No 1013- Poison!

 Hi Everyone 

With Halloween only a few days away I've created a 'Halloween' card to share with you today over on That's Crafty's blog.

It's a quick and easy card to make - so ideal for any last minute cards you may yet have/ want to make.

The design can easily be reproduced so in just a short time I reckon you could rustle up quite a few cards to give/ send just in time for the 31st. 

If you like to find out about my quick and easy halloween creativity using Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous stamps and alcohol inks feel free to come join me over on the blog . 

For a quick reroute on the cyber spooky train just click HERE 

Hope to see you soon 

Amanda 

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Great Things Take Time!

 Hi Everyone and Welcome 

Its that day of the week again when you can find me over on That's Crafty's blog sharing some creativity which today is a small square mixed media art panel. 

It has layers of colour and detail, some texture and a focal time piece on which rests one of my favourites - a butterfly!  Everyone loves butterflies, right? 

If you would like to see more photos and read more about my inky fun with Tim Holtz distress reinkers and a selection of other products you are very welcome to  come join me on the blog. 

A quick click HERE will get you there in no time. 

Hope to see you soon 

Amanda 

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There is Beauty in Simplicity

 Hi Everyone

I'm over on That's Crafty's blog today in my regular weekly spot sharing some of my recent creativity. 

Over the last couple of weeks I have created projects using some of Tim Holtz fabulous Stampers Anonymous stamps and Ranger distress mediums so I have continued along those lines with the mixed media card I share today. 

 However, in contrast to my last couple of projects ( here and here) that had a real distressed look with layers and texture my card today has a much more contemporary stylised vibe to it. 

I love the versatility of Tim's stamp designs and distress products as they lend themselves to many a creative style.

There's more to see and read over on the blog so I hope you will come join me over there. 
Just click HERE and you are on your way. 
Hope to see soon 
Amanda 
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The Grave Digger

 Hi Everyone 

Just another short post here today to give you the heads up that I'm over on That's Crafty's blog in my usual Thursday spot sharing my latest make 'The Grave Digger'. 

It's a mixed media art panel that I guess would be considered to be a 'Halloween' themed piece. Sure, its ideal for that occasion but I know it'll be displayed in my creative space year round along with my 'Skellie Heads' (see here) that I created 5 years ago now. 

I really enjoyed creating this one using some of Tim Holtz fab products - both old and new but all faves! 

Let me introduce you to 'The Grave Digger'

 

If you'd like to read more about my creativity, see more pics then you are welcome to come join me over on the blog . Just click HERE  for a quick and simple transfer over there. 

Hope to see you soon 

Amanda 

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Pairs, Trios and Sets - A Vintage Journey November 2020 Challenge

 Hi Everyone 

Its been a busy creative week here at -ink-a-pink. There's been a couple of 'sneak peak type' posts - one here on Sunday for PaperArtsy, one here on Thursday for That's Crafty and now this one today, a full post telling you all about our new challenge over A Vintage Journey. 

Our lovely talented Toni is the host this time and the challenge is 

'Pairs, Trios and Sets' 

'For this challenge we would like to see you create a set that works together. It could be ATC's, triptychs or any other grouping. Just remember to create your project in one of our preferred styles: vintage, shabby, mixed media, art jounralling, industrial, timeworn or steampunk.'  

This challenge seemed like the perfect opportunity to make a start creating some Christmas cards so armed with paints, gel plate, brayer, stamps and embossing powder the festive creative fun began. Here is the first of my Trios of Christmas Cards.

I usually go CAS with my christmas cards but wanted this time to create cards that had more of a mixed media feel to them so the background panels for this Trio are all cut from a 'brayered off', 'mop up' piece.  

 The paints I worked with were PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylics: Snowflake, Midnight, Little Black Dress.

The sides of each of the 3 panels were caught with Snowflake Fresco. 

I love all the varying detail, texture and colour of the background panels so let them shine in their uniqueness stamping only a central Snowflake and corner Snowflake spikes to each of the panels. 

 The snowflakes I used are from Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous 'Swirly Snowflake' (CMS319) and the snowflake and spike stamping was embossed with fine detail white embossing powder.   

The smooth gleam of the white embossing offered such a lovely touch of luxury in contrast to the rougher, grungier backgrounds.  A contrast I personally LOVE.   

I just hope you can pick up the effects of the embossing from (at least) some of the photos as it proved tricky for the lens to capture! 

As a finishing touch a simple pearl gem bead embellished the centre of the snowflakes. 

So that's one trio , heres the second ...

The background panels for this trio were cut from a gelli print created with a gel plate and PaperArtsy  Frescos. 

This set saw me using a more delicate colour palette and a different snowflake design from Tim's Stampers Anonymous 'Scribbly Snowflake' stampset. 

