Wplus9 Meets Honey Bee – Level Up Your Dies With Dimension
I’ve got a gorgeous one for you today! One of my favorite companies is Honey Bee Stamps, especially their die cuts. Melissa was kind enough to send me the Lovely Layers: Wildflowers and I could not wait to use them. I instantly knew I was going to pair them with our Lavinia Layers Die, and man! do they look amazing together. This card is packed with dimension. From embossing to color blending to physical dimension with die cuts and foam tape.
Isn’t she lovely? And this is a surprisingly easy card with relatively few supplies. I started by died cutting the floral pieces of the Lovely Layers: Wildflowers die from colored cardstock. I cut one of the Poppies and the Wood Anemone from white cardstock . I wanted to add some color and shading to all of the pieces. The Bitty Bunny Blender brushes were perfect for the task. The small size allowed me to gently add color to each layer, and the blends came out so smooth!
I used Distress Ink for all of my blending. For the Poppies I used Abandoned Coral and Scattered Straw. Shaded Lilac and Weathered Wood was used for the petals of the Wood Anemone, and I added a bit of Scattered Straw to the center. For the Bellflowers I used Scattered Straw and tiny bit of Abandoned Coral, and Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn was used for all of the foliage. Starting with colored card stock and then using ink to add a bit of shading is a quick and easy way to add dimension to your die cuts.
Once all of the pieces were cut and colored, I used my fingers and a pen to gently bend and shape the pieces. Since these are florals, this adds a bit of organic movement to the petals that really kicks it up a notch. I adhered each layer using liquid adhesive and foam squares to build the flowers. Again, more dimension!
I wanted the perfect frame for this gorgeous floral arrangement and Lavinia Layers did not disappoint! I used the die to first create and impression. Instead of using my cutting plates in my Platinum 6, I used the embossing mat. This left the impression of the die in my panel instead of cutting it. I then used the label die included in Lavinia Layers to cut a label. Just look at all of that embossed detail!
I wanted a simple and delicate sentiment for the card, something that could compliment the design without adding any extra bulk. This sentiment from our The Little Things stamp set was perfect. I stamped it in black in the upper right hand corner of my label.
I arranged my flowers in a cluster in the lower left hand corner of my label and adhered, again I used a mix of liquid adhesive and foam squares. I made sure to arrange the flowers to gently encase the sentiment and adhered the label to the center of the card base, popping it up with foam squares.
I hope you enjoyed today’s card. As always, thanks for stopping by!
Featured Supplies
Some of the products used in this post were provided to me for free. I am not under any obligation to use or review these items unless otherwise noted. The following is a list of the featured supplies used in today’s project(s) along with links to purchase for convenience. Please note, this list contains affiliate links. Use of these links when shopping provides me with a small referral commission at no additional cost to you. Use is never expected, but always appreciated. Thank you for your support! ❤️
 Wplus9 PURE COLOR Black Dye Ink Shop at: WP9 |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED LAWN Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad CRUSHED OLIVE Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad WEATHERED WOOD Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad ABANDONED CORAL Ranger Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SCATTERED STRAW Ranger Shop at: SSS |
 The Little Things stamp set Shop at: WP9 |
 Lavinia Layers Background Die Shop at: WP9 |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares mix Shop at: SSS | HBS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Thin Foam Squares mix Shop at: SSS | HBS |
 Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb cardstock Shop at: SSS |
 Honey Bee Creative Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | HBS |
 Tonic Easy Clean Mat Shop at: SSS |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Shop at: SSS | SPB |
 Lovely Layers: Wildflowers Shop at: HBS |
 Bitty Bunny Blending Brush Shop at: SHOP |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad – Shaded Lilac Shop at: SSS |
 Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: HBS |
18 Comments
Barb Flavin
This card is breathtaking! I literally passed up this particular Honey Bee Lovely Layers, the samples didn’t show nearly the beauty your card shows and since I myself do not have an imagination to dream up such colors–well, that’s why I passed it up when I placed my last order (looks like I’ll be ordering again).
Do you know where I might buy Lavinia Layers die? The link didn’t pan out and I refuse to buy from Ali Express which seems to have created a knock-off. Thank you so much!
Jill Norwood
Beautiful card! Love the gorgeous shading and embossed frame! Stunning as always! You always inspire me!
Connie
Absolutely lovely, Dawn!
Thanks for highlighting these wonderful products.
Truely inspirering.
Annette Blakely
Beautiful card love the colors
Rosy Newlun
Superb! This is definitely a keepsake creation, Dawn. I love your style and tiny details which add everything to a card!
Dawn Woleslagle
Thank you so much Rosy! I do LOVE details. ;o)
Robin in Tennessee
Stunning card! Love this!
Dawn Woleslagle
Thanks!
Kathy Nakata
This turned out so gorgeous! I think I might need to order this die set from Honey Bee. While watching your Live, I am the same way with details. I love the details.
Dawn Woleslagle
Thanks Kathy! I don’t think you’d regret picking up these beauties!
Susanbcards
I rarely remember to go look at the blog from Instagram but I had to find this post because it’s so beautiful!
Dawn Woleslagle
Totally understand that! If there is a blog post associated, I’ve started sharing a link in my stories to make it easier. Thank you!
Carole
Oh, my goodness! That is one of the most beautiful cards I’ve ever seen. I love everything about it. The design, the dimension, and the colors are all just stunning.
Dawn Woleslagle
Thanks Carole!
Kelly W.
Dawn, your cards are always outstanding and so inspiring! I love the mix of Honey Bee and WPlus9! Your colors are so soft and pretty and all the texture is fantastic! 💕😊
Dawn Woleslagle
Thank you! I honestly love everything I’ve ever created when combining Wplus9 and Honey Bee. They just seem to mesh so well!
creatingincolors
Absolutely gorgeous!
Dawn Woleslagle
Thank you!