Caroline - MDF Butterfly - Imagine Something Wonderful

Using this lovely MDF butterfly as the focal point gives really nice depth and dimension to a card.

Colour the solid wooden part of the butterfly with acrylic paint, and the top part of the butterfly in a coordinating colour.

I heat embossed the solid part so that it had a sheen to it. Stick the two together with a sturdy glue.

On green cardstock I stamped the Ledger with black ink. The card was textured so the stamped image was quite faint which I liked for this card. I added some black ink through one of the stencils and then added some texture paint.

Added washi tape as elements before using sewing to add all the layers together.

• Bee Crafty – Art Stamps – Ledger & Nibs
• Bee Crafty – Wordage Stamps – Small Words 1
• Bee Crafty – Inkable Tags Stencil – Set #3
• Bee Crafty – MDF – Butterflies

Caz DT - Heraldic show samples

Hochanda show samples I made for the Heraldic stamp collection.....

Products used:

Heraldic collection:

https://www.beecrafty.net/?searchStr=Heraldic&x=0&y=0

Prancing lions

Assorted small crowns

Large Jubilee crown

Feathered knight

Heraldic banner

Heraldic alpha

MDF pocket watch

https://www.beecrafty.net/bee-crafty-mdf-pocketwatches-set-of-3.ir

Ink'ables distressed diamonds

https://www.beecrafty.net/inkables-template-distressed-diamonds.ir

Ink'ables Mondrian 1

https://www.beecrafty.net/inkables-template-mondrian-1.ir

Ink'ables Damask

https://www.beecrafty.net/inkables-template-damask.ir

MDF landscape album

Embossing powders

Ink sprays

Gesso

Distress oxides

Versafine onyx black ink

Gilding wax

Acrylic paint

MDF pocket watch - coated in mixed media embossing powders and crackle glaze over the top with a dusting of mica pigment. 

Card - inked oxide background, stamped Heraldic elements and Heraldic alpha sentiment.

Art board - MDF clock elements, prancing lion heat embossed, painted and embossed background with MDF word sentiments and gilding wax.

Card - spray ink background over the Mandrian ink'able, stamped banner, lion and alpha. Added stencilled distress diamonds. 

MDF landscape album - mix of techniques on each page.

Card - swiped oxide pad background, randomly stamped all heraldic stamps in black and white heat embossed heraldic alpha sentiment.

Pyramid card - patriotic colours, very grungy look. Gold heat embossed Jubilee crowns accompanied by Heraldic alpha sentiments. 

Any questions feel free to ask! 

Hope you like

❤️ 

Thanks for looking

Marleen DT - MDF Tag

Hey Bloggers..

Just a quick post with a bit of inspiration for BeeCrafty..

For this weeks post I've made an MDF Tag.

I've also used a selection of stamps from the BeeCrafty STORE:

I've used the following:
Lustre Luxe for the background
Backdrops Frames - Splatter Swirl Circle
WORDage sets - Ticker Tape Stamp

Art Stamp - Large Birds & Butterflies - Butterfly Trio

Backdrops Border - Flower Distressed Border
Backdrops XL - Script

Dinkable Chainlink

I started by adding the Lavender Quarts Lustre Luxe to my tag. I then added Purple Pearl Lustre Luxe through the Dinkable. I used archival ink to do all my stamping apart from my script stamp (which I just realised is very hard to see on the pic) with which I used Distress Oxide in Shaded Lilac.

And thats it really. It looks class but was really easy to make.

And that is it for today. Thank you for popping by and for any comments left behind.

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Marleen DT - New Art Stamps

Hello dear Blogger Friends..

Im late today with my post.. It dawned on me at 3.30pm today that it was wednesday and my turn to share for BeeCrafty.. And by then it was mummy duty.. Sooooo better late then never I suppose but I dont like messing things up..

Anyway.. Did you see Bev on Hochanda yesterday?? She had some brand new art stamps to show.. They are really amazing.. Very different, nothing like I've seen before..
They are really class so DO pop over in the STORE to have a nosy at them..

Sadly due to the snow and dear storm Emma, my stamps only landed the day before the show. Im used to having to work fast as I live in Ireland, (the rest of the team and the Bee's are in the UK), so delivery time and return time is longer for me, but this time not even my super speediest speed was gonna make it lol..
But I was still gonna have a play and I have made a couple of projects I want to share..

 This one is distress ink, more distress ink through a Dinkable and then just stamped the Art stamp and greeting strait on. Matted and layered and voila..

