'Use Die-Cuts' - Mega Christmas Challenge

 Hi crafters,

The Mega Christmas Challenge continues over at Passion for Markers and the theme is 'Use die-cuts'.  We have multiple sponsors for this challenge and the prizes are amazing:

Crafty Sentiments - 3 digis

Polkadoodles - 3 digis

Leann's World 101 - 2 digis

All Dressed Up - 2 digis

Colour of Love - 3 digis

Dies to Die For - £20.00 voucher

Sheepski Designs - 3 images

Uniko - 1 stamp set

Di's Digi Stamps - $6.00 voucher

Team 2 are sharing their cards this week for some inspiration and be sure to check the blog to see what Team 1 created as well!

This is the card I have made for the challenge:

I used a layout from a recent workshop and made a Graduation card for my son's girlfriend. I found some sparkly papers in my stash and cut them into strips before attaching to my card. The image was coloured with my promarkers with a bit of glitter here and there! I added a die-cut circle as well as a die-cut border and also added some ribbon. A few enamel dots were the finishing touch!

I'm sure you'll agree that these prizes are absolutely amazing so I really hope you can find some crafty time to join in with this Mega Challenge.

Don't forget, you can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning a prize. Also, only 3 entries per person.

Good luck!

See you soon,

Karen x

Use Die-cuts

Hi crafters,

It's the start of the Mega Christmas Challenge over at Passion for Markers and the theme is 'Use die-cuts'.  We have multiple sponsors for this challenge and the prizes are amazing:

Crafty Sentiments - 3 digis

Polkadoodles - 3 digis

Leann's World 101 - 2 digis

All Dressed Up - 2 digis

Colour of Love - 3 digis

Dies to Die For - £20.00 voucher

Sheepski Designs - 3 images

Uniko - 1 stamp set

Di's Digi Stamps - $6.00 voucher

I'm sure you'll agree that these prizes are absolutely amazing so I really hope you can find some crafty time to join in with this Mega Challenge. Pop over to see what Team 1 have been up to for some inspiration and then Team 2 will be showing their cards in 2 weeks' time.

Don't forget, you can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning a prize. Also, only 3 entries per person.

Good luck!

See you soon,

Karen x

'Anything other than Christmas'

 Hi crafters,

There's a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Linda would love to see your cards on the theme of 'Anything other than Christmas'.  A great chance to get those new year birthday cards ready! 

We are kindly sponsored by Dr Digi's HOS and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 2 digi images from their online store.

The Design Team were lucky enough to use one of their images for our cards this week and I've used an image called 'Bathtime Deirdery'

I coloured the image with my promarkers and added lots of glitter!  I fussy cut her out and popped her onto some embossed card.  I found some paper I thought looked like wallpaper and added diecut borders and corners, as well as some paper flowers.  The edges were all inked and I also diecut some rubber ducks for embellishments!!

I hope you can find some crafty time to join in with this week's challenge.  Don't forget, you can use any of your markers but be sure to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize!

Good luck!

Hugs, Karen x

Fall / Autumn Colours

Hi crafters,

Our lovely Kitty has chosen the theme of 'Fall/Autumn Colours' for this week's challenge at Passion for Markers.  We are kindly sponsored by All Dressed Up and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 2 digi images from their online store.

I've used one of their images on my card and this one is called 'Perfect Walk'

She was fun to colour with my promarkers and I fussy cut her out for the card.  I found some gorgeous autumnal backing paper which I really didn't want to cover so I die cut a stitched rectangle and placed it to one side!  I die cut some clouds and banners and inked all the edges with some distress inks.  I added a bit of glitter here and there and stamped the sentiment - I also added some doodling before adding them to the card!

I hope you are able to join in with this week's fun challenge!  Remember, you can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this great prize!

Hugs, Karen x

Add some doodles

Hi crafters,

Hope you are all keeping well and ready for a brand new challenge!  I'm in the hot seat at Passion for Markers this week and I've chosen the theme of 'Add some doodles' for your creations!

I really enjoy adding some doodles on my cards - sometimes you just need something extra and a bit of doodling is a great finishing touch!

We are kindly sponsored by The Paper Shelter this week and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store|!

All the Design Team members have used the same image on their cards this week and it's called ' A Cheerful Snowman'.

Here is the card I made:

I've used a layout from our last workshop which I thought was perfect for this little snowman!  I coloured the image with my promarkers and then fussy cut him out.  I added some doodling on the left hand side of the card and found some christmas papers for the right side.  I diecut some snowflakes and glittered them up and stamped and fussy cut the Christmas wording.  I placed a strip of black card along the bottom of the snowman to ground him and finished off with some pearls!

I hope you can find time to join in with this week's challenge - just add some doodles here and there and tell us what markers you've used and you'll be in with a chance of winning this fab prize!

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

Anything Floral

Hi crafters,

We've got a great new challenge over at Passion for Markers and our lovely Elaine has given us the fab theme of 'Anything Floral'.  A nice easy challenge this week as most of us have floral digis or embellishments that we could use!!

