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Hi blogland

New Tuesday, new challenge.  This week over at Passion for Markers it's Team 1 with you again and my wonderful Teamie Sue picked the challenge theme of 'use a circle'.  We also have a fabulous sponsor in the shape of RAM Stamps with a lovely prize for the winner.

Just a gentle reminder here that we are a marker challenge and to be in with a chance of winning the prize you have to use your markers (any brand) and follow the theme.

This is what I made with the digi that, as part of the DT, I was allowed to pick:

Supplies used:

Digi stamp:

RAM Stamps - 'You Can Do It'

coloured with my Copics

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangle

I&O Stitched Circles - My Favorite Things: Die-namics

Big Hug Circle Frame - My Favorite Things: Die-namics

Anything else:

glitter

acetate

flower mdf embellishment

Phew - I am glad this card is done.  It was really more a case of 'can I do it?' rather than 'You Cand Do It'! My printer gave me gyp (to the point of swearing), then gave up the ghost.  The shaker part decided to go both wonky and dictate where I put the image as you could see the 3d foam through the acetate.  The 'Big Hugs' die just would not cut cleanly - I ended up going over it 3 times with light card to get a good impression and the flower embellishment got glue all over it!  The list of woes just goes on and on!  Still I did get there in the end.

TTT likes it - she has a really strange liking for shaker cards.  You'd think at almost 18 she'd grown out of liking to shake a card and watch the glitter move, but no that's what she does on the rare occasion I make a shaker card - shakes it!

And that's it folks, please pop on over to the challenge to admire my Teamies gorgeous cards and I'll see you back here at some point.

Cheerio

Sarah

Walk on the wild side

 Good morning blogland

This is my Passion for Markers DT blog post and this week the theme is 'Birthdays', with the sponsor being RAM Stamps and a prize of a £10.00 voucher on offer.

As always you must use your markers somewhere on your project and follow the theme, but your project doesn't have to be a card.

The DT were very kindly allowed to use a Digi from RAM and this is my make with one of those digis:

Supplies used:

Digi stamp:

RAM Stamps - Safari Friends: Wild & Wonderful

coloured with my Copics

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles

Poppy Stamps - Scalloped Stitch frames

Anything else:

Distress Inks

Blending Brushes

flat backed gems

So the background for this card is an ink blended piece of the paper I use to colour on and, although I liked the idea, I don't think the actual card stands up to what I had in my mind.  I really feel like either the background colour is wrong, or the pink elephant didn't really work or it should have been a shaker card. Ho-hum, win some / lose some, and this is definitely a 'lose some' - moving on then and lesson learned.

So I would suggest you pop on over to the challenge blog and see the lovely cards  my Teamies have made, they have managed much better cards than mine!

See you soon,

Sarah

Awww, how cute!

Morning again blogland,

It's another Tuesday so here I am with a new card for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers.  This week our lovely Teamie Lorraine is in charge of the challenge theme and she has picked 'Make it Cute', not a hardship, eh.  

Teamed up with the fabulous sponsorship of Rachelle Anne Miller and RAM Stamps  the theme is a match made in heaven!  As Design Team members were were given an image or two to play with and this is my make from one of those images.

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

RAM Stamps digital image - 'Fairy & Birdy: Leaves'

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Whimsy Stamps - Simple Sentiment Strips

Dies:

Creative Craft Products - A2 Essentials: Landscape card die set

Penny Black - hello edger

Anything else:

green cardstock

flat backed gems

sequins

Hope you get a chance to pop over to the challenge and admire the wonderful cards that have been made and even pop your own in when you're there!

See you soon,

Sarah

It's hip to be square

 Good morning blogland

Another week has whizzed by, which means it's now a new Tuesday and a new challenge over at Passion for Markers.  This week the lovely Marlene has picked the theme - and she's chosen 'Hip to be square' which pretty much just means a square card and/or anything square in your design.

We are sponsored by RAM Stamps who very kindly allowed the DT to use images from the new release and the prize is a £10.00 voucher to use in the online shop.

This is the card I made for the challenge:

Supplies used:

Digital stamps (image and sentiment):

RAM - Candy Shop

coloured with my Copics

Die used:

Creative Expressions - Noble Collection: double stitched squares

Anything else:

Distress Inks

blending brush

square flat backed gems

The sentiment I printed on a piece of Copic friendly light card and then mask off the middle third and blended / splattered over some Distress Inks.  Printed off the image onto the same card, coloured it then fussy cut it out and popped it onto the same bit of distress inked card.  Added the square (keeping to the theme!) gems and - voila the card you see before you.

And that is really it folks, hopefully I'll be back soon.  In the meantime hope you get a chance to pop over to the challenge blog, even if you don't use Copics - there's some fabulous inspiration there - and if you do use Copics pop over and get in an entry!

See you soon,

Sarah

For the littl 'uns

 Good morning Blogland

Just a flyer from me for today - it's the first Saturday of a new month (arrrgghh June already!) and so it's also time for a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge.  For this month the theme is 'For a Child' and we are sponsored by Rachelle Anne Miller (RAM Stamps).

The Design Team were very lucky to be given some Digi Stamps to play with and this is my make with one of them:

Supplies used:

Digital Stamp:

RAM Stamps - Giraffe Hug

coloured with my Copics

Rubber Sentiment Stamp:

My Favorite Things - I'll Love You Forever

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangle

Pretty Pink Posh - Scallop Borders 2

Anything else:

very old piece of patterned paper

This was meant to be for a new baby - but looking at it, I'm not entirely sure that works! Hey, ho - some we win, some we lose!  

See you soon,

Sarah