Passion for Markers - Something beginning with 'B'...

 Good morning, crafty friends! Hope you're all coping in this extreme heat that we're having here in the UK...best place to be is indoors crafting?! (If only I had the inspiration!)...

I'm here to share my DT card for this week's challenge over at Passion for Markers. The lovely Lorraine is in the hostess chair with a fun theme of 'Something beginning with B'...maybe bears, bugs, bows, blue, buttons or butterflies...

We're being sponsored by Dies to Die For who are offering one lucky winner a £15 voucher to spend in their online store...

 For my card, I dug out a die that I picked up in the Sizzix sale, possibly 4 or even 5 years ago and have never really known what to do with it, so cut it in white card and decided to colour it up with my alcohol markers...

I attached the bird (my something beginning with B) onto white card with the intention of cutting it out with a border but liked the way it sat on the slim panel and went with it...Some delicate papers and embellishments and a stamped sentiment were enough (I thought) to showcase this pretty die cut, and all mounted onto a light grey pearlescent cardstock...

I hope you can play along with our fun challenge this week and look forward to seeing how you all interpret it...

Crafty hugs,

Passion for Markers - Bingo...

 Hello there, dear Blogger buddies! My these weeks are whizzing by, we're already into July and I don't even know where June went?!

It's my turn to host over at Passion for Markers and I've made up a super easy Bingo board for you to play along with...whether you play along with just one line or try to go for a 'full house', as long as you use your markers somewhere on your project, we'd love it if you could join in with us! (Please let us know which line you've used)

We're being generously sponsored by Pattie's Creations this week who are offering one lucky winner a choice of 3 digital images from their online store...

We were lucky enough to get an image to play with and I picked out the pretty 'Peace Doves with Bow'...

I decided to use it as a Wedding card and coloured the doves with my Pro/Flexmarkers -

Blender, Pebble Blue, Storm Cloud, Canary, Sunflower, Blue Pearl, Cornflower, China Blue

I used an embossed and inked layer for the background and layered up some patterned papers from my scrap drawers along with some die cut fishtail flags. I fussy cut the birds and decoupaged the bodies for a bit of dimension, then added some inked leaf sprigs and pearl hearts. I finished off with some gems and a stamped sentiment, so in total managed 4 lines on the board...

I hope you can play along with my challenge this week and shall be visiting all of your blogs to see your wonderful creations!

Crafty hugs,