Passion for Markers - Check it Out...

 Good morning, crafty friends! It's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week I'm in the hostess chair! I've set you all an easy peasy theme of 'Check it Out', so I would like to see checks, ginghams and/or plaids somewhere on your creations...simple, right?...

We're being sponsored by Lili of the Valley, who are offering one lucky winner a choice of 4 digital images from their online store...

We were lucky enough to pick out an image to play with and I chose the pretty floral 'If Friends were Flowers' image...

 I coloured the image with my Pro/Flexmarkers -

Flowers - Pearl Blue, Cornflower, China Blue, Lilac, Orchid, Amethyst, Lemon, Yellow, Sunflower

Leaves - Apple, Forest Green, Lime Green, Pear Green

Vase- Blender, Tea Green, Pebble Blue

Butterfly - Soft Peach, Rose Peach, Sandstone

Bee - Yellow, Sunflower, Cool Grey 5, Black

Tag and shadow - Pastel Beige, Khaki, Blender

I used a pale green gingham for the background, hand drawing a doodle frame in black fineliner. I added a couple of strips of coral coloured, fine check paper to the bottom third, cut the image using a distressed rectangle die and mounted onto blue and then white, before attaching to the card front using foam tape. I also added two fishtail flags in lilac gingham to reflect the colour in the flowers.

I used my favourite Yana Smakula sentiments die in gold and stamped the word wishes below, then finished with gold coloured gems and pearls...

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

Crafty hugs,

 

Passion for Markers - Monochrome...

Hey there, crafty buddies! Another Tuesday arrives, which signals the start of a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers! The lovely Sarah is in the hostess chair with a fun theme of 'Monochrome'...this doesn't just mean black and white, but can also be creations made using predominantly ONE colour (you can of course use skin/hair colours and neutral tones in addition, but your creation should be obviously one colour)...

We're being sponsored by Dies to Die For, who are offering one lucky winner a £15 voucher to their online store (can I play along?!)...

I decided to go typical monochrome and coloured this pretty orchid image in grey tones...

Colour List - 

Flowers - Brown Grey 5 (SN), Brown Grey 8 (SN), Blender, Blue Grey 2

Leaves - Cool Grey 2, 4 & 5

I added some silver glitter to the flower detail and some crystal glitter to the leaves. The floral paper was from my stash and I kept the design relatively simple with it being all of the same colour tones, finishing with just a few random pearls...

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,