Alison CT - Sparkle (honestly it's there)

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing an art journal page created using the Moths Catalyst Collage Papers and giving them a bit of sparkle as that's the theme for November's Challenge in the Bee Crafty Facebook group. 

To begin I trimmed my chosen A5 moth catalyst collage paper to fit my 6x6 inch art journal.  I used matte medium to glue it to the page. 

I cut out the moth and flower from the offcuts part of the paper and added them to the page.

Then I lightly blended scorched timber distress oxides around the edges of the page.

Then, using a brown micron pen, I drew round the inside of the round leaf dinkable from set 14 several times. I then added two freehand lines around them.

Next I used the dotty texture disc from set 1 with a white posca pen to add small circles and dots to the page.

Then I went over the large moth with a glitter pen, mines from Tonic. This was really hard to get a photo of, this is the best I could get.

I then added some text by using distress translucent crackle paste through the text part of the coffee stains text 6x6 inkable. I left this to dry naturally so that it went clear and cracked. This added a little more sparkle to the page. Another one difficult to see in photos.

Finally I added a sentiment from Wordy Stickers 1 to which I added a border and dots using a brown micron pen.

Products used:

6" art journal 

A5 Moths Catalyst Collage Papers 

Coffee Stains Text Inkable

Circles from Texture Discs set 1

Leaves from Dinkables set 14

Nuvo Midas Touch glitter pen

Wordy Stickers 1

Brown Micron Pen

Matte Medium

Scorched Timber distress oxide

Distress Translucent Crackle texture paste

Thank you for taking a look.

Alison 

Calee CT- Pumpkin Kisses

Hi all , this week for my step by step guide , I have smaller journal page to show you , 6in x 6in . 

Firstly I chose this bright catalyst card from pack #3 . My choice was guided by the colours as I knew I wanted to add some pumpkins and the colours would be a good contrast 

This was then torn diagonally and glued  on to my page . 

Next taking D’inkables from sets 2 and 14 and distress inks Blueprint Sketch  and Lucky Clover . I worked on the white space in the middle of the page , connecting the catalyst papers together. 

Next to add a stitched boarder with a black sharpie pen and some white gel pen dots to emphasise the leaves . 

To add some texture to my page and break up the catalyst  card  , I added some white textured paste through the diamond patterned D’inkable from set 2 . 

For my pumpkins I used the Doodle Art Pumpkins stamp set . Stamping  with black ink onto an other catalyst card from set #3 , choosing the bits of pattern which most  suited the pumpkin colours .

Here is my finished journal page with a cluster of pumpkins glued down and the sentiment from the pumpkins stamp set , stamped in Blue Print sketch distress inks and mounted on to black card .l also added a few doodled x’s with a pink Posca paint pen just to lift the pink from the back ground . 

Thank you for taking a look at my Pumpkin Kisses journal page , I hope this shows pages /cards don’t have to be too complicated to still create impact . 

Happy crafting 

Calee

Here is a list of the products I used this week 

Catalyst Cards pack #3 

Inkables : D’inkables sets 2&14

Distress inks : Blue Print Sketch 

                  Lucky Clover 

Doodle Art stamp set : Pumpkins 

  A white gel pen , pink Posca paint pen and a black sharpie . 

Sally CT - Resting Witch Face

Hi There! I am here with a simple journal page for my blog post today. Here's how it came together. 

I chose an autumn portrait catalyst Collage paper and trimmed off the white edges. I then stamped some elements from Journaling Essentials #9 around the page using walnut stain distress oxide. 

I stamped the Doodle Art pumpkins on a scrap of paper and watercoloured them using more distress oxide inks. 

Next I stamped some leaves from the Art Stamp mixed leaves set and smooshed them with contrasting distress oxide inks

Once these elements were dry I added the page to my journal and the leaves and pumpkins to the page. 

using both stardust and white gelly roll pens, I added some highlights to the page, both on the catalyst collage paper and the stamped items. 

I finished off the page by adding an autumn wordy sticker, adding more faux stitching around the sticker. 

I used:

Catalyst Collage papers - Autumn Portrait A5

Journaling Essentials #9 stamp set

Art Stamps - Mixed Leaves

Doodle Art Pumpkins stamp set

Autumn Wordy Stickers B

Distress oxide inks - I used walnut stain, Carved Pumpkin, Peeled Paint, Crackling Campfire and Aged Mahogany

Black Versafine or versafine clair ink

Gelly Roll moonlight pens

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - Samples for October 2025 release

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing my samples for the latest release from Bee Crafty. I absolutely adore the new stamps and catalyst collage papers.

