Thursday 5 May 2016

Think Pink ~ New Challenge for Stamps and Stencils

Hi everybody ! the first Thursday of the month has rolled round again and that means that it's time for another challenge over at the Stamps and Stencils blog. Branka is our fabulous host this month and she is asking us to 'Think Pink'. I've really enjoyed making this heart wall hanging with loads of girly pink and a moderate helping of grungy crackle! The heart is made of grey board, this is how it looked before  I gave it a little Andy Skinner treatment.....
I followed a technique he shared, in a recent online tutorial he made for Wanderlust 2016. In fairness to Andy and Wanderlust 2016, I won't go into too much detail, but the technique involves stamping into modelling paste, followed by lots of painting and crackling, before finishing off with iridescent paints. This is it before I added the handmade flowers.....

 Here's a close up of the surface....
I must say I really love the finish, even though I need a bit more practice with the stamping and some of the brushing techniques.I'll certainly be trying this again. It was also great fun to get back to some flower making. I used die cuts stacked together for these flowers, and sprayed them with Dylusions inks once they were constructed. I always find that scrunching up the flowers, whilst they are damp and then leaving them to dry, helps to give a more realistic look.....

An extravagant bow, dyed with Distress and Dylusions Sprays completes the heart. I've really enjoyed this 'Think Pink' project  and hope you feel inspired to join our Stamps and Stencils May challenge with a Think Pink project of your own. We'd love to see what you come up with! Hop over to the Stamps and Stencils blog by clicking on this link and you'll find the challenge details and also see the fabulously inspiring projects by Branka and the rest of the design team. As a little bonus for joining in, I have a set of two grey board hearts which I'll send out to one randomly drawn entry, at the end of the challenge. So come on, get those rose tinted specs on and Think Pink ! x

10 comments:

  1. It's a breathtaking altered heart, Toni! What a clever and stunning transformation! Your handmade flowers are out of this world beautiful and I adore your perfect bow on top! Marvelous design! Big hugs! Branka xx

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  2. This is Gorgeous Toni - Love it. Mo x

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  3. Toni what an awesome home decor... Just LOVE what you did and the result will look very decorative anywhere. What makes your heart project even more pretty is your fabulous flowers !! They are truly stunning.
    I wonder if this is a Andy Skinner heart...??
    Thank you for sharing this fantadtic heart. It was such a great inspiration to how to use some of my homemade flowers...
    Hugs from Monica.... Spain

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  4. Yes, Toni - this is an amazing background! Wow oh wow! The flowers are tops - really do look realistic with such great color variation. Beautiful pink inspiration. Hugs, Autumn

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  5. absolutely stunning work Toni - I'm currently watching that tutorial - its amazing! Love this heart - just gorgeous. Hugs rachel x

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  6. Your heart is so beautiful, it really is an amazing technique isn't it? I think you have carried it out beautifully and your flowers are just gorgeous! Hugs, Anne xx

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  7. Gorgeous! I LOVE the crackle on the heart...primo!!!

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  8. Wow Toni I just adore this fabulous piece with that amazing background. The flowers add wonderful dimension and the beautiful shabby bow finishes it off perfectly xxx

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  9. Stunning project Toni, such an amazing texture you've created on the heart. The flowers and the choice of pinks combined with a lustrous finish has resulted in something so beautiful!! Ruth xx

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  10. What amazing texture you've created on the heart frame, and the flowers are - need I say it? - stunning! Sorry to have missed so many treats, it's a mad old year.
    Alison x

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