Hello Friends, How are you? I think it’s going to be a late night so I had better make this quick today.
This adorable stamp set called, “Special Delivery” is from Honey Bee stamps. A tiny new company that has some sweet & adorable designs.
After coloring the images with some Copics I used some distress ink to make a fun background. Can you see my mistake? Unfortunately I did not clean my circle thingy and got three smudges. I tried to correct them with a gel pen. (I always tell people not to do that & I should have taken my own advice) I added a heavy coat of glossy accents to the mail box and the snails shell.
I purchased this drawing tool during the last challenge and finally pulled it out to ink up.
Once I masked the images I used a dauber to ink up the circles with some distress ink.
GIVEAWAY: Win a stamp set from Honey Bee stamps of your choosing. Just leave your name below. See you tomorrow. Hugs, Kathy
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I’ve been making cards and stamping for years and never once in all that time did I think to make circles the way you did. I love it when I learn a new trick so thanks so much for that. This card is so cute. Super sweet!
I love your polka dot background: it make the images PPP!
CUTENESS GALORE!!!
LOVE your SWEET scene and polka dot background, LOVE your glossy mailbox and snail shell too 🙂
I have one of these circle stencils and use it all the time to mark circles of the perfect size, never thought of using it to do some blending => THANK YOU for the INSPIRATION and I PROMISE to follow your TOP TIP and clean it EVERY time … when I remember to that is!!!
LOVE everything about your card … it’s just too cute!
I love those circles – and I wouldn’t have noticed the ‘mistake’ if you hadn’t mentioned it! Xx
Oh my gosh, that snail shell is amazing and so realistic with the glossy accents! What a fun card and background!
This is so adorable! The polka dot background is so fun but those snail and bird images are the cutest ever! I love the addition of the GA too!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Great card…love the images and sentiment.
Smudges, that I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t called them out, or no, this is adorable Kathy! I love those circles for the background.
Very cute images…love the snail with the envelope ready to mail out.
Super cute card! Love the background and those lil critters are darling ♥
OMG its’ so cute!! Thanks for sharing the clever idea of using the geometry template on cards!!! I wanted to do so much more for this challenge, but I completely miscalculated and didn’t do it and it’s already the 28th!! 🙁 I do hope you’d host another Kathy!!
So awesome!! Love how you created the big polkas and the attention you gave to the coloring and the shading, so perfect!:)
Love this! That bird is so cute! And BTW I had to really search to find your “mistake.”
what a great way to get a multiple sizing of circles on your project!
Love the addition of the fun circles to this card!
very good idea
LOVE your circles!! I neeed to get my hands on one of these cool tools!!! Where did you get it?
You’ll find these templates at in art store in the drafting area with T squares, architectural rulers etc. Typically these circles would be used for floor plans of rooms. 🙂
What a fun little card! I love your polka dots and the images are so cute!
Such an adorable card. Cutest little stamp set. Love the circles.
I can;’t believe it’s coming to an end, but I just want to say you inspired and encouraged ALL of us to color more, whether it’s during the challenge or after 🙂 Your cards are amazing! Love this cute scene.
I love the polka dots and the card turned out absolutely adorable! I have enjoyed seeing all of your creations!
That little snail is so adorable! I love his little cheeky face ❤️
Love this take on “snail mail”! Really cute card! I have that same template for circles and have been using it for years. It’s really handy. You’ll get a lot of use out of it.
I went to the HoneyBee website and there’s nothing on their Shop page. I must be doing something wrong.
What a cute fun card, love the idea of using the stencil for the circles.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Very cute card! The snail is adorable!
What a sweet card! I really love the polka dot background. Another background that I will try. I love seeing your ideas. That snail is so sweet. The glossy accents makes his shell look real. Have a wonderful day!
So lovely! Great colouring and I love that glossy snail shell, Jo x
That snail is the cutest little critter! If I don’t win it, I’ll have to buy it!!
Beautiful card Kathy!! I had to search for the smudge lol!! It’s very tiny!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
What a terrific card and idea! Have to try this!! And, no, I do not see your mistake. LOL!! We always see our own ones though! 😉
this is darling. I love the glossy mailbox. I can’t find the mistake. I looked really hard too. Maybe it’s only a magic mistake that you can see.
Beautiful! Cute stamps! I didn’t see any mistaKes!
Super cute card, love
the snail. I’ve tried
several times to link
my name but it won’t
work. Can you please
add it for me? Thanks.
Carla from Utah
Sure, no problem:)
Cute scene and background!
I didn’t see your mistake, but I can always see mine. My family doesn’t see them either.
What a great idea for the circles, I found a set of this type of stencil. The ones I found were for architectural drawings. All types and sizes of images. I will have to dig them out now, gonna have some fun.
Wow I love that snail and his shell! And there’s a shadow under your bird no detail too small for you! You rock these handmade scenes and backgrounds! Almost done this Monh and then you can take a nap! Thank you for Hosting! Sorry I haven’t played everday but I’ve been getting in 3 mile walks at night insead. Couldn’t put that off anymore! 🙂
oops that’s Month, my T not working well on this keyboard!
Cute card! Even when you point it out, I can’t see the smudges!
Always appreciate your tips & honesty! This stamp set is so punny!
Love this one. So so cute!!
xo Nana
Fun background technique!
I love the circles. I’m a big fan of polka dots. Well done, Kathy!
It’s lovely and your smudges, wherever they are (I can’t see ’em!) will, as mom used to say, never be noticed on a galloping hors… um… snail! : )
Polka dots are soooo much fun.
Hi Kathy! Very cute card,and I didn’t notice your smudges at all! That little snail is so cute and the circles are lovely.x
what a fun card using the drawing tool as a background. . . going to search my craft room for that tool now. .. . thank you.
What a cute, endearing card! Old be used for so many occasions. I’d not notice your ” looper” until you mentioned it. Gives me comfort that even professionals make. Oh. Oops but don’t give up. Thanks for a darling card.
fun background, and something that might be in my skill level! and remember: no mistakes, just happy accidents!
Such cute images – I love the adorable snail with his glossy shell! Beautiful circle background – I didn’t notice your mistake, even after you mentioned it! I see nothing wrong with this adorable card! Thank you for the lovely giveaway – this is a new company to me and would love to win!
fabulous card, don’t mind the mistake, it worked out well wonderfull! greetings Petra
I purchased this set when it was released and I love it! You have done a far better job with it than I ever will, even with your “mistake”! This is so cute! TFS, and thanks for the giveaway!
Lovely card. Great background and very cute stamp set. Thanks for the chance.
I don’t have a Honey Bee set yet. Just discovered them.
Adorable card! Love the stamp set & anything with polka dots is a winner with me! I didn’t see any mistakes at all!!
Great card, very cheery. Not doing well here, lost my bro yesterday, am still in shock. Thanks for all your great comments on my instagram pics, I guess I’m done coloring for now, have to travel and try to recover.
Love this sweet card, and what the heck are you talking about, I see no mistake!!
Love the glossy accents!!
The Glossy Accents on the snail’s shell and mailbox…add so much! Love it and love how it adds all the wonderful shine and dimension.
I also think that drawing tool is fabulous…now I need to find one for me!!
Hugs,
Lisa
Hello Lisa, Try and art supply store …that search is so fun. Soooo awesome seeing you. Hugs, Kathy
Oh, Kathy! I love this card so much! Such a great idea to use the circle thingy tool to create the bokeh background. (I think I have one of those, too!) The faux stitched outlines really add interest, too! Brilliant ideas! Hugs!♡
I love how you did the background
Can’t see any goofs…This is a really lovely card. The background is so creative and the snail is adorable!
I couldn’t see any mistakes even when you pointed them out. I love how the card came out and that stamp is adorable! Now I have another new stamp company to check out. Let’s hope I can just look and not buy. Yeah, right, like that’s going to happen! LOL I have to check and see if my dad has one of those circle things. If not, I will have to get one because I love circles! You should see the circles I did on a pair of sneakers I decorated and I did them all by hand. I want what you have!
I can’t seem to see my name on the list and I’ve sent it twice! Is there another way to do it? I tried to do it one way and then it said if that didn’t work to try this way which I did and I still don’t see my name! What is going on?
Hi Gail, I changed the settings so can you check to see if it’s showing up now?
Thanks and sorry for your trouble. 🙂 Let me know if you don’t find it.
Still don’t see it yet. Does that mean that because I can’t see it, I can’t be entered? I sent it one more time to see if I could see it but I still don’t. I gave you my name, I promise! LOL
I’ll take care of it. 🙂
Sorry for the hassle.
So sweet and cheerful! Love the circle background, there’s a new tip for me, thanks. The glossy accents on the mailbox and snail shell really makes them pop. Love it!
This is too adorable love polka dots and I still send snail mail
Oh WOW!!! Everything is so pretty!!! Love images, how you colored them and circles background. That is a must try. 😀 Thank you for another inspirational post and giveaway.
hugs
Such a fantastic idea! I don’t have any stencils so it’s great to use this instead! Great card
Gorgeous card Kathy…..mistake….what are you talking about ????
polka dots are fun! did a lot with the bokeh technique recently.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Your cards are always so cute and inspiring….love it
Such an adorable image and card, Kathy.
Marianne x
Beautiful card, love the background 🙂
Love that heavy coat of glossy accents on the mail box and the snails shell.
What an adorable stamp set! And I love the shine you’ve added to your card.