Falling leaves..samples for Bee Crafty

Hello everyone

Today I'm sharing my samples on the Buzzy Goings On At Bee Crafty Blog, for the Hochanda show earlier this week.
I hope you got your orders in for the fabulous products, including the beautiful handrawn leaves set, flowers and stunning mdf

For my samples I used the following :
Maple stamp set
Oak stamp set
Large Branch and Tree set
Tall Teasel
Dandelion
Ground Elder 
Everyday Sentiments 1 XL 
Mdf circle wreath
Distress Oxides 
Versafine
Gilding Wax
Embossing powders
Versmark
Paints

Mdf wreath, floral mdf, large Oak, small Maple, paints, distress oxides, paints, gilding wax, hessian, natural embellishments

Inner mdf from wreath, floral mdf, large Oak, small Maple, Dinkables,  distress oxides, gilding wax, natural embellishments

Teasel, Dandelion,  Ground Elder, sparkle pens,  Everyday Sentiments XL 

Mdf tag, Teasel, Dinkables,  distress oxides 

Oak leaf stamp set and Easy Frame Inkable, Distress Oxides, black pen

Maple, Gold embossing powder, paints

Tree, paints, white embossing powder 

Maple, Versafine,  paints

Ground Elder,  paints, Lollipop sticks

Dandelion, white embossing powder 

How versatile and gorgeous are these handrawn leaves and the mdf is just the perfect combination 

Thankyou for popping by...please leave a comment to let me know your thoughts on my samples xx

Til next time..

Crafty hugs xx 

Dreams...

Hello everyone xx

I'm over on the Buzzy Goings On At Bee Crafty Blog today with a card I made using the gorgeous Butterflies, Bird on a Branch and Ground Elder stamps
As the summer holidays are now at an end this will be my last Sunday DT blog post..I'm back to my once a week post on Thursdays xx

Also used
Every Hour is a Dream stamp
Flock of Birds
Sparkle pens
Versafine
White gel pen

I cut out a circle aperture on black card, using one of my nesting dies, and set this to one side

I then cut out a circle slightly bigger than the aperture and used Sparkle pens to create a background

The Ground Elder was stamped in black onyx versafine in first and second generation, to create depth

The Bird on a Branch and Flock of Birds was also stamped in the Versafine

I adhered circle background behind the aperture then adhered this to the card blank

The sentiment was stamped in the Versafine, matted onto black card and adhered with foam pads

A drew a white wiggly frame around the black card, to complete this sample

I hope you have enjoyed today's make and I'll be back again soon with another Bee Crafty make

Crafty hugs xx

BEAUtanicals

Morning crafters

I'm on the Bee Crafty blog today with my samples for this week's show on Hochanda.
The beautiful BEAUtanicals... Love these. Beautifully drawn and so versatile.
I used
Ground Elder, Tall Teasel,  Tall Dandelion and Dandelion set.

Also used:
Unloved Flower stamp
Weeds are flowers stamp
Flock of Birds
Birds and Butterflies 
Birds On A Wire 
Distress Oxides
Dinkables
Versafine
Sparkle pens
Gilding Flakes
Embossing powder

Hope you like them xx

Distress Oxides 

Butterfly 

Dinkable - Drops

Bleach technique 

Distress Oxides 

Distress Oxides 

White embossing powder 

Distress Oxides 

Mdf Artboard 

Dinkables - Honeycomb,  Circles

Sunset

Dyna paints 

Gilding Flakes 

Gilding Flakes 

Mdf Artboard 

Dinkable - Brick wall

Texture paste

Distress Oxides 

Distress Oxides 

Crackle

Dinkable - Brick wall 

Sparkle pens 

Distress Oxides 

I hope you've enjoyed today's post and I'll be back again soon with another Bee Crafty make 

Crafty hugs xx 

Skull verses nature's beauty

Good morning 😊😊

Been playing with my  Bee Crafty stamps and thought I'd blog what I made for you xx

I combined the darkness of the Skull with the beauty of nature, and the gorgeous Ground Elder. How well do they go together. ..

Stamps used:
Skull
BEAUtanicals: Ground Elder
Life &Rain
Cogs

Also used:
Distress Oxides: Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers, Wilted Violet,
Vintage Sepia versafine

• I cut some white card slightly smaller than my card blank and a piece of kraft card slightly smaller than this.  I set the white card mat to one side
• I stamped the skull in the versafine ink and then masked it off, together with a horizontal panel
• Within the panel I blended Fossilized Amber DO 
• I spritzed the cog stamp with water, stamped it into the DO, holding it there for a few seconds, before lifting it off. This gives a water bleach type stamped image. I repeated this several times
• I then stamped the Cogs in Wilted Violet and Peacock Feathers DO 
• I carefully removed the masking tape 
• The flowers were also stamped in the DO's as well as the sentiment,  which I stamped in two parts 
• This was then adhered to white card mat and then onto card blank to complete the sample

