Crazy, Crazy, Crazy

Hello Copic Lovers out in Blog Land...........

Well as another Monday rolls around so does a new challenge here at M4M. With all of this terrible weather around I feel like I am going crazy at the moment. Mother Nature definitely has it in for us here in Queensland. I am not sure what we did to upset her but I suppose what doesn't break us will only make us stronger!!!!!

So for a crazy challenge we are doing crazy hair colour.


I have chosen this Gorgeous digital image from The Greeting Farm. I went a little crazy over the weekend with digital images, and I must say I found some beauties!!! I thought what crazier colour than Purple.





Copics Used:
Hair: BV01, BV02, BV04.
Dress: BG15, BG49.
Wings: Y02, Y11.
Flower: YR14, YR16, YR68.
Skin: E00, E02.
Lips: E93.
Eyes: B12.



Why don't you get some of your crazy colours out and give this great challenge a go. You have heaps of time to have a play. If you need some more crazy colours make sure you check out the Mad For Markers Online Store. http://www.madformarkers.com.au/catalog/

Let's see what Crazy colours we can all come up with. If you are lacking a little inspiration at such a morbid time make sure you check back each day for some great creations from the wonderful Design Team.

Thanks For Dropping Bye

Mel B

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Crazy Hair Colour Combo

We have a rather fun challenge for you this time... we would love to see your ...
crazy hair colouring...
you might try some red, blue, pink or green hair... any colour you like, just not the normal blonde, black, brunette etc :D

You might want to try one of the combinations from this chart OR you you could come up with your own crazy hair combinations!! You never know we might even choose your combination to use on our soon to be updated crazy coloured hair chart!!

A couple of little challenge guidelines...
* Please make sure you use Copic markers (we'd love to know which numbers to0)
* Please create new projects (no back-linking)
* Please mention in your blog post that you are entering Mad for Markers challenge.

Thanks and we can't wait to see what you come up with and we will be offering a small prize to one random entrant again this challenge.

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Australia Day challenge favourites

Good evening friends, Just popping on tonight to let you know that we LOVED all your creations in this last challenge! Lots of lovely green and gold + red, white and blue cards...

The DT have given a list of their favourite creations which are listed below...

#6 - Debra
#11 - Belinda
#24 - Michelle
#9 - Agniezka
#20 - Kerri
#5 - Honor
#12 - Amanda

we were also impressed with the research and thought on our Australia day theme from
#7-Christina and #22 - Susan

If you would like to display the favourites blinky on your blog then please use the following html:
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the complete list of entries...

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Super Ian to the Rescue!

Well it's Friday again, which means it's my turn to share some inspiration for our current challenge, which is to use Red, White and Blue. I hope everyone had a Great Australia Day and enjoyed all things that make our country AMAZING! We took the kids out for lunch and then headed down to the beach where the kids played on the sand and the older two even went for a swim! A great way to spend the day!

Ok, so onto my card,  I needed a card for my Nephew's birthday next week, so I thought these colors would be perfect with Super Ian!

Copic Colors Used:

Hair - E79, E37, E35, E31

Clothes - R59, R29, R27, R24, B99, B97, B95, B93, YR20, YR21

Skin - R02, R01, R000

Background - B00, B000, 0

You have until tomorrow to get your entry into this months challenge as we are start a new challenge on Monday!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

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Late wishes.....

Good morning my sweet Copic lovers....!!!! How are we all....???? Wow it has been a while since I have posted on this blog. Holidays are always fun but it takes a while to get back in to the normal day to day life.

I thought I would say a belated "Happy Australia Day" to all the Aussies out there. Hopefully you had lots of lamb. What is Australia Day without lamb....!!!! LOL.

Okay enough babble from me. Here is another card to show you with the Australian Flag colours. Enjoy your day.

Copics used:

R20, 22, 24, 27

B91, 93, 95, 97

W1, 3, 5, 7

B0000

YR20, 21, Y38

Clear Spica pen.

