The Honey Bee Stamps Here For You stamp set is a really versatile set. You can stamp it with the center in or out. In, it is a complete mandala image. Out, there is room for a greeting and that is how I used it here.
I stamped the large image on Neenah white cardstock with Versamark ink. Then it was heat embossed using Hero Arts White Embossing powder. For easy ink blending I used the Picket Fence Life Changing Blender brushes to add Seedless Preserves Distress Oxide ink to the card front, concentrating it more for a darker shade around the outside of the card front. Using a clean cloth I buffed the front of the card to get any residual ink off of the white embossing.
To add a little interest I used the Tim Holtz spray bottle to drop some water on the front and dabbed it off with a paper towel.
Using my MISTI stamp positioning tool I stamped the greeting using Gina K Amalgam Ink. To add some sparkle I used the new Honey Bee Stamps Crystal Prism gems and placed them around the card front. With a pattern like this one placement is easy. And they are the perfect size to add sparkle without too much bulk.
To finish the card I cut the front down to 4 1/4 inches by 5 inches and added foam tape to the back for dimension. A thin black cardstock mat was added and then it was adhered to a top folding A2 card base.
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