Passion for Promarkers #47 – Make a background with Promarkers!

Well this week we have a big challenge for you, I know all the DT have been wracking their brains for ways to make a background with their promarkers, which is the fabby theme chosen by Ida this week at Passion for Promarkers. But it’s meant to be a challenge, and all of use rose to it. You need to check out all the other DT samples (links on my sidebar) to see al the different ways we’ve interpreted that theme.

I chose to colour a selection of ribbons and trims with promarkers for a real tactile effect.

This week our sponsor is Letraset– home of the Promarkers, and you could win a pack of 5 promarkers to add to your collection.

I’m really looking forward to seeing how all of you interpret the theme of making your own backgrounds – maybe you can come up with something we haven’t thought of.

Image: OA Happy Day from TGF, coloured with promarkers: Primrose, Mustard and Spice for his hair, Sunkissed Pink and Blush for his skin, Meadow Green and Apple for his t-shirt, Arctic Blue and Sky Blue for his trousers, Azure for his shoes, Cocoa and Chestnut for the Triceratops, Lime Zest and Lime Green for the scary dinosaur, Soft Peach and Peach for the Diplodocus.

Patterned paper from SU, various ribbons from stash and jute ribbon from Bunny Zoe coloured with Arctic Blue, Lime Green, Meadow Green and Cocoa promarkers, greeting from Craftwork Cards, buttons and twine from stash

Here’s a wee close up of our dino boy

Remember to pop over to the Weekend Workshop for a chance to win some digi images and see Ida’s fab colouring tutorial

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Cutie Pie
Creative Card Crew - Happy Birthday
Cupcake Craft - Childhood Memories
The Corrosive Challenge - textures
Simon Says Stamp - Card for a Child
Totally Gorjuss - texture
CRAFT - buttons
Creative Inspirations - Green, Brown & Blue
Crafty Cardmakers - a challenging challenge - making a background with promarkers was very challenging!!

Fine Weekend

I don't want to jinx it, but we've had some fantastic weather here in Aberdeenshire over the weekend.

On Saturday we went out to see my mum and dad, they were more delighted to see Pepsi again lol I think they've missed her since she stayed her holidays with them. But I've booked them up for a week in August to puppy-sit, when we're away again. My wee brother lives about a mile from my mum and dad so I thought I'd nip round and see him, his fiancee and my nephew Kyle, and ended up staying for a BBQ - what a fabulous day out. The kids had a ball, and they were black by the time we left from running around in the garden. You should've seen the colour of the bath water that night!

(Sorry about the awful pics, I took them on my phone)

Then on Sunday afternoon Willow had been invited to her wee pal Raegan's 5th birthday at the local soft play centre - I say local, but it's a good half hour drive down the dual carriageway. I've known Raegan's mum, Sam, since she was a wee girl - and its really nice that Willow and Raegan get on so well even though they don't get together as often as we'd like. Faith came too, so she had a great time too - it was so cute seeing Raegan, Willow and Faith holding hands coming down the huge bumpy slide.

Scott was away at his dad's yesterday, but we took him home a goody bag from the party so he didn't feel left out. 

Then last night I bit the bullet and went and booked our summer holiday - I've had so much trouble organising something. Very few flights from Aberdeen, and then when I looked at flying from Glasgow or Edinburgh I was stuck with having to take 14 days, the next problem was finding somewhere that would accommodate the 5 of us - obviously I should never have had that 3rd child!! But finally I managed to get a very very helpful young man at Thomas Cook who managed to organise the accommodation, flights and transfers all separately for me - so its all booked and paid for. As Scott is going to Orkney with his dad for a week in August, we'll take the girls to Ibiza at the same time - and the best bit is I get to see my good chum Rachel again, who lives over there.

So the losing weight campaign starts here - am determined I don't want to be the biggest heifer in a swimsuit this year. 

Will be back tomorrow with my PfP DT card - it's a cracker of a theme this week, a real challenge.

Fancy some digi images?

then pop on over to the Digi Friday PfP Weekend Workshop for your chance to win some. Its simples too, all you have to do is leave a comment

I thought I'd share a few pics from our few days away at Flamingoland last week - we cut things a bit short as the weather in Yorkshire was pretty horrible and a lot of snow had fallen in Scotland and we weren't sure if we'd get home if we waited until the end of the week. But it was fine to get away for a wee while. And Pepsi enjoyed her wee mini-break at my mum and dad's, she was thoroughly spoiled.

Faith, before sweeties, and after sweeties!!

Willow riding a jolly zebra

Scott in the caravan

Faith on the carousel

Divas on the carousel

The 3 wahoos

Fabulous ring-tailed lemurs - I could watch these animals all day

Mr Peacock, who was so gorgeous, he couldn't stop looking at his own reflection in the shop window!!