Today I’m sharing a card I made using the Little Ladybug host stamp set and the coordinating Ladybug Dies. I had fun coloring the sweet little ladybug and the big flower using Stampin’ Blends Markers. And check out the bee’s route cut into the card stock layer using a die – so cute! 

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Here’s what I made:

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Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:

• Granny Apple Green card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
• Balmy Blue CS layer cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
• Whisper White CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ for the inside of the card base

Stamped with the Little Ladybug stamp set:

• sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto the Balmy Blue CS layer
• ladybug and flower in Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Thick CS

Colored using Stampin’ Blends Markers:

• bee’s face in Light Smoky Slate
• belly in Dark Smoky Slate
• arms and legs in Light Basic Black
• back and wings in Real Red (Light & Dark)
• flower petals in Daffodil Delight (Light & Dark)
• flower center in Dark Mango Melody
• stem and leaves in Granny Apple Green (Light & Dark)

Cut using the Ladybugs Dies:

• ladybug and flower from the Whisper White Thick CS
• 5 clumps of grass from a scrap of Granny Apple Green CS
• bee train cut into the Balmy Blue CS layer

Assembled the card:

• burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
• Balmy Blue CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
• ladybug and flowers adhered onto the Balmy Blue CS layer using Stampin’ Dimensionals
• 3 grass clumps glued along the bottom of the Balmy Blue CS layer
• 2 grass clumps adhered along the bottom of the Balmy Blue CS layer, one covering the bottom of the flower stem
• Whisper White CS glued onto the inside of the card base

Sglued 

Here are today’s colors:

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Here’s what I used:

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