Time for a little Sparkle.....

Hello there,

There is still time to show your Sparkle over on this months Spectrum Noir Facebook Page Challenge and I've decided to use the fabulous Spectrum Aqua Markers

After spending some time using lots of embellishments for a few samples lately I went for a Clean and Simple design for this one...

I just adore that sentiment, it makes me smile so much lol
Here's what I used:

By Sandie Gough

Style: Tag Top A6

Stamp: Taylored Expressions – Grumplings

Spectrum Aqua Markers – Terracota, Scarlet, Desert, Boulder

Crafter’s Companion Matt Black card, Centura Red card, Sheena Stamping Card

Die’sire Bunting Die
and of  course the bling brings the sparkle!

Versa Fine ink, Collal Tacky glue and Collal 3D glue gel

Thank you so much for stopping by and do hope over to the Spectrum Noir Website and join the challenge on the Spectrum Noir Facebook Challenge (remember you don't need a blog!  you just need to list the Spectrum Noir products you've used and upload to the challenge page)

Hugs

Sandie xxx

Challenges
http://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.co.uk/ 42
http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.co.uk/ picture inspiration - I've taken the red
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/AG-NO-78.html 78
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 26
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 105
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 169
http://www.ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/ any image

Merry Christmas xxx

Merry Christmas to you all x

Just a super quick post as we all have lots to do on this very grey Christmas Eve here in the centre of England!

I thought I'd share something I made a while back but as its a gift bag I thought it would be alright lol

Here I have used some of my favourite products from this year to decorate a brown paper gift bag (I looove doing gift bags)

Materials I used were.... and not a colouring in sight lol

Xyron 5" machine - so so so easy to shove all the bits through and have totally ready to layer up!

Available from Crafter's Companion

Die'sire Butterfly Delight Edge'able die

Times Gone By CDrom - so much on this one

flowers, twine and some lace

Happy Christmas to all my friends, family and followers and everyone xxxxx I hope Christmas brings you joy and a dash of delight, sprinkled with a lot of love xx

hugs 

Sandie xxx

I would like to pop this one into the following challenges:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 342/343 not Christmas

http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 155

http://creativeladybirdscreations.blogspot.co.uk/ 10

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 119

Christmas Fairy Wishes...

Hello again,

I just wanted to pop in and share another of my Spectrum Noir Educational Design Team samples for the brand new Crafter's Companion rubber stamp sets by Morgan Fitzsimmons.

I love stamping with actual stamps, digi's are brilliant and so versatile in their own way, but I adore the feel of an 'actual' stamp and how you can change the look, mask and change your mind with ease!

Anyway, moving on (lol) for this one I decided to use one of the stamps and make her a Christmas Fairy instead...

Here's the materials list for her:

1.     This stamp was coloured  using pens from the Basic 72 sets of Spectrum Noir only:

Style: 7x7 Tent-fold

Morgan Fitzsimmons Stamp set

Basic Spectrum Noirs:

Skin: FS2, 6, TN2, PP1 & blender

Hair: GB8, 10

Clothes: BT1, 2, 4, 5

Wings/gloves: DR7, 5, CR11, 10, 8  & Clear Spectrum Sparkle Pen

Sheena’s Stamping Card

Nordic 8x8 Embossing folder  - Snowflake

NB: Embossed card then coloured with Clear Spectrum Sparkle Pen

Die’sire Edge’able – Christmas Snowflake

Frantage, ribbon, flowers & berries, corner rounder punch

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to leave me a comment as I love hearing from you all xxx

You can get this stamp and the others in the range HERE on the Crafter's Companion Website 

Hugs

Sandie xxx

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Create a Card Box!

Hello there,

Well almost all the children/young adults back to school or college now, 1 to go on Monday so my posts may well get back to normal and  you'll see a little bit more of me!  (we still have 4 children/teenagers at home so the holidays are noisy lol)

Today I'd like to share one of my samples for the upcoming Create and Craft show next week....Crafter's Companion are back with show's starting at 8am on Monday with Create a Card A6 dies and some totally awesome Christmas Create a Card Accordion dies!  But, I'll share the Accordion samples later....I really want to share a box today.

I have made this style of box for the last launch, and it was so popular I was asked to write a tutorial showing how I made it for the Crafter's Companion Blog, (find it HERE) so I thought I'd make another but using an A6 Create a Card die ready for the show's next week.

The A6 Create a Card die's will fit in most die cutting machines vertically (expcept the Saphire) so this is a great box to make for pressies...

Here's what I used to make it...

