All about the girl

Good morning folks

Yeah it's Saturday and that means a new challenge at Fantasy Stampers. This fortnight the challenge is 

All about the girl

We would like to see all your projects that would be suitable for the girls and ladies in your lives.

This is my design team card for the challenge - 

I have used LOTV's Jasmine - phone stamp and as this is a girly challenge it had to be coloured pink. I used Spectrum Noir pens and pencils to colour the image -

• hair - TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, TN5, TN7 and 095
• skin - FS2, FS4, FS9 and 089
• clothes - CG1, CG2, CG3, PP4, PP5, IG4, 032 and 057
• phone - IG2 and IG4
• ground - IG2 and IG4
• sky - 065

I have also used - 

• butterfly kisses paper pad from LOTV (sadly now discontinued)
• Spellbinder's 5x7 matting basics die set
• Die'sire classiques decorative scallop edge die
• Die'sire classiques simple stitched edges die set
• teenage girl sentiment from LOTV
• spun sugar distress ink

I inked through the edging die with spun sugar distress ink.

Please stop by the Fantasy Stampers blog and take a look at what my fellow teamies have created for this fortnight's challenge.

We look forward to seeing your creations for the challenge but please remember we are a stamping challenge and the stamp must be the main feature of your project. No digi images please.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk - week 364 - Happy 7th birthday Allsorts
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk - always anything goes

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

A little spring time

Hello everyone

Another Spectrum Sparkle pen card for you today -

This is a little card made using Crafter's Companion's Springtime sparkle stamp which I stamped onto watercolour card and coloured with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens (Spring/summer set) -

• moonstone, emerald green, moonlight, pink champagne and crystal clear

I have also used - 

• white centura pearl (for the card base)
• green and yellow core'dinations
• Die'sire Nouveau stamping frame die set
• Darice embossing folder
• ribbon from the Ribbon Girls

To create the shading I applied the colour to the areas of shade and then pulled out the colour with the crystal clear Sparkle pen.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

50th birthday celebrations

Hello folks 

A very happy Monday to you all. I hope you had a good weekend. Mine was busy celebrating with my family my brother-in-law's 50th birthday. This is the card I made for him -

There is no stamping on this card - shock horror - I know very unlike me but I am very pleased with the result (plus my BIL was impressed too!!).

I have used - 

• Die'sire Create-a-card square accordion card base die set
• Die'sire Create-a-card shooting stars die
• Die'sire Happy Birthday die
• Die'sire essentials stars die set
• matt black card
• gold and black glitter card
• Pick 'n' mix paper pad from First Edition
• gold number peeloffs

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Thank you

Good morning folks

Happy Sunday to you all. I am curled up in my carft room today escaping from this sudden cold snap, just as I was thinking summer had arrived we have gone back to early spring. I just hope there is no frost as I have just planted out all my bedding plants. 

Today I thought I would share another Sparkle sample  -

This time I have used Crafter's Companion's floral delight stamp (from the Sparkle stamp range), stamped onto watercolour card and heat embossed it with white embossing powder several times. I then coloured the poppy with the following Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens (Spring/summer set) -

• solar red, emerald green and crystal clear.

I applied the colour to the darker areas of the poppy and then moved the ink around with the crystal clear pen. I coloured all the copies and then decoupaged the design.

I have also used - 

• matt black card (for the card base)
• white centura pearl
• clouds embossing folder (from Crafter's Companion)
• Die'sire essentials circles and scalloped circles die sets
• Spellbinder's 5x7 matting basics
• salty ocean distress ink

I made the background paper by colour washing a piece of watercolour card with moonstone Sparkle pen and then flicking watered down blue topaz ans inspired violet onto the damp card. Once the card was dry I then embossed it with the clouds embossing folder.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

A flight of fancy

Good morning folks

Happy Saturday to you all.

A while ago I made a large number of samples for the Spectrum Noir TV design team using the Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens. Today's card is one of those which I made -

The stamp is from Crafter's Companion Sparkle range and is called Flights of Fancy which I stamped onto Sheena's stamping card and coloured with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens (Autumn/winter set) -

• aquamarine, inspired violet and starry sky

I have also used - 

• blue centura pearl (for the card base)
• blue core'dinations
• Tonic layering circles die set
• floral frenzy embossing folder (from Crafter's Companion)
• fanciful flourishes from Sara's signature collection 
• Die'sire flowers for all occasions 4
• Tattered lace stepper card die set (the mats and layers)
• pearls from my stash

The sentiment is from the stamp set.

I cut the flowers from Sheena's stamping card and coloured them with the inspired violet Sparkle pen.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Sparkly Starlet

Hello folks

Another sparkly card today made for the Spectrum Noir TV design team - 

I have used Verity Rose Starlet (from Crafter's Companion) which I coloured with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens (vintage set) -

• hair - ocean wave, sea breeze and crystal clear
• skin - biscuit and macaroon
• lips - macaroon
• eyes - teacup
• clothes - ocean wave, sea breeze and sand dune
• sky - peacock blue

I have also used -

• white hammer card
• regency embossing folder (from Crafter's Companion)
• Die'sire Nouveau stamping frame
• Tonic layering squares die
• salty ocean distress ink
• white satin ribbon coloured with ocean wave Sparkle pen

I made the back ground using watercolour card. I applied a colour wash of ocean wave, sea breeze and sand dune Sparkle pens.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Tool kit

Good morning folks

Today I have once again used Pinterest for inspiration. I used Crafter's Companion's Just for men board to inspire this card - 

I have used

• matt black card
• white hammer card
• platinium mirriboard
• Sara's signature collection Just for men Happy Birthday and tool set dies
• Sara's signature collection Just for men Checkerplate embossing folder
• Tim Holtz's brads
• gem from stash
• black soot distress ink

I used black soot distress ink to highlight the embossing.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley