"Heartfelt" for Colour Blast by Bee Arty

 Hi Everyone

Wow!! I can't believe it is nearly December. 2020 has been such a weird year and challenging year for all of us in one way or another, some of us more than others.

A large part of my immediate family were in Melbourne's lockdown and where their new normal is coming in to affect I love seeing the experiences they are all having to bring some normality back to their family.

For today's share I chose to use some photos of my gorgeous nephew Thomas choosing some flowers for his Mumma.  The way he touched the petals in a couple of the photos and then choosing a bunch to give to his Daddy to pay for is just adorable.  I hope I have done them justice.

 This layout just brings a smile to my face 😄

To start my layout I work out approximately where i wanted to use the shimmer dust and then applied a layer of Heavy White Gesso to the white cardstock.  Once the gesso was drive I sprinkled a small amount of Duke Shimmer Dust to the cardstock and lightly sprayed with water.  

Remember to apply shimmer dust lightly.  It is easier to continue to add more than apply too much to start and then not be able to bring it back.

Next I stamped a heap of flowers using an archival black ink using the flowers from the Floral Delights Stamp Sets No. 1 and No. 2.  I used the Colour Blast water colours in Scarlet however you can colour them with whatever medium you have.  Artist Inks from Colour Blast work equally as well. Once you have coloured them the way you want (I left some just white) fussy cut them out.

 

 

Once the Shimmer Dust has dried and you have it to the shade you like, using the Meridian Stamp Set stamp some circles to the cardstock. I added some splatters of red using the Scarlet watercolour pan.

I then mounted my photos on some chipboard offcuts and attached them to my page.

Next, using the Honeycomb metal die and the Flowers metal die, cut out a couple of flowers and one of the honeycomb.  Cut the honeycomb in a couple of pieces.

 

 

Arrange the fussy cut flowers and die cut flowers and honeycomb on to the page, layering them under the photos, mounting some on foam tape/dots and layering over the edges of the photos.

Next I stamped one of the bees and dragonflies on to the page from the Make me Happy stamp set, and the small sentiment from set as well.

To finish I coloured a chipboard title with my shimmer cubes, glued it to the page and added a gorgeous red Charms Creations heart.

Check out the finished page below and another close up.

 

 

Products Used

Stamp Set - Floral Delights 1

Stamp Set - Floral Delights 2

Stamp Set - Make Me Happy

Stamp Set - Meridian

Shimmer Dust - Duke

Metal Die - Honeycomb

Metal Die - Flowers 

Watercolour Pan - Scarlet

Shimmer Cube - Stormy Weather

Heavy White Gesso

 

 

Thank you all so much for stopping by.

Please make sure you take the time to enjoy some 'me' time and create. There is nothing better for the soul.

Ciao for now,

Anita

xx

 

 

 

 

Fabulous | Colour Blast by Bee Arty

Hi Everyone, back today sharing my latest blog post for Colour Blast by Bee Arty.

From the moment I first saw Forever My Always collection from the very talented Fiona Paltridge, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the range.

All Colour Blast products were from the Queen Bee kit.

So for the layout today and the my gorgeous photo I knew my background just had to a white base.

To start I cut my white cardstock down to 11"x11".
After applying a sealing coat of Heavy White Gesso to my cardstock I then apply gesso through the My Lady A4 stencil from the collection but only the flowers. Whilst the gesso was still wet I sprinkled the Sahara Sand Embossing Powder over the gesso and then dried it off with my heat gun.  I added some good heat in several spots to make it bubble.

Once I finished heat embossing the gesso and the cardstock was totally dry I mounted this on to the patterned paper that was the reverse side of the cover page of the paper pack.

Next I fussy cut all the pieces from the Gentle Heart page so I had everything ready to go to create my layering around my photo.  Using my Versamark pen I drew around the edges of a couple of the leaves and then heat embossed the Sahara Sand Embossing Powder  giving a nice glittery edge to the leaves.

