Mad for Markers Monthly Challenges

R's & RV's

2012-02-28T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good morning Copic Lovers it is Bron here today. I know I have been absent this year so far due to some family issued but I am back on deck now and rearing to go.

Today I am sharing with you my card using some R's & RV's. I have to say after leaving some comments this morning I am impressed by the gorgeous entries we have had.

I have used the following makers:

Skin - E11, E21, E11, R20, R11

Blanket/Rug - R81, R83, R85 & R59

Hair - E37, E35, E33

Bunny - R000, W5, C3 & C1

Now by now I am sure you have seen it is Birthday Month at Mad for Markers and that there are lots of crazy giveaways happening. If you are in facebook like the Mad for Markers page as there is prizes going daily. Also keep checking the main store blog for lots of exciting events happening throughout the month.

Thanks for stopping by, until next time xox

Guest Designer - Kerry

2012-02-27T09:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

Our wonderful Guest Designer Kerry has made this gorgeous card to share with us today.

She has used a cute little image - Angelica's Heart Socks from Inky Impressions.

Kerry has coloured her with:

Jacket, shirt & socks R22,R27,R29

Hearts RV02 & RV04

Skirt, bag & boots B23, B24 & 0

skin R20,E000 & E00 Hair E11, E57 & E59

Kerry has a lovely blog and it has lots and lots of projects on it with these cute little Inky Impression stamps so why not head on over here and pay her a visit!. Her daughters also have their own blogs and you can hop to them from Kerry's and see how talented they are too - just like their Mum!

We thank Kerry so much for being our Guest Designer this month at Mad for Markers.

Alicia xx

Happy Birthday with R Copics

2012-02-25T13:30:00.000+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

Welcome to the weekend! I hope you have a fun one planned.

Today I would like to share a birthday card I have made.

As you know, it is M4M 2nd Birthday and there are lots of celebrations happening. Giveaways and prizes everyday so make sure you check in regularly at the facebook site here.

For my card today I have coloured in one of the new Mad for Marker's digis designed by Sammi. She was really fun to colour...and nice and easy too. I think she will be a very versatile image and she is perfect for a birthday card. If you would like to buy her you can get her here.

The colours I used were:

Dress and Shoes - R59, R46, R35, R22

Stockings and Present: R22, R20, Y26, E43, E51

Skin: E11, E00, R20

Eyes: B05, B02, B00

Hair: YR04, Y38, YR31

Outline: W-1

I also coloured up some seam binding. Sammi has this in store for sale here. It comes in white and oatmeal or you can request it to be custom coloured in a Copic Colour of your choice. I started with white and coloured it with E35. Then I edged the outsides with R22 to match the flower I used.

Only a week left to enter our challenge now.

Thanks for stopping by and happy colouring : )

Alicia xx

Happy 2nd Birthday M4M!!!

2012-02-24T11:09:00.000+11:00

We're still celebrating at Mad for Markers - In fact, we'll be celebrating all month long!.

As part of the celebrations I challenged myself to make sure that I've used all my Rs and RVs on some card that I've blogged (so I can justify getting more!!) as well as once again trying to colour a monochromatic image (just Rs and RVs).

This darling image is from the TGF Roll Call set which I love because each stamp can have such a different character and at $5 per image it's a bargin :-)

Copics: R00, R85, RV02, RV21, RV34, RV69

Sentiment: TGF OA Surprise

Remember to stop by the

Mad for Markers Facebook page and blog

for daily fun and extra competitions :-)

Colouring with R's and RV's once more.

2012-02-23T08:00:00.011+11:00

Hello everyone!
Today i am going to share with you a cute little birthday card i made using the Balloon Kaylee stamp from Some odd girl,and as it is Mad 4 Markers birthday this month its perfect timing!

If you like the stamp you can purchase it at Mad 4 Markers.

I wanted to also use my new Fiskars Border punch with this card as i got the punch hot from USA and is not getting released here in Australia (so i was REALLY excited when it arrived.) The punch went well with the birthday theme and as we are all celebrating Mad 4 Markers 2nd birthday why not use it!

So i coloured Kaylee as you can see above used an array of different RV'S and other colours.
These is the Copics i used.

Then i created a background with my Border punch and some patterned paper. If you would like to see how i made the background you can by going to the Fiskars blog.
Then i used some My Favorite Things die-namic dies for the pink label and word 'party' and adhered it all together.
The combo of bright RV's work really well together with the paper and really do make Kaylee pop!

