Bee My Valentine

I got some goodies in the mail today from Gina K Designs, including the new Heartily Yours stamp set. When I saw the adorable lava lamp image in the set, I knew I'd have to have it. I must admit that I've had an obsession with lava lamps since I was a little girl. My sister gave me a blue one for my birthday when I was in college (that I still treasure) and I'm thrilled to have one in my stamp collection now, too! Despite my excitement about it, the lava lamp wasn't the first image I used in the set. Instead, I used the cute bee image for this card for today's SCS sketch challenge.

I stamped the bee and the coordinating "bee my Valentine" sentiment on a white oval. The image is colored with Copic markers and the wings are highlighted with a bit of Star Dust Stickles for some iridescent sparkle. The panel is layered on a mat cut from Gina's Sweet Corn cardstock.

I paired the bee with two patterns from October Afternoon's Farm Fresh line. The papers are layered on a card base made from Gina's new Lipstick Red cardstock. The color's a pretty good replacement for SU!'s retired Riding Hood Red, a color I find myself using a lot, so I'm glad there's a good substitute that's easily available for when my stash runs out. I stitched a piece of pleated grosgrain ribbon across the cardfront as the only embellishment. It took up a lot of space, so there really wasn't room for much else.

That's it for tonight. I'm off to watch some Wisconsin basketball--go Badgers!

Materials Used:

Heartily Yours stamp set, Lipstick Red, Sweet Corn, and White cardstock (Gina K Designs); Tuxedo Black ink (Memento); markers (Copic); designer paper (October Afternoon-Farm Fresh line); Riding Hood Red Classic ink (Stampin' Up); oval dies (Nestabilities); Stardust Stickles (Ranger); red grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); sewing machine