Today’s handmade card has been created for the new challenge at I Love Promarkers Challenge #508.
The theme for this challenge is Anything Goes with the option of paper piecing.
You must use either promarkers, flexmarkers, aquamarkers or trias on your work.
Our sponsor for this challenge is Digi Doodles Studios.
For my card I have used one of their digital images called Dahlia’s Blooms.
Here is a tutorial on how I created this card.
A5 White Card Base
Digi Doodles Studios Digital Stamp Called Dahlia’s Blooms
Promarkers
The Paper Tree Halcyon Days – Decorative Papers
The Paper Tree Halcyon Days – Essential Coloured Card
The Paper Tree Halcyon Days – Die Cut Collection
The Paper Boutique Essential Nesting Dies – Volume IV
The Paper Boutique Essential Nesting Dies – Volume I
Butterfly Punch
White Card
Small Silver Gems
Glue / Double Sided Tape
Foam Pads
Print off the Dahlia’s Blooms digital image, once on to white card and again on to a patterned paper ( this is to paper pierce ).
Choose two coloured cards, two pattern papers and two sentiments.
Layer one:
Cut a piece from the first coloured card measuring 14.5 cms by 20.5 cms.
Cut a piece from the first paper measuring 14 cms by 20 cms.
Matt and layer together and attach to the card base.
Layer two:
Using the large corners dies from volume I, cut two from the second paper.
Attach one to the top left and one to the bottom right corner of the card base.
Layer three:
Colour in the Dahlia’s Blooms digital image, I used promarkers.
Hat: Dusky pink, pink carnation, pale pink, honey comb, apricot.
Top: Cadet blue, grey green.
Hair: Praline, sandstone, khaki.
Skin / Face: Dusky pink, satin, dusky rose, pink carnation.
Flowers: Ginger, sunkissed pink, gold, buttercup, sunflower, lemon.
Leaves: Olive green, pesto, march green.
Butterfly / Bird: Storm cloud, cornflower, salmon pink, pale blossom, black.
Bird House: Cinnamon, raw sienna, burnt sienna, caramel, cool grey 4.
Next cut out a couple of flowers from the printed paper image.
Paper piece these onto the coloured image.
Using a die from volume IV, cut out the digital image.
Cut a piece from the second coloured card using a slightly larger die from volume IV.
Matt and layer together and attach to the card base using foam pads.
Layer four:
Cut two pieces from the first coloured card measuring 2.5 cms by 5 cms.
Matt and layer with the two sentiments and attach to the card base using foam pads.
To finish add a couple of small butterflies with silver gems in the centre.
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If you would like to see other cards using promarkers please have a look here:
Rose Fairy – Never Be Afraid To Stand Out
Springtime Blooms – Blossom And Flourish
Butterfly Garden : Rose Pink Collection
Halloween Skelekinz Sitter – Happy Halloween
Happy Days – Live Life In Full Bloom
Autumn Leaf Possum – Many Happy Returns
Avery With Rose – Especially For You
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Challenges I would like to enter are:
CD Sunday Challenge #82 – Anything Goes
LeAnns World 101 Challenge #49 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge Blog #4 – Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Challenge WK15 – Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door Challenge April 12th – Anything Goes
Crafting With Happiness Challenge #122 – Anything Goes
I love the colours you’ve used in this Lisa and it’s a really pretty image.
Pamela
CD Sunday Plus DT.
She looks very happy!
You’ve coloured this beautifully, a great card.
Thanks for joining us.
Jo
CD Sunday Plus DT
What a beautiful card, I love the soft, pretty colours!
Thank you for joining us at Polkadoodles Digi Choosday! Jane S (DT) Paper, Pencils & Pretty Things! xxx
Loving the paper piecing on the flowers, that paper works really well with the rest of the colours you have used. I also love the additional butterflies!
Hugz Tinz
Very pretty card, lovely colours.