Monday, July 5, 2010

bee cards

Happy Monday!  I am quite excited as today we are heading out to my inlaws cabin!  The forecast for this week is hot hot hot so I am truly looking forward to being at the beach as much as I can!  I love the beach as do my children!  Chad well when he was perusing me he said he loved the beach, now it's okay to him!  Today I have two cards to share that I made over the weekend.  I have had these cards in my head for a while but I didn't have time to make them, was making other cards that were needed. This week Jenny at Wee Memories is having a free for all for her challenge, basically enter any cards you make this week!   I am also entering this card into the Papertake Weekly challenge which is to have stitches anywhere on your card.  The card:

Isn't this card the sweetest?  The Horizontal Lines background stamp by Hero Arts really made me think of the lines of a bee!  I black embossed it on some yellow cardstock.  I am also pleased I figured out how to ruffle the ribbon this way, I kept trying and not succeeding before!  And I stitched the tail!  So fun!  And one more bee card that has been in my head for too long:

For this one I went again with the black embossed lines!  The flower is also doused in glitter!  It feels good to make some cards that have been on my mind for a bit!

By the way I am sure most of you know but in case you missed it the wonderful Kathy is having such a generous blog candy!

Well I better run and finish packing!  This may be my only post this week but I will be creating as my wonderful friend Tammy picked up 3 new Hero Arts stamp/sets for me while she was on a trip in the US!  So I think I may be crafting in the evenings!  :>  Hope you all have a wonderful week and are enjoying this summer! 

16 comments:

Barb said...

Love these, Anita! The color combo is perfect with the sweet bees!

Virginia L. said...

PERFECT choice of background for the bees! Beautifully designed and stamped/embossed!! Enjoy your time in the cabins!! Summer only comes once a year :)

Rosemary said...

Wow!! Fantastic cards, Anita! Love the bold graphic look of both of them!! Enjoy your vacation!

Dawn T said...

Your bee cards are super adorable Anita. Enjoy your time at the beach... you will all have such family fun.

Alice said...

love how you used the background stamp and wow! LOVE that ruffled ribbon! gorgeous cards, Anita!! hope you have a great time at the beach!!

Suzanne C said...

Fantastic use of the stripes stamp. Love the yellow and black stripes with the bees and flowers.

Sanne said...

Two wonderful "Bee cards" Anita. Clever way you did that ribbon! CUTE!

Tiffany Ervin said...

Beautiful cards! Super cool look with the black ribbon and the glossy stripes, I love it!

Kathy (krolski) said...

Your bee cards are so darling! Enjoy your time at the beach Anita!

Jill said...

Those bold stripes suit the bee image perfectly! And your stitching- a wonderful designer touch! Have a fun trip!

Karina Beck said...

Beautiful cards. Love them.

Jennifer Juniper said...

A great card and the stitches are so cute!

alexandra s.m. said...

I love them Anita, I have that same background stamp and wouldn't have thought about making black and yellow stripes with it!

Thanks ;-)

Ayana Posadas said...

Anita! These are cute, cute, cuteee!!! I really like how you adhered your ribbon on the first card. It's very unique! I seriously love both cards a lot! Brilliant work!

Jenny said...

These are soooo cute Anita, love them!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) Thank you so much for your prayers, they mean allot to us!! your so sweet!!

Deirdre said...

Anita, these are just fab cards - love them.

 

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