Giving your Background Dies their Main Character Moment on cards

Hiya Arty friends! Today I'm sharing 3 gorgeous cards with you that I've created using the Honeycomb Grunge background die so let's get into it!

 

 

 For card one I took a piece of 350gsm cardstock that measured slightly bigger than the Honeycomb Grunge die and swiped 3 of my favourite Distress Oxides ( Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers) across it ans set aside to dry. in the meantime, I stamped my sentiment from the All Occasions Clear Stamp Set onto a hexie from the Hex Stack die set and splattered it with a bit of each of my ink colours for a bit of extra colour. Once my inked panel was dry I cut the Honeycomb Grunge die from it, trimmed the edges slightly and foam mounted it to a piece of black cardstock and added it to my A6 card base.

 For card two, I've die cut the Honeycomb Grunge Die from the 350gsm white cardstock and then coated it in Versamark Embossing ink heavily before adding a gorgeous green glittery embossing powder and heat setting it. I then repeated the process again to give the embossing a thicker coverage, then set aside to cool fully. I stamped the sentiment from the All Occasions stamp set onto a spare piece of cardstock and then glued down the Honeycomb die cut and the sentiment and set it under a heavy book for a couple of minutes to ensure the glue stuck down!

 

Lucky last, card three has been created in reverse to the other two.... and this is my favourite way to use cover dies as the main event. I took a piece of 350gsm and ink smooshed it with the gorgeous Spice Colour Artist Dye Ink, dried it, smooshed it again, dried it, then added a layer of smooshed Sunflower Shimmer Dust (that I sprayed with water to make it a watercolour style paint), dried it, smooshed again and then set it aside to fully dry. In the meantime I stamped my sentiment from the Butterfly Wishes stamp set in a coordinating ink I found in my collection, which I also used to create a small border piece for behind the sentiment. Once my inked panel was dry I cut it down to fit the front of my card base, glued it down, then added my Honeycomb die cut and then my sentiment. 

We'd love to see how you use your background dies as the main character, make sure you share it to our Facebook group which you can find here. 

Have a fab week friends, see you again soon.

Kelly.  

Valentine's Day Cards

 Hiya friends! It's almost time to sweep that loved one off their feet, and today I'm sharing three cards I've made using the Valentine's Day A4 Cut Apart Sheet and the smoooooothest paste I think I've ever used, so let's get into it!

 To start with, I cut three 14.3cm x 10cm panels from the 250gsm white cardstock and spread the Punch Colour Paste through the Impression A5 Stencil onto each panel randomly then set those aside to dry. 

 In the meantime, I chose what images I wanted to use from the A4 Cut Apart Sheet and got to work with my scissors. I also cut out my extra sentiment (for the Teddy tag card above). I then created three card bases from the 250gsm cardstock as well.

 To assemble, I cut three panels of silver glitter cardstock to 14.8cm x 10.5cm and stuck those to my card bases. I used a strong double sided tape to attach my stenciled panels, then topped the cards with my fussy cut pieces, and finished off with flat mirror sequins. 

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you again soon! - Kelly.  

Butterfly Grunge

 Hiya friends, welcome to my first DT post for Bee Arty for 2026! I'm super excited to be sharing with you some really awesome creations this year, today I'm starting off by combining the Grunge Duo dies with the Book Butterfly 3 A4 Cut Apart Sheet so let's get into it!

The first thing I did was cut out one of the circle die and two of the rectangle die from 350gsm white cardstock and used the Colour Artist Dye Ink in Oasis as a watercolour and went to town smooshing the paint down randomly on each die cut. I heat set them, smooshed again and repeated a couple more times until I was happy with the results. As I heat set the last layer, I splattered a little bit of the Walnut Colour Artist Dye Ink for a bit of extra texture. 

I set them aside to fully air dry while I created 3 card bases using the 250gsm white cardstock, and embossed some extra 250gsm cardstock with the Impression A5 stencil. The final jobs were to fussy cut my Book Butterfly's and stamp out my sentiments that came from the Butterfly Wishes Stamp set and fussy cut those too. 

To assemble card 1 (the circle one above) I cut a 14.3cm x 10cm panel from the bottom half of the embossed panel and glued it onto my card base. I mounted the circle frame with thin foam tape and glued my butterflies into place. I then foam mounted the sentiment in the centre.

For Card 2 (above) and Card 3 (below) I cut the remaining embossed panel into smaller rectangles that fit in behind the rectangle frames and foam mounted the rectangles on top. I added my butterflies and sentiments as shown. 

I look forward to joining you all again soon with my next Design Team post later in the month! Let me know via the socials if you create some cards or other projects inspired by this set of cards. - Kelly. 

 

 

Sounds of Music

 

Hiya friends!

I'm back today with another set of three cards featuring the gorgeous Music A4 Cut Apart sheet, teamed up with the Music A6 Stencil so let's get into it!

 For all three cards today I've used the 250gsm White cardstock cut to 10cm x 14.3cm, and then either a piece of coloured cardstock (red and blue) or another sheet of white cardstock (tan) that I've inked with the same colour as I stenciled with, cut to 10.5cm x 14.8cm.

I stenciled the three white panels with part of the stencil, masking off any area I didn't want inked with some paper tape, then decided on the blue, red and tan inks that coordinated best with the images. Once inked, I sat the three panels to the side to dry. 

 I've fussy cut all my elements from the Music A4 Cut Apart sheet and arranged them into little clusters, glued them together and added extra cardstock behind any pieces that dropped a little bit to make sure they all sit flush on the card fronts. 

I added my background panels to card bases I made using the white cardstock as well, then the inked panels and finally topped them with my cut aparts. Some have been glued, while other bits have had thin foam tape added for extra dimension. 

 

 Have you added images from the cut aparts to cards? I'd love to see what you've created... just pop across the Facebook group and share your makes!

Until next time,

Kelly :) 

 

Hiya friends, I'm back with another card making post for Bee Arty and today I'm showing a fun way to add a little extra colour to your A4 Cut Apart Sheets, so let's get into it!

I started off by adding some Fern Colour Shimmer Dust to my glass mat, spraying down with water and then using a few 4' x 6" panels of 350gsm cardstock I smooshed the paper down into the colour. I added more water to my glass mat after each panel to get a lighter colour each time. I then set aside the panels to dry.

While waiting, I fussy cut the elements I wanted to use from the Christmas Mistletoe A4 Cut Apart sheet, and created three top folding A6 card bases from the 350gsm cardstock as well.

To assemble I used a couple of old dies to cut out my Fern panels, and foam taped each onto my card bases. I then added my cut aparts with a mix of glue and foam tape. 

I love how each of the Fern panels ended up looking quite different from each other the lighter they got, and I think it's a fun way to use your Colour Shimmer Dusts! If you create your own version, make sure to tag us on your socials.

Have a fabulous week,

Kelly :) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiya friends, I'm back with another card design for Bee Arty and today I'm sharing with you a Fun Fold card called the Double Z card using Sue Smyth's Christmas Cheer Mini Collection, so let's get making!

To create my card base I cut a piece of 350gsm cardstock down to 21cm x 15cm then followed my old template I made back in 2019 (hence my old business name on it). When scoring the base, I gave my cardstock a light mist of water to help it fold without any cracking.

The patterned paper panel sizes are:

• Card Base has one 10cm square piece and two 10cm x 5cm pieces.
• Front Panel has one 4cm x 10cm piece and two 4cm x 5cm pieces.

I've glued the patterned papers onto my base and front panel and then glued the front panel onto the base at the bottom, only gluing down the very left and right hand sides.

I fussy cut out the holly leaves from the back of the cover sheet and and mounted it with foam tape.

 

See you next time! - Kelly

  

Aussie Bushland Cards

 

 

Hiya Bee Arty friends!

I'm Kelly, and I’m stoked to bee joining the Bee Arty design team to show that all your Bee Arty goodies can be used for card making as well! I’m looking forward to sharing my designs and getting to know you all. 

I’ve started out with a set of three cards created using stamps and dies from the Aussie Bushland collection, along with the Radiant stencil from Happy Snaps, and the All Occasions stamp set. 

To start with, I created 3 top folding card bases from the 350gsm 12 x 12 white cardstock, which are 14.8cm x 10.5cm when folded.

 

 For the first card, I’ve die cut the Aussie Flowers Die Set leaves from the 250gsm white cardstock 4 times, and the flower once. I glued the leaves directly onto my card base, cutting off the excess and then adding pieces into the gaps where needed. I used a piece of vellum from my stash to help the flower stand out a little bit more. I’ve finished with a stamped sentiment from the All Occasions set and fussy cut it out before gluing it underneath the flower. 

 

For card two, I’ve die cut the leaves and flowers once each from the 350gsm cardstock and then used my Colour Shimmer Dusts in Fern and Candy to paint them. I did it very loosely so there are variations in the colours to give depth and dimension. I set those aside to dry while I stamped a piece of 250gsm cardstock in a grey green ink with some of the images from the Wildlife stamp. I foam mounted the panel to my card base, then glued down the leaves and flowers, stamped and attached my sentiment. 

 

For card three, I took a piece of the 250gsm cardstock and painted through the bigger leafy pattern on the Radiant stencil using the Fern Colour Shimmer Dust, adding extra patches here and there, plus splattering it lightly at end and set it aside to dry. I then stamped the little kangaroo image and sentiment onto another piece of cardstock in memento ink so that I could use my alcohol ink markers to colour in the leaves and ‘roo. I glued my stenciled panel onto my card base, then foam mounted my image/sentiment panel. 

 I’m so excited to be joining the team and I can’t wait to share more cards with you soon! – Kelly.