Whale hello there

Yes you guessed it her is another result of the ink smooshing session the other day For this one I used Tumbled glass, salty ocean and chipped sapphire distress ink :D This one was crying out to be used for some kind of sea theme and I couldn't resist colouring up this beauty and her friend that comes with her. She is another Sweet November digi called Glimmer Surfside and humphrey.

I coloured them with the following copic markers:

Skin: E08, E37, E33, E31

Hair: C7, C5, C3

Tail: G07, G14, YG03

Top: E01

Whale back: C9, C7, C5

Whale belly: C1, C0

As normal for me I couldn't resist adding the spectrum noir crystal clear sparkle pen to her tail after it was coloured and then covering it with glossy accents.

The sentiment is stamped in Chipped Sapphire distress oxide ink and comes from the Heffy Doodle Oceans of love stamp set. Then I used a range of Nuvo drops all around them to add some more sparkle and dimension.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Allsorts _ Magical worlds

Sisterhood of narky stampers - I is for ink

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Amy xx

Mr McFlurry

I am so in love with all these Sweet November digis. I love the way you can just get them instantly and start playing. This little cutie is called Mr McFlurry. I have coloured him with the following copics:

Snow man:BG01, B000 + YR07, YR16 for his nose

Hat and scarf: RV69, R59, R27, R14

Squirrels: W5, W3,W1 + R81

Acorns: YG95, YG91

Wreath: G28, G17, G14, YG41

Then of course I had to add some little nuvo drops to the holly berries.

The paper is from First editions Jolly Christmas paper pad and the sentiment I cut using Heffy Doodle stitched strips of ease and the sentiment itself is from Heffy Doodles Warm hugs stamp set.

I have no idea why I am suddenly in a bit of a Christmas mood but it can only be a good thing and save on my panic later in the year if I have got a few made now I guess.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

The Holly and the ivy - Anything Christmas goes

Artsy stamper - It's a guy thing

Fab n' Funky - Christmas

The paper Girls - All about boys

Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas goes

Cute card Thursday - Stripes!

Christmas kickstart - Wreathed in Christmas smiles

As you like it - Favorite embellishment (Mine are Nuvo drops I love how versatile they are and can add sparkle or shine or texture in almost every colour)

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Amy xx

My first Christmas card of the year

I can't really believe I have made a Christmas card already and in this heat! This Kraftin' Kimmie Fox really spoke to me though. My Nan's maiden name was Fox so they are kinda a special animal for me :)

This little dude is from the Furry Holiday Wishes stamp set and the sentiment comes from the same set. I coloured him up with the following copic markers:

Fur:YR27, YR68, YR15 + E41 on tip of tail/ under chin

In ears: YR61

Jumper: G7, G14, YG03

Shorts: C9, C7, C3

Candy cane: R59, R29 + B00, B000

I wanted the fox to be the standout of this card so kept the background quite simple. I used the starfall stencil from Heffy Doodle with some Golden Era Nuvo Glacier paste on some dark blue card stock then tore a piece of white card to give a sort of snow mound for him to be standing on. For a little bit of extra sparkle and dimension I put in a few sequins.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

The Holly and the ivy - Anything Christmas goes

A place to start - Make your own background

Artsy stamper - It's a guy thing

Path of positivity - Furry or feathery friends

Fab n' Funky - Christmas

The paper Girls - All about boys

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Amy xx

A little toucan of my affection

I have been in love with birds for a very long time and so when I saw the Toucan do this set from Time for Teas designs I just knew I had to have it. It has taken me a while to get the chance to colour it up and get it on a card but I can't help feeling this will not be the last card they appear on :D

For this card I coloured my toucan with my new copic markers. I am completely converted to Copics I think. They are going to take me some getting used to BUT the difference in my colouring is clear to me as soon as I started to colour in some hair. The flick motion you can get with the brush nib is amazing! Any way onto the card.....

The sentiment, the branch, the hearts in the background and the pretty Toucan are from the Toucan do this stamp set so this whole card is made with just the one set. 

I used the following Copics to colour the images:

Toucan body: C7, C5, C4, C1 (and C3,C1 to add shadow to the white areas)

Toucan beak and tail feathers: Y17, Y15, Y11 and B05, B02, B00

Branch: E79, E29, E35

Leaves: G29, G17, G02

 

I added some glossy accents to its beak so it looks all shiny. For the background I used Tumbled glass and broken china oxide inks and then added more dimension with the Wow! gold embossing powder to make the hearts pop and nuvo key lime and sunlit meadow drops. The stitch rectangle is from Heffy Doodles stitched rectangle die set.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Colour crazy challenge - Anything goes 

Creative fingers challenge blog - Anything goes

As you like it - Animals or people (animals for me. I have always loved how calming it is to be around animals)

Cute card Thursday - Wings

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything goes

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

A perfect time to craft - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything goes

Craft -Dee BowZ - Anything goes

Love to craft - Anything goes

Alphabet challenge - A is for anything goes