NEW Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers

Did you see the exciting Spectrum Noir news over at Crafter's Companion USA?  The NEW Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers are now available! YEEEHAWWW!

Get more information about these markers HERE.
Purchase the markers HERE.

With all the fun adult coloring going on lately, I wanted to show how beautifully these new markers work on a Spectrum Noir Colorista Premium Marker Pads from Crafter's Companion. I picked a page from the Exquisite Florals Pad with colourable glitter.
 

WOW...right?!!! I love blending and shading...and with the brush nib on these new markers it's so much easier. BONUS --  the OTHER end of the marker is a super-fine nib. Absolutely amazing for coloring in the smaller areas and creating fine details.

Here are a couple pics I snapped during my coloring process.

Lori's Adult Coloring Tip
My tip if you are a newbie to adult coloring is to start by coloring the most familiar item (to you) on the page. For instance...I started coloring the leaves. I knew I was going to color the leaves green, and they were easy for me to pick out. You don't have to color all of them, just something to get you started with coloring. Next I decided I wanted to use a particular color - Aqua. So I picked out a blend of marker colors I liked, and then colored some areas. Just random areas that I felt like coloring. It's really easy once you get going.

Now...what to do with my finished page? I might cut it up and make a few cards - or maybe create a box from the page. hummmm....


Have a beautiful day my friends,

Get more project inspiration with Spectrum Noir and Crafter's  Companion products and stay up with the latest news at:

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2017 Calendar

It's time for my new year calendar. For the cover, I went with a simple design.

I stamped images from the Spectrum Noir Colorista Elements 3 Stamp Set from Crafter's Companion on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock. Then I colored them with Spectrum Noir Colorista Markers - Set 6.  I colored over the tiny flowers with my Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen. The numbers are die-cut twice - once from the colored image and again from Kraft Cardstock.

The number dies are from Sara Davies Signature Birthday Party Collection - Fun With Numbers that were recently released on HSN.

I fussy cut the tiny flowers and added a clear droplets to the centers. I layered the kraft cardstock on the backs -- but slightly shifted. This really adds dimension, and pulls it together with the inside calendar pages.

For the January page, I die-cut the pieces from a super fun Essentials Die'sire 6 piece Treats Mini Die Set that Crafter's Companion just was also just released on HSN.

The mug is die-cut from Watercolour Cardstock 2 times. I colored the pieces with Spectrum Sparkle Pens, then layered the pieces together.

• Mug: Moonstone, Aquamarine & Peacock
• Coffee: Smoked Quartz
• Steam: Clear

I just love the shimmer that the Sparkle Pens have. And...they color on the watercolour cardstock ah-mazing! Isn't that die-cut doily adorable?! The mug is popped up with dimensional foam.

Have a wonderful day,

A Colorista Christmas

Time to get those Christmas cards CRANKED OUT! Here's a fun design that can be mass produced. Even the kids can join in on coloring some of the snowflakes. Spectrum Noir Colorista Stamps are so fun! And they can be used for any occasion. I made them into snowflakes for Christmas cards.  You can stamp a bunch on one sheet, then everyone can have a sheet to color! What a great way to relax and enjoy some time with the kids, family and friends

These snowflakes are colored with Spectrum Noir Colorista Markers: Pale Mint, Pistachio, Cyan, Lipstick

Once the "snowflakes" from the Spectrum Noir Colorista Elements 3 stamp set are colored, add some glitter, cut out and attach to a note card with dimensional foam.  I added the silver twine to have my snowflakes appear as hanging ornaments, but you could leave that off it you want.

The sentiment is diecut from Crafter's Companion Sara Davies Signature Collection - Contemporary Christmas Seasonal Sentiment Die set.

Add a few rhinestones, sequins or pearls to finish up the card. That's it!

Get more fun ideas using Colorista Stamps, Markers and more over on the Spectrum Noir Blog. Or check out all these places:

Facebook - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir
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Twitter - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir
Pinterest - Crafter's Companion USA and SpectrumNoir
Websites - Crafter's Companion USA and Spectrum Noir

Have a beautiful day!
Lori

Colorista is coming to Hochanda!

