Anything goes over att Passion for Markers, we are celebrating!

Morning and hello!

We have a new challenge up for you all today. And this week are we celebrating! Here comes a little bit of info from our challenge blog.

Onto this week's challenge and we have a very special one for you this week as it's our 16th Anniversary. Can you believe it's been 16 years since Gina and myself started our little blog?  It only seems like yesterday when we nervously made our first post!  Time flies when you’re having fun.  As it's a special challenge we have a really easy theme for you of "anything goes".  As the title suggests you can make anything you like this week as long you colour with markers.  We are hoping to see lots of entries but please note that as we have extra prizes up for grabs this week we are only accepting a maximum of 3 entries per person for this one challenge only.  Remember the only rule is colour your image with your markers and have fun!

And as we are celebrating, we need gifts! Not for us, but for all of you. A few of you that plays along with us will be given little gifts from our sponsors. Here you go!

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Dies to Die For are offering a £20.00 voucher

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Polkadoodles are offering 3 digi images

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Colour of Love digis are offering 3 digi images

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Sheepski Designs are offering 3 digi images

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All Dressed Up stamps are offering 2 digi images

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Leann’s World 101 are offering one lucky winner 2 digi images

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Di's Digi Stamps are offering one lucky winner a £6.00 voucher

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Wow we told you there were amazing prizes didn’t we? Definitely lots of reasons to join in the fun this wee!!

For my card then... I have used an image from what I believe is from Power Poppy with spring flowers. Let me just say, the other day when I made the card was it raining like it was autumn already. 

I have coloured with my promarkers and used designer papers from Echo Park. It's some kind  of spring paper pad. Anyway, it was a good match to my image. I have also used some lace ribbon, paper flowers from my stash, one that I made myself and some pearls and a charm to that and my spring creation was ready. Now will I find someone that I can send my card to.

All the best and enjoy your week!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option shades of grey

A perfec time to craft - Anything goes

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything goes with flowers as main focus

A place to start - Anything goes option For a child

Summer over at Passion for Markers

 Morning and hello!

It is a new day and a new challenge over at Passion for Markers starting today. This week's very fitting theme is set to "Summer". How fun isn't that for a challenge?

Our sponsor this week is ADU offering a lucky winner two digital images of winner's choice. Thank you for that!

For my card have I used a sponsor image called Beach Time. A bit silly image but very charming! I decided to go really, really bold colours for this image. I found a fantastic paper pad in my stash that is pretty bright and happy. A real summer paper pad! 

I had fun adding a few clouds and a piece of twine for a little detail. I printed the image pretty large as I have trouble with all weather changes at the moment and there is trouble colouring. But it turned out happy and bright anyway, let's be happy about that at least. 

Wish you a great day filled with sunshine and happy moments!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Polkadoodles challenges - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option pastels

Baby it's cold outside over at Passion for Markers

Morning and hello!

It is Tuesday again and that means one thing, it's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers. This week's theme is set to "Baby, it's cold outside!" Very fitting for today as the snow is falling. Wonder were this winter will take us as it's only 28th of November. It's early for snow at this part of Sweden.

The Paper Shelter sponsors us this week and they offer one lucky winner three digis of winner's choice.

This time have I used the charming image called Winter Walk. It's cute, isn't it? I have colored with a mix of promarkers and copics. My designer papers do I not know the name of. I have not been very careful with my front page of the paper pad, so I don't remember the brand or name of it. But it's filled with lovely pastel colored designer papers in a dull pink and green. Perfect for winter images. 

I have used a go to design for my card, as it shows the designer papers really well. Some lace is used on one of the panels and to tie a nice bow. A few snowflakes die cuts is also used to decorate the card together with some gemstones in a clear design. I have also used some pearls in the corners of the card as well as a tree shaped charm. 

I hope you like what you see and that you come and play with us over at Passion for markers this week. We are looking forward to seing your creations and visit your blogs!

Take good care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Digi Choosday challenges - Anything goes

creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option Christmas silver and blue

Crafting from the heart - Anything goes

A Gem of craft Challenge - Anything goes

Christmas Cheers 15-23

Morning and hello!

