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Friday 30 January 2015

A Day for Daisies with Spectrum Aqua markers.

Hello to everyone.  I would like to share a lovely A Day for Daisies image for this weeks The Outlawz Friday Color Challenge.  The challenge theme is Anything Goes with optional Christmas twist.  We would be so pleased if you joined us.  The image is coloured using my Spectrum Aqua markers. I am so enjoying working with these watercolour markers.  

I will not be about much today as its my DH birthday and we are all off out,  but will catch up with everyone later in the day.  



January Outlawz Sponsor: 
Art by Miran.

The team have provided some fabulous inspiration for the color challenge. 
To join us you can use alcohol markers, other markers, coloured pencils, or any other colouring medium on your creation. 
The only requirement is that you colour an open line image. 

List of materials used to make this card:

A Day for Daisies image
Digital image is clear embossed.
Spectrum Aqua Markers used:
Peach, Jasmine, Begonia, Heather, Wildflower, Marigold, 
Sunflower, Yellow, Gold, Fawn, Kingfisher, Scarlet,
Shaped card base, DP, card for mats, lace, ribbon, pearls and glitter from my stash.

 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from, 



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Thursday 29 January 2015

Wild Rose - Briar Stamp and Die.

Hello to everyone.  I hope this finds you safe and well in this awful weather we have been having.  
I would like to share a sweet card featuring the Sheena Douglass Perfect Partners A5 Rubber Stamp Set - Wild Rose-Briar Stamp  and Sheena Douglass Decorative Thin Metal Die - Wild Rose Die.   I had such a lot of fun with the new stamp and die cut sets.  I couldn't stop colouring these, with my Spectrum Aqua markers and cutting them out.  



Materials used to make this card:

Spectrum Aqua markers 
Primary - Red Violet
 Essentials - Olive, Moss
 Floral - Meadow, Bud Green, Blossom 
Nature - Evergreen
Watercolour card pack - Crafter's Companion
Crafter's Companion Die'sire Cutting Die.
Coredinations Cardstock.
Design paper, lace, ribbon, gold beads and Frantage are from my stash.

So thrilled and delighted that this card was included in the Favorites of the Week over on Splitcoast Stampers.  Thank you so much.



 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,


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Wednesday 28 January 2015

Sweet November with Spectrum Aqua.


Hello to everyone.  I would like to share a sweet stamp from my stash, Sweet November Fairy from CC Designs.  I have had this stamp for quite a while and she is a cutie.  For this project I have coloured the image using the new Spectrum Aqua markers.



List of materials used to make this card:

Stamp - CC Designs – Sweet November Fairy.

Spectrum Aqua Markers used:
Peach, Spice, Blossom, Scarlet, Meadow, 
Bud Green, Aquamarine, Teal.
Shaped card base and Coredination layers.
Papersa are freebies from magazine.
Spellbinder oval die cut.
Ribbon, flowers, Frantage all from my stash.



 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from, 




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Monday 26 January 2015

Angelica and Adam for CCIIDT

Hello to everyone.  Today I would like to share a sweet Angelica and Adam creation for CCIIDT.  This is one of the digi stamps from the Angelica and Adam CD-ROM from Crafter's Companion.


List of materials used to make this card:


FS2, FS4, TN3, CT1, CT2, GB1, GB8, GB10, IG1, IG2,

DG1, DG2, + 03, 05, 09, 14, 17, 20, 45, 47, 61, 62, 72, 87, 92, 115, 117, 119, 120.
Crafters Companion Double Sided A3 Printed Card Pack. 


Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.  I do appreciate your continued kind support.

Sending hugs to all from,


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Friday 23 January 2015

Aurora Wings - Elven Queen

Hello to everyone.  I would like to share a stunning Aurora Wings image - Elven Queen for this weeks  Outlaws Friday Color Challenge.

The challenge is Winter Wonderland and I have used this image to represent the Snow Queen in her realm of ice and frost.   The stamp is coloured in greyscale, with a dash of dramatic red.  I really enjoyed working with this beauty.



January Outlawz Sponsor: 
Art by Miran.

The team have provided some fabulous inspiration for the color challenge. 
To join us you can use alcohol markers, other markers, coloured pencils, or any other colouring medium on your creation. 
The only requirement is that you colour an open line image. 

List of materials used to make this card:

Spectrum Noir marker/pencils used:
 IG1, IG2, IG3, IG5, IG7 , IG9, blender, DR7, CR11, CR8 + 120
Coredinations card
Die'sire Star Dies and Marianne Poinsettia Dies
Lace, ribbon and bling from my stash
Lots of glitter and glass glitter detail from Frantage.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Creative Corner Challenge - Wonderland
Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland Challenge - Only one designer paper


I used the fabulous Spectrum Noir tutorial  'Using the Ice Grays' as colour inspiration for this card, with a touch of 120 Spectrum Noir pencil for highlight.

 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to  all from,



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Thursday 22 January 2015

Bebunni Floral stamp coloured with Spectrum Noir Aqua markers tutorial.

Hello to all.  I hope this finds you well.
I would like to share my monthly colouring tutorial for Spectrum Noir.   
This month I have coloured this sweet Bebunni stamp, with the new Spectrum Noir Aqua markers.  Watercolouring is a relatively new technique to me and I hope that you will find the tutorial helpful.  You will find details on the Crafter's Companion blog here.


