This Hello Ladybug Floral Card was so much fun to make! I hadn’t really used the Hello Ladybug Stamp Set very much, but it was enjoyable to work with and make this card! I think it was fun to work with a punch instead of dies for a change. The Ladybug Builder Punch is surprisingly versatile. You can make more things with the punch than just ladybugs!
The card base is Real Red cardstock with a layer of Basic White. One leaf is stamped right on the card layer and the other leaf is stamped on a separate piece of cardstock and then cut out by hand with Paper Snips. It’s easy to cut out. The edge of the leaf is just wiggly, not fussy! The leaves are stamped in Granny Apple Green. The cutout leaf is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The ladybugs are both stamped and punched out. The bodies are stamped in Memento Black ink. The wings are stamped in Real Red ink and then the spots are stamped in Memento Black. If you look at the underside of the punch before you stamp, you can perhaps stamp the images in the right position for the punch! You still may have to trim off a bit of paper for the punch to reach the image properly, but at least you will have the image positioned somewhat close to where it needs to be for the punch.
The ladybug on the top leaf is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. The ladybug on the lower leaf has Stampin’ Seal on just the head portion that is going to overlap the leaf and the rest of the body is popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals to match the leaf.
The little flowers are one stamp in the Hello Ladybug Stamp Set. I chose to color them individually with different colors of Stampin’ Write Markers and then stamped them directly on the card front. The greeting is also in the stamp set and is stamped in Real Red ink. I didn’t want the greeting to be very big since I already had a lot of things going on with the card!
If you wanted to, you could add some jewels or a few sequins or something to add some sparkle to the card. I decided to leave it as it was. I think the greeting makes it a fun card and certainly ladybugs are probably the only fun bugs out there in the world for most people!
This Bundle is in the January-June 2022 Mini Catalog which just has one month left! While the stamp set and punch are not retiring (they are in the new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog!) but if you want to purchase both products, be sure to buy them during June so you can get the Bundle price of 10% off. In the new catalog, they are sold separately.
If you want a fun stamp set and punch, especially for summertime with ladybugs and other things you can make with the punch, now is the time to get it!