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

x x x

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

x x x