A kraft journal page

 

Hi There! Thought I would have a little play in my Kraft Journal yesterday. Here's the page I completed. So far I have done mainly double page spreads in this journal but I thought I would ring the changes and just do a single page this time.

I began by brayering a little gesso onto the page.

Next I stamped the  Script stamp in vintage photo distress oxide ink onto the page.

I used a 6x6 mandala and a blending brush to add some spiced marmalade distress oxide over it. 

Whilst that dried I stamped some leaves from Journaling essentials 2 onto a scrap of white card using versafine clair shady lane ink and cut them out. 

I stamped the sunflower (flower only) onto another piece of white card, coloured it and cut it out.

Back on the background I stamped and embossed more leaves using twisted citron distress embossing glaze, and added the first leaves with matte medium

I also added the sunflower and used versafine clair black ink to add some more stamping from the journalling essentials set around the page

On a scrap of black card I stamped and embossed the sentiment from mixed messages 3, cutting each line apart. 

Finally I added the sentiment to the page too. 

I used:

6x6 kraft journal

white gesso

mini brayer

script stamp

Distress oxide inks in vintage photo and spiced marmalade

inkable mandala 4

Journaling essentials 2 stamp set

Doodle Art Sunflower stamp set

Versafine Clair ink in Shady Lane and Nocturne

Versamark ink for embossing

Distress embossing glaze in Twisted citron

White embossing powder

Mixed messages 3 stamp set

There are still lots of offers on the Bee Crafty website to celebrate Bee Crafty's 21st birthday, along with challenges on the Bee Crafty Facebook group. Hope you can join in! 

 Thanks for looking! 

Playing with Kraft and coloured pencils

Hi there! I've been enjoying colouring this week, using a variety of pens and pencils. I thought I would show you a card I made using stamps, easy frames and colouring pencils.

I began by stamping the large flower from the dandedaisy set onto a 14.5cm square of kraft card. 

Using the 'innie' from the 4" circle easy frame, I blended walnut stain distress oxide around the flower. 

Replacing the 'innie' with the 'outie' of the easy frame, I added some white pencil shading around the circle and then lightly coloured the flower and leaves white too.

I used the same techniques to add two more overlapping circles. 

Next I coloured the flower and leaves with coloured pencils.

I added some stamping to the circles using the white ink.

Using the texture borders set I added a spotty border in walnut stain distress oxide.

I also stamped the script background around the edges a little (without using an acetate block) using the innie as a mask, with vintage photo distress ink. I added a few highlights of gelly roll clear sparkle pen to the centre of the flower. 

I stamped and white embossed a tickertape sentiment, cutting it out and adding it to the card using foam pads.

I decided it needed just a little something more in the circles, so added the circle stamp in vintage photo distress ink before attaching it to a Kraft base card. I also used a dark brown coloured pencil to add a shadow to the flower.

Here is the finished card...

and a close up to show the sparkle in the centre...

I used:

Kraft card

Doodle Art Dandedaisy stamp set

4" easy frame circle inkable

Nocturne Versafine Clair ink

Distress oxide ink in Walnut stain

Arteza Coloured pencils

Hero Arts unicorn white ink

Texture borders stamp set

Script background stamp (retired)

Blooming blooms stamp set

Wordage ticker tape 1 stamp set

Vintage photo distress ink

Versamark ink

Gelly Roll moonlight pens (clear sparkle pen - 700)

White embossing powder

Thanks for looking!  

Krafty Christmas Cards and Merry Christmas!

 Here are my last few Christmas cards using the white ink on Kraft card technique, that Deby from Inkylicious has perfected.

I used the Inkylicious snowflake stencil and winter cabin stamp for the first two.

This next one was made with snippets using the Snowy trees stamps from Inkylicious. I used their fluffy puffy stuff for the snow.

This card is a single layer with a border of gilding flake.

Finally we have Meg's Christmas card. The deer, snowy trees and buzzard stamps are all from Inkylicious as is the fluffy puffy stuff.
Well, I am going to have a day of baking, so this will be my last post before boxing day is over. I'd like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for all of you who follow, comment and keep me inspired with your gorgeous creations. I hope Christmas brings you everything you wish for and 2016 is full of peace, love and happiness for you and yours x

Darn!

Just a quick post to let you know that I am having internet problems, but having bent the ear of someone from virgin media this evening, normal service should resume on Friday.

Here are a couple of cards to be going on with in the meantime, both using the woodware clear magic stamp, Wheat. The sentiment on the second card is from Inkylicious.

Thanks for looking and hope to be back soon!

Blue poppy

I have seen lots of stamping and colouring on Kraft recently, so I thought I would have a go with the beautiful botanical poppy from Inkylicious.

I coloured the poppy with my watercolour pencils and then used my water brush to blend. The base card is stamped with worn paint background in tumbled glass Distress ink and then dusted with walnut stain. I stamped flourish 2 with walnut stain distress ink too and added a sticky ribbon (free with a magazine many years ago!)
As this poppy stamp is new stash, I am entering it into this week's Allsorts Challenge where the theme is 'use your new stash'.
Thanks for looking!

A Krafty Affair at Sir Stampalot

Good morning, and a Happy Mother's day to you. Hope you are being pampered! Here is my second card for the Stampalot Challenge this month made with a kit from Sir Stampalot. The kit was selected by Janice and is available from the Sir Stampalot store. Here is a taste of what we received, and the papers are double sided, so heaps of designs to choose from. 

My main image is Penny Black's 'Candid', stamped on to watercolour card and painted with Distress inks in shabby shutters and Fired Brick.

 I need to share a little bit of excitement coming your way . The first of April will be our second Birthday.  How quickly that time has gone and so many members of the DT remain the same as on day one, so I feel very honoured to be part of such a fab team.................thank you everyone, past and present, for being the best of crafting buddies..............and thanks Brenda for your inspirational leadership. Be sure to keep a look out for that post on 1st April.

Thanks for popping by!