Its a Celebration at Passion for Promarkers!

Evening all!  Here at last!  Tried to get online last night but blogger wasn't playing ball so finally here!

Its a HUGE celebration over at Passion for Promarkers with a gazillon prizes to be won!  For this I used an image by one of the sponsors - Saturated Canary coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers and the odd dot of white gel pen.

So now for the exciting bit – the prizes!

Letraset are offering 1 amazing prize of 3 new packs of promarkers (metallics set, contemporary xmas set, modern xmas set)

Whiff of Joy Stamps are generously offering 1 stamp from their sentiment collection

Pink Gem Designs are generously offering 4 digi images of winner’s choice

Joanna Sheen are generously offering 6 packs of promarker fine liner sets

DigiStamp Boutique are generously offering 6 digi images of winner's choice

Saturated Canary digis are generously offering 2 digis of winner’s choice

bugaboo stamps are generously offering 7 digis (which we are going to split into 2 prizes)

Tickled Pink stamps are generously offering 2 digis of winner’s choice (from Lil Lolita, Lil Lad and Lil Pinkette ranges)

Crafts & Me are generously offering 6 digis of winner's choice

 

So I hope you can join in with your celebration creation!

 

Letraset metallics winner

Good evening all!  Im trying out the new blogger app for my phone so hope this works ok!  Might be able to write a bit more too if its good!

Miss Moo has drawn the winner of a pack of the new Letraset metallics as Lorraine so well done hunny - please contact me to claim your prize!

I've got Ethan hovering to nick my phone again to play angry birds so catch up tommoz :-)

Vix

Last minute panic cards? Thank You Stampman!

OK so here I am breezing xmas coming so far, stress levels are normal and I'm feeling pretty confident.  I don't make xmas cards anymore except the odd one or two or if they're for charities so here's me happily resting on my laurels then Miss Moo brings home a handful of christmas cards from nursery then I start to get that sinking feeling....  So I may not make xmas cards for me anymore but its not right that my kids don't send them should they wish so overcome with a sense of guilt and rising panic I set to work on making Miss Moo's christmas cards!

The design had to be fairly simple and something that would be repeated 26 times over.  Considered a couple of images then realistically thought I'd still be here at new year if I were to colour knowing how fussy I am with colouring so I turned to an old friend - The Stampman.  I have tons and tons of Stampman stock including 90% of my inks and embossing powders so I chose them and found some snowflake cling stamps and made some backgrounds by randomly stamping and embossing in sparkly jewelled gold, kalidoscope and moonglow embossing powders.  I ummed and ahhed over the image, I didnt want to use my cuttlebug for 2 reasons - I have to cut 26 times and my c plate has snapped so is only 2/3rds size now so not going to push it!  Another rummage and I found a 2" circle scallop punch which was perfect but finding an image that suited the size was proving tricky.  I was just about giving up hope then the penny dropped that on ths month's Craft Stamper there is a circle xmas stamp designed by yep The Stampman free on the cover which fits PERFECT!  There job done!  Knocked out 26 of these in ONE EVENING!

So if you're also in a last minute panic looking for ideas here's my little cards (made mostly from scraps off my tealight boxes too!)  Thank You Stampman!!

I'll give you a quick step by step below with materials list :)  Not easy to get a good pic but they're VERY sparkly!

Girls cards were blue and silver

Boys cards were red and green

Card bases measure 3" square
Mounting layer 2 and 3/4" square
Embossed layer 2 1/2" square


Step 1 - Cut required strips of card 6" x 3" and fold in half.  Edge with a metallic pen (I used Letraset metallic markers)

Step 2 - Take a sheet of A4 card and randomly stamp snowflakes using versamark then emboss.  I used 3 sheets and chose a jewelled gold, kaleidoscope (holographic) and Moonglow Golden angel wings

Step 3 - trim some backing card to 2 and 3/4" square and mount this in a diamond shape on the front of the card.  Trim your embossed sheets to 2 and 1/2" square and use distress ink around the edges.  I used pine needles for the boys ones and broken china with stormy sky for the girls.  Adhere to the front of your card.

Step 4 - Use a 2" scallop punch and punch however many you need out then stamp and emboss the reindeer design which is free on craft stamper this month.  I used versamark and a jewelled gold and kaleidoscope embossng powder.  Again edge with distress ink then mount with 3d foam pads on the front.  Add a couple of gems to finish.