Details of Spectrum Noir products used to colour this image are in the tutorial, which you will find hereI so enjoyed colouring this so cute image and hope you will find time to visit and view.

  Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,



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Sunday 18 January 2015

A sweet Bebunni Creation for Spectrum Noir - Anything Goes Challenge

Hello to everyone.  I have a sweet Bebunni floral creation - Sweet Friend to share for the Spectrum Noir - Anything Goes - January Challenge which is ongoing.  I love Bebunni and am enchanted by this so cute image.   I hope you can join us, using a creation coloured with your Spectrum Noir markers and/or pencils.



This card would be suitable for many occasions.

List of materials used to make this card:  
Crafters Companion Bebunni Floral Unmounted Rubber Stamp - Sweet Friend.

Spectrum Noir markers used:

IG1, IG2, IG3, PP1, PP2, PP3, BP3, CR2, CR5, DR1, DR2, DR3, BG1. 
Centura Pearl card for die cuts and card base.
Die'sire die cut
DP, ribbon and pearls from my stash.





I would like to enter this card in the following challenges: 



Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from,





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Friday 16 January 2015

Lily Fairy - Art by Miran

Hello to everyone.  It time for another Friday Color Challenge at The Outlawz.  This card features the so sweet Lily Fairy from Art by Miran. 



This week is the colour challenge at Outlawz and this is the photo provided for inspiration.


January Outlawz Sponsor: 
Art by Miran.

The team have provided some fabulous inspiration for the color challenge. 
To join us you can use alcohol markers, other markers, coloured pencils, or any other colouring medium on your creation. 
The only requirement is that you colour an open line image. 

Materials used to make this card:
So sweet Lily Fairy stamp as linked above.
Spectrum Noir markers and pencils.
DP and shaped card base from my stash.
Butterfly, floral swirl die cuts and floral punch detail.
Mats and mounts - Coredinations card.
Pearls, glitter, Frantage and flowers from my stash.


 Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from, 



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Sami Stamps - Guest Designer for new stamp release.

Hello to everyone.  I was thrilled to win the last challenge at Sami Stamps Blog and even more delighted to be asked to be GDT, for the new stamp launch at the Sami Stamps Shop.   The images in this lauch feature beautiful brides, so suitable for this time of year and my card is created using the so sweet Lily Bride.



List of materials used to make this card:   
Wonderful Lily Bride as linked above.
Spectrum Noir markers and pencils used
FS2, FS4, FS6, PP1, PP2, GT1, GT2, LY2, BT1, BG1, +03, 05, 09, 24, 33, 85, 92, 102, 115, 117, 120.

Centura Pearl card base and Coredinations layer and detail
DP, silver glass glitter and pearls from my stash.



Thank you so much for taking the time to read this post and look at my card.

Sending hugs to all from, 



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Wednesday 14 January 2015

The lovely Bebunni for CCIIDT

Hello to everyone.  Its been really dark and wet here over the last couple of days and we are all still struggling to fight off the awful bugs.  So with thoughts determinedly focussed on spring, I have made this sweet Bebunni card using the cute Bebunni Floral stamp 'Brighten my Day' for CCIIDT.  
I used double sided Centura pearl card to make this side stepper card.


List of materials used to make this card:

Bunny:  1G1, 1G2, 1G3, CR5, Blender + 117
Daffodil:  CT1, CT2, CT3, LG1, LG2, LG3, + 14, 17, 22, 50, 92 
Base and sky:  LG2, LG3, BT1, BT2, Blender.
White for highlight detail
Pearls, flower buttons and ribbon are from my stash.



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Saturday 10 January 2015

Exciting news, worldwide launch of Spectrum Noir Aqua samples at CHA 2015.

Hello to everyone.  Crafter's Companion are launching a new water-based marker - Spectrum Aqua at the CHA.  I was so delighted to be asked to provide some samples for the launch and to use the fabulous new markers. 

You can view the marker launch on Create and Craft on Sunday at 3pm.  

Watercolour is a relatively new technique for me and I am learning as I go.    
These new markers make it all so easy.  Colour straight from the marker or blend your colours on a palette or block.  I am hooked on watercolour.


List of materials used to make this card:


Crafters Companion Scruffy Little Cat
Rubber Stamp - Autumn
Spectrum Aqua Markers used:
Peach, Blossom, Jasmine, Yellow, Sunflower,
Bud Green, Meadow, Marigold, Begonia, Rose Pink,
Chestnut Fawn, Kingfisher, Scarlet, Gold, Aquamarine,
Teal, Spice, Terracotta, Olive.

List of materials used to make this card:

Sheena Douglass Paint Fusion Unmounted Rubber Stamp - Sunflower Set.
Spectrum Aqua markers used:
Marigold, Jasmine, Sunflower, Meadow, Chestnut, Topaz, Gold,
Yellow, Bud Green, Leaf Green, Moss, Heather,
Terracotta. 
Background – salt technique.



Sending hugs to all from,


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Wedding Memory Book.

Hello to all.    Following my daughter Suzanne's recent wedding to Harry and all of the beautiful pictures of the event.   I have ...