Swanning around

 In case you haven't seen I have started making my own stamps for Crafty Purple Frog. I am so excited to be able to bring my drawings "to life" :D So far there are two main animal stamp sets. One is this swan from the Spread your wings set and the other is a badger from The Sett stamp set. For this card I have combined some of the little extras in the badger set with the swan. I think the swan looks ready to go to the theatre in his smart out fit. For the back ground I used some distress oxide inks along with one of the stencils that is in the Top hat layering stencil set. Rather than layer them all up I just used the dot stencil and moved it around to make a pattern I was happy with. 

The sentiment is from the sentiment sett. I embossed it with white Wow! Embossing powder so it stands out well against the black card as well as adding a touch of texture. 

I don't know about you but I am so looking forward to being able to get out to events like the theatre again one day. I hope you are having a good week so far and staying safe.

 I am entering this card for the following challenges:

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

Crafters cafe - Anything goes

A perfect time to craft - Anything goes

Colour it, create it, show it off - Anything goes

Crafts Galore encore - Anything goes

2 crafty critter crazies - Anything with a critter goes

Classic design challenge - Anything goes

Clever Dexter - Anything goes

Country View - Birds and bees

Crafty Animals - Anything with an animal goes

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Huge hugs

Amy xx

3 tone colour map for Crafty Purple Frogs Swan

Good morning :D

I am here again with another 3 tone colour map for you. This time it is for the swan from the "Spread your wings" stamp set. Again all you nee is 3 tones of the colour you would like to make your swan and then you can follow this little guide to get it all coloured up :)

For this example I used Spectrum noir tri-blend pens as each pen has the 3 blends in it for you making it so simple to get a great blend.

I also made a little video to show you me using the tone map to colour a black swan.

Here is an example of a card I made using my coloured swans. I mirror stamped the black swan using the mirror stamping mat so I could pair them up and used the "Written with love" back ground stamp on the circle to give it a bit of texture. The sentiment is from the "Just because" stamp set.

I hope you can find this useful. Thank you for looking.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Dare 2B Artzy - Love

Lil' patch of crafty friends - Anything goes

Corrosive challenge - Anything goes

We love chocolate baroque - flowers, butterflies and birds

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Crafty Purple Frog has their own stamps and stencils!!!

 

 It is time to show you the full release! This is my first ever own release and I am so excited to be able to share it with you. This is s very quick video just to go over all of the products and a load of idea for you. If you want to see them in more detail they are now in the store to be able to view and will be in stock to buy from tomorrow (19th of Feb 2021). 

I have spent so long dreaming of making my designs real and this is just the start. My stamps will be focused around nature and wildlife starting with our UK wildlife. I have always really loved nature and the lock down has made me appreciate even more the beauty that is all around us. I hope you all love them as much as I do and I can not wit to see what you all create with them :D

You can find all of the Crafty Purple Frog lines in the store HERE

Huge hugs 

Amy xx

I am spreading my wings :D

 There is something very exciting happening at Crafty Purple Frog. We are making our own line of stamps and stencils!!! I am so happy to finally be bringing my drawings to life in some stamp sets that are themed around the amazing wildlife we have here in the UK. 

This is the first sneak peek of one of the stamp sets and a stencil that is coming up. This stamp set is called "Spread your wings" set features a beautiful swan with some extras and sentiments to coordinate with it. The stencil is called "Splash" and has a lot of water droplet shapes radiating out. For this card I moved the stencil a few times to get a layered effect. 

I made this card for my boyfriend on valentines day. He has made it possible for me to do my crafting full time and actually make a business out of it. The first ever Crafty Purple Frog release will be available on Friday the 19th of Feb.

I coloured my swan with Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers, used Distress inks for the stencilling and then added a few Nuvo drops for a touch of sparkle and texture. 

I hope you like what you see. Stay tuned for more :D

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

 

Addicted to stamps - Any occasion goes

The paper fun day - Anything goes with the option of love

Water cooler Wednesday - Anything goes with a masculine twist

Creative Moments - 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