Reindeer Kisses

Morning All! It’s Fab Friday over at Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and I have made another Christmas Card……hehe.

I’ve used Reindeer Kisses:

 

I have already made a few traditional coloured Christmas cards this year so this time I thought I would go with cool ivy blues on this one.

Supplies:

• Image: Reindeer Kisses from Tiddly Inks 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers 
• DP: Maja Vintage Frost Basics 6x6 pad
• Card: Bazzill Bling Pale Blue Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Sentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies: Spellbinders Floral Oval Dies and Tonic Studios Scalloped Square Layering Dies
• Embellishments: Doodling, Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen and Glossy Accents

Don’t forget to hop across to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog for some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Take It Easy

Morning All. We have had some fabulous new images  released at All Dressed Up this month. Say hello to Summer Breeze,  Flower Pots, New Hair Do and Daddy's Day:

I have been plagued with a couple of really bad migraines the last couple f week so I haven’t yet showed you my first inspiration card, so I thought I might as well show them both together.

This first card uses Flower Pots:

And my second card uses Daddy's Day:

Supplies:

• Images: Flower Pots and Daddy's Day from All Dressed Up
• Colouring Medium: Copics and Spectrum Noir
• DP: Dovecraft Curiosity Corner
• Card: Kraft Card, Brown Card, Dark Brown Card, Red Card, Neenah Solar White Card, Neenah Desert Storm Card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Stamps: Sentiment from Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine ‘Onyx Black’ Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Tonic Studios Scalloped Layering Dies
• Embellishments: Doodling, chipboard hearts and gems

Don’t forget to hop across to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog and the All Dressed Up FB Group and take a look at the rest of the new release inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Holly Poinsettia

Morning all. I have some inspiration for you today using a super cute cute Conie Fong image.

As some of you may have seen I’m making some headway on this years Christmas cards and Holly Poinsettia was just perfect for a card.

And I’ve used my favourite red and Kraft combo for matting and layering.

Supplies:

• Image: Holly Poinsettia from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• Illustrators:
• Skin: TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8, FS9
• Original Markers:
• Skin: PP2, PP1, DP2, DP1
• Hair: BG10, BG8, BG7, BG5, BG2
• Brown: TN8, TN6, TN4
• Green: IG10, DG4, DG3, YG3, YG2, CG1
• White: BG3, B2, BG1, Blender
• Red: DR7, CR11, CR9, CR7, CR1
• Yellow: GB10, GB9, GB7, GB4, GB1
• Background: BG3, VB1, BT1, IB1
• Card: Neenah Solar White Card, Cream Parchment, Kraft Card, Ruby Slippers Bazzill card, green card and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: Britannia Poinsettia Die, JoyCrafts Fancy Oval Die and Nellie Snellen Pierced Oval Multiframe Dies
• Sentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Cheesecloth, Candy Cane Charm, Twine and Flat Backed Pearls

For inspiration from the rest of the team and to join us in our challenge be sure to check out the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group.

I would like to add this card into the following challenges:

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Flower Elf

Hello all! It’s time for a new challenge over at Colour Crazy Challenge and this week we are being sponsored by the fabulous Fabrika Fantasy.

I’ve used the adorable Flower Elf and I wanted to keep all the focus on the image so I’ve gone very clean and simple: 

I’ve also given her a little cloudy sky background.

Supplies:

• Image: Flower Elf from Fabrika Fantasy 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
  • Illustrators:
  • Skin: TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8, FS9
  • Original Markers:
  • Skin: PP2, PP1, DP2, DP1, AP2 
  • Hair: Brown: RB7, TN6, BO2
  • Green/Grass: IG10, DG4, DG3, YG3, CG2, CG1
  • White: IG5, IG2, IG1, Blender
  • Red: DR7, CR11, CR9, CR10, CR1
  • Eyes: TB9, TB5, TB2
  • Bee: GB9, GB6, CT4
  • Watering can: IG10, IG8, IG6, IG4, TN6, GT1
  • Flowers: PL3, Pl2, PL1
  • Leaves: JG6, JG3, AG2
  • Sky: TB3, TB2, BT1, IB1, LY1, LY2
• Card: Neenah Desert Storm Card. Neenah Solar White Card and Centura Pearl Trends
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set 
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black inkpad
• Embellishments: Doodling and Pearls

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

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Please pop across to the Colour Crazy Challenge to see the inspiration from the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Wonderland Winnie

Hello all and happy Friday! It’s time for a brand new challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog and even though it’s Anything Goes the team are showing some creations using beautiful Polka dots.

