Sally DT - Autumn inspiration

 

 Good morning! It seems we have entered the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, so another Autumn inspired card was a must. after all, it is my favourite season! 

To make this card I have used:

Queen Bee Journalling Autumn botanicals

Wordage - Small words

Stencil tape/ low tack masking tape

Versafine clair in Acorn, Fallen Leaves, Shady Lane and Tulip

Tea dye Distress ink 

A blending brush

Liquid pearls in Garnet, buttercup and Avacado

Here is a step by step to explain what I did. 

First place a piece of stencil tape across your card blank at a jaunty angle and use the brush to apply ink along both sides of the tape. Apply around the edge of the card too if you want to.

Next, stamp the lovely Autumnal botanicals with their stems overlapping the tape in the different shades of Versafine Clair ink. I tend to stamp the same stamps opposite each other, but it isn't necessary. Random stamping is equally effective.

Now stamp more foliage in the tea dye ink to fill out the background.

Carefully remove the tape and stamp the sentiment. I used versafine clair Acorn ink for this.

Finally add some dots of liquid pearls as berries and (shhh, don't tell anyone!) to cover any fingerprints 😉 The Splat stamp is also brilliant for this.

Here is a last look at the finished card

 You have a couple of days left to enter the Bee Crafty Stamps challenge on the facebook group with it's Autumn colours theme. Thanks for looking!

Jane DT - Autumn Leaves ATC's

 Hello!

Over on the Bee Crafty group on face book it is coming up to the last few days of this months challenge and the theme is autumnal colors.  So this week I thought I would create some artist trading cards (pieces of art work that measure 2 and a 1/2" by 3 and a 1/2") using the autumn theme...

1) I started by creating some backgrounds on my gel press with stencils (alternate circles, mandala 2 & sunset) and distress oxide inkpads (wild honey, fossilized amber, spiced marmalade & crackling fire)...

2) Next I chose which areas I liked the best and cut my 4 ATC sized cards...

3) To create some extra interest in the background I stamped part of the deciduous tree onto each card using brown versafine clair and heat embossed with clear powder...

4) Then I stamped the small maple leaf onto watercolour card in the same way as the tree and coloured them using the same distress oxide pads...

5) I chose where to put the leaves on the cards and adhered them with glue gel...

6) Finally I chose some of the sentiments from the small words set and stamped them onto the left over background card.  Again I used brown versafine clair and clear embossing powder...

Here are the products used:

* Distress Oxide Inkpads

* Inkables - Mandala 2; Sunset; Alternate Circles

* Stamps - Maple Leaf Set

* Stamps - Deciduous Tree

* Stamps - Small Words

Thank you for looking and happy crafting!

Jane xx

Blending Dreams

 Blending Dreams

by DT Ann

Hi, I've seen a few posts & lives this week that inspired me to go back to basics for my post today, blending oxide inks. Sometimes its good to go back and refresh the simpler things, although it didn't seem that easy when I first started!! :D

I used:

Stamps: Quill Feather, La Luna & Ticker Tape 2

Distress Oxide Inks: Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, Festive Berries & Mustard Seed.

Versa Clair Ink Black (Nocturne)

Versa Mark

White Embossing Powder

DL card (21cm x 10cm)

Blending Mat

Blending tools & Sponges

Cut a piece of A4 smooth card into an oblong just slightly less than a DL card, 20cm x 9cm & kept the piece you've cut off for the extra feathers.

Starting with the Blueprint sketch I put plenty of ink onto the blending tool sponge (tip, use a circular motion). Then on a blending mat, apply ink to one end of the piece of card, again in a circular motion. Cover about 1/4 of the card, keep going over it to intensify the colour.

Next use the Wilted Violet, adding plenty of ink to give it depth, move the ink into the blue but use less pressure, so you get a gentle blend. Swop back to your blue ink & as before gently blend over the violet this should give you a better blend. Continue with the Festive Berries & Mustard Seed, remembering to go back over the join between each colour with less pressure, to blend the colours.

Use a paper towel to rest your hand on whilst blending it helps prevent smudges & finger marks.

 

Repeat this process on your cut off card.

