Calee CT- Peonies and Moths

Hello , this week I’m back with the moths and peonies . I have a small journal page , just 10cm by 14 as my step by step .

The first step was to use the Peony Print stamp as my back ground , this lovely large stamp is the perfect size for this journal page and crated a full background with just one stamping . I wanted a vintage feel so used Distress ink in Vintage Photo . 

Next I stamped out the peonies again , the tape measure stamp from the Stitched Boarders Art stamp set and a couple of the medium moths from the Moths Art stamp set. These were stamped in Versafine Clair Pinecone , a darker brown shade and water coloured with my Ecoline pens .

Using some of the other boarders from the same stamp set, I added a few more elements to my background , using the Versafine Pinecone ink. 

Next I cut out all of my stamped elements and layered them on to my page , cutting one of the moths in half and placing the coloured peonies on top of the background in a decoupaged style .

To complete my page I just need a sentiment, and as this page had an autumnal feel I went with the very simple October sticker from the Autumn Wordy stickers in black and added a fine white border with a gel pen .

This was a simple page to create with the Peony Print stamp doing most of the work with a few pops of colour from the extra additions 

Thank you for taking a look this week 

Happy crafting 

Calee 

A list of products used follows : 

Stamps - Art stamps Peony Print 

                          Moths 

                                            Stitched boarders 

Inks - Distress ink :Vintage Photo 

         Versafine Clair :Pinecone 

Wordy stickers Autumn B.             

Ecoline water colour pens and a white gel pen .

Sally CT- Tis the Season...Well, almost!

 

Hi there! Wreaths are one of my favourite things to create on a Christmas card and there are lots of small worker stamps on Bee Crafty Stamp sets that lend themselves to this. Here's a card I made using the Baubleicious worker stamps. 

I began with a 4x4inch square of cream card. I used the 4" circle easy frame to blend around with my brown ink brush (There was enough ink on the brush to do this without reinking it)

Next I used the pine branch from the worker stamps to add some stamping in Desert Sand memento ink

I also added some leaves in new sprout to the background. 

I added some darker green leaves around the original circle. 

Using Rhubarb Stalk ink, I added the sentiment in the middle and some berries around the wreath. I then matted and layered it onto coordinating card and a cream 5" square base card.

I added lots of berries and spots of glitter glue using a variety of Stickles and Liquid pearls.

Finally I used a green colouring pencil to colour in just the central leaves. The last two steps would have been better done the other way round! 

Here is the finished card once more.

I used:

Baublelicious Stamp Set

4"Circle Easy Frame

Inks - I used Memento inks in Desert sand, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves and Rhubarb Stalk

Green colouring Pencil

Stickles Glitter Glue and Liquid pearls

4" square of cream card

5" square base card

Coordinating card for matting and layering

There are just 4 more days to enter the challenge over in the bee Crafty Stamps Facebook Group. The theme is Sparkle, so a little glitter glue is all you need! 

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - Silver and Blue Christmas

Hi everyone today I'm sharing a step by step guide to creating this Christmas card using the XL Poinsettia stamp set. 

To begin, I stamped the two smallest poinsettia flowers, from the regular stamp set, several times using embossing ink. I sprinkled this with silver embossing powder and heat set. I then blended peacock feathers distress oxide over the background.

Next I spritzer this with peacock feathers distress spritzer and left to dry.

Whilst this was drying, I stamped the large poinsettia, from the XL stamp set and heat embossed with silver.

I coloured the poinsettia flower with two shades of blue. I used peacock feathers and tumbled glass distress watercolour pencils.  I then cut it out. I used a silver glitter pen to colour the centre of the flower.

I used the peacock feathers ink pad to lightly ink around the edges of the background piece.

I glued the background piece to a 6 inch square card blank.

I added the poinsettia using foam pads.

Next, I stamped my chosen sentiment using Versafine Clair morning mist, then cut it out and added it to the card.

To finish the card, I added some silver sequins.

Products used:

Doodle Art Poinsettia XL stamp set 

Doodle Art Poinsettia regular stamp set 

Mixed Messages Christmas stamp set 

Silver Sequins

Embossing ink pad 

Silver Embossing Powder 

Peacock Feathers Distress Ink

Peacock Feathers Distress Spritz

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison 

Calee CT - Oh Christmas Tree

Hi , this week for my step by step guide I have a simple Christmas card for you . 

