Passion for Markers - Use Die Cuts...

 Good morning, crafty friends! Well it's the last day of January (how did that happen?!) and time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers...

The lovely Lorraine is in the hostess chair with an easy theme of 'Use Die Cuts'...I know for me that it's very rare to create a card without a single die cut, so this one is super easy! We're being sponsored by Alex Syberia, who are new to the Passion for Markers family and have a great selection of pretty florals, fun and quirky images. They're offering one lucky winner a £10 voucher to spend on digital images/files in their online store...

 We were lucky enough to get an image to play with and I picked out Love U Giraffe...

 I coloured up the Giraffe with my Pro/Flexmarkers :

Champagne, Sandstone, Cappuccino, Shale, Umber

Cool Aqua, Duck egg, Surf Blue

I wanted some foliage but found that die cut leaves didn't work well with the image, so stamped out some leaves from a Making Magic stamp set, coloured in Meadow Green, Apple and Forest Green and fussy cut laving a white border.

The papers and frame were from my ever increasing (instead of decreasing!) scrap drawers and the sentiment is from a Waffle Flower set. I added some die cut hydrangea flowers (from Lady E) and finished with a few pearls and a touch of glitter...

I am trying to use up scraps and elements that I already have cut from other projects but it still doesn't seem to make a dent in the amount of off cuts and bits that I have! I keep threatening a purge and maybe one of these days I'll have to just shut my eyes and fill the recycling bin?!...

I hope you can find the time to play along with our fun challenge this week and look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations!

Crafty hugs,

Passion for Markers - Going Dotty...

 Good morning, crafty friends! Another Tuesday rolls around (rather quickly, I hasten to add!) which means that it's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers!

 This week I'm playing hostess and have picked out one of my favourite themes of 'Going Dotty'...so I'd like to see those dots and spots on your creations - whether it be dotty paper, dotty ribbon, embossed dots or dots on your images, then get them on your projects!

We're being sponsored by All Dressed Up Stamps who are offering one lucky winner a choice of 2 digital images from their online store...and there's lots to choose from!

I picked out the cute 'Birthday Monkey'...although he seems to have disappeared from the store just now, but I'm sure you could request him if you wanted!...

 I coloured him up with my Pro/Flexmarkers and added some die cut leaves to the branches. I used dotty paper, embossed dot details and gave him some dots on his tummy and feet using peel off border waste. I am STILL trying to use up some of my ever growing scraps, although it seems to be a losing battle and I may have to have a purge soon! I added some die cut clouds because...well, why do I need a reason?!...and stamped the sentiment onto the larger, then finished with some red gems for berries and a touch of Glossy Accents on his nose...

I hope you can play along with my fun challenge this week and look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations!

Crafty hugs,

Passion for Markers - New...

 Hello there, dear crafty buddies and a Happy New Year to you! I hope you all had a wonderful festive period and are looking forward to 2023...

To kick things off, we have a brand new challenge starting today over at Passion for Markers - the lovely Julie is in the hostess chair and she's picked a topical theme of 'New'...so this could be new crafty stash, new images, or a 'New' theme, for example, new year, new home, new baby...

We're being sponsored by The Paper Shelter who are offering one lucky winner 3 digital images of their choice from the online store...just don't forget, to be in with a chance of winning the prize, you MUST use markers (alcohol or any other medium) somewhere on your creations (it also really helps if you let us know where)...

We were lucky enough to get an image to play with and Julie picked out the sweet 'Cabaret Lolly'...

 I decided to go with a New Year theme, to use my new image and coloured Lolly up as a showgirl, using my Pro/Flexmarkers -

Skin - Blush, Dusky Pink, Sunkissed Pink, Coral, Cinnamon

Hat and leotard - Cool Grey 2, 4, 5 and Black

Tights - Putty, Tan, Cinnamon

Hat band and shoes - Red, Berry Red, Crimson, Burgundy

Stick - Cocoa, Henna, Umber

I stamped the background with a streamer stamp which came free with SC&P magazine last new year, embossing with gold and then inking with Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide. I stamped a sentiment from the same set and added some die cut starburst shapes and a touch of gold glitter to her tights...I grounded the image by adding some red glitter patterned paper and a strip of gold foil patterned paper to the bottom of the card and mat everything onto a deep burgundy colour, before adding to a 6x6 scalloped card base...

I hope you can find the time to play along with our fun challenge this week and look forward to seeing all of your wonderful creations!...Once again (as always seems to be at this time of year), I have completely lost my Mojo...so if anyone finds some just lying around in the left over wrapping paper and Christmas chocolates, can you please send it in my direction? ...

Crafty hugs,