a little extra for this evening

i have spent a few hours  sorting out my craft room

well the side where i colour flip it’s amazing what you find

i coloured this in last night got twins on the brain lol

i used craft artist for the sentiment on the topper ....made a backing paper from the Happy sentiment and Distressing pens

then i stamped the image covered with a mask then used my brayer to get a reverse  image

i marked a line in pencil so i could get the image lined up as close as i could to the first

i hit lucky lol
should say  your  brayer-ed images will be lighter  than the original stamped
just go around the lighter image with a permanent fine liner pen 

then free hand put some rose bushes behind them just to add that little bit of interest

all coloured with spectrum noir

i do hope you are all enjoying the sneaky peeps of the Toread
also  i have coloured a skin  tone chart in spectrum noir
 it's available to down load over on the
Spectrum Noir Blog 

hugs linda xxx

Day 3 sneaky peeps

hi there everyone

goodness me it’s blustery  here today no rain as yet thank goodness

it didn’t stop all day yesterday so what have i got to share

her name is

SKY

coloured with spectrum noir onto Neenah card stock

from Crafters Companion 

simply matted and layered onto contrasting Core-dination on the card blank i die cut the leaves a

then added small squares od core-dination on the inside with a touch of crystal glitter

i have used the scalloped  Die-sire tag die for the sentiment

don’t forget to pop over to News and Views leave a comment on your favourite Character

to be in with a chance of a fab prize on offer

thank you so much for popping by today

hugs linda xxx

day 2 sneaky peep Toread

hi there everyone

so it rained all day yesterday and today looks no better

how lovely when i wanted to finish off tidying my garden

typical

here is my card for today

  i Just adore this little Fellow that expression is just so darn cute

His Name is

Happy….

coloured  with spectrum noir on to Neenah matted onto silver holographic card and core-dination

i used some die cut leaves and a little gingham ribbon 

for the club i cut out a shape from Neenah card and coloured it with pens to match the 1 in the image

here are the colours i used

TN1- TN2- FS1- FS7- CR3- HB1- GBR1- GBR2- GBR3- GBR4- GBR5

GB1- GB3- GB5- GB8- GB11

A 3D PROJECT

had this idea running round since i first saw this little fellow

i made the bird cage from A4 centura pearl card from Crafters Companion

i stamped the image then used my brayer to get a reverse image so that i could stick them back to back once coloured

so when it turns you see his cheeky little face

decorated with flowers from Wild Rose

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

At Long Last they Have Arrived

 Crafters Companion 

have done it again im proud to present

Toread

they will be coming your way very soon

as a P.O.T.W on Friday the 28th on Create and Craft

there is a fantastic Toread CD  that is packed full of  exciting things with 2 Exclusive stamps 

and  a set of 6 New stamps 

 im sure  there will be lots lots more  included  in the show

they are so darn cute i have had so much fun with these little stamps

they are a fabulous size to colour

here is my first card

using

Aurora

coloured with Spectrum Noir Pens onto Neenah

matted onto Core-dination and gold mirri the Backing Paper is from the Toreads CD

some satin ribbon flat backed pearls flowers and the Regal Swirl Folder

the Spectrum Noir Colours used are

TN1- TN2- FS1- FS7 - CR3 -HB1- HB2- LV1- LV2- LV3- CG1- CG2- CG3 -

 DG3 –OR1- GB1- GB3- GB5- GB8- GB9 –GB11- EB5- EB8- GG1

So Here is The Good Part !!

Blog Hop Details

if you have arrived here from the fabulous
Jacqui 
Your in the right place

Welcome to the Crafter's Companion blog hop to celebrate the launch of the Toread papercrafting range! You could win the new Toread CD-ROM, simply by hopping around the Design Team's blogs and being inspired!

Pop over to the Crafter's Companion News blog 

for the full list of Design Team members who are taking part.

The Design team have loved crafting with the new range - i just love these images   you will have a great card made in no time at all... to fit any occasion ...

So we're celebrating the launch of this gorgeous new collection by giving you a chance to see some sneak peeks and have the chance to win a great prize!

All you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is visit each of the Design Team members blogs. They will each be showing you some of their fabulous Toread creations. 

Once you've been inspired, simply head back over to the Crafter's Companion News blog and leave a comment on their blog hop post, saying which is your favourite Toread character and why.

One winner will be drawn at random after 10am on Friday 28th September, and will be notified by email shortly after...

  Happy Hopping Everyone
you now need to
HOP OVER TO
Elaine

Good luck and do pop by tomorrow for another sneaky peep

Hugs Linda xxx

Spectrum Noir Challenge Blog Card

Hi there everyone it’s late

being part of the Spectrum Noir DT  we are asked to share a card to give inspiration

to those who have and hopefully will join in on the challenges 

full details of requirements are over on the

Spectrum Noir Challenge blog

so here is my contribution for this month

the thyme is Winter

if you pop over you will see a full colour list of Spectrum Noir i have used to make this card

hugs linda xxx

CAS Stampingbella card

Hi there everyone

i hope you are all well  the weather has changed here so quickly

 you can really feel the  cold today

sat huddled up in winter woollies already

so i thought i would make my Daughter–in–law her Birthday Card

she doesn’t do Fancy  so i used my new Stampingbella

Flora the cyclist

coloured with my spectrum noir pens onto Neenah  with a touch of Crystal glitter

matted onto Centrua Pearl card from Crafters Companion

the colours i used are

TB1-TN2-FS7 GB6- GB9 - CG2- CG3 BT1- BT2- BT3

PP1- PP2- PP3- PP4- PP6- IG1- IG2- IG3- blender

i think she will like it

i know i will be making more cards with this stamp

thank you for popping by

have a great day

hugs linda xxx

New Die-sire Embossalicious folders

hi there everyone

Crafters Companion

had done it again !!

have you seen the New Embossalicious folders

there are

6"x6” and 8”x 8” in size

great for all your card sizes no more fiddling with trying to emboss a larger piece of card

so here is a card i made using the 6x6

Regal Corner

a great folder with ample space for stamping if you choose

I have used Centrua pearl card silver mirri and silver glitter card with my  Spellbinder Poinsettia die and a few Crystal gems all purpose glue and 3 D gel

a simple quick card but elegant thanks to the Embossalicious folder...
and
Crafters Companion

  can i say a very big thank you for all the lovely comments about the twins

that was so kind of you all... it's going to take some while to sink in .....

do drop by again soon ......got some really exciting things to share

thank you for visiting today

hugs linda xxx

im so excited

good morning everyone

don’t have a card to share today  was knocked off my feet yesterday with bad throat and cold

here’s the good part…

i have know for a few weeks now that my youngest son and his partner

are expecting their first baby early next year …

but they ask not to tell anyone till they had been for first scan

with me being unwell i told them to text me didn’t want them to get the nasty bug i have

so late yesterday afternoon the text arrived….

they sent me over the scan picture you know the fuzzy scan sort lol

i replied a beautiful baby bumpkin how lovely .

Son text back

 IT’S TWINS 

thankfully i was sat down  i know i would have fallen lol…

i am still reeling to be honest with you such an unexpected

surprise

i hope you will understand i might be missing for few days till my excitement settles down

  just can't concentrate on making cards at moment

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xx

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

a little strawberry kisses card

hi everyone   hope your all having a good day

im very late posting today

got lots on here

so i will keep it simple and just share a card with you all

coloured with spectrum noir pens

hugs linda xxx