Window Shopping with Fresh Brewed Designs

Hello friends! Fresh Brewed Designs has a couple NEW digi images being released today. Check out Shoe Sale.

I love coloring fun stuff like this. And because it's a digi image, I was able to size it exactly to fit the diecut frame. To color, I used Spectrum Noir Marker:

• Skin - TN3, FS2, CR2
• Hair - GB4, GB8, GB10
• Awning - BT6, BT4, BT2, BT1
• Brick Wall and Ground - BG3, BG2, BG1, Blender
• Shelf in window - IG2, IG1, Blender
• Boot - EB6, EB2
• Blue and Black shoe - IG3, IG8, BT2, BT4
• Reds - DR2, CR5, PP3
• Sky - BT1, Blender
• Outlining - BG2, BG1

I colored a bit of clear glitter pen on the dress and the window. Actually, on the window, I can't remember if I scribbles a bit of IB1 marker and then lightened it with the blender. HA! But I do remember coloring the shimmer on it.

Head on over the the Fresh Brewed Designs website to see the New Digi's. See what the design team is sharing with these images on the Fresh Brewed Designs Blog and on the Facebook Page.


Thanks for stopping by,

Supplies:
Fresh Brewed Designs Digi Image - Shoe Shop
Sentiment Stamp - Stamping Bella
Spectrum Noir Markers and White Cardstock
Clear Glitter Pen
Scalloped Frame Die - Paper Smooches
Papers - A Muse Studio
Red Heart Twinkle Stickers - A Muse Studio
Versafine Onyx Black
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Die-cutting/Embossing Machine
Stitched Boarder Die (unknown)

Creating a simple sunset

Happy Friday everyone! I'm not sure if you checked out my blog post a few day back (here), the card with the airbrushed background. On that post, I shared a link to a "creating a sunset" tutorial on the Spectrum Noir Blog. Make sure and pop on over to check it out.

I used the eBrush to make the sunset panel on this card as well. Then I stamped the beautiful scene. As a reminder, you don't need to have the eBrush to create a simple sunset. The tutorial doesn't show using an airbrush. I was inspired by the tutorial to make the simple sunset - and to get out my eBrush and play around with it. Both ways turn out amazing! You can also experiment with different marker colors.

 I airbrushed the Spectrum Noir markers in this order: CR8, OR2, GB5, GB6

To stamp the scene, I used a 2 stamp sets from Crafter's Companion: Sheena's A Little Bit Scenic Silhouette Garden and Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy - Silhouette Wildflowers. I stamped off some of the ink, where you see the lighter shaded stamped images. I heat set the ink to make sure it was completely dry before stamping and embossing the final images. The embossing powder I used is called Black Sparkle from Ranger. Sooo cool!

The sentiment is from A Muse Studio, and is stamped with VersaFine Onyx Ink. Main image is mat on black cardstock, then 3D mounted. 3 little black rhinestones give a nice balance and connection to the image panel.

May your day be as beautiful as a simple sunset.

Supplies:
eBrush
Spectrum Noir Markers: CR8, OR2, GB5, GB6
Memento Luxe Tuxedo Black (images)
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White CS
Crafter's Companion Sheena's A Little Bit Scenic - Silhouette Garden
Crafter's Companion Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy - Silhouette Wildflowers
Sentiment from A Muse Studio 
VersaFine Onyx (sentiment)
Ranger Black Sparkle Embossing Powder
Bazzill Black CS
Black Rhinestone Stickers
Heat Embossing Gun

Spectrum Noir February Challenge

Hello friends! It's time for the new Spectrum Noir Challenge. This month is a color challenge.

RED. Just use anything red on your creation along with Spectrum Noir Products. Get all the challenge details HERE.

I made a birthday card with all red balloon. The stamps are from an A Muse Studio set called Birthday Balloons. I colored directly on the stamp with brush end the Scarlet Aqua Marker, huffed the ink on the stamp to re-moisten and stamped on watercolor paper. Then I used an Aqua Water Brush to smooth out the ink and blend on the paper. Once they were dry, I colored over with Clear Wink of Stella and to created the most beautiful red color!

The heart shaped balloon was diecut and popped up on foam tape.

Oh man...did I have fun coloring these with my Spectrum Aqua Markers! LOVE those new markers! They will be available in the USA verrrry SOON!

The rest of the stamping was done with Silvery Shimmer Delicata Ink. I added some sequins and a thin bit of washi tape. The panel is foam mounted to a colored card base.

Happy Stamping!

Spectrum Noir CAS Challenge

Hi everyone! 1 week until Christmas! YIKES!!! Right now...if you're like me...getting things done quick is high on my priority list. Soooo....this will be QUICK! A quick post to show a quick tag and a quick reminder to play the Spectrum Noir December "Clean and Simple" Challenge. All the details can be found HERE.

