Party Time with Kit & Clowder

Having started to use Promarkers in the beginning of 2014, I used them for less than a year before I had another baby and moved abroad.  I didn't really do any crafting for the whole of 2015 then started blogging again in May 2016.  So I didn't really gain any confidence or skills in colouring with markers.  
I had been looking at tutorials and step-by-steps on Pinterest, but then I discovered Kit & Clowder when I found out about their free class for colouring roses. I joined the Facebook group and saw some amazing work from people who had taken the online classes. I uploaded some photos of digis I had coloured and got some lovely feedback so I entered the new colouring challenge and won a prize!

This weekend Kit & Clowder have been celebrating reaching over 10k members on Facebook with a fabulous 3-day party of features, freebies, discount codes and prizes.  Day 3 has now come to a close, but you can still enter all the giveaways etc until 30th July.  Just click on the pinned post to make sure you don't miss anything.

If you aren't sure about buying a class, there is a fabulous offer on until 30th July - I took advantage of this after working out the value. 

If you purchase the Elements of Nature class for $70 AUD (approx $52 USD / £39 GBP) you get $80+ worth of digital images plus the Lightsource class valued at $15.... already a good deal at $165 value, but for the next week you will also get the Mini Technique Bundle at $40, bring the total value to $205 (approx $153 USD / £116 GBP)

So please check out the party, join the community and have fun colouring

Gardening Nut

My friend asked me to make a birthday card for her other half with a theme on gardening or bees.  I went straight to Bugaboo Stamps and showed her the Gardening Nut image.  I've previously used the Nuts About You couple and really love these images.  
Needless to say my friend loved the image so I've created a layered card with papers that compliment the gardening theme. (I'd normally do some complicated fancy fold or pop-up for her, but I have to post this back to UK, so wanted to keep it simple!).
I've also cropped out a bee from From The Heart's Bee Happy Birdbrain image which is a freebie, so pop on over and grab it for yourself.
Other materials I've used to finish this card are:

• Paper Flowers by Recollections at Michaels
• Dovecraft large brads
• Card blank
• Leaf patterned paper by DoCrafts Papermania - Inspirations Colossal Paper Pack in Earth Tones
• Promarkers - Apple, Pine, Forest, Lime, Bright Green, Cool Greys 1, 2 & 3, Burnt Orange, Peach, Soft Peach, Mustard, Sandstone, Caramel, Burnt Sienna, Walnut, Henna & Cocoa

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

1. A Bit More Time To Craft - #21 Anything Goes
2. A Beautiful Mess - #3 Anything Goes
3. Catch The Bug - Theme Masculine
4. Craft Your Passion - #316 Anything Goes
5. Crafting By Designs - June Anything Goes
6. Crafty Cardmakers - #166 For a Special Man
7. Crafty Creations - #317 Tic Tac Toe (sentiment, flowers, leaves)
8. Creative Fingers - #111 Anything Goes
9. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - #35 Anything Goes
10. Cute Card Thursday - #429 Hobbies
11. Love To Scrap - #79 It's a Boy Thing
12. The Corrosive Challenge - #6 Lots of Layers
13. The Crafty Addicts - #17 Anything Goes /Summer