So why not grab a few copic markers and a stamp and have a go at our challenge this month, on the right sidebar. If you do not have many RV's never fear, Mad 4 Markers have got you covered just click on the link to purchase what you need!
And do not forget all the great prizes and challenges that will be on the blog all month celebrating our 2nd birthday!

Tara:)

hey foxy...

2012-02-22T08:00:00.000+11:00

Hi everyone...

I have a card here to share with you using the stamp from some odd girl called foxy!!

Its such a cute little stamp with a great matching sentiment..

Copics used are

C6,C4,C3

RV95,RV93,RV91

R0000,R000,R00,R01 (Background)

Here it is...

I hope you like it :-)

Mad for Markers birthday celebrations are starting today so come along and join in all the birthday fun!!

Hugz ashlee

R or RV Markers Challenge

2012-02-21T09:00:00.001+11:00

This whole month Mad for Markers is running the challenge to use your R and RV copics. Well I think this week I have had a break-through with mine....I am no longer scared of my red copics! Before now I just could not use them without awful bleeding and results I was far from happy with! Simply Anya has changed that for me!

Copic Colours

Hair and Shoes - R20, R32, R35, R37, R89 and BV00
Skin and cheeks - E50, E51, E11, R20
Skirt - YR15, YR18, YG00, YG03 and BV00
Shirt - BG11, BG13 and BV00
White Areas and Shadows - C0, C3, C6
Outline - C0

If you want to know anymore details about my card you are welcome to check out my blog here

Simply Anya and all the copics can be purchased at the Mad for Markers store.

Happy Crafting
Sam xx

Syren ~ Creeper Mermaid ~ in RVs

2012-02-18T07:55:00.000+11:00

Good Morning Copic Lovers,

I hope you have a lovely weekend planned : )

I have a card to share today that I have made for our current R and RV colour challenge. I have coloured in Syren and you can buy her here at the Mad for Markers Store. She is fun to colour. I find her hair the most challenging bit.

I coloured her with....

Hair: 100, C-7, C-5

Skin: E00, E11, E04

Pinks: RV23, RV21, RV34, RV29

These papers I am just in love with and I am quickly working my way through this Echo Park Be Mine Pad. If you like them to you should hop on over to my blog and enter my candy. This paper pad is part of the candy! I also used some lace, a swirl die cut some pins, soft tulle, pink ribbon, gem stones and a black flower to decorate.

I am entering a couple of challenges and all that info is on my blog.

Well I hope you have a wonderful weekend...with some time for a bit of colouring...or a lot (even better)!!

Alicia xx

Holly Gwen using RV's

2012-02-17T15:20:00.003+11:00

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another Friday here at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog.

I just can't believe that it is the middle of February already, how time flies.

I have coloured 'Holly Day Gwen' using RV's for her Dress.

I hope you can draw some inspiration from it.

Copics Used:

E0000, E000, E00, RV00, R81, Copic Opaque White

RV000, RV32, RV34

E70, E71, E74

C00

B00, B21,B41

Don't forget that the Mad for Markers Store stocks all things copics & also many stamps including the one I have used today.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Pretty In Pink

2012-02-16T09:00:00.000+11:00

That use to be one of my favourite movies when I was growing up. I was never a girly girl but for some reason I just loved that movie and all the pink.

So we are continuing our current challenge this month with a little bit of pink. Your challenge this month is to use your RV or R Copic Markers to create something. It can be anything you like, as long as you use your Copic markers on it.

I have used a very cute La-La Land image. I have had her for a little while but I never get tired of colouring her. She is rather simple to colour but there are so many different things you can do with her skirt.

You can see all the cute La-La Land stamps available in the shop. There are so many to choose from and they just keep getting cuter and cuter. I can't wait to get my hands on some that were released at CHA recently.

Copics Used:

R20, 21, 22, 39.

E23, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31.

B26.

Make sure to check back into this site daily for some wonderful creations made by the DT. You still have plenty of time to get a creation linked to the side bar. You never know, you could win a prize!!!!!!

Thanks for dropping bye.

Mel B

XXXXX

Princess # 3

2012-02-15T07:00:00.005+11:00

Hi Everyone,

Here is my inspiration for the current R and/or RV challenge...

I have used the gorgeous Princess #3 from The Greeting Farm. Find it in the Mad for Markers store {here}.

Copics Used:

Skin: E50, E51, E11, R00, R20

Hair: E40, E42, Y32, Y35, YR23

Clothes: RV00, RV32, RV34

Check out my blog {here} for all the details on this card.

