Today I am sharing a card that was so much fun to make using the stamp and die set Busy Bees from Honey Bee Stamps and the sentiment stamp set Bee-You-Tiful Sentiments. 
I used my Misti to plan out my card layout. I used Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink because it is a nice dark black and can be used with alcohol ink markers. I also stamped and die cut extra bees and flowers so I could use them to add dimension when assembling the card. I test stamped the sentiment on scratch paper so I could check placement before I stamped it on the card. 
To create the look that some flowers are behind others, you need to create and use masks. To do this, stamp onto a Post-It note and then cut close to the edge of the image. Place this over the “front” image and then stamp behind. Save these masks for future use. They can be used over and over. I put them on the page from the stamp set so it all stays together.
Using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers I colored the centers of the flowers, the stems and the bees with True Black, CT3, CT4, GB3, FL3, LG5. Tumbled Glass Distress Ink works well to create the sky effect behind the bees and flowers. I put Glossy Accents on the center of the flowers to give them a raised effect. Adding a little Wink of Stella to the bee’s wings gave the card some shimmer.
When assembling the card I used foam tape behind the center flower and doubled the foam tape behind the bees so they would stand out a little more. Yellow polka dotted background paper made the flowers pop. A couple iridescent sequins finished off the card nicely.
Honey Bee Card
I decided to make this into a shaker card. The schools colors were red and white, so I chose papers and sequins in those colors. I stamped the cap with 
I stamped ink swatches from every ink pad I have using a kit I found at 
I started this blog because i have a passion for card making. I want to share that with others along with techniques and products that I find useful or interesting.