Bee Arty DT - Fearless

 Hello Bee Arty fans!!

Today I am sharing my latest layout for BEE ARTY inspired by the fabulous January mood board and featuring some awesome Bee Arty products.

'Fearless'

Here's a peek at the mood board. Gorgeous colours right?!

To start my layout, I mounted the stunning Chance patterned paper from the Fearless, Brave and Free Collection onto a sheet of the Bee Arty White Cardstock.

Next I added some extra pattern to the background with some stencilling. I added a little Sunflower Shimmer Dust to some Bee Arty Heavy White Gesso and mixed it in really well before applying through the stars on the That Way Stencil. I used a latex make-up wedge to apply the paint as it gives a really lovely smooth finish. I applied the paint very sparingly to avoid any bleeding under the stencil.

Once the stars were dry, I applied the next layer of stencilling. This time I added a little Love Colour Spray into some of the white gesso to create a soft. pretty pink. I used the dots on the same stencil with the pink blend to add more interest to the background.

I flicked some Sunset Colour Spray over the background too.

I had some leftover coloured gesso so I painted my die-cuts to match. I used the pink mix for the Diamond and the yellow blend for the Polaroid Butterfly.

I added some messy thread as well as the diamond to the layout. I cropped some pieces from the Within patterned paper and layered them together. I added these pieces to the layout using 3D foam.

I added my photo cropped to fit the Polaroid Butterfly frame. I fussy cut some triangles/diamonds from the back of the Fearless Brave and Free Collection pack title page and added those. I added a triangle and arrow from the Leap patterned paper as well as butterflies and feathers from the Follow Your Dreams Collection Possibility patterned paper. Finally I added the title and quote cut from the Leap patterned paper and all other embellishments.

Bee Arty products used:

BEE ARTY White Cardstock

FEARLESS BRAVE AND FREE:

- Chance

- Collection

- Free

- Leap

- Within

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS Possibility

METAL DIES:

- Diamond

- Polaroid Butterfly

COLOUR BLAST White Heavy Gesso

COLOUR BLAST Colour Shimmer Dust Sunflower

COLOUR BLAST Colour Spray:

- Love

- Sunset

COLOUR BLAST A5 Stencil That Way

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

Cheers

Belinda

Scrapping Clearly DT - Laugh

 Hello Scrapping Clearly fans!

Today I am sharing my latest layout created for SCRAPPING CLEARLY featuring some awesome product from the Scrapping Clearly store.

'Laugh'

For this layout, I started by adding some interest to my heavy weight white cardstock background with a Vicki Boutin stencil and some heavy white gesso. Once dry. I spritzed with water and then dropped some colour into the water using the fabulous Prima Art Philosophy Concentrated Watercolour in the Truth colour. I picked up the layout and tilted it this way and that to play with the colour and let it move around the background.

For the next step, I added another layer to the background this time with some stamping. I used a couple of lids from around my desk that were the right size. I put a little of the Truth watercolour onto my craft sheet and then used the lids to stamp circles on my page.

I dried that off with a heat gun and then added some stamping using a Tim Holtz stamp with Jet Black Archival Ink.

I added some messy cotton thread, my patterned paper layers, photo, embellishments and title. For the title, I used a Heidi Swapp wood veneer word and painted it with three coats of heavy white gesso. I also added some white Posca Pen on top of that for an extra crisp white finish.

Here's what I used:

Heavy Weight Cardstock Marshmallow

PAPER ARTS Artistry 2 patterned paper

STUDIO CALICO Seven Paper:

- Goldie 001

- Goldie 009

VICKI BOUTIN Storyteller:

- Wild Soul Stencils

VICKI BOUTIN Wildflower Thickers

VICKI BOUTIN Clear Stamps

TIM HOLTZ Stampers Anonymous School Desk

HEIDI SWAPP Wood Veneer

PRIMA Art Philosophy Concentrated Watercolour Truth

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

CARPE DIEM Roller Stamp

gesso

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to grab your Scrapping Clearly stash and have a play too.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - Normal

 Hello Dusty Attic fans!!

