Here is my second project for the Passion for Promarkers Christmas to New Year period. Our sponsors are the same as on the previous post.

I’ve made some chocolate Christmas tree decorations with some great downloads from Pink Petticoat, coloured in with Promarkers, of course!  There are some fab projects made by the other Design Team members, so why not check out their blogs for some pre-Christmas inspiration?  The links are in my sidebar as usual.

Promarkers used:

Poppy, Crimson, Black, Umber, Gold, Forest Green, Apple, Pastel Blue.

You are in for such a treat this month over at Passion for Promarkers!  

The new challenge runs from 9am today (1st December) until 9am on the 5th January 2010. You can use ANY COLOURS of ProMarkers and you can make ANYTHING BUT A CARD.

We have loads and loads of prizes to give away, so there will be loads of winners – want to see the prize list?

Grand Prize: 148 ProMarkers from the fabulously generous Letraset – that’s the entire collection including all the old and new colours.

Plus they have donated another 2 x 5 Promarker Theme Packs.

Sugar Nellie/Funky Kits have donated 8 prizes of Sugar Nellie stamps:
4 x Maggie & Hamish stamps PLUS 4 x Home Grown stamps.

Joanna Sheen has donated a £10 voucher to spend in her online shop.

Stampeezee have also donated a £10 voucher to spend with them.

Whiff of Joy have donated a Fred, Celebrating Elephant stamp designed by Alison Acton.

Julie is an Independent Stampin Up! Demonstrator, and she is giving away a stamp set and ribbon.

Here is my project for this week. I made a small (4″x4″) Christmas giftbox, which should be perfect to hold some choccies or handmade notelets for a friend, or for your child’s teacher.

I’ve used one of the lovely Christmas Magna stamps from Sugar Nellie, and the sentiment stamp is by Stampin’ Up. The papers are by DCWV, and the base of the box is made with red Bazzill cardstock.

Promarker Colouring recipe:

Skin: Ivory, Pale Peach, Blush.

Hair: Vanilla, Raw Sienna, Sandstone.

Clothes and Baubles: Red, Poppy, Ivory, Sandstone, Cool Aqua, Sky, Pear Green, Marsh Green.

Thanks for calling around and taking a peek at my little giftbox. Don’t forget to come back in a fortnight to see the second part of our very exciting challenge and prize giveaway!

Here is a heads-up for all Promarker fans – wouldn’t  you love to have an extra pressie under your Christmas tree this year?  From today until the 15th December, you have a chance to win a fabulous Craft Gift Pack, kindly donated by Letraset and designed by our own, very talented, Debbi, which includes a  new set of twelve Promarkers. She has put together this wonderful kit especially with the crafter in mind.  Just leave a comment on the Passion for Promarkers blog, under the appropriate post, and you may be the lucky winner!  The winning entry will be chosen at random on the 15th from all the comments that have been left on the blog, and the prize will be sent to arrive before Christmas.  So what are you waiting for?  Head over to the blog right now, and leave your comment!

Our sponsors this week are Yellow Moon, who are again generously offering our winner a voucher for £10 to spend in their online shop.

It’s my turn to choose the theme for the Passion for Promarkers challenge this week, and my choice is’ Vintage’.  Here is how I coloured the image for my ‘Vintage ‘card.

I chose a palette of vintage-look Promarkers that included:  Vanilla, Sandstone, Cinnamon, Ruby, Crimson, Khaki, Pear Green, Marsh Green, Powder Blue, Grey Green, and a Blender. 

I would normally stamp onto white card, but I thought that using cream cardstock would be more appropriate to start off my vintage theme.  I also used Rich Cocoa Memento ink, instead of Tuxedo Black, to continue with the vintage look.

Pic 1

I started my colouring by applying some shading around the inside edge of the snowman with Vanilla. 

Pic 2

Then I coloured the brown areas, first with Sandstone, leaving a few areas uncoloured for highlights, followed by Cinnamon for the shadows, blending lightly with Vanilla, and adding more shadow where required. 

Pic 3

I coloured in the red areas next, first with Ruby, again leaving some places uncoloured for highlights, then with Crimson for shadow. 

Pic 4 and 5

I blended the reds with another layer of Ruby, and removed some of the colour with a blender in the areas where I wanted to show the highlights, and to give a worn look.  This is done by gently stroking the blender on the appropriate areas until the amount of colour is reduced to your liking.  Go easy if your blender is new and juicy! 

Pic 6

To colour his scarf, I used Khaki in the shadows, then a layer of Pear Green all over, and redefined the shadows with Marsh Green, ending with another light covering of Pear Green.

Pic 7 and 8

I coloured the snowman’s patches and birdhouse using the colours in my chosen palette. Then I edged the area around the snowman with Powder Blue, to make the image ‘pop’ a little, although this hardly shows on my photo. 

Pic 9 and 10

I cut out my image, and edged it using a piece of Cut and Dry Foam and some Walnut Distress ink, for an added vintage look. Finally, I mounted the finished image onto a brown cardstock mat ready for adding to my card.  

Pic 11

 Here at last is my finished card!

I hope that you’ve enjoyed my tutorial, and found it easy to follow.  Please visit the challenge blog to see the fabulous cards that the Design Team has made using the Vintage theme.

Maria xx

The theme at Passion for Promarkers this week has been chosen by Barbara, one of our lovely guest DT members for this month, and it is to use the colours Marsh Green and Burnt Umber in the colouring of your image.

