Be Fearless

Hi everyone

I'm on the Bee Crafty blog with step by step photos of some ATC'S I made using the beautiful Trio of Butterflies

Also used:
Dinkable: Brick Wall
Dots stamp
Boy Girl Work stamp set
Distress Inks
Versmark
Gold Embossing Powder
Versafine

I laid down some Distress Ink on a glass mat, spritzed with water and dabbed my cards in it. Once dried, I applied a second colour, dried and repeated this process until I was happy with the result

I applied clear embossing ink through the Brick wall stencil then heated with gold embossing powder

The beautiful Butterflies were stamped in Black Onyx Versafine 

I stamped the Dots randomly, also in the Versafine 

To complete I stamped the sentiments on a piece of  card, cut them up and adhered with glue gel 

Thankyou for taking the time to look through todays post.

Crafty hugs xx 

Be strong, be fearless, be you

Morning xx

I've been playing with the gorgeous Trio of Butterflies for my weekly DT post on the
Bee Crafty blog xx


Also used:
Texture Borders stamp
Boy Girl Work stamp
Piece of bubblewrap
Watercolour inks
Gelli Plate
Clear embossing powder
Versmark
Sparkle pens

I applied ink to my Gelli plate then used a piece of Bubblewrap to add a hint of texture.

I took the print directly on to my card blank 

I stamped the Texture Borders, and Style Wire borders randomly over the printed panel.

I drew a wiggly frame around the panel. 

I stamped 3 butterflies on some white card. Coloured them in with my Sparkle pens.

I cut them out then covered them in Versmark  and applied clear embossing powder over the top. I heat set it then repeated a second coat, to create a lovely glossy effect. 

I adhered these with 3d glue gel.

I stamped the Be strong sentiment on white card, cut them up, and adhered to card to complete.

I hope you enjoyed looking through todays post and I'll be back with another next week.

Crafty hugs xx 

Art Journal

Morning xx

I've been playing in my Art Journal for this weeks Bee Crafty blog, using the beautiful Ladies Profile as my focal image. This is such a versatile stamp which can be used with most other stamps

Also used:
Dandelion
Wilflowers
Brick wall Inkable
Trio of Butterflies 
Distress Oxides 

To begin my Art Journal page, I blended Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide through the Brickwall Inkable, in random areas, and off the edge of the page.

I stamped the Ladies Profile in Walnut Brown Oxide, and coloured her lips and eyes in with coloured pens.

The Dandelion and Wildflowers were also stamped in the Walnut Brown, and I used second and third generation stamping, to add the effect of depth.

Three butterflies were stamped, on a separate piece of card, in the Walnut Brown.  I cut them out and adhered them with 3d glue gel, to complete my page.

Thankyou for popping by and I'll be back soon 

Crafty hugs xx

Laugh loud

Hello everyone xx

On the Bee Crafty blog today I'm sharing a card I made using the fabulous Time Measure stamp. I've combined it with the Trio of Butterflies..gorgeous xxx

Also used:
Texture, film strip and circles
Ledger Measure
Ticker Tape 2
Distress  Oxides 
Dinkables

I created the background using Distress Oxides, the Ledger Measure stamp and the Metal Alpha Dinkable. I used my Gelli Plate, but you can obtain a similar background without, by doing each layer separately.

Once dry I stamped the Time Measure, and several butterflies, in Smokey Grey Versafine.

I brushed over the butterflies with my clear sparkle pen. 

The Sentiments were stamped on a separate piece of card, cut up and adhered with 3d glue gel.

I adhered my finished design on to my card blank, to complete this week's make.