 This one is Lustre Luxe on a MDF tag. the more I play with these Lustre Luxe the better Im getting at blending them. They arent meant for blending as such so must admit Im loving the results im getting. Anyway, more Lustre through another Dinkable and then just stamping and black embossing powder..

 A very simple one this one is.. Just a fade of distress ink, distress ink through Dinkables and stamping..

This one is my favorite of the samples I made. I made a circle card and used distress ink to create the "sun" look. I think it looks a bit like a night sky. I was inspired by the stamp for this one. The fact that the stamp can be turned any direction you'd like, the circle card can also be turned as you wish..
I used Lustre Luxe through the Dinkables to get a bit of shimmer and shine..

And that is it for today. Thank you for popping by and for any comments left behind.

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Marleen DT - Hochanda Samples 12th October

Hey Bloggers..

Once again my turn to share some inspiration for
BeeCrafty

Today I was to share my samples from last weeks show (the 12th Oct) on Hochanda.

I love this collection of stamps as I love making backgrounds and just finishing my cards with a greeting.. And this collection fits perfect for that.

Find all the stamps and many more goodies over in the online STORE.

This was the very first sample I made.. I LOVE the circle art boards BUT I still dont have much confidence when it comes to the MDF.. I dont know why as its really just like working on a piece of card.. But this is what I can up with and the result is growing on me lol..

Anyway, its Lustre Luxe and stamping on stop. Use a waterproof ink to stamp on top of Lustre Luxe. I finished with a bit of Lustre Luxe through one of the Dinkables..

A MDF tag.. and more Lustre Luxe. and more Lustre Luxe through a Dinkable..

 

And more of the same.. MDF tag, Lustre Luxe, Stamping and more Lustre Luxe through a Dinkable..

This one got to be my favorite of my samples.. But if you know my crafting, you'll know how much I love using rainbow colours.. I simply stamped with the smallest circle from the set randomly around my card and coloured in with distress ink. My greeting is stamped with waterproof ink onto vellum. Make sure you leave your vellum well to dry, It takes time, but its worth it..

Using a vellum overlay for your greeting, means you can still SEE the background behind, but your sentiment takes pride of place.

Made just like above only using the little square stamp and a different sentiment.

And another one, only using the little heart, a different greeting and alcohol markers to colour in. 

As I used a cardstock not designed for alcohol ink markers, the colouring turned out a bit streaky. I thought of changing it, but I actually really like the effect it gave so decided to leave it.

Well I carried on along the same lines with this one. Only my satmping was more deliberate this time. I also used the middle square and then the smaller square inside. And instead of a vellum overlay, I heat embossed my greeting on to black card stock.

And then I finally changed gear lol.. This background is one I have tried before and I still love the result.. I used the harlequin stamp and simply lined up my stamping. I then did the mop up tecnique with some purple distress ink. I diecut the heart out and stamped my greeting strait onto my card blank before adding my background.

And then it was time for oxides.. It just had to be done lol..
I used various coulours through various Dinkables.. I sprayed a bit of water over my inks and that gave this card this dusty look. My greeting is stamped on a white piece of card and just cut out before sticking to my card.

And then this one came alive.. It was simply just me cleaning my Dinkables from the above card.. I just sprayed a bit of water onto the stencils and preiing the card onto the stencil.. I did it to all the Dikables and this is the result.. I then stamped a few of the wire border stamps and my greeting and voila..

For this one I used paste through a Dinkable.. I love this wee stencil and I thought it really lended it self to paste as the lines are sooooo wee. (small)

Once my paste was dry I once again did rainbow colours, once again using oxides, and finished woth water spalshes.

And last but not least..
My very first play with the Skylines.. Ohh these was lying staring at me while I made all the other samples.. And I was nearly scared of playing with them... I have never done anything like this card before and its sooo out of my comfort zone.. BUT I love the result..

I used the bridge stencil and made the bridge... I then cut out the bridge.. I then made my "sunrise" and added my buildings in the back. I then finished by adding foam tape on the back of my bridge and adding it to my card..

I could have added a greeting in the sky but to be honest I really liked it as is..

And that is all from me today. I hope I have given you a bit of inspiration for what you can do with your stamps.

Thank you for popping by and for any comments left behind.

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Marleen DT - MDF tags.

Hey Bloggers..

Well I am officially on holiday all of July as my children are all off school and its time for some quality time, meaning I dont make any projects for my design teams in this month. But but but... I decided to schedule a few posts with a few projects I had lying..

