Monochrome

 

Hi there! I am here with a step by step tutorial to create this simple journal page.

I began by cutting a piece of the greyscale catalyst card from set 4 (A5) and attached it to the page using Matte Medium.

Next I covered one of the texture discs with black soot distress oxide ink, spritzed with water and pressed it onto the page. I lifted off the texture disk and dried the page using a heat tool.

Using the dotty Dinkable I added more ink using a blending brush, as well as around the edges of the page.

I cut the circles and the word from the transparency prints and added them to the page using Matte Medium.

On a scrap of white card I stamped the sketchy flower and cut it out leaving a small white border.

Finally I added the flower to the page too. Here is the finished page....

And next to it's companion in the journal. 

I used:

Catalyst cards set #4 - A5 greyscale

Distress oxide ink in Black soot

Texture discs set #4

Dinkables set #2 

Transparency Prints - Beautiful and Brave, and Journaling Essentials #1

Sketchy Flowers stamp set
 Versafine Clair Black ink

Matte Medium

Although monochrome is out of my comfort zone, I love how beautifully this contrasts with it's colourful companion! It's also inspiration for the challenge over in the Bee crafty Stamps group. 

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x

I think I will be back to my usual colourful self next week! 

Thanks for looking! 

Wild and Free

 

Hi There! I had a lovely play in my journal this week creating this page. Here's how I did it.

I began by covering the page using 2 pieces of catalyst papers. adding a torn edge which I inked using vintage photo distress ink. I stuck them down using matte medium. 

I added some torn washi tape in strips down the page. 

On a separate piece of paper I stamped some sketchy flowers and coloured them with ecoline pens before  cutting them out. 

I also stamped the clock and cog border in grey versafine clair ink and cut it out

I added the elements to the page along with a sentiment from a transparency sheet. 

Here is the finished page again. 

I used:

Catalyst Cards #3 in both A5 and A6

Washi tape

Sketchy Flowers stamp set

Wasted Time Stamp set

Versafine Clair ink in Nocturne and Morning Mist

Ecoline pens

Transparency prints - Creative words black on clear

Matte Medium 

If you aren't aware already there is a brand new challenge over on the Bee Crafty Stamps facebook group where the theme is monochrome. Here's a little inspiration. 

Tonight at 8pm I will be live over on the Bee Crafty stamps page creating something monochrome as inspiration too.

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x

Thanks for looking!  

Time flies when you are crafting!

 

Hi There! I am here with a super quick vintage journal page in my mini journal today.

I began by cutting a piece of the greyscale ledger catalyst card and inking around it using vintage photo distress oxide ink. 

Next I sprayed a tag inkable using bundled sage distress oxide spray and laid it onto the page. 

Once this was dry, I splattered the page with walnut stain Distress Oxide spray. 

Using versafine Clair Avocado ink I stamped the cogs randomly around the page.

I also stamped some clocks in sand dune too. 

to finish the background I added some stitched border stamping using portobello ink. 

I cut the sentiment from the transparency sheet and added it using matte medium.

on a scrap of catalyst card and a scrap of kraft card I stamped a clock and the doodle art butterfly, Embossing in clear and cutting them out. 

Finally I added these to the page using matte medium. 

Here is the finished page again....

...and next to it's partner in the journal.

I used:

5x5 notebook journal

Catalyst cards set #4 greyscale and set 1 full colour (A5)

Tag inkables set #3

Time is Free Stamp set

Stitchy borders stamp set

Doodle Art Butterfly stamp set

Distress oxide ink in Vintage photo

Distress oxide spray in bundled sage and walnut stain

Versafine Clair ink in Avocado, Sand Dune and Portobello

Clear embossing powder

The best things take time Transparency prints

Matte Medium

I have had so much fun playing with the new stamps. I can't seem to put them away! 

you can find all the new products here:

March release 2025

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x

Thanks for looking! 

New Products from Bee Crafty!

 

Hi There! Yesterday we had a fabulous time launching two brand new stamp sets, 2 new sets of Catalyst cards with 3 sizes and full colour or greyscale options and some gorgeous transparency sentiments. My first card was created during my facebook live which you can find here for the next 30 days but also on my You Tube channel 

The new Catalyst cards are absolutely gorgeous and it is very easy to create a quick and simple card like this with them. 

In my journal I created a rainbow background with dylusions paints then used the stamps and transparencies to create these pages.

By stamping a panel of card with the clocks and cogs, I made this clean and simple card. 

This z fold card showcases another of the stunning papers and one of the stamp sentiments. The clock was coloured using inks blended through 2 different texture discs. 

The brand new ledger catalyst cards were perfect for this vintage effect card.

I love the colours on this catalyst card! A perfect backdrop for the simply stamped and embossed clocks. 

I smooshed some ink onto a piece of card that was a perfect fit for the large clock with just enough space for the sentiment. I also added some stamped cogs to that gorgeous design of catalyst card 

Finally this rainbow card was made by brushing ecoline inks over a piece of watercolour card and adding a few sprinkles of salt. Once it was dry I stamped the clocks and cogs and added the transparency sentiment. 

The new stamps, transparencies and catalyst cards can be found on the website following this link:

March Clocks Transparencies and Catalyst Cards

Thanks for looking! 

A super quick journal page

 

Hi There! I am here with a super quick and simple journal page today. 

I began by using an A5 catalyst card from set #1 and cutting it to size, attaching to the page with matte medium.

Next I stamped some flowers from the dandydaisy set, along with the doodle art sunflower head and coloured with ecolines. Then I cut them out.

I selected a sentiment from the creative words transparency and cut those out.

Finally I arranged these on the page and and stuck down using matte Medium.

Here is the finished page again, 

I used:

A5 Catalyst cards set #1

Doodle Art Dandydaisy stamp set

Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set

Black versafine Clair

Ecoline pens

Transparency prints - creativity words white on black

Matte Medium

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x

Thanks for looking! 

Texture

 Hi There! We have a brand new theme of Texture for our challenge over on the Bee crafty Stamps group so I thought I would share how I made this textured background. 

I began by covering a 10cm square of card in Matte Medium and scrunched up a piece of stamping tissue over the top before leaving it to dry

Once dry, I trimmed the edges and then sprayed with Distress oxide sprays. 

When this was dry, I used a darker shade of distress oxide ink direct to the paper to bring out the texture some more. 

I used the Bakewell Big one inkable to add a little coordinating ink to the base card.

On a separate piece of card, I stamped the Doodle Art Dragonfly in Black versafine Clair and cut it out.

I used Ecoline brush pens to colour it in. 

I stuck the body of the dragonfly to the textured panel and added some glitter glue.

Here's the card once more...

along with a closeup of that texture. I have left it without a sentiment for now but will add an appropriate one when I use it.

I used:

Doodle Art Dragonfly stamp set

Big ones Inkable - I used Bakewell

6x6" card

10 cm square of card

Stamping tissue

Distress oxide sprays - I used Peacock feathers and Squeezed lemonade

Distress oxide ink - I used Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner

Matte Medium

Glitter Glue

I hope this has encouraged you to experiment a little with texture! 

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x

Thanks for looking!