Thursday 29 December 2016

Forest Friends

Hi all.

Well I am back again as I managed to get in my craft room again today YAY!!, So i decided to do a make with some bits I hadn't got around to using yet.

I am really chuffed with this piece love how the colours have come through and how the whole thing comes together perfectly.

So here it is 

Forest Friends


To do this piece I used the following products:
Smooth white card
Distress Inks
Distress Marker
Inkylicious Stamp 
Inkylicious Stencils
Lavinia Stamps
WOW Embossing Powder - Gold 

The picture really does not show how beautiful and vibrant the colours really do look, I really enjoyed doing this piece and already have my next make idea. So make sure to keep a look out for that :D 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Inspired Make

Hi all

Welcome back to my blog, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

Today's post is to share with you a piece I did yesterday when I finally got back into my craft room YAY!!.. This particular piece I was inspired by Mrs Davies Crafts after watching one of her videos on her Facebook page. So here we have it my take on what Karen did :) 


For this piece I used the following products:
White Smooth Card
Distress Inks - Salty Ocean and Cracked Pistachio
Inkylicious Stencil
Lavinia Stamps - Fox and Leaves

I loved how this came out once I had finished with it I wasn't so sure while I was doing it but once I had done all the focal points and then bought it all together at the end with inking the edges and bringing them in.

I hope you like what I have done here, I also have another make to share with you all which I will be doing a separate post for.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Tuesday 20 December 2016

A Trio Of ATC'S

Hello all.

Today I am sharing with you a trio of ATC's I have been working on and here they are


All of these ATC's have been made using different products and the images are designed by Vera Lane Studios, which I have printed and coloured in using a mix of Promarkers and Sharpie markers.

Tried To Be Normal ATC


I couldn't resist not doing this ATC I love the quote that came with the digi, for this piece I used the following products, I have also linked where you can get the digi stamps from.

Watercolour Card
Dylusions Paints
Dylusions Border Stamp
Vera Lane Studios Digi Stamp -  Calcas 5 digi stamp bundle
White gel pen
Distress Marker - Black soot 
Promarkers and Sharpie Markers 

Pineapple ATC


Now this ATC, was another I couldn't resist doing once I had got the digi... When I first got into planners earlier this year I kept seeing pineapple stationery, pineapple planner accessories and so on ever where and could never quite grasp WHY????.. So when I found out about the quote I understood and love the quote.

For this ATC I used the following products 
Watercolour Card
Distress Inks
Dylusions Border Stamp 
Vera Land Studios Digi - Be A Pineapple 
Promarkers and Sharpie Markers
White Gel Pen 

And lastly we have this ATC called Sweet and Undefinable 


For this ATC I used the following products 
Watercolour Card 
Dylusions Paints
Dylusions Flower Stencil
Vera Lane Studios Digi - The girl was a freebie in the Facebook Group, Sentiment is apart of the Be A Pineapple set 
Distress Marker - Black Soot 
White Gel Pen 

I absolutely loved how all these ATC's came out once I was finished, The digi stamps from Vera Lane Studios are amazing to work with and I love the look of them all, I will be doing more work using these digi stamps in the future. If you would like to take a look at what other digi's there is you can find the shop on Etsy, there is also a Facebook page and group, I shall link those below.

Vera Lane Studio Digi Stamps -  Etsy
Vera Lane Studio Digi Stamps - Facebook Page 
Vera Lane Studio Digi Stamps - Facebook Group

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my recent ATC's and like how bright and colourful they are, I absolutely love the brightness and wackiness of these cards I will be using Dylusions paints more often in my work :)


Xx The Crafty Bat xX




Thursday 15 December 2016

Music Soothes The Soul

Hi All

I am back again with another piece to share with you all, Yes I have been busy last few days and I am only getting around to blogging about each piece now :O naughty crafty bat.

This time I am sharing with you a piece I have done using something very new to me and of cause using one of my favourite stamp brands Visible Image :)

During making this piece, I decided to put on some music LOUD!!! and listened to some old songs which I must warn you DOES NOT WORK when you are doing the chair boogie while trying to stamp LOL... Listening to some of my music helped me to deiced on which stamp to use on this piece.


