One Day My Prince Will Come for That's Crafty

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Just a quick post to let you know that I am over on That's Crafty blog today and I have made a card this week, it's been months since I last made one!!

to read all the details just pop over HERE

thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day

Love

Amanda X

Having a Teddy Bear ......... for That's Crafty

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Just a quick post to let you know I'm over at That's Crafty blog with with my regular Tuesday arty post. I'm back, this week, playing in my small greyboard art journal.

Here's a look at this weeks make

To read all the details just pop across HERE.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Double Trouble for That's Crafty Blog

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Tuesday has come around again so that means I am sharing some art over on That's Crafty Blog today and for this weeks make I have a wall hanging using one of the new set of stamps designed by Kate Crane for Carabelle Studio.

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

thanks as always for stopping by

Have a great week 

Love

Amanda X

Big Isn't Always Best for That's Crafty

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Just a quick post to let you know that I am over at That's Crafty Blog today.

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Amanda X

Choose to see the good for That's Crafty

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Just my usual quick post on a Tuesday to let you know that it is my time to share some art over on That's Crafty blog today. This weeks make that uses more of the recently released stamps from Katzelkraft.

to read all the details just pop across HERE

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Take Your Bloody Coats off for That's Crafty

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I am, as it's Tuesday, over at That's Crafty blog today with an art journal spread.

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Love Amanda X

The Gravedigger for That's Crafty

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As Halloween draws ever closer I have another spooky make to share with you over on That's Crafty blog today.

To read all the details just pop along HERE

thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Love

Amanda X

Flaming Skulls for That's Crafty

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For this Tuesdays post over on That's Crafty blog I am sharing another Halloween themed make using some of the recently launched That's Crafty products

to read all the details just pop over HERE

thanks for stopping by and have a great week

Love

Amanda X

Let Spook'tober Begin for That's Crafty

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Today see's the start of October and the month of spooks and screams as we edge nearer to Halloween. This week I have a piece to share with you, over on That's Crafty blog, that I made for the recent launch on Hochanda TV of That's Crafty Halloween stamps and substrates.

Be afraid, be very afraid!!!

To see it all and read all the 'how to' details just pop across HERE

Have a great day

Love

Amanda X

Quirky Pages for That's Crafty

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Just my usual Tuesday "Heads Up" post to just let you know that I am over on That's Crafty Blog today.

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Love

Amanda X

Better Together for That's Crafty

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Just a quick post with my usual prompt to let you know that I am over on That's Crafty blog with my regular Tuesday make.

To read all the 'how to' details just pop across HERE

thanks, as always, for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Haunted for That's Crafty

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That's Crafty launched their new range of Halloween products yesterday on Hochanda TV and I am sharing with you today over on That's Crafty blog one of my samples to support the shows.

to read all the details just pop over HERE

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

A Trio of ATC's for That's Crafty

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For this weeks Tuesday post over at That's Crafty blog I have created a trio of ATC's using a selection of Stamps designed by Seth Apter for Paperartsy.

For all the details just pop across HERE

thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Love

Amanda X

Kick Starting My Mojo for That's Crafty

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After a couple of hectic work weeks and then a much needed holiday cruising the Norwegian Fjords I'm trying to kick start my crafty mojo over at That's Crafty blog today.

To see it all and read the details just pop over HERE

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Love

Amanda X

Home For That's Crafty

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Just a quick post to let you know that I am over on That's Crafty blog today sharing my latest make.

For all the details just pop across HERE

Have a great week

Love

Amanda X

A Life Without Music for That's Crafty

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This is my usual Tuesday heads up post to let you know that I am over at That's Crafty blog with my regular Tuesday make.

For all the details just pop over HERE

thanks for stopping by and have a great week

Love

Amanda X

Be Awesome Mini Journal for AALL & Create

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For this weeks guest designer post for AALL & Create I have a mini art journal made using Eileen Hulls notebook die and several fabulous AALL & Create stamp sets.

To start I cut the notebook die from mountboard and began creating my background with a selection of Dylusions paints and a brayer both onto the notebook and a piece of card.

to tone down the colours I lightly brayered over with some white paint.

I then started adding some stamping using stamp sets #211 count on you and #212 Bright side both designed by Aida Domisiewicz.

Then using Part of #210 Background Mash Up designed by Tracy evans, I added lots of stamping using white paint which adds subtle detail and texture all over the background.

I then added further texture by using stencil #21 degined by Autour de Mwa and used heavy gesso for some dimension.

I also made a little of my own washi tape by stamping onto plain tape and tearing up to add to the cover randomly in places.

