Berry Colour Challenge at Less is More

Hi everyone

Just a quick post to share my make for this weeks colour challenge at Less is More this week.

The colour theme is Berry Colours. 

so armed with 4 shades of red Spectrum Noir pencils and blending solution and stumps I set about colouring the Huge Giant Peony stamp from Indigoblu, (this stamp was a gift from my bestest crafty pal). Sentiment is from Wendy Vecchi.

Hope you're having a fab day and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Wear Your Art for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

As it's Tuesday I'm over at That's Crafty Blog and I have made something that I have been meaning to make for ages, wearable art. 

Art on a T-shirt and if you want to see how i made it pop across HERE

thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Crazy Bird in a Spin

Hi Everyone

After a busy day gardening, thankfully the cordless hedge trimmer has run out of battery, I'm having a little rest in my craft room and thought I would share with you a card I made recently. I'm still playing with my toy paint spin machine, thanks Hermine Koster you have given me a new addiction!!

This time I have used aqua tints to spin with.

The bird I am sure needs no introduction (Tim's Crazy Birds) but I have given her a heart.

Coloured with distress inks and then spritz with distress marker spritzing tool, not my technique as I saw this on line but can't remember where, but fab technique, thanks.

Splattered heart stamp - Indigoblu

Sentiment - Tim Holtz

Right off to see if there is enough power in my hedge trimmer, sigh!!

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Boomshockalocka!

Happy Sunday Everyone

 I hope you have all got a lovely day ahead of you. I was up with the lark this morning, not out of choice though, don't you just hate it when you can have a lie in but wake up early and can't get back to sleep. So I am up and at them this morning!!

Thought I would start the day with a Banksy themed card.

I started with a distress ink stencilled background from my stash and added the Inspird by Banksy image Ghetto Rat from Beecrafty.

I heat embossed his chain using a versamark pen and gold embossing powder, every rat needs his bling!

Other stamps are from Ka Boom set by Cas-ual Fridays

Cool stamp unknown.

Have a Boomshockalocka Sunday

and I'll see you soon

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Anything but a Card Challenge at Katzelkraft for August

Hi Everyone

As it's the start of a new month today, that also means the start of a new monthly challenge at 

Katzelkraft Challenge Blog

I got the chance to pick this months theme and I have chosen

"ANYTHING BUT A CARD"

and to start this theme I have made a seaside themed wall hanging 

I have hopefully captured the thoughts of summer on this with words from Andy Skinner stencil "Serendipity. There is lots of texture on this with texture paste which unfortunately the photograph doesn't really pick up. The stamped image I have used is "Mouettes" which you will find HERE.

I stamped it onto tissue paper and applied with gel media.

All colouring, after a coat of gesso, has been done with Gelatos and distress inks. Also a white gel pen.

I would love it if you joined in with us this month, you could be the winner of a 15 euro voucher to spend on Katzelkraft branded stamps.

Simple rule is to use at least one Katzelkraft stamp on your project.

To play along click HERE

thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Purple Passion At That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Hi everyone

and an extra special hello and welcome to my latest followers, thank you for joining me on my arty journey.

Today sees the start of another new challenge fortnight over at That's Crafty Challenge Blog and our theme for the next 2 weeks is

PURPLE PASSION

So we are hoping you will join in with us and share your purple creations. The DT have created some fabulous inspiration for you and to get things started here's mine.

For those of you that regularly follow my blog you will have noticed that I have developed a bit of an addiction for paint spinning, having purchased a kids paint spinning machine. The machine creates the most fabulous effects with paint. I have used one such creation for this card using a combination of purple and white paint. 

The background it has been mounted on has been made using Adirondack Eggplant spray. I sprayed a pool of it on my card and then blew the ink around with spritzer tool, you could use a straw for the same effect.

My flower is from the Prima set "Floral and I have drawn the stem to add to it. The flower has then been coloured with Prismacolor pencils.

"Inspire" sentiment in from a Clarity Stamps Word Strip.

To finish I added dots of Ranger white enamel accents.

So we all hope that you'll pop over and play along with us all HERE

and just to remind you that one randomly chosen winner will receive a £20 voucher to spend in That's Crafty fabulous store.

Thanks for stopping by I really appreciate your visit.

Love

Amanda X

Snippets at Less is More Challenge

Hi Everyone

Hope that you are all having a good week. I have a clean & Simple make for you today as I have made my entry for this weeks challenge over at Less is More challenge blog.

The theme this week is a recipe challenge and the recipe is to include a 'Snippet" I have punched a square out of a strip of a gelli print that I had left over from cutting an A4 piece of printed card down.

On my punched out gelli print square I have stamped part of the Marilyn stamp from Red Rubber stamp company and coloured her with Spectrum Noir pencils.

I have also stamped the Halftone strip from Waltzing Mouse Stamps and the sentiment is from Indigoblu.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Sometimes Fate........... For That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

Well where has summer gone? At least it's good crafting weather......

As it's Tuesday I am over at That's Crafty Blog with my weekly make. You will find all the details  HERE

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

A Happy Birthday Card

Hi Everyone

I just got home from a busy Sunday at work and before I sit down and have a lovely roast lamb dinner I thought I would just make a quick post to share a birthday card I made recently for my niece who turned 11.

I have used a Unity Stamp set for my main image and sentiment which was stamped directly onto my background and coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils which virtually blocks out the background colours.

My background has been created by die cutting numbers from various colours of Bleeding Tissue and then allowing then to bleed onto my card. This leaves a lovely blended finish.

Right off to tuck into my delicious lamb.

Love

Amanda X

Life's A Beach at Less is More this week

Hi Everyone

Didn't get in from work tonight until 9pm so a little late night crafting to unwind. I have made a card for this weeks challenge over at Less is More where the theme for the week is 

"Life's a Beach" - summer days and holidays.

I have used a photo stamp by Inkadinkado which I have placed in the Sizzix film strip die. Filmstrip washi tape and stamped and cut out the camera from creative expressions "Vintage Photo" set, Sentiments are from the photo stamp itself and Tim Holtz  #Hashtag set.

Right as I am now totally chilled out it's time for bed.

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

"Live Free" for That's Crafty Blog

Hi everyone

Just a post to say I'm over at That's Crafty Blog today with a Carabelle Studio Stamping Fest. I have been playing with some of the recently released stamps including the unique edge stamps.

I hope you'll pop over HERE for all the details.

thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Banksy in a Spin

Hi Everyone

A quick post and another paint spinning card from me, can't you tell how addictive this is? This time I have used the spinning paint toy I recently purchased with just 2 colours of paint. The toy only makes 4" square prints which this is, but with a bit of modifying I have managed to print up to 6" square. I have a couple of prints that size that I have still to turn into cards. 

Main image is from the Banksy collection from BeeCrafty and sentiment is a kids quote stamp from Inkadinkado both stamped with black archival.

Hope you're having a lovely sunday

thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

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