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers, The Greeting Farm stamps (including TGF Princess #3) and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

Happy Colouring!

~ Susan xxox

A Red and a Pink Blush Babette

2012-02-12T10:37:00.001+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. My weekend is flying by!

I have made two cards for our current challenge which is to use R and RV colours.

I have used Blush Babette again which can be purchased at the Mad for Markers Store here.

For the first card I used:

Reds: R20, R22 and R29

Hair: Y17, Y15, Y11

Skin: E00, E11

For the second card I used exactly the same hair and skin colours

but I changed the reds to pinks:

RV06, RV04 and RV02.

I have a tutorial on how I colour Blush Babette here if you are interested.

If you havent linked up a creation yet, please do so. We would love to see your colouring with the RV and R Copics. Please list the colours you use so we can all learn new colour combinations. Have a great weekend.

Alicia xx

R and RV - mini cards....

2012-02-10T09:23:00.000+11:00

Hi, it's great to be back posting in blog land. So much has happened since my last post which isn't too surprising since my last post was in Dec 2011. Now not only has 2012 started but a whole month has already gone and we are well and truly into Feb. During that time I've been travelling and in fact even my last post was scheduled for while I was o/s.

With how quickly this year is passing by, for today's inspiration I wanted to do something that should be attainable to everyone - that is, a very clean and simple card. What I love about CAS is it highlights how well you coloured your image as you can't hide it amongst a bunch of embellishments or DP. It also shows me how much more I want (*need) to practice.

Remember to head to Mad For Markers for all your Copic and Stamping supplies:

Copics: R000, R00, RV21, RV34, RV69

Stamps: TGF Lucky Bunnies

Card: X-Press IT

xox Gin.

Colouring with R's and RV's Challenge.

2012-02-09T09:21:00.000+11:00

Good morning all!
The weekend is almost upon us and as there is a great new challenge this month, i thought i would share with you a card or two for some inspiration for you to get out there and colour,Colour,COLOUR!!!

R's and RV's i find are not the easiest to colour with. I find they bleed a lot and if you do not get the shading right they are not very forgiving.
I have always found though if you treat them a little different than your other colours especially the R's you can get some great results. I always try to not flood the page, i always use smaller flicks when using the R's and with that i do not get as much bleeding and they blend better.

The first card i have made today is with a Spech Digital image his name is Draggy, and boy he is SO cute! He reminded me of the Welsh Dragon that my daughter has,so i just had to colour him in red!

Supplies;Spech designer digi stamp-draggy, Copic markers-R22,24,27,29,30,32,35,Y00,08,15,26,28,38 and 0,
Bo Bunny papers-Crush, Paper smooches stamps-sentiment sampler, Fiskars interchangeable border punch starter set, Bella! glitter card stock, bling.

I think this card would be perfect for a special someone!

My second card i tried using the darker R's and RV's. This card was going to be special for me as i made it for my parents 40th wedding anniversary.

Supplies; The greeting Farm digi image-cake topper kiss, Basic Grey papers, Copic markers- R20,59,83,85, E00,11,33,35,42,43,47,50,57,Y28,YG45,C3,5,7, 100 and 0,, spellbinders die-lacy squares,and ribbon.

I hope i have given you a little inspiration to enter the current challenge!
All you need to do is upload onto the right sidebar to enter.
And if you need a stamp to colour or a couple of Copic markers/refills do not forget that the Mad 4 Markers online shop has a great variety of stamps and markers for you to choose from.

I look forward to seeing YOUR card in the challenge!

Tara:)

R's and RV'S !!

2012-02-08T09:00:00.001+11:00

Hi everyone...

our new challenge has started and this time we would like to see you use R'S AND RV'S !!

I have used two stamp sets on this one...

- Flutterheart by the greeting farm (in M4M store now)

and

- Bliss by some odd girl (currently sold out but im sure Sammi would kindly order it for you)

Here it is...

I just love this flutterheart set, It has some great sentiments in it.

The little love hearts border is in the set too...!!

Copics used:

skin - E13,E11,E01,E000,R20

dress - R85,R83,R81

hair piece - Y17,YG03,YG00,E44,R85,R83,R81

hair - E44,E17,E13

other - E35,E34,E29

RV34,RV32,R30

Thanks for stopping by the challenge blog

Hugz ash

Miss Anya Garland Love U

2012-02-07T09:00:00.004+11:00

It's Samantha here...well Sam for short. I guess you are wondering who I am!??! I am excited to be a new Mad for Markers design team member and this is my very first post....yeah.

