christmas....

Hi everyone...

I just love christmas time its so much fun!!

I have used a maggie stamp on this card and coloured it with my copics...

Here is some christmas insipration for you...

I cant wait to see what christmas creations you come up with for our current challenge...

Dont forget to stop by the Mad for Markers store for all your copic supplies...

Hugz ashlee 

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Christmas Challenge

Morning Copic Lovers I hope you are not as scared as I am by the fact that Christmas is knocking at our door!

To help you get along with your Christmas cards we have made our current challenge Christmas....I don't have a finished project to show you just some colouring today. I have coloured these Magnolia's up for a project that I am currently working on.

Lot of traditional colours and for each Magnolia I have used the same colour combinations. So I will list by colour:

Red - RV69, R46, R35 & R14

Green - YG99, YG96, YG95

Brown - E49, E79, E77 & E72

Yellow (for baskets and presents) - E99 & Y21

Hair - E33, E35 & E37

Skin - E00, E11, E21, R20 & R21

So get creating and then stop by and share your creations with us here. If you are lacking in a bit of mojo at the moment then you can stop by here daily to get your daily inspiration form my fellow awesome DT members.

If you are needing to do some last minute Christmas shopping then stop by the Mad for Markers Store and see if Sammi has something for you. 

Thanks heaps for stopping by today. Until next time

Bron xo

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Christmas Challenge

With Christmas just around the corner (well less than a month away), 

it seems appropriate that our current challenge 

should help you all in your Christmas preparations 

whether they be gifts, cards or decorations....

So my inspiration to start you off is a candle I coloured at the M4M Colour Conference earlier this year (and you can put your name down for the 2012 M4M conference already!!!)

Copics used: E31, E33, YG03, Y02, R27.

Remember you must use Copic markers on your creation to enter.

As a special Christmas gift to you we are returning to monthly challenges, so in this busy season you don't have to feel like you need to rush your colouring.... so sit back, relax, and...

Happy colouring :-)

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Voting Day

Hi Copic Lovers,

We have had an outstanding response to our "Anything Goes" challenge.  Great to see so many entries!  Today is voting day...so please cast your votes.  Then come back tomorrow to find out our winners!!!

Have a great weekend.

Alicia xx

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Anything going, going, gone...

This fortnight's Mad For Markers challenge is Anything Goes and somehow the card I made for it also went before I took a photo of it.... So instead, here's another card, this time inspired by the grey wet weather we've been having and the ray of life still running through it :-)

Copics used:

C1, C3, C5, C7 and of course 0.

Remember that Copics purchased at Mad For Markers 

currently earn you reward points for great Copic products :-)

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Fairy Lucy

Wow Peeps... have you seen how many entries we have for the ANYTHING GOES challenge?

What a fabulous response!

 My card features the Fairy Lucy digital image from Digistamp Boutique. Isn't she a cutie?

Copics Used:

Skin: E50, E00, E21, R00, R20

Hair: E50, E53, E31

Clothes: R81, R83, R85

For full card details on this card please check out my blog {here}

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

 

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers, stamps and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

 

Happy Colouring!

~ Susan xxox

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Guest Designer - Gretchen

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here, with a gorgeous card from our talented Guest Designer this fortnight - Gretchen.

Gretchen has put together this 'rocking' card using Some Odd Girl's Rockin' Kody.  What a great stamp! I could think of lots of people in my life who would love a card like this.  I think I will have to add this stamp to my wish list.

Gretchen coloured with:

Hair E53, E50.

Skin E11, E00.

Clothes C9, C7, C5, B37, B34, B32, 0.

Shoes and guitar R29, R27, C1, 0.

I love the papers Gretchen has used and the stars and buttons are great embellishments! 

You can find more of Gretchen's amazing creations at gretchenstwowishes.blogspot.com so why not pop over and leave her a comment!  We thank you so much Gretchen for being a Mad for Markers Guest Designer!

Each challenge we pick a Guest Designer...so you never know it could be you!!

Link up a creation to our Anything Goes challenge this fortnight.

We would love to see your work.

Alicia xx

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Anything is still the go!!!!!

Hello to all our Copic Lovers.

We are continuing with our current challenge here on the challenge blog. This fortnight the challenge was "Anything Goes" which is such a great topic because it means you can do anything you like for the challenge. As long as you use your Copic Markers on your creation.

I am continuing with trying to get my Christmas cards finished and have made another one with a couple of cut images from Make It Crafty.

I love the dress on this little girl and with her bow and halo she is just a little angel.

I am loving the lamp post as well. I have added some white glossy paint for the snow and some gold spica pen for the light.

Copics Used:

Girl;

R32, 35, 37, 39.

         G21, 24, 28.

         E13, 15, 17, 18, 50, 51.

         YR21, 23.

Lamppost;

 R35, 37, 39, 89.

                   E25, 27, 29, 59, 74, 77, 79.

                   G24, 28.

                   C0, 02.

                   Gold Spica.