For my first sample I created a background with a mix of watercolour paints, a gold pisca pen and distress oxides. I then cut out the image from the A5 Moths and Peonies catalyst collage paper. I used matte medium to glue it to the page. I used a dinkable from set 15 and texture disc from set 4 with distress oxides to add to the background. I added a stitched border. I used a white posca pen to highlight areas of the Moths wings. Finally I added Wordy Stickers from set 3.

For my second sample, I created a background using yellow and ultramarine brushes. I stamped three of the Moths directly onto the page and coloured them with a white pencil. I added a sentiment from Ticker Tape 3.

For my third sample, I created a background by adding picked raspberry and broken china distress oxide direct to the abstract big one and spritzing it lightly with water before pressing it directly on to a puece of card. When it was dry, I stamped the Peony Print stamp using glamorous Versafine Clair ink and coloured it with watercolour pens and a wet paintbrush. I added a sentiment from the small words stamp set.

For my fourth sample,  I used matte medium to glue one of the A5 Autumn Portraits catalyst collage papers to the page in my journal. I used portobello, fallen leaves and acorn ink to stamp some of the leaves from the mixed leaves stamp set around the edge of the page. I then blended scorched timber distress oxide around the edge of the page. I added a stitched border using an apricot posca pen. On separate card I stamped three flowers from journaling essentials 4 and two leaves from the mixed leaves stamp set and cut them out. I glued these in the bottom right corner. Finally I added a sentiment from Wordy Stickers 3 adding a stitched border using the apricot Posca pen.

For my fifth sample,  I trimmed one of the A5 Moths catalyst collage papers and edged it with abandoned coral distress oxide before sticking it to a page in my journal. I then used distress watercolour pencils to lightly colour the images. I added circles behind the moth using the circles dinkable from set 3 with fossilised amber distress oxide, being careful not to add ink over the moth.

For my final sample, I trimmed, then glued an A4 Moths and Peonies catalyst collage paper in to my black journal. I added coffee stains using the dinkable from set 9 and Antique Linen distress oxide. I added the chevron using the texture disc from set 2 with shabby shutters distress oxide. I added yellow dots using the dinkable from set 15 and a posca pen. I coloured the images with watercolour paints, then blended picked raspberry distress oxide around the edges.

Products Used:

A5 Moths and Peonies catalyst collage 

A4 Moths and Peonies catalyst collage 

A5 Autumn Portraits catalyst collage 

A5 Moths catalyst collage 

Moths stamp set

Peony Print stamp set

Ticker Tape 3 stamp set

Small Words stamp set

Journaling Essentials 4

Dinkables

Texture discs

Wordy Stickers

Distress oxide inks

Versafine Clair inks

Posca pens

Brushes

Watercolour paints 

Watercolour pencils 

White pencil 

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison

Calee CT - Moths and Peonies samples

Hi , this week we have had a launch of some simply gorgeous new stamps and catalyst collage papers . Here then are my samples to share with you . 

For this card I used the Moths Art stamp and distress oxides to create a background then layered a catalyst collage paper on top from the Moths and Peonies pack , colouring this quite simply with distress inks . 

 

This journal page was created with an A5 catalyst collage paper from the Autumn Portraits, to which I added some stenciling using D’inkables set 14 and stamped and coloured up some of the Art stamp moths .

This next  sample is a little different as I used this small wooden tray ( one of those ones you get small embellishments in ) . Adding some catalyst card inserts from the # 4 pack and then mounting some moths , both stamped and cut from the papers . I created a specimen box . 

Next a double page journal spread , the background is a mix of the catalyst collage papers Moths and Peonies and the Art stamp Peonies Print . I also used D’inkables set 14 and stamps from the Art stamp set Clocks and the largest Moth from the stamp set . 

This is a small journal page , which the Peonie Print Art Stamp completely filled , stamped with Vintage photo . I then added some extras with the Art stamp stitched Boarders and finished with Art stamp moths coloured with Ecoline water colour pens . 

This is a stunning collection of stamps and catalyst collage papers, which I really enjoyed using to create my samples and I’m looking forward to using much m, much more over the coming weeks . 

