Beth's Paper Cuts: What's Up with all the BEES?

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

What's Up with all the BEES?

Hi Stamping Friends.

I have had a couple questions about the new Bee products in the Online Store and I thought I would take some time to show them all to you because they are so cute! There is some overlap with the older Bee My Valentine set from a year ago, but some big differences too.

The New Bee Products are all in the Online Only Scrapbooking Brochure. They are so cute and I love the Die Set that was made to go with them. One of the questions I got was "Do the new dies cut out the old bees?" Yes! And does the Bee Builder Punch work with the new Meant to BEE stamp set? Yes! so you can get either stamp set and either cutting method, you just have to decide which you like best. The new Stamp Set 'Meant To Bee' has larger fonts, meant to work on larger Scrapbook pages as title or accents. The older 'Bee My Valentine' has smaller font sizes, meant to work with card making.

The original Bee My Valentine is adorable with a lot of pieces to build a really cute scene. I love that different faces that you can give your bee, particularly that side eye stamp at the top! The sentiments are great for everyday, but with Valentine's Day around the corner, this is a good one to have. It costs $21 in the US.

The Bee Builder Punch is super cute and I really love the versatility. The bee body can also be a speech bubble! the hearts are for the wings and the smaller heart actually also punches out the antenna! This is a cute punch on it's own or with the stamps. The punch costs $24 in the US.

The new Meant To Be stamp set has larger size sentiments, great for a scrapbook page but not too big for some cards too. The largest bee is the same as the bee in the original stamp set, so it will work with the Bee Builder Punch.

You can get the Meant to BEE stamps on their own, or pair them with the new Meant To BEE die set! I love that this die set has such large hexagon dies. The scrapbook page pictured shows how you can use them for a large page layout. I had to get the set just for the hexagons! The bees are a bonus since I already had the punch. The bundle is $49.50 in the US.

The new Meant to Bee dies are also available on their own, so you can pair them with either stamp set. The dies are $35 in the US. If you already have the older Bee My Valentine, this is probably the way to go.

The 'Cute as Can Bee' Designer Series Paper is just that, cute as can be! It's been recolored for 2025 and instead of Poppy Parade, it now has Fresh Freesia! I love the paper with the little jars of honey! so sweet! This paper is $12.50 in the US.

Also available is the Meant To Bee Scrapbooking Workshop. This kit contains everything needed to make 3 pre-designed double page 12x12 spreads. There is a booklet with step by step cutting guides and photos of just how to put it all together. You will have lots of left over papers and die cuts to use on some card projects, or to go rouge on anther page.

Here are what the pre-designed pages look like.

The Meant To Bee Scrapbooking Workshop kit costs $33 in the US.

If you love to scrapbook but don't want pre-designed pages, you can get the pattered paper and sticker sheet and get creative with some pages on your own. This pack contains 12 sheets of pattered paper, same as in the paper pack, but with an added 12x12 sticker sheet.

The cost of the Cute As Can Bee paper and sticker sheet pack is $17 in the US.

Here is a video showing these products.