'All things grow better with love' by Amy

Hi everyone! Last month, Bee Arty had a creative challenge. The theme was 'Flower Power'. I was super-impressed with the fantastic entries that came through: thank you Bee Arty fans!

So today I am sharing a page inspired by the 'Flower Power' theme...

...and this is my take on it...

I created this colourful page by using various Colour Artist Inks, stamps and a stencil from the Bee Arty Store. 

I started by using Colour Artist Inks mixed with water inside my hand drawn circles. I applied one colour at a time using the following colours: 'Citrus', 'Oasis', 'Slipper', 'Mermaid' and 'Cider'. 

Next, I placed the white cardstock ready for my stencil pattern. I dipped the Bee Arty 'Devotion' A4 Stencil in 'Road Base' Colour Spray mixed with water. I then transferred it across to the coloured areas on the white cardstock and allowed to completely dry.

To continue with this flower theme, I stamped in various places with the 'Floral Delights 2' Clear Stamp Set by Colour Blast. N.B. I used a permanent based ink in black. This is advisable, as it prevents the ink from bleeding and allows for sharp images.

Before I added the photo to the page I added splatters over the background with the Colour Artist Ink in 'Soot' and allowed to dry. I then embellished the page with paper flowers, doily, chipboard by Kinder Kreations. 

The title was a rubon from my stash.

Take a look at these close ups.

Here are the products in store that I used:

Colour Artist Ink - Citrus, Mermaid, Oasis, Slipper, Cider and Soot

Colour Spray - Road Base

Stamp - Floral Delights 2 Clear Stamp Set by Colour Blast

Devotion A4 Stencil by Bee Arty

Other products:

White card stock

Permanent Ink - Black

Fan brush (for splatters)

Paper Flowers 

Doily

Chipboard by Kinder Kreations

Black Sharpie Pen

That's it for today! Thank you for stopping by. Amy 😊

Sweet Little Sucker by Michelle Henderson

Hi all you crafty people!

My latest layout started out as a grid pattern, but I just couldn't bear to cover too much of the background 😁

Here's a wee taste...just look at that sparkle!

I used Colour Artist Inks to tint some Heavy White Gesso, starting with Oasis. I brayered a section with this, applying it quite heavily as I wanted to create some texture with it.

I added some Colour Shimmer Dust in Peacock, and mixed it a little, but not fully so there would be some striations. 

For the pink parts of the grid, I used Slipper Colour Artist Ink and Lollipop Colour Shimmer Dust. 

After that, I used plain Heavy White Gesso through a stencil for added texture.

As a final touch for the background, I splattered a little of the clear Colour Shimmer Marker ❤

I put everything together using some Cocoa Vanilla that was on my desk. I so love this photo of my great niece!

Thanks for visiting!

Spread Your Wings and Fly. by Suzy Loudon

Hi everyone. Today I'm sharing a layout using  the gorgeous Spread Your Wings Collection.

 

To begin with I matted my photo using sections from Keep Calm, Spread Kindness & Earth Angels papers. I added cardboard between sheets to add height.

I painted some chipboard with Heavy White Gesso.

I made up my own paint colours. To begin with I added 3 drops of Mermaid Artist Ink & 1 drop of Calypso Artist Ink to some Heavy White Gesso. Once mixed well I painted some flowers & parts of my chipboard.

I then add 4 more drops of Mermaid Artist Ink for a deeper colour. And again painted some flowers & more of the chipboard.

I then added a few drops of Grass Artist Ink for a more greener colour. Again I painted the chipboard & some flowers.

 

I then used the paint that was just in my lid & added more Mermaid. And painted. 

And then some more Mermaid!!

Using the Seeker metal die I cut out some black card.

Using both the darker paint on the lid & lighter in container I splattered around the page.

I then Splattered some watered down Heavy White Gesso.

I was really impatient so dried with a heat gun. It was really cool when some of the thick splotches raised right up.

I fussy cut the green butterflies from the collection, and along with the gesso painted butterflies I went over them with the Clear Shimmer Pen

I used the Clear Shimmer pen to highlight the flowers also.

I didn't add much more.

Thanks for looking.

xxx Suzy

Be True 2 You by Michelle Henderson

Hello all!

I have a quick project for you here today.

Here's a little preview..😉 

I started out with a couple of my favourite Colour Artist Inks  - Spice and Cranberry. I thinned them down a lot as I wanted a watercolour look.

I combined them to get the colour I wanted, then smooshed them on to my cardstock.

The next step was to mix a little Colour Artist Ink in Mermaid in with some moulding paste and apply it through a stencil.

Before it dried I dropped a little Bling Colour Embossing Powder on to the paste, then heated it to activate it at the same time as drying the paste.

After that I used some papers from my stash to put the whole page together...

See? Told you it was a quick one today! 

Sometimes we need to just not overthink things...

Anyway, hope you like it!

Days like these....by Michelle Henderson

Hello and happy Friday everyone! I'm at a retreat so busy working on my next projects as well as some things just for me 😀

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I have a watercolour page today using a little bit of everything - here's s little hint...

  My background was done on watercolour paper, and I used the wet on wet technique with Colour Artist Inks in Lime, Mermaid, Grass, and Barley. By wet on wet, I mean I painted the edge if my hills with water only to start, then went over it with thinned colour so it would blend down the page.

I then did the same thing at the top of the page with Calypso Colour Artist Ink.

While that was drying, I prepped the chipboard title with Heavy White Gesso.

I mixed a little Colour Shimmer Dust in Duke up on my (very!) messy mat, and then swiped the title through it, patting it into the colour again where I needed it. This gave me the lovely mottled look I was going for.

I wasn't keen on the way the right edge looked, so I ripped it off and added some navy paper, after edging the rip with Light Gold from the Shimmery Gold Watercolour Pan set. I also splattered a little of it down this edge, and on the title. 

I used Colour Paste in Singin' the Blues and Bling through stencils, and also smudged a little in the sky.

I still had a little bit of the Duke left over, so I made some big splatters and drips using a water brush, in the sky.

I added my photo cluster and another small cluster, along with the title. I'm so pleased to have already made my Fathers day page!!!

Here's the finished page 💕

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Thanks for joining us here!