Wednesday, 16 September 2026

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

Thanks For Looking! 

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

Flowers in her hair

Hi There! I am loving spending time art journaling at the moment, so here is a double page spread I have been working on, and how it came together. 
 

I began by tearing around one of the Rainbow Thoughts A5 Catalyst Collage papers to fit it into a 5x5" journal. I stuck it to the page using Matte Medium. 
Next, I selected Distress Oxide inks in Seedless Preserves, Worn Lipstick, Prize Ribbon and Carved Pumpkin. Using a damp paint brush I extended her hair from the collage paper across the second page.  
I used the same colours of ink to stamp two of the smaller doodle Art Mandalas over the inked page. 
Whilst the background was drying, I stamped a selection of flowers from Doodle Art Blooming Blooms and Journaling Essentials #4 stamp sets. I coloured them using ecoline and Gelly Roll Moonlight pens and cut them out. 
I attached these to the right hand page using matte medium. 
I also stamped some of the smallest Blooming Blooms flowers in grey versafine Clair ink in the spaces.
I added a sentiment to the page and coloured in the centres of the small flowers using a gelly roll moonlight pen. 
Here's the finished pages again. 

I used:
 Catalyst Collage papers - A5 Rainbow Thoughts
Matte Medium
Distress oxide inks in Seedless Preserves, Worn Lipstick, Prize Ribbon and Carved Pumpkin
Versafine Clair ink in Nocturne and Morning Mist
Ecoline Pens
Dylusions bigger Back Chat stickers

There's an offer on both the Catalyst Collage papers and the Doodle Art Stamps at the moment, so do check that out on the website. 

Thanks for looking! 

Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Oodles of Circles

 

Hi There! We have a new challenge over on the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group with a theme of circles. Here's how my circles journal page came together. 

I began by sponging some Broken China distress oxide ink down the centre of the pages. 
Next, I sprayed a circle dinkable with water, laid it onto the oxide ink and then mopped up the excess water with kitchen towel. 
Once this was dry, I added some Rainbow Bubbles catalyst collage paper on each side with matte medium. I left a gap on the right hand page for the next step. 
I cut out some circles from a sheet of the Circles and Butterflies Catalyst Collage paper and added them to the page, including in the gap I left on the right page.
I cut around the edge of the circles on the edge of the page. 
Using a posca pen and the dinkable from earlier, I added some more circles to the page. 
I used some of the circle stamps from Journaling essentials set 1, along with coordinating Distress Oxide inks to add some subtle stamping to the page.
On a separate sheet of card, I stamped half of the large gerbera and 3 small ones in black versafine clair ink. I coloured them using Dina Wakley gloss drops and cut them out. 
Finally, I added these and a wordy sticker sentiment to the pages using matte medium. 
Here are the finished pages once more. 

I used:
Catalyst Collage papers - I used Rainbow Bubbles and Circles and Butterflies in A5 
Journaling essentials #1 stamp set Available as a part of this bundle
Distress oxide inks - I used Broken China, Crackling Campfire, Picked Raspberry and fossilized amber.
Black versafine Clair ink
Dina Wakley Gloss Drops
Matte Medium
5x5" journal

I will be doing a Facebook live for Bee Crafty at 8pm this evening so I hope you can join me! 
Thanks for looking!