Passion For Promarkers - kraft & 1 other colour

Our new challenge at Passion For Promarkers is 'kraft + 1 other colour', chosen by the lovely Julie.  We're sponsored by Some Odd Girl this week, and one lucky winner will receive 3 digi images of their choice :o)

So, another baby boy card from me, and I got an order for another one today.  The girls at Dex's nursery asked to see some of my cards when I took the Halloween treats in, and the manager has now said I can put a box of my cards at the nursery and she ordered a card too :o)

I've used the very cute Baby Fynn from DigiStamp Boutique, coloured mainly with flexmarkers, plus a couple of promarkers where I needed extra colours.  The papers are those Pink Petticoat ones again, printed onto linen card, with textured kraft card from Stampin' Up.  The sentiment is from Elzybells, the tabs at the top were cut with the Stampin' Up 'word window' punch, and for the little hearts on the sentiment I used the heart section of the Stampin' Up owl punch.  Spotty buttons from my stash.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp - buttons
• Stampin' For The Weekend - fab sketch
• One Stitch At A Time - use a digi

A quick baby card

Hubby asked me for a baby card for one of his friends, so I made one and then I sort of let someone else have it... oops... so this is the replacement!  I'll show my first card tomorrow lol...

I've had these Pink Petticoat images printed out on linen card for ages and hadn't got round to using them.  Normally when I colour on linen I keep my colouring quite flat because it tends to bleed, but I thought I'd try a bit of careful blending and see how it went - I think it actually looks ok, not bad anyway.  I coloured mainly with flexmarkers.  The papers are also Pink Petticoat printed onto linen card - I'm trying to use up the papers I printed at the weekend.  I inked all the papers with grey ink and added some card candy and little pearls from my stash.

I cried reading Katie Renz's blog today... I didn't know her at all but she seemed like such a lovely person, it's so sad that she's now lost her battle with cancer.  Her poor family... she had 3 young boys and I set myself off again every time I think about them.  Just so sad... giving my boys extra big hugs tonight.

Less is More wk40 - red and orange

I'm back with my second post for today, a card for this week's Less is More challenge which is 'red & orange' - fine for me as I like bright colours.  I thought it'd be an ideal one for getting inky... so I did... you should see the state of my hands!

I made an inky background on a scrap of linen card, using distress inks in 'scattered straw', 'ripe persimmon' and 'fired brick', then stamped the Hero Arts image using 'gathered twigs' - yep I finally got to play with the Autumn limited edition inks!  I used a scrap of stripy paper, some dark brown card from Papermill Direct and stamped the Stampin' Up sentiment on a tab cut with an MFT die.

I'm also entering my card for the 'over the edge' challenge at CAS-ual Fridays and Jules' Crafty Snippet Challenge - this is what I'm planning to do with a lot of my offcuts of white linen Jules, they're all going to get the inky treatment... eventually anyway!

By the way, it's just the photo that makes everything look slightly wonky, at least I hope it is lol.

Flying Frog - The Stamp Basket DT card

It's not actually 'my day' for posting on The Stamp Basket Blog, that's Thursday, but I made an extra card because I couldn't wait to use this stamp, she's so cute!

For once, I'm actually quite happy with my card, and despite my still yucky cold (when will it go?!) I had lots of fun making it :o)

This is a Nellie Snellen stamp called 'Sweet Elin - flying frog' from The Stamp Basket - it looks like this one is out of stock at the moment, but I'm sure Janet will have some more in soon.  I've coloured her mainly with flexmarkers, I'm starting to get the hang of them now... just added a promarker or two where I needed extra shades, no pencils this time.  I was debating doing one of my cloudy sky scenes, but then I thought I'd try the dotty effect around her - Coops style, hope you don't mind hun!  I also added a bit of shimmer with a Sakura clear stardust pen.

