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The Buzz Day 4 Hop

Hi friends!  We're back at it with Day 4 of Verve's June New Release Blog Hops. I sure enjoyed hopping along yesterday and can't wait to see what the Divas have buzzing today.

I'm the first stop along today's hop, so settle in for some fun as we shine our sneaky spotlights on the new The Buzz set and coordinating The Buzz Die Set that will release this Friday! We're giving today's featured products away to a random commenter along today's hop, so be sure to leave a little shout out as you hop about!  :)

I have been the most excited about this set since I illustrated it. The past 6 months have been really hard on me, with only a few meager hours each week to work and the rest spent with twin toddlers. One day a while back, Mark came home and told me to just go upstairs while he took over twin duty. And so I did.  I illustrated the bee in this set during that hour and it was just the spark I needed to motivate myself to get back to the drawing board, so to speak.



For today's card I went mixed-media and made a Father's Day card for Mark.  The background is done by dropping some Bombay Dr. Ph. Martin's india inks on watercolor cardstock, spritzing with water and then letting it drip.  I added some strips of Tim Holtz tissue tape randomly for some interest, lightly coloring with some distress inks and a waterbrush.  Then I stamped a border from the Deco Borders set at the bottom.  The bees and honeycomb images are stamped on black with Versamark and then embossed in gold and cut with the coordinating The Buzz Die set.  I had to add two bees, one for each of our boys!  I splashed some more ink on a scrap of paper for my Happy Father's Day sentiment, then finished off with lots of distressed edges and a wood chip pennant that I colored with a black marks all pencil.

If you want to see these dies in action, I have a short rambling of a video (in which I use ENTIRELY too much washi tape!) over on the Verve Blog today with a tip about aligning dies that don't have alignment holes. None of our dies this release have alignment holes.  Many of them are open dies, so it's easy to see through to your stamped image to line up, but a couple have little or no border and this trick helps line them up beautifully!

Next up on the hop is the fabulous Stacey!




Want to win some shiny new Verve? We'll be picking a random commenter on one of the hop spots below to win today's featured products! So be sure to leave a little comment on all the blogs below to increase your chances! Check out the Verve Blog today for a little more about our new products, an introduction of our fabulous special guests, and all the prize info and deadlines!
The BuzzProverbs 16:24 Plain Jane
The Buzz Die Set

Day 4 Hop List
1. Julee7. Charmaine
2. Stacey8. Andrea
3. Teresa9. Christyne
4. Amber10. Maureen
5. Laurie11. Shantaie
6. Marisa

Enabler's List
Stamps: The Buzz, Deco Borders (releasing 6/19 from Verve Stamps)
Paper: basic black (SU!), watercolor distress cardstock (Tim Holtz)
Ink: black archival, spiced marmalade, wild honey distress (Ranger), VersaMark (Tsukineko), Tangerine and Yellow Bombay India Inks (Dr. Ph. Martins)
Accessories: The Buzz Die Set (releasing 6/19 from Verve), tissue tape (Tim Holtz), gold embossing powder (Judikins), wood veneer (Evalicious)

42 comments

ellyscard creatief said...

Gorgeous card. love the new Buzz set.

Lyn said...

Love this new set and what an awesome Verse <3

Susi said...

Love the new stamp set - the font is very eye-catching!

Lisaerica said...

What an awesome card! I would've never thought about pairing orange with the gold embossing, really pretty.

JoAnn said...

Love the background on your card and the bees embossed in gold. Great new stamps & dies.

~amy~ said...

Such an AWESOME card!

Sue D said...

Fabulous card and perfect with the two bees for your husband. Glad you were able to get back to the drawing board.

KT Fit Kitty said...

Oh I love this set too! That bee stamp/die is adorable! Love the gold embossing embossing on black! A wonderful card for Father's Day!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Great card and colors for Father's Day - love the font a lot!

anja curvers said...

Wow such a great card, awesome.

Brandi R said...

WOW is that fun! Love it ♥

Dolores Raml said...

Awesome card, love all the layering.

Claire Broadwater said...

I know with twins you are busy as a bee. I had twins, too! SO much fun and lots of work! I love everything about your card! The stamp set is just perfect! XX

Darlene Gabriel said...

This is a wonderful Father's Day card. I love the cheery colours and the gold embossed bees and honeycomb. Such a beautiful way to showcase today's set and dies.

Connie said...

Wonderful Bee set! You amaze me!

Allie said...

Love all of your distressing. The bees are beautiful! Great design :)

Beverly Perdue said...

Love your artsy card with the beautiful watercoloring and the gold embossing. Thanks for sharing the details on your card and also for sharing the tips for lining up the dies. The Buzz set is awesome -- the sentiments are perfect!

Berina RGA said...

beautiful card!! love your embossed bees... very nice...

Unknown said...

What a great mixed media card! Love it!

Sari said...

Beautiful card and I love this set!

Christine said...

Love the sweet bees! Thanks as always for sharing your art and your heart. Your experience with illustrating this set is an encouragement, and I appreciate the instructional video.

Rose Ann Marr said...

Great card, I love those bees!

Becca Yahrling said...

WOW - this is just fabulous! LOVE everything!!!

Rosemary said...

amazing card!!

Janet M said...

Fun colorful card. I love the golden bees.

D.Ann C said...

Gorgeous! Love all the fun layers, fab colors, distressing and, especially, those gold on black bees!!

Heather said...

Such a great card! And how cute to use 2 bees to symbolize your two boys. Love all the sentiments in this set.

Lucy E. said...

What an awesome masculine card for dear hub!
I love this bee set!!!

D- said...

I bet Mark will loVe it. Love the colors, texture and design. Thanks for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

Karen Day said...

I love the dripping inks!! Great set, too - love the bees :o)

Alma Dirpaul said...

Great card... Thanks for the giveaway.

Chark said...

love the gold embossed bees! and I keep thinking I need those inks everytime I see them used.

Unknown said...

This card is just dripping in honey!! The colors, the splashes, the embossed gold are all perfect for this behive of activity!

Jill Norwood said...

Wow! I am loving your mixed media Father's Day card! Love the bees embossed on the black! They are so beautiful!!!!!!!

Cheryl said...

I feel like I've been under a rock...I've never heard of the India inks you used. I will definitely have to try them--you card is absolutely stunning! LOVE all the black and gold embossing against that vivid background. Your husband will love it!

stamp500 said...

Be U Tiful is the best!

Marisa said...

This card screams, Julee :) :) Adore all you have done here and I love this set too! Kudos to Mark for being an awesome dad and hubby so you could get some time to create - cyber hug for him!

Ann said...

Wonderful card, love the gold and mixed media feel.

Ann said...

Wonderful card, love the gold and mixed media feel.

None None said...

This is beautiful, Julee! I love the bright and vivid colors on your card along with the gold accents. Such a gorgeous card overall!

BonnieC said...

What a work of art -- gorgeous!

jan metcalf said...

Great 'mixed media' card! Love the bright color!