'Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks! Blog Hop'

Hello to everyone.  
Welcome to the Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking Magazine Special Thanks! Blog Hop.

The theme of the hop is 'Thanks and Friendship' and to wish a fond farewell to PC&S.

 I am so glad to be able to participate in the blog hop and to add my thanks and appreciation.  

You should have arrived here from:

Lisa's blog and the next stop on the hop is Bethany .
There are some fabulous creations/crafter's on the blog hop and I hope you will find time to visit as many blogs as you can.  

I have made a card using a fabulous Bebunni Floral stamp and sentiment from Crafter's Companion.

List of materials used to make this card:

Details of the Spectrum Noir Markers and pencils used, and Spectrum Noirs farewell to PC&S blog post, can be found on the Spectrum Noir Blog here.

Crafters Companion Bebunni Floral Papercrafting Collection CD-ROM

Crafters Companion Die'sire Essentials - Flowers for all Occasions

Crafters Companion Die'sire Essentials - Beautiful Butterflies

Crafters Companion Bebunni Floral Unmounted Rubber Stamp - Sweet As A Rose

Crafters Companion Bebunni Floral Unmounted Rubber Stamp - Bunches of Love - (Sentiment)

Crafters Companion Leaf 2 Die'sire Quilling Die

Pearls are from my stash.

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

Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

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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Monthly coloring tutorial for Spectrum Noir - Embossing a stamped image on vellum and coloring using Spectrum Noir markers.

Hello to everyone.  I hope this finds you well.

Its time for another monthly colouring tutorial for Spectrum Noir.  This month I have used the so stunning  Sheena Douglass Paint Fusion Unmounted Rubber Stamp - Poinsettia.

Materials used to make this card:

Details on how this card has been created are in my tutorial on the Spectrum Noir Blog.

Embossing Folder - Crafters Companion

Die'sire Holly and Ivy Dies - Crafter's Companion

Shaped card base .

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

Fan-tastic Challenge - Anything Goes - Twist/Embossing
Sweet Stamps Challenge - Christmas Spirit
Try it on Tuesday - Christmas is coming

So delighted and honoured that this card has been picked as a Favourite of the week ending 7th December at Splitcoast Stampers.

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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Thank you - Gift bag for Crafter's Companion Monthly Callenge.

Hello to everyone.  I hope this finds you well.
I would like to share a project made for the Crafter's Companion December Challenge - Thank You.  This is now live and the link is here.

  We would love for you to join us for the challenge, the rules for the challenge have changed slightly.   New: you may use ANY products you want to enter our challenge and be eligible for the £30/$30 gift certificate. To be considered for top card honours, you must use Crafter's Companion products as outlined in the guidelines. I had lots of fun making this cute bag and got covered in glitter!

List of materials used to make this Christmas gift bag:

Double sided A3 cards Centura Pearl
Crafters Companion The Big Score A3 Scoring Board
Neenah Classic Crest Card
Crafters Companion Die'sire Sentimentals Rubber Stamps - Christmas Magic
Crafters Companion Die'sire Sentimentals Rubber Stamps - Vintage
Spectrum Noir marker detail round stamped images- TB1, TB2, Blender Pen
Crafters Companion Die'sire Essentials - Stars
Crafters Companion Die'sire Decorative Die - Circle Doilies
Crafters Companion Die'sire Decorative Die - Magic Mirror
Crafters Companion Die'sire Dies - Snowflakes

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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Use Chevrons for the Wags N Whiskers Challenge.

Hello to everyone.  I had two projects to post for challenges today, this is my second.   I have used the  image 'Nichola' from Wags 'n Whiskers, such a cutie and a delight to work with. The WNW challenge is 'Chevrons'.  I do hope your will join us.  I got very enthusiastic with the glitter glue and frantage for this card.  She is a fairy and must have sparkle!  I managed to take a better picture of this one than my earlier posting.  I don't know why, as it remains very dark and overcast.

List of materials used to make this card:

Sweet image as listed above.

Spectrum Noir markers and pencils used:

Skin:  FS2, FS4, FS6, TN2, + 03, 05, 09,  87.
Hair:  GB2, GB4, GB6, + 14, 87, 102.
Clothes and wings:  PP1, PP2, GT1, GT2, 1G1, 1G2, + 28, 30. 37, 47.

