Add a Sentiment

 Hi crafters,

It's my turn in the hot seat this week at Passion for Markers and I've chosen the nice and easy theme of 'Add a Sentiment'.  It can be stamped, a diecut or computer generated and I can't wait to see your gorgeous creations.

We are kindly sponsored this week by The Paper Shelter who 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 'Relaxing Bath'

I chose some papers from my stash and I really wanted to try some different colour schemes for a change!  I coloured the image with my promarkers to match the papers and added some glitter on the bubbles!  The sentiment was stamped and I added some diecut ducks to match those in the image! 

I hope you can find some time to join in with my challenge this week.  Remember, you can use any of your markers (just let us know which ones you've used in your post) and don't forget to follow the theme if you want to be eligible for this week's great prize.

\I look forward to visiting your blogs to see what you've created!

Hugs, 

Karen x

Use a Cute Character

 Hi crafters,

It;s a brand new month and time for a brand new challenge at Passion for Markers.  Our lovely Elaine has set the theme of  'Use a Cute Character' this week and we are kindly sponsored by Polkadoodles who are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store.

I have used one of their images on my card this week and this one is called 'Watering Garden Plants'.

I've used a layout from a previous workshop and I've coloured the image with my promarkers.  I chose some co-ordinating papers and also added a diecut trellis to add to the gardening theme!  
I added some die cut clouds as well as some twine to finish off the card.

I hope you'll be able to find some time to join in with this week's challenge.  It's a fab theme and remember you can use any of your markers.  Just make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning a prize.

Hugs, Karen x

In the Garden

 Hi crafters,

It's time for a brand new challenge at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Wendy has given us the fab theme of 'In the Garden'.

We are kindly sponsored by LOTV and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 4 digi images from their online store.  They have some gorgeous images and you'll be spoilt for choice with this amazing prize.

The Design Team have all been lucky enough to have an LOTV image to play with this week and I've used this one called 'You are my sunshine'

I've used a layout from one of our workshops and I've coloured the image with my promarkers.  I stencilled some clouds for the background and die cut some daisies to match those in the image.  I added some co-ordinating papers and also some punched butterflies, which I attached to the frame.  

A stamped sentiment and some pearls finished off the card,

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

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x  

Animals

Hi crafters,

It's time for a brand new challenge at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Nat has given us the fab theme of 'Animals'.  Nat would love to see your cute critters (including birds) this week. It doesn’t have to be an animal image it could be animal themed patterned paper or an animal die-cut/embellishment as long as you also include a hand coloured image.

We are kindly sponsored by All Dressed Up and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 2 digi images for the lucky winner!

I've used an image from All Dressed Up and this one is called 'Summer Swing'.

I coloured the image with my promarkers with added glitter here and there!  I added strips of backing papers to match the colours I'd used and stamped a sentiment on the side.  I wanted this to be in a CAS style card - handy for posting!  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 this fab prize!

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

Birthday Cards

Hi crafters,

This week's challenge at Passion for Markers has been set by our lovely Linda and she's given us the nice and easy theme of 'Birthday Cards'.

We are very kindly sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller and she is offering the lucky winner a choice of 2 digis from the online store.

She has some awesome images and you'll have a great time choosing the winning prize!

The Design Team were lucky enough to use one of her images on our cards this week and I've used this one called 'Birthday Owls'.

I really enjoyed colouring this one with my promarkers!  I added some white gel pen for highlights on the balloons as well as some glitter here and there!  I added a doodle around the image to match the one in the image and some enamel dots were the finishing touches to my card.  I found some co-ordinating papers too and then stopped before I added anything else!  I wanted the image to be the main focus of the card as these owls are too cute!

I hope you are able to join in with this fun challenge this week!  Remember, you can use any of your markers but don't forget to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this great prize!

Hugs, Karen x

Animals

 Hi crafters,

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Kitty has given us the nice and easy theme of 'Animals'.

We are kindly sponsored by Sheepski Designs and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digis from their online store.  The Design Team have all used one of their images on their cards this week for some inspiration - check out their blogs for all the details.

I've used one of their images on my card and this one is called 'My Pad'

This was such fun to colour in with my promarkers and I also added some white pen to create some highlights! I used a layout from a past workshop and chose some black and white papers to contrast against the green.  I coloured the banners with the same green as the frog so they would co-ordinate perfectly and added a computer generated sentiment.  This image is perfect for those tricky male cards I think and I'll definitely be using this chilled out frog a lot!

I hope you'll be able 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 in with a chance of winning this great prize!

Hugs, Karen x

Fave digi/stamp

 Hi crafters,

It's my turn to host the challenge this week at Passion for Markers and I've chosen the fab theme of 'Fave digi or stamp'.  So I would love to see your creations using your favourite image - as easy as that!

We have a brand new sponsor this week, Connie Fong and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digis from their online store.  They have some gorgeous images to choose from so you'll be spoilt for choice!

I've used one of their images on my card and this one is called 'Bell Rose'.

I've coloured her with my promarkers and added some glitter here and there.  I used a layout from a recent workshop and found some co-ordinating papers.  I made an envelope and added a stamped text card.  I stencilled the background and used the text stamp on the background as well.  I inked all the edges with some brown distress ink and added some flowers by the sentiment which is also from Connie Fong.  You can find them here.  Some glittered butterflies were the finishing touch to my card along with some pearls.

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

I look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous creations!

Hugs, Karen xx