The challenge is open for a couple more days so make sure you get your creation linked to the site. Remember you can make anything you like, it doesn't have to be a card.

If you are missing that special stamp make sure you check the store for lots of cute little images.

Thanks for dropping bye

Mel B

          

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Close Your Eyes & Make A Wish...

Hi Blogging Beauties,

It is great to see everyone playing along in the "Anything Goes" challenge this fortnight.

You still have a week to link up a Copic Coloured Creation.

I made this card for a friend for her birthday and I had a lovely time putting it together with colours I don't normally use - burgundy and gold.

I coloured with: 

Hair: E29, R46, E08, YR16

Skin: E00, E21, E11, E04

Pinks: RV21, RV23, RV34, RV29

Isn't she a sweetie...she has such a cute, innocent look.

Its great to see so many amazing creations this week.

I cant wait to hop around and see them all!

Have a great weekend.

Alicia xx

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Anything Goes

Hi Everyone,

As you know the new challenge is ........Anything Goes.

I must admit that it is fantastic to see so many entries so far.

Please don't hesitate to join in the fun as there is still plenty of time.

I started to colour the image at the Penrith Paper crafts Festival a couple of weeks ago & decided to use it.

The image needed a matching background so I had a play with my reinkers & this is what I came up with. I hope it inspires you to have a play with the Copic Reinkers.

Copics Used:

T0 to T10

RV00

BGO00, BG01, BG02, BG05

YR02, YR04, YR07

Clear Spica

Background: Reinkers BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07

Others:

Crackle Paint - Rock Candy

Kaisercraft Letter stickers

Don't forget to stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all your copic needs.

Mad For Markers is participating in the 'Rewards System' to help celebrate 20 years of Copics in Australia.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

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anything goes at M4M !!

Hi fellow copic lovers...

Its an anything goes challenge at M4M this fortnight so there's no excuse not to enter ;-)

I have done a card using the christmas stamp set from The Greeting Farm which is available in the m4m store!!

Here it is...

Copics used...

BG78, BG75,BG72

E09,E08,E07,E04

C4,C2,C0

B41

Thanks for stopping by the challenge blog, cant wait to see what you have to show us!!

Hugz ashlee

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Anything Goes Challenge

Good morning Copic Lovers it is Bron here today to share with you my creation for our current challenge which is anything goes.

Being Christmas it was an obvious choice for me to make a christmas card.

The copics I used for my card are:

Reds- R46, R35

Greens- G17, G05 & G02

Blues B24, B05 & B00  

Brown - E19, E18, E17

Hair - E37, E35, E33

Skin - E00, E21, E11

I am looking forward to seeing all your gorgeous creations that I know you are going to make!

Thanks for stopping by today, dont fogret to drop in each day to check out the awseome creations that we have to share with you.

Hugs from Bron xo

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New Challenge - Anything Goes

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here, to start us off on a fresh, new, fortnightly challenge:

Anything Goes.

I made this card for my cousin Caitlin who was sitting her HSC this term.

I wanted to let her know we were wishing her well and supporting her through her exams.

I used this cute little Some Odd Girl stamp called "Thinking Mae".

I purchased her through Sammi and you can buy her here.

The sentiment comes with the stamp.  Which I think is a great bargain for just $9.

She is fun and easy to colour.  Her hair is quite a simple style .

These are the Copics I used:

Purples: BV08, V17, V15

Skin: E00, E21, E11

Blacks: 100, C7, C5

Greens: G17, G05, Go2

Outline: C1

The papers were all out of my scrap drawer.  I added a lilac bow and some gems and glitter to finish it all off.

Are you going to join in our Anything Goes challenge this week?

No excuses really...link up a card or project you have made with Copics.

I cant wait to see what you create!

Alicia xx

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Winners for Mel's Orange and Black Challenge

Hi Copic Lovers,

I hope you have had a wonderful weekend.  I am here to announce the winners for Mel's Orange and Black Challenge....

Our randomly chosen winner for our 

Guest Designer Position is:

Crafty Anita with her amazing Halloween card!!!  Congratulations Anita.  Please email me for details of your Guest designer spot!

Now, onto our Top Three as chosen by our followers and our Design Team....

Big Panda Marci by Kerrie

Orange you Glad its your Birthday by Gretchen

and our Facebook entry: Spooky Halloween by Carol Jeffrey

Congratulations to our Top 3 Winners.

Please email me for your blinkie to display on your blog.

Thank you so much to everyone who entered.

We really appreciate you playing along with us.

Mel's Orange and Black Challenge

1. Kerry  3 votes	2. Gretchen  2 votes	3. Carol Jeffery  2 votes
4. Anita  1 vote	5. Ros  1 vote	6. Jac  1 vote

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Don't forget to come back tomorrow for the start of our new challenge!

Alicia xx

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Voting Day!

Hi Copic Lovers,

You still have time to get your votes in for Mel's Orange and Black challenge.  Then pop back in tomorrow to see who the winners are! Have a great weekend.

