 Cool Gray 2, 172 Blush, 264 Arctic Blue, 283 Gold (bee)
Blog Hop!
Now it’s time to hop! Don’t forget to leave a comment on each designer’s blog for a chance to win. You have until AUG 18th at midnight mountain time to post your comments.
Adrienne Kennedy CCC
Adam Karle
Amy Tsuruta
Bibi Cameron
Caly Person
Daniel West
Emily Midgett
Jasleen Kaur
Jenn Gross
Jennifer Kotas
Joe Sysavath
Kassi Hulet
Kelly Griglione
Kelly Latevola
Amy Young
Sandi MacIver
Traci Jenkins
Nichol Spohr
Hope you’ve enjoyed today’s projects!
Supplies for the New Kris Lauren Release
[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]
Those yellow clouds are stunning!!
What a sweet card, “Conversations with Bees.”
Just love the honey jar.
Very nice
Beautiful coloring and composition. Thanks for including the colors you used
The clouds on your card are great.
Your cards are darling. TFS.
This is such a sweet new release.
Both cards are wonderful!
Cute cards.
Very sweet cards. Love background on first card!
I love fairies! This such a cute set!
I love the honey comb one and gorgeous yellow clouds!
Love those yellow clouds with the fairy standing directly on one. Awesome card and new stamp sets.
This is just the sweetest set of cards. I cannot wait to shop this release!
Beautiful cards and release. Fairy cute and adorable bees.
What a great stamp set. Love your cards. So bright and fun
These new bee themed stamp sets are adorable! And I LOVE LOVE LOVE the projects you’ve made with them ; they are so unique and so creative!
So darling, love the yellow clouds on the first one!
The second card is my favorite!
Love the polka dotted background and scalloped rectangle.
Thanks for sharing.
Ohh how adorable! I love it. cant wait to get my hands on these stamps. Love from The Netherlands!
Awwwwwe, you can almost hear the sweet conversation. Darling little card.
Wonderful cards, love the cloud background
Great cards! I love the yellow clouds- so unique!
Such pretty cards! Love the backgrounds.
Adorable card. I love that little fairy.
I love this sweet bee fairy! Beautiful card!
Oh my! Your cards are gorgeous, Nancy. Beautifully done. Love the Big and Bold release. Thank you for sharing.
How cute these are. I especially love the bee scene.
Such cute cards! Love the scene you created in the first one.
Thanks for sharing.
So sweet!
So beautiful!
Adorable cards, great coloring and sweet sentiments. Thanks for sharing.
Great cards, the coloring and ink blending are just lovely. TFS!
Both of your cards are beautiful. My favorite one is the first one. The card just pops with those vibrant yellow c!ouds….I love it
I like your cute and sweet cards with this release.