MIM #39

Hi

Super quick post from me today. I am taking my youngest son for some blood and allergy testing this morning. Not looking forward to it at all.

But before I head out I want to share my card for this week's MIM.

There were so many fantastic submissions last week!! I am so glad that you all enjoy the weekly linky party so much. I know I do! I find it really helps me when my mojo goes walk about. I just browse through all the inspiring creations that you link up and I'm right to go.

For my card this week I have used the "Cupcake" image from our wonderful sponsor this week.

Platypus Creek Stamping and Crafts

I made this card around at my friend Shanni's last week. I always struggle with the sentiment on my cards and this one gave me heaps of grief. But thankfully Shannean was there to give me some help or I would never have got this card completed.

The Make It Monday linky party is open again and this week we are sponsored by the wonderful

Platypus Creek Stamping and Crafts -

So please head on over to Make It Monday and link up your creations

Its a great way to show case your favourite card or project to new people.

You can even revive an old post. It may be old news to you but there are so many new blogs coming online every day that it is NEW to them. So come along link up and check out the other submissions and remember is all about just sharing the creativity and you may even find yourself making some new blog buddies.

And you just never know, next week's featured blogger may be you!

Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle :-)



Mad For Markers - Colour your Embellishments

Hi there Copic fans!!

How have you all been? I feel like I have been a way for a very long time but in reality I haven't been away at all, just sick!

With the Blogger melt down, continued issues with commenting and catching this horrible flu, blogging has been taking a bit of a back seat.

But I have managed to create a little something for the current challenge over at Mad For Markers.

The challenge this fortnight has been to colour your embellishments with your Copic markers.

I decided to create a tag/book mark.

I used "Club Kid" from Kenny K

I have coloured the lace and flower with R81

and the rhinestones that were a very pale pink I darkened by colouring them with R83

Copics used to colour this image

E000, E00, E11,

 R20, R81, R83, R85

E25, E27, E29,E30, E31, E33, E35, E37,

There is still a little time left to enter the current challenge over at Mad For Markers.

We would love to see the creative ways you can use your Copic markers to colour embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle :-)

Make It Monday #38

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Hi, thanks for stopping by today.

I sure could use the company!!

It's been a very long week with three sick little boys all coughing their poor little lungs up. Seems to be a particularly nasty little bug getting around school these last couple of weeks. Now I have come down with it too. Acutally I'm surprised that I didn't come down with it sooner.

I work at the reception at the primary school that my boys attend and part of my job is dealing with the poor kids who come in to sick bay. Some days I tell you, it's like I'm air traffic control at LAX with kids in a holding pattern waiting for a bed, LOL!!

I think now it's only the chocolate keeping me going. But that's ok isn't it, chocolate is a form of medicine, surely??

Anyhoo, it's time for this week's Make It Monday linky party. Another awesome selection of entries from you all. I am so sorry that I did not get around to commenting on as many as I would have like to. Between sick kids and my continued blogger problems it just wasn't happening.

Congratulations to this week's featured blogger and winning commentor. I do hope you click on the links to their blogs over at MIM and go say hi.

Now on to my card for this week. I have to be honest I have fallen way behind and it was a struggle to get this done in time.

I have used "flower Ruby" from Ladybug Crafts Iink and the sentiment is the "Fairy Sentiments" set also available from LCI.

Make It Monday #38 is now open and is sponsored this week by the lovely Emma from Crafty Emma's Store.

The Make It Monday linky party is open again.

Its a great way to show case your favourite card or project to new people.

You can even revive an old post. It may be old news to you but there are so many new blogs coming online every day that it is NEW to them. So come along link up and check out the other submissions and remember is all about just sharing the creativity and you may even find yourself making some new blog buddies.

And you just never know, next week's featured blogger may be you!

Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle :-)

Mad For Markers New Challenge

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Copic Coloured Embellishments

That's what we want to see for the current challenge over at Mad For Markers challenge blog.

The challenges are fortnightly now and the Design Team have been posting their fabulous creations daily to give you some inspiration.

I found some time today to whip up a quick card for you, to show you just how versatile these fabulous markers can be.

I have used R81 Copic marker to colour the white satin ribbon and E30 to colour the white lace.

Card details

Stamp - Friends 24-7 Stampin' Up!

