Bees Knees Artist Trading Box

Hey, Crafty Friends!!

It's another beautiful day to get crafty! And today I will show you how I created this beautiful bright and cheery Bees Knees ATB (Artist Trading Box)!

Let's get right to it!!

Supplies Used

Eileen Hull Gift Box w/ Scallop Edges and Label Die (Sizzix)
Big Shot Plus (Sizzix)

Mat Board (Sizzix)
Tim Holtz Entomology Dies (Sizzix)
Tim Holtz Skeleton Leaves Dies(Sizzix)
Honey Dear (DCWV)
Cardstock- White, Gray
Creative Station (Xyron)
Create-A-Sticker (Xyron)
Distress Oxide Inks- Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed,
Shaded Lilac, Black Soot (Ranger Ink)
Medium White Lily(I Am Roses)
Small White Lily (I Am Roses)
Yellow Sweet  Moon Rose (I Am Roses)
Yellow & Cream Variegated Cherry Blossoms (I Am Roses)
Liquid Glue
Wooden Dowel Caps
Gesso (Liquitex)
Adhesive Foam
Cutter Bee Scissors (EK Success)
PITT Artist Pen (Faber-Castell)
Water Brush Pen
Wooden Dowel

Today, I'll be playing with Eileen Hull's new Gift Box with Scallop Edges Die...

Along with DCWV's Honey Dear Stack.

I cut my patterned paper in half to measure 6" x 12". 

Then I ran both halves through my Xyron Creative Station Machine.

I peeled the protective film and attached each piece to a separate sheet of Sizzix Mat Board .

Once I attached my paper, I placed it faced down onto my Gift Box die and ran them both through my Sizzix Big Shot Plus.

I folded the die cuts on their creases. Each of these pieces creates one half of a box, hence, the need for two.

This box also cut out little labels and scalloped edges. I didn'

t use them for this project so I set them aside and saved them for a potential future project.

I added a string liquid adhesive onto the little flaps of one of my cut-outs. And attached it to the inside middle panel of the other.

I used a couple of mini clothespins to hold it securely in place while the glue took hold. 

Once it was dried, I attached the other ends with glue, again held it together with clothespins till the glue firmly took hold.

I left the top flap unattached so that I could still use it for a storage box.

I placed it aside to completely dry.

I painted 4 wooden dowel caps with white gesso and attached them to the underside of my box as feet.

I found this cute card panel in the Honey Dear Stack that I absolutely adored. It said, "You're the Bees Knees" with a picture of a beehive surrounded by an elegant frame.

I cut it out by hand with a scissor, attached foam adhesive tot he back, and attached it to the front of my box.

On top of my box, I attached an assortment of lilies, cherry blossoms, and a sweet moon rose.

Then I die cut one Skeleton leaf from gray cardstock. I cut it apart and made it into multiple mini leaves.

Then individually tucked and attached each leaf under my flowers.

Next, I die cut a couple of bee silhouettes using one of my Tim Holtz Entomology dies. I don't have the matching stamp set so I drew all the details by hand using a PITT Artist Pen.

I ended up not using the vellum one pictured.

Then colored in the bee using Distress Oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed,

Shaded Lilac, Black Soot, and a water brush pen.

I curled around a dowel rod a 3-inch piece of wire that was discarded from one of my flowers.

Then I ran my blank bee silhouette through my little Creat-A-Sticker and sandwiched the wire in between the two bee silhouettes.

Lastly, I tucked and glued the wire into my bed of flowers.

And here is my finished box...

I really love how this turned out!! That yellow is such a happy energetic color!!

This box is like a ray of sunshine and makes me want to smile each time I look at it!!

I hope it has made you smile too!!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and it inspires you to make one yourself!!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana

So many cards, so little time!!

Hello,  Crafty Friends!! I have been a busy little bee! LOL

I'm so excited to be sharing a huge array of cards with you today!!

All these cards are from BRAND NEW STAMP SETS from Diamond Press!!

These are from the Nature Stamps, Die, and inks set.

I totally love this very retro set... They are from In the Kitchen Stamps, dies, and inks set.

I am an absolute TAG nut!! And these are beyond FANTASTIC! They are interchangeable!! and you can mix and match the tags with cut out insert sentiments!! By far an absolute FAVE!!

This set is called Everyday Words Nesting Dies Set! These are so versatile!!

Check them out in action here...

If you are excited about these sets then you'll be even more excited to hear that I'm doing a GIVEAWAY!! That's right, you heard me right, I said a GIVEAWAY!!

I will be giving away a Diamond Press Machine!! I will choose one person at random from comments left on my Diamond Press Instagram post. So be sure to head on over for your chance to win! **Contest is open to U.S. Residents only and machine color will be chosen at random by Diamond Press**

All you have to do is head on over to my Instagram account, follow me, and like the Diamond Press Post. I love HAPPY comments too... so, if you're feeling extra generous, please leave me one (or three... LOL)!

You can find ME on Instagram HERE.

Visit my awesome Gal Pals, Pam Bray and Heather Conklin, on their Instagram accounts for more Diamond Press inspiration. They will also be doing a GIVEAWAY so make sure to LIKE, FOLLOW, and give a little CRAFTY LOVE!!

You can follow them here...
Pam Bray
and
Heather Conklin

Special Shout out to my girl, Beth Kingston, for SLAYING her demo on HSN LIVE!! And  For Diamond Press for making these amazing products! Make sure you send them some CRAFTY LOVE too! Without them, none of this would be possible!

Now go watch HSN and SHOP!! LOL

~Mitsy

Valentine's Day Card - Bee Mine

Hello Crafty Friends! I am in love with card making! Even more now than during the Christmas season. And today I would like to share with you two cards. Another Valentine's Day card (Valentine's Day is right around the corner, ya know)...and an everyday card (because our friends and  loved ones deserve to know we think about them on other days besides holidays). LOL

I am just love making VDAY cards!! I plan on making a few more before Valentine's Day gets here. This card is an A2 size. I used Designs on Cloud 9's Bee Bears file to make the flying bee bear. I got the hearts & honeycomb from the ecal shape library (for the honeycomb shape I used polygon 6 and added a shadow to get the honeycomb look). I also used a font called BubbleGum for the sentiment. 

Believe it or not this card started as a birthday card... Well, I had other elements originally incuded but as sometimes happens with my projects, things don't pan out the way I'd imagined... so presto, It became an everyday card. And, a very cute card at that.

This card is 5"x7". The Sun & Clouds I used DC9's Sunshine Title. This pattern is one of my absolute favorites and is THE must have cutting file! I use this sun in quite a lot of my projects... cards & layouts... it's awesome in both! The "sunshine" word and the sun's little hands came from DC9's My Sunshine Bear file. And, the face on the sun is actually a stamp from Treasure Box Designs. I used Cuttlebug's Divine Swirls embossing folder to add more depth & interest to the clouds. And I  two different corner punches from EK Success for the filigree & scalloped photo corners. 

Hope you enjoyed my cards... because I really enjoy making them! Stay tuned for more cards to come. I'm on a roll and I have to take advantage of it so I don't lose my crafting mojo. LOL... It's not fun to be in a craft funk!! So, I'm gonna let that baby ride as long as I can!

AND...

Don't forget today is FREEBIE FRIDAY! Every Friday Designs on Cloud 9 release a new FREEBIE for the week. This week's file is:

Cute Snail

And, you can find it here.

Hope you enjoyed your visit

& 

HAPPY CRAFTING EVERYONE!!