Alicia xx

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Black and Orange... Orange and Black... Challenge time....

In roughly 24 hours this Mad For Markers Black and Orange challenge is closing - have you got your entry in! Here's my inspiration:

Copics from Mad For Markers (a registered Copic Reward Partner)

YR00, YR04, YR07, YR68

C3, C5, C7, 100

E50, E51, B29

Image and Sentiment: SOG Holly Day Gwen

Even the ribbon is coloured with Copics :-)

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Halloween images for Birthdays!

Hi All,

Susan here with some BLACK and ORANGE inspiration for you. I have used some digital images from Digistamp Boutique, coloured them with Copic markers and instead of adding a Halloween sentiment I have used some computer generated sentiments to make them into Birthday cards. This way you can use your 'spooky' images all year round!

Copics Used:

Skin: E50, E00, E21, R00, R20 (a new combination for me!)

Hair: C1, C3, C5, C7, C9

Clothes: YR01, YR14, YR15, YR68

Hat: YR01, YR14, YR15, YR68, BV01, BV04, C5, C7, C9

Shoes: YR14, YR68

Cat: C1, C3, C5, C9

Broom: E35, E37, E39

Copics Used:

Bella Bear: E35, E37, E39, E41, E42, R20

Pumpkin Costume: YR01, YR14, YR15, YR68, C7, E39, E07

Shoes: YR14, YR15, YR68

Ground: C1, C3, C5, C7

Present: YR14, YR15, YR68, YG06, C5, C7, BV02, BV04

For full card details on these cards please check out my blog {here}

 

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers, stamps and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

Get busy peeps... you have 3 days left to enter!

~ Susan xxox

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Guest Designer - Heidy Blom

Hi Copic Lovers,

Heidy Blom is our fabulous Guest Designer for this challenge and I just LOVE her card! 

Heidy has used a saturated canary image called Ragdoll witch.  

Her papers are My Mind's Eye, Mischievous.  

The Copic Colours she has used  for the image are:

Dress and hat 100 W7 W5 BV8/YR16 Y38

Skin E00 E11 E21

Broomstick E49 E57 E31 E33 E35 Y38

and for blending 0

 

I just love the detail Heidy has coloured her dress in with.  Those ruffles look amazing and very three-dimensional.  Why not pop on over to Heidy's blog and pay her a visit!!

Thank you so much Heidy for being our Guest Designer this fortnight.

Alicia xx

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A Creepy Monday

Hi all

Mel B here with another little bit of inspiration for you for our current challenge. This fortnight our challenge is to use your black and orange Copic markers on your creation. Once again remember you don't have to make a card. I have created a wall hanging to show you just how easy it is to create with your copic markers.

 My images are from Bugaboo digital images. I thought they were just perfect for what I was creating. I added some pattern papers and put it all onto a canvas which I painted.

 I think this spooky tree is just perfect.

Copics Used:

BV23, 25, 29.

YR 21, 23, 24.

YG93, 95, 97.

G94, 99.

E23, 25, 27, 50, 51, 71, 74, 77, 79.

W4, 5, 7, 9.

Remember to check out the Mad For Markers Store for all your copic Needs.

You still have a few days to get your creations linked to the site to be in the running for a great prize. remember you have to be in it to win. Also check back daily for some great creations from the wonderful DT.

Thanks for Dropping bye.

Mel B

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Orange and Black "Spooky" Bookmark

Hi Copic Lovers,

I have made a bookmark for our Orange and Black challenge this week.

I made this for a little girl I tutor who went trick or treating on Halloween and dressed up as a witch.  I used scraps for this little project and some alphabet stickers and my white gel pen for some faux stitching.  I coloured it with:

Blacks: 100, C-7, C-5

Oranges: YR07, YR04, Y38

Hair: E29, E08, R27, YR16

Skin: E00, E21, E11, E04

Eyes: G17, G05, G02

Lips: R59, R46

Stick: E29, E37

 Sammi and her M4M store is at the Penrith Papercrafts Festival Show this weekend so pop on over if you live locally and stock up on Copics and Stamps.  Don't forget Sammi's Marker Mob are also available now as digis for great colouring practice.  Head on over here to check them out.

We hope to see lots of great entries this fortnight in our Orange and Black challenge...as long as you colour your project with orange and black copics you can link it up!

I hope to see you play along.

Have a great weekend,

Alicia xx

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Orange & Black

Hi Everyone,

As you know the new challenge is ..........

Orange and Black

I must admit that I only coloured an image for this challenge, slack I know, sorry!!

(Sorry, it is not the clearest photo but it is all I could get.)

Copics Used:

YR02. YR04, YR07

E41, E42, E43, E44, E47

T2, T4, T6, T8, T10

E0000, E000, E00, E11, RV00

Stamp: The Greeting Farm

Don't forget to stop by the Mad for Markers Online store for all your copic needs.

We are at the Paper Crafts Festival this weekend, held at Penrith Panthers.

If you are in the area, please stop by and say hello.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

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