Passion for Pro-markers 1st challenge

A very Happy Tuesday to you all .....i'm so excited!!! today is the first challenge over at Passion for Promarkers the challenge is....' anything goes' you are free to use any colour promarker you wish, all we ask is that, for this week only, you dont combine your entry with any other challenge,and check out those prizes on offer from our very generous sponsors Angelcrafts (3 ribbon kits), Dies to Die for (rubber stamps) and Joanna Sheen ( the full set !!of 92 promarkers)and daisy may digi stamps ( 5 sheets of downlaods )

and the 4 winners of those prizes will be chosen by Angela, Tracy and Joanna !! so get your promarkers at the ready and get yourself over there.....

Here's my first ever Design team card the image is magnolia 'tilda with flowers' and 'butterfly grass' coloured with my promarkers and cut with the peony and scalloped circle nestie, the paper is basic grey wassail ... yep i know .... i'm sooo predictable!!! lol the edge is punched with my MS doily punch, the flowers are cut with an x-cut punch and the roses are joanna sheen, the leaves cut with a woodare punch and the ribbon from my stash.

The Promarker colours i have used are:

HAIR: Ice grey 1-5
SKIN: Dusky pink, Blush and Ivory
DRESS and RIBBONS, BUTTERFLIES and FLOWERS : Ruby and Berry red
LEAVES: Forest Green
APRON and BOOTS : Pastel Beige
BASKET: Vanilla and Sandstone

Dont forget to check out the design teams blogs they've done some fabulous work.

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Passion for Promarkers challenge update

A Happy bank holiday Saturday to you all ...well i have some fantastic news about the first challenge over at passion for promarkers blog

****FIRST CHALLENGE*****
CHANGES

Now we don't want anyone panicking, but there is going to be a change to the first challenge. We are so pleased to tell you we have sponsorship from 3 fabulous companies and to celebrate we are launching our blog with a massive "BANG".
Our sponsors are:

Angela - Angel Crafts
Joanna Sheen - Joanna Sheen
Tracy - Dies to Die For

As we now have 3 fantastic sponsors of our blog we have decided that our first challenge will be an open challenge - you can use any colours you like, all you need to do is make a card using ProMarkers. We will then revert back to the challenges as stated on the sidebar i.e. next week (week 2) will be pastel pink and apple so don't worry if you have already bought those colours!
Now we hope that doesn't sound too exciting 'cos hold onto your ears, here come the *BANG*
The prizes are:

Angel Crafts
**** 3 x Ribbon Kits ****

Joanna Sheen
**** A full set of 92 Promarkers ****

And here is what Joanna has to say about them:
" Promarkers are one of the most exciting new products I have played with in ages - and I say played with because that's how I feel - it's fun and fascinating seeing how all the colours work and react and I just love collecting all the colours and arranging them and re-arranging them! The results have been different and professional and it's good fun to have a blog to keep an eye on for ideas and challenges and friendship - so I'll be watching!"

Dies to die for
**** 2 Stamps ****

How amazing are those prizes! All you need to do is make a card using your ProMarkers. Angela, Joanna and Tracy will all be picking their winners so get your thinking caps on.
Not only are they all giving fantastic prizes but they will also be donating a £10 voucher each week to the randomly picked winner - yes you can win £10 every single week! All you need to do is make a card with the chosen colours, theme, sketch or recipe for that week.
We hope this has given you the encouragement to join our first challenge and every challenge after that - what could be better? We would appreciate you spreading the word on your blogs about this amazing first challenge mega prize - all the DT are really jealous and would love to win it :(
We can't wait to see all your gorgeous creations (and don't forget you can enter as many projects as you like.

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Hi Guys it seems like ages since i've been here, but i've been busy getting to know my new team mates over at the passion for promarkers callenge and getting things sorted for launch day on tuesday so get your pens at the ready!! if you need or want to get some of the pens pop over to the blog where there are details on the chat box of where to get them at the best prices.


Anyhow i couldn't believe it when i popped on here to find a post from suzanne telling me to pop over to just magnolia challenge blog ......so i hopped on over and you're not gonna believe this ... i won last weeks challenge !!! OMW!! I am totally gobsmacked...... my week just keeps getting better and better

i had a few minutes spare this afternoon so here what i created just a simple one today the papers are daisy and dandelion, the edges have been inked with liac ink, the image a gorjuss girl from set 1 coloured with promarkers and cut with nesties ,the ribbon is from stash and the roses from wildorchidcrafts.

