Little Outbursts of Creativity: Challenge

November challenge at Spectrum Noir

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge over at Spectrum Noir. This month theme is anything goes, but if you use the bonus theme that is Christmas/Winter then you are in the drawing for $30/£30 in Spectrum Noir or Spectrum Aqua products.

I made this shaker card with Lawn Fawns Faery Christmas. I have been playing a lot with the ColourBlend pencils lately and I have discovered that I really enjoy putting down a simple layer of Spectrum Noir markers and then do shading with the ColourBlend pencils. For this card I gave no line coloring a new try, I really like the look but I've had such a hard time to get it to look good. With this technique it was so much easier!

I really loved Jennifer Macguires trick on how to suspend some things in a shaker card and still let them move around a bit, by using thread behind the image. I didn't have any clear thread so I used a gold thread. I don't mind the thread being a bit visible. I had to do some card surgery because after putting it all together one of the fairies looked like she was about to crash land, but I managed to save it using a tweezer and some curses. ;)

Supplies:
SN Markers: CR2, CR10, FS1, HB1, EB2, BT3, IB1, IB2, IG4, IG5, IG7, LY1, EB3, EB8, TN5, GB9
ColourBlend Pencils: Pink Violet, Peach, Raspberry, Seafoam, Verdigris, Mulberry, Cider, Coconut, Bark.
Spectrum Sparkle pen: Clear Overlay
Stamps by: Lawn Fawn.

I would love it if you joined the fun for this month! Have fun and see you soon again. Remember there is still time to comment on any of my five Leading Lady posts for Winnie & Walter to be in the drawing for a gift card in the Winnie & Walter webshop. A winner will be picked on Saturday. I can't give an exact time for the announcement because I'm at an event and will do it when i have a moment but as long as you don't see the announcement post you can still leave comments and have the chance to win. Good luck!

Nov 3, 2016 2:00:00 PM | Cards, Challenge, Christmas, DT, Lawn Fawn, Spectrum Noir

August challenge at Spectrum Noir

I hope you are having a wonderful summer. Maybe you have some extra time to spend on crafting? If that is the case then I would love it for you to take part in this months challenge at Spectrum Noir. It could not be any easier than this months theme. Anything goes. Easy, right? All you have to do is to use Spectrum Noir products for coloring and post your work here and you have a chance to win some great prizes.

I used Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers for my card. I used shades of red, yellow and pink and let them dry between layers to create this card. I Have done a similar sy before and it's so fun to keep adding layers and see if you like it.

Supplies:
AquaMarkers in Gold, Amber, Crimson, Sunset, Blossom.
Stamp by Crafters Companion, dies by Lawn Fawn and Gummiapan.

Aug 5, 2016 11:40:00 AM | Cards, Challenge, DT, Spectrum Noir

May challenge at Spectrum Noir

It was only like last week when it started to hail and snow so much that it actually covered the ground for a few hours. And this week it's +25C and summer, flowers everywhere and I absolutely love this time of year. So how fitting that the challenge for May at Spectrum Noir is flowers. I used a pretty flower stamp that Marion Emberson designed for WOW Embossing powders. I haven't had the chance to ink it up but I had a few hours of fun coloring it up with the new AquaBlend pencils by Spectrum Noir and then shaded them with ColourBlend pencils and I might even have used the Spectrum Sparkles on top. I love using the AquaBlends on top of Sheena cardstock, it blends really good and it's easy to stamp on because it's perfectly smooth. I used a lighter ink to mimic the no line coloring style, but I left it dark enough for the details to show.

You can join the challenge here, just remember to use some Spectrum Noir products for your creation and to have fun!

Supplies:
AquaBlends:Ocean Cypress, Bamboo, Brunette, Damson
ColourBlends: 103, 15, 60
Stamp by WOW Embossing powders
Dies by Winnie & Walter and Lawn Fawn

May 10, 2016 2:00:00 PM | Cards, Challenge, DT, Spectrum Noir, WOW Embossingpowders

March challenge at Spectrum Noir

A brand new month (well, almost at least, I'm running a bit behind as usual) means a new challenge at Spectrum Noir. This months theme is glitter and I love glitter. I diecut some butterflies out of glitter paper and then used my Ebrush to add some color to the wings. Then I inlayed them in a pretty patterned paper and embossed a greeting on top.

Stamp by Kaiserkraft and dies by Sizzix and Winnie & Walter.

Marker used: GB1

Mar 6, 2016 4:12:10 PM | Cards, CAS, Challenge, DT, Spectrum Noir

Partial Stamping - Winnie & Walter

I used half of one of the stamps in the set Sparkle to create a sun and paired it with the words you shine. I thought it looked kind of fun. I added a really old cloud paper from my stash as a background and kept it simple. I was really just playing and thought it turned out cute. I never make square cards so it's pretty unusual for me.

And that's it for the challenges for WCMD at Winnie & Walter, I had fun!