I never seem to have enough tags...so here's a quick idea using Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils and a Spectrum Noir Marker in the eBrush. This Santa is as cute as they come! :)

Instructions:

1. Die-cut a bunch of tags from white cardstock (I used Scalloped Tags from Crafter's Companion).
2. Stamp the image on a Post-it Note (or masking paper of your choice) and trim out image --  above the line only. This is to make a mask for airbrushing.
3. Stamp the image and words on all tags with black ink. I used a stamp set from A Muse Studio called Santa Mail. TIP: Position all stamps on 1 stamping block. Then you can ink up and stamp ALL the images at the same time for each tag! GREAT time-saver!
4. Color all the Santa's with colored pencils. (colors listed below)
5. Place mask over Santa and quickly airbrush with brush nib or chisel nib of a blue Spectrum Noir Marker marker. I used IB1 with the brush nib in the eBrush System. Do this to all the tags.
6. Add glitter accents as desired.

Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils:

• Face - 004, 009
• Hat and Sleeves - 025, 026, 120
• Gloves - 120

We would love to see what CAS projects you make this month with your Spectrum Noir products. You have till the end of the month to enter. Have fun and keep it Clean and Simple!
 

A holly jolly Christmas

I love coloring Christmas images. Especially CUTE ones...like this!

Isn't she adorable! I kept the coloring simple and fresh. No shading outside the lines on this one :)

Here's how I colored everything:

Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencil Sets - Floral, Essentials and Primariess; Blending Solution and Paper Stumps

• Skin: 004, 089, 008, 009
• Hair: 120
• Ornament: 015, 084, 087, 107
• Greens: 056, 058, 047, 117
• Reds: 024, 117
• White Shading: 112, 117

 

The stamp is from Penny Black - Little Elf Mim. The sentiment is from A Muse. The Mini Holly Leaves are diecut from a Memory Box die. I added X-Mas Red Stickles on top of the berries and Icicle Stickles on the fur areas.

What are your favorite kind of images to color for the holidays? Leave me a comment - I would love to see what you're creating!

Dirty Dozen Happy Mail

I have GREAT NEWS to share!!! I'm an official Splitcoaststampers.com Dirty Dozen Designer!



Here's a peek at the project being shared on the announcement page.  If you wanna see the entire card, just click pic. :)

Splitcoastampers.com was my first ever on-line crafty place to hang out. September 2006 is when I joined. WOW! That was a LOOOONG time ago!

Instead of me telling you all about Splitcoaststampers.com and the Fan Club...just click HERE to check it all out.

Have a great week!

Thank you SEW much!

Here's a Mid-Way Reminder for our current House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #178.  The theme this time is "Paper Piecing"

I've used patterned paper to piece on the pin cushion - and white paper cut out with the mice in thimbles and the empty thimble - then adhered flat on top.

Everything was colored with Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils along with Blending Solution and Paper Stumps:
Mice - 005, 008, 092, 089, 112, 117
Background - 061, 117
Ground - 019, 086
Pin Cushion - 025, 119, 120
Thimbles - 112, 117

I added Crystal Clear Glass Effects to the pin heads and the needle on the sentiment. I die-cut the image panel and the scalloped square from Crafter's Companion Die-sire Essentials Squares set and Essentials Scalloped Squares set. The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed with white. I cut the ends with pinking sheers and stitched the ends.

The inside of the card:



In addition to the fun designer buttons glitter cardstock - I used Saffron and Apple cardstock from A Muse Studio. Sewing was done on my Janome Sew Mini Machine.

I love how my card turned out! SEW much fun ;)

Thanks for stoppin' by! Have a great week ahead!

Yeeehaw for Sepia!

Howdy Folks!

I thought it would be fun to color an image in Sepia Tones using my Spectrum Noir Markers. This image from The Greeting Farm is perfect for this project.

I stamped the image on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock with black ink -- then colored:

Skin - TN3, TN2, TN1, FS2
Hair - EB5, EB4, TN7, TN5, TN3, EB1
Hat, Shirt, Skirt - GB8, EB2, EB1
Boot, Gloves, Scarf, Belt, Skirt Ruffle - BG1, BG5, BG7

I fussy cut the image and popped it on the card with foam adhesive. I added a touch of glitter to her hat, the star on her boot and on her belt. I thought she needed a little more "bling" - so I gave her some cowgirl rhinestone earrings.



The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed on vanilla cardstock. I cut little strips of patterned paper to make it look like a ribbon. The chipboard star is covered with embossing powder and topped off with a little rhinestone. Isn't she Cheeky :)

My card layout is from Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge #502. I did a mirror image of it.

As always, thanks for visiting my blog!


