Hi everyone, I was delighted to win a top 3 merit at Country View Crafts last month for my nautical themed journal pages....which means I have the honour of being a guest designer for this months challenge 'Bugs, Bees and Butterflies'.
This conjured up a little bit of summer sunshine in my mind as we head into winter. The background is a gelli plate print but using luminarte silk glazes in pretty peridot and love struck instead of acrylic paint. I've used 3 stencils and as usual you never quite know what you will get but I thought the elements looked like a garden with netting, flowers and of course the honeycomb so along with the sentiment thought this would make a pretty get well card. The print was trimmed down, corner rounded and embossing powder used on the edge.
It's been lovely to use some old favourite stamps, the Be Well stamp which I added an 'e' to is a Hero Arts one from yonks ago, unfortunately I can't remember who made the main image stamp....I thought it might be a Chapel Road stamp, but not sure...if anyone knows let me know.
The copper embossing powder is also an original purchase from when I first started (I don't use copper very often!) It isn't as fine as they are now...but I LOVE the effect it gives on the Bee.
Lastly the 2 silver metal bees were charms that had a hole for threading which I decided needed snipping off with some wire cutters and then the same glaze was applied.
Thanks as always for stopping by, hope you have chance to join in the challenge here.
Fabulous Ruth and that bee stamp looks amazing on there. What a great make, love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful,gorgeous colour and details.xxx
ReplyDeleteNICE colors!
ReplyDeleteLove your gelli plate background Ruth! Fabulous colours and your bees are fabulous! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card and beautiful colours.
ReplyDeleteGr Veerle
Great colours, gorgeous card in total Ruth!
ReplyDeletegreetings, Alie
Copper is one of my favourite colours as is bronze, both under used imho. Love the colours you have used and the Gelli plate background is fantastic.A gorgeous card with a simple and elegant message :-) xxx
ReplyDeleteYour background is superb, I love the colour choices and the bee is stunning. I keep thinking I don't really need a Gelli plate....... hmm. Anne x
ReplyDeleteHi Ruth! Your artwork is stunning! Beautiful gelli plate background and the bee stamp is sweet! Xx
ReplyDeleteHi Ruth, gorgeous card. The gelli plate is a great piece of kit and though I don't use mine too often, when I start I just can't stop but like to make several background papers and then use them later.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely crafty weekend, Angela x
Beautiful card Ruth,I am loving the combinations of colours used,really unusual
ReplyDeleteBig hugs
Donna xxx
Love your card Ruth, the background is the perfect setting for that beautiful bee stamp. xx
ReplyDeleteFabulous Ruth - the background is amazing and makes me want NOW to get a Gelli plate (been resisting) but have those Luminarte paints. Jennie x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful background of soft subtle colours which marries up beautiful with your copper embossed bee.
ReplyDeleteJulie x