Sally CT - Resilience is my Superpower

Hi There! Over on the Bee Crafty Facebook Group we have a new Challenge for November where we want to see you using Catalyst Card or Catalyst collage papers. I thought this would be a great opportunity to use one of the Catalyst Collage papers that I've no used yet from the Daisy Rainbow Paint set. I had cut away part of the previous page so wanted some way of decorating my page to reflect that. Here's how I created my journal pages

I began by trimming the Catalyst Collage paper to fit the page, and stuck it down, leaving the area where the page had been cut away without coverage. 

Next I stamped the Sunflower head 3 times onto a scrap of white card using black ink. 

I cut these out and attached them to the left hand page using matte medium. This also allowed the gerbera to peek through from the previous page.

Whilst the medium dried, I added some stamping using Journaling essentials #9 set to the background. 

Next, I coloured the Sunflowers using Ecoline brush Pens. 

I cut out the word Resilience from the  Resilience Transparency print and decided on where I was going to position it before cutting the word into two pieces so the pages would still fold. I stuck it down with Matte Medium. 

Underneath the transparency print I used my white posca pen to add 'is my superpower'. I had intended to  make it either straight or at more of an angle, but as usual when I add my own writing I didn't quite get the result I was looking for 😂

Finally I outlined the letters with a Sakura fine liner. 

Here is the finished spread again. 

I used:

Bee Crafty Autumn Florals stamp set

Bee Crafty Journaling Essentials #9 stamp set

Bee Crafty Catalyst Collage Papers - Daisy Rainbow Paint A5

Bee Crafty Transparency Prints - Resilience words

Black versafine Clair ink

Ecoline pens

Matte Medium

White posca pen 

Black fine liner pen 

Thanks for looking and I hope I have inspired you to enter the challenge! 

Alison CT - Catalyst Collage Inspiration

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing some inspiration for using the catalyst collage papers with some of the Journaling Essentials and Handwritten Words stamps.

To begin,  I cut the white border off the A5 Painted Gaze Catalyst Collage paper and glued it centrally to a page in my A4 journal. 

Next, I blended salty ocean, picked raspberry and mustard seed distress oxides over the white space of the page, taking some on to the edges of the catalyst collage paper. I used first, second and third generation stamping to add the sentiment from the Handwritten Words stamp set using Versafine Clair nocturne ink. 

Next I used 2 of the circles, from Journaling Essentials 2,  with Versafine Clair nocturne to add more detail to the background.

I filled any gaps using the large dots stamp from Journaling Essentials 9.

Then, I cut out the pink, yellow and blue daisy from the A5 Daisy Rainbow Paint Catalyst Collage paper and the pink and blue ones from the A4 version.

I added these to the page using foam pads and trimmed off any excess. 

I stamped the sentiment on to seperate card and blended the three distress oxides over it. I then cut it out and edged it with black pen before gluing it to the page.

Products used:

A5 Daisy Rainbow Paint Catalyst Collage 

A4 Daisy Rainbow Paint Catalyst Collage 

A5 Painted Gaze Catalyst Collage 

Handwritten Words 1 stamp set 

Journaling Essentials 2 stamp set 

Journaling Essentials 9 stamp set 

Versafine Clair nocturne 

Distress oxide - mustard seed,  picked raspberry,  salty ocean 

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison

Calee CT - Week 43 palette colours

Hello , this week I have been having a play in my journal with the eek 43 palette colours .

My first step was to collect together inks and Ecoline water colour pens in the colour palette and find a new page in my A5 journal .

Choosing the greens from this colour palette , distress inks cracked pistachio and lucky clover. I lay down colour all over the page using a scrunched up plastic bag , which gave a lovely texture to my first layer of background.

This was followed by some stencilling using distress oxide wilted violet and the centre section of the swirling circles Inkable . At this stage I also inked around the edge of my page with the same ink .

Introducing another colour from the palette , villainous potion and using stamps from the Journal art elements 3 stamp set ,a border of hearts was added along with some random clusters of hearts .  Using the sun stamp from the Doodle Art Rainbow birds a sun was stamped into the centre of each spiral of  circles . These were coloured yellow and some yellow circles stamped again using stamps from the Journal  art elements set .

My focal images for this page were stamped from the Doodle Art Rainbow Birds , Journaling essentials #4  and Autumn Floral Art stamp sets . These were all coloured with inks and water colour pens from the week 43 colour palette.

When these were dry I  added white highlights with a gel pen and some previously stamped tape measure borders from the Art stamp set stitch borders .

My page was finished by gluing down all of my stamped elements on the my background and choosing a sentiment from the wordy stickers sheet  3B and drawing a bold black stitched border .

Thank you for stopping by this week  , hopefully you found my steps useful.

Happy crafting 

Calee 

Here a list of the products used :

Inks - Distress oxides Fossilised Amber 

                               Wilted Violet 

Distress Cracked pistachio 

Lucy clover  

 Villainous potion 

Inkables - swirling circles 

          Stamps -  Doodle Art Rainbow birds 

Art stamps -  Journal  Art elements 3

                        Journaling essentials #4 

         Stitch borders 

          Autumn florals 

Sentiment - wordy stickers 3B

Ecoline water colour pens , a white gel pen and black sharpie pen .

