Alison CT - Butterfly Circles

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing an art journal page created using circles and the Doodle Art Butterfly stamp.

I began by blending Frayed Burlap distress oxide ink over the centre of the page, then I stamped areas of the crackle background using the same ink.

Next I used Aged Mahogany distress oxide to add freehand areas of the Script Background stamp. I used 1st, 2nd and 3rd generations of the ink to give different shades to it.

Then, using Ground Espresso distress oxide,  I stamped the stitch style stamp from the Freehand Borders stamp set vertically, horizontally and diagonally on the page.

Next I curved the row of hearts, from the Journal Art Elements 2 stamp set, onto my super skinny slim and stamped it twice onto the page using Ground Espresso ink.

On seperate card, I stamped the Doodle Art Butterfly and a variety of circle stamps using ground espresso ink. The circles are from the Dragonfly, Journaling Essentials 1 and 2 and Journal Art Elements 3. I coloured these with a waterbrush and ground espresso and aged mahogany ink.

I decided the background needed something else, so I added the numbers using aged mahogany. 

Next I glued the butterfly and circles to the page using distress collage medium.

Finally I added a sentiment from Ticker Tape 1, which I had stamped using ground espresso ink. 

Products used:

Crackle Background stamp 

Script Background stamp 

Freehand Borders stamp set

Journal Art Elements 2 

Journal Art Elements 3

Dragonfly stamp set 

Journaling Essentials 1 

Journaling Essentials 2

Doodle Art Butterfly stamp set 

Ticker Tape 1 stamp set

Distress Collage Medium 

Distress Oxide  - ground espresso, aged mahogany and freyed burlap 

Thank you for taking a look.

Alison 

Sally CT - Dream it!!!

  

Hi There! The latest Journaling Essentials stamps from Bee Crafty are so gorgeous I just can't put them away! Thought I would show you how I made this card today. 

I began by swiping the dinkables with distress oxide inks and misting them with water before laying then=m onto a piece of mixed media paper.

I smooshed the excess ink onto the background over the dinkable prints.

Using some of the worker stamps I added some stamping to the background using the same inks. 

On a separate piece of card, I stamped the flower and a couple of leaves and cut them out, colouring with ecoline pens. 

Using the Gelly Roll Moonlight pens I added a few highlights to the flower and the background. 

On another scrap of card, I stamped the sentiment in black Versafine Clair and cut it out. 

Finally, I attached the background to the base card, then added the flower, leaves and sentiment using 3d glue. 

I used:

5x5" square card

Mixed media card

Dinkables set 13

Distress oxide inks in Crackling campfire and uncharted Mariner

Journaling essentials 5 stamp set

Black versafine clair ink

Ecoline pens

Gellyroll Moonlight pens

Ticker Tape set 3 wordage stamps

3d glue gel

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - Journaling Essential Samples

Hi everyone,  today I'm sharing my samples for the Journaling Essentials release.

My first sample is this purple one. For it I blended wilted violet distress oxide through the tulip d'inkable from the new set 13. I used it four times to cover the entire layer of card. Next I stamped the correct size of tulip, from Journaling Essentials 2, over the stenciled areas using versafine clair monarch. I edged the piece of card with the monarch ink and glued to a card blank. I then stamped the long border stamp, from Journaling Essentials 4, around the edge of the card with wilted violet. I added the word Happy from Mixed Messages 4.

For my second sample, I used a brayer to add mustard seed and festive berries distress oxide to the background card. Then I used the circles and lines d'inkable, from set 13, with black soit distress oxide down the centre of my background. I added stars and the rainbows from the Journaling Essentials 5 stamp set using versafine clair nocturne. I stamped the flower on seperate card and cut it out, then glued it to my background. I used a black pen to edge the background piece, then glued it to a card blank. Finally I added the wordy sticker from sheet 2B.

When I created my second sample, I cleaned my brayer on a second piece of card, which I have used on my third sample. I also cleaned the d'inkable, from my second sample, by spritzing with water, and applying it to this piece of card. Next I used the circles a dots d'inkable from set 13 with ripe persimmon distress oxide to add to the background. Next I stamped some of the worker stamps from the Journaling Essentials 4 set using black soit and festive berries distress oxide.  I then stamped the large leaf three times in the bottom right corner.  On seperate card I stamped three flowers and 8 leaves and fussy cut them out. I coloured the fliwers and added them to the card, then added the small leaves. This piece was added to a card blank, then I added wordy stickers from sheet 2B.

My fourth sample was created by adding a strip of the narrower stamping and stenciling tape centralky across the background piece of card. I then stamped the large leafy branch, from Journaling Essentials 4, using gathered twigs and brushed corduroy distress oxide, so that they pointed up or down from the tape strip. I removed the tape and added a border by stamping the small dot and line stamp with crushed olive distress oxide.  I then blended mustard seed distress oxide around the edges of the card and add one of the small circular worker stamps,  using first and second generation stamping, with crushed olive. Finally I stamped the sentiment, from the Incredible Words stamp set, with Fallen Leaves versafine clair and glued this to a card blank.