Supplies used on card:
Markers - Spectrum Noir TN1, TN2, TN3, TN5, TN7, FS2, EB1, EB2, EB4, EB5, GB8, BG1, BG5, BG7 
Stamps - The Greeting Farm; A Muse Artstamps
Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Paper - Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock; A Muse Studio Wheat, Onyx and Vanilla; Adorn-it Wild West, Karen Foster Stars, Mustard Paisley
Misc - UmWow Studio Chipboard Confetti Stars, A Muse Studio Rhinestones, Stampendous Mushroom EP, Ranger Liquid Platinum EP, Art Glitter Flax glitter, Glitter Ritz Warm Highlights Ultrafine glitter; Oval Punch, Twine

Quiet Place

Who's ready for another great Spectrum Noir Challenge? Well...it' GO TIME!

Spectrum Noir August Montly Challenge - Floral/Nature 

For my card design, I colored with Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils, Blending Solution and Paper Stumps.

All the images are from Stampotique Originals. They have some really cool stamps! Ask me how I know ;)

 

 
The tops of the 2 biggest mushrooms and the little fairy - which is called "moon girl" - are cut out and popped up with foam adhesive. After I colored the mushrooms - I heat embossed the tops and parts of the stems using a Versamark Ink Marker and Clear Matte Embossing Powder. Really turned out cool!!!

I added crystal glitter to her wings and the ground. Amethyst glitter on the flowers and golden yellow glitters on the tall grass.

 

All the images were stamped using colored inks and colored in or colored on the solid areas with the pencils to enhance the design as follows:

Mushrooms - 108, 109
Ground - 057, 102
Skin - 004
Clothing - 086, 090, 103
Hair - 103, 086
Eyes - 103
Wings - 038
Flowers - 038, 039
Tall Grass - 086, 090, 103
Background - 112, 117

Remember -- you have the whole month to play the challenge along with us. What are you gonna create? I can't wait to see! Make sure to load a link to your project into the challenge gallery HERE. The winner gets £30/$30 in Spectrum Noir products, Card of the Month, or Top Three honors! It could be YOU!

Happy Creating!

Supplies:

Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils - Nature Set; Floral Set; Essential set and Marine Set

Spectrum Noir Blending Solution

Spectrum Noir Paper Stumps

Spectrum Noir Paper Stump Sander

Stampotique Originals Stamps - Moon Girl; Grass; Daisy, Daisy; Mushroom Group; Giant Shroom; Abstract Foliage; Quiet Place

A Muse Studio - Cardstocks

Ranger Distress Glitter

Art Glitter

Misc Inks

Corner Rounder Punch

Versamark Pen

Clear Matte Embossing Powder

Keep up to date and get all kinds of great Spectrum Noir inspiration at:

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Relaxing is Mice!

Happy Monday everyone!  Time for our next House-Mouse Challenge...

 

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #175 - Relax and Enjoy Life

Using your House-Mouse & friends images, create a project using this weeks selected theme. Get all the challenge details and prize info on the blog HERE.

 

Monica the mouse is relaxing...dreampuff style!

 

 

Doesn't she look so peaceful and content. I covered the "puff" with white sparkly flock and tossed on a few silver star sequins.  The image was stamped on white cardstock and colored with pencils. Then I fussy-cut the image and adhered direct to the colored cardstock - where I had stamped the same image.

 

 

 

Don't forget to hop on over to the challenge blog and check out all the great "relaxing" samples our designers have come up with.

 

Have a great day!

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps - House-Mouse Designs Dreampuff; Stampabilities Relaxing is Mice

Paper - A Muse Studio Seattle Petite Polka Dot; Mermaid Solid; Buttercup Solid; Bazzill

Inks - Versafine Onyx Black

Misc. - Memory Box Cloud Dies; Bakers Twine; White Sparkly Fluff; Sequins; Colored Pencils & Gamsol; Foam tape 

Love Blossomed in Watercolor

Here I am again with yet another watercolor project! I just can't STOP!!! LOL.

My design idea started with the sentiment. It reminded me of the stamp set I have with flowers going from a bud to fully bloomed. The flower stamps are from Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy - A New Leaf set. The sentiment stamp is from  Vintage Floral Collection - Sentimentals Phrases. Both are from Crafter's Companion. 

This design turned out just the way I wanted! Yet another sample of how CAS can work on a card with watercoloring. Complete happiness in my craft world:) 
  

I stamped the flowers and sentiment with StazOn Midi Claret ink on Strathmore Bristol 100lb Vellum. This Bristol paper board has a smoother surface than typical watercolor paper, giving nice detail on stamped images. It works for watercoloring, as long as you don't get the paper soaking wet ...and don't scrub it. 

