Forgotten

Good morning folks

Well I am back from my holibobs and now the countdown to back to school has begun. New uniforms have been purchased, pressed and labelled. All we need to do now is buy new shoes and stationary. That is a job I am saving for the end of the week.

Today's card is one I made a while ago for the Spectrum Noir TV design team but forgot to post -

The stamp is from Sheena's Day of the dead range and is called Floral fiesta which I cut out with the corresponding die set. I stamped the flowers onto Sheena's stamping card and coloured them with Spectrum Noir Sparkle pens - 

• red berry and crystal clear

I also used - 

• matt black card and white centura pearl
• fired brick, scattered straw and spiced marmalade distress inks
• Sheena's ivy frame embossing folder
• Sara's signature collection butterfly lullaby fancy flourishes die set
• olive jade Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen

To create the back ground I used fired brick, spiced marmalade, scattered straw distress inks and red berry Sparkle pen.  I used the spritz technique with each individual colour and once dry embossed with Sheena's ivy corner embossing folder. I added a little fired brick to highlight the embossed detail.

I cut the flourishes from Sheena's stamping card and coloured them with olive jade Sparkle pen.

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Sunshine colours

Good Saturday morning everyone

There is a new challenge at Fantasy Stampers and this fortnight we would like to see your projects with

Sunshine colours

Here is my DT card for the challenge - 

Nothing says sunshine more to me than sunflowers. I love to see their big smiley faces nodding gently in the breeze. So I have used large sunflower stamp from Stamps by Chloe which I have coloured with Spectrum Noir Aqua blend pencils - 

• sunshine, mango, chromo orange, brunette, black umber and sky blue

I have also used - 

• black core'dinations
• yellow core'dinations
• Marion Emberson designs script stamp (to create the background)
• peanut brittle memento ink
• fossilized amber distress ink
• Tattered Lace lacy flower embossing folder
• Tattered Lace beautiful bee die set
• Spellbinder's sentiments 3 die set
• Spectrum Noir crystal clear Sparkle pen

I cut the bee twice, once from the yellow card and once from the black and then inlaid the yellow into the black die cut. I added Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen to the wings.

I do hope you are able to join our challenge at Fantasy Stampers this fortnight. Why not stop by the blog to see what my fellow teamies have made to inspire you.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Last few Hunkdory Christmas cards

Hello folks

I am currently enjoying my summer holibobs so this is another scheduled post from me featuring Hunkdory card kits - 

I have used - 

• Fashionalby Festive from Hunkydory
• gold mirri
• red and gold ribbon from my stash

Well a short (and hopefully sweet) post from me. Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Merry Bowscale Christmas

Hello folks

A scheduled post from me today as we are on our holibobs.

I have had my eye on this Tonic Bowscale die set for awhile now and finally purchased it a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to see how easy it would be to create the layers hence the number of layers on this card.

I used - 

• Sheena's stamping card and matt black card
• Tonic's bowscale die set
• Spellbinder's Holly frame die set 
• holly leaf and red berry Spectrum Aquas
• red glitter from Hunkydory
• Tatteredlace merry christmas die
• Pebeo gold gilding wax
• Spellbinder's holiday magic embossing folder
• gold gems from my stash

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Forever yours

Happy Sunday everyone

This is my last DT sample for the Weekend Wow shows on Hochanda - 

This fabulous stamp is Sheena's Forever Yours from the Day of the Dead collection which I have stamped onto watercolour card and coloured with Spectrum Aqua pens essentials set - 

• hair - sepia and black
• skin - peach
• dress - terracotta and charcoal
• leaves - moss
• roses - terracotta and moss
• sky - slate

I have also used - 

• matt black card
• white hammer card
• scraps of green core'dinations
• Rose garden Ebossalicious embossing folder
• Sara's signature collection - English country garden - lazy daisy die set
• Die'sire Classiques Olivia die
• Die'sire Classiques lace corner die
• white saddlestitch ribbon from the Ribbon Girl
• Spellbinder's 5x7 matting basics A die set

The weekend wow shows today are at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and 7pm. I do hope you are able to catch one of the shows.

Thank you for stopping by

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Orchids

Good morning folks

Fiona is back on our screens today with the weekend wow (if stocks last) and this is another card I made for the shows - 

I was thrilled yesterday to see this card sitting next to the weekend wow. I have used a beautiful stamp from Sheena's A little bit sketchy range called orchids which I stamped onto watercolour card and coloured with Spectrum Aqua pens primary set -

• leaves - yellow, navy and teal mixed together to create green
• flowers - crimson. gold and orange
• sky - aquamarine

I have also used - 

• matt black card
• Sheena's stamping card
• white centura pearl
• tumbling leaves Embossalicious embossing folder
• Pebeo silver gilding wax
• Die'sire create-a-card vine leaves die
• Die'sire elegance stamping frame die set
• tumbled glass distress ink

Fiona is on our screens today at 11am, 3pm and 5pm, I do hope you are able to join her.

Thank you for stopping by

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Tropical nature

Good afternoon folks

Another post from me today just to remind you about the Weekend wow on Hochanda. There is another show this afternoon at 2pm this afternoon and here is another of my DT samples to inspire you - 

This beauitful stamp is from Sheena's A little bit sketchy range and is called Tropical nectar. I have stamped it onto watercolour card and coloured it with Spectrum Aquas floral set - 

• bird - bud green, sunflower, jasmine and marigold
• flower - orchid, wildflower, bud green, leaf green and meadow

I do hope you are able to watch Fiona demonstrating these fabulous pens at 2pm today.

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Laguna surf

Hello folks

Today sees the start of a new weekend wow on Hochanda. This weekend it is the turn of the fabulous Spectrum Aqua pens. These are a watercolour in a pen, easily portable and very versatile. 

