Everything has beauty........ By Amanda Pink

Hello Everyone

Welcome to my Thursday weekly post of creativity

I have a tag to share with you today featuring the one flower from That's Crafty's Flower Collection Set 3 that I have yet to use in the projects I have shared so far using this fabulous stamp set designed by Melina Dahl. After spotting the stamped image on my work desk amongst a pile of 'bit's yet to be used' I thought I would 'grunge' it up and use it in this weeks project

The background of the tag is the result of a mop up. I'd been doing some braying and had some paint left on my glass mat so in a bid to not waste the paint I spritz it with water and pressed a piece of white card over it just like you would if you were doing a gelli print using a gelli plate. Result!

The full print is just shy of A4 in size so I used only a section of it for my tag. 

I added some stencilling using That's Crafty! Light Texture Paste through an AALL and Create Stencil. 

Once the paste was dry I then repositioned the stencil to roughly paint the stencilled paste

For a touch more detail I added some stamping using a couple of the stamps from That's Crafty! Textures Stamp Set 2 with Versafine ink.

Now for the flower....

I wanted to 'grunge' it up a bit so taking the pre stamped flower I fussy cut it from its surroundings and roughly applied white gesso to the flower head. This obviously covered all the stamped detail but that wasn't a problem as you will see as you read on. I dried the gesso with a heat gun holding the gun close to the gesso so it would blister and bubble to create some great texture. 

Then using my finger I caught the 'raised bits' of the textured gesso with Mermaid Lagoon Distress paint. Once dry I re stamped the flower head detail that I lost when I applied the gesso. I also stamped another flower, painted it with Mermaid Lagoon Distress paint and re stamped in the same way. 

I adhered the painted flower to the tag with That's Crafty! All purpose Adhesive, then 

manipulated the petals of the gessoed flower with my fingers to give a sense of dimension and movement when adhered to the painted flower already 'in situ'. 

The centre of the flower is embellished with a paint skin and eyelet

and the tag is finished off with a few words courtesy of Tim Holtz small talk stickers

Products Used:

That's Crafty! Surfaces White/Greyboard Tag #8
White Card Stock
That's Crafty! White Gesso
That's Crafty! Light Texture Paste
Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Mermaid Lagoon
Black Acrylic Paint - Any Brand
Tsukineko Versafine Ink: Onyx Black
That's Crafty! All Purpose Adhesive
AALL and Create Stencil #57: The Flicks designed by Olga Heldwein
That's Crafty! Stamp Set: Flower Collection Set 3 designed by Melina Dahl
That's Crafty! Clear Stamp Set: Texture Stamp Set - Set 2
Ranger Heat Gun
Tim Holtz Mini Snips
Palette Knife
Tim Holtz Distress Spray Bottle  

Paper Trimmer

Eyelet
Tim Holtz Alpha Parts off cut

I hope you have enjoyed your time here with me today and that maybe I have offered a little more creation inspiration of how That's Crafty! Flower Collection Set 3 can be used.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by - I really appreciate your visits and all the kind words you leave for my creativity.

Wishing you all a lovely week and a very Happy Easter.

 I'll be back here again next week .... same time, same place.

Take Care

Amanda

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(ink-a-pink)