To Bee or Not to Bee - World Bee Day 2021

Hello everyone,

Happy World Bee Day 2021!

I have made a card to celebrate the bee-u-ti-ful Bee with a bee-u-ti-ful stamp set from

Whimsy Stamps 

Hello Bear Clear Stamps by Deb Davis (Amped2Stamp)

It was so lovely making this card - It has some of my favourite things, Kraft card, a simple layout, pencil colouring and sparkle!

I used Arches White Drawing Paper and Prismacolor Pencils, I'll pop a list of the colours I used at the end of this post for you.

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Hello Bear Clear Stamps by Deb Davis (Amped2Stamp)

Quilted Rainbow Inlaid Die Set

Quick Strips Die Set

DecoArt Glamour Dust

thank you for popping by today! 

You can find out more about apiariculture and World Bee Day by following the ink 

HERE

Happy creating from Sue...xxx

  

 

Other Ingredients

Bazzill Basics Kraft Card

Ink on 3 Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink Pad

Misti Stamp Tool

Gemini Jnr Die Cutting Machine

Collall All Purpose Glue

Quickie Glue Pen

Prismacolor Pencils Used

Bear - Dark Umber, Dark Brown, Sienna Brown, Burnt Ochre, Golden Rod, Yellow Ochre, Sand

Bee Hive - Mineral Orange, Yellowed Orange, Spanish Orange, Sunburst Yellow, Canary Yellow 

Grass - Dark Green, Olive Green, Limepeel, Yellow Chartreuse

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *.  You can use these links at no cost whatsoever to yourself. 

I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

...to bee or not to bee 2020 blog hop!...

Hello friends!

I hope it's a happy Wednesday for you and you are all well in these challenging and uncertain times!

Today I am absolutely thrilled to be taking part, for the third time, in the wonderful 

To Bee Or Not To Bee Blog Hop

organised by my lovely crafty friend

Milka Gubo

I bet you've already guessed that the theme of our blog hop is the beautiful bee!

We want to celebrate World Bee Day and to raise public awareness of the importance of bees and apicultural products. 

This blog hop has a superb array of sponsors who have all been incredibly generous!

Look at this fabulous list of giveaways!

Enormous thanks to all our sponsors...

Clearly Besotted Stamps, £20 e-Gift Card to the Store

Gerda Steiner Designs, $15 Gift Code to the Store

Jane’s Doodles, stamp set of winner’s choice

Lawn Fawn, $25 Gift Certificate to the Store

Newton’s Nook Designs, $25 Store Credit

Paper Smooches, ‘Bees’ Dies

Pretty Pink Posh, $30 Gift Certificate to the Store

STAMPlorations, $20 Gift Code to the store

STAMPlorations, “Bee” package: stencil, clear sticker pack and embellishments (this prize is available for commentator located in US or has US mailing address)

Uniko, ₤15 e-Gift Certificate to the Store

Your Next Stamp, $20 Gift Card to the Store

Milka is also giving away one Jane’s Doodles stamp set of winner’s choice to one lucky winner!

For your chance to win, hop along to the blogs of the participating designers and leave a comment on each blog hop stop. 

After commenting, return back to Milka’s blog and add your name to Inlinkz, but before  you do, please read Blog Hop details, terms, giveaway rules and privacy policy which are shared in Milka's blog post below the Inlinkz.

InLinkz closes on May 27^th, 2020, 11:59 PM CEST.

Winners’ names will be announced on Milka’s blog on May 31st 2020 during the day.

Right then lovely friends - it's time to have a look at my card!

For my bee themed card I decided to play with the fabulous 

Whimsy Stamps 
stamp set
Bee Happy
which is available as a
Bee Happy Clear Stamp Set and a
Bee Happy Digi Stamp Set

Ingredients From Whimsy Stamps

Bee Happy Digi Stamp Set  or

Bee Happy Clear Stamp Set

Nested Hexagon Die Set 

Rounded Rectangles Die Set

Quick Strips Die Set

Soul Mutts Clear Stamps (sentiment)

Righty then everyone, here is the blog hop list - you know what to do!

...start hopping!!!...

1.     Milka Gubo

2.     Alice Huang

3.     Amy Tsuruta

4.     Anushree Vaish

5.     Beverley Brown

6.     Ishani

7.     Julie Elak

8.     Kaja Vezenšek

9.     Kathleen Curry

10.  Larissa Walgemoed

11.  Laura Volpes

12.  Linda van Wely

13.  Melissa Chipperfield

14.  Neha Bhatt

15.  Nonni Niskanen

16.  Samantha Mann

17.  Sue Hastead (You are here)...

18.  Tanja Kabel

19.  Valentina Bizjak

Have fun everyone!

Thank you for popping by!

Happy creating

love from

Sue...xxx

 

 

Other Ingredients

Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek

Vellum

Black Ink Pad

Water Colour Card

Distress Oxide Ink Pad in Tumbled Glass

Clear Sparkle Pen

Mod Podge

Crystal Glamour Dust

Copics Markers Used - 

Bees - YR18, YR16, YR04, Y17, Y15, Y13, N9, N7, N4, BG53, BG10, BG0000

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *.  I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Spread joy not germs! Amazing international blog hop...

Hello everyone...

...and if it's your first time here - a big welcome!

I'm here today as part of probably the biggest blog hop ever and the theme is happiness and inspiring you to make cards!

We want to spread a whole lot of joy to those of you who are doing your bit by staying home and not spreading germs!

This hop has been put together by Catherine Pooler and Alexandra Stapleton-Smith to
spread joy not germs!

I have to admit I felt a bit nervous making my card!  We have over 150 hoppers and more than 30 sponsor companies which means there are some really amazing prizes to be won!

I have two prizes directly linked to my blog which are 
a $15 gift card to use at wonderful
Whimsy Stamps 
and 
a £20 gift card to use at our lovely
Dies To Die For
enormous thanks to Denise and Tracy for their generosity!

             

The goodies I have used to make to make my card for today's hop are available from both of these fabulous stores!

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps & Dies To Die For

Whale of a Time Clear Stamp Set by Crissy Armstrong

Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die Set

Pierced and Stitched Circled Die Set

Crafty Foam Tape

Sparkletz - Salt Water

Inkon3 Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink

Other Ingredients

Water Colour Card

Water Colour Paints (I used Sparkle Pens by Crafter's Companion)

Card Suitable for Alcohol Markers 

(I use Make It Colour Blending Card by Elaine Hughes Marker Geek)

Copic Markers - BV25, BV23, BV31, R20, N4, N2, N0

Wobbly Spring (Yes- the dolphin wobbles)!!!

Red Striped Design Paper

Twine

Now here's the important part so please read carefully...!

This hop runs from now until 24th April 2020.

The winners will be announced on April 27th on Catherine's and Alexander's blogs.

You can win a prize by commenting and there is also a treasure hunt with a few freebies and discount codes from some sponsors along the way so it's a good idea to visit as many blogs as you can!

You are currently 

HERE

To be in with a chance of winning a prize you need to leave me a comment and also tell me what your favourite Medical Drama is as I can't get enough of them - I LOVE a good medical drama - I have soooo many favourites but Grey's Anatomy is probably at the top of my list followed closely by Chicago Med and New Amsterdam (Dr Max though)!!! (;

Next you must hop to Shery's Blog at

STAMPlorations 

Shery will show you some more gorgeousness and give you further instructions!

If you get lost you can find your way back by popping to 

Catherine Pooler Designs

or 

The Hedgehog Hollow

Enormous thanks to Catherine, Alexandra and Erika for their hard work putting this hop together - it can't have been easy with so many of us taking part - and enormous thanks to you for doing your bit in these strange times by staying at home!

Thank you for visiting - please follow me and come back sometime if you have nt been here before!

Look after yourself and those you love!

From Sue...xxx

There's a $15 voucher on offer at each of my lovely Whimsy Stamps teamies' blogs so be sure to visit them to have a look at their amazing cards and leave a comment.

Iris Wiechmann

Crystal Komara

Lisa Mensing

Alanna Moses

Andrea Shell

Michele Kovack

Jeanette Comerford

Kerys Sharrock

Wendy Nicola Jackson

Ute Berger

Katie Brooks

Tricia Barber  

  

 

Please note that in order to assist with the running of this blog I do use affiliate links from time to time and there may be some in this post, denoted with a *.  I only work with products I love and my opinions are my own.

Please see my About Me page for more information.

Whimsy Stamps and WOW Embossing Blog Hop...

Hey friends, I hope this is a happy Monday for you and you are managing to stay safe, healthy and in good spirits!

I am here with a really exciting event -

a joint blog hop with wonderful

Whimsy Stamps

and 

WOW! Embossing Powders

...and I have to say, I had way too much fun playing with some gorgeous 

Whimsy Stamps

and 

WOW! Embossing Powders

goodies!

I made quite a few cards and I'll be showing them all to you over the next few days!

Here's a couple to get the party started!

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Splash Clear Stamps by Deb Davis (Amped2Stamp)

Pierced and Stitched Circle Dies

Crafty Foam Tape

Salt Water Sparkletz

Ingredients from WOW! Embossing Powders

Mermaid Tails Embossing Glitter

WOW! Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad

Other Ingredients

Watercolour Card

Stazon Ink Pad in Black

Sparkle Pens in Blue, grey, green and brown

Organza Ribbon

This was such a fun card to make and the 

Mermaid Tails Embossing Glitter

is just gorgeous!  It goes perfectly with the wonderful 

 Splash Clear Stamps by Deb Davis (Amped2Stamp)

The second card I have to show you is distinctly CAS - unusual for me!  CAS scares me because of all the space you're left with! /-:

Ingredients from Whimsy Stamps

Sunflower Background Rubber Stamp by Deb Davis (Amped2Stamp)

Sympathy - Life Goes On Clear Stamps by Deb Davis (Amped To Stamp)

Quick Strips Die Set

Ingredients from WOW! Embossing Powders

Metallic Brass Embossing Powder

WOW! Clear Ultra Slow Drying Embossing Pad

Other Ingredients

Kraft Card

Gold Sequins

I adore this sunflower stamp I have made a lot of cards with it already and it is a really new product!

This blog hop starts right now and will run until 5th April.

As we have so many talented designers wanting to play along we have split the hop over two days.

The winners will be chosen at random in the week of 8th April from all the comments left.

There are two prizes which means two lucky winners!

WOW! Embossing Powders 

- 6 powders of the winners choice along with a WOW! carrying case.

Whimsy Stamps

- a$25 gift certificate to spend in store. 

How to Hop - important! - 

To join in and have a chance to win one of these fab prizes you MUST leave a comment on each designers blog post, every comment you leave is a chance to get your hands on these scrummy prizes!

Now for the fun part - here is the line up!

WOW! Embossing Powder  

Verity Biddlecombe

Sue Hastead (You are HERE)

Ashlee McGregor

Lisa Blanton Mensing

Heather Mitchell

Lori U’ren

Isha Gupta

Iris Wiechmann

Riikka Kovasin

Toni Maddox

Whimsy Stamps

Thank you for hopping by! Good luck and happy crafting from Sue...xxx