The papers are digi ones from Pink Petticoat, printed onto linen card, with textured red cardstock from Papermill Direct.  The sentiment is Stampin' Up, border was cut with my MFT die - yes, again.  The fab spotty button and red twine are from The Stamp Basket.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Sketch Saturday - Faye's fab sketch (I flipped it so I didn't have to cover up the frog!)
• Stamp With Fun - buttons
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes + optional sparkle & bling
• Simon Says Stamp - buttons
• Paper Play Challenges - button up
• Charisma Cards - cutesy (2nd entry)
• Dream Valley - anything goes (2nd entry)
• Crafty Catz - anything goes

I'm not sure what we're doing today, we usually spend a few hours at my mum's on Sundays but I don't think she'll want infecting with my germs!  So I might be back later with another card if we don't go anywhere.  Hope you're all having a lovely day, whatever you're doing :o)

Less is More wk39 - stars

I've finally managed to make a quick card for this week's Less is More challenge, which is 'stars'.  This should have been SO easy for me, because I love using stars, but for some reason I couldn't come up with much - although I bet next week I won't be able to think of anything that doesn't involve stars lol.

I decided to use my fun little giraffe stamp, as he's holding a star shaped balloon.  The last time I used my balloon animals I couldn't remember where I got them - I've remembered now, they were from Dies to Die For here.  A couple of people said they would have liked to get their own set so hopefully this will help anyone who still wants them.  I've coloured the giraffe with koh-i-noor pencils on Stampin' Up kraft card, and added some stickles on his balloon.  The sentiment is also Stampin' Up and the buttons are Papermania.

Thank you for all your lovely comments yesterday on my first DT card for The Stamp Basket and for all the get well wishes... I'm still feeling dreadful but it's only a cold so fingers crossed I'll start feeling better soon - my poor bright red sore nose can't take much more lol.

My 1st DT card for The Stamp Basket!

I'm here with my very first DT card for The Stamp Basket - so excited but I'm a big bag of nerves too!

I have used:

• Stamp - Bildmalarna 'mimosa - waiting for santa' - The Stamp Basket 
• Coloured with - flexmarkers, promarkers & koh-i-noor pencils + white gel pen for falling snow!
• Papers - Nitwit Collections 'joyful hearts' - The Stamp Basket
• Cardstock - Papermill Direct
• Sentiment - from the Fizzy Moon 'presents' set - The Stamp Basket
• Deco Art Glamour Dust in crystal - The Stamp Basket
• Berisford satin ribbon & Dovecraft adhesive gemstones - The Stamp Basket
• Blossom & circle nestabilities

I'm not sure if I achieved it, but I was trying to do a 'just starting to get dark and snowy' sort of scene lol.  She's very sweet isn't she?  My first Bildmalarna stamp, aww :o)

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Totally Papercrafts - glitter it! (2nd entry)
• Delightful Challenges - a very sparkly Christmas
• Creative Inspirations - lashings of sparkle
• I Love Promarkers - glitter & glitz
• Papertake Weekly - anything goes + optional sparkle & bling
• Charisma Cardz - cutesy

Still got my yucky cold... I didn't really do any blogging yesterday, I just didn't feel like doing much... today I'm at the streaming eyes, constantly sneezing stage, it's great fun!  Hope I haven't sent you all to sleep with my long post... I'll be showing my card on The Stamp Basket Blog in a little while too - pop over there to see the fab cards my teamies have posted so far this week :o)

Passion For Promarkers - a day at the zoo!

Our theme for this week at Passion For Promarkers is 'a day at the zoo', chosen by the lovely Emma.  A nice fun one I think :o)  We're sponsored by Joanna Sheen so our lucky winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend in her fab online shop.

I've used the super cute Marco monkey from DigiStamp Boutique, coloured with promarkers, flexmarkers and koh-i-noor pencils.  I love the new flexmarker brown shades!  The papers are Doodlebug, with Stampin' Up textured kraft card, the bright green card is a scrap of DCWV.  Number 3 cut with the sizzix 'night & day' alphabet, sentiment is Stampin' Up.

I'm entering my card for the following challenges:

• Fetch a Sketch - sketch
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• Stamps R Us - masculine (thank you for making me top 3 last week!)
• Cupcake Craft - take a leaf out of my book
• Cards For Men - animals

Well I should be frantically running around doing housework today (got visitors tomorrow and let's just say my house sports the 'lived in' look lol) but I've got a rotten cold and I really can't be bothered!  So I might just sit here for the morning and catch up with some commenting instead... maybe I'll summon some energy and enthusiasm for cleaning later, you never know!