Hello Weekend Adventure by Charmane Koch

 Hey guys! Happy Friday! I love Fridays.... because that means WEEEKEND!

Since the horrid "Covid" Ashan & I have started going on Date Nights & possibly stay the night somewhere else - of course not too far away! I created a layout of us, I still need to do the rest of the weekend! haha!

This layout I have created using a mix of Road Trip papers and some Bee Arty dies that I think matched well with the papers!

I started off with this gorgeous paper for the background - Open from the Road Trip Range... How gorgeous is this paper? I didn't even want to USE it! All the papers are just beautiful!

This reminded me of the Metal Die Arrow - "Seeker" from the Follow your Dreams Range & also the stamp from the Fearless Brave & Free Collection....

So I decided to cut out the Seeker Die twice using the Breathtaking Road Trip Paper. I also cut out the word Adventure from the Road Trips Word Die & decided I needed more layers so also cut out the Honeycomb Metal Die from the Love & Grace Collection.

To create the stamped effect I have mixed Heavy White Gesso with Polar Mica Powder to create a light blue paste that matched really well with the paper, as I wanted it to blend in, but still be seen.

I dabbed with a sponge dauber gently on the stamp - I must admit I did test it out on a spare bit of paper to make sure it worked!

I have layered papers tearing some and distressing others to create lots of texture on my page, also adding the Honeycomb Die in different layers of the paper too.

Here are some extra closeups...

I finished off with some machine stitching & a few extra embellishments from my stash... and of course journalling!

Here is the final outcome...

I hope I have inspired you to have a play with the Road Trip Collection & maybe mix it up with different Dies & try out the stamping technique too!

Happy Creating Everyone!

XO Charm

Do What Makes Your Soul Shine by Tracey Campbell

Hello lovely people, Tracey here today sharing a fun and quick layout using a few different collections. One of my favourite colour combinations is black and white with just a splash of one other colour, it is very classical and can be used for a huge variety of themes. 

So I thought I would see what I had in my Bee Arty stash that I could work with and discovered that quite a few of the collections have black and white prints. 

So this is what I gathered to work with:

Positive patterned paper from Fearless Brave and Free Collection

Hope patterned paper and Gathers cut-a-part sheet from the Grateful Hearts Collection 

Follow Your Dreams Collection for patterned paper and for the Title the Seeker Word Sheet from the same collection.  

Smitten from Vampyre Rose Collection

My first step was to create a black and white background, to do this I cut a 8x12 inch piece of Positive from the Fearless, Brave and Free Collection and two 2&1/2 inch strips of Smitten from the Vampyre Rose Collection. Using the 1/2 inch on the Smitten paper I applied some double sided tape and adhered Smitten to the Positive paper to create a 12x12 inch background.

Next I fussy cut the flowers and the doily from the Hope patterned paper in the Graceful Hearts Collection, I also cut the lace doily out from the Gathers pattern paper in the same collection.

With the fussy cut flowers and lace I adhered them running down the left and right side of the Positive patterned paper with some 3 dimensional tape to give height or white glue.

Now for a pop of colour, I sprayed Punch Colour Shimmer Spray into the center of the Positive patterned paper. The photo below shows much I sprayed.

Let the Shimmer Spray dry.

White the Shimmer Spray was drying I fussy cut the title "Do What Makes You Soul Shine", a mandala, butterflies and two of the spotted trimming strips from the Follow Your Dreams Collection. 

Using some of the patterned paper from the Follow Your Dreams Collection I matted a 4x6 inch portrait photo, then finished of the layout by off setting the photo to the left on the base and adhering the title, mandala and the butterflies to the right side. I also added the spotted trim down the join where the Positive patterned paper meet the Smitten patterned paper and the fussy cut flowers. 

One of the many things that I love about the Bee Arty Collections is that they are so versatile and all seem to compliment each other and when combining them together you create a whole new look and feel to them.

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope that I have inspired you to give a classical black and white (with a pop of colour) layout a go. 

Hugs

Tracey

Spread Your Wings - Part 1 by Tracy Jackson

                                                                      Hello Bee Arty Fans

This month I have 2 projects to share using Spread Your Wings collection  from Bee Arty

This round I have 3 card to share

Firstly I looked at the paper I had and picked out a cut out sheet called Possibility - I wanted the butterflies to fussy cut and colour with copics to match the paper

I also picked out a sheet called Elegant Tags to fussy cut 

Then using 12x12 paper from same range to mount my cards on and picking out words from Aim High Collection called Dream Big, I started to assemble the set of cards

And below are the single cards

I hope I have given you some ideas on cards for this collection and don't be afraid to mix and match collections.

When I come back for my second post this month I have another set of 3 cards to share using he same collection

Until then

Happy crafting

Be Fearless by Tracey Campbell

 Hello wonderful people, Tracey Campbell here today to share my latest Creative Team member layout with you. I have been playing with a few of the older collections lately and wanted to show you how I used the different collections to create this fun page. 

My first step was to go through my paper stash to see what patterns and colours would work well with this photo of my youngest daughter with one of her favourite characters at Movie World. I ended up pulling paper and wordsheets from the following collections: Graffiti Grunge, Trendsetter, Fearless Brave and Free, Follow Your Dreams and Covid Capers. 

