'New' Challenge at Passion for Markers

Well it's the new year and time for a new challenge at Passion for Markers after our month long special Christmas challenge!  And, appropriately enough, I've chosen a theme of NEW for this week's challenge.  My 'new' is that the image from our sponsor, The Paper Shelter, is new to me, and also the small rectangular die set from Marianne Designs which is new out this month! (Full list of Marianne goodies below.)

The Paper Shelter are offering three digis to the lucky winner of the challenge so do get crafting!

If you take a look at the makes by my teamies here, you can see just how versatile 'new' can be.  It could be a new item, a new technique, a card for a new baby or new home - endless possibilities.  Just remember to tell us what your 'new' is, and also what type of markers you have used.

The papers I used are Showtime from Graphic 45, the sentiment is from Mama Elephant.  And, as I said deets of Marianne products are below.

Marianne Products used

 Picot Edge Small Rectangle Die - NEW!

Large Distress Edge Rectangle Die - CR1569

Curtain Dies - LR0502

Text Label Dies - CR1605

Happy New Year to you all, and I look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your version of NEW!

Happy Crafting

Juliexx

PFM In or On The Sea

Good morning - hope you've all enjoyed the Easter break - we've loved having family visit over the last couple of weeks, with nieces, sisters, daughter's and future in-laws on our guest list!  And the sun shone so it's been wonderful.  Our daughter, Em and her lovely partner, Jack, leave today but back up in a few weeks so I don't feel so bad at saying goodbye!

Anyhoo, on to today's card and it's for Passion for Markers and our lovely Lorraine on team 1 has chosen a theme of  In or On the Sea - just right as the weather is warming up!

Our generous sponsor this week is All Dressed Up Stamps and they are offering one lucky winner 2 digi images of their choice from their online store.  Most of the DT have used images from All Dressed Up stamps on their creations this week.

I've used this gorgeous image called Little Fishes and teamed him up with these lovely papers from Graphic 45 - they seem to be my go to for sea- themed makes!  The frames are Go Create set Frilly Frames #10 and there are of course the must use Marianne Dies, list below.

Marianne Products Used

Ship's Wheel - LR0417

Captain's Hat - CR1554

Lighthouse/Toy Boat - COL1497

I do hope you will be inspired to come along and join in our challenge at PFM - hop on over here to the challenge blog to see the super makes of my teamies.  Oh and don't forget you have to use Markers and just let us know which type you've used.  

Hugs, Juliexx

Mo's Pig Pile

I cannot believe the problems I'm still having with my laptop!  I've finally managed to nip on to our pc where hubby has been creating Christmas quizzes and all sorts!  Means I have to email images and jump through hoops but here for now!  

This is Mo Manning's Pig Pile and my first non-Christmas card for ages!   It comes with the sentiment which is rather apt at the minute as I think that is the number of people allowed at a party at the minute!!

Kept rather simple  as it's a busy time of year - just added some Graphic 45 Olde Curiosity Shoppe matching piggy papers!

I'm going to try and do a bit of commenting while I'm here and I probably won't have to cook dinner then - result!!

Happy Christmas everyone.

Hugs, Julie xx

Teen Genius for the new challenge on Mo's Challenge blog

I sort of feel that today's card is rather appropriate given the global problem with those pesky Corona virus germs!  Here's hoping those clever scientists are busy working on a vaccination or something similar.  For now just keep washing those hands!

This is Teen Genius from Mo's Digital Pencil and he's for the new challenge over on the DP2 Challenge blog here where this month's theme is simply the colour Green. 

I've kept him quite simple because the papers are quite busy-from Graphic 45. The little test-tubes and conical flasks were from my friend's stash and the little bubbles are a Memory Box  die set that has been in my stash an age!!

Check out the fabulous green makes of Mo's DT here on the challenge blog and then come and join in our challenge!!  Keep washing those hands!!

Happy weekend!
Juliexx

Naming Day Card

I can't believe that it's already a week since we were down south for some family dos, including a naming day for our niece Charlotte's gorgeous Benjamin -  this is the card I made using Jessie from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Loving those big doleful eyes!  Of course it wouldn't be complete without a few Marianne dies thrown in - details below!  I love the bear die, although how I've highlighted his eyes make him look a bit evil!!  

