Week 17 Cold Xmas Blue and Purple Polka Dots

Whoop Whoop It's Friday and time for the Graph'It challenge! We also have some really fabulous news today with the announcement of our fabulous new Design Team!

As you know, we've had a DT call out for the past 3 weeks which is now closed. We were really overwhelmed at how many applications we had for the call - as we are a pretty new blog it was brilliant to see that we are obviously becoming pretty well known around challenge land because we were blown away firstly by the number of applications, but more importantly, the calibre of the applicants - WOW is all we can say!! We had to turn down some uber talented and very high profile people this time around and it was SUCH a difficult decision to make. (At this point I also want to give you a tip: please don't get fed up about applying for challenges if you don't get accepted. We could so easily have accepted 30 people for this call because the standard was so high, and that is no exaggeration! DT calls are not always about accepting the very best cardmakers/colourers etc...) 

We think it's really important to have a wide mix of talents, styles and abilities in our team and hopefully that's what we bring. Ultimately it's about inspiring you to have a go and obviously we have some amazing talent here, but we also know that some of you get a bit overwhelmed and have a tendency to think 'I can't do that, I'm not good enough'...so we try to show you that EVERYONE can colour... with the right products of course! And we genuinely all feel that Graph'It are superb for anyone who considers themselves to need a little help in the colour department! So go on, give them a try - maybe next time you will be on our team! ; )

So without further ado we are mega excited and delighted to announce 3 new team members who will be joining in our challenges from the end of October...please say a HUGE hello and welcome to:

Iris Wiechmann...

Debbie Eastman...

and Jane Millard...

We are so delighted to have these very talented crafters with us on the team and can't wait to see what they share with us - make sure you sign up to the blog so you don't miss it and go follow all the other team blogs too!

So, onto the challenge! This week we challenge you to show us your....

Cold Christmas - blues and purples!

Remember - you can use ANY brand of alcohol marker to enter our challenges!

Before we get to this week's inspiration and prizes, it's time to announce the winner of last week's challenge. We use a RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR so that everyone has an equal chance of winning. IN ADDITION we also pick a Top 3 and may ask one of those people each month to join us as a Guest Designer. 

So here is today's winner chosen by our random number generator this week:

No. 20....Kym

Well done Kym! You win a great prize of Graph'It markers and a Mix'It Blending palette and Mix'It Fluid! 

We're also delighted to announce that our favourite Top 3 entries are:

 No 8 Cristina, 12 Caroline, 21 Lucy

Please email Nikky here to claim your prize and please grab your blinkies from the sidebar.

The winner of this week's challenge will win a fantastic prize of Graph'It goodies!

Let's get to the great team creations this week...Remember to join our Facebook group too, Graph'It Markers UK, where we have daily inspiration and share some of our favourite makes & hints and tips every day, it's a great place to be and we have some exciting news to share very soon!....

Claire C: I've used an adorable snowman digi stamp from the PolkaDoodles Home for Christmas cd for my card, I love these cool icy shades!!

 Colours used:

Blues:7130, 7125, 7110

Purples: 6140, 6130

Snow: 9102, 9500 plus 2160 for the carrot nose and 3125 for the arms

Faye

Blue and Purple are not my 'Go To' Colours for Christmas, but maybe they should be, I had a lot of fun with them!

Graph'Its Used...

Background; 7105, 0000, Skin; 4120, 4115, 4155, 4170, 4180, 5140, 4145, 4135, Hair; 9504, 9506, 9508, 9909, Penguin; 9100, 9102, 9106, 9108, 1250, 2120, 3170, Fur; 9500, 9502, 0000, Purple; 6140, 6180, Blue; 9102, 9104, 9106 

Suzi

My image and papers are all from the Angelberry Christmas CD from Polkadoodles, helping me create a beautiful wall hanging calender.

Graph'Its Used...

Background - 7105, 7125, 7210, 0000

Skin - 4125, 4145, 4155, 4170, 5510

Hair - 3210, 3250, 3290

Fur - 6120, 6140, 6175, 9503

Coat and Hat - 9501, 9503, 0000

Karen

I love paler blue and lilac tones for Christmas colours,I also used the Angelberry Christmas CD from Polkadoodles!

Graph'It Markers used:

Purple 6110 6120 6140

Blue/Grey 9100 9101 9102

Skin 4120 4155 4170 8110

Hair 1210 1230

Boots 9401 9403

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Graph'It team this week!...

