Calee CT - Bloom and Grow

Hi , my step by step this week is a journal page using the week 8 crafty palette colours .

My first step then was to collect some Distress inks ,and Ecoline water colour pens in the colours I needed . I also chose a catalyst collage paper from pack #2 in grey scale. 

Cutting the collage paper to size ,leaving a border I glued it in to my journal .

Next I started to create my background using Distress inks Mermaid Lagoon ,Dusty Concord and Cracked Pistachio and Inkables from set 15 , some stencilling was added . Using some of the Candied Apple ink as a water colour I filled in the hearts . Then using Dusty Concord I inked all around my page drawing all of the colours together .

Next I stamped out the large Doodle art Gerbra and using a combination of inks and Ecoline pens and some water to blend it was coloured in and left to dry . Some white dots and details would be added later .

I then stamped out some leaves from the journaling essentials set #7 and a couple of the tape measures from the stitch borders art stamps set .

All of these elements were then glued on to my background and a stitched  border added using a white posca pen .

The final step was to add my sentiment , this was stamped out in black ink , cut into a banner and edged with black pen . While putting my stamps away I spotted the tiny bird from the Gerbra stamp set and couldn’t resist adding 3 little birds to my page .

Thank you for taking a look this week ,I hope you like my page , please remember to share any projects you create using the Bee crafty colour palette ,we love to see them .

Happy crafting 

Calee

Here is list of products used this week 

Distress inks :Candied Apple 

Dusty Concord                      

Mermaid Lagoon                 

Cracked Pistachio                

Catalyst cards set # 2 grey scale 

Inkables : dinkables set 15 

Stamps :Art stamps -Journaling Essentials #7

                   Stitch borders 

Doodle Art stamps - Gerbra 

A white gel pen and black pen for details and edging  .

Sally CT - The last pages in my journal

 

Hi There! I have just completed my final two page spread in my 4x4 journal. Here's how the page came together. 

I began by blending colours from this week's Bee  Crafty Palette across the pages. 

Next I took the candied apple ink and blended it through a tag inkable. 

I used the same ink to add some stamped polkadots to the pages too. 

I had a piece of catalyst collage paper from the sets we were given at the last Bee Crafty Workshop and added it to the bottom right of the pages. 

Using the same ink and stamp I added a little more stamping across the edges of the collage paper.

Next I used more stamps from Journaling Essentials set #9 and stamped them in black ink around the page. 

On a scrap of card I stamped the flower from Journaling essentials #9. I coloured it using the same inks as I used on the background. I also added a few highlights with a white posca pen.  

Finally I attached the flower to the page along with a wordy sticker sentiment using matte medium. 

Here's the finished pages once more. 

I used:

Journaling Essentials #9 stamp set 

Tag inkables set #3

Wordy stickers

Catalyst Collage papers (lots of different ones to choose from here)

Distress oxide inks - I used Cracked pistachio, Lost shadow, Dusty Concorde, Mermaid Lagoon and Candied Apple

Versafine Clair ink in Black

Matte Medium

White Posca pen

There are just a few days left to enter this month's Bee Crafty Challenge over in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook Group.

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - I wish you saw what I see

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing a tag created using Journaling Essentials stamps, Texture Discs, Wordy Stickers and the colours from the Bee Crafty Palette week 3. I find looking back at the different palettes can stimulate ideas for my makes.

To begin, I smooshed fossilized amber distress oxide on to a blending mat.  I spritzed this with water,  then dubbed my tag in to it. I dried this, then repeated twice more.

Next, I blended peeled paint distress oxide through one of the texture discs from set 4.

Then, I blended uncharted mariner distress oxide through one of the texture discs from set 2.

I added a faux stitched border to the tag using an orange micron pen. 

After that, I stamped the dangling leaves, from Journaling Essentials 9, on the top and bottom of the tag.  I used tumbled glass distress oxide to do this.

I, then, glued the tag to a piece of black card. 

Next, I used Versafine Clair nocturne to stamp two of the long stem/leaf like stamp on to a piece of card, using the second generation ink to stamp it directly on to the tag. 

Then, I stamped two of the flower on to separate card.  

Whilst waiting for the ink to dry, I added the small crosses stamp to the background of the tag.

I coloured the separate images and those on the tag using fossilized amber,  peeled paint and carved pumpkin distress watercolour pencils. I then cut the separate images out. I added white posca pen to the images.

I glued these to the tag, using foam pads for the flower and its centre.

Finally,  I added a Wordy Sticker sentiment, which I drew a border around using the orange micron pen. 

Products used:

White Tag

Texture Discs set 2 and 4

Journaling Essentials 9 stamp set 

Wordy Stickers 2

White Posca Pen

Orange Micron Pen 

Distress oxide - fossilized amber,  peeled paint,  uncharted mariner, tumbled glass 

Distress Watercolour Pencils - fossilized amber,  carved pumpkin,  peeled paint 

Thank you for taking a look.

