May Challenge - Use Flowers

Morning to you all,
It's been a while since I shared a card with you so apologies for not being around much recently.  My mind has been elsewhere over the last few weeks and haven't really felt like card making.  I think we can now see a light at the end of the tunnel though!


My card today is for the May challenge over at Spectrum Noir and the theme is use flowers - they can be part of the image on the paper, embellishments or die cuts....what could be easier?  Check out the DT cards here and details on how to enter

Coloured with Spectrum Aqua pens - Charcoal, slate, black, bud green, moss, red, violet, terracotta, fawn , gold, marigold

The stamp is from Crafters Companion Party Paws - Bamboo

Thanks for popping over today.

Have a good day.

Hugs Sally xxx

April Challenge at Spectrum Noir

Morning to you all,

Hope you are all well.....it's Friday again and more than half way through April! Blimey how did that happen!

When I saw the new stamps from Stamping Bella they were just too cute not to add a few to my shopping basket....  I have made it for the April challenge over at Spectrum Noir where you need to use Die Cuts...what could be easier.  You can use any image but just make sure you colour it with one of the Spectrum Noir colouring mediums.  
Check out the challenge here 
You could be in with a chance to win £30/$30 of Spectrum Noir goodies too :)

This one is stamped onto Crafters Companion watercolour cardstock and has been coloured with Spectrum Aqua pens.

Pig - blossom ,peach, jasmine
Chick - sunflower, gold, orange
Grass - bud green , moss
Dies - Spellbinders card creator and MFT
The sentiment came with the stamp.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hope you can join us for the challenge.

Have a good day.
Hugs Sally xxxx

Spring Bouquet

Morning folks,

Hope you are all doing ok.

I have a card to share today that I made for the Stampendous and Spectrum Noir collaboration....  

I stamped the image onto Crafters Companion card and embossed with Silver Tinsel embossing powder from the Silver encrusted jewel kit...another fab product from Stampendous.
The image is called Blossom Bunched and I just used Spectrum Aquas, Aquamarine and Teal to colour it.

You can see more great cards from the DT over on the Spectrum Noir blog 

Have a good day and I will be back on Friday with another card using this image.

Catch you soon.
Hugs Sally xxx

Use a Sentiment

Morning to you all.....hope you are having a good week so far.
Mine has been a busy one and I am so looking forward to the weekend already!

There is a new monthly challenge over at Spectrum Noir and the theme is a nice easy one for you to join in with.....  Use a sentiment.

I made this card for the challenge using a LOTV image

Coloured with Spectrum Aquas
bud green, moss, slate, desert, gold, sunflower,blossom, scarlet, red violet, amber

This card make me think of Spring.....I think it is definitely on it's way :)

Hope you can join us for the challenge...you just have to use Spectrum Noir products.

Have a good day.
Thanks for stopping by.
Hugs Sally xxx

My Favourite........Clean and Simple

Morning to you all,

Hope you are all doing ok.  
I have been away for the last few days looking after my Mum after she had an operation on her eye last Friday.  It was quite a stressful few days seeing her so uncomfortable and the after care was not pleasant for her or for Dad and I having to stand by and watch.  Anyway between us we got through and each day I am sure she will feel stronger :)


So over at Spectrum Noir our challenge for December is CAS you all know this is my favourite!
I haven't made many Christmas cards at all this year so I have got a few non Christmas cards to share over the next couple of weeks for the challenge.
The first one is using the super cute Bebunni...

I used the Aqua tints and a water brush to colour the image from the following collections 
Primary, Pastels and Bright and Beautiful
Derwent water colour paper
Ribbon from stash 
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Have a good day,
Thanks for popping over.

Hugs Sally xxx

Christmas and Winter Challenge at Spectrum Noir

Morning to you all,

Time is definitely whizzing by, another week almost over, it was only Monday 5 minutes ago!

Here is a CAS card for the November challenge at Spectrum Noir, coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils and the shading with SN pens

One of my favourite bears :)   James from Lili of the Valley
Stitched circle die
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat
Button, twine and seam binding from stash
Spectrum Noir pencils -25, 26, 27, 58, 74, 86, 87, 110

Thanks for popping over, another busy day ahead for me and a pizza tasting session at work!  Can't be bad!

Thanks for popping over and sorry for not visiting you all as regularly :(

Hugs Sally xxx

A Christmas Tag.......

Hello to you all,
Did you think I had vanished?   I have definitely neglected my blog over the last couple of weeks.  Work has been so busy that I haven't had a lot of time to share the few cards that I have got round to making.

I am now on holiday for a week so hope to get a few posts scheduled at least.

Here is a Christmas tag made for the Spectrum Noir November Challenge - Christmas - Winter - 

The image is from Crafters Companion, Moonbeam Meadow Christmas
Coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils -102, 87, 110, 104, 94, 57, 88, 26, 33, 74, 95, 21, 15 114
Snowflake - Lil Inkers
Ribbon, twine and bell from stash


Thanks for popping over today.
I am looking forward to an afternoon of crafting......including some crochet and some colouring :)

Have a good day xxx

My Little Tree.....

Morning to you all,
Hope you are all doing ok and enjoyed the weekend.

Just sharing a card today that I made for Spectrum Noir DT for the latest challenge - Embellishments

The image is from Lili of the Valley and is called - My Little Tree

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils

Tree - 58,59, 103

Skin- 5,88

Coat, scarf and hat - 92,93,85

Boots - 113,114

Trousers - 99

Notebook Die 

Twine from stash

Sentiment - Pink Petticoat

Have a great day.  I have a couple of days off later this week and I am so looking forward to it :)

I would like to enter the challenge - Get Ahead for Christmas at Penny Black and More

Thanks for popping over today.

Hugs Sally xxx

Just wanted to say......

Good morning!

Thursday again, I can't believe another week has almost passed by.

Just popping on with a quick post to share a card for the latest challenge at Spectrum Noir - Use Embellishments

The image is from the latest release at Crafters Companion - Moonbeam Meadow
The image is coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils  

Bunting - 41,42,73,74,55,13,14
Mouse: 87,09,110
Grass: 57.58,59
Box and tag: 16,107,87

Memory Box - Bunting Die
Nestabilities - Circle and scallop circle dies
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat
Button and twine from stash

Thanks for popping over today.

Hello to my lovely new followers, can't believe I have reached over 300!

Have a good day.
Hugs Sally xxx

October Challenge - Spectrum Noir - Embellishments

Morning to you all,
Hope you are all ok..... not too bad over on my side at the moment :)

I am here to share a card that I made for the new challenge over on the Spectrum Noir FB page and the theme this month is embellishments......for most people that would be easy I guess but I struggled with this as you know I love my CAS style.

Anyways here we go ....just a few embellishments, I think seam binding, twine, wooden flower and a button count!

The image is from the brand new release over at Crafters Companion

I used the following Spectrum Noir pencils

Bear - 87,107

Flowers - 12,80,39,57,56

It's a super quick one to colour and could be used for so many different occasions.

Thanks for popping over today.

Have a good day.

Hugs Sally xxx

Wise Words

Hello everybody,
Hope you are all doing OK.....

I am here today to share a card for the  Friendship challenge over on the Spectrum Noir Facebook Page

I have used the image Wise Words from Rachel Anne Miller

The patterned paper is from Jillibean Soup

Cloud die

Twine from stash

Image coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils

Owls- 87,108,110,107,74

Tree - 101,111,57,58,EB8

Sky - 74

Thanks for popping over today.

Hope you can join in the challenge...you have another week :)

Hugs Sally xxx

Spectrum Noir Challenge - Friendships

Morning to you all.
Hope you had a good weekend.

Mine was OK, had a lovely visit with Mum and Dad on Saturday......  The rest of the weekend seemed to fly by as usual.

The September challenge over at Spectrum Noir is Friendships
for this card I have used a sweet image from Penny Black...I am still trying to go back and use some of my older images that haven't seen daylight for a while

Paper from stash

Bunting made from washi tape

sentiment - papermania

Image coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils and a couple of pens

Hedgehog: 3,4,5, 8,114, 113, 102

Mouse : 107, 102, 87,8

Cake : 84,91,14,74

Cloth: 34,35,BP7

Grass: 58,59,DG3

Thanks for popping over and hope you can join in the challenge.

Hugs Sallyxx

September Challenge over at Spectrum Noir - Friendships

Morning to you all,
Wow hasn't the weather been fantastic here in the UK for the last few days :)  Summer hasn't left us just yet.

Today is 36 years since my eldest brother was killed in a road accident.....It just doesn't seem possible and so long ago that I can bearly remember him....I was only 8 (given my age away now!)....nearly turning 9 so it almost feels like I never had an older brother.  I do miss him though, probably more in later years as I always wonder what he would have ended up doing...something practical...I think probably a Joiner as he loved woodwork :)...... Miss you Lee xx


Ok so I am here to share a card.....

As you know I am now on the Spectrum Noir DT so this is my first month of creating cards for the monthly challenges.....This month is Friendships
I was fortunate enough to be given some CC images to play with, so todays card is using a super cute image from Rachel Anne Miller called - Squeeze

Coloured with Spectrum Noir pencils

Outline: CT1
Face: 5,88
Coat: 61,62,63
Trousers:28
Hair: 87, 110

Bunny 16,86,87,29,34
Mouse :112

Paper from stash

Embossing folder - CC

Sentiment - CC

Thanks for stopping by today.

Love n hugs 

Sally xxxx

Super Striker...

Hello again,
Hope your week is going OK.....

As promised I am back with a really quick post to share another make from the weekend.   I have been going back through my numerous Lili of the Valley stamps to ink some up that havent'd seen daylight for a while and also a great excuse to use my new Spectrum Noir pencils.....

So here is Super Striker image

Embossing Folder - Crafters Companion - Football Crazy

Paper - MME

Sentiment - Forever Friends

Spectrum Noir pencils used

Skin: 4,5,88

Football Kit: 74,75,120,112, 120

Football: 120

Hair: 87,111,101

Grass: 57,58

Thanks for stopping by to say hello :)

Hugs Sally xxx

Exciting Announcement!

Hello to you all,

Hope all is good with you.

If you are a regular follower you will know that I absolutely love colouring images and have tried various mediums with my favourite by far being pencils.   

Well the exciting announcement is that I was approached by Spectrum Noir to join their DT as a pencil colourist!!!!!   To say I was shocked and surprised is an understatement......... so I now have a full set of Spectrum Noir pencils that I have been getting the hang of and so far so good :)

I am now officially a team member and you can see the post here

Here are three cards that I made recently with the new pencils......

This is a Crafters Companion image called Wild about You from Rachel Anne Miller

 I had to include my all time favourite bear from Lili of the Valley stamped onto kraft Neenah desert storm card

 And finally an image that has never been coloured before from Penny Black Transparent set - A good catch

I am still getting a hang of the colours and it is a great excuse to have to practice some more.

I will be back soon.

Have a great day.

Hugs Sally xxxx