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Hi blogland

New Tuesday, new challenge.  This week over at Passion for Markers it's Team 1 with you again and my wonderful Teamie Sue picked the challenge theme of 'use a circle'.  We also have a fabulous sponsor in the shape of RAM Stamps with a lovely prize for the winner.

Just a gentle reminder here that we are a marker challenge and to be in with a chance of winning the prize you have to use your markers (any brand) and follow the theme.

This is what I made with the digi that, as part of the DT, I was allowed to pick:

Supplies used:

Digi stamp:

RAM Stamps - 'You Can Do It'

coloured with my Copics

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangle

I&O Stitched Circles - My Favorite Things: Die-namics

Big Hug Circle Frame - My Favorite Things: Die-namics

Anything else:

glitter

acetate

flower mdf embellishment

Phew - I am glad this card is done.  It was really more a case of 'can I do it?' rather than 'You Cand Do It'! My printer gave me gyp (to the point of swearing), then gave up the ghost.  The shaker part decided to go both wonky and dictate where I put the image as you could see the 3d foam through the acetate.  The 'Big Hugs' die just would not cut cleanly - I ended up going over it 3 times with light card to get a good impression and the flower embellishment got glue all over it!  The list of woes just goes on and on!  Still I did get there in the end.

TTT likes it - she has a really strange liking for shaker cards.  You'd think at almost 18 she'd grown out of liking to shake a card and watch the glitter move, but no that's what she does on the rare occasion I make a shaker card - shakes it!

And that's it folks, please pop on over to the challenge to admire my Teamies gorgeous cards and I'll see you back here at some point.

Cheerio

Sarah

Say it with...

Sentiments!

Hello blogland,

Here we are another month into 2025 - can you believe it's June already, I know I blooming well can't! This is a busy month in our house - it's full on A Level exams, a 6th Form Leavers Prom and an 18th birthday (not  mine I hasten to add!).

It's also a new challenge over at Crafty Calendar Challenge, this month the theme is 'Add a Sentiment' (hence my opening gambit) and the lovely prize on offer is:

Onto my creation - and I say creation as it's not a card this month.  I'm having a spot of bother with my printer so this project and the next were done entirely minus a printer - takes me back so it does!  I really hadn't realised just how much I rely on my digis and printer.

Anyways, this is a money wallet made using a die and that's it really folks.  I thought it was appropriate as it's pretty much all sentiment and this is it:

Opening it up:

Fully open / inside:

Supplies used:

Die:

Creative Craft Products - Giftables: all-occasion money wallet die set

Anything else:

black card

red card

Icelandic Krona (for illustrative purposes!)

If there's anyone left reading my blog - you should really head on over to the challenge, my Teamies have been much more inventive than me and their cards are fabby!

So, that's really it folks - I'm away to do dinner,

See you soon,

Sarah

Four legged friends

Good morning blogland,

Feels very strange to be back here again so quickly with another Passion for Markers challenge DT card but that's how it's worked out - after the excitement of the special anniversary last week it's back to regular broadcasts now!

So this week the theme for the challenge is '4 legged friends' (basically anything featuring an animal) chosen by the lovely Marlene and sponsored by Polkadoodles.  As always, as we are a challenge for those using markers, you must use your markers somewhere on your project (it doesn't have to be a card) and also follow the theme of the challenge to be in with a chance of winning the prize.

This is the card I made:

Supplies used:

Digital stamp:

Polkadoodles - Surprise Cake - Horace & Boo

coloured with my Copics

Rubber stamp:

Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips: Birthday

Dies:

Taylored Expressions - Simple Strips: Well Rounded

Pretty Pink Posh - Eyelet Borders

un-branded stitched rectangles

Paper:

First Edition - Let's Celebrate

Anything else:

linen look light card

self-adhesive pearls

And that's mostly it folks.  Other than to say in real-time (at 9am when this is scheduled to publish) TTT will be taking her driving test.  Fingers will be crossed, finger-nails bitten to the base and pacing will have been taking place!

That really is it.

See you soon,

Sarah