March 2017 Calendar Page

Here's my calendar page for this month. As an added bonus...I've got a Tip-to-Tip Marker Blend Technique Tutorial over the Spectrum Noir Blog.
 

To make the 4-leaf clover and pot of gold, I used a heart die and pocket die from the Crafter's Companion Little Angel Signature Collection by Sara Davies - My First Outfit Die Set. This collection is baby themed, however I was able to use it for something totally different. I love stretching my supplies and using them in ways there weren't intended.

But wait! I have a double-bonus for you! An adorable 4-bar size note card.

I used the same heart and pocket die, and added in the shirt die

Here's a little story. Some of you might relate. When I was a kid, on St. Patrick's day we would go around look for someone who wasn't wearing green so we could pinched them!
LOL!

So the first thing that popped in my head when I was making a St. Patty's Day card was to WEAR GREEN to avoid the pinch! And there you have it. A shirt with a lucky 4-leaf clover on it.

The embossed detail on the shirt die really stands out by sponging on some Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. And the sequins.....BLING BLING! Love it!

Head on over to the Spectrum Noir Website and check out my Tip-to-Tip Marker Blend Tutorial. Thanks for stopping by today!

Rustic Cottage by Sara Davies of Crafter's Companion

Well friends, it's almost time for the next big HSN crafty event!!! So are YOU ready?!!! Here's another sneak peek. These are products from the NEW Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage.



I diecut all the pieces and then used Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Markers to color. For the red on the flower, I used the Macaroon Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen. The sentiment is stamped and embossed in white. This card is super simple. Seriously...even if you are not good at watercoloring...you can't go wrong!

The new products I used are:

Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage Classic Lily Die
Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage Filigree Flourish Die
Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage Cherished Memories Metal Die & Stamp Set
Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage 6"x6" Paper Pad

A list of all the products I used on this card are listed at the bottom of the post.

Check out our Pinterest Gallery for oodles and oodles of inspiration.

Careful...you might drool!


Click HERE to see all the great Crafter's Companion products that will be on HSN March 8th. Better get your wish list ready!

Here's what's coming in the Rustic Cottage Collection:

Don't forget to join us on Facebook to keep up to date on everything...and the Facebook Party going on RIGHT ON as we gear up for the HSN Show!

Have a wonderful day,

Supplies:
Crafter's Companion Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage Classic Lily Die
Crafter's Companion Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage Filigree Flourish Die
Crafter's Companion Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage Cherished Memories Metal Die & Stamp Set
Crafter's Companion Sara Signature Collection - Rustic Cottage 6"x6" Paper Pad
Sectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock
Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Markers: Gold, Sunset, Moss
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen: Macaroon
Gemini Die-cutting/Embossing Machine
Stick-It Adhesive Sheet
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
Adhesive Tape Runner
Collall Glue
Red Cardstock
Watercolor Brush
Versamark Ink
White Embossing Powder
Anti-Static Pouch
Heat Embossing Gun
Dimensional Foam Adhesive

HSN Sneak Peek

Hello friends! We are super excited to have another HSN Event with Crafter's Companion USA on Wednesday, March 8th.  Sara Davies is will be back (YAY!) along with Jennifer Tryon with fabulous new goodies! Our design team has been super duper busy crankin' out a bunch of samples with the products that will be up for grabs on the show. Here's a sneak peek of some new Leonie Pujol products that are coming to the show.

Don't you just LOVE THIS?!!! I sure do! I used the new Leoni Pujol Folk Art Fun Photopolymer Stamp Set and the Entwined Love 5"x7" Embossing Folder.

This design looks like a lot of work, but it's so easy! You can whip it out in less than 30 minutes!

It's so hard to capture sparkle on camera...but if you look close, I added Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen to the bursts coming out from the rhinestone on the heart.

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Until the day of the show, make sure to join the party with us over on Facebook for more sneak peeks, inspiration and giveaways!   Crafter's Companion on HSN March 8th!


Have a great day everyone!

Supplies:
Leonie Pujol Folk Art Fun Stamp Set
Leonie Pujol Entwined Love Embossing Folder
Crafter's Companion Kraft Cardstock
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
Spectrum Noir Marker IG2, IG1, Blender
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Clear Overlay
Gemini Machine
Adhesive Tape
Collall All Purpose Glue
Distress Inks: Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Frayed Burlap
Ink Blending tools
Versafine Onyx Black Ink
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Clear Rhinestone
White Gel Pen

Week of Giving Thanks

Hello friends. I'm sure many of you are busy preparing for Thanksgiving festivities. I've got a ton of things to get done in the kitchen. So I'll keep this post short.

Here's a card I made uing a beautiful stamp set from Crafter's Companion USA called Giving Thanks. As part of our "Giving Thanks Week" celebration, you can get his set is FREE with any order that is place this week (Nov 21 - 28) on the Crafter's Companion USA website.
 

I love how my card turned out! I colored with Spectrum Noir Markers:

Flowers - BT1, BT5, BT7
Leaves - CG1, CG2, DG4
Flower Centers & Sentiment - GB4, GB6, GB7, GB9

Then I colored over with Spectrum Sparkle Pens: Clear, Moonlight, Sea Breeze and Soft Jade.
 

