Us by Belinda Spencer

 Hi Arty Bees!

It's Belinda here with you today to share my take on the fabulous December Sketch Challenge featuring the Grateful Heart collection.

Here's a peek at the sketch:

I cropped a sheet of patterned paper and mounted onto the 350gsm white cardstock for extra sturdiness. I then sprinkled some Midnight Colour Shimmer Dust over the central area and activated by spritzing water on it.

I love the variation in colour from the Shimmer Dust!

I turned the sketch on its side like this:

And here is my completed layout:

I fussy cut lots of images from the Grateful Heart collection and had fun layering them together for the little clusters. I fussy cut some leaves from the patterned paper using the Autumn Trio Metal Die.

How cute are the little bird images?!

The transparency butterfly was from my stash.

THAT quote couldn't be more appropriate for our 'annus horribilus' last year with Covid and my son's cancer diagnosis and battle.

Here's what I used:

GRATEFUL HEART Collection:

- Blessed patterned paper

- Faith patterned paper

- Family patterned paper

- Heart patterned paper

- Love patterned paper

Autumn Trio Metal Die

Midnight Colour Shimmer Dust

350gsm white cardstock

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I do hope you can play along with the challenge this month.

Cheers

Belinda

Go For It with Belinda Spencer

 Hello Arty Bees!!

It's Belinda here today to share my latest layout for Bee Arty inspired by the November Mood Board.

Here's a peek at the mood board for November:

I started my layout by cropping a piece of Graffiti Grunge patterned paper and mounting it onto a sheet of the 350gsm White Cardstock. I then spritzed a little Sunset Colour Spray in three places and then placed a piece of plastic over the top to spread out the ink.

I repeated this process using Lagoon Colour Spray.

And for a third time adding Road Base Colour Spray. I then flicked all three colours over the page and dried with a heat gun.

I added some stencilling using the Three Six Five A5 Stencil Three Six Five and the Black Heavy Gesso. I stamped some stars over the page too using the Going My Way Clear Stamps and Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink.

I used the Graffiti Grunge Linked In Metal Die to cut two pieces from extra white cardstock and stapled them onto the page.

I added a paper stack on top of the die cuts using some patterned papers from both the Graffiti Grunge and Fearless, Brave And Free collections. I added my photo on top.

Next I used some Ranger Archival Inks to stamp some more stars using the Going My Way Clear Stamp set again. I fussy cut the stars and added to the layout along with all remaining elements.

I cut the quotes from the Graffiti Grunge Be Yourself Word Sheet and added them to the layout using 3D foam.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you find some time to play along with the November challenge too.

Cheers

Belinda

Paint Rainbows by Belinda Spencer

 Hello Arty Bees!!

It's Belinda here with you today to share my latest layout for Bee Arty featuring the Electric Dreams Mini Collection.

I started my layout by spritzing my 350gsm White Cardstock with a liberal amount of water. I then used a soft wet paintbrush to pick up some Fluro Yellow Colour Blast Mica Powder and applied it to parts of the wet area. I played around with the colour on the page making sure the powder was all mixed in with the water and spreading it around a little. I then repeated this process using the Fluro Pink Mica Powder. I picked up some of the colour and flicked it over the page too.

I dried my page with a heat gun and then added some stencilling using the Circulate A5 Stencil and both the Fluro Pink and Fluro Yellow Colour Blast Colour Pastes.

Next I added some stamping using the Watermark Clear Stamp Set and a fluro green ink pad and the Embrace Change Say It Clear Stamp Set with a fluro pink ink pad. 

I added a couple of pieces of cropped patterned paper from the Electric Dreams Mini Collection. Then I die cut a frame using the Frame Metal Die. I painted the frame with some of the Fluro Pink Mica Powder mixed with water.

I fussy cut some plus signs from the Electric Dreams patterned paper, painted them with the Mica Powders and added to my page once dry. I added a couple of fluro Charm's Creations too.

To finish, I added my title and a quote cut from the Electric Dreams patterned papers.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are inspired to have a play with some super bright colours today too.

Cheers

Belinda

Happy by Belinda Spencer

 Hello Bee Arty fans!

It's Belinda with you today to share my latest layout for Bee Arty inspired by the spectacular September Mood Board Challenge.

Here's a reminder of the mood board for this month:

The colours are so perfect for the new fluro range!

To start my layout I chose a patterned paper from the funky new Electric Dreams Mini Collection as my base. I then spritzed water on the page in the focal area before sprinkling on some Duke Shimmer Dust. I used a soft paint brush to manipulate the colour on the layout and also flick some of the colour over the page.

Once the layout was dry, I added some stencilling using the Ecliptic A6 Stencil with the Fluro Pink Colour Paste. Next, I added a scoop of the Fluro Pink Colour Mica Powder to a paint palette and mixed with a little water. I used a soft paintbrush to pick up the colour and flick it over the page. The pink really contrasted with the blue to give a vibrant effect.

I added some stamping using a stamp from the Embrace Change Say It Stamp Set and Jet Black Ranger Archival Ink.

I die cut some shapes from the 350gsm white cardstock using the String Wreath and Abstract Circles Metal Dies and coloured them with the Fluro Pink Mica Powder mixed with water as well as the Duke Shimmer Dust mixed with water and Lagoon Colour Spray.

I fussy cut some elements from patterned paper from the Electric Dreams Mini Collection. I used the Fluro Pink and water mix to paint the plus signs.

I layered everything on my page and added a couple of Charm's Creations fluro embellishments as well as some coloured wire

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to play along with the Mood Board this month too.

Cheers

Belinda