Secret Garden by Rikki G

 Good afternoon how are you? Here in the West the weather has been getting a bit wild and cold oh so cold but that gives you the perfect excuse to play along with this months Bee Arty Sketch and Moodboard challenge.

 

So heres my take on the colours of the challenge and I have to say the combo had me scratching my head a little bit...but I am very happy with the result.

And theres a process video for you to follow along with.

 Use the Bee Arty Honeycomb Spray Stencil with Tim Holtz Oxide- Fossilized Amber, Faded Jeans and Blueprint Sketch.

Ghost the background with Bee Arty Bokeh Stamp set - Script with Grey ink.

With black archival ink stamp scrolls with Bee Arty Vamp Stamp set.

Add the Bee Arty Kind Heart Stamp set to the right hand side.

Add the title from that set throughout the background.

Add washi tapes into the background and finish off with flicking white ink throughout the background.

1 x single sided Cut n Colour paper exclusive to this collection pack

Honeycomb Spray- A5 Stencil

Bokeh - Clear Stamp Set

Vamp - Clear Stamp Set

Kind Heart - Clear Stamp Set

A4 Cut Apart - Assorted #11

Tip In Flourishes

 Good morning Bee Arters! 

Hope you are enjoying your Australia Day holiday ... why not celebrate by creating a journal page by supporting a proud Aussie based company https://beearty.com.au/ 

In this Blog entry I have added a tip in lace flourish to the page.  Enjoy the process and have some fun. 

List of materials used in this project

• White Cardstock 350gsm 10 pack - 12"x12"
• boning tool
• masking tape 
• Acrylic paints of choice - blue, wisteria, turquoise, light yellow, magenta (fluid paints can be used for this project)
• Silicone sponge (makeup) 
• Boxed in stencil A5  (background stencil)
• Flux A6 stencil  (focal stencil)
• Xacto craft knife or similar (must be sharp)
• Colour paste - Rose Petal
• Life of colour pens - yellow
• Heartfelt clear stamp, 
• Live your art clear stamp set, 
• Kind heart clear stamp set
• Black archival ink

The finished product of this journal page is A4 size, I used a piece of White Cardstock 350gsm 10 pack - 12"x12".  I made a crease at the A4 measurement to create a 'tip in' fold using a boning tool.

Firstly, mask off the crease line to keep the 'tip in' clear of base coat paint on main page.  Apply small blocks of colour over the A4 background using your finger in 'figure 8' fashion.  Add each colour in turn leaving the yellow and magenta last.  You may wish to dry off in between to eliminate muddying of colours.

N.B.  I did not gesso this paper in this instance, but you could if you prefer too.

Be sure to cover the whole of this A4 section of paper.  Completely dry off.

Using the Boxed in stencil A5, choose one of the background colours (not the pop colours e.g. yellow, magenta),  add a little white beside, blend using the silicone sponge then apply randomly over the stencil (don't have to use whole stencil).  Dry off.

Continue this process in same colour over the entire surface of the page.  Dry off.

Select another colour from your palette (not the pop colours e.g. yellow, magenta), again apply the focal stencil Flux A6 stencil randomly over the page, apply stencil in different directions. Dry off.

Remove the masking tape from the 'tip in' section.  In this project I opted to hand draw a similar 'flourish' design using the stencil as a guide only (see below).  If you are an accomplished craft knife user feel free to use the Flux A6 stencil to draw a pattern over the white area for your design.

I drew this design on a spare piece of card and adjusted until I was happy with the design then transferred this over to the 'tip in' page.

Before cutting out the shapes I marked in the areas to be cut out with a X to ensure I removed the correct sections.

N.B.  please use caution when using craft knives always place the non dominant hand well away (behind the cutting area) and always turn the page to make curves do not twist your arm.

After cutting apply more masking tape along the coloured background area along crease.

Select a 'pop' colour, Magenta, colour the cutout sections, may require two coats on both sides of the 'tip in'. Dry off and remove tape.

   

Mix Colour paste - Rose Petal with texture paste apply through Flux A6 stencil over the stenciled surface, allow to dry.

Add some intensity and dimension over the focal stenciled area using Colour Spray - Bubblegum.  Cover the page with power towel so the page is protected from over spray of ink.

Add some paint spatters in light yellow colour to add contrast and to soften the page and including both sides of the 'tip in' flourish also.

Add highlights to the pink flourishes using Life of colour pens - yellow around all of the stencilled areas.

On the underside of the 'tip in' highlight the cutout design shapes with the yellow pen.

On the upper side of the 'tip in' I chose to use a dashed line to highlight the cutout shapes.

In this project I also drew around the tip in cutouts, in yellow pen, onto the back page to create bubbles for the stamped sentiments.

Add small word / sentiment stamps that fit in the size of the cut out shapes.  In this project I included; Heartfelt clear stamp, Live your art clear stamp set, Kind heart clear stamp set with archival ink.

    

I hope you have enjoyed this fun project and you are inspired to create your own.  

Thank you and see you next time for more creating fun!

linda@yourcreativepalette.com.au 

Inhale Confidence Exhale Doubt by Ros Aggett-Madley

Hi, back with another art journal page.

Today I have used the Kind Heart Stamp for the focal point of my page.

I first stamped this, then sprayed over a light cover of water.  

Colour Artist Ink in Calypso, Lime, Mermaid and Citrus, and Bubblegum Colour Spray has been dropped into the water.  I let this pool for a bit and then mopped up the excess with paper towel.

After heat drying I went around the outline of the stamp with a black pen and added white to some of the gaps in the stamp.

A mask has been made with some paper towel to allow some stamping with the text from the Memories Stamp Set.  I filled in any missed gaps with some messy writing.

The title is from a Scrap FX rice paper sheet.

Hope you've all been inspired 💙

 

Christmas Cards - With Karyn Schultz!

  Hi Bee Arty Lovelies!

It's Karyn here and today I have some Christmas cards to share with you made using lots of amazing products from Bee Arty! I have also used non-Christmasy supplies to create the cards. I'm always looking for different ways to use my supplies to extend their use and I'm really happy with how these turned out.

 

 

For this first set of 5 cards I've used stencils and metal dies from the Find Paradise Collection. You can also see a video of how I created this set of cards here.

 

For each of the cards I created a background on heavy duty 350gsm white cardstock. I also used the same cardstock to create the card base. I used Kraft cardstock as a mat.

 

For the first card I used the Foliage A4 stencil and Bling Colour Paste to create a "tree-like" image. I just applied the paste through the berry part of the stencil to achieve this. I then added a sentiment using a word stamp, versamark ink and Bling Colour Embossing Powder.

 

 

 For the next card I used the Foliage A4 stencil and Bling Colour Paste to create a different "tree-like" image. I just applied the paste through leaf part of the stencil to achieve this. I then added a sentiment using a word stamp, versamark ink and Bling Colour Embossing Powder.

 

 

For the next 3 cards I used the the Leaves of Paradise metal die set with Kraft cardstock to create 3 "tree-like" images to add to the card fronts. I then added a sentiment using a word stamp, versamark ink and Bling Colour Embossing Powder. I then added pearls to embellish the trees. Lastly I used a clear Shimmer Pen to make the trees sparkle.

 

 

 For this next card I used the Kind Heart stamp to provide the focal point for the card. This mandalla looked so Christmasy to me.

 

 

I started by stamping the Kind Heart stamp with versamark then using the Taupe embossing powder from the Elegant Rose embossing powder bundle. I then added an embossed sentiment, gold thread and some rhinestones for sparkle.

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by

Crafty Hugs xx

Karyn