At the beach with I Love Promarkers

 Hi guys,

We have a new challenge started today over at I Love Promarkers, where you can now join in using any markers that you own. Our optional theme this time is Beside the Sea.

This challenge is sponsored by the Paper Nest Dolls Digis and I have used an image they gave away free in a magazine.

I decided to use a gift card holder from Papermania Capsule Collection (Geometric). I added some washi tape to appear like waves, and a whale topper that also came free with a magazine. I fussy cut the image after colouring and layered over the waves. Finally I added a foiled sentiment topper.

I used the following promarkers - cool grey 1 and 3 and 5, warm grey 4, mustard, yellow, daffodil bloom, primrose, indigo blue, china blue, poppy, pale pink and soft peach.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

dragonfly dreams - outdoors

polkadoodles wk11 Mother's Day (gift voucher for holiday to go inside)

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Earrings in the purple

 I made some intricate earrings which wrap beads around a jump ring.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

CRAFT #671 Female

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Special Lady at Creative Moments

 So it is soon going to be Mother's Day here in the UK, so our optional theme for this month over at Creative Moments, is to make something to celebrate a special lady. 

I have used Beach Ready from All Dressed Up for my card.

I coloured the image using watercolour pencils and then die cut using X-cut ovals die. I layered some patterned papers that came free with a magazine onto the card front, after rounding the edges of the purple paper with my corner punch. I covered the overlap using blue wave washi tape. Finally I cut out a flower to use as the sun and added the sentiment.

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

Allsorts #719 A trio of something (my card has a trio of patterns).

dragonflydreams - outdoors

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Flowers

 Hi all,

We have a new challenge starting today over at I Love Promarkers, with the optional twist of 'add a flower' Also, we are no longer going to be exclusively for promarkers, but you can enter if you have coloured your image with any kind of marker.

I coloured the image (Flowery from our sponsor Ching-chou Kwik) with a variety of pink and purple promarkers before fussy cutting. I then layered this onto two die-cut circles of patterned paper. I layered these onto an ombre card base. To finish I added the flower toppers, butterfly chipboard and sentiment topper.

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

SOS #491 Flowers

simplycreatetoo #188 Spring Colours

For the [late] girls

 Hi all,

It is March already and spring is around the corner! Our new challenge at MAWTT is 'for the ladies/girls' as chosen by Diane.

I coloured the image with Promarkers before die-cutting with a stitched square die from M&C. I used an edging punch for the pattern down the sides. Finally I added a handwritten 'I'm late' sentiment.

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

inkspirational #284 Stitching real or faux (on the stitched square die cut)

sundaypostcardart - Alice in Wonderland (white rabbit)

Do pop along to the challenge to see the rest of the DT creations and to enter the challenge.

Hugz Tinz

Rocking into Spring

 Hi everyone,

I am just posting a reminder for our 'interactive' challenge over at Creative Moments. For this reminder post I did a slightly different interactive card - I made a rocker card.

I used a Kit and Clowder tutorial to colour the image from Sheepski with watercolour pencils. I really like the way this has turned out, although the flower petals would have been better had I had a couple of different shades of purple. I die-cut the image into a scalloped circle as the topper for the rocker card, which is basically made from a circle, or an oval, folded in half to make the card base, which allows the card to rock slightly.

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

SimonsaysMonday - Things with Wings

TheMaleRoom #171 Nature

SimplyCreateToo #187 Something you love - I adore nature and love watching bees on the flowers

Thanks for looking - do pop along to the blog to see the main challenge and the DT creations.

Hugz Tinz

Dotty for I Love Promarkers

 Happy Thursday

Our new challenge started yesterday at I Love Promarkers with the optional theme of going dotty (add some dots).

I used a stencil on a 4x6 base card with distressed ink in China Blue, Mermaid Lagoon and Carved Pumpkin to make the background. 

I coloured the image using the following Promarkers - carmine, royal blue, cornflower, sandstone, honeycomb, umber, caramel and tawny owl. I then fussy cut the image before adding to the card. Finally I found a sentiment in my stash that matched and added it to the bottom.

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

AHSC 513(I twisted the background though)

PFP #678 - I don't actually have a favourite digi or stamp, but this one was great fun to colour

SOS #490 Something beginning with B (blue) - the stencil has been in my stash for a while

TIOT - Lets get messy (I find stencils are always messy)

AYLI - I prefer stencils to freestyle backgrounds as they are quick and easy

inkspirational #283 use stencils

simplycreatetoo #187 Something you love (unicorns)

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

All shook up!!

 Our first actual challenge of 2023 has started over at Creative Moments, with a fun optional theme of Interactive Elements!

I have made a shaker card using "Bear Love" from our sponsor Sheepski.

I used a triple aperture card to make this shaker - coloured the bear with watercolour pencils, adhered to the inner panel with acetate layered over the aperture hole. I then used 3D foam pads to create a pocket and added heart sequins. Finally I added stickers to the outside.

