Zoo Scrapbooking Pages using Copics to create the photo background

Hi crafting buddies, hope you are all well.

This is a scheduled post hopefully I have it right this week, when I snuck on at work to check last week, big flap on when it wasn't there, I had only set it for P.M. LOL!

Today for my inspiration over at the Mad for Markers Store Blog I would like to show you how I made my own backgrounds for the photos to match the Bo Bunny papers I have used on the following scrap pages, just looove these papers, just perfect for these photos of Rosanna and her friend Karly taken last July at Werribee Zoo.

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Sorry for the quality of the photo must have taken 12 shots had to take the photo back off and this was the best I could get, think it must be the white lol!  As you can see I coloured around the edges and created a two tone effect

I then went around the edge with the marker to take away the white edge, I usually use a marker on the photos too especially after using a corner punch.  This photo was tricky camera in one hand, marker and paper in the other lol!

I usually use a marker on the edges of the photos too especially after using a corner punch, like on this photo with round edges. Just love this photo!

Copics Used

E57 and YG93

Xpress It Double sided tape

all available from our Mad for Markers Store

Don't forget Mad for Markers is celebrating it's 2nd Birthday, with giveaways on our facebook page each day, so what you waiting for come and join in the fun.

We would love to see your creations over in our Mad for Markers Challenge, you still have a couple of days to enter our current challenge R & RV's.

I am going to enter this into The Outlawtz Copic/Promarker Challenge February 24th - Anything Goes you should pay these girls a visit, they are a lovely friendly talented bunch of ladies and Michelles Make It Monday Linky Party #78 - Anything Goes a place to link up and meet more inspirational crafters.


Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting, take careX:)

My first saucy easel card using the beautiful Heidi from Victoria Case

Hi Everyone

Today I would like to show you this fun, beautiful girl called Heidi who is from Victoria Case, when I first saw her I knew she was just perfect for a friends 40th!  She was fun to colour not sure I have her just right but I am fairly pleased, I so suck at male cards, not going to say how long this one took lol trying to find the right bits, really wanted a music note/guitar charm but did not have one.   Don't forget our Mad for Markers Challenge this month Red and/or Pink R's/RV's, I chose Bright Pink not Purple lol.

I have tried a new colour hair combo

I dotted gold spica in the beer for bubble effect, then added special effects to the pots, also her eyes, ear-ring and the trinket on the necklace the wooden numbers were coloured using a clear Gelly Roll Pen

A closer look at the pocket to hold the money

Copics used

Hair - E33, E35, Y21, Y23

Clothes - RV0000, 00, 02, C00, C01

Beer - E93, 97, 99, W00, W1, C00, C01, Gold Spica

Skin - E000, E01, E11, R20, lips Blossom Spica

all available from The Mad for Markers Store

Challenges I would like to enter

Sourthern Girls Challenge #38 - So Distressed
Creative Card Crew Challenge #4 - Masculine
Colour Me Copic Challenge Group - Bright Colours - Bright Pink and Yellow (in her hair)
Outlawz Friday Copic/promarker challenge - Inspired by a song, book or movie
Make It Monday Linky Party #77 - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Use a Digi Image

Thank you for stopping by, happy crafting and have a wonderful weekend, take careX:)

Liebster Blog Award

Hi all

I recently discovered a new blogger and we became followers and the next thing I get is this lovely award, I love blog land (would love to spend more time drooling over the gorgeous inspiration I see when I visit lol), but most of all I love being amongst the friendliest and nicest people around.

People who generously share their artistry and ideas with each other and who you probably wouldn't even know you if they passed you in the street but here in blogland they become your best friends! I love how the internet can do that.

The lovely talented Kasey has passed this award onto me

I did a little research and Liebster is German and translates to the English word “dearest”or” favorite”.  It’s meant for up-and-coming blogs with less than "200 followers".  You need to pass the award onto five bloggers and let them know.  I would like to pass this award on to the following inspriational blogs, hope you can check out their beautiful work.

This is the hardest part passing the award on but these are the ladies I would like to pass it on to:

Ashlee http://ashleescreations.blogspot.com.au/  - I love her gorgeous colouring and creations

Davi - http://alstromeriaartistry.blogspot.com.au/ - I love the variety of gorgeous flowers she creates

Merry  http://merrymadecardscrafts.blogspot.com.au/  -  I love the variety of inspirational creations and personal photos of travels etc

Samantha  http://craftychickcards.blogspot.com.au/  -  Our newest addition to the M4M, more beautiful colouring and creations

Sandy  http://joy-sandyscreations.blogspot.com.au/  -  I love her beautiful colouring and creations

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting, take careX:)

MAD FOR MARKERS 2nd Birthday Celebrations with lots of giveaways

WOO WHO Our DT Boss Lady Sammi is celebrating Mad for Markers 2nd Birthday (CONGRATULATIONS) starting today for a whole month with daily giveaways on our Facebook Group and The Store Blog, goodies will include digi images, CS sample packs, spicas and much more.

Finally on the 22nd March we the DT would loooove you to take part in a blog hop with us, you can sign up to take part on the store blog all you need to do is creation something using copics lol and list the colours you have used.

