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!)

Who's the cutest?

Good morning blogland,

It's a lovely Saturday morning here, if a little chilly (we've put the heating on for the first time!), and - as it is a Saturday - it's also time for a new challenge over at Sweet Stampin'. The title of the post says it all really with regards to this fortnight's challenge theme - it's 'cute'. 

Now something being 'cute' is very subjective - so it's a really easy one this time round.  What is 'cute' to you?  As always we play 'for fun' meaning no prizes, and really very simple rules which are: you must stamp somewhere (whether that's rubber or digi); follow the theme and don't backlink.  

Here's my interpretation of cute:

Supplies used:

Rubber stamps:

TimeForTea - Let's Party

(coloured with my Copics)

taylored expressions - Simple Strips: Birthday

(sentiment)

Dies used:

TimeForTea - Box Clever Dies

taylored expressions - Simple Strips: well rounded

Designer Paper:

First Edition - Let's Celebrate

So, what do you think - are these little creatures cute? TTT, when she saw this foldable card, said 'oh they look like kawaii, is that what you were aiming at?'  'Umm,' replies the middle aged imbecile 'and those would be what, then?'.  It looks like I tapped into some sort of 'thing' that I had no idea about!

Also, my main thought was - this little card was easy to make, but it's an absolute begger to bloody photograph!

There, you go that's my contribution to all things cute.  My Teamies have done super cute projects as well and now I'm looking forward to wandering around and visiting all yours as well!

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Polkadoodles Challenge: Challenge 10 - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz: #721 Anything Goes

Cut It Up: #366 More Than One Die

All About: Challenge #10 - Celebration

Seize the Birthday: #336 - Double Framed or Anything Goes (I'm not sure you'd class my card as double framed so it's an Anything Goes one.

Orange is the new orange!

Morning blogland,

It's Tuesday and therefore challenge time over at Passion for Markers and this week the theme has been picked by our Teamie Lorraine who chose 'use orange'.  Obviously this lends itself very well to all those Halloween themed cards, it can also be used in your Autumn cards or just as a colour choice.

We are sponsored this week by SheepSki Designs, the Etsy shop was shut but all the digis can be found on the blog here and there are some crackers!

This is the card I made with my digi stamp:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

SheepSki Designs - Shopping in Yorkshire

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

TimeForTea - City Break

Creative Expressions - Bold Words: Fabulous

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles set

Creative Expressions - Bold Words: Fabulous

Anything else:

Distress Ink

blending brushes

pearlescent misting spray

As you can see, I didn't go with either of the possible orange themes of Halloween or Autumn - I just went orange!  I was trying to create a bit of a shopping scene, and ended up with some sort of rainy evening glow cityscape.

It didn't go exactly as planned, but in the end I don't think it ended up too badly.

Looking forward to see what everyone else makes of the 'orange' theme.

See you soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Colourful Options: Oct 26 - as you can see my card concentrates on orange

The Neglected Stuff Challenge: October 26 - everything on my card is at least a year old.  Special mention must be made for the Distress Ink pads though, they must be at least 8 years old and I'm surprised they still have ink in them!

Krafty Chicks Challenge: #840 Birthday

A Cut Above: October Challenge 2026

Inspiration Station: Oct 26 - photo prompt.  Tho I love that cat - it's the colour that I'm using for inspiration.