Fairy Lovelyness...

Its just another manic Monday oooooooooh 

but its not because its a Bank Holiday here - yeeeeeeeee

That would mean I am probably still sleeping as this post gets scehduled lol - heck I earn that sleep so much lol - school runs do an arf kick it out of you! 

Today I have a sweet fairy to share with you :) 

This image is from A Day for Daisies and is pure gorgeousness!

I mean real gorgeousness!

This is also one of my design team makes for Spectrum Noir, if you head on over to the blog :) I'll even show you how to colour this lovely up with Aquablend pencils 

http://www.spectrumnoir.com/african-american-skin-with-aquablend-pencils/

I wanted to keep this very clean and simple - I used contrasting kraft card and black card with some of Sheenas whte card embossed with the textures elements rain folder (fast becoming one of my go to's that is)

I coloured her up with aquablends - if you have not tried these I really really rate them, they are so easy to work with and the colours are just delish - you can find out which colours I used over on the Spectrum Noir Blog

Thanks for popping by

Until next time

Jo

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Monkey Love...

Happy Mothering Sunday to you

Big Hugs for those that need them today - I know its a day of so many mixed emotions xx

Today I have a super cute image to share with you - its cute in a different way - as soon as I saw it I knew I needed to watercolour it! 

Its from A Day for Daisies 

Totally adorable!!! I really do love this image, I kept my card very clean and simple, I used an embossing folder from the Texture Elements range from Crafter's Companion.

Spectrum Aqua Markers Used

Blue - Peacock Blue, Teal, Aquamarine
Green - Bud Green, Moss, Evergreen, Tan, Slate
Gorillas - Spice, Slate, Black, Charcoal, Chocolate, Peach, Tan
Red - Crimson

Thanks for popping by

Have a lovely Sunday

Jo

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Aquablend Pencils...

Oh Gosh

I had such good intentions of blogging this month, but behind the scenes I havent had time to do anything - I've been super busy - but its all goodness!

I missed my Simply Betty post on Saturday argh - but I have made quite a few of the same card lol for Ella's little school friends - just not had a chance to edit it yet! eeeeeeeeeek looks like I'll be blogging a good few next week ha 

Did you see Sheena over on Create and Craft TV today with the FABULOUS NEW Aquablend Pencils from Spectrum Noir

O! M! G!

What a delight these pencils are - honestly I had an absolute blast playing with them and I am itching to get back to colouring with them - do check out the Spectrum Noir blog and facebook pages for inspiration on these - the team have done amazing samples

I have used a fab image from A Day for Daisies , I do love these images and hope to add more to my collection, I think the style of them suits watercolour perfectly too

I loved colouring with them, and feeling like an artist with my paintbrush in hand :)

I have a tutorial on how to do this background coming soon on the Spectrum Noir blog so keep a look out :)

Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Pencils Used

Skin - Coral, Cantaloupe, Straw, Charcoal Brown, Dove Grey, Champagne
Purple - Aubergine, Fig, Hyacinth
Red - Strawberry 
Grey - Ebony
Aqua - Bottle Green, Lagoon, Deep Forest 

Thanks for popping by

Jo

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Festive Friday...

Well its Friday, but its not Festive lol

I have not had a chance to get anything Christmassy made this past week or two

So instead lol I'll share a card using a fab image from A Day for Daisies

This is up in my top images, I love this girl! and no matter which colourway I use from pastels to bolds she suits!

Another clean and simple make from me :) I used the Grande Dots embossing folder on centura pearl, I adore this folder. The sentiment is from the Kimono Stamps range.

Spectrum Noirs Used

Skin - TN3,4,5,EB6

Hair - IG5,7,8,10,True Black

Pink - BG4,5,7,FS6,8,PP4

Aqua - BT1,2,4

Outline - BT1

Thanks for popping by

Until next time

Jo

 x x x