Style: Tall Box

Die’sire Create a Card A6 Decorative Bell

Crafter’s Companion Matt Black card

Centura Pearl Hint of Gold

Crafter’s Companion Acetate

Crafter’s Companion Spray & Sparkle Iridescent

Collal All Purpose glue, Crafter’s Companion red liner tape

Easy Crystals

The Spray and Sparkle really makes a shimmer to black card!  Here's the close ups..

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you pop by again soon x

Crafty hugs

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 75
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 23
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 277
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/ 95
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 139

Accordian Christmas

Hello there,

Popping in to share another of my samples for the Crafter's Companion Die'sire Accordian Create A Card die Weekender on Create and Craft

It's Fiona demo'ing today (Sunday) so I can't wait to see a different take on these die's, the design team had so much fun with them and everytime we shared our makes there was a different take on them, so versatile :D

Here's what I used to make this design:

Style: Oval Accordion die with Bauble overlay die

Die’sire Nordic Embossing Folder: Scandinavian Village

Stamp set: Crafer's Companion Happy Holidays sentimental rubber stamp set

Cardstock: Sheena Stamping card; Crafter's Companion Matt Black card

Collal Tacky glue, Collal all purpose glue, Crafter's Companion red liner tape

Stick It

Other bits: Copper Scratch Card

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you catch some of the show's xxx

Crafty hugs,

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 237
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 108
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/ 254
http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ 154
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/AG-no-43.html
http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 88

Brand new and a Sneaky Peek!

Hello there,

Oh now we know how much I love a Sneak Peek!  Well.....here's the first of my peeks at the Weekender coming your way this Saturday and Sunday on Create and Craft

This is so fabulous...Brand new concept's for the Create a Card range by Crafter's Companion and are Die'sire Accordian Create a Card and the we have the new decorative overlay's ready for those Christmas makes!

What does that give you?  Well, with the oh so easy to use Accordian die, you can make something like this...

Now my follower's who have been with me for a while just know how much I struggle with thw concept of shaped or multi fold cards...but this was so so so easy to put together you wouldn't believe it!  And oh boy, the variety of styles, toppers, card variety that you can use to make awesome cards is incredible!

Make sure you catch the demo's with our Leann Chivers on Create and Craft:

Here's a couple more pics and what I used to make it:

Style: Accordion Create a Card

Die'sire Creata A Card Die set's: Rectangle Accordion die with Candy Cane overlay die

Die'sire Christmas Classiques dies; Jingle Bells, Poinsettia, Christmas Stockings

And Nativity

Stamp set: Crafters Companion Happy Holidays sentimental rubber stamp set

Cardstock: Crafter's Companion Matt Black Card

Collal Tacky Glue, Crafter's Companion red liner tape

Other bits: Do-crafts Neon light weight card

Crafty Hugs,

Sandie xxx

Challenges:

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 108 xmas

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 237 xmas

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/ July

http://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 77 more than one fold

http://creativeladybirdscreations.blogspot.co.uk/ 5

http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 133 playing twist, a star above the manger 

http://brownsugarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 156 ag

http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 9

http://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.co.uk/ 44 ag

Sneak Peek?....get ready for a real stunner....

Hello again,

Wow is all I can say to the latest Crafters Companion release!

I love colouring, my followers will know this about me, and the this release satisfies that need in buckets full!

I adore the edgy images of Morgan Fitzsimons and I was like...wow...when we got the chance to play!
The release of Flights of Fantasy is a must have!

Here is one of my samples for the show's on Create and Craft  airing on Monday (Tuesday and Wednesday)...

Did I say 'one' of my samples?  Oops, well they come as a pair! lol

The images I have used from the Flights of Fantasy CD and they are Last Enchanter 19a and 20a from the line art digital stamps...there are literally loads and loads of gorgeous digi stamps for us to colour in this collection!

Here's a couple more pics...

I have coloured both images using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, and here's my materials used:

Image: Last Enchanter Digi 19a and 20a  LINE ART

SPECTRUM NOIR COLOURED/SN pencil enhanced:

Skin: LV2, TN4, 3, FS3, 4, 2, CR3

Hair: GB6, 10, EB5

Clothes: LG1, 3, 4, 5, DG3; EB3, 2, 1; CRI, 2, 6, 11;

IGI1, 2, 3, 5; BG3, 4, 5

Enhanced with SN pencils: 047, 120, 005, 095

Other bits:

Centura Pearl Hint of Silver; Black card

and the new DieSire Contemporary 1inch Alphabet die set you can find HERE

So, make sure you tune in on Monday:

Here's a few more pics...

Thank you so much for stopping by and I would just love you to follow my little blog so I can share more with you very soon :D

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 62 ag
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/ ag
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 264 ag
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/ 154 ag
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 33 ag
http://showcasechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 16 inspiration...my children love Divergent!
http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ something old, good old black card, new Spectrum Noirs x

It's Friday! YAY

Hello again,

It's Friday YAY and so it's my turn to share an inspiration make for Slinky Tart and if you haven't found the new range yet over at Spunky Tart you really need to hop on over...Tamara is drawing up a storm with some new and edgy designs :D

So, here is my make...

