All square here

 Morning blogland,

As another Tuesday comes around we have a new challenge over at Passion for Markers, and this week theme is 'Square cards only'.

Our Teamie Marlene chose the theme and the sponsor for this challenge is Colour of Love Digis, who allowed the DT to pick a digi to use - I took advantage of the kind offer and chose a really cute image.

As always, you don't have to make a card to enter the challenge but you do have to follow the theme and the rules - which are use markers and don't backlink - if you want to be in with a chance to win a randomly chosen prize from our sponsor.

So, here's what I made, and to be honest it felt very odd using a square card blank again!  I used to use squares all the time, but in this incarnation as card maker I've moved on to rectangular - this did take a little re-adjustment, but it may have started a little streak!

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Colour of Love: Lil Bohos - Unicorn Friend

coloured with my Markers (also I added a mouth for the character - I have a 'thing' about mouthless character images!)

Rubber stamp:

taylored expressions: Simple Strips - Friendship 2

Dies:

taylored expressions: Simple Strips - Asymetrical

Pretty Pink Posh - Scallops Two

and a frame from a set that I don't know who made as I brought it second hand

Anything else:

random scraps of patterned paper

ages old pre-made border embelishment

And that's about it folks!

I think this should be a popular challenge, and I look forward to seeing what everyone cooks up!

See you soon,

Sarah

It's a kind of magic

 Good afternoon blogland,

I have been so remiss with posting my DT cards for All Dressed Up stamps - both for the monthly New Releases and for the Facebook challenges. I honestly don't know why they slip my mind to post - I certainly don't mean to, but life gets in the way, I suppose, and I just forget.  I always say to myself, oh for goodness sake you've forgotten - again! - don't do that again next month.  Then I forget again!

This is not me trying to make excuses, I know I should remember, it's more of an explanation.  Also, a promise to try harder.  Even if I have to start making lists, uggh! I never needed lists before, and I really am reluctant to give into the list now.

Anyways, I'm not going to try and overwhelm you with All Dressed Up missed posts - what I will do is post the card I made for this month's New Release Inspiration today.  Then I'll come back in the next couple of days and do the October Facebook challenge, before we loose the chance for you to enter! Then over the next few weeks, I'll do the cards I've missed over the last few months.

So October new release - there were two super cute images released (when are they not super cute?!) and this is the one I chose to colour:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

All Dressed Up - Bow Dress

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Inkylicious - Imagine Believe Stamp set

Dies :

un-branded stitched rectangle set

Anything else:

some designer paper to layer

Ink misting for the splatter

And that's it really!

I will be back another day with this month's challenge inspo card in a few days.

Cheers,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Creative Coloring Girlz: Challenge 9: Use a Sentiment

Allsorts challenge blog: Challenge 861: Feminine (or Anything Goes)

Crafty Gals Corner: Challenge ##281: Anything Goes (with optional twist Trick or Treat) - I'm obviously following the Anything Goes part

Let me check out the window --

 Oh yes it's definitely Autumn now!

Good morning blogland,

New Tuesday, new challenge and today I am presenting Passion for Markers for your perusal! 😀 This also explains the heading of the post - our Teamie Marie chose the theme this week and she picked 'Autumn colours' as this weeks theme.  Hence, checking out the window to see what the world outside looks like!

Our fab sponsor this week is LeAnn's World 101 who have a lovely prize for one randomly drawn winner.  While I'm talking about winning - a reminder to be in with a chance at the prize, or a Top 5 Passionista, there are rules to follow.  Those rules being : use your markers; follow the theme; no backlinking. As always even though the DT make cards - you don't have to, just make sure to use your markers on what you do make. 

LeAnn allowed the DT to pick a digi to use for our makes, if we wanted, and I chose a super cute image to turn into this card:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

LeAnn's World 101 -  Autumn Blessings

the digi is the couple on the bench - the rest is my colouring

all coloured with Copics

Rubber stamp:

Neat&Tangled - 'Together'

Dies:

Neat&Tangled - Together word die

un-branded stitched rectangles

Anything else:

dark blue card for matting

un-branded stencil for the cobblestones

Distress Ink and blending brush

And that's it folks!  My only complaint with this card is - I love the 'together' part of the stamp set but, unfortunately, as it's an American brand the word 'favourite' is using the American spelling - jarring to my British spelling eye! 

I really do like, when I have time, doing a whole colouring scene, I find it the most relaxing part of colouring.  Otherwise, I'm stressing over patterned paper, arranging die-cuts and images and layout.  It all becomes a bit of a faff!

And that's about it folks.  

Go see what my wonderful Teamies have created, and pop yourself in an entry while you're there - you never know you might win!

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Unicorn Challenge Blog: #125 - Autumn and/or Halloween

Cupcake Inspirations: #642 - Fall (also known as Autumn over here and so 'Autumn colours' is a good match I believe 😁)

Polkadoodles Challenge: Challenge 10 / Wk 3 - Anything Goes

I love ProMarkers: #617 - Favourite Colours or Anything Goes (well this easily combines the both - my favourite colours are greens/blues and I generally try to get a red-head in the card somewhere!)