Fun in the Sun at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good weekend.

Just popping by quickly to let you know that today is the start of a new

  Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This time our theme is

Fun in the Sun!

For this challenge we are sponsored by

Sassy Studio Designs

I have created a fun Summer scene with some fabulous MFT stamps and stitched dies!

Items Used:

Stamps - MFT Penguins in Paradise 

Coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Papermania Colossal Paper pack

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

Die-Namics Stitched Snow Drifts

Stardust Stickles

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Sparkles Forum Challenges -  Sun, Sea and Sand
Stamping Sensations -  August Anything goes with a stamp and die
Allsorts - inspired by Summer

Thank you so much for sticking with me whilst things continue to be hectic here. I really do appreciate your support and encouragement.  I hope to be catching up with your wonderful creations later on.

Bye for now

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Jolly Holiday at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are all well and happy!

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This time our theme picked by the lovely Donna is

Jolly Holiday

For this challenge we are sponsored by Michele R Designs, there is a £10 voucher for the winner.

Onto my card. I have used a fun image from Bugaboo stamps and kept my design very simple!

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - Bugaboo Poppi Penguin Innertube

Coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Sentiment - MFT Birthday Greetings

Paper - Echo Park Summertime Bliss

Dies - Die-Namics Circle Stax

Clearly Besotted Tag Along Die Collection

Memory Box Oceana Border

Glossy Accents 

Stardust Stickles

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Catch the Bug - July Colour Challenge

Thank you for stopping by to look at my card today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now.

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No Squares at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week our theme is

No Squares Allowed

For this challenge we are sponsored by

DigiStamp Boutique. Prize is a £10 voucher.

So, as you may have guessed, I made my favourite shaped card - a centre stepper to feature the cute

 Sweet bird house from DigiStamp Boutique.

I cropped and printed the flowers from the image in various sizes to cut out and use as embellishments.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp and Sentiment - DigiStamp Boutique Sweet Bird House 

coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers.

Papers - Crate Paper Oh Darling!

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Allsorts - Flower Power

I♥Promarkers - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar  June - Fancy folds
Live & Love Crafts - In the Garden

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love the read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

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Colours of your flag - Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week our fun theme is to use

Colours of your country's flag

We are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs

For my red, white and blue card I have used an adorable Wild Rose Studio stamp.

 The gorgeous papers are some of my favourites -  Maja Design - Life  in the Country.

Item Used:

Stamp - Wild Rose Studio Panda with Flowers

Papers - Maja Design - Life  in the Country

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Many Mini Messages

Die-Namics Stitched Circle and Circle Stax

Die-Namics Layered Rose

Tonic Studio Flower Punches

Nellie Snellen Floral Punch - Stamen

Woodware leaf punch

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

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Passion for Promarkers - Special Anniversary Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

We have a very special challenge for you this week as it's our 6th Anniversary and our theme is a nice easy one

No Sentiments

To be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon markers

We have some amazing prizes for the winners:

Letraset are offering one lucky winner an exclusive (not available in stores) wallet and 3 sets of promarkers!

Michele R Designs are offering one lucky winner a prize of $10.00 worth of digi papers

DigiStamp Boutique are offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher

Polkadoodles are offering one lucky winner 2 digis from their Eden Collection:

Bugaboo stamps are offering one lucky winner a $30.00 voucher to spend in their online store!

Little Claire designs are offering one lucky winner a beautiful stamp

Sassy Studio Designs are offering one lucky winner a prize of 4 digis of their choice

So onto my card. I have used an image from DigiStamp Boutique, one of our fabulous sponsors.

Items Used:

Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Mother's Day Set 3 coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Pebbles Family Ties

Die-Namics Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stax

Memory Box Delaney Butterfly

Polka Dot Ribbon

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - Spring (a minimum of 5 flowers)

Stamping Sensations - Flower Power

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really appreciate your support and encouragement and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

bye for now

hugs

All about Birthdays at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends and a big hello to my new followers too.

I hope you are well and had a good Easter weekend.

We had an enjoyable few days together as a family and the weather was lovely too which is always a nice bonus!

Anyway, today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This time the lovely Donna had picked the theme of

All about Birthdays

For the challenge we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs

For my card I have used a cute image from Bugaboo Stamps with some colourful papers from Doodlebug Design. I think this could be suitable for a male or female?

