Thursday, September 14, 2017

Karen -DT samples for Wildflowers, Birds and Butterflies

Good morning everyone.
Hope you're all having a lovely week.

I'm back with my weekly blog for Bee Crafty, also over on their Buzzy Goings On At Bee Crafty blog 

Today's post showcases my samples for the products from the recent Hochanda show. I hope you got yours because they are all really beautiful

BEAUtanicals Wildflower 1
BEAUtanicals  Wildflower 2
Moon
Birds and Butterflies 
Ticker tape sentiments 
Birds on a Wire
Easy Frames- maple

Also used:
Distress Inks 
Distress Oxides 
Black onyx versafine
Kuretake clean colour pens
Dinkables : Honeycomb, distressed diamonds






  • Mask off a panel across front and back of your card blank 
  • Blend background using Squeezed Lemonade, Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade Distress Inks. Splatter water droplets and dry off
  • Ink through honeycomb stencil
  • Stamp moon in Spiced Marmalade and Wildflower 2 in Fired Brick DI,  first and second generation 





  • Background is created by blending Distress inks onto white card - Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade 
  • Stamp the Wildflower 1 & 2 and bird, in black onyx versafine 
  • The ticker tape sentiment was stamped in the black versafine 


  • Mask off panel and a half moon, then blend Squeezed Lemonade and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks. Remove moon mask only.
  • Stamp Wildflower 1 & 2 in Worn Lipstick DI, first and second generation. Also stamp the dragonfly in the same ink
  • Remove masking tape
  • Stamp Ticker tape sentiments in Spiced Marmalade DI and the Wildflower 1 and dragonfly in Worn Lipstick DI  


  • Mask off a square panel on front of card blank and stamp Moon in Iced Spruce Distress Oxide. Mask off Moon
  • Blend Tumbled Glass,  Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks 
  • Create rays using a water brush and drying off with a paper towel,  to blot out the inks
  • Remove mask and stamp Birds On A Wire in black onyx versafine 
  • Stamp Ticker tape sentiments in black onyx versafine,  cut out and adhere


  • Mask off a wavy panel and ink with Tumbled Glass and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks 
  • Stamp Wildflower 1 in Cracked Pistachio and Faded Jeans Distress Oxides and in Iced Spruce DO coming down from the top
  • Stamp bird in Iced Spruce DO and colour in with your inks and a water brush 
  • Stamp Ticker tape sentiments in Faded Jeans DO and the butterflies in the Cracked Pistachio DO 




  • Mask off a panel on front and back of card blank and blend Distress Oxides - worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet. Stamp Retro dash and dots randomly, in Iced Spruce DO 
  • Stamp Wildflower 2 in black onyx versafine, first and second generation. Stamp Wildflower 1 in Iced Spruce DO and the butterflies and Ticker tape sentiment in black onyx versafine. 

  • Ink through Easy Frame in Peeled Paint and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxides 
  • Stamp Wildflower 1 in Peeled Paint and Twisted Citron DO and the Butterfly in Spiced Marmalade DO
  • The Ticker tape sentiment were stamped in Peeled Paint 
  • Splatter ink drops all over 


  • Mask off a panel on card front and blend Faded Jeans,  Twisted Citron and Fossilized Amber DO 
  • Blend through distressed diamonds Dinkable
  • Ink through Easy Frame in same 3 inks
  • Ink through Easy Frame on left side of card blank in same colours. Bleach out a moon and stamp Wildflower 1 in Faded Jeans DO.  Stamp Ticker tape sentiment in Faded Jeans DO 


  • Moons were stamped in Versmark ink and heat embossed in white embossing powder 
  • Tear a piece of vellum, stamp and heat emboss ticker tape sentiment in white embossing powder and adhere round back of kraft card then adhere to card blank


  • Use Pixie Powders to create a panel background  which is adhered to gold mirri 
  • Stamp butterflies. Colour in with pens and cut out. 
  • Adhere to card, adding butterfly trail dots with black pen
  • Stamp Ticker tape sentiments in black onyx,  cut up and adhere 
I hope you've enjoyed seeing all my samples for these beautiful products.  Check out their website to get yours. Xx

Many thanks for popping by 
Crafty hugs xx 

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