Hello and welcome to another Double D Challenge! This one is all about the bees and bee-ing happy. Have a look at our inspiration board:
And a prize for a random winner. So cute! Creative favorites are by team vote.
The idea is to use bees and/or the word "happy" on your card or project. The concept automatically evokes happy thoughts of summertime, flowers, honey, warm colors -- so today I'm celebrating all of it with my card.
It's another opportunity to sit back and let the designer paper do most of the work. Kinda sorta. I started with a background of beautiful paper, added a decorative panel, and cut a trio of pieces from another page to place across the front. It's a formula that always works and I could make a bunch and love them all. Hmmm... maybe I will. Heaven knows I've got plenty of designer paper!
Aren't those little die cut bees cute? They're Memory Box Buzzing Bumblebees. I was certain they'd be great for flower cards so I added them to my collection last summer and it only took me a year to get around to actually using them, sheesh. Now I love them! I made up a double batch so I'd be sure to use them again soonish.
The Double D team has all kinds of inspiration for you and I hope you'll play along. I would love a gallery full of bee and/or happy cards!
Have a super day!
Stamps: None except inside sentiment Paper: Cougar Natural for card base and bees, Memory Box Parsley, Paper Rose Bees & Butterflies designer paper Coloring: Copics for die cut bees Other: Impression Obsession Fancy Cut Out Border, Memory Box Buzzing Bumblebees, 49 and Market epoxy heart
Leslie, what a lovely summer rush this gives me. Though I try to keep away from bee's (I don't react well to stings) I love to see them buzzing about the blooms collecting and doing their work. Lovely fresh and happy card for sure.
ReplyDeleteOh my stars, this is gorgeous Leslie! How funny that you and Darlene used the same paper pack, right down to the same background paper. It is a beautiful line of papers and now I'm feeling enabled to go shopping. The three little panels and those delightful bees...... this is just darling!
ReplyDeleteBee-u-tiful! Great classic design and it works so well with the lovely patterned papers. I love that die cut background panel. It really makes the mini panels stand out. The MB bees and sentiment are the sweetest. Good idea to make some extra for later projects.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly are celebrating it all! Love your design and your gorgeous Designer Papers! Great colors and prints--love the bees and those fab flowers! And your die cut bees are the sweetest too! Another FAB Card!
ReplyDeleteLeslie, I love the design of this card. I guess I like that you left some white space to show off all the pretty yellow flowers and those adorable bees. I know you're always creating beautiful things out of your unused box of supplies. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who buys too much to be able to use immediately. I'm wondering if your background flowers are from a pack of papers from Paper Roses?
ReplyDeleteOH WOW that paper is gorgeous! So bright & beautiful!!! Love your design idea (mind if I case?). OMStars ... those little bees are so so cute (I need to look, I think I have those too and haven't used them) ... so so cute and of course your coloring is perfect! Beautifully done my friend, thanks for awesome inspiration!
ReplyDelete3 nice designpapers are a perfect background for the bees. And the diecut makes it complete!
ReplyDeletelia xx
Cute card. Nice and summery. Have a great day
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Summery card and paper-love all the Bees.
ReplyDeleteCarol x
You sure found the perfect dsp for this card Leslie, and those little bees you added are so CUTE!! Love the layout of your card too...going to have to remember this one! Sweet, sweet card my friend!! Hugs. :0)
ReplyDeleteLeslie, the colors in that paper are SO vibrant! BEE-u-tiful choice for your DT card! Such a wonderful go-to formula for design, too!
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So cute and a great design. I have some bee paper that I should be using. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute/beautiful card, Leslie! The bees are adorable. I love all the papers you used.
ReplyDeleteLOL ... I thought that beautiful paper looked familiar!
ReplyDeleteOooh, Leslie, I've been waiting to see how you'd use this kit. What a fabulous card, perfect for the challenge! How I love the die cut piece and your gorgeous layout. This makes me BEE happy!
ReplyDeleteI have these bees sitting in my NBUS box! I think it's time to get them out! You had the perfect paper and you sure know how to use it! Bee-utiful, my friend! Such a happy card!
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous card with those pretty papers ( of course I have that paper pad) and all the pretty details with those fun bees, so glad you pulled them out to use, they look real!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute card! Love your little bees. They make me so happy jusy looking at them!
ReplyDeleteYour polka dots, gingham and buzzy little bees all add up to a perfect summer card, Leslie! That's some fabulous paper, my friend!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness what a lovely image and great colors xx
ReplyDeleteGorgeous use of those lovely papers, I like these sets that have goodies in them to make up a lovely card! Your little bees are just the cutest!
ReplyDeleteBee-utiful card, love the summer colours with the flowers and the bees
ReplyDeleteSuper pretty card. I was browsing your cards this morning, saw this and was inspired to create a quick card for this challenge. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is just so pretty and cheerful. I love all the yellow. Fabulous design, and I love that green border, it just brings everything together perfectly.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I love this! The papers, your design and those die cut bees!
ReplyDeleteA great summery card, makes me smile. Love your process on how this came together. I really need to be using more of my dp paper. Thanks for the inspiration.