Go Kreate and Spellbinder dies for image, sentiment and easel card.

Chevron paper is a freebie from the internet printed on CC Satin Finish Printer paper.

Sentiment is from the Faerie Poppets - Red Poppy Faerie Stamp set from CC. 

Lots of Frantage - Shabby Blue and glitter glue.

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

4 Crafty Chicks - Die Cuts

Crafty Little Fairies - Not a Square

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

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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Anything Goes/Optional Christmas Twist Challenge from The Outlawz.

Hello to everyone.  I am sharing a sweet freebie image 'Go Green' from The East Wind, for this weeks Outlawz Challenge, which is Anything Goes, with an optional Christmas twist.   I do hope you will join us.  It is so very dark here today and I had a real problem taking a picture that you could actually see.  

November's sponsor for the Outlawz Friday's Coloring Challenges is: 

The East Wind, prize is 3 digis

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: 

Image as listed above colored using my Spectrum Noir markers and pencils.
Core'dinations card.
DP, sentiment, ribbon flower and Christmas candy  from my stash.
Die cut is from Crafter's Companion.

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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Sweet Winifred in purple shades.

Hello to everyone. I hope you had a fabulous week-end and did not get toooooo wet.  Its been so wet and cold here.  I just had to spend the whole of yesterday afternoon colouring and I can share this creation with you.   This card features the sweet image Winifred from Mo Manning.

List of materials used to make this card:

So sweet image as listed above.

Printed on Neenah Classic Crest Card.

Spectrum Noir markers used:

PL1. PL2, PL3, PL5. GG1, GG2, EB2, FS2, FS4, TN3

Spectrum Noir pencils used: 

05, 09, 80, 82, 83, 85, 87, 90, 117, 119, 120.

Ranger Cornflower Archival Ink for background, distress glitter and puff snow detail.

Stampendous Frantage - Shabby White for falling snow.

DP are from my stash.

Core'dinations for mats and layers

Embossalicious Let it Snow A4 Folder

8'' x 8'' card base

Wonderful lace from my stash plus pearl ribbon and organza ribbon. Large pearl detail.  All from my stash.

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

Crafty Calendar November Challenge - Its all about Christmas

Hiding in my craft room - Any Holiday

Inkspirational Challege - Christmas with a twist - no red or green
Addicted to Stamps - Lots of Layers
That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Just a quick reminder that the Spectrum Noir monthly challenge for November - Winter/Christmas is still ongoing.  We would love for you to join us with your creation, coloured using Spectrum Noir markers and or pencils.

Sending hugs to all from,

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Snowman Love for the Outlawz Color Challenge

Hello to everyone.  I am sharing a cute stamp Snowman Love from Saturated Canary for this weeks Outlawz Challenge.

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

November's sponsor for the Outlawz Friday's Coloring Challenges is: 

The East Wind, prize is 3 digis

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: 
So sweet image as listed above
Spectrum Noir markers and pencils used:
Skin:  FS2, FS4, FS6, TN3, + 03, 05, 09, 90
Hair:  GB2, GB8, + 85, 87, 90, 102
Clothes:  LV1, LV2, LV3, TN2, TN3, TB1, BG1, BG2, + 20, 22, 23, 67, 78, 82, 115, 16, 119
Snowman: IG1, IG2, TB1, TN2, +  90, 102,117, 119, 
Background:  TB4, TB3,  TB1, GT1, GT2 and Blender pen.

Paperes are from the Bebunni pad from Crafter's Companion
Coredinations card for mats and layers.
Various glitters including Stampendous Frantage and Shaved Ice.
Die cut stars. 
Gold embossed sentiment.
Pearls, pearl button detail and shaped card base are from my stash.

There is a fabulous tutorial for creating a dotted background on the Spectrum Noir Blog.  You can find this here.

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

4 Crafty Chicks - Make it Sparkle
Aud Sentiments Challenge - Add a sentiment - Any December Holiday
Baffies Creative Challenge - Time for the approaching Christmas season
Sweet Stampin Challenge - Snow people
Crafter's Cafe Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Get ready for Christmas
Creative Moments - Anything Goes/ Make it sparkle
Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

 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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