Prehistoric Dinosaur journal

Hello lovely crafters

I thought I'd share my MDF mini journal over on the Bee Crafty blog today. I used the fabulous Prehistoric Dinosaur collection recently launched on Hochanda

Products used:
Triceratops stamp set- XL and Regular
Tyrannosaurus Rex stamp set
MDF mini journal 
Dinkables
Texture paste
Gilding wax
Acrylic paint

To begin I used texture paste through the Leafy Branch Dinkable, using the stamps as a guide as to where I wanted the leaves to be.

Once dry I painted all the pages in various coloured Acrylic paints. I like to apply the paint with my fingers, blending colours together.

Once dried I applied Gilding wax over the texture paste.

Having prepped all my pages I began stamping and colouring in my images using inks  sparkle pens or embossing powders.

I also used Dinkables, with Distress Oxides,  to add more dimension to some pages.

 I stamped the Sentiments and attached the pages by the rings supplied. 

I then adhered the metal embellishment to the front page, using gel glue. I also tied some ribbons on the rings, and attached another metal embellishment to the ribbon.

To finish I painted over the wooden word embellishment and adhered with the glue gel.

I hope you enjoyed today's post

Crafty hugs xx

Dinosaur collection samples for Hochanda show

Good morning everyone xx

It's my turn over on the Bee Crafty blog today and I'm sharing some of my samples for the Dinosaur collection launched on Hochanda earlier this week. I hope you got your orders in for the Roarsome T-Rex and Triceratops xx

Products used:
Triceratops stamp set- XL and Regular
Tyrannosaurus Rex stamp set
Dinosaur wooden/metal embellishments and words
MDF Artboard
Inkables- Stonework
Dinkables
Everyday Sentiments 
Distress Oxides 
Versafine
Lustre Luxe
Embossing powders

MDF was painted with Acrylic paints.

Texture Paste used through Inkable.

All leaves embossed in gold and coloured in with Lustre Luxe

Gilding Wax

Clear embossing powder

Sunset Dinkable

Acrylic Paint 

Distress Oxide

Dinkables: leafy branch, Honeycomb 

Distress Oxides 

Everyday Sentiments 

Dinkable: Sunset

Skylines Inkables

Distress Oxides

Everyday Sentiments 

Ink Sprays 

Distress Oxides 

Wooden embellishment

Distress Oxides 

Inkable: Stonework 

Versafine 

Distress Oxides 

Glossy Accents

Versafine

Masking tape 

I hope you've enjoyed looking through my samples for these fabulous new Dinosaur products. I had soo much fun with them. 

I'll be back on the blog next week with an MDF journal I created using this new collection 

Crafty hugs xx 

If the sky could dream ...of Dragons

Hello crafters xx

How are we?
I'm excited to share a card on the Bee Crafty blog today, using the absolutely fabulous Dragon stamp...how awesome is this image. So many possibilities. ...

Also used:
Dinkable: Feather
Bubble wrap positive stamp
Distress Oxides 
Versafine

I stamped the Bubble wrap in Distress Oxides,  randomly over my card blank. I find holding the stamp in the palm of my hand gives a more random, distressed effect. This was set to one side to dry.

I tore a square of card and created an inky background using inks

I dried this off thoroughly before stamping the amazing Dragon in black onyx versafine

I stamped the Bubble wrap randomly in the same ink as I used on the card blank

I blended Distress Oxides through the Feathers Dinkable to create the effect of fire coming from his mouth, highlighting the flames with a gel pen to make them pop more  

I adhered this to the card blank.  Stamped the sentiment in black onyx versafine and then drew a wiggly frame with a black pen

Thankyou for popping by the blog today 

Crafty hugs xx

Under the sea

Hello

I've been crafting away in my Art Journal again, as I'm up on the Bee Crafty blog.
Today's page uses the absolutely gorgeous Conch Shell stamp and the little Jelly Fish from the Jellyfish stamp set

Also used:

Acrylic paints
Distress Oxide 
White embossing powder
Sparkle pen

I put some paints on my blending mat, added water then smooshed my page through the paints, until I was happy with the effect.

