Love Bugs!

Hello everyone!! Today, for the Brutus Monroe blog hop, we are showcasing our favorite techniques. Here's mine:

I have used ink blending, copic coloring, heat embossing and shakers in this card. I couldn't pick just one lol! I started by taking a piece of white cardstock of size 4" x 5 1/2" and die cut a heart out of it. The I blended Zest and Phonebook inks on to the card stock through the Hearts stencil, which is the stencil of the month for January! I stamped and colored the bees from the Love Bugs stamp set (which is also found in this month's inspiration box) and fussy cut them. I added thin strips of black raven card stock on either side. I took a card base and drew the exact position of the heart window. Then I adhered foam tape around the heart and added some sequins from my stash. I also added the fussy cut bees. Then I removed the release paper and added a piece of acetate to cover the shaker. I then adhered the ink blended panel on top of it. Then I took a piece of raven cardstock and heat embossed the sentiment "Happy Valentine's Day" with yellow embossing powder. I cut it out and adhered it on the heart window!

How do you like my card today? I thought it was fun to have the bees as part of the shaker. Please do let me know what you think. Here's the hop order for today:

Jess
Daniel
Lauren
Marie
Berina
Lusiana
Ashley

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!!

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Love Bug - 6x8 Stamp Set BM	Inspiration Box subscription BM	Embossing Ink BM	"Cabbage" Mini Surface Ink Pad BM
Raven Detail Ink BM	Mini Surface Ink Pad Collection: Spring BM	"Phonebook" Mini Surface Ink Pad BM	Mini Surface Ink Pad Collection: Summer BM
"Zest" Mini Surface Ink Pad BM	Mixed Media Stencil - Triangles BM	Stencil of the Month Club BM	Embossing Powder - Dandelion BM
Not Your Mama's Cardstock - Heavyweight BM	Alabaster 110lb - Premium Cardstock BM	Card Stock BM	Hammermill 100 lb Card Stock AMZ
Raven Cardstock BM	Glue BM	Squeaky Clean Stamp Cleaner BM	Squeaky Clean Stamp Scrubber BM
Acrylic Block BM	EK Tools® Small Precision Scissors - 5 inches BM	Embossing Heat Tool BM	Clear T Square BM
Fold and Score Tool BM	Mini Ink Blending Tool Kit BM	Mini Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foams - 20 Pieces BM	3D White Foam Squares • 1/2 in BM | TW
Thermoweb - Purple Tape BM | TW	Sticky Tape Mini Runner™ BM | TW	Masking Paper BM	Brutus Monroe - Foam Tape - 36 Yards - 108 Feet BM
Fussy Cutting Scissors BM

Submitting this to:

• Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge - Have a Heart
• Word Art Wednesday