Aussie Bushland Cards

 

 

Hiya Bee Arty friends!

I'm Kelly, and I’m stoked to bee joining the Bee Arty design team to show that all your Bee Arty goodies can be used for card making as well! I’m looking forward to sharing my designs and getting to know you all. 

I’ve started out with a set of three cards created using stamps and dies from the Aussie Bushland collection, along with the Radiant stencil from Happy Snaps, and the All Occasions stamp set. 

To start with, I created 3 top folding card bases from the 350gsm 12 x 12 white cardstock, which are 14.8cm x 10.5cm when folded.

 

 For the first card, I’ve die cut the Aussie Flowers Die Set leaves from the 250gsm white cardstock 4 times, and the flower once. I glued the leaves directly onto my card base, cutting off the excess and then adding pieces into the gaps where needed. I used a piece of vellum from my stash to help the flower stand out a little bit more. I’ve finished with a stamped sentiment from the All Occasions set and fussy cut it out before gluing it underneath the flower. 

 

For card two, I’ve die cut the leaves and flowers once each from the 350gsm cardstock and then used my Colour Shimmer Dusts in Fern and Candy to paint them. I did it very loosely so there are variations in the colours to give depth and dimension. I set those aside to dry while I stamped a piece of 250gsm cardstock in a grey green ink with some of the images from the Wildlife stamp. I foam mounted the panel to my card base, then glued down the leaves and flowers, stamped and attached my sentiment. 

 

For card three, I took a piece of the 250gsm cardstock and painted through the bigger leafy pattern on the Radiant stencil using the Fern Colour Shimmer Dust, adding extra patches here and there, plus splattering it lightly at end and set it aside to dry. I then stamped the little kangaroo image and sentiment onto another piece of cardstock in memento ink so that I could use my alcohol ink markers to colour in the leaves and ‘roo. I glued my stenciled panel onto my card base, then foam mounted my image/sentiment panel. 

 I’m so excited to be joining the team and I can’t wait to share more cards with you soon! – Kelly.

Serenity by Charmane Koch

 Happy Monday & almost the end of January! Already??? How does that even happen?

Today I wanted to share one of the layouts I have created over the weekend for an Australian Day Crop! What is more perfect than the Aussie Bushland Collection? I managed to create 3 layouts using this fabulous collection - and of course I have STACKS more to use! It's so full of possibilities!

The papers are just so gorgeous! And the Dies & stencil I used as well of course!

I started off by cutting out a few Aussie Flowers & Aussie Leaves & Autumn Trio Dies using White Cardstock & Kraft Cardstock... I always cut out extra and came in handy as I used them on the other layouts I created!

Next, using Thick Modelling Paste {or you could use the Heavy White Gesso} I used the Aussie Map Stencil laying it over the Cockatoo Paper.

While that dried, I decided I needed to colour some Muslin but wanted to make a colour that would match the background paper - so I combines Tan & Amber Shimmer Dusts the colour came out perfect!

I also coloured a White Paper flower that I wanted to use on the page...

To create my Photo Matte I layered Kraft Cardstock, then another layer of Aussie Bushland Collection. I also tore a piece of cardboard from one of our many Deliveries we get {LOL} to create a textured background behind the photo matte, allowing me to add a few bits around the edges of the photo to create interest - cutouts from the Aussie Bushland Collection and from my stash - mini doilies & Paper Leaves.

After working out the positioning of my Photo Matte & playing around with my Die Cut Leaves/Flowers I then stick them down...

I carefully stick them down with double sided tape behind the Photo Matte like so...

I also had the Wildflowers stamp in my stash that I had stamped onto Tissue Paper that I thought was perfect for the photo... {you may have seen this stamp in another recent layout of mine?}

I stick it down with Gel Medium - can you see I wasn't careful enough? I had to get a black pen a fix "Yourself" up! OOPS!

So once everything was stuck down and the Tissue Paper dried, I added all the extra embellishments to finish it off...

I layered the Muslin, more Dies & Cutouts...

a Charms Creations Little Floral Tab...

Fixed up the Y & as you can see I did machine stitch around the edge of the layout - I did trim 1/2cm off the edge of the Cockatoo Paper, distressed it and then used Kraft Cardstock to back it. I think doing this ties the whole layout together.

I absolutely loved putting this layout together, and it was so easy with all the different Aussie Bushland & extra Bee Arty Goodies! So much fun!

Bee Arty goodies I used - Stenciles, Dies & Stamps:

 

Shimmer Dusts:

Kraft & White Cardstock: 

Thanks for popping by! I hope I have inspired you to play with the Aussie Bushland Collection!

XO Charm

No Worries - With Karyn Schultz!

 Hi Bee Arty Lovelies!

It's Karyn here and today I have a Scrapbook Page to share with you made using the Aussie Bushland collection available from Bee Arty.  

I created a mixed media background on a sheet of 350gsm Heavy White Cardstock. I sprinked Fern Colour Shimmer Dust on my page using a fan brush then I lightly sprayed with water. It is so cool that a single shimmer dust contains all these different colour pigments.

 

I mixed some Fern Colour Shimmer Dust with modelling paste and applied through parts of the Aussie Map A4 Stencil from the Aussie Bushland collection.

 

 I added stamping using black ink and the Wildlife Stamp set from the Aussie Bushland collection.

 

Here is my completed page. 
 

 

I added a photo mat and strip along the bottom of the page from the Aussie Bushland Paper collection Pack. Fussy cut embellishments and sentiments also came from this paper pack.  I used the Aussie leaves metal die set and Aussie Flowers metal die set from the Aussie Bushland collection  with White and Brown Cardstock.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn