Saturday, June 16, 2012

Spectrum Noir Summer Blog Hop


Welcome to the very first Spectrum Noir Blog Hop!  

This week our entire design team has come together to start off summer with a grand celebration of Yellow - the color of summer!  If you have landed here from Louise's blog, you are hopping in the right direction.  If not, pop over to the Spectrum Noir Blog so you do not miss a single stop!

Here is the project I made for today's blog hop:

Stamps:
Paper:
Bazzill Basic colored cardstock
DCWV Lemon Flower Mat Stack patterned paper
Ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink
Dress and Hair: CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, GB1, GB3, GB6
Skin: FS2, FS5
Other:
EK Success Border Punch
Spellbinders Dies
JoAnn's Star Brads colored with GB6 to match the card

The brads that I started with were yellow but they were a little too bright for the tone of the card so I colored them with a GB6 marker to make them look like this:

I think they look really cool with the light yellow border!

We are excited to announce that our new Spectrum Noir website and blog is up and running. If you have not had a chance to check out all of the great tutorials, tips, suggestions and samples our design team has posted, today is a great day to take a peek.  Before we get to the rest of the blog hop, how about we add a bit more excitement?  Spectrum Noir is going to award one lucky winner with a full set of 72 Basic Spectrum Noir Pens!  Yes, that's right...all twelve sets of six pens each.


Entering to win is easy.   Leave a comment on the Spectrum Noir Blog Hop Post telling us one fun new thing (tip, trick, interesting combination of colors, etc) you learned about the Spectrum Noir markers while hopping with us this week.  A random winner will be drawn using random.org and posted on our blog at 9:00 AM GMT, Saturday, June 23, 2012 so be sure to check back with us to see if you have won!  The lucky winner will have one week to claim their prize or a second winner will be chosen.  
How about a bonus chance to win?  
If you add our blinkie to your blog and mention in your comment that you've done so, you will be entered into a second contest to win a $25.00 or £25.00 gift certificate to be used on any Spectrum Noir product at Crafter's Companion (the US or UK site).  To add the Blinkie, simply download the code from the downloads section on the Spectrum Noir Blog and place it prominently in the sidebar of your blog. 
Do not forget to let us know in your comment on the Spectrum Noir Blog Hop Post  that you have added the blinkie to your blog!

Now, hop on over to the next amazing blog and check out what  Marcea has to share!  In case you get lost along the way, here is the entire hop order:


Thanks for joining us today, and best of luck on winning a 72 piece set of Spectrum Noir pens (and maybe even a gift certificate)!

Kristine

43 comments:

misteejay said...

Isn't she lovely - great card.

Toni xx

bluebell-flowerwood said...

hello kirstine,love your card for the hope,hope all dose go well for the hop

Donna said...

What a little cutie, adorable card. Donna x

Lena Katrine said...

Great project :) I have a few of these markers, and I love them - would be thrilled if I'd be so lucky to win them all :)
Thanks for the hop!
Hugs, Lena Katrine

FitterTwit said...

Wow Kristine... you had some fun with the yellow!!! She's ADORABLE!!!

lindah11 said...

that is one heck of a pretty card
beautifully coloured
hugs linda xxx

julie_woolston said...

Oh Wow Kristine this is beautiful the lovely rich yellows are divine.

Hugs Julie x

Scrappychick said...

What a beautiful princess! Your card turned out gorgeous my friend! And I love the star embellies!

cats whiskers said...

Brilliant card hun, love how you have coloured this little belle of the ball
Hugs
Jacs xxx

Suzanne said...

lovely colouring great card xx

Margie said...

Beautiful coloring, really sweet card!

Louise Welsh said...

amazing card and colouring kristine. xx louise

Nikki said...

What a fun bright card :)

Unknown said...

Great card! I'm not a yellow person...but this is so pretty! Hugs! Leah Ann

jengd said...

So cute! Love your layers!

Karenladd said...

Such an adorable stamped image and I love the tip about toning down the color of the brad with markers!

Anonymous said...

Just adorable. Hope I can win these and learn to color with them as wonderful as all of you.

Kristie Maynard said...

Great job on the card! I love the tip about coloring the brads! Loving the hop!

Colleen said...

A cute card, thanks for the colouring tips.

CraftyDaffy said...

Adorable card! I especially like how you colored the brads and they do,look great with the brighter border. xxDenise

Wendy said...

Super card Kristine. x

Hi it's Terrid said...

Such a cute card! I need to shop C.C. stamps! I'm also finding I NEED these markers! Thanks for sharing your creativity!

Cathy Dineen said...

Very pretty! :)

Leann Chivers CC said...

fab - love her - lx

Angélique said...

Wow... lovely creation, just perfect for any princess :)
Love the borders,... gotta have them ;)

*hugs*

CityGirl Planners said...

Awww, great coloring on the princess! TFS!

Kathy S. said...

She certainly is the Belle of the Ball! So pretty. Nice coloring.

Kym's Crafty Cards said...

Kristine, what a fantastic card. Your colouring is perfect. The colours you have chosen are so bright and cheery. Thanks for the Blog Hop. Off to look at the other creations. Best wishes, Kym xxx

Gerri Daniels said...

The swing card is absolutely gorgeous...I use to love to swing as a child...brought back lots of good memories....I will be purchasing the stamp soon. Keep up the good work! The colors are awesome.

Williams said...

Lovely card and beautifully coloured

AJ said...

A Very bright and happy looking card.

Kelly Lloyd said...

A really bright happy card..

hugs kelly

Tiffany S said...

Such a pretty Card, love how bright it is very summery!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty, very bright and summery!

loulou said...

Lovely card, great colouring, cheers Linda

Claveh said...

Wow, you have been a busy girl, I love your little princess card, she is just so chic. Thanks xxx

Eret said...

Such a beautiful yellow card Kristine. I like your custom brads too :)
Eret xx

Doreen said...

This is just gorgeous,love the fabulous image.xxx

sioux said...

A great bright sunny card to brighten the dull weather we are having at the moment
Sioux

Scrappin with the bug said...

So pretty - love the tips on coloring brads. Great card. NIce job on the highlights - looks fantastic.

irene.sherman said...

Wow, love the girl. You have had a wonderful job coloring her. Thanks.

Taylor said...

she's so terrific!

Marie97 said...

Adorable image!