2 princesses and their dragon

This is my second card as an official Sweet November Stamps Digi team member. I have combined a few different digi's to create this scene as well s using a clear stamp set called Royal Treatment for the sentiment. I had so much fun putting this scene together and colouring it up. Below are the copics I used to colour this card.

Sitting princess (Rhianna): 

Skin - V17, E35, E13. Eyes -E57, E55 

Hair- W9, W7, W5 

Dress - Y38, Y18, Y11 - R89, R29, R05

Standing princess (Ilyse): 

Skin: E33, E11, E00 Eyes- G07, YG03 

Hair - YR27, YR24, Y35 

Dress - G19, YG07, YG01 - T3, T1

Dragon (Zsu Zsu): 

Scales - B66, B23, B21 

Eyes- G07, YG03 

Spines - Y18, Y11

Wall: Bricks -W6, W4, W2 - C6, C4, C2 - T6, T4, T2  Moss - G46, YG63, YG61

Grass: G94, G24, YG03

Sky: B00

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness - Anything Goes

Jan's digi stamps - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Lil' patch of crafty friends - Anything Goes

Gem of a challenge - Anything Goes

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

The fairy and the unicorn - Anything Fantasy Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Quill power - Release day 2

This new release from Crafty Purple Frog is just so cute! I wanted to stretch these adorable hedgehog stamps and show that you can not only make adorable cards with them but you can also make things like this little trinket dish by pushing them into some air dry clay. This dish was so much fun to do! 

Time for Tea Designs Sneak Peek day 1

This is Amy back again for the second time this week to share my make using some of the amazing new November release from Time For Tea Designs. First off just check out this adorable little door! Isn't it so cute! Its called open the door. I knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted to add a little brad as the door handle. I used the brick wall stencil with a beautiful blender brush to add some tea dye and vintage photo distress oxide ink to give the bricks a two toned effect.

Then what is more perfect to be the other side of the door than this caroling mouse from the new caroling critters stamp set. You might also notice a couple of other little things like the paper and some sentiment strips that you will see more of later in the week ;) 

There is just so much to show you this week so I hope you are ready for it and don't forget to watch out for the FB lives with the lovely Jo as well so you can see even more of each of the new products. They will all be available from Friday and if you like a bit of a bargain don't forget you can use my code T4TAMY10 to get 10% off your order at the Time For Tea Designs store.

Thank you for reading this and check out the FB page to enjoy the rest of the sneak peeks :)

Huge Hugs 

Amy xx

 

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

 2 Crafty critter crazies - Anything goes

A Bit more time to craft - Anything goes

A perfect time to craft - Anything goes 

Crafty Animals - Anything goes (must include an animal) 

A fairy new release

 

Seriously how adorable is this new release from the amazing Sweet November?? I am so in love with the super cute fairies from the Falling into fairwees clear stamp set. I coloured this cutie up with copics and then put her on an action wobble to pop her up from the card and give her some movement :D

The sentiment is from the Time for tea Speech bubbles stamp set and I stamped it in grey Catherine pooler ink before using the coordinating speech bubble dies to cut it out. The stencil I used for the back ground is also from time for tea designs and has the best name ever....tropic like it's hot. I inked through the stencil using the amazing super soft Time for tea beautiful blender brushes and kraftin' kimmie hybrid inks. 

To finish it off I added a variety of nuvo drops to add some sparkle, shine and texture :D

I am entering these cards for the following challenges:

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

A perfect time to craft - Anything goes

Crafts galore encore - Anything goes 

The happy craft challenge - Anything goes 

Love to craft - Anything goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. I would love it if you would follow me and leave me a link to your blog so I can follow you back.

Huge hugs

Amy xx

New release and give away time!

 It is time for another super cute clear stamp release from the amazing Sweet November Stamps! They have brought out 2 stamp sets again. One is a collection of witches for halloween and the other some fairies that are perfect for autumn. 

Seriously how cute are these???

I have been lucky enough to get an extra set of the witches so I am doing a giveaway over on my instagram @craftypurplefrog so be sure to check it out. The giveaway is open worldwide so everyone can join in.

Here are some cards I have made with the adorable witch set :D

For this first card I used the brilliant bats and moons stencil from Kraftin' Kimmie to emboss the orange card. I think it gives it a great touch of texture.

I used another Kraftin' Kimmie stencil for this second card called Ghoulish ghosts and inked through it with goblin green and charming chartreuse inks.

I am entering these cards for the following challenges:

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

A perfect time to craft - Anything goes

Crafts galore encore - Anything goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. I would love it if you would follow me and leave me a link to your blog so I can follow you back.

