Aurora Wings - New Release Showcase

Hello everyone.

How are you all doing?

It sure is warm here in the UK - not something we are used to really but I'm not going to complain.  I do love the sun but this is a little too warm especially at night!  Hey ho, I'm sure I shall be wishing it back again when the winter hits us! Lol

So, I have just popped in to let you know that today is new release showcase day for Mitzi at Aurora Wings.  

Now when I say you won't be disappointed with the new images, well I think that is an understatement!! 

They are jaw droppingly gorgeous!!

Well now I know you are going to think I am a bit biased and you would be absolutely correct.

Why are they so gorgeous?? 

Well, they are sprites so naturally I am one happy bunny!!

Now as usual with the new release showcase, there is an extra special bonus.

The bonus this time is a Gift With Purchase image - and he is so stinkin' cute!!

Allow me to introduce you to:

PUPPY SPRITE

Didn't I tell you he was cute??? 

So, as I said you will get this image free with a purchase of $8USD (minimum spend).

Now to the other two new images in the showcase are:

Forget-me-not sprite and Succulent Sprite

I have made two cards with the two gorgeous new images and here they are:

First, Forget-me-not Sprite:

She is available from both the Aurora Wings store and the Aurora Wings Etsy store:

PNG - Etsy - here

PNG - AW Store - here

JPG - Etsy - here

JPG -AW Store - here

The image is coloured with my Polychromo pencils and the background is done in Pan Pastels.

The sentiment is done using the gorgeous Word Chain Alphabet from Claritystamp which you can find here.

The flowers are from my age old stash which really could do with a bit of a boost!

Secondly, Succulent Sprite:

Again available in both the Aurora Wings Store and the Aurora Wings Etsy store:

PNG - AW Store - here

PNG - Etsy store - here

JPG - AW Store - here

JPG - Etsy store - here

Again coloured with my Polychromo pencils, The sentiment is from a different Claritystamp wordchain. (It actually says Friendship but I masked off the "hip" to just get Friends)

The flowers are again from my stash.

The background papers are from Lili of the Valley paper pads which are, sadly, no longer available.

The final new release image is the last instalment of the Four Seasons series.

This one is called Icicles and Crystals and is the Winter Image.

I think of the four this has to be my favourite.

Pop on over to the showcase blog where you can see some fabulous inspiration and all the necessary codes to purchase this beauty.

So, if you like the look of these gorgeous new images, and let's face it, why wouldn't you?? then pop on over to the Aurora Wings Showcase blog where you can see what fabulous creations my teamies made.

So here are all the codes you will need for your little shopping spree - go on - you know you want to!! Lol

Thanks for stopping by today.

Please leave me a little message to let me know you called and let me know what you think of my cards too eh?

TTFN

xxxx

Aurora Wings Challenge 69 - Totally your choice!!

Hi everyone.

Thank you for joining in with our Once Upon a Time challenge last month.

Remember to pop along to the challenge blog and see if you were one of the lucky winners.

So, on to the next challenge then.

Now this one has to be everyone's favourite challenge doesn't it?

This month's challenge is:

ANYTHING GOES

So, that gives you carte blanche to do exactly as you choose.  You could do what you normally do, be it a card or a framed picture or you could really go out on a limb and do a canvas or a gift bag or do a completely unexpected colour palette - the choice is - as my blog post title suggests - totally up to you!

I was going to make a set of pictures using the sprites because I love them but to be honest we have had quite a few hospital appointments with hubby so I didn't get enough time to get them all done - maybe I will save that project for a future challenge! 😉😉

So, instead I decided to make a door hanger but because they are my first love I just had to use a sprite! 😃😃

I went with the cute little Strawberry Sprite in the end and you can find her on Etsy here and on the Aurora Wings shop here.

So, here you go then:

I just adore these little sprite characters, they are just tooooo cute. I did a pineapple sprite project a while back and I just loved how it turned out so thought I would try again with this one. 

Coloured with my Faber Castell Polychromo pencils this time, a change from my Prismacolours. 

A little digression!

The FB pencils were the first big set I bought and I loved them, but then I tried Prismas and they blend so much easier - because they are wax based rather than oil based. I personally find that the polychromos tend to sharpen to a sharper point because they are a tad harder than the prismas but the prismas do tend to give a better coverage on larger areas that the polys.  At the end of the day they are both beautiful pencils and give amazing results - it will always come down to personal preference I think but I love them both in totally different ways.  If you pop on over to the Kit and Clowder website you will find oodles of information on pencils, markers and papers etc to help you with your colouring choices.  Before I found Kit and Clowder my colouring was "okay" but it lacked any sort of depth and this left the characters with little or no personality - but now - well I will let you be the judge - what do you think?

Anyhooo - let's get back to it shall we?

The gorgeous backing papers (yeah, I know you can't really see much of them can you? lol), I have used on this card are from an 8 x 8 Lili of the Valley paper pad called "Simple Joys".  I don't think they make them any more which is really sad because they were such a fabulous quality.  I am fortunate enough to have quite a few of these pads but now that I am using them more often again I fear that they won't last me very long!! Boo Hoo. 

The ribbon called Strawberry Shortcake is from Crafty Ribbons who again have a vast array of ribbons and threads to choose from as well as ribbon embroidery kits if that is your forté.

I was going to add gems and flowers but do you know what - I think it looks fine just as it is, what do you think?

So there you go folks, my inspiration for the anything goes challenge.

I can't wait to see what fabulous projects you all come up with but whatever you do I hope you have lots of fun doing it. After all, that's what it's all about right?

TTFN

xxx

Challenges:

              Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Week 28 - Anything goes 

Crafting with friends #71 - Anything goes

Crafty Catz #425 - Anything goes with option of think Summertime

Simply Papercraft Challenge #59 - Anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks #411- Anything goes - Life is a picnic twist

Crafting with an Attitude #41 - Anything goes

Little Miss Muffet #193 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #6 - Anything goes

Country View Challenges - In the Summer Garden

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #86 - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends Challenge #88 - Food/Drink (Strawberry)