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

Tutorial on creating Deep Shadows

Hi There Everyone

well it’s alittle brighter here in my part of the world

a lovely crisp winter morning

so today it’s my turn for a tutorial over on the

 Spectrum Noir Blog

Here is my finished card

it’s very easy to do you get great results every time

do try and pop over  if you get the chance

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Another video colouring light skin with Spectrum Noir

Hi there everyone

 it's been throwing it down most of the day here so i locked myself in my craft room messing with video camera again lol 

 I have done another quick video on light skin tones with Spectrum Noir 

from 

Crafters Companion

Light Skin Tones

Do try and have ago it really is easy

thank you for popping by
hugs linda xxx

oh what a couple of days i have had

got a sore throat and cold not felt well at all so what do i do try to make a colouring Video lol

had wires all over and no idea what i was doing  at all

but never the less i  got it uploaded to you tube

here it is if you would like to pop over

and i must say

sorry

to Janye Nestorenko

i will be sharing more samples from her new stamps tomorrow

life got in the way a bit here but hopefully all will be back to normal  now

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

A little colouring tutorial

Hi there every one

it’s my turn to do  a little tutorial over on the

Spectrum Noir Blog 

colouring tight curly hair in Spectrum Noir Pens

with a Saturated Canary Digi

please pop over if you have time

it’s very easy to do with lots of tips to help you along the way
full skin tone chart

hugs linda xxx

DIY Dew Drop and Gems with Spectrum Noir Refills

Hi there everyone sorry i have been missing for a few days

not been feeling to well and lots to do

there really isn’t enough time in the day but i can always find time to experiment

so  thought i would share  what i have been doing today

Colouring your own Gems and Dew Drops to match your crafting projects

for this you will need

Spectrum Noir Refill from Crafters Companion disposable gloves, non stick craft mat, little zip lock bag, 

and your gems

Place the gems/dew drops in zip lock bag add just 3 drops of ink from your refill bottle i used GT2 colour

seal up your bag and squish the gems around till  coated in ink

tip out your dew drops onto your non stick craft mat

do wear glove for this part  spread them out to aid drying time this really doesn’t take long at all

just a few seconds for the alcohol to evaporated then they are done

There you go instant coloured dew drops

just imagine you can now add gems that perfectly match any of your card projects

hope you will try this little project i will be colouring lots more of these

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

Spectrum noir hair colours part two

hi there everyone

i hope your all well im posting this very early

more hair colours in Spectrum Noir

from Crafters Companion

i think i have covered most hair colours even some fun ones

witches have green hair don’t they ? lol

do try them out in your colouring  projects

im watching my grand daughter Sophia today so might not get back on till later

im sure i will be CBeebie-d out by then  LOL

catch you all later have a great day

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

NOT nine shades of grey

good evening everyone

excuse the title but seeing as there are 9 in total 

seemed appropriate

 I'm nearly caught up on all my samples so thought i would colour the rest of my hair chart in

these are Spectrum Noir  Pen colours

from Crafters Companion 

i will be adding these to my reference book at some point  

and more at a later date

i feel like a hairdresser...... which colour are we going this week madam ?????  lol.....

if you have the Spectrum noir pens please do try them out for your self

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

Hair colour’s in Spectrum Noir pens

Good Morning  my crafting friends

as you know i have had my Spectrum Noir Pens

from Crafters Companion 

since they where Launched here in UK

i have been collecting some of the colour combinations that i like to use

so thought it was time i shared some with you
  cropped a digi from  the fabulous Saturated canary   by Krista
in my grafics programme
 just adore this image  it's perfect to do my swatches on

under each image i have added the Spectrum Noir colours for you

i have started a little book that  I'm going to keep them all in

at the moment it’s just scraps of Neenah with my scribbles on all over the place lol 

I'm about as organised as a chocolate tea pot

it’s got to silly point now lol

if you love your Spectrum Noirs like i do …. it’s time to get organised

over time i will be sharing more colour combinations so do keep popping by
must crack on and get my back side in gear lots to do  have a great day everyone

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

PS…… drop by tomorrow The Spectrum Noir DT  have a Blog Hop

another fab prize on offer if you join in

Faux Tile Effect with Distressing Markers

Goodness me im so late today

so what have i been playing with

the new Sheena Douglass Stamps that are Launched today

Tim Holts Distressing Markers and Embossing powders

I used water colour paper ,centrua pearl  and core-dination from

Crafters Companion

if you would like to try making a Faux  Tile Effect

draw a grid in pencil on  your water colour card fill in with 3 colours from same colour family

i used  mustard seed spiced marmalade and barn door

colour in your blocks  then spritz with water   so that your colours start to bend

when it’s nearly dry go over your lines with fine tip in forest moss

it will bleed slightly  but that gives you some depth then leave it to dry completely

i over stamped using Sheena’s Silhouette of the highland in  versa fine  watermark ink pad with  a white glitter embossing powder

matted onto core-dination card  onto a 8x8 centrua pearl card blank added a few crystal dew drops

have ago its great fun

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Template and tutorial for letter rack

