Crafters Companion Blog Challenge December - Thankyou

Hi Everyone

Here's a little Scruffy Little Cat Card i made for the Crafters Companion Blog Challenge in December, the theme is thank you.

Sooooooo  while i have been demoing at craft shows i have found myself eyeing up material on the stands next to us and bought some small pieces to see if i could incorporate them into my cards.

For the card i have used Kraft card as the base and matted with some purple Coredinations embossed and sanded back using the vitnage floral Hessian folder.  The image is Ashleigh from the SLC range and coloured with Spectrum Noir Markers.  Ive also used the Circle Doily die and then just added a few buttons and a metal butterfly.

Colours used areTN1, TN2, TN3, TN6, CR3,  EB1, EB2, EB3, EB5, EB8, IG1, IG2, IG6, PL1, PL3, PL5.

Hope you like it and dont forget to pop over and take part.

Louise xx

Spectrum Noir Blog Challenge - November

Hi Everyone

I've tried to get myself in gear to ensure I don't miss making challenge cards as I've missed a few lately.  So here is my second one for November and there's not much time left to take part.  The theme for the  Spectrum Noir Challenge is winter or Christmas and I've chosen a beautiful bebunni image and coloured with my spectrum noir markers.

The image is  Christmas Angel and I've used centura pearl card for the card base.  I've matted and layered with mirri card and some beautiful paper i picked up from an art store in London, ages ago.  Its been sitting in my craft stash just waiting to be used.  to complete I've just added some ribbon, a snowflake and some glamour dust.

Colours used blender, ig1 3 5 8, eb1, pp1 ly1 ly3 jg1, lg2, lg4

Hope you like it and pop over to take part as you just may win a prize.

Louise xx

Spectrum Noir Blog Challenge - Summer

Hi Everyone

A little summery card to share with you today and this is my card for the July Spectrum Noir blog challenge, which is Summer.  And you only have today and tomorrow left to enter....... July is coming to an end............

So I have used my Spectrum Noir markers and Spectrum Noir Pencils with a beautiful Skipping  image from Lily of the valley, as it reminds me of summer with her pretty summery dress on too.  My base card is Kraft card and I've matted with nitwit papers, promises and promises solids.  I bought the frame a while ago but not found a card I wanted to use them on as they are so special, so thought this was perfect and centered it over a sentiment stamped in dusty concord distress ink.  I've used white Frantage on the main image and added a few pearls and lace ribbon and finished with a very small flower die  and added a little bit of bling from Chloe.

colours used

FS1, FS3, FS4, TN2, TN3, TN4, EB1, EB3, EB8, LV1, LV2 blender, cr3, pencils 81, 89, 96 with blending solution and paper stumps

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Good Friends

HI Everyone

Card number two in two days and loving colouring in with my markers.  So yesterday my colour scheme was green and pink but I also bought some lush blue papers too at Doncaster so had to have another play.

The stamp is another Sherri Baldy stamp called Good friends but again i cant see where its for sale, it was on Create and craft but its sold out.  I've made my card base from Kraft card and matted with Maja Design Vintage Autumn Basics, its double sided so the criss cross reverse matches perfectly.  The frame is cut using a Cameo Frame and then I've cut the image out and placed her on top.  I've then added a wooden heart, banner cut in Kraft to match and just a few pearls.  The sentiment stamp is from the main image stamp set.

Spectrum Noir Markers  used  FS1, FS3, FS4, TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, EB1, EB3, DG2, IG1, IG3, IG5, IG7, IG9, IG10, True Black, IB1, IB2, IB3, GB1.

Spectrum Noir Pencils used 15, 108, 96, 89, 71, 04,119

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Start with a smile

Hi Everyone

Its been a while since I made a card and I've lost my inspiration and cant think of anything to make really.............  so today I thought I would have a go and used a lovely pink flowery paper i bought while at the Doncaster crafty show last week.  This stamp is called start with a smile and I bought it from create and craft a few weeks ago.  its sold out though and I cant find it anywhere else to link to it, sorry.  The presenter on create and craft was using our Spectrum Noir Markers too so i thought i would have a go.  Colours listed below, with the addition of the Spectrum Noir Pencils I have used too.

The card base is made using Kraft card and ive matted a Pion card stock, called my precious daughter, baby doll onto plain white card.  The green card is from a a Nit wit pad called Beach Bliss and ive used a My freind sentiment from Lily of the valley.  Ive added a few brads and rose lace and diestreed the edges with frayed burlap distress ink, this is also added to the wooden butterflies too.

Pens used, FS1, FS3, FS4, TN2, TN2, TN3, TN4, EB1, EB3, EB5, CG2, PP1, PP3, BG7, BG5, blender pen
Pencils 41, 90,89,57,92

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Spectrum Noir Challenge - Backgrounds

Hi Everyone

This months Spectrum Noir Challenge is Backgrounds and I have to say I like the safety of colouring a pre stamped image in rather than create my own backgrounds.  But...........   there are lots and lots of different backgrounds that can very easily be created. on the spectrum noir blog, there are lots of ideas from simple dottie backgrounds to the more detailed backgrounds on Leanns Spectrum Noir Intermediate DVD.  I've also included a detailed cloud tutorial on the website and Leann also shows one in her dvd too.

