Resilience is my Superpower

Hi There! Over on the Bee Crafty Facebook Group we have a new Challenge for November where we want to see you using Catalyst Card or Catalyst collage papers. I thought this would be a great opportunity to use one of the Catalyst Collage papers that I've no used yet from the Daisy Rainbow Paint set. I had cut away part of the previous page so wanted some way of decorating my page to reflect that. Here's how I created my journal pages

I began by trimming the Catalyst Collage paper to fit the page, and stuck it down, leaving the area where the page had been cut away without coverage. 

Next I stamped the Sunflower head 3 times onto a scrap of white card using black ink. 

I cut these out and attached them to the left hand page using matte medium. This also allowed the gerbera to peek through from the previous page.

Whilst the medium dried, I added some stamping using Journaling essentials #9 set to the background. 

Next, I coloured the Sunflowers using Ecoline brush Pens. 

I cut out the word Resilience from the  Resilience Transparency print and decided on where I was going to position it before cutting the word into two pieces so the pages would still fold. I stuck it down with Matte Medium. 

Underneath the transparency print I used my white posca pen to add 'is my superpower'. I had intended to  make it either straight or at more of an angle, but as usual when I add my own writing I didn't quite get the result I was looking for 😂

Finally I outlined the letters with a Sakura fine liner. 

Here is the finished spread again. 

I used:

Bee Crafty Autumn Florals stamp set

Bee Crafty Journaling Essentials #9 stamp set

Bee Crafty Catalyst Collage Papers - Daisy Rainbow Paint A5

Bee Crafty Transparency Prints - Resilience words

Black versafine Clair ink

Ecoline pens

Matte Medium

White posca pen 

Black fine liner pen 

Thanks for looking and I hope I have inspired you to enter the challenge! 

 

Sunflower days

Hi There! Here's a simple card I made the other day using the Autumn stamps and catalyst collage papers released recently.
 

I began by stamping the Sunflower from the Autumn Florals stamp set onto a scrap of white card using Versafine Clair black ink. 

Next I coloured it in using Ecoline brush pens. 

I rounded the corners and sponged yellow ink around the edge of the card. 

next, I cut a piece of Catalyst collage paper from the Pumpkin Season A4 set, and used a couple of stamps from the Autumn and acorns stamp set to add to the background. I stamped in Sand Dune and Acorn Versafine Clair ink. 

I added a line of faux stitching using a fine liner around the edge and attached it to the front of an A6 card. 

Finally I added the Sunflower using 3d foam pads and a wordy sticker sentiment. 

I used:

Bee Crafty Autumn Floral stamp set

Bee Crafty Autumn and Acorns stamp set

Bee Crafty Catalyst Collage Papers - Pumpkin Season A4

Wordy Stickers - Autumn B

Versafine clair inks - I used Nocturne, Acorn and Sand Dune

Ecoline pens

Black Fine liner pen

Thanks for looking! 

How are you getting on with your seasonal makes?

Hi There! Is it too early to mention the C word? After all we are 2 thirds of the way through October! I decided it was about time to get the stamps out  and have a play. 
 

I began by die cutting a few circles from super smooth white card. 

Next I stamped and heat embossed the round Bauble from the Baubleicious set in silver. 

I used ecoline markers to colour the bauble. 

Using Tag inkables set 2, a blending brush and Peacock Feathers Distress ink, I added some ink to the background. 

On a scrap of card I stamped the sentiment in purple ink.

I trimmed it and brushed a little ink around the edges. 

Finally, I attached both the sentiment and the circle to the front of a dark purple card. 

Here's a close up of the embossing.

I used: 

Inkables tag set 2

Bee Crafty Doodle Art Baubleicious stamp set

Silver embossing powder

Versamark ink pad

Versafine Clair ink pad in Monarch

Distress ink - I used Peacock Feathers

Ecoline pens

Circle die

Purple 5x5 base card

Thanks for looking! 

Pumpkin Season Card

Hi There! Thought I would share how I created this simple DL sized Autumn card today. It would be suitable for lots of different occasions , so for now I have left it without a sentiment. 

 I began by matting and layering a panel of Catalyst collage paper from the A4 Pumpkin Season set onto a DL card blank. 

Next I stamped a selection of leaves, mushrooms and acorns onto some watercolour card using Versafine Clair ink and cut them out.

I used a range pf Ecoline pens to colour them, blending with a wet brush. 

When these were dry I arranged a selection of them in the Bottom corner of the card and used 3d glue to attach them. 

