Tutorial Time !

Hi, hope you are all well.  I have a new blog post on the Spectrum Noir Blog today, Click this link to find out how I made this lovely art card...

I used my Spectrum Noir Aquablend pencils

Thanks for popping by...

Happy Colouring!

Happy Fathers Day !

I would like to say a massive HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all the wonderful dads out there, you do an amazing job, and to celebrate here's a card I made for my husband a wonderful dad and step-dad, and a man who can fix just about anything...
   

and yes I happen to thing he is Mr Amazing!

I used my Spectrum Noir markers to colour this Mo Manning image, Mr Fix-it.

Skin - FS2, TN2, EB2, FS6

Hair - EB6, EB7

T-shirt - EB1 and Clear Blender

Jeans - TB1, TB4, TB8, TB6

Toolboxes - DR1, DR2, DR6 / IG3, IG4, IG6

Toolbelt - EB5, TN4, GB2

Drill - DG1, DG2, DG3, DG4, IG3, IG6

I hope you all have a great day,

Happy Colouring

Nicky x

Goodbye gorgeous lady...

You may be wondering where I've been over the last three weeks or so, well I needed to take some time out, as we've had a family bereavement which has left us completely numb.  My husbands step mum passed away after a two year battle with cancer, she was such a lovely lady who lit up the room with her warm smile and large heart, she will be missed by so many .

One thing she loved was being outdoors and tending her beautiful garden which she filled with all kinds of plants and flowers, and as today would have been her birthday this daisy card would have been for her...

I used my Spectrum Aquablend pencils, the stamp is from Stampendous, its one of those stamps you can use over and over and always find a new way of using it.

Coincidentally the challenge on the Spectrum Noir Facebook page this month is use flowers, you can interpret this however you want, as long as you are using your Spectrum Noir products. You can add your project here!

That's all from me today, we are off to raise a glass or mug (tea of course, it is breakfast time!)

Happy Colouring

Nicky x

Another Birthday..another cake!

So I mentioned earlier in the week two birthdays ...

...my youngest boy turned 16 this week, I can't believe the time has flown so quickly!

He's grown from this...

To this...

He has grown into such a handsome but cheeky chap...What did I make him?

I love this Mo Manning image I bought it back in 2012 and was worried I had used it for him before, but I upon checking discovered it was his cousin that had received it!

Of course I coloured him with my Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers and pencils-

FS2, FS3, FS6, 009, 089

TB2, TB4, TB8, BT9, 073

CR8, CR10, DR3

The papers are from Kaisercraft, I even cracked out my old Cricut machine to cut out the numbers!

I also made him a cake...

He asked for chocolate...it certainly was chocolaty!

I had seen a similar cake on the internet, and although I didn't use the same cake recipe I did follow the instructions for making the piggys!

I had forgotten how much I love baking and making the kids cakes, but of course they are getting a bit old for that now.

Well it certainly has been a busy few weeks, life doesn't seem to want to slow down any!

until next time...

Happy Colouring

Nicky x