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! 

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Thanks for looking! 

New Stamp Launch today!

 

Hi There! I am here with the samples that I have made using the brand new Dancing Daisy Stamp set from Bee Crafty. They are being launched today over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page. I used the smaller daisy on my first card, embossing it in silver and stamping over the base card in lilac memento ink.

I blended the distress ink background for this one and added a little inking through the  Circles 1 Big one  inkable. The daisy was coloured with coloured pencils and the stamping was done with Barn Door Distress ink.

For this card I sprayed some mixed media paper with dylusions sprays. When this was dry I added some mustard seed distress oxide ink through the Circles for Circles big one inkable, then stamped in Versafine Clair Nocturne and Distress oxide Lost shadow. The daisy was stamped onto white card and coloured with pencils. The sentiment is from mixed messages 2  

I created two contrasting journal pages. The left page was smooshed with Lucky Clover and Twisted citron Distress oxide. The right page had an inkables mop up on it already from the big ones Bakewell

Finally, I used the circle easy frame and the horizon inkable to create the little scene, adding the larger daisy as a focal image. 

I do hope you can join us for the lives. 

Thanks for looking! 

Butterflies galore!

 

Hi There! Thought I would do a journal spread in my black journal for a change, especially with a few new things to play with. Here is how I did it.

I began by drawing around the 6" and 4" butterfly inkable easy frames on the black journal page in white gelly roll pen and on the catalyst paper in black. I cut out the butterfly shapes from the catalyst paper and tore a piece to add to the left hand page.  

I stuck these to the page using matte medium. 

I added a few spots of coordinating shimmer paint with my finger. 

Once this was dry, I used white ink to stamp some of the Journaling Essentials sets 2 and 3 around the page.

I then added a few spots of London Blue shimmer paint in the spaces and set the page aside to dry.

On a scrap of card, I used the shimmer paints to add some colour. I let this dry then heat embossed the Doodle Art butterfly in black.

I cut this out then added it to the page using Distress Collage medium.

Finally I added some faux stitching and accents with Gelly Roll moonlight pens.

Here is the page again. I still can't decide whether to put a sentiment on it, lol. Might add one of the new ones that are out on Monday.

I used:

Mini Black Journal

Catalyst Papers 1 

Inkables Easy Frames 4" and 6"

Dylusions shimmer paint in Pure Sunshine and London Blue

Hero Arts Unicorn White ink

Journaling Essentials #2 stamp set

Journaling Essentials #3 stamp set

Gelly Roll Moonlight Pens

Black versafine clair ink

Ranger black fine detail embossing powder

On Monday at 4pm Bev and Sam are on Hobby Maker with 4 sets of gorgeous new stamps! Hope you can tune in... Here is a sneaky peek! 

They really are stunners! 

Thanks for looking! 

A simple ladybird card

 

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

I began by smooshing memento ink (anything water based can be smooshed) onto a piece of mixed media card. 

I used the same ink to stamp the background using Journaling essentials 1. 

I stamped some of the freehand borders 1 around the edge and across parts of the background. I also sponged some of the ink around the edges of the card

Next I stamped the Doodle Art Ladybird in black ink in the centre of the card and onto a scrap of white card. I coloured the wings of the ladybird using ecoline pens and attached to the one on the card using 3d glue. 

Finally I added a wordy sticker sentiment along with some gelly roll moonlight neon pink highlights.  

Here's the finished card. 

I used:

Blank white 15x15cm card

14x14cm of Mixed media card

Memento ink in Bahama Blue and Lilac Posies  (Distress ink or Distress oxides would also work)

Journal art Elements #1 stamp set

Freehand Borders#1 stamp set

Doodle Art Ladybird stamp set

Wordy stickers 1b

Black versafine Clair ink

Gelly Roll Moonlight pens

Last Sunday I took part in a Northern Zone Karate tournament. I was an official for some events, judging kata and kumite and also helped to keep the paperwork in order on one of the rings. I entered Team Kata, individual kata and individual kumite (The latter two for over 50s) I was delighted to come away with 3 silver medals and our Nottingham team achieved amazing results! Here are a few photos from the day.

 Thanks for looking! 

Dreamy Dragonflies

Hi There! I am here with a journal page I created for a class recently. Here is how I made it. 
 

i began by giving the page a coat of  white gesso, then added some Dylusions paint with a wet brush, spraying with a little water to get a more pastel effect.

Next I stamped some of the Doodle Art Mandala stamps onto stamping tissue using Versafine Clair ink

I cut them out and added them to the page using matte medium.

Using the circles Big one inkable and peacock Feathers distress ink I added a bit of stencilling to the background.

I stamped the Script background stamp onto stamping tissue using versafine clair ink and tore it into pieces, adding them around the page with more matte medium. 

I did the same with the dotty circle stamp.

I had some doodle art dragonflies that I had coloured in with pastel ecolines  and cut out. I added them to the page along with the ticker tape sentiment stamped on to white card with black ink. A splatter of white paint and some faux stitching with a posca pen finished it off.

Here is the finished page again. 

I used:

White gesso

Dylusions paint in Peony Blush, Lemon Zest and Blue Lagoon

Doodle Art mandalas #2 stamp set

Journal Art Elements #3 stamp set

script background stamp 

Doodle Art Dragonfly stamp set

Wordage Ticker tape 4 stamp set

Stamping tissue

Versafine Clair ink in Black, Summer Breeze, Purple Delight and Golden Meadow

Peacock feathers distress ink

Inkable Big one Circles 1

Ecolines

Matte Medium

Posca pen

Thanks for looking! 

Absolutely Conkers!

 

Hi There! It is very definitely Autumn, so I've had a little seasonal play in my journal. Here's how it came together.

I began by blending some spiced marmalade and peeled paint distress oxide ink around the edges of a double page in my Dylusions mini journal.

Next I used the 'into the woods' inkable to add a bit more of the same inks.

I mixed a little Pretty gets gritty explosion powder with some water and splattered it onto the page. 

Next I stamped some of the worker stamps from the Doodle Art ladybird set around the page.

I sponged a little ground espresso around the edges of the pages and along a skylines inkable at the bottom.

On a scrap of card I stamped the Warm Winter journaling girl, coloured her in and cut her out cutting her curls off.

I also stamped her directly onto the journaling page (you only need the outline and her hair, so don't worry if it isn't perfect )

I stuck the coloured image over the image stamped on the page using matte medium. 

Finally I selected three stickers that I liked from the Autumn wordy stickers and added them to the page. I also added a few white pen highlights.

Here's the finished page again. The more I look at it the more I think it needs a mushroom or three, lol. Maybe later! 

I used:

Dylusions mini journal

Distress oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint and Ground espresso

Pretty Gets Gritty explosion powder (I used Eros)

Big ones inkable - Into the woods

Skylines inkable - Horizon 1

Versafine Clair Nocturne ink 

Doodle Art Ladybird stamp set

Winter Journaling girls  -  Warm stamp set

A colouring medium (I used alcohol markers)

Matte Medium

Autumn Wordy Stickers B

 

Thanks for looking!