wk 45 - Water/ice Blue/Purple inspiration

It's Colouring Crazy day! Yay!!

Today we have loads more AMAZING inspiration for you for our current challenge which is
Water/Ice Effects or
Blue/Purple

ENTER THE CHALLENGE HERE

This one made some of the team very scared but it doesnt have to be - it can be blue/purple tones for Winter/Xmas, rain, Glass, water, snow - there are lots of possibilities! 

So we just want to see your makes which cover any of these options or something else you might have up your sleeves! 

You have until 14th November to enter this challenge and the winner will receive some Graph'It goodies to play with - just please follow our simple rules to enter. 

You DO NOT NEED TO USE GRAPH'IT to enter - 

we accept entries from any alochol medium and you can also use pencils and distress inks to enter too! 

Yvonne -  Well this challenge defintiely challenged me, I am totally rubbish at water but I thought Ice may be just as tricky, so I decided on water. Yip, that's my brain for you! I also created my own background thanks to the fab tutorial on Claire Boelema's previous post for Week 42. Thanks Claire!!! 

The Graph'It Markers I used are as follows:

Skin:  4120, 4155, 3210, cheeks 4145 & 4135, lips; 4175 & 5215, eyes 7105 & 7115
Flower: 4135, 5215, 8250, 8160
Hair:  3210, 3255, 3270
Lilypad:  8270, 8160, 8220, 8270
Frog:  8270, 8160
Water: 9100, 9102, 9103, 7110 and lots and lots of blender!

Full details are on my blog.

Penni - I chose a lovely image which was perfect for using icy tones....

Graph'It Markers used:
Skin - 4120, 4125, 4155
Cheeks - 4145
Lips - 5155, 6120
Eyes - 7210
Hair - 9100, 9102
Icicles - 7210, 7125, 6110
I also added some Liquid Pearls and Glamour Dust

Claire Boelema - I really struggled with this challenge and ended up making something completely to different to what I'd originally intended. I created my ice by using a paint brush and Mix It Fluid with my Graph'It Markers and then added a coat of Glossy Accents which I texturized with a toothpick.

Colours used:Skater Girl

Skin 4115, 4135, 4155, 1230

Hair 3150,3190

Clothes 5240, 5245, 8150

Skates 9909, 9506

Ice

9100,  9101,9103, 5245,8150, 9909

Claire C I've coloured water droplets on this gorgeous image, I've also used my Graph'Its to colour some clear Doodle Dewdrops from Polkadoodles to embellish my card

Colours used: Hair - 370,3245, 1230,1210

Skin: 4180, 4155, 4115, 4120, 3120 plus 4135 

Water drops: 7210, 7220,7250, 7270 plus White Graph'It shake pen

Dew Drops coloured with 7250

More gorgeous makes from the team! If you havent seen last week's inspiration make sure you do because there were more amazing effects for you last week!

It's time to announce the winners of our last challenge which was 
Week 42 Extra FX
Our random winner chosen by Random.org is
No 9 Andrea
Well done! Please email us here quoting code GIw42001 to claim your prize!

And the Design Team's Top 3 faves are
9 Andrea
10 Elena
11 Lia

Well done everyone - grab your blinkies from the sidebar! thanks so much to everyone who entered, we always love to see your entries and appreciate your support and effort with the challenge.

Don't forget you have until 14th November to enter today's challenge and you could be a winner too!
The current challenge is 
Water/Ice Effects or
Blue/Purple

ENTER THE CHALLENGE HERE
See you next week!

wk 42...Extra FX - Graph'It colouring challenge with tutorials

Welcome back to your Friday Graph'It colouring treat!

Our challenge for you this week is

Extra FX

Which basically translates as some extra little colouring effects we want you to show us! This can be spotty effects, textures, backgrounds, fancy schmancy - the result is up to you! 

You have until Oct 31st at noon GMT to enter and you can use any brand of alcohol marker to enter - our random winner will receive a pack of Graph'Its and the DT will choose their Top 3!

Now last week we had a tutorial from Nikky and although this doesnt follow the theme for this week let's see the next video.....

Nikky...Hi again! I've had a bad week with hurting my back and having waited all week for it to wear off it did so this morning only I awoke to a really nasty cold, bad throat and no voice! Why am I telling you this?...in the hope you'll forgive me for losing/deleting the other 2 videos in the series we started last week!
I filmed all 4 together at the same time and on this week's version for hair the first video gets cut off when my battery died right near the end (I'm forever the professional haha!)...so there was 2 videos for this section and then a 3rd for the clothing but I *cough cough* appear to have deleted them both! I'm not in any state to re-film this for you this week so can only apologise but I still wanted to share this with you and I promise I will do a PROPER series in the next couple of weeks again!
So here is round 2 of this image...

