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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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