Saturday sauntering's

Hi there crafters

well im snowed under  again with some Yummy stuff that’s coming soon

but thought i would share two  cards i have made to go over to Germany with Sara

when she Launches the Spectrum Noir Pens

i do hope your having a lovely weekend

im off to do some more crafting lots to do

hope to see you soon

hugs linda xxx

Thursday already

Hi there everyone  wow this week has flown by

launch day of new stamps from Sheena Douglass

Tomorrow 31st August

so here are 2 more cards  for you

i spritz directly onto centrua pearl card stock with the radiant rains 

i didn’t want a fine mist of colour i wanted splodges to look like flower heads
so held the spray close to the card in the two colours and let it dry

once dry i cut the topper and heat embossed the sentiment in Black glitter WOW powder

then stamped and Heat embossed the  3 butterfly’s onto acetate then cut them out

matted onto more centura pearl card onto a 8x8” card blank with tiny crystal gems to finish off

i do like the strong contrast with the colours and the black on white ..

for this i used Distress ink pads stamped directly onto centrua pearl card

  another of the fairies

doing second generation stamping to get different  tones of the pink for the backing panel

stamped out the topper then cut with my fancy Oval Spellbinder

added peel offs ribbon bow and liquid pearls

im having my grand daughter today so  wont be back on till later

have a great day and do try and catch Sheena ‘s launch show if you can

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Same Stamp two different Poppies

hi it’s me again

just thought i would share two cards i have made to go over to Germany with Sara

for her TV show

its the Poppy and Daisy Stamp from Sheena Douglass

Himalayan poppy

coloured with my Spectrum Noir Pens i also used the new Darice embossing folder with Centrua Pear Card

the colours i used are

BT1- BT2- BT3- BT4- BT5- DG1- CG2- DG3S shadow in  GG1- GG2

Icelandic poppy

coloured with my spectrum noir’s then cut with the Magi Mirror die

i made a faux layer from gold holographic card matted onto a backing paper from the SWALK winter CD

the Colours used are

FS1- FS5- FS6FS7 CR1- CR2- CR5- LY1- DR1- CG2- DR3

there you go  same stamp two different  Poppies

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Wednesday Delights

Hi there everyone

i do hope your well.... im running late ….it’s raining here Yuk… but never mind

here are my 2 cards for today

using the Sheena Douglass Little Bit Sketchy Stamps

Launching This Friday

These  stamps are from the Ornate Snow Flake set 

as i said Yesterday i don’t always feel like using paints

which is not what you expect when you hear Sheena Douglass

but im hoping to show you that you can use these stamps with your other crafting Stash

to make some really lovely cards

heat embossed a back ground with Sparkly Gold WOW powder onto Centrua Pearl card

stamped and embossed the Sentiment and cut with  spellbinders oval die

add a tiny double satin bow  matted onto Gold Mirri

an easy but Luxurious card to achieve

my second card is CAS

now this one was even easier i half embossed  (sorry can't remember the name of the folder i used)

onto a pre cut piece of Centura pearl card stamped the sentiment and cut out the snow flake

added some spotty organza and a few crystal gems attached the snow flake with 3Dgel

i would be happy to receive any of these cards at Christmas

you wouldn’t be able to get them in the high end shop

you could even match the colours to the person your sending them to

Ok so there you have it my little Contribution for today

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Tempting Tuesdays sneaky peeps

Hi there everyone

wow these holidays do get my days mixed up  i had to check calendar to see which day it was

i lost a day some where

anyway here is day 2 of my Sneaky peep From the new Sheena Douglass

Little bit Scenic stamps

traditional stamping for these cards no mess i don’t always feel like getting messy

i love Sheena's stamps no matter what medium you want to use you will get a fab card at the end

so  for this one is  i used just 1 of the Fairy Silhouette stamps along with 2 of the ivy leaves

i stamped directly onto Snow White Centrua pearl card from Crafters Companion

using Tim Holtz distressing ink pads in forest moss and peeled paint

it was a stroke of luck the fairies feet touched the tip of the ivy leaf … no kidding i was so chuffed with myself  lol i could have got my stamp positioner but that was in my craft room rofl if i had gone looking for that i would still be in there

the little sentiment stamp is from a set of sentiments  i already had from crafters companion matted onto core-dination card with flat backed pearls and some ribbon

card 2

a very easy quick card to make

  i cut 4 pieces of white centrua pearl cards  used the

Tim Holtz Distressing Markers  direct to stamp 

the marker’s do leave a slight stain on your stamp till cleaned so i could more or less get

the colour in the same spots as first one matted onto gold mirri and core-dination card

so there you have it 2 very simple cards  using inks card  ribbons and glue

Voilà … as they say

thank you for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Sneaky Peep Sheena Douglass New stamps