So for my very first card creation I have used Miss Anya Garland because I think she would not look prettier than when she is coloured in your R copics. And it so happens that this month's challenge is to use your R or RV copics (my favourites).

Here is my card and I have listed all those beautiful copics below.

Dress and Shoes
R81, R83, R85
Skin and cheeks
E50, E51, E11, R20
Hair
E21, E23, E25, E27, E29
White Areas and Shadows
C0, C3, C6
Blue eyes
B35
Outline
BG10

If you want to know anymore details about my card you are welcome to check out my blog here

I should also mention that Miss Anya Garland and all the copics can be purchased at the Mad for Markers store

I'll catch you next time but in the mean time
Happy Crafting
Sam xx

New Challenge - Pink/Red Challenge

2012-02-06T08:00:00.004+11:00

Hi Everyone,

Wow can you believe that it is February already.

As you know from last month our challenges are now going to be run monthly and gives you more time to enter.

It was wonderful to see so many of you joining in last month.

Anyway, I am here today to announce the new challenge ........

PINK / RED - Use R's or RV's in your creation

Here is a card I have created to hopefully get you inspired

Stamp: Love Letter Kaylee (Some Odd Girl)

Copics Used:

E0000, E000, E00, RV00

C4, C5, C6, C7, C8

E70, E71, E74

R20, R21, R22

We look forward to seeing your creations this month.

Remember that you must use Copics on your creation.

This stamp & all your copic needs and accessories can be found at the Mad for Markers Online Store.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Mad for Markers Winners - New Colour Combo

2012-02-05T16:53:00.001+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

I hope you are having a lovely weekend. It is an exciting day today, the day we announce the winners for our first challenge for 2012 - Use a new Copic Colour Combination!!

We have a randomly selected overall winner:

Congratulations Kerry!

Please email me to find out about being our Guest Designer!

We also have a Top 5 as voted on by our Design Team and our followers.

Congratulations to the following Top 5 Winners:

Alyce Keegan

Leeann

Sara

Vicki

and Janiel

Please email me for your Mad for Markers favourite blinkie.

Congratulations to everyone who submitted a card or project. The Design Team loved visiting you and seeing your gorgeous creations.

January Challenge

1. Alyce Keegan 7 votes	2. Leanne 3 votes	3. sara 3 votes
4. vicki 3 votes	5. JANIEL 3 votes	6. Marie Gamber 2 votes
7. Samantha Ball 1 vote	8. Liz Marsden 1 vote	9. Alexis 1 vote
10. Alyce Keegan 1 vote	11. Jennifer D 1 vote	12. Carol 1 vote
13. CardarTart 1 vote	14. Ellen 1 vote	15. Maria Therese 1 vote
16. CG 1 vote	17. Katie Butler 1 vote	18. Kazza 1 vote
19. SuzanneK no votes	20. Kerry no votes	21. Shakira no votes
22. Jenny Hodges no votes	23. Maria Therese no votes	24. Alexis no votes
25. Katie Butler no votes	26. Jac no votes	27. Kerry no votes
28. Ellen no votes	29. Kerry no votes	30. Jill no votes
31. Anita no votes	32. Kerry no votes	33. Fiona no votes
34. Kate no votes	35. Kazza no votes	36. Carol no votes

(Collection closed)

Pop back tomorrow to find out all about our new challenge for February.

Thanks for stopping by,

Alicia xx

Voting Day!!

2012-02-04T09:00:00.000+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

An exciting day today at Mad for Markers Monthly Challenges! Today is voting Day for our first challenge of 2012. We need everyone to cast their votes for their favourite Copic Coloured project and then pop back tomorrow to hear about out winners!!! Thank you to everyone who has entered a project this month. The talent is outstanding as always : )

Have a great weekend.

Alicia xx

Dressy Kaylee - New Colour Combination

2012-02-03T12:12:00.004+11:00

Hi Everyone

It is rather wet here in the Blue Mountains, perfect weather to sit & colour!

I am just loving the current challenge ..... New Colour Combination.

It has made me use different copics & helped me get out of the rut of using my 'usual' colours that I love to play with.

You still have a couple of hours if you want to join in the fun of this challenge. We would love to see what you create.

For this image, I have used the R30 group.

Stamp: Dressy Kaylee - digi (Some Odd Girl)

Don't forget to stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all your copic needs.

Sammi also stocks a large range of stamps, including Some Odd Girl.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

February............ But what about January!!!!!!!

2012-02-02T09:00:00.000+11:00

I think my title says it all today. Where in the world did January go. If this is an indication of how fast the year is going to go I think I may be in trouble!!!

