L is for Love

I think this might be the latest I have ever posted for the challenge at Passion for Promarkers, but it's still open until Monday night, so get crafting! For this week's challenge we would like to see projects featuring Something Beginning with L, so my DT card is all about Love:

Image - 'Lovey Puppy' by Mama Elephant cut out using co-ordinating dies

I created the background using distress inks over a stencil and then applying Ranger translucent  texture paste for dimension and shine, neither of which show up in the photo!

The corners were cut with Sue Wilson's 'Meridian Edger' die and backed with silver mirri card

Enamel dots, sequins and a bow to finish off

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with option of Love' - Whoopsi Daisy

'Anything Goes with option of use a die or punch' - I  Love Promarkers

'With Love' - Creative Inspirations

'Love and Kisses' - Dream Valley

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

You Rock!

Is it just me, or does it seem like Christmas never happened - it all seemed to pass in a blur, well,  roll on Spring!

We have a new challenge at Passion for Promarkers - we would like to see 'Masculine' projects, not my favourite type of challenge, but it was made easier with the fab image I was lucky to get from our sponsor Bugaboo Stamps- here is my DT easel card:

Image - 'Rock Star Boy' - Bugaboo Stamps

Star papers are a digital download from Etsy

Enamel dots - Whimsy Stamps

finished off with gold stars from my stash

Dies used - 'Modern Stationery' - Spellbinders and 'Starburst' - Joanna Sheen

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with the option of Something New' - I Love Promarkers ( new image)

'Anything Goes' - Creative Inspirations

'What's New' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks fot visiting!

Natxx

Juggling Act

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas, I can't believe it's already 2019!

And so, I have been back to work on some DT cards and my first one this year is for our 'Add A Sentiment'challenge at Passion for Promarkers

The cat, cupcakes and sentiment have all come from the 'Mew Are Pawesome' stamp set from Time for Tea Designs.

I used the co-ordinating dies  to cut them out and added them to the card with 3d foam

Paper -PlaidPatterns' 6 x 6 pad by My Favourite Things

I used Creative Expressions 'Pinpoint Checkboard' embossing folder and the circle is from Sue Wilson's 'Looped Snowflake' die set

I added a bow and some sequins to finish

Challenges:

'Celebrate' - Incy Wincy

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

'New' - Sweet Stampin' ( new stamps and dies)

Mega Christmas Challenge

Have you finished your Christmas cards?  For the first time, I have managed to finish making all my cards before the start of December and actually, I've made a start on next year's ones! (Got to do it while I'm in the mood!)

At Passion for Promarkers this week we have our Mega Christmas Challenge, we have so many fab prizes - I lost count! You can find all the details and some fantastic inspiration over on the blog.  The theme is 'Hip to be Square'

My DT card is a Christmas one:

I have used one of my favourite stamps - 'Bear and Penguin from LOTV

The papers are from Craft Creations

I have used dies from the Spellbinders 'Curved Borders One' set and a snowflake punch

All finished off with a few mini pearls, a bow and - of course some glitter!

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with the option of Christmas' - I Love Promarkers

'Christmas' - Dream Valley

Always 'Christmas' - CHNC

'Anything Goes' - Christmas Cards All Year Round

Thanks for visiting 

and

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Natxx

Sweet Ruby

Here we go again at Passion for Promarkers, another lovely straightforward challenge - 'Use 3 of Something'

I have had a couple of stamps that I have been itching to use and so here is Ruby from Whimsy Stamps - I have used 3 star die-cuts for my DT card and NO papers!

