A couple of ATCs

 

Hi There! It is lovely that Artist Trading Cards are still popular in the Crafting community. For this who don't already know, They are little creations measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches. I thought I would show you how I made these ATCs today.

I began by spraying two ATCs using Distress oxide sprays in Peacock Feathers and Crackling Campfire, and left them to dry.

I used Versafine Clair ink in Warm Breeze and Acorn to Stamp some of the mandalas on to them.

Once these were dry, I rubbed over them with an anti static cloth and stamped a few patches of the crackle stamp in versamark ink, Embossing with Gold detail embossing powder. 

On a scrap of white card I stamped the butterfly several times. I inked the centre of the stamp again and stamped directly onto the ATCs where the butterflies were to be positioned. I then coloured them and cut them out, cutting off the antennae.

I shaped the wings a little with a bone folder and stuck them on with Collage Medium. 

Next I selected some words from the small word stamp set, stamped in Versamark ink onto some teal-coloured card and heat embossed in white. I cut these out and attached to the ATCs.

here are a couple more photos with the light catching the gold embossing

I used:

Mixed media card cut into ATCs

Distress oxide sprays in Peacock Feathers and Crackling Campfire

Doodle Art Mandala Stamps Set 2

Crackle stamp

Birds and Butterflies XL stamps

Coloured pencils

Versafine Clair inks in Nocturne, Warm Breeze and Acorn

Versamark ink

Embossing powders in detail gold and detail white

Collage Medium

Small Words stamp set

I will be live on the Bee Crafty Facebook page at 8pm this evening if you fancy joining me.

Thanks for looking! 

Very Vintage!

 

Hi there! I am here with a vintage journal page step by step for you today.

I began by arranging some torn scraps of book page, music and patterned paper on a journal page and stuck it down with matte medium. 

next I stencilled some walnut stain distress ink around the edges where the papers hadn't quite met.

I found a torn piece of corrugated kraft card and sponged walnut stain ink around that too

I added some stamping using the doodle art mandala stamps again in walnut stain. 

next I attached the panel to the background, adding some braid too, with gel medium. 

with the tag inkables I added a bit of texture paste...

then used distress crayons in hickory smoke and salty ocean to add a few lines around the page. I also added a little gilding wax on the corrugated card and the texture paste, 

finishing off with a splatter of white gloss spray (not a spray - just unscrew the top, hold the pipe over the project and tap).

I stamped the three butterflies in versafine clair ink and coloured with ecolines before die cutting.

Finally I used gel medium to add these to the corrugated panel. 

Here is the finished page, although I might add some words to it...

I used:

A selection of papers to collage

dinkables set 11

Walnut stain distress ink

Doodle Art Mandalas 1 stamp set 

matte medium

Gel medium

Inkables tags set 1

Texture paste

Distress crayons

White gloss spray

Birds and butterflies stamps

Birds and butterflies dies

Versafine Clair black ink

Ecoline pens

Thank you so much for looking! Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Christmas and New Year! 

A play in my journal and some karate photos

Hi there! I am here with a colourful journal spread for you this week. I created the background ages ago, just by blending candied apple and seedless preserves distress oxide inks around the page and through the Bakewell inkable. Once this was done I added a little bit of speckled egg  distress oxide spray.

I stamped the mesh stamp from Journal art elements 3 and some coffee stains in Versafine Clair Nocturne

I stamped the numbers in Hero Arts unicorn white ink too

Setting the journal aside I stamped 5 butterflies ( I did 4 originally but then thought an odd number would be better)

I coloured them with Ecoline pens and cut them out

Next I added the butterflies to the page after stamping the antennae directly onto the page where I wanted to position them

Finally I added three of the black sentiment stickers and a few splatters of white gloss spray

Here's the finished pages

I used: 

