It is with sadness that I have stepped down from my DT positions, so this is my last post for Mad for Markers, I have been with Sammi for a year (where did it go), I have had a wonderful crafting journey, learnt so much and met some beautiful blogging buddies! Lucky enough to meet some in person when helping Sammi at Paperific. I am sure gonna miss you girls!!!:( You are an amazing talented bunch of crafters and lots of fun too!
They reason why:
For sometime now I have fancied having my own craft store and finally took the plunge and l am hoping to buy a craft business, I have never run a store before, so have much too learn and will be spending time with the owner learning as much as possible. We will have to move house if all goes to plan so in trying to get the house and garden ready to sell, all the travelling, working for Edward, plus Rosanna and Morgan, I just don't have the time to fulfill my DT duties properly. So keep your fingers crossed everything goes to plan. I will still be around in blog land (hopefully with a creation or two) if not just looking at the gorgeous creations you all make.
Onto our new challenge over at Mad for Markers is colouring grey, now this was a challenge for me as I have never done this before, so here is my attempt I have used this image and sentiment from The Greeting Farm Set 'A Journey', which I thought was just perfect. (This came in my blog candy stash from Debbie, thank you). You do not have to colour all your image grey if you don't want, just use some grey copics somewhere on your creation, your papers don't have to be grey either, I think my mood was grey at the time, so everything was grey lol!
All papers are SU, distressed all the edges, image stamped on XPress Blending Card, the background was created dotting around the image with the grey copics.
We have some new members to the team and the lovely Bron will be filling my Tuesday post over at Mad for Markers so don't forget to stop by and see the wonderful inspiration each day from the DT.
All papers are SU, distressed all the edges, image stamped on XPress Blending Card, the background was created dotting around the image with the grey copics.
Copics C00, C01, C03, C5, C7 (never used so few copics before lol!)
We have some new members to the team and the lovely Bron will be filling my Tuesday post over at Mad for Markers so don't forget to stop by and see the wonderful inspiration each day from the DT.
Copics and Xpress It Blending Card as well as LaLa Land Stamps and The Greeting Farm Images are all available from Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store.
Inspirational Card Sketches Challenge #112
Make It Monday Linky Party #35 - Michelle's place to share your creations
By The Cute and Girly May Challenge - Anything Goes
Being British just had to share this photo of such a beautiful couple, just for any of you who haven't seen it yet lol! I remember watching his parents get married nearly 30 years ago, where does the time go! Now I do feel old!! Didn't Kate look gorgeous and William so handsome!
Now better get moving off to the other side of the city, Dandenong South, to pick up a load of metal, so catch up with you all soon.
Thank you for visiting, Happy Crafting, take careX:)
Congrats again on the shop purchase. Can't wait to maybe come and visit when all is settled.
ReplyDeleteWonderful card. Love the image. Coloured to perfection.
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Trace
Hello Annette.Goodness you will be busy for a while . Good luck with your venture . Do so hope you will pop in from time to time .Love your card with its most unusual colouring
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Ooooh Annette - how exciting for you!!! You MUST email me the address of your new shop so I can cme and visit sometime - and if it's close I may move in LOL. I think it's AWESOME you are following your dream!!!!
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It's so exciting for you ... so sad for me! lol.. you will be missed greatly! I am however looking forward to coming to visit the shop one day!! :D
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PS. I LOVE this card!!
ReplyDeleteVoi miten kaunis kortti sinulla on tänään!
ReplyDeleteKiitos osallistumisesta ICS-haasteeseen tällä viikolla ja oikein paljon onnea arvontaan!! :)
Ihanaa ja aurinkoista viikkoa sinulle sinne-meillä täällä on KYlmää --hrr--;))
That is a gorgeous card Annette! Looks so great, love the monochrome!!
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Beautiful card! Wasn't the wedding wonderful!:0)
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at ICS xx
This card looks fantastic in monocrome!!
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What a darling card Annette!! I love the black and white colors!! :) I'm sad that you won't be on the teams any longer, but I am so so excited for you on this adventure hun!! I wish you all of the best!! Please don't be a stranger!! HUGS
ReplyDeleteAnnette...what an exciting time in your life...yes, I am slightly jealous...how wonderful to run a craft store...wishing you all the best in the future. Love your card...you have done such a wonderful job with the colouring. Thanks to for the fun package that arrived in my mailbox this morning. I love every bit of it. Especially the glittery papers they were really shining as I looked at them in the sunshine in my yard. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful and your colouring AMAZING....just brilliant for your first go at it!!! BTW Congrats on your new store,I wish you much happiness and a successful business!!
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I love your card! I saw it at "Make it Monday" and am a follower now.
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I love your card Annette and am so sad you are leaving M4M. I will miss you. Hope the house and garden plans are going well. I wish you all the very best with craft shop. let me know if you go online and I would love to support you.
ReplyDeleteAlicia xx
Good Luck and Best wishes for your new business!
ReplyDeleteGreat card. It is refreshing to see a completly different use of colour.
Thank you for entering the By the Cute and Girly Anything Goes Challenge.
Geraldine
Annette Such exciting new for you!! I do hope that all goes well and your business will be blessed with great success! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your new endeavors Annette! I wish you nothing but success! This card is darling :) Surely you will be missed.
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! Love the card. Yes, I remember the wedding 30 years ago..... time does fly. This wedding was gorgeous!
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Marie
Congrats on your new endeavor Annette!! I hope all goes well for you!!! Your card is beautiful!! I just love the black and white and the darling image. I am sure they will miss you on your dt's.
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Chris
Hi Annette
ReplyDeleteOh I miss you already, sniff, sniff!!
I am so excited for you though, you are going to be living the dream girl!!
Your card is so fabulous, I love that embossed background.
Thank you for sharing with us at Make It Monday this week.
Michelle :-)
Hi Annette
ReplyDeleteWow!! I am way behind the times with you .. sorry about that.
But when I do arrive what fantastic news!!
Well done on going for your dream. I wish you every success. Lots of hard work and excitement ahead of you but it will all be worth it I am sure.
You are certainly going out with a bang with your last DT card. Stunning!!!
All the best for the future Annette.
Love Jules xx
super card.
ReplyDeleteGood on you starting a craft shop,wishing you the very best,would visit but it's a bit far..lol..janex
great card! I have never done grey colouring.
ReplyDeletegood luck in your new venture, wishing you much sucess!!!
love n hugs
teen xx
Annette... You will be an awesome store owner and I look forward to hearing from you once in awhile! I do understand not being able to keep up with online duties and blog following, as Michael and I have started our own site! It would be so nice if you could pop in once in while and say Hi! I am going to miss you! Hugs to you and your family! (I am proud of you for taking the leap of faith into this new endeavor!!!) www.PaperCreationsInk.com
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to find out what store is yours and if you ship over seas to us here in the US!!!
Have a wonderful week! Happy Creating! Sara
Congrats Annette! I think is would be fabulous to own your own store! Just imagine... surrounded with all that magical stuff!
ReplyDeleteYou will be missed on DT!
Hugs,
Marie
Congrats to you!
ReplyDeleteI love how you colored this image! I saw this challenge and was intimidated. Beautiful job!
Wow Annette, I just got online and saw you are buying your own craft store. Where will it be. Will come and do some shopping. Good luck. xx
ReplyDeleteWow...your monochromatic card is stunning.
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Dana