Sally CT - Sunflower days

Hi There! Here's a simple card I made the other day using the Autumn stamps and catalyst collage papers released recently.

 

I began by stamping the Sunflower from the Autumn Florals stamp set onto a scrap of white card using Versafine Clair black ink. 

Next I coloured it in using Ecoline brush pens. 

I rounded the corners and sponged yellow ink around the edge of the card. 

next, I cut a piece of Catalyst collage paper from the Pumpkin Season A4 set, and used a couple of stamps from the Autumn and acorns stamp set to add to the background. I stamped in Sand Dune and Acorn Versafine Clair ink. 

I added a line of faux stitching using a fine liner around the edge and attached it to the front of an A6 card. 

Finally I added the Sunflower using 3d foam pads and a wordy sticker sentiment. 

I used:

Bee Crafty Autumn Floral stamp set

Bee Crafty Autumn and Acorns stamp set

Bee Crafty Catalyst Collage Papers - Pumpkin Season A4

Wordy Stickers - Autumn B

Versafine clair inks - I used Nocturne, Acorn and Sand Dune

Ecoline pens

Black Fine liner pen

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - Autumn

Hi everyone, sorry this post is late but it's been a horrible weekend. Today I'm sharing a set of Autumn ATCs.

To begin, I cut three pieces of ATC sized (2.5 x 3.5 inches) black card and three pieces of the cover sheet from the A4 Catalyst Collage Autumn Art Journal pack. The cover sheet pieces I cut to 2.25 by 3.25 inches. I glued the catalyst collage to thr black pieces.

I added a white faux stitch around the black pieces.

I added the fern stamp, from the Autumn and Acorns stamp set, using Versafine Clair Medieval Blue ink.

I also added the oak leaf from the same set using purple delight Versafine Clair ink. 

On separate card I stamped both the mushrooms from the Autumn and Acorns stamp set several times. I then cut them out. As the backgrounds were quite dark and multi coloured I decided not to colour them.

I glued the mushrooms and some Autumn Wordy Stickers to each ATC.

Products used:

A4 Catalyst Collage Autumn Art Journal 

Autumn and Acorns stamp set 

Autumn Wordy Sticker black

Versafine Clair- Nocturne,  Medieval Blue,  Purple Delight 

Thanks for taking a look.

Alison 

Calee CT - Autumn Tag

Hi , I’m afraid I can’t stop playing with these new autumn stamps ,so my step by step this week features them again . This time I have combined them with the Moth Art Stamps and used some contrasting colours .

On a plan white tag I smooshed  distress inks squeezed lemonade and spiced marmalade using a sheet of acetate and couple of light sprays of water . When this was dry I then layered some stencilling using Dinkables from sets 11and 12 and the same inks . The tag was then edged with distress ink wild honey .

Next some torn strips of old book page were added for another layer of background and texture along with some stamping using one of the smaller moths from the Moths Art stamps using cracking campfire distress ink .

 Next I stamped and coloured a combination of the leaves and toadstools from the Autumn & Acorns Art stamps and moths from the Moths Art stamps  .The leaves were coloured in traditional autumn colours and the moths and toadstools in shades that would contrast . Ecoline water colours were used for all of the images .

Next I used some glossy accents on the top of the toadstools , it’s a little hard to see in the photo ,but it gives the colours more depth and again adds more texture to the design .

My final step was to glue all of my coloured elements in place , add a doodled border using a black fine liner pen and a sentiment from the Autumn B sticker sheet .

I love how the contrasting colours on this tag make all the elements pop , thank you for taking a look and I hope you found the steps useful ,

Happy crafting 

Calee

Products used this week were :

Inks - distress ink squeezed lemonade 

Spiced marmalade 

Wild honey 

Crackling campfire 

 Art Stamps : Autumn &Acorns 

Moths 

Wordy stickers : Autumn B 

A white tag , glossy accents , black fine liner pen and Ecoline water colour pens .

Sally CT - Has your seasonal preparation started yet?

Hi There! Is it too early to mention the C word? After all we are 2 thirds of the way through October! I decided it was about time to get the stamps out  and have a play.  

I began by die cutting a few circles from super smooth white card. 

Next I stamped and heat embossed the round Bauble from the Baubleicious set in silver. 

I used ecoline markers to colour the bauble. 

Using Tag inkables set 2, a blending brush and Peacock Feathers Distress ink, I added some ink to the background. 

On a scrap of card I stamped the sentiment in purple ink.

I trimmed it and brushed a little ink around the edges. 

Finally, I attached both the sentiment and the circle to the front of a dark purple card. 

Here's a close up of the embossing.

I used: 

Inkables tag set 2

Bee Crafty Doodle Art Baubleicious stamp set

Silver embossing powder

Versamark ink pad

Versafine Clair ink pad in Monarch

Distress ink - I used Peacock Feathers

Ecoline pens

Circle die

Purple 5x5 base card

Thanks for looking!