So mine is just creating a sky with a few clouds, easy peasy...........  The stamp is Toadstool village 3 from the house of zandra who has some fab images just waiting to be coloured and I've coloured using the following pens and pencils

Spectrum Noir Pens IB1, IB2, IG1, Eb1, EB2, EB3, CR3, CR8, CR11, DR1, DR7, DG2, DG4, HB1
Spectrum Noir Pencils 89, 117, 96, 28,58

I've made the card base from watercolour card and embossed with the Make a wish 6x6 folder.  the image is matted onto kraft card inside the card after cutting an aperture with a circle in the front of the card.  The sentiment is from the verses sentimental stamp set and i then finished off with a wooden butterfly coloured with DR1.

Hope you like it and don't miss out on the chance to win a fab prize.........

Louise

Sruffy Little Cat Jess

Hi Everyone

I've got a fab exclusive stamp from Scruffy little cat to share with you, its only available to club inspire members when you buy from the cc website.......... Its a Members week special offer but hurry it finishes tomorrow, also see details on crafters companion blog


Ive used Crafters Companion Black card for the base and matted with 2 patterned papers form the Scruffy little cat darks pad.  The image is cut using the Caemo frame set and I've used a sentiment from the sentimentals stamp range.  then ive just added some black lace, gingham ribbon and a sparkly butterfly from choles onto a couple of roses made using a Marianne rose die.

Spectrum Noir markers used

FS1, FS3, FS4, TN2, TN3, TN4, EB1,EB3, EB5, PL2, PL3, PL5, IB1, IB3, BT9, IG4, IG6, IG8,

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Crafters Companion June Challenge - Tags

Hi Everyone

I coloured the lovely Ashleigh while demoing at the Bolton show a few weeks ago and have just made it into a card.  As I've added my favourite tags i was hoping it may give you inspiration so you can enter this months challenge while there is still time.

For the card base I've used Kraft card and matted onto watercolour card, the patterned paper is from a nitwit paper pad called country lady and I've distressed the edges.  The two tags are made using scalloped tag dies and then I've added some Hessian tape a few pearls and a beautiful embellishment i also bought at the Bolton show from Chloes stand, called daisy pearl.  the distress ink colour used is gathered twigs.

Spectrum noir makers used
FS1, FS3, FS4, TN2, TN3, TN4, EB1 EB2,EB3, EB5, IG2, IG4, IG6, IG8, DG2 and DG4, LY2

To enter the challenge follow this link

Hope you like it.

Louise

Spectrum Noir Blog Challenge - May Flowers

Hi Everyone

Gracie and I spent a crafty afternoon yesterday making cards and she made some shrink plastic shapes too.

This months Spectrum noir challenge  is flowers so here's the card using the Romance Create a card die on watercolour card, backed with bright pink Coredinations, (Gracies choice). The flowers are made from vellum and coloured with CR11 and CR5, spectrum noit pens in the centre, made using the blissful flower quilling die. Love making these flowers, I've also added a few leaves too.

Hers what Gracie got up to with her Shirnkies and the heat tool, supervised of course.

Hope you like the card and there's just a few days left to enter the challenge blog.

Louise xx

Bamboo on Kraft Card

HI Everyone

For my recent spectrum noir post i shared a card i made used the new Neenah Desert Storm from crafters companion and my spectrum noir pens .  The full tutorial with colours used is located on the Spectrum Noir blog.

The stamp is Bamboos favourites, backing papers are maja design and I've cut a scalloped circle to mount bamboo onto.  I've used aged rose frantage on the edges of the striped paper to match the metal butterfly.  the die is a Butterfly Flourish and then just a little lace decorated with pearls along the bottom.

Hope you like it.

Louise xx

Crafters Companion Challenge May - Masculine

Hi Everyone

Today I am sharing a card I made for a demo at Mb Crafts, Cleethorpes a couple of weeks ago.  It was the first time i demonstrated the spectrum noir pencils and i have to say everyone loved them.

So this months Crafters Companion challenge is Masculine and I am like a lot of other people out there and struggle for ideas for cards for the men or boys, so i took the easy option and chose a fab image from CC's Angelica and Adam range, called Pirates Ahoy.

I've matted papers from the Male 6x6 paper pad onto white centura pearl pearl card, also using cc matt black card too.  The colours uses for both spectrum noir Pens and Pencils are

pens tn1, 2 & 3, eb1, eb2, eb3 fs4 & 8, ig1, 2, 5, 7 & 9 tb2, 5,& 9, DG2
pencils 52, 65, 66, 89, 104 & 120.

then I've finished off with a few black pearls and a sentiment from my stash.

Hope you like it and pop over and take part if you have time.

Louise xx.