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The Good Life

Hi,Happy Australia Day. It also must be Wednesday, cause it's Suzanne here and today is my day to show you a little something created using Copics. Now I will tell you there is not alot of colouring to my card, but there is colouring and I certainly have used my Copics, I mean really why would I use anything else.

I decided on a scene card to show you today.

Copics used Y38, Y35, YG97 (pine trees), YG 95 and YG93. I have used 3 collections of stamps to create this card, check out the deets at my blog.

Thanks for stopping in, oh don't forget to enter your creation in our current challenge, you still have time.

Cheers
Suzanne x

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Pirate Pop Up Birthday Card for Captain Morgan

Hi all,  what an action packed weekend, my DS had his 12th Birthday and had four friends to sleep over.  Wanted to make him a pirate card to fit in with his pirate party and had a go at my first pop up card! Continuing with our 'Australia Day' Challenge I went with Red, White and Blue. 

Copics

B32, B37, C00, C1, C5, C7, C9,

E50, E51, E53, E55, E57,

R20, R29, W1, W7, W10, YR23

Spicas Silver and Gold for the sword

All of us here at Mad for Markers wish you a very Happy Australia Day.


Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

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Australia Day Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another week here at Mad for Markers Challenge Blog.

We are continuing on this week with the Australia Day Theme/Challenge of Red, White & Blue or Green & Gold.

Here is my contribution to this week.

Copics Used:

Skin: E0000, E000, R20

Hair: E74, E47, E79, Copic Opaque White

Shirt: R22, R24, R27

Shorts: B91, B93, B95

Shoes: E11, E13, E15,E25, T2, T4,T5, T6

Boat: B85, B97, B99, R27, R29

Mast: T4

I wish everyone a Happy Australia Day. Keep Safe.

Don't forget to pop over to Mad for Markers online store for all your copic needs.

Happy Colouring

Melissa

xxxxx

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Red,White and Blue

No Way!! Thursday again?! And its the third week of January already!

This is not good news for me, only 4 more sleeps until my youngest starts big school. Oh I am so not ready for this!

Moving right along, before I have to break out the tissues, lol. I have a card to share with you today for the current Mad For Markers challenge, which is a colour combo to use either Red, White and Blue or Green and Gold.

For my card I have used Kenny K's digi image "Skateboard".

I really wanted this image to be 3D and pop off the page so I printed it twice and cut out the boy and the skateboard separately and stuck them on the the first image with some 3D tape. I tried to take a photo of it for you but it's a bit hard to see.

I even managed to decorate the inside of the card this time too.

Copics used to colour this image were:

Skin - E00, E000, E1 ,R20 and R22

Clothes, helmet and skate board - B21, B24, B26, B28, R24, R27,R29, C1, C3, C5, N0, N1 and N3

I used my red Spica pen to colour the red star on the front and the ones inside of the card.

You still have time to submit your project to our current challenge so come on, show us what you got!!

Head on over to the Mad For Markers Challenge Blog to get your daily dose of inspiration and to link up your creation. I can't wait to see it!!

For all your Copic and related supplies head on over to Mad For Markers online store.

Mad For Markers post to Australia and New Zealand and stock a large range of Copic Markers, Blending Card, Masking Paper etc.

You can also check out the store blog and challenge blog for tips, tutorials and inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Michelle :-)

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Yellow & Green

Hi everyone,

It's Wednesday and my day to share my latest creation for Mad for Marker's "Australia Day Colours" Challenge.

Last week I used red, blue and white so this week I have tried something a little different... Yellow and Green. And although they are not my favourite colours to mix together I must say I dont mind the finished product surprisingly lol.

I have used the following Copic's for this creation:

Face/Skin: E0000,00,11,R20

Top: Y000,04,08

Pants: G02,03,05

Socks: W0,01

Even though this colour combination may not be your cup of tea like me, I encourage you to give it a go. You may be pleasantly surprised with your results like myself.