We still have a couple of days to go with our current challenge of trying a new colour combination.

This week I did in fact try a new colour combination and also tried something totally different. I found this cute little 3D kit that I had stashed away. Not sure how long I have had it for so I thought I would do something with it. The hard part was trying to add some copic colour to something that has already been coloured.

I also found this Divine Victorian chair that I bought as a digi image and thought it would go perfect with my little window scene I am trying to create!!!

There was a lot of 3Ding on this card, and I think the cat on the lounge makes it just perfect!

Copics Used:

E70, 71, 74, 77, 79.

BV23, 25, 29.

I can't say I have ever used these colours together but wanted a really rustic, old colouring.

Check out the Mad For Markers Online Store for all your copic and stamping needs. There are constantly new stamps coming into the shop and I am sure with CHA going on at the moment there will be some great new ones coming soon.

Remember you don't have to make a card for your entry, it can be anything you want, as long as you use your COPIC MARKERS to colour your image, creation etc.

Thanks for dropping bye.

Mel B

XXXXXX

Big Panda Marci

2012-02-01T07:00:00.002+11:00

Hi Peeps!

Susan here with Big Panda Marci using a Yellow - Red and Blue combination for the January Challenge which finishes in a few days.

The Challenge is to use a... NEW COLOUR COMBINATION!

Copics Used:

Skin: E50, E00, E21, R00, R20

Hat etc: YR61, YR65, YR68

Boots: YR61, YR65, YR68, C5, C2

Hair: E50, E53, E57

Denim: B91, B93, B95, B97

Panda: C7, C5, C0, 0 R00, R20

Belt: YR68, C5, C3, C2

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers, La La Land stamps (including Big Panda Marci) and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

Happy Colouring!

~ Susan xxox

New Hair Colour - Princess Anya

2012-01-28T09:47:00.000+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here. I have a "pretty in pink" Anya Princess card to share today.

I am trying out a new hair colour. A good blogging friend of mine has a limited amount of Copics. She sent me a list of what she has got and I coloured my Princess Anya stamp only using the Copic colours in her collection.

The colours are:

Hair: E37, E33, Y17, Y11 and Y02

Skin: E11, E21

Pinks: R46, RV34, RV23

Do you have a smallish Copic collection and need some help putting them together on an image? Why not email me and I will see if I can help you out or leave me a comment on my blog?

Sammi has an awesome collection of the Anya stamps in her store here.

They start at $8 each, which is so affordable.

I am entering this card into a couple of challenges, but all the details are on my blog if you want to find out more. Don't forget to link up your new colour combo creations to our challenge...not long left on this challenge now!

I hope you have a lovely weekend.

Happy Colouring!

Alicia xx

A big Hello and a new colour combo!

2012-01-26T09:00:00.005+11:00

Firstly, I would like to say Hello to all of you out there in blog world. My name it Tara And today is my first post for Mad for Markers....so please bare with me!
I love bright colours and especially blues and greens, so i thought, with this challenge a new colour combo,why not do the complete opposite and go for black and grey! you cannot get more of a different colour combo that that for me! So i Decided to scrap my daughters latest fancy dress outfit and use TGF CC Wednesday. (ed. Wednesday is currently winging her way from the US to Mad for Markers - she should be here soon!!)
I tried to colour her in only C colours and black(100) but i had to give a little colour to her face.
I also used several Fiskars border punches and i made up the photo frames on the PC and cut them out.

Here are the colours I used to colour Wednesday.

I did use AtYouSpica in silver and clear on the stamp as well. and a Copic multiliner to give Wednesdays hair more definition.

Make sure you check out the Design teams other great creations for this challenge and If you require any of the above markers or a stamp or two you can find all you need at the Mad for Markers Online Store.

And lastly....Don't forget to have a go and enter the challenge on the right sidebar!

Tara :)

new colours....

2012-01-25T08:00:00.001+11:00

Hi copic lovers...

I have got a new colour combo here for skin which I havent done like this before so I need a bit of practise with this combo but I think its good for darker skin!

E13,E11 and E01

I have used one of the new Valentine Some odd girl stamps which Sammi has available in the store now called Crushin Gwen

Here is my card...

Thanks for stopping by the mad for markers challenge blog...I cant wait to see you colour combos so join in the fun and show us your creations!!

Hugz ashlee

Green Colour Combination using Blush Babette

2012-01-21T11:32:00.000+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

Happy Saturday to you all!!

