Baubles galore!

Hi there! I am here with a couple of Christmas cards featuring the brand new Doodle Art Baubles. 
 

I began by blending some red and green distress oxide through a big one inkable. I took the foam layer off my stamp press and was able to use 4 magnets on the base to keep the inkable still enough to blend one handed.

Next I stamped the small holly leaves from the christmas pud set to stamp randomly over the background using old paper distress oxide.

On some smooth card I stamped two of the baubles using memento ink and coloured them with alcohol markers. Then I cut them out.

Using a ruler and a fine liner I added some threads to hang the baubles from. I did one straight line then went over twoce more in a doodle art style.

I added the background to a green 5x7 card then added the baubles using sticky pads.

On a scrap of white card I stamped and cut out the sentiment in Versafine Clair Strawberry.

Finally, I added this to the card with foam pads too. 

Here's another version using a different inkable and coloured base card.

I used:

Doodle Art Baubelicious stamp set

Doodle Art Christmas Pud Stamp set

Inkables Big ones  - I used Pearls for the first and circles for circles for the second

Distress Oxide ink  - I used Lumberjack Plaid, Rustic Wilderness and Old Paper

Memento Black ink

Versafine Clair Strawberry ink

Black fine liner 03

Alcohol markers

I've even managed to add a little decoration to my cast 😊 

Thanks for looking! 

New Stamps and a bit of news!

 

Hi There! I am here with a few samples that I made using the brand new Autumn and Winter stamps from Bee Crafty, released yesterday.  First up is a little journal page (on the right) featuring the Mixed Leaves Art Stamps, swirling over a smooshed stormy sky background.

This Bauble card was made using the Doodle Art Baubles, over a background of splattered Distress spritz on black card.

Next we have the Doodle Art Christmas Pud, which is a beautiful big stamp! I made it into a round easel card and it needed very little else.

Also on the Doodle Art Baubles is this beauty, which I teamed up with a smooshed and stamped background.

The Doodle Art Pumpkins are just so beautiful and I have paired them up on both of the following with kraft card to make the colours pop!

As you can see the new stamps are absolutely gorgeous! I am so excited about using them and have many more plans for projects. 

You can find the whole of the Autumn and Winter collection here with a lovely saving if you buy the whole bundle of stamps. There are also some fabulous transparencies too! 

AW24 Collection

I didn't make quite as many samples as I intended due to a little mishap. This was why there was no blog post last week.

Fortunately I am left handed, so I am still managing a few bits of crafting. I discovered I can certainly still colour and cutting out is okay in small doses. If all is well when I have my next xray on Friday I should be able to try a few more things. Here's a couple of Baubles, coloured, cut out and waiting to be put onto a card very soon. 

Thanks for looking! 

Wear Your Best Smile Card

 

Hi There! I am here with a step by step for this super quick and simple card today.

I began by cutting the catalyst card to fit a 6x6 card, sponging a little brown ink around the edge

Next I cut out the leaf transparency, but not too close to the image

On a scrap of card I stamped the flower from Journaling Essentials #8 twice using versafine ink. I coloured them and cut them out, creating a smaller layer. 

I layered it up and attached the transparency and the flower to the card using matte medium.

Finally, I added a transparency sentiment to finish it off.

I used:

Journaling Essentials #8 Stamp set

Bee Crafty Catalyst Cards #2 full colour A5

Bee Crafty Transparency prints- Birds and sprigs

Bee Crafty Transparency Prints- Creative Words Black on White

Matte Medium

Black Versafine ink

Coloured pencils

No Live from me tonight as I am away from my craft table. Why not use the time to enter the Bee Crafty Challenge over in the Facebook group.

Thanks for looking!

Bloom and Grow

 

Hi There! Thought I would share how I put together this quick mini journal page with you using the new Catalyst cards and stamps from Bee Crafty. 

I began by cutting a piece of catalyst card to fit the page of my 5x5 journal. I rounded the corners to match the page. 