And don't forget to stop by the Mad for Marker's online store for all your Copic goodies, Sammi has the best prices around!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cassandra

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Australian Colours - Red, Blue and White

Hi Copic Lovers,

I am having another go at the Red, Blue and White theme we have happening here at the moment. I went with this Kenny K image because they are really motivating me to "colour" at the moment.  I am down to my last scraps of red and need to buy more red card asap.  I kept the sketch simple and uncluttered so the image can really stand out.

I coloured with the following Copics:

Skin: E21, E00, R20

Hair:E47, E37, E35, E31

Reds: R59, R27, R85

Blues: B29, B24, B05

Greys: C-1, C-3, C-5

Outline: BG10

I actually love using this colour scheme.  Everything comes out so bright and fresh.

Why dont you play along?

Link up your creations in the sidebar.

Happy Colouring,

Alicia xx

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A bit of Red, White and Blue

Hello to all our Copic Lovers.





Firstly I would just like to say how heartbreaking it is to see all the devastation there is at the moment around the state of QLD. Although I am effected by these terrible floods I still have my life, my house and my family and I thank God for that every day. It is incredible how fast things can all change.





So let's move on to some happier things.


As we are an Australian based business we thought it would be fun to have an Australia Day Challenge. So we want you to get your Australian Copic colors out to join in our Australia Day Challenge!


So, what do you need to do... you need to use Australia Day colours on your creation, which can be either
RED, WHITE & BLUEor YELLOW and GREEN
Please make sure you do use Copics in your creation... and if you can tell us which ones you used that's even better!! :D We have had a couple of posts with examples of red and blue colour combinations over on the Store Blog here http://madformarkers.blogspot.com/2011/01/some-blue-colour-combinations.html





I have a number of Magnolia stamps but don't seem to use them too much, let's face it, there are so many stamps out there, and you can never have too many............... I chose this one of Tilda with a cherry basket. I couldn't even tell you which collection she is from. I have had her a while and this is the first time I have pulled her out to play with.





Copics:


Dress: R24, R27, R29.
Shoes and Scalf: B91, B93, B95, B97, B99.
Hair: E13, E17, E18, E07.
Cherries: E24.
Basket: E33, E35, E37.
Skin: E00, E01.





You have heaps of time to get your own creations in and make sure you check back every day for the wonderful inspiratin the Design Team are leaving here for you.





If you are needing some Copic Markers you can also drop by our store here http://www.madformarkers.com.au/catalog/ to pick up some great bargains.



Thanks for Dropping Bye

Mel B

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I love Australia

Emma here with some Inspiration for our current challenge, which is to use the Australian colors of Red, Whitte and Blue or the Green and Gold. I have gone with the Red, White and Blue colors, although my red does look a little like washed out Salmon, but I promise I have used my R Copics, just the very light ones though! 

Sorry it's not a great Picture, but I have had to take it last night, so it was the best I could get!

I saw this great tutorial for this rustic flower the other day and I had to give it a go. I was pretty happy wth how it turned out

 Here are the Copics that I used!

Make sure to come back tomorrow for some more Challenge Inspiration!

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Coming Up Daisies

Hi Copic lovers, Suzanne here, welcome to my Wednesday. Today I get to show you a little something I created using the Australia Day colours, which by the way is the current challenge.

I just love how this card turned out, so I hope you do too.

Copics used are Y32, Y35, Y38, YG93, YG95, YG97. If you want the full deets check out my blog.

Thanks for stopping by.
Suzanne x

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Electronics Scrapbooking Page in Red, White and Blue

Hi all,  First what amazing entries we had for our last challenge, what a difficult task you gave the DT in choosing our favourates!

Welcome to our 'Australia Day COPIC Colouring Challenge' don't forget you can use either RED, WHITE and BLUE   OR  YELLOW and GREEN combination on your creation.

Now I decided to have another go at a scrapbooking layout, not done too many but fairly pleased with this one.  Though I think something could be missing, let me know.  I thought Mo's image 'digital boy' was just perfect for these photos. 

