Stacked and scattered hexagons

Do you ever find yourself in the craft store aisle, see something at a fantastic discount and think "I could do something cool with that"? Sure you do. I did that with these Tim Holtz Stacked Hexagons. I'd been wanting to play around with the shape on layouts and on cards, and with 25 dies I figured I could have some fun. I did. I wanted to make a bunch of cards for the men in my family and the geometric feel seemed just right.

I found some arrow paper in my stash and found matching solid cardstock. I sat and cut out a LOT of hexagons so I could make a stack of cards. Then, using a few ideas from Pinterest on how to layer the hexagons, I put them together using pop dots for dimension. I finally added some enamel dots as well as some Nuvo Crystal Drops. I added some sentiment strips, matted the card front and I was done. I made seven cards with hexagons. You might see more on my blog down the line.

Oh, and a giant shout out to my husband for getting me the photography lightbulbs I'd been wanting, along with a special tripod clamp to hold a reflector. Now I don't have to wait for the sun to be in just the right spot and no cloud cover to shoot my cards. "You really want lightbulbs for Christmas?!" he asked in early December. Yes!! 

Ingredients

CS: Neenah Solar White 110lb, Stampin' Up! Crushed Curry and Baja Breeze, red borrowed from a friend

Patterned Paper: from my stash

Dies: Sizzix Thinlits Dies: Stacked Tiles Hexagons by Tim Holtz

Sentiment Strip: Paper Roses Black & White Sentiment Sheets

Embellishments: Enamel Dots from my stash, Nuvo Crystal Drops in Dandelion Yellow

Lightbulbs: LimoStudio [2-Pack] Photo Studio 85W 6500K Full Spectrum Daylight Energy Saving Compact Fluorescent Spiral Bulb with Day Light Tone, AGG1719 shot through white diffuser umbrellas, plus a white foam board as a reflector.