Shine Brightly by Amanda Pink

 Hi Everyone 

I have an art panel to share with you today that I've created with stamps stencils and inks. It features silhouette florals set against a glowing 'hot' backdrop. 

I worked on watercolour paper for the main panel which I later mounted onto a That's Crafty! White/ Greyboard panel (cut to size) before matt n layering onto Tim Holtz Metallic kraft stock and black card. 

The background was created with Tim Holtz Distress inks/Distress Oxides (Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Dried Marigold, Rusty Hinge, Crackling Campfire). 

 I pressed the inks and or Oxides directly onto a craft mat, spritzed with water and 'smooshed' the watercolour paper through the ink, then dried with a heat tool. `I repeated the process (ink/Oxide, spritz, smoosh, dry) several times, gradually building up depth and variation of colour. 

 

Some additional blending of Distress ink (Rusty Hinge, Crackling Campfire)  helped intensify the colour around the sides of the panel.

Some double layered stamping next.

For this I used Tracy Evans AALL and Creates 'Reckoner Digits' stamp, stamping first with Distress ink (Crackling Campfire) then again with Versafine ink (Onyx Black). 

Then it was time to stencil the silhouette florals.  

These were created using one of Donna Downeys fabulous stencil designs with DecoArt Black Modelling Paste - any black texture paste or neutral texture paste painted black could be use instead. 

I simply applied the paste through the stencil , removed the stencil and left to dry. 

The stencil is actually one of 4 designs included on one stencil but the 4 stencils can be and are very easily separated to work with  

This along with more Donna Downey stencils were added to the shop just the other week so if you missed then you may want to check them out as there are a great variety of designs. 

To finish I added white highlights to the florals, a few black paint splatters and a Tim Holtz metallic sticker offering the words:  

'Shine Brightly'

Products I used: 

That's Crafty! White Greyboard Panel : 4.5" x 9'square corners 

Watercolour Paper

Black Card 
Tim Holtz Metallic Kraft Stock 
Deco Art Black Modelling Paste - other black texture paste can be found here, 
That's Crafty! Multi Surface Craft Adhesive 
Black Acrylic Paint 
Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Mustard Seed, Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Crackling Campfire
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides: Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Rusty Hinge, Crackling Campfire. 
Tsukineko Versafine Ink: Onyx Black 
Donna Downey Stencils: Flowering - DD4- 003 
AALL & Create  Stamps: #543 Reckoner Digits designed by Tracy Evans 
White Pen 
Tim Holtz Metallic Stickers

Thanks for stopping by today.  

Your visits and any comments you wish to leave are much appreciated 

Hope you have a fun creative week 

Take care 

Amanda 

x

(ink-a-pink)