 

Hi there Everyone

are you ready for some new stamps from Sheena Douglass and getting messy 

with the New Pour-able Pigments to add into the melting pot of fun and colour that you always get with Sheena Douglass

not long to wait launching this Friday the 31st

im going to share 2 card today  using just 1 images from the

Little Bit Scenic stamp set called

Flying Colours

i  made the backing paper first using my Radiant Rains Spritzers  and shimmer mist …there might even be some H20’s thrown in just for good measure they will all work beautifully together

i just lay in the colour and let them mingle all on there own

while it was still wet i covered it in cling film  and gave it a wiggled the mica will settle in the creases

it’s great fun to watch too lol

just love this Technique you get some really beautiful effects once dry 

using the butterfly image i over stamped with distressing ink  then i shadow stamped and embossed  the main butterfly with  a sparkly clear powder

  picked up some more  colour and wiped over with paint brush to deepen the wings

matted onto core-dination  and centura pearl card stock 

from Crafters Companion  with a ribbon knot to finish off

My second card same image

this one  was a super fast card but i love the simplicity of it

i stamped  the  butterfly image onto Neenah  and coloured in with my Spectrum Noir Pens

using just 3 colours ….CT1- CT2- CT3

the little sentiment stamps are also from Crafters Companion  i have had them for awhile 

simply matted onto to core-dination card on a 8X8” Centrua Pearl card blank

   how versatile  are these stamps !!

so  there you are that’s me done for today  i hope you have enjoyed your visit

do pop back for more Sneaky Peeps tomorrow

Hugs Linda xxx

Simply Sunday

hi there everyone

i had every intention of  sorting out my craft room today

found my Believe stamp from Sheena Douglass

 though ok while i have it in my hand i will give it a clean and spruce it up

I never got round to cleaning my craft room i made a card instead lol

here it is

coloured in with my Spectrum Noir Pens matted and layered onto core-dination card

from Crafters Companion

with buttons for embellishments

another card for my box

thank you for popping by today

i will be showing Sneaky Peeps of some new stamps from Sheena tomorrow  

if you have time please do drop by

hugs linda xxx

Playing with some of my new craft Goodies

Hi there everyone

as i said yesterday taking it easy again

why not it’s a holiday weekend

so what arrived in my post yesterday

LOTV Christmas stamps

my new Die’sire (Grace Frame)  from Crafters Companion 

Bridal White satin ribbon from the Ribbon Shop

here is what i came up with

stamped onto Neenah coloured with my Spectrum Noirs

a very simple looking card  but so easy to to do when you have lots of card to make

here are the Spectrum Noirs colour i have used

GB1- GB3- GB6- GB8- GB11 EB4- EB8  for the bear

EB1- EB2 CR11- DR5- DR7 for robin

GG1- GG2- GG3 -blender pen for shadow on snow

its raining but who cares

off to enjoy the rest of my break have a great day everyone

thanks for popping by

hugs linda xxx

Friday is here

So are you ready for the

August bank Holiday Weekend over here in UK

ha ha weather as per normal is going to be pretty bad so we are told nothing new there then

so  my second card for Sara from Crafters Companion TV show

over in Germany

using the Poppy and Daisy Stamp  from Sheena Douglass

and the sets of 6 pens the  Reds

a very quick card  stamped onto Neenah and just a touch of the Grey Greens on stems and daisy

you could coloured the poppies in with different colours from the spectrum noir pen sets

there are more other  poppies out there than just the reds

  matted onto red  holographic card then black card stock from my stash

i also coloured the pearls and ribbon with my pens to match

im having a steady day here today was very tired last night 

slept like a log so i really needed to recharge my battery

i hope you all have a lovely weekend what ever you have planned

thank you so much for popping by

hugs linda xxx

good morning everyone

  set myself a challenge for this card

Sara from Crafters Companion is doing a TV show

over in Germany early in September show casing the Spectrum Noir Pens

she asked some of the DT if we could make some cards using

just the pens in the 6 packs and a selection of stamps  how can you say no…. Sara is a sweetie…

i choose to use the Sheena Douglass

Natures Accomplishment  stamp and the

pale hue with brown grey set of pens

had no idea how it was going to turn out

once i had found all the colours i had to work with

i decided to go with an early evening feel  with the sun light coming from the left im really pleased with how it turned out 

it’s surprising you can make some fab cards just using limited colours i must try to do more

but as you know i love my colour lol ….

i stamped on to Neenah matted and layered onto a pre printed paper i had from my stash core-dination and a touch of gingham ribbon

my grand daughter Sophia is over for the day so its back to children's TV and games till later

have a great day everyone

thank you for popping over

hugs linda xxx