Sending a sunny piece of snail mail to let someone know you care is always a good idea! And the latest United We Flourish collaboration set from Essentials By Ellen & Honey Bee Stamps, Sending Sunshine, is perfect for doing just that!
Here are 3 sunny ideas to get you started...
#1. A Sunny Embossed Background
The Honey Bee Sunburst A2 Cover Plate is a beautiful die for cutting but it is also stunning when embossed! After embossing the ray design onto Bristol cardstock (see more about embossing with your dies in this article from Julie), I did some ink blending with some "Honey Bee" yellows, Distress Ink Wild Honey and Scattered Straw. A little blue cloud from the Partly Cloudy set is the perfect addition over my sentiment, created with the the UWF Sending Sunshine set and the Ray of Sunshine die.
#2. A Sunny Shaker
The Honey Bee Sunburst Layering stencils turn a simple circle into a burst of sunlight! I used the stencil with Wild Honey Distress Ink on Bristol paper, backing it with acetate and foam mounting it to create a sparkly shaker.
#3. A Simple & Sunny Background
Simple shape dies can make an impressive background and they are super easy to use! I started this one by watercoloring 3 pieces of Bristol cardstock with Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass and Abandoned Distress Inks. Then I die cut bunches of hexagons using the Honey Bee Solid Hexagon Stack. I applied Be Creative tape to a piece of cardstock and put the background "puzzle" together by just laying down one hexagon at a time. After my panel was done, I decided to trim it down a bit before applying it to a card. A larger vellum hexagon created the perfect spot for a sentiment.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you are inspired and I know we can't wait to see what you create! Tag your United We Flourish creations with #UnitedWeFlourish #EssentialsByEllen #EllenHutsonLLC and #HoneyBeeStamps.
Hugs! Carly
