Hello, everyone… it’s Holly here today. I hope your week is starting off good so far. Today I have a Fun card using products from Mama Elephant and an easy background you can create with Distress Inks.

I started with a piece of Tim Holtz watercolor paper and on the smooth side, I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment from Mama Elephant’s Make a Wish set in VersaFine Black ink. Then I heat embossed it with clear powder. This is a great way to heat emboss in Black if you don’t like the mess you get sometimes with Black powder.

I smooshed some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink onto my craft mat and spritzed it with water using the Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer. Then using an acetate sheet I picked up the ink and smooshed it all over the background. This is a very easy way to start creating backgrounds with Distress and it will work with both the Regular Distress and the Oxides. I let it air dry and then I added a few splatters of water and lifted it with a paper towel.

I adhered the background to a top folding A2 size card base and then I stamped all the images from the Mama Elephant Party Animals set onto some X-press it blending cardstock with some Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink. I colored the images in with Copics in the following colors: C3, C1, C00, Y11, Y15, Y17, Y26, YR18, RV02, RV04, RV06, E21, E23 and E27. I used the coordinating creative cuts to cut them out and adhered them to the bottom with foam tape.

You can see how I created this card in the Video below…

Have you been creating with the new Distress Oxides ink lately? Leave a comment below, I’d love to hear how you’ve been using them.

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Happy Friday everyone…. A Huge Thank You to everyone who joined us for our Creative Giveaway and our Summer of Fun Challenge.

Let’s start off with our Winners for the Creative Giveaway…

A Misti Creative Corner Set…

Maria Delvalle

Tim Holtz Summer 2017 Distress Oxide set of 12 …

Momgram69 (IG) Carol Casavant 

The Artiste Watercolor Dula Top Pen Set of 12…

Beverly Sizemore

Congratulations Ladies… Be on the lookout for an email from Holly with all the details on how to claim your prize*.

*International Winners will be responsible for Shipping cost.

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And our July Summer of Fun Challenge winner is….

Arlene K. 

Congratulations Arlene!!! Please send an email to info@markerpop.com with your mailing address. Please be sure to include “July Summer of Fun Pack ” in the email content and “July Summer of Fun Winner” in the Subject line. You will have two weeks to claim your Prize*. *International  Winners will be responsible for postage. 

Congratulations everyone… There’s still time to join in our new Bi-Weekly Challenge for a chance to Win the Pink and Main Aloha Pineapple set. And be sure to check out our IG page for another Fun giveaway featuring Memory Box Stamps and Dies.

Have a Great Weekend!!

Hello everyone.. Holly here today!! I hope you are having a great start to your week. Today I have a new video with a card using the new Concord & 9th Unicorn Awesomeness Set and Coordinating die.

I started with a top folding card base and then I added a layer of Echo Park Perfect Princess Pattern Paper.  Then I die cut a cloud border from the Unicorn Die set and adhered that along the bottom. I die cut a Banner from the YNS Fish Tail/Banner Die one set and embossed the sentiment in Altenew Pure White. I adhered the banner in the upper right corner with some foam tape. Then I die cut a Frame from the Mama Elephant Dotted Details creative cuts and adhered it with some more foam tape.

I stamped the unicorn onto some Neenah Solar White using Lawn Fawn JetBlack ink and colored it in with Copics… C00, C1 & C3. Y11, Y13, Y18 and Y000. I used the coordinating dies to cut the image out and adhered it with foam tape. I also added some Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen to parts of the image. For a little-added sparkle, I added some Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins.

You can find more details on how I created this card in the video below.

Happy Sunday everyone… Are you ready for a new Challenge? This week we are going Tropical with a Fun Color Scheme. Use a minimum of  Three of the colors below and a neutral of your choice to create your project. You are welcome to use any brand of products you have in your stash but we ask that you use a coloring medium that we carry in the store.

One entry will be chosen at random to receive our prize. Three additional entries will be chosen* for the “Top 3” based on their creative use of the Challenge theme. One Top Pick will be asked to join us for the Next Challenge as a Guest.

This week’s Prize is the Pink and Main Aloha Pineapple set.

The prize winner and top three can all proudly post their brag buttons on their blogs for the world to see! The Linky will close on Friday, August 11th at 11 pm EST. The winner will have TWO weeks to claim their prize. *International winners will be responsible for shipping costs if they choose to claim their prize*

Check out what the Design Team created below to help get you started….

Lisa 

Lisa used the Sugar Pea Designs Pineapple Paradise Stamp set and Memento Inks. She added some shading with her Spectrum Noir Markers.

Holly 

Holly used the Distressed Patterns, Happy Hippos and the Label Makers Sentiment Stamps from My Favorite Things. She also used the Big Hello Die from MFT and Altenew Inks .

We can’t wait to see what you create!!!