To watch Video 1 just go to last week's post here

So on with the challenge!...

To make it extra hard for the DT for this challenge they all had to add some kind of background effects, so let's see what they've made!....

Yvonne - Hi there everyone. Well I made my first Halloween card earlier on in the week and I made a lovely Halloween sky with Distress Inks, after I was finished I thought to myself, I bet I could do that with Graph'Its, so here is my effort at my own background using these fabulous markers. The Spooky House, Dracula and the Mummy are all available as instant downloads from Polkadoodles. 

Markers used are as follows:

Sky:  2105, 2110, 2120, 2140, 2160, 2150, 2180

Grass:  8280, 8270, 9504

Dracula:  4125, 4155, 4170, 6140, 6175, 6185, 9505, 9507, 9508, 9509, 9905 & 9099

Mummy:  9500, 9502 and lots of Blender

 House Windows:  1150, 1250

Pumpkins:  2110, 2150, 2180

Penni - I decided to create a different type of background, more abstract / fantasy

Graph'It Markers used 

Background - 8240, 7220, 1170 with Mix'It Fluid 

Skin - 4170, 4125, 4120

Hair - 9404 and 0000

Dress - 1180, 1110, 1250

Ballet Slippers - 4135, 5140

Here's a close-up

There is a Photo Tutorial on my blog showing how I created this background effect. 

Anjie - When I saw this challenge I must admit I panicked a little bit, well quite a lot actually! While I'm ok at colouring images, creating backgrounds I can't do! Anyway I had a go and this is what I came up with.

To create the background, after colouring the sky I used the blender to take out some of the colour in the shape of clouds.

The colours I used are:

Skin: 4125, 4150, 4135, 4145, 3120, 3210

Hair: 3210, 3245, 3250, 3255

Clothes: 8130, 8140, 8150, 8160

Sky: 7105

Grass: 8110, 8120, 8130, 8240, 8270

More info on the rest of the card is on my blog

Claire Boelema - I've been poorly this week and as such didn't have time to spend colouring up images and creating fancy backgrounds. So I made a really quick background using Graph'It markers, acetate and Mix It Fluid. Full details can be found on my blog.

Graph'It Markers Used

1180, 2150, 5160 and 7290

Mix It Fluid

Claire C I've used my Graph'It markers to colour the leaves on the background of my card as well as the main image. I'm really loving this technique as the markers create a gorgeous effect on Maimeri Iridescent medium

colours used: 

Hair: 3145, 3120, 1230,1210

Skin: 4180,4155, 4115, 4125 (plus 4135)

Dress: 4135, 4145, 5115

Greens: 8220, 82508280

Browns: 3180, 3160, 3145, 

Leaves: 2150, 5280, 1270, 8280 and Mix'It fluid

What fabulous ideas the team have come up with! 

The winners from our Pink/Light Source challenge are:

#3 Vic

Well done! Email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting code GIw420001 to claim your prize of a fab set of Graph'it markers!

And the Design Team's Top 3 this week are:

#13 Coops

#12 Nini

#4 Coldwaters2

We'll be back next week with the winners from the last challenge and more inspiration - can't wait to see your entries for this challenge!

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wk 41... Autumn Colours - Inspiration. Graph'It Markers Colouring Challenge

Welcome back to another week of luscious Graph'It marker inspiration!

Before we get to business make sure you read right to the bottom of this week's post as there is an awesome tutorial video for you from Nikky - a must-see!

This week we have more inspiration for you for our current challenge which is

AUTUMN COLOURS

and you can 

ENTER HERE

The winner of the challenge is chosen at random from Random.org and will win some gorgeous Graph'It goodies to play with.  
You don't have to use Graph'It markers to enter - we  accept any form of colouring, it's up to you, we love seeing all your colouring creations every week and appreciate all your entries!.  
You have until 17th October to enter.  

So let's see what the team have been colouring!...

Yvonne - Hello there! I'm here with some mid challenge inspiration for the Autumn Colours challenge.  I loved this challenge and had great fun colouring the image up with my Graph'It Markers.  More details are on my blog.