Next I used the innie leaf mask from dinkables set 14 and some picked Raspberry Distress oxide to add a leaf. 

On a scrap of white card I used versafine Clair ink to stamp the small gerbera and leaves from journaling essentials #2 before cutting them out. I used coloured pencils to colour the gerbera.

I also stamped the sentiment from the gerbera set and added a faux stitched line with a gelly roll moonlight pen. 

Finally I added all the elements into the journal and stuck them using Matte Medium

Here's the spread with the page I completed for 7th August's blog post. 

I used: 

Bee Crafty Catalyst Cards #2 A5 full colour

Bee Crafty Dinkables set 14 

Journaling Essentials #2 stamp set

Doodle Art Gerbera stamp set

Versafine Clair ink in Verdant, charming pink, Nocturne and Green Oasis

Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide

5x5" notebook/ journal

All of the new stamps, papers and transparencies can be found here.

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! 

Dream big!

 

Hi There! Thought I would show you how I made this Journal page that would work equally well on a card. 

I began by smooshing Spiced marmalade and picked Raspberry Distress oxide ink onto a mixed media page

Next I used Dinkables from  sets 2 and 8 to add more of the same distress oxide inks 

I used the stitched borders and the script background stamp to add a little random stamping around the page

On a separate piece of card, I stamped some flowers from journaling essentials 3 in versafine black ink.

I cut out and coloured the flowers with ecoline pens. 

I stamped a border from freehand Borders 2 in the same versafine ink and added the flowers, leaves and stems using Matte Medium. Finally I added a sentiment using the Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink.

Here's the finished card again.

I used:

Distress oxide inks in Spiced Marmalade and Picked Raspberry

D'inkables Sets 2 and 8

Stitch border stamp set

Script Background stamp set

Journaling Essentials 3 stamp set

Freehand Borders 2 stamp set

Mixed Messages 1 stamp set

Versafine ink

Ecoline pens

Matte Medium

Do keep your eyes on the Bee Crafty Facebook page, Instagram and YouTube as there are all sorts of challenges, offers and prizes as May marks the 21st birthday of Bee Crafty! 

Thanks for looking! 

Kraft Journal pages

 

Hi There! Thought I would show you how I made this journal page, which would be equally suitable for the front of an A6 card. I had been eager to play with the new stamps again, this time combining them with some older ones too.

I began by stamping the script stamp in Unicorn white ink down the centre of the page.

When this was dry, I dry brushed some gesso down the centre of the script and dried it.

I added some mermaid lagoon Distress oxide ink through the circles dinkable ....

...and added some stamping using the oxide ink and some Versafine Clair acorn ink too. 

I blended some walnut stain distress ink onto a book page and drew 3 rough circles with a distress crayon. I then cut these out.

I attached them to the page using matte medium.

I used the doodle art Mandalas to add semi circles to the edges

I chose 3 of the sketchy birds and stamped them onto white card and cut them out. I also stamped the sentiment in Versafine Warm Breeze ink.

I attached the birds and sentiment using sticky pads.

Here is the finished page again.....

....and another using different stamps, different colours, and a little more paint (Dylusions bubblegum pink shimmer paint) 

I used:

Kraft card

Script Background stamp

Hero arts Unicorn White ink

White Gesso

 Distress oxide ink - I used Mermaid Lagoon 

Dinkables set 3

Versafine clair ink - I used black, Acorn, Warm Breeze and charming pink

Book page

Distress ink in Walnut stain

Distress Crayon

Journaling essentials #1 stamp set

Sketchy Birds stamp #1 stamp set

Sketchy flowers #1 stamp set (on the pink one)

Doodle Art Mandalas 2

Mixed messages #1 stamp set

Matte Medium

Sticky pads

Thanks for looking! I will be live on the Bee Crafty Facebook page on Wednesday evening at 8pm if you fancy joining me.