Friday 13th Part 2 at That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Hi Everyone

We have a new challenge starting today over at That's Crafty Challenge Blog and it's 

Friday 13th Part 2 (we did part 1 earlier in the year)

So anything scary which should also tie in with it being Halloween in a few days. 

Stamps used are:- 'Chilling' by Stampendous and 'Charlie the Zombie' by Prickley Pear.

Background has been created using distress inks, sentiment is a Tim Holtz Chitchat sticker.

For more inspiration you can check out what my team mates have created along with all the details of our new challenge HERE

Remember one randomly drawn entry will win a £20 voucher to spend online at That's Crafty.

Hopefully we will see you over there

Love

Amanda X

It's Nearly Halloween for That's Crafty Blog

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I'd love it if you have the time, to pop over to That's Crafty Blog for all the details

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

It's Halloween at Stampotique

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I sadly don't get much time at the moment to play along with the Stampotique Challenge but as the current challenge is Halloween I just had to find time to play along. 

For my piece I have made a 2 sided piece using one of That's Crafty's decorative MDF shaped uprights.

this side is "But I just love a man with good bone structure"

this side is "Beware the purple mist of the 31st"

To decorate the uprights there is plenty of decoart sand texture and texture paste, Tim Holtz die cuts and some halloween items I picked up from Asda. All was given the black gesso, decoart fluid dioxazine purple and gilding wax treatment. To make my purple mist I made a tube out of acetate and soaked some wide bandage in Prima Art sculpture medium. I left that over night to dry, I then removed from the acetate and it was nice and stiff and sprayed it with Ranger Adirondack purple spray then slid it over my upright.

Stamps used are Dwindled, Miguel has a gift, Ghostie, Lovely are the sound & Halloween cube 1 which have all been coloured using Prisma coloured pencils.

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Be Bold, Be Brave for That's Crafty Blog

Hi Everyone

I just wanted to share with you this weeks make for my regular Tuesday post over at  That's Crafty Blog

You will find all the details HERE

Thanks for stopping by

Love

Amanda X

Clean & Simple at That's Crafty Challenge Blog

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It's the start of a new challenge fortnight over at That's Crafty Challenge Blog and our theme for the coming fortnight is

"CLEAN & SIMPLE"

here's my piece of inspiration for our challenge

I have used Paperartsy Lynne Perrella 030 stamp set

Leonie Pujol sentiment

Washi tape 

punched butterflies.

As with Clean & Simple cards I have left lots of white space.

For even more fabulous inspiration from my team mates click HERE

One randomly chosen entry will win a £20 online voucher to spend in the That's Crafty Store.

All the details of this fortnights challenge can be found HERE

I hope we see you playing along with us

Thanks for stopping by

Love 

Amanda X

Alice Clock Stack for That's Crafty

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Today I'd like to share a piece I made for That's Crafty's show on Hochanda TV last friday. That's Crafty have just launched a range of acrylic stacked clocks in a variety of shapes.

This, as you can see, is the house shaped one.
For all the details on how I made it and how I layered up the acrylic layers (3 in total) you can find all the details on That's Crafty Blog HERE.
Thanks for stopping by
Love
Amanda X

Featured in MixedUp Magazine

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I am delighted to share with you that I am featured in the debut edition of a fabulous new digital magazine "Mixed Up" This is the brain child of Katy Leitch who's name you might recognise as the previous editor of Craft Stamper magazine. Katy has gathered together some of the best mixed media artists for her first edition and I am flattered to be included.  You will find the Magazine details HERE and on Facebook HERE

Here's my page

My piece is part of a feature using That's Crafty Acrylic stacks that you can buy HERE

To buy or subscribe to MixedUp Magazine you will find all the details you need HERE

Thanks

Amanda X

caution for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

Today, for my regular That's Crafty weekly post, I have a make that featured in last months Craft stamper magazine as part of a 'Hearts' feature that the That's Crafty design team all featured in. This was the piece I made.

For all the details just pop over HERE

thanks for visiting 

Love

Amanda X

All of a Sparkle at That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Hi Everyone

It's time for another new challenge fortnight over at That's Crafty challenge blog and our theme for the coming fortnight is 

"ALL OF A SPARKLE"

Here's a little bit of inspiration for it from me

I have used an assortment of glitters and gems to add sparkle and texture to the flowers which are a Carabelle studio stamp 'Pavots Rigolos', the character is from the set 'Zinouk des petites notes' My background is a piece I've used to clean off paint from my brayer onto. I have die cut the word bloom and added some glittery sparkle to each individual letter.

It's really difficult to capture the sparkle on a photo but hopefully this close up shows it a little better.
We would love it if you played along with us this fortnight and there is loads more sparkly inspiration from my team mates HERE
As always with our challenge, one randomly chosen entry will win a £20 online voucher to spend at That's Crafty.
So what are you waiting for? get your sparkle on!!!
thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon
Love
Amanda X

Fragile for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

I am over at That's Crafty today with a Seth Apter inspired wall hung panel.

For all the details on how I made it you just need to pop over to That's Crafty blog HERE

Thanks and I'll see you soon

Love

Amanda X

Karma for That's Crafty

Hi Everyone

Just to let you know that I am over at That's Crafty Team Blog

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

For the rest of the day I will be packing as I'm flying off to Spain and I can't wait!!

See you soon

Love

Amanda X

Christmas in September for That's Crafty Challenge Blog

Hi everyone

For our new challenge theme over at That's Crafty Challenges it's all gone a bit festive as our theme for the next two weeks is

CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER

As you can see I have gone with a non traditional styled card and I have been playing with some of Seth Apter's fabulous products to create it. There is a lot of sparkle and foils on it but try as I might I just cant get the camera to pick it up.

The background was a piece that I had used to clean paint off my brayer, to it I then added some gilding flakes that I embedded onto the surface with gel medium.  I then ran it through Seths embossing folder - Grid Iron. Next I roughly applied some tacky glue over sections of it and rubbed on foils in bright pink and gold, sadly on the photo these don't show up to well. I randomly stamped some Christmas words.

With some of the left over card I die cut Seth's Robo Star die and painted over then all with spectrum noir crystal clear sparkle pen. I cut it all again in black card that I had flicked gold paint onto to add some outline definition once added to the background. I tied on, with black cotton, the smaller of the star so it swings from the larger star. I twisted some thin wire around the bottom and added some sequin stars. A Tim Holtz's Christmas chit chat sticker finishes it off.

Hopefully this close up shows the foils and sparkle a little, and it is only a little, better.

Now we would love to see your Christmas in September makes and if you choose to play along with us you could be the lucky winner of a £20 voucher to spend online at That's Crafty.

You will find some fabulous Christmas inspiration from my team mates and all the details HERE

See you all soon

Love

Amanda X