Marianne Dies

Bear Die - LR0465

Balloons - COL1378

Heart Shaped Balloon - Limited Edition Let's Party

Oh and the papers are Graphic 45.

I'm doing my first winter fair next weekend so I'm mad busy trying to build up stock - I barely slept on Thursday night, I've been feeling so anxious about not having enough stock to cover the two days!    I'm hoping to just go hell for leather (and I have been) over the next few days.  My house is a tip but it will have to wait!!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hugs, Juliexx

Welcome Baby Benjamin!

Our lovely niece, Charlotte gave birth on Saturday to a beautiful bouncing boy- Benjamin and this is my card to Wilson family and to newly crowned big sister, Jemima!  

I've used the lovely Dede and Pod again, from Mo's Digital Pencil and matched them up with bunny papers in honour of our new Benjamin Bunny!!

The papers are a mix of Graphic 45, Bella and Boo, and First Edition, and of course there's some yummy Marianne dies and stuff, as below:

Woodgrain Effect School Slate  Die- COL1373

Large Bow Die - LR0447

Miniature Bunny Die from Baby Animals set - COL 1422 (all such cute dies!)

Ribbon

Sparkly heart and star embellies

I borrowed my friend Lesley's dies for the little bunnies hopping across the bottome of the card!

Well, that's all for today - getting ready for our little Violet's First Birthday this Friday - just where has that year gone!!
Hugs, Juliexxx

Whatever the Weather at Passion for Promarkers

Sorry I'm late posting today's card but I've been on Nannie duties last night and this morning, :)

It's my challenge choice over at a Passion for Promarkers this week and I've chosen a theme of Weather.  I've played a bit fast and loose with my theme but hey, you can't have a day at the Seaside unless the sun is shining......well as long as it's not raining, here in the UK, I think the rule is!!

My image is a scrummy new one from Mo's Digital Pencil called Sailor - I love her, I do have a thing for sailor images  - All the Nice Girls Love a Sailor ( know that tune?).

The edge frame is cut with a Fiskars two in one die -I love these as they making punching a frame so simple. The little anchor die was free with a magazine recently, papers are Graphic 45 and there's a cheeky little Marianne Die thrown in at the bottom which I thought looked a bit wave-like, details below:

LR0344- Anja's Border Elegant (and looks like it's in stock here at Crafts U Love- just saying!)

My teamies at PFP have done me proud with the theme - check them out here if you'd like some inspiration, then come and play along!  

Our generous sponsor this week is LC Designs who are offering one lucky winner a prize of 4 digis of their choice.  There are so many gorgeous digis in their store you will be spoilt for choice.

Have a great week, everyone,

Hugs, Juliexx

July Mo Blog Hop

Hey there bloggers - it's that time of the month again for a hop on through the blogs of the girlies on Mo's Dream Team!  This month's theme of Water has been chosen by the delectable Debby and she is also the start of our hop.  Nip on back over to  Debby's blog, if you want to start at the beginning!  I know Debby will have a fab make to share with you!  Otherwise, you should have arrived here from the fabulous Gretha's blog.

I've actually used two images and merged them together in Photoshop.  To see a great tutorial on how to do this, visit the blog of Debbie Pamment, a lovely and much missed ex-member of Mo's Dream Team - I always visit to remind me how to merge and it really is easy if you follow Debbie's tut!  I've merged Clam Diggers with the actual beach scene from Mo's set called Beach Elements 1. (And I'm a little bit cross as I could have used a couple of the other elements in the set too for my card if I'd thought about it!)

I've coloured the images with a mix of Promarkers and Shinhan Touch Markers, and added a touch of glitter to the beach and the white foam of the sea for a bit of texture. Can you see that I also added a Memory swirly border diecut just  behind the image and tried to line it up with the sea line so it continues out of the frame!  I also added some Copic blender to a face cloth and dabbed it on the beach to give a grainy look, I hope! My papers are a mix of Lili of the Valley NitWit papers, Beach Bliss and Graphic 45 papers, To the Beach.