Alison 

Calee CT - Journaling Essentials Stamps Tag

Hi , I am still playing with my journaling stamps and this week have a tag for my step by step guide .

As with the other projects I have made using journaling stamps,I have tried to use just one set of, giving my self a bit of a challenge . So one tag and set # 5 Art Journaling Essentials stamps .

Using 3 distress inks ,Rustic Wilderness ,Saltwater Taffy and Broken China , I created a watery smooshed background . I did dry my tag between each colour to keep the colours crisp .

Next I added some stencilling using Dinkables from sets 11 and 4 ,this time using Distress oxides , kitsch Flamingo and Twisted Citron inks for a more opaque /dense coverage .

Using the same section of inks I then added more stamping to my background ,this was done with the smaller stamps from the same journaling set .The background was then finished with a doodled border using a black fine liner and some white dots added detail to my leaves .

Next ,from this set I stamped both flowers and coloured with a mixture of the inks used for the background and some Ecoline water colour pens .The flowers were then cut out ready to add to my tag .

 Here is my finished tag with the flowers glued on and a wordy sticker from set Autumn B added for my sentiment As this tag is really not autumnal at all , it shows just how versatile this stickers are .

Thank you for stopping by this week. If you haven’t already why not have a go at creating with some journaling stamps and entering this months challenge ?

Happy crafting 

Calee

Below are a list of the products I used for my tag :

Inks - Distress :Rustic Wilderness 

                     Saltwater Taffy

                    Broken China

Distress oxide:Twisted Citron 

Inkables : D’inkables sets 4 & 11

Stamps : Journaling Essentials #5

Wordy stickers :Autumn B 

A white tag , black fine liner pen and white gel pen.  

Sally CT - More Challenge inspiration

Hi There! I am here with a journal page step-by-step tutorial for you today using Catalyst Collage papers and Journaling essentials stamps. Here's how it came together. 

I began by cutting a piece of Catalyst collage paper to fit across the pages. I used collage medium to stick it down. 

Once this was dry, I added distress oxide inks to the two panels either side of the paper. 

Next I sprayed the tag inkable with water, laid it onto the inked areas and blotted with a piece of kitchen roll. 

Once this was dry, I used Journaling Essentials set #9 and Black Versafine Clair to add stamping around the pages. 

I added wordy stickers and some faux stitching with a gelly roll moonlight pen....

along with some sharpie pen to finish off. 

Here is the finished page again. 

I used:

Catalyst Collage papers - Painted Petals and Portraits A5

Journaling essentials Stamp Set #9

Tag inkables  set #1

Wordy Stickers #2

Distress Oxide inks - I used Faded Jeans, Abandoned Coral and Fossilized Amber

Black Versafine Clair ink

Gelly Roll Moonlight Pens

Sharpie

I am really happy with how these pages came together, but I am not totally sure they don't need a couple of flowers added on the right-hand page. 

I will sleep on it and maybe add something extra another day.

Hope this has inspired you to enter the Facebook Group challenge this month where all we ask is you use one of the 9 sets of Journaling Essentials stamps or transparencies that you can find here

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - Create Your Future Self

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing a card created using Journaling Essentials stamps as inspiration for Sally's challenge in the Bee Crafty Facebook group. I've also used the colours from the week 4 palette as it was one that particularly inspired me.

To begin, I created a background by smoothing worn lipstick distress oxide on to a blending mat, then spritzing with water.  I dipped my card into this ink three times, drying with a heat gun between dips.

Using an aqua green Posca, I drew through the line and circles inkable tag, from set 5.

I then stamped the dots, from Journaling Essentials 9, using Charming Pink Versafine Clair ink. 

Using Versafine Clair Monarch ink, I stamped the grid from Journaling Essentials 9 four times onto the background. 

On separate card, I stamped four of the flower from Journaling Essentials 8 and three of the leaves from Journaling Essentials 4. I stamped one leaf with Worn Lipstick and two with Spun Sugar distress oxide. 

I coloured one flower with Worn Lipstick and one with Spun Sugar.  The other two I left white. I, then, cut them out. 

Next, I edged the background piece with Spun Sugar distress oxide ink and glued it to a 5 x 7 card blank before decoupaging the flower and adding it and the leaves to the card.

Finally,  I added a sentiment from the The Best Things Take Time transparency prints sheet.

Products used:

Inkables Tags set 5

Journaling Essentials set 4

Journaling Essentials set 8

Journaling Essentials set 9

Transparency Prints - The Best Things Take Time

Thank you for taking a look. Why not have a go and enter the challenge to be in with a chance of winning a £20 voucher to spend at Bee Crafty. 

Alison