09.03.2010

Passion For ProMarkers #42 – Bright Green and Mango

This week’s challenge over at Passion For ProMarkers has been chosen by Sarah W (GDT) and she would like you to use the colours ‘bright green and mango’ on your projects this week. (Don’t forget you can use other colours too but the challenge colours must be the predominant ones). There is no theme to follow this week so you can make anything you like as long as the challenge colours are used!

I have used a GORGEOUS image from Mo’s Digital Pencil called Prairie Girl – such a dream to colour, I love her!!
Our sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen and the lucky winner will receive a £10.00 voucher to spend in her online store. Please pop by and check out the DT creations and play along with our challenge if you can.

I’m joining in with the following challenges too:

Cupcake Crafts – Flower Power
Crafty Calender – Flower Power

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06.03.2010

Sigh!!

I just HAD to share my joy with you.  I’m not trying to gloat or boast, I just know a lot of you will appreciate the beauty in these pictures.  As I may have mentioned, I have become somewhat addicted to Papertrey Ink products over the last few months.  Now being a person of extremes and not wishing to do things half-heartedly, I began with my first proper order (I did have a few bits and pieces from when I did a shared order with my PTI enabling friend Steph!) just before Christmas (it was my pressie from hubby – it arrived on Christmas eve!).  I placed my second order in January and completed my colour collection (cardstock, buttons, ribbon and ink) with a third order in Februaury!!   I have a modest collection of 17 stamp sets but this WILL grow before too long!!  I also wanted to show you all these fabulous storage units I bought in Homebase the other day (£20 each).  They are clear acrylic and have three drawers each – I needed three units to hold all the cardstock.  I have all my SU! (top 3 drawers) and PTI cs stored in them right on my craft desk and even have a spare drawer for all my scraps (heaven forbid anything gets thrown away).  In my other Ikea drawer unit that sits right next to me I keep all the ribbons, inks and buttons – isn’t that a dream to behold.  Sometimes I open the drawer and just look at them – it’s quite breathtaking!!
 
  
  
So, on a scale of 1-10, how happy do these images make you feel?!!!!  
Hugs,
Caryn xxx
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06.03.2010

Spring is in the air!

Morning all.  It’s been feeling very Spring-like up here on the Wirral for the last few days.  The sun has been shining and we’ve had clear, blue skies.  I have been dying to use this new Papertrey Ink stamp set, Scattered Showers, since I got it and when mum asked me for a card yesterday for someone who is leaving at work, I thought of this set straight away!  I don’t really do A5 cards but as there was going to be about 25 people signing it it needed to be bigger than my usual 6″ square.  I used Aqua Mist, Hibiscus Burst, Orange zest and Summer Sunrise inks for the umbrellas and black stazon for the handles.  You can’t see all that well in the photo but the strip across the middle is acetate. 
I will be back later with some pictures I just HAD to share with you of my new Papertrey Ink collection and my funky new cardstock storage – I LOVE it!!
Have a great Saturday everyone.
Hugs,
Caryn xxx
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