A Passion for Markers Blog Spot Challenge #795 - Beach Vibes - Sponsored by Uniko Stamps

Hello and a happy Tuesday to you all ! I hope you are all well and the week has started well.  Its my son's birthday today - he's 28 years old which I cant quite believe as it makes me feel very old indeed!  

Today I'm here to let you know that a new challenge has started over on the Passion for Markers Blog challenge.

This weeks challenge is being sponsored by Uniko stamps and our theme of 'Beach Vibes' this week was chosen for team 2 by Me...

I think spending days at the beach in the Summer is the perfect way to cool off - especially when the beaches are quieter ! 

For my challenge I chose to use one of my favourite digital images by Krista Leigh Smith aka Saturated Canary - this is called Toes in the sand. Sadly Krista has closed her shop due to other commitments but she's promised us shell pop up every now and then with images for us to colour. 

I have created a simple A7 card with a distress oxide ink background to coordinate with the fun surfer girl image.  I wanted to give the effect of sun rays from behind the surfer girl so used a stencil and a baby wipe to lift some of the ink off the sky section of the design.

I resized the image to suit my card blank and then printed out onto alcohol friendly card stock before colouring with my Promarkers and fussy cutting out.  The digital sentiment was added to the panel before printing.  The image was adhered to the card with foam tape for dimension.

I added white gelly  roll pen highlights to the water and some sparkly sequins around the design.

I really hope that you have enjoyed my card today and will drop by again to see my next project and don't forget to join in with the challenge over on the Passion for Markers blog

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Krista Leigh Smith digital stamp - Toes in the sand

Polkadoodles Digital Sentiment - Winnie Starfish & Sandcastles - sentiment bundle

Distress Oxides - dried marigold, scattered straw, salty ocean, salvaged patina, wild honey

Clearly Besotted stencil - shooting star

Sugar & spice sequins - unicorn mix

Sakura gelly roll pen - white

     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

A Passion for Markers Blog Spot Challenge #720 - New Beginings

Hello and a very happy and healthy New Year to you all ! 

I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and if you celebrate New Year that you had loads of fun too.

Christmas is still in full flow here in Spain and the decorations will stay up as we await the arrival of the Three Kings, it's important for the Christmas lights to remain on to light their way !

Epiphany on the 6th January - is the Spanish Christmas Day, when the Three Kings shower gifts on children rather than Santa Claus. There is usually a procession in the town on the 5th as the Three Kings arrive distributing sweets and toys at midnight,   then families will celebrate together on the 6th which is El Día de los Reyes Magos.

Today I'm here to let you know that a new challenge has started over on the Passion for Markers Blog challenge.

This weeks challenge theme of 'New Beginnings' has been chosen by our lovely Linda for team 2 and being sponsored by Uniko

I chose to use a beautiful digital image by one of my favourite artists Krista Leigh Smith called 'Repotting' and I thought this was perfect for the theme.

It's a simple A6 size card, the image has been coloured with my Promarkers and I've added a digital sentiment to the bottom of the design before die cutting out with an arched die.

The card blank was covered with some spring papers from my collection and I added a thin strip of pale green glitter card for a little sparkle.

I gently blended a couple of distress inks over the arch background and mounted the panel on card offcuts.

I hope that you join in with the challenge as there is a prize from the sponsor for our winner!

I really hope that you have enjoyed my card today and will drop by again to see my next project and don't forget to join in with the challenge over on the Passion for Markers blog

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:
Krista Leigh Smith Digital stamp - Lucy Monkman - All the gifts girl with birds

Polkadoodles Digital Sentiment - Happy Cactus Collection - sentiment bundle

distress ink - weathered wood, salty ocean

Spellbinders dies - nested arches

Sakura Gelly Roll pens - black, white

Lisa Horton Crafts - designer paper

Promarkers used :

Skin:           almond, dusky rose, soft peach, oatmeal, blush

Blush:         pale pink

Eyes:           Egyptian blue, cobalt blue

Hair:           vanilla, caramel, sandstone, umber

Dress:         Egyptian blue, cobalt blue, denim blue

Sash:          marine, turquoise, soft green

Plants:         forest green, bright green, meadow green

                   holly, soft green, mint green

                   burgundy

flower:        gold, buttercup

                  antique pink, salmon pink, pale pink

Pots:           antique pink, salmon pink, pale pink

                  marine, turquoise, soft green

                  gold, sunflower, buttercup

Soil:            warm grey 4, 2

bottle:        cool aqua, blender

Crate:        pastel beige, caramel, sandstone

Table:        ice grey 00, 1

     

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

 Wendy x

It's because I'm Green isn't it with Krista Smith

Hello everyone wishing you all a lovely Saturday!  