As I knew I wanted to add a bit of mixed media to the layout I used a brayer to apply a thin coat of Heavy White Gesso to the right-hand side of the Epic pattern paper from the Graffiti Grunge collection. Tip: Apply Gesso as a primer to your paper to help mixed media to adhere and not warp your paper.

When the Gesso is dry apply a small amount of Candy Colour Shimmer Dust and activate with a fine spray of water.  

Allow the activated Shimmer Dust to pool and stand the paper upright so that the pooled colour runs down the page. Once you are happy with the dribbling effect lay the paper flat to dry or use a heat gun to speed up the drying process.

When dry use some clear embossing ink with Apple of My Eye and Sunshine Embossing Power to stamp the brick wall and chain wire images from the Life is Tough Stamp Set onto the paper. I placed the images randomly over the Gesso and Shimmer Dusted area. I have posted a photo of the positioning of the stamping below the next step. 

Next I built up the texture by using some waterproof black ink I stamped the grid image from the Life is Tough stamp set horizontally and vertically across the Gesso and Shimmer Dusted area. See positioning below. 

In the photo above you can see the build up of the mixed media and stamping. 

I wanted to add some paper layering to my layout so I used small pieces of paper from the following collections: Graffiti Grunge, Trendsetter and Fearless Brave and Free. The biggest piece was a 6x4 rectangle and then just random stipes and pieces that I kept adding until I was happy with how it looked. I decided at the last minute to add some red into the layering to compliment Robin's uniform. I did this by adding small pieces of red cardstock behind the patterned paper layers, just enough to balance and not overwhelm the rest of the patterns. Adhere the photo and layers to the background, I positioned it over the top of the mixed media. 

Using the Linked In and Direct Links metal dies cut one image from each in black cardstock, cut this image into 3 pieces. Then cut one image of the Direct Links in red cardstock. Trim the chain and the hanging arrows off from the large main arrow of the Direct Links cut image - you should now have 3 separate arrows and 3 chains in both red and black cardstock. 

Tuck the 3 pieces of the Linked In image under the paper layering. Using the arrows and chains as embellishments adhere them to the page, see the final layout for positioning.  

From the Covid Capers, Trendsetter, Fearless Brave & Free and Follow Your Dreams wordsheets choose phrases/words that suit your photo and cut them out. I have picked the following phrases for my layout: "Be Fearless", "Your vibe attracts your vibe", "Hero", "Suit Up", "Strong" and "Courage". That is one thing I love about the Bee Arty wordsheets there is so many choices that you and target the theme you are going for and pick and choose. Finish off by adhere the words/phrase to the layout. 

Thanks for popping in, I hope that I have inspired you to pull out the older collections and see how you can mix and match them to create a unique and individual layout to suit your photos.

By for now,

Tracey

Dream Big with Belinda Spencer

Hello Bee Arty fans!!

It's Belinda here today to share my latest layout featuring some stunning Bee Arty products.

To start my layout, I cropped a sheet of the stunning Fearless Brave and Free Chance paper and mounted on the heavy weight white cardstock for extra sturdiness.

I then mixed up some Snow White Colour Paste with 2 drops of Slipper Colour Artist Ink and 1 drop of Citrus Ink. I applied my concoction using a palette knife with the That Way A5 Stencil.

Check out this angle shot to see the gorgeous sparkle of the Colour Paste. Love it!

Next I fussy cut a bunch of images from the Follow Your Dreams Possibility patterned paper. I also added a little of each of the Colour Artist Inks onto an acrylic stamping block and spritzed with water. I stamped a couple of leaves into the ink mixture and then applied onto an extra piece of the white cardstock for a watercolour effect stamped image. Once dry, I fussy cut the leaves too. TIP: Add double sided tape to the back of the image to be fussy cut first then once it's cut out you have an instant sticker. This saves messing around with glue!

I added some messy thread to the layout next followed by a cropped piece from the Follow Your Dreams Seeker patterned paper. I inked the edges of the cropped piece using Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide.

Finally, I assembled all of my bits and pieces on my page including my photo. I also fussy cut the feathers from the Possibility paper as well as some quotes from the Seeker paper.

Here's what I used:

FEARLESS BRAVE and FREE Chance patterned paper

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS:

- Possibility patterned paper

- Seeker patterned paper

White Cardstock 350gsm

Floral Delights 1 Clear Stamp Set

That Way A5 Stencil

COLOUR PASTE Snow White

COLOUR ARTIST INK:

- Citrus

- Slipper

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you find some time to play with your awesome Bee Arty goodies too.

Cheers

Belinda

Free Spirit by Tracy Jackson

                                                                   Hello Bee Arty Fans

Today I have created a card using no stamps. Just paper and a little ink

I have already made a card using this collection from Bee Arty called Follow your Dreams fussy cut sheet, it lends itself to so many possibilities as there are plenty of elements to use

I selected and fussy cut 4 butterflies. 

Then because I like to use up my stash and mix and match collections I picked out some background paper from Untangle collection

Layered up the card and picked which butterflies I wanted and placement of them

Inked up with copics and layer on top of each other

Glued everything down with my favorite all time glue... Art Glitter glue

Hope this card has encouraged you to use your stash as Im sure you all have paper laying around like me!

Until next time

Happy crafting