Queen Bee HB Set

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!!

The weekend is here and today & tomorrow our weather is looking mighty nice!

Today is shot day so I usually don't make any plans on the weekends because i'm not sure how I will feel from it but so far the last several weeks I have felt great! I have to get bloodwork done first thing tomorrow morning then maybe we can get out and do something fun!

 I worked on Audrey's card order yesterday and still have 4 cards to make for her which I may try to do Sunday since they said we may get some showers. The last 4 are cards that really have me stumped on what to make. I guess I need to think about it and decide soon!

I have a pack of cards to share today that I had a blast making because I did some heat embossing on them! I don't usually pull out my heat gun and embossing powders much except at Christmastime. The cards I made I used the Queen Bee set on. The stamp set is still available on the Online Exclusives List but the dies retired, sadly! Sometimes I just don't understand why Stampin Up! does that. I am not crazy on fussy cutting so the dies would be an important part of the stamp set! Anyways, this is the set I made...

Card Details:

Stamps: Queen Bee (Online Exclusives)

Ink: Versamark, Sweet Sorbet (retired)

Cardstock: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Old Olive, Lovely in Linen DSP (retired)

Accessories: Queen Bee Dies (retired), Countryside Corners Dies, Pale Papaya Ribbon (retired), Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Gold Sequins, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I really love these and may just keep them for my own personal use!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Queen Bee

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

I had a great afternoon in my stamp room yesterday!

I stamped and made up a few cards with some retired products. This card uses the Queen Bee set that is still available on the Online Exclusives List. However, the dies have retired last year which I am not sure why. I adore this set but haven't used it much.

Card Details:

Stamps: Queen Bee

Ink: Bumble Bee (retired), Soft Suede (retired)

Cardstock: Bumble Bee (retired), Soft Suede (retired), Basic White, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Queen Bee Dies (retired), Hives 3D EF (retired), Linen Thread, Glue Dots, Champagne Rhinestones (retired), Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

I am currently working on a set of cards with this same stamp set which I will share soon.

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Queen Bee SAS Card #3

 Hello & Happy Fri-YAY!!

Shawn took the day off and is headed out to go fishing for a bit.

They say it's to be in the 80's today with off & on sunshine and I was hoping maybe to get the porches power washed....we shall see. 

Last evening I finally got Audrey's card order delivered and she was really happy with her cards. She already has a list started for her next order! She had lots of exciting news that is happening within her family....weddings & babies! She was so thrilled!

Today I have card #3 to share from the Queen Bee Stamp A Stack that I participated in last month. I already had all the supplies so I did not purchase the card packet. I made several changes to my cards from the original that Marisa from Kitchen Table Stamper did. I love her designs but made a few changes to make it my own.

The original card did not have the queen bee on it but I felt like I needed to have it on there since it was alot of empty space. And I don't know if you noticed but the bees wings are diecut from Queen Bee Dies with vellum. The vellum just adds so much interest on a card!

Card Details:

Stamps: Queen Bee

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, Basic White, Blackberry Bliss, Vellum, Favored Flowers DSP (retired SAB 23)

Accessories: Queen Bee Dies, Hives 3D EF, White Crinkle Ribbon, Champagne Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

This Stamp A Stack was so much fun to participate in. It inspired me to create a card for one of my upcoming Stamp Day w/ Friends get togethers. Speaking of which, I have not scheduled any for May since there has been alot going on but hopefully in June I will see the girls and we'll get back to making some cards together!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a wonderful day!

~Wendy

Queen Bee SAS Card #2

 Hello & Happy Thursday!

Today I have the 2nd card in the Queen Bee Stamp A Stack that I participated in last month. I changed up the design on this one just a wee bit...

I would have never thought to emboss vellum because I would be afraid it would crack but being that the Hives 3D EF did not crack it one bit....i'd say emboss that vellum! Each sheet I used for this Stamp A Stack held up nicely after being embossed. 

Card Details:

Stamps: Queen Bee

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Cardstock: Blackberry Bliss, Petal Pink, Basic White, Mossy Meadow, Vellum, Favored Flowers DSP (SAB 23 retired)

Accessories: Queen Bee Dies (retired), Hives 3D EF (retired), White Crinkle Ribbon, Champagne Rhinestones (retired), Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Tomorrow I have the last card from this Stamp A Stack to share.

Hope you will stop back!

I finished up Audrey's card order yesterday so today I will probably do some stamping for myself. I have a lunch box that I use for a Recipe Box that I want to redo with some different paper. It has gingerbread paper on right now but I want to change it. I'm so excited!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & make it a wonderful day!
~Wendy

Queen Bee Birthday

 Good Morning & Happy Wednesday!

Can you believe that we are halfway thru the week!?

We celebrated Shawn's 55th birthday yesterday! 

He wanted to go to Mission Barbeque for supper so that is what we did!

He loved his fishing birthday box that I made for him and I gave him money for his upcoming fishing trip he is going on with the guys from work. The kids gave him some pretty cool cards with money in as well. We ended the day with some Peach Cobbler that was dessert from Mission Barbeque. It was so good!

Today I am sharing a card made with the Queen Bee stamp set. This set came out in the 2023 January-April Stampin Up! Mini Catalog and they recently retired the dies and the stamp set is on the Online Exclusives list. Anyways, I participated in another of Kitchen Table Stampers Queen Bee Stamp A Stack about a month or so ago. This card is part of that Stamp A Stack...

Card Details:

Stamps: Queen Bee

Ink: Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia

Cardstock: Fresh Freesia, Basic White, Vellum, Favored Flowers DSP (SAB 23)

Accessories: Queen Bee Dies (retired), Hives 3D EF (retired), Champagne Rhinestones, Glue Dots, White Crinkle Ribbon, Dimensionals, Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue

The inside says "Hope you have a bee-utiful day"!

I played along with the Stamp A Stack but I changed things up on all 3 cards.

The only things popped up here is my bee. Such a cute stamp set! I usually shy away from the bee stamp sets but this one was calling to me for some reason.

I will share card #2 tomorrow!

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My thoughts today...

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful day!
~Wendy