Monday 7 September 2015

Making a Mark

Hello!

I've been lusting after PTI's Doodlie-do set for ages now and it's arrival was timed perfectly with Time Out's latest challenge - to use markers on your project:







This set reminds me of the adult colouring books you can buy at every second book store. I love how these books have been marketed as a kind of adult stress reliever - I've been saying for years that colouring is relaxing. It's obviously taken a while for publishers to realise this!

I had a play with Freshly Made Sketch #202 and used a variety of Copics and Spectrum Noir Markers with a little Kindy Glitz on the centre of the bloom and leaves. I added a strip of scalloped card stock to the top of the panel (which seemed to take longer than the colouring as it was difficult to find something that didn't detract from the main image.)

Well. that's enough card blurb from me for this post, hope you have a fabulous week!

Claire x




14 comments:

  1. Claire, this is so gorgeous!! I'm so jealous of you with this PTI set, I've wanted this one too. Just love how you've coloured it and your right, it is like the adult colouring pages you see now. So very happy to see you at TIME OUT!!

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  2. LOVE seeing the Doodlie-Do set used:)

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  3. Beautiful card Claire! Love the doodled blossom! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  4. I've had this set for ages and I think I only inked it up once. I think all those outline images are a bit intimidating when I contemplate coloring them in! You've colored these beautifully and I love the bit of sparkle!

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  5. This is wonderful! Love those flowers and how they take centre stage with the neutral background. Thanks so much for joining us at FMS.

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  6. This is wonderful! Love those flowers and how they take centre stage with the neutral background. Thanks so much for joining us at FMS.

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  7. Beautiful! Great design, and I love those sparkles.

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  8. This is a lovely card! I just love the colours you've used and your wonderful clean lines. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!

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  9. What a fabulous card - the small touches of bling make it sparkle!

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  10. Hi Claire, I saw this on Pintrest and had to see who made it! Oh my gosh I love this card and I will be CASing it for sure. I love this set too and agree its like an adult coloring book. Love the bit of shimmer too. Hope you are happy and well, sorry I am a bad blogger and don’t get around as much as I like, look what I almost missed.

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  11. Oh my, this is gorgeous, Claire ... one of my fave sets ... so beautifully coloured and shimmery ... those yummy vibrant colours are stunning against the crisp white background! Congratulations on becoming Queen at FMS with such a beauty! Hugs, Anita :)

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  12. Eeek, Claire ... in my admiration I forgot to say how delighted I am that you're playing along with us at Time Out! Hugs, Anita :)

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  13. Another great card for our challenge. The layout is super stylish and I love the shimmer! Thanks for taking TIME OUT and joining our challenge!

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