Inky Background Card

Hi There! I had lots of offcuts of white card on my desk so thought I would make use of one for this card.
 

I began by blending Distress ink across the card. I used Wild Honey, Abandoned Coral and Seedless Preserves. 

Next I placed over the Tag inkable from set 3 and blended black ink through it. 

Using the crackle stamp not on a block, I randomly stamped patches of crackle in Versafine Clair ink.

I added stamping using journaling essentials #1 in Abandoned Coral, Seedless Preserves and Versafine Clair black ink. 

I added a splatter of Dina Wakley White gloss spray and left to dry. 

On a scrap of black card I stamped and heat embossed a ticker tape sentiment in white.

I stamped a sketchy flower in black, coloured with pencils and cut out

Finally I matted the panel onto a 6x6 inch card, adding the sentiment and the flower on foam pads.

I used:

6x6 inch white card

14 x 7cm piece of smooth white card

Distress ink in Wild Honey, Abandoned Coral, Seedless Preserves and Black Soot

Tag inkables set 3

Black versafine Clair ink

Crackle Background stamp

Journaling Essentials set 1 stamp set

Ticker Tape 1 stamp set

Sketchy Flowers stamp set

White embossing powder

Dina Wakley White gloss spray

Embossing ink

Coloured pencils 

foam pads

I will be live at 8pm this evening over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page. I hope you can join me! 

Thanks for looking! 

Who can resist a rainbow?

 

Hi There! Thought I would have a little play with one of my favourite stamps of the moment and make a simple card using emboss resist.

I began by blending distress ink across a piece of smooth white card. I used crackling campfire, mustard seed, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch and villainous potion.

once this was totally dry I gave it a wipe with an antistatic bag, then stamped the leaves in versamark ink and heat embossed using clear embossing powder. 

I let this cool for a few seconds then sponged black soot distress oxide ink over the top, wiping over with a dry cloth to reveal the embossed areas. 

On a scrap of black card I stamped the sentiment in versamark ink and embossed using white embossing powder.

Finally I matted and layered the rainbow panel and the sentiment to a 13x18cm card. 

I used:

A 7.5x13cm piece of smooth white card

Distress inks in crackling campfire, mustard seed, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch and villainous potion

Bee Crafty Art Stamps - Journaling Essentials #2

Black Soot Distress oxide ink

paper for matting and layering

13x18cm card blank

Versamark ink

Clear and White Embossing powder

Everyday Sentiment #1 stamp set

Tomorrow is the last day of the current 'white Space' challenge over in the bee Crafty Stamps group, so you still have time to enter. 

There is also the #beecraftydeck2024 challenge where this week's prompt is 'rainbow'.

Thanks for looking! 

Bee-lieve

Hi There! For my step by step this week I have another layered ink card for you. Here's how I made it.
 

I began by masking a border with stencil tape and blending a mixture of mustard seed and Lumberjack Plaid Distress ink onto a 5x5" card base. 

I then stamped the so Square background stamp in Mustard seed distress oxide over the top before removing the stencil tape. 

I used one of the borders from Freehand borders #1 in lumberjack plaid around the square, masking off the corners with a post it note.

I neatened up any missed sections with a red fineliner pen. 

Next I stamped the largest bee from the BEE mine set onto a scrap of card in black Versafine Clair ink. I also stamped some of the honeycomb outlines in the lumberjack plaid ink over the background.

I smooshed the bee with the same inks and then cut it out.

Finally I added the bee to the background using 3d foam pads and added a sentiment from the same stamp set. I used two colours so this would be perfect for the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook  group Challenge, which you still have a few days to enter.

I used:

5x5" card blank

Stencil tape

Distress inks in Mustard Seed and Lumberjack Plaid 

Distress oxide ink in Mustard Seed

So Square background stamp

Freehand Borders #1 stamp set

Bee Mine stamp set

Black versafine Clair ink

3d foam pads

Thanks for looking! If you have booked to do my workshop on Saturday, I will look forward to seeing you in the group. 

A Quick card

 

Hi There! thought I would show you how I made this quick card today! 

I began by taping the outie of Mandala inkable #4 to a 6x6 card, then blending distress ink into the centre. I used Twisted citron in the middle, then peacock feathers and wilted violet around the outside.

Next I popped the mandala in and blended black soot ink through it. 

I removed the inkable and stamped the bird and words from Sketchy Birds into the centre.

Using a grey pencil crayon I added a little shading around the bird.

