Alternate Xmas Colours

Hi everyone can we pretend its still Friday as i'm a ickle bit late getting my post up for the new Challenge over at the Graph'it Marker Blog .... ooops sorry boss!

This week we would like to see you use your markers to make Crimbo cards in Alternative Colours.

There is a fantastic prize up for grabs so why not grab your markers and join in.

Here's what I did:

I chose shades of bright and dark blue for my card ... i adore working with alternate colours for Christmas especially for my girls cards.  I too used the gorgeous Angelberry Gift clear stamp set
and the lovely Angelberry Christmas CD-rom....

Graph'it Markers used:
Skin: 4170,4150,4115,4135
Hair: 3290,3280,3270
Coat and Boots: 7150,7140,7125
Tree: 8160,8150,8130
Ground: cool greys

I hope you like it!

Hugs xx Cara xx

New Challenge on the Block!!!!

Hello Hello here I am yet again with another mid week post ... can you believe it??? No i cant either!

I do have exciting news to share so i'll get right to it ....

There is a fab new challenge on the block hosted by the uber lovely and talented Nikky Hall and Polkadoodles ... you'll find the challenge on the regular Polkadoodles blog here ... so what's it all about then I hear you ask .... here's an extract from the very first challenge post:

DIGI CHOOSDAY digital challenge! Week 1...Anything Goes!

Hi everyone - welcome to the first Digi Choosday challenge post!

Digi Choosday is our opportunity to bring you some fantastic inspiration using our DIGI products which can be found in the Polkadoodles store - AND some fantastic special offers for you each Tuesday (hence the name Choos-day, get it?)...

I'm so happy to also say we have a totally new Digi Choosday Design Team, all of which will be sharing their amazing creations with you at 9am sharp every week, so make sure you don't miss the feed, I have a feeling it's going to be awesome! 

So to kick off our very first challenge our theme is...

Anything Goes!

And to go along with this great challenge we have a super special offer for you 

save a massive 40% off in the Digistore here until Saturday - just enter the code DCD001at the checkout! 

(PLEASE PLEASE go through the digi checkout or your order will not be despatched immediately AND you will not receive your discount and this cannot be applied retrospectively!)

Now, to enter these challenges you do NOT have to use our products (although obviously we would love it if you did) so the world is your oyster - just share your most fabulush creations with us!
We will choose a RANDOM winner each week and our fave Top 3...then each month we will choose someone from our Top 3 to join us as a Guest Designer the following month - woohooo!
Along the way we will have some great prizes and some great special offers on our digistore, so make sure you don't miss out on the weekly offerings.

The winner of this challenge will receive 3 free downloads!

We also have a great new Facebook group where you can enter the challenge if you don't have a blog - just jump to the group here to join in!

So now you have all the info i'll show you what I did:

I used this super cute image called Christmas Cuddle by Emma Canning and coloured her up with my fabulous Graph'it Markers.

I used the Christmas Joy download bundle for all of my papers and embellishments.

I hope you like it and I do hope you'll come and join the fun on our new challenge!

Loads of hugs xx Cara xx

Desert Island Crafts - 1st DT post!

Hi every one .. yes you can believe your eyes I am actually posting on a school night lol!

So a couple of weeks ago I received a lovely invitation to join the fab ladies and gents of the  Desert Island Crafts Challenge .... well now I have relocated jobs to somewhere closer to home I have a teeny bit more time to spare so of course I said Yes!

So without further ado lets get started ...... This week we would like to see your Halloween cards using the following itinerary:

1. Witches / Broomsticks
2. Black Cats
3. Cauldrons
4. Use Stripes
5. Sentiment on Front
6. Use Lots of Black
7. Glitter & Sparkle
8. At least 2 Ribbons
9. Use Kraft Cardstock / Paper
10. Die Cuts or Punches

 ***please remember to use at least 3 items from it and to mention what they are in your post

Our sponsor this week is:

So here's a look at what I did:

I used items 4,5,6,7,8

My image is from Dillybeans and has been coloured in with my promarkers and black stickles glitter added to the skull.

I've added lots of layers of papers from my scraps box.

I finished off with a two layer bow , a button and cute sentiment tickets from Lilly of the Valley.

I hope you like it and do hope you can come along and join the challenge.

Hugs xx Cara xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Paper Playtime - Ribbons and buttons

50 Shades of Grey???

Its Friday again (and a very cold one at that) and that means its time for a new challenge over at the Graph'it Marker Blog and this time we would like to see you colour using all of your Gray Markers!!!

Easy peasy right??

Remember - you can use ANY brand of alcohol marker to enter our challenges!

The winner of this week's challenge will win a fantastic prize of £30 of Graph'It goodies!

So here's a look at what I did:

 I had the most fun colouring this image ... sometimes its a great way to practice when you limit the colour choice you have. I only have the full collection of the Cool Greys which have a lovely blue tint to them so I decided to give my image an "Avatar" look!....

