Rich Cocoa

When colouring with the Spectrum Alcohol based pens we use Memento ink pads.

 These ink pads are dye based and can be used with all alcohol based pens. 

Rich Cocoa was a colour that we often used with bears and other animals. Recently Jill stamped some people out with it and coloured them in and you can see the results below.

 Have you tried stamping with colours other than black? 

We have a selection of Memento ink pads in store now which include: Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Angel Pink, London Fog, Desert Sand, Paris Dusk and Potter's Clay

This little girl below has been coloured in with Angle Pink Memento ink pad.

More Washi Tape ideas

Jill has used Washi tape, Spectrum pens and a set of Stamp It stamps (set 071) in her latest Spectrum Noir challenge entry.  The theme this month was Spring.

The flowers were coloured in with PP2, PP5, DG2 and DG3.  The colours were used to match the colour of the Washi tape (which is
in stock at the moment). PP6 was used to colour the rhinestones.





We also have the Washi Tape used on the fish card below back in stock. 

Bright cards

Here are a couple of bright cards.

These two stamps are from Imaginisce and are only $3.95 each. Jill has gone bright this time using this gorgeous American Craft printed paper and matching bright flowers. The images have been coloured in with Spectrum Noir pens.

These acrylic stamps are in store now.

We have had a lot of fun with the style of card below. The base is made out of acetate/clear film. A piece of printed paper is then cut slightly smaller than the base and is held in place with twine (we have heaps of colours of twine us stock at the moment). This is a great way to use up a lovely print that will not match up to coloured card base. We have applied a Happy Birthday rub on to the acetate card base to finish off the card. You could also stamp on the acetate card base using a solvent based stamp pad - Staz On is the stamp pad that we use when stamping on acetate.

Tilda

This is Tilda from the Magnolia range of stamps.

Jill entered her into the monthly challenge on the Spectrum Noir blog and won.

Well done Jill.

Jill has coloured Tilda in with the Spectrum Alcohol based pens. She made the chair using a crimper. The Wrought Iron fence is a new Spellbinders die which we have in stock. This die will go through the Sizzix Big Shots and Cuttlebug machine and runs out the door every time we get them in. 

Spectrum Noir pens used:
Clothing - TB1, TB2, TB4
Skin - FS2, FS3, TN2, PP1
Shoes - EB1, EB2, BG2, EB5
Hair - CT2, GB8, GB10
Plant - EB2, EB5, CG2, CG4, CR1, FS2
Hair Elastics TB4, TB5

Here are some of the other new Spellbinder D-Lites Dies.

All of these dies are currently in stock.

Make sure you have a look at the samples we have made with them when you come in.

Spectrum Noir demonstrations

Have you ever wondered what we do at one of our demonstrations?

Here is the table and teaching area set up for when we did a Spectrum Noir demonstration in December

The Spectrum Noir pens are alcohol based markers that we use to colour in stamped and digital images with. 

For the demo we had a heap of stamped images coloured in to give you an idea of what the Spectrum Pens look like when you use them.

 We also had colour swatches made up so you can see all of the colours in the collection There are 168 colours in the complete collection. 

During the demo sessions Jill works at the table colouring with the pens. Customers wonder in during the demo times and have a look at Jill using the product and what she had made with it.

The demos are a fantastic way to see how a product works and to see the whole range of product available.

Here are some samples that Jill coloured in on the day.

Koala christmas

You don't always have to have a Christmas stamp to make a Christmas card.

The Tree Koala stamp from Stamp It is a wonderful stamp to use and would be perfect on your cards that you send away overseas.

Here we have stamped the koala onto Bazzill card and coloured him in with Liquid Pearls. We have also used circle dies to make a bauble and Christmas rub ons to finish decorating the card.

The koala below has been coloured in with Spectrum Noir pens. We used the circle dies again to make a bauble. We turned our bauble into a hanging decoration but you could adhere it to a card or scrapbooking page.

All items used on these cards are available at Crafty Capers.

Teddy in a vest

This little guy is so cute!!!!! He is an older design from Stamp It (3444d - Bear in a vest) but we have been using him in our Spectrum Noir classes as he is great for colouring in. 

To make the shirt background print use a silver sticker (in the shape of the shirt) on a piece of white card and colour the shirt in orange 

(Spectrum Noir - OR1). Peel off the sticker and reposition it and colour it in again. Repeat 1 more time. Now do the same with the turquoise (BT5). Cut around the shirts and mount onto card base.

The bear is coloured in with the Spectrum Noir pens - BT4, BT5, GB8, GB10. He has been cut out and mounted onto the shirts. Adhere Pewter Pearls for his vest buttons.