I am here today on my blog to share a special Christmas card that I've made using a wonderful digital stamp from Krista Smith.  

I have been a fan of her artwork for many many years and every month the designs she releases just get better, when I saw this digital I knew it would be perfect for one of my Christmas cards this year.

This card is made using a recent Patreon stamp called Green Friend, coloured with my promarkers (see below for colours).  I would highly recommend having a look at her Patreon as there are loads of amazing digital images to create with.

I've die cut a sparkly green frame for my simple design, blended green distress ink over the panel and added a  little stencilling for detail and texture.

The finishing touches are some super shiny green sequins and a little sparkle on the bauble and her bobbles.

I hope that you like my card today 🌞

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Krista Smith Stamps  

Promarkers (see below)

Distress Ink - twisted citron

Polkadoodles Creatives Stencil - Heavenly Circles

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen - clear

Sakura Gelly Roll pen - white

Green sequins

Promarkers used :

Skin:                almond, dusky rose, soft peach, oatmeal, blush

cheeks:            pale pink

Eyes:                china blue, denim blue

Hair:                saffron, lemon chiffon, buttercup, primrose

Outfit:              lemon chiffon, buttercup, primrose

                       antique pink, salmon pink, pastel pink

                       pink camelia, pale blossom

Holly:               forest green, bright green

                       burgundy, poppy, lipstick red

Bauble:            antique pink, salmon pink, pastel pink

                       sunflower, primrose

Green friend:    forest green, bright green, leaf green

                       lavender

                       burgundy, poppy, lipstick red

  

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

Fall Breeze for a Special Friend with Krista Smith

Hello everyone wishing you a lovely Thursday!

Pilates has gone well so far and its good to be back into a routine again - I forget what day of the week it is in the holidays 😂

I am here today in blogland to share an Autumn card that i have made using a gorgeous digital stamp from Krista Smith.  I have been a fan of her artwork for many many years and every month the designs she releases just get better.

Todays card is made using a Patreon exclusive stamp for September called Fall Breeze, coloured using my promarkers and simply teamed with some autumn papers from Craftwork cards.

The leaves are die cut from an Alcohol ink panel that I created on glossy photo paper.

I hope that you like my card today 🌞

Hasta luego 👋 

Enjoy the rest of your day !

Card recipe:

Krista Smith Stamps- Fall Breeze 

Promarkers (see below)

Craftwork cards papers - Hedgerow collection

Craftwork cards sentiment - Meadow collection

Crafters Companion leaf die

Distress ink - spiced marmalade

Spectrum Aqua pens - chestnut, desert

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Promarkers used :

Skin:                ivory, almond, satin, dusky rose, sunkissed pink

cheeks:            pale pink

Hair:                sandstone, caramel, cinnamon, umber

Scarf:               burnt orange, mandarin, pumpkin

Coat:                marsh green, forest green, pine green

Trousers:          gold, mustard, buttercup

Pumps:             mustard, sandstone, caramel, cinnamon, umber

                        ice grey 4,3,1

Sky:                 pastel blue, cool aqua, duck egg blue, pale blossom, soft peach

Falling leaves:    forest green, gold, caramel

Ground:            pine, forest green, marsh green, sandstone

Toadstools:        burgundy, poppy red, lipstick red, lavender, vanilla

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

Honey from Krista Smith

Hello everyone…… wishing you all a wonderful week ahead….it’s Monday again and that meant Pilates this morning…. It was a very hot class but only a few more weeks before the break for summer.