Hi! I am back with a new creation. This time is it a Christmas card that will bring you (hopefully) some inspiration to create a card or two of your own. I have once again used a hÄnglar and Wing image from my stash. This image is from the set called Ful jultröja/ ugly Sweater.

I have used some old designer papers from different brands. They are all leftovers and means that I have managed to finish a few paper pads this year. It feels so good to be able to do that. Finish something is just what you need to get some space for new stash. :) I am drowning in paper pads, and I should probably not buy more in a few years or so. Will not happen, but the thought is really good and I should follow my own advice.

I have used a ribbon and some Nuvo drops to decorate my card. It's simple with many layers. I have also used a punch for one of my panels. 

Hope I have given you some inspiration. Wish you a wonderful day and take good care!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

A perfect time to craft - Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore Challenges - Anything goes

The creative Crafters Challenges - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option Halloween

 

Dies and or punches over at Passion for Markers

 Morning and hello!

It´s a new week and we have a new challenge up for you all over at PFM today. This is my challenge and I have chosen the easy theme of "Dies and/or Punches", which should be nice and easy for everyone. 

Our sponsor this week is SheepSki Designs. They offer our lucky winner a prize of three digis of winner´s choice. Thank you for that!

For my card today have I used the image called Poppies. They are my favorite flowers together with tulips and pelargoniums. When i fond this image was it an easy choice for me to use this image. I have colored with my promarkers this week and I have used up some leftovers from a paper pad that only have black, white, and red designer papers in it. Wish I had more designer papers in that style. Not much left of that pad now. 

As I set the theme to "Dies and/or punches" have I die cut all my card stock pieces except the biggest panels. I skipped the punches for this one, but it is still ok! :) I wanted to make a fairly strict card this week and that's why I have used only straight lines on this one. The round elements are in the patterns of the papers.

I hope that I will be busy this week with visiting all of you, so please do take part in this week's challenge!

All the best and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Digi Choosday Challenges - Anything goes

A place to start challenges - Anything goes option leaves /trees

Crafting Happiness Challenges - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option different card folding

Just 4 fun 10-23

Morning and hello!

Time for me to pop by again. I have a card that I made just for the fun of creating again. I'm so glad that I have started to feel some joy again. It was a long time ago now. I will try my best to keep this going. 

For my card this time have I used yet another hÄnglar and Wing image. This one is called Korta Meddelare. This is the girl version and there is also a boy in the set together with some sentiments. Perfect for probably everything. I have used the sign to say congrats in Swedish. 

My card have papers from one of all fabby Maja Designs paper pads. Which one do I not remember. I have done some fussy cutting for the flowers and butterflies. They are also from the same paper pad. A little piece of lace is also use to decorate the card together with some metallic nuvo drops. 

And that sums up all for this card. Hope that I have sent you some inspiration and that you will take some time to create something of your own today!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Creatlicious challenges - Anything goes option mothers day / female

Cupcake inspirations - Feminin/mothers day

DreamValley Challenges - Make it female

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything goes

Christmas Cheers 1 - 2023

Morning and hello!

Here comes my first Christmas card for 2023. I am a bit behind when it comes to posting my cards for this yearly challenge of mine. I have a bunch of cards made that is waiting to be shown but we start with this one. 

This is a Magnolia stamp and I think it is from last year's collection. I had fun colouring this one and I am making this card in pink and teal. A fun colour combo for Christmas. I have also used a Magnolia designer paper (the one with the music notes). The white panel which looks plain white is also from Crafters companion like the teal/pink papers and it is embossed with a lovely snow flake pattern. However I failed to catch that in my photo. 

I have also used some glitter die cut stars together with some pearl stars that matches the rest of the colours in the card. I have had those stars in my stash for a long time. It's nice to use them up. There is a few of them left.  I also added a snow flake in glitter card stock as it was a "dead" area of white around the image. The sentiment is also from Magnolia, it's a part of the stamp set. 

Well then! I am glad that I managed to post a second post here on my blog this week. But now is it time for me to rest. I'm low in energy and very tired. 

