Use a die

 Hi crafters

Our brand new challenge this week at Passion for Markers has been chosen by our lovely Nat and she would love to see your creations using a die. A nice and easy challenge as I don't think I make many cards now without adding a die or two!

We are kindly sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller who is offering the lucky winner a £10.00 voucher to be spent in their online store.

I've used one their images on my card this week and this one is called ''Happy Birthday Creator - Characters' Digital Stamp '

This was great fun to colour with my promarkers and I fussy cut her out and added lots of glitter.  I added a pink background with my distress inks and added some white splatter to add texture.  I added some doodling around the edges as well as a die cut frame.  Some enamel dots and a couple of die cut flowers finished off the card!

I hope you can join in with this nice and easy challenge!  You can use any of your markers but don't forget to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize.

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

Use 3 of anything

Hi crafters,

It's time for a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Linda has given us the theme of 'Use 3 of anything'.  Linda doesn’t mind what you make this week as long as you have 3 of something on your creations.  It can be 3 images, 3 embellishments, 3 papers etc, it’s entirely up to you.  

Our generous sponsor this week is Leann's World 101 and they are offering one lucky winner 2 digi images of their choice from their online store.  Most of the DT have used images from Leann's World 101 on their creations this week. 

I used this image called 'Roses' on my card this week.  

I really enjoyed colouring these roses and wanted them to be the main focus of the card.  I decided therefore to stamp some text behind the image and did some inking too - this then made the roses pop! (hopefully!)  I stamped the large sentiment directly onto the card and embossed the smaller sentiment with white embossing powder.  Three enamel dots (to go with the theme) finished off the card.

I hope you can get some crafty time over the Easter break to join in with this week's challenge.  Remember, you can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize.

hugs, Karen x

Shaped Cards

 Hi crafters,

This week's challenge over at Passion for Markers has been set by our lovely Kitty and she would love to see your 'Shaped Cards'.  

We are kindly sponsored by Sheepski Designs and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store.

I have used one of their images on my card this week and this one is called 'Dahlias'.

I have made a twisted Easel Card and I coloured the image with my promarkers.  I printed an extra dahlia and mounted it on foam pads to give it some dimension.  I wanted the flowers to be the main focus so I kept my background papers in the neutral colours of grey and dark blue.  I printed the sentiments on the computer and added some pearls in the corner as the finishing touch!

It's a bit tricky to get a good photo of an easel card so this is how it looks when it lies flat!

Well I hope you can join in with this week's fun challenge.  Remember, you can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this great prize!

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

Kitty - Team 2

Shaped cards

Sheepski Designs - 3 digi images

Fabulous florals

 Hi crafters,

It's my turn in the hot seat this week at Passion for Markers and I have chosen 'Fabulous Florals' for the new challenge.

We are very kindly sponsored by Colour of Love and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store.

I have used one of their images on my card this week and this one is called 'Rory's Marigolds'

I coloured this gorgeous image with my promarkers and added touches of glitter here and there.  I kept the image white on white as I wanted the image to be the main focal point of the card.  I added some die cut banners in matching papers as well as a couple of enamel dots in co-orodinating colours.

I also stamped the sentiment directly onto the card using my stamping platform,

I hope you are able to join in with my challenge this week and don't forget, you can use any of your markers but don't forget to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize.

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

 Hi crafters,

The new challenge over at Passion for Markers has been set by our lovely Elaine and she has given you the theme of ‘add some sparkle' to inspire you this week.  Elaine would like you to include something sparkly on your creations!  

Our generous sponsor this week is Rachelle Anne Miller and she is offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store.  All of the DT have used images from Rachelle Anne Miller's newest release on their creations this week.  

I have used this gorgeous image called ''Bunny's Easter Egg'

I coloured the image with my promarkers and added lots of glitter - it just doesn't show very much in the photo!!  I also added some sparkly ribbon to follow the theme for this week's challenge!  I added a die cut border as well as a flower and some leaves.  The sentiment comes with the image which is perfect!  Some enamel dots were the finishing touches to my card!

I hope you'll be able to join in with this week's fab challenge.  You can use any of your markers but don't forget to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this week's great prize!

See you soon,

Karen x

Friends / friendship

 Hi crafters,

There's a brand new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week, our lovely Wendy has given us the fab theme of 'Friends/Friendship'.

We are kindly sponsored by Leann's World 101 and they are offering the lucky winner a choice of 2 digi images from their online store.

I've used one of their images on my card this week and this one is called 'Friendly Walk'.

I coloured the image with my promarkers and found some co-ordinating strips of paper in my stash.  I die cut a couple of frame shapes and added them behind the image on an embossed background.  I inked all the edges with some distress inks and added some matching enamel dots.  

I hope you are able to join in with this week's challenge.  Remember you can use any of your markers but don't forget to follow the theme to be in with a chance of winning this fab prize.

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations.

Hugs, Karen x

Hi crafters,

Another week has flown by and it's time for a brand new challenge at Passion for Markers.

This week, our lovely Nat has given us the fab theme of 'Dots and/or stripes' and we are kindly sponsored by Polkadoodles who are offering the lucky winner a choice of 3 digi images from their online store. 

The Design Tem were lucky enough to have one of their images to play with this week and I chose this one called 'Butterfly Flowerpots'  

I pasted the image twice and flipped it over so that I had more pots for my card!  I coloured the image with my promarkers and added lots of glitter!  I added some stencilling to the corners and added some dotty ribbon underneath the image - it matches much better in real life!!

The stripey paper was added to fit the theme and some enamel dots were the finishing touches to my card along with the stamped sentiment.

Well I hope you can join in with this week's nice and easy challenge.  Remember, you can use any of your markers but make sure you follow the theme to be eligible for this week's fab prize!

I look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations!

Hugs, Karen x