We are kindly sponsored by Pattie's Creations and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store.

They have some gorgeous images and the Design Team have all used one of their images this week to give you some inspiration.

I've used one of their images on my card and this one is called 'Dogwood Branch'

I coloured the flowers with my promarkers and also stamped and coloured some leaves. I fussy cut them out and added them onto the card with foam pads.  I added a stencilled background and stamped some silhouettes of leaves behind the image.  I added some glitter, a stamped sentiment and some enamel dots too!  

I hope you can find some crafty time to join in with this week's fab challenge.  Don't forget, you can use any of your markers - just make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this great prize.

See you soon.

Hugs, Karen x

 

Hobbies/pastimes

 Hi crafters,

There's a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers today and this week, our lovely Nat has chosen the theme of Hobbies/pastimes.  

We are kindly sponsored by Crafty Sentiments and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store.

I've used one of their gorgeous images on my card this week and this one is called 'Bird House',

I've used a great layout from a recent workshop and coloured the image with my promarkers.  I found some lovely papers in my stash which I am desperately trying to use up!!

I added some doodles here and there and die cut a little fence to go in front of the bird house.  I've inked all the edges and stamped the sentiment - a freebie from a crafting magazine!  I printed "It's your Birthday' inside the card to finish the sentence!!

A little bow and some die cut birds were the finishing touches to my card.

I hope you can join in with this week's challenge.  You can use any of your markers - just be sure to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this great prize!

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

Use a Rubber Stamp

 Hi crafters

This week's challenge at Passion for Markers has been chosen by our lovely Lisa G and she has given us the great theme of 'Use a Rubber Stamp'.  This is a great excuse to get those stamps out for a change as we can get so used to using digital images on our cards!

We are kindly sponsored by Dies to Die For and they are offering a great prize for the lucky winner. 

I made a birthday card using some flower and leaf stamps and coloured them with my promarkers.  I fussy cut them out and added them to my card using a sketch from a previous workshop.  I added some stencilling behind the flowers and coloured some diecut butterflies to match the colour of the flowers.

I hope you can find time to dig out those rubber stamps and join in with this week's great challenge.  Don't forget, you can use any of your markers - just remember to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize.

Hugs,

Karen x

A night on the Town

 Hi crafters,

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Linda has given us the fab theme of 'A night on the town'.

We are kindly sponsored by Sheepski Designs  who are offering the lucky winner a choice of  3 digi images from their online store.

This is a card I made using one of their images and this one is called 'Serenity'. I really enjoyed colouring this with my Promarkers and I thought I'd keep to just the red and black to make it a bit more dramatic!  I added some doodles and enamel dots and my card was finished.  

I hope you're able to join in with this week's fab challenge.  Remember you can use any of your markers but you must follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this great prize. 

See you soon, 

Karen x

Cute Animals

 Hi crafters,

We have a great new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Kitty has given us the fab theme of 'Cute Animals'.

We are kindly sponsored by Di's Digi Stamps and they are offering the lucky winner a $6.00 voucher to spend in their online store.

I've used one of their gorgeous images on my card and this one is called 'Mouse with Love'

I've coloured this cute image with my promarkers and added lots of glitter here and there!  I found the papers in my stash which I am really trying hard to use lol!!  I added a diecut fence and added punched daisies to match the daisy in the image.  A welsh 'Happy Birthday' sentiment was added and all the edges were inked with Distress Inks.  

I hope you're able to  join in with this week's fab challenge!  You can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this great prize.

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations!

Hugs, Karen x

Say it with Flowers

 Hi crafters,

I'm in the hot seat this week at Passion for Markers and I've gone with a nice and easy theme 'Say it with Flowers'.  I'd love to see your creations with flowers in the images, on your papers or added as embellishments - anything with flowers really!

We are kindly sponsored by  Leann's World 101  and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 2 digi images from their online store.  They have some gorgeous images so you really will be spoilt for choice with this prize!

I've used one of their images on my card this week and this one is called 'Sweet Nectar'.

I really enjoyed colouring this in with my promarkers and I've added lots of glitter to the wings!  I fussy cut the image and added it to an inky background I created with a stencil.  I added a brick wall die cut and also fussy cut the Birthday sentiment.  This was a layout we used at one of our workshops and is so handy for any stamped image!

I hope you'll be able to enter one of your creations into this week's challenge.  Don't forget, you can use any of your markers but you must follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize!

See you soon!

Hugs, Karen x

'Let's have some pink'

 Hi crafters,

Hope you're all doing OK and ready for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers.  This week, our lovely Elaine has give us the fab theme of 'Let's have some pink'.

We are kindly sponsored by Crafty Sentiments and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store.  They have some gorgeous digis and the Design Team have all used one of their images on their cards this week.

I've used 'Fifi Bubbles' on my card this week and she's been coloured with my promarkers - with added glitter!!

I used a layout from a recent workshop which was just perfect for this image!  I found some lovely pink papers that went well together and inked all the edges with some distress ink.  I fussy cut the image and also decoupaged her shower cap!  I paper pieced the bath and added some shading with my promarkers.