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

dragonflydreams - love

countryview - be sentimental

mmm #194 All creatures great and small

SOS #490 Anything starting with a B

TIOT - All you need is love

AYLI - love or friendship (I think a love card can actually be for a friend or a partner)

SimonSaysMonday - Frame it

craftycatz #624 Add a little love

daringcardmakers - All loved up

polkadoodles wk6 Valentine

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

You're amoosing

 Ok so that sentiment isn't actually on my card - but I really wish it was now!!

This is my new DT card for the challenge that started today over at I Love Promarkers, which has the optional theme of animals.

Of course as always you can play anything goes but please make sure you have used promarkers somewhere on your card. Our sponsor is Dr Digi'sHouse Of Stamps and I have used Cuddly critters cow.

Firstly I coloured the image using promarkers (although I didn't make a note of which ones!). Then I die-cut the image using my X-cut scalloped circle nesting dies. I 'painted' the card base with a metallic sunset pink from the Range before layering the image onto it. I then used two covered chipboard butterflies for the top corners, to frame the cow.

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

TheMaleRoom #171 Nature

SimonsaysWed - fun with dies

Allsorts #714 I love...animals of all kinds

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

our memories

 I have been playing around with one of the Dr Digi images I have in my stash, and I came up with this idea for a card.

Firstly I layered green card and a yellow patterned paper onto a scalloped base card.

Next I coloured the image using promarkers before fussy cutting this out. I then stuck a chipboard frame over the image to frame the faces of the two characters. To finish I added an 'our memories' scrapbook sentiment.

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

Avenue613 #2 Use red for anything BUT a heart (I used it for the lips)

MMM #193 Love is in the air

SOS #489 Love is in the air

SimonSaysWed - Love is in the air

Colormyheart #534 inspiration picture

Park Hopping - Theme Parks (One of the Disney Princesses maybe)

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Numbers

 Hi all,

It is February already!! This means it is time for a new challenge over at Moving Along With The Times. The theme this month is chosen by Diane and she has gone with Numbers.

I used a floral paper for the base of my card and then layered a plain white panel with a number peel-off, onto a bright blue panel - cut using the stitched square nesting dies from the Works. I then used a patterned paper strip that looked almost the inverse of the backing paper. Finally I added a chipboard sentiment that I painted with metallic pale blue ink from the Range.

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

MTTC #500 Numbers

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz

Pretty Pastels

 Hi guys,

It is time for a new challenge over at I Love Promarkers and this time the optional twist is to USE PASTEL COLOURS.

I have used 'For You' by our sponsor Hetty Clare. I used a pastel blue 6x6 base card. I die-cut a heart using X-cut nesting dies and pink glitter card. After colouring the image I fussy cut this out and added to the heart. To finish I heat embossed a chipboard heart using lilac embossing powder, added a foiled sentiment topper and some pearls.

To colour the image I used the following Promarkers - Metallic Green, Baby Pink, Lavender, Blue Pearl, Shale, Satin, Tawny Owl, Grey Squirrel and Peach.

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

SimonSaysWednesday - Anything Goes

Purples and greens - fav colours

 It is time for our first challenge of 2023 over at I Love Promarkers - and we have a great twist for this one ~ Use Your Favourite Colours.

I used an angel image I had already in my stash from Sheepski who are our sponsors for this challenge. (I couldn't use a new image as I was unable to print due to an issue with my printer).

I used two papers from my stash, one of which was already embossed, so I am unsure of the embossing folder used.

I coloured the angel using Promarkers and then fussy cut the image.

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

polkadoodles wk1 something for an adult

Thank you for looking,

Hugz Tinz

KRAFT creations

 Happy New Year everybody - here's hoping for good health and wellbeing for all.

We have our first challenge of 2023 starting over at Moving Along With The Times (MAWTT), which is to use KRAFT card.

I am also combining this post with our reminder post for Creative Moments, where our optional twist is still Christmas or Celebrations. Although I have done a Thank You card I believe it fits with the Christmas theme as now is time for the Christmas thanks :D.

For my reminder card I used the same image as for my main card and fussy cut it once again. I used a Christmas foiled KRAFT card. Then I layered up a papermania decoupage of baking stuff in a kitchen, which I think works perfectly with the image.

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

KRAFT #662 Anything Goes

AlphabetChallenge - T for Thank You

I used the same papermania decoupage kit for this card, but this time I used the hen house and made a new home card.

For the final card I decided to use one of my many Bugaboo images. I do miss this shop, they had so many fun images, but I am thankful I still have lots that I can use. I left it uncoloured as I thought colouring the image would detract from the foiled KRAFT card.

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

CraftyCatz #618 Christmas

CraftyHazelnuts #627 Christmas or New Year

AYLI - Anything Goes for Christmas

ABCChristmas - Y for Youngsters

WinterWonderland - Anything Christmas

Thanks for looking,

Hugz Tinz