Pretty Pastels

 Hi There! I've gone all pastel shades with this card for you today. Here's how I made it.

I began by stamping the script background around a panel of smooth white card measuring 4.5 x 6.5 inches using tumbled glass distress ink. 

Next I attached the circles big one inkable and used blending brushes to add more tumbled glass, Picked raspberry and Squeezed lemonade distress ink

On a separate piece of card I stamped the doodle art sunflower and coloured it with pastel ecoline pens before cutting it out. 

I stamped the sunflower onto the background in the position I wanted it and added the coloured cut out sunflower on top, using Matte Medium. 

On a scrap of white card I stamped the sentiment in Versafine clair ink and sponged a little blue ink around the edge. I added this to the card too. 

Here is the finished card once more. 

I used:

Script background stamp

Big one inkable  - Circles 1

Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set

Mixed messages #3 Stamp set

Distress inks - I used Tumbled Glass, Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade

Versafine Clair ink in Morning Mist

Ecoline Pens

Matte Medium

Smooth white card

5x7" blank card

Paper for matting and layering

Thanks for looking! 

Smile Sunshine!

 

Hi There! For my blog post this week I thought I would try and use some pastel colours.... 

I began by stamping the Doodle Art sunflower in Memento ink then coloured it using Alcohol markers

On a 6x4 piece of mixed media card I blended Spun Sugar and Tumbled Glass Distress oxide. 

I placed the Circles 1 Big ones inkable over the inky background and blended a little Picked Raspberry Distress oxide in through it. 

I removed the inkable and used the same ink to stamp some of the stamps from Journaling Essentials #3 in the circles and around the edges.

I matted and layered the background onto a 5x7" card, then added the sunflower and a wordy sticker sentiment on foam pads. 

Here is the finished card again, which turned out a lot less pastel than I intended! 

I used:

Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set

Journaling Essentials #3 stamp set

Inkables: Big one Circles 1

Wordy Stickers 3

Distress oxide inks in Tumbled Glass, Spun sugar and Picked Raspberry

Memento Tuxedo black ink

Alcohol markers

5x7 card

6x4 piece of mixed media card

Coordinating card for matting and layering

Foam pads

These colours are not my usual go to colours, but I love the way it turned out! There is a brand new challenge over on the Bee Crafty Facebook group where the theme is 'Things with Wings'. I do hope you will come and join in the fun! 

A kraft journal page

 

Hi There! Thought I would have a little play in my Kraft Journal yesterday. Here's the page I completed. So far I have done mainly double page spreads in this journal but I thought I would ring the changes and just do a single page this time.

I began by brayering a little gesso onto the page.

Next I stamped the  Script stamp in vintage photo distress oxide ink onto the page.

I used a 6x6 mandala and a blending brush to add some spiced marmalade distress oxide over it. 

Whilst that dried I stamped some leaves from Journaling essentials 2 onto a scrap of white card using versafine clair shady lane ink and cut them out. 

I stamped the sunflower (flower only) onto another piece of white card, coloured it and cut it out.

Back on the background I stamped and embossed more leaves using twisted citron distress embossing glaze, and added the first leaves with matte medium

I also added the sunflower and used versafine clair black ink to add some more stamping from the journalling essentials set around the page

On a scrap of black card I stamped and embossed the sentiment from mixed messages 3, cutting each line apart. 

Finally I added the sentiment to the page too. 

I used:

6x6 kraft journal

white gesso

mini brayer

script stamp

Distress oxide inks in vintage photo and spiced marmalade

inkable mandala 4

Journaling essentials 2 stamp set

Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set

Versafine Clair ink in Shady Lane and Nocturne

Versamark ink for embossing

Distress embossing glaze in Twisted citron

White embossing powder

Mixed messages 3 stamp set

There are still lots of offers on the Bee Crafty website to celebrate Bee Crafty's 21st birthday, along with challenges on the Bee Crafty Facebook group. Hope you can join in! 

 Thanks for looking! 

Hey Sunshine Sunflower!

Hi there! I made this DL card yesterday. Thought I would show you how I made it. 

I began by blending twisted citron and salvaged patina distress oxide onto some card. 

I splattered it with water and patted a paper towel over it.

Next I blended a little uncharted mariner distress oxide through the circles for circles inkable. 

I stamped some of the worker stamps giving the panel a border and adding flowers to the larger circles 

Next I stamped the sunflower in Versafine Clair onto the background and in memento onto some white card using memento ink.

I coloured the sunflower with alcohol markers and cut it out. 

I stuck the sunflower onto the background, matting and layering it onto the base card.

Finally I added a wordy sticker and used a white posca pen to colour the heart border.

Here's the card again. 

I used:

Distress oxide ink in twisted citron, salvaged patina, uncharted mariner and peacock feather

Circle for circle Big one inkable

Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set

Versafine Clair nocturne ink pad

Wordy Stickers 1B

White posca pen

DL card

Card for matting and layering

I used this same stamp set and stickers in my journal for my facebook live on Wednesday. 

You can find the live here

Thanks for looking!