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting, take careX:)

Sammi's digi Beach Gal Tag for a Scrapbooking Page

Hope you are all well, I'm feeling a little sorry for myself at the moment lol!  Had toothache for four days, so went to see the dentist (Tues) and I had a choice of having the three nerves taken out and a cap fitted (approx. $4,000) or it being pulled, so after much pulling I am now one tooth less lol!  Dentist reckons my jawbone had a good grip lol!  There is an absess so on antibiotics for a week, so my mojo is AWOL!  Moaning out of the way lol!

Today I would like to show you a tag I have made using Sammi's digi image 'Beach Gal' available from the store here.  Thought she was just perfect for a Beach scrapbooking page.  The tag has the date and a little bit about the day.

The Great Ocean Road

Copics used

Hair E21, E23, E25

Skin E000, E00, E11, R20, Eyes B24, B26,

Eyes and Toe Nails - Spica Baby Blue

Clothes B0000, B000, B01, B02

Glasses Spicas Sky Blue and Black

Background BG10, BG11, G02, YR0000, YR00

Xpress It Double sided tape and foam tape

all available from Sammi over at the store

Don't forgot our current challenge to Copics R's or RV's we would love to see your creations.

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - TAG IT
Make It Monday Linky Party #76

Thanks for stopping by.  Happy Crafting and have a great weekend, take careX:)

Ballerina Marci 6 fold card for our Mad for Markers New Colour Challenge

Hi all, hope you are all well and for those where there is snow, hope you are not too badly affected.

Today I would like to show you another 6 fold card I have made using Ballerina Marci, available here in the Mad for Markers Store.  Our New Mad for Markers Challenge this month is to use your R's and/or RV's.

The ribbon on the cute charm was coloured using RV00 and RV02 to create two shades of pink, I have used the Midnight Madness Monthly Sketch for inspiration.

 Kindyglitz the pink edge and added rhinestones and pearls (some coloured using RV02 and RV04)

on the inside I have added various flowers, rhinestones, pearls and the beautiful recipe sentiment from LOTV, I was very lucky to win a 10.00 pound voucher from my gorgeous blog buddy Lorraine, THANKYOU!  I do have more some LOTV goodies to play with lol!

A closer look at the sentiment, also cut some ribbon to get 'Princess"

How beautiful is this Fairy Ballerina ribbon from my stash, had if for ages just waiting for Ballerina Marci to come along lol!  SU Birthday sentiment.

Copics used

Skin/Face E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair E31, 33, 35, 37

Clothes etc RV00, 02, 04, G14 and spica blossom

Outline C1

for all your copic requirements please visit Sammi over at the Mad for Markers Store

EDITED AWESOME NEWS
The New 12 Sketch Colour Markers are now in the store, should have my next week lol!

Challenges I would like to enter

Midnight Madness Monthly Sketch #135
Make It Monday Linky Party #75
Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - 'Lets Get Girly
Flutter By Wednesday's Challenge #189 - LOVE recipe
L= 2 or more Layers
O= have an Odd number of embellishments - (I have 39)
V=have the color Violet on your creation - (ribbon)
E= you can use any color Except red
Inky Impressions Challenge #45 - Use two trims or ribbon
Paper Take Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes with the option of Love

Thank you for visiting, happy crafting and a wonderful weekend, take careX:)

Tiny Baker Tia Corner Recipe Bookmark and some family photos

Hi all, hope you are all well!

Today I would love to show of this cute Some Odd Girl's Tiny Baker Tia which comes with two sentiments,  'Just so Sweet' and 'have a sweet day'available here from The Mad for Markers Store and to keep in with our New Colour Combo Challenge  (you still have two days to enter) I had a play with a new face combo E000, E00, E02, E04, E11, BV00, R00 and 0, I did stuff up and coloured the whites of her eyes (don't what I was thinking lol!) and thankfully my colourless blender removed the E00!

A closer look at the added spicas to hat, hair, icing and the spoon and ribbon

not sure on the hat colour but wanted a hint of pink?

How it looks on a book (just in case you haven't seen one of these before)

The back, these DMCW Sweet papers are beautiful

Copics and Spicas used

and finally R29 to colour in the pearls for the cherries

Don't forget Sammi's Mad for Marker Birthday Celebrations happening soon check her post here

 

We are going to reach 25 degrees and a cool 15 overnight, so warming up again, speaking to a friend last night in England and they were down to -7 and in for a cold spell.  Certainly don't miss the cold but really don't like it when it gets in the thirties here, too hot to work lol!  Well better get to work. 

Challenges I would like to enter:

Inky Impressions Challenge #44 - IIC44 Pearls and/or bling
Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - Punches and/or Dies
Make It Monday Linky Party #74
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #149 - Diamonds or Pearls
Prairie Fairy Fun Friday Challenge 71 - Anything but a card

Hope you are well whereever in the world you are, thanks for visiting, happy colouring! Keep safe and take careX:)

Personal for those that are interested

Rosanna and Morgan went back to school yesterday after their summer hols, tradition is to take a photo, this is this years photo, they are growing so fast, Morgan was thirteen last month, so two teenages in the house, where did thoses years go!