Items Used:

Digi-Stamp - Bugaboo Birthday Penguin Cake coloured with Promarkers

Papers -Doodlebug Design - Sugar Shoppe

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies - Die-Namics Pierced Rectangle Stax

Die-Namics Pierced Fishtail Flags Stax

Die-Namics Stacking Stars

Memory Box Simple Banner

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Catch the bug Challenge - April Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

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Chocolate at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This time our theme is

Chocolate  - use chocolate colours and/or image

Our sponsor for this challenge is 

Letraset with the prize of a 12 pen set for the lucky winner.

For my card I have used an older Lili of the Valley stamp, these mice look like they are having lots of fun!

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV  The Chocolate Factory  coloured with Promakers

Sentiment - Wplus9 Basic Banners

Papers - LOTV Paper Pad  - Solids Always and Forever

Die-Namics Rounded Stitched Rectangle Stax

Die-Namics Scalloped Stitched Edge

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

For a Special Lady at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope you are well and happy. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge

This week I have chosen the theme of

For a Special Lady

Make something for any female in your life, it doesn't have to be for Mother's Day.

For this challenge we are sponsored by Polkadoodles

Prize - 2 digi-stamps (see challenge blog for more details)

I used this theme to make a Mother's Day card for my lovely Mum.

The image has been white embossed and the sentiment embossed on vellum.

Items Used:

Stamp - Clearly Besotted Stamps Fresh Flowers coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV Simply Sophisticated 

Paper - Doodlebug Designs

Die-Namics pierced oval stax

Dies- Go Kreate Square Frilly #10

Impression Obsession Small Butterfly Set

Pink Gems

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the stunning creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges: 

In the Pink - for a special lady

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Special Lady/Girly 

Fantasy Stampers Challenge Blog  - Mum's the Word

Crafty Cardmakers and more - For a Special Woman

Dream Valley Challenges - Mother's Day

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today, I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Garden Life at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge

This week our theme is 

Garden Life

For this challenge we are sponsored by Michele R Designs 

 Prize - €10 voucher

I have used a gorgeous stamp from Clearly Besotted Stamps, I love snowdrops. For a

 softer more delicate look I embossed the image in white before colouring.

Items Used:

Stamps - Clearly Besotted Stamps Winter Blooms coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV sentiment tags

Crafters Companion Florabunda - 6in x 6in Embossalicious Embossing Folder

Papers - Wild Rose Studio Ginghams

Paper String

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Winter. (I think of snowdrops as Winter flowers, if not feel free to delete my entry!)
Fairytale Stampers - Flowers
Winter Wonderland - Only one designer paper
Cut it Up- Embossing

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Teddy Bears at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week our theme is

Teddy Bears

For this challenge we are sponsored by

Polkadoodes (please see the challenge blog for details of the prize)

For my card I have used an adorable image from Lee Holland which I bought before he sadly closed down his Etsy shop at the end of last year.

Items Used:

Digi-stamp - Lee Holland Designs (now closed) coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Sentiment - Clearly Besotted Many Mini Messages

Papers - LOTV Always and Forever

 Dies - Marianne Design Craftables Circle , flower and leaf stitch die

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

Spellbinders Lacy Circles

Memory Box Primo Labels

Woodware Daisy and Leaf Punches

If you take a look at the  Passion for Promarkers Challenge, you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of this week's design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -  Anything Goes
Polkadoodles - Tic Tac Toe - Sentiment/Image/Die Cut
Ladybug Crafts - Say it with Flowers

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. Your support and encouragement means so much to me and I love the read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Passion for Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge

Hello again my lovely crafty friends.

Thanks for popping by to see my second card of the day.

This card is part of the mid-way reminder for the 

Passion for Promarkers Mega Christmas Challenge 

which runs up until 6th January 2015.

Our theme is “bingo”. (you can see the bingo board below my card) You are welcome to make Christmas cards but as the challenge will still be running after the ‘BIG’ day you can of course make any type of creation as long as you use the bingo board.

We have loads of sponsors this time:

Letraset are generously offering 4 lucky winners a 6 pack of promarkers (blending set)!

DigiStamp Boutique are generously offering one lucky winner a prize of a £10.00 voucher to spend in her store.

