Vintage Vibes

Hi There! I am here with a vintage feel journal spread today. Here's how I did it. 
 

I began by brayering a mix of Vintage photo, Victorian Velvet and Bundled sage Distress ink in patches across the page. 

Next I used the Crackle and script background stamps along with the roman Numerals to stamp randomly around the page using the same inks. 

Using the Set 2 Dinkables I added some Diamonds in bundled sage...

and some bricks in Vintage photo.

Next I stamped A Stitch in Time using Versafine Clair Portobello on the right page, adding some stamping of the outer edges around the left page. 

on a seperate piece of card I smooshed the Bundled sage and Victorian Velvet ink before stamping it with a Stitch in Time once more, using Versafine Clair. 

I cut out a few elements adding a little more Victorian Velvet ink...

and attached to the pages using Matte Medium. 

I added wordy Stickers for the sentiment...

And added a few splatters of fossilized amber and Picked Raspberry Distress Spritz. 

Here are the finished pages again. 

I used:

A 5x5" notebook

Distress inks -I used Vintage Photo, Bundled Sage and Victorian Velvet

Brayer 

Background Crackle stamp

Background Script Stamp

Roman Numerals (Discontinued)

Bee Crafty Dinkables Set #2

A stitch in Time Stamp

Versafine Clair Portobello ink

Wordy Stickers 1B

Distress Spritz - I used Fossilized Amber and Picked Raspberry

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There will be a brand new challenge on the Bee Crafty Facebook Group on Saturday, so please check it out. 

Thanks for looking! 

Home Note Card

 

Hi There! Thought I would show you how I made this card today. 

I began by stamping sky terrace on to an A6 piece of greyscale catalyst card. 

Next I tore some strips of coloured catalyst card to make the hills. I chose 3 which contrasted in colour, playing with them until I was happy with the arrangement. 

on another piece of coloured catalyst card I painted a thin layer of gesso to make the colours a bit less vibrant. 

I blended a little mermaid lagoon ink onto the gessoed card too. 

After sponging a little walnut stain Distress oxide around the edges of each layer, I began to stick them together using matte medium. I tucked the edge of the house into the last layer.  

I attached the papers to the front of a 6x4" white card and added the Home sticker from the Winter wordy stickers. 

Here is the finished card again. 

I used: 

A6 Catalyst cards #1 Greyscale and full colour

Doodle art Houses  - Sky Terrace

Wordy Stickers Winter 

Versafine clair ink - Nocturne

Distress Oxide ink - Mermaid lagoon and Walnut Stain

Matte Medium

Thank you so much for looking! 

Another Autumnal Journal Page

 

Hi There! I am here with another simple journal page inspired by Autumn, which is the theme of our challenge this month in the Bee Crafty Stamps Facebook Group.

I began by cutting a piece of greyscale catalyst card to fit my page in my 5x5" notebook. 

I blended Distress ink in autumn colours across the page and sponged walnut stain around the edges.

Using Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide I stamped the small gerbera and some of the words randomly around the page

Using Versafine Clair Acorn ink I added the corner stamp at each corner to the background

Next I inked up the large leaf stamp from Journaling Essentials # in Black Versafine Clair and stamped it across the page. 

Finally I added the sentiment using Wordy stickers and used a white gel pen to add some faux stitching around the edges.

I used:

Bee Crafty Catalyst Cards #2 - A5 Greyscale

Bee Crafty Doodle Art Gerbera stamp set

Bee Crafty Journaling essentials #7 stamp set

Bee Crafty Wordy Stickers #3 B

Distress ink in Peeled Paint, Crackling Campfire, Mustard Seed and Walnut stain

Distress oxide ink in Spiced Marmalade

Versafine Clair ink in Acorn and Nocturne

small square notebook (5x5")

Thanks for looking! 

My Favourite Season

 

Hi There! I'm here with a double page journal spread today to welcome in my favourite season, Autumn. 

I began by stamping the page with random patches of the Background script and crackle stamps using Desert Sand Versafine Clair ink. 