 

 

Once blended, splatter some water across your card, leave to soak in a minute then roll some kitchen paper across it to remove any excess. Leave to dry or use your heat gun, holding the card off the mat & dry both sides as the ink will have saturated the card.

Once dry, gently swipe over with an anti-static bag, then stamp the feather in Versafine Ink, onto the main piece of card, cover in embossing  powder. remove excess & heat until it melts.

Repeat this process twice, on the extra piece of card & cut these 2 out.

Using the coloured Oxide Inks & the stars stamp from the La Luna set add  some stars around the edges. Carefully ink the Circle around LA LUNA in Versaclair & create a semi-circle at the top of the card (as though the feather were hanging from it).

Stamp a sentiment onto an offcut of card & cut out.

Stick the feathers on to the card with a dimensional glue or foam pads (see below)

Create a bow with some bakers twine & add to card along with your sentiment.

Finally stick to your card....

 

Thanks for stopping by... Ann x

Caz DT - Bee Monarchy show samples

Here is a closer look at all my samples created for the recent Hochanda show using the Bee monarchy stamps, inkables, dies and MDF, with a little insight to how I created them...

Canvas board 5x7":

MDF pop outs glued onto the canvas, then some texture paste added for extra interest around the elements. 

Coat of black gesso.... (Let it dry)

Then dry brushed copper and teal gilding polish over the surface lightly to accent all the raised areas. 

Added the sentiment which I glazed with glossy accents. 

MDF jar: 

Painted the main jar backing with gold. 

Coloured the rim and top with metallic posca paint pens.

Coloured the floral MDF elements with metallic markers. 

Added die cut bees and sentiment.

Card:

Distress ink background using the smoosh technique.

The multi hexagon ink'able details added in black soot distress ink. 

Die cut bees edged in complimenting colours of distress ink.

Die cut honey comb and ticker tape sentiment. 

MDF jar:

Silver gilding polish for the background.

Gold gilding for the rim.

Mix of gilding polish to add colours to the decorative elements. 

Posca paint pens for the bees and yellow hexagons to achieve better detail. 

Stamped and cut sentiment.

Card:

Marbled paper background.

Inked large hexagon template.

Stamped bee script and added die cut bees and honey comb. 

Doodle border with copper dots using 3d enamel accents. 

Added sentiment.

MDF Hexagon frame & flowers:

Yellow paint background.

Stamped bees and honey comb in archival ink.

Large bee coloured with purple paint and wings accented with gold gilding polish and added metal embellishments.

Flowers are coloured with posca paint pens and glitter markers. 

Border of hexagon has purple stickles and a sentiment added to finish.

MDF jar: 

Gilding polish for the background and the decorative MDF elements. 

Texture paste through the multi hexagon ink'able. 

Did cut large bee, coloured with pencils and coated in clear embossing. 

Sentiment white heat embossed on black card.

Card:

Gelli plate background.

Texture paste through the honey comb ink'able.

Stamped elements in the background using archival ink.

Die cut large bee and honey comb. 

That's the run down complete. 

Hope you like 

❤️

Thanks for looking.

Sally DT - Bee Monarchy Hochanda show samples

Good morning! Did you see Bev on Hochanda last Thursday? She had the wonderful Bee Monarchy collection with Stamps, matching dies, coordinating dinkables and the most wonderful MDF that I absolutely fell in love with! These are my samples from the show.

Quite a lot of the products sold out quickly, but Bev was still able to do some excellent demos. You can still catch them on the HOCHANDA website and look for the show on the schedule for Thursday 17th September at 11am. Alternatively click this link...

https://www.hochanda.com/cinema/45420

As always, you can find the complete Bee Crafty range of wonderful products here

 Thanks for looking!

Jane DT - HOCHANDA Bee Monarchy samples

 Hello!

Bev was on HOCHANDA this week with the fantastic Bee Monarchy stamp sets but now with matching dies!!!! So this week on the blog I am sharing the samples that I made for the show...

Many of the products sold out really quickly but Bev was still able to do some fab demos so if you missed them you can still catch up on the HOCHANDA website and look for the show on the schedule for Thursday 17th September at 11am or click the link here...

https://www.hochanda.com/cinema/45420

Thank you for looking and happy crafting!

Jane xx