Daddy to Bee

Hello, and welcome. Father's Day is quickly approaching!  

My older son is going to be a father for the first time. YaY!! We are so very thrilled!!!! Sadly he lives in another state, so we'll not be able to visit as often as we'd like.  But on the plus side we're retired, fully vaccinated and a bit more comfortable with traveling. And there's always facetime. 😀

Challenges:

• Stinking Inkers - You're the Man - a project for a man or boy
  
• Double D Challenge - Bee Inspired - Inspiration board below
  
• Watercooler Wednesday - All things Masculine
  
• The Male Room - Dads & Grads
  
• Freshly Made Sketches - I love to use sketches.  This sketch was a springboard for the card - I took some liberty with the cluster of circles. 

 

Supplies:

• Papers: Authentique
• Stamps & dies: Your next stamp (dad bee); MFT (baby bee & bee hive); sentiment combo of Honey Bee & Colorado Craft
• Inside: Lawn Fawn (heart & bee); Technique Tuesday (Parenthood)

 Here's a peek at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look. 

Always bee yourself. Do your own sting.

Happy Mommy to Bee Day

 

Happy News!!  We recently found out we're going to be grandparents again!  We are so excited.  This is for our daughter-in-law for their first baby to Bee.   

I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning, and the colors from Just Add Ink. It has "cute animals" for the Fusion Card Challenge.  And the pattern papers are NBUS.

Challenges: 

• Tuesday Morning Sketches
  
• Just Add Ink - Inspiration
  
• Fusion Card Challenge
  
• NBUS #26

      

Supplies: 

• stamps: Honey Bee
• Pattern Paper: Craft Consortium
• Foil Paper: Tim Holtz

 Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look.  For the Moms everywhere . . . Happy Mother's Day. 

What will the Babee Bee?

I don't know if I've told you . . . My daughter-in-law is expecting our first grandchild.  Her sisters recently held a small shower for her - the theme was "What will Baby Bee?".  It was amazing -- the weather cooperated spectacularly for socially distancing. The decorations, food, company were over the top. It was fantastic.  

So I made this card (x many) for her sisters and mom, and for my very dear friend who made bee-themed masks), and for my sister and nieces who gave me Grandma-to-be gifts.  

Here's a peek at the inside:

I'm putting this into the following challenges: 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge This is where I started my card -- I usually look for sketches, then colors.  This sketch was perfect.  

Papercraft Challenge     Challenge # 62 - Black + White + one additional Colour - When you add yellow to black and white you get a combo Perfect for Bees.  I did use a bit of blue for the wings and pink for the face.  

I'm also putting the card into the following challenges:

Always Fun Challenge #181 Anything Goes

NBUS - the pattern paper is an old unused pack from DCWV - the stamp "bees knees" is from an old sentiment set by Pink by Design - never been used. 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Animal Antics - Bees are in the Animal Kingdom. 

Products:

• Stamps: Honey Bee - the front image and inside sentiment; MFT the inside images
• Paper: DCWV 

And here are the grandparents to be:  

This week we said Good Bye to summer.  Here is a photo of the last summer sunset taken from Patchogue dock.  Doesn't this just look a card waiting to be made? 

As always, thanks for taking a peek.  Stay safe

Happy Bee Day

This if for my son's birthday.  He and his wife have a small start up business making candles from Bee's Wax.  So they will both be getting cards now and in the future with Bees as the main focus!  :)
Here is the Link to their Etsy Shop BeeComing Conscious

The background of my card was made from a Honeycomb Wishes stamp set by Stampendous, stamped on yellow striped paper, then some parts colored with Zig markers. I die cut that and a black panel with dies from Penny Black.

The bee hive and sentiment are from 2 different My Favorite Things stamps.  The bee and balloon are from one of my first stamp sets, also by Stampendous.
I cut out and popped up the hive and balloon.  Attached the balloon to the bee with string.

Challenges used: 

Freshly Made Sketches

Addicted to Stamps: Make your Mark

AAA Birthday: Colour Palette

 

Happy Little Stampers: Use Dies

Just Add Ink  - Just add "H".  I added Honeycomb, Honey bee (technically really a bumble bee - but who's being technical :), and a bee Hive

That's all for now.  Thanks so much for taking a look.

I hope you are enjoying the fall weather in your area!