Thank you for looking 

Happy crafting 

Calee 

Here is the link to this new collection 

Moths and Peonies 

I also used 

D’inkables set14 

Arts stamps : stitched Boarders 

Clocks 

Sally CT - Moths and Peonies samples

 

There are some absolutely stunning new stamps and papers launched yesterday by Bee Crafty! Here are a few makes that I have created with them so far. They are all absolutely gorgeous and I know I am going to love using them over and over again! First up is a journal spread using the Autumn portraits A4 catalyst collage papers and the Moths stamp set

For this vintage style card I used the Peony print stamp and the Moths, colouring with a mixture of Distress inks and coloured pencils. 

The gorgeous A5 Autumn portraits Catalyst Collage papers were used for this journal spread, along with the peony print stamp

This journal page used one of the A5 moths and peonies papers which I smooshed and coloured with Distress Inks. I used coloured pencils to colour the butterflies/ moths on the page and added an extra stamped moth bottom right. 

For this card I embossed both the moth and the peony print stamp in white embossing powder and then washed with watercolours. 

All of the new stamps and papers can be found here along with a fabulous bundle if you just can't choose! 

Bee Crafty Moths Art Stamp set

Bee Crafty Peony Print Stamp

Autumn Portraits Catalyst Collage Papers A5 and A4 

Moths and Peonies Catalyst Collage Papers A5 and A4

Moths Catalyst Collage Papers A5 and A4 

Bundle

There is also a multibuy offer on the Catalyst collage papers here

Thanks for looking and if you want to see more there are recorded lives from Bev on the You Tube channel and Sam and I on the Facebook page. There is also some wonderful inspiration from the Creative team in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group 

Alison CT - Using acrylic paint pens in a journal.

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing some more inspiration for Sally's challenge in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group. I've used Posca Acrylic Paint pens on the catalyst collage paper on this page.

I began by trimming the A4 catalyst collage paper to fit my A4 journal and then used matte medium to glue it to the page. 

I felt that the collage paper didn't require much doing to it, so I decided to get out my dinkables and Posca Acrylic Paint pens to enhance it.

To begin I used sky blue and light blue pens through texture discs from set 1 and 4.

Next I used a red Posca through the hearts from the dinkable from set 14 and a white Posca through the line dinkable from set 15.

Then I used an apricot Posca through the cross and circles dinkable from set 12. I added a faux stitch around the page using a coral Posca, which I now wish I had done with a black Posca.

Finally I added the word Brave from the Beautiful and Brave transparency sheet. 

Products used:

Catalyst Collage Papers

Texture Discs sets 1 and 4

Dinkables sets 12, 14 and 15

Beautiful and Brave Transparency Prints 

Posca Acrylic Paint Pens  - white, bright blue, sky blue, red, apricot, coral, pink

Thank you for taking a look.

Alison

Calee CT - Connected with nature

Hello , this week for my step by step I have a journal page with a painty background , which will hopefully give a little inspiration for this months challenge . 

My first step was to choose my paints , and as I usually use blues and greens , I pick colours that are a little out of my comfort zone . These were Dylusions shimmer paints -Bubble gum, Pure Sunshine and Post BoxRed .

Then I lay down some random paint stripes across my page , adding some cross hatching to break up the larger areas.

Next using D’inkables from set 14 and some black acrylic paint I sponged on to my background using a small sponge applicator. 

Using D’inkables from set 15 I added some blue dots using Distress ink Blue Prink Sketch and detail to the leaves with a white Posca pen ,completing my background with a bold stitched border. 

Using the transparency prints Birds and Sprigs , I cut out one of the birds and doodled circles trying then in various plaa as cues on my page . In my bit box I found some stamped circles that I thought would also work well on this page .

Before gluing down all of my elements , I added a few doodled hearts with a blue Posca pen and some white hatching , I must admit I sometimes find it hard to stop adding little extra bits to my backgrounds ! 

Finally I glued down the transparencies and added a sentiment from the Wordy stickers set 3 .

I hope my page has given you some inspiration for using paints in your crafting . Thank you for taking a look at my step by step .

Happy crafting 

Calee

Here is a list of the products I used this week :                  

Dylusions shimmer paints - Bubble gum 

                                                Pure sunshine 

                                             Post box red

D’inkables sets 14 and 15                         

 Transparency Prints -Birds and Sprigs      

Wordy stickers set 3                                  

Posca pens , white and blue , a white gel pen and black sharpie.