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Friday Sketchers

thought i'd get this one posted today before i take myself off to work later, i'm still on a bit of a high after making the DT for the passion for pro-markers blog and the sun has just come out woo hoo shame i wont see much of it cos i'm working the shutdown shift tonight ,boohoo !!!

this one is a gorjuss girl from set 1 coloured with my promarkers ...of course !! the papers are papermania and the edges have been inked the sketch is a fabby one from friday sketches the circles are cut with the peony nesties and the sentiment tag is a spellbinders die the sentiment is whiff of joy (summer kit) and the roses are wildorchidcrafts and the little pearls are kanban. i feel its missing something cos theres no ribbon ...me and me bows!! lol

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Passion for Promarkers design team

woohoo!!! now its been officially announced on the blog , i can shout it from the rooftops ....

I made the design team for the

'passion for promarkers blog'

A big thank you to Gina and Denise to choosing me to be part of their team

i'm thrilled to bits and cant wait to get started. Go check out my teammates blogs they're all a very talented bunch and dont forget to join us on the

26th May for the first challenge ... i cant wait!!!
Gina

Denise
Caryn

Debbi

Ida

Maria
Michele
Natalie

Sarah
Sue

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cupcake craft challenge

Well thats my weekend over, back to work this afternoon but i managed to get this card done this morning following a fabby sketch by donna over at cupcake craft challenge.



i used one of the new images from the Elizabeth Bell summer kit from Whiff of joy they are just fabulous to colour, this one (dont know her name yet!) was coloured with my promarkers and cut with the oval and scalloped oval nesties, the papers are basic grey(ambrosia)....yes i know ...very predictable ....but i love em !!! the sentiment is whiff of joy summer kit, the flowers cut with an x-cut punch and the roses wildorchidcrafts, the border is martha stewart doily and the ribbon is from fantastic ribbons.

Have a lovely Tuesday, hope the weather is better where you are cos its persisting down here !!.....as usual!!!

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stamptacular sunday challenge

...right thats the keyboard and mouse sorted out.....hopefully!! this is my entry for this weeks stamptacular sunday challenge which is to use only the colours pink,green and brown not a combo i would normally pick but thats what challenges are all about ...getting out of the comfort zone ...




the papers are basic grey 'sugared', the image is 'charlottes horse' by whiff of joy, coloured with promarkers and cut with the peony and circle nesties, the punch is the martha stewart embossed zigzag and the gems are kanban and the ribbon from fantastic ribbons.
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off to try my luck with a lottery ticket...lol

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new challenge blog ...THE NEXT LEVEL

(boo hoo)still on the lappy but just thought i'd pop on the news of the latest challenge blog ...The next level
check it out by clicking on the link on my sidebar ... the first challenge starts 1st june

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woo hoo .... guess what ? ... my good luck run is continuing...i made the top 5 at the cupcake challenge blog this week and over at the sugar nellie blog my 'top tip for a new cardmaker' was chosen as a winner too, think i might just buy a lottery ticket this week too !!

no card from me this morning as my flipping pooter had a bit of a tizzy yesterday and now the keyboard and mouse wont work..... so much for wireless technology being the way forward... more like backwards!!! lol so i'm using my daughters lappy but i cant find the software disk for my camera, so i cant upload piccys boo hoo!! i'm off to the shops later for a new keyboard and mouse so with abit of luck i may be back later with piccys

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just magnolia

what a laugh we had at the party yesterday ....and yes i had a bounce on the bouncy castle ...though i remembered to take me heels off first!! ... can you imagine if i didn't .... wizzing off on a punctured bouncy castle, probably be somewhere over the south coast by now !!....must have been the smarties....sent me hyper...nowt to do with the vino de plonko !!! (thats my excuse an i'm sticking to it) lol!!



this is my entry for this weeks just magnolia challenge
the image is 'tilda with clover' from the fortune collection and is coloured with promarkers, the papers are papermania, the embossing is stylised flowers embossing folder, the sentiment a qvc kit,ribbon tag by spellbinders, ribbon from stash, pearls are kanban, flowers are wildorchidcrafts and the leaves cut with a punch from woodware.

