Pretty Pastels

 Hi There! I've gone all pastel shades with this card for you today. Here's how I made it.

I began by stamping the script background around a panel of smooth white card measuring 4.5 x 6.5 inches using tumbled glass distress ink. 

Next I attached the circles big one inkable and used blending brushes to add more tumbled glass, Picked raspberry and Squeezed lemonade distress ink

On a separate piece of card I stamped the doodle art sunflower and coloured it with pastel ecoline pens before cutting it out. 

I stamped the sunflower onto the background in the position I wanted it and added the coloured cut out sunflower on top, using Matte Medium. 

On a scrap of white card I stamped the sentiment in Versafine clair ink and sponged a little blue ink around the edge. I added this to the card too. 

Here is the finished card once more. 

I used:

Script background stamp

Big one inkable  - Circles 1

Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set

Mixed messages #3 Stamp set

Distress inks - I used Tumbled Glass, Picked Raspberry and Squeezed Lemonade

Versafine Clair ink in Morning Mist

Ecoline Pens

Matte Medium

Smooth white card

5x7" blank card

Paper for matting and layering

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 Happy Journal page

 

After watching Bev's live on Tuesday I was eager to create a journal page with my Bee Mine Stamps, as so far I had only used them to make cards. Here is what I did.

I began by smooshing picked Raspberry and Wild Honey Distress oxide inks on to the page.

When this was dry, I added some villainous potion distress oxide through the mandala #2 inkable.

I used Versafine Clair Monarch ink to add a border from freehand borders#2 where there was no stencilling. 

Using the same ink, I stamped the word happy across the page near the bottom. 

I cut out Don't Worry, Bee Happy from the Transparencies Bee Words and attached with matte medium.

On a separate piece of card, I stamped three of the smallest bees and coloured them with ecoline pens. 

I added these to the page using matte medium too. 

Finally, I added some white gellyroll pen to happy, and some sparkle pen to the bees' wings

Here is the finished page again.

I used:

Dylusions mini Journal

Distress oxide inks in wild honey, picked raspberry and villainous potion

6x6 mandala #2 inkable

Versafine Clair ink in Monarch and Nocturne

Freehand Borders #2 stamp set

Mixed Messages #4 stamp set

Transparencies - Bee Words #1

Bee Mine stamps set

Ecoline pens

Gelly Roll pens in white and clear sparkle

Matte Medium

This was the penultimate page in my journal, so very soon I am going to tackle the cover, possibly even on Wednesday during my live - It is all very exciting! 

Thanks for looking! 

Rainbow Birds and Mixed messages Samples

Hi There! I am here with my Bee Crafty samples for the brand new Doodle Art Rainbow Birds and Mixed Messages #4 that Bev launched during her Facebook Live on Tuesday. First up is one of the birds and a sentiment from the same set, teamed up with the big ones inkable Jungle Leaves and Freehand Borders #1

Next is a clean and simple one using the rainbow from Rainbow Birds and Lucky from mixed messages #4

My next card uses one stamp from each of the new sets and stamped onto the base card.

The background on this card was created with distress oxide inks and dinkables from sets 3, 6 and 8

For this card, I stamped and clear embossed the word happy then added distress oxide ink over the top. I sprinkled on water, blotted it and stamped the sun in orange ink. 

Finally, I die cut a circle from an inky sprayed piece of paper. I added it to the front of a card, then stamped the leaves in versafine Clair and cut them out. The rainbow bird was stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured with ecoline pens and a waterbrush. The sentiment is from mixed messages #4. 

They are gorgeous stamps and I can't seem to put them down! 

Thanks for looking!

A set of Artist Trading Cards

 

Hi There! I have been having a bit of fun making Artist Trading Cards this weekend. Here is how I made them.

I began by cutting myself 3 cards from mixed media card measuring 2.5" x3.5" 

Next I smooshed some distress oxide inks on to them.

Once dry, I stamped them using the crackle background in Peacock Feathers ink

When this was dry, I wiped the cards with an anti static cloth, then masked off two thirds of the card, before stamping with versafine ink and adding gold embossing powder. This was done with the Asemic writing stamp.

Here is a close up of the gold embossing once heated. 

Next I stamped the coffee bean border from Freehand Borders #2 in Ground Espresso Distress Oxide ink

I used the same ink to stamp the leaves from Journaling essentials #2 on to a scrap of white card before fussy cutting them. 

On a scrap of teal coloured card I stamped three sentiments from Mixed Messages #3 and heat embossed in white. I attached the leaves, the sentiments and some coordinating sequins to the three backgrounds using matte medium. I also added a border with a brown marker. Here they are:

I used:

ATCs cut from mixed media card

Distress oxide inks in Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Hickory Smoke and Ground Espresso

Background Crackle stamp

Journaling essentials 2, Freehand Borders 2 and Asemic Splats available in this bundle 

Mixed Messages 3 stamp set

Versamark ink for embossing

Gold embossing powder

White embossing powder

Matte Medium

Brown marker pen

Sequins

Bev will be live tonight at 8pm on the Bee Crafty Facebook page and I will be live tomorrow at the same time. I hope you can join us! 

Thanks for looking! 

The Time is now

 

Here's a relatively quick card if you discount the drying time, using the gorgeous Stitch in Time stamp.  

I began by stamping the Stitch in Time in versafine Clair Twilight onto mixed media paper, and embossing with clear embossing powder.

I sprayed the paper with water and then dripped ecoline inks on to it, spraying a little more water to help it spread. This could be done with dylusion sprays, reinkers, watercolours or brushos too. 

I used kitchen roll to blot it a little and left to dry. 

I stamped the sentiment in Monarch versafine clair onto a scrap of white card and cut it out. 

I matted and layered the dry panel onto the 5x7" card, adding the sentiment on foam pads. 

Here is the finished card again. 

I used:

5x7" card

mixed media paper

Versafine clair ink in Twilight and Monarch

A Stitch in Time stamp

Mixed messages #1 stamp set

Ecoline inks (or substitute Dylusions sprays dripped on) I used Sky Blue. Magenta and Ultramarine Violet

Foam pads

Thanks for looking!