Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Wild and Free

 

Hi There! I had a lovely play in my journal this week creating this page. Here's how I did it.

I began by covering the page using 2 pieces of catalyst papers. adding a torn edge which I inked using vintage photo distress ink. I stuck them down using matte medium. 
I added some torn washi tape in strips down the page. 
On a separate piece of paper I stamped some sketchy flowers and coloured them with ecoline pens before  cutting them out. 
I also stamped the clock and cog border in grey versafine clair ink and cut it out
I added the elements to the page along with a sentiment from a transparency sheet. 
Here is the finished page again. 
I used:
Versafine Clair ink in Nocturne and Morning Mist
Ecoline pens

If you aren't aware already there is a brand new challenge over on the Bee Crafty Stamps facebook group where the theme is monochrome. Here's a little inspiration. 


Tonight at 8pm I will be live over on the Bee Crafty stamps page creating something monochrome as inspiration too.
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Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Time flies when you are crafting!

 

Hi There! I am here with a super quick vintage journal page in my mini journal today.

I began by cutting a piece of the greyscale ledger catalyst card and inking around it using vintage photo distress oxide ink. 
Next I sprayed a tag inkable using bundled sage distress oxide spray and laid it onto the page. 
Once this was dry, I splattered the page with walnut stain Distress Oxide spray. 
Using versafine Clair Avocado ink I stamped the cogs randomly around the page.
I also stamped some clocks in sand dune too. 
to finish the background I added some stitched border stamping using portobello ink. 
I cut the sentiment from the transparency sheet and added it using matte medium.
on a scrap of catalyst card and a scrap of kraft card I stamped a clock and the doodle art butterfly, Embossing in clear and cutting them out. 
Finally I added these to the page using matte medium. 


Here is the finished page again....
...and next to it's partner in the journal.

I used:
5x5 notebook journal
Distress oxide ink in Vintage photo
Distress oxide spray in bundled sage and walnut stain
Versafine Clair ink in Avocado, Sand Dune and Portobello

I have had so much fun playing with the new stamps. I can't seem to put them away! 
you can find all the new products here:

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x
Thanks for looking! 

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

New Products from Bee Crafty!

 

Hi There! Yesterday we had a fabulous time launching two brand new stamp sets, 2 new sets of Catalyst cards with 3 sizes and full colour or greyscale options and some gorgeous transparency sentiments. My first card was created during my facebook live which you can find here for the next 30 days but also on my You Tube channel 
The new Catalyst cards are absolutely gorgeous and it is very easy to create a quick and simple card like this with them. 
In my journal I created a rainbow background with dylusions paints then used the stamps and transparencies to create these pages.
By stamping a panel of card with the clocks and cogs, I made this clean and simple card. 
This z fold card showcases another of the stunning papers and one of the stamp sentiments. The clock was coloured using inks blended through 2 different texture discs. 
The brand new ledger catalyst cards were perfect for this vintage effect card.
I love the colours on this catalyst card! A perfect backdrop for the simply stamped and embossed clocks. 
I smooshed some ink onto a piece of card that was a perfect fit for the large clock with just enough space for the sentiment. I also added some stamped cogs to that gorgeous design of catalyst card 
Finally this rainbow card was made by brushing ecoline inks over a piece of watercolour card and adding a few sprinkles of salt. Once it was dry I stamped the clocks and cogs and added the transparency sentiment. 

The new stamps, transparencies and catalyst cards can be found on the website following this link:

March Clocks Transparencies and Catalyst Cards

Thanks for looking! 

Wednesday, 12 March 2025

A super quick journal page

 

Hi There! I am here with a super quick and simple journal page today. 

I began by using an A5 catalyst card from set #1 and cutting it to size, attaching to the page with matte medium.
Next I stamped some flowers from the dandydaisy set, along with the doodle art sunflower head and coloured with ecolines. Then I cut them out.
I selected a sentiment from the creative words transparency and cut those out.
Finally I arranged these on the page and and stuck down using matte Medium.
Here is the finished page again, 
I used:
Ecoline pens

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x
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Wednesday, 5 March 2025

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:
Big ones Inkable - I used Bakewell
6x6" card
10 cm square of card
Distress oxide sprays - I used Peacock feathers and Squeezed lemonade
Distress oxide ink - I used Peacock Feathers and Uncharted Mariner
Glitter Glue

I hope this has encouraged you to experiment a little with texture! 

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Wednesday, 26 February 2025

Vintage Vibes

Hi There! I am here with a vintage feel journal spread today. Here's how I did it. 
 
I began by brayering a mix of Vintage photo, Victorian Velvet and Bundled sage Distress ink in patches across the page. 

Next I used the Crackle and script background stamps along with the roman Numerals to stamp randomly around the page using the same inks. 
Using the Set 2 Dinkables I added some Diamonds in bundled sage...
and some bricks in Vintage photo.
Next I stamped A Stitch in Time using Versafine Clair Portobello on the right page, adding some stamping of the outer edges around the left page. 
on a seperate piece of card I smooshed the Bundled sage and Victorian Velvet ink before stamping it with a Stitch in Time once more, using Versafine Clair. 
I cut out a few elements adding a little more Victorian Velvet ink...
and attached to the pages using Matte Medium. 
I added wordy Stickers for the sentiment...
And added a few splatters of fossilized amber and Picked Raspberry Distress Spritz. 
Here are the finished pages again. 
I used:
A 5x5" notebook
Distress inks -I used Vintage Photo, Bundled Sage and Victorian Velvet
Roman Numerals (Discontinued)
Distress Spritz - I used Fossilized Amber and Picked Raspberry

Don't forget, if you find yourself on the Bee Crafty Website from my blog post, you can get yourself an extra 10% off by using my discount code! Just pop BEESALLY10 in at the checkout x

There will be a brand new challenge on the Bee Crafty Facebook Group on Saturday, so please check it out. 
Thanks for looking!