Passion for Promarkers #50 - Gratitude

This week's challenge over at Passion for Promarkers is a nice easy one - we all have something to be thankful for, or have to say thankyou to someone for something. So Sarah's choice of "Gratitude" should be easy for everyone to join in - just remember to use your promarkers.

The fabulous prize this week is a stamp of your choice from Pink Gem Designs

So if you fancy that, why not join in this week, we'd love to see what you come up with - and remember to visit the DT for more inspiration

I thought this was the perfect opportunity to make a start on all the teacher thankyous I have to make - 12 again ugh!

Image: Teacher Anya from TGF, coloured with promarkers: Satin, Caramel, Cocoa and Chestnut plus Sunkissed Pink and Blush for her skin

Papers are all SU, card is core'dinations. I used the MS Doily Lace border punch and Hobbycraft pearls. The greeting is Daisy & Dandelion

Here's her close-up...

I'd like to enter my card in the following challenge:
ABC Challenge - Thankyou

The Sugar Bowl - at long last!

I haven't entered The Sugar Bowl challenge for absolutely ages - I've been keeping a note of all their sketches every fortnight, but never seem to have the time to make a card just for the fun of it. But I decided I had to make the time this time around as the sketch from Tiets is just my cup of tea. I love to make cards with loads of layers and Tiets never disappoints with her sketches.

As you all know by now, I'm a huge Sugar Nellie fan and my poor sugar babies have been very neglected of late - especially some of the ones I bought way back in January as a wee birthday present to myself and never inked up yet. So yesterday I decided to give Bubbles an airing. In case you don't know, Sugar Nellie have just released 6 more of their Home Grown Manga stamps, and they are the best yet - plus the famous goody bags are also on sale, so pop over to Funkykits and bag yourself a bargain.

I've turned Tiets' sketch on its side for my card, so that it fit the image a bit better. 

Image: Bubbles from Sugar Nellie, coloured with promarkers

Papers are all Panduro Tilda from Simply Create, cardstock is all core'dinations and in keeping with the extra requirement of the Sugar Bowl challenge I used an EK Success swirl punch, the SU word window punch and the MS Doily Lace border punch. I also used the cuttlebug Congratulations embossing folder on one of the pieces of core'dinations card and sanded it.

Here's another view of the easel card...

And her close-up.....

Is it just my kids? my girls are really funny when it comes to my cards - whenever the character on the card I'm making is a blonde girl then Faith has decided that is her, and when it's a brunette girl, that is Willow. And on the rare occassions I make a boy card - that is Scott according to them.

I'd also like to enter the following challenges with my baby card...

Dutch Dare - Easel Card + repeat something (I have repeated the swirl punch and the word window punched tabs and pearls)

Sophisti-cats - Card for a child

A Spoonful of Sugar - 3D (being an easel card and all the layers make it 3D)

Creative Inspirations - Easel Card

Daring Cardmakers - Easel Card

Crafty Catz - Spots (the spots on the polka dot papers)

By the Cute and Girly - Celebrations (of course there's no better thing to celebrate than a new baby)

Paper Play - Pastels

Yet More Spring Stroll from Angel Crafts

I just can't seem to stop playing with the Spring Stroll ribbon kit from Angel Crafts - there are just so many pretty ribbons in there. I thought I'd try out a smaller basket woven ribbon panel this time, instead of the whole background - and I think it's quite cute, what do you think? don't worry, you can be brutally honest - I can handle constructive criticism :)

Image: WS Rain Rain Digi from TGF coloured with promarkers

Papers are Kaisercraft La-Di-Da from Angel Crafts, cardstock from core'dinations, ribbons and bling from the Spring Stroll ribbon kit from Angel Crafts.

Here's her wee close-up...