I have used special effects for the eyes, watch, bracelet, remote lead, end of the shoe lace, wrapper and can.

Copics

Clothes and Shoes  B91, B95, B97, C00, C1, C2, W3, W5, W7, R27

Hair and Skin E000, E00, E31, E53, E55, E57, E59, R20, R24

Everything Else  B21, B24, R24, R27,Y15, Y21, YR07, W3, W5, W7, W10

Around the outside of the image BG0000

Don't forget Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store can cater for all your copic requirements, as well as markers, there are various sticky tapes, Xpress Blend It Paper, Flourish with bling embellishments.  Posting to New Zealand and Australia.  We look forward to seeing your amazing creations, don't forget to stop by here  each day for more colourful inspiration from the DT.

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

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Australia Day Challenge

Hi Everyone

Welcome to another week here at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog.

This week is the start of a new Challenge: Australia Day - Red, White & Blue or Green & Gold.

This week, I have chosen Red, White & Blue and as I love the beach on Australia Day, I have chosen a stamp to represent that. (Sorry for the bad quality of the photo, but unfortunately I can't get a better one).

Copics Used:

Border: R24

Lighthouse & Boat: R27, R29

Water & Sky: B91, B93, B95

Grass: G12, G94

Sand: E31

Don't forget to pop over to the Mad for Markers Store for all you copic needs.

We look forward to seeing your creations.

Until next time:

Happy colouring

Melissa

xxxxx

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Australia Day Challenge

Good afternoon Copic lovers... It's time for a NEW challenge here at Mad for Markers and as we are an Australian based business we thought it would be fun to have an Australia Day Challenge. So we want you to get your Australian Copic colors out to join in our Australia Day Challenge!

so, what do you need to do... you need to use Australia Day colours on your creation, which can be either

RED, WHITE & BLUE

or

YELLOW and GREEN

Please make sure you do use Copics in your creation... and if you can tell us which ones you used that's even better!! :D We have had a couple of posts with examples of red and blue colour combinations over on the store blog and here is a little card made with one of those examples....

Copics used: Face: E000, E00, E11, R30, R11, Hair: E71, 74, 77, 79, 37
Eyes/ Skirt: B23, B24, B26, Top/ Headband/ Boots: R24, R46, R59, Eyeshadow: R21, R24, R27.
Stamp: Creeper Monday from The Greeting Farm

We can't wait to see those Patriotic cards, so don't forget to come back tomorrow for DT inspiration for you, you are going to love what our DT have come up with!

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winner + some DT favourites

WOW!! Thanks to everyone who entered our last challenge..
there sure were some wonderful creations.. and it was amazing to have 108 entries!! YAY!!!

so it's time to draw our random winner for the surprise prize...and the winner is....

#51 - Karen F
The prize is 3 markers of your choice!
Please email sales at madformarkers dot come dot au with your choice and address :D

now I know there was a bit of disappointment that we did not showcase a top 3 last challenge and so I'd just like to say that we loved ALL the creations again and it was hard to do but ...

the DT have picked a few of their favourites to highlight today

(if you have been chosen please feel free to pick up the blinky below for your blogs :D)

#38/ #84 - Tracy

#4 - Bron



#66 - Cheryl


#23 - Debra James


#86 - Marilyn S


#47 - Lynne Armstrong


#92 - Tracy S

Here is the favourites blinky..

Use the following html to add this to your blog :D
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We will be back later today with the NEW CHALLENGE for you .. and we can't wait to see what everyone creates!!!

the complete list of entries...

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Tea anyone?

Hi

How are you all? I hope the flood waters are starting to recede for some of you living in Central and Southern Qld.

It's Thursday and that means it's my turn to post a little something to inspire all you copic lovers out there.

The current challenge (ending soon) here at Mad For Markers is Anything Goes. We have so many amazing submissions. It has been so much fun checking them all out. If you havent already had a browse through them all, you really should. there is endless inspiration there.

