05.01.2010

DT Passion For ProMarkers #29 – Sketch plus love theme

05.01.2010 by 12 Comments

Michelle has created a lovely sketch for us this week at Passion For Promarkers but it comes with a twist – your project has to be inspired by Luuurve!  I am not a big Magnolia lover (sorry to the Maggie fans out there) but I do like this one.  I stamped a few of these at Stephs when I was there and actually coloured one with her Copics (gasp!).  However, this one is of course coloured with my trusty ProMarkers and she’s teamed with some gorgeous Cosmo Cricket papers (my favourite).  I’ve kept the embellishments to a minimum as the paper does all the talking here! 

 Hope you have a chance to pop over to the blog for look at the DT examples and have a go at the challenge – never to soon to start those valentine’s cards ladies!!  We have  a Prize of 5 ProMarkers up for grabs from our lovely sponsor, Letraset too!
Hugs,
Caryn xxx

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04.01.2010

Another Christmas thank you .

04.01.2010 by 11 Comments

This one I’m entering in the challenge over at A Passion For Papertrey which is “Super Stars”.  I have limited PTI stuff at the moment but am hoping to expand my collection over the coming months.  I just love the colour pallette – expecially Spring Moss (the ribbon, ink and on the background paper) and Raspberry Fizz (Pure Poppy is another of my favourites – well, they’re all gorgeous actually!).  The star is from the Winter Swirls set and the sentiment is from Signiature Christmas.  I have added a touch of glamour dust to the star – well, it is a Christmas card (almost!).  This is another card more in the CAS style I do love so much and the paper was a scrap left over from another card I made months ago (see resolution number 1 and 3 below!!).

Hugs,
Caryn xxx

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03.01.2010

Crafty Resolution 1 – Less is More!!

03.01.2010 by 13 Comments
I have a small list of crafty resolutions this year and above is an example of 1 of them.  I LOVE cards that have MASSIVE detail in them (look at Bevs, Debby’s, Mina’s, Fran’s… I could list so many more) and the inspiration I get from them is immense.  However, there is nothing better than a simple striking card that is just uncluttered and stylish (some of my favourites are Mandy, Aimes, Kate, Vanessa, Lucy – again, the list is endless).  As my style has been more erm, “busy” of late I have decided to try and be “fresher” in my approach this year.  I know I’m not that good at it right now (there’s something about the cards above that I’m not that happy with – probably the snowflakes stamped onto the background!) but hopefully this will improve – as will my photography skills!!
These cards are the first of many “Christmas Thank You” cards I need to make – hence the duplicte nature of them!  I don’t normally make cards in batches which brings me to resolution number 2 – make more cards!!  I spend a lot of time at my desk procrastinating instead of creating so I’m going to make more and fanny around less!!  (pardon my French ;0)  I have used the fabulous Papertrey Ink stamp set I won at Steph’s make and take day in November (thanks again sweetie), with little offcuts of ribbon I had lying in my scraps drawer.  Oh, that’s number 3 – use what I’ve already got!! The amazing Nicole Heady is challenging everyone to do something with their scraps so pop on over to her blog for some scraptastic inspiration.
Right, it’s back to school tomorrow for the kids (yay, a trip to the Trafford Centre for me) so better go and prepare – unless someone has invented hands-free irons and sandwiches which appear as if by magic in the fridge!!

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