To celebrate the weekend I am sharing another Blush Babette card. This time I have used some green Copics. I dont often colour with green. But I do really like the colour.

The Green Copics I used are:

YG03, YG23, YG00

For her hair I used:

E35, E31, YR20

For her skin I used:

E11, E00, R20

You can purchase this stamp at the M4M store here.

I have photographed a tutorial for how I coloured her so stay tuned for the tutorial to be blogged soon!

I followed a sketch over at the Farm Fresh Challenge blog. Hop on over to my blog for all the details and to enter my new Valentines candy! Lots of yumminess to be won!

Have a lovely weekend and happy colouring!

Alicia xx

Angel Kaylee

2012-01-20T09:00:00.004+11:00

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to another Friday here at the Mad for Markers Challenge blog.

We are continuing through the month of January with the challenge

'New Colour Combination'.

I want to share with you a card which I recently created using the BG family as my main focus.

I hope you can draw some inspiration from it.

Stamp Used: Angel Kaylee (Some Odd Girl)

Copics Used:

E0000, E000, E00, RV00

BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18

E70, E71, E74, E77, E79

T4, T6, T8, T10

B21, B23

You still have until the end of the month to enter this challenge. We would love to see what you create but don't forget you MUST use COPIC markers in your creation!

Don't forget to stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all your copic needs. Sammi also stocks a large range of stamps including 'Some Odd Girl'.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

A Bit of Green and Grey

2012-01-19T10:25:00.001+11:00

Good morning to all our Copic lovers out in blog land.

It's Mel B here again with another little bit of inspiration for you. I know I only posted here last week but we have had a small shuffle around with days so I have the pleasure of bringing you another one of my creations.

This months challenge is to use a new Colour Combination. There are so many great creations already being linked to this challenge and the Design Team are giving you some fantastic combinations daily. You don't have to make a card, your creation can be just a colouring or a bookmark or anything you like. As long as it fits in with the current challenge, and you use your Copic Markers.

It would be fantastic if people could also list which markers they use on their creations, or how their creation fits into the current challenge. I know I have seen some gorgeous combinations already but it is rather hard to pick the colours from photos.

This week I was inspired by a creation that I saw recently and thought I would get my Sweet Pea stamps out. I also wanted to make a card that had no pattern paper on it. I wanted to the card to be relatively simple.

I have used a light shade of yellow green which I don't normally use and I have teamed it up with neutral Grey's. I don't normally colour hair in Grey's so this is definitely a new thing for me but I am loving the way the entire image turned out.

I also added a cut little doily in green that I have had for so long and have just never got around to using it.

Copics Used:

G20, 94, 99.

YG 61, 63.

R01, 81, 83, 85, 89.

E50, 51.

C0, 00.

B01.

N1, 3, 4, 7.

Mint Spica.

If you are looking for that perfect stamp to colour check out the stamp section of the store. We also have plenty of Copic Markers and are sure to have the colour you need to make up your colour combination that you need.

You still have a couple of weeks to get your own creations linked to the challenge.

Thanks for joining in.

Mel B

Hunny Bunny Marci

2012-01-18T07:00:00.005+11:00

Hi Peeps!

Susan here with Hunny Bunny Marci using a Red-Violet and Blue combination for the January Challenge,

which is to use a

NEW COLOUR COMBINATION!

Here are the Copic colours I used...

I coloured the Seam Binding with the RV09 marker.

Get your Seam Binding {HERE} in the Mad for Markers store. Sammi can even colour it for you!

Check out my blog {here} for all the details on this card.

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers, La La Land stamps (including Hunny Bunny Marci) and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

Happy Colouring!

~ Susan xxox

Guest Designer - Henny

2012-01-15T15:28:00.000+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here, Today I am sharing a beautiful card made by the talented Henny, our special Guest Designer this week. Henny lives in The Netherlands and you can pop over and visit her blog here.

"The ONLY thing worth stealing is a kiss from a sleeping Child".

The stamp is from the Magnolia collection "Cozy Family Autumn 2010".

And of course, Henny coloured it with some new Copic colour combinations.The colours are Y11+Y00 and E51+E50 for the little angel, also E11+E00 and R20.

For the label she used a Doohicky die from Magnolia. The text is from Fiskars. The cotton ribbon from Marianne Design, also the papers. For the yellow paper she used a Cuttlebug embossing.

Henny also used pearls, Stickles and a charm with the text "Made with Love".

The squares were made with Nestabilities.

Please pop on over to visit Henny at her blog and leave her some love.