So for this weeks post for BeeCrafty I wanna share a couple of MDF tags.
Both tags was made for past Hochanda shows, but neither was dry and ready to send by my deadline so was left behind..

 This one was made with poly filler. Its a grit one that I got in the £shop and I love using it. I added a thick layer strait to the tag and then took my stencil and pressed into it. Once dry I added lots of guilding wax and distress inks. My girl is also a BeeCrafty stamp and she was stamped, coloured with water colours and fuzzy cut before added to my tag.

 This one here is using the same stencil as above. I used texture paste through the stencil and once dry I added lots of Distress crayon. I love how this one turned out, but honestly would know what to do with it lol

Anyway, here are the goodies Ive used:

Stencil
Beryl stamp
MDF

Distress Crayons
Distress ink
Lustre Luxe

And that is all from me today. Thanks for popping by and for any comments left behind.

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Marleen DT - Same goodies, different outcome..

Hey bloggers..

Todays card is made for BeeCrafty, 

using the new Birds & Butterflies stamp set and one of the 

MFD bird cages. I also used the Ticker Tape stamp set and the Crackle Paint background stamp.

The brown background is made with Distress Oxides. I used both brown colours, Vintage Photo and Walnut stain. I just smudged them on with my blending tool.
I took my crackle paint stamp and lay it flat on my table. I misted it with water and took my brown background and plopped it down on the stamp. Meaning I stamped the "wrong way round". I took my card to the stamp, not the stamp to the card.

I left it to air dry so it takes a wee minute before the stamping shows but its worth the wait.

While my background was drying I covered my MDF birdcage with Cracked Pistacio Oxide ink and made the little strip thats sits behind my background. I also stamped my greeting and cut it apart.

The rest was really just cutting my background at an angle, stamping my bird and stick it all together..

Now..

If you are part of the BeeCrafty Facebook group, you would have seen our Emily posted last night. And funny, she has made a project, very different from mine, BUT will you believe that we have used the same goodies.. and nope, none of us had seen nor knew the other of us was creating with the same goodies. So Ive asked Emily if it was ok to include her project here also (and she said yes ofcourse or I wouldnt have posted it lol) 

Emily's Project using the same goodies as myself. Links above.

 Is'nt her project fab? I just love it. So very different from mine yet using the same stamp and birdcage.

  But that is all from me today. Thanks for popping by and for any comments left behind.

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Marleen DT - Hochanda Samples

Hey Bloggers..

Thank you for popping by..

Today Im sharing my samples from Bev's recent show on Hochanda.

She introduced the FASHIONettes. Something a bit different then what Bev normally bring to Hochanda. But by god, did they go down a treat. I love these girlies and it was lovely to get back to colouring again. Something I dont do much of anymore.

Here is my samples from the show:

 A5 card

 Canvas

 Masking tecnique on canvas paper

 Circle ArtBoards

 MDF Tag

 Mixed Media canvas Board

 Im not the only one who love these ladies.. My 6 year old, Abbie, loves joining me when my BeeCrafty stamps come out. She dreams of one day getting her cards on TV

 A5 card

 A5 card made with Brusho. I wanted to show that these girls CAN be used even if your not into/ new to colouring.

 6x6 card on distress background. I wanted to show that these girls CAN be used even if your not into/ new to colouring.

I also coloured in these girls and sent to Bev. They were simply as a back up for her if they were needed. Im no colourist and I mainly colour with water pencils. These girls are so easy to colour as each area is not too small and not too big. 

And that is all from me for today.
 Thanks for popping by and for any comments left behind.

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 Happy Crafting

Marleen DT - Hochanda Samples

Hi bloggers

Wednesday again and my turn to share my weekly post for BeeCrafty.

Did you catch Bev on Hochanda the other day? Great shows as always.

Here are all my samples from the show:

All these projects are very simple but this is why I love playing with stamps. You can do SO much and still get so many different looks. 

All Ive used for these projects are Card or MDF, embossing powder and inks. And then a big selection of stamps as well as the inkables.

Backdrops Border Set ~ Clover & Poppies
Backdrops Border Set ~ Distressed Flower & Mushrooms
Bee Crafty Wordage Set ~ Inspirational Words 1
Blending Mats
Inkables
Find all these goodies and much more in the STORE

 And that is it from me for today. Thanks for popping by and for any comments left behind.

Dont forget to come visit me on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube or my FB page.
 Happy Crafting