I love this Lighthouse die from Cheery Lynn and I also added some teeny house dies from Memory Box and coloured them in pastel shades to look like beach huts. The little butterfly shaped shell and the cone shell were from best matey Lesley's visit to the Florida Beaches, with everything else from stash.

Right, now I'm the end of the hop this month but I hope you've enjoyed it and left some love on each of the girls' posts as there are a couple of $5 vouchers up for grabs for two lucky commentors!! The full order of the hop is below should you need it!

Debby, Heidy, Vili, Alexandra, Anneke, Kaly, Gretha,Julie.

In case anyone is wondering, my house move has stalled at the minute, as our buyer has lost his buyer, sob!!  Keep everything crossed for us that it all gets back on track soon!!

Passion for Promarkers Anniversary Challenge

Hello and welcome to our 5 Year Anniversary here at PFP Challenges, and in honour of the 5 years that PFP has been setting you weekly challenges, Teams 1 and 2 are coming together, for one big celebration.  The theme is to use your dies and we have lots of lovely prizes for you from our lovely sponsors - see my list at the end of my very long post!!    To be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon markers) and of course follow the theme. 

As you can see, I've used a fabulous Mo Manning Digi image called Naunet-she is so adorable!  I took my colour scheme from a new pad of Graphic 45 papers On the Boardwark.

I've coloured  her with my Promarkers and Trias and then entered embellie heaven to finish off!  The little shells were a gift from best matey Lesley, who picked up a whole lod from the beach while she was in Florida.  I made the flower ages ago using a flower punch which I then scrunched up and added some glitter for that extra sparkle.

My die cuts include this little Memory Box Whale which I bought in the sales and wasn't sure when I would use it but here it is!  The bubbles, large and small, are also cut with Memory Box dies.  Finally, I mde the three little starfish using a star mould and some Cloud Clay which I'd heard good things about and it is indeed as light as a feather and very easy to use.  I curled the points of the star while the clay was still drying to get that starfish feel going and then stained them with Antique Linen Distress stain and some gold liquid pearl from Tulip.

What I really love from the Graphic 45 papers is the Mermaids Wanted sign - just perfect!!  I've also used a Tim Holtz flourish edge die but have then proceeded to cover it up!

 As it's a special challenge we have a really easy theme for you of "use your die-cuts", although please note we are only accepting a maximum of 3 entries per person for this one challenge only.  To be eligible for our prize draw you must use your Letraset products (i.e. pro, flex, tria, aqua, metallic or neon markers) and of course follow the theme.  As always we have some fantastic prizes up for grabs and our sponsors have been very generous as usual .  Here we go.....

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Letraset are offering one lucky winner a pack of 12 Promarkers - Set 1

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Michele R Designs are offering one lucky winner a prize of $10.00 worth of digi papers

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DigiStamp Boutique are offering one lucky winner a £10.00 voucher

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Polkadoodles are offering one lucky winner 2 digis from their Work & Play range:

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Little Claire designs are offering one lucky winner a beautiful Silhouette Elephants clear stamp

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Angel Crafts are offering one lucky winner – prize to be confirmed

That is one serious list of prizes - if you need any more enticement to join us, take a look here at the cards made by my fab  PFP teamies - they are fabulous!!

The Tramp by Mo Manning

I made this card for my niece's boyfriend's 21st birthday  over the weekend.  We had a whirlwind trip up to the Lake District actually, to celebrate their joint 21sts in the form of a Great Gatsby Party (pics at the end), which was a great success.  So I thought The Tramp would be just perfect for Sean's card.

Love these corner sentiment dies from Die-Versions but they don't show up too well against the papers I've used (Websters Pages) hence the close up.

The Charlie Chapline motif is cut from a Graphic 45 pad and the other dies I've used are Party Music from Memory Box, Film Clapperboard die from Whimsy Stamps and a film strip die from Tim Holtz.

You can find The Tramp here in Mo's store.

And here are a few pictures of the big day:

My two girls with our great-nephew Sam. 

Son Harry didn't go for the obvious but went as the invitation with a scene from the Great Gatsby 

Hubby Nick as Elliot Ness thinking he was enforcing prohibition! 

And the birthday boy and girl themselves, Sean and my niece, Lily!