New Beginning

Morning everyone, Today I have a mini 'How To' and a couple of extras, all done with the Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers. The markers are great for using on Black or Darker card, Saying that I have also used them to great effect on white card as well.

You will Need:

Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers 'Antique Elements'

A little bit Magical by Sheena 'From the Ashes'

Black Card

Antic Static Bag

Versamark Ink Pad

Precious Metals Centura Pearl

Clear Embossing Powder

Step 1: Wipe over your card with an anti static bag.

Step 2: Stamp and Emboss your design and sentiment

Step 3: Colour your design, Here I have used Aged Copper 

Step 4: Use the flames from the same stamp set to edge your card, emboss this and colour using Aged Copper and Rose Gold.

Step 5: Mount your card onto Precious Metals Centura Pearl, then onto your black base card.

Here are a couple more cards using the metallic markers to stamp with rather than colour in.

Thank you so much for joining me today. I do hope you enjoyed the 'How to' along with the finished card and the extra cards. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.


I hope you will pop by again to see what else I have to share with you. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Planet in The Clouds

Morning Everyone, Today I am sharing a card I made for the Spectrum Noir Metallic Marker shows. If you missed them or want to look back, they will be available via Catch Up on the Hochanda Website. I have also used stamps from 'A little Bit Magical' by Sheena, I think these look really good coloured in Metallics.

You will Need:

Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers 'Antique Elements'

City in The Clouds 'A little bit Magical

Black Card

Centura Pearl Precious Metals

Versamark Ink Pad

Anti Static Bag

Crafters Companion Textures Stamp Set

Basic Square Dies

Step 1: Wipe over your card with an Anti Static Bag.

Step 2: Cut a 5 1/2' Square with a die, Stamp and emboss your design with Black Embossing Powder

Step 3: Colour in your design, here I have used all of the colours in the set. Add a sentiment, using the Rose Gold Marker.

Step 4: Cut a mat from the Centura Pearl Precious Metals collection to match your design. Then secure it to your base card with Collall Tacky Glue

Step 5: Use a texture stamp with one of the Metallic Markers to edge the image.

Step 6: Mount your card with Tacky glue.

Thank you for joining me today, I do hope you will join me again soon to see what I am sharing. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

For now take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Red Planet

Morning Friends and Crafters, You all know by now, I hate to just stick to what something is made for or how it is supposed to be used, well the Spectrum Noir Markers were no exception. I decided to experiment and try something different and here are the results, In my Red Planet.

You Will Need:

Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers 'Antique Elements'

Toadstool Home Stamp Set

Sparkle Garden Stamp Set

Clarity Masks & The Moon Negative Mask

Black Card

Blending Sponge

Step 1: Take your black card and using the Clarity hills and mountain masks, form the landscape. Here I added the ink to the mask rather than the blending sponge, Then gently dragged the colour from the mask onto the black card. I used Vintage Satin.

Step 2: Mask the top of the mountains and position the moon negative. Fill the moon with the same colour.

Step 3: Remove all of the masks.

Step 4: Stamp the toadstools, one with the Antique Pearl and the other with the Vintage Satin. Stamp the fairy in black and leave to dry. Mask the top part of the fairy off and re stamp with Vintage Satin. This gives the fairy a good profile against the moon and the hills.

Step 5: Add some birds in the sky with the fine end of your pen, also add a couple in front of the moon in black. Add a sentiment using the Rose Gold Metallic Marker.

Step 6: Use the Vintage Satin to edge another piece of black card, this will be used to mount your piece onto.

Step 7: To finish your card, layer up and secure to your base card.

Thank you ever so much for joining me again today, It's always good to have some company. Another thing, here is a 30% off voucher to use on your first order (anything) from Hochanda, use code FEY5JBP7.

If you have the time, it would be great if you could leave a comment. I sometimes wonder if the age of blogging is passing. Whether people now prefer to see the pictures only on Social Media. Things seem to change so fast nowadays. Anyway for now Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Christmas Rose

Morning Everyone, I thought I would share a little frame card with you today. It's a card I made for the launch of the  wonderful 3D Embossing Folders from Crafters Companion. I love these folders, the detail, depth and dimension is super, I have said it so many times, they are such beautiful designs, so I like to show them off as simply as possible.

You will need:

Christmas Rose 3D Embossing Folder

Spectrum Noir Metallic Pencils

Black Card

Textures Embossing Folder 'Bark'

Centura Pearl Ivory Card Base 7 1/2 x 6 1/2

Pebeo Gilding Wax  (A selection)

Collall Tacky Glue

3D Glue Gel

Foam Pads or Foam Tape

Step 1: Emboss your black card 5 x 7''. Colour with the metallic pencils.

Ste 2: Cut a frame 6 1/2 x 7 1/4, the inside measures 6 x 5''. Emboss this with the textures Bark folder. Bring out the texture with a selection of Gilding waxes.

Step 3: Mount the frame onto your project with either foam tape or foam pads, then mount onto your base card.

Step 4: Use some scrap card to emboss a few more flowers, colour and shape them. Position and secure them to your frame using 3D Glue gel.

Here is the finished card:

Many thanks for visiting today, it's always nice to have some company. I hope you have enjoyed the tutorial along with the finished card. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Beauty Comes From Within

Morning Friends and Crafters, Thank you for joining me today, it's great to have your company. I was lucky enough to be asked to make some samples with the Spectrum Noir Metallic Markers. So today I am sharing one of the samples I have made for the show along with a tutorial of what I have done. Please keep a look out  for the show on Sunday (30th September), it will be filled with lots of inspiration for you and ideas of how else they can be used.

