Honeycomb Haven Card

I recently began subscribing to Altenew's Craft-Your-Life monthly subscription, and my first kit arrived last week! It's a fantastic kit with a honeycomb 3D embossing folder, a stamp set with loads of great sentiments as well as a honey pot (that could be a jam or a jar for flowers) and honey dipper that are layering stamps. Then there's an amazing stencil set with a coordinating die that cuts out all the flowers, bees, and honeycombs, and leaves at once. Seeing a sneak peek of this kit was what convinced me to subscribe. My grandpa used to keep bees and harvest the honey, so I've always loved bee-themed items. 

This card was created during the subscriber live session Altenew has started doing for anyone who subscribes to any of their monthly subscription products. It was such a fun session, and I followed Maryam Perez's design to create this card. She had a genius trick with the 3D embossing folder to make the honeycomb look more realistic: she had us cover the embossing folder with Honey Drizzle ink and then after it was embossed, we added clear embossing powder over it, and that created the shine that looks like real honey in the honeycomb! So cool! 

I fussy cut the stamped honey pot and dipper, but then I ordered the add-on die set so I now have the dies for those items as well as several of the sentiments. I die cut the leaves and flower using the coordinating Zero Waste die that die cuts all the elements from the stenciled background the kit also creates. 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew and/or checking out their monthly subscription products like this Craft-Your-Life kit, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Altenew October 2025 Inspiration Challenge: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 11/5/25)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of pumpkins (8/8; ends at the end of the month)

https://tictactoechallenge.com/: Diagonal: leaves, free, die cuts 

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 10/31/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or (1/4; ends 11/7/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 10/31/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (3/4; ends 10/30/25)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: What makes you smile: Thinking of my grandpa makes me smile, and this honey/bee-themed kit reminds me of him (3/3; ends at the end of the month) 

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of Christmas (4/8; ends 11/12/25)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (the honeycomb on my card was made with a 3D embossing folder)

Dream Valley Challenge: Autumn Colors (1/3; ends 11/1/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Add some texture (1/5; ends 11/3/25)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26