There is always room for cake

 18th June, 2021

Hi everyone,  I have returned today using the Party Mouse stamp set from Crafty Purple Frog.

Lets go...

This is another half cheat for me as I already had the images stamped, coloured and cut out begging to be turn into a creation (I had also embossed the icing on the cupcakes too).  As norml I stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colour in Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends or Copic markers, however you can use any markers you have or pencils too.  I decided to us ethe cheese background that I made using the top of the mushroom stencil from an earlier post. I chose and stamped my sentiment on white card and layered on black gloss card stock which I already had.

In my normal way I went ahead and laid everything out on my card until I was happy with the layout, I popped up some images on foam pads and glued some flat to give some partial dimension. I think this Party Mouse is saying I love cheese but there is always time for cake. After looking at it I decided to bulk out the cake with some little cake clay embelishments I had in my stash.

I hope you enjoyed this card and the use of combining stencils and stamps.

Happy Crafting

Lucy xx

Supplies used from Crafty Purple Frog

Party Mouse Stamp Set

Mushroom Stencil

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers

Supplies not from Purple Crafty Frog

Copic Markers

Cake Embelishments

Thorn and leaf stencils - Crafty Purple Frog

 11th June, 2021

Hi there, today I am using the Thorn and Leaf stencils from Crafty Purple Frog and how they can be used together.

To start you can use the thorn stencil alone which I think also can look like naked trees.

You can also use them in conjunction with the leaf stencil and the Flowers and Berries stamp set to add leaves to the thorny bits, I tend to use Distress Oxides for blending with stencils because that is my medium of choice however you can use what you feel comfortable with. so in the photo belox I am showing the following from left to right - 

• Thorns on their own
• Thorns with leaves on using Distress Oxides and them some have been stamped over with Memento Tuxedo Black ink using the outline of the oak leaf from the Flowers and Berries stamp set
• The Thorns with leaves stamped on using both the solid and outline oak leaf, for these I used VersaFine Clair inks
• The last one is again the Thorns but instead of leaves I have used the solid and outline berries stamped using VersaFine Clair inks.

I will eventually use all of these background pieces to make other cards with. Go have fun messing around with your stencils.

Happy Crafting

Lucy xx

Supplies used from Crafty Purple Frog

Thorn Stencil

Leaf Stencil

Flowers and Berries Stamp Set

Memento Tuxedo Black

Distress Oxide Ink

VersaFine Clair Ink

Happy Birthday Dude

4th June, 2021

Hi everyone, today I am back with Foxy from Crafty Purple Frog, apart from loving the Foxy Stamp Set, I do think he lends himself to a man, gents or in this case dudes card.

Ok so this card was relatively quick for me as I had already got all my images stamped and coloured from another card I made with this stamp set, I tend to do this as you can keep the extra images for other projects and can save time when you need a card now!!  I stamped all my images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured them all with Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers. Please see the supplies list below as the images came from all over but goes to show how well you can mix and match the Crafty Purple Frog releases together.

In further preparation I cut some grass out usingthe Grassy Lass dies from Heffy Doodle and placed them on my card ready. I dressed the fox using wet glue to adhere them firlmy.

I then started to complete my layout as I wanted it to be and started to stick things down, some with dimension and some without, I then decided to switch up fonts for the sentiments, using the Heffy Doodle happy die.  I cut it 3 times from white card and once from glossy black and layered them together for dimension.

I forgot to stamp birthday dude from the Happy Birthday Everyone stamp set on my grass but luckily using my stampin platform and several inkings I got a crisp image.

I hope you enjoyed the makings of this card.

Happy Crafting

Lucy xx

Supplies used from Crafty Purple Frog

Foxy Stamp Set

Happy Birthday Everyone Stamp Set

All Ears Stamp Set

The Sett Stamp Set

Spread You WIngs Stamp Set

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers

Grassy Lass Heffy Doodle Dies

Happy Die by Heffy Doodle

Distress Oxide Inks

Top Hat Stencils - Crafty Purple Frog

 28th May,2021

Good Morning, today I am back with another blog about Crafty Purple Frog stencils and today we are using the Top Hat stencils.  There are 3 stencils that make the total image, the top hat, the hat band and dots.

But of course we don't have to use them in that way, the band for the hat is a seperate stencil so why not use them on their own to make a funky background, I have used neutral colours for mine but there is a whole rainbow of colour out there to be explored...go ahead and create.