The first step was to create my background . For this I cut to size (6x6inch) a piece of smooth white card and using two shades of blue distress ink and this D’inkable from set 15 , I created a snow flake pattern using just the centre of the D’inkable. 

Next using scraps of catalyst cards from packs #2 and #3 , I cut and created 3 Christmas trees , adding more details and decoration with a white Posca pen . 

The background was then added to my card with a mating layer of black and a border doodled with a fine black pen 

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Taking a small snowflake from the Doodle Art Christmas Tree stamp set and Blue Print sketch distress ink snowflakes were randomly added to complete the background design.

The next step was the sentiment for this card . I used this one from the Doodle Art Christmas pud set and it has been stamped and mounted on to black card . 

The trees were then glued on to the background and my sentiment added , The final step was to use a watercolour pencil to create a shadow feel around the trees , blending with a little water . This made them stand out from the background and gave them more depth . 

Although I have added extra detail to the trees and a shadow around them ,  I think this would make a very effective card even with out the additions . 

Thank you for taking a look this week 

Happy crafting 

Calee 

Here a the products I used for my card :                           

Distress inks -Blueprint Sketch 

                    Tumbled Glass 

Inkables- D’inkables set 15       

 Catalyst cards - packs #2&#3.     

       Stamps -Doodle Art Christmas Tree 

                    Doodle Art Christmas Pud 

Sally CT - Another sparkly card

Hi There! I am here with another sparkly seasonal card for my Bee Crafty project this week. Here's how I made it. 

I cut a square panel of grey card and used the easy frame circle and white ink to create an outline for my wreath. I also sponged white ink around the edges. 

Next I used the leafy stamp from the Baubleicious stamp set to stamp around the circle in brown ink. 

Using green ink I added more foliage from the same stamp set around the circle. 

I used the small berry stamp to add to the wreath using plum coloured ink. 

Using metallic water colour paints I painted the leaves in green. I splattered the card with the paint brush too. 

Using red metallic watercolour paint I added some more slatters to the card and left it to dry. 

I used liquid pearls and Stickles glitter glue to add berries to the wreath.

On a separate piece of card I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in red ink and heat embossed it using crackling campfire Distress glaze

Finally I matted and layered the panel to a square card and added the sentiment on 3d foam pads to the centre. 

Here's another angle so you can see the sparkle.

I used:

Doodle Art Baubleicious stamp set

Easy Frame circle (I used the 6" but I think the 4" would work equally well)

White ink

Brown green and plum coloured ink (I used memento but Versafine Clair would work too)

Versafine Clair Strawberry ink

Distress Embossing glaze - I used Crackling Campfire but Lumberjack Plaid or Candied apple would be equally good

Grey card

White base card

Paper for matting and layering

3d foam pads

I am pleased with how this one turned out! Thanks for looking and don't forget to enter the challenge! 

Alison CT - Autumn Portraits

Hi everyone today I'm sharing a step by step guide to creating this art journal page using Catalyst Collage Papers, dinkables and stamps.

Trim the painted gaze catalyst collage paper to fit the A5 journal. Use matte medium to glue it to the page. 

Blend rusty hinge distress oxide through the pointed leaf dinkable and brushed corduroy distress oxide through the rounded leaf dinkable.  Leave to dry.

Draw round the stenciled leaves 3 times freehand using a black micron.

Cut out the two faces from the A5 Autumn Portraits Catalyst Collage sheet and glue to the page.

Stamp the two small flowers from the Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set and the small three leaf stamp from the Mixed Leaves stamp set. Colour and cut out.

Edge the page with scorched timber distress oxide.

Glue the leaves and flowers to the page.

Add an Autumn Wordy Sticker sentiment. 

Products used:

A5 Painted Gaze catalyst collage 

A5 Autumn Portraits catalyst collage 

Dinkables sets 14

Art Stamps Mixed Leaves

Doodle Art Sunflower 

Autumn Wordy Stickers white on black

Black micron pen

Versafine Clair nocturne 

Distress oxides - brushed corduroy, rusty hinge 

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison