Out and about with I Love Promarkers

 Hi everybody,

We have a new challenge starting today over at I Love Promarkers - the only requirement is that you do use promarkers on your creations (or aquamarkers/triamarkers/flexmarkers). Our twist for this challenge is 'outdoors'.

We are sponsored by Dr Digi and I used Pierre the postie.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers before fussy cutting him. I then added him to a floral base card (mimicking a country garden). I added a ladybird on a flower, a butterfly and a floral sentiment to really bring out the feel of summer being on its way.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

craftycalendar - Masculine

ATSM #406 Make your mark

AYLI - fav colouring medium (alcohol markers as I find them easy to blend and shade with)

SimonSaysWed - Anything Goes

allsorts #625 Bright, sunny colours

Simple portrait

 Hi guys,

I have a CAS card to share with you today.

I had the silhouette topper in my stash and I decided to build the card around this. I added a diamante to the top, and then stamped the sentiment and heat embossed with Heat It Up silver embossing powder. A nice quick and simple card.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

SimonSaysMonday - Frame It (delicate frame around the silhouette image)

Simplylessismoore #443 Sketch

dragonflydreams - Add some sparkle (embossing powder and gemstone)

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

New challenge over at Creative Moments

 So pop along to the blog and see what the talented design team have created.

I don't create for the 22nd post but I always like to play along with the girls - so here is what I have made.

This is a cross stitched design I have made as a birth sampler card for a friend.

I would like to enter it into the following challenges:

AnimalFriends #98 Bear

SimonSaysMonday - Four legged friends

craftycatz #552 Cute as you like

Christmas Stamping

 Hi all,

I decided to make another Christmas card and am sharing it with you today. I wanted it to be more for kids.

I used a patterned base card and added two stamp stickers to it. I then added the forever friends bear, with hat, and the north pole sentiment, both of which were in my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

ABCChristmas - K for Kids

AnimalFriends #98 Bear

Allsorts #624 Anything Goes

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Sentiments @ I Love Promarkers

 Hi all,

We have a new challenge started this morning at I Love Promarkers. We are always anything goes as long as you use Promarkers/Aquamarkers/Flexmarkers on your project, but our option twist for this challenge is to add a sentiment.

I sprayed the background with a Tim Holtz ink spray and allowed this to dry. I coloured the image with Promarkers. I then die-cut using a stitched square M&C die, but ensuring the balloon stayed outside the die. I then added a sentiment topper and a birthday cake.

Our sponsor for this challenge is:

   Paper Nest Dolls Digis

 The Prize for the lucky winner is

 3 images from their shop

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

IkesWorld #144 Birds/butterflies

SimonSaysMonday - Things with wings

CuteCardThursday - Anything Goes

PFP 591 Use your favourite colours (I love turquoise and I though pink went really well with the colour choice)

A great pear

 Hi guys,

We have a new challenge starting today over at Creative Moments. As always we are an Anything Goes challenge blog, and this fortnights sponsor is 

The ArtsyStamper. I have used Bartlett Pear digital stamp set and coloured the image on the computer before printing out.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

CatchTheBug - Anything Goes

Please check out the sponsor at the following links:

TheArtsystamperShop (Etsy)

Artsystamper (YouTube)
Artsystamper (Facebook)
Artsystamper (Instagram)
Artsystamper Art FB Group

Bouquet of flowers

 Hi guys,

We have a new challenge starting today over at MAWTT, as it is the first of May! Our theme for this month is a bouquet of flowers. I have gone a little rustic with mine :)

I layered a beaded flower stem behind a bouquet topper to add extra interest, and then simply layered a sentiment on top of this to make a CAS card.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Modsquad - Flowers

allsorts #622 Spring Blossoms

ikesworld #143 springtime

I also have a recipe to share with you today - for a Chicken Jalfrezi.

First of all chop 2 peppers, 1 onion, 1 garlic clove and some ginger into small pieces.

Add some cumin seeds to a pan with 2tbsp oil and wait for the seeds to start popping. Then add the chopped vegetables to the pan and cook for 5-10 minutes or until the onion has started to brown.

Add 1tbsp curry paste (I used tandoori) 1/4 tsp chilli powder,1tsp ground coriander and 1tsp ground cumin to the pan and mix together. Also add a pinch of salt. Allow to cook for a further 5 minutes before stirring in some fresh chicken chopped into chunks.

Add a can of chopped tomatoes and 2tbsp chopped fresh coriander once the chicken has been cooking for about 5-10 minutes and stir through. Allow to simmer until the chicken is cooked through.

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz