Honey Bee Shadowboxes

While I can often be seen running, arms flailing, yelling "get lost" to wasps (in not so lady-like language) honey and bumblebees are welcome visitors in my garden.

Just look at that buzzy bum in the chive blossoms!

Inspired by my pollinating visitors, I've made a couple of sweet honey bee shadowboxes.

With Fold Up Oval and Fold Up Box Rectangle boxes as my base, I've added beautiful yellow papers from Graphic 45's Floral Shoppe. Inside there's a pretty image of a vintage lady, a pinch of moss and paper flowers.

For the exterior I've used Honeycomb & Bees. The bees have been painted and have Transparent Wings added. A tiny bit of black fuzz finish off these chippy bees.

The interior background is vintage music paper with a splash of white and blue acrylic paint.

Want to make your own? I've created a video walk through for you to follow along and create your own. You can find it over HERE

And here are all the bits you'll need:

Fold Up Box Oval 

Fold Up Box Rectangle

Honeycomb & Bees

Graphic 45's Floral Shoppe

Transparent Wings 

Paper flowers

Moss

Vintage portrait images (These are the ones I used)

Glue

Foam spacer squares

Black flocking

A note about the flocking: Don't buy a pound of flocking for this project!  You really only need a very small amount. A few pinches! If you can find it, "Ultra Fine Flower Soft" will work well for the bee fuzz. Or search for miniature landscape "scatter" or "static grass" and you should find something suitable.

Variety All Occassion Cards

Hi! Kathi here to share with you four cards that I have created. Each card is simple and classic.

The Light House

On the Beach

Queen Bee

Cute as a Button

Gina's Designs Supplies Used:

Lighthouse:

Beach Shape Set

On the Beach:

 Title  - On The Beach 1

Beach Shape Set

Queen Bee:

Title: Queen Bee

Honeycomb & Bees

Cute As A Button:

Title: Cute as a Button

Other Supplies Used:

Graphic 45 Paper

Quick Quotes Paper

Stampin up paper

Double Sides tape

Glitter

Ribbon

Buttons

Tim Holtz - honeycomb mask

Ribbon

Disstresed Paint

Distress Ink

KS4U - Flowers

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New Art Journal Cover

Hello everyone!!!! Shanna here with a different take on a recent art journal I made a little while ago. I  thought I loved it and well after looking at it a little more, and a little more, and then I decided I didn't like it.

So I went on a mission to make one a little more cleaner and nicer looking.

So lots of gesso, modeling paste, and a little color this one turned out perfectly as I envisioned it.

I love adding gears when I can to any projects that need an extra touch!

I love the bee and the labels just amazing and fun to layer it all.

I added a little black here and there and loved it.

Here you can see my layers.

Items Used:

 Honeycomb & Bees Small

 Stackable Labels Shape Set

Hinges Shape Set

 Gears Shape Set