Oct 11, 2015 7:52:38 PM | Cards, Challenge, Winnie & Walter

Make it masculine - Winnie & Walter

I made this card for the WCMD challenge Make it Masculine at Winnie & Walter. I stamped the chevrons in black and yellow, I love the combination. I stacked the sentiments and they were perfect to place in one of the gaps in the design. Pretty graphical and simple, perfect for a guy (or for me).

Be right back with another card for the challenges. I made four in total. :)

Oct 11, 2015 7:44:08 PM | Cards, Challenge, Winnie & Walter

Winnie & Walter WCMD challenges part 2

So here's the card for the watercolor challenge at Winnie & Walter. I used the rest of the Masterboard and diecut the word hugs from the card front and from black foam and made a raised diecut. Since the background is very busy I also stamped the word hugs and on your day and attached to the word so the diecut word is more decorative than for reading.

It looks kinda cool from the side too. I'm happy with the effect. I hope you like it too :) Here's a link to the challenge and I'll try to make cards for some more challenges during the week. Tomorrow I'll be back with a Spectrum Noir creation and Wednesday is my day at Design in Papers with some fun Aqua Tints backgrounds. So I've got a full schedule this week. I hope you come back for more!

Oct 5, 2015 9:39:02 PM | Cards, Challenge, Winnie & Walter

Winnie & Walter WCMD challenges part 1

I love taking part in Winnie & Walters challenges for WCMD, I think I did them all last year and I'm aiming for that this year too. I've done two so far starting with the MasterBoard background building challenge. I used some of their floral stamps to make a pretty colorful background. I tried a technique of watercoloring I learned in the latest OCC class, probably something everyone already knows but I never tried it before. Instead of trying to blend the watercolors you build up layers for shading. I really like how this turned out. I had problem with the lighting when taking the pictures today, it usually come out really good but not so much tis time even though the weather was good and I used the same spot. I guess it's getting darker now.

Anyways, I used all Winnie & Walter material on this card and am very happy with it. You can find the challenge here. I'll be right back with another card using the rest of the MasterBoard for the watercolor challenge.

Oct 5, 2015 9:17:50 PM | Cards, Challenge, Winnie & Walter

October challenge at Spectrum Noir

New month means new challenge at Spectrum Noir and a chance to win some fab prices. I love the challenges because they are such great inspiration. This month it's a color theme: Grey and/or orange. I have a lot of inspiration lately and made not one project but three. I started with this orange one using Aqua Tints to make a background, I used the orange from the Bright and Beautiful set and some of the yellow to make a gradient. Then I diecut the whole thing using this fantastic die by Winnie & Walter, and made sure not to loose any pieces. I puzzled it all together in a white frame and colored the flowers and the leaves with the Marigold Spectrum Aqua to match.

Then I made this one and it took me hours. I actually hand painted all of the little pieces by painting one edge of the piece with the Charcoal Spectrum Aqua marker and then adding water with a spritzer to make it blend a bit. Then I puzzled it into a frame covered in Neutral Ultra Shimmer embossing powder by WOW. Since I had no way of keeping track of what piece went where it took me a good while to put it all together but it turned out really cool!

I painted these butterflies and background using some Aqua Tints in Black and orange and then Covered the butterflies with gold and silver Aqua Tints to make them shimmer a lot. The butterflies are by Lawn Fawn.

So there you go, one grey, one orange and one grey and orange project. I hope you get as inspired as me and have a go at the challenge. You can find all the details on how to take part here, just remember to use some Spectrum Noir products on your project. Good luck!

Oct 3, 2015 12:25:46 PM | Cards, Challenge, DT, Hero Arts, Lawn Fawn, Spectrum Noir, Winnie & Walter

September challenge at Spectrum Noir

Every month there's a new fun challenge at Spectrum Noir with a chance to win some lovely prizes. This month the theme is embossing, dry or heat. Heh, see how lucky I am because I do love embossing so this was easy peasy and so much fun! I used a digi stamp from Make it Crafty that is so pretty! Cherry Blossom is the name and I colored it using Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, shading with one of the Spectrum Noir pencils. I did an embossing resist on the background, stamping the hearts with silver pearl embossing by WOW and then I used Aqua Tints in turquoise and gold to create a gradient. I'm really happy with the card, it turned out very pretty and I had so much fun making it!

Here's a list of the supplies used to make the card:

Stamps: Cherry Blossom by Make it Crafty, Live your dream by Studio Calico and My Precious by Winnie & Walter
Embossing powders: Silver Pearl and Rich Pake Gold by WOW!

Markers used:
Blossoms: PP1, PP3, LY 3 and sahding with blendable pencisl 032 (Floral set)
Branches: GB8, GB 10
Leaves: CG1, CG2
Middles of the flowers: Apectrum Aqua - Rose Pink
Background: Aqua Tints 06 and 70

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you'll join the challenge! You can find all the details here.