Embrace the Seasons of your Life .... by Amanda Pink
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Hi Everyone
Welcome to my weekly DT post of Creativity.
This weeks project began its life as a journal page but along the way morphed into an Art Panel.
It features words and imagery from one of That's Crafty's stamp set: Lynne's Affirmations Set 7 designed by Lynne Moncrieff.
This is a fabulous set that includes some thoughtful words and a beautiful image of a Tree stripped of its summer foliage which offered inspiration for my creativity.
I began by applying some torn strips of tissue tape to my journal page.
The print on the tape was a little dark for the look I was after so I toned it down with some white paint and blended in some really light blue tones as well.
I wanted the background to have some touches of texture so applied some crackle paste here and there
and some texture paste stencilling.
I then stamped the trees in varying tones of black and grey ink to create a sense of depth and distance.
Using a very thin paintbrush I painted in some grasses to ground the front tree and added some shadowing around the base of the trees in the distance.
To finish off the back ground I add a little texture stamping, some black gem beads
and some suitable words.
I also mat n layered the page onto a double mount of card and mount board.
Products Used:
Pink Pig Journal
Cardstock: Ivory
Black Mountboard
DecoArt Matte Medium
That's Crafty! Texture Paste
DecoArt Crackle Paint
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints: Snowflake, Antarctica
Archival Inks: Watering Can, Shadow Grey (currently out of stock). Alternatives can be found here and here
Tsukineko Versafine Ink: Onyx Black
That's Crafty! Stampsets: Lynnes Affirmations Set 7, Lynnes Carved Leaves Set 1
That's Crafty! Texture Paste
DecoArt Crackle Paint
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints: Snowflake, Antarctica
Archival Inks: Watering Can, Shadow Grey (currently out of stock). Alternatives can be found here and here
Tsukineko Versafine Ink: Onyx Black
That's Crafty! Stampsets: Lynnes Affirmations Set 7, Lynnes Carved Leaves Set 1
Tim Holtz Layering Stencil: Stripes THS004 (currently out of stock.) Alternative striped/ line stencils can be found here, here and here
PaperArtsy Stencil: Sara Naumann PS100
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape
Stamping Platform
PaperArtsy Stencil: Sara Naumann PS100
Tim Holtz Tissue Tape
Stamping Platform
Black Gem Beads
I hope you have enjoyed your time here with me today and that maybe I have offered some creative inspiration. Thanks for stopping by .
Wishing you all a great week
Take Care
Amanda
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5 comments
This is gorgeous and so fitting for the stamps! I love how you added your own special touches around the trees. The background looks wonderful with its layers and texture too.
ReplyDeleteAmanda, this is fabulous, you really have created the most wonderful scene, it is really, really beautiful! xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful textures Amanda and the cool neutral tones make a really striking piece of artwork. Not surprised it morphed into a panel either!
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Thank you Ann, Anne and Fliss for your lovely kind words . Much appreciated x
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning. The monochromatic look is brilliantly bleak and wintry, especially with that weathered crackle and, as I said over at yours, the shadow stamping of the tree is a magical effect.
ReplyDeleteAlison x
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