Be Strong, Be Fearless, Be You

Hi everyone xx

I'm on the Bee Crafty blog today with a card I made using the gorgeous
Skull with Birds and Feathers. .. unique, beautiful and so versatile

Also used:
Oak leaf stamp
Girl Boy Work Hard stamp set
Inks
Shaving foam
Sparkle pens

I created a square background using inks and shaving foam, and set it aside to dry

On a seperate square of card I stamped the image in black onyx versafine 

Once dry I applied sparkle pens on a glass mat, spritzed with water then randomly applied it over the image..spritzing with more water to create a smooshed effect. This was set aside to dry

I stamped the Oak leaf randomly over the shaving foam background then adhered it to card blank

Once dry I stamped the sentiment on the square topper then adhered this on to the background 

I framed the two with wiggly lines, drawn on with a black pen

I love the versatility of this gorgeous image....I hope you do to

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 

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