You have until  Sunday 27th October at noon GMT to enter below by adding your creation to Mr Linky below - don't forget you have the chance to win a fabulous prize! 
The winner of this challenge will be announced on Friday 2nd November here on this blog. 

Please check our rules for all entries: 

1. All entries MUST follow the challenge theme. 2. Please link your blog post and not your blog address with the linky tool - this saves us from searching your blog for your entry.  3. No back-linking to previous posts - these will be disregarded from our voting.4. Please ensure you follow the challenge theme!

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Week 15 - Halloween's a Scream With Graph'It Marker Challenge

Crikey how fast has this week passed, where does the time go?!!

Before we get to this week's challenge we have an important announcement to make....

Design Team Call!

...we are looking for someone who ADORES colouring with alcohol markers to join our fantastic Design Team! So if you are a colouring geek like the rest of us here then please email us to apply. You MUST have an active blog and be able to commit to one project a week plus a tutorial each month. We don't care what brand of marker you currently use as we know that you will LOVE using Graph'It once you try them, we just need someone who loves colouring and is able to meet the commitment which will be a minimum of 4 months term. Closing date is 12th October so don't miss this - we have a great team and you will love to be part of it! Send us your blog link and a short bio about yourself and why you'd like to be on the team and why we should pick you.

Last week we challenged you to use Autumn Colours - but this week 

Boo!...Halloween's a Scream!

Remember - you can use ANY brand of alcohol marker to enter our challenges!

Before we get to this week's inspiration and prizes, it's time to announce the winner of last week's challenge. We use a RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR so that everyone has an equal chance of winning. IN ADDITION we also pick a Top 3 and may ask one of those people each month to join us as a Guest Designer. So here is today's winner chosen by our random number generator this week:

No. 12....Sue BearhouseWell done Sue! You win a great prize of a set of Graph'It Markers!

We're also delighted to announce that our favourite Top 3 entries are:

 No 10, Croms; No 6, Janina and No 14, Jane

Please email Nikky here to claim your prize and please grab your blinkies from the sidebar.

The winner of this week's challenge will win a fantastic prize of 6 Graph'It markers and a Mix'It Blending palette and Mix'It Fluid! 

Let's get to the great team creations this week...Remember to join our Facebook group too, Graph'It Markers UK, where we have daily inspiration and share some of our favourite makes & hints and tips every day, it's a great place to be and we have some exciting news to share very soon!....

Faye

I didn't used to be into Halloween much. But, with all the cute images and fab papers around these days, it has grown on me. Who knows, this year, I might even go out and get me some treats. Hmmm. Does new stash count as a Halloween Treat?!...

Markers Used...

Ground: 4120, 3210

Skin: 4120, 4115, 4170

Black: 9406, 9408, 9909

White: 9400, 0000

Orange: 2180, 3125

Karen

Eeek its that scary time of year again, mind you I jump at my own shadow so easily spooked!  I had fun using my Graph'It markers for this one!...

Colours used:

Purple - 6110 6120 6140

Orange - 2105 2110 2120

Green - 8240 8260 8280 

Skin 4155 4170

Simonne ... Although my family don't celebrate Halloween as a holiday, I absolutely LOVE to make Halloween themed projects!!  So even though it's not my week to post here on the GI blog (I'm part of Team B!), I couldn't resist sneaking in a spooky creation, hehe!  To create an undead feel to her skin, I coloured her entire face with a layer of 9500 before going over it with 4110.  Then I added shading and detail with the other colours listed below:

Graph'it Markers used:

Hair: 9509 9507 9505 9503 9501 9500 0000

Skin: 9500 9501 4110 3210 9503 Blush: 4150

Bandages: 9503 3210 4110 9501 9500 0000

Black dress: 9509 9507 9505 9503

Claire I adore the colours of Halloween and had loads of fun colouring this gorgeous Witch from  the Polkadoodles Witchy Witchy download bundle....

Colours used: 

skin: 4180, 4155, 4115, 4125.

 Hair and cat 9909, 9507, 9502, 6110

Greens: 8280, 8260, 8250, 8220

Purples: 6170, 6140, 6120

Orange: 2180, 2150, 1250

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Graph'It team this week!...

You have until  Sunday 13th October at noon GMT to enter below by adding your creation to Mr Linky below - don't forget you have the chance to win a fabulous prize! 
The winner of this challenge will be announced on Friday 18th October here on this blog. 

