Follow your Dreams

Hi Everyone

I hope you have all had a fabulous Christmas and looking forward to 2019. I am sharing with you today my last post as a guest designer for AALL & Create. I have had a fabulous few months creating my art using the latest collections of stamps and stencils and I hope that you have enjoyed them too.

This is my last piece and uses 'Create it Grunge' #150 designed by Tracy Evans.

I have created a DL card using just the one stamp as I think it speaks for itself. 

Quite a simple one this one adding interest by die cutting the squares out of the stamped image.

Colouring the squares with a selection of distress inks with the flower head being shaded grey using coloured pencils and then added back to the card. The squares that contain the main flower head I have put back with some dimension to add further interest.

to finish it off I added a strip of striped washi tape and then mounted onto a black card blank.

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Thank you for all your lovely comments on my previous posts for AALL & Create and have a fabulous creative 2019

Love

Amanda X

Travel the World

Hi Everyone

I would like to share with you my latest make as guest designer for AALL & Create and I have a DL card for you using the fabulous camper van image designed by Bipasha BK. 

I started the background by creating the colour using distress oxides in shades of blue I then added to the left a piece of the world torn from an atlas. 

I then stamped my image using a stamping platform and painted the camper van whilst still keeping it in the stamping platform so enable me to stamp the detail back in once the paint had dried.

Once I had painted my van, and I had to go with the classic colours of red and cream, and stamped the detail back in I trimmed the card to fit my DL card.

I then added further colour with coloured pencils and once happy added the Tim Holtz chit chat saying "adventure awaits you" as I am sure if you owned one of these retro camper vans you certainly would!!

The fabulous stamp I used is Tropical Vibes #141

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This is my last post before Christmas so I would like to wish you all a very happy Christmas and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Follow That Star For That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

This is my last post for That's Crafty blog for 2018

For all the details pop over HERE to That's Crafty Blog.

Have a fabulous Christmas and New Year

Love

Amanda X

Time Flies for AALL & Create

Hi Everyone

I'm sharing with you today another make for AALL & Create using some of the stamps from the December release.

I have created this piece on a large That's Crafty MDF tag #10.

I started by covering the tag with a selection of card tags in different coloured card.

I then painted on a layer of clear gesso and then coloured all the tags using distress crayons to create a rusty grungy look.

I then stamped the A4 Edison Game #142 stamp, designed by Olga Heldwein, onto tissue paper in order to get a clean image over the lumps and bumps of the tag background. 

I then wanted to add the large butterfly which is part of another of the A4 stamps this is from Time Flies #143 designed by Tracy Evans. Again I stamped this section of the stamp onto tissue paper

and then layered this over  adding the tissue with matt medium.

The sentiment is also from Tracy's stamp which I stamped onto card, cut out, and then tripled embossed with clear embossing powder. I then popped into the freezer for 15 mins to allow me to the crack the thick embossing and then rubbed over Decoart antiquing cream in patina green to highlight the cracks.

I finished by wrapping some rusting wire round the bottom of the tag and added the sentiment over that.

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Have a great day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

A Trio of Festive Tags for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

My weekly post for That's Crafty blog has come round again and I have for you this week a trio of MDF festive tags.

To read all the details you just need to pop over HERE

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Be A Fruit Loop

Hi Everyone

I'm sharing with you today a card I have made as guest designer for AALL & Create who have just released a surprise collection and I have been super lucky to receive this collection to play with. This smaller collection features some more fabulous designs from the talented team which I am sure will all become new favourites. When I set eyes on the collection I was immediately drawn to the fabulous A4 stamp 'Tropical Vibes' #141 expertly drawn by Bipasha BK and includes lots of hidden details as with her stamps.

One look at this stamp and it just cried out to be coloured in so I set to with my prisma colour pencils.

First was to lay down my background with shades of grey pencil blending the colour with blending soloution.

Then I spent a totally chill out few hours colouring in all the fabulous details, again with Prisma colour pencils.

I just love how the hours just past by when you are absorbed in colouring an image. 

There is a message written on the banner underneath the image which I thought was speaking to me! "Always be a fruit loop" so I die cut this out in co-ordinating card colours with an alphabet die to add to the card. Before adding it I added some splashes of paint to match the colour palette that I had chose to colour the image in.

Isn't this just a fabulous image?

For all AALL & Create Stamps and Stencils and your local stockist for this collection and all previous releases just pop over and check them out

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I'll see you next week with another make from this latest collection

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Under New Management for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

Well December is now upon us and I thought I better had get my Christmas crafty head on so I am sharing my first Christmas card of 2018 with you over on That's Crafty Blog today.

you can pop over to find out all the details HERE

Have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X