Next I used the Dinkables set 14 leaves, sponging Distress oxide ink over them and also spritzing the inky leaves with water and laying on top.  

I added a few sprays of Distress Spritz on to the inked background and dried using a heat tool. 

Once it was completely dry I added the wordy sticker sentiment. I often leave the sentiment till last and don't leave enough room, so I thought it would be good to try it the other way around this time! 

Next I stamped some doodle Art Mushroom on to some watercolour card.

I cut them out and coloured using Ecoline markers and a wet brush. I coloured the spots on the mushrooms using Gelly roll Moonlight pens.

Finally I attached the mushrooms to the page using a little matte medium, grounding the smaller ones using a little brown ink. 

I used:

Small square sketchbook

Background Script Stamp

Background Crackle stamp

Dinkables Set 14

Wordy Stickers- Autumn B

Doodle Art Mushroom Stamps

Versafine Clair ink in Desert Sand and Nocturne

Distress Oxide ink in Crackling Campfire, Spiced Marmalade, Vintage Photo, Mustard seed and Shabby Shutters

Distress Spritz in Barn Door, Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade

Matte Medium

Watercolour paper

Ecoline Pens

Gelly Roll Moonlight Pens

Thanks for looking! 

More things with wings inspiration

Hi there! Here's a clean and simple card I made yesterday and a step by step tutorial to make it.
 

I began by adding masking tape to two sides of a 14cm square of white card. I blended a light dusting of Mermaid lagoon Distress ink to the lower left corner.

Next I blended some Pine Cone Distress ink through the Jungle Leaves Big one inkable. 

I stamped the Butterfly in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and removed the masking tape. 

On a piece of Catalyst card, I stamped the butterfly again. I cut it out and added a few highlights using a yellow gelly roll moonlight pen. 

I added this to the background along with a wordy sticker before adding a black border to the panel using a sharpie pen. Finally I attached the panel to a 15cm square white card. 

I used:

Bee Crafty Inkables - Big one: Jungle Leaves

Bee Crafty Doodle Art Butterfly Stamp set

Bee Crafty Catalyst Cards #1

Bee Crafty Wordy Stickers 1

Versafine Clair ink - Nocturne

Distress ink - Mermaid Lagoon and Pine Needles

Gelly Roll Moonlight Pens

Black Sharpie pen

Matte Medium

There is a week left to get your entry in to the Challenge over in the Bee Crafty stamps Facebook group, so I hope this inspiration helps. Also, I will be live this evening on the Bee Crafty Facebook Page at 8pm, so I hope you will join me.

Thanks for looking! 

A simple ladybird card

 

Hi There! Thought I would show you how I made this card today. 

I began by smooshing memento ink (anything water based can be smooshed) onto a piece of mixed media card. 

I used the same ink to stamp the background using Journaling essentials 1. 

I stamped some of the freehand borders 1 around the edge and across parts of the background. I also sponged some of the ink around the edges of the card

Next I stamped the Doodle Art Ladybird in black ink in the centre of the card and onto a scrap of white card. I coloured the wings of the ladybird using ecoline pens and attached to the one on the card using 3d glue. 

Finally I added a wordy sticker sentiment along with some gelly roll moonlight neon pink highlights.  

Here's the finished card. 

I used:

Blank white 15x15cm card

14x14cm of Mixed media card

Memento ink in Bahama Blue and Lilac Posies  (Distress ink or Distress oxides would also work)

Journal art Elements #1 stamp set

Freehand Borders#1 stamp set

Doodle Art Ladybird stamp set

Wordy stickers 1b

Black versafine Clair ink

Gelly Roll Moonlight pens

Last Sunday I took part in a Northern Zone Karate tournament. I was an official for some events, judging kata and kumite and also helped to keep the paperwork in order on one of the rings. I entered Team Kata, individual kata and individual kumite (The latter two for over 50s) I was delighted to come away with 3 silver medals and our Nottingham team achieved amazing results! Here are a few photos from the day.

 Thanks for looking!