What's Buzzin' Cousin?

Today was my third and last challenge design for Bugaboo Stamps as their Surprise Guest Designer this month. I am so happy to have been asked to do this because I love Bugaboo Stamps (and my long-time blog readers know this, lol).  The challenge for this week is a 1-2-3 Recipe: 1 Ribbon, 2 Flowers, 3 Layers.

Here's my card. I printed out, colored it with my ProMarkers and fussy cut this adorable Bugaboo Bee 03 image. I cut a 6x6 DCWV card stock card base in sunny yellow and used papers from Pink Paislee's Queen Bee collection.

I used the current sketch over at Stick It Down, created by the multi-talented Leslie Turner, who is also my awesome Love to Craft Challenge Blog design team boss! Ever since I realized she was creating these sketches, I've been using them and they've helped me make some great cards!

  

I stretched this one in PSE to 6x6 but I did keep the focal element as a circle.

I edge-distressed the base papers and laid down my brown satin ribbon with edging before adhering to my card base. The flowery paper didn't have any green in it, but I colored some of the leaves green with a ProMarker since my focal image had some green. I used a Spellbinders Scalloped Circle die to cut the focal mat for my image and then added a red Prima mulberry flower and then dotted the flower centers with a Viva Decor Black Pearl Pen. I cut two strips of paper scraps with flag ends for my sentiment laid out with yellow Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type alpha stickers.

Inside of my card, I placed my poem I wrote in PSE to my cousin, die cut with a Quickutz Revolution Hexagon die. This card really is for my cousin...well, my cousin's hubby, so he is my cousin by marriage. And he LOVES getting cards from me.

Here's a close-up in case you want to read my poem. Hahaha, I love doing this, but only for people I know will appreciate it and not make fun of me!

Here's the back where I used more of the Pink Paislee papers and my custom siggie stamp die cut with smaller Hexagon dies.

I offset the sentiment strips a bit to be able to see both and also highlight the sentiment.

I just love this adorable bee and how he is interacting with the lady bug. I do not have any children to make cards for anymore, so I get excited when I can use an image like this for a grown-up.

I brushed his wing and his antenna balls with some yellow Wink of Stella. It's really hard to show it in a photo, but here is one where you can almost make out the shimmer.

So, 1 Ribbon + 2 Flowers + 3 Paper Layers = My Card! You are welcome to play along! Thanks again to Bugaboo and Thank YOU for visiting and stay well and safe!

MY CHALLENGES PLAYLIST:
1.   Stick It Down May Card Sketch -- Sketch shown above
2.   AAA Birthday Cards Game #13: Thing with Wings

3.   Sisterhood of Crafters: Favorite Technique -- I have too many favorite techniques, heehee, but I do love to COLOR very much and I also love to layer up the patterned paper, so those are two of my faves..
4.   Passion for ProMarkers Week 544: It's a Summer Thing -- I colored my focal image with ProMarkers.
5.   I Love ProMarkers #411: AG + Opt. Circles -- I have played the option with my image on a large scalloped circle.
6.   TTCRD 5/26-6/1: AAG
7.   Scrapping4Fun #167: Animals / Flowers -- Bee, Ladybug, Flowers  

8.   Creative Artiste Challenge 60: AAG -- As per your What is MM?, I have used paper, alcohol ink markers, mulberry flowers, ribbon, Viva Decor paint pen and brushed on glitter glue.
9.   Paper Funday #17: AG + Opt. Mom's Day -- I have not played the option.
10. Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #TTT066 Featured Designer LeAnne: Diagonal Lower Left to Upper Right (Tan/Cream, Circle, Die Cut)

11. Colour Crazy Craft Challenge Week 20: AG with Colouring -- I coloured my focal image with ProMarkers.
12. Crafty Creations #409: AAG
13. Outlawz Festive Fridays 5/29-6/11: Birthday theme