Don't forget to upload your coloured creations in our new Colour Combo Challenge.
Our winner will be a Guest Designer here at the M4M Challenge blog!

Happy Colouring : )

Some Odd Girl - Balloon Kaylee

2012-01-14T08:11:00.001+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here. Today I want to share with you a card I made for our current Mad for Markers challenge - Use a New Colour Combination. The stamp I coloured is one from Sammi's store. She is a "Some Odd Girl" stamp and her name is "Balloon Kaylee". Sammi sells her here at the Mad for Markers store for $9.00. Isn't she a cutie! Perfect for a birthday card. She comes with a Happy birthday sentiment as well, but my card was a bit too small to fit it on so I had to use one of my own sentiments.

The new Copic Combinations I used were:

Hair: E35, E31, YR20

Reds: R29, R27, R22, R20

Oranges: YR07, YR04, YR23

Peachy Pink (Balloon): R22, R20, R00

The not new combos were:

Skin: E00, E21, E11

Eyes: W-7, W-5, W-3

Outline W1

I made this card for my cousin Jess who turned 21. I wanted it to be bright and cheery.

I used a Sassafrass paper on the background and the red and white polka-dot was a scrap.

I added the 21 number stickers in the bottom corner and outlined it all with white gel pen.

Will you join us for our new Colour Combination challenge?

If you want to try some of the colouring combinations I have used I made a list of them on my blog here. Why not pop over and take a look.

I hope you have a lovely weekend full of colouring!

Until next time,

Alicia xx

New colour combo's....

2012-01-11T14:30:00.000+11:00

Hi everyone,

I hope you are all having a fantastic start to the new year!!

First challenge of 2012 at Mad for Markers...using new colour combo's.

For inspiration I would like to show you a page out of my copic book I got at the m4m conference,
these books are available to purchase from the m4m store for $10.00 and they sure are great!!
(perfect for putting new colour combos in)

Here is my page....the hair combo's are new for me

All colours used are listed in the pic :-)

New hair combos are :

E29,E15,E13

AND

E39,E37,E35

I cant wait to see your new colours combos...

Hugz ashlee

Brights for the New Year

2012-01-09T09:00:00.000+11:00

Hello to all our followers.

This is my first post of the new year so I firstly wanted to start my post by saying Happy New Year to everyone. I hope you were able to spend some valuable time with your family and loved ones.

I was a bit missing in action at the end of last year as I had a lot of personal issues happening in my life but I am happy to say I have got off to a good start and I just hope that is the way the rest of the year goes. We at least the first couple of months anyway.

So our challenge is to try a new colour combination and I have to say when I am colouring I tend to go for the more dull subdued colours. So I thought I would challenge my self and make a card that was bright, bold and vivid.

These are very bright colours for me and definitely not what I would normally use.

Copics Used: YG 06, 07, 09.

V12, 15, 17. Lavender Spica.

RV 04, 06, 09, Pink Spica.

B02, 04, 06, Baby Blue Spica.

RV 63, 66, 69, Pink Spica.

BG05, 07, 09, Turquoise Spica.

You still have plenty of time to get colouring with your own creation. Remember we have changed the challenges to monthly so there is still lots of time.

If you are short of those different colours that you don't have in your stash or wouldn't normally use check out the store here.

Thanks for dropping bye and make sure you check back each day for more great inspiration from the great DT.

Mel B

New Colour Combinations using Blush Babette

2012-01-07T10:09:00.000+11:00

Hi Copic Lovers,

Alicia here. This is my first post for the New Year at Mad for Markers and this is my first bit of colouring that I have done as well! I must say I really enjoyed it.

I wanted to try out some new colour combos that I havent used before and I found a big list of Colour Combos here. I coloured two images of Blush Babette. She is a dream to colour. Her hair is fun and her dress has folds so it enabled me to practice those. Sammi has her in stock for $8.50 here.

In the first image I used a new colour combo for her hair: E35, E31 and YR20. Suzanne calls this a "golden blonde".
For her dress and socks and shoes I used: R22, R20, R00. Suzanne calls this colour combo "peachy pinks". You can also add R21, but I don't own that marker yet.
The skin was not a new combo. I just used E11, E00 and R20.

For the second image I used Suzanne's dark brunette hair colour combo E50, E53, E57...but when you look at the two hair colours there is not a lot of difference between the overall looks I didnt think.

For the dress I made up my own combo BG000, B05, BG01. The face was just E11 and E00.

