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I have had the privilege to teach two classes featuring Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers at Pink and Main’s store in Athens, GA. I am so excited to share the cards created for this class.

Everyone who attended the class received the Fall Friends stamp and coordinating die.

Each card featured an adorable hedgehog from the stamp set. Here are the cards with the Spectrum Noir colors.

Hedgehog: BG1, BG2, BG4 and BG1 to blend on face
Leaves: LG5, LG1
Stem: B03, TN7, TN5
Pumpkin: B04, B03, OR2, B01 to blend and B03 shading

Hedgehog: TN1, TN2, TN3, TN4, Blender
Apples: DR4, DR1, FS8
Leaves: LG5
Basket: TN7, TN6, TN3
Cheek: CR2

Hedgehog: EB1, EB2, EB3, Blender
Leaves: OR3, OR1 and CT4, LG3, B02 and OR2, B02

Hedgehog: IG2, IG4, IG5 and IG1 for blending
Sunflower Petals: GB6, GB3, CT4
Sunflower Center: TN5, TN3, and TN9 to shade lines and dot center
Stem and Leaves: LG3, LG5

You can visit Pink and Main website to purchase by clicking here or on the banner.

Supplies:

Pink and Main: Reverse Scallop Dies, Stitched Round Rectangle Dies, Basket Cover Die, Pumpkin Spice 6 x 6 paper pack, Birthday Boy Glossy Dots, Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend

Consumer Crafts – Spectrum Noir Markers (click on banner to shop)

Do you love dies as much as I do? I confess I am a die addict and if you love dies like I do, then you are one too. When FSJ partnered with Spellbinders, I couldn’t get enough viewing time of their die selections. One of Spellbinders biggest Wow products, to me, is their Die of the month club. This month’s Large Die Club features an adorable truck with a truck load of accessories.

Here is a look at all the dies:

There are endless possibilities as to what you can make with with this set. My friend, Debbie Kissel, joined the Large and Small Die Cutting Club (a much better price point) and she was so gracious to bring both sets over for us to create a card project (we had no more than two hours of creating time; therefore, one card). She thought pumpkins would be good and I agreed.

The process began with me choosing the color combinations and cutting out the pieces on my Platinum die cutting machine.

Such a great use of scraps and it saved on cutting time as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see in the picture below, I have a base of Butter Cream CS, a Hazelnut Blend base mat, a Buttercream mat (not shown) and an Oatmeal Cookie mat. The truck is Cool Pool with a fender and side view mirrors cut from Blue Lagoon CS (photo shows Tangerine Fusion, but as we put the truck together the side view mirrors blended in with the pumpkins – time to rethink those colors). The pumpkins are Sweet Pear, Tangerine Fusion, Citrus Cooler with Hazelnut Blend stems. The sentiment “For You” is cut from Hazelnut Blend and matted on Citrus Cooler. Of course, there are red tail lights and black tires. Last but not least is the greenery, it is Limeade Splash, Sweet Pear and Green Olive cardstocks. The stamp set is Flannel Life and the inks are Hazelnut Blend, Tangerine Fusion and Sweet Pear.

Before I began the assembly process, I sponged the edges of the pumpkins with their coordinating ink and I stamped the Flannel Life onto the Oatmeal Cookie with Hazelnut Blend.

Now comes the fun part, putting the truck together! Once the truck is assembled, it is time to bring the card together. I wanted to keep this rustic and “fallish”; so, I grabbed a piece of Corrugated cardstock and trimmed it. As you can see it wasn’t wide enough, but no problem, I just cut it in half and glued it down knowing the truck would cover up the gap. Some loops of Natural Twin with a triple ribbon with tie everything together.

Last but not least is a final accent piece. I placed a couple of Candy Drops in the upper left hand corner.

It is just too cute! Such a fun and relaxing project.

 

 

As we move toward November and the final transition to the new Spellbinders + FSJ team, I hope this inspires you to check out Spellbinders today. The FSJ products will not be available on the Spellbinders website until November 1st. I have those supplies below the Spellbinders Banner. Click on a product from there and you will be taken to my FSJ website where you can order.

In this new transition of partnering with Spellbinders, I have become a part of the Spellbinders + FSJ affiliate program.  If you would like to purchase a Spellbinders product, please click on the banner below. It will take you to their site. I will receive a commission on anything you purchase at NO ADDITIONAL cost to you. This helps me to continue creating inspiring products for you.

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This past September three friends and I went to the Stamp Scrap Art Tour held in Duluth, GA. Pink and Main was one of the vendors at this show. The owner and illustrator for Pink and Main, Michelle Currie, was at the Friday night make-n-take, and we were able to complete an awesome card, purchase a discounted die set (only available during the make-n-take), and have a great time enjoying her company. We also had the opportunity to see her the next day while shopping for all sorts of goodies. My friend and co-crafter, Cheyenne, purchased their scarecrow stamp set and coordinating dies.

We spent a whole afternoon stamping the scarecrows and coloring them with our Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. We had a great time. Cheyenne ended up putting her card together that evening, but when I am tired I know better than to try to pull together something important. It usually spells disaster. I finally put mine together this weekend. AND, it is gorgeous.

When I saw the Paper Craft Crew #215 challenge today, I knew my Pink and Main Scarecrow card was the perfect match for this challenge. Here is the card challenge:

For our scarecrow card, we stamped the images on Spectrum Noir paper with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. The images were colored with our Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. See the end of this post for the color combos. Several of the images are raised using black foam. I believe we used Lawn Fawn’s 6×6 plaid paper pack for the printed mat. The blue mat is SU! Bashful Blue (a very retired cardstock), the plaid mat is on FSJ Hazelnut cardstock and the base is a SU! paper (Cheyenne’s paper wasn’t listed but I think FSJ Orange Rave or Tangerine Fusion would work really well). The mini-clothes pin and twine are from Fun Stampers Journey (FSJ). Here is the card:

Spectrum Noir Color Combos (the ones I wrote down):

Jeans – TB5, TB2, TB4, GG1
Corn – CT1, GB9, GB6
Straw – CT4, GB6
Hat – Fl Yellow, TN3, FS1 and Color Burst pencils for crosshatch texture
Pumpkins – CT1, OR2, OR3
Corn stalks – can’t remember the lighter green but I did palette blending with the lighter one and DG3

Supplies:

Pink and Main – Scarecrows and dies, stitched rectangular (rounded corner) dies
Lawn Fawn – plaid paper stack
FSJ – Tangerine Fusion, Hazelnut cardstocks, Color Burst Pencils, twine, clothes pin
Inks and Markers – Memento Black, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers
Misc – Black Fun Foam sheets, fence die (bought a long time ago from My Favorite Things)

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