Not only can we use the dots with the top hat but we can also use them alone to make a bright and vibrant background (I plan to team it with Party Mouse at some stage).

Remember I have only given a few options, but you could use the band and dot together, the dots as a single row, try an ombre effect with any of them for an awesome look. Don't forget to try different mediums like paste, embossing powders, maybe using the correct sandwich you will beable to get the to dry emboss through the machine of your choice.

I would love to see some of your ideas.

Happy Crafting

Lucy x

Supplies used from Crafty Purple Frog

Top Hat Stencils

Bee Kind

 May 21st, 2021

Hi folks, Im back again with another crafty make using items from Crafty Purple Frog.

Today we have a quick and simple card using the bee from the Blooming Marvelous Stamp Set.

I used the largest Honeycomb stencil to form a back ground by blending with Dried Marigold Distress Oxide Ink to get a lovely smooth and not too harsh blend of colour, I faded this out towards one side to give abit more texture and because I didn't want solid colour across the whole thing. I stamped out the bee and coloured using Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers and to add some shimmer I embossed the wings with WOW! Clear Hologram Sparkle embossing powder.

I then chose my sentiment and stamped it out onto white card and cut ot out using the banner from Tag Along die set from Heffy Doodle and layered this onto black. I worked out my positioning and attached both the bee and sentiment on foam pads to my card. Using a black fine liner pen I drew in little lines to look like the bee had flown from sentiment to the otherside of the card.

Thank you for reading and happy crafting

Lucy xx

Supplies used from Crafty Purple Frog

Blooming Marvelous Stamp Set 

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

WOW! Clear Hologram Sparkle Embossing Powder

Specctrum Noir Tri-Blend Markers

Tag Along Dies from Heffy Doodle

Distress Oxide Inks

Mushroom Stencil by Crafty Purple Frog

 

Hi everyone, I am back with a quick post today to show a couple of different ways to use the mushroom stencil by Crafty Purple Frog.

Ok then, I find the best way for me to get them lined up is to write on them, this way is saves me a bit of time fiddling about. I used Distress Oxide inks in Pumice Stone and Festive Berries to complete the mushroom...using the full mushroom cut out first with Pumice Stone and then aligning the other stencil over the top with the Festive Berries to get the whole Mushroom or toadstool.

Once you have that image you have the choice to leave it like that or add an outline using the small mushroom stamp from the Foxy Stamp Set, it is easy to line up using the stamp on an acyrlic block but if you go abit squiffy like I have on a few it really doesn't matter.

A fun way is to use the top of the mushroom in a yellow colour to make cheese and use it along side the Party Mouse Stamp Set which you will see me do in a upcoming post.

Thank you for reading.

Happy Crafting

Lucy

xx

Supplies used from Crafty Purple Frog

Mushroom Stencil

Foxy Stamp Set

Party Mouse Stamp Set

Roses Are Like Friends

 May 7th, 2021

Hi all, I am back today with a gorgeous and classic looking card for you using the Blooming Marvelous Stamp Set by Crafty Purple 

To start with I wanted a sparkley but not blingy look to this card and as I seem to be addicted to the WOW!Clear Hologram Sparkle Embossing Powder I opted for that. I used Sookwang heat resistant doubled sided tape and layed out stripes across my card base, removed the release paper and covered with the embossing powder and heat set it until the magic happend and I was left with sparkly stripes of goodness.

I then proceeded to stamp out the rose from the Blooming Marvelous Stamp Set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it in using Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend marker is the dark red blend. I stamped a couple of leaves and coloured them in the same way using the light green blend and then added a few highlights to the rose and leaves in a white gel pen.

Using foam pads or tape I popped up the rose and attached it to the bottom left hand corner of my card and placed the leaves behind it and secured in place with wet glue. I then picked out my sentiment, stamped it out and used the Stitched Nesting Dies from Stampin Up to cut out an elegant shape on white card, this didn't look right on its own so I added a layer of red card behing it to compliment the rose and stuck it flat to the card on the top right. To top the card off I used some bubbles from Little Things from Lucy's Cards.

Thank you for taking time out to read this post. Have a great weekend.

Happy Crafting

Lucy xx

Supplies used from Crafty Purple Frog

Blooming Marvelous Stamp Set

Spectrum Noir Tri Blend Markers

WOW! Clear Hologram Sparkle Embossing Powder

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Supplies not from Crafty Purple Frog

Sookwang Heat Resistant tape

Stitched Nesting Dies from Stampin Up

Bubbles from Little Things from Lucy's Cards