Take good care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Corrosive Challenges - Anything goes

Festive Friday Challenges - Christmas (Christmas themed)

The creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option ribbon/lace

Colours of spring over at Passion for Markers

 Morning and hello!

Time for a new challenge over at Passion for markers and our theme is set to "Colours of spring". That would be pastel colours, at least in my mind. :) 

 

Our sponsor this week is Dies to die for which will award one lucky winner a gift voucher worth £15. A great prize right?

My card for this challenge features a Tilda image from Magnolia Sweden. This is an old time favourite of mine from this brand. I have coloured her with my promarkers and paired the image with designer papers from Echo Park. 

I have used some gemstones in purple as decorations on the image, some paper flowers and die cut leaves together with a charm and twine as extra details. A dotty ribbon and some hot pink pearls finish this spring creation.  I had fun putting it together and now do I hope that you will come and join us over at Passion for Markers. 

Take good care and spend time doing something you love!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Retro Rubber challenge - Anything goes (Stamp is at least 5 years old)

PIP challenges - Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything goes

Just for fun 2-23

 Hi and hello!

The start of this year have not been a fast one when it comes to blogging. But I have been crafting or put together cards during this time. I have some that are waiting for me to show them, one by one I guess. It will continue to be every now and then for a while now as my pain is really going up and down from one hour to another at this point. I try not to do too much when I feel good, but it's really hard. 

This time am I showing a card made with a wee stamp if I remember correctly. It's a super cute image that I have had for a really long time. And it was quite a long time since I coloured her up as well. I am glad that I can put together cards with my wonky fingers at least. Colouring well, not that much and not very often at this point. I enjoy a short session here and there. 

Anyway, the designer papers are from Honey Bee Stamps and I totally adore this brand but they are so hard to get my hands on here in Sweden. Mega quality and lovely to work with. Their stamps and dies are also top notch as they say around here. 

I have dug around my stash and found some lovely flowers and used some Nuvo drops in a clear coloured version. The paper flowers kind of ate the fluid in the drops and smeared a bit. But it looks better IRL. The blue dots is another version of the drops. 

Anyway, I am looking forward to spring at this point but today does it seem to be very far way as it was -14 degrees outside when I woke up and it have also snowed a bit today. Brr! Even the oldest cat froze today, he was shaking when he came and layed down under the blanket with me.

Hope you'll have a great weekend!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option green / clover

Through the purple haze - Anything goes

Use die cuts over at Passion for Markers

Moring and hello!

It have been a long silence here on my blog this year. Due to pain and struggle with my meds is my posts a bit unregular. When your body says stop you need to listen. Anyway, I have managed to make a card for this week's challenge. Yay for me! It took a while to colour but I am glad that I gave it a go.

Our sponsor this time is for us a new one called Alex Syberia Designs. They offer one lucky winner a gift voucher worth $10. That is what one lucky winner will receive this week! Thank you for that!

The image I have used is called Fabulous Floral. It's a lovely design and fun to colour. I have used parts of the image twice and coloured one of them. I cut the coloured part with a circle die as that is our theme

this week, USE DIE CUTS. Nice and easy theme, don't you think? Anyway, I cut down the other print of the image to fit my card. I then put the coloured circle over the rectangular image. To back it all did I use a part of a Lawn Fawn designer paper. Don't have the paper pad in mind at this point. 

After that did I die cut a sentiment from hÄnglar and Wings saying Grattis = (congratulations) a few times and layered them together to build some dimension for the card. On top of the card did I add a few pearls to finish it all off.

I hope you like what you see and that you come and play with us over at Passion for Markers.

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option Love/hearts

Digichoosday cardmaking challenge - Anything goes

Stamps and fun challenges - Flowers

Lil Patch of crafty friends - Anything goes

Embellish it! over at Passion for markers

 Morning and hello! 

It's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week am I the host of the challenge. I have chosen the theme of "Embellish it!" It would be nice to see you decorate your creations from time to time. And as you understand this week do we focus on that. It don't have to be much but a little here and there.