Please check our rules for all entries: 

1. All entries MUST follow the challenge theme. 2. Please link your blog post and not your blog address with the linky tool - this saves us from searching your blog for your entry.  3. No back-linking to previous posts - these will be disregarded from our voting.4. Please ensure you follow the challenge theme!

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Wk13: Graph'It challenge...No Characters - colour an Accessory!

Hey, it's Friday! Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge!

Now, before we even get started we have some great news for you all - from today's challenge onwards we shall be picking a RANDOM WINNER each week to get one of our great prizes! WOOHOO!! We're doing this as a massive thanks to you all for entering each week and we think it's much fairer that everyone gets an equal chance to win some lovely goodies, no matter how great your technique for colouring is! So from now on, if you enter then you're in the draw! We will still choose our favourite top 3 as well and they will receive a little prize too.

So our challenge for the Design Team this week was....are you ready for it?....

NO CHARACTERS!

Now, this one is a little tough, so we are bending the rules a little for you at home - you CAN use a Character but we also want you to colour in something extra too - for example, a house, a flower, a butterfly, a wall, pumpkin, cat, dog, etc etc etc....we want you to colour an accessory! 

The winner of this challenge will win a set of Graph'It markers and our Top 3 faves will get a great digi download, so get your entries in by Sunday 29th!

So onto our winners from week 11 which was to show us your background techniques...we had quite a few entries for this and there were some great ideas so a huge well done to everyone! Our winners are:

1. Stephanie

2. Sally

3.  Lucy

Big congratulations everyone! Stephanie you win a set of 6 Graph'It Xmas colours so please email Nikky your snail mail address to claim your prize.

Ok, let's head over to see what the Uber talented team have for you today to inspire....

Faye
This is a tough Challenge, but it can also be a lot of fun to make something other than a character the focus of your card. Originally, I was just going to use the Graffiti to make a party invite, but I kind of got carried away and coloured up a whole wall too...

Markers Used...
Wall; 4110, 3210, 3170, 3180, 3190, Whites; 9500, 9100, Turquoise; 7140, 7145, 7160, Yellow; 1150, 1250, Green; 8260, 8270, 7290, Orange; 2150, 2180

Karen
Yes, I also found it a bit of a challenge but fun too, I must have had food on the brain when I was deciding what to do!  I found this yummy Christmas Pudding on the PolkaDoodles 'Here Comes Christmas ' CD.

Graph'It Colours
White - 9100 9101 9501
Pudding 3125 3140 5150 3160
Holly 5245 3170 8270 8280

Suzi
What a fun challenge, I decided to may a boy's card, so used the cute truck digis on the Pretty Tuff CD from Polkadoodles for my bright and cheery card.

Graph'It Colours used;
1170, 1180, 2150, 2160, 5220, 5240, 6110, 6140, 6180, 6190, 7125, 7130, 9103, 9105, 9108.

Claire
This week's theme was defnitely a challenge but I decided to have a go at colouring glass and bottled (ouch bad pun lol) out of colouring the wallpaper through the glass so I tried to add some shadow and  depth around the bottom of the glass to make it look like it was standing well away from the wall.

I used neutral greys for the glass and added a little 7210 for the glass,, I also used the neutral greys for the shadows

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Graph'It team this week!...

You have until  Sunday 29th September at noon GMT to enter below by adding your creation to Mr Linky below - don't forget you have the chance to win a fabulous prize! 
The winner of this challenge will be announced on Friday 5th October here on this blog. 

Please check our rules for all entries: 

1. All entries MUST follow the challenge theme. 2. Please link your blog post and not your blog address with the linky tool - this saves us from searching your blog for your entry.  3. No back-linking to previous posts - these will be disregarded from our voting.4. Please ensure you follow the challenge theme!

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Background Effects with Graph'It Markers...Week 11

Hi Graph'It fans - it's Friday challenge time! 

So let's get to the challenge! Last week we challenged you to colour Reds and Greens - but this week we want you to show us your....

Background Effects

You can use ANY brand of alcohol marker to enter our challenges!

Before we get to this week's inspiration and prizes, it's time to announce the winner of last week's challenge. We're so pleased to announce that our Top 2 entries are:

1.  Lucy Patrick

2.  Laine

We loved all your work and congratulations to Lucy who won our fabulous prize of 6 Graph'It Skintones, a Mix'It palette and Mix'It Fluid!! Laine has also won this week and will be receiving a 3pack of Graph'It Romance colours too! Well done! Please email Nikky here to claim your prize and please grab your winners blinkies from the sidebar.