For this colourful piece I used the following products:
Glossy Card
Adirondack Alcohol Inks 
Visible Images Stamps - Soul Music (which has been revamped - You can find the sentiment in the Music Speaks Set and the Music Wave in the Sing Set) and The Ripple Effect
Memento Ink 

I am still not sure what I am going to do with this piece as of yet but once I do I will show you all what I have done with it, This was mainly just a little play around experimenting piece which was so much fun to well except from the trying to stamp while doing the chair boogie lol.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Own Kind Of Beautiful ATC

Hi all.. Me again with another ATC to show you all..

I have been watching a fair few You Tube tutorials and Demo's the passed few weeks and been making notes of techniques which caught my eye and that I would love to try so I thought I would try one of the techniques on an ATC.

The technique i chose to try on this ATC was the watercolour stamping technique with Distress Inks... So here it is


I absolutely love how this turned out as I was so nervous in trying it just in case I misted too much water onto the stamp etc - Hence why I tried it on an ATC ;) I also did my watercolour stamping BEFORE doing the background as I wanted to try out the awesome Distress Micro Glaze.

What did I use to do this piece?? Here is what I used:
Watercolour Card
Distress Inks 
Mini Mister
Visible Image Stamps - Own Kind Of Beautiful 
Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders - Firework Burst ( I highly recommend this one the colours it throws off are awesome one of my favourite pixie powders)
Distress Micro Glaze (another fantastic product)
Memento Ink

If you have not tried watercolour stamping with the distress inks yet - I highly recommend giving it a go and maybe do like I did and do it on an ATC size piece first.

I was so chuffed with the outcome of this piece that I will definitely be re-creating it again with more detail and stamping on a larger piece, so keep a look out for that.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Wednesday 14 December 2016

Graffiti Wall Tag

Hi all 

Today's post is to show you the completed project I gave you a sneak peek of on Sunday, I was inspired to do this tag from a stamp I recently purchased and I wanted to try out some of the modelling paste I purchased too :)

So here we have it I will also post up some other pictures to show the detail in the tag and will also list after this pictures the items used with links to the stamps.


Now for some of the pictures showing the detail in the tag.






To do this tag I used the following products:

Manilla Tag
Modelling Paste mixed with Tea Dye Distress Ink
Distress Inks 
Dina Wakeley Stencil
Bee Crafty Stamps - Inspired By Banksy Graffiti Area 
Mini Splat Stencil By Creative Expressions
Versamark Pad 
Memento Ink 
WOW Embossing Powder - Lilac 
Dylusions Ink Sprays

I hope you like my Graffiti wall tag as much as I enjoyed bringing it to life, make sure to pop back to see what else I have been making :)

Xx The Crafty Bat xX





Sunday 11 December 2016

Crafty Sunday -



Hi all 

Well It has been a long time since I have been able to craft on a weekend for me (custom orders needed doing lol) and I took full advantage of being able to do just that.

So today I have done another ATC YAY!!! on this one I did a few techniques I have not done before and I think trying them on an ATC is perfect due to the size of them and I am over the moon with the outcome.

Here is today's ATC


I used the following products to make this ATC
Watercolour Card 
Distress Inks
Memento Ink - Black 
Dew Drop Brilliance Ink - White 
Sponge Finger Dobber
Circle Stencil 
Visible Image Stamps - Where dreams take you and Edgy 

The techniques used on this ATC were.. Watercolour using Distress Inks, and the Bokeh Technique.

I also started on another project which I will blog about properly in a new post as soon as it is completed, I have not been able to get it finished today due to leaving it to dry and so on but I do have a little sneak peek of my WIP (Work In Progress) to show you all. 



Any ideas on what I could be doing???

Make sure to pop back in a few days to find out what the above is and what I used to create it.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Saturday 10 December 2016

Gorjuss ATC

Hi all 

Today's post is another ATC post, I think I have caught the ATC bug lol

I wanted to do something a little different with this one and finally use one of the beautiful mini collectible Gorjuss Girls stamp.


For this ATC I used the following:
Distress Inks - Picked Raspberry and Black Soot
Gorjuss Girls Stamp - The Getaway 
Watercolour Pens
Sentiment is from - Quote Bubbles Set by Dylusions

I thought the quote I chose for this suited the image perfectly with how she is stood - Yeah "Don't give me attitude I already have it!"