Simple hand trimming around the image panel, popped up on note card with dimensional foam adhesive, and finished off with a few rhinestones.

Pop on over to check out our Week of Giving Thanks for more details on how to get this stamp set for free, along with other freebies.

 Hope you have a week full of blessings and love,
 

Supplies:
Giving Thanks Stamp Set
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White CS
Spectrum Noir Markers
Sparkle Pens
Teal Blue Card Base
Rhinestones
Dimensional Foam Adhhesive.

Fab 60's Watercolor

Here's another card I created using the brand new Sheena Douglass Groovin' 60's collection from Crafter's Companion.

Everything is watercolored with Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolor Pencils. As you can see, these pencil colors are super rich and vibrant! Fab...right?!

• Background - Sky Blue, Regal Blue
• Skin - Apricot, Coral, Sorrel
• Hair - Beeswax, Sorrel
• Lips - Watermelon, Strawberry
• Hat & Gemstone - Petunia, Anthracite
• Hat Band & Jacket - Kiwi, Cypress

I made the card base from Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock, as well as the additional cut out pieces.  Everything is stamped and heat embossed. The flowers have glitter glue in the centers.

To make the heart, I brushed anti-static powder on a small piece of watercolor cardstock, placed the Groovy Flower Power Stencil on top and dabbed black pigment ink only in the dashed areas of the heart. After lifting off the stencil, I heat embossed in clear. Next, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment in the center. To finish, I trimmed out and attached to card with dimensional foam adhesive.

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Have a groovy day!

Supplies:
Crafter's Companion Sheena Groovin' 60's Hattie Stamp Set
Crafter's Companion Sheena Groovin' 60's RPM Stamp Set
Crafter's Companion Sheena Groovin' 60's Stencil Groovy Flower Power
Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolour Pencils
Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock
VersaMark Ink
Black Pigment Ink
Clear Embossing Powder
Anti-Static Powder
Heat Embossing Gun
Sponge Dauber
Stickles Glitter Glue - Firefly
Watercolor Brush
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Glue

Spectrum Noir November Challenge

I've got another holiday card to share with you. Aren't you so excited? LOL

Over at Spectrum Noir, we have our November Monthly Challenge going on right now...and it's a challenge you can't pass up. ANYTHING GOES! Or...you can create something for our BONUS Challenge Theme: Christmas/Winter. Click HERE for all the challenge details.

I gotta start off by telling you that this is one of those cards that looks waaaaaay better in person. It really sparkles and shines. The closeup pic helps to give you a better visual of that.

I used Spectrum Aqua Markers - Teal, Navy and a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Starry Sky to watercolor the night sky on Spectrum Aqua Extra White Watercolour Cardstock.. The sparkle from the Sparkle Pen, mixed in with the Aqua Marker colors, gives a nice overall sparkle. Then I added some white die-cut stars covered with glitter and gold sequins stars.

I'm always super busy with like EVERYTHING during the holiday season...so quick and easy designs are what I usually go for. This card is one of those. I love the new Sara Davies Signature Collection - Contemporary Christmas Stamps and Dies. The Festive Sentiments Stamp Set allows you to mix and match words to create just the right message. And I think my favorite of all is the Scenic Borders Die Set. It comes with 3 border dies, however I just used one of them. I adore the little heart cut-outs for some of the windows in the houses! So cute! This die will work all year - not just for Christmas.

The gold embossed sentiment, along with the added glitter and sequins, make for a very sparkly and festive holiday greeting.

I hope you take time to play the Spectrum Noir November Challenge with us.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Supplies:
Spectrum Aqua Markers - Teal, Navy
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Starry Sky
Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock
Sara Signature Collection Contemporary Christmas - Festive Sentiments Stamp Set
Sara Signature Collection Contemporary Christmas - Scenic Borders Die Set
Die'sire Edge'ables Christmas Collection - Twinkle Twinkle (to diecut little stars)
Spectrum Noir Ultrasmooth Premium White Cardstock
Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink
Crystal Glitter
Gold Mini Star Sequins
Gold Star Sequins
Die-cutting Machine
Heat Embossing Gun
Anti-Static Pouch
Dimensioal Foam Adhesive
Glue Pen
Ranger Multi-Matte Medium
Dark Blue Cardstock
Watercolor Brush

Believe in the magic of Christmas

Hello friends,

Here's a Christmas card I made using non-holiday supplies. I love coming up with stuff like this :)

A panel of Shimmering Candy Red Cardstock mounted on white card base is stamped with the sentiment from the Crafter's Companion Textures Artist Collection - Words of Wonder Set 1 stamp set. It's heat embossed with Ranger Snowflake Tinsel Embossing Powder -- which gives a sparkly holiday touch.

The Santa "belt" is created with the Die'sire Classiques Olivia Ribbon Die diecut out of Black Pearl Shimmering Cardstock with a strip of silver glitter cardstock threaded through.

