Sarah Kay & Aqua ProMarkers

I recently won a Sarah Kay stamp supplied by Silly Monkey Crafts
on the Daring CardMakers Challenge Blog...and this week in between all the chaos I managed to have a stamp and colour of her....with the Aqua ProMarkers. I am starting to get the hang of them, but still need more practice. I have used Basic Grey "Euphoria" papers, Bazzill Cardstock & Tulle and Prima Blossoms. The sentiment is from a Scrappy Cat set that I got for £2.93 from HobbyCraft earlier this week.

We are busy getting ready for the big day...just a couple of things to finalise. I am much more organised this year than in previous years. I made ALL my own Christmas Cards this year, finished my gift shopping about 2 weeks ago, went shopping for the food yesterday, and today have been doing some cleaning. My cold is a little better, although I think I may well need a visit to the Doctors for some antibiotics for my chest.

I have another card made, which I will post tomorrow once I have photographed it etc, but just in case things get in the way I want to take the opportunity to thank everyone of my "followers" and all my regular and occasional readers for their support and for all the lovely emails I have received this year. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and that Santa brings you all something lovely.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Cute Card Thursday Challenge 41 "Open Theme"

Over on Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog this week, the final theme for 2008 is an open one. So I have made this Angel Anya card. Anya stamps are by Pink Poison, but in 2009 they will be known as "The Greetings Farm". So I have coloured Anya this time using Aqua ProMarkers. I got these pens a few weeks ago from Silly Monkey Crafts but have only just managed to use them to good effect....because I didn't have the right paper. So after reading recommendations to use hot pressed paper....I went to buy a sheet from HobbyCraft, and this is the result. I am actually pretty pleased as I have real trouble watercolouring in the past...so maybe it was the cardstocks fault and not mine...hehehe.

I have used the following Aqua ProMarkers to colour Anya...
Cadium Red (Skin)
Violet Hue (Hair)
Cerulean Blue (Dress)
The wings of the Angel have added Stickles "Star Dust" and the Halo is Ice Stickles "Mint Ice"...for sparkle. The papers are by Making Memories from an old 6x6 paper pad, and the purple cardstock is by Bazzill from a pack of 8x8 "Fourz". I have added some Prima blossoms with a glitter brad and spacer, and some jingle bells that I got in HobbyCraft (150 for £1.95) they are so cute, finished off with a sentiment by Hero Arts.

Thanks ladies for the fab cards, and for all the inspiration you have provided my in 2008, I look forward to seeing what you bring us in 2009.