The markers used are:

Skin:  4125, 4150, 3210, 4155, 4135, 4145 & 8160

Hair:  2150, 3110, 3140, 3150

Hat & Coat: 2105, 2110, 2150, 2180

Trousers & Scarf: 3245, 3250, 3255

Leaves:  2105, 2120,2140

Background:  2105, 2110, 2140, 3210, 4180

Claire C I've made a canvas using one of Nikky's gorgeous new images 'Octavia thinking' coloured of course with my Graph'It markers. I printed her on to printable canvas and then stuck this to my canvas  once I'd coloured her. I also used my Graph'Its to add some interest to the background. I created a stencilled background using PanPastels and  stencilled leaves with Maimeri Iridescent Medium and the polkadots around the edges of the canvas and coloured them with my Graph'its, they look lovely and shimmery in real life. You can find all the details on my blog.....

Colours used:

Skin: 4180, 4155, 4115 4125, 4135, 5115

Hair: 3170, 3150,3145, 1230

Dress: 8270,8250,8220

Leaves: 1280, 8270, 2130, 5280, 3145

Dots around the edges: 8270

Penni - I loved colouring this image for our Autumn Colours Challenge - I tend to stick with pastels, so it was good to use something a little different :)

Graph'It Markers used 

Jeans - 3210, 3245, 3250

I coloured the Jeans first and then dabbed them using a scrap of denim sprayed with Mix'It Fluid

I then when on a coloured the rest of the image

Skin - 4120, 4125, 4155, 4170

Cheeks - 4135

Lips - 5110, 5140

Eyes - 3130

Blouse - 9401, 9402, 9404, 5140, 5110

Hair - 2130, 2110, 2105

Anjie - Here is my make for the Autumn Colours challenge....

The Graph'It Markers I have used are:

Skin: 4125, 4150, 4135, 4145, 3210, 3120

Hair: 3210, 3245, 3250, 3255

Oranges: 2120, 2130, 2140

Browns: 3160, 3170, 3180
All other detail can be found on my blog by clicking on my name above.

Claire Boelema -This is my inspiration project for the Autumn challenge. I love the warm rich palette of these colours.Full details can be found on my blog.

Graph'It Markers Used:

Skin 4115,4125, 4135,4155, 3110

Hair 3110, 3125

Dress 2105, 2110, 2140, 2170

Grass 8260, 8280, 8290

Butterflies 6160

Nikky....Hello!! This week rather than make a card for you I've made a tutorial video - now this is split down into 4 series of videos which I will release weekly for you to help you practice practice practice! In these videos I share the colour choices and lots of hints and tips so whether you're just starting with Graph'It or been using them for a while hopefully you will find something useful along the way. 

So let's get to it! Week One is Skin!....

Wow!! What fantastic makes we have this week and some of those colour combo's are just terrific!! Hope you enjoyed the video too - make sure you pop back next week where Nikky will then share the video for the Hair!

Don't forget the challenge is still

AUTUMN COLOURS

and you can 

ENTER HERE

The winner of the challenge is chosen at random from Random.org and will win some gorgeous Graph'It goodies to play with.  
You don't have to use Graph'It markers to enter - we  accept any form of colouring, it's up to you, we love seeing all your colouring creations every week and appreciate all your entries!.  
You have until 17th October to enter.  

Our Random Winner from last time's challenge which was Amazing Hair is:

#3 Vic

Well done! Email us at sales@polkadoodles.co.uk quoting code GIw380001 to claim your prize of a fab set of Graph'it markers!

And the Design Team's Top 3 are:

#4 Coldwaters2

#13 Coops

#12 Nini

Well done everyone! Grab your badges from the sidebar - thanks so much for joining in with us we truly love to see your work!

wk 38 Pink/Light Direction - Graph'It Colouring challenge

Welcome back to another fabulous Graph'It colouring challenge!

Our challenge for you,  dearest readers is

PINK

But this week we asked the Design Team to inspire you with lots of techniques for 

Light Direction - it's a thing lots of people seem to struggle with so hopefully we might help you with it this week....

Yes we're making it hard for the team but easy for you haha!

The winner of the challenge is chosen at random from Random.org and will win some gorgeous Graph'It goodies to play with.  You don't have to use Graph'It markers to enter - we  accept any form of colouring, it's up to you. 

The winner of our last challenge will be announced next week.

Let's see what the team have made for us...

