You're a hoot

Good morning folks

Today I am sharing another Spectrum Noir DT project using the Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens -

For this card I have used Twit twoo Sparkle stamp from Crafter's Companion which I onto watercolour card and coloured with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens (Autumn/winter set) -

• owl - harvest moon and smoked quartz
• leaves (from the Forest friends Sparkle stamp set) - olive jade, holly leaf and crystal clear

I also used -

• matt black card
• kraft card
• Tonic layering squares die set
• Tattered Lace stepper card die set (for the mats and layers dies)
• Die'sire essentials circles die
• Sheena's Perfect Partners Christmas foliage die
• Textures woodgrain embossing folder (from Crafter's Companion)
• walnut stain distress ink

I made the background paper behind the owl using harvest moon, smoked quartz and spun gold Sparkle pens and the "swooshing technique".

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Clematis

Hello folks

A very happy friday to you all. Many reasons to celebrate this particular Friday. Not only is it the start of a Bank Holiday weekend in the UK (quick grab your brolly!!) but it is also the begining of the school half term holidays. Three of my children have had exams this term so this holiday is a very welcome one (for everyone).

A while ago I bought a selection of Sheena's torn it stamps and have been playing with them recently. This is the result (many other went in the bin) -

I have used A little bit sketchy - Clematis from Sheena Douglass which I stamped onto Sheena's stamping card and coloured with Spectrum Aqua pens -

• flowers - heather, orchid and black
• leaves - bud green
• sky - aquamarine
• torn edges - slate and charcoal

I have also used - 

• white centura pearl
• matt balck card
• purple core'dinations
• Papermania brickwork embossing folder
• Old paper distress ink
• Spellbinder's sentiments 3

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Ramblers walk

Good morning folks

My parents next door neighbour is celebrating his 90th birthday soon. He is a keen walker and I thought this image was just perfect for him - 

I have used lots of Hunkydory products -

• decoupage topper 
• essentials vintage map designer papers
• Adorable scorable gentleman's journey selection
• gold mirriboard
• Spellbinder's sentiments 3
• Spellbinder's Sapphire basics set A
• gold number peeloffs

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge -

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk - Happy 7th birthday Allsorts

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Maeve

Hello folks

Today I am sharing another Spectrum Noir TV design team team using the Spring/summer Sparkle pens.

The stamp is Maeve from Morgan Fitzsimmons Flights of Fantasy range available from Crafter's Companion which I stamped onto Sheena's stamping card and coloured with Spectrum Noir sparkle pens - 

• hair - inspired violet and cosmos
• skin - pink champagne and crystal clear
• clothes - inspired violet, cosmos, emerald green and crystal clear
• wings - rose quartz, solar red and crystal clear
• cushion - emerald green and crystal clear
• sky - moonstone (mixed with water and applied with a brush)

I also used - 

• white centura pearl (for the card base)
• purple core'dinations
• green whitewash core'dinations (not sure if this is still in production, it is something I have had for many years)
• rose garden embossing folder from Crafter's Companion
• Spellbinder's 5x7 matting basics
• ribbon and sparkly gem from my stash

The sentiment is from the stamp set and I cut it out into a banner shape.
I would like to enter this card into the following challenge -
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk - challenge 313 - always anything goes

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Guest designer

Good morning everyone

Another post for you all today.
This is my second card as Penny Black Saturday challenge's guest designer for May. The challenge this month is masculine; not one of my favourites I have to say but luckily I had some great Penny Black stamps to work with. I decided to make a shaped card using Spellbinder's labels 11 and for a change used green backing papers. Here is my card - 

I have used Penny Black's video boy which I have coloured with Spectrum Noir pens - 

• hair - TN7, TN8 and EB8
• skin - FS1, FS3 and TN2
• clothes - LG3, LG4, DG2, GG1, GG2, GG3, GG4, GG5 and IG2
• food - LY1, LY3, JG1, EB1, GT1, GT2, CR8, IG1 and IG2
• floor - EB1 and EB2
• controller - IG7, IG9 and IG10
• sky - IB1

I also used - 

• green core'dinations
• white centura pearl (for the card base)
• Forever Friends The Good Life paper pad from Docrafts (an old paper pad)
• Spellbinder's labels 11
• Die'sire Happy Birthday die
• Sara's signature collection Just for Men pop dotty embosssing folder

I embossed the core'dinations with the pop dotty embossing folder and then sanded it back to reveal the core.

I do hope you are able to join in the fun at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. Why not pop over to the blog to see what the design team have made.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge - 
http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk - May challenge - any image

Thank you for stopping by today.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

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

Moonstruck sparkle

Good morning everyone

Hello how are you all. Well the rain is beating on the window of my craft room putting paid to my plans to spend some time in the garden so I thought I would share one of my recent Spectrum Noir TV design team makes.

I have used Verity Rose Moonstruck which I stamped onto Sheena stamping card and coloured with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens (Vintage set) -

• hair - hearth and boudoir
• skin - biscuit and macaroon
• lips - macaroon
• eyes - teacup
• chair - boudoir and sage
• clothes - fig and sand dune
• sky - peacock blue
• ground - ocean wave

I have also used -

• white centura pearl
• Verity Rose paper pad
• Verity Rose die cut toppers set
• Spellbinder's floral ovals
• Die'sire essentials rectangles

Sentiment from the stamp set.

Embellishments from the die cut topper set.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk - anything goes (2nd entry)

http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk - May card challenge (2nd entry)

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Mixed up birthday

Hello folks

Now most of you know I struggle with cards for men so I use Pinterest as a source of inspiration whenever I am struggling with this type of card. Today's card is an example of one of those cards -

This is my take on one of the cards from Crafter's Companion's Pinterest board.

I have used - 

• matt black card
• old gold centura pearl
• Sara's signature collection Just for men Special birthday die
• Sara's signature collection Just for men pop dotty and checkerplate embossing folders
• Pebeo gold gilding wax

(All products are available from Crafter's Companion)

I cut the Special birthday die from matt black card and then rubbed the die cuts with gold gilding wax.

Thank you for stopping by

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Hedgehog birthday

Good morning folks

Another recent stamping purchase for today's card - 

This is Penny Black's hedgehog birthday which I have coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils - 

• hedgie - EB3, EB6, EB8, FS1, FS3, CR1, PP1, PP3, EB1, 089, 103 and 034
• mouse - TN1, TN2, TN4, TN5, PP1, 089, 091 and 034
• grass and flowers - CG2, CG3, JG1, GB5, DR1 and 047
• blanket - TB1
• cake - TB1, TB4, DR1, TN1, TN2, CT2, CT4, GB5, IG1, 067 and 086
• tarts - IG1, DR1, GB1 and GB2
• cup - TB1, TB3 and 067
• sky - IB1

I have also used - 

• blue centura pearl
• LOTV's petal fresh paper pad (now discontinued)
• Die-namics cross stitched rectangle STAX
• Die'sire Downton Abbey regency borders die
• Sara's signature collection butterfly lullaby flit and flutter die set
• Spellbinder's tranquil moments die set
• LOTV's sentiments to fit scroll
• ribbon from the Ribbon Girl
• pearls from my stash

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges - 

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk - May challenge - anything goes (2nd entry)
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk - challenge 311 - anything goes

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley