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Monday, July 6, 2015

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week#269 "You Are My Sunshine"

Hello everyone,

It is time for a brand new challenge at City Crafter Challenge Blog and Kirsty is our host this week.
She would like to see alot of YELLOW in our projects and she chose this inspiration photo:



And here is what I made:


I went with a bee theme as you can see...


I created the background using a piece of cardboard covered with scrunched up tissue paper and layer of texture paste applied through a honeycomb stencil...I used wild honey and spiced marmalade distress ink to get to this rich yellow color...


The bee is an Art Nouveau Cricut cutout decorated with some glitter and rhinestones. The seam binding ribbon was hand died with distress inks and the sentiment was computer generated...


One more peek at the card...

Our guest designer this week is Margaretha, please stop by her fabulous blog and check out her work and check out what my team mates created for this week's challenge...I hope you'll join in the fun.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...




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42 comments:

  1. PamelliaJuly 7, 2015 at 6:41 AM

    Wow Samra, this is stunning! That is the prettiest bee I have ever seen and I love how you gussied it up with gems and glitter! Your colours are just amazing and the honeycomb background is brilliant! So beautiful my friend, but then all your work is!! hugs :)

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    1. SamraJuly 9, 2015 at 8:30 PM

      Thank you so much my dear!!! You always make my day with your visit :)

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  2. crafty-stamperJuly 7, 2015 at 6:57 AM

    Beautiful bee and gorgeous bow-love the textured honeycomb background
    carol x

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  3. Ros CrawfordJuly 7, 2015 at 6:58 AM

    So very pretty!! I love that sentiment and the way you have placed it ...

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  4. LisaJuly 7, 2015 at 9:29 AM

    Oh my goodness, this is bee-utiful, Samra!! The bee is so gorgeous!! I love how you decorated him!! The background looks amazing!! As always your bow is spectacular!! And I love the sentiment - so fun!! What a stunning project this is!! I love it!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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    1. SamraJuly 9, 2015 at 8:31 PM

      Thank you so much Lisa :) I am glad you like what I made :)

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  5. Lisa MincklerJuly 7, 2015 at 11:19 AM

    Hey now, that's a classy fun way to display a sentiment and I love the homemade honeycomb background. Especially diggin' the many layered bee's wings!!! Gorgeous yellow make for the challenge Samra.
    hugs,
    Lisa x

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    1. SamraJuly 9, 2015 at 8:32 PM

      Thank you my dear!!! So good to see you stop by!

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  6. Kara LynneJuly 7, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    What a wonderful bee, and that honeycomb background is fantastic! I love your ribbon and sentiment too!

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    1. SamraJuly 9, 2015 at 8:32 PM

      Thank you so much Kara Lynne, glad to see you stop by :)

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  7. Paper ProfusionJuly 7, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    This sure has fab va va voom! Your bee and honeycomb background is spectacular Samra. Stunning bow and gorgeously arranged sentiment. Nicola x

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  8. Juliz Design PostJuly 7, 2015 at 11:43 AM

    If anyone could make a bee elegant its you Samra. Beautiful and the colours are lush.
    Julie x

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  9. StellaJuly 7, 2015 at 12:54 PM

    This is bee-autiful :) I love the focal point of the bee and the way you placed the sentiment adds another fab detail. A gem; as always!
    Have a great week!

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  10. MariaJuly 7, 2015 at 4:59 PM

    Gorgeous card with the fabulous background and stunning bee! Love the pretty ribbon and how you did the sentiments! What a beauty...love it!!!

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  11. Mona PendletonJuly 7, 2015 at 10:31 PM

    Beautiful card Samra! Love your take on the challenge! The shimmery detail looks fantastic and I love the fancy bow! All the texture adds great interest!

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  12. Pawsitively CreativeJuly 8, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Bee-utiful! This is a pretty and sassy bee Samra-cakes. I love your colors and the honeycomb is mouthwatering. My SIL is a bee keeper and raw honey is awesome sauce! Wonderful bow, as usual, and texture dearie. Wowzers! Hugz to you muffin! ~Niki

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  13. Lisa MincklerJuly 8, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    Boo! It's me again...just back to stalk your page. :) Thank you for the very sweet comment you left on my blog and the answer to your question about the ruler strip is, that's just plain white cardstock that I cut on my silhouette machine. I distress inked and gooped and shimmered n' what not to it; which is why it was so easy to make pliable. :) Thanks again and you have a good day!! HUGS

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  14. MarinaJuly 8, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    Fabulous bee but I also love the richness of the background and the way you made the sentiments into little banners. Great!

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  15. VintagehandmadeJuly 8, 2015 at 12:44 PM

    My dear Samra, this is soooo beautiful! What a stunning card you've created and I just adore that fantastic bee! Love your yummy colours and rich honeycomb background! You made a perfect bow with a wonderful gem in the center! LOVE, love, love your incredibly amazing card!
    Big hugs! Branka xxx

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  16. Linda BreedloveJuly 8, 2015 at 1:05 PM

    Goodness, Samra, this is so pretty! The bee and your background are amazing... I love your sentiment and the bow is perfection!!!

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  17. Mrs BeezJuly 8, 2015 at 11:24 PM

    Bee, yellow and ribbon - fabulous combination. Love that statement jewel too.

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  18. Kirsty VittetoeJuly 8, 2015 at 11:45 PM

    Very nice!

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  19. UnknownJuly 9, 2015 at 2:13 PM

    Some gorgeous shimmer, and that colour is just so ethereal!! I just adore this layout and feel so captivated by the sparkly beauties too xx

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  20. DebJuly 13, 2015 at 1:38 PM

    What a bee-utiful card Samra :O) Deb xo

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  21. sarasclosetJuly 21, 2015 at 5:16 AM

    Another beautiful work of art! I don't know how you manage to create so many different cards with so many different themes and looks! I just love your background on this one (as always) with the honeycomb! And your bee is sweet as could BEE! Love it! Hugs!

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