Create Art by Amanda Southern

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Hi Everyone

I don’t make New Year resolutions but I did decide to make a conscious effort to do more art journaling, I think that decision is driven by the many plastic boxes under the spare bed that are full of cards that I have made over the years.

That’s Crafty! recently launched, on Hochanda, a new range of word stencils and sets of clear quote stamps. Due to illness and work commitments I sadly wasn’t part of the Hochanda launch but have managed to have a play with some of them in my art journal.

Here’s What I Did:-

I am playing in my Dylusions black art journal and these pages already had a rough layer of pink and gold paint on them as I had used them to clean my brayer off on from a previous project.

With the gold paint already being down I ended up making quite an opulent double spread. I then stencilled more gold paint through using a Dinky stencil. I added some black stamping using a fine grid roller stamp that I found in a drawer having a sort out!

I then stamped and heat embossed, in gold, Tracy Scott's beautiful feather stamp. I have then coloured it using paint, I love the richness of the blue. I then stencilled the word Create and Art using paint. I went around the words with a black pen and drew in a little drop shadow on the word Art. I then added the quote, one from the new stamp set, again heat embossing it in gold.

I added some dot stencilling and marks using an old credit card and a spray can lid. Final touch was to flick red paint across the pages.

Here’s What I Used:-

Dylusions Black Art Journal

That's Crafty! Dinky Stencil – Floral Background

Paints Gold – Dina Wakley Gilt

Blue – DecoArt Media Fluid – Colbalt Teal

Dylusions Paints - Post Box Red & Funky Fushia

PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints

That’s Crafty! Word Series Stencils – Art & Create

Tim Holtz – Dot Fade Stencil

PaperArtsy Stamps by Tracy Scott – ETS05

Heat Gun

Gold Embossing Powder

That’s Crafty! Clear Stamp Set – Inspirational Quotes Set 2

Black Liner Pen

Mark Making Items – Credit Card, Spray Can Lid

Thanks and I will see you all next week

Love

Amanda X

7 comments

Words and Pictures31 January 2017 at 16:43
Ooh, words, words, words - stencilled, stamped - and all against such a dramatic background... count me happy!
Alison x
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Words and Pictures31 January 2017 at 16:43
Ooh, words, words, words - stencilled, stamped - and all against such a dramatic background... count me happy!
Alison x
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Nikki Acton31 January 2017 at 18:55
Great use of the word stencils and lovely composition and colour x
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Fliss31 January 2017 at 21:45
This is an absolute stunner Amanda! The lovely details look fab against the black.
Fliss xx
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Inky and Quirky Designs31 January 2017 at 22:30
Stunning!!! Yes please more art journaling if it looks like this!!
Hugs
Donna xx
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craftytrog1 February 2017 at 08:34
Fabulous colour & words! Love it Amanda! xxx
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Moira2 February 2017 at 09:46
Wow what an incredible impact this has, amazing
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