This is another sample I made for the shows - 

I have used Sheena's A little bit sketchy Laguna surf stamp set which I stamped onto watercolour card. I wanted to create a more wintery scene so I used Spectrum Aquas essentials and nature sets.

• topaz, boulder, chestnut, sea green, kingfisher, evergreen, marine, sunset, amber, slate and charcoal

I have also used - 

• kraft card
• matt black card
• brown core'dinations
• Textures embossing folder - waves
• black seam binding and brown bakers twine
• sentiment from Sheena's A little bit sketchy Orchid stamp set
• Die'sire square accordion die set (matting and layering dies)

The show times for this weekend wow are - 

I do hope you are able to catch one or two shows.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Spectrum Aqua Weekend Wow

Good morning folks

Tomorrow sees the launch of a new Spectrum Aqua weekend wow on Hochanda. This is one of the Design Team cards I have made for the launch - 

The stamp is from Sheena's A Little bit Sketchy Endless summer which I stamped onto watercolour card and coloured with Spectrum Aqua pens primary set - 

• tree - yellow, aquamarine (mixed to create green), navy and burgundy
• board - gold, navy, red violet, scarlet, orange, yello and aquamarine

To make the background I wet a piece of Sheena's stamping card with water then added the colours in a circle and finally embossed it with textures sunbeam embossing folder

I also used - 

• matt black card
• yellow core'dinations
• Textures embossing folders - sunbeam and waves
• Die'sire oval accordion card die set (the matting and layering dies)

I do hope you are able to catch the shows this weekend. Here are the show times - 

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

More Festive Friends

Hello folks

As the post title indicates today I am sharing more of my Christmas cards made with Festive friends kit from Hunkydory.

I have used - 

• Festive Friends card kit from Hunkydory
• gold mirri
• red ribbon from my stash
• gold gems from my stash
• Tonic Nuvo crystal drops - red berry

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Festive friends

Good morning folks

Today I thought I would share some more Christmas cards courtesy of Hunkydory. These cards have been made using Festive Friends which was a free gift with issue 24 of the Hunkydory magazine.

I have used - 

• Festive Friends from Hunkydory
• gold mirri
• gold gems from my stash
• red and teal ribbons from my stash
• Tonic Nuvo crystal drops red berry

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

At the beach

Good Saturday morning folks

It is time for a new challenge at Fantasy Stampers and this fortnight the challenge is - 

At the beach

We would love to see your stamped projects for the above challenge and here is my DT card for inspiration - 

I have used a cute little fairy stamp from Lili of the Valley called Fairy calendar - August (just perfect for this challenge) which I have coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils - 

• skin - FS2, FS4, FS9, CR1 and 089
• hair - TN3, TN5, TN7, TN8, EB8 and 103
• suit - CR2, CR7, 009 and 089
• wings - FS1, TN2 and 090
• flippers and mask - GT1, GT2, 052, IG1, IG2 and 113
• fish and shell - CR2, CR6, CR7 and 089
• sea - IB1, IB3 and 072
• sky - TB1
• wand - CR2, CR6 and CR7

I created the background with distress inks and a mask made from LaLa lands stitched clouds.

I have also used - 

• Paradise crush paper pad from First Edition
• white hammer card
• Spellbinder's lacy ovals
• LaLa Land stitched sun and clouds die set
• ribbon from the Ribbon Girl
• LOTV's teenage girl sentiments

Why not stop by the Fantasy Stampers page to see what my fellow teamies have created for the challenge.

So now it is over to you. We would all love to see what you create for our At the beach challenge. Please, please remember that we are a stamping challenge and your project must have a stamped image or sentiment as the main focus of your design. No digi stamps please.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and your lovely comments.

Crafty hugs

Lesley

Birthday music

Good morning folks

On Sunday it was my daughter's 15th birthday. She is music mad and is always wandering around the home with headphones on, music blasting away (I'm sure she will be deaf in later life) so when I saw this stamp from Lili of the Valley I had to buy it - 

The stamp is called Jasmine music which I coloured with Spectrum Noir pens and pencils - 

• skin - FS2, FS4, FS9, CR1 and 089
• hair - TN2, TN5, TN7, TN8, TN9, EB8 and 104
• suit - PP1, PP3, PP5, 029, IG7, IG9, black, 120 and 112
• phone - IG1, IG3 and 117
• headphones - IG1, IG2, IG3, IG7, IG9, black, 120 and 117
• ground - EB1, EB2 and 085
• sky - IB1

I have also used - 

• chalkboard papers, embellishments and sentiment from Craftwork Cards
• white linen card
• Spellbinder's Botantical Bliss labels 54 die
• Spellbinder's Botantical Bliss label 54 decorative elements die set
• white mermaid ribbon and diamante crystal from the Ribbon Girl
• Memory Box heart flourish die

The sentiment came from a Craftwork cards paper kit.

The flowers came from the same paper kit.

The flourish is from Memory box.

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

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk - August challenge - anything goes with a stamp

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.co.uk - August challenge - anything goes

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley

More Hunkydory Christmas

Good morning folks

Today I am off to Hunkydory's 'Christmas in August' event at the Insprations store in Preston. My son is at Uni in Preston so I am combining a trip to drop him and some of his stuff off with a little R and R for me. 

So in honour of my little road trip I thought I would share a coupl more Christmas makes I made using a Hunkydory kit.

I have used - 

• Hunkydory's Fashionably Festive card kit
• gold mirri
• black Adorable Scorable
• black ribbon from my stash
• gold gems from my stash

Thank you for stopping by today

Crafty hugs

Lesley