Queen Bee Vintage Birthday Card

The 2022-2023 Annual Catalog retires May 1st and it’s time to say good-bye to the retiring colors. Soft Suede and Blushing Bride are two of the colors retiring that I love to use together to create a vintage style card. I used Soft Suede ink and cardstock paired with the beautiful (and also retiring) Blushing Bride Brushstroke Specialty Paper to create this card. I also used the Queen Bee stamp set (carrying over to the Online Exclusives) with sentiment from the retiring Framed Florets stamp set and Happiness Abounds stamp set.

Start with a Soft Suede cardstock card base. Cut a Brushstroke Specialty Paper panel. Stamp the background stamp from the Queen Bee stamp set in 2nd generation (stamped off) Soft Suede ink on the Brushstrock Specialty Paper panel. Use a sponge dauber to add Soft Suede ink to the edges of the Brushstrock Specialty Paper panel then wrap the panel with Early Espresso Faux Suede ribbon using Stampin’ Seal to secure the ends of the ribbon on the back of the panel. Glue the wrapped Brushstroke Specialty Paper panel to the card base.

Die cut a Very Vanilla cardstock scalloped stitched rectangle with the Scalloped Contours dies. Stamp the sentiment from the Framed Florets stamp set in Soft Suede ink on the bottom of the scalloped stitched rectangle. Use a sponge dauber to add Soft Suede ink to the edges of the scalloped stitched rectangle. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the scalloped stitched rectangle at an angle on the card front overlapping the wrapped ribbon.

Stamp the large bee, the three small bees, and the three small flowers from the Queen Bee stamp set in Soft Suede ink on Very Vanilla cardstock. Die cut out the images with the Queen Bee dies. Add color to the flowers and flowers on the bees with the Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Marker and add Wink of Stella for sparkle. Add the large bee to the top of the scalloped stitched rectangle with glue. Add the bees and flowers to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and glue dots around the scalloped stitched rectangle.

Die cut Brushstroke Specialty paper wings and a Soft Suede cardstock heart with the Queen Bee dies. Use a sponge dauber to add Soft Suede ink to the edges of the wings. Add the wings to the large bee with a Stampin’ Dimensional (cut to fit). Add Iridescent Rhinestones to the flowers and the large bee’s eyes. Glue the heart to the top of the wings. Tie a small bow with the Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim and add it to the right side of the scalloped stitched rectangle on the overlapping ribbon.

Cut a Very Vanilla cardstock inside panel to write your message. Use a sponge dauber to add Soft Suede ink to the panel’s edges. Stamp the sentiment from the Happiness Abounds stamp set in Soft Suede ink. Stamp a small bee from the Queen Bee stamp set in Soft Suede ink on the bottom right of the panel. Add color to the bee with the Blushing Bride Stampin’ Write Marker and add Wink of Stella for sparkle. Add a strip of Brushstroke Specialty Paper (stamped & with sponged edges) to the inside and back of the card to pull the theme through. Glue the inside panel into the card.

I hope you enjoyed my Queen Bee Vintage Birthday card. You can order the Queen Bee stamp set, the Scalloped Contours dies, and the retiring Queen Bee dies & the Brushstroke Specialty Paper in my Online Store.

Card Measurements:
Soft Suede cs card base – 11″ x 4 1/4″ scored at 5 1/2″.
Brushstroke Specialty Paper panel – 5 1/4″ x 4″ plus two 1/2″ x 4″ strips.
Very Vanilla cs scalloped stitched rectangle – (2 1/2″) die cut with the Scalloped Contours dies.
Very Vanilla cs large bee, three small bees, & three small flowers – die cut the Queen Bee dies.
Brushstroke Specialty Paper wings – die cut the Queen Bee dies.
Soft Suede cs heart – die cut with the Queen Bees dies.
Very Vanilla cs inside panel – 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8″.
Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim
cs – cardstock

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