Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Passion for Promarkers

It's Tuesday again and another challenge at Passion for Promarkers. This weeks challenge is set by the lovely Natalie and the challenge is the colour combo Cocoa and Rose Pink

This weeks prize is a £10 gift voucher to spend on any of the craft supplies and childrens crafts at Baker Ross


For this card i got myself in a right old tizz and tried distressing !!! dont know who was more distressed me or the paper lol i have enough trouble cutting some of my papers and the thought of tearing it well that brings me out in a cold sweat !!! any how here it is
The image is an anya by the greeting farm coloured with promarkers, for a change i didn't use my nesties to cut out the image i used the nesties to cut the appeture into the design paper. i dont know the name of the papers they were from my stash, the border is martha stewart doily the paper edges are distressed with a tim holtz distressing tool, the gems are coloured with the rose pink promarker. the dotty ribbon is from stash the flower cut with the retro punch and x-cut punch and the rose is coloured with my promarkers too.

The promarker colours i've used are :

SKIN: Dusky pink, Blush, Ivory
HAIR: Henna, Raw Sienna, Mustard
CLOTHES: Blossom, Dusky Pink, Cocoa & Cinnamon.

Thanks for popping in

Hugs

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

passion for promarkers



Its tuesday again so its time for another challenge at Passion for promarkers, where does the time go, Sorry i haven't been about much this past week have just been so busy with the kids being off and trying to get back into the swing of things after the holiday, hope to get a chance and pay you a visit soon !! this week the challenge is set by Michele and she has created a gorgeous sketch to work with and you get to choose your own colours this week check out the DT girls blogs their cards are gorgeous, this week we are sponsored by


and the prize is 6 promarkers of your choice.

For this card i've used a greeting farm image kindly sent to me by Sue , thank you honey x coloured with my promarkers ... of course!!! the papers are MME wild asparagus, flowers cut with an x-cut punch, roses are from joanna sheen the ribbon is from fantastic ribbons and the pearls are kanban, the embossed circle is cut with a nestie and embossed using the stylised flowers cuttlebug folder.

Promarker colours used :
HAIR:Henna, Raw Sienna, Mustard
SKIN:Dusky Pink, Blush, Ivory
DRESS: Coral, Spice
WINGS: Satin, Sandstone
OUTLINE: Warm Grey 1-5


Thanks for popping in

Hugs

Tuesday, 28 July 2009

passion for promarkers

Hi everyone !! i'm back from my hols had a lovely time the weather was a bit unpredictable to say the least it went from teaming with rain in the morning to clear blue skies and sunshine in the afternoon, so most afternoons were spent on one of the beautiful beaches around tenby, anyhow enough of my waffling ......

This week its the lovely Maria's turn to set the challenge and her colour combo is Pastel pink and Cool aqua
with a fabulous sketch as an added twist , thanks maria.

This weeks sponsor is

and the prize is 5 sheets of digi downloads of your choice

for this card the image i used is a gorjuss girl from sugar nellie coloured with my promarkers and cut with the circle and scalloped circle nesties the papers and ribbon are from my stash and the sentiment done on the PC and cut with a spellbinders die the pearls are from stash and the border punch is MSDP.



The Promarker colours i've used are:
HAIR: Cool aqua
SKIN:Dusky Pink, Blush and Ivory
DRESS: Pastel pink
TIGHTS: Cool aqua & Pastel pink

Thanks for popping in

Hugs


Tuesday, 21 July 2009

passion for promarkers

now if i've done the schedule post thingy right and if mr blogger has done his job properly then you should be reading this on tuesday which means another challenge at passion for promarkers and i am either, depending on the british weather, sunning myself on a beach or up to my knees in mud camping in south wales !!! lol

Anyhow back to this weeks challenge which has been set by the very talented Ida and her colour choice is Lime green and Rose pink

the design team were all given a package of the most gorgeous products from here


Click on the logo to visit their shop they have the most beautiful goodies and even the packaging is gorgeous. For a change i decided to make a gatefold card, the card blank was in the DT kit as was everything on the card except the image which is a magnolia stamp and the leaf punch which is woodware, the patterned paper is also from my stash but had no details on it sorry , the scalloped edge is an ek success punch, the gems inside are coloured lime green with my promarker and the swirl stamp is HOTP. Heres a pic of the inside


Dont forget to check out my dt teammates blogs to see their fabulous creations and check out the PFP BLOG to check out this weeks prize.

