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Monday, 11 June 2018

Art washes away from the soul......

Hi Everyone and Welcome 

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend and are feeling all refreshed and ready for the week ahead. In between a few sunny summer strolls this weekend I have spent some time 'playing' with my much neglected of late alcohol inks. It was great to remind myself how much I love working with this fabulous product. Usually I veer towards the blue/ green tones of Tim Holtz Alcohol inks but this time I went with a whole kaleidoscope of colours and here's the result .
I worked on Tim Holtz Yupo, adding drops of alcohol ink straight from the bottle, letting them bleed and blend with each other.
 I stencilled using black acrylic paint through a couple of stencils, added some white highlights around the stencilling and some black pen dots and lines here and there.
I heat embossed Picasso's quote using black Archival ink and clear embossing powder and although  in the photo below the camera lens hasn't picked up the lovely sheen the embossing creates
it has in this one 
 this one
and this one.
 I also added some paint marks and splatters and embellished the corners of the quote panel with gem dots. 
Though this could be used for a greeting card or as an art panel to display I am thinking it will make a great art journal cover, maybe a black paged journal....mm even better! So that's the plan just have to decide now whether to buy or make ......... 
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
Country View Crafts June 2018 Challenge : The Written Word (add text in some form) 
Crop Stop June link Party #40 'Anything Goes'

Thank you as always for stopping by today. Your visits, follows and kind words are very much appreciated.
Hope you all have a lovely week and until the next time take care
and keep on the happy side
Amanda
x  

23 comments:

  1. Carol11 June 2018 at 13:17

    LOVE - yes to use as a black art journal cover would be FAB !! YUMMY !! xxx

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    1. A Pink11 June 2018 at 19:57

      Thanks Carol . Really appreciate . Black art journal cover it is then ;) x

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  2. Esther Asbury11 June 2018 at 13:21

    I just love the bright background you've created for your card and what a great sentiment too!
    I'd love for you to link this up to Cropstop where it's always "Anything Goes" as long as you use a product or two from one of the companies they carry in the store. (You did!)
    https://cropstop.blogspot.com/search/label/link%20party

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    1. A Pink11 June 2018 at 20:02

      Thank you so much Esther . I really appreciate. I will be sure to check out and link up this piece to the link you have so kindly provided - thank you again x

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    2. Esther Asbury11 June 2018 at 21:14

      Thanks so much for linking up! --- I hope you'll share more of your creativity with us again soon!

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  3. Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans11 June 2018 at 15:11

    Love your use of colour here Amanda and the bold black against the colour is perfect. Love ❤️❤️😘

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    1. A Pink11 June 2018 at 20:03

      Thankyou so much Tracy. Much appreciated . I have alot of catching up to do over at yours . Hoping to pop by real soon x

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  4. Amanda11 June 2018 at 18:18

    Brilliant colours and such a striking make, love this. Might need to blow the dust off mine.
    Love
    Amanda x

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    1. A Pink11 June 2018 at 20:04

      Thanks so much Amanda. Really appreciate. You will surely 'rock' yours of that I'm sure :) x

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  5. Kelly Parker11 June 2018 at 19:26

    Love your use of color and all of the elements to create this card! great work.

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    1. A Pink11 June 2018 at 20:05

      Thanks you very much Kelly . Much appreciated x

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  6. Redanne11 June 2018 at 21:52

    Like I said on Facebook, it is a wonderful kaleidoscope of colours, I love how the inks work on Yupo. The stencilled circles really do bring the colours to the fore! Great sentiment too! Hugs, Anne xx

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    1. A Pink15 June 2018 at 10:24

      Thanks so much! Anne. Much appreciated x

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  7. ann barnes12 June 2018 at 01:12

    Oh this could be anything you want it to be, it is such a gorgeous colorful piece and the graphic of the stencil in black just sets it off! I might simply hang it on a wall to inspire myself and cheer me up. I love this! Thanks for sharing your wonderful creativity! xx

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    1. A Pink15 June 2018 at 10:26

      HI Ann, Great minds re the wall hanging. It would make for a great reminder when the 'dust' feels like its starting to settle . Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words . I really appreciate x

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  8. Unknown12 June 2018 at 08:35

    Brilliant card and technique, Amanda!!!
    I LOVE this card... It makes me want to play again with my alcohol inks too quickly, thanks! :)
    Have a nice creative day, hugs
    Corinne xx

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    1. A Pink15 June 2018 at 10:28

      Thank you Corinne . Go on get them out, play and enjoy. Appreciate you taking the time to pop by today x

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  9. craftytrog13 June 2018 at 10:43

    So beautiful and inspiring! Love those vibrant colours!!!
    Alison

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  10. Craftyfield19 June 2018 at 18:48

    All these colours are wonderful... I need more alcohol ink colours, sigh... Great choice of words too! Thanks for joining us at Country View Challenges this month.

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  11. Monika Gulyas22 June 2018 at 12:38

    I love what you created with alcohol inks and stencils!!! Great colours!!! I also love the spattered text panel too!!! Thank you for joining the June challenge of the Country View Challenges!

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  12. Linda25 June 2018 at 10:51

    This looks so cool .... love the bright colours in the background. Thanks for playing along with the Craft Stamper challenge xx

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  13. Crafty Humphreys27 June 2018 at 14:54

    Hi Amanda. Love this card, so vibrant and beautiful words too. Thanks so much for joining in with the Craft Stamper Challenge hun. Suz Humphreys xxx

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