Honey Bees Shaker

It is starting to look like Spring on my blog and it makes me happy!!

So happy that I have a pretty and fun Spring shaker card to share with you!

This month Sparkle N Sprinkle has a FABULOUS stamp reveal 

and one of the stamp sets is 'Honey Bees'!

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink

and colored it in with various Copic Sketch markers.

I fussy cut the entire image out, then added

Black Ice Glitter  

(oh boy is this glitter gorgeous, I think it has become my favorite black glitter..ever!!)

to the center of the flowers.

For the card base I used a black card stock

and then a Sizzix honeycomb embossing folder.

A circle was die cut from the center of that with

clear card stock behind and a snippet of dotted scrap paper.

A colorful mix of sequins was added for the 'shaker'.

I stamped bumble bees from the same stamp set with Versamark,

not only on white card stock, but vellum as well with Coffee Embossing Powder.

I fussy cut the card stock bees, cutting their wings off,

then colored them in with Copics,

I fussy cut the vellum bees as well, this time just cutting out the wings and

main body pieces, then I placed this piece under the first,

giving the bee wings a 'translucent' appearance. 

To finish, I simply adhered a leaf die cut behind the hive with

Tear-ific 1/4" tape, popped the bees up and added a 

black and white twine bow!

I hope you love my shaker card as much as I do..

it was so much fun to make!!

Entering the following challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge .... Spring
Just Us Girls .... Shakers
Let's Color Linky Party .... ATG with hand colored image
D.R.S. Designs  .... Cut It Out
Stampin' Royalty .... Sequins

Stamp Set:  Honey Bees 775

Embossing Powder:  Coffee EP459

Glitter:  Black Ice G1020S

Tear-ific Tape ¼” SAT01