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stamptacular sunday challenge

whew!! just got this one in by the skin of me teeth before the new challenge tomorrow, the papers are basic grey (no surprisess there!!)the image coloured with promarkers, the msdp has had a bit of an outing and the ribbon is from my stash,the sentiment from a qvc kit and the swirl stamp is hotp.




i'm gonna have to dash cos i'm off to a two year olds birthday party for jelly and icecream and i might even get to sneak on the bouncy castle and jump in the ball pond !!! woo hoo ....yes i'm just a big kid at heart !!

hopefully i might get to pop back here later and have a bit of hop


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ooo am i looking forward to this or what!!! .... a new challenge blog set up for those of us with a "PASSION FOR PROMARKERS" its being set up by Gina and Denise and they are looking for 4 people who are "passionate about Promarkers" to join there design team,
this is what they have to say

"Welcome to our new weekly challenge blog for those who have a passion for ProMarkers. Our first challenge will be on 26th May and will run every Tuesday thereafter. For each challenge we will give you specific colours to use, but feel free to use more if required, but the challenge colours must be used.


Before we begin, it seems a bit lonely here so we are looking for 4 other ProMarker lovers to join us on the Design Team.

If you would like to be considered there are a few rules:

You must of course own a lot of ProMarkers!!

You must be able to make a card a week with the challenge colours.

You must have an active blog and post at least weekly.
If you are interested in joining our DT please drop us an email (to Gina or Denise) with a brief reason why you would like to be considered along with some information about yourself and a few examples of your work. Applications need to be submitted by 18th May and our new DT will be announced on 20th May. Good luck - we look forward to hearing from you."

well what you waiting for? hop on over to the blog and check it out, the first four weeks challenge colours are there, so if you need to buy any you've got plenty of time to get them.
i think i'm going to like this one!!

be back later after work....hopefully!

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The sugar bowl

afternoon folks!!....well the car came back from the car doctors and the damage to the craft budget was not as bad as we thought!! the garage phoned to say that the front tyres were getting rather worn ,we knew this as they were mentioned after the m.o.t earlier in the year so we had those replaced too, when hubby went to pick the car up they said only the exhaust seal had gone and as we'd bought the new tyres they fixed the seal for free !!!my favourite price !!! will deffo be using that garage again !!



this is my entry for the sugar bowl challenge a fabby sketch by marlene and the added element is buttons, though because this card is being given to a 2 year old i decided fake ones would be a bit safer
the papers are basic grey 'cupcake' the image is a sugar nellie 'dexter the bear ' coloured with promarkers and cut with nesties the ribbon is from my stash and the yellow card is embossed with the swiss dots folder.

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papertake weekly challenge

good morning all, well it looks like another beautiful day here, not much planned just work later, the car is poorly sick and gone for a visit to the car doctor, blooming exhaust has gone, so it sounds more like a tank ,and talking of things sounding not as they should.....my youngest son has had a bit of a sore throat for the past few days and when he woke up this morning his voice had broken !!! bless him he sounds like barry white!!! but its soo weird seeing this little boy(he's 11) with a big deep voice... where's my baby gone ????



this is my entry for the papertake weekly challenge which is 'animal antics' for this card i used this little cutie 'lewis' from wild rose studios colured with my promarkers and layered onto coloured card, the papers are basic grey 'sultry' and i've inked the edges with distress ink (blacksoot). the border punch is the martha stewart embossed zigzag, the gems are kanban and the ribbon another one from fantastic ribbons.

enjoy your day

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oh my !!!

oh my goodness!!! i won !!! last weeks creative card crews challenge, from feeling yukky this morning i am on cloud nine now ....its made my day !!! and the prize ....basic grey papers ..woo hoo!!! this paperholic is sooo happy, off to get ready for work now ....see ya later

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blooming birds !!!

good morning all, it looks like another lovely day here, the sun is shining and the blooming birds are singing, theres a birds nest in the gutter outside the window and i'd left the window on vetilation lock last night cos it was quite warm and i got woken up by the dawn chorus !!! typical !!!
i think this weekend has caught up with me, i feel like i could sleep for a week!! so i'm just gonna chill this morning before work, luckily its only a 3 hour shift today so i think i'll have an early night tonight and try and catch up, not that you ever do !! and the window will definately be SHUT !!!



