Good morning how are you? Hope you are finding some creative time, I did over the past weekend when I attended a local retreat, I did manage to create 9 layouts which I am super happy about. But on a positive note it did wake up the mojo which isnt a bad thing.
You can follow along with a process video:
So with Rustic Blossom there are a number of large cogs and flowers in the corners of the pages so dont be afraid to cut them out, you can blend out there edges with chipboard and fussy cut flowers from the Exclusive Cut Apart sheets.
Dont be afraid to cut apart chipboard to give direction around your layout.
Mix art stones and glitter the more layers the better.....
Good morning how are you? I am here today to share with this months NEW BEE ARTY Challenge, now remember you can either do the colour portion, the sketch portion or a combination of both.
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.
Good morning how are you? Rikki here today to share with you part two of how to break down Moodboards and Sketches.
Now if you're a bit like me find Moodboards harder to work with than sketches.... its the colour combinations that sometimes I struggle to find the balance with. How much of what colour? Do I have to use all the colours? What Ratio should I do?
Hi Rikki here kicking off my May design team shares. You would have seen that we run a monthly challenge and it has a moodboard and a sketch.... did you know you can enter either challenge? Or you can combine the challenges.
So I had a little brain wave, why dont I work my posts this month around the challenge. So I will start with the sketch, how to break down each step, each layer and each embellishment.
Theres even a process video for you to follow along with.
*** If you do the sketch part of the challenge you can complete it in any colour you like.
Good morning how are you? Rikki here with another layout using the stunning Bee the Sunshine collection and I just love it, its one of those collections that makes creating with it so effortless.
And what is better than that?
What is your favourite, effortless collection?
You can even follow along with a process video and a step by step below to make a little shaker jar.
Dont forget to follow along with the process video.
To start the background off, use a combination of Tim Holtz Oxide - Saltwater Taffy, Wild Honey and Fossilized Amber, through the Bee Arty Lace Stencil.
Blend out the stencil with the same colours.
Add some details with the Geo Grunge stamp, dont mount the stamp on a block, this will allow it to roll and give you a random effect.
Now its about adding some water and move it around the background a bit, while its still wet add a couple of drops of the Colour Artist Dye Ink - Slipper.
Move that around and when your happy with where it has travelled, add the next colour Citrus.
The more you move it round the more you will end up with a third colour - a custom orange.
Now to make the shaker jar. Cut the center out of the jar from the Summer Days Black and white sheet. Leave yourself enough of an edge to add foam tape and keep it hidden.
Add with glue some transparency and trim to fit the shape of the jar.
So before you rip off the backing tape from the foam mount add your mix on top of the transparency sheet, even add a little fussy cut bee into it.
The mix below is a combination of different size glitters, micro beads and small art stones.
The combinations are endless.
Peel the backing off the foam tape and stick to a piece of pattern paper to seal all the glitter in the jar.
