Garden or Outside

 

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 'Garden or Outside'

We all know folks who bring sunshine into our lives don't we :)   I used the image Bertha's Blooming Box by Dr. Digi House of Samps.  Once the image was printed I coloured it with Promarkers and then fussy cut.  For the background I embossed some silver paper and then used distress oxides to help take the shine off the paper and enhance the texture.  The card base was covered with some vellum which had flowers on, not sunflowers I know but the right colour lol

and the sponsor for this challenge is Dr Digi's House of Stamps with a 2 digital images of the winners choice.

Add a Sentiment

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 'Add a Sentiment'

I placed a digital background behind the image before printing and then coloured the image with Promarkers.  Stickles were used for a bit of extra decoration.  The image was then mounted on black card and then placed on the card base which I had covered with some lovely textured paper I have had for ages.  The image used is Party Chicks from Papernest Dolls.

The sponsor for this challenge is Papernest Dolls with a prize for the winner is 3 Digi Images.

A Girly Card

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'A Girly Card'

Such a beautiful image to colour, all the movement lol.  I used the image Flamenco - image no 19 by SheepSki Designs.  The image was coloured with Promarkers, I then masked the image and used Black Distress Oxide and a stencil by Sheena Douglas with gold stamping ink.  The sentiment was produced digitally when I printed the SheepSki image ready for colouring.

and the sponsor for this challenge is  SheepSki Designs  with a prize of 3 digital images from the Sheepski Designs store.

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Paper Piecing

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'Paper Piecing'

I hardly ever do paper piecing so had a lot of fun with this challenge :) The image I used from IkeArt is African Man from AFRICA - World Tour Series Set of 5.  I coloured the man with Promarkers and then cut his had and clothes to be paper pieced.  The background was created digitally and I got it from Vecteezy.  I am pretty sure this gentleman is a Nigerian, as growing up in Nigeria this was pretty much the regular clothing of the day :) :) 

and the sponsor for this challenge is IKEsART with $15 prize to spend in the store

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Ribbon or Twine

 

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 'Ribbon or Twine'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo Stamps with $12 gift code for the Store 

Sometimes you just need a simple card at hand with no sentiment and this is exactly where this card I have made will fit into my 'go to' collection :)   I used the super cute image Puppy Love - Heart String then went to town with the 'string or twine theme' hahaha.  Once the image was coloured with Promarkers I hunted out some orange twine and added it to the digi to create the hanging for the wee heart.  I then cut some more to the twine and added it to the top right to make the diagonal stripes.  The card looked pretty naked so I used some sticky back orange felt and cut the heart shape buttons finishing off with a few orange gems - it is certainly a very tactile card and hopefully will give the recipient a happy smile :) 
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Add a Number

 

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 'Add a Number'

Prize for this challenge is this awesome goodie pack :) 

Oh the choices lol with an 'any artist' to use an digi from.  I have thousands collected over the years so where do I start.  One of the very first digital design artist I bought from was Digi Darla, it was just a few dollars a month and they sent you about 20 digi images which when first setting out on the card making journey was awesome.  It was a mother and daughter team that used to do the drawing but I don't think they exist any more which is such a shame :)  I coloured the dinosaur scene with Promarkers and then finished off the dinosaur with some 3D element stuff.  The backing paper was a freebie ages ago with a magazine and for once I sorted the backing paper before colouring so tried to match up the colours as best I could.  I also cut the sentiments out of the backing paper.

Use Pretty Papers

 

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 'Use Pretty Papers'

This was a real challenge for me - I have several drawers with patterned paper which I have collected over the years and hardly ever use it.  Thankfully I am learning and have not bought any for at least the last 3 years hahaha.  The papers used for this card must be about 16 years old but the digi colouring is new :).  Image used is Dandelion by Colour of Love and I coloured the image with Promarkers.  To finish off I stencilled a bit of yellow onto the background to break up the white, added stickles to the dress, wings and dandelion seeds and finally some flat back ceramic gems to a couple of corners.

and the sponsor for this challenge is Colour of Love with a 3 digital images of the winners choice.

Birthday with Biffo

 

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 'Birthday'

I can think of a few people this card would be perfect for, my hubby being one of them hahaha.  He thinks birthdays are rather over rated to the point he often forgets a family birthday - yes even mine ROFL.  For this card I covered the card base with green paper then added a layer of hand made paper which I had mounted on black paper then embossed.  Biffo by Dr. Digi was coloured with Promarkers then die cut with the square stitching die.  To this I then added the ribbon bar from a bow making die and also the die cut birthday sentiment which was mounted on foam tape for a bit of height.  It was devilish trying to die cut the soft hand made paper which I had used double sided adhesive backing on, especially the birthday cut.  In the end, after 3 attempts I left the die cut paper in the die, pressed this hard onto white card and then, with the cut still in the die used the die to cut around with my craft knife.  Worked a treat and I was able to stop any ripping or deforming of the die.  

and the sponsor for this challenge is Dr Digi's House of Stamps with a 2 digital images of the winners choice.

Favourite Colour

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 'Favourite Colour'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Hetty Clare Digi Stamps with a 2 images for the winner

I have used the image 'Celebration Cake' for my card.  Now I have to be totally honest they are not my usual favourite colours, I am a purple and blue lass lol but on the morning I woke up with the making of this card in mind my favourite colours at that moment were yellow and pink lol.  Image coloured with Promarkers, several layers to the card and some lace and a pre-made flower bouquet to finish off.  This one turned out to be costly ROFL as I have now noticed my square stitching die has stretched on one side and cannot be fixed so an online visit to Craftstash to replace the square stitching set grrrrr :) 

                                                           

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Food

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 'Food'

Oh so girly, oh so not like me hahahahaha but cupcake cards really are girly I think.  I coloured the image 'Cupcake Tower 1' from Bugaboo with Promarkers and matted onto pink card.  I then printed a digital background which I created and also put the text on too.  A very simple card to put together but I think it works well.

and the sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo Stamps with $12 gift code for the Store 

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Thank You

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'Thank You'

I had do much fun creating this card.  The image is one I have had for several years and use so often but I usually colour it in pinks or purples, just loving the look of it with these aqua tones this time.  The image was coloured with Promarkers and I used a printable digital paper for the base layer which I added a digital lace doily to.  A simple Thank You sentiment and 3 half cut gems were the finishing touches.  You can find the IKEsART image 'Blossom' here - digi

and the sponsor for this challenge is IKEsART with $15 prize to spend in the store

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Digi Doodles Studios

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 'Anything Goes'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Digi Doodle Studios with $15 gift certificate for the Store 

This is our last challenge of 2020 at I ❤️Promarkers so I could not resist a Christmas card from us all in this fabulous DT, a great bunch of ladies with the most awesome leader - thank you Ginny for all you do.

For my card I printed and masked the image Orzus-Gifts by Digi Doodles.  I used Distress Inks for the background, white embossing powder for the snow ground and snowflakes.  The image was then coloured with Promarkers and the sentiment stamped in black ink.  I scanned the DP I wanted to use so I could make the images smaller and once printed cut the triangles for the tree (not easy to get the trimming done for the one to be placed beside the image and make it look like it was behind the colouring lol).  Forest Green paper was used to do the die cutting and image mount and then this was all placed on top of my card base which I covered with the original paper which I scanned earlier for one of the trees.  All a bit of a kerfuffle but I did have fun and enjoyed the challenge :)

Take care folks and we will see you all next year.  Stay warm and safe.  Hugs Mimi xxxxx

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Knitty Kitty Digis

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is

 'Christmas'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Knitty Kitty Digis with a prize of Prize 3 single images to the winner (or one set).

Oh I did have some fun with this card, nice simple colouring of Snowball Pablo by Knitty Kitty and decorating the scarf to match this fun paper that was so perfect to accompany the penguin digi.   I coloured Snowball Pablo with Promarkes and fussy cut him then placed on the design paper.  All matting was done in red and to match that I created the sentiment in red too.  Nothing fancy or complicated but I think it turned out great :) 

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Paper Nest Dolls

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is
 'Use 3 Layers'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Paper Nest Dolls with a prize of 3 images from the store.

The image from Paper Nest Dolls I have used for our challenge is Emma With Snowflake Banner.

It is such a long time since I made a tag and this image seemed perfect to make one now.  I cut and embossed my label then used Distress Oxides to colour it and a bit of silver stamp pad for good measure.  For my first layer I added some Christmas snowflake ribbon.  I then coloured my image with Promarkers and fussy cut (removing the end snowflakes as there was not way I could fussy cut them at this size lol).  Emma and the label were then attached as my second layer.  For my final layer I added some peel off sticker snowflakes were were just the right size.  To finish off a silver bow was added and some simple red ribbon.

 The Prize for the winner is 3 Digi Images

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Krayzee Katz

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is
 'Add a Ribbon'

and the sponsor for this challenge is IKEsART with $15 prize to spend in the store

For this card I have used an image I love and have used quite a few times, KRAYZEE KATZ, so much fun to colour especially on a day when I really did not feel like anything detailed.  The image was coloured with Promarkers, both alcohol and metallic and then fuzzy cut.  I then decided on a 'strong' background and opted for the burnt orange paper with added black trims.  Had a boo boo here, just when everything was going so well too hahahahaha.  I love the black die cut border and really don't use it enough so today it came out the packet to be played with, just a shame I did not engage my brain.  Grabbing some black paper I used a double sided glue sheet to line the back of the black paper which would make the laying down of the die on the card easier.  Sent it off through the die cutter and then set about trimming the edges expecting the lovely pattern without a border and not even thinking that without the border all the bits would fall out and the border would end up being just a bunch of loose shapes.  Oh I could kick myself for being such an idiot.  Well everything happens for a reason I guess and once I got over my hissy fit I weeded all the bits I did not need out of the die and replace the pieces I did want.  I then peeled off the backing of the sticking paper on the top piece and positioned it still in the die, on my card - perfect.  The process was repeated for each section and it was lovely and easy to line it up perfectly as the die slotted into position on the already placed sections.  Next I stamped my sentiment and cut it out using a tag die, attached it to the card and placed the cats in position.  Finally onto the bow and everything was done.  I just love the way this card has turned out so a happy bunny in the end :) :) 

