Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Sally CT - Smile Sunshine Painty Journal page

  

Hi There! I am here with a Journal page for my blog post this week. More painting inspiration for the Bee Crafty Stamps facebook group challenge. 

I began by painting a page with black gesso then adding a white gesso 'star' over it. 
Once this was dry, I used the latest Dinkables to add some spots and dashes with dylusions paint in mushy peas and peony Blush.
Next I added a piece of catalyst Collage paperand edged round it with a black paint marker. 
When it was dry I added faux stitching using a bright pink gelly roll Moonlight pen. 
Around the page I added some stamping using Peeled Paint and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink with some of the worker stamps from Journaling Essentials 9. 
Finally I added a wordy Sticker sentiment, adding a bit more faux stitching and a black border
Here is the finished page again. 

I used:
Black gesso 
White Gesso
Dylusions paint - I used Peony Blush and Mushy Peas
Distress oxide ink - I used Peeled Paint and Picked Raspberry
Black Posca/ Paint marker and fine liner

Thanks for looking! 

Sunday, October 05, 2025

Alison CT - Rainbow Thoughts

Hi everyone today I'm sharing some inspiration for Sally's challenge in the Bee Crafty Facebook group. This month the theme is Paint, so for this page I have used some of my Dylusions acrylic paints to create a background.
To begin, I dry brushed some rose quarts paint on to the central area of the page.
Then, I carefully tore out the image from the A5 Rainbow Thoughts collage paper. 
I used matte medium to glue the image over the painted area of the page.
Then I dry brushed laidback lilac around the outer edges of the page. I left this to dry thoroughly before doing any more to the page.
I blended shaded lilac distress oxide through the line and circle dinkable from set 15 in three places on the page.
I blended picked raspberry distress oxide through the star dinkable from set 15 in several places.
Next I sponged white linen Dylusions paint through the dotty dinkable from set 15.
I, then, sponged rose quarts Dylusions paint through the lines dinkable from set 15.
Finally, as there was no black on the page, I wanted a delicate, small sentiment, so I used two of the smaller sentiments from the Creative Words black on clear Transparency Prints. 
Products used:
Distress Oxide Ink Pads 

Thank you for taking a look at. I hope I've inspired you to have a go at the challenge. 

Alison

Wednesday, October 01, 2025

Sally CT - Paint Challenge inspiration

 


Hi There! I am here with a little inspiration for the new challenge over in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook group, where the challenge is 'Paint'. 

I began by painting the background of my coaster with Dylusions paints. 
When this was dry I added some white gesso through the Bakewell Big one inkable. 
Using the worker stamps from the doodle Art Cone Flower stamp set, I added a little stamping in black Versafine Clair ink. 
On a separate piece of card, I stamped the smaller cone Flower in the same ink and cut it out. I coloured it using distress inks. 
Finally I added it to the background along with some wordy stickers, adding some faux stitching with a gel pen and a fine liner. 
Here it is once more. 
I used:
Black Versafine Clair ink
Distress inks  - I used Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed and Rustic Wilderness 
White Gesso
Dylusions paints - I used Crushed Grape, Periwinkle and Polished Jade

Thanks for looking and I hope it has inspired you to enter the Bee crafty Stamps Facebook Group challenge. 

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Alison CT - Embossed Frame

Hi everyone today I'm sharing some embossing inspiration for Sally's challenge in the Bee Crafty Facebook group. You only have a couple of days left to get your entries in. 
To begin, collage off cuts of catalyst collage papers to create a background.  Using a finger apply white gesso lightly over the background. This creates a more cohesive background. 

Next blend picked raspberry and wild honey distress oxide ink through the mandala dinkable from set 15. Then using a black fineliner draw through it on to the top half of the page. Then flip it and draw through it on the bottom half of the page.
Next, cut out three of the cover sheet images from the birds and sunflowers A5 catalyst collage papers.  Draw round the edge of each one with an embossing pen and add white embossing powder.  Tip of the excess and return to the pot. Then heat set with a heat gun.
Glue the little pictures to the page using a mix of wet glue and foam pads.
Finally add a sentiment from the Autumn Wordy stickers. Add a scribbled border and dots to the stickers.
Products used:
Birds and Sunflowers A5 catalyst collage papers 
Distress Embossing pen
Distress Oxide - picked raspberry,  wild honey 

Thank you for taking a look. 
Alison

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Calee CT - Autumn is here .





Hello , as you will hopefully know this months challenge theme is embossing . So this week I have a card to share with you for my step by step . 
I have very little experience with any type of embossing , but in the past I have dabbled ,so thought I would give it another go. 

My first step was to have a go at dry embossing , using an inkable and my die cutting machine . I chose the Bakewell  Big One and ran it through my machine with a piece of white card . 


 This is the embossed piece of card , it is a little hard to see the embossing in a photo but it turned out fairly well .
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Next I added some ink , with a blending brush , to highlight the embossing . I chose two colours of distress ink , Picked Raspberry and Mustard seed. 

I then cut my card to size,  to fit a 6x6 card blank, then added a pink boarder on two sides . It was then mounted on to black card and glued down . 


Next I decided to do some heat embossing , and chose a simple stamped image , these mushrooms from  the Doodle Art Mushroom stamp set . 

I coloured these using Ecoline watercolour pens , adding a few white highlights with a gel pen . 

Next for the embossing , using an embossing ink pad and some clear embossing powder , I embossed the tops of the mushrooms . 


Here are the embossed mushrooms , again a little hard to see the effect of the embossing in a photo , but they were super glossy and the colours looked really bright. 


I have to admit that at this point I got alittle carried away with my embossing , and the collection of  (very under used ) embossing powders  I had found . So much so that I forgot to take a the next photo but as you can see I added in a few rain drops and a puddle  . 
After sticking down my mushrooms , this sentiment from the Autumn B wordy stickers completed my card . 

Thank you for taking a look at my play with embossing .  I did really enjoyed revisiting techniques I haven’t done in a long time  . If you haven’t embossed for a while or even if you have never had a go , then maybe this month’s challenge is the perfect opportunity to have ago .
Happy crafting 
Calee 
Here is a list of the products I use this week : 
A white card blank , sheets of white and black card , clear embossing powder, a white gel pen and Ecoline water colour pens .


Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Sally CT - Learn from Yesterday Art journaling

 


Hi There! Here's a journal spread that I created using the latest stamps, Dinkables and Catalyst Collage papers from Bee Crafty. Let me show you how I did it.

I began by painting the right page of a double in my Kraft journal with white gesso.
Next, I added some drops of laidback lilac, peony blush and pure sunshine Dylusions paint, and spread them around with my fingers.
Once this was dry I used the lines Dinkable to add some polished jade dylusions paint...
and some white gesso through the Dotty Dinkable. 
I added my selected Catalyst collage paper, torn to fit, to the left page with matte medium. 


Using the same dinkables and paint I added some dots and lines to the left page. I also added a few scraps left over from the papers to the right page with matte medium. 
On a piece of white card, I stamped the largest cone flower and coloured it with coloured pencils. Then I cut it out. 
Finally, I added it to the right page with matte medium, along with some wordy stickers. 
Here are the finished pages again.
I used:
Catalyst Collage papers - I used Birds and Sunflowers A5
Dylusions paint - I used laidback lilac, peony Blush, Pure sunshine and polished jade
White gesso
Black ink - I used Versafine Clair Nocturne
Coloured pencils

There's almost a week left of September , so please don't forget to get your entries in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook Group challenge, where the theme is Embossing.

Thanks for looking! 
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