Many thanks for taking time to look at today's post...please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Crafty hugs xx 

With Love

Hello everyone xx

As its Thursday I'm on the Bee Crafty blog with a new make for you xx

I couldn't resist getting out my Doodle Art stamp sets. Absolutely love these and I've mixed and matched all the different elements together xx

Products used:
Doodle Art sets: Dragonfly, Butterfly, Bee
Texture, Film Strip and Circles stamp set
Everyday Sentiments 2
Distress Oxides 
Sparkle pens
Gelli Plate

I created an inky background using my Gelli Plate, Distress Oxides and the Texture Circles.(You can create a similar background without the Gelli Plate, smooshing the Distress Oxides on a mat etc).

The focal images were stamped in Black onyx Versafine. 

I coloured them in using my Sparkle pens.... love a bit of Sparkle lol.

The sentiment was stamped in the Versafine.

I matted my card onto black card and then to my card blank, to complete this weeks make.

Thankyou for stopping by

Crafty hugs xx

Laugh Loud

Good morning crafters xx

It's Thursday which means I'm on the
Bee Crafty blog today xx

I've been playing with the stunning Time Measure stamp set xx

Also used:
Everyday sentiment 2 set
Dinkables
Texture, circles and film strip set
Kuretake clean colour pens
Distress Oxides
Versafine

To begin I stamped the fabulous Time Measure stamp in black onyx Versafine.
I used my Kuretake clean colour pens to colour in the 2 butterflies, within the design
I stamped some of the texture circles randomly in Distress Oxides
I also blended Distress Oxides through the Honeycomb, and Dots and Lines Dinkables.
The sentiment was stamped in black onyx versafine and a black wiggly frame was drawn around the edge of the card.
I adhered the card to the front of the card blank to complete my make.

Thankyou for popping by and I'll be back again soon.

Crafty hugs xx

Have a marvellous Day

Hello crafters

How are you all?
I'm back on the Bee Crafty blog today with another make using the fabulous
Light Tomorrow  stamp set. I do love the versatility this stamp offers xx

Products used :
Light Tomorrow stamp set
Trio of Butterflies
Everyday Sentiments
White ink
Transfer foil
Gold Acrylic Paint
White gel pen

I stamped the Light Bulb in white ink then masked it off

The Butterflies were also stamped in white ink, ensuring parts of the stamped image was over the masked Light Bulb. This gives the effect of flying behind the Bulb

I used a white gel pen to add a butterfly trail

Gold Acrylic Paint was used to colour in the bulb working from light in the centre, getting darker towards the outer edges 

This was matted onto gold mirri then adhered to card blank to complete

Thankyou for popping by and I'll be back again soon 

Crafty hugs xx 

Doodle Art MDF Journal sample

Morning xx

Following on from my Bee Crafty DT blog last week, here is my final sample, as promised.
Something a little new for me...an MDF journal!  using the fabulous Doodle Art collection of stamps and coordinating products.
Although somewhat apprehensive at the start, I soon got in to the flow of making this, and I loved every minute! Anything goes...let your creative juices flow lol

Products used:
Doodle Art stamp sets: Bee, Sunflower, Dragonfly, Butterfly, Girl
MDF Journal
Inkables
Dinkables
Versafine
Versmark
Clear embossing powder
Distress Oxide
Kuretake Clean Colour pens
Sparkle pen
Gilding Wax
Texture paste

I started the journal by applying texture paste, through various Dinkables, on some of the pages. I already had a rough idea of what images I was going to use on each page, so I used Dinkables I felt would coordinate with each design.

Once completely dry I blended Distress Oxides to each spread of pages, using a different colour combination on each. 

Having ensured everything was dry I blended more distress Oxides through various Dinkables, to add extra dimension to each page.

I then worked on 1 spread at a time,stamping the images in Black Versafine. 

Each spread was coloured in with a mixture of mediums, Kuretake Clean Colour pens, Alcohol Pens, Sparkle Pens, depending on the effect and colours I wanted to achieve. 

I added highlights of Gold or Silver Gilding Wax to the areas of raised texture paste, around the edges of the pages, and where I felt a hint of highlight would work. 

I also used a white gel pen, to add highlights as appropriate. 

Once dry, the rings were put through to complete the journal. 

I hope you enjoyed looking through today's post. I has soo much fun creating this MDF journal, and I hope there will be more in the future

Crafty hugs xx 

Doodle Art samples for Hochanda

Morning everyone xx

I hope you saw Sam and Bevs Doodle Art shows earlier in the week... weren't the products just awesome.  Probably my favourite ever collection.  So much fun, versatility and gorgeous designs. And I'm loving the 2 new designs... the cutest Bee ever, and the beautiful Sunflower.
Here are some of my samples for the show, and they are on the Bee Crafty Blog today xx

Products used:
Doodle Art stamp sets: Bee, Sunflower, Dragonfly, Butterfly, Girl
Creativity words XL
Everyday Sentiments XL
Ticker Tape 2 sentiments
MDF
Inkables, including Easy frame
Dinkables
Distress Oxide 
Versafine
Gilding Wax
Acrylic Paint
Sparkle pens
Kuretake Clean Colour pens

Mdf Artboard, using Acrylic Paints, Gilding Was, Versafine and Kuretake Clean Colour pens 

Distress Oxide, Dinkables, white gel pen

Easy frame Inkable, Distress Oxide, sparkle pen on wings

A blank puzzle from my crafty stash.

Distress Oxide,  Sparkle pens, Dinkables 

Distress Oxide, Dinkables, Fly Away Inkable, Kuretake Clean Colour pens  

Easy frame, Dinkable, Distress Oxide, Sparkle pen on wings 

Multi flower inkabke, Distress Oxide,  Kuretake Clean Colour pens, Sparkle pen on wings

I hope you enjoyed looking through some of my samples for this fabulous collection xx 

I'll be back next week with my final sample, an MDF journal...and a first for me lol. 

Crafty hugs xx 

Idea, Create, Art

Hello Crafters xx

Something a bit different from me on the
Bee Crafty blog today. I set myself a couple of new challenges for the New Year. The first one was to try my hand at Art Journalling.
So here's my first Bee Craft Art Journal spread. Hope you like it xx

Products used :
Ladies Profile 
Maple leaf
Oak leaf
Trio Butterflies 
XL creativity words
Multi mini Distress Diamond 
Dinkables
Inks
Texture Paste
Black pen

This is the completed Art Journal spread 

I first covered the pages in white gesso

Texture paste was randomly applied through the Honeycomb Dinkable

Once dry I smooshed watercolour inks over both pages. (You can use any inks, distress oxides, whatever you have in your crafty stash). I dried in between each application, building up the layers until I was happy

I stamped the Ladies Profile, Oak and Maple leaves around the edges of the pages, in black onyx versafine ink 

I then stamped 3 more butterfly's "flying" on the left page, and drew in a butterfly trail

Holding the mini Distress Diamond stamp in the palm of my hand, I randomly stamped parts of it in Black Soot Distress Oxide  

I then drew a wiggly black frame around the edge of my two page spread    

I stamped the large Creativity Words on a seperate piece of card.  Cut them up, added wiggly lines around each, then adhered to my pages

And here was the final result. For one of my first Art Journal spreads, I was really happy with the way it turned out. Hope you like it

Crafty hugs xx 

For You

Hello crafters xx

Today I'm on the Bee Crafty blog with a card I made using the beautiful Skull with Birds and Feathers 
Love the details and composition of this gorgeous image

Also used:
Trio of Butterflies
Everyday Sentiments 1
Distress Oxides
Ink
Sparkle pens
Shaving foam

I created the background using Inks and shaving foam and set to one side to dry

On a seperate square of card I stamped the beautiful image in black onyx versafine and dried it off

I applied Distress Oxides to a craft mat, added water then randomly applied them over areas of the image, in a random fashion, to create a smooshed effect

The sentiment was stamped in Versafine 

I matted this onto black card then adhered it to my dry shaving foam background. This was also matted onto black card then adhered to card blank

On a scrap piece of card I stamped one of the butterflies and coloured it in with sparkle pens, before cutting it out

I adhered it to card using 3d glue gel

To complete I used a black pen to add some butterfly trails

I hope you enjoyed today's post 

I'll be back again soon 

Crafty hugs xx  

Samples for Bee Crafty Hochanda show

Morning crafters. Xx

Did you get your hands on those gorgeous new stamps and coordinating products that were released on Hochanda earlier this week. ..wow!!
I'm on the Bee Crafty blog today with my samples for the show...so much fun with the fabulous Tyre Compass and Light Bulb set....

