Fun, by Ros Aggett-Madley

Hi there, thank you for joining me again.

I pulled out the Scrap FX circle template again this week.  I'm a sucker for a circle.  I used this to make 3 (almost 3) circles across the middle of my page.  The template was also used to trace and cut out a few photos.

The circles have been coloured with a mix of water and Colour Shimmer Dusts in Lollipop, Paris and Peacock.  I have used some scrap papers to mask off each side and splattered some of the mix to each corresponding circle.

I had some scraps of paper which I used to make butterflies in my last post.  I have used these to die cut using the Honeycomb Metal Die.

The title word has been cut using the 365 Alphas Die on some card that has been painted with Paris Shimmer Dust.  I also backed this with the same letters cut from black card stock to help the title pop out a little. 

Around the edge of my page has been stamped with the mesh stamp from the Life is Tough stamp set.

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'You Rock' by Amy C

Hi Everyone! 

I am sharing this page today for Bee Arty to showcase some of the fantastic products in store. 

I set out to design a masculine page with a photo of my eldest, Josh, when he attained his Learner's Permit.

I started with the 'Graffiti Grunge' range of papers and a sheet of white cardstock. I added some layers of other media over the layered papers - adhered together.

I splattered 'Road Base' and 'Rainforest' Colour Spray over the white cardstock alongside my doodling around the border. I have also stamped in various places using the 'Life is Tough' clear stamp set.

Before I adhered my photo down I used a strip of corrugated paper from my stash. I love using the corrugated cardboard as it adds a delightful texture to the page.

I applied some of the 'Steel' Colour Blast Colour Paste over the top of some 'Black' Heavy Gesso.

After I heat-dried the gorgeous 'Steel' paste, I applied some if the Shimmer pen, in 'Pewter', as pictured.

The combo of the black, steel and pewter provided a rustic look that compliments the papers well.

Finally, for my title, I used a quote from the 'Graffiti Grunge' range. I love how this page came together. 

In these close-ups, you'll see some Bee Arty and Colour Blast products - here is a list of them - with links to them 'in-store':

'Graffiti Grunge' papers

'Road Base' and 'Rainforest' Colour Sprays

'Life is Tough' Clear Stamp Set

'Black' Heavy Gesso

'Steel' Colour Paste

'Pewter' Simmer Pen

Well that's it from me today - thank you for stopping by. I hope this leaves you feeling inspired.

Happy crafting!

Amy

'Celebrate' by Amy C

Hi everyone! It's Amy here! ... am super excited to be sharing my first DT post for Bee Arty!

I have here a bright and fun mixed media page using various - but all awesome - Bee Arty products. 

To start, I primed a piece of white cardstock with Colour Blast White Heavy Gesso. It is important to prime your page before working with wet mediums as a means to protect your page. 

Once dried, I lightly marked where my photo was to be placed. This helped me as I added the mixed media layers to the page.

Next, I took the Bricked A6 Stencil and used a spatula to spread some modelling paste through the stencil over the page. You could then either set aside to dry or use a heatgun to speed up the drying process. 

After it dried, it was time to add some colour, but before I applied some colour - using the Colour Artist Inks - I lightly sprayed water over the areas where the colour was to be added. This allowed the inks to easily run on the page creating the desired effect.

I started with the Colour Artist Ink in 'Slipper' first and gently squeezed over various areas of the page as pictured. It is quite concentrated and super bright. I moved the page around to allow the ink to run a little. I heat-dried this colour before moving on to the next colour.

As pictured, I have repeated this process for three colours: 'Slipper', 'Citrus', and 'Cider'.

Note: it is important to dry well in between each colour, to prevent the colours 'bleeding' into each other. 

Next I took the 'Life is Tough' and 'Textiles' Clear Stamps Sets and - with a permanent-based ink - stamped over the coloured areas. These stamps work so beautifully - and so I used them vertically and horizontally around the page.

Next I added some splatters of the Colour Artist Ink in 'Soot' mixed with water. You could use either a fan brush or a normal small tipped paint brush for this. 

Before I adhered my photo to the page, using a permanent black pen and a household item I drew a circle and placed the photo inside the circle.

Once the page background was complete I finished it off with a few embellishments. 

Have a look at these close ups:

Thank you for looking and I hope this might inspire you to try some of these techniques! 

Amy

Products Used:

Colour Blast - White Heavy Gesso

Bricked A6 Stencil

Colour Artist Inks - Slipper, Cider, Citrus, Soot

Clear Stamp Sets - Life is Tough and Textiles

Other Products:

Heavy white cardstock

Spatula

Paint brush

Water

Black permanent pen

Black permanent ink