Fun for Bee Arty

Hi there, thank you for joining me again.

I pulled out the Scrap FX circle template again this week.  I'm a sucker for a circle.  I used this to make 3 (almost 3) circles across the middle of my page.  The template was also used to trace and cut out a few photos.

The circles have been coloured with a mix of water and Colour Shimmer Dusts in Lollipop, Paris and Peacock.  I have used some scrap papers to mask off each side and splattered some of the mix to each corresponding circle.

I had some scraps of paper which I used to make butterflies in my last post.  I have used these to die cut using the Honeycomb Metal Die.

The title word has been cut using the 365 Alphas Die on some card that has been painted with Paris Shimmer Dust.  I also backed this with the same letters cut from black card stock to help the title pop out a little. 

Around the edge of my page has been stamped with the mesh stamp from the Life is Tough stamp set.

Too Cool for School for Scrap FX

Hi there, today I'm sharing my layout featuring a few of this months new releases all about school.

I have no step by steps to share today.  That's because I did this page 4 times.  Four backgrounds, heaps of step by steps, but none of this one.  You ever do a page that just will not work for you?  After 3 failed attempts I decided to change the background colour to and then it all went a lot more smoothly.
It's a little bit like the photos on my page.  This was Jordan's first day of school with lots of mucking around before he actually gave me a smile.  Pre my digital days too, the most pics you could take at a time was 24 so there was no just clicking away until you got a good one.  It was fingers crossed that when they were developed you were lucky enough to have the perfect shot.

I have used the new Number Set Stamps to add the year of the photos.  This stamp is perfect, I didn't have to cut it in to individual pieces.  The numbers are spaced out enough that you can stamp them individually or as a lot.
Colour Blast Shimmer Dust has been used for my background and then the Numbers Set Stamp has been randomly stamped around this.

The Directional Collage chipboard has been cut in half.  This was coloured with a Sharpie and I added one piece under my title and the other in the bottom corner.

And because I can't not pull anything apart, my title is just one word from the School is Cool chipboard piece.  For this I heat embossed with a couple of different blue powders.

     
Hope you've been inspired.

Life Delights in Life for Scrap FX

Hi, am starting this year (and decade) with an art journal page.  I'm so in love with this one, I think it's going to go in a frame.

I started with a distress inked background and have stamped in black the Bunch of Flowers stamp and in grey, the Chicken Wire stamp.  I've then used the Circle Stencil to trace and cut 3 circles from the Writing Collage Paper.  These have been adhered to my page with matte medium.

Once dried, I have outlined the circles in a few colours.  I have used distress inks and water to colour the White Bunch of Flowers and stuck this over a couple of the circles.

A strip has been cut from the Dream Transparency, the back of this painted and then adhered with a butterfly sitting across it from the Butterflies Transparency.  I bent the wings up on the butterfly before adding to the page to give it some dimension.

         

              

A reindeer and an art journal page for Scrap FX

Getting so close to Christmas and I'm running out of time for everything.

Might be a bit sad to admit but this little cutie I made this weekend, is the only decoration I have in my house this year.

I started with the 3D Reindeer and gave it a coat of gesso.  Once dried I have added 4 different colours of paints.

I used my poscas to colour the Holly Spray and gave it a bit of a sparkle with some clear embossing powder.

Was such a simple project but I love him.

It's also nice to have at least one christmassy thing in my home.

     

This page started with using the left over paints from my reindeer.  I've added to is some torn pieces of Sketchings No. 2 by Michelle Logan collage paper. These rice paper sheets are so awesome to use.

To the central focal point  I have adhered some wings from the Wings Transparency with matte medium.  My title was done the same, this time from the Teen Advice Transparency.  I painted the back of this in fuchsia before sticking to the page.

You will also find on this page the Line Marking Stamp, Target Stencil and the Triangle Collage Stamp.

           

      

Circle of Love and a journal page for Scrap FX

Hi, I'm continuing with the Family theme for my page today.  My nephew Eli and his newborn brother Murphy.  So cute and a loving a big brother.

I started by stamping the Doodle Star stamp around my page in a couple of different colour inks.   I have shared a photo of my sand eraser.  I am such a messy crafter and always have smudges of ink or glue on my pages and this is my go too tool for removing them.

The larger stamps have been coloured on top with a Colour Blast glitter marker and the smaller ones have been painted with Stickles.

I have altered one of the Ribbon Adornments to make a frame around my photo and cut it out so that the ribbon sits around the top of it.

The white bubbly look on my chipboard was obtained by first doing a coating of Colour Blast Snow White embossing powder and then a white embossing powder on top.  Complete accident but I love the look and it's going into my must do again list.

I used distress ink on the Lace Tag set and coloured the chipboard pieces, #family (#circleoflove), Seeing Stars and Giraffe, with Posca pens.

    

    

For my next project, I forgot to take step by step photos but hope you can see all I've used here.  A mixture of lots of goodies.

Penelope has been coloured with Posca pens and then adhered in my journal with matte medium.  I added a couple of white highlights to her lips but everytime I look at her all I see now is a vampire (def. not deliberate lol).