Farmer's Market Scene Card

Handmade birthday card featuring a cute hedgehog at a miniature farmer's market stall.
Farmer's market scene card with a hedgehog holding veggies under a striped mint awning with bunting, by Honey Bee Stamps.

Hi crafty friends! It's Keiko from Happy Tree Studio and I have this adorable farmer's market scene card to share with you. I think this hedgy has a super cute market cart!

For the background, I cut a piece of white card stock slightly smaller than a A2 panel and inked it with Salvaged Patina Distress Ink (top 3/4) and Cracked Pistachio Distress Ink (bottom 1/4). To add little texture, I splatter the panel with water mixed with each colors.

Straight-on view of the market stand card with apples, bananas, bread and a red wheelbarrow, a Honey Bee Stamps project.

I then die cut all the elements out of various colors of card stocks including gold foil card stock for the signs (I love how the dies emboss these details on foil card stock really well).
Here are the list of dies I used:
Market Cart Builder
Farmer's Market Cart Add-On
Farm Fresh Market Cart Add-On (banner)
Heart Hugs (hedgehog)

Close-up of the smiling hedgehog with a burlap bag of vegetables at the market stand, created with Honey Bee Stamps.

I used markers and inks to add colors and details to the die cuts. For the market cart, I used the coordinating stencil to add stripes. Most of the dies emboss the details when cut, so adding these details with markers is super easy! Here are some helpful TIPS:
*I added Glossy Accents to the hedgehog to mimic his spine.
*To make hedgy's eyes and nose stand out, I layered an extra die cut.
*I die cut the banner from white card stock and added color and patterns with COPIC markers.

Angled farmer's market card with wood signs, a harvest wheelbarrow and a hedgehog shopper, by Honey Bee Stamps.

For the Happy Birthday sentiment, I used the new Mini Messages stamp set and coordinating Banner die. I adhered the die cuts with liquid glue and some foam adhesives to make the scene dimensional. I felt the background was little empty (I really don't know when to stop LOL), so I stamped the cute bees from Spring Meadow set.

To complete the card, I layered the panel on the cream card stock cut with Scallop A2 Card Frames die and adhered it on the mint card base.

Mint farmer's market card with pastel bunting and produce baskets beside greenery, a Honey Bee Stamps design.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Have a wonderful week!!

Keiko Ichikawa for Honey Bee Stamps designer signature in black script with a small flying bee.


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