Mum's Christmas card with E brush Background

where has this year gone?

im late again making family cards

 i always feel better when i have got 

Mum's card finished Phew!

 so here it is

For my background i used  my Spectrum Noir BGR2

in the E-brush  all over the centura pearl card stock  with small swirls

then ran it through 

the A4 embossing Snow flake folder from as 

Crafters Companion

it's very subtle  i only wanted to tint the card stock as my wreath was all white 

 then set to  using  my dies cut my flowers and a paper punch for the fine branches

 those Die cut flowers had a coat of stick and stay then glittered 

 im hooked on that now ....

  as i was assembling the wreath it needed some thing extra to fill in the gaps

 so i raided my bean bag for the tiny  Polystyrene balls

 laid them onto some sticky card and  sprayed them with 

pearl diamond i used the 3d gel tacky glue and all purpose for my card

 but have to say

that bean bag  saved the day   lol

 added my bow and a few crystal gems   to finish off

 thanks for popping by today 

 hugs linda x

Spectrum Noir with E-brush day two

Hi there  Crafters

  im sharing a few of my samples

using my 

Spectrum Noir and the E-brush

brought to us 

by 

Crafters Companion and Craftwell

  this card i wanted to show how you can mix Different colours that would never blend in pen form and 

i didn't create mud .......Big thumbs up

Texture paste Stencil from Barbara Grey Pebeo black gesso ,Pebeo gold gilding wax and my Spectrum Noir Pens

Big thumbs up  for altered art

Back ground with just 1 Spectrum Noir pen using a Mo manning digi image and a mask

 i adore the softness and the intense colour this was achieved by adding layers and adjusting the height of the E-brush another big thumbs up

Masks from copy paper and Die cuts

 for this card i used Centura white card stock every element was coloured with my Spectrum Noir Pens and the E-brush

 big thumbs up 

 honestly i had the time of my life with the Ebrush  

  have to say  a big thank you 

to 

Crafters Companion and Craftwell 

for yet again another fantastic product

 hugs linda xxx

Spectrum Noir meets E-brush

 did you managed to catch 

 Leann  from Crafters Companion Friday and Saturday

over on create and craft

with the 

Spectrum noir and E-brush

 just loved the effect she shared on the show with the Glittered card and E-brush

so  i decided to play 

 i grabbed my Spectrum Noirs and plugged in my E-brush

using a spellbinder mitten die and Tim Holtz Stencil

 here's what i came up with

   i followed Leann's instructions

 sprayed  the die cut with 

Crafters Companion 

Stick and Stay 

then sprinkled on some crystal glitter

  added the Tim Holtz  stencil and started to e- brush the mittens

with my Spectrum Noir Pen  PL3

 oh boy do they sparkle when the light hits them

 my stencil moved so some area's  on the mittens did blur a-little

 but hey i had fun playing 

it's no big deal for me i can live with a few blurred edges in my life lol

   also used the 

Crafters Companion 

Snow flake  A4 Embossing folder for my matting layer

with a stamped sentiment e-brushed edges with PL3

to tie everything together

  im really pleased with the effect

 the E-brush opens up a whole new side to my crafting Stash 

 it's a fabulous  piece of equipment  from Craftwell

 very easy to use

i enjoyed trying something new 

 thanks for popping by 

 Hugs 

 Linda xx

Fizzy Moon meets Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

Had a little painting session with this sweet 

Fizzy Moon Stamp

 and my

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

from 

Crafters Companionn

 the Tints are very Bright strong colours straight from the bottle

so i decided to do some mixing to make my own colours

i used colours from the Perfect Primary Essentials and Landscape

 the dark brown and the black really dull the colours down 

which is just what i wanted 

i think it worked 

only use the tiniest tip of paint on your brush when mixing your own colors 

they go a very long way

 i used lots of layers to get the depth and dimension 

but it didn't take too long to dry in between layers with them being small areas

the stamp image it's self is only 2"x2"

so with that in mind i went for CAS

 I scored the 4"x4"centura pearl base card on my Big Score cm side

 matted and layered with mirri and Centura card

using the  Tacky Glue and 3D gel

 i then added Wink of stella Clear 

for that touch of Sparkle

im quite pleased with how it turned out 

so why not try mixing your own color pallet with your 

Spectrum Noir Aqua Tints

 thanks for dropping by 

 hugs Linda x

Sheena Douglass with Pebeo Aqua tints and Stamps

Hi there everyone

 im so late today sharing my samples 

using the brand new stamps from 

Sheena Douglass  

here is the Hydrangea

and the 

Spectrum Noir Aqua tints Pastel Set

 it is the first time i have played with the Aqua tints  and i have to say  they are  beautiful to work with

