A quick card

 

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

I began by using the Skylines Horizon 1 inkable to add peacock feathers ink to the foreground of a 5x5inch piece of smooth card.

Next I stamped and cut out Sky Terrace before giving it a light spray with Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide spray and left it to dry.

I used the stars from Journaling essentials #1 to stamp the sky in Peacock Feathers oxide ink.

Next I stamped the sentiment in Versafine Clair Twilight before assembling the card

Here is the finished card again.

I used:

Inkables Skylines Horizon 1

Doodle Art Sky Terrace stamp set

Journaling Essentials 1 stamp set

Ticker Tape 3 stamp set

Peacock feathers Distress oxide ink

Peacock Feathers Distress oxide spray

Versafine Clair Ink in Twilight

Thanks for looking! 

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! 

Inky Layers

 

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

I began by blending Mermaid lagoon, Mustard Seed and Picked Raspberry distress oxide inks across some mixed media card. It doesn't need to be perfect, and the colours should overlap to get the green and orange tones. 

Next I sprayed a dinkable from set 11 with water and pressed it onto the inked card. I left it in place for a few seconds and rubbed over it with a dry cloth. When I lifted it off, I waited a few seconds then blotted it to lift the colour from the wet areas. 

Once this was dry, I used Doodle Art Mandalas and 3 shades of Versafine Clair ink to stamp over the inky background. I also sponged a little black ink around the edges. 

Next I added a line of faux stitching in white gel pen around the edge of the panel. 

On a scrap of mixed media card I stamped the rainbow bird in black versafine clair ink, painting it with Dina Wakley gloss drops. I set this aside to dry. 

I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark ink onto black card and embossed in white, cutting it out and matting and layering on a white piece of card. 

Finally, I added the background to a 5x5 white card, layering with some black paper, before adding the bird and the sentiment using foam pads. 

I used:

5x5 white card base

4.5" square of mixed media card

Distress oxide inks in Mustard Seed, Mermaid Lagoon and Picked Raspberry 

Dinkables set 11

Mini mister Water spray

Versafine Clair ink in Warm Breeze, Charming Pink and Nocturne

Doodle Art Mandalas set#2 Stamps

White gel pen

Doodle Art Rainbow Birds stamp set

Dina Wakley Gloss drops in Bodacious, Gnarly, Legit and Radical

Mixed Messages #3 stamp set

Detail white embossing powder

Versamark ink

Thanks for looking! 

A quick card in Pastel colours

 

Hi There! I am here with a quick and simple card for you today. 

I began by adding masking tape about a third of the way across a 5x5" card blank, then blending speckled egg distress ink through the inkable big one, but not up to the edge of the card.

Next I used the mandala inkable and blended kitsch flamingo Distress Oxide ink through it 

on a separate scrap of card I stamped the smaller dandedaisy in memento ink and coloured with alcohol markers. 

I stuck this to the card along the area where the tape was.

I stamped the sentiment using second generation Fantasia Versafine Clair ink.

Finally I added some more stamping using the worker stamps from Journaling Essentials #4 and Speckled egg distress ink. I also added spots of gold liquid pearls around the mandala.

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

5x5" white card blank

Masking tape

Bee Crafty Inkable - Big one Fernando

Bee Crafty Inkable 6x6" mandala #2

Distress ink - Speckled Egg

Distress oxide ink - Kitsch Flamingo

Doodle Art Dandedaisy stamp set

Memento Black ink

Journaling Essentials #4 Stamp Set

Matte Medium

Wordage: Everyday Sentiments #1 Stamp set

 Versafine Clair Fantasia Ink

Thanks for looking! I will be live at 8pm this evening over on the Bee Crafty Facebook Page. I would love to see you there! 

More Collage Backgrounds

Hi there! The theme for our Bee Crafty Facebook challenge this month is Collage, so I made another card with a collage background. This one is more precisely cut with strips of paper the same width but different colours.

I began by arranging the strips diagonally over a 4.5 inch square of card. I stuck them down using matte medium. 

When this was dry I trimmed the ends to make it square again. 

I used black soot distress oxide ink to add some circles through the inkable big one. 

I also added some texture paste through the dots dinkable. 

Next I stamped the largest mandala from Doodle art Mandalas set #1 in Black Versafine Clair Ink.

I cut out the centre and coloured it using ecoline pens

on a scrap of black card I stamped the sentiment from small words in Versamark ink and embossed it using fine detail white embossing powder. I cut this into a banner shape.

Finally, I added the mandalas to the centre of the background using 3d glue gel. I mounted this onto a 5inch square card, adding the sentiment and some gold liquid pearls to finish.

Here's a close up of the centre. 

I used:

5inch square white card

4.5inch square of card

Strips of card in coordinating colours

Matte medium

Distress oxide ink in black soot

Big ones inkable - Circles for circles

Dinkables set 2

Texture paste - opaque matte

Doodle Art Mandalas set 1 stamp set

Ecoline pens

Versafine Clair Nocturne

3d glue gel

Wordage  - small words stamp set

Versamark ink

Black card 

Detail white embossing powder

Gold Pearl liquid Pearls

 

Thanks for looking and I hope you get chance to enter the challenge! 

A page in my Kraft journal

 

Hi There! I have enjoyed a little play in my kraft journal using a variety of Bee Crafty stamps, inkables and catalyst papers. Here's how I did it. 

I began by adding some catalyst paper to the right hand side of the page with matte medium. 

Next I used the 4x4 easy frame star to add some white ink stars to the kraft part of the page. 

I also added some partial stars in Black soot Distress oxide ink.

using the star D'inkable from set 1, I added some small stars using texture paste. 

I stamped the stars in white ink around the page.

using versafine clair black ink I stamped the squares around the page. 

On a separate scrap of card I stamped, cut out and coloured the flower and leaves. 

I also stamped a sentiment and cut it out. 

Finally I added all elements to the page with Matte medium and splattered a little Radical Gloss Drops to finish it. 

I used:

Dina Wakely 6x6 Kraft Journal

Catalyst papers set 2

Matte Medium 

4x4 star easy frame

White  ink

Distress oxide ink in black soot

D'inkables set 1 

Texture paste

Journaling Essentials #5 stamp set

Journaling essentials #2 stamp set

Versafine Clair black ink (Nocturne)

Ecoline pens

Dina Wakley gloss drops - Radical

 I am hoping to have enough voice to go live over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page at 8pm this evening. Thanks for looking!