Dylusions mini Journal

Distress oxide ink in candied apple and seedless preserves

Distress oxide spray in speckled egg

Bakewell Big one inkable

Journal Art Elements 3 stamp set

Coffee Stains stamp set

Birds and butterflies regular stamp set

Versafine Clair nocturne ink

Hero Arts unicorn white ink

Ecoline pens

Distress Collage Matte Medium

Dina Wakely white Gloss Spray

Bee Crafty Wordy Stickers

Apologies that I didn't get round to posting last week. I've been a bit busy with power of attourney duties for my dad, followed by a karate tournament! I got my level one in Judging and refereeing which was loads of fun as well as competing. Here's a few photos. Our region brought home 68 of the 144 medals. Super proud of all of our students and senseis.

 Thanks for looking! 

A Bee Crafty Journal page

 Hi there! Thought I would share a journal page I finished yesterday. Here's how I did it.

I began by spraying the tag inkable with frayed burlap distress oxide spray  and pressing it onto the page. I spritzed it with a little water to get another impression at the top of the page, and tried to go for a third, but there wasn't enough ink left.

I cut a piece of Dina Wakeley collage paper big enough to fit the central area and stuck it down with Distress Matte Collage medium. 

Next I stamped the coffee stains and numbers randomly around the page using peacock feathers distress oxide ink.

I used distress crayons to add a little colour into the coffee stains. 

I stamped and die cut the large butterfly and coloured it using ecoline pens

I die cut a circle from black card and the words from the acetate sheet

Using the collage medium I added the circle, words and butterfly to the page. 

Here is the finished page....

and here is the page opposite it's partner in my journal. If you want to see how the other page was created you can find the live here.

I used:

Dylusions Creative Journal Mini

Inkables tags set 2

Dina Wakeley Collage papers - text collage

Distress oxide spray - frayed Burlap

Distress oxide ink- peacock feathers

Coffee stain stamps

XL birds and butterflies stamps

XL birds and butterflies dies

Ecoline pens

Distress crayons

Collage medium

Transparency prints - Spontaneous words black

Thanks for looking! 

Swallow mixed media tag

 

Hi there! Thought I would indulge myself in a bit of messiness since I can access all my craft stuff now! I decorated an MDF tag and this is what I did. 

I began by giving it a couple of coats of gesso. 

Whilst it dried I mixed a few shakes of Mars explosion powders with some translucent distress crackle paste in a milk bottle lid (You won't need any more than this) 

I applied it with a palette knife through the tag inkables. This was set aside to dry naturally until the crackles appeared (There will be little or no crackle if you use a heat gun)

I sprayed the tag with Dylusions and metallic spray stains. I also added a few shakes of explosion powders before setting aside to dry. At this stage a few bits did flake off, so once dry I sprayed it with a spray varnish. 

On a piece of white card I stamped and coloured the swallow using versafine clair ink and ecoline pens. I then cut it out using the matching die. 

Next I stamped the mandala in versamark and embossed with gold embossing powder. I coloured it with ecoline pens and cut it out

I added the swallow and the mandala to the tag using gel medium, then added a sentiment and a ribbon.

Here's a close up of the crackle 

Here is what I used:

MDF tag

Gesso

Translucent Distress crackle paste

Pretty gets gritty explosion powders (I used Mars and Neptune)

Tag inkables

Dylusions sprays in Periwinkle blue and calypso teal

Distress spray stain in tarnished brass

Regular birds and butterflies stamps and dies

Doodle Art Mandala Set 1 stamps

Black versafine clair ink

Ecoline Pens 

Versamark ink

Gold embossing powder

Ultra thick gel medium

Spray varnish

Wordage Small Words stamp set

scraps of card for the bird, sentiment and mandala

Ribbon

If you are in Notts or Derbyshire, I am running a workshop at PDA Card and Craft, Langley Mill on Wednesday 13th July to make a mixed media tag using these stamps and inkables. If you would like to join us you can book by ringing Kayla on 01773 712266

Thanks for looking!