Passion for Promarkers - Sparkle and Shine...

Good morning, crafty friends! We have a brand new challenge starting today over at Passion for Promarkers and the lovely Nic (aka Coops) has given us a nice, easy theme to follow - 'Sparkle and Shine'...think glitter, gems, mirror card, Glossy Accents and anything else that adds that extra touch of bling!
We're being sponsored by the fun and fabulous Bugaboo Stamps, who are offering one lucky winner a $12 gift voucher to their online store...

Now, for those of you that saw my last DT card, you will probably recognise the image, as the numpty in me managed to use it for the wrong challenge! But all it means is that you get another chance to see the fun 'Reindeer Peeker' image that I got to pick as my freebie to work with...

This time, I decided to go with a cooler colour scheme and coloured my reindeer in grey tones with aqua and blue accents. I added lots of sparkle on the baubles, his antlers and the stripy glitter cardstock that I used, plus a bit of shine on his nose with Glossy Accents. The papers were from my scrap drawers (as I am trying to use some of them up!) and I added a doodled border and black sentiment, to echo the black of the line image. A couple of bauble die cuts with peel off chains to reflect the baubles on his antlers and I was done!

I am really finding it hard to get the motivation to craft for crafting's sake at the moment and find myself just doing what I have to...it always seems to happen at this time of year, plus, now that I am working in the evenings, time is even more precious!

I am still here though (if only on occasion!) and would love it if you could play along with our fun challenge this week...I always love to visit your blogs and see what you create!
Crafty hugs,

Passion for Promarkers - Christmas is coming...

Good afternoon, crafty buddies! Christmas certainly is coming...and at break neck speed too! I can't believe how quickly the days have gone since the end of the Summer and even though fear of wishing the year away, I still can't wait for next March and the clocks going forward!

But it's still Christmas in the crafty world and so our topical challenge at Passion for Promarkers this week, has been set by the lovely Marie who would like to see all of those festive projects...

Now you're getting a sneak peek at an image that I should have used for another upcoming challenge, but in my confusion, managed to make a card using it for this week! I can't believe I was so daft...well, actually...?!!

We're being sponsored by Cowling and Wilcox this week, who are offering one lucky winner a set of 6 Promarker pens (Skin Tones 1)....and it's always good to expand our collection!

I love this quirky reindeer image, bedecked with all his Christmas baubles and thought he needed to take centre stage on a 'not too fussy' composition. The background was embossed with one of my oldest embossing folders, Swiss Dots and I added a few circles to reflect the baubles in the image. I glittered his antlers with brown glitter and gave him a shiny nose with Glossy Accents.

I hope you all have a happy and safe Bonfire Night, then it really will be almost a countdown to Christmas...I hope you can find the time to play along with our fun challenge this week and look forward to seeing what you all create!
Hugs,