Layered Bee Sympathy Card

Hello eP land!

There has been a LOT going on in my new office with my new co workers, multiple family members passing away and one co worker left. 

Of course in craft-land this means we make cards. Today I would like to share one of the sympathy cards that I made for my co worker whose uncle passed away. This co worker ahs been paramount in making me feel welcome, so when I found out that he lost someone very close to him I definitely wanted to let him know how sorry I was for his loss.

When I saw this bee, all I could think of were the french bees with the crowns. However, my first project with it turned out nothing like that. Although I used papersoft for the main part of my yellow, I inked a majority of the edge in wild honey and then stenciled my images in ripe persimmon and rusty hinge. I then used my water spritzer to splatter some water on the card and react with the Distress Ink. Then I stamped my brown images using various Stampers Anonymous stamps and a new set of Wendy Vecchi stamps.

I used Distress Glitter in Antique Linen on the wings of the bee to give the card just a touch of glam even though it is for a male. I love the embossing folder on this bee. The brown corrugated piece is from my 7gypsies scrap pack. I ran a nail file over it to distress it a bit. I love the texture with the canvas from the banner. Those Maya Road banners are adorable. 

Hope you enjoyed my masculine sympathy card today. Love my bee. If you haven't tried one of the new Bigz dies with the embossing folder I would DEFINITELY recommend it. 

{{hugs}}

Andiepants

Mixed Media Scrapbooking layout

Do you live in an area where you can witness the amazing art of sand sculptures?  The only product that the designers can use is sand and water.  That is it!  They produce amazing art pieces that will, in a few days, be destroyed by the elements.  I  guess at least with our hobby, we are preserving memories.  Hopefully element free!!  Mary-Ann here today to share a layout I created from our trip to Revere Beach in Revere Mass.  Look closely at my large photo.  My son is mimicking the sand sculpture behind him. 

 To get started, I chose papers that would highlight my pictures.  What better paper and embellishments to use than the Prima Seashore collection, right?

My base paper is pretreated with clear Gesso.  This allows my spray inks to blend and not immediately soak into my raw paper.  After the Gesso dried, I sprayed water onto my page and added drops of spray ink like so....

If you feel your  colors are too harsh, like here, you can add white or a bit more water to thin it out.

While my inks are drying, I layer papers behind my photo.  I used papers from the Prima Seashore 6x6 paper pad and the October Afternoon Public Library 8x8 paper pack.  I also grabbed a few ephemera from 7Gypsies  Chronicles packet.  I staple them together so they do not shift but still allow me to insert other pieces if I feel necessary.

I added this clump to the upper right of my page, allowing enough space on the bottom for my second clump of papers and photos.  Here I added a few embellishments that help anchor (no pun intended) my page.

Here is the lower clump of papers and photos.  Check out that Iwo Jima sculpture, truly magnificent in person.  I added a few more embellishments here, just like the upper portion.

Then I added my title.  I did a bit of machine sewing for my title to ensure that it would remain in place.  Once I did that, I needed to add stitching in other places to bring it all together.  I tried not to do too much and take it over the top.

 Here is my finished layout again.  The messy cut triangle corners were a must in making this layout come together.  There was just a bit too much white space.

I do appreciate you stopping by and seeing my project.  Stop in daily as our design team is busy creating.  

Supplies used:

Prima - Seashore - Shore Side - 12"x12" Double-sided Paper	Prima - Seashore - Shell Postage - 12"x12" Double-sided Single Paper	Prima - Seashore - Sea Memories - 12"x12" Double-sided Single Paper	Prima - Seashore - Sea Breeze - 12 x12 Double-Sided Single Paper	Prima - Seashore - Metal Paper Clips
Prima - Seashore - Flair Buttons With Stamp	October Afternoon - Public Library - 8x8 inch Paper Pad	7 Gypsies - Gypsy Chronicles - Mini Ephemera	Dylusions Ink Spray - Lemon Zest	Dylusions Ink Spray - White Linen
Inkssentials Mister Bottle - 2 oz.	Mono Adhesive Tape Runner - Permanent	Idea-ology Tiny Attacher	Idea-ology Tiny Attacher Refills	Tonic Studios - Kushgrip Non-Stick Scissors