One for my girl!

We are already a couple of weeks in our 'One for the Girls' Challenge here at Mad for Markers and my card is for my daughter who is turning the big 10 on this coming Thursday.  This will be a sad but happy day...she will be into those double digits; not sure where the time with my baby has gone!

I should tell you that this card nearly didn't get finished, as during the process of making it I spilled a full cup of tea all over my craft desk and to some miracle the card was the only thing that did not wear it!

Also my daughter is always telling me to "stop putting things on it or you'll ruin it" so I have not gone overboard with the flowers and embellies on this one!

Copics Markers Used

Skin -  E000, E51, E11, R20

Clothes & Shoes- RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29

Apron -  BG15, BG11, BG01, YR07, YG06, Y06

  Hair and Eyes - E21, E23, E25, E29,

If you want to know anymore details about my card you are welcome to check out my blog here.

Please pop back to see what our other DT members have created

  Happy Crafting 

Sam xx

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One For The Girls - M4M Challenge May 2013

Hi All

I hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day, I spent it with my Hubbie as I wont see my kids till next week. But it was wonderful. New Goldfish for my craftroom fish Tank...

This Months Challenge One for the Girls.

Digital Image from SSS - Cameo -  Morgan Fitzsimmons who I now also DT for... Wow big steps...

Copics used: Hair E30 E50 E53 E57

                     Skin: E0000 (Base) E000 E11 BVOO

                     Dress: R59, R46,R22

                     Tattoo's I used my Multi liner Coloured ink.

                         Paper and Embelishments - Own Hidden Stock.

                     Airbrush used for background. B05

Hope you all have a wonderful week.

Jane McNally

                         Dont forget this months challenge Prize is donated by www.forevermarkers.com.au

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Uptown Audrey

This months Mad for Markers challenge theme is something for a girl.  I chose to go with the feminine icon Audrey Hepburn when I made this card which features Uptown Girl Audrey from Stamping Bella. 

Audrey was coloured with these copics:

SkinE11, E00, E000, R20

Hair E31, E29, E27, E25

Blacks C9, C7, C5, C3, C2, C1

Pinks RV04, RV02, RV00, RV000

Kindy Glitz and Pink spica 

The ribbon is recycled and the paper is Teresa Collins - Posh.

Thanks so much for stopping
       Gretchen

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Round monochromatic Mothersday card with Alice

Hi all, I am back from my lovely holiday, I have been visiting my mum.

Anyway back to " my DT work"...

This month at Mad for Markers we would like to see a card for a female..

Coloured with your copics ofcourse.

So why not a Mothersday card??

I have made a monochromatic brown round card

with the lovely image Alice Bean from The Greeting Farm

and coloured with my copics "E" earth tones.

For the elegant touch I have added some brown pearls and ribbons a button and a charm.

The round and oval shapes and the flower button

are cutted with creatables dies from Marianne Design .

copics used:

skin: E 50, E 51, E 53,  blush R 02

dress: E 31, E 33, E 35, E 79

hair: E 31, E 35

bow : E 25, E 37, E 79

Well ofcourse the whole M4M DT team will inspire you almost daily,

so please come back soon...

In case you would like to see some of my other creations please visit my blog,

for all mothers HAPPY MOTHERSDAY!

Hugs Blankina

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Introducing Lydia our guest DT for May

I'm so excited to be the guest designer over at Mad For Markers this month!!!!! My name is Lydia from Love Lydia. This months challenge is 'Girly' so it's a real easy one for me as I love making girly cards, adding flowers and bows and lovely scrummy pinks. So here's the card I came up with for the challenge.....

Hair- E11, E15, E35

Skin- E000, E00, E21, R20

Clothes- turq BG11, BG13, BG15 pink RV10, RV11 RV13 

How cute is little image of Washboard Ellie from The Paper Nest Dolls. I just love love love her hair, as it is a hairstyle I have mastered and use everyday...lol. 

Well I hope that you have liked looking at my card as much as I loved making it have a great day xxxxx

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Flora's Sitting Pretty

Hi, Deneen here!  It's hard to believe we are already into May.  The Mad 4 Markers Challenge this month is One for the Girls, anything for a female will fit the bill.

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

I used the digital image called Flora found at Funky Kits.  She's so pretty, even before colouring her up, and the great thing is that the shading is already on the image to help you along in your colouring.  I try to keep my cards a little more simple so that it doesn't overpower the image that I took the time to colour.

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, YR00, R12

Hair - YR30, YR31, Y32, YR24

Eyes - B14

Dress - V22, V28

Flower Greenery - YG45 (& Fuchsia Flower Soft)

Ground - W0, W1, W3

Sky - BG0000

Recipe:  Sugar Nellie Simply Adorable Digital Image-Flora, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Bazzill CS-dark purple, light purple, cream & green, Heartfelt Creations Die-Decorative Blossom Corner, Spellbinders-Petite Ovals Lg., Flower Soft-Fuchsia, Martha Stewart Frond & Branch Punch, White Netting, Foam Squares, Pearls, Prima Interlude A Roses, Recollections Roses, Copics.

You have the month of May to join us for the One for the Girls Challenge. There is a prize for the winner in May as well as the opportunity to be our guest DT in July.  

Jane McNally

from

has kindly donated a PINK SMASH book.

Enjoy,

Deneen

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April Winners and the May Challenge.

April Winner and Top 3

Our randomly drawn winner for the Autumn photo inspiration challenge is #5

Anita H

Congratulations Anita if you would like to be our guest designer in June send me an email and I can let you know the details.

Congratulations also go to our top three for April, as decided by the Mad for Markers DT:

1 - #4 Morgyn

Such a cute image that is wonderfully coloured.

2 - #5 Anita

I adore the colours and how you have used them.

and

3 - #6 Mari

A bit of a different spin on our Autumn inspiration but a super one.

Congratulations ladies if you would like a Mad for Markers Top 3 blinkie for your blog send me an email.

May Challenge - One for the Girls

Because Mother's Day is this month we want to see something that you've created for a female. 

Just a few rules to remember:

1. Please use copics somewhere on your creation and list the ones you have used.

2. Your creation must be something new (not previously blogged about).

3. Your creation needs to be created for a girl.

4. If you could link back to this blog that would be fantastic too.

There is a prize for the winner in May as well as the opportunity to be our guest DT in July. 

Jane McNally

from

has kindly donated a PINK SMASH book.

If you haven't seen Jane's store I suggest you head on over and take a look for yourself (just click on the logo above).  She stocks copics, smashbooks and a lot of other great stuff.

We can't wait to see what you create.

    Gretchen

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