 

I blinged up some of the natural cotton ribbon with the Bling Shimmer Spray that was part of the Queen Bee collection kit.

 

To create my cluster I sprayed some book paper with the Bling Shimmer Spray and quickly dried it off with my heat gun.  I die cut one of the Diamond Metal Die using the X & O patterned paper from the collection. I mounted my photo on some cardboard before added the book paper to the back along with the die cut, a paper doily and several of the fussy cuts flowers from the cut apart sheet.

After attaching it to my layout I then added some of the cotton ribbon to the top and bottom undersides of the photo.

Next I used the "Fabulous" chipboard sentiment from the kit and added the gorgeous Sahara Sand Embossing Powder to it, heat setting it. From my stash I die cut the My Flower Metal Die from the collection on some match gold cardstock.

I then finished it off with a couple of the small navy flowers, a little wood veneer sentiment, a flair button, a few little matching adhesive gemstones, and a Charms Creations heart embellishment that I had lightly sprayed with the Bling Shimmer Spray along with a few Bling droplets over the white cardstock.

Check out are a couple of closeups of my layout.

Thanks again for stopping by.

Don't forget to share your creations on the Bee Arty Creative Hive Facebook page we love to see what you create as well.

Ciao for now,
Anita E

"My Heart Belong to You" Card & Gift Box | Colour Blast by Bee Arty

Hi Everyone

I wanted to share my first blog post for the new Colour Blast by Bee Arty.
For today's share I wanted to create something a little different.

I love the Vampyre Rose paper collection and after creating several other projects I had bits and pieces from my 12x12" papers left that I really didn't want to just throw away so I decided to create a box and then I matched it up with a gorgeous card.

A perfect combination for the someone you love.

 

I received an online purchase in the mail the other day and it arrived in a little kraft box.  I nearly threw it in the recycle bin but thought.... hey what a gorgeous gift box it I bling it up.

To start I painted the box with the Heavy Black Gesso both inside and out.

 

Using the stunning Darkness patterned paper, cut out pieces to cover all outside pieces of the box.

Next I die cut four of the edge die from the Desire metal die set in a red cardstock. Working from the centre of each side of the box and the centre of the die cuts trim down the die cut pieces and adhere using glue to the four sides of the box.

Next I blinged up the box with some red bling from my stash around the top of the box and along the top edge of the four sides at the top of the die cut images.

 

 Taking the Gargoyle patterned paper, colour in the four flower images using some matching green and red.  I used some of the Grass Artist Ink and Love Colour Spray with an aquabrush to colour the images. After they are dry..... fussy cut them out.

Two of these fussy cut and coloured flowers were used on the top of the box along with a couple of leaves and flowers from my stash to finish the box.

 

I then decided to make a matching card to go with the box.

To start I decided on making a 5x7" card. I used a white card base and covered the font with a piece of red cardstock of the same size.

Next, I cut our a piece of black cardstock 1/4" smaller than the card.

Using the Fire Engine Colour Paste and the gorgeous Devotion stencil create the card background. Once dry attach over the red cardstock on the card base.

Next chose a couple of patterned strips from the Gargoyle patterned paper.  I also cut out two more of the Desire die in matching red cardstock.

 

Attach the two cut die pieces to the reverse of the pinkish patterned paper.  Add 3D foam tape to the reverse of the strip before adhering in the centre of the white patterned paper strip. Add some more 3D foam tape to the reverse of the white patterned paper before adhering to the card base.

**Make sure you add some glue to the foam tape before attaching to the card as the foam tape will not attach permanently to mixed media and the glue will ensure it strip stays in place.

I chose the wording from a tag for my card.  I deconstructed the wording and mounted them on 3D foam dots.  Keep the heart and scroll for another project.

To finish your card use the remaining two coloured in flowers that you created, a couple of flowers and other items from your crafting stash to finish. I was lucky enough to have a gorgeous Charms Creations heart in my stash so added that too.  

Check out some closeups of the finished projects.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy creating.

Anita E