The March 2020 Kit of the Month has to "bee" one of my favorites. I am a friend to our pollinators, as well as a fan of all things spring! The beehive stamp and the punny sentiment combinations were just the right size to bring this sketch to life.
I stamped the beehive in an ink that after it was cut out, I realized wasn't Copic friendly. So I decided to watercolor it with my distress oxides instead. Easy peasy... I squeezed some of the ink on my Tim Holtz media mat and began to fill in the colors. The end design came out exactly as I anticipated. I fussy cut the bee and added some Wink of Stella to the wings for a little bit of shimmer.
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along with the other Friends of Unity and see their creations... Comment to be entered into my giveaway this month. I will announce the winner on next month's FOU blog.Good Luck!
Crystal O. Minkler
Crystal O. Minkler
Stamps:
Spring & Things KOM 3/2020 (Unity Stamp Company)
Spring & Things KOM 3/2020 (Unity Stamp Company)
Paper:
Weathervane (Papertrey Ink)
Stampers Select White (PTI)
Weathervane (Papertrey Ink)
Stampers Select White (PTI)
Ink:
VersaFine Clair Nocturne (Unity)
Scattered Straw (Distress Oxide)
Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide)
Brushed Corduroy (Distress Oxide)
Vintage Photo (Distress Oxide)
Peeled Paint (Distress Oxide)
Weathered Wood (Distress Oxide)
VersaFine Clair Nocturne (Unity)
Scattered Straw (Distress Oxide)
Fossilized Amber (Distress Oxide)
Brushed Corduroy (Distress Oxide)
Vintage Photo (Distress Oxide)
Peeled Paint (Distress Oxide)
Weathered Wood (Distress Oxide)
Accessories:
Bubble Layering Stencil (Tim Holtz)
Wink of Stella Clear
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Love love love!! I, too, am a friend and lover of bees and all pollinators. I need to use this stamp!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card... I love it!
ReplyDeleteYour card is awesome! I like how you stenciled the background. I agree, the March KOTM is one of the best ones yet. It had so many wonderful images and sentiments. I have already used almost all of them!
ReplyDeleteLove this card. I am now inspired to pull out a bee themed set nd create a card today.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love my March KOM too.
ReplyDeleteLove your card, Eileen! Such a soft lovely design!
ReplyDeleteLooks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGreat save with
the watercoloring.
Carla from Utah
Too cute
ReplyDeleteEileen I love this card! My compensation for Not Yet rejoining the KOM after years of absence(therefore not having the stamps in my collection yet) is that I did join the Whit kit, so I do have some pretty bees headed my way! Thank you so much for sharing! Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteLove this Bee stamp! Beautiful card!!
ReplyDeleteA lovely result I am loving this design!
ReplyDeleteHow I wish I could see that shimmer!!! Because I bet it is fabulous - this little happy card is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute card! Those dots behind the hive are so so cute!just perfect!
ReplyDeletelove your card, turned out so great.
ReplyDeleteSuch a perfect image for the sketch! Love the bee's!
ReplyDeleteLove this--we keep bees.
ReplyDeleteLove your card! Perfect stencil used behind the beehive. I love your coloring.
ReplyDeleteI love your card, Eileen! Great idea to use a stencil for the background!
ReplyDeleteLovely card
ReplyDeleteI love the honeycomb background you created!
ReplyDeleteHaven't had time to ink that stamp yet...I love your card and design! Can't wait to give it a try!
ReplyDeleteThe beehive image is adorable. I love the way you colored the image with the cool pattern background.
ReplyDeleteI love how your card turned out, so cute! This is a great design. I feel like I stalk the site waiting for the next blog hop to begin after stumbling across this several months ago.
ReplyDeleteLove how this turned out! The background and colors are perfect!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely composition with the
ReplyDeletestenciled BG and the awesome honeycomb and
bee. Great sentiment, too!
What a beautiful bee hive! I LOVE the way you interpreted the sketch!
ReplyDeleteGreat card. I love this stamp set!
ReplyDeleteFabulous card!! WOW!!
ReplyDeleteI love this one so much!! I'm adding it to my favorites by you! Perfect colors and coloring! The stenciled bg is, well, perfect! Just a gorgeous card!! I bet his little wings are pretty all glimmer y ;)
Thanks for the inspiration! I will definitely be CASE'ing this one!!
Just darling! Love this bee hive, your color combo, and design is awesome! Just an awesome card! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI love everything abut this card, it's perfect. Great job.
ReplyDeleteBees!!! So cute! Great use!
ReplyDeleteLove the card. The kit is one of the best! I wanted to join the membership because of this kit but timing isn’t right.
ReplyDeleteLinda Abel
Great save using Distress inks to W/C- love this card and its a great take on this sketch!
ReplyDeleteThat hexagon background to the beehive is a wonderful addition to your card and love that you were able to switch gears with the Copic to Distress ink!
ReplyDeletePretty card! Love the bee and hive!
ReplyDeleteLove this bee and bee hive, and great look with the water coloring!
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