Papers - Stella Rose from My Minds Eye

Ink - Close to Cocoa Stampin' Up!

Spellbinders - Lacey Circles, Standard Circles Large, Rose Creations

Head on over to the Mad For Markers Challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team have been busy creating and get your own Copic coloured embellishments linked up for us to see.

This card is going to be added to the gallery of cards for sale over at

AUSSIE CARDS FOR SALE

I know a lot of my followers are clever little crafters and make their own cards but for those of you who are looking to buy some handcrafted cards to give someone special then you should definitely take a look at this fabulous site.

The selections of cards for sale is just incredible. So many breathtakingly beautiful creations at very reasonable prices.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Michelle :-)

MIM #37

Hi there my wonderful blog friends, how are you?

Did you all survive the great Blogger Meltdown? I did,but only barely, lol.

I've still been having trouble signing in, signing out, commenting and one of my posts is still missing, but Blogger assures me that it will all return to normal soon.

I tell you what, technical difficulties aside, YOU GUYS ROCK!! Wow, last week's MIM was just out of this world. Another record breaking number of entries for us. Thank you so much to all of you who took part. Sorry to anybody who we were unable to comment on, there were quite a few links that were not working due to the Blogger situation at the time.

Congratulations to this weeks featured blogger and random commentor.

The new MIM #37 linky party is now open over at the Make It Monday Linky Party Blog.

For my card this week I have used a Kenny K image called "Soho"

Card details

Papers - Blueberry Crisp from Stampin' Up!

Cardstock - Pacific Point from Stampin' Up!

Pacific Point Ink pad from Stampin' Up!

Leaves - Two Step Bird Extra Large from Stampin' Up!

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Large Ovals and Lacey Ovals

Flowers - Punch, large and small from Kazazz

Xpress It Blending card from Mad For Markers

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink for stamping from Mad For Markers

Self adhesive pearls - Snow from Kaisercraft

Image was coloured with the following copics

Skin - E000, E00, E11 and R20

Hair, Clothes and Shoes - B21, B23, B24, B26 and B28

I am entering this card in to the following challanges

Kenny K - #45 - Die Cuts and Punches

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Birthdays

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Birthday Creations

Mark's Finest Papers - Monochromatic Blues

Crafty Creations #118 - Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges - To Die For

Annabelle Stamps Blog - Monochromatic

The sponsor for this weeks MIM linky party is the wonderful Sammi over at

and she is generously offer a A Hair and Skin colouring guide book for Copics to the second prize winner.

The book has pages (A6 size) with the faces shown on the cover printed inside .. on each page one is coloured and tells which markers were used and the other is black and white.. free for you to colour/ practice on! They are printed on Xpress IT blending card and will be available to purchase through the webstore. Coming soon is a sequel on colouring people (clothes)!

For your chance to win this fabulous colouring guide all you have to do is comment on the submissions in the MIM linky party this week and make sure to mention that you saw them at Make It Monday!

The super talented design team have created some awesome cards to inspire you, so please head on over to Make It Monday to check them out.

MIM is not a challenge blog, more a friendly place to share your creations and find some inspiration.
Its a great way to show case your favourite card or project to new people.


remember is all about just sharing the creativity and you may even find yourself making some new blog buddies.
And you just never know, next week's featured blogger may be you!


You may link up as many time as you like each week with either your latest creations or an older post that you would really like to share again.
All paper crafts are welcome - Please remember though, all submissions MUST be your own work.

Thank you for stopping by today.

I look forward to swinging past your place to check out your latest creation.

Michelle :-)

MIM #36

Hi there, happy Monday to you!!

I hope all the Mum's out there were spoilt yesterday.I had a wonderful day , spoilt by my lovely boys with some wonderful handmade crafts (thank you teachers!!) and a bit of brekky in bed.

I even managed to get a card made!! Just in time too for the new Make It Monday linky party starting today.

Congratulations to the winners from last weeks linky party, be sure to head over to the MIM blog to check out this week's featured blogger.

For my card this week I have used an image  "Jack and his wagon" from our wonderful sponsor

The happy birthday sentiment is from the "Sentimental Numbers" set. Great set for birthday cards includes sentiment and also numbers in two different fonts.

