New inkables Dragonfly card

 

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

I began by masking off the edges of a 6x6 card using stencil tape and blending Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink over it.

Next, I placed the brand new bubble stripes grande inkable over the panel and blended over some Lucky Clover distress oxide ink.

I removed the tape and splattered water over it, blotting away the excess after a short time.

Once it was dry, I stamped one of the freehand borders around the edge of the inked square.

I used versafine clair ink to stamp the sentiment, then set this aside.

On a piece of parchment paper, I stamped the dragonfly in versamark ink and sprinkled detail silver embossing powder over it. I then heated it using a heat tool.

I used the coordinating dies to cut out the dragonfly and attached it to the inky panel on the card using matte medium. 

Here is the finished card again. Leaving the ends of the wings without glue, means they flutter a little as you move the card. 

I used:

6x6 blank card

stencil tape

Inkables Grande - Bubble stripes

Distress oxide ink in Peacock Feathers and Lucky Clover

Freehand Borders #1 stamp set

Mixed messages 4 stamp set

Versafine Clair ink in Black and Green

Dragonfly stamp set

Dragonfly dies

Parchment paper

Ranger fine detail silver embossing powder 

Matte Medium

Versamark ink

The new inkables Grande are really gorgeous designs. Perfect for larger journal pages as well as for card making. I can see I will use them a lot!  Thanks for looking! 

A Curious Dragonfly

 

Hi There! I have almost finished my Dylusions mini journal and wanted to cover up the paint swatches I had done on the last page. This is the result. It was super quick and easy and would look equally good on a card. This is what I did.

I began by cutting a piece of Catalyst paper (Set 2) to fit the page. I used matte medium to stick it down and rounded the corners with a pair of scissors.

I sponged a little prize ribbon distress oxide around the edges and then added the word Curious from the Spontaneous Words transparencies with matte medium.

On a scrap of white card I stamped the Dragonfly and the word from the dragonfly set. I coloured them with coloured pencils and cut them out using the matching dies.

Finally I attached them to the page using matte medium.

Here is the finished page again.

I used:

Dylusions mini journal 

Bee Crafty Catalyst papers set 2

Spontaneous words transparencies (black on clear)

Dragonfly stamp set

Dragonfly dies (also available as a bundle)

Versafine clair grey ink

Coloured pencils

Matte Medium

Hope this gives you a little inspiration for this months challenge in the facebook group, where the theme is quick cards. Thanks for looking! 

A spring Dragonfly card

 

Hi There! I decided to have a play with more doodle art stamps for my step by step this week. Here is how I made this dragonfly card.

I began by smooshing a little twisted citron distress oxide ink onto a 14x14cm piece of watercolour card. 

once this was dry I used a sponge to blend some peacock feather distress oxide ink through the circles dinkable. I misted the inkable with a little water and laid it onto the other side of the card, then dried it. 

Next I used the twisted citron distress oxide through the dots dinkable randomly around the card.

Using the ledger stamp without an acrylic block I added a few bits around the background using the same two inks. I also sponged a little ink around the edges.

On a scrap of black paper I heat embossed a selection of the small words in white. I also did the same with the chosen sentiment from the set.

I tore the edges of the paper and cut out the sentiment carefully.

Next I stamped some of the coffee stains in black versafine and stuck the embossed strip down the centre of the background, adding the sentiment too with Matte Medium.

On a separate piece of watercolour card I stamped the doodle art dragonfly in versafine clair ink and coloured it with ecoline pens, using a paint brush and water to blend the colours. I cut it out

I also stamped the dragonfly on the background, sticking the coloured one over the top just down the body, allowing the wings to be free.

Finally I added a few highlights with the gellyroll moonlight pens. 

Here are the products I used:

15cm square base card

14cm square of watercolour card

Distress oxide ink in twisted citron and peacock feathers

Versafine clair nocturne ink

Dinkables from set 2 and 3

Ledger stamp

Coffee stains stamps

Small words

White embossing powder

Versamark ink

Doodle Art regular dragonfly stamp

Ecoline pens

Ranger Matte Medium

Gellyroll Moonlight pens

On Wednesday I did a facebook live for Bee Crafty and created this Art Journal page

If you would like to watch you can find it here

Thanks for looking! 

Dragonfly dreams journal spread

Hi there! I've been enjoying myself in my journal again. I thought I would show you how this page came about. 

I started off by tearing some strips of tissue from my soak up sheets that I put in place when I use sprays on things. These have been sprayed with distress oxide and gloss sprays.

I then stuck some of the strips into my Dylusions journal with matte medium and left to dry

Next I sprayed a little distress oxide ink in the white spaces and again left to dry

I added some stencilling using the circle dinkables and blending brushes. There was enough residual ink on my brushes without reinking them.

I stamped the ledger stamp in Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink randomly around the page.

I stamped the smaller coffee rings in frayed burlap distress oxide ink then left it to dry.

I used memento Espresso Truffle ink to stamp the Elder flowers and the numbers from the coffee stains set.  

Next I stamped the dragonfly onto a scrap of watercolour paper in versafine clair ink.

I coloured it using ecoline pens, the wings using pastel blue, rose, violet and yellow, then I coloured the body with a turquoise green. I cut out the dragonfly, cutting off legs and antennae.

I used the memento ink to stamp the dragonfly direct to the journal page where I wanted it to go and left it to dry.

Finally, I used matte medium to adhere the dragonfly and the sentiment (from the dina wakely collage papers) into place.

Here is another look at the finished page.

 

I used:

Mini Dylusions journal

Distress oxide sprays in Salvaged Patina, Wild honey and Salty Ocean

Dinkable circle lattice 

Dinkable Circles

Ledger inkwell stamps

Coffee stain stamps

Elder stamps

Dragonfly stamps

Distress oxide inks in Peacock Feathers and Frayed Burlap

Versafine Clair black ink

Memento Espresso Truffle ink

Ecoline pens

Dina Wakely collage papers - Backgrounds

Matte Medium

Tissue paper

Thanks for looking and Happy Crafting! 

Circles galore and some Karate News!

 

Hi There! I am here with a quick and simple card for you today. It has been rather hot and sticky here in the UK and so a little simple crafting was just the ticket.

I began with a 6x6" white card blank. I used the innie from the small scalloped circle easy frame, Distress oxide ink in seedless preserves and a blending brush to go around it three times. It doesn't need to be central.

Next I took the circles D'inkable and inked through it with a blending brush and blueprint sketch Distress Oxide ink.

In the centre of the card I stamped the Dragonfly using versafine clair ink.

I then stamped the coffee stains in the same shades of Distress Oxide ink randomly around the card. 

I added a sentiment from the small words set, stamped on to a scrap of white card and edged with the seedless preserves ink. I used gel medium to attach it to the card.

Finally I added a little pastel blue ecoline to the body of the dragonfly and then made it sparkly with a gelly roll clear stardust pen.

Here are links to the products I used:

Coffee Stains Stamp Set

Dragonfly Stamp Set

Small Words Stamp Set

Small Scalloped circle Inkable 

Circle Dinkable from set 3

Distress Oxide inks

Versafine/ Versafine Clair Black ink

Ecoline pens 

Here is the finished card once again

Now then, whilst I am here I thought you might like to see a few photos from my weekend. It was the first Blackbelt Grading since December 2019 and I was there to go for my 1st Dan.

    

Thanks for looking!