Here's the important stuff!  The how's and the what's...

Image: No Thug by Spunky Tart (Tamara's alternative style to Slinky Tart) Top Tip:  hair colouring is fun!  If you are using Copic's try something out of your comfort zone, just start with a light combo!  That way you have darker shades to go to and overlay if you don't like the results!
Papers: Gough It Up! by Spunky Tart (yep...named after me by the gorgeous Tamara xxx)
Die cuts:
DieSire Edge'ables Wishing You a Happy Birthday
Joanna Sheen bunting die
The how...a simple mat and layer design with the addition of a 3D sentiment using the Edge'able die...I loooooove these new dies!
I matted the die cut several times and backed it with card to give a solid piece, I then curved it and secured it in place with hot glue....Top Tip...use a large blog of glue because the card wants to pop flat and we don't want it too!  A big blob of glue helps us win the battle :D

Here's some more pics:

I really hope you love No Thug as much as I do (did I mention you get the sentiment too!) and thank you for stopping by :D

Check out the rest of this weeks inspiration makes over at The Slinky Tart Blog

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/ ag
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/ 154 ag
http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ hair colouring (tip)
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/ for a teen
http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 45 ag
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 126 ag

Shades of Summer...

Hello again,

It's time for some 'shades of summer'!  That's the theme for this months challenge over at Crafting Muskateers Challenge Blog...we would love you to come and join in the challenge.

The sponsor this month is The Hobby House, a totally awesome prize so lets get ready, set and go.....

'Shades of Summer' inspiration:

You know those feelings you get when you are really happy with what you've created?  Doesn't happen often for me but this one really did make me smile :D

Here's the how and the what's:

Supplies from Crafters Companion
Cardstock: Hint of silver Centura Pearl 300gsm card; Coordinations card; Black Card
Die used: Die'Sire Create a Card Lace Butterfly (seriously if you haven't got this yet, please take a peek....it is so gorgeous and versatile).
Accented by Pebeo Gilding Wax

Supplies from The Hobby House
Embellishment: Lace; Pearl String

From Stash: bakers twine and key

The 'how' is so easy with the Create A Card range of dies... I made a 6 x 6 inch card base using Hint of Silver Centura Peal card ; the Lace Butterfly Create a Card is 6x6 inches.  Lay the die onto the Centura Pearl card and simply run through the Cut n Boss.
Then use Coordinations card (6 x 6) and run the die through again.  Then lay it carefully over the Centura Pearl you cut before...the raise the wings on both pieces...you will be able to create a double wing look (see photo's) by doing this.
I then rubbed gilding wax over the raised areas and then added lace and pearls to the body of the Butterfly and a final touch using the key and bakers twine.

Here's the close ups:

Thank you so much for stopping by and it would be great if you would click to follow me so I can share more of my makes with you :D

Don't forget to check out the Crafting Muskateers Challenge this month, remember the theme is 'shades of summer' so it time to get that summer feeling rocking the craft room :D

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 62
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 264
http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ add a charm (key)
http://fattastictuesday.blogspot.nl/ one layer
http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.ca/ spring time
http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.co.uk/ summer fun
http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 45
http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/monthly-blog-challenge-57-outdoors.html

Are You Ready....Launching today....

Hello again,

Launch day is here!

Tune into Create and Craft today, Tomorrow and Wednesday to see the brand new die's by Crafters Companion

Only Words dies are just a crafty must have and I already shared one sneak peek...see the post HERE if you missed it...but here is another of die's in action.

These new Edge'ables are so easy to use and the great thing is that you don't have to use them in the card base, you can easily use up some of your scraps and off-cuts as I have done in the card above.
I have used coordinations card left overs and run some of them through the Embossalicious Dotty Embossing Folder

I have used white card to die cut the On Your Anniversary Edge'able die and then simply matted it onto more off-cuts!

I have used the free die with issue 6 of Crafters Inspiration magazine by Crafters Companion to cut the flower and then added Frantage, pink Perfect Pearls and a few Candy bits...done :D

Here's some more pics:

I really hope you can tune into the show's...

See the show guide HERE

I have more samples on the shows, but for now I'll say thank you so much for popping by and I really really do appreciate every comment and view :D xxx

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 228

http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 125

http://creativeknockouts.blogspot.co.uk/ 90 sentimentally yours

http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.co.uk/ 5

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 107 ag

http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ 45

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 312 ag Birthday bash (challenge Anniversary then lol)