Rediscovery hop - Birthday

Hello everyone! With every new month brings rediscovery. Today I am participating in an Instagram Hop highlighting rediscovery. The premise of this hop is to dig through that drawer, route through that hidden pile, or open those bins and find what has been forgotten about. I encourage you to try this and instead of buying new product, take a look at the treasures you already have. This is a monthly hop so if you are interested in joining us, message @craftwithme101 to get all of the information. 🙂

The theme for this months hop is Birthdays. I have had this super cute little fairy from Stamping Bella coloured up for a while now and just knew I had to get her on this card. I have used a beautiful paper from the First Edition "Let's Celebrate" 6x6 pack that you can get for a bargain price of just £1.50 right now over are DRK crafts. I love how this paper has little bits of gold foiling on it so it really adds a nice shine to my card. The pink card is from the Dove craft summer pack and I used it to mat behind my patterned paper and then also used another old craft item the white orbs stencil from Lavinia stamps to emboss those spots onto it. 

For the sentiment I used Dove craft A4 smooth metallic card and the happy and birthday dies from Heffy doodle. I think they work well with the touches of gold foil in the patterned paper and add even more shine.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Patties creations - Anything goes

Sweet Stampin' - Things with wings

My time to craft - Dry embossing

The fairy and the unicorn - Anything Fantasy goes

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my blog.

Huge hugs

Amy xx

1 item 3 ways challenge

I LOVE making the most of the things I have so when there was the chance to join a hop where we need to use an item 3 ways based on a theme I wanted to join in :)

This month is the first one and the theme was fathers day / creations for the males in our lives. I gave myself a double challenge as used the same Stamping Bella stamp (Daddy's little girl) for all 3 cards and used the same First Edition paper pad Grand Plans for all 3 makes. As a bonus at the moment you can get this 6x6 paper pad for just £1.50 in the DRK crafts sale!!!

I LOVE this First editions Paper pad as it is so perfect for this theme and the bright colours along with the texture that the speciality papers give your make with the glitter and glossy elements really make your project look expensive.

This first card I cut one of the pieces of 6x6 paper diagonally across it and then took the page that is all sentiments cutting the sentiments out separately using this one on this card. Around the edges of the card I have doodled a border. 

This second card I used this fun green paper as an extra layer of colour for this card and again I doodled around all the edges.

These fun white glitter foam letters are from Simply creatives alphabet sticker set. and add a great bit of dimension to the card.

For this last card of the three I have fussy cut around one of the design papers cutting around the records and album covers making some of them overlap the frame I have created for the image.

The sentiment for this card is from a set of  Dovecraft stamps called essential general and has 15 general sentiments in the pack that you can find HERE.

I am entering these cards for the following challenges:

As you like it - Girl or Boy : I have gone for boy as I like the challenge

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Pattie's creations - Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. - Anything goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog.

Huge hugs

Amy xx

You're the best

This oddball from Stamping Bella really makes me smile so much. There is just something about these characters faces that I can not get enough of. I coloured up this Snow white and the seven dwarves stamp with copics for this card.

I am stretching those papers again using this Jolly Holidays paper from First Edition for something other than a Christmas card again.

 To finish this card off I have used the Heffy Doodle thanks word die and combined it with the "You're the best" sentiment stamp from the Heffy Doodle Teach me word stamp set. Then added a few Sprig of mistletoe Nuvo drops.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Pattie's creations - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my blog.

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Kindness Hop

Please come and join us on Instagram and hop along with us as we spread kindness through creativity—For me I like to send cards out randomly from time to time to friends or family just to give them a little smile and let them know how awesome they are. After all who doesn't love to get some happy mail??

We are giving away four Bearly Art Prize Packs and a $25 gift card from our sponsor Kat Scrappiness.

The whole Crafty Purple Frog team are taking part in the hop so be sure to visit us all and leave us some love :D

For this card I have coloured the brilliant Stamping Bella Curvy Girl Is Busy stamp with spectrum noir tri-blend brush markers and popped her up a bit from the rest of the card on some foam pads so she stands out. The dotty back ground paper is from the Crafty Purple Frog happy times digi paper pack. The sentiment comes with the stamp and just to add a bit of sparkle I added some nuvo drops.

 I hope you can join us for the Instagram hop.

 

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Penny's paper-crafty challenge - Anything goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals corner - For the ladies

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. And don't forget to join the actual Insta hop for the chance to win these amazing prizes.

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Quinn and her boots

 It is still a little chilly here so I felt drawn to colour up this cutie Uptown Girl Quinn and her boots. I coloured her with Spectrum noir tri-blend brush markers. I kept the rest of the card very simple to show her off and added just s touch of sparkle with some Nuvo drops. 

I hope you are all having a good week so far :D 

I am entering this card for the following projects:

The sisterhood of crafters - Anything goes

Through the craftroom door - Anything goes

A bit more time to craft - Anything goes

A perfect time 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

I believe in you

I coloured this super cute Annie the angel from Stamping bella with spectrum noir tri blends. I added some extra sparkle to her wings with a spectrum noir crystal clear sparkle pen.

To frame her I created this background with the scene it stencil from Time for tea designs. I used Twisted citron, spun sugar, worn lipstick and picked raspberry distress oxide inks.

For the sentiment I used the time for tea unicorn in training stamp set and then embossed it with Wow! ebony embossing powder.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Dream Valley - Add some sparkle

Lil' patch of crafty friends - Anything goes

Crafters castle - Anything goes

The sisterhood of snarky stampers - Y is for Yellow

The fairy and unicorn - Anything fantasy goes

Coffee Helps

I created the background for this card using the Time for tea scene it stencil. For the grass I used twisted citron and mowed lawn distress inks and picked raspberry and wilted violet distress inks for the clouds.

The sentiment from Stamping Bella just cried out to be used with this adorable greetings farm Miss Anya coffee break stamp. I coloured her with spectrum noir tri-blend pens and then added some sparkle to the heart on her top with a spectrum noir crystal clear sparkle pen and then some glossy accents on her glasses.

To finish off the background I added some nuvo drops.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Arty Divas - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

A place to start - Create a custom background without using design paper

Thanks for everything

I want to say a massive thank you to anyone who has made a purchase from my little online store over the last few weeks. I genuinely do a little happy dance for every one of them and it means so much to me. I am glad I can keep posting to you all so that you can all enjoy some crafting in this tough time. I know it is certainly what is keeping me sane.
I have a card for you today using this adorable little lady Garden girl carnation from Stamping Bella. She is out of stock in my store right now but is on they way to me along with a load more so watch this space if you want to add her to your collection.

I coloured her with the following Copic markers:
Skin: E33, E21, E00
Hair: 100, C7, C5, C3
Flower and skirt: RV69, R29, R35 + G28, G17, G14
Outline: B02, B00
Ground: E31

The Thanks is a shadow die from Time for Tea designs. I covered it in Nuvo drops and then glossy accents to make more of a feature of it. The embossing is using Crafters companion sakura silhouet embossing folder.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Arty Divas - Anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - Anything goes

Through the craft room door - Anything goes

A place to start - Create a custom background without using design paper

Crafting happiness - Anything goes with optional twist of red