this card is made with my new goodies from the weekend, the papers are basic grey 'ambrosia' the image is 'blossom' by leanne ellis, coloured with promarkers and cut with nesties, the rose is wildorchidcrafts the leaf punch is woodware, the swirl was a magazine freebee, the pearls are kanban and the gorgeous ribbon is from fantastic ribbons there website should be up and running soon, fabulous choices and good prices too, this one cost £1 for the roll....bargain !!
enjoy your day whatever you have planned,

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sketch saturday + cupcake craft challenge

Happy Monday to you all, its a beautiful day here not a cloud in the sky and its my day off woohoo!! its my little nephews 2nd birthday on saturday so i thought i'd get myself organised and not leave it till the last minute like last time, lol.



for this card i used the sketch over at the sketch saturday challenge blog and it also fits the cupcake challenge which is a card for a man or boy, the papers are basic grey cupcake, the image is lelo party dragon coloured with my promarkers, the ribbon tag is spellbinders and the ribbon is from fantastic ribbons, the sentiment from a qvc kit and buttons from stash, have a great day whatever you're doing

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bit of a bloggy facelift

thanks to the lovely debbie posting the info on how to tweek the blog setting so the photos show bigger i decided to have a bit of a facelift ...no not me!!! ,the blog !!
lol, though a bit of a nip and tuck wouldn't go amiss, well more than a bit but we wont go there !!! i was getting a bit fed up of the black and white so this was the push i needed thanks debbie x but could i make up my mind .....no!!! mr blogger must be really fed up of me changing my mind cos i think its been every colour under the sun, finally i settled on the green dotty one though how long that will stay is anyones guess... be prepared for more changes ahead!

hopefully be back later with a card

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coor what a day !!!

finally home from the stamp exhibition ....what a day!!! .... my feet are killing me and i'm sure some people sharpened their elbows especially !!! got a few bargains.... basic grey paper pads for 3.99!!! so me being the paperholic i am i couldn't resist and bought one of each pad they had so my paper addiction has well and truly been satisfied ...well for a little while anyway !!! some new nesties and rubberstamps and and loads of reels of ribbons £1 a reel ...bargain!! the promarkers range are lacking a bit in the pinks dept so i got a few copics to try out too. while i was there i got to meet the lovely Dawny P she was demoing for my local craft shop and if like me you think her cards look ace on her blog you should see them IRL WOW !!!
right i've waffled on long enough, im off to chill out for half hour before i go to work, i might get back later for a bit of a blog hop, see ya later.


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gorjuss girly

afternoon everyone its a gorjuss day here, a bit blowy, perfect for drying the washing.
i dont know how you all do it but when i make a card i decide on the papers i want to use first then colour the image to coordinate, i find it so much easier , only this time i'd already coloured this gorjuss girl in !! well it totally threw me(doesn't take much lol) i spent ages faffing around with different papers and ended up with the first flipping ones i pulled out, for a simple card this has taken me about 2 hours to do:( i dont think i will be colouring first again lol



the papers are basic grey and papermania exquisite collection, the image coloured with promarkers, the edges are inked with tea dye and blacksoot distress inks, the punched border is martha stewart, the flowers x-cut punched and the roses wildorchid crafts and the brads are from my stash, sorry about the piccy but i think someones been playing with the settings on my camera.
oooo and its the rubber stamp exhibition at port sunlight tomorrow, i'm so looking forward to it, it should be a great day
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stamptacular sunday challenge

finally got a bit of time to meself to make a card for the stamptacular sunday challenge, this weeks challenge is to make a card for mum
so i thought while the gang are out at karate i would have a go, and for me this is the perfect stamp for my mum, cos when i was little i was always dressing up in her clothes pretending to be "a big girl" in her high heels though i dont ever remember her having a feather boa!! lol

the paper is papermania scrumptious the image is a sugar nellie "dress up maggie" coloured with promarkers and cut with circle and scalloped circle nesties the sentiment is cuddly buddly, the flowers cut with an x-cut punch and the roses from wildorchidcrafts the ribbon is from stash and the martha stewart doily punch has had an outing too, oh and a mum peel off (not a fan of these but needs must as my printer is poorly sick and doent want to play ball ).


