Christmas in July #4 - Clearly Besotted Bee Merry

Hello!

I am back today with day 4 of my personal #christmasinjuly2025 cardmaking challenge. Today I used the Clearly Besotted Bee Merry stamp set to make this adorable card.

I started by using the My Favorite Things Inside and Out Stitched Rectangle STAX dies (retired) and my Sizzix Big Shot and magic mat to cut a stitched rectangle from white cardstock. I then used Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink and an acrylic block to stamp the fun images from the Clearly Besotted Bee Merry stamp set (retired) onto the cardstock. I used my T square ruler and a King Art Inkline pen to draw a horizon line to ground my bee and honey pot.

I let the ink dry for a while and then colored the images with my Prismacolor colored pencils. Specific colors:

• Bee (yellow): Cadmium Orange Hue, Sunburst Yellow, and Canary Yellow

• Bee (black): Black, 90% Cool Grey, and 70% Cool Grey

• Bee wings: Lavender/Orchid and White

• Reds: Crimson Lake, Crimson Red, and Carmine Red

• Whites: 20% Cool Grey, 10% Cool Grey, and White

• Honey pot/hive: Burnt Ochre, Goldenrod, and Jasmine

• Branch: Indigo Blue, Prussian Green, and Olive Green

• Shadows: 90% Cool Grey

I found a brick paper in my stash to use as my background and glued it to a white A2 card base using Art Glitter Glue. I then added my colored panel.

That's it! I hope you enjoyed the card and are inspired to create.

Happy crafting!

Kelsey

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**Other products used:

• Tim Holtz guillotine trimmer

• Tim Holtz glass media mat

• Score board

• Stamp shammy

• Westcott electric pencil sharpener