This weeks Make It Monday #35 is sponsored by

Ladybug Crafts Ink

The lovely Kerry is generously offering a stamp of the winners choice to the value of £6.50.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today and I do hope you will all join me and the wonderful ladies on the MIM Design Team over at the New MAKE IT MONDAY blog. The girls have created some spectacular cards to get you all inspired.

The Make It Monday linky party is open again.

Its a great way to show case your favourite card or project to new people.

You can even revive an old post. It may be old news to you but there are so many new blogs coming online every day that it is NEW to them. So come along link up and check out the other submissions and remember is all about just sharing the creativity and you may even find yourself making some new blog buddies.

I look forward to seeing what you link up for us this week.

Michelle :-)

A card for for my boy

Hi there my wonderful blogging friends.

How are you all?

Thank you to all of you who stop by to say hi and leave me lovely comments. I'm sorry that it has been so long since I have been to visit your wonderful blogs. With the recent school holidays and long weekends and trying to set up the new MIM blog my time to visit you all has been very limited. I'm hoping to make my way around to you all very soon.

The card I am sharing with you today is for my eldest Son who is turning 8 tomorrow. Gee, how time flies!! It doesn't seem that long ago that he was just a babe in arms and now he is almost up to my shoulders (and I'm not short either!). He is also way more techno savvy than I am and his most favourite thing at the moment is his Ipod and Angry Birds.

So when it came to inspiration for his card I was a bit stuck. I didn't have any images that really suited so I decided to draw my own.

I decided to draw a few of his favourite Angry Bird characters..............

I used some 352GSM Neenah Paper that I got from Sammi over at Mad For Markers for this card. I drew the image straight on to the paper with a fine black multiliner pen. (the poor little yellow speed bird looks like someone poked him in the eye with a sharp stick!lol)

That is the brilliant thing about this thick paper, you can colour straight on to it with your Copics and it doesn't bleed through the back . (Didn't think to take a photo to show you the inside sorry).

The following Copics were used

Green Pigs - B91, B93, B95, Y11 and Y13 (moustache YR61, YR65 and YR68)

Timber - E30, E31, E33 and E35

White Egg Bomb Bird - 100 Black, C3 and C1,blender pen, Y21 and Y23

Yellow Speed Bird - 100 Black,Y11, Y13, C1,Y21 and Y23

Balloon - YR61, YR65 and YR68

Cake - E30, E31, E27, C3, C1, Y13 and YR65

Grass - B0000 and Y000

Blue shading - B0000

Mad For Markers have a new challenge starting to use colours from the Grey family on your project. I didn't get a lot of grey in on this card but if you head on over to the challenge blog you will see some fabulous creations from the Design Team to inspire you.

I would love to see what you can create!

For all your Copic and related supplies head on over to Mad For Markers online store.

Mad For Markers post to Australia and New Zealand and stock a large range of Copic Markers, Blending Card, Masking Paper etc.

You can also check out the store blog and challenge blog for tips, tutorials and inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by

Michelle :-)

MIM #35 - Shabby Chic Roses

Hi

How are you all?

I hope the weather is kind to all of you who are enjoying a long weekend.

The weekly Make It Monday linky party is open again this morning. There were a record number of entries to last weeks party. The Design Team and I had an absolutely fabulous time visiting you all and checking out your amazing creativity.

My card for this week's party uses a digi image from our sponsor called "Vase of Roses"

I decided to print the image twice and cut out the centre flowers and pop them up with dimentionals.

The pale green card behind the image is actually some packing from some Prima Flowers.

This is also the first time I have used lace on a card. Not sure if I got the look right.

This weeks Make It Monday #35 is sponsored by

Delicious Doodles - http://deliciousdoodles.blogspot.com/

Prize

4 digi images of winners choice

Thank you for stopping by my blog today and I do hope you will all join me and the wonderful ladies on the MIM Design Team over at the New MAKE IT MONDAY blog. The girls have created some spectacular cards to get you all inspired.

The Make It Monday linky party is open again.

Its a great way to show case your favourite card or project to new people.

You can even revive an old post. It may be old news to you but there are so many new blogs coming online every day that it is NEW to them. So come along link up and check out the other submissions and remember is all about just sharing the creativity and you may even find yourself making some new blog buddies.

I look forward to seeing what you link up for us this week.

Michelle :-)