I also adore the pinks in the Graph'it Marker range ... I used to have so much trouble finding a nice pink combo but now it's a breeze!

The lovely image is a digi image from Crafts and Me ... isn't she beautiful?

I used a mix of pink and grey papers and cards for my matting and layering and added a sprinkling of die cuts, pearl and flowers to finish off.

Graph'its Used:
Cool Grey's from 9100 to 9108
Pinks 5180, 5130, 5120, 5115, 5110

I do hope you like it and that it has inspired you to get out your grey's!!!

Love and Hugs

xx Cara xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Card Crafter's Circle - use 3 embellies (flowers, die cuts and pearls)
Crafts and Me - use a hannah lynn images
Divas by design - 3 or more layers

Autumn Colours at the Graph'it Marker Blog

I'm soooo pleased its finally got around to Friday again... the weeks seem to be running away from me and before long Christmas will be upon us!

Not just yet though because today see's the start of a new challenge over at the Graph'it Marker Blog and this week we would like to see you use all the shades of Autumn!

I have to say Autumn has got to be my most favorite season!  It's not too hot like summer yet not too cold like winter, the colours all around are beautiful and Halloween is fast approaching... but most of all I can start cuddling up in my nice cosy comfy clothes!

Now remember you can use any type of Markers to join in the challenge!

The winner of this week's challenge will win a fantastic prize of 6 Graph'It markers and a Mix'It Blending palette and Mix'It Fluid!

So here's what I made:

I used one of the super adorable owls from the Bonbon Belles Cdrom at Polkadoodles (if you are quick you'll find this with a super 20% discount over at the store!)

The papers I used are from the CD too!

Of course I used my Graph'it Markers to colour in the image and here are the colours I used:

Owl: 3150,3160,3180,3190

Skirt: 8130, 8150, 8180

Flowers and feet: 2150,2180, 7125, 7130

I added some paper blooms (also coloured with my Graph'its to match my card) and some lush ribbon which I got from Chloe Stamps.

I added my usual faux stitching around the edges :-)

I hope you like it!

Why not pop over to the Challenge Blog and check out my teamies fantabulous makes!!!

Hugs xx Cara xx

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Craftitude - Anything Goes/Harvest

Just add ink - Just add Bows

Simply Create Too - Fall/Autumn

Just for Fun - Colours of Autumn

Crafty little fairies - Colours of Autumn

Delightful Challenges - Happy Fall Y'all

Get out your Halloween colours for the Graph'it Challenge

Happy Freaky Friday bloggers!

Hope your day hasn't been too bad considering he date ... i'm very superstitious it is inevitable I was destined for a crappy day I think!

Any hoos today marks the start of a new challenge over at the Graph'it Marker Blog and this week we would love to see you use all the colours associated with Halloween!

Now remember you don't need to use Graph'it Markers to join in the fun .... any Markers will do!

So here's what I did:

I used this fabulous new digi image from Polkadoodles isn't she lovely!!!  I had a blast colouring her up in my fave Halloween colours ... I even gave her purple lipstick!

I kept the card pretty simple, using papers from the Witchy Witchy Download Bundle from Polkadoodles ( Grave stones are in the bundle!)

Graph'it Marker's used:

Skin 4170,4155, 4150, 4135
Orange: 2180, 2150, 2110
Purple: 6190, 6180, 6170
Neutral Greys for Grounding and socks

I hope you like it, why not pop over the challenge and check out the other DT creations!

Hugs xx Cara xx

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles - Friday 13th

More Christmas makes

Hi everyone, hope you are all well!

My girls all went back to school this week, my littlest Lacey is only 3 and looked sooo cute in her first uniform (i still cant believe they have to wear uniform at nursery ... she did love it though!).

So today i'm sharing some more samples I made for the lovely Nikky Hall and Polkadoodles which were shown on Create and Craft a couple of weeks ago.

They are more Christmas samples but now the nights are drawing in and the kids are back at school it really is getting close!

So here's what I did (warning i'm showing 2 projects so lots of pics)

The first project is an altered note book, i purchased these notebooks from poundland, they're hard backed and you get 8 in a pack all for £1 ... Bargain!

I covered my little book in delicious papers inside and out from the new Angelberry Christmas CDrom and then added ribbon as a fastener.

For the front I stamped the lovely tree from the Snowy Cottage Stamp set and coloured it in with my lovely Graph'it Markers, I added a die cut border and frame and then stickles to finish.

 Next up is a shaker card .... i havent made one of these in soooo long!

Again I used the papers and sentiment from the Angelberry Christmas CDrom and the Snowy Cottage Stamp set.  I also used my Graph'it markers to colour it up, I even managed to do a snowy background using the mixing fluid and a cocktail stick!

I had great fun making these .... they were a nice welcome change from my usual makes.

I hope you like them!

Hugs xx Cara xx

I'd like to enter my projects into the following challenges:

Craft Room Challenge - Tree's or leaves
Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Anything but a card (notebook)