I then randomly applied black paint around the edges and over some of the stencilled cirlces.

The central flower was stamped onto plain card along with the sentiment, I cut out the flower but tore around the sentiment.

I added some cotton to surround the flower before adding the cut out image to the front, I then stamped the flower onto some of the coloured card and tore out a centre and then added a button.

The inside was covered using the separate piece of card that I had coloured and I added some black card signature inserts.

You will find all AALL & Create products HERE

and your local stockist HERE

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative week

Love

Amanda X

I'm Starting to Think............ for That's Crafty

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Just a quick post to let you know as it's Tuesday I am over on That's Crafty blog sharing some art. I have been playing again in my mini art journal, here's just of teaser of this week make.

for a full view and all the details just pop across HERE

thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day

Love

Amanda X

Seize the Day for AALL & Create

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It's my day to share my latest guest designer post for AALL & Create and this weeks sees me using only one stamp set, the fabulous #206 Hexagonal Stem stamp set designed by Tracy Evans. 

This week for AALL & Create is card making week.

First thing as always for me in to make make background for which I used my gelli plate

and some Dina Wakley paints using the gelli plate to create by background and also the paper that I cleaned my brayer off on.

Then came the stamping, repeat stamping on both pieces along with onto some white card.

Then came a lot of cutting out starting with the background with the full stamped image in (bottom right in the picture).

I then built the image up using cut outs of the individual hexagons in both coloured card and the hexagons on the white card.

I then added coloured pencil to the flower that I had cut from the gel printed image.

you can see here the dimension by adding the hexagons using 3D silicone glue.

Torn strips of striped washi tape finish it off before adding it to a black DL card blank.

You'll find you local AALL & Create stockist HERE

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Love

Amanda X

I Wish My Eyes ...... for That's Crafty

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It's Tuesday, so my day to share some art over  at That's Crafty blog.

for all the details please pop over HERE

thanks for stopping by and have a great day

Love

Amanda 

Woodcuts Journal Pages for That's Crafty

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Just a keep post to let you know, as it's Tuesday, that I am over on That's Crafty Blog today sharing some art.

to read all the details just pop over HERE

thanks, as always, for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Block Therapy for That's Crafty

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Following a few weeks away from my regular Tuesday posts for That's Crafty blog due to life just getting in the way I'm back with you today sharing some art. This weeks make uses one of my favourite of all the MDF substrates produced by That's Crafty, the Artist Trading Cube.

Here's just a sneaky peek of what you'll find over on the blog today.

Just pop across HERE to see it all and read all the details.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

love

Amanda X

Life is About Attitude for AALL & Create

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I've had to step away from my crafting the last few weeks due to life just getting in the way but I'm pleased to be back today especially as AALL & Create have released their 2nd stamp collection of 2019 and it's another stunning collection so be sure to check out the entire new releases. For this weeks guest designer post I have used a selection of the newly released stamps to create

 this weeks piece which is an art journal 8" x 8" page.

To create my page I have used #220 Rock & Roll designed by Kaitlin Paltridge (main image) and #210 Background Mash Up by Tracy Evans, #211 Count on you by Aida Domisiewicz and #125 For the Record also by Aida.

Stencils used #26 designed by Carol & Co and #9,#27, & #19 all designed by Autour de Mwa.

To make my page I started with a page in my art journal that I had previously used to clean paint off my brayer on to.

to brighten up the page I added some watercolours over the paint and used a stencil as a stamp by smearing picked raspberry distress oxide all over it and slightly misting it with water before just stamping it down on my page.

Next was to added the life stencilling so I spread some paint onto my page laid the stencil in the paint and removed the paint through the stencil with a damp cloth. I then edged the words with a white gel pen. I then added more stencilling using 4 different stencils, onto my page I then added some stamping using some of the stamps from #211 and black versafine and peacock feathers DO.

I then stamped the girl onto some stamping card, I actually drew in the top of her head, cut out the image and coloured her with my Prismacolour pencils.

To ground her onto the page I stamped part of #210 onto a scrap of distress oxide background and cut out the run of scribbly circles and added then under the image and a couple of the scribbly rounds at the top of my page.

For some contrast I just stamped some of the circles from #125 in black and cut them out and stuck them to my page. 

My sentiment "Life is about Attitude" uses the stencilled Life words and my old dymo gun along with Die cutting out the word attitude in black card. A little bit of torn washi tape finishes off my page. 

I had great fun creating this page and it was a great way to get me back into my crafty flow.

For all AALL & Create stamps and to find your local stockist just pop over HERE 

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X