For my make today I’ve used the fabulous Winnie in Wonderland Download Collection:

I got a little carried away with the embellishments on this and ended up with none of the polka dot paper showing….

…..so out came the white acrylic paint and I added white dots to Winnie’s dress!

Supplies:

• Image: Winnie Wonderland by Polkadoodles  also part of the Winnie in Wonderland Download Collection
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
  • Illustrators:
  • Skin: TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8, FS9
  • Original Markers:
  • Skin: PP2, PP1, DP2, DP1,
  • Hair: Brown: EB7, GB10, GB7, GB1, BO1 BO3 
  • Black: IG10, IG8, IG6, IG4
  • White: BG5, BG3, BG1 and White Pencil
  • Red: DR7, CR11, CR8, CR10
  • Blue: TB6, TB4, TB3, TB1
  • Yellow: GB9, GB3, CT4
• DP: Winnie in Wonderland Download Collection printed on White Linen Cardstock
• Card:Neenah Desert Storm Card, Matt Black Card, Neenah Solar White Card, Kraft Card and White Linen Card
• Embellishments: From the Winnie in Wonderland Download Collection and also Lace, Glitter Glue and Crackle Accents

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

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Thanks for stopping by and don’t forgot to hop across to the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog for some more fabulous inspiration.

Lisa

Birthday Flowers

Morning all!  I have another Spectrum Noir Colorista Pencil and Pad project to share that were created for Colorista TV shows.

This was one of those cards that looked better in my head than it did finished.

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Colorista from Crafters Companion 
• Card: Matt Black Card, Core’dinations Card and Neenah Solar White Card  
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder plain circle dies and word dies from Clearly Besotted
• Embellishments: Pearls

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Tag You’re It

Morning all!  I have another Spectrum Noir Colorista Pencil and Pad projects to share that were created for Colorista TV shows.

I have used the Floral Tag Pad to make a tag card this time.

I drew around the tag to create a template for the mat and layering.

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Colorista from Crafters Companion 
• Card: Matt Black Card, Core’dinations Card and Neenah Solar White Card  
• Embellishments: Pearls

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Floral Thanks

Morning all!  I have another Spectrum Noir Colorista Pencil and Pad projects to share that were created for Colorista TV shows on.

I love flowers, especially at this time of year when the garden is in full bloom so this page from the pad is just beautiful for a clean and simple card:

  Some black matting and layering helps the the colours pop.

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Colorista from Crafters Companion 
• Card: Matt Black Card, Core’dinations Card and Neenah Solar White Card  
• Dies & Punches: MS Border Punch
• Embellishments: Pearls

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Bella with Gift

Afternoon all. I have some inspiration for you today for our June Challenge over at the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group. Our theme Summer Colours.

It’s been a while since I coloured up a fluffy little bear so I just had to use lovely little Bella with Gift:

For my Summer colours I took inspiration from the flowers in my garden and have used yellow and purple.

Supplies:

• Image: Bella with Gift from Conie Fong 
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
  • Fur: TN9, TN8, TN7, TN6, TN3, TN2, TN1, PP5, PP2
  • Yellow: GB9, GB6, GB4, GB3
  • Green: DG4, DG3, YG3, CG2, CG1
  • Grey, BG3, BG2, BG1
  • Pink Dress: DP4, DP3, DP2, BP7, BP4, BP2
• DP: Studio Light
• Card: Neenah Solar White Card, Yellow Vellum and Copic X-Press It Blending Card
• Dies & Punches: MS Border Punch, Whimsy Stamps Hand Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies, Britannia Small Ivy Flourish and Creative Expression Flower Dies
• Sentiment: From Lili of the Valley
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad and Walnut Stain Distress Inkpad
• Embellishments: Cheesecloth and Flat Back Pearls

For inspiration from the rest of the team and to join us in our challenge be sure to check out the Conie Fong Art & Design FB Group.

I would like to add this card into the following challenges:

• Noor Design UK Challenge – Summer

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Love is in the Air

Morning all. Over at A Gem of a Challenge it’s the Pinks turn to host the challenge and we have a fabulous theme of ‘Wedding or Anniversary’.