Nikky...I love thinking about where the light direction is coming from when I colour and I always try to do it from different angles if I can rather than just straight ahead because it can really change the way your image looks considerably. Just have a play around, you'll be surprised at the results. Another great trick is if you make a little booboo by using the wrong colour on your image or you just don't like what you did - pick up your greys or some yellow tones and add shadows or light over the top and it will transform your image - it then becomes about the light and shade rather than the actual colours you've used so it's a great way to save an images otherwise destined for the trash!
I haven't made a card for you but I wanted to show you this great little technique for helping where you need to add light and shade:
Take your image and either stamp or print it twice. Then mark up one with a pencil as shown - this is a failsafe way of mapping out your light areas before you start and you can keep this in a journal for future reference.

 I coloured onto watercolour card with this image - it certainly makes you think about your shading and it takes longer to see the final results so you kinda have to wait a little or you'll overdo things!

I used: 
Face: 4125, 4150, 3210. 4145, 4135  
This photo makes the skin look much yellower than it is in real life (I think at some point I might have coloured the whole face with 4115 instead of 4125 without realising I'd picked up the wrong marker!) but I don't mind as it just adds to the overall tone of the light source - also the watercolour paper has a cream tone to it and that did affect the underlying skintone when I laid the first colour down, it was quite noticable as I personally don't like the warmer tones)...
Hair: 3210, 3245, 3250, 3280, 3290
Clothing:  4150, 3210, 9400, 9401
Background/shadows: 3210, 9400, 9401

Penni:-  I chose to have my light source directed straight from the front.  Here's my card ....

Graph'It Markers used:

Jeans - 7105, 7110, 7115, 7119 

After colouring the jeans, I used some scrap denim sprayed with some Mix'It Fluid and dabbed firmly to give a textured appearance.  

I then coloured the rest of the image.

Skin - 4120, 4125, 4155, 4170, 4135 (cheeks & lips)

Hair - 2105, 2110, 2130

Blouse - 8110, 8120, 9201

Scarf - 5115, 5120

Yvonne - Hi everyone, well this challenge was really hard for me, a specific light source, made me want to hide. I interpreted the challenge theme as the item giving light and how it fell on the image. Eventually  I found an image with a light bulb - I know, it's not the best idea but I ploughed ahead anyway! I hope you can see where the light falls.

Markers used are as follows:

Skin:  4120, 4155, 4150, 3210, 4145, 4135, 4175

Hair:  1250, 3110, 3140, 3160

Nightdress:  9103, 9104, 9105, 9106

Bedspread:  5110, 5120, 5210, 5220, 5245

Cushion:  9500, 9502, 9503, 5210, 5220, 5245

Lightbulb:  1110, 1180 & blender

Claire C Well  Nikky has really challenged us this time hasn't she? I've used several candles as the light source on my card...

Colours used:

Skin: 4180, 4155, 4115, 4125, 3120

Hair: 9909, 9507,9503,9500,1140,1110

Clothes and Tail: 7270,7240,7220,7210

Candles: 2110, 1180, 1140,1110

plus 8210, 5120 and blender

Anjie - I have coloured this as though the light source is from the top right.

The colours I have used are:

Skin: 4125, 4150, 4135, 4145, 3120, 3210

Hair: 7140, 7145, 7150

Trousers: 3110, 3120, 3125

Top, shoes and can: 5110, 5115, 5120

Claire Boelema - Wow this was a tricky one! I used the lantern on this sweet couple from the Hollybobs CD as my light source....

Colours used:
Skin - 4115, 4120,4125, 4135
Hair -  1110, 3210, 3125, 3245
Clothes - 5220, 5345, 8150, 8250, 3245, 3230, 1270
Lantern - 9501, 9504, 9506, 9909, 1110, Blender 0000

Wow - such great makes as always from the team!

We're looking forward to seeing your entries! Thanks for joining us again - see you next week!

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wk 34 ...Summer Florals OR Transparency Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Welcome back to a new colouring challenge with us today!

We like to push ourselves with techniques here at Graph'It and try to show you some of the awesome things you can achieve but we know some of you get a little scared by this LOL!

So today we have TWO challenges....

our easy challenge is

Summer Florals

but for the design team this week I challenged them to show us

Transparent effects

So by transparent this can mean water, glass, reflections etc etc - you get the picture. 

And boy o boy have they come up with some truly inspiring ideas for us!! 

You can join in this challenge if you wish but we realise this might be a bit scary for some people so just choose which - or of course, both - themes you want to follow.

You have until Fri 5th September at noon GMT to enter and the winner will receive some Graph'It markers to try out!  Just remember to please follow our simple rules in the sidebar.  We'll be back next week with the winners from last time.

So let's get to the AMAZING ideas we have for you!...