The fun continues with Spectrum Noir Colorista!

We are super exited to announce that the NEW Spectrum Noir Colorista Range is coming to you in the UK on Hochanda! YEAH BAY BAY!

To celebrate, we're having another HUGE Blog Hop and a Watch Party! This is gonna be an absolute BLAST full of inspiration, sharing, shopping, and PRIZES!

Here's the scoop:

BLOG HOP: Starts Sept. 2nd at 12pm BST (US: 7am ET) and finished up on Sept. 9th at 11:59am BST (US: 7am ET).

WATCH PARTY: On Facebook - Come hang out, chat, share, laugh, ask questions...and MORE!

BLOG PRIZE WINNERS: One lucky winner will be randomly selected from EVERY BLOG in the blog hop - and will receive a goodie of either pencils, pens, card making sets or paper pads. Make sure to leave a comment on each and every blog for a chance to win!  Winners will be announced on Crafter's Companion & Spectrum Noir Facebook pages on Sept. 9th.

OVERALL PRIZE WINNER: One VERY lucky overall winner will be selected to receive a selection of pencils, pens, card making sets or paper pads!!! Yes...some of all four of those Colorista goodies! YEEEHAW!!! The overall winner will be announced by Sara Davies LIVE on Hochanda at the top of the hour on Launch Day!!! US peeps...no worries - you can watch Hochanda online or catch up at www.hochanda.com

I've been having so much fun playing with all the new Colorista products. The coloring pads are super high quality. I love that I don't have to stamp a thing. Just grab my pad and box of markers and relax.

I wanted to share with you how with even just 1 box of 5 markers you get amazing results. So if you are on the go, and don't want to tote around a bunch of supplies, this makes it so easy! By blending markers together, you get a lot more colors and shades. I used Colorista Markers Set 1 and the Inspiring Sentiments Marker Pad.

I was able to create an absolutely beautiful shade of red by blending the Orchid and Rose Red markers. First I colored the Orchid, then added on Rose Red, and then back over with Orchid. WOW!

Coloring the tiny leaves was easy, thanks to the ultra fine tip end of the marker! You are going to LOVE these markers!



I got perfect shades of green by blending the Daffodil and Leaf Green markers. First I colored the entire leaf with Daffodil and then Leaf Green. Next, I colored over again with Daffodil. Then, to make one side of the leaf darker, I colored over just that area with Leaf Green. To make it even darker, I colored the area again with Leaf Green. It really makes the leaf pop!

I am in total love with the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens. I couldn't help but color over some areas for pop of bling-bling. Ahhhh...that's better ;)

Now it's time to get on with the blog hop and see more amazing Colorista samples!

Your next stop on the Hop is: Dana Warren 

COMPLETE BLOG HOP LIST:

Crafter's Companion UK Blog (START HERE)
Laine Webb
Lis Murphy
Nicole Bretherick
Jodi Clark
Alexia Misso
Giovana Smith
Spectrum Noir
Annie Wills
Jo Mckelvey
Bianca Shervington
Lori Barnett (That's me! You are here)
Dana Warren
Sara Davies

FREE CLASS: Sign up for the FREE Spectrum Noir Colorista Online Coloring Course!


Thanks so very much for stopping by today. Don't forget to leave a comment - and include your email address - for a chance to win a Colorista goodie!

Hugs,

Spectrum Noir Colorista Blog Hop

Welcome everyone! We are soooo excited about the upcoming world launch of the NEW Spectrum Noir Colorista range of adult coloring products. Tuesday, August 30th is the day to mark your calendar. Sara Davies will be on HSN introducing this new range of adult coloring products to the world!

To celebrate, we're having a week long Spectrum Noir Colorista Launch Blog Hop! Our design team members have been coloring and creating with all the new products. Hopefully, you've seen some. We've been spreading the word all over our social media channels. The sharing continues as we countdown to the world launch on HSN! So grab a cuppa and join in on this fantastic blog hop full colorful inspiration.