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mojo monday

thought i'd better show my face this morning and say hi before i go to work or else i might not get a chance to later, i have increased my working hours now up to 21 now, it might not seem like a lot, but when you struggle to stay awake for more than 6 hours at a time i dont think i'm doing too bad, still a way to go yet but i will get there, its nice to have the extra pennies, tho it dont half cut into the crafting time lol.




this is my take on the mojo monday challenge, though i have played about with it a little so i understand if it doesn't count, the image is an anya coloured with promarkers and cut with the labels 4 nestie, the papers are basic grey boxer, edges inked with blacksoot distress ink, the cream card is embossed with the swirls embossing folder the border punch is martha stewart doily and the ribbon is from my stash.
if i get the chance i might pop back for a bit of a hop later tonight, have a good day everyone,

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creative card crew

boy am i sooo behind with everything today i'm meeting myself coming back,its been one of those days where no matter what you do you never seem to catch up and get everything done but hey theres always tomorrow!! i managed to get this card done while the kids were at karate and as my anyas had landed on my doormat this morning i just had to ink em up i hope there is a uk supplier who will have the new anya set on release date cos i dont think i could handle another 10 day wait for them to arrive from the usa.




this card is for the creative card crew challenge which is any form of embossing, for this i embossed using the swiss dots embossing folder and embossed the nestie mats and used a martha stewart zigzag embossed punch, the papers are basic grey boxer and the edges are inked with black soot distress ink the image is an anya coloured with promarkers. the flowers are x-cut punched and the roses are wild orchid crafts and the swirls are hotp.


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just magnolia

evening everyone, hope you've all had a nice relaxing sunday, the weather here was beautiful today , though the wind was a little chilly at times, we've been out to my mums for sunday lunch today it was lovely, its funny how sunday roast always tastes nicer when you dont have to cook it yourself.
i managed to get a card made tonight for the just magnolia challenge ....a fabulous sketch by bev to work with and this is what i ended up with





the paper is papermania and the edges are inked with a whispers lilac ink pad, the image is from the magnolia chasing butterflies collection, coloured with promarkers and cut with labels 4 nestie,the lace is papercellar, the ribbon from stash, the flowers are joanna sheen, the swirl stamp was a magazine freebee and the butterfly gems are papermania and the embossing border punch is martha stewart.


i have a couple of thank you's to say to Barbara and Suzanne for these awards it so sweet of you for thinking of me and i would like to pass them on to all of the lovely people who very kindly follow my blow , i know i'm supposed to choose but its so difficult to do, if you havent had them before please help yourself cos you all deserve them

from Suzanne The Karma Award:

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award.

from Barbara



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Anniversary card

Phew back at last, am i glad this week is over and i can chill out for a few days,had a busy one today ,work this morning then off to the camping shop as we had had a sort out and needed to replace a few items, we needed a new coolbag and some new cups and bowls ......did we get them ????? ....... oh nooooooo ......but we did come home with a new tent!!!! an extention for the tent ????!!!! ....a ground sheet .......and can you believe this.......a carpet for the tent!!!!! i ask you ..... what will they think of next ??? i wouldn't mind but we didnt even need a tent we got a trailer tent two years ago and have spent 1 night in it.....hubbys excuse is that the trailer tent is too much messing just for a weekend !!! i'm thinking a muddy wet carpet is too much messing for a wet weekend lol
anyway i've thrown this card together as i've just realised its my sister and brother in laws wedding anniversary on monday and i hadn't made a card



its just a simple one cos she dont like loads of frills as she puts it
the paper is daisy and dandelion the image is forever friends celebrate, coloured with my promarkers, the flower is prima and x-cut punch and the roses are wild orchid crafts, the ribbon is from stash, the sentiment a magazine freebee and the swirl stamp is hotp.

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No card from me today ....what a bad blogger i am ....will hopefully have one tomorrow with a bit of luck !!!
i have to give a big shout out for some fantastic service, i always like to complement when someone impresses me with their service ,i ordered a memento inkpad and a MSpunch from tracey at dies to die for and it arrived super quick, beautifully wrapped and inside there was some nestie diecuts which was a lovely surprise, i will definately be shopping there again, thanks tracy.
i'm a happy bunny, i was in my local craft shop the other day and the ladies where talking about the rubber stamp exhibition thats on at port sunlight next week, all the tickets had sold out boo hoo!!! but was told they might have a spare one and to ring back today to check..... so i did and guess who's got a ticket !!! woo hoo !!!!
i'm soooooooooo looking forward to it and its pay day the day before and hubby said i can have my birthday money early so i feel a bit of a spree coming on roll on saturday !!!
have a good weekend everyone

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