All about the die-cuts

 Good morning blogland

Well routine is well and truly back on the menu and I can't be more pleased! A structured day is much more to my liking than the total chaos of not knowing which day of the week it is!

Whilst talking routine and structure I'm happy to say that the first Passion for Markers challenge of 2026 is here! The details - this week the theme of 'Dies or punches' has been set by my Teamie Marie and the sponsor for this challenge is the wonderful The Paper Shelter with a lovely prize for one lucky winner.

So onto my card - as always The Paper Shelter allows the Design Team a digi to use and this is my make with that digi:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

The Paper Shelter - Daises on my Hat

coloured with Copics

Rubber stamp:

taylored expressions - It's Your Day stamp set

Paper:

Making Memories - Boho Chic

Dies:

Creative Expressions - Noble Collection: Double Stitched Squares

My Favorite Things - Inside & Out Circles

un-branded stitched tag die

Memory Box - Riviera Corner

Anything else:

Yellow striped light card

MDF flower

self-adhesive pearl

As always the rules for this challenge are very simple - follow the theme and use your markers, it can be any brand of marker (Copics are my choice) but you do have to use markers somewhere/somehow.

So there you go, hopefully I've given you some sort of inspiration and, if you want more, please pop on over to the challenge and take a look at my Teamies cards which are fabulous!

See you again soon,

Sarah

Animal friends

 Good morning blogland,

Well after completely mucking it up for the last Passion for Markers challenge - where I mixed up dates and thought my challenge was a week later than it was, and then I couldn't participate because I was on holiday - I've got it right this fortnight and here I am!

As you might have guessed by the title of this post this week's theme for the challenge is 'Animal Friends' and was chosen by our teamie Lorraine.  We have The Paper Shelter as our sponsor and there is a lovely prize on offer for one lucky winner.

As always there are only two rules that need to be followed to be in with a chance at the prize - follow the theme and use your markers!  These can be any brand of markers but it does have to be markers, not pencils or watercolours.

Here's the card I made with the image supplied to the DT:

Supplies used:

Digital image:

The Paper Shelter - Cozy Winter Wishes

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

taylored expressions - Simple Strips: Friendship

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles

taylored expressions - Simple Strips: Well Rounded

Stencil:

My Favorite Things - Sunrise Radiating Rays

Anything else:

Distress Inks

blending brushes

backing card

On a personal note, TTT heads of to University on Saturday and I'm not sure how I feel about that, but it's happening so we all have to find ways to cope - TTT included!

See you one the other side folks - when this will be an empty nest!

And that's it from me this time - I hope you get a chance to pop on over to the challenge and get a card in, we always appreciate seeing your creations.

Sarah

All things girly

Morning blogland,

This post is for the new challenge starting today over at Passion for Markers and this week the theme is 'For the Girls'. I do hope you'll play along - the theme was my pick this week - eeek!

We have a lovely prize on offer by the always fabulous Paper Shelter and they also allowed the DT to pick a digital stamp to use for our makes.

So this is my card with that stamp:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

The Paper Shelter - Vintage Amy

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Woodware - Word Fragments 2

Dies:

My Favorite Things - Fishtal Foundations + Inside and Out circles

un-branded stitched rectangles

Paper:

First Edition - Love Letters

I find it odd how cards go together sometimes - sometimes I know exactly what I want to do, but others I surf and surf and surf, think I've found an idea but then it ends up not really looking like the that idea at all.  Then I find a scrap of paper (as with the striped bit on this card) or a discarded die-cut and 'boom' that's exactly what I wanted! Strange old world.

Anyways, enough rambling from me - pop on over to the challenge, why don't you - you'll find some wonderful cards and a great prize on offer.

Aaand that's it from me folks - I'll catch you next time I'm in blogland!

Sarah

Creeping ever closer

 to 'that' time of the Year!

Good morning blogland,

And here we are in December and, yes, creeping ever closer to Christmas! However you don't have to go all Christmas-y over at this weeks' Passion for Markers challenge, if you don't want. I mean you could, seeing as the theme is 'Presents - at least one!' but you don't have to. 

It's a great theme chosen by our Teamie Sue, as it's open to some interpretation - Christmas presents, birthday presents - you choose just as long as there is at least one present there somewhere! To be in with a chance at the prize there are two rules to observe - follow the theme and use your markers.  Talking of fab prizes, our Sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter - with a prize of three digi images for the lucky winner.

As this weeks' sponsors The Paper Shelter also very kindly gave the DT a digi stamp to work with and this is my make with that digi:

Supplies used:

Digital Stamp:

The Paper Shelter - Merry Christmas my dear

coloured with Copics

Rubber Stamp:

Creative Expression - Festive Wishes

Dies:

Whimsy Stamps - OMG! word die set

un-branded stitched rectangles

Anything else:

red wood effect card

white Sakura gel pen

And that's about it folks! I do hope you take a wander over to the challenge and take a look at my Teamies cards - fabulous every one! - then, as you are there, why not pop in a make of your own!

Until the next time,

Sees ya!

Sarah

Where's the sunshine?

 Hello blogland,

I'm here again with my card for the challenge that starts today over at Passion for Markers and this week the challenge theme is 'Feminine'.  Remember that whatever you enter you have to have used your markers to colour somewhere on your card / project.

This week we are sponsored by The Paper Shelter with a lovely prize of three digi stamps.  The DT were also very kindly allowed to use a digi stamp from the shop and this is my card made with that image.

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

The Paper Shelter - Hammock Days

coloured with my Copics

(I freehanded the tree trunks)

Dies used:

Un-branded stitched rectangles

Creative Craft Products Die Set Everyday Sentiments

Stencil:

Creative Expression - 6x6" Clouds by Sue Wilson

Anything else:

Distress Ink

flat back pearls

And that's all folks, other than to say why not pop over to the blog and admire my Teamies wonderful creations, you could always put an entry in yourselves while you're there!

See you soon,

Sarah