Bugaboo stamps are generously offering one lucky winner a $30.00 voucher to spend in their store.

Polkadoodles is offering one lucky winner 2 gorgeous digis called ‘Dollie Sleepyhead’ and ‘Dollie Trendsetter’.

Michele R Designs are offering one lucky winner a €10.00 voucher to spend in her store.

Little Claire Designs are offering one lucky winner a gorgeous stamp set called ‘changing birdhouse’.

A Day for Daisies is offering one lucky winner a $12.00 gift certificate to spend in their online store.

Crafty Sentiments Designs is offering one lucky winner 3 digis of their choice from their online store.

For my card I have used an adorable image from one of our sponsors -  DigiStamp Boutique.

Here is the bingo board you must use for your creations (you can use any line horizontal, vertical or diagonal). Please tell us which line you have used in your post:

I have used - Die Cut/ Free/Glitter

Items Used:

Digi-stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Christmas Tweets Set coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV

Papers - Carta Bella All Bundled Up

Dies- Memory Box Star Flourish

Memory Box precious Stars

Xcut Corner Rounder Punch

Crystal Glamour Dust

Stickles Glitter Glue - Xmas Red

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

I ♥ Promarkers - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes

Lisa B Designs Monthly Challenge - Christmas

Dream Valley - Christmas

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comment you may wish to make.

I would like to take this opportunity to send you all good wishes for a Christmas full of joy and a very Happy and Healthy New Year. 

Thank so much for you friendship, it means so much to me ♥

Bye for now

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Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends

I hope you are well, sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week our theme picked by the lovely Jane is

♫ Hark the Herald Angels Sing ♪

For this challenge we are sponsored by Sassy Studios

Prize - 4 digis of the winners choice.

I have used a sweet LOTV stamp, the cute shepherd reminds me of my son when he was in the school nativity play - 12 years ago! I loved watching the school plays at Christmas, such a special time, they always brought a tear to my eye!

Items Used

Stamp - LOTV Angel Gabriel coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - Sentiment - LOTV Christmas Wishes

Memory Box Country Landscape

Memory Box  Night Sky Border

Cuttlebug Snowflake and Crafts Too Twinkle Star Embossing Folders

Paper - Loose in my box, think it may be from LOTV?

 Stardust Stickles

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the stunning creations made by this week's design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Lots of Layers
Penny Black and More –  Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap - Always Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Entertain Us at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope you are well, sending big hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week the lovely Donna has picked a fun theme:

Entertain Us (inspired by a film or song title)

For this challenge we are sponsored by 

DigiStamp Boutique with a prize of a £10 for the lucky winner.

So, onto my card. I was inspired by the classic film and song  ♪ 'Singin' in the Rain' ♫

The adorable image is of course James from Lili of the Valley, I have had this stamp for a while and I am ashamed to admit this is the first time I have used it!

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV James Umbrella coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers 

Sentiment - Hero Arts 'Find Joy'

Papers - Doodlebug Designs

Dies - Lawn Fawn Spring Showers

Die-Namics Pierced Rectangles

Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders 1

Stardust Stickles 

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge, you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Sweet Stampin' - To Die for

Glitter n Sparkle -  Cute

Penny Black and More  - November - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my card today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make

Bye for now

hugs

Inspired by a Beatles Song - Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge

This week we have a really fun theme

♪ Inspired by a Beatles Song ♫

There is a list of songs here, they many hits in the 1960's.  My lovely Dad is a big Beatles fan so I am quite familiar with lots of their songs.

For this challenge we are sponsored by Letraset

The prize is 1 x 6 pack of Flex Markers (skin tones 1)

So onto my card. I was inspired by 'Twist and Shout' and chose a cute image from Mo's Digital Pencil, I think she looks like she is ready to do plenty of twisting and shouting!

Items Used:

Digi-Stamp - Mo Manning Gimme a Bee coloured with Promarkers

Papers - Doodlebug Designs

Sentiment- Clearly Besotted Stamps Many Messages

Clearly Besotted Tag Along Die Collection

Die-Namics Stacking Stars

Die-Namics Circle and Stitched Circle Stax

If you take a look at the Passions for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of this week's design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
A Creative Romance  - Pink
Ladybug Crafts - Bright colours
Incy Wincy Designs - Inspired by a Song, Book or Movie - Twist and Shout!
Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Chevrons

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Four Legged Friends at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning Everyone

I hope you are well. I know that some of my lovely crafty friends are going through some difficult times at the moment so I am sending big hugs to you and your loved ones.