Have you been in to see out male card display yet?
 It will only be up for another week.
Make sure you come in to have a look and bring your camera.

Cars

This car has been stamped and heat embossed on foil board and coloured with Spectrum Pens. Washi Tape is adhered across the card base. The die cut layers (Label 11) are mounted onto the card base. These layer are silver foil board and Bazzill Bling.  The letters are cut from a Sizzix dies and adhered into place 

Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die

Alpha Die - Typeset by Tim Holtz

                                             

The printed paper is adhered to the card base. Cut a piece of card to fit the die (Labels 2). Red and white Washi Tape is adhered to the outer edges of this layer. Cut the die from the card. This layer is mounted onto the card base. A smaller die is cut from silver foil board and mounted onto the red layer. Adhere a strip of Washi Tape to a piece of card. Adhere the silver car sticker over the tape and cut around the edges. Mount car onto foil board layer. Adhere flag stickers onto printed paper.

(computer has a mind of its own today, sorry)

1 little octopus and 2 easy cards

Jill was playing around with the Octopus stamp from Kaiser and made these two cards. The first card was made using the Spectrum Noir Pens, along with the Sizzix Flower Framelits and American Craft printed paper.

The card below is again using the American Craft paper, Sizzix Flower Framelits but this time the octopus has been coloured in with Liquid Pearls. If you want to know more above Liquid Pearls keep reading....

We are having Liquid Pearl demonstrations this week at Crafty Capers . Look up in the tabs above for the dates and times.

Spectrum Noir colouring

For those of you who love colouring in with your Spectrum Noir Pens here is a different way to stamp your image. Usually we stamp with black Memento ink. Here we have stamped with Angel Pink Memento ink. Taking away the black lines changes the look of your finished project. The ink pads are on their way and due in to the shop very soon. Please contact the shop and we will put one aside for you. All other items on this card including this gorgeous stamp and printed paper is available at Crafty Capers now.

We have had many people ask us about running more Spectrum demonstrations so we will be running more in August. Stay tuned for the dates and demo information as it will be released soon.

Check out this little guy!!!!!!

This little guy is so cute. It is one of new stamps from Kaiser. He has been coloured in with the lovely Spectrum Noir Alcohol Based Markers. He is mounted onto a Spellbinders Labels 4 and this is mounted onto a layer of American Craft printed paper. We have used gold foil board as a layer under the printed paper as well as one of the Spellbinder layers to brighten the look of the card. As the card, paper and turtle are all brown it was looking very dark. We have also done this technique on the Magolia Display that we currently have up in the shop (and have been featured on a recent post) as these cards were also very muted. 

Washi tape

This card has an acetate/clear film base instead of a normal card base. Purple Washi Tape has been used to decorate the front of the card. The seahorse was coloured in with the fabulous Spectrum Noir Alcohol based markers (LV1, LV2, PL5). The stamps are from a new range of sea animals from Kaiser and are priced at only $3.50 each. There are 6 very cute animals in the set including an octopus, fish, crab, turtle and whale. We have samples up in the shop with all of them coloured in with Spectrum Noir pens and Liquid Pearls. The seahorse is adhered onto the front of the card. The scalloped circle is adhered to the inside of the card. The tape is covered by the seahorse. There is 1 scalloped circle stuck onto the inside of the card for you to write on. The last circle is stuck onto the outside of the circle. This circle is a Bazzill Bling circle and it has been stuck so the texture can be seen from the inside of the card. The front and back circle are the same size. The circle on the inside is one size smaller.

We have Washi Tape, the Kaiser stamps and Spectrum Noir pens in stock at the moment.

More Spectrum Noir Demos

This week we will be having more Spectrum Noir Demonstrations.
                                              Wednesday 23rd May
                                                                  9.30 - 12.00
                                               Saturday 26th May
                                                                 9.30 - 12.30
To get more information on the demos click on the tab above.
Here are some more images that have been coloured in using the Spectrum Noir Alcohol Based markers.

                    

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Based Markers

Jill and I LOVE using the Spectrum Noir Markers. 

These markers are alcohol based and give a silky smooth appearance to your coloured images. They are very economical at only $15.95 a pack which works out to be only $2.66 a pen as they are sold in packs of 6. The best thing about these pens are that they are refillable!!!!!

If you love colouring you will love using these pens.

Here is a selection of stamped images below that we have coloured in using the Spectrum Pens. 

Stay tuned for the dates of our Spectrum Noir demo this month. 

Don't forget that all of the product used above can be purchased at Crafty Capers.