Alison CT - Hot, but not too hot

Hi everyone today I'm sharing a step by step guide to creating this art journal page using off cuts of collage papers, dinkables and the leaves from Journaling Essentials 7.

To begin, I collected together some off cuts of catalyst collage paper, media papers, old book page and catalyst collage card.

I used matte medium to glue them to the page to create a background. (Photos show the step by step building of the background.)

To bring all the different piece together as one background, I used my finger to blend a thin layer of white gesso over it.

I then blended spice marmalade distress oxide through the circles dinkable from set 2. I also spritzed the ink left on the stencil with water and pressed it to the page.

I used a stencil brush to apply black gesso through the lines dinkable from set 15.

I added the crosses from journaling essentials 7 using carrot Versafine Clair ink. 

I then added the line and dots stamp from the same set using strawberry Versafine Clair. 

On n old book page I used strawberry and carrot Versafine Clair to stamp one if each of the leaves from Journaling Essentials 7. I cut these out.

I used matte medium to glue the leaves to the page and added shadow around them using a dark blue watercolour pencil and waterbrush. 

I added white splats using white gesso and a fan brush. I added a scribbled border.

Finally, I stamped the word Incredible and cut it out. I glued it to the page and added a shadow with a blue watercolour pencil and waterbrush. 

Products used:

Off cuts of Catalyst Collage,  Media papers, Book Page and Catalyst Card 

Dinkables sets 2 and 15

Journaling Essentials 7 stamp set 

Incredible Words stamp set 

Distress Oxide - spiced marmalade 

Versafine Clair - strawberry,  carrot 

Thank you for taking a look. Sorry about the orientation of the photos, but no matter what I tried I couldn't change it.

Alison

Calee CT - Free as a Bird

 

H, this week for my step by step guide I have a 6x6in journal page for you. I have been itching to play with these gorgeous Daisy Rainbow Paint calalyst collage papers since they arrived and what better to combine them with than the rainbow birds .

 

    

They are all stunning but the big daisies on this one were to calling me . So firstly I cut  it down to fit my journal page , just small enough to leave a small  border when I eventually glued it down .I added some stencilling  using Peacock feathers Distress ink and a Dinkable from set 15 .Then some stitched accents to the daisies with a blue fine liner pen . 

 

As this was a very colourful busy page I decided that minimal work was needed on my background so using my Posca pens I added some doodled hearts, lines and white and pink splatters . 

Next , happy with my background I glued it into my journal and added two stitched borders  One with black fine liner and one with white gel pen .

The next step was to create my topping elements, one of the Doodle Art Rainbow birds was stamped out and coloured with Ecoline water colour pens , using the colours from my background as inspiration .Two leaves from Art stamp Journaling Essentials #7 were stamped in  Picked Raspberry and Wilted. Violet distress oxide ink .These were then all cut out leaving a small white edge .

My page was finished by gluing the leaves behind the rainbow bird and adding the free as a bird sentiment

 from the same stamps set , cut into a banner style .

 Thank you for taking a look this week , don’t forget to share your projects into the Bee Crafty Facebook group , we love to see them !

Happy crafting 

Calee 

Products used for this page were :

Papers - catalyst collage Daisy Rainbow Paint  A5 

Inks- Distress ink Peacock Feathers 

Distress oxide Picked Raspberry 

Wilted Violet 

Inkables - Dinkables set 15

Stamps - Doodle Art Rainbow Birds 

Art stamps Journaling Essentials #7

A blue fine liner pen ,white gel pen and various colours of Posca paint pens all in my 6x6 in journal .

Sally CT - Seahorse Blues

 

Hi There! I am still playing with the beautiful Doodle Art Seahorse. Here is a card I made in shades of blue. 

I began by lightly blending a 4.5" square of card with Blueprint sketch and Mermaid lagoon Distress inks. 

I used mandala #1inkable and blended ,ore of the same ink over it

on a seperate piece of card I blended the same inks much more heavily and dried it off. 

I stamped the seahorse in embossing ink onto this panel and heat embossed in white, before cutting it out. 

I matted and layered the 4.5inch square to the front of a 5" square card and added the seahorse using 3d foam pads. I also stamped some bubbles near the seahorse's head.

I used the Versafine clair ink to also stamp some little fishes randomly around the page. 

Here is the finished card with room for a sentiment if needed later

I used

Doodle Art Seahorse stamp set

Inkable mandala #1

Distress inks - I used Blueprint Sketch and Mermaid Lagoon

Embossing ink

White Embossing powder

Versafine clair ink - I used Bali Blue

5x5" card blank

4.5" square super smooth card panel

Thanks for looking! 