Today is the start of a new

Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This time our theme set by the lovely Lorraine is

Four Legged Friends

Our sponsor is Letraset with a  fabulous prize for the lucky winner of a set of  Aquamarkers 

So, onto my card. I have had this adorable LOTV stamp for a while and I am almost ashamed to say it's the first time I have used it! This means I can enter my card into Darnell's NBUS Challenge, if you haven't a clue what I am talking about you need to take a look at her wonderful blog , you won't be sorry!

The papers are also from LOTV and the layers have been hand stitched (gave me something to do whilst watching the Great British Bake Off on TV!)

Items Used:

Stamp - LOTV Big Hug coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers

Papers - LOTV Country Meadow

Sentiment - LOTV Sentiment Tags

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Stax

La-La Lands Heart Banner

Gingham ribbon from stash

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of the design team this week.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Cutie Pie - Two's company
Oldie but Goodie - Stitching (old image and very old ribbon!)
Lili of the Valley Monthly Challenge - Pretty Papers
Inky Chicks - Stitching Real or Faux

Darnell's NBUS Challenge #2 - Christmas or Anything Goes!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs

Transport at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely crafty friends.

I hope all is well with you and that you are having a good week. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

Today is the start of a Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

This week our fun theme chosen by the lovely Kelly is

Transport

For this challenge we are sponsored by Polkadoodles.

The prize for the lucky winner is 2 Digi-Stamps from their online store.

So, onto my card. I have used a fabulous stamp that I have had for a while, I think I have only used it once before! 

The flowers and sentiment have been stamped with VersaMark ink and embossed in white. I made this card when it was still nice sunshiny weather, hence the bright colours!

Items Used:

Stamp - Heltz Cuppleditch Flower Power Camper Van coloured with Promarkers

Sentiment - LOTV ( free with magazine)

Papers - Doodlebug designs

Flowers - Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch - coloured with Promarkers

Die-Namics Pierced Rectangles Stax

Die-Namics Scalloped Border Die

VersaMark Ink and White Embossing Powder

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by this week's design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Natalie and Amy - Die Cuts and Blooms

Fan-Tastic Tuesday - Anything Goes

Loves Rubberstamps - 2 or More Patterned Papers

Allsorts - Warm Sunshiny Colours

Thank you for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

bye for now

hugs

Milestone Birthdays at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge

Good Morning my lovely friends.

I hope you are well and having a good week. Sending hugs to those in need of them.

Thank you so much for your lovely comments on my last card, you are all too kind and your support means so much to me.

Today is the start of a new Passion for Promarkers Challenge.

Our theme this week set by the lovely Jane is 

Milestone Birthdays

For this challenge we are sponsored by

 Letraset - Prize pack of Flexmarkers

and

A Day for Daisies - Prize $12 Voucher

Fortunately, I needed to make a 40th Birthday card so I used a stylish image from DigiStamp Boutique.

I must apologise for my poor quality photos, my colouring looks really flat although in real life the dress and hair are shaded. Maybe I should start borrowing my hubby's camera!

I have used Wink of Stella glitter on her eye shadow and the champagne.

Side view shows the colours better!

Items Used:
Digital Stamp - DigiStamp Boutique Party Rach coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers
Papers - Bo Bunny Double Dot
Whimsy Corner Die
Die-Namics Circle Stax
Sentiment - computer generated
Pearls and Gems from stash

If you take a look at the Passion for Promarkers Challenge you will see the wonderful creations made by the rest of this week's design team.

I would like to enter my card into the following fabulous challenges:

Ladybug Crafts - Favourite Colours (this is one of my favourites as you can tell by looking at my blog design!)
Crafting with Dragonflies - Create a centre step or side step card
I ♥ Promarkers - Fancy Folds
My Sheri Crafts - Shaped Cards
Hobby Cutz - Fancy Folds

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop and look at my blog today. I really do appreciate it and love to read any comments you may wish to make.

Bye for now

hugs