Image - 'Ruby's Christmas Wish' by Whimsy Stamps - bought from Crafteezee

I have used lots of dies on my card:  some of the dies from Sue Wilson's 'Noble Classic Adorned Squares and 'Ornate Pierced Squares'    the holly sprig is from Apple Blossom's All Occasions 'Wintry Additions'    'Precious Stars' from Memory Box  

The embossing folder and snowflake die are by Sara Davies and were free in a magazine

You can't see well in the picture, but I have used  a Wink of Stella pen on the snowflake and Ruby's furry cuffs and collar

Bow is from Ebay

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with an option of 'Use 3 layers - I Love Promarkers

'Stars' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Autumn at Passion for Promarkers

After the nasty weather over the last day or so it seems that winter is almost upon us, but at PFP we are still celebrating Autumn - our latest challenge is 'Autumn or Autumn Colours'. The Paper Shelter have given us lucky DT teamies a very pretty image to create with for this challenge which has allowed us to uicorporate an autmnal image and colours in our DT cards, here is mine:

Image - 'Autumn Breeze' - The Paper Shelter

Papers - from the net

Flowers - The Hobby House

Enamel dots - Etsy

Ribbon/bow from a present

Challenges:

'Anything Goes with the option of Add a ribbon or bow' - I Love Promarkers

'November Chill' - Creative Inspirations

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Cute Witch

We have a new challenge today at Passion for Promarkers just in time for Halloween,

We would like to see halloween colours on your projects please. Now, I know that witches are tradionally ugly and wicked, but I couldn't resist this little cutie, here is my DT card:

This sweet image was from a children's colouring page on the internet and was free!

Paper -FREE download from Crafticious 

Dies used: 'Cobweb Corner' - Joanna Sheen, Spellbinder's 'Modern Stationery' and 'Scalloped Circle'
Enamel dots from various places - they are my new collection obsession!

Button and ribbon from stash

Challenges:

'Anything Goes or Halloween Cute/Scary+ colours' - Whoopsi Daisy

'Happy Birthday' - Incy Wincy

'Anything Goes with option of Birthday' - I Love Promarkers

'Autumn Glow' - Creative Inspirations

Thanks for visiting!

~Natxx

My PFP challenge

Yes, it's my turn to choose a challenge theme for this fortnight at Passion for Promarkers, so I've made it an easy one ('cos I don't do difficult!)

Please enter projects that have 'Animals' as the focal point

I couldn't resist using the cute little elephants from MFT, I wasn't sure which one to feature, so I used all four! the design was inspired by a YouTube video from Jennifer Mcguire and you can find it here

I used the co-ordinating dies to partially die-cut the elephants from the top of the folded card blank - a bit fiddly with an electric machine, but I really like the end result

Image and dies  - 'Adorable Elephants' - MFT from Seven Hill Crafts

Paper - 'Plaid Patterns' 6 x 6 pad - MFT also from Seven Hill Crafts
Bow from stash
'Happy' die - Whimsy Stamps 
Border die - 'A2 Scalloped Borders One' - Spellbinders

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

'Animals' -  Sunny Day Crafting

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to pop in to the PFP blog for some fab inspiration
Natxx

Numbers

The challenge at Passion for Promarkers this fortnight is 'Include  A Number' - simples, right?  This was a nicely timed challenge for me as my friend's daughter was  coming up for 8, she is into gymnastics big time and so I thought this image was perfect, here is my DT card:

I used a Tilda image

Papers - LOTV/Nitwits

Sentiment stamp - LOTV

the number 8, ribbon and button from stash

And the lovely backfround die cut was from the 'Double Scallop Doily Circle die from Whimsy Stamps

Challenges:

'Sweet and Sassy' - Incy Wincy

'Anything Goes' - Creative Inspirations

'Monochrome' - Cute Card Thursday

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx

Brown and Blue

I can't believe my youngest will be off to Uni in a few days, so I have been consolation buying instead of consolation eating! I used my latest purchase on my DT card for this week's challenge at Passion for Promarkers, which is....

'Favourite Colour Combination'  Regular visitors to my blog will be expecting something pink as that is my usual choice, but I changed it up a bit and went for blue and brown. Sorry for the blurry photo!

Image - 'Bentley Bear Thank you'  - free with a magazine

Papers - 'Winter Wishes' - LOTV/Nitwits

Kraft card , enamel dots and  button from stash

The bow was from a present!

My new scalloped rectangular, stitched/pierced dies ( so gorgeous!) are  by   Creative Dies Plus

Challenges:

'Anything Goes' - Creative Inspirations

'Anything Goes' - Cute Card Thursday

'Bears' - Allsorts

'Animals' - Sunny Day Crafting

Thanks for visiting!

Natxx