I have created a card this week using an image from the amazingly talented Mo Manning called "Tea Party".

Copics used to colour this image are:

Skin - E000, E00, E11 and R20

Clothes, hat and flower - R81, R83 and R85

Background - YR61, YR65 and Y11

Leaves on hat - B93 and Y13

Hair - E25, E29 and E53

You still have time to submit your project to our current challenge so come on, show us what you got!!

Head on over to the Mad For Markers Challenge Blog to get your daily dose of inspiration and to link up your creation. I can't wait to see it!!

For all your Copic and related supplies head on over to Mad For Markers online store.

Mad For Markers post to Australia and New Zealand and stock a large range of Copic Markers, Blending Card, Masking Paper etc.

You can also check out the store blog and challenge blog for tips, tutorials and inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Michelle :-)

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Magnolia Goodness & Copic Love

Hello Crafter's,

Today is Wednesday and my turn to share my latest Copic Creation with you all! As you are aware the current challenge at Mad for Marker's is "Anything Goes"! How easy is that??? But, you only have a few more days to enter this fun challenge, so be quick!
Here is my latest card:

I have used a Magnolia stamp and some Basic Grey patterned paper's that are distressed with some Tim Holtz Ink-Walnut Stain. Sorry about the angle of the photo, but I took this photo at night and wanted you to be able to see the Irridescent Gold Glimmerist I used on the card.

I have used the following Copic's to colour the stamped Magnolia Image:

Face/Skin: E000,00,11,R20

Hair: E25,29,50

Dress/Socks:W0,01,03,Y26

and ofcourse the blender pen.

 

Remember to head to Mad for Marker's online store for your Copic goodies! And also check out info on a Copic Colour Conference in October this year!! So exciting!!Click HERE for more info! Thanks for visiting and I can't wait to see what creation's you come up with!

Thanks
Cassandra xo

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Hi Copic Lovers,

I was inspired by the lovely Michelle on our DT Team's cards to colour a Kenny K image. This card I made for my cousin Jess. It was her 20th birthday yesterday, she had brown hair and she loves playing guitar...so I picked this image especially for her. I decided to give the rock-star girl blue glittery hair streaks...imagine having hair like this...if only I could be this cool LOL!!

I used a lot of Copics for this card and so here are the colours:

Blues/Aquas: B05, B00, B02, B97, B32, B45, BG05, G00, BG15, BG01

Skin: E00, E11, E51, R20

Lips: R59, R46, RV42

Browns: E35, E37, E31, E47

Greys: B60, C-1, C-3

Outline BG10

Have you heard about the Copic Colouring Conference?

Sounds exciting...I would love to go!

Head on over here for more info...

Happy Colouring,

Alicia xx

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Happy New Year To All

Hello to all our followers and a huge

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I hope the Christmas rush was bearable. Well as I type this I am sitting at home, flodded in, or out....... Not sure which one. I live on a property outside of Rockhampton and I am sure most of you have seen the deluge on the news. Myself and my family are all fine, although we are unable to get into town so are relying on the supplies we have in the freezers. I suppose that's what you get for living on a property.

I hope that everyone is staying as dry as they possible can and Please take it easy on the roads.

Now down to business......... In keeping with the :Anything Goes" theme I have decided to have a go at a card with a flower on it. I don't normally make cards with flowers on them, well coloured ones anyway so this was a bit of a challenge for me. I have used a wood mounted stamp I had and have added some gorgeous Magnolia butterflies. I have used a beautiful Martha Stewart punch to make the fence at the bottom and I coloured it with some Walnut ink.

Make sure you have a look at some of the awesome entries we already have for this challenge and check out the other Design Team blogs for some great inspiration.

Copics;

Flower; R81, R83, R85, R89.

Butterflies; YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97.

Images;

Flower; Wood mounted unknown designer.

Butterflies; Magnolia.

Thanks for having a look today, be sure to check out all the other great creations on our blog.

Mel B

XXX

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