Our sponsor this week is Star Jam Lines which is offering one lucky winner a prize of  2 digi images of their choice (the Etsy store is currently closed but Olya will liaise with the winner to sort out choosing their images).  

I have used a sponsor image called Gnome Christmas Decoration. I have not used the main image as my hands refuse to work with me at this point. Therefore I used the coordination image that just has a few Christmas decorations on it. Easier for me to colour. 

I have used a few different embellishments for this card: some die cuts (a perfect embellishment), some gemstones, pearls, a bow and glitter card to that as well. Lots going on maybe a little too much but some days are more others less. :)

I have coloured with copic markers this time, to lazy to go downstairs to get my promarkers. :) I have also used an old paper pack from Dove craft that I have had in my stash forever, Back to Basic Christmas I believe.

Anyway, I hope that you play along with us over at PFM this week and I look forward to visit your blogs.

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD Anything goes

Creatlicious Challenges - Anything goes option Halloween 

Anything goes over Passion for Markers

 Morning and hello!

I am back after a little break due to pain. Still not fit but I can at least write my post this week. Our challenge this week over at PFM is "Anything goes". 

Our sponsor this week is UNIKO stams  which is offering one lucky winner a stamp set of their choice.

For my card have I used an old Whimsy stamp coloured with promarkers and the papers are from Crafters Companion just as the white embossed panel and DCWV if I'm not totally off. One pad is new and the other is superold.  I have used a bunch of layers but I printed my image a bit too large so it cover a lot of my card. I have exchanged the printed snowballs with "real" ones. They are covered in glitter in silver and gold, some with white glitter. Some stickers in silver makes the snow fall over the little friends.

Well, this is all from me for today. Sweet and short as I keep having trouble with my joints.

Love n hugs,

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD - Anything goes

Creatlicious Challenges - Anything goes option for a friend

Just 4 Fun 26-22

 Morning and hello!

I am back with a little creation here on my blog again. I don't have as many posts this year as I had last year. I have made more cards than I show here but I have very little time on the computer this year to see if I can make my fingers and hands to heal. It has not helped so far but it saves me some pain.

This card is made with my favourite brand of stamps and one of my fave brands of designer papers. This one comes from the pack of Bohemian Harmony. I am now waiting for the Christmas news. I love a good Christmas pack of papers. I have used some vintage photo distress ink from Rangers. I have coloured with my distress reinkers for a change. An old Martha Stewart punch is also used. Some nuvo drops finish my card off.

Well, this is all for today. Have a good day and do something that makes you happy today!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD-Anything goes

The Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes 

Stamps & Fun - Anything goes

Things with wings over at PFM

 Morning and hello!

I am back again with a new post for Passion for Markers. We have a new challenge up for you and the theme is set to "Things with wings". It's a nice and easy as a theme as you can come up with everything from litlle bees to birds, to angels etc. 

Our sponsor this week is Color of Love which is offering one lucky winner a price of 3 digital images of winners choice. Thank you for sponsoring us!

For my card have I used an image from hÄnglar and Wings. My image is from the set called Uti det blå. A lovely set with a fabby sentiment and some clouds to that. Just love it!

I have coloured with my promarkers and paired my image up with some designer papers from Lawn Fawn, two of their rainbow collections. 

I have kept my design very clean. My only decorations are the nuvo drops and some epoxy stickers from my stash in the shape of little stars. I did also use the fabby sentiment on the card with some masked die cutting for the sentiment.. 

I hope that you will play along with our challenge this week and I really look forward to come and visit you and see your fabby creations!

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD- Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option Butterflies

Spots or/and Stripes over at PFM

Moring and hello! 

It's Tuesday again and I have a new card for our brand new challenge over at PFM. It's our birthday so both our fabby teams brings you inspiration for this challenge. Our theme is set to "Spots and or stripes". This should be a quite easy theme to follow as both spots and stripes are an easy pattern to use together with other ones. Goes well with flowers, hearts, wavy patterns etc. Nice and easy!

We have a bunch of sponsors for this challenge and you have to head over to our challenge blog to find out all the details. A big thank you to all of our sponsors!

I have once again used a mix of pattern papers. The black and white ones are from Honey Bee Stamps Back to Basic paper pad and the star paper is from Gummiapan. I love to use black and white together with red. It's a great combo in my mind. 

My image is from... hÄnglar and Wings, are you surprised? I have such big collection of their stamps by now that I have more images not used compared to the ones I have used. And there is a whole bunch of images that I would love to add to my collection in the future. This guy comes from the stamp set called Pirater. I will show the other part of the stamp set in my next post. 

I have used up a bunch of left overs for this card and that kind of made my design. I have coloured my image with Copic markers and some Promarkers as well. Lots of layers is used for this one. Some black and white twine from my stash and some wooden stars is also added to the mix. It was a lot of fun to create this card. Now is it your turn to create and join our fun challenge that has a bunch of prizes up for grabs as it is our Anniversary challenge.

Take some time and join the fun! For more information check out our challenge blog here.

Take care and take some time to have some fun!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this creation

Cup cake inspiration challenges - Stripes

TTCRD - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option fathers day

A place to start challenges - Anyting goes twist lace and lillies

A perfect time to craft challenges - Anything goes

In or on the sea over at Passion for Markers

Morning and hello!

It's Tuesday and time for a new fun challenge over at Passion for markers. This weeks theme is set to "In or on the sea". A little taste of the summer I hope you feel coming closer to you with this lovely theme.

Our sponsor this week is All Dressed Up which is offering one lucky winner 2 digis of their choice. How nice isn't that?

As I still have uncontrolled pain in my body, I have not used any sponsor image for this creation. I have dug into my stash of Lawn Fawn images and dies. Had a good play with the back ground with a little help from my Maine coon lady. She is always making sure that at least one paw get some colour on it. This time blue ink form Rangers. The size of the card is a mini slime line card, 6X3".

I have mixed and matched different stamp sets to create this little scenery of the sea. It was good fun and I am glad that I hade coloured images ready to use at this card. To make the card pop a little more have I used some glitter glue on the waves and some other details, cause the sea is always glittery and shimmering right?

Anyway, we hope that many of you will come and join our challenge. All alco markers are allowed you know!

Take good care and have a great week!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD-Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges

Animal Magic over at PFM

Morning and hello!

Time for a new challenge over at PFM and the theme of the week is set to "Animal Magic" Anything with an animal is allowed. 

We are sponsored by the lovely people over at Di's Digistamps which is offering a $6 voucher to use in their store.

I was not sure that I would be able to take part in this challenge because of all my trouble with my body. So I have used an old Tina Wenke stamp from my stash.

I have coloured with a m,ix of different brands of alcoholic markers and used papers from Echo Park. I think that it is a mix from Welcome spring and Welcome Easter. A charm, some flowers, glitter glue and Nuvo drops in two different colours finish the card off together with some bakers twine in green and white.

I hope that you will all join us over at the PFM blog and play along with us this week. I look forward to see all your creations!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD - Anything goes

The Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option 

 

Things with wings over at Passion for Markers

 Morning and hello!

It's time for a new challenge over at Passion for Markers and this week's theme is set to "Things with wings"!

Our sponsor this week is Uniko Stamps who offer one lucky winner a stamp set from their store. Stamp set needs to be in stock.

For my card have I used another lovely image from hÄnglar and Wings. It's one of two super cute angels from the set called Konstflyg. It's a totally adorable set with fantastic sentiment "We are all winging it. That's what angels do!" Isn't that totally charming?

I have coloured with copics and promarkers as I normally do now days. I have paired my angel with some designer papers from Echo Park Welcome spring and Welcome Easter.

I have kept my card fairly simple as I wanted the sentiment and image to take focus on this card. I have used a few enamel shapes and some Nuvo drops to that. A few layers of designer papers and cardstock finish the card off. I hope you like it!

Do take some time to and play along with this weeks challenge. We are open to all alcoholic markers!

Take care and do something that makes you happy!

Love n hugs

Marie

Challenges for this card

TTCRD - Anything goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything goes option make your own background