Person or People at Fashionable Stamping Challenge

Hi everyone

and time for a new challenge fortnight at Fashionable Stamping challenges. It was my turn to choose our theme and I have chosen

"PEOPLE or a PERSON"

For my piece I have chosen to use the fabulous women stamps from Finnabair.

and made this Triptych using size 8 tags

I started by preparing the background of the tags with Dylusions paint applied with a Ranger mini ink blending tool, these paints blend beautifully. I then stamped all the images and background stamps with versafine and heat embossed in black embossing powder. I then added highlights with a white Posca pen. Over the top of all this I then stenciled Wendy Vecchi black embossing paste through 3 different Tim Holtz layering stencils. Once dry I then added silver Viva decor inka gold, which I also added to the edges of my tags before mounting then onto black card.My words are also from the Finnabair stamp sets which havebeen heat embossed in white onto black card,cut out, and added with 3D glue gel.

Here you can see each individual tag which you can click on for a better view

I have used the following stamps from Finnabair:-

Don't Forget to fly, Now is the Right Time,Trust the Magic,Rust & Dust

Clear stamps Script, Bubbles, Mesh & Holes

Tims Stencils used:- Flourish, Latticework & Harlequin.

We would love it if you came and joined us in our challenge this fortnight will your "People or Person" creations. 

Our rules are simple, as we are a stamping challenge rubber stamping must be the main focal point of your project, other than that you can make any sort of project that you wish.

One randomly chosen winner will receive $20 to spend in the online store of our regular sponsor Flonzcraft.

To come and play along just click HERE.

I would also like to enter this project into the current challenge at Stamps and Stencil Blog where the current theme is "Three of a Kind"

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by,

Love

Amanda X

So Special For Katzelkraft

Hi everyone

Just to let you know that I am over at Katzelkraft Blog with a new project.

I hope you'll pop over HERE to see how I made it.

Love

Amanda X

All the Gals for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

I'm here Tuesday in my regular day for a new make for That's Crafty and this week I've used Dina Wakleys 'Gals' and lots of texture paste.

Here's a sneak peek

For a better look and all the details on how I made it just click HERE and I hope you like it.

Thanks for stopping by 

Love

Amanda X

Use Some Metal at Less is more

Hi Again

My 2nd post of the day and I'm enjoying a lazy day just getting crafty. I have been finishing things off, some DT pieces, but have also made a piece to join in with this weeks challenge over at 

Less is More.

The theme over there this week is "Use some Metal" my metal is the bird charm that I have added to my C&S card.

I have used a wooden stamp that I bought from Facebook, no idea what it's called but it is by Catslife Press. I have stamped it in Potting Shed Archival ink onto an ATC sized piece of watercolour card that I coloured by adding distress inks to an acrylic block and misting with water before pressing it onto the paper.

Other stamp is from Tim Holtz "Simple Sayings"

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Every Possibility.......

Hi Everyone

I have a card I made using the recently released "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Carabelle Studio Stamps

This is a one layer card stamping my image of Alice first and masking off with Pebeo masking gum before applying distress inks to the card and then stenciling over the top. I then stamped several circles all from Patty Tolley Parrish Stamps.

Sentiment is from Tim Holtz "Stuff to Say" set, stamped and embossed with white. 

I then removed the gum and coloured Alice with Prismacolor pencils.

Hope you are all enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend

see you soon 

Love

Amanda X

Numbers Up at That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Hi Everyone

and today, Friday, see's the start of another fortnightly challenge at That's Crafty Challenge Blog

and our new theme for you is 

"NUMBERS UP"

So we are looking for any type of project that has numbers on it.

I have used Stencil Girl Stencil "Pretty as a Peacock" I achieved the multi coloured effected by first brayering a layer of Dye ink onto the 3" x 5" gelli plate, which I had mounted onto an acrylic block, and used it to stamp through the stencil. I then repeated with a variety of colours until I was happy with the result. I have added stenciling through Andy Skinner Binary Stencil and stamped the number sequence which is from Paperartsy "Gentlemen - Plate 4.

I finished with a small talk sticker "Make Today Count"

We would love it if you popped over to play along and you could be the lucky winner of a £20 voucher to spend in the That's Crafty online store, trust me you will be stuck for choice!

It's well worth popping over to the Challenge Blog to see the variety of projects that my talented team mates have created to spark your creative juices.

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

A bit of Banksy

Hi Everyone

Well I'm day off today and for some reason was up and awake at the crack of dawn with the whole day ahead of me. Shall I tackle the ironing? the hoovering? the washing? Nah! I'm away to my craftroom. So I have made a quick card Banksy inspired card this morning.

My background is made from graduating distress inks through a square stencil and I masked off some of the squares as I wanted the background to look like a graphic equalizer like we all had on those big stack stereo's. the main Banksy Image is "Getto Blaster" by Bee Crafty.

Other stamps are arrows - Halftone basics Waltzing Mouse Stamps

Sound Waves - Unity Stamps

Sentiment - Loud Music by Indigoblu

 All mat and layered onto a 7" x 7" card blank

Hope you like it and I really now have to go and tackle my earlier list, sigh!!

Love

Amanda X

Playing with the 6" Round Gelli Plate for That's Crafty

Hi everyone

Today over at That's Crafty I have a couple of cards for you. I've been playing with the 6" round Gelli plate but I haven't used paint on them.

For all the details of how I made them just click Here

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

"Old Favourites" at Fashionable Stamping Challenge

Hi Everyone

and I am back with you as we have the start of another challenge fortnight over at 

Fashionable Stamping Challenges 

our theme for the next 2 weeks is "old Favourites" we would like you to use an old forgotten but favourite stamp on your project.

For my project I have made a card and my "Old and forgotten favourite" stamp is "Jane" by Indigoblu, I have only used half of it. I stamped her onto lightly gesso covered dictionary paper and then cut her in half. I have added a little colour to her using Spectrum Noir pencils.

She has been glued to a background of distress inks that I applied first to Tim Holtz flourish  misted lightly with water then used the stencil to stamp the design.

I have also stamped Carabelle - "French Lily Background"

The sentiment, applied with glue gel for a 3D effect is from Tim Holtz "Small Talk" stickers.

As usual we would all love it if you popped along HERE and joined in with us. My team mates have all been searching through their stamps to find their favourite forgotten one and have made some fabulous things to inspire you.

We accept any style or type of project but you must include a stamped image as your main focal point of that project.

One randomly chosen enrty will win $20 to spend in the online store of our generous sponsor

Flonzcraft

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Human with animal head at Stampotique

Hi Everyone

It's been ages since I last entered into Stampotique Designers Challenge, I love my Stampotique but other crafty projects seem to have got in the way but tonight I blew the dust off them to play along with Arwens challenge "Human with an animal head"

I have used "Sing" by Kate Krane, the first time I've inked this up and then I go and chop the head off to replace it with the head of "Nerd Cat". We all know what cats do with birds!!

Background started with a gelli print from my stash, stencil Donna Downey - Donna's Glasses added with dye ink.

Little bit of white paint through dot stencil, machine stitching and washi tape.

Stampotique circles cube hold Nerd cats thoughts!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you all have a lovely crafty weekend

See you soon

Love

Amanda X

De-Stressing with a Little Dina

Hi Everyone

To escape from the mayhem that my life seems to be in at the moment I have escaped to a little oasis of peace, my craftroom. 

I have made a card using one of the fabulous silhouette images from Dina Wakleys "Silhouetted Women" 

I first coloured the stamp with 3 different colours of Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers and then very lightly misted with water before stamping onto mixed media card. I then covered the image with clear embossing powder and heat embossed the image, then repeated so I had 3 images.

I then used distress ink for my background. Once dry I then removed the embossing powder with a hot iron and copy paper.

Onto the card blank I stamped the Dina text from her "Textures" set and the #sentiment is from Tim Holtz.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

It's Not About........... For That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

Following Saturdays post for That's Crafty you now find me on my usual day going forward, Tuesday. Thankyou to my fabby team mate Donna Gray for swapping days, you will now see Donna's fabulous work on Saturdays.

My piece for today is an 8" x 8" canvas board using stamps from my current "go to" Stamp manufacturer  Carabelle Studio. This time I feature some of the stamps designed by Azoline. I've also tried something new with this one.

to find out what my something new is just pop over HERE

I hope you like it 

Love

Amanda X