Here is the finished card again. Perfect for a teacher at the end of term 😉

I used:

6x6 card blank

Mandala 4 inkable

Distress inks in Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet and Black Soot

Sketchy Birds stamp set

Black versafine or Versafine clair ink

Grey Colouring Pencil

Our Challenge over in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook Group is to make a quick card. I hope this inspires you to come over and join us and have a go! Thanks for looking! 

A hot dandedaisy

 

Hi There! Has it been warm enough for you?! I have to admit I have wilted a bit over the weekend. With the end of the month a few days away, I thought I would show you how I made this card with it's hot colours (Just like the Bee Crafty Facebook Group challenge theme!). 

I began by blending Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, and Mustard Seed distress ink over some smooth white card. 

Next, I stamped the 'rainbows' and the circles from Journaling Essentials #1 in Versafine Clair Black ink. 

I added some more Picked Raspberry ink through the dinkable over the background and set aside.

On a scrap of mixed media paper I stamped the largest Dandedaisy in black ink and cut it out. 

I smooshed the flower with the purple and pink ink, then added a few spots of Mustard Seed to the centre using a paint brush

I matted and layered the background onto a 6x6 card blank, adding the flower using foam pads and a wordy sticker for a sentiment

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

Distress inks in Picked Raspberry, Mustard seed and Wilted Violet

Versafine Clair black ink

Journaling essentials #1 stamp set

Dinkables set 3

Dandedaisy stamp set

Wordy stickers 1B

6x6 blank card

Black paper for matting and layering

Smooth white card stock

The blending brushes I used for this are new ones. I have to say I am very impressed with them so far. Thanks for looking! 

Mandala medley

Hi There! I thought I would show you how I made this colourful mandala card. 

On a 14x14cm square of card I stamped a medium sized mandala stamp 3 times overhanging the edges and clear embossed (The embossing isn't necessary if you want to speed up the process.)

Next I stamped the mandalas I had chosen to use on to a stamp and mask sheet and cut them out

I used the masks to cover the mandalas I had already stamped and then stamped over them until the whole of the piece of card was covered in mandalas. If you are embossing it is worth adding the embossing powder after stamping each 2 or 3 mandalas and heat embossing as you go.

if not embossing it is worth heat setting the ink with a little waft of the heat tool at this point. 

next I used the distress inks to paint the mandalas 

whilst this dried I stamped and embossed a sentiment in white on black card and cut it out

I used a pale grey ecoline to add a little shadow around the edges of a few of the circles, and covered a few less than perfect bits of stamping with a sequin or three. I added the sentiment on sticky pads and mounted it on to a card blank. 

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

14x14cm square of card

Doodle art mandala stamps set 1

Doodle art mandala stamps set 2

Stamp and Mask sheets 

Ticker tape wordage stamps set 4

Distress inks in Peacock feathers, Fossilized Amber, Crackling Campfire and Uncharted Mariner 

Grey ecoline pen

15x15cm card blank

black card for matting and layering and adding a sentiment 

Versafine Clair black ink

Versamark embossing ink

Clear embossing powder if required

On Wednesday evening I completed another page in my Grafix media journal, this time on black Duralar. You can see the live here

Thanks for looking! 

Layers of ink Bee Card

Hi there! I have been busy making samples for the relaunch of Bee Crafty's Bee Monarchy stamp set on Tuesday. I thought I would whet your appetite with a sneaky peek step by step. 
 

I began by putting masking tape around a 5x5" square ivory card. As you can see I overlapped the edge by about 3mm to give a slightly narrower border.

I blended distress ink in Wild Honey and Tea Dye over the centre, making it a shade darker at the edge

Next I used the Honeycombe full inkable to add a little stencilling top left and bottom right.

I inked up the crackle background stamp with vintage photo distress ink and stamped it lightly over the card

Using Versafine Clair black ink I stamped the largest bee in the middle of the card.

I used Ecolines to colour it in.

I stamped a few of the honeycomb stamps from the Bee monarchy set in wild honey ink before removing the tape and stamping the sentiment from the small words set. I also added a tiny bit of white pen to the eyes and tail of the bee. 

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

5x5" ivory card blank

Masking tape or Stamp and Stencil tape

Distress inks in Wild Honey, Tea Dye and Vintage Photo

6x6 inkable Honeycombe full

Crackle Background stamp

Bee Monarchy stamp set (it will be there on Tuesday!)

Small words stamp set

Ecoline pens

White posca pen

Black Versafine Clair ink

The re-launch of this fantastic set of stamps will be over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page from 10am on Tuesday. There will be lives and lots more! See you there!