Spectrum Noir's October Challenge has started...

Hello there,

A quick post from me to let you all know that its October (anyone else feel this year has run away!) and so that means a new Challenge with Spectrum Noir

Entering couldn't be easier, just head over to the Facebook page HERE
Under the header, click on 'contest' and fill in the form, attach your pic and add a little description of what you've used to make it.
Just remember, you have to use at least one Spectrum Noir product to enter.

Here's my design team inspiration for you with this months theme that is...
Create with Grey and or Orange

FRONT OF BOOKMARK

BACK OF BOOKMARK

As my twins headed to college (post 16) a lot of books were in their future so I made them book marks with a difference!
This is a full A6 tent fold card with a pocket on the back so they can add the page marker sticky notes, so they are nice and handy.

Of course I added a couple of inspiration journalling cards because I just can't help myself when using Graphic 45! lol

Inside is a magnet that holds the bookmark tight shut when on the page, see the pics below xxx

Here's what I used:

Style: Tent fold magnetic bookmark (with back pocket)

Image: Saturated Canary – Bookworm

Spectrum Noir markers:

Skin: TN3, FS9, 4, 2, CR3

Hair: OR2, 3, EB3, 7

Clothes: IG1, 2, 4, 6, 9, True Black

Others: TB1, 2, 3, CR2, 3, 4,

Plus orange and brown fine liners

Materials:

Crafter’s Companion Matt Black card

Neenah Solar White

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

Graphic 45 paper pad – Typography; magnetic strips

Sentiment - Ginger's House

More pics...

Reading is SO important and I love how I've managed to instill in my children that the computer and e-stuff cannot replace the feeling of curling up and loosing yourself in a book, turning the 'physical' pages and that excitment of needing to know what happens next.

Don't forget to enter the challenge...

Happy hugs

Sandie xxx

Challenges:

http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/ 144

http://craftingbydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ October ag

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/september-challenge-teens-and-tweens.html 

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ 157

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ 247

http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/anything-goes-challenge-no-53.html 

Betty Boot's New Release...number 1!

Hello again,

Wow!  What a new release for our Betty Boots!  You must must must check out That Craft Place Etsy Shop to see all the gorgeousness but we also have showcase posts by the design team to show off all the new designs.  This is the first of two showcase posts (but I am showing off two more designs with my challenge posts today to keep you busy!  So four, yes 4, post from me today! phew!

So, on with number 1...

Whisper Betty mounted onto a paper mache heart with fridge magnet attached

Fussy cut with a border to add definition between Betty and the background

Isn't she just lush!

Here's the what and hows:
Image: New release, Whisper Betty from the Betty Boots collection from That Craft Place Etsy shop, also available at these links:
That Craft Place - shop full of lush crafting goodies
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - Challenge Blog 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/271008489659989/ TCP Facebook Shop!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/184329015068367/ TCP Natter & and Chatter FB group
Other stuff!: 
The backing is primed canvas, I drew around the heart and then cut and trimmed to size.  I coloured the background with Brusho paints by wetting the canvas and then sprinkling the Brusho powder in tiny amounts onto the wet canvas.  The colour spreads and mixes to give a vibrant backing.
The canvas is adhered using gloss medium (from That Craft Place) and then I stamped Betty Boots in black Archival ink.  
I then adhered Whisper Betty using the same gloss medium (lazy lol) and then coated the whole thing with the gloss medium.  The edges are covered in Cosmic Shimmer gilding wax and then also covered in the medium.  I did put on two coats to protect it.
The flowers are die cut from old book pages and then covered in Cosmic Shimmer mica powders after soaking them first!  Dried using the heat gun (no patience lol) and then I added rolled paper flowers to the centre.  The pearl finished off the flowers.
The heart and the butterfly are punched from the left over canvas after cutting out the heart (hate waste lol)) and then layered up to give them dimension.
Final touches of pins and charms and there you go :D

Here's the close ups:

The layers of the butterfly really show the texture of the canvas, its why I chose to use it

Great pic to show the texture 

Once placed the flowers, hear and butterfly were also sealed with the Gloss Medium

Brusho's give such a vibrancy

Whisper Betty

I left the brush strokes when sealing with the Gloss Medium to add texture, and its quicker lol

They will kill me but here it is on the fridge!  The pic is of my twins, about 3 yrs ago!!! They're 15 now lol

  Thank you so much for stopping by and please don't forget to check out the main blog for the rest of the teams new release makes, they really are uber talented :D
Here's the links again:

That Craft Place Challenge Blog

http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Don't forget...this is 1 of 4 posts today!  Press home and then scroll down and up to check out the others :D

Happy Crafting :D

Sandie xxx

Challenges:
Lil patch of crafty friends - #5AG
Glitter and Sparkle - #126 AG
Not Just Cards - #13 AG
Tuesday Throwdown #233 AG
Inspiration destination - #22 AG
Creative Fingers - #69 AG
Scribble and Scrap - #39 AG
613 Ave Create - #113 AG