Monday 4 July 2016

Bee-ing Busy

Every month at the CKCB we counterfeit the Kit-to-Copy by choosing similar papers and embellishments and sometimes make our own versions when we don't have anything appropriate to hand.

When I first looked at the this month's inspiration from Scrapbook & Cards Today I almost missed the cute bee stickers - but when I spotted one in use on this lovely card from Amy Sheffer, I thought "I can make that!" and got to work!!

I grabbed two punches and an alphabet die ...


I discarded the butterfly wings as I was only interested in the antennae ... and punched two replacement wings with a heart punch.  The bee's body is made from yellow card and the centre of an "o" die!  A black pen was all that was needed for some stripes and the "head", followed by some Glossy Accents to give the body a shiny sticker-like surface.


BUT ... leave time for the ink to dry before applying the liquid glaze or you'll end up with smudgy stripes!  And of course set the body aside for at least an hour to allow the glaze to dry fully before assembly:


There will be lots more ideas for forging this month's Kit-to-Copy in our Fogeries on the Fourth Post today.  Why not have a go yourself?!

9 comments:

Susanne said...

So cute. Well done on building your own!

The Scrapbook Lady UK said...

Very very clever! Jx

My not so simple life said...

So cute and very clever!

LCSmithSAVED said...

Oh, I wanted bees when I noticed them in the kit - and now I can have them! Totally inspired counterfeit. You get a gold star :D

Kelly Sroka said...

So cute!!

Missus Wookie said...

Well done on finding a way to build a bee. These are cute!

Sian said...

Ingenious!

alexa said...

Aren't you imaginative! I have always enjoyed your clever adaptations or ideas and this is one of the best!

Tara O said...

I totally missed those bee stickers too! Cute! Love that you made your own!