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Stella Facebook Birthday

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is

 'Birthday'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo Stamps with $12 gift code for the Store 

I just could not resist using this image :) :) FB is annoying me at the moment, especially with the new changes and I now find myself only looking if I have been tagged or a message sent.  I do try to check out some groups so I can keep in touch but as for scrolling through my wall, well that is just not happening beyond the first few posts.  Image used is Stella Facebook Birthday  I coloured the Image with Pormarkers - Salmon Pink, Baby Pink, China Blue, Baby Blue, Ivory and Blush and for the background I made a mask of the 'f' placed that on my card and used Pan Pastels for the background.  The backing paper is a favourite of mine, I have a few sheets in different colours and it is made from pineapple leaves which I got in Thailand several years ago.  I went with a fairly empty suitcase and brought lots of paper back home with me as I was so cheap there :) Been a great purchase as the sheets are all A1 size, think I must have enough to last me a lifetime of card making lol.

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Cuddly Critter Elephant

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is

 'CAS'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Dr Digi's House of Stamps with a prize of 2 digital images of the winners choice.

CAS cards were something I always used to find very difficult but it seems these days nearly all the cards I make are CAS, I think it is because the images I am using are so fabulous that overly decorating the card seems to distract from them.  For this card I used the image Cuddly Critters Elephant by the awesome Dr. Digi and as it is a CAS challenge I only added the Birthday text for him to sit on.  Coloured with Promarkers - Salmon Pink, Baby Pink, Cool Grey 1 to 5.

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Knitty Kitty Digis

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is

 'Use an Animal'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Knitty Kitty Digis with a prize of Prize 3 single images to the winner (or one set).

A cute wee Hi card from me this fortnight using 'Hearnoevil, Seenoevil, Meownoevil' by our sponsor Knitty Kitty Designs.  I coloured the image with Promarkers and then hunted out some geli printed backgrounds I did during a manic moment to used up sheets of printer paper that were for the scrap - oh I do have fun saving things from the bin when I can lol.  I think that day I ended up doing about 40 A4 sheets, got very messy but had a ball :) :) A die cutting frame and letters along with a few gems completed the card,

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Hi There

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is
 'No Patterned Papers'

and the sponsor for this challenge is Paper Nest Dolls with a prize of 3 images from the store.

The image from Paper Nest Dolls I have used for our challenge is Sun N Fun Emma, I fancied a flamingo card so just used the flamingo from the image twice.

This is what the full image I took the flamingo from looks like - 

I coloured the image with Promarkers - Salmon Pink, Cocktail Pink, Baby Pink, Lemon, Mustard and Black.  Next I stencilled the design onto the card as it needed a bit of texturing and as this is a 'no pattern paper' challenge stencilling was one way I could add the texture to the image layer.  Next I added some very pretty lace flowers which I have had for ages and totally forgotten they were in the box, a lovely find lol.  A very simple card but I do love how it turned out and perfect to send to somebody for no other reason than to say 'Hi'

 The Prize for the winner is 3 Digi Images

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Warp Clock

The challenge this fortnight at I ❤️Promarkers is
 'Use a Die Cut or Punch'

and the sponsor for this challenge is IKEsART with $15 prize to spend in the store

For this weeks challenge of 'Use a Die or Punch' along with Promarkers of course I decided to have a bit of fun during play time.  Honestly, I did not really feel like any detailed colouring, my head would not settle down enough for that so instead a bit of experimenting. The other day I did a background using felt pens and water along with a plastic bag and that was such fun to do so I decided to do something similar with my Promarkers to make the backing paper.  Obviously I could not use water to spray on them but alcohol blending solution works perfectly (Isopropyl Alcohol and glycerine).  Instead of long explanations here are a few pics :

Place the paper on top of the plastic bag and allow it to soak up the ink. I did this 3 times.

The finished piece of A4 paper to be used for the card base and cut out layer.

With the backing paper ready I then stamped and die cut the egg timer and pocket watch, printed my sentiment and Warp Clock digi.  Instead of detailed colouring I air brushed the sections and put to one side while I sorted the cut out layer.

OK, I know this card is a bit off beat but just now I have no idea what the day of the week it is never mind what the time is - everything is out of kilt so to speak.  Think there are a lot of folks who feel the same, we don't know if we are coming or going lol.  Hang in there folks, all will be well in the end.

Just a quick pick to show the tools used to make this card :) 

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