I stamped and coloured in the Seaweeds with Distress Oxides.

Once dry I stamped and heat embossed my shells in white. 

The Shells were coloured in with a pink sparkle pen.

To complete I stamped the air bubbles and added highlights with a white own

Many thanks for popping over to my blog today 

Crafty hugs xx 

Express Art

Hi everyone xx

I'm back on the Bee Crafty blog today with a page from my Art Journal using the fabulous Collage ART stamp, Light Up 

Also used:
XL Creativity words 
Dinkables
Bubble wrap positive stamp 
Embossing powder
Distress Oxides 
Versmark
Acrylic Paint

To create this page it's all about layers. Adding different mediums, stamps and stencils on top of each other, to create depth and dimension.

To begin I applied Acrylic Paints to the black Art Journal page. 

I dried these off then added some random areas of white Acrylic Paint to break the page up.

I blended Distress Oxides through the Brick wall Dinkable and stamped the Bubble wrap positive stamp,  randomly over the page.

Once completely dry I stamped the Collage ART stamp in Versmark then applied white embossing powder 

To complete I stamped, cut out and adhered the XL creativity words and drew a frame around the edges with a black sharpie 

I hope you like today's make. I'll be back again soon 

Crafty hugs xx 

Doodle Art

Hello xx

Is everyone ok? Have you been busy crafting? I know I have 😁
I'm up on the Bee Crafty blog today with something new for me... a Jigsaw puzzle!!
Had a lot of fun creating this sample for a recent Hochanda show , using stamps from my favourite ever Bee Crafty collection...Doodle Art 😘

Products used:
Doodle Art: Butterfly, Dragonfly
Distress Oxide 
Dinkable
Sparkle Pens

To begin I blended Distress Oxides randomly over the puzzle pieces, drying in between each layer of colour applied. 

I then blended the Oxides through the Honeycomb Dinkable.

The main images were stamped in Black Onyx Versafine and dried off thoroughly with my heat gun.

Some of the small embellishment stamps, from both sets, were stamped randomly all over the puzzle.

I used my sparkle pens to colour in all my images.

To complete I drew a wiggly frame around my puzzle then added random dots around the frame, and around some parts of the focal images.  

I hope you enjoyed my make today.  I'll definately be doing another puzzle again

Crafty hugs xx 

Samples for Bee Crafty Art stamps Hochanda show

Morning crafters xx

I'm excited to be on the Bee Crafty blog  today, with my samples for the Bee Crafty show tomorrow, on Hochanda.
Beverly and Sam are bringing you some fantastic new pen and ink style Art stamps that look fabulous with their existing light bulb/circuit collection.
I hope you'll tune in, get your goodies ordered and watch some inspirational demos

Products used:
Time Measure and Ledger Measure stamp
Compass Tracks  stamp
Light Tomorrow  stamp
Typewriter Alpha stamp set
Film strip and circles texture stamp set
Dinkables
Inkables: coffee stain/script. Triangles and Stripes
MDF Artboard , pocket watches , cogs
Distress Oxide 
Versafine
Embossing powder

MDF Artboard, 

Acrylic paints,

Gilding Wax

White gel pen,

Versafine

Film strip and circles stamp,

Distress Oxide 

Alphabet stamp 

Distress Oxide 

Triangles Inkable

Alphabet stamp

Corrugated cardboard 

Cogs

Ink spray

Gilding wax

Distress Oxide 

Alphabet stamp 

Mdf pocket watch

Cogs

Ink spray

Gilding Wax

Film strip/circles texture stsmp

Distress Oxide 

Dinkables: regular dots

Light Tomorrow stamp set

Compass Tracks 

Alphabet stamp 

Distress Oxide 

Light Tomorrow stamp 

Dinkables: spider web, bats

Black glitter pen

White ink pad

Silver acrylic paint 

I hope you enjoyed looking through my samples for tomorrow's show.

