The Queen Bee

Hi Everyone,
Jess here today with a bee-utiful tag to share.

 I am in love with the new Alphabet Stencils that will be coming to the store! They look like old fashioned stencils, but don't come with the huge price tag.

Start by embossing your chosen letter using the new 3d embossing folders from Sizzix.  To get the impression really crisp it is recommended to spritz your substrate(in this case chipboard) with water.  Once it's run through you can heat dry it or let it air dry.  Press in a book to get it flat  if it curls.

Cover the stencil with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink using a blending tool.  Using your finger add Distress Oxide in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  Grab your Distress Crayon in Tarnished Brass to highlight the high points of the embossed areas.  Vintage paper grounds the stencil and makes it pop.

Make your background paper and cover one of the giant Tag Super X.  This tag was a bit larger than I wanted for this project, so I cut a couple inches off the bottom.

Emboss your Bee with Oil Rubbed Bronze Embossing Powder from Emerald Creek.  Rub the bee in Distress Oxide Ink in Black Soot and spritz with water.  Set aside to dry.  

Play with the placement of the Honeycomb.  Once you are happy emboss the honeycomb using Charred Gold Embossing powder from Emerald Creek.  Add the alphabet dice just below the stencil.  

Cut out a circle to use as your reinforcer. Emboss metal tape using a 3d embossing folder and color the tape using alcohol inks.  

Happy Crafting,

Jess

Bees and Hives altered card by cherry Nelson

It is my day over at the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Blog.   I started with some fun chipboard pieces that inspired my theme. It is all about the bees and hives today.  I used the Honeycomb and Bees Large set

 I painted my honeycomb with black chalk and white chalk paint.

 I then painted my flourish frame with white chalk paint and added my bees and embellishments along with a wooden charm large circle that I framed my hand stamped image in.

Gypsy Soul Laser Cut Supplies Used:

Honeycomb and Bees Large set

Wooden charm large circle 

Flourish frame

"Bee..." Art Journal Page by Mary

Hello fellow crafters. Today I want
to share with you my very first art journal page! I had so much fun
making this. I learned two things while doing this: there is no wrong
way to create and I love making a mess!

I
started with page with a coat of gesso. From there, I used all the
paint colors listed below to create the background. I just kept adding
layers. If I didn't like how the color turned out, I applied more gesso
to that area and started again. Once dried, I sprayed Lindy's at the top
of the page and let it run down. While the page was still wet I took a
paper towel and pressed to absorb the excess. In some places, it lifted
the color which added depth. After that I used stamps in select spots
across the page.  The brown spots were created by watering down brown
paint and using a fan brush to splatter it across the page. The edges of
page were inked with Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain and Black Soot.

The
honeycomb was first cut a part and then painted brown. Once it was
attached to the page, I used my finger to apply gesso in random spots.
The bees were first painted yellow and when that was dry, I used black
gesso for the markings. The Prima stamp was used on the wings.

 

There
were several hexagons pieces that I was able to pop from the honeycomb
to use. After the yellow paint was dry, I used some rub-on alpha's and
edged the tiles with Walnut Stain and Black Soot.

For the words, I
rubbed the letters onto white card stock and then used Walnut Stain
along the edges. Once they were adhered to the page, I used a charcoal
pencil to create the dark frame around each of them. For a softer look, I
used my finger to smudge the lines.

 Gina's Designs Products Used

Honeycomb & Bee Large

Other Products Used:

Paint: Daler Rowney: Medium Yellow, Cream, Yellow Ochre, Lemon Yellow, Brilliant Red, Orange

Folk Art: Daffodil Yellow

Liquitex: Burnt Umber

Gesso

Rub-on Alpha Stamps from my stash

Stamps: RubberMoon - Mixed media 

Prima - #96081

White cardstock

Ink: Tim Holtz Distressed: Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Black Soot

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Summer Lovin' Sun

Black Charcoal

Thank
you to all the wonderful artists/crafters that shared their art
journals on various social media forums. You have all inspired me to
make the leap!