I thought this image Brotherly Love was super adorable and would be perfect for an anniversary card:

It looked so great on the Kraft card I decided to keep it clean and simple.

Supplies:

• Image: Brotherly Love from Pink Gem Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir
• Illustrators:
• Skin: TN8, EB1, FS7, FS8, FS9
• Original Markers:
• Skin: PP2, PP1, DP2, DP1
• Hair: Brown – EB8, EB6, TN6, TN3 & Grey – IG10, IG8, IG6, IG4
• White: IG4, IG2, IG1
• Red: DR7, CR11, CR9, CR8, CR7
• Blue: IG9, TB7, TB5, TB4, TB3
• Green: DG3, YG3, CG2
• Background: Ground - BG7, BG5 & Sky – VB1, BT1, IB1, Blender
• Card: Neenah Desert Storm Card, Neenah Solar White Card and Red Card
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Puffy Heart Stickers (Paperchase), doodling and pearls.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Mellow Yellow

Hello all and happy Friday! It's inspiration time for the current challenge over at the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog. As always it’s Anything Goes but the team are sharing with you some creations using along the theme of Sunshine Yellow.

For today's make I have created a card using papers, dies and stamps from the Belle Papillon Papercraft Kit along with the Elegant Nest Dies:

I have used the stamps to add some more details to the backing papers.

 

And I thought the sentiment looked good stamps onto the butterfly.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Belle Papillon Papercraft Kit
• DP: Belle Papillon 6x6 Paper Pad
• Card: Lemon Card, Grey Card and Neenah Solar White Card 
• Dies & Punches: Elegant Nest Dies and Butterfly Doublet Die
• Ink: Dried Marigold and Pumice Stone Distress Inkpads and VersaFine Onyx Black
• Embellishments: Pearls, Doodling, Ribbon and Wink of Stella

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

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Don’t forget to hop over to the Polkadoodles Challenge Blog for more fabulous inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by.

Lisa

Of We Go

Morning All! It’s time for some lovely new releases over at Crafty Sentiments Designs.

 

It’s Day 4 of the inspiration over at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog and this is Off we Go:

I always forget how difficult easel cards are to photograph.

Supplies:

• Image: Off we Go rubber stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• Card: Matt Black Card, Neenah Desert Storm Card,  
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Embellishments: Doodling

If you would like to see some more fabulous inspiration using this gorgeous new image please hop across to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Hello Petal

Afternoon all!  More playing with the Spectrum Noir Colorista Pencils 6x6 Foil Pads and Foil Tag Pads and have another project to share :

The 6x6 pads and the tags have matching patterns, so I have made a card spotlighting just one part of the pattern.

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Colorista from Crafters Companion 
• Card: Matt Black Card, Core’dinations Card and Neenah Solar White Card  
• Dies & Punches: Hello & Smile Dies from The Greeting Farm
• Embellishments: Pearls and Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Heloa

Morning All! It’s time for some lovely new releases over at Crafty Sentiments Designs.

We’ve had two fabulous new images so far and number 3 is such a cutie.

It’s Day 3 of the inspiration over at the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog and this is Heloa:

I always forget how difficult easel cards are to photograph.

Supplies:

• Image: Heloa rubber stamp from Crafty Sentiments Designs
• Colouring Medium: Spectrum Noir Original Markers
• DP: Old magazine freebie
• Sentiment: From a Lili of the Valley Clear Stamp Set
• Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black Inkpad
• Dies & Punches: Elegant Nest Dies from Polkadoodles 
• Embellishments: Doodling, Flowers and Pearls

If you would like to see some more fabulous inspiration using this gorgeous new image please hop across to the Crafty Sentiments Designs Inspiration Blog.

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa

Amazing Florals

Afternoon all!  I have another Spectrum Noir Colorista Pencil and Pad make to share today that was made for Colorista TV shows on HSN and Hochanda.

 

I have cut out bits of the pad o decorate the corners on this Clean and Simple card.

Supplies:

• Spectrum Noir Colorista from Crafters Companion 
• Card: Matt Black Card, Core’dinations Card and Neenah Solar White Card 
• Dies & Punches: Spellbinder Plain Circle Dies and Hello & Smile Dies from The Greeting Farm
• Embellishments: Pearls & Doodling

Thanks for stopping by

Lisa