I tied a simple silver elastic cording to the center and added a couple mini jingle bells. Such a simple...yet classic "Christmas theme" design. All from non Christmas supplies.

What have you come up with for holiday card this year? Check out all the fun stuff over on our Pinterest Boards. Or keep up to date with the latest news, tutorials and projects over on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our Blog.

That's it for today. I've got a lot of projects to finish up so I can share with you all.

Happy Stamping,

Supplies:
Crafter's Companion Die'sire Classiques - Olivia Ribbon Die
Crafter's Companion Gemini Machine
Crafter's Companion Textures Artist Collection - Words of Wonder - Set 1 Stamp Set
Crafter's Companion Shimmering Cardstock - Black Pearl and Candy Red
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock A2 Card Base
Adhesive Runner
Versamark Ink
Anti-Static Powder
Silver Glitter Cardstock
Elastic Silver Cording
Mini Bells
Ranger Snowflake Tinsel Embossing Powder
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Heat Embossing Gun

Grateful

Hello again and Happy Friday!

There's a great sketch challenge over on My Favorite Things Blog this week. Here's my creation:

This is the sketch:

I used the a super cute stamps and dies from the Pure Innocence Collection called Jumping with Joy.  I also used MFT STAX Nested Shapes dies to die-cut the layer panels - Wonky Stitched Rectangles, Stitched Mini Scalloped Rectangle, Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Fishtail Flags.

The green polka dot sweater and beanie are stamped and fussy cut out from My Favorite Things Fun & Frolic Paper Pack. To give the designer paper some extra dimension, I did some shading with the BG3 Spectrum Noir Marker. It really makes a difference!

All the coloring is done with Spectrum Noir Markers as follows:

Skin - FS2, FS3, CR3, TN2
Hair - EB3, GB8, GB4
Pants - GB6, GB4, BG1
Boots - EB5, EB3, GB8, GB4
Pants - GB6, GB4, BG1
Boos - EB5, EB3, GB8, GB4
Scarf - OR3, OR1, GB3
Shirt - GB5, OR1
Leaf - DG3, GG2, DG1, CR7, OR1, GB5, CT4, GB6, GB1
Shading - BG3

I also die-cut the rectangle panel from the Fun & Frolic Paper Pack. Those tiny leaves were my inspiration for the colors and leaf stamps used on my card design.

The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed in white. I also finished the inside of the card.

Seriously...I'm jumpin' with joy at how CUTE this turned out! Soooo happy I played the challenge this week over at My Favorite Things. I'm gonna have to do this more often! My stamps are happy...and so is my heart :)


Have a fun day!

Supplies:
Spectrum Noir Markers
My Favorite Things Pure Innocence - Jumping with Joy Stamp Set
My Favorite Things Pure Innocence - Jumping With Joy Die Set
My Favorite Things Stitched Fishtail Flags STAX
My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX
My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scalloped Rectangle STAX
My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX
My Favorite Things Fun & Frolic Paper Pack  
My Favorite Things Cardstocks
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Distress Inks
Ink Blending Tool
VersaMark Ink Pad
Anti-Static Pouch
White Embossing Powder
Die-Cutting Machine
Heat Embossing Tool
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Adhesive tape runner

And don't forget to check out all the tutorials and videos over on the Spectrum Noir Blog. It's a great resource for all levels of crafters!

Crafter's Companion 11th Birthday Celebration

Hello friends!

I'm just popping in quick to let you know about the FANTASTIC birthday celebration going on right now over at Crafter's Companion USA. This is the time go go shopping!!!

25% OFF and FREE  SHIPPING and FREE GIFTS!

The Die'sire Create-A-Card Base dies worked PERFECTLY to create fun interactive cards by using one of the smaller Create-A-Card dies (Rosie set) on the front of the card to cut a window. Just simply score the uncut edge and you have a hinged "PEEK-A-BOO" window card.

 
What a great card for the celebration...right?!

I used the Bebunni Peek-A-Boo Stamp set to stamp the images. I stamped and did paper piecing for added dimension and interest. The coloring and shading is done with Spectrum Noir Markers - CR3, IG1, BG1, TB9, LV2, DR6, CR7, GBR1, BGR3, Blender. For some sparkle I colored over the balloons, gift tag and ribbon with Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen.

You can see shop the available sets HERE. Hurry while they are on SALE! :)

Make sure to check out all the BRAND NEW items that were added to the website for Birthday Week ;)


Happy Shopping!

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Supplies:
Crafter's Companion Die'sire Create-A-Card Bases Die Set - Rosie
Crafter's Companion Bebunni Peek-A-Boo Stamp Set
Sara Signature Collection - Just For Men 6" x 6" Paper Pad Brights Collection
Spectrum Noir Markers - CR3, IG1, BG1, TB9, LV2, DR6, CR7, GBR1, BGR3, Blender
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Crystal Clear Overlay
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White CS
Gemini Die-Cutting Machine
The Ultimate Tool (for scoring)
Clear Sequins
Liquid Adhesive
Dimensional foam adhesive
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad
Memento Tuxedo Black Marker
VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
Clear Embossing Powder
Heat Embossing Tool