Minkie's Paper Paradise: The Sugar Bowl

Hi all! Firstly thanks for the advice about Internet Explorer, at least I'm not the only one who's having problems (makes me feel better). I've had some success today and have been able to visit a few blogs, but IE has started playing up again so will call it a day (Mmmm...for a minute I thought I'd cracked it). So instead I thought I'd share my card with you, it's for The Sugar Bowl Challenge - a lovely sketch by Kathy...

You have to include pearls on your card, so I've used a little pearl brad...

Ok, the image is of course Sugar Nellie (Leanne Ellis Design) coloured using brush markers, the papers are Stampin' Up "Tea Party"...I just love these, green card is embossed using the Cuttlebug Perfect Paisley embossing folder, brad is Papermania, spacer is from The Hobby House, rest is from stash.

Last night my gorgeous hubby surprised me with some lovely Pro Markers, my very first! I was so chuffed, but as it was around midnight and I had to get up early this morning I haven't had a play yet...so I'm off to have a half hour with my new markers! I'm not sure how to use them yet, so if anyone has any tips or knows of any tutorials I'm all ears...thanks!

10 comments:

ella bella said...: gorgeous card Shelly love all the detail and the image is fabulous you have coloured it beautifully
have fun with your pro markers
hugs
Tracy x; 26 May 2009 at 16:54
pescbrico said...: Je ne peux pas t'aider avec les marqueurs mais j'espère que tu auras beaucoup de plaisir avec :) Ta carte est superbe!!; 26 May 2009 at 17:44
Natalie said...: Gorgeous card Shelly. Good luck with your new Promarkers, you can blend them if you use the closest colours, just have a play and enjoy, they are great pens. If you visit my blog and follow the link you can enter the first Passion for Promarkers challenge, there are some fab prizes including a full set of 92 pens.

Natalie x; 26 May 2009 at 18:33
Joey said...: Hiya Shelly, gorgeous card, love the softness of your colours. Joey.x; 27 May 2009 at 00:59
Lilian said...: Shelly, your card's just adorable! Love it! Your hubby's real sweet to get you some promarkers. Have fun with them! :)

Thanks for joining the Sugar Bowl challenge and hope to see you in the next one to :); 27 May 2009 at 05:36
Kim Dellow said...: Oh wonderful card, so pretty, I love the dimension. Hope IE sorts itself out soon. Have you tried Firefox? we use it at home and have had none of the blogger problems I keep reading about. Kim; 27 May 2009 at 13:37
Kim Dellow said...: Me again! I just read about your suprise pressy - what fun! What a wonderful Hubby :) Kim; 27 May 2009 at 13:38
Kathy said...: I am having the same problem ~ it took me 3x to get to leave a comment here!!!
Anyways your card is so pretty!! Love what you have done to the image!! Fabulous colors as well! Thanks so much for playing along with my sketch :)kathy; 28 May 2009 at 04:05
Debbie said...: A fabulous card Shelly, I love the image and your colouring is beautiful. Debbie x; 28 May 2009 at 17:32
Louby said...: Lovely card with pastel colours. Wow what a great hubby you have getting you promarkers. Hope your tinterweb sorts itself out soon.
Louby x; 29 May 2009 at 11:41