Just BEE

 Hi there! Hope you all are having happy weekends! Popping in super quick to share this tag.

I wanted to play in a few challenges, one of them about bees, one about faces on tags, one about choosing only two colors with stamping, and others with butterflies, stenciling, dies... So, I made a summer tag with all these things!

I began with one of these really old tags from Dee Gruenig of Sunday Intl'. One side is glossy, the other matte card stock. I worked on the glossy side with Palette Hybrid inks.

I used 2 Stamplorations stencils for the background: Honeycomb Delight-Reverse stencil with Palette Hybrid Paris Lights yellow ink and then Faces-Vogue stencil with Palette Hybrid Landscape green ink. I had 3 Stamplorations daisies leftover that I'd stamped in VersaMark and heat-embossed in white. I fussy cut them and then colored the centers with a yellow Promarker, then dabbed some dots with Sun Dance yellow Smooch ink. I covered each center with yellow Stickles and lightly added a grey shadow to each with a Promarker, then added them to the tag..

Next, I stamped the Divinity Designs bees and butterflies with Memento London Fog ink and die cut them. I colored them with black and yellow Promarkers, then brushed clear glitter on the wings with a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen before arranging on the tag. I cut 2 lengths of green and white checked ribbon, 1 length of green and yellow ribbon, and added the 3 lengths to the tag top, securing with Tim Tiny Attacher staples. Finally, I used some Cosmo Cricket alpha stickers from my stash for the sentiment.

A couple of close-ups to show the glittery shine on the butterfly and bee wings and in the flower centers. You can also see the glossy shine of the tag surface. I love using dye-based inks on glossy paper.

And a final view. Thanks for visiting and until next time, stay well and crafty! XOX

MY CHALLENGES PLAYLIST:

1.   Double D Challenge: Bee Inspired --    

2.   Tag Tuesday: Faces -- My friend and challenge hostess Michele made me do it! 💖😛💖

3.   Stamplorations Theme & Photo Prompt June Challenge: Stamps + 2 Colors -- #1/3  Yellow and Green are my 2 colors. Stamplorations products used: Faces-Vogue stencil, Honeycomb Delight Reverse stencil, Bloom Sketches flower stamp

4.   Stamplorations June Stencil Challenge: Anything Goes with a Stencil -- #1/3 Stamplorations stencils used: Faces-Vogue stencil, Honeycomb Delight Reverse stencil

5.   Stamplorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge --  Stamplorations products used: Faces-Vogue stencil, Honeycomb Delight Reverse stencil, Bloom Sketches flower stamp

6.   Allsorts Challenge Week 628: Butterflies & Bugs -- #1/3

7.   Happy Little Stampers June Anything Goes with Dies -- the bees and butterflies are stamped and die cut  

8.   Happy Little Stampers June Stencil Challenge: AG with Stenciling -- I used 2 stencils on my background  

9.   Classic Design June 2021 Challenge #6: AAG

10. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #51: AG with a Critter -- #3/5 Bees and butterflies

11. Crafty Animals #52: AG with an Animal -- Bees and butterflies

12. Scrapping 4 Fun #194: AG with an Animal -- #1/4 I made a tag, something other than a card, so I can enter 3 more cards; my animals are bees and butterflies  

13. Outlawz Monday Greetings 6/7-6/20: AG with a Sentiment -- #1/3

14. Daisy Chain Challenge #53: Cute Animals -- Bees and butterflies

15. Stamping Sensations June: I Love ___ -- #2/3 I love stenciling dye-based inks on glossy card

16. Through the Purple Haze #181 June: AG -- #1/3 Not playing the option this time

17. Through the Craft Room Door 6/8-6/15: AAG -- #1/2

18. The Paper Funday June 2021 Challenge #30: AG + Opt. Sparkle &/or Shine -- #1/4 Option played!

19. My Time to Craft #459: Things in the Sky -- #1/3 Bees and Butterflies