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Good morning everybody, another wee make from me today for My Mum's Craft Shop.

I am loving these MFT stamps right now...they can be so easy to use with great effects!

So first I inked up a piece of acetate with my watercolor pens and spritzed with water, I then stamped one of the MFT distressed pattern stamps into the ink and stamped it on to the watercolour card, I repeated the process using another colour.  Unfortunatley the stamps are not available but will be back in stock shortly!

I then stamped the flowers from the MFT Buildable Bouquet stamp set using black ink, the sentiment is from the Altenew Label Love set.

Scroll up to the top of my blog if you want to check out my giveaway!

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Spectrum Noir tutorial

I wanted to share with you how I coloured this little cutie using my Spectrum Noir Markers and my e-brush.

The image I have used is from Stampendous and is called Nosey Cat.  I stamped the image using black ink onto white Neenah cardstock.

Next I stamped the image again onto masking paper, I cut out the eyes and nose and stuck them on top of the image. I also added the masking paper around the image as I don't want the ink to go onto the white space.

Next, using my e-brush I gently sprayed the edges of the cat with IG2.

Next I sprayed on IG4 to the top of the head and top of the nose.

Next I sprayed with IG6, gently around the edges that I had already coloured.

Now next I stuck down another mask to cover up the image which I have just coloured, you will notice the eyes and nose are peeking through.  I coloured the nose using TN2 and the eyes with DG2.

Once I was happy with the shading I removed all the masks to reveal the image below.

The final addition is some white gel to highlight the eyes, I also went around the eye area with my black fineliner as some of the green had seeped under the mask.

And the final card!

I also have a candy giveaway.....some fabby Spectrum Noir goodies to giveaway, so check it out here!!

Fi

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A little krafty...

Hi folks....here's a wee quickie from me this evening!  

I have been busy playing with my new toy today, just trying to work out how everything works...

This has to be the most on the spur of the moment purchase I have ever made...just hope I have made the right decision!!

So onto the card, I actually made this the other night....and now I quite like it!!

This has to be one of the easiest cards to make, so first I die cut a piece of kraft card, I then stamped a few different stamps from the set called Water Blooms from Mama Elephant using a versamark stamp and then embossed with with embossing powder. Unfortunately this stamp set is out of stock but will be available soon. I then stamped some black spots. I aslo added black to the centres of a few of the flowers just for a little more detail.  The sentiment is also from the same stamp set. I added a die- cut scalloped strip and added some little pearls to this.

challenges:

Crafty Calendar - anything goes

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

The PaperShelter - flowers everywhere

Simon Says Stamp - polka dots

Fi

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Stamping Bella Marching Chick

Good morning folks, and my first card as a DT member over at My Mums Craft Shop....I was actually gobsmacked that I was picked to join the team...yay!

The focus this month is Stamping Bella, Mama Elephant and Altenew products so I have gone for this little cutie from Stamping Bella called Marching Chick which I coloured with my spectrum Noir Aquablend pencils...ho I love them so much!

The papers are from My Minds Eye - My Story collection and are just gorgeous, I layered them onto pink card, added some lace and flowers, the leaves have been cut using my die-namics leaf die.

Hope you likey!

Fi

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Spectrum Noir tutorial - wax resist using aquatints

Hi folks...here I am with my tutorial for Spectrum Noir, today I thought I would share how to make a background using aquatints with the wax resist technique...

First I cut a piece of wax paper and ran it through an embossing folder.

Next I sandwiched the wax paper between 2 pieces of watercolor card and gave it an iron...not too much but just enough to lift the embossed was onto the card.

Next I added a layer of undiluted green aquatint.

I then added some added in some blue aquatint.

Next I loaded my paintbrush with water and brushed all over the card to blend the colors together.

Next using a soft sponge, I rubbed the card to lift the excess ink off.

I die cut my frame and attached a piece of acetate and then I applied 3D foam all the way around the edges.

I added some pearls and sequins to the inside and attached the watercolored card to the back.

The finished card...

Pop over to the Spectrum Noir blog for more inspirational tutorials.

Fi

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Spectrum Noir April Challenge

There's a new challenge over on the Spectrum Noir Facebook Page, this months challenge is "pastel colours"...

I was a bit stumped at first on what to make as I don't really do much pastel however I forgot I had this cute little stamp from Sugar Nellie...so I stamp part of the image and coloured it with Spectrum Noir Markers, I then used a clear Spectrum Noir sparkle pen to colour the wings....so pretty!

I cut and layered papers onto pink cardstock,i also die cut a daisy and leaves to stick to the corner, I also added a piece of ribbon and a few sequins to finish.

You can also pop over to the Spectrum Noir blog to find out loads of tips and techniques on using all your Spectrum Noir products.

pens used:

FS2, FS6, FS8, PP!, PP2, IG1, IG2, GB8,GB10

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