Finally I added faux stitching in white on the Catalyst Collage paper and in black on the Base card. I may well use a wordy sticker or a stamp to finish it at a later date. 

I used:

Catalyst Collage papers - A4 Pumpkin Season

Bee Crafty Art Stamps - Autumn and Acorns

Black paper

DL white card

Black Versafine Clair ink

Ecoline pens

Black fine liner pen

White Posca Pen

This is a really simple card that would be perfect for entering in our Facebook Group Challenge where the theme is Autumn

Thanks for looking! 

Artist trading Cards

 

Hi There!

I am here with three simple artist trading cards to show you today. Here's how I made them. 

I began by cutting 3 of the panels from the Autumn Art Journal Catalyst Collage index sheet and sticking them onto pre cut ATCs. I sponged a little brown ink around the edges of them. 

Next, I stamped Mushrooms, Acorns and Pinecones in Versafine Clair Pinecone ink onto a scrap of white card and cut them out.

I used the same stamp set  and ink to add some ferns and pine branches to the ATCs. 

Finally I stuck the stamped images onto the backgrounds along with a wordy sticker sentiment. I added faux stitching around the sentiment and lightly painted the added images with Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz for a bit of shimmer. 

Here are the three ATCs once more.

I used:

Bee Crafty Art Stamps - Autumn and Acorns

Bee Crafty Catalyst Collage papers - Autumn Art Journal A4

Bee Crafty Wordy Stickers - Autumn 

Versafine Clair ink - I used Pinecone

Thanks for looking! 

New Autumn themed Goodies!

 

Hi There! On Monday Bev and Sam were on Craft Unlimited Live TV with some brand new goodies! I absolutely love the Stamps and Catalyst Collage papers - they are very me!  Here are the samples I made with them. My First card was simply stamped and heat embossed in gold using the Autumn Floral stamp set. 

I used the A4 Catalyst Collage Pumpkin Season papers to cover this tag and then added some die cut circles and Mushrooms from the Autumn and Acorns stamp set. The sentiment is from the Autumn Florals stamp set.

My next card was my personal favourite from the ones I have made so far. I used dinkables to add ink to the base card and added some stamping around the easy frame circle outline. I coloured a range of leaves and acorns from the Autumn and Acorns stamp set and layered these on using 3d glue to make a semi circle. 

Here is a card featuring the beautiful Sunflower from the Autumn Florals stamp set, which I stamped in Versafine Clair Sand Dune and coloured in ecoline pens to create a no line effect. I layered it onto some of the beautiful Pumpkin Season Catalyst Collage papers

Finally, another card created over a background sprayed with Distress oxide sprays in Rustic Wilderness, Crackling Campfire and Fossilized Amber. Once this was dry I stamped it using the Versafine Clair Sand Dune ink before adding a ribbon and some Coloured leaves and acorn that I cut out and added using 3d glue. 

You can find the New Stamps and papers in the Autumn 2026 section on the website, or individually

Autumn Florals Stamp set

Autumn and Acorns Stamp set

Autumn Art Journal Catalyst Collage papers and Pumpkin Season Catalyst Collage papers bundle

I will be live at 8pm this evening playing a little more with these gorgeous goodies, over on the bee Crafty Facebook page. I do hope you can join me x

Thanks for looking! 

Painted Gaze

 

Hi There! I have a very painty journal page for you today! Here's how I did it. 

I began by tearing the image from the A4 Painted Gaze index sheet and added to the page using matte medium. 

Next, I selected 3 similar paint colours ( I used Dylusions Peony Blush, Lemon Zest and Blue Lagoon) and painted patches of colour across both pages. 

I then added a patch of Black gesso to the right page, placed the 6x6" inkable over it and used a damp cloth to lift some of the gesso from the page. 

Using the Dinkables dot stencil, I added some more black gesso to both pages before adding some marks using dylusions Tangerine Dream paint and a brush. 

Then I added a few more marks with a black sharpie. 

Finally, I added a wordy Sticker sentiment and some gelly roll moonlight faux stitching around them. 

Here are the finished pages once more. Shocked myself because I realised I didn't stamp on it at all!!! It would, however, fit the theme of the current Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group Challenge.

I used:

Bee Crafty Catalyst Collage papers - Painted Gaze A4

6x6" inkable - Swirling Circle

Dinkables Set 2

Wordy Stickers 3

Black Gesso

Black Sharpie

Gelly Roll Moonlight Pens

Dylusions paint - Peony Blush, Lemon Zest, Blue Lagoon and Tangerine Dream 

Thanks For Looking!