Sending you a little vitamin sea

Have you seen the beautiful new digi release from Sweet November Stamps? There are gorgeous mermaids with their animal friends This is the very beautiful Cari and Neo. I had so much fun colouring this duo up. You can grab them right now and as they are digi's there is no waiting or paying for postage which is even better! The sentiment is from the new clear stamp set from Sweet November Stamps Sea birds stamp set. I used peacock feathers distress ink to make a circular shape in the middle of my square card. Then I flicked it with prize ribbon and mermaid lagoon distress oxide sprays. To add a last bit of sparkle and texture I added a few Nuvo silver crystal glitter drops.

I used the following Copics to colour this duo:

Skin: V17, E35, E13

Hair: W9, W7, W5

Tail: R85, R83, R81

Top: B01

Dolphin: B45, B21, B000

 I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspiration - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes

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Huge hugs

Amy xx

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

New digi Mermay release from Sweet November Stamps

I was so excited to be asked by the lovely ladies at Sweet November Stamps to join them for this brand new Mermay digi stamp release. These mermaids and their friends are so much fun! This is the very beautiful Ashera

I loved colouring this beauty up with my copics. I used the following copics to colour her:

Hair: R85, R83, R81

Skin: V17, E35, E11

Eyes: BG49, BG05 

Tail: W9, W7, W5

For the background I die cut the rectangle with Heffy Doodle Whimsically wonky dies. Then used Meteorite shower nuvo shimmer powder. It is so much fun to use! I tipped a tiny bit onto the paper and then sprayed it with water to get this look. I had to put it under a big book to flatten the background out before I added my mermaid and the sentiment onto it. For the sentiment I used these white foam glitter letter stickers from Simply creative. I then coloured them with an alcohol marker to make them black and keep that glitter showing through.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Lil patch of crafty friends - Anything Goes

The fairy and the unicorn - Anything Fantasy goes

Gem of a challenge - Anything Goes

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

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Cutest Mermaid under the sea

This little mermaid is just so adorable! She is a digi stamp Nalu from the brilliant Sweet November Stamps store. I love that with a digi stamp you can get your hands on it instantly and there is no postage cost.

I created the background for this card by ink smooshing Peacock feathers distress ink. Then I also flicked some ink on top of that once it was dry. I used the same coloured ink and when you layer it up like this it still gives a great bit of depth.

The sentiment is from the Merwees set #2 clear stamp set.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

LeighSBDesigns - Fanta sea

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

Magical Mermay release from Sweet November Stamps 2023

Today is the day for the new Sweet November Stamps Mermay Clear stamp release!! I am so excited to be able to show you not one but two of the new stamp sets with this card. I have used The Sea birds stamp set and the Horizon lines Seaside cliffs. I stamped the little sand piper birds then masked them with Heffy memo tape before stamping the brilliant cliff stamp over the top.

If you want to see even more of the new release hop on over to Instagram where you can join in the release hop and not only see lots of incredible creations from the rest of the SNS and Crafty Purple Frog design teams but also you can be in with a chance to win the entire release! hop along from HERE.

I coloured this scene using the following copics:

Sand pipers: E35, E32, E77, E74, E71, E70

Sand: E42, E41, C3

Cliffs: G28, G46, G24, C6, C5, C4, C3

Sea: B02, B01, B000

Sky: B91

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

Pattie's creations - Anything Goes

Daring card makers - sunshine (This always makes me think of the beach)

C.R.A.F.T. - Anything goes

Creative Knockout - Anything Goes

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

Huge hugs

Amy xx

Mermay and mental health awareness week 2023 I couldn't resist doing a card

This week is the start of mental health awareness week 2023 and this year the focus is on anxiety. For the month of May I have been joining in the Sweet November Stamps challenge to do a bit of mermaid colouring every day. I have to say that I love colouring and have found this to be very therapeutic to take even a little time out of my day to colour up some part of an image. I get so focused on the colouring it is almost mediative for me.

This card is the product of some of that colouring.

The mermaid is called Phthalo and she is a stunning digi stamp. That means you can get her instantly and there is no postage to pay or wait for. 

I also followed one of the amazing Amy Young's Adventures in colouring video's for her tail and the scenery in this image.

It is all coloured using copic pens and I am really pleased with how it turned out.

I am entering this card for the following challenges:

 Cupcake inspirations - mermaid

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

Huge hugs

Amy xx