Cards made with Love - A Country Life

 

Hiya Arty friends and welcome back to the blog! Today I'm sharing two cards featuring a host of products from the "A Country Life" release from Sue Smyth so let's get into it! 

Products used today are the A Country Life 12 x 12 Paper Collection, Made With Love Stamp, Country Borders Die Set and the Cracked Mud A6 Stencil. 

For Card One, I wanted to make the background paper look like a jam jar, so I used the scalloped edged die on the green and olive check paper three times, then lined them up overlapping each other a little and glued them down onto my strawberry paper base. I cut an oval white piece of cardstock, and have stamped on the Made With Love strawberries image in Antique Linen Distress Ink to give a subtle bit of texture behind the stamped sentiment. I added three cut apart pieces from the paper collection to complete the 'label' and foam mounted it to my card. 

 

For Card Two I used the wood panel patterned paper as my background and added the leafy vine die cut along the left hand side that I swiped the tips of in Old Paper Distress Ink. Again I added an oval as my centrepiece, this time using the Old Paper Distress Ink over the Cracked Mud stencil for a bit of background texture and again stamped the sentiment from the Made With Love stamp set. I fussy cut out my three images and attached them to the left hand side. I have foam mounted this to the centre of my card. 

If you give these cards a go or use them as inspiration we'd love to see your project!  Join our Creative Hive on Facebook to share, or use the hashtag #beearty on social media! 

 

 

Purrrrfect Cards for Pawrents

 

Hiya Arty friends! Today I'm sharing two Diagonal Joyfold Cards I created using the sweet Purr-fection and Good Dog A4 Cut Apart Sheets, so let's get into it!

To start with I created two A6 card bases; one from kraft cardstock and the other from white cardstock, then cut the front of the card on the diagonal from top left to bottom right. I then made two mini top folding cards measuring 10.8cm x 7.6cm cm once folded. 

 

I then used papers from the Potions and Posies collection to line the inside of the card base - 10cm x 14.3cm, glued my mini card on the inside, then added a diagonal pattern to the front - the best way to do this is to cut a regular panel 9.5cm x 13.8cm and then cut it on the diagonal, giving your a small border of cardstock,  and a small piece of pattern paper to cover the front of the mini top folding card measuring 10.3cm x 7.1cm.

After that, I fussy cut my animals from the A4 cut apart sheets as well as the sentiments and the paw and heart pieces. I foam mounted my animals, then glued the sentiments and paw/heart down.  

I just love how these cards sit on the table/mantle, with the little furbabies standing out! Have a fantastic weekend and we'll see you again soon. - Kelly.  

A Country Life Floral Tag Cards

 

Hiya Arty friends and welcome back to the blog for another set of fun cards! Today I'm sharing two cards I made using the gorgeous NEW release from Sue Smyth called A Country Life and it's such a sweet collection, so let's get into it!

For both cards I've used the 12 x 12 Paper Collection Pack alongside the 250gsm white cardstock for my bases and the Word Art Cut Apart A5 - Birthday Black on White for the sentiments. 

To start I created two A6 card bases using the 250gsm cardstock and added to each a panel from the papers measuring 10cm x 14.3cm to leave a slim white border. I took two of the tag images, and covered the printed image with papers that matched the cut aparts I wanted to use. I foam mounted each tag to a card base then added my fussy cut elements using a mix of foam tape and glue. Lastly I added a sentiment to each. 

 

Make sure you check out the new collection from Sue, it's an absolute cracker! If you didn't see it Tuesday, she also did an unboxing which is available on the Bee Arty Facebook page here. Have a fantastic rest of your week and we'll see you again soon! - Kelly :)

Choose Sunshine - Set of 3 cards from one Cut Apart Sheet

Hiya Arty friends and welcome back to the Bee Arty blog! 

Today I'm sharing three cards I created using the Choose Sunshine A4 Cut Apart Sheet, along with the Black Cardstock and 250gsm White Cardstock so let's check them out!

 

I've used Sentiments from the A5 Word Sheet Cut Apart's for the first two cards, and then the last card came with the A4 Cut Apart sheet.  

Have a wonderful weekend and we'll see you again soon! 

Schoolday Stories Graduation Card

 

Hiya Arty friends and welcome back to the Bee Arty blog! Today I'm sharing a card using the recently released Schoolday Stories stamp and stencil so let's get into it!

 

To start, I took a sheet of 250gsm white cardstock and cut down a strip that was 30cm x 10.5cm, then cut in half to have 2 15cm x 10.5cm panels. 

On the first white panel, I stenciled the Tartan A4 Stencil in 2 blue inks and set it aside to dry. Meanwhile I stamped the book stack from the The Graduate stamp set onto the second panel of 250gsm cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and set aside to dry before colouring it in with alcohol ink markers. I also stamped my sentiment from the stamp set in the same darker blue ink I used on the stenciled panel and cut it to size. 

 

To assemble I cut down the stencil panel to approx 9.7cm x 14cm and foam mounted it onto a blue cardstock base. I then glued my sentiment to my book stack and then foam mounted that to the bottom right. 

Have you made any cards with this collection? We'd love to see them! Thanks for stopping by and we'll see you again soon. - Kelly :) 

With Love - Daisy Daze

 

Hiya Arty friends! I'm back with a sweet card using the black and white cut apart sheet that's on the inside cover of the Daisy Daze Collection pack that I've coloured with my alcohol ink markers so let's get into it!

I picked out the images I wanted from the cover sheet, coloured them in and then fussy cut them out and set aside to dry completely. 

Meanwhile, I took the largest Hex Stack die and cut it out of a 10.5cm x 14.8cm panel of the Daisy Frame patterned paper (reverse side), and then used the next wonky hex die down in size to cut my centrepiece of the patterned paper. I cut a piece of coordinating yellow cardstock that matched my marker colour and place it under the patterned paper panel, then foam mounted the centre piece. I then glued and foam mounted each of the flowers and leaves. Lastly, I tucked in and glued down my sentiment from the A5 Word Cut Aparts - Sentiments sheet. 

 Hope you have a fantastic weekend friends and I'll see you next time! - Kelly :)

It's Party Time!

 

Hiya Arty friends! Today I'm sharing a fun and bright card perfect for someone's special day, so let's get into it!

To start with, I took a A6 size panel of 350gsm white cardstock (10.5cm x 14.8cm), lightly misted it, and then ink smooshed across it with Sunflower Shimmer Dust that I turned into a watercolour puddle on my glass mat. Once I did a couple of layers (with heat setting in between), I set it aside to fully dry while I fussy cut out my images from the It's Party Time A4 Cut Apart sheet. 

 

I cut my panel down to 10cm x 14.3cm, then added my Punch Colour Paste through the Impression A5 Stencil in a couple of spots and then set it aside to dry again. Lastly, using a wet cloth, I dabbed through the larger side of the Impressions stencil to remove some of the Sunflower colour, leaving a light ghosted pattern. (see below).

 

I foam mounted my cut apart cupcake and sentiment, then glued the hearts and star into place. I add the panel to a top fold card base I made using the 250gsm white cardstock.  

 That's my card for today, let me know in the comments if you give any of these techniques a go! - Kelly.