when the stamps arrived i knew straight away  

i wanted to  do a canvas 

the Hydrangea is the perfect size for an 8"x 8" canvas to give  impact

 i also used the texture paste and Sheena's Stencil of the Eiffel tower

 once it was dry i gave it a coat of white Gesso all over

 then started adding the colors from the Aqua tint pastels set once i was happy with the color blends

gave that a quick blast with heat gun then  stamped in my leaves and flower heads 

i then filled in the leaves with the green from the set  and left to dry

 while that was drying 

i used some Crafters companion water color card

with all the colors from the Pastel set

made some backing papers so that i could stamp then decoupage the leaves and flowers

 the Pastel set  are a little sneaky 

they are beautiful in there wet form but dry slightly darker ....crafty or what lol .

anyway  after it was all dry i used 3D gel to start decoupaging my flowers

 to finish off i added crystal gems to the center of each petal just for that bit of bling

  the Aqua tints are water based so will re activate if they get wet

 i decided to give it a coat of Pearl Diamond  to protect it  and seal everything 

had so much fun with this canvas and Sheena's new stamps

 i will be sharing more sample 

 so please do drop by soon 

 hugs linda x

Happy Halloween

 OK I'm GUILTY

it's been for ever since i last blogged

 life has just got in the way as it does some times

 but never the less i have still been crafting

 i  decided to make a Halloween card 

using the Brambly Hedge stamp from  Crafters Companion 

the secret stair case 

he was crying out to be turned into a vampire  ready for 

 halloween

 using my Spectrum Noir Pens and Pencils

 Crafters Companion black card stock for the coffin shaped card 

embossed with the 8x8 A stitch in time folder

 with a light application of silver gilding paste  to highlight the watch faces

 i used a white pen for spider web then added wink of stella  for that bit of sparkle

 i hope everyone has a Happy Halloween

enjoy and stay safe 

thank you for dropping by 

 hugs linda x

I'm back

Hi there crafters 

what a few weeks i have had

caught cold on top of cold laid me out flat i can tell you for a few days

im feeling a lot better now thank goodness

just got to get rid of the cough that seems to be lingering

still been busy with samples i hope to share soon 

but i thought i would share a card  that i made using some  Pebeo Iridescent paints

and my new Gorguss stamps 

and of coarse my 

Spectrum Noir Pens and Pencils

i first stamped the image then masked it off

to apply the paints on the background the shimmer is just yummy once dry 

it went through my ebosser with the spellbinder die thank god for that machine

don't have to do anything just switch it on lol

hard to get a good picture  it's dull here and shimmer on back ground make it glare in full light

 colored the image with my Spectrum Noir Pens and Pencils 

 i then matted onto some brown mirri

matted onto a layer of Centura Pearl card that i embossed with my Swirl embossing folder 

from 

Crafters Companion

 here are the colors i have used

Pen Colors TN1-TN2-TN3-FS3-FS8-CR3-CG3-IG4-IG6-IG9-TN6-OR1-OR3
Pencil colors 120-014-057-053-020 blended with Sansodor

 thanks for popping by 

hugs linda 

have you heard

Sheena Douglass 

has had her paper and pencils out again

are you ready for even more fabulous new stamps

launching this Thursday  over on 

Create and craft

 now if you like Mystery these will be right up your street

 there are 3 sets of themed stamps 

and 

 a sentiment stamp which is so versatile

so here are three samples to share

i have been very busy so terribly late with my 

sneaky peeps sorry for that,

colored with spectrum noir

matted and layered onto an embossed  layer with the rose 

embossing folder  die cut and rolled the roses made from the backing paper

with a touch of glitter on the windows

such a pretty stamp  i do like it alot

 the next two cards  

are using stamps from the sentiment stamp plate

 i hope you will agree

 the sentiments make totally different cards

would fit any occasion

 more sneaky peeps tomorrow 

 thank you for dropping by 

 hugs linda xxx

Two totally different effects

  had a delivery of some new stamps today  

from LOTV only ordered them 

Yesterday Lunch time 

fantastic service.....

so i had to try them out

yep !!!