I hope you enjoyed today's blog 

Crafty hugs xx 

Pocket Watch and BEAUtanicals stamp sets by Bee Crafty

Afternoon  everyone xx

Been having a "play" with some of my gorgeous stamps from Bee Crafty and thought I'd blog this card
I used the following stamp sets :
Pocket Watch 
BEAUtanicals Wildflower
BEAUtanicals Ground Elder
Friendship

Also used:
Distress Oxides : Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry
Distress Inks   : Worn Lipstick
Inkables Tempate Brick Wall
Smokey Grey versafine ink

• To begin I cut two pieces of white card, in decreasing size, slightly smaller than card blank 
• On the smallest mat I inked through the Brick Wall template in the Worn Lipstick Distress ink
• The Pocket Watch was stamped in Smokey Grey versafine ink in the centre of the card 
• Using the Twisted Citron Distress Oxide, I stamped the Wildflower stamp, randomly across the left side of the page
• I inked up the Ground Elder stamp in the Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide and again stamped it randomly. I also did second generation stamping, ie stamping a second time without reinking the stamp. This adds the effect of light and shade
• The Friendship part of the sentiment stamp was inked up and stamped in the Smokey Grey versafine ink 
• I then assembled the layers of my card using wet glue

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

Thankyou for taking the time to have a look at todays play

Crafty hugs xx

LIFE- Ground Elder

Good morning everyone

What's everyone got planned for today?  Hope you all get some crafting done 😊

I'm back today with my weekly Bee Crafty DT blog over on
Buzzy Goings On At Bee Crafty Blog

I just love to mix up all my stamps and see what I come up with.
Today I'm showcasing a card I made using the following stamp sets :

Splatter Swirl Upright Rectangle Frame
Ground Elder 
Life & Rain

Also used:
Dinkable: Honeycomb
Distress Oxides:  Cracked Pistachio, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry
Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass
Versafine black onyx ink

• I stamped the Rectangle Frame in the Versafine in the centre of my card blank 
• Masking off the edges, I blended the DI from darker, to lighter, towards  the centre of the frame
• I blended Cracked Pistachio DO through the Dinkable around opposite corners of the frame
• Whilst the frame was still masked off, I inked up the Ground Elder in Cracked Pistachio and Wilted Violet DO and stamped it inside the frame. I also added a hint of Picked Raspberry DO onto the heads of the flowers and re stamped it
• I stamped the LIFE part of the sentiment across the middle of the stem, in Cracked Pistachio DO and the remainder of the sentiment in black versafine 

I hope you like the combination of these stamps and colours. 

Many thanks for popping by and please leave a comment 

Crafty hugs xx 

Ladies Profile, Moon and BEAUtanicals stamp sets by Bee Crafty

Good morning lovely crafters xx

Hope everyone is feeling good

I'm back today with my weekly blog post for Bee Crafty  over on their blog
Buzzy Goings On At Bee Crafty Blog 

I'm showcasing the following beautiful stamps sets:
Ladies Profile
Moon
BEAUtanicals Wildflower 2
BEAUtanicals Ground Elder 
Life and Rain 

Also used:
Distress Inks  : Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade
Black onyx versafine ink
Smokey Grey versafine ink

• Cut a square of blue paper and two squares of white card, in decreasing sizes, smaller than the 7x7 card blank 
• Taking the smallest square of white card I stamped the Ladies Profile, and the Moon, in Smokey Grey versafine ink 
• The Wildflower 2 was stamped in the Squeezed Lemonade DI, ensuring they were stamped at different heights
• I then stamped the Ground Elder in the Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean DI'S.  I also stamped some a second time, without reinking.  This gives depth and dimension to your flowers
• The LIFE part of the sentiment stamp was stamped in black onyx versafine ink 
• I then adhered all the layers together with wet glue and then adhered it to card blank

I love the effect of these beautiful stamps together..I hope you do too.

Don't forget to check out the Bee Crafty website for these stamps and many more 

Crafty hugs xx  

Ladies Profile, BEAUtanicals Wildflower 2 and Ground Elder by Bee Crafty

Good morning crafters

Hope everyone is keeping well and having lots of crafty fun xx

Today I'm back with my weekly DT post for
Bee Crafty

I'd love to share a card I made using the beautiful
Ladies Profile
BEAUtanicals Wildflower 2
BEAUtanicals Ground Elder
Life and Rain 

Also used:
Distress Oxides: Worn Lipstick, Cracked Pistachio
Black onyx versafine ink

• I cut a piece of white card slightly smaller than my 7x5 card blank 
• Using the Distress Oxides I stamped both sets of flower stamps randomly along the bottom of the card.  
• I used first and second generation stamping to create the effect of depth
• The Ladies Profile was stamped in black onyx versafine ink 
• I inked up the heads of the flowers and stamped these so as to create the illusion of hair
• Using a water brush I painted her lips in the Worn Lipstick and her eye in Cracked Pistachio 
• To complete I inked the LIFE part of the sentiment in the black onyx versafine ink then adhered this to my card blank with foam pads

I hope you enjoyed looking through this week's DT post and don't forget to check out the 

Bee Crafty website for lots of beautiful products 

Crafty hugs xx