Bee! by Amanda Pink

Hi Everyone

Welcome to my Thursday weekly DT post!

Following on from last week's post where I shared a project I created using Seth Apter/Aladine Izink 'Ice' (see here) I am continuing my 'Ice 'creativity today sharing a card I have created using 'Ice' through a stencil.

In contrast to last weeks project which was rich in textured layers my card today is rich in glowing colour and the 'Ice' has a much smoother finish. 

I worked on heavy cardstock using the same colours of 'Ice' as I did last week (Ice Coffee, Whisky Frost, Melted Butter)

The stencil I chose to create with is one of That's Crafty's 7x7 stencils (Honeycomb Circles). This is such a great design as it is so versatile with its mix of circles and honeycomb. You could use it in full (as I have here), you could stencil the full design and then cut it down to create something like a tag or a smaller card or you could just use sections of the stencil to add detail to your projects. 

I applied the 3 colours of 'Ice' (one at a time) through the stencil using a palette knife. The colours blend together very smoothly and seemlessly to create a lovely gradual change in colour tone.

After removing the stencil I heat set the 'Ice' using a heat gun. As I mentioned last week; heat makes the 'Ice' bubble and craze which you cannot only see but hear too!

I added a touch of 'broken' text stamping in some of the larger circles and outlined the open circles and hexagons of the design with a black pen.

The broken text stamping twas carried through to a That's Crafty! ATcoin which was painted with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paint.( Cloud 9). It served as the mount for the bumble bee which is from one of PaperArtsy's stamp sets designed by Tracy Scott. (ETS27) 

He was stamped on card, painted with PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Acrylic Paint (Tangerine Twist, Mustard pickle, Zesty Zing) fussy cut and adhered in place using That's Crafty! Multi Purpose Adhesive. I also gave him a glossy coat thanks to some Glossy Accents. 

Products I used:

That's Crafty! Surfaces ATCoins
Heavy Cardstock (Ivory)
Black Card
Tsukineko Versafine Ink: Black Onyx
Seth Apter/Aladine Izink Ice: Iced Coffee, Melted Butter, Whisky Frost
Black Acrylic Paint
PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Paints: Cloud 9, Mustard Pickle, Tangerine Twist, Zesty Zing.
That's Crafty! Multi Purpose Adhesive
Ranger Glossy Accents
That's Crafty! 5x7 Stencil: Honeycomb Circles
PaperArtsy Stamps: Eclectica ETS27
PaperArtsy mini stamps: MN108
Black Fineliner Pen 
Stamping Platform
Heat Gun
Palette Knife
Scissors
Paper Trimmer
Ranger Cut n Dry Foam
Paintbrush
Masking Tape

I hope you have enjoyed seeing some more 'Ice' creativity.

Thanks for stopping by 

Hope to see you again next week but in the meantime 

Enjoy creating and stay safe and well 

Take Care 

Amanda 

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(ink-a-pink)