Nothing says summer has arrived like a gorgeous bee-themed project! 

I am so excited to be sharing with you this "Bee-utiful" mixed media canvas that I created as a Guest Designer for Reneabouquets! I absolutely adore her handmade winged insects and was thrilled when she asked me to create a couple of projects for her! If you missed my first of two projects this month as a guest designer, be sure check out that blog post. Now on to this second and final project for this year for Reneabouquets. 

Sunshine yellow, bees, lemons and flowers really evoke feelings of summer for me. I love sipping lemonade on my back patio, watching the bees visit my gardens during this season. I fell in love with the lemon bees as soon as I saw them and knew I needed to create a mixed media project with one. Today's blog post is also going to include a picture tutorial for you all! 

I started out with an 8" hexagon shaped canvas and added some texture paste through a stencil. I then layered on Prima Impasto paints in yellow and white as well as Distress Spray and Oxide Spray in fossilized amber. Then I splattered the project with a little bit of a gold ink from a reinker. 

Next I began layering on all of my elements, starting with torn half of a yellow hexagon of embossed paper from My Minds Eye. It's a piece that I have been saving in my stash for the perfect project, and this is definitely the perfect project! Then I added on some of the Reneabouquets Timless Vintage Ivory Lace, because I love little peeks of lace and fabric in my projects. 

I cut 2 smaller hexagons from my embossed paper and used foam adhesive and the Honey Wild Roses, Gardenia and Leaves paper flowers and the Honey, Roses and Leaves paper flowers to pup up the larger of the two hexagons from the canvas. This created a base for more flowers, chipboard and of course, the bee!

I then added the adorable Sugar Bee Hive Printed Beautiful Board to the bottom right of the popped up hexagon, as well as more Honey flowers, tucking in some Drop Leaf Lace. I added bits of Beautiful Board Hexagon Elements and a piece of Sugar Bee Accents Laser Cut Chipboard, that I embossed with Distress Glaze in fossilized amber. 

I then added on the smaller of the two die cut paper hexagons to the upper left of the larger one and added two Tiny Treasures Sweet Pea Soft Yellow Glitter Glass Butterflies and one of the Lemon Blossom Bees. (Stunning!! And if you have been following me on socials and my blog for some time, you know I am obsessed with bees!)

To finish it all off, I tucked in some of the Printed Beautiful Board Tuck It In Lemon Blossoms and Lemon Blossom Branches, two small resin pieces with some gilding, and Beautiful Beads Glass Hearts. To add just an extra bit of extra sparkle (because I'm a firm believer that you can never have too much), I added a little Gawdie Girl Hand Tinted Chunky Glitter Glass in Buttercream to the yellow flowers. 

This project is by far my favorite one that I have ever created, and it's really not hard to see why. Just look at all these gorgeous products!

And that bee! 🐝 Those delicate double wings are everything! 

Okay, just a few more gratuitous smattering of pictures! Just look how amazing the Distress Glaze looks on Renea's chipboard! It's because the chipboard has a white-cream colored surface and the glazes just look so clean and yummy over them! It's like literally honey dripping off my project--or as close as I can get to it!

And the trim! I dream of lace like this, but doesn't every paper crafter?! It's so ethereal and dreamy... And the sparkle of glitter glass on the flowers and butterflies is so sparkly and beautiful. And of course, the printed chipboard with the bee skeep and lemons are so adorable! 

I hope that you loved seeing all the little yummy details of this mixed media canvas! I had so much fun creating this layered beauty! 

Happy Crafting,

Adrienne

Shop the Reneabouquets Supplies Used:

Honey, Roses and Leaves Mulberry Paper Flowers

Honey, Wild Roses, Gardenia and Leaves Paper Flower Set

Beautiful Beads Hearts of Glass

Gawdie Girl Hand Tinted Buttercream Chunky Glitter Glass

Timeless Vintage Ivory Lace

Drop Leaf Lace

Beautiful Board Medium Sugar Bee Accents Laser Cut Chipboard

Beautiful Board Hexagon Elements Laser Cut Chipboard

Printed Beautiful Board Small Tuck It In Lemon Blossoms Laser Cut Chipboard

Printed Beautiful Board Tiny Lemon Blossom Branches Laser Cut Chipboard

Printed Beautiful Board Tiny Sugar Bee Hive Laser Cut Chipboard

Lemon Blossom Bees Premium Paper Body & Double Wing Layers

Tiny Treasures Sweet Pea Soft Yellow Glitter Glass Butterflies

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