Happy Saturday, crafty friends! Hope you are having a wonderful weekend so far! I wanted to pop in and share this card set with you - I created it forever ago, and photographed it...but then forgot about sharing it. Considering soon enough we are going to change seasons, into my VERY favorite season...it seemed fitting to share them today.


I started by stamping &/or heat embossing the floral image from the beautiful Everything Wonderful stamp set (which was illustrated by my friend, Emily Midgett. She is so talented!) to Strathmore Bristol paper. All heat embossing was stamped using the Wow! embossing pad, which I believe is the best embossing ink out there (and I have tried A LOT of them). I colored them over the course of a cold & lazy weekend this past spring, while Josh and I watched all of the James Bond movies featuring Daniel Craig. (I like the movies, but I never could have just sat there and watched them all like that without having something else to do.) Then I cut each one out with the Everything Wonderful coordinating die and layered them to matching A2 card fronts. I heat embossed a different sentiment for each one, and trimmed or diecut them into some sort of banner, label, or strip. I splattered each one, then accented with jewels to finish.

Here is a list of the main products that I've used on this card, plus you can find my list of tools, etc., at the end of this post. Thank you so much for clicking on my links and shopping from them, as they provide me with a small amount of compensation at no cost to you. I genuinely appreciate your support!


The spring version features no line coloring by using fadeout ink with Zig Clean Color Real brush markers. Specifically, I used Mid Green and Tea Rose colors. The sentiment is heat embossed in Gilded, then very fine splatters of titanium white acylic ink and Gansai gold were added to just the florals.

The summer card is a bit bolder, and very shimmery! I heat embossed the floral image in Gilded, then colored it in with Spectrum Noir Sparkle makers in the Vintage Hue set - specifically Macaroon & Olive Jade. The sentiment is also heat embossed in Gilded, and diecut with a Basic Label Frame. I splattered the card front with light splatters of titanium white acrylic ink and Gansai gold.

My favorite one is probably this one - all about FALL! I stamped this floral in Detail Black ink, then also colored it in with Spectrum Noir sparkle makers in the Autumn & Winter hues. This time I used harvest moon and smoked quartz colors. The sentiment is heat embossed in Metallic Copper Sparkle powder.  I splattered the card front with light splatters of titanium white acrylic ink and Gansai gold.

The winter version is embossed in opaque bright white, then colored with the Altenew watercolor pan set. I heat embossed the sentiment in Under the Sea, then added a very light mist of gold & white splatters to the front.

All of the cards are accented with a mixture of the Pinkfresh Jewels Mix and self adhesive jewels that I have in my stash. I typically purchase the self adhesive jewels at Michael's.

I hope you liked my a card for all season set! If you have any questions about them, leave them in the comments and I will be sure to reply.
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HOW TO CREATE:
1. Ink blend around the edges of a white cardstock panel with Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink.
2. Splatter the front with water droplets, then pick up with a dry cloth or paper towel.
3. Protect the middle with a scrap of paper, then splatter white, gold & champagne colored paints around the edges.
4. Diecut with the largest Stitched Rectangle die, then mount to an A2 card base with foam adhesive.
5. Ink blend a cardstock block with matching oxide ink, then splatter with water & pick up.
6. Diecut the letters 3 times: once from the ink blended block, and twice from white cardstock. Stack & adhere.
7. Diecut the wreath twice from two different glittered papers.
8. Diecut the ribbon cuts from gold glitter paper & adhere.
9. Diecut the berries from 3 different aqua colored cardstocks.
10. Arrange the diecuts as shown to the middle of the card base.
11. Accent with self adhesive jewels to finish.


 I can't get over how beautiful this wreath is, and there are so many ways you can use it! Think of all the different colors combos you could use, and you can also use it with the word NOEL.

That is what I have for today's blog hop post! I hope you enjoyed my cute little card! I had so much fun ink blending, diecutting and putting it all together. If you have any questions about my card, feel free to leave them in the comments and I will be sure to reply.

HoneyBee Stamps is giving away a $30 gift card to their online shop. All you have to do is hop along and comment at each stop in order to enter for your chance to win! 

Honey Bee Stamps	https://blog.honeybeestamps.com/?p=18530
Kelly Latevola	http://www.kellylatevola.com/2019/10/honey-bee-stamps-season-to-sparkle.html
Carol Hintermeier	https://craftingbycarol.blogspot.com/2019/10/honey-bee-stamps-season-to-sparkle-blog.html
Kelly Martin	https://www.karmaismastudios.com/2019/10/honey-bee-stamps-tis-season-to-sparkle.html
Angelica Conrad	https://myloveforpaper.com/?p=5297
Bobbi Lemanski	https://bobbihartdesign.com/2019/10/blog-hop-season-to-sparkle-at-honey-bee-stamps/
Carly Minner	http://www.carlytee.com/2019/10/3-snowflake-cards-honey-bee-stamps.html
Jessica Frost Ballas	https://www.allthesparkle.com/hbshop1019
Jill Hawkins	https://wp.me/p4GbTp-2n9
Galina Filippenko	https://galachko.blogspot.com/2019/10/season-to-sparkle-product-honey-bee.html
Lea Lawson	http://www.lealawsoncreates.com/2019/10/honeybee-stamps-season-to-sparkle-blog.html

It looks like I am the end of the hop, so be sure to check out the entire blog hop if you just happened upon my blog! Before you move along with your day, I wanted to invite you to follow me on social media. I would love to be crafty friends!

Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you have had a wonderful week since Christmas, and fun plans in store for New Year's Eve. Our fun plans include staying home, cozied up with our pups and a bottle of my favorite champagne. Sounds about perfect for this girl...I doubt we will even make it to midnight. Lol!

Today I am still on my patterned paper kick, along with my newfound love of my older border punches. Which is actually perfect for the Honey Bee Stamps Buzzworthy Challenge #19 (you have to be a member of their Facebook group to participate, so I just linked to that), which is to use your favorite HB stamps with patterned paper! These papers are definitely Christmas papers, but I tried to choose patterns that worked more for winter.

I've got a little bit of insider info on a GREAT sale starting TOMORROW 12/31 at Honey Bee Stamps. Everything is 37% off in honor of Melissa's birthday, using code HBD37. I know that I will be picking up some new items, so I hope you can spoil yourself a little too! Don't forget - starts tomorrow for 24 hours only! 

Good morning and Happy Thursday!!  It's almost the weekend, friends!  I know that I'm looking forward to gorgeous fall weather, crafting & college football!

Today is day 9 of my Crafty Comeback Party, and today I am featuring Honey Bee Stamps & Dies!  This company is new {to me}, and I honestly LOVE their beautiful products!!  They've got such FUN designs and a whimsical style...I just adore them!!  You've got a chance to win a Honey Bee Stamps giveaway, so be sure to read through the end of the post!  

I am so excited to share my card today, but also a little nervous.  If you've frequented my blog in the past, you will know that I embrace many styles in cardmaking.  I truly love the freedom that creating gives you - and I LOVE this card that I made.  I think a few years ago this style got named "freestyle collage" or something like it - I don't know if that is even a thing any longer.  I'll just call it a little eclectic! :)