Bee Arty CT - Free Spirit

 Hello Bee Arty fans!!

Welcome to my very first post as a creative team member for Bee Arty. I am so excited to be sharing my first project with you.

Today I have a scrapbook layout to share with you using some fabulous products.

'Free Spirit'

So to start this layout I wanted to create a pretty light wash of my favourite aqua colour on the amazing Bee Arty White Cardstock. I half filled a small spray bottle with water and then added 1 drop each of Citrus and Oasis Colour Artist Inks. I spritzed quite a lot onto the background and played around with it by tilting the page this way and that and letting the ink run. Next I dried it off with a heat gun.

I decided the colour wasn't quite strong enough so I added two more drops of each ink to the bottle for a slighter deeper colour. I added another layer using this stronger colour. I also managed to get my spray bottle to add splatters. It may have a dodgy nozzle but I love the effect. I unscrewed the top and used the 'straw' to add even more splatters before drying with the heat gun.

Next I wanted to add a bit more texture and interest to the background so I added some stamping. I used the gorgeous Peony Dreams Clear Stamp with black ink and just partially applied ink to the stamp. I also added some beautiful leafy detail using the All Class Clear Stamp Set with the black ink.

My next step was to create my paper layers that I love to stack behind my photo. For this layout I used the Spread Your Wings Elegant Tags patterned paper. I fussy cut some of the tags, shuffled them around until I was happy with the design and then stapled them together. I prefer to use staples so that I can slip things in and around my stack later. I added this stack to my layout along with a sweet heart and a scroll border from the Desire Metal Die Set as well as some messy thread. 

I added a backing to the heart by spritzing some of the background colour onto some extra white cardstock, drying with a heat gun, adhering the heart and fussy cutting.

To finish I added my photo and some flowers. I added a stunning butterfly using the Butterfly Effect Die and a sweet bird on a branch using the Bird Talk Metal Die. I coloured both of these pieces using the same black ink as the stamping. I fussy cut some butterflies, the quote and the title from the Spread Your Wings Word Play patterned paper.

Bee Arty products used:

SPREAD YOUR WINGS Word Play patterned paper

SPREAD YOUR WINGS Elegant Tags patterned paper

PEONY DREAMS Clear Stamp Set

ALL CLASS Clear Stamp Set

COLOUR ARTIST INK Citrus

COLOUR ARTIST INK Oasis

DESIRE Metal Die

BUTTERFLY EFFECT Metal Die

BIRD TALK Metal Die

BEE ARTY White Cardstock 350gsm

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to have a play with your Bee Arty goodies.

Cheers

Belinda

Scrapping Clearly DT - Fun!

  Happy new year Scrapping Clearly fans!!

Today I am sharing my very first project for the new year for Scrapping Clearly. I have created a 'fun' layout inspired by the January Mood Board using lots of awesome product from the Scrapping Clearly store.

'FUN'

Here's a peek at the mood board:

Aren't those reds just gorgeous?!!

I started my layout by adding some stencilling to my Marshmallow background using one of the Vicki Boutin Storyteller Radiate stencils with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Aged Mahogany and Barn Door. I blended the inks through the stencil using an ink blending tool and then flicked some water over the page using my fingertips. Once dry. I flicked over some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in Primrose.

Next I used an extra piece of marshmallow card stock and coloured it with Distress Inks. I swiped Distress Inks in, Aged Mahogany, Barn Door and Victorian Velvet over my heat resistant craft sheet, spritzed with water and then dragged the card stock piece through the inks. I dried it with a heat gun and then repeated until I was happy with the look. I flicked water over this piece too, let it sit for a moment and then blotted away the water using paper towel. Once it was dry again, I stamped two butterflies on it using the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Specimens stamp set and Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink.

I fussy cut the stamped butterflies, some stars from the Vicki Boutin Let's Wander Chasing Stars patterned paper and cropped some matching papers to layer and sit my photo on. I used patterned papers from the Vicki Boutin Storyteller range including Plot, Mosaic and Assemblage. The papers look a little purple in my photos but are actually more red in real life. Blame the photographer!!

Next I added some scratchy lines around the stars using a black Uni Posca Pen and some stamping using the Carpe Diem Make It Happen Roller Stamp and the Jet Black ink. I added my photo and a couple of chipboard stickers from the American Crafts Thickers Tell Your Story and Wildflower sets. I painted a ScrapFX chipboard piece with white gesso and when dry added a fussy cut quote from the Vicki Boutin Storyteller Plot patterned paper. 

I used a Heidi Swapp Wood Veneer word for the title. It was covered in hot pink glitter but anyone that knows me knows I hate glitter so I carefully sanded it off. In the sanding process I got a little too vigorous (angry about the glitter! LOL) and broke the word. If you try this for yourself, I highly recommend sanding very carefully and lightly so as not to break your wood veneer. I then painted the word with some of the Primrose Color Shine and let dry before adding to my layout.

Thank you for stopping by the blog on this brand new day in a brand new year. Let's hope this year is better than last year!!

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - Believe

 Hello Dusty Attic fans!!

Today I am sharing my rather festive layout for The Dusty Attic inspired by the December Moodboard.

'Believe'

***Please note: My colours look a bit off due to dodgy photography. My apologies. The background paper is more peach than pink in real life.***

Here's a reminder of the stunning moodboard:

I anted to end the year with a Christmas layout and I thought these colours make a lovely non-traditional Christmas palette.

I painted all of my chipboard with my standard three coats of heavy white gesso to seal the chipboard and create a crisp base to accept other colours. I used the Confetti Stencil with the gesso to add more interest to the background.

I added the gorgeous Leafy Frame to my page and then began layering on top of it starting with the photo and patterned paper stack on the right hand side.

I fussy cut some flowers as well as some stamped leaf images and added those to the 'wreath'.

I added some super sweet Mini Foliage to add to the 'wreath' look. I had some cute little jingle bells by Tim Holtz in my stash so added those too for an interactive element. I added some flower clusters too.

I painted some Mini Stars with Dusty In Colour Dusty Pink paint and the title with some ink. I added some enamel dots to represent holly berries.

The Dusty Attic products used:

DA0907 Dusty In Colour Dusty Pink

DA1040 Mini Stars

DA1764 Confetti Stencil

DA1803 Mini Tabs # 6

DA2544 Mini Titles # 1

DA2663 Banners # 5

DA2688 Leafy Frame Set # 3

DA2786 Mini Foliage # 2

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today and for checking out my blog posts throughout the year. I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Cheers

Belinda

Scrapping Clearly DT - Merry Christmas

  Happy FriYAY Scrapping Clearly fans!!

Today I have a layout created for Scrapping Clearly to share with you inspired by this month's fabulous moodboard and featuring some lovely products from the Scrapping Clearly store.

'Merry Christmas'

Here's a peek at the moodboard.

I started with Cocoa Vanilla Studio More Than Words Precious patterned paper mounted on heavyweight marshmallow cardstock. I added some Liquitex Clear Gesso over the entire surface and let dry. Once dry, I sprayed on some Heidi Swapp Raspberry Colour Shine and spritzed with a bit of water too. I played around with it on the surface and let it drip down the page before drying with a heat gun.

Next I added some stencilling for interest using a Heidi Swapp stencil and some heavy white gesso.

I used some Heidi Swapp Wolf Pack papers to create a layered stack to sit under my photo. I stapled them together in the middle so that I could slip things in the sides later.

I had some sweet black mini doilies in my stash so added those too.

Finally I added my photo and all other embellies. The white stars and the title are by Heidi Swapp. The quote stamps are by Vicki Boutin and the stamped stars are from a Darkroom Door stamp set. I used Archival Ink for my stamping.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Cheers

Belinda

The Dusty Attic DT - My Garden

 Hello Dusty Attic fans!

Today I am sharing my latest project for THE DUSTY ATTIC featuring some of the stunning NEW designs from What's New Wednesday.

'My Garden'

I am totally in love with this new garden theme collection of chippies. When you live on a farm and your husband is a horticulturalist there are a lot of opportunities to scrap garden related photos!! These photos were taken quite a few years ago now when my kids started up their own little flower gardens. My husband built the gardens and filled them with soil and the kids planted the seedlings and watered them. So cute!

For this layout, I first painted all of the chipboard with three coats of heavy white gesso. I basically keep applying gesso until it looks crisp white instead of the greyish tinge.

I left the title and the beautiful semi circular vine white to break up all of the colour in the layout. I painted the sweet little leafy stems with Jungle Green Dusty In Colour paint.

The remainder of the chipboard was coloured with various Posca Paint Pens.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are looking forward to creating with these beautiful new chipboard pieces. You can find everything I used over in the WHAT'S NEW WEDNESDAY section of the website.

Cheers

Belinda

Scrapping Clearly DT - Smile

  Happy FriYAY Scrapping Clearly fans!

Today I am sharing my latest layout for SCRAPPING CLEARLY featuring some awesome products from the Scrapping Clearly store. I have created a sweet layout showcasing the fabulous Old School collection by Heidi Swapp.

SMILE

Anyone feel like some neapolitan icecream when they look at this patterned paper?!! I do. LOL I used the 'icecream' paper as my background for this layout, mounted on some heavyweight marshmallow cardstock. I added a layer of stamping around the area that my photo and paper layers stack would be. I used Victorian Velvet Distress Ink for a subtle stamping effect as well as some Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamps.

Next I cropped the off-cut from the 12 x 12 background paper as well as the specialty paper from the range. I played around with the stack until I was happy with the arrangement and then stapled them all together in the centre. I like to staple it as it leaves the edges free for me to slide in a whole bunch of other stuff as I have done here. I added some of the die-cuts and tags slipping them in between the layers.

I added a wire circle using some old Prima wire that I have had in my stash for ages. It is discontinued sadly but I stocked up before it was unavailable. You could use twine here instead.

I decided my background didn't have enough ink on it so I pressed the ink pad onto an acrylic block, spritzed it with a little water, picked up the colour with a soft wet paintbrush and flicked it over the page.

I added my photo with a die-cut frame next.

I fussy cut some flowers from the patterned paper, slipped in some more die-cuts, stickers, photo corners and a Charm's Creations star. I stamped some leaves and a butterfly and added those too. Finally I added some enamel dots, a random paperclip I had on my desk and the title.

Here's what I used:

HEIDI SWAPP Old School:

- 12x12 Specialty Paper

- 12x12 Weekend Vibes patterned paper

- 12 x 12 Matinee patterned paper

- Cardstock Stickers

- Tag Set

- Ephemera Cardstock Die-cuts

TIM HOLTZ Stampers Anonymous Cling Stamps

- Watercolour

- Slight Alterations

TIM HOLTZ Distress Ink Victorian Velvet

RANGER Archival Ink Jet Black

AMERICAN CRAFTS Thickers

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are feeling inspired to grab your goodies from the Scrapping Clearly store and have a play this weekend.

Cheers

Belinda