Kind Fierce Brave for Bee Arty

Hi everyone.

Sharing another art journal again today.  I really have only a few pics to share.  I got so lost in this one I totally forgot. 

The background was done by paining on different colours of Bee Arty Colour Shimmer Dust.  Starting with Lush for the grass, then adding some Peacock and finishing off with Cobalt.

For darker shades I just use a higher concentration of the colours.

I then used one of my fave stencils, The Owl and the Pussycat.  I have used this with some Heavy Black Gesso, applied with a wedge makeup sponge.

The stars have been added the same way, this time with Heavy White Gesso and the That Way Stencil.  Of course as I finished my page I dropped black gesso right in the middle.  I just added some more stars to help hide this.

The sentiment along the bottom has been done with the Kind Heart Stamp Set.

Hope you've been inspired.

Rose Reveal for Bee Arty

 Hi everyone, popping in today with an art journal page.

The base was done with some Lollipop Colour Shimmer Dust.  I brushed it on with a really wet brush.  While it was still wet I flicked on some Midnight Shimmer Dust and it gave a really nice burst time effect.

I then used some Heavy Black Gesso with the Rose Reveal Stencil.  This was then outlined in white and a few splashes of Heavy White Gesso mixed with water were added.

I die cut the Butterfly Effect Die from a piece of scrap that had been coloured also with Lollipop Shimmer Dust.  This was also outlined with white pen and a little black gesso was added to the edges to help it stand out a little.

The black and gold 'sequins' are once again left overs from a previous project.  The how to for that can be found by clicking on the pic below.

Hope you've been inspired ♥

The Journey for Bee Arty

Hello and welcome 💙

Today I'm sharing a project that is now sitting next to my bed.  I had a little 8x8 frame which was perfect for this project.

For the bottom plaque I first added a coat of Heavy Black Gesso.  After I let this sit for a minute, I used a baby wipe to remove the excess from the top and sat it aside to dry.  I then added a little Heavy White Gesso to this.  The reason I added the black first was to darken the quote and allow it to stand out more.

I took a little wooden heart and coloured it with water and Peacock Shimmer Dust.  I did a really concentrated layer and heat dried it.  This gave that really dark shade and I used a baby wipe to remove a lot of the colour.  This has given the heart a nice rustic type look.

I have used Bling Embossing Powder to colour some wings which have been made with paper clay.  To colour the little balls I put in the bottle, I used a little dry Shimmer Dust.

The metal key and birdcage have been coloured with Heavy White Gesso.  All these have been layered up with a few stars and balls and lots of matte gel.

Hope you've been inspired 💙

Heart and Soul for Bee Arty

Hi there.  Today I'm sharing a canvas that I created with Bee Arty goodies.

The base of the canvas has been coated with Heavy White Gesso and a few pieces of torn book paper has been added.

I have some flourishes that I made with a mold and some paper clay.  A coat of Heavy Black Gesso has been added to these and once dry a layer of Sienna Colour Paste.

The flourishes have then been adhered to the middle of my canvas and some different sized balls added around these.  To colour these I have used a little water mixed in with some Peacock Shimmer Dust.

                       

It was really hard to capture the beautiful shimmer of the Sienna paste and it's perfect over the black gesso.

I also added some shimmer to the wings with a Clear Shimmer Pen.

The little heart in the middle is a left over from a previous project.  If you'd like to see how this was made click on the photo below.

Hope you've been inspired 💙

Be Fearless for Bee Arty

Hi everyone, thanks for popping over today.  Today's share is all about no waste, made white scraps and left over product from previous projects.

                           

I've created a tag for my share that started with a few things made from some left overs.  The tag itself was covered in with some left over Midnight and Cobalt Shimmer Dusts mixed with water.  

The honeycomb piece was made from a piece I'd painted with some Heavy Black Gesso left over from a project.  I've then used this to mop up excess liquid from the Antique Shimmer Pen that I used on my last project.

After using the Honeycomb Die I set aside the middle pieces for a future project because they look like gorgeous little sequins.

My butterfly started on a scrap piece of paper which I have covered in embossing fluid.  I added a few layers of  Bling Embossing Powder so it was nice and thick.  While still hot I have pressed it with the script stamp form the Memories Stamp Set.  

I then die cut this with the Butterfly Effect Die.

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I have splashed the background with a little watered down Heavy White Gesso.

If you click here or on the photo below it will take you to another project I did a couple of years ago.  Same technique with embossing powder but this time I used it for the title on my page. 

Hope you've been inspired 💙

You Got This for Bee Arty

Hello, 

today is a super quick share.  It started with a scrap of paper that had been removed from a journal and cut in half.

There was extra Colour Blast Spray in Bubblegum and Colour Artist Ink in Calypso on my desk and I used this to mop it up.  

I thought I'd die cut it or something but one side of the paper is torn and I couldn't stop looking and touching it, loving how organic it felt.

I added some stamping that I'd done on some tissue paper.  Some marks have been made with a giant Sharpie.  Some Heavy Black Gesso with the Stardust Stencil has also been added.  I only used the edge of this, trying to get just the circle and star bursty type shapes.

Some black gesso mixed in water was then used to add a few flicks to the top.

Short and sweet but a good time.

Hope you've been inspired 💙

Make Life Sparkle for Bee Arty

Hi there,  today I'm sharing another mixed media page.

This one started with another background made by smooshing some Colour Blast Sprays and Colour Artist Inks between 2 pieces of card.

I've then used the That Way Stencil and a baby wipe to remove some of the colour.

With a make up sponge I then added some Heavy Black Gesso through some parts of the Circulate Stencil.

I have used the stencil as a template for stitching, poking holes in the card and then threading to make it easier.

A little doodling and some Jane Davenport washi paper and it was all done.

Hope you've been inspired 💙

Shh for Bee Arty

Hi everyone, hope you are all still staying safe and also warm.

I make these backgrounds sometimes where I just lay down some water and what ever I have near me.  This time it was some Bubblegum Colour Artist Spray and some Mermaid (yummmm) and Calypso Colour Artist Ink.   I let it just sit on top of the page and then squash another piece of card on top to make a couple of prints, just like I remember doing in primary school.

I make multiple of these and sometimes take them to work and doodle a little on my breaks.  This is how this girl started, filling in time at 3 in the morning and I just could not get her mouth to work.  I made a mess of her but couldn't bring myself to ditch her so took her home and threw her into the 'one day I'll finish that' pile.

She wouldn't stop looking at me though so I just went with it.  

I have used the That Way Stencil to add a star where her messy mouth was.   This was done with some Heavy Black Gesso and a sponge and outlined in white pen.

I have again used the Black Gesso and a sponge, this time with the Grungy Splat Stencil.  

I added some more colour to her eye with some Calypso that was not watered down and when dry, went over the top of the eye with a Clear Shimmer Pen.  

The little ...Shh at the bottom is some Scrap FX alpha transparency. 

Hope you've been inspired 💙

Image Transfer for Bee Arty

Hi there, today I'm sharing a page that started off as an image transfer.

This was inspired by a class I took at retreat last year by Leanne Jago.  The Art by Leanne facebook page has lots of gorgeous inspiration with image transfers.

Once my image was ready to use, I have put down a messy layer of Heavy White Gesso.  Colour Shimmer Dust in Passion and Peacock has then been sprinkled over the gesso and spread with a palette knife.  A baby wipe has been used to wipe away some excess from the image.

I then heat dried the page and have added some tissue with white stars to parts of the background with matte medium.

The black stars have been done with Heavy Black Gesso and the That Way Stencil.  The gesso was lightly applied to a makeup sponge and dabbed through the stencil. 

I have then done some random stamping with the Geo Grunge Stamp Set and added some molding paste with the Scripted Sencil.

To finish off the page, I added small amount of Coffee Colour Spray around the corners and some Heavy Black Gesso around the edge of the page.