I thought today I would share a card with another beautiful image called Honey from Krista Leigh Smith coloured with my Winsor & Newton Promarkers …….. I love her stunning blue hair and tutu……💙🐰 and the quirky card layout suits the design.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/885244779/honey?ref=share_v4_lx

Enjoy your rest of your day 💙🐰💙 

Card recipe:

Krista Smith digital stamp

Winsor & Newton Promarkers (see below for colours )

Loisirs creatifs designer papers

Lisa Horton Crafts sentiment strips

Spectrum Noir sparkle pen - clear

Craftelier.com sequins 

Sakura gelly roll pen - white

Spectrum Noir sparkle pen - clear 

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Promarkers used:

Skin - almond, blush, oatmeal, soft peach, dusky rose

Blush & lips - dusky rose, pale pink 

Hair - indigo blue, China blue, powder blue

Eyes - holly, emerald, apple

T-shirt- antique pink, pastel pink, ice grey 4,2,1

Tutu - aubergine amethyst, lilac, lavender , ice grey 4,2,1

Bunny - antique pink, salmon pink,pastel pink, ice grey 4,2,1

Tights - antique pink, cocktail pink, pastel pink, aubergine, amethyst, lilac 

Boots - warm grey 5,4,1, ice grey1, amethyst, lilac

I am joining in the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Anything Goes

Classic Design challenge May


Polkadoodles Cardmaking Craft Challenge - Wk 21 Anything Goes....

Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by and reading my blog please leave me a comment below and let me know what you think of my card

Wendy x

Lavender from Krista Smith

Hello everyone I hope that you’ve had a lovely weekend…. We’ve been busy this weekend tidying and cleaning around the pool after all the renovation work and things are starting to get back to normal after the calima from a few weeks ago…. JJ has been busy painting and I’ve been cleaning more windows … it feels never ending but hopefully there won’t be any more bad dust/mud falls

I just wanted to share a work in progress with you today… it’s another beautiful image from Krista Leigh Smith called Lavendar that I’ve finished colouring today…. She just needs to be added to a card now.

I do love being able to sit outside and colour … it’s so relaxing listening to all the birds….
I’ve used my Winsor & Newton Promarkers to colour her in and I’m pleased with her so far

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1208085426

Enjoy the rest of your day
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Promarkers used:
Skin - ivory, almond, satin, dusky rose , sunkissed pink
Blush & lips - dusky rose, pale pink
Hair - pastel yellow, ginger, coral, mango, walnut
Eyes - midnight blue, China blue, pastel blue
Hat & basket - vanilla, pastel yellow, mustard, gold (Turners yellow blend from Kit and Clowder Online Colouring Classes
Leaves- bright green , forest green
Lavender - violet, lavender
Dress - powder blue, blue pearl, china blue

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x

Feathers and Kitties from Krista Smith

Good morning everyone……wishing you all a lovely Sunday
I love Sunday mornings, sitting outside with my cup of tea under our porch listening to all the birds waking up …. Whilst the four kitties are chasing around like they’ve had too much sugar lovely and peaceful!

I’m here again to share some more of my colouring with my Winsor & Newton & Promarkers.
The artwork is a digital stamp by my all time favourite artist Krista Leigh Smith and is called Feathers and kitties… I’ve coloured her in for a challenge on her Facebook group to use an image with fur, feathers or scales….. hope that you like her.

Enjoy your Sunday

Card recipe:
Krista Smith digital stamp - Feathers and kitties
Winsor & Newton Promarkers (colours listed below)
Lawn Fawn stencils - Cloudy , hillside
Lisa Horton Crafts - Nested Torn edge slims die
Colorado Craft Company sentiment- Happy day
Ranger Ink Distress ink - tumbled glass, twisted citron
Promarker colours used:
Skin - almond, blush, oatmeal, soft peach, dusky rose
Blush & lips - antique pink, pale pink
Eyes - holly, emerald, apple
Hair - vanilla, caramel, sandstone, umber
Feathers - sunflower, pastel yellow, antique pink
Jumper - antique pink, cocktail pink, pastel pink, ice grey 1
Jeans - midnight blue, denim blue, pastel blue
Trainers - antique pink, cocktail pink, pastel pink, warm grey 4,2,1
Kitties - ice grey 5,2,1 , antique pink, pale pink, spice, ginger, apricot



Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog I would love if you could leave me a comment. 

Wendy x