*I find it easier to stamp several out and emboss one after the other - Use a poky tool to keep them from blowing away!


Hope you've had a bit of inspiraton and if you're in a mad panic - Good Luck!!


I'd like to enter into...

Cheeful stamp pad - Xmas greeting as focal point
Bunny Zoes - Shaped cards
Crafty Boots - Xmas
Cupcake craft - sparkles shines
Heart song inspiratons - snowflakes
Hooked on crafts - xmas
House of Gilli - Red and gold
Make it monday - anything goes
Lexis - untraditional xmas
The pink elephant - sparkle and snowflakes
Papertake weekly - Im dreaming of a (blue) christmas

Afternoon :)

Got a couple to share with you today :)  Been extra busy with poorly kids, prepping for xmas and the lymm dickensian so I think I'm pretty much done so can do some blogging for a change!

First up is a card I made for Ruby Choobz using a Teddy Bo digi coloured with promarkers and flexmarkers.  The gems are from The Stampman and come in strips which is really very handy if you want to use a lot!  White flowers are papermania and embossed lilac DP I've had literally forever, I got it for subscribing to CM&P around 2004 and put it away for 'best' as you do!

Entering into...

Pile it on - Bling it up
Corrosive - Anything but christmas
Crafty Catz - Anything goes
Hotshot craft - Promarkers :)

This little cutie is by Mo Manning called Holly Fairy and is one of the candle box cards I've made again coloured with promarkers and I've added glitter around the edge.  My tutorial on how to make these boxes is here

Entering into...

Paper sundaes - ANything christmas
Kenny K - Xmas hues of blue
2 sisters - Christmas
Challenge up your life - box or packaging
Make it colourful - Recolour an image  - First attempt at this stamp here girls!

Another candle box card using a silhouette by Stitchy Bear Stamps.  Cant see it very well but I coloured in the fireworks with a clear sakura stardust pen so its all sparkly, used distress ink around the image then stamped flowers along the edge in distress ink (flowers are from a sheet from The Stampman and I use them that much its stuck permanently to its own block!)

Entering into...

One stitch at a time - Use a digi

And finally another box card cutie by Di's digi downloads.  Saw this image whilst perusing and someone had entered one on a linky so I went off for a nose as you do and bought some - I'm sure I'll be getting more!  I coloured this one when I was sat in a kids play area and had a couple ooohing and ahhing over it :)

Entering into

Gingerloft - winter or xmas
Quirky crafts - snow
The squirrel and the fox -Christmas

Toodle pip for now, will be back tomorrow and wednesday woo hoo!

Embossing at Crafty Cardmakers

Goodness me what a fortnight I've had!  Both kids got a bad cold and were off school then OH and myself were both poorly with it then when I think we're on a clear run till christmas both kids got a tummy bug 48 hours apart so spent last week nursing poorly ick kids again!  Had to laugh though as Miss Molly threw up all over her dad haha!  He was horrified and couldnt get in the shower fast enough lol!  Well to say I was tired out was an understatement so apologies if I'm way behind schedule as I've not had time or energy to go on PC.

Anyway I'm here now and got a quick christmas card to show you using my favourite starburst stains from The Stampman - These are ***ON OFFER*** at the moment so grab them whilst theyre at this price which is £12 a set so they're HALF PRICE wooo hoooo!!!  The set I have used is Holiday Wreath and they are nice and dark perfect for christmas *but* you can also add some in a pot and add extra water to get a really beautiful pink and green for spring cards too, it really is a cracking set so don't miss out!  You can win a set from The Stampman as that is the prize over at Crafty Cardmakers and you still have a whole week to enter - we'd just like to see some heat embossing!

For this challenge I used the Holiday Wreath starburst stains set which is our prize from The Stampman this fortnight.  Its a gorgeous set and you can also make lovely spring pinks and greens with it too.  I've stamped the NOEL stamp and embossed with Moonglow embossing powders (from a christmas set) over the holiday wreath starburst stains then mounted on white and more Starburst Stains with 3d pads so it really sticks out.  The swirl in the corner is also embossed and I added sticky gems (That come in 4 sizes on one sheet - fab!)

Do hope you can join in the challenge and you still have a week to enter to win a fab set of Holiday Wreath Starburst Stains!