I created two further sample, photos below.

Products used:

Journaling Essentials 4

Journaling Essentials 5

Journaling Essentials 2

D'inkables set 13

Incredible Words 

Wordy stickers 2B

Mixed Messages 4

Distress oxides in various colours

Versafine Clair in various colours

Stamping and stenciling tape

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison 

Sally CT - Journaling Essentials samples

Hi There! Did you see the new stamps and dinkables from Bee Crafty launched yesterday? Here are the samples I made with them. For the first I used distress oxide inks in crackling campfire and uncharted mariner. 

My second sample used resist technique using clear embossing over a distress oxide background. 

My Hey Sunshine card was made by smooshing some mixed media card, then adding to the background with stamps and the new dinkables. The flowers were stamped onto watercolour card and coloured using ecoline pens. 

This concertina card was made with Distress oxide sprays, texture paste and watercoloured flowers. 

This is a simple single layer card with leaves and sentiment heat embossed in copper. 

I decided to use autumn colours to stamp the leaves, masking off a strip using tape, that was then used to stamp the sentiment. 

Finally here is the card I made during my live yesterday
 You can find the bundle here but only for today.

The new stamps and inkables are:

Journaling Essentials #4

Journaling Essentials #5

D'inkables set 13

Thanks for looking! I hope you can join me live at 8pm over on the Bee Crafty Facebook page.

Alison CT - No layers card

Hi everyone,  as the cost of postage continues to rise, today I want to share how I created this no layers card.

I began by stamping the entire script background stamp, using versafine clair morning mist, onto a 5 x 7 inch card blank.

Next I stamped the grid stamp from the journal art elements 3 stamp set with versafine clair nocturne.

To reflect the splats on the grid stamp, I used the splat stamp (from the Asemic Splats stamp set) with morning mist to add to the background, before stamping the Dancing Daisy directly onto the card using nocturne ink. I coloured the flower using my polychromos pencils. 

Finally, I stamped the sentiment, from the Everyday Sentiments 1 stamp set, directly onto the cards using the nocturne ink.

Products used:

5 x 7 card blank

Script Background stamp set

Journal Art Elements 3 stamp set

Asemic Splats stamp set

Dancing Daisy stamp set

Polychromos pencils 

Versafine Clair - nocturne and morning mist 

Thank you for taking a look.

Alison

Sally CT - Spring Flowers

Hi There! I am here with a bit of spring colour to brighten your day. Here is how I made it.

I began by blending distress oxide through the Grande inkable onto a 15x15cm ivory base card.

On a 9cm square of ivory card I stamped the stems and buds from Journaling essentials #3 along with some leaves on a scrap of the same card, colouring them in with an ecoline pen and cutting out the leaves.

I added some background stamping from the same set to the square using distress oxide inks

I stamped and cut out three of the bells. I also stamped these onto the main panel where the cut outs were to be stuck on so I didn't need to tackle cutting out the stamens. 

Finally I matted and layered the square onto the card, adding the leaves and flowers with a little 3d glue gel.

Here is the finished card again

I used:

15x15cm ivory card

Inkables Grande - squircles

Distress oxide inks - I used picked Raspberry, Crackling Campfire, mustard seed, lucky clover, peacock feathers and wilted violet

9x9cm of ivory card

Journaling essentials #3 stamp set

Versafine Clair ink - I used green oasis and glamorous

Green ecoline pen

3d glue gel

card for matting and layering

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - Some of my favourites

Hi everyone,  today I'm sharing an art journal page created using some of my favourite colours (pink and brown), inkables, stamps and transparencies. 

To begin I blended my two favourite shades of pink distress oxide over a page in my notebook. 

Circles have always been one of my favourite background elements, so of course I had to use the circles big one, with picked raspberry distress oxide, to add some to the page.

Next I used the Butterflies inkable tag from set 6, with scorched timber distress oxide, to add more interest to the background.

Next I tore a strip approximately 3cm wide of notebook page. I coloured this pink by directly swiping the kitsch flamingo ink pad on to the paper.

I then used a blending brush to add scorched timber to the edges. I then added circles using picked raspberry and the circles big one. Then I added the script background using scorched timber.

I then edged the page with scorched timber, added some of the script background and glued the strip centally down the page.

On seperate card, I stamped the dragonfly using fallen leaves versafine clair ink. I coloured it with watercolour paint and added definition using glitter gel pens.

Next I added some of the small journal circle transparency prints using distress collage medium. 

I added the dragonfly to the page using foam pads to lift the wings slightly.

Next I added the sentiment from the beautiful and brave black on clear transparencies using distress collage medium. 

Finally I added some white pen around some of the circles on the strip of paper.

Products used:

Distress oxide ink - kitsch flamingo,  scorched timber, picked raspberry 

Versafine Clair  - Fallen leaves 

Inkables big ones - circles 1

Inkables tags - set 6

Art stamps - Dragonfly

Art Stamps - Script background 

Transparency Prints - Journal circles 1

Transparency Prints  - Beautiful and Brave black on clear sentiments 

I hope you have enjoyed finding out about some of my favourites. 

Alison