I painted in the images with Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors. When dry, I added some highlights with white acrylic paint. I mat the piece flat on pink cardstock, then adhered to the cardbase with foam adhesive. For the card base, I stamped the leaves (also from the A New Leaf set) with Peeled Paint Distress Ink.

Don't forget to check out all the amazing projects we have over on Facebook and the Crafter's Companion Information Blog. We have the most outstanding designers!


Thanks for hangin' with me today!

Supplies:
Crafter's Companion Sheena's A Little Bit Sketchy - A New Leaf stamp set
Crafter's Companion Vintage Floral Collection - Sentimentals - Phrases stamp set
StazOn Midi Claret Ink
Ranger Distress Peeled Paint Ink
Strathmore Bristol Vellum 100lb
A Muse Studio Fern & Grapefruit Cardstock
Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors 36 Color set
White Acrylic Paint
Crystal Rhinestones
Double-Sided Foam Adhesive

Coloring Vellum Daisies

Hey everyone! Here's a Spectrum Noir Marker Technique you don't wanna miss! No stamping on this project...just embossing, coloring & die cutting. I'm sure you have all the supplies you need to give it a try :)

There's a Video Tutorial over on the Spectrum Noir Blog showing how to do this. Click HERE to watch. FYI...the video is less than 5 minutes long.

Basically...all ya do is emboss a piece of vellum with an embossing folder, color with markers -- on the side that will be face down, then adhere to piece of white cardstock. The results are absolutely beautiful!

I mat the flower panel on a piece of Crafter's Companion New Black Pearl Shimmering Cardstock. The sentiment is die-cut from it too. It's the perfect thickness for even the most delicate die cutting pieces. Best of all...the shimmer is build right in the paper...on BOTH sides! No need for glitter or shimmer paints.

I also want to mention that there's a TON of great tutorials and videos using Spectrum Noir Products on their blog. What a great resource! Full of information and inspiration. Check it out...and leave a comment to let 'em know you stopped by.

See you later!

Supplies:
Spectrum Noir Markers CT1, CT4, CG1, CG3 
Daisies Embossing Folder from Crafter's Companion
Black Pearl Shimmering Cardstock from Crafter's Companion
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
Sage Cardstock from A Muse Studio
Thanks Die from A Muse Studio
Vellum paper
Tombow Mono Aqua Adhesive
Double Sided Adhesive Foam

Sentiment Show-off

Hello friends :)

It's time to show off our sentiments! Crafter's Companion has the perfect challenge going on this month that will put our sentiment stamps center stage! Go check out the challenge info. on the Crafter's Companion Facebook Page.

I'm soooo lovin' this quote! I can totally relate...can you?  It's one of the stamps from Crafter's Companion Sentimentals - Friends & Family set.

I white embossed the stamp on a Mermaid Cardstock die-cut label. Then I sponged Mermaid Ink right over the top of the embossed sentiment. I used an old rag to buff it around and wipe off the ink that got on the white embossing. It really gave depth to the piece!

Next, I took a white gel pen and hand-doodled around the outer edge of the label. The label is adhered to card with foam adhesive. I embellished with a bow made from paper cording and a couple paper flowers from my stash. The center of the flowers were a yellow color...so I just colored them with a black Spectrum Noir marker.

I used the Chevrons Embossilicious Embossing Folder from Crafter's Companion on my card base and rounded the corners with a punch. A panel of black cardstock and designer paper along and more of that white paper cording are adhered flat to the card base. I really love how this card turned out!

I hope you find time to play with some of your sentiment stamps :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Crafter's Companion Sentimentals - Friends & Family set.
Inks: Versamark Ink; A Muse Studio Mermaid Pigment Ink
Papers: StampinUP, A Muse Studio and Bazzill cardsock 
Misc: Crafter's Companion 6 x 6 Embossilicious Embossing Folder - Chevrons; Spectrum Noir Black Marker; Tim Holtz  Styled Label Die; Heat Gun; Big Shot; 1/4" Corner Rounder Punch; May Arts Paper Cording; White Embossing Powder; White Gel Pen; Sponge Dauber; 3D Foam Adhesive

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy

Hi everyone! It's time for another House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge! YAY!

House-Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #174 - It's all about Summer
Create a project using at least 1 House-Mouse image and follow the challenge theme. Get all the details and prize information on the blog HERE.

It's been really hot here in Arizona, so I thought this stamp would be very refreshing for the summer theme...

This stamp is called "Sharing a Drink". What a fun image! You could color the drink to be any beverage you desire. Yep...Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! LOL

 

I colored with markers this time...and added some glitter and glaze pen.  The lemon and sentiment are from A Muse Studio - Squeeze the Day set.

 

 

Grab your House-Mouse stamps and play along with us. GREAT PRIZES are up for grabs...as usual :)

 

Have a great Monday!