Go For It!

 

Hi there! Thought I would show you how I made this card for my blog post today. 

I began by covering a tag inkable in distress oxide ink, giving it a spritz of water then laying it ink side down on a piece of mixed media or watercolour card. I did this three times with the three different colours then dried with a heat tool. 

Once this was dry I added some more colour using the same inks and blending brushes. 

Next I took the innie from the 4" star easy frame and blended black soot distress oxide over it. I did this 3 times too. I also sponged a little black ink around the edges

using the Background Script stamp I added some patches of script randomly around the card using the black soot Distress Oxide ink

Next I added a few patches of Distress Spritz over the panel.

I cut the 3 words from the transparency sheet and added them to the stars using matte medium. 

Finally I attached the whole panel to a DL sized card. I did contemplate adding more to it, like white pen or butterflies but decided it was fine as it was. 

I used:

Mixed media card 9.5 x 20.5cm

DL card

Tag inkables - I used set 2 - Check out the offer on these at the moment

4" star easy frame 

Background Script stamp

Distress oxide inks - I used Black Soot, Abandoned Coral, Mustard Seed and Lucky Clover

Mister bottle

Distress Spritz - I used Worn Lipstick

Transparency Prints - I used Spontaneous words black on clear

Matte Medium

There is just over a week left to get your entries into the Vivid challenge over on the Bee Crafty Stamps facebook group. I hope you can join in and also take advantage of the tag inkables offer! Also, If you find your way to the Bee Crafty Website through me, you can claim yourself 10% off by entering  this code at the Checkout:  BEESALLY10

Thanks for looking! 

Beautiful Butterflies!

 

Hi There! I am here today with a step by step tutorial for this journal page. 

I began by spreading matte medium over the page and adding scraps of map, music paper and book pages. I also added some tissue that had been used to mop up some distress oxide sprays (Wild Honey and Salvaged patina)

Next I smooshed some cracked pistachio over the whole page. 

Using the Dinkable from set 13, I added some uncharted Mariner Distress Oxide and inked around the edge of the page.

I also added some texture paste through the dinkable from set 2

Once the texture paste was dry I gave it a little spray with uncharted Mariner Distress spritz, tilting the page to make it run, before setting aside to dry.

On a separate piece of card I stamped the doodle art butterfly twice in Memento ink and coloured with alcohol markers. I cut these out.

using the stamp without an acetate block I added the antennae and body of the butterfly to the page twice. I also stamped a couple of one of the small worker stamps by the page edge.

Finally I added the butterflies, some white splatters, a wordy sticker and some gelly roll moonlight pen highlights to the page. 

Here is the page once more...

...and here is a close up of one of the butterflies.

I used:

5x5" notebook

Matte Medium

Scraps of book paper, music, map, tissue or catalyst card

Distress Oxide inks - I used Cracked Pistachio and Uncharted Mariner

Bee Crafty Dinkables sets 2 and 13

Texture paste

Distress Spritz - I used Uncharted Mariner

Doodle Art Butterfly stamp set

Memento black ink

Alcohol markers

Gelly Roll Moonlight pens

Posca pen for white splats

Wordy stickers - I used 2B

I think this fits the the theme on our bee Crafty Stamps group challenge at the moment, which is Vivid. Hope you can join in! 

Thanks for looking! 

New Year, New Bird book

 

Good Morning! Each year I have a little notebook in which we record birds we see in the garden each month. I had forgotten to pick up a notebook but fortunately I found one that I had cast aside as I couldn't get the label off. I decided it would do but I could get creative with the cover. 

Here it is before I started. 

First I cut the white edges off one of the A6 catalyst cards. This one is from set 1

On a piece of white card I stamped the Doodle art rainbow bird and sunshine in Versafine Clair black ink . 

I cut both out, leaving a small white border then painted them using Dina Wakley Gloss Drops, setting them aside to dry.  

On a scrap of black card I stamped the sentiment and embossed in white. I trimmed this ready for adding to the notebook. 

Finally I attached them all to the front of the notebook using Matte Medium. So much better don't you think? 

I used:

A6 notebook

A6 Catalyst Card - I used set #1 full colour

Doodle Art Rainbow Birds Stamp set

Dina Wakley Gloss Drops - I used Gnarly, Radical, Bodacious and Stoked

Versamark ink

White embossing powder

Matte Medium

I chose these bright colours as the current theme on the Bee Crafty Facebook challenge is 'Vivid', and I think this definitely fits the bill. The prize is a £20 stamp voucher, so definitely worth a go! I certainly won't lose the book, lol.

Thanks for looking! 

Happy New Year!

 

Hi There! I often spend some time between Christmas and new year tidying my desk, and putting all the christmas stamps back in their folders so I can find them again (I have in the past lost things at this time of year). Once the desk space was clear I decided to do a little bit if journaling to welcome in 2025. I don't do new years resolutions, but I do like to choose myself a word or two to focus on with a positive mindset. How about you? What do you do?

I began by blending distress oxides across the pages. I used Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Mermaid Lagoon and Wilted Violet. 

Next, I placed the mandala inkables onto the page and blended Black Soot Distress Oxide through them. I was thinking of using the same inkable twice, but changed my mind and used a different one as you will see in the next photo. 

Using an inkables skyline I added more Black Soot Distress oxide along the bottom of the page. 

I then added a few light sprays of Distress spritz in Fossilized Amber, Worn Lipstick and weathered wood. 

On a scrap of white card, I stamped the big numbers 2025 in Charming Pink Versafine Clair and cut them out. 

Finally I added these to the page along with sone wordy stickers using matte medium.

Here is the finished (?) page again. I may well add some white pen before I put it away😂

I used:

Mandala Inkables  - I used 4 and 7 

Skyline Inkable

A square 5 inch journal 

Distress Oxide inks in Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet and Black Soot. 

Bee Crafty Art Stamps Numbers

Distress Spritz 

Wordy Stickers #2

Matte Medium

Thanks for looking and I hope 2025 bring you joy and opportunities!  I also hope you can treat yourself to something from the Bee Crafty Twixmas sale which ends on 5th January! 

Home Note Card

 

Hi There! Thought I would show you how I made this card today. 

I began by stamping sky terrace on to an A6 piece of greyscale catalyst card. 

Next I tore some strips of coloured catalyst card to make the hills. I chose 3 which contrasted in colour, playing with them until I was happy with the arrangement. 

on another piece of coloured catalyst card I painted a thin layer of gesso to make the colours a bit less vibrant. 

I blended a little mermaid lagoon ink onto the gessoed card too. 

After sponging a little walnut stain Distress oxide around the edges of each layer, I began to stick them together using matte medium. I tucked the edge of the house into the last layer.  

I attached the papers to the front of a 6x4" white card and added the Home sticker from the Winter wordy stickers. 

Here is the finished card again. 

I used: 

A6 Catalyst cards #1 Greyscale and full colour

Doodle art Houses  - Sky Terrace

Wordy Stickers Winter 

Versafine clair ink - Nocturne

Distress Oxide ink - Mermaid lagoon and Walnut Stain

Matte Medium

Thank you so much for looking! 

Another Christmas card

 

Hi There! I am here with another step by step for this cute Christmas card. Here is how I made it.

I began by blending 3 colours of distress oxide ink across a 4" square of watercolour card. 

Next I sprayed Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz through the Circles 1 big ones inkable. 

When this was dry I stamped over the background using Distress oxide ink. 

On a scrap of card, I stamped the gingerbread man 3 times and coloured with a combination of oxide ink and coloured pencils, before cutting them out. 

I matted and layered the background to a 5x5" card and added the gingerbread men using foam pads.  

Finally I added the sentiment using Versafine Clair ink.

Here is the finished card again....

and you can see the sheen from the distress spritz here.

I used:

Distress Oxide inks in Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Fired Brick, Lumberjack Plaid and Tea Dye

Big ones Inkable - Circles 1

Distress Spritz - Fossilized Amber

Doodle Art Christmas Pud stamp set

Wordage Mixed Messages - Christmas stamp set

Versafine Clair Nocturne ink

5x5" card

4x4" watercolour card plus extra for the gingerbread men

Card for matting and layering

Foam pads

Thanks for looking and please don't forget to enter the challenge over in the Bee crafty stamps group