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Possitive vibes

This little guy just makes me feel so happy and summery. This whole Gnome matter what set is just so cute. I coloured this one with my Nuvo alcohol markers. The background I made by cutting a rectangle out of white card with the stitched rectangle die then using the grassy lass die cut to cut the grass shape across it. Next I inked the sky half in Mermaid lagoon and a touch of faded jeans and the grass half in twisted citron with a touch of mowed lawn distress oxides. Finally I put them back together and layered them on another piece of white card then black card again which I cut using the stitched rectangle dies.

The sentiment is from the Heffy Doodle whatcha saying now? set and I cut the speach bubble from the coordinating die set. For a finishing touch I added the nuvo drops right across the whole card.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Give a crafter a cookie - Photo inspiration and I have used the colours from the cookies to inspire me.

Southern Girls - Anything goes

Heffy Doodlers FB group - Happy mail

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Love to craft - Anything Goes

Paper craft challenges - Spring

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog. I would love it if you would follow me and leave me a link to your blog so I can follow you back :)

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Monkeying around

I have been wanting to get these adorable little cheeky chaps onto cards for ages. For this first card I have used Paper addicts colour pop paper and some green card scraps torn to make kind of vines or leaves. Some yellow and orange Nuvo drops in the corners and coloured the monkey with the following Nuvo alcohol markers:

Skin:478,472,473

Fur:465,463,461

Banana: 405,401

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Through the craft room door - Anything goes 

Dream Valley - One for the boys

This second card I wanted to also try out some nuvo shimmer powder and I am so happy with the effect that it gives for the background. So you can expect to see me using them again :D

As well as the Nuvo shimmer powder I also finished the card with some more dark blue nuvo drops in the top corner and although you can't really see from the picture there is glossy accents on the balloon.
This little monkey has also been coloured using the following Nuvo alcohol markers:

Skin:478,472,473

Fur:465,463,461

Balloon: 430,428,427 

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Arty Divas challenge - Anything goes

All fun challenges - Anything goes

Winter Wonderland

I was really inspired by the latest Heffy Doodle challenge. They threw down a challenge to create a winter wonderland. I wanted to think outside of the box and had the idea to make their adorable elephants into a snow elephant. It has taken a while for me to be able to find the time to get creating again, I am so glad that I got the chance to play and make this one today :) It was just so much fun to change this elephant up.

So the sets I have used are.....Santa's Village for the trees, Elephant of surprise for the elephants and finally wanna build a snowman for the sentiments and the adorable penguins. I used the Heffy Doodle first snow stencil to create the snowy ground. The whole scene is matted on some gorgeous sparkly silver card.

I stamped the elephant in memento Summer sky to make it look more like snow and used the same ink with my ink bushes to add the colour to the sky. I then stamped out all the other images and coloured them with the following tri-blend markers:

Snow elephant - Ice Blue Blend

Trees - Alpine Green Blend

Penguins hats and scarves - Dark Red Blend, Coral Shades, Gold Brown Blend

Penguins - Ice Grey Shade, Gold Yellow Blend and Ice Grey Blend

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Heffy Doodle (On their FB Heffy Doodlers page) - Winter Wonderland

Addicted to stamps - Anything Goes

Lil patch of crafty friends - Anything Goes

Patties Creations - Animals or Bears

Jingle Belles - Christmas / Winter

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Bookworm

Other than crafting I don't think there is anything else I would rather get lost in than a book. I love the way you can be transported to another place. What are your favorite books? I always like recommendations so hit me with them :) 

I think my favorites are  Philip Pullmans "Dark Materials" trilogy. I can not tell you how excited I am that the BBC is doing an adaption of them on at the moment. It is so much better than the film.

Anyway onto my card. I made this one at the Crafty Purple Frog getaway and we were lucky enough to have Kraftin'  Kimmie and Trimcraft donate our little group some very yummy goodies to use over the week. 

This stamp set is called "Girl Power" you get two great characters in the set as well as some fitting sentiments. I have made something with the other girl as well so watch this space :) 

I coloured my bookworm with the following tri-blend markers:

Skin: Fair Skin Blend

Hair: Ice Blue Blend

Jumper, glasses and trousers: Ice Grey Shades

Shoes and top: Bright Pink Shades

Bag: Dull Green Blend and Light Green Blend

Book: Red Brown Blend

Ground: Red Brown Blend

The paper is from First Edition and was part of some samples that Trimcraft kindly sent us. The paper are called wonderlust and this one is foiled and stunning. As normal for me to finish the card I added some nuvo drops to add a bit of dimension and texture.  

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimme - Anything Goes