For the faces and skin I coloured lightest first and then added dark, then went back with light to blend in. But for the hair and clothes I started with the darkest first then went lighter and lighter leaving some parts of the page with no colour at all. I find this a lot quicker to do.

Dont forget to link up your colouring and show us your new Colour Combos.

Your project doesnt have to be a card. It can just be a coloured image in your sketch book.

Thanks for popping by and happy colouring.

Alicia xx

New Colour Combination

2012-01-06T09:00:00.004+11:00

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to our new Challenge

........ New Colour Combination.

There is one Colour Family that I do not use and that is the 'V' Family. So what a great time to start using it. I must admit that I was completely scared to have to use them but I am quite surprised with how it turned out & will admit now that I like it.

I hope that you can draw some inspiration from it & step out of your comfort zone just like I did.

Copics Used:

E0000, E000, E00, RV00

V04, V06, V09

E40, E41, E42, E43, E44

YG46, YG61, YG63

Background Cardstock: V09

For further details of what I used click here.

You still have until the end of the month to enter this challenge. We would love to see what you create but don't forget you MUST use COPIC markers in your creation!

Don't forget to stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all your copic needs.

Until next time

Melissa

xxxxx

Lil' Rocker Luka

2012-01-04T07:00:00.002+11:00

Happy New Year Copic Loving Peeps!

Susan here with Lil' Rocker Luka using a Yellow-Green and Blue combination with some Earth tones thrown in for the January Challenge, which is to use a

NEW COLOUR COMBINATION!

You have all month to enter.

Copics Used:

Skin: E50, E00, E21, R00, R20

Hair: E50, E53, E00, YR21

Hat/Shirt: YG03, YG06, YG09

T Shirt: C3, C0, 0

Guitar: E53, E51, E35, E33, E31

Jeans: B97, B95, B93

Check out my blog {here} for all the details on this card.

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers, La La Land stamps and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

Happy Colouring!

~ Susan xxox

Try and New Colour Combo Challenge

2012-01-03T07:00:00.000+11:00

Good morning copic fans.....It is Bron here with you today. I am hoping that you have all had a beautiful Christmas followed by a fantastic New Years.

To follow the theme of a New year we thought why not try a New colour Combo!

When I first started making my card I thought I would try some of my purples as they are my least favorite to use....Anyhow after making my card (which I always do first) I realised that although I have used purple patterned paper it is not that prominent but the peachy/pink is. So off I went scribbling away with my pinks and this is the combination I have some up with. R14, R22, R43, R11 & R00.....And here is what it looks like!

The photos are a little dark but it is so hot here in Melbourne that it is just too bright to get a photo outside without it distorting it. Hopefully the second picture gives you a better idea of the colour although saying that it is still a bit pinker in real life.

So here are the copics that I used:

Dress: - R14, R22, R43, R11 & R00

Apron: W7, W5, W3, W1, Roo, YG93

Top: YG99, YG95, YG93, YG91

Hair: E19. E99, E97, Y21

Basket: E77, E19 & Y21

We are looking forward to seeing all your gorgeous creations. Don't forget you have a month now to get entries in.

Thanks for looking.

Hugs Bron xxx

January Challenge :: Use a new combination

2012-01-02T09:02:00.002+11:00

Good morning Copic Lovers ... Sammi here ... a BIG HAPPY NEW year to you all! I hope that 2012 will bring much joy and happiness and colour to your lives! Before I start the new challenge I would like to say a HUGE thanks to you all for your support the last year... we had a great year of challenges and the last challenge was a great way to finish .. with so many wonderful entries! you all rock!! :D I and the wonderful DT look forward to seeing your Copic creations this year!!

Soooo... on to this challenge... (just a reminder that we have changed to a monthly challenge... which will give you MORE time to enter) Being the NEW year, 1st month etc etc then we would like you to try out a NEW COLOUR COMBINATION (perfect for those new Copics you received over Christmas ... or New colours you might still want to buy ;)

Here is my inspiration.... I have coloured this Some Odd Girl Digi of Kody in colours I do not normally use...

the Copics have used are:

Skin: E00, YR000, R00, E11, E04, BV00
Hair: E41, E42, E23, E33, E55, E25
Blues: B00, B12, B21, B24
Boardies: R12, Y35, Y38, R24
Surfboard: RV11, RV32, RV63, 00, R46, Y35, Y38, G12, G24, G05
+ Opaque white

Thanks for stopping by... look forward to seeing your NEW colour combinations :D
Sammi
xx

PS> Want some tips on choosing colours (esp to match paper) then check out Amy's very helpful video HERE!