my Spectrum Noir Pencils  from

 Crafters Companion

 were out 

 so why not used those lol 

  thought i would try to show 

 the same image and same color pencils

Two different effects 

the bottom image

 i blended out the colors  using Light Medium and Dark Pencils

with blending fluid and paper stump  exactly the same technique as when using pens

the top image 

 i laid down a base layer all over the image with my lightest pencil color then with very sharp points on my Medium and Dark Pencils 

using little flicking strokes randomly following the contour of the image to fill in the area

 you really can get some Fabulous effects 

with 

The Spectrum Noir Pencils

  thank you for dropping by today 

hugs linda xxx

Birthday card

Goodness me where has the day gone

I'm very late today  had a me day just relaxing

so as you might already know 

the Spectrum Noir Pencil 

from 

Crafters Companion

sold out at the CHA show

 how fantastic is that 

  while preparing all my samples i had to make 

a birthday card for my son

so had to be Bebunni 

apart from the fact i had already got it stamped out 

 my son loves Cake!!! lol

 this is done with a combo of Spectrum Noir Pens and Pencils

 simply matted and layered onto core-dination 

 a backing paper from a Nit wit collection i had already got printed out

 and dew drops to finish

 while making the card i  wondered how the  SN pencils would behave on 

Centura Pear card ???

 so i stamped  and set too coloring 

  all i can say is 

They behaved as i knew they would

Centura pearl card has a lot of tooth and has a slight  grainy texture

it just grabbed the color and blended a dream !!!

i used Layering for this little test piece

this means Direct to card  coloring is another big plus

 for those who like to do clean and simple cards

using the  Spectrum Noir Pencils 

  thank you for dropping by 

 hugs linda xxx

Spectrum Noir Pencils on Kraft card

hi there crafters

 i do hope your all keeping warn 

 we had a very hard frost come in over night  

flip it's cold here .. 

when i got up it looked like my first card im sharing today out side 

Chilly is not the word lol 

did you catch our Leann  from Crafters Companion

and the fantastic 

Premier of the 

Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils

i sat glued to the TV what a great show

 as i said i have put these pencils through there paces 

experimenting on all different  types of card stock

 kraft card is so popular what a great way to test them !

  i don't normally use Kraft Card so this was a challenge for me 

did i have fun oh yes!!!

 it can be very hard to totally block out the base card color

but not with these beauties

take a look

 this is using the fabulous Sheena Douglass stamp 

 with the Spectrum Noir Pencils and Blending Fluid on the  buildings 

on the roofs that is the White pencil on it's own 

now that to me shows the quality of these pencils 

you are able to get a good coverage with  these pencils

the falling snow is white Pebeo acrylic paint

this one  is using the layering technique 

where you use a light -medium- and dark to get dimension  

 i hope you can see how well they blend

 to a smooth seamless  finish

 i added the tiniest touch of white acrylic paint to the snow then on his wellies for the shine

and finally

 just couldn't resist making a card with this image 

he tickles me  every time is see his expression  go on admit we all feel 

at some point over the festive season a bit frazzled  and grumpy

i know i do 

i used  a blender pencil to blend the colors together 

  i hope i have been able to show you 

 these pencils work brilliant on Kraft Card

 thanks for dropping by today 

 hugs linda xxx

Blendable Pencils hit the screens today

 Are you ready to see 

the LIVE Link

with 

Leann from

Crafters Companion 

Presenting the

Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils

 I have really put these pencils through there paces

hope to share  over next few days my results

so here is

my card for the big day

Spectrum Noir Pencils on Vellum

 they blend a treat on vellum give you a lovely soft effect

im very happy this means i can now flip images for gate fold cards with the SN pencils

happy days

 i used some Neenah and a small piece of core-dination to mat the Vellum onto to

 then ran some pink centura pearl card  

with the  Crafters Companion Rose Embossing folder 

through my Ebosser 

layered onto silver mat card added the dew drops with a tiny touch of cosmic shimmer on the flowers for that bit of sparkle

 don't forget if you can tune in at 4pm

over on Create and Craft for the live link

 hugs linda x

The Buzz word is B in Spring

This coming Spring

2014

Crafters Companion

are bringing yet another 

Fabulous Product to the Crafting World 

I know your going to love them as much as i do

 The Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils

Leann  will be Introducing the New Pencils at 

the CHA

over in the USA  

This Saturday 11th at 4pm UK Time

 with a live link to the Create and Craft Channel

 how great is that ! 

