I made these two cards after watching Rita Holmes' June 16th video on Facebook.

I will be posting a few patriotic cards that I have been making to honor the 250th Birthday of the USA.  The cards will be sent to Senior Citizens from our community who are in care centers.

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The dsp for these two cards was originally another 4" x 6" design that I cut in half because it was too large for an A2 card front.

Well, that's THE END.  I still have some of the dsp left but for now I think I have enough of these cards for the people who have the bee hives and organic farm.  

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I have an old Stampin' UP! wood mounted set with a "bee" theme so I stamped the "hive" and added it as the focal point and then added the sticker from the Bee Happy set of papers.  The 8 designs are each 1 1/4" square and added to a 4" x 5 1/4" mat before adhering to the A2 card base.

The last of the "bee" cards will be posted tomorrow.  I hope you haven't been bored and have enjoyed some of the cute designs.

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This was a fun card using more of the "Bee" papers.  Rita Holmes recently had a video on Facebook showing how a fun card could be created using circles with a variety of dsp patterns. 

The paper pack has a sheet of coordinating stickers so I used these inside.  Almost finished with the series of "bee" cards.  Two more to go and then I'll be moving on to something new.

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BEE CARD #26 (The End)

What a great message!

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BEE CARD #25

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BEE CARD #24

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BEE CARDS #22 & #23

Echo Park 12" x 12" papers have a border at the bottom with the name of the collection of designs.  One of the packs was called "Bee Happy" with the little bee along side the wording.  The title is on both sides of the paper, so I cut all of them off and matted most of them.  They were used on the inside of a lot of the cards but this one was great for the outside.

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BEE CARD #21

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BEE CARD #20

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BEE CARD #19

 

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BEE CARD #18

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BEE CARD #17

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BEE CARD #16

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BEE CARDS #14 & #15

The dsp with the black background was actually 4" x 6" and I didn't know how I could use it so I cut it in half.  It worked out great.

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BEE CARD #13

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BEE CARD #12

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BEE CARD #11

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BEE CARD #10

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BEE CARDS #8 & #9

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BEE CARD #7

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BEE CARD #6

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BEE CARD #5

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BEE CARD #4

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BEE CARD #3

I love the messages that are included on stickers that come with the 12 x 12 packs of paper.  The bee in the upper right corner is also from one of the sheets.

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BEE CARD #2

 Another favorite fun fold called the Book Binder.

Card base is 4 1/4" x 11", scored at 5 1/2" and 4 1/4"

DSP is 4" x 4" and coordinating 1" x 4" strip.

I don't usually put something inside the card on the left side.  When I was scoring the 4 1/4" line, my stylus got "off course" and there was a mark that just couldn't be removed.  The piece on the front covered it perfectly so when I saw this dsp piece, I thought it went great with the message on the front. Now no one will ever know except those of you who see it here.  lol

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BEE CARD #1

A favorite fold to use.  

Card base measures 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"

DSP for front is 3" x 5 1/4"

DSP for inside is a 1" x 5 1/4" strip

I mentioned a few days ago that I was going to be posting more cards for a local organic farm that has bee hives.  She has a little store on their farm and sells items from local vendors.  I was thrilled last summer when she asked me to bring cards there.  I found paper pads from Echo Park with a "Bee" theme and so for much of the month of June, you are going to see what I have made for the store so far.  (Hope you don't get bored.)

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Tomorrow is June 1st and I will begin a series of cards made with a "BEE theme.  Thank you for coming by today!

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STORYBOOK FRIENDS

I think I should have blended some light blue ink in the background for the front of the card.  It feels a little too plain.

Inside

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Rita Holmes had a video on Facebook for this fancy fold card.  The middle section flips up as shown in the picture below.  

I chose this paper for my first try making this card.  The paper is from Echo Park and was from either the "Bee Happy" or "Happy as can Bee" paper pad.  You will be seeing a lot of cards made with this dsp because I am making them to sell at a local organic farm that has bee hives and sells honey.

If you are interested in the directions, leave a comment here or a private message to me on Facebook.  My screenname on Facebook is Vicki Plagmann Boddicker.  I will share the .pdf file she provided.

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MAY 27, 1965

Each year when graduations are taking place, my mind always goes back to this date in 1965....my high school graduation. This was just the beginning for us and we're still together after all of these years.  We have truly been blessed.

This was a technique Rita Holmes demonstrated on Facebook.  

Choose four coordinating papers.  

Cut a 2" square of each design

Die cut or punch a 2 1/4" circle of each design.

Square are adhered to a 4" square with no space between them.

Add the circles as shown in the picture and then trim off the excess.

I added a metal "gem" over a twin bow in the middle.

Add that square to a mat measuring 4 1/8" x 4 1/8" and add to your card.

This would also make a great piece to add to a book binder card...........but I forgot to do that.  Below are 2 more cards while I was playing with this idea.

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FOUR MORE GRADUATION CARDS

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TARYN'S GRADUATION

THEN...........

........AND NOW!

Taryn is the youngest of our six grandchildren.  It is going to be bittersweet watching her graduate from high school today.  I'm sure there are going to be a few tears.  

When making cards for the grandchildren, I try really hard to find something other than the standard A2 sized card.  I really struggled but finally found this one on YouTube.  I made my own changes to the decorating but used the measurements for the pieces and used their school colors.

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