Colouring

Evening All

Just a quick post to say "hi!"

 

Its been a funny old day.  Started by taking the Grand Calibur out of the box and 4 hours later realised I hadn't moved and still hadn't had my breakfast!!  I embossed everything, Core'dinations, Velum, Centura Pearl, Mirri Board & almost the cat if he had stood still long enough.  I have to say, it all looks fab and a little bit too nice to use.

 

It wasn't all fun though, had a little bit of a hairy moment, managed on the first go to crack my raspberry plate.  I see the downside to using lots of different manufacturers embossing folders & dies.

 

I had no problems cutting but my cutting plate already looks well used, hoping this is normal or I will be needing a whole new set of plates by the end of the week.  Totally love it though, no idea how I managed to craft without it.

 

Most of yesterday & today though I have been colouring S.W.A.L.K stamps from Crafters Companion.  I still haven't started using my Spectrum's, no idea what the reason is for that, think I am scared I cant use them properly or something.  Bit crazy really, need to force myself just to do it.

 

 



 

Some of the Stamps I have had a go at cutting out with the Grand Calibur.  Looks so much better than how it would if I had done this by hand.  I am amazed at how brilliant it actually is and also how long it has taken me to actually decide that I needed one!

Well off to have a little beverage and carry on colouring.  It is so very relaxing and to be completely honest, its just what I need right now.

 

Hope you are all having a fantastic weekend, Happy Crafting,

 

Amanda xx

Mothers Day Card using La Pashe Kit

Happy Easter Everyone :)

It was a quiet day for me here today, didn't get up to as much as I would like to have done for various reasons.  

Good news though, the website is fine picture wise, they were a little "stretched" but some tweaking with the code has fixed this out, any other issues are just my skills at photography.  I am waiting on a new photo box thingy coming which is just a white diffuser type thing which means with a daylight lamp which I already have, I should be able to take pictures at anytime and they will all have a lovely white background and hopefully be as clear as day.  That's the theory anyway as the pictures for the jewellery really do need to be retaken and I also would like to get all the cards on the site as well, better than them sitting in the dinning room doing nothing!!!

After having a look at the Particraft blog today where Sue used watercolour pencils to do a very lovely card, I decided to get out my Promarkers & pencils to give them a wee go, I have only used them to do a batch of Mothers Day cards this year and so quite the novice!!

Instead of stamping or using some lovely plain toppers, I decided to use some of the digistamps left over from Christmas that never got used as there was no time to colour them, they actually turned out OK, so at some point this weekend I will be making up some Xmas cards, rather early or late me thinks but I'm not great at keeping things, i would rather make them and box them and know that they are done.

Promarkers are amazing, they have a fine tip at one end and a chisel tip on the other, they come in very handy for colouring in stamped images.  As they are alcohol based then they need special ink pads, I have a Memento & a Staz On ink pad ready for when I eventually get around to doing some stamping, still need more practice with the blending etc first though.   

I originally purchased them for doing some Manga drawing designs which I am a big fan off, my best friend, Euan used to do this when we were at school and all his creations were just amazing.  It is definitely not as easy as it looks though, currently going through a HUGE "manga, how to draw" book.

Anyway these are a couple of the digistamps I coloured today, I'm sure they will look much better after they have been cut and layered on a card with some embellishments.

The rest of the day today was spent with my wee ferrets.  I love my animals, 5 cats and 7 ferrets, all lovely fluffy loving creatures that I just wouldn't be without. 

Goodnight crafters, hope you all have a fab Easter weekend.

Much love

Amanda xx