so as you can imagine i got to play with these beauties early 

im so darn lucky i caunt tell you 

it's been a true pleasure it really has

 they are a fantastic product to work with

i have done a couple of toppers using the SN Pencils on there own 

and

Spectrum Noir Pens along side the Spectrum Noir Pencils

so here we go 

this Bebunni image is colored with Pencils 

they blend together beautifully 

This one

 I have used Spectrum Noir Pens as a base layer

them colored on top with The Spectrum Noir Pencils 

 they really  make the image pop

 makes your colouring even more vibrant

if you would like follow the link below 

it will take you to the

 Spectrum Noir Blog 

where you can read all about the Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils 

at your leisure

 I do hope you will try and tune into Create and Craft 

to see Leann live Tomorrow

im going to be tuning in 

thank you for dropping by today 

Hugs linda xx

New Year Crafting Project

IT'S 2014

 Hope you all have a wonderful year

i spent the holiday with my family

 had a super time
 while out one day with son and grand daughter

we collected some leaves which gave me the idea for this art project

so new year's eve arrived and i set to trying to get the idea out of my head

 i had no idea what i was aiming for
 but hey

that's the best part just go with it and see where you end up
i had great fun and as ever made a mess

 I'm pleased with the result
 first i made a stencil from the original leaves
then went to town with my acrylic paints and  ice silk
  love that stuff it looks like a watermark when painted onto a plain surface
 the 3 top leaves  are sponged in a slightly darker shade to the ones on the background

i then added veins with my quickie glue pen and foil flakes
they didn't stand out enough from the background
so i gave them a coat of spray and shine quickly covered with
micro beads it's hard to see in the picture but when you see them in real life
they look like velvet  the leaves were stuck in place with 3D gel from
Crafters Companion
 brilliant stuff held firm straightaway

so here is my first crafting project
 for
2014
my new 12"x 12" altered canvas
something different to fill a corner

i hope you all have a smashing time crafting in 2014
thanks for dropping by today
hugs Linda x

More Sea Life with Sheena Douglass

Hi there Crafters

 more of the beautiful stamps 

from 

Sheena Douglass

 two card  hopefully showing they will fit any style of cards

i created a backing paper using  my Gelli Plate the stamps the Silks from set 1 and the brown fusion acrylic paint 

did some heat embossing on the top with clear and holographic powders

 the topper was coloured in with Spectrum Noir pens

BT1.BT2, BG1 and Blender pen 

onto Centura pearl card 

my second card could not have been more simple

stamped and coloured with Spectrum Noirs

embossed lines and some Glossy  accents on the fish added a few bubbles

leading up to the sentiment matted onto 

Crafters Companion Kraft Card

off to colour some more 

catch you all later

hugs linda x

Sea Life with Sheena Douglass

Hi there crafters

 there are some stunning 

stamps coming soon

from our Sheena

 Sea life 

 over on Create and Craft

Friday 13th at 10 am

there are 2 A5 plates in this collection

 i just love this stamp

i stamped out the image then heat embossed 

went in with distressing inks and even more embossing powders  once i was happy with the background i added the distress inks to the sea horse added frantage to finish off

the backingpaper was made using lots of layers embossing powders and stamps

well after that i had to make a candle

i embossed the image then applied it to the candle painted in the back ground

using silks from set 1 i then painted the sea horse with spiced tomato from set 4

the seaweed is one of the solid stamps from this set

 i cut them out added the ribbon flowers and gems  

it was very hard to get a half decent picture but boy in real life that seahorse does sparkle

i will hopefully be sharing more tomorrow

 thanks for popping by today 

hugs linda xxx

Decorating Candles with no need to wrap

Hi there crafters

i have been experimenting 

with candles again

and to be honest with you im blown away!!!

 the magic is 

Stick and Spray 

from 

Crafters Companion 

yes that's right no kidding

i did get good results heating the candles with a wrap

of greased proof paper but holding it in place was a nightmare

it kept slipping which you don't want 

  

so today i got out my candles

stamps embossing powder  and played...

i did 6 candles in just under 12 minutes got quite a little production line going on lol

everyone perfect no runs no pitting or dimples

It's so darn easy 

with the stick and spray

 i have taken some pictures of each step  

in case you might like to try it for your selves

Step 1

heat emboss your stamped image onto tissue paper

Step 2

 cut around your image not to close keeping your edges curved if you can to get a softer effect