Th Promarker colours i've used are:

HAIR & SHOES: Ice grey1-5

SKIN: Dusky pink, Blush and Ivory

DRESS and SOCKS: Lime Green and Soft Lime for highlights

T SHIRT + POCKETS :Rose pink

OUTLINE: Warm grey 1

Thanks for popping in

Hugs

Sunday, 12 July 2009

Passion for Promarkers week 8

first of all appologies for not blogging any cards for a whole week , how bad am i !!! i haven't felt too good recently and what with trying to get my lot organised for holidays, it was easier when the kids were babies and i had to do it all , but they like to go shopping for their own clothes and have left it to last minute..... as usual!!! teenagers eh !!


anyhow enough of my waffling.... this weeks challenge at Passion for promarkers was chosen by yours truly and is the colour combo Ruby and Gold and the extra is to include Jewels and Gems
dont forget to visit the DT girls blogs their cards are fantastic.

This weeks sponsor is

and you could win a £10.00 voucher to spend in their shop

for this card i used an image from the magnolia summer kit, coloured with my promarkers ,of course !!

the papers i bought from a little craft shop i found on the wirral, they are so lush, the gold is a mulberry paper and the red is velvet, but unfortunatley they have no info on them sorry, the flowers are cut with retro and x-cut punches the sentiment and flower are also from the magnolia summer kit and coloured with my promarkers
and the gems are from my stash.
The Promarker colours i've used are:

SKIN: Dusky Pink, Blush and Ivory

HAIR: Ice Grey 1-5

DRESS & FLOWER: Gold and Mustard

LEAVES AND STEM :Forest Green & Lime

SHOES: Ruby

SOCKS: Satin and Sandstone

WATERING CAN :Cool Grey 1-3.

OUTLINE: Cool Grey 1-5.


Thanks for popping in

Hugs

Monday, 6 July 2009

passion for promarkers week 7

This week its debbi's turn to choose the colour combo for this weeks challenge and her colours are Cornflower blue and Cocoa with the added extra of a sketch to follow and what a great sketch too, thanks debbi i think i will definately use this one again



This week we are being sponsored by




And the prize is hawaii tilda and palmtree


for this card i used a sarah kay image coloured with promarkers and cut with my oval and scalloped oval nesties the card stock is from the papermill, the papers are basic grey wisteria and porcelain, the embossing is the stylised flowers cuttlebug folder, the sentiment is whiff of joy and the roses from wildorchidcrafts, i've coloured them with my cornflower blue promarker and the ribbon is from stash.
The Promarker colours i've used are :


SKIN: Dusky Pink, Blush and Ivory,
HAIR: Vanilla and Sandstone for shading
DRESS: Cornflower Blue and Cocoa
TEDDY: Cornflower Blue, Cocoa and Satin
BALL: Cornflower blue and Cocoa
OUTLINE: Pastel Blue

Dont forget to check out the DT girls blogs to see their gorgeous work
and check out the weekend workshop on friday when caryn will be giving us a fabulous tutorial on colouring dark hair.

Thanks for popping in

Hugs

Friday, 3 July 2009

magnolia summer kit

hello peeps, coor is it nearly a week since i posted last, i've just not had any inspiration to make a card this week its been sooo hot and i've been feeling a bit under the weather too, any how my magnolia summer kit arrived this morning and i couldn't wait to ink up the little lovelies, the kit is gorgeous and was just the ticket to get my mojo flowing again and this is what i came up with


The papers are basic grey cupcake the image, sentiment and flowers are from the summer kit, coloured with promarkers and cut with my nesties the ribbons are from stash and the border is punched with an ek border punch.

Thanks for popping in

Hugs