Today I have a layout to share for The Dusty Attic inspired by the January mood board featuring a mix of new and older chipboard and products.

'Normal'

For this layout, I started by adding some colour to my white cardstock background using a Lindy's Stamp Gang spray. I then added some stencilling using the Distressed Grid Stencil and some heavy white gesso. Once that was dry, I added some more stencilling using the Confetti Stencil with Faded Denim Dusty In Colour Paint. 

Here's a reminder of the gorgeous mood board:

While I had the paints out, I painted everything with the heavy white gesso. I gave it all about three coats as is my standard operating procedure. I kept some of the chipboard white and painted the others with the Faded Denim paint.

I added the face mask chipboard to a cute face embellishment to represent my daughter and myself in the photo.

I layered the matching patterned papers and chipboard pieces behind the photo.

I love the new Impact ABC Set to make a statement and create a bold title on the page.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0913 Faded Denim Dusty in Colour paint

DA1538 Distressed Grid Stencil

DA1764 Confetti Stencil

DA1801 Mini Tabs # 4

DA2616 Covid-19

DA2619 Covid-19 Icons

DA2674 Get Framed - Postage Square

DA2696 Impact ABC Set

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you find some time to play along with the mood board this month too.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - Green Thumb

 Hello Dusty Attic Fans!

Today I have a layout to share for The Dusty Attic featuring some fabulous gardening inspired chipboard from a recent 'What's New Wednesday'.

GREEN THUMB

I started this layout by using the gorgeous Flower Burst Stencil on my background patterned paper with some Jungle Green Dusty In Colour paint. I apply the paint using a latex make-up wedge as this gives a lovely smooth finish. I only apply a tiny amount of paint at a time so as to avoid it bleeding under the stencil. Once dry, I added a torn piece of the corrugated card.

I painted all of the chipboard pieces with three coats of heavy white gesso. Once the gesso was dry, I painted the pots with Gingernut Dusty In Colour and the leaves with Jungle Green. When this paint was totally dry, I used a fine white Posca Pen (acrylic paint pen) to add some detail to the pots. I painted the title with the Jungle Green paint too. It is such a gorgeous colour!

I layered on all of my papers and photo and then added all of my chipboard elements.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0830 Corrugated Card

DA0893 Mini Butterflies

DA2890 Potplants # 1

DA2898 Planter Pots # 3

DA2899 Plant Labels # 2

DA2909 Green Thumb

DA     Banners # 5

DA0920 Jungle Green Dusty In Colour

DA0922 Gingernut Dusty In Colour

DA1323 Flower Burst Stencil

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to have a play with your Dusty Attic stash.

Cheers

Belinda

Scrapping Clearly DT - Arts Inc Travellers Planner

 Happy FriYAY Scrapping Clearly peeps!

Today I am sharing what I am doing with my fabulous Arts Inc Travellers Planner this year. Now I am notoriously bad at sticking to a planner or journal but this Arts Inc one is so gorgeous that it makes me want to. 

Here's a peek at the different planners:

Gorgeous aren't they? I am working with the Slate Grey one and it comes with 4 signature inserts and a plastic pocket page for storing all of your little embellishments/stickers etc as well as a business card holder. Each of the 4 signatures has different paper inside: kraft, graph, blank and dot. I chose to start with the dot grid notebook.

I am keeping the decoration of my pages fairly simple with mostly a lot of stamping but I am also adding patterned papers, stickers and other things. On the cover of the notebook above, I added some stamping using the Tim Holtz Specimens Stamp Set as well as the sweet little Inkadinkadoo Branches Stamp Set. I always stamp with Archival Ink Jet Black as it is waterproof and I never know what I might do next! I cut the cute typewriter image from some Vicki Boutin Storyteller patterned paper, added a white cardstock matte and added a stamped title using Darkroom Door stamps. You can find the list of all products used at the end of this post. There are a lot of them!

