Bee Arty January Challenge

 yesterday i  noticed a  lovely challenge from Bee Arty,  some of the colours i knew  i didnt have , like Sienna  an tangerine  dream, so went shopping at   scrapbook store ,but came out empty handed ,  Shelley said  maybe i have something at home ,  so came home , and  my mind just goes though Kaisr papers in my head,  and i knew i didnt have any colours like these ,

umm what to do , maybe i could do the sketch,  its been years since ive entered a challenge  page ,  so went though a drawer that i very rarely open  i have had for years not knowing what to do with such papers ,but liked the colours,  and low and behold ,here were the perfect papers to  the colours required . 

 I have used a combination of  papers collections  

 Materials, 

Kaiser  blue bling

Kaiser  light blue cardstock 

Kaiser  journal tags  JT 610 ( 2 )  

Graphic 45  co ordinations  orange cardstock 

Creative Memories,   gum leaf punch

Creative Memories  white cardstock 

Close to my Heart   My Reflections   Happy TImes CC1063 

apricot   spotted  papers 

heartfelt creations  under the sea  paper scraps 

Simple Stories  frame trimmed 

Simple stories from a kit i recently bought from  Fis scrapbooking shop    flowers with buterfly and button and bow

 button from my stash (hand  sewn this on also .

doily cut in  half 

washi tape 

a Mothers Art  blue butterfly

corner rounder 

card deco  Dark orange  ink

embroidery thread  for sewing .

used a gel pen to raw some  circles  on page 

my  layout is 8 inches by 8 inches , 

a good life is from a kit  from simple stories,  

 

i have hand sewn  ,2022  with using a stencil  that has numbers on it  ive had it for about  5 years  i think this is  the first time ive used it was thinking   of  putting it  in for a destash sale next month, as something i dont use   but may keep it now 

next  punch  out   gum leaves ,  i have used creative memories  white cardstock for this as it works better with the punches from the same range

  cut out papers to  your  page , as  mine is a eight inch page here are my measurements 

orange cardstock is                             8 x8  yours will be  12 x 12  inch 

cut  light blue cardstock to               7 x7 1/2                     11 x 11 1/2 

patterned papers                               6 x 6                             10x10

white                                                    5 1/2 x 5 1/2                 9 x 9  corner round 2 corners 

draw some  circles on your page ,once assembled 

 Ink the pages you want to  ink,   i have donethe white  an around the patterned paper 

add   cut  journal tags  one under  and one over  each side of patterned papers 

mat your photos  with left over orange cardstock  to your desired size   mine is   3 x 4 inch  trimmed just a little at the top , 

add  leaves an flowers to left hand side   

hand sew on button or glue  

Enjoy ,  until next time 

 

January D.T Paper Blessed Easel Card

                                                         Happy New Year 

Well we are into another  New year 2022. , i wonder how this year will turn out, 

 I havent been on  the blog since my brothers passing, he was my  number one supporter  of my craft, always encouraging me  to carry on  &  to write the news on my  page &   hear my funny jokes that i would put up,

So   a new year begins and  now im on  another  Design team,  Terry would  be encouraging
me to continue  im sure ,so   hoping  that this year will be better than last  year  when he passed .  . 

                                                          For    Paper  Blessed DT  

               For the Month of January,  Anything goes,    Create a  Easel Fold  Card 

                                                     Easel  Birthday Card  

Materials 

Bee Arty   350 gsm   white cardstock  i have   used   a4  but it comes in  12 inch also 

Kaisercraft,    Lilic Mist  6.5  paper pad sheets 

Beccys  Place .   Presents   stamp & dies 

Tim Holtz   Distress  inks 

Mont  Marte  paint brushes  i  like  to use a short stiff brush for my paintings 

Card Deco   - Blueberry  purple 

Black Staz on ink 

A Mothers Art -  butterflies purple 

corner rounder

foam dots 

Rosies studio  Clear  Diamantes 

                         To Create   the Easel  Card 

(1)   cut  1 piece  of cardstock  to  28 cm x 12.5 cm, and score  at 7 cm and  14 cms , 

(2)  cut   1 piece of  cardstock to   14 cms  x 12.5 cms (this is for the easel ) 

(3)  cut    2 pieces  of your choice  patterned papers,  one for inside to write on  the other the front  of card 

(4)  cut 1 piece of patterned paper,     100 x  111 cms add to  centre of front of card ,

(5)  cut 4 pieces of patterned papers  12.5 x 70 cms ( these can be same or different  from scraps )  

(6)  corner round and ink all edges if desired .

(7) Stamp  one present  on white cardstock ,   die cut  out 2    presents   . then colour in on  one only  using  Tim Hotz   Distress inks , let dry , it  does not take long, I have off centered  the blank  die cut at the back with foam dots , join together, 

 and on the bottom of one  present added  the  diamantes , 

add to card,  on top of the  100 x 110  sheet of paper ,

(8)   ink around edges of  Birthday Wishes ,and add  4  clear diamantes  on each corner. 

(9)  Add  A Mothers Art butterflies, 

                                                            Inside of card 

(10) add  2 of your  smaller  papers to the top of the card,  where the score is in the middle 

(11)  choose ,  a border from the back of the pad, add foam dots   &  attach,  one inch from the bottom,  add 3  butterflies,  your easel card will  stand up  now .  

(12) the 2 remaining smaller  papers will go at the back of the card , 

Hope you enjoy  creating   this card , until next month , enjoy your crafting , please enter  the challenge,   they are fun to   do .

until next month  

Jacqui M