Penni :~ I really love creating with my Graph'It Markers, and this week's challenge was no exception,  I got my Magnolia Stamps out and did a bit of masking, sitting Tilda on the top of a large champagne glass...

Graph'It Markers used:  

Skin - 4120, 4125, 4155.  Cheeks 4135

Hair 0 1210, 1230, 1250, 3150

Clothes, Head Dress & Shoes - 7210, 7220, 7250

Glass - 9201 and Blender (0000)

Yvonne - Hi there everyone! Well i am back again and this week the challenge is 'transparency'. Must admit this one filled me with dread, however, an adorable image later and some great 'props' and a card (and hopefully inspiration) is born,  I used a new design from 'ArtbyMiran', the image is called 'Bookaholic' and I coloured her up with my Graph'It Markers. As always Graph'Its are so easy to use. I thought we may as well get ready for the new school year and with the aid of some fabulous embellishments from Polkadoodles 'Work & Play Collection 3'; I was able to add the blackboard and books. If you look closely at the blackboard, although I printed out the coloured image, I went over some elements with my Graph'Its to add emphasis.  Again highlighting how amazing Graph'It's are.  I added some glaze to the glasses for effect in keeping with this weeks theme.

The Graph'It Markers used were:

Skin: 4120, 4155, 3120

Hair: 1250, 3110, 3140, 3160

Blouse: 7105, 7110

Skirt & shoes: 7125, 7130, 7170

Jacket & Tie: 5210, 5220, 5245

Schoolbag: 5245, 5250, 5270

Blackboard 'enhancement': 5245, 5250, 5255, 3110, 3140, 3160

 

Claire C I've coloured water droplets with my Graph'It markers on this card. Graph'Its work so well with PanPastels I created a background with my pans and then used my Graph'Its to colour the water drops and the acetate butterflies. I added some white highlights to the water drops with my white Graph'It Shake Pen.The gorgeous stamps are all from Premium Craft Brands and were designed by our very own Nikky!!!

Colours used:

Turquoise drops: 7270,7240,7220,7210

Pink Drops: 5255,5125,5115,5110

Green drops: 8220, 8240,8280

Neutral greys: 9500,9503

Butterflies: 5255, 8240, 7270

Claire Boelema - I got a bit confused with this challenge and got it into my head that it was "glass" and so I coloured up a pair of sunnies - consequently my project actually has very limited transparency!

Colours used:

Skin - 4115, 4120,4125

Hair & Clothes - 9909, 9506, 9504

Lettering - 5245

WOW!! Some fantastic ideas here I'm sure you'll agree!!

You can join in this challenge if you wish but we realise this might be a bit scary for some people so just choose which - or of course, both - themes you want to follow.

You have until Fri 5th September at noon GMT to enter and the winner will receive some Graph'It markers to try out!  Just remember to please follow our simple rules in the sidebar.  We'll be back next week with the winners from last time.

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Wk 32 - Furry Stuff!....Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Welcome back to a new Graph'It challenge!

Firstly, before we get down to the challenge business, we'd like to say a special big thankyou to everyone who applied for the DT call - we had so many fantastic colouring applications it really was vrey difficult to choose this time....but we appreciate all your applications and your support for the team and of course, Graph'It! 

So without further ado, we are ultra excited to welcome some fantastically talented new people to the team...

Penni Vickers

Wendy Foster

Janet Hines

Yvonne Leslie

Huge welcome ladies, we can't wait for you to join in the first challenge and bring us all your skills and learning along the Graph'It journey with the rest of us! ....

OK, so let's get on with the challenge! 

This week we are all about

FUR

Now this can be any kind of fur animal fur, Christmas fur, even feathers - whatever you wish !

You have until Fri 23rd August to enter and remember you do NOT have to use Graph'It to enter, but you do need to colour an image with alcohol markers of some kind! We will use Random.org to pick a Random winner and as always the team will pick their favourite Top 3 - our winner will win some great Graph'It stash courtesy of Premium Art Brands here in the UK. 

Anjie -  To give the fur some texture I sprayed a piece of velvet ribbon with Graph'It Mix It Fluid and pressed it over the fur.....

The colours I have used are:

Bear: 4110, 4150, 3210, 3140, 3150, 3160

Chair: 1210, 3110, 3120, 3125

Blues: 7145, 7160, 7165

Kevin

I loved this challenge as I don't really colour animals as much as I should, so enjoyed this.... The image is a sweet mouse stamp....

Graph'It markers used

Fur 4110..4145..4150..1180..1210..1280

Clothing 9101..5220..9500..8120..8130,8150.

