'Live Your Art' by Amy C

Hi everyone, 

Today I am sharing a simple layout using the gorgeous papers designed by Michelle Grant.

I have done some stamping and stenciling work here: I elected to do very little mixed media work as wanted the papers to be the hero.

Over the gorgeous patterned paper I stamped in various spots using the Meridian Clear Stamp Set designed by Michelle Grant.

To add a bit of bling, added some stars around the page with some 'Bling' Colour Paste through a 'That Way' A4 stencil. 

Next, I added some splatters randomly over the page with both 'Road Base' Colour Spray and 'Soot' Colour Artist Ink  

For the layers behind the portrait 3x4 size photo I used 'Courage', 'Progress' and 'Muse' papers, also by Colour Blast and designed by Michelle Grant.

The 12" x 12" 'Muse' sheet was the background paper use here.

For my little cluster next to the quote I used chipboard by Kinder Kreations and a handmade embellishment by Charms Creations. I gathered some flowers and sequins lightly around here.

Finally, for my title I cut up a quote from the 'Courage' patterned paper. These words matched so well with the theme here. 

Products used:

Courage, Progress, Muse patterned papers.

Bling Colour Paste

'That way' A4 stencil

Road Base Colour Spray

Soot Colour Artist Ink

That's it for today! I hope it has left you feeling inspired to have a play.

Thank you for popping by,

Amy

'Grunge Cards' by Amy C

Hi All!

Amy here with you today - sharing handmade 'Grunge Cards'.

Being a mum of boys, I like to have handmade cards in our cardbox for my boys to be able to go with their friends' gifts.

For these cards I used some Colour Blast Colour Spray in 'Lagoon' and Colour Artist Ink in 'Lime' for the background.

After both of the backgrounds had dried I did some stamping.

The 'Life is Tough' stamp set by Colour Blast was the perfect set up for my grunge theme.

I used the sentiment from this stamp set on the lime card as pictured.

I used various images from this stamp set on both cards.

To add more detail over the stamped background I used a make-up sponge to smooth some Black Heavy Gesso through the 'That Way' stencil over various parts of the cards.

Finally, I added a few splatters of Colour Spray in 'Road Base' randomly around the cards.

Once dried, I added a few embellishments fro my stash. 

Here are some close ups of the finer details.

Thank you for stopping by. I hope it leaves you feeling inspired - happy creating!

Amy 😊

'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 😊

'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

ACCEPT IMPERFECTION by Suzy Loudon

With Halloween nearly upon us I felt inspired to create something spooky. So here goes.

To begin with I tore up some print paper then using a clear gesso sealed the whole page.

Using the Imprinted A4 Stencil I spread Heavy White Gesso around the page.

I sprayed my page with water before dropping Spice & Cider Artist Inks. Tilting my page around I dried it with a heat gun, moving the ink around.

I did the same thing with Soot Artist Ink. As the water was sprayed it did slightly re-activate what was dried changing it all over again.

I watered down some Heavy Black Gesso & splattered it around before painting around the edges.

Using the Black Gesso I then painted some metal charms. I later rubbed some coloured rub on them to highlight.

Using Road Base Colour Spray I coloured some muslin & dried off gently with my heat gun.

Using Steel Embossing Powder I embossed some chipboard.

Then embossed my other chipboard with Dusty Charcoal Embossing Paper.

Using my Shimmer Pen I went over my black web die cuts.

Then it was time to put it all together & I'm done.

With the sale of Colour Blast Australia you can get to the new website via any of my above product links or here...  https://beearty.com.au/

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Thanks for looking

xxx Suzy