SO this is my title page. I first added some patterned paper cut to size. I added it using some Heidi Swapp Magic Medium. In my haste I didn't stop to read the fine print which said 'OPAQUE'. Oops!! However it did give a lovely finish by muting the patterned paper somewhat. Once it was dry I added some Tim Holtz tissue paper (this time I used Liquitex Matte Medium because it dries clear). I finished by stamping some of the Inkadinkadoo branches around the edges. I also added the title using Darkroom Door stamps. There is also a Tim Holtz Remnant Rub rub-on and the little 'carpe diem' is from the Carpe Diem Roller Stamp. I used a black Posca Pen to add a messy border which you will see on all of the pages.

I decided to add a week to each double page spread so this is the first week. I used a strip of the pretty patterned paper from the cover at the top of this page. I added a Tim Holtz Remnants piece and added it to the right hand page using a sticker from the Daily Deco Stickers (ver. 3 - retro). The rest is stamping and a little bit of doodling as well as some stickers at the bottom of the right hand page. PLEASE NOTE: The Archival Ink did bleed through the page a little so I remedied that on the next page by using some patterned paper. If you are trying this for yourself please be aware that certain inks/pens may bleed through the paper.

For week 2, I wanted to create opening up flaps to add a little privacy to the journalling. I used some Vicki Boutin patterned paper to do this. At the moment my kids and I are just staying home to be safe as my son is immuno-compromised. So this page represents this. I stamped on the fabulous Dina Wakley Media Tape, tore it into pieces and added to the flaps. I was inspired by The Walking Dead when I did this. If you are a mega fan of that show like me, you will remember the "Don't Open Dead Inside" written on the hospital doors in the very first episode. That is what I pictured when I created this. I may be a little warped and I am cool with that!! LOL

Inside the flaps, I have decorated with stencilling, stamping, patterned paper and Tim Holtz Remnants again. I used the Tim Holtz Anatomy Chart stamps to represent all of the ct scans, x-rays and ultrasounds that my son has had during his cancer battle as this week included a review appointment with his oncologist.

I have prepared some pages in advance, ready to add my journalling in the hopes that I will stick to using my planner!! The next page is basically just stamping at this stage using Vicki Boutin and Darkroom Door stamps with the Jet Black Archival Ink. The cute stamping does entice me in so I am looking forward to adding in this week. I also am quite tempted to colour in all of that stamping. I may actually do that in the car at school pick up time when school goes back to keep me occupied (and so I don't nod off!! LOL).

So because of the stamping on the previous page, I added in some patterned paper to cover up the bleed through. I added the Tim Holtz eye chart Remnant as I have booked an appointment at an optometrist for my kids and myself this week to get our eyes checked. That lifts up so I will probably journal under there about our results. On the facing page, I added a couple of little doodled houses to co-ordinate with the patterned paper.

Products used:

ARTS INC Travellers Notebook Slate Grey

TIM HOLTZ:

- Ideaology Collage Paper - Aviary

- Ideaology Remnants

- Ideaology Remnant Rubs

- Stampers Anonymous - Specimens

- Stampers Anonymous - Anatomy Chart

- Stampers Anonymous Pennants

- Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio

- Distress Oxide Peacock Feathers

VICKI BOUTIN:

- Storyteller Stardust patterned paper

- Storyteller Storyteller patterned paper

- Stamps

HEIDI SWAPP:

- Clear Stamps Old School Alphabet

- Magic Medium 'Opaque'

DINA WAKLEY MEDIA:

- Media Tape

- Scribble Sticks

KAISERCRAFT:

- 6x6 Stencil Starburst

INKADINKADOO:

- Cling Stamps Branches

DARKROOM DOOR:

- Lots of Labels Stamp Set

- Alphabet Medley Stamp Set

- Diary Dates Stamp Set

RANGER:

- Archival Ink Jet Black

DAILY DECO Stickers ver. 3 retro

I really hope I can stick to this for the whole year. This gorgeous planner sure makes me want to. Are you using one of these gorgeous planners too? Make sure you share what you are doing with your Arts Inc planner in the Scrapping Clearly Share and Inspire Facebook Group.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers

Belinda