Don't forget to get your orders in then sit back and enjoy the shows 

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 

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 

Under the sea

Hello crafters xx
Unfortunately I was unable to do samples for this weeks Hochanda show, where Bev and Sam released the fabulous new sea life stamps xx
So i thought I'd make, and share an Art Journal page using the gorgeous Seahorse and Octopod stamps, for my weekly DT blog xx

Also used:,
Dinkables
Versafine

To begin i gessoed the journal pages and dried with my heat gun
I then randomly smooshed paints over the spread. You can also use Distress inks/oxides or any other inks in your crafty stash
I dried the pages thoroughly
I blended white paint randomly through the Circles Dinkable
I stamped both images on to tissue paper
Once dry I coloured the reverse side of the images with my pens
These were adhered with a Matt medium.
I stamped the seaweed across the bottom and coloured in with paints
I added white paint to highlight the air bubbles
The sentiments were stamped on to white card then cut out and adhered with gel glue
To finish I used a black pen to add a frame around my spread

I hope you liked today's make. Thankyou for popping by

Crafty hugs xx

...Why?

Hey everyone
How are we all? Hope you've had lots of crafty fun..I know I have 😁
I'm back today with a card I made using the gorgeous Seahorse.

Also used:
Ticker Tape 2 sentiment stamp
Dinkables
Distress Oxide 

I blended 2/3 different blue Distress Oxides through the Circles Dinkable to create a background, which I adhered to card blank.

I put some of the same Oxides on to a glass mat, spritzed with water then smooshed over a smaller piece of card.

I then applied the Oxides direct to the stamp, spritzed with water and stamped it onto the card.

The Seaweeds were stamped and coloured in with the oxides and a water brush 

To complete, the sentiment was stamped on to white card , cut up and glued in place. 

Many thanks for popping over today

Crafty hugs xx 

You're all the same...

Hello

I'm back again 😁 ....  with a card I made using the fabulous Octopod stamp.

Also used:
Ticker Tape 2 stamp set
Dinkable
Pixie Powders

A simple but effective card to make.

I inked through the Regular Dots Dinkable, direct on to the front of the card blank, with white ink.

On a separate square of white card, I created a background using Pixie Powders 

The Octopod was stamped in Versafine and glossy accents used on the head.

The Seaweeds were also stamped in Versafine and coloured in with Kuretake Clean Colour pens 

This was adhered to card blank and a frame added with a black pen.

Many thanks for popping over to see today's post

Crafty hugs xx 

For You

Hello crafters xx
Hope you're all well and have crafty plans for today?
I'm back on the Bee Crafty blog with a card I made using the beautiful Unicorn stamps. I combined them with the gorgeous BEAUtanicals Wildflower stamps. ...perfect combination I think xx
Also used:
Everyday Sentiments stamp set
Distress Oxides 
Dinkables
Versafine
Sparkle pen

To begin I stamped a selection of the beautiful Wildflowers across the bottom of the card blank. I used different coloured Distress Oxides and stamped in first and second generation, to create depth and dimension

On an oval die cut I stamped the smaller Unicorn in Smokey Grey versafine. 

This was masked off and I then stamped the bigger Unicorn, so it appeared behind the other 

I removed the mask 

I randomly inked through the Distressed Diamonds Dinkable in a green Distress Oxide.

I coloured my unicorns in with watercolour pencils and a water brush then add a hint of sparkle using a clear Sparkle Pen 

The sentiment was stamped in Smokey Grey versafine and to complete I adhered this to the card blank with foam pads

A beautiful magical card for any occasion 

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

Crafty hugs xx 

April Swallow...

Morning crafters xx
Im on the Bee Crafty blog today with a Calendar page I made using the beautiful Swallow stamp. I combined it with one of the gorgeous Mandela Inkables, to create this beautiful spread

Also used:
Distress Oxide
Versafine
Kuretake Clean Colour pens
Sparkle pen

I began by stamping my beautiful Swallow in Smokey Grey Versafine.
I coloured it in with Kuretake Clean Colour pens and a water brush. I added some sparkle to the feathers using a clear Sparkle pen.
I inked through random sections of the gorgeous Mandela with my distress Oxides to finish.
Simple but soo effective

Thankyou for stopping by for this weeks post

Crafty hugs xx