This paper also matched her cap perfectly and I also added some die cut flowers in the same colours.  The sentiment 'Relax' was a magazine freebie and I printed 'On your Birthday' inside the card.  

I'm really pleased with this card and I just love this Crafty Sentiment digi -she's so cute!

Well I hope you can join in with this nice and easy challenge this week.  You can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning a prize.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you again soon.

Hugs, Karen x

Christmas in July

 Hi crafters,

Hope you're all having a good week!  It's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Nat has given us the fab theme of 'Christmas in July' - a great excuse to make a start on those festive cards!!

We are kindly sponsored by Uniko Stamps and they're offering the lucky winner 1 stamp set (must be in stock).

I've used a Penny Black Stamp for my card and this one is called ' Caroling Trio'.  I've coloured it with my promarkers and added lots of glitter!  

I used some music sheets that I bought from a charity shop ages ago as well as some gingham papers.  The edges were all inked with distress ink and I also die cut a poinsettia flower with some swirls.  The sentiment was a freebie with a magazine.

I feel happy now that I've made a start on my Christmas cards- must try and make some every month now!!

I hope you're able to join in the fun with this challenge.  Remember you can use any of your markers, just make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize.

See you soon!

Hugs, Karen x

Occasion other than birthday

 Hi crafters

Hope you are all having a good week!  There's a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers for you and this week, our lovely Lisa would love to see your creations for an 'Occasion other than Birthday'.

We are kindly sponsored by Polkadoodles and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store.  Their images are just gorgeous and you'll be spoilt for choice with thid great prize!

We were lucky enough to have one of their images to play with this week and I've used this one called "Music Record Collector Gnome".

This little gnome is so cute and I've coloured him with my promarkers.  I used a layout from a workshop and chose some coordinating papers in orange and black - a great combo for male cards I think!  Will deffo be using these colours together again!

I inked all the edges with some Walnut Stain distress inks and added some doodling here and there.  I printed the sentiment on my PC and added some stars and some enamel dots to finish off the card.

I hope you're able to join in with this week's challenge.  You can use any of your markers - just remember to follow the theme to be eligible to win this fab prize.

Hugs, Karen x

Transport

 Hi crafters,

Another week flies by and time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers.  This week, our lovely Linda has chosen the theme of 'Transport' and we are kindly sponsored by Dr Digi's House of Stamps.

The Design Team were lucky enough to have one of their images to play with this week and I chose this one called 'Chopper',

This is for my brother's Birthday and of course, he had an orange chopper bike in the 80's!!  I coloured it with my promarkers and used a layout and card shape from a recent workshop.  

I inked all the papers with some distress inks and added lots of die cut gears and stars.  I printed a personalised message on the PC and added it to a banner shape.  There's some great images out there now for male cards and I'm sure they are getting easier to make cards for lol!!!

Well, I hope you can find some crafty time to join in with this week's challenge.  Don't forget, you can use any of your markers but remember to follow the theme to be eligible for this week's great prize!

See you soon.  Hugs,

Karen x

3 or more layers

Hi crafters,

There's a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week.  Our lovely Kitty has given us the fab theme of '3 or more layers'.  We are kindly sponsored by Star Jam Lines and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 2 digi images from their online store.  All the Design Team have used their images on their cards this week so be sure to pop over to the website for some great inspiration!

I've used one of their images and this was is called 'Gnome sits on a Flower'.  I thought it was really cute and so useful for so many occasions!   I coloured it with my promarkers and added lots of glitter to the butterflies (of course!!).  I die cut some daisies to match the flower in the image and coloured some leaves to match too.  I've used co-ordinating papers and added a pretty border across the centre.  I printed the welsh Happy Birthday sentiment and doodled around it after cutting them out.  

I hope you are able to join in with this week's challenge.  Remember you can use any of your markers but don't forget to follow the theme to be eligible for this week's prize.  I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

 

Spots and / or stripes

 Hi crafters,

There's a special Anniversary challenge this week at Passion for Markers with both Design Teams taking part and lots of amazing prizes from our very generous sponsors which include:

Uniko - 1 stamp set

Di's Digi Stamps - $6 voucher

Leann's World 101 - 2 digis

Polkadoodles - 3 digis

All Dressed Up - 2 digis

Colour of Love - 3 digis

Dies to Die For - £20.00 voucher

Sheepski Designs - 3 digis

Crafty Sentiments - 3 digis 

I've made a new baby card for a neighbour this week following the theme of spots and /or stripes.  

I've used an image from LOTV and coloured it in baby blue colours with my promarkers.  I've added lots of glitter and used a circle die cut to mount it onto the card,  I've used some coordinating papers and added them in a patchwork style.  I stamped the sentiment and fussy cut it out and I added the baby's name on the banner to personalise the card.  Some diecut flowers and leaves as well as a few buttons were the finishing touches to my card.

Well I hope you're able to join in with this fab challenge.  I'm sure you'll agree that the prizes are amazing - just remember to use your markers and follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning!   I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x