The Blog Hop starts at: Spectrum Noir
You should have arrived at my blog from: Nicole Bretherick
You're next stop on the hop: Tracy Freeman

I colored a card from one of the new 6" X 4" Marker Card Making Kits. These kits are a MUST HAVE! I colored the entire card in one afternoon, but you don't have to do that. Take as long as you want to color. Relax and have fun! The card kits come complete with envelopes AND inserts for each card! HAPPY DANCE!!! Doesn't get any better than that...does it?!

I colored with both Spectrum Noir Colored Pencils and Colorista Markers. First, I colored the background with pencils. Then I colored the images with the markers. On all the flowers, I added more shading with colored pencils over the marker. So you can see that these cards color beautifully with not only markers, but with colored pencils as well. As you can see, they are stunning when finished!

What I love most about this card is the pre-glittered areas. This is colorable glitter! I'm addicted to these! Wait till you see all the other pads that have glitter and foil on them. Sara will demo live on HSN how easy they are to color -- AND how magical they are :)

I snapped a few pics with my phone along my way of coloring. This gives you a bit more ideas of what they look like inside and out.

Cool stuff huh? By the way...the inserts for the cards don't have all the same sentiment. You get a nice variety. I picked this one because... "The Best is Yet to Come!" on HSN August 30th!!
 

We have loads more to share with you over at these places:

• Colorista Information on the Spectrum Noir site
• Sign up for our FREE Coloring Course
• Join in on the Coloring Course Chat event on Facebook
• Colorista on Spectrum Noir Pinterest
• Colorista on Instagram
• Thunderclap Flashmob Sign-Up
• Enter the Colorista Giveaway (open until 26th Aug) 

BLOG HOP LINKS and Details

Here's our Blog Hop List. Hop around and visit these blogs to see what our design team members and special guests are sharing. Be sure to leave comments along the way, because we’ll be drawing FIVE random winners (one winner will be drawn from five blogs listed below… but we aren’t telling you which blogs we’ll be drawing the winners from!). The winners will be posted on the Crafter’s Companion US blog next Monday, Aug 29th, and the lucky commenters we choose will receive a Colorista coloring bundle! (please note… contest is open internationally to all persons aged 18 years of age or older; no cash alternatives will e offered, prize will be shipped from the office closest to winner’s country; prize subject to change based on stock availability)

• Spectrum Noir 
• Chrissie Tobas
• Laine Webb 
• Jodi Clark
•  Lis Murphy
•  Kendra Weitstock (SPECIAL GUEST!)
•  Jo Mckelvey 
• Annie Wills
• Mari Kocjancic
• Dana Warren
• Nicole Bretherick 
• Lori Barnett (you are here!)
• Tracey Freeman 
• Giovana Smith 
• Alexia Misso 
• Bianca Shervington
• Debbie Seyer 
• Jennifer Ingle
• Sara Davies 
• Crafter’s Companion US

The Blog Hop starts at: Spectrum Noir
You should have arrived at my blog from: Nicole Bretherick
You're next stop on the hop: Tracy Freeman

Don’t forget to share your work with us on our Facebook page, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest (use our #spectrumnoir tag) – we’d love to see your coloring projects!


Happy Coloring!

Colors Used on Project:
Spectrum Noin Colorista Markers - Nectarine, Lemon, Canary, Gold, Pear Green, Daffodil, Forest Green, Leaf Green, Cerulean, Denim, Pistachio, Cyan, Maple, Cobalt

Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils - 026, 011, 015, 017, 021, 044, 047, 050, 054, 062, 063, 104, 118

Colorista Online Coloring Course

Hello friends!

Have you signed up for the FREE Spectrum Noir Colorista Online Adult Coloring Course? If not, you can get signed up HERE.

How exciting...right!! You get eight weeks of FREE coloring tips, videos, exclusive downloadable content & more. Week 1 has already started, but you can still join.

Here's what I have done so far for my week 1 coloring practice using the downloaded coloring page:

I'm coloring with the brand new Spectrum Noir Colorista Markers that will be launched August 30th on HSN. You will be able to buy them on that day...until they sell out. Which I'm sure will happen super fast! So be quick to order if you want them.

I did managed to snap a few picks when I was blending a couple of the flowers. For this first flower, I colored a base layer of Lemon Spectrum Noir Colorista Marker.

Next, working on 2 petals at a time, I colored on some Moonlight Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen.

I added on some Pink Champagne Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen.

Then I used the Moonlight Sparkle Marker again to blend where the 2 colors of sparkle pens meet.

I love how this turned out!

Here's another color combo. I started with the Cyan Spectrum Noir Colorista Marker.

Then added a bit of Cobalt Colorista Marker.

Then used the Cyan marker again to blend where the 2 colors meet, and fill  in the remaining white area of the flower petals

For the purple flower, I colored with the Purple and Cyan Colorista Marker. To color the orange flower, I used Gold and Marigold Colorista Markers.

Join in the fun!

Mark your calendar for the big HSN Craft Event coming August 30th and get in on the world launch of NEW Crafter's Companoin & Spectrum Noir Colorista Products! Oh...and a BUNCH more new and exciting goodies too!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Colorista Coloring!

Spectrum Noir Colorista is COMING!

Hey friends. Have you seen the latest Crafter's Companion and Spectrum Noir news. We are soooo excited!!! This is BIG I tell ya!

OK...so check it out. Adult coloring is HUGE all over the world, and it's here to stay! We can't wait for you to see...better yet...get your hands on the new Spectrum Noir Colorista products coming later this month. Adult coloring at it's finest. And it doesn't matter what level of coloring you are at...this is for EVERYONE. Trust me....you're gonna LOVE IT ALL. And that translates into WANT IT ALL. NEED IT ALL. GET IT ALL.

Mark your calendars for the world launch of Spectrum Noir Colorista on HSN with Sara Davies Tuesday, August 30th. 

In the meantime...you can get started coloring with the NEW Spectrum Noir Coloring Background Stamps. You will be able to purchase them over at Crafter's Companion.

Here's something I colored up with the Beautiful Butterfly Background Stamp.

These stamps are perfectly sized for A2 cards. I trimmed down my finished panel and layered it on white, then adhered to an A2 card front. The sentiment is from Crafter's Companion Textures Artist Collection Words of Wonder - Set 1. I stamped it in gold on yellow cardstock.

I stamped on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock with Black StazOn Ink. Then I colored with Spectrum Noir AquaBlend watercolor pencils and a waterbrush. Once I was finished coloring, and it was dry, I added Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen on the butterflies.

The fun part of coloring these types of images - or any adult coloring book images - is that you don't have to rush. It's a relaxing process. Take your time and enjoying it. I snapped a few pictures during my coloring process. It's cool to look back and see the progress.

Another thing I did, for added interest and dimension, is used a craft knife to cut a portion of the large wing, then popped some dimensional foam adhesive underneath. 

I really enjoyed coloring this "adult coloring" style image. I'm just a beginner, so if I can do it...anyone can. Check out all the "Colorista" inspiration on our Pinterest Board. Wowzers! Loads of amazing colored samples by our design team. They will knock your socks off!

Stay up to date on all the latest news:

• Spectrum Noir on Facebook 
• Spectrum Noir Website
• Crafter's Companion on Facebook
• Crafter's Companion Website

 Thank for stopping by today. Happy "adult" coloring!

Supplies:
Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir Colorista Beautiful Butterfly Background Stamp
Crafter's Companion Textures Artist Collection Words of Wonder - Set 1
Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolor Pencils - Essentials and Naturals Set (Oregano, Kiwi, Spruce, Ocean, Kiwi, Cypress, Deep Forest, Apricot, Straw, Jungle Green, Beeswax, Umber, Lagoon, Wheat, Aqua, Sorrel)
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen - Crystal Clear
Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
Water brush
Black StazOn Ink Pad
Colored Cardstock
Craft Knife or X-Acto Knife
Adhesive
Dimensional Foam Adhesive
Heat Gun
Delicata Golden Glitz Ink