Wags 'n' Whiskars Princess Release (Sneak peak day 1)

Good morning crafters & how are you this fine morning? hope your better than the weather, which is really lousy here in Manchester, but no big shockers there then! haha.

WAGS N WHISKARS NEW RELEASE!!!
I'm really excited this week to be involved in the Wags n Whiskars new stmap release, where there will be a blog hop this Friday, so make sure you pop over to the Wags n Whiskars blog to start the hop, which will run from 12.01 EST or 5.01 GMT. Theres some real stunners let me tell you - your in for a real treat & I'm sure you'll be dying to get your hands on them, (I know I was) which you can do from 7am EST or 12pm GMT when the images will go on sale from Wags n Whiskars (direct link to images)

WIN THE WHOLE COLLECTION!!!
Fancy winning the lot? head on over to the W&W blog using the link above. You can enter by displaying the banner on your blog to advertise the hop (any other way you can spread the word would be much appreciated too), then simply enter your name using Mr. Linky. If your chosen & you've displayed the banner on your sidebar - then you get the lot!

Which brings me neatly onto today, which is day 1 of sneak peaks, where you can be first to grab a glance at whats in store. They'll be more sneak peaks tommorrow too, so make sure you pop back to see another image & defo check out the W&W blog (1st link above) where you can see more snek peaks from the rest of the design team.

Soooo without further ado, heres my creation - I used 'Ballerina Katie' Isn't she adorable?!!

...LOVIN using my new Copics which I purchased from Bunny Zoe store (where W&W stamps available to purchase). If you live in America or Canada there is a sister store Stamp & Create which has a very simelar set up & also has full range of W&W stamps. Its not often you find Copics available as singles for a reasonable price, but these stores stock loads of great colours so you can choose exactly the ones you want. The papers are by Cosmo Cricket 'Mitten Weather' &  Pink Paisley '365 degrees'...

COPICS:

Skin - R000

Cheeks - R20

Hair - V000, V01, RV95, R95

Top, shoes, trim, wand & crown details - V000, V01, RV95

Skirt - B000

Crown & Sleeves - BG000

Highlighted with Stickes 'crystal' glitter glue & netting detail added to skirt with ribbon & flower set with real Sworofski crystal...

Flowers mostly from Wild Orchid Crafts. Pin handmade with pearl & glass beads. Chipboard star has been painted with lilac acrylic paint then covered in Art Glitter. Ornate chipboard frame by Maya Road has been painted with 3 coats of white acrylic paint, then distressed with a craft knife for shabby old vintage wood effect. Pewter metal corner from We are Memory Keepers metal hardware tin. Paper flowers made from old manuscript paper using the spiral/ rolling technique.