Alison CT - Hot, Hot, Hot Daisy

Hi everyone, today I'm sharing an art journal page created using Hot colours as inspiration for Sally's challenge in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group. 

To begin, I trimmed one of the Daisy Sunshine A5 catalyst collage papers to fit my page leaving a small border.

I blended spiced marmalade and lumberjack plaid distress oxide through the text part of the coffee stains text inkable. 

Next I blended candied apple distress oxides through the perspective circles inkable and I stamped the line with circles stamp, from the Doodle Art Daisy stamp set,  using ripe persimmon distress oxide.

Next, I used a red posca to add a stitched border to the page. 

I, then, glued this into my art journal and added a red stitched border to the white area of the page.

On separate card I stamped the Daisy using Versafine Clair nocturne.  I coloured it with mustard seed,  dried marigold and twisted citron distress oxides and added apricot posca pen dots and red fineliner pen. I then cut it out. I also stamped and cut out the sentiment. 

Finally I added the flower and sentiment to the page.

Products used:

A5 Daisy Sunshine catalyst collage 

Coffee Stains Text Inkable 

Perspective Circles inkables 

Doodle Art Daisy stamp set 

Red Fineliner 

Apricot and Red Posca

Distress Oxides - lumberjack plaid, spiced marmalade,  candied apple,  ripe persimmon,  mustard seed,  dried marigold,  twisted citron 

Thank you for taking a look. 

Alison 

Calee CT - Hot Colours

Hi, August already and it has definitely been a hot ,hot summer .So Sallys challenge theme of hot colour is perfect . Have a card for you this week for my step by step ,hopefully giving you some inspiration .

I started by creating a watery smoosh background  using  two inks -  Distress oxide Ripe Persimmon and Distress ink Mustard seed .

After cutting in my background down to fit. 6x6 inc card blank .I added Barn door distress ink to my colour palette and stencilling through Dinkables from set 12 I gave my design another layer . Using  the barn door ink ,the edges of my background were darkened ,drawing the eye into the middle .

Next using some of the smaller worker stamps from the Art Dandedaisy and distress inks Picked Raspberry and Spice Marmalade some stamping details were added.

Taking two Doodle Art stamp sets I stamped out one of the  Rainbow birds and the larger Dandedaisy and coloured them in with a mixture of distress inks and Ecoline watercolour pens in similar hot colours. These were then cut out leaving a small white border.

I assembled my card by adding a fine black border using a ruler and black sharpie pen and a second stitched border in white gel pen . The  Dandedaisy was then glued on and the bird added ,this was slightly raised using some foam tape . Finally I stamped out a sentiment from the wordage Everyday sentiments stamp set using the Barn door ink and finished it with a stitched black border .

 These are not my go to colours , I tend to reach for blues and purples , but that’s why I love the monthly challenges ,they make me think differently .

I hope  you found my steps useful, thank you for taking a look .

Happy crafting 

Calee 

Here is a list of the products I use this week 

Inks - Distress ink Mustard seed 

                         Barn door

                                    Peacock feathers 

Distress oxide Ripe persimmon 

Inkables - Dinkables set 12

Stamps - Doodle Art Rainbow birds 

           Doodle art Dandedaisy 

Wordage -Everyday sentiments 

A white card blank , sheet of white card , a black sharpie pen and white gel pen .

Sally CT - Hot, hot, hot!

 

Hi There! Our Challenge theme over on the Bee Crafty Facebook group this moth is to use hot colours. Here's a little bit of inspiration to get you started. 

I began by blending distress oxide inks in Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon and Abandoned Coral across a double page in my 5x5" journal. 

Next I blended some Lumberjack Plaid Distress oxide ink though a Dinkable from set 8. 

I gave the pages a little spritz with Spiced Marmalade distress spritz to add a little sparkle. 

Once this was dry I used the dots dinkable from set 2 to apply some white gesso. 

I used aged Mahogany Distress oxide inks to stamp some of the journaling essentials #9 around the page.

on a separate piece of watercolour card I stamped two of the Doodle Art Fishes in Black versafine clair and coloured them using distress inks in picked Raspberry and Ripe Persimmon before cutting them out.

I added them to the page using matte medium and also stamped the bubbles from the fish set by each fishes mouth. 

Finally I finished the page with a Wordy sticker. 

I used:

Doodle Art Fishes stamp set

Journaling Essentials #9 stamp set

Dinkables set 2 and set 8

Wordy stickers 1B

Distress spritz I used Spiced Marmalade

Black versafine Clair ink

Distress oxide inks - I used Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Abandoned Coral, Lumberjack Plaid and Aged Mahogany

Distress inks - I used Picked Raspberry and Ripe Persimmon

White gesso

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