Hope you like what I have done and keep your eyes open for more ATC's 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Friday 9 December 2016

Bat Crossing ATC

Hi all 

Well I am a little late today with my posting but I am here now and ready to share with you my second ATC with you all :D 

So here we have it..... BAT CROSSING ATC


I just had to have my very own Batty ATC :D Well come on I am The Crafty Bat and it would have been rude not to.

For this ATC I used the following:
Distress Inks: Dusty Concord, Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed
Dylusions By Dyan Reaveley - Eat,Drink and Be Scary Set - I used the 3 Bats and the Bat/Cobweb Stencil
Dina Wakley  - Scribbly Trick or Treat Set - I used the Scribbly Bat out of the stamps along with the stencil with different wording on and used the Caution: Bat Crossing part 

Check back tomorrow for another ATC 

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Thursday 8 December 2016

BUBBLES ATC!!! - Artist Trading Card

Hi all

Well I am back again with something new to me which I have been wanting to do for a while and really enjoyed doing it, I have decided to try and do a different ATC each day if not will be one a week :)

So for my first one I thought I would do something a little simple but still effective

Here is my first every ATC - Yaaaay The Crafty Bat is finally doing ATC'S


For the ATC I used the following:

Watercolour Card 
Distress Inks - Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Black Soot on the edges 
Bee Crafty Stamps - Angry Bubbles
Lavinia Stamps - Bubbles
3D Glue Pen 

When I first saw the Angry Bubbles stamp I did have a bit of a giggle to my self and I just knew I had to use it along with the bubbles from Lavinia Stamps, they work fantastic together and make a brill ATC. 

This will be the first of many ATC's I will be working on and look forward to showing you them all.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Imperfection Is Beauty Canvas

Hi all

Today's post is to show you all a Mixed Media Canvas I have done. It took me some time to decide on what I was doing today as I have so many ideas and techniques I want to try I couldn't choose.

So here is my Imperfection Is Beauty Canvas 


To do this canvas I used the following and the resist technique: 

20 x 20 cm Canvas 
Versamark Ink Pad
WOW Embossing Powders in White and Gold 
Black Gesso (On The Sides)
Brusho's - Cobalt Blue, Emerald Green, Violet
Bo Bunny Glitter Paste - Caribbean
Visible Image Stamps - Imperfection Is Beauty Set
Dylusions Floral Flourish Stencil 

I think the sentiment from this set fits perfectly with this canvas piece as I do not think it is as perfect as i would have liked and shows Imperfection Is Beauty :D 

I hope you liked seeing this piece as much as I liked putting it together.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

Thursday 1 December 2016

Inspirational Monolith

Hi all :)

Today's post is to show you all what I have been busy doing today.... I finally got around to using one of the Visible Image MDF Monolith's I have been meaning to make something with these since I got them few months ago.

Here it is.... This picture shows front and back I will also add individual pictures with a list of products used for each side and will link to the stamps and monoliths used.


I have had some new goodies so wanted to get to work with some of them and make something inspirational.

Side One


To do this side I used a number of different materials and I have listed the below:
 Brusho's in the following colours - Purple and Turquoise 
 Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders in the following colours - Midnight Blue, Emerald Green and Purple Violet
300GSM Watercolour Card
Cosmic Shimmer Gilding Polish
Memento and Versamark Ink
3D Glitter Glue 
WOW Embossing Powder - Gold 
Visible Image Stamps - Sparkle In The Rain and Smile Sparkle Shine

Side Two 


For this side again I used a number of different materials and will list them below including linking to the stamps used etc.

300gsm Watercolour Card 
MDF Monolith 
Cosmic Shimmer Pixie Powders- Scarlet Mist and Purple Mist
Versamark Ink
WOW Embossing Powders - Black and Gold 
Visible Image Stamps - Take The Moment and Tomorrow Doesn't Exist

The base of the monolith I used a Star stencil, Versamark Pen and Gold WOW embossing powder.

I hope you like what I have done with this monolith and it gives you some inspiration, I absolutely love the look of both backgrounds and the pixie powders really do give a beautiful shimmer, unfortunately the camera couldn't pick this up.

Xx The Crafty Bat xX

I would like to enter this piece into the following challenges:

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes Challenge No:114
Crafting With An Attitude - Anything Goes Challenge 22
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes