Spectrum noir colouring class 22 June 2013

Hello to all this is a quick post about the class I did sat 22nd June and it went very well.

please take a look at these pics of the cards made by the wonderful ladies at H&J arts and crafts shop Louth.

UPCOMING DATES.

H&J ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOP LOUTH - 6TH JULY 10-12

MB CRAFTS CLEETHOPES - 6TH JULY 1-3

I think the ladies have done a grate job.

keep crafting.

AJ X X X

Blending with different colour tones with spectrum noir pens

Hello to you all and I hope I find you all well and crafting.

Today I watched this very good colour-a-long tutorial video on the spectrum noir website done by Jennie Black. It shows how to blend different colours from different colour family's together.

I coloured this lovely stamp I have I do believe it was bought from a charilty shop as its a wood mounted one, also the sentiment I used BT5, CG4, CT4 and CT1 then added ribbon, pearls, hat pins and a little metal butterfly. The butter fly has been coloured twice and then I cut one out and stuck it over the first just on the body so it lets the wings pop out.

I hope you all enjoyed this and do hope to do some videos soon, and please check out the video I have linked it.

Keep crafting.

AJx x x

Colored a Michael Powell stamp

Just a quick show of a new stamp I bought and coloured with the spectrum noirs.

It took a very long time as lots of components but i think it worked out.

Keep on crafting.

AJ xx x

Sexy summer.

This card was made using a free stamp and paper kit from Acid Drops & What Nots.

I loved colouring this little stamp with the spectrum noirs and also had a go at pallet blending were used DR3 then got it to mix with CR7 using a tile and putting DR3 on to it then scooping it off with the CR7 and this helps to blend 2 different pens together.

Keep up crafting.

AJ XX 

Summer Fun

Hello and today's card is to be entered in to the crafters companion challenge this moth being summer.

This card is done with a swalk stamp called Sweet as summer, papers from summer days paper pack and coloured in with the spectrum noirs, I also added pearls and ribbon.

hope you like.

Take care.

AJ x x x

I love to shop lol

Hi this is another cared done to day the image is a digi image and coloured in with spectrum noirs.

I don't know the pens used as coloured it in last night.

Papers used are from Docrafts born to shop range and a Martha Stewart punch.

Hear is some close ups of the colouring.

And the final card .

I am entering this in to the spectrum noir challenge.

Hope you all enjoy your week as for me at work for 3 days so no crafting till weekend.

I am teaching at weekend so will blog that on sat.

AJ X X

Gorjuss paper piercing tutorial

Hello and today i have done some paper piecing with a gorjuss girl stamp paper stash and spectrum noir pens and took pics of most steps to make it a little tutorial.

 Stamped image three times one on neena and the other two on different patterned papers. Then cut the bits I wanted out of the patterned paper.

 I coloured in using spectrum noirs. only coloured hair, face, socks and under skirt.
SKIN- TN1 2 FS4
HAIR- BGR 3 4 5
SOCKS AND UNDER DRESS- GT 1 2 3

 I then cut out the image.

 I stuck on the cut out bits from the patterned paper.

 This is the card half way through making it took ages to come up with the card layout.

And this is the finished card.

Hope you all enjoyed.

AJ X X X

Fabulous Fashion

Hello to you all I am trying to blog a a bit more often as been quiet for a bit but as you all know life and work just gets in the way of all the crafting.

Today I have made a 8x8 card using a katy sue designs fabulous fashion.

Its coloured with spectrum niors and used 6x6 paper cut in diagonally and gem swirls 2 flowers and a Martha Stewart punch and a happy birthday stamp from stamp it up Australia.

I hope you are all crafting good.

Take care 

AJ X X X 

Train canvas

Hello to all sorry been away a wile I have been so busy but today I have created an canvas for some ones dad for fathers day and he likes trains 

it has had texture paste added lots of paint and inka gold then added moss at bottom some white paint clouds the picture has brass corners and cut out words on it.

well I hope you all like and will be back soon and with some colouring videos.

Take care 

AJ X X X

Bambo colour along

Hello to all last Saturday I did my second spectrum noir colouring class and would like to share with you my colour along and instructions  made by my self and hope you all like and maybe can use them.

Bear: Chose 3 gray colours light, medium and dark

1. Using the dark, colour the highlighted areas needed

2. Using the medium colour now colour the image blending in with the dark and leaving some areas of white left.

3. Now with the lighter, colour in the white areas blending with the medium colour in a circular motion.
TIP: you can go over all the colours with the lighter as this does give a nice affect.

4. Flower: Use lightest colour all over the petals and the lighter yellow over the centre.
Butterfly: use darkest colour on the highlighted bits of the butterfly
Stem: use the darkest colour at the edges of the stem and where the steam goes through the paw.
Bear: use dark colour on the cheeks.

5. Flower: add medium colour around the centre anywhere from ¼ - ½ the way up  the petals, then dot on the darkest colour. Add medium colour to middle of flower dotting the colour on
Butterfly: colour all over with the lightest colour.
Stem: add second colour blending the 2 together.
Bear: use second cheek colour and go around the first colour, using a light gray colour highlights on belly and near flower and eyebrows.
Base: chose 2 gray’s and using the darkest colour a layer at the bottom for a floor shadow.

6. Flower: go all over the petals with the lighter colour again to finish, dot on darkest colour to middle of flower.
Butterfly: add yellow to butterfly body.
Bear: using the blender pen blend out the gray highlights
Base: using the second gray colour around base blending colours together.
TO FINISH go around the image in a light gray.

I hope you all like.

AJ X X