Products used :
Compass Tracks stamp
Light Tomorrow stamp set
Film Strip and Circles background stamp set
Light bulb mdf
Wings, bulb, clock mdf set
Cogs/wheels mdf
Sentiment stamp set - Girl Boy Hard Work
Crackle stamp
Trio Butterflies stamp
Dinkables
Distress Oxides 
Foil
Gilding Wax
Heat resistant acetate
Embossing powder
Inks
Sparkle pens
Versafine
Canvas Board
Shaving foam

I used white ink to stamp the bulb and sentiment 

Transfer foils were used to create the light rays

Background was created using the shaving foam technique with inks

I used distress inks, sparkle pens and gilding wax to create this mdf bulb artboard

Using the beautiful Butterflies and Distress Oxides with the Tyre Compass. 

I used acrylic paint on the reverse side of heat resistant acetate and inks blown through a straw, to create the light rays

The texture stamps were inked up and stamped, with Distress Oxides, to create the background

Inks were smooshed around, to create the matt for the Tyre Compass to be stamped on

I used white ink, white embossing powder,  vellum and gilding wax to create this card

Distress Oxides were blended on Canvas Board.

Texture paste was applied through the Harlequin Dinkable then I rubbed gilding wax over the top.

The mdf wings, clock, cogs and keys were sprayed with shimmer inks.

I stamped and embossed the film strip on heat resistant acetate.

I added a hint of yellow sparkle to the stamped light bulbs.

I hope you enjoyed my samples for these fabulous,  versatile products 

I'll be back again soon 

Crafty hugs xx 

LIFE... Do something today x

Hello my lovelies

Hope you're all well and have a good day ahead of you xx

I'm on the Buzzy Goings On At Bee Crafty Blog today and I thought I'd share a card I made using the gorgeous Butterflies, Tall Teasel and Dandelion set. These are all so beautiful and compliment each other well

Also used
Ticker tape sentiments
Dinkable - Distressed Harlequin 
Distress Oxides 
Sparkle pens

I cut a panel of white card and slightly bigger one in black

I masked off a panel on the white card and blended a few Distress Oxides,  drying each layer in between, after spritzing with droplets of water

The Oxides were also blended through the Distressed Harlequin Dinkable

The masking tape was removed

I inked the Tall Teasel in pink and black and stamped it twice

The Dandelion set, and Ticker tape sentiments, were stamped in black onyx versafine

On a seperate piece of card I stamped 3 butterflies, coloured with Sparkle pens then cut them out

These were adhered with foam pads to create some height

I love the combination of all these stamps...I hope you do to

I'll be back again soon with another Bee Crafty make

Crafty hugs xx

Beautiful Carnation

Hi everyone

Today I'm over on the Bee Crafty blog  with a gift bag I made using the very beautiful
Carnation flower stamp. I combined it with the Butterflies and Dragonfly.

Also used :
Everyday Sentiments 1-XL 
Versafine
Kuretake clean colour pens
Sparkle pens
Kraft bag

The images, and sentiment, were stamped in Black onyx versafine ink and dried with heat gun

The flowers and Butterflies were coloured in with Kuretake clean colour pens 

To add some interest I coloured over the Butterflies and Dragonfly with a clear Sparkle pen

To complete, I added some dots with a black pen, to create some Butterfly trails

Thankyou very much for stopping by today and I'll be back soon with another Bee Crafty make 

Crafty hugs xx