Flip over your image over give it a quick light blast of Stick and Spray

 you don't need a lot a fine mist will work brilliantly

there is no rush it will stay tacky for quite a while

just let the spray agent evaporate  like you would if you use if for stamping

Step 3

place your image right side up onto your candle and smooth out with your finger tips

you can re-position at any time as i said no rush 

make sure there are  no bubbles or creases in the tissue paper

and heat set the image

Making sure your heat gun is moving at all times

you will clearly see the wax melting through the tissue 

you move to another area

once it was all done  but still warm

i rolled the candle onto some grease proof paper to make sure all the edges were in cased in wax

but really i didn't need to 

as i said everyone worked perfectly

here is the finished candle ready to decorate

 honestly do try it with the stick and spray 

Brilliant stuff 

Magic in my eyes

your able to hold the candle while your heating too

 with the greased proof paper i felt i couldn't see the wax clearly melting  

this way you have no fear of that it's happening there right in front of you

  i had no problems heating the image that had the stick and spray onto my candle

no fumes or any such thing at all

i was in full control at all times doing it this way 

 didn't feel like that using the greased proof wrap that's for sure

i do like to be safe when im crafting

 here is one of the other candles that  i made this morning 

decorated all ready to give as a gift

PS: just added a picture of the Stick and Spay

you need

 i type in the wrong product name  earlier

so sorry

 don't want to miss lead anyone 

thank you for dropping by

 hugs linda xxx

Nanna Said

hi there crafters 

not been too well for few days caught a nasty bug 

 feeling a lot better now i felt like crafting.

what a laugh !

 i wanted decorate some candles for Christmas so i gathered all the things i needed  it looks blooming easy when you watch others well i landed up doing a jig trying to keep my hands away from the heat gun and hold a candle at the same time needless to say

first one was OK-ish!!!!! cough cough...

 i wasn't going to be beat by a candle.

 but i could see my small stash of candles going out of the window after the first attempt

so i asked a few of my crafting buddies for some tips 

and as ever they came up trumps. 

off i trot to get sorted once more

i decided to make some keepsake ones for my grand children

 colored them in with my

 Next Generation Spectrum Noir

that was novel 

first time i have colored onto tissue paper they didn't bleed at all

  in fact they behaved very very well in deed 

i was impressed

 so here's my finished candles

 special message for Santa on the reverse 

he can't argue with this message 

im sure

created the message in craft artist and printed it out onto tissue paper

thank goodness for Stick and Stay   

from Crafters Companion

it held the tissue paper firmly to paper while it went through the printer

and stayed tacky enough to allow me to place on the candles

perfect for this sort of thing

here are the SN colors used 
GB6,GB8,GB10,BG1,BG2,BG3,OR3.DG3,CR11,DR6,TB3,TB5,BP4,BP7,IG6
,IG9,EB4

i think i could get used to this candle crafting

 it's fun once you get the hang of it

 note to self ....

must stock up on more candles

thank you for dropping by 

hugs linda xxx

Little card using New Spectrum Noir Pens

Had a little coloring session with 

the New Spectrum Noir Pens

from 

Crafters Companion

  really enjoyed coloring this digi

from Aurora Wings

it's been a nightmare trying to get a half decent  picture 

the light is shocking at this time of year

 a  plain layout for this card 

black and gold metallic card onto a 6"x 6" centura pearl card blank

here are the colors used

TN1,TN2,FS1,FS8,HB1,CR2,CR3,CR4,CR5.CR7,EB1,EB2,

CG2,DG1,DG3,GG2,CT1,CT3,TB7,TN7 TB3,TB7,BGR3

thank you for dropping by today 

hugs linda xxx

Next Generation Spectrum Noir Pens

Hi Crafters 

well i have been Coloring with my 

New Spectrum Noir Pens

  they are truly a pleasure to work with

they really are im totally in love with them  

the newly formulate inks blend even better if that can be possible 

well i can say  Yes they do !!!

double locking lid and the new Brush nib

the soft grip is great very comfortable feel love that  

the finer nib really does get into very tight area's

so what have i been making

i decided to make my Mums Birthday card

Along Side the Fantastic Next Generation Pens 

I used  Centura Pearl card Embossing folder 3D gel and Tacky glue

from 

Crafters Companion

 Some die cut boarders and Frantage

The Spectrum Noir Pens Used 

TN1,TN2,FS1,FS8,EB1,EB2,GB1,PP1,PP2,PP5,PP6,HB1 and Blender pen

thank you so much for dropping by

hugs linda xxx