Our sponsors once again are the very generous Letraset, who are giving our winner a set of five Promarkers to add to their collection.

Here is my card, and this time I’ve had a brief respite from Christmas, and made a card for a friend, using a stamp designed by the very talented Elisabeth Bell. The sentiment is by Stampin’ Up, and papers and flowers are from my stash.  Scroll down under the card for the Promarker colouring recipe.  Thanks, as always, for visiting and taking a peep at my work.

Promarker colouring recipe:

Skin:  Ivory, Blush, Pastel Pink.

Hair:  Vanilla, Raw Sienna.

Outfit:  Marsh Green, Pear Green, Cocoa, Burnt Umber, Carmine.

Flowers:  Marsh Green, Meadow Green, Carmine, Pastel Yellow, Pearl Blue, Prussian.

Silver Gel Pen:  used for the buttons, bracelet and locket.

This week, Ida has designed a fabulous sketch for you to follow for the Passion for Promarkers challenge.

Our sponsors this week are The Secret Crafter, and they are offering our lucky winner a set of six Promarkers to add to their stash!

I’ve used one of the adorable Sugar Nellie ‘Magna’ Christmas designs on my card on this occasion. The ‘Mistletoe’ stamp is by Papermania, and the papers are by Imaginisce. The sparkly snowflake acetate embellishments are from my stash. You’ll find the colouring recipe under my card as usual.

Promarker colouring recipe:

Skin:  Ivory, Blush, Pale Peach.

Hair:  Hers – Chestnut, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna.  His – Vanilla, Raw Sienna, Sandstone.

Clothes:  Red, Poppy, Pear Green, Marsh Green, Pastel Blue, Denim, Sandstone, Raw Sienna.

Our theme at Passion for Promarkers this week has been chosen by Manda, who is one of our lovely Guest DT members for this month. Manda chose the colours ‘Canary and Grass’, and you’ll find my colouring recipe below my card as usual.

Our sponsor for this week is Joanna Sheen, who is very generously giving our very lucky winner a voucher worth £10 to spend in her online shop. Joanna has some gorgeous goodies in at the moment, including some fab Promarker sets, which you may want to spend your winnings on!

I’ve used one of the lovely Anyas, by The Greetings Farm, on my card, and the papers and sentiment stamp are from Stampin’ Up. Thanks for popping by to take a peek at my card; I always look forward to your comments!

Promarker colouring recipe:

Skin:  Ivory, Blush, Pastel Pink.

Hair:  Pastel Yellow, Vanilla, Sandstone.

Clothes and Accessories:  Pastel Yellow, Canary, Mustard, Meadow Green, Grass.

This week’s sponsors of the Passion for Promarker challenge are Letraset, who have donated a set of six Promarker pens for our winning entry.

The theme, chosen by Helen, is ‘Animals’, and I couldn’t wait to use little ‘Bambino’, by Little Claire, once again.  He really is the most adorable little deer! The Promarker recipe is below my card as usual.  I bought the really lush glittered DP from our local craft shop, but I haven’t a clue who the maker is.  If anyone can enlighten me, please feel free! The sentiment is by Stampin’ Up. Thank you for stopping by.

Promarkers used:

Deer:  Sandstone, Raw Sienna, Cocoa, Vanilla, Dusky Pink, Red, Poppy, Umber.

Trees:  Marsh Green, Moss.

Shadows:  Pastel Blue.

This week’s Passion for Promarkers challenge colours have been chosen by Claire, one of our guest designers for October, and they are ‘Poppy’ and ‘Forest Green’. Our sponsors are Yellow Moon, who are generously offering our winner a £10 voucher to spend in their online store.

Here is my card, and I think you’ll agree that the chosen colours are perfect for a Christmas card!  I used a digital image from Mo’s Digital Pencil, of whom I’ve become quite a fan recently.  The image is, of course, coloured with my Promarkers, with touches of sparkle to add a festive touch.  The sentiment stamp is by Stampin’ Up.  Everything else is from my stash. The colouring recipe is under the card as usual.

I do hope that you’ll enjoy our latest challenge. Perhaps you’ll use it as an opportunity to make another Christmas card to add to your ever-growing pile!

Promarker colouring recipe:

Skin:  Ivory, Blush, Pastel Pink.

Hair:  Sandstone, Cocoa, Burnt Sienna.

Outfit:  Poppy, Forest Green, China Blue, Pastel Blue, Cinnamon, Cocoa.

Packages: Poppy, Forest Green, China Blue, Gold, Sandstone, Raw Sienna.

This week Gina has designed a lovely sketch for us, and you can use Promarkers of any colour on your card.  On this occasion the Promarker Challenge is sponsored by The Secret Crafter, who are giving our lucky winner a set of six Promarkers to add to their collection!

Here is my card, with the colouring recipe underneath as usual.  I’ve used a sweet Sarah Kay image, and the sentiment stamp is by Whiff of Joy.  The DP is by Fancy Pants, and all the cardstock is by Bazzill. Thank you for taking a peep, and for your lovely comments, which are always much appreciated.

Promarker Colouring Recipe:

Skin: Almond, Soft Peach.

Hair:  His – Sandstone, Walnut, Cocoa. Hers – Sandstone, Cocoa.

Her Clothes and Hat:  Duck Egg, Denim, Blue Pearl, Dusky Pink, Pale  Pink, Antique Pink.

His Clothes and Boots:  Khaki, Denim, Pastel Blue, Tan, Caramel.