Claire Boelema - I was really excited about this challenge as I love colouring images from nature and haven't done any for ages! I used a selection of the new Christmas stamps from Polka Doodles to create my little box card....

Graph'It markers used

2110, 2150, 5220, 3245, 3255, 1180, 9500, 9503, 9909, White Shake Marker

Wendy Foster - I've really enjoyed my first time using Graph'it markers. The image is a sneak peak and will be available soon

 Colours used:-

1210, 1230, 1250, 9102, 9103, 9104, 7220, 5215, 5220, 5240, 3190, 0000

What fantastic examples this week! 

Remember to enter this can be any kind of fur animal fur, Christmas fur, even feathers - whatever you wish !

You have until Fri 23rd August to enter - we'll be back next Friday to announce the winner of our last challenge, so we'll see you then! 

Happy Colouring!

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wk 30....Hot Colours - Graph'It Colouring Challenge

Hi All you Colourists out there! 

We hope it's warm enough for you - remember to not keep your alcohol markers in a hot place, it won't do them any good! 

Today we are pleased to bring you a brand new challenge theme...

Hot Colours 

Now this challenge is all about Hot Colours so show us what youve got! This can basically include summer colours, any colour combo's which you think look really great together, the choice is yours.

But, I decided the team needed an extra challenge so this week I challenged everyone on the team to try an airbrushing technique...

We don't currently have an airbrush system within Graph'It (but we live in hope) but there are other things  you can do to get an airbrushed effect. Most systems are specific to a particular brand but you can achieve this look by simply using things you have around the house...the cheapest way and simplest way is to get an old biro or pen and empty it then hold it to the end of your marker and blow through the pen - you'll be amazed at the results! It takes a little practice to get the right angles and right amount of huff and puff but have a go - it's great fun and not as hard as you think!!

Before we get to the inspiration, let me remind you of the rules - you have until Friday 8th August to enter (noon GMT) and the RANDOM winner chosen will win some lovely Graph'It markers and goodies.  Simply follow the rules in the sidebar and remember you don't have to use Graph'It to enter.

So let's see how the team got on! 

Claire C I've used an old biro as an airbrush to create some depth to the stencilled flowers on my background, its a really fun technique! 

Our Guest Designer for July Mandy Sullivan has also joined in with us this week....thanks so much Mandy! 

Mandy...this challenge really pushed my boundaries and it was a little scary, but well worth it! I stamped an image and then stamped it again (or use a digi) and used the 2nd one to make a mask. Like everyone else I just used a biro in the same way and I love the result, it came out much better than I thought it would! I'll certainly be doing this again! 

 Susan - What a fun challenge ! I have air brushed the card back and base plus all the die cuts with an old biro and a graph'it marker also coloured my image with my Graph'Its....

GI's used    skin 4125 ,4114 ,4145 ,4170 ,3210

                   Tails & hair 6110 ,6120 ,6140 ,6170 ,6180

                                        7210 ,7220 ,7240 ,7250 ,9505 .White & Silver Shake  Pens

                    Air brushing 7250 ,7220 ,6120

 Have Fun and don't forget to enter the challenge .More pics on my blog

Claire Boelema - Wow what a challenge! This nearly had me running for the hills but I'm glad I stuck around and gave it a go, it was really good fun! Like Claire C and Susan I used a biro shell as my straw (a standard straw doesn't create enough pressure to disperse the ink from the nib as I discovered after a few hearty puffing sessions!!) with my Graph'It Markers, an embossing folder and some handmade graffiti stencils to create a background. I've used the Pretty Tuff CD for the image which has been coloured with Graph'It Markers....

Airbrushing: 8150, 5245, 1180, 7155, 9909

Skin: 4115, 4155, 4135, 4170

Trousers/Hat: 9100, 9103, 9909

T-Shirt/Shoes: 5210, 5245, 9501

WOW!! DOn't these look fantastic!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE this technique it's sooo much fun!
Make sure you have a go - you can see that the guys really have had a ball with this creating backgrounds and effects.

We'd also just like to thank Mandy for joining us this month - it's been great having her with us as Guest Designer and we have loved your projects Mandy they are fantastic! xxx

Don't forget - you have until Friday 8th August to enter (noon GMT) and the RANDOM winner chosen will win some lovely Graph'It markers and goodies.  Simply follow the rules in the sidebar and remember you don't have to use Graph'It to enter.

We'll see you next week with some more inspiration and last time's challenge winner! 

Have fun airbrushing!

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