Sorry in advance for the long post
 i had no idea how to explain how i made my
 letter rack

this example is made from A4 card with 2 letter slots

if you want to make a 3 slot letter rack  like the picture above you will need 16" x 16" Card

FROM A4 CARD STOCK

YOU WILL NEED

5 A4 pieces of card scissors  dies stamps decorations of your choice and wet glue

i used Collall all purpose glue
from
Crafters Companion

CUT 2  pieces of card  7" x 11-3/4" for front and back panels

CUT 2 PICES OF CARD 2" x 11-3/4" for side panels and score full length at 3/4” in on both pieces

if you use a die to shape the top as i have done

you will have to adjust the side panels accordingly i rounded the corners on mine .

and CUT to fit you can use any large die shape


 i have used paper for this tutorial   

print out the image below for  letter compartments cut out 2

i decorated my pieces before i assembled  with patterned papers

it was far easier that way

Assembly of letter rack

Step 1

i have used  double sided tape for this tutorial

wet glue is recommended

place glue on bottom flap  1 on inside and one on reverse side of top  compartment

glue compartments in place 1 at a time

Step 2

 

attach the bottom compartment to base of you front wrapping the flap to the back

turn it over and place little pencil marks either side of your compartments  at the straight edge

this will give you a guide line where to place the second compartment

Step 3

the second flap gets stuck down directly onto you front panel

Step 4

now place glue on the inside of your thin tabs wrapping round as in picture

and attach to the back of front panel do this on both sides

Step 5

place glue down full length of 3/4 section of your side pieces

attach to  back side of you front panel on both sides

Step 6

now glue the triangle part  of your letter compartments to your side panels

as in picture

glue your  back panel over the backside of your front panel to hide all the joins and neaten up your letter rack

decorate till your hearts content….

for 3 slot letter rack you will need 16" card stock  

the width on all pieces stay the same through out

i hope i have explained it clearly enough 

for you to try it your self
 if your not sure cut out the pieces from copy paper first and follow the steps of the assembly
it's not hard to do just darn hard to explain...

if you do make one and share on net or your blog
please be so kind as to link back to my blog

http://lindasrainbowcraftingcabin.blogspot.co.uk/
Please do leave me a comment
i love to read  all your comments

thank you for popping by

hugs linda x

Good Afternoon Everyone

im late today it’s rotten weather here  pouring with rain we really are getting a wet April

so my card for today is another Humphrey stamp image for you

coloured in with spectrum noir pens onto Neenah card stock

the backing paper is from the original Humphrey Twin CDs

onto gold mirri and matching core-dination card stock

from Crafter Companion

and a little extra for you

here i have coloured him in using the

cool grey /ice grey set of pens – cr3 –gt1 and blender pen

looks very grown up in monochrome great for adult cards 

im off to get wet through going up to mums for a visit catch you all later

have a great day

hugs linda xxx

Humphrey Mobile with template

 i saw a mobile which was truly stunning while visiting some of the blogs i follow

just knew i had to try and make one.... this is my take on the idea 
sorry about the image being dark it was taken very late at night and trying to get the little image to stop spinning was a fete in it's self
i have added my template  at the bottom of this post if you would like to try one
get  everything ready before hand the assembly is very quick

i used the thick A4 grey card the sort you get at back of a writing pad you only need 1 sheet

 i painted mine with Acrylic paint  it makes it very strong 

of coarse i had to  use the new

Humphrey stamp  from Crafters Companion

as my main element

the stars are  the smallest X Cut dies 

i used invisible  double length of thread  for the arms and sandwiched that  between the stars that were all cut from core-dination card

decorated the top with more stars  flowers gems and some cut glass glitter

  my template 

print out @ A4

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

ps

the inspiration for this project  came from this young lady

over on http://hannashobbyblogg.blogspot.com/

little ballerina in black

good afternoon everyone

well i should have been sorting out my craft room i did  go in there and found this little image

just waiting to be coloured in !!

which i did with Spectrum noir pens from Crafters Companion 

on the stamp it will have a basket to the side but i didn’t want that so rubbed it off

if you used a cotton bud to take off the ink from your stamp carefully  it shouldn’t  transfer the bits you don’t want

i have remembered to make a colour list if you would like to try her

im assuming you got your order in lol and are stalking the postie for there arrival.

