Honey Bee Stamps' Birthday Blog Hop

Hi and welcome to Honey Bee Stamps' 1st Birthday Blog Hop!!!

Thanks for joining us on our week long birthday celebration! Today the designers are featuring the brand new stamp set “Happy Everything” with a sweet little kit put together by me. We have lots planned for you this week and of course lots of prizes! Just leave a comment on our designer’s blogs along your hop for your chance to win!

You should have arrived here from Carrie Bryant's Blog, but if not click here to start at the beginning!

Today I created a Birthday Card using the Honey Bee Stamps new set called "Happy Everything". The Design Team members were given the challenge of creating something from a kit that I assembled for the team.

First I took the veneer wood hearts and painted them with acrylic craft paint to match the colors in the kit. 

Then I took a mini envelope punch and punched out the mini envelopes in the black cardstock that was included in the kit.

I used squeezed lemonade distress ink to create the yellow background as a base for the design.

The kit included some sequins and tiny hearts so I used them to create the heart explosion coming out of the envelopes. I used my gelly roll pen to add the dots around the edges of the envelope to show the lines off a little better.

Finally, I assembled and stamped my sentiment.

I hope you enjoyed this card & check out all the new releases for Honey Bee Stamps. If you haven't joined the facebook event this week, be sure to as there are great prize giveaways.

Thank you for stopping by my blog! your next stop is Kendra Sand.

Don't forget to leave a comment before you go! I have a little prize and I will be drawing the winner from everyone that comments here and follows my blog!!
You will also be entered into the drawings for the Honey Bee Stamps' prizes!!

Order of Blog hop

Honey Bee Stamps

Lydia Evans

Carrie Bryant

Lisa Cisneros 

Kendra Sand

Angel Johns

Kimberly Rendino

Nicki Scheck

Holly Endress

Taniesa Vlasak

                                     Happy Stamping!

Thursday Planner Love!

Hi Friends & Happy Thursday!

It's Lisa here today to share this week's planner layout. Planners seem to be the new trend that everyone is jumping on board.  I am a list maker & planner nerd, and loving this new trend to decorate your planner with papercrafting supplies. So if you have an everyday planner just lying around or "plan" to buy one to decorate then you definitely need to start with browsing The Crafty Pickle's new inventory. It's a planner's dream!!

I use the Erin Condren planner for my work (yes, I decorate this too!) and the MAMBI Happy Planner for a fun/smash planner.

For this layout, I was inspired by the new goodies in The Craft Pickle Shop. I covered all of the lines on the page using washi tape. This defines the boxes and makes it fun!! The Crafty Pickle just introduced the Sticky Pickle Spot Stickers. These are so awesome to accent important appointments or to just decorate with.
Adding any of the Relish Mixes to your planner gives a fun, sparkly and thin embellishment. These come in all colors, I used the Magical Mouse & Rock Candy Mixes. Who doesn't love sequins???!!!

Another thin embellishment is the flair from The Crafty Pickle. I love to decorate my planner but everything needs to be thin, these flair pieces are super thin. They are perfect to add dimension without adding bulk. Last, but certainly not least my planner clip! The Crafty Pickle has come out with personalized clips that are adorable!! I used the personalized planner clip to "bookmark" my week. That makes it super easy to grab every time I have to add something to my week!

Product List:

Magical Mouse Relish Mix

Rock Candy Relish Mix

Personalized Planner Clip

Sticky Pickle Spots

7 Paper Co.-Baxter Vellum Heart Die Cuts

TCP Washi Rolls - Horizontal Black & White Stripe and Black & White Hearts
American Crafts - Patterned Sticky Note Pack

Black & White Color Pop Flair

Sweet Stamp Shop - Plan to Work Set

Honey Bee Scraps - No Place Like Home Set

Close to my Heart Rub-ons

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out all the new items that are perfect for your planner!

Happy Planning!

December Daily - The Joy of Christmas!!!

Hi Friends & happy Tuesday! It's Lisa here to share a new Project Life card that I created. I am in the beginning stages of working on my December Daily album, so that is what inspired me to create this card.

For those of you not familiar with December Daily, Ali Edwards created it to document the days of your December. Basically, you do a page for each day spotlighting the activities of the day to include your family traditions, etc. This will be my first year to do this, and I am super excited!

For this card, I started with Pink Paislee Merry & Bright 6x6 paper pad. I cut a tag and a 3x4 project life card from the paper pad. I then used The Crafter's Workshop Positive Stencil and texture paste to create the black cross or plus signs on the paper to add some dimension and interest in the corners. I doodled around all the edges with a black 0.8 American Crafts Black Pen and inked with black Memento Ink.

To finish off the top of the card, I used The Crafty Pickle's Black & White Color Pop Flair and wrapped a ribbon around it. I added some sequins from The Crafty Pickle. Adding any of the Relish Mixes to your layout or cards gives a fun, sparkly and thin embellishment. These come in all colors, I used the Magical Mouse mix for this card.

The title on the card is made by using American Crafts cardstock stickers and American Crafts Be Merry Red Thickers Alphabet.

I hope you enjoyed my Project Life card & are inspired to start a December Daily! Look for some more blog posts showing my December Daily in the future!

Thanks for looking & Happy Crafting!