Morgan's first rhubarb crumble he made last week, did have an MB etched in the crumble, him and his dad got tucked in before I got to take a picture. 

Morgan's 13th Birthday, super cool dude with his hat lol!

Happy Australia Day and My First Six Fold Card using Lizzie Finger Painting and Sammi's Australia Day giveaway

G'day all and HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY for those of you in OZ!  So pleased it isn't has hot as Mon/Tues lol!

Hope you are all well, DH is at work but hoping finish earlier so we can have a BBQ and play some family games etc.  We will wait and see lol!

Saw this tutorial over at Splitcoaststampers and just had to give it a try.

I have used the super cute 'Lizzie Finger Painting' from Inky Impressions and coloured her using V20, V25, BV21 and C01. 

This is the card opened up

Added another Purple Lizzie lol!  And a couple of sentiments, kept it fairly plain as the paper is beautiful and sparkly.  Added glossy accents to the eyes and paint.

sentiments from an SU set

Copics, multiliner (to darken the eyes) and spicas (pink, Silver and Clear)

all the above are available from The Mad for Markers Store along with the Xpress It double sided tape and foam mount tape, don't forget you still have a few days to enter our New Colour Combo Challenge this month.

Challenges I would like to enter:

Copic OZ Colour Challenge
Simon Says Challenge - Anything Goes
Make It Monday Linky Party #73
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #148 - Seeing Spots
Lets Ink It Up Challenge #19 - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us Challenge - Just Kidding

Our super talented DT Boss Lady Sammi has been drawing and has produced these Cool Aussie Day images, if you send her an email with your choice she will send it to you, more info here

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting and take careX:)

Zentangle Doodling with Copics and a Birthday Card

Hi all, hope you are all well.

How many of you doodle when you are on the phone or sat thinking lol! Today I would like to show you my first time at Zentangle using Copic Multiliners available from The Mad for Markers Store. The colours are part of a set Cobalt, Olive, Sepia and Wine nib 0.3.

A Birthday card for Morgan's Birthday on Sunday he will be a teenager (13), that makes two in the house, going to be fun lol!  Now still not sure about the doodling, definately different lol!  Think the card is growing on me, just hope Morgan likes it.

Copics used to colour Surfer Ian available from the Mad for Markers Store

+ B0000, B000, B00, B01, B02 for the background around the sentiment, it looked too white

I would like to enter the following Challenges:
Copic Oz Challenge - Summer
Lets Ink It Challenge #19 - Anything Goes
Bizzy Bec's Store January Challenge - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions Challenge 42 (IIC42) - Shape It Up
Crafty Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes
Stamps R Us Challenge - Just Kidding Around
Make It Monday Linky Party #72

Some of the Zentangle Doodling on the card

A Birthday sentiment

A flower using olive and wine

 A heart border using black

I thought I would colour the Birthday Greeting in bold colours that I wouldn't normally put together, which fits in with our New Colour Combo Challenge this month. Pop over and see what gorgeous coloured creations the DT have created as well as the gorgeous entries so far.

Copics and Multi liners used

Have you heard about the Copic celebrating 20 years in Australia, there is a reward system happening until 30th June 2012 for copic markers and refils bought they carry points, then you can choose a gift that reflects your points, I'm saving for this AWESOME Copic Carry Case

Full details here

Thank you for visiting, happy colouring and doodling lol!   Take careX:)

Happy New Year and a new challenge over at Mad for Markers

Hi all, hope you are well and had a wonderful break with you family/friends, ours was lovely, just a little hot on some days, with a little work in between, have been busy spring cleaning, Edward has made me some new cupboards in the garage so pleased it now looks much tidier to have everything hidden lol!

Our new Mad for Markers Challenge is a 'New Colour Combination' AND we are going back to monthly challenges.  My mojo seems to have disappeared so I am going to cheat and show a couple of creations from the past showing what were new colour combos to me then.

Bright Purples and Oranges

Copics

Hair - V12, V15, V17, YR00, YR02, YR04 & 0

Skin & face - E000, E00, B26, R20, & Lilac Spica for the eyeshadow

Choker and dress BV01, BV02, BV04, BV08 & Gold Spica

Spotted Outside, V0000, V000, V01, V12

Blue Green, Orange and Pink

Copics

Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair - E31, E33, E35, E37, Spica Gold

Dress - R81, R83, R85

Flowers - BG10, BG11, BG13, YR00, YR02, YR04, Spicas Orange and Turquoise

Paper Flowers - BG10, BG11, BG13, YR02, YR04

Dollie - RV06

Some exciting news coming soon 12 new colour sketch markers will be coming soon, will let you know when Sammi has them in her Mad for Markers Store

We look forward to seeing your new colour combos over at our challenge blog, don't forget to stop by each day there, to see what gorgeous inspiration the DT have for you.


Thank you for stopping by, wishing you all a fun and healthy 2012, take careX:)

p.s.  Our new cupboards, it is the simple things in life that keep us happy lol!