The fine white detail embossing continued as did the much loved rough/ smooth contrast between the background and embossing.

There were quite a few more 'trios' created at the same time as these (it turned out to be a bit of a  marathon christmas cardmaking session) but I'll save those to share another day. 

I hoped you have enjoyed your time here with me today and that maybe I have offered some creative inspiration for our new challenge. 

If you haven't already be sure to pop by A Vintage Journey's blog where there is a fabulous gallery of  inspiring projects created by some of our Creatives Guides. 

We hope you will join us in this challenge as we are looking forward to seeing your 'Pairs, Trios and Sets' creativity. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today. 

Your visits, follows and any kind comment you leave are so very much appreciated. 

Wishing you all a lovely creative November. 

Take Care, Stay Safe

and 

'Keep on the Happy Side'  

Amanda 

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Tag Art

Hi Everyone and Welcome

Just a quick post here today as my full post is over on That's Crafty's blog!  

This week I have created a tag using one of That's Crafty's long tags with some of the usual mixed media suspects: paints, inks, texture, crackle, stamps and stencils. 

Couldn't resist another butterfly aswell!

If you fancy stopping by to find out more just click HERE and you will be redirected over to That's Crafty's blog.  

Hope to see you soon

Amanda

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I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:
Country View Crafts November Challenge : Hand Stamped

Beware! Mid month inspiration for That's Crafty 'Spookilicious challenge.

Hi Everyone and Welcome 

Hope you are all doing good and are having a great week so far.

I've been busy creating my latest projects for That's Crafty- one I am sharing here today, the other will be over on That's Crafty blog tomorrow.

The current challenge theme at That's Crafty is 'Spookilicious' and as we are half way through the month the Design Team and Guest Designers are today sharing another piece of creativity inspired by the theme. 

Here's my Spookilicious Art panel featuring That's Crafty 'Drippy Skull' stencil 

This began life as a 'test run' trying out the stencil with texture paste, working on a blank sheet of mixed media paper taken straight from the pad. I wasn't sure where I was going with it or indeed if  I was going to use it so I it sat waiting in my W.I.P pile while I wondered........

It was while I was working with alcohol inks that it caught my eye again and so taking the stenciled piece I 'mopped' up the alcohol inks I had on my mat at the time. As I'd used mixed media paper and not yupo the paper absorbed the ink so the colours weren't as intense but they added some necessary colour to get the creativity flowing.
Its a shame I failed to take a photo at this stage as you would be able to see what I mean so much better with a visual.
Using some of the 'mopped up' alcohol ink colour tones as a guide I stengthen their intensity with distress inks applied with a blending tool so the panel had full colour coverage.

I felt the texture paste skull needed to be darker so I repositioned the stencil and heat embossed it with black embossing powder- much better! 

 I added background detail using stamps with Archival ink both around the edges of the panel 

(the branch - Tim Holtz Mr Bones stampset) 

and in and around the skull (text stamp from Tim Holtz Undertaker stampset).
I also added some background stenciling ( Tim Holtz Dot Fade leyering stencil)

some white highlights in the relevant places and of course some painty splatters!

 I'm not a  big fan of high gloss but I do think the skull is rocking the look!

 The four sides and corners of the panel were also heat embossed with black EP and the panel was spritz with Cosmic shimmer spray - the lens hasn't picked up the 'glisten' too well but you can see a few golden speckles if you look ever so closely.

Finally came the words: 'Beware!' (Tim Holtz Mr Bones Stampset) and 'creepy, kooky freaky spooky'

'chills and thrills' (Tim's small talk stickers). Thought they kinda suited!

The panel is mounted on white cardstock, kraftcore shattered collection and finally black mountboard to give it rigidity to display.

I hope I have offered some mid month inspiration with my Spookilicious 'Beware!' Art panel. 

Full challenge details can be found over at That's Crafty along with a gallery of Spooky projects created by the Design Team 

I will be back tomorrow with a sneak peak of the weekly project I mention at the start of this post so hopefully I will see you then and be able to tempt you over to That's Crafty's weekly blog to see the project in full. 

I'd like to enter this into the following challenge:
Frilly and Funkie- Haunted Halloween Challenge
Stamplorations October MIxed Media Challenge

Thank you so much for stopping by today, for your follows and for your kind comments. 

All are very much appreciated. 

Wishing you all a wonderful day 

Take care 

Amanda 

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Be ..

Hi Everyone 

I'm back again today with a little sneak peak of a project I have made for my first weekly post as a Guest Designer over on That's Crafty blog. I would love for you join me over there where I am sharing the project in full and details of how I created it . Of course I had to use some of my much loved products - I wonder if you can guess what they may be? 

A little hint by way of that sneaky peak I mentioned may help .......

If you fancy joining me just click here and you will be transported over . 

Hope to see you soon ..... 

Amanda 

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