You will Need:

Spectrum Noir Antique Elements Metallic Markers

Sheena Stamping Card

Centura Pearl Precious Metals Card

Black Card

Silver/White Centura Pearl Card Base

Sheena 'A Little Bit Scenic' ''Flying Colours''

Clear Overlay Sparkle Pen

Tacky Glue

Alcohol Markers

Memento Black Ink

Step 1: Start by adding your text, , I cut my card to size before I started, The size will depend on what you choose to write and how large you write it. I used Aged Copper here.

Step 2: Next I added some little flowers using the tip of the brush nib, pressed gently to the paper to form the petals. I used Aged Copper and Tarnished Silver.

Step 3: Next I added a black mat to my base card and secured with Tacky Glue. Then added a layer of precious metal to match the topper.

Step 4: Mount the topper on to the base with Collall Tacky Glue.

Step 5: Stamp a butterfly onto Sheena Stamping Card, I used Memento Black ink as I was using Alcohol Markers.

Step 6: Colour the image and cut out.

Step 7: Shape the wings, position and secure to the project, this time with Collall 3D Glue Gel for dimension.

Here is the finished card, with some Clear Overlay Sparkle Pen Added:

Thank you ever so much for joining me today, I do hope you have enjoyed the 'How To' along with the finished piece. I do hope you will stop by again very soon to see what else I have to share with you. For now Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Oriental Parchment

Hi Everyone, This morning I am sharing one of the samples I made for the launch of the Kinetic Cards by Crafters Companion. This one is the Circle Pop Out base, the shows should still be available on 'Rewind' via the Hochanda website.

To start with, I cut some heavyweight parchment, large enough for me to secure behind the outer frame once I had cut it. I then used the stamps from Sheena's Oriental collection to create my design on the parchment using white Stayzon ink. After the white work was compete I coloured the images using Spectrum Noir pencils.

Next using ll of the base dies, I cut the thin frame twice so I could sandwich the parchment between them.

I then cut the 'Sending my Love' sentiment in black and to create the layer I cut some Ivory Centura Pearl covered with a Wonder Sheet with the circle die. I stuck the sentiment in place and then covered the remainder of the sheet with AB glitter. As I had cut so much weight away by removing the centre I stuck a penny behind the sentiment panel so the card would easily stand.

I wrapped a narrow length of pink satin ribbon around the centre and added the sentiment which also covered the ribbon join and inserted the parchment, sandwiched between the black frame.

Thank you ever so much for taking the time to visit today. I do hope that you have enjoyed the step by step and the finished card. If you do enjoy reading my blog and the things I share then I would love your nomination for best blog in the International Craft Awards, the link is here:
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Take care and Happy Crafting.xx

Happy Birthday card using the Collection from Leonie

Morning, Didn't Leonie have a busy One Day Special Launch on Hochanda. I am so glad it was so popular, I knew it would be as soon as I opened my parcel. Here is my first Step by Step using her new collection.I thought I would kick off with a colourful Birthday card, it really shows off how versatile this collection can be, using just a few of the items.

My base card for the was 7 1/2 inch square. I cut a wavy line in some copier paper to act as a mask and positioned it onto my card base.

Taking the stunning tree, I inked up using black Archival ink I filled the gap I had created, I was going to be colouring with my Aqua markers from Spectrum Noir, so archival is a great ink pad to use.

I removed the copier paper, which left me with the design and a sharp edge ready to colour. For this card I used the Spectrum Noir Aqua markers but the choice is yours. I wanted multicoloured but it would look stunning using shades of a chosen colour.

Next I took one of the frame stamps from the Banners and Frames set. Holding the stamp at either end above my block, I gently stretched at the centres to achieve the shape I wanted for my sentiment and adhered it to the block.

I stamped this onto my card, then added the Happy Birthday sentiment from Leonie's Rag Doll set into the frame.

I then used the largest frame from the Banners and Frames set to create the edge around my card, inking up just the part that was needed. I layered this onto black card. I cut around my sentiment leaving a small border and placed this onto my card using Collall 3D glue.

Many thanks for visiting today. I hope you have enjoyed my first step by step along with the finished card. Do have fun with your collection. See you very soon. Take care and Happy Crafting.xxx

Hope, Joy and Love

I wanted to make something different with the stamps Leonie launched recently on Hochanda. For this project I decided to use the lovely Angel to make a lavender bag. I have used the Spectrum Noir Aqua markers from Crafters Companion for the colouring as they work really nicely on fabric, but please bear in mind that they wont be colourfast. For this project they were perfect as it wouldn't be necessary to wash a lavender bag.

To start with I cut to identical rectangles from cream calico, using a basic die. I also stamped the Angel onto copier paper and cut out. I needed to use this as a mask to add the wings, once I had stamped the Angel onto the Calico using black Versafine Ink, I then Ironed with a hot iron on the reverse.

I coloured the Angel in using a selection of my Aqua Markers, then put the calico in a hoop. I then embellished it with some stitching and French knots using gold metallic thread.

For the reverse of the bag, I stamped Love, Joy and the Hope stamps from the collection and then pressed with a hot iron.

This was also coloured with the Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers from Crafters Companion.

The two rectangles were then placed right sides together with a piece of ribbon sandwiched between them to act as the hanger. I then stitched all around leaving a small gap for filling.

I then turned these the right way and pressed again.

To complete the design I decided to use a couple of the accent stamps to surround the design around the edges.

Finally I stuffed the bags and ladder stitched the hole left for the filling.

Thank you so much for joining me today, I really enjoyed making these and hope you have enjoyed my step by step along with the finished items. Take care and Happy Crafting.xx