I thought i would share her before i added the cut glass glitter to her dress

Colour list i used

Skin…TN1…TN2…TN3…CR1

Hair…GB3…TN5…EB4

Dress…IG4…IG7…IG10…with a tiny touch of black in darkest parts

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xx

very easy wrist warmer knitting pattern

hi everyone

i am in process of knitting these wrist warmers  will post picture once done

but thought i would share the  knitting instructions with you all

you never know you might get the needles out…

Very Easy Wrist Warmers

recipe

100 grms DK knitting wool

size 8 uk needles – 4mm

cast on 40 sts leaving enough spare yarn to  sew up the seam once completed

  garter stitch 4 rows = (knit  each row)

stocking  st 58 rows = (knit 1 row  purl 1 row)

garter st 8 rows 

cast off

join side seams at top cast off edge of garter stitch to final stocking st row

from cast on edge  sew up the side seam leaving 1-1/2”…..3.5 cm gap from the top garter st band

you now have your wrist warmer

knit 2 alike

i do hope you will try these out  very easy but so practical 

hugs linda xxx

Biscornu pin cushion cut on e craft

Good morning all

been experimenting with fabric again on E Craft

i wanted to see how the E Craft would cope with small sizes and shapes in fabric i should have known !

it cut a dream!!!!

using the same  method as i did with padded heart  and freezer paper using fundamental 1 square design

i cut 2 x  2-1/2” squares to make my mini Biscornu pin cushion 

once i had removed the freezer paper i pressed in a small turnover  for seam hand stitched together  filled it with toy stuffing

add the buttons to both sides

this was the smallest size i could hand sew together

it measures just under 1-3/4” finished

STITCHING INSTRUCTIONS

thank you for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

E Craft and Fabric

image 1                               image 2                                                image 3

Hello Everyone

i have been very busy here since Christmas had no time to craft as you all know

but

so wanted to try out the E Craft on  scrap fabric

i got a chance to play today

Image 1…..  100% Cotton Fabric nothing else no interfacing

image 2….. the fabric sandwiched between 2 pieces of Freezer Paper  that i ironed on to fabric to give it some stability i hope you can see how clean it cut !  it did a fabulous job

set the heart shape from fundamental 1 card to 4” no tabs on Pressure 8

it cut a dream !!!! no snagging  a hot knife through butter springs to mind.

 im really impressed

image 3……. is the final result with freezer paper removed  you just pull it off so easy  my brain has gone into over drive lol im thinking applique for quilts just imagine   team that with the fabric spray from crafters companion  a marriage made in heaven ...

just  hand sewing the 2 pieces together at moment will take a picture of finished  project  later

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Shabby Chic Christmas Tree Robin with template

been playing again here is my  Shabby Chic Christmas Robin

im so pleased how he turned out
i dont have a die  so i made my own template

i have added a template for you if you would like to try him out

print it out on A4 to get correct size for tree decoration

enjoy

hugs linda xx

if you do use the template would you be so kind as to link back to me on your blog

@ http://lindasrainbowcraftingcabin.blogspot.com/

thank you

a little video from Sheena

 good evening everyone  you might be wondering where do i start with the luminarte  radiant rain  sprays and daubers  im pleased to say Sheena has done  a few  tutorial video's here is  one on back grounds you can easily achieve

                                                                      hugs linda xxx

how to create a picture with the new Sheena Douglass lake side stamps

 how to create a  picture for your home 

with the new sketchy stamps from Sheena

this is a 8" x10"

as you will see i have cut a piece of water colour card  larger than the size i need then with  bog standard masking tape i made a frame to the required size that fits the mount in the frame

make sure you stick it firmly down  on the inside edges so that the water colours don't bleed under but really this wont matter as it will be covered by a mount

 

right here goes  

starting nearly at the top of the paper

as you can see i have used the mountains for my distance i stamped it twice  don't worry about the join you will be painting over it

i used versa fine smokey grey ink   for my water coloured images it's softer than black and takes the water colours paints very well if you  heat set  it...

middle distance 

 now i stamped the tree set on the left

 

yet again building up the scene  

your going to think hello!!!!  they don't work  but hold your horses it will all come together 

forground 

then with the separate branch image  i added more to the top of the tree 

now get your pencil yep a simple pencil!!!!and join it all together 

see  the image below

 see it does work!!  

just extend the tree  at the base and at the top of the tree 

then again  the land with the group of trees and add some extra clumps of grass 

your now ready to start painting

i hope you will try this it would make a fantastic gift  for anyone  once framed

have a great day 

hugs linda xxx