Passion for Markers - Spring...

 Good morning, crafty buddies and a Happy Tuesday to you all! We have a brand new challenge starting today over at Passion for Markers with the lovely Julie choosing a topical theme of 'Spring'...so we'd like to see all of those Springtime elements like bunnies, lambs, Spring flowers, etc...

 We're being sponsored by Alex Syberia Designs who are offering one lucky winner a $10 gift voucher to spend on digital products from their online store...

We were lucky enough to get an image to play with and I went with the ever so pretty Dog Rose set which gives you the main image and 3 variations of slimline card panel...

I coloured the image with my Pro/Flexmarkers, fussy cutting with a border and adding a decoupage layer on the flowers. For a change I managed to write down a colour list for you, so here goes -

Flowers - Blender, Pale Pink, Baby Pink, Dusky Rose, Buttercup, Sunflower

Leaves - Pear Green, Moss, Pesto, Apple, Forest Green

Hips - Soft Peach, Rose Peach, Sunset, Tan, Pear Green

I kept the card in my favourite CAS style and opted for a DL layout, inking the card front where the image would sit with Broken China Distress Oxide and splattering with my paintbrush. I added a strip of pink dotty paper and scalloped rectangle to mat the pretty script sentiment, then simply finished with some pearls and a touch of crystal glitter on the stamens...how easy?!...

I hope you can find the time to play along with our challenge this week and look forward to seeing all of your Sringtime makes...

Crafty hugs,

Passion for Markers - Colours of Spring...

 Hello there, crafty friends! Another Tuesday arrives with the start of a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers. The lovely Sue is in the hostess chair with a topical theme (or it would be if Mother Nature hadn't decided to turn the thermostat down!?!) of 'Colours of Spring'...for me, Spring is primroses, magnolia and pale blue skies but as long as you use colours that evoke Spring to you and remember to use your markers, then you'll be in with a chance of winning this week's prize!

We're being sponsored by Dies to Die For and they are kindly offering one lucky winner a £15.00 voucher to spend in their online store...

 For my card I used a new to me stamp set from Simon Says Stamp called Sketched Flowers...those destash sites are dangerous!...

 I coloured up with my Pro/Flexmarkers and gold embossed one of the sentiment stamps, keeping the card clean and simple with the image being the star of the show! I mat onto a panel of gold and added just a couple of flags, gems and a touch of glitter to embellish...

If I can find my colour list, I'll post it up, but there is a number of lists on my desk and not one of them has been labelled as to what it coloured?! One step forward, two steps back!

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

Crafty hugs,

Workshop makes...

Good afternoon, crafty buddies...well, this is a rarity! A post between challenges!...

I must hold my hands up and admit to having neglected my little corner of Blogland for a while, but these days life seems to get in the way of everything else and like most people, time is a scarce resource to be used wisely! I am hoping to find a way to be able to create one post here and then edit to other social media platforms, but I don't know if it will work...or even if I have the staying power?!! Ha, ha!...

But for now, I have the projects that we created at last weekend's workshop to share with you...

 First up we made a little post it note holder with a Summery vibe and embossed heart strawberries...

Next up was a pretty sunflower card which was inspired by a make I saw on Pinterest, created by Papertrey Ink HERE...I just loved the aqua and yellow colour combination and keep telling myself that I must try to use more than just pink in my crafting!

Thanks for dropping by and I hope to be able to share more craftiness with you in the future...fingers crossed!

Crafty hugs,