The winner of this week's challenge will win a fantastic prize of 6 Graph'It Xmas Colours - perfect for this time of year!

So let's get to the great team inspiration this week...Remember to join our Facebook group too, Graph'It Markers UK, where we have daily inspiration and share some of our favourite makes & hints and tips every day, it's a great place to be!

Claire C

I've used an image from the fab Polkadoodles CD 'Here Comes Christmas' , coloured it with my Graph'Its and overlaid it with acetate. My background was actually created on the acetate by colouring with 7130 for the sky and 1280 for the light from the lamp, I sprayed with Mix'It spray to create the snowy effect ... easy!

Colours used: 

Greens: 8120, 8110. Red: 3160, 5245, 5220

Blue: 7130,7125,7110,7105. Black: 9909, 9507, 9505, 9503

Skin: 4180, 4155, 4115, 4120

Karen

I also used an image from the PolkaDoodles CD 'Here Comes Christmas'. I wanted to create a winter sky so I used 3 different shades 7105 7110 9100 layered over each other and then used my Blender to bring them together and  lighten some areas, really easy and very effective I think!

Hair - 1210 1250 2120

Skin - 4120 4144 4170 5110

Skirt - 9100 9103 9104

Red - 4220 5245 3170

Brown - 9401 9403 9405

Other - 9501 9502

Faye

I love this image from the Polkadoodles BonBon Belles CD Rom, it just says summer to me. And, with all of the space around the toadstools and birdhouse, it works really well with the smooshy, dotty background I love to do with Graph'It Markers...

Colours...

 Background: 9100, 9102, 0000

Toadstool Stems: 3210, 4110

Toadstools: 3170, 5240

Birdhouse: 3245, 3250, 3255, 3190

Flowers 1110, 1150, 1250, 6140, 61807130, 7170

Suzi

The only stamp used on my card is the sentiment, I played with my Graph'It Markers, Mix'It Fluid and a Stencil to create my background effect.

Colours;

5245, 9909 and Mix'It Fluid.

Nikky
I love thinking of different background effects I can do with my Graph'Its but this particular one is a very old favourite of mine...

I used the Premium Art Brands Snowy Cottage and Winter spruce stamps on this and created a sky and snowy scene. The snow is made using Mix'It fluid....this stuff is SO addictive, I find I just sit there trying to think of new ways to use it all the time! 

Colours:

sky/blues: 4120, 7220, 7240, 7250, 7260, 7270, 

Trees: 7290, 8280, 8260

Windows:1170, 2180

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Graph'It team this week!...

You have until  Sunday 15th Sept at noon GMT to enter below by adding your creation to Mr Linky below - don't forget you have the chance to win a fabulous prize! The winner of this challenge will be announced on Friday 20th September here on this blog. 

Please check our rules for all entries: 

1. All entries MUST follow the challenge theme. 2. Please link your blog post and not your blog address with the linky tool - this saves us from searching your blog for your entry.  3. No back-linking to previous posts - these will be disregarded from our voting.

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Tutorial... Splodgy, Dotty Background

Hi Everyone, it's Faye here, happy Friday...

I thought I'd share how I create the Splodgy, Dotty Backgrounds I do from time to time, the technique is perfect for the firmer nib you get on a Graph'It Marker. And you may it helpful for our next Challenge, that's all I'm sayin'! ;)

First up, you need to lay down a rough base layer of colour, it really doesn't matter how uneven or rough it is, as we are going over it a few times. I've used 9100 (and 9404, 9406 for the ground):

When your base coat has dried, we are going to start adding dots. Lots and lots of dots. If it sounds like there is a woodpecker in the room with you, you're on the right track:

When that layer has dried, (you can do it when it's wet, your dots will look softer, and you need to work faster, so it depends on the effect you want, really) you do it all over again, to give some depth of colour, closer to the image (I was fast with the camera for this photo, the ink is still very wet!):

And then we go again, but this time with 9102 in the areas that may be a little darker:

One more time, Peeps, but this time, we want to use 0000, to add lighter dots and create texture:

Job done:

Don't forget to pop back later to get all the details of our new Challenge and find out if you're a winner!

26th July Week 5 - Blonde Hair

Thanks for joining us for another great challenge! 

Last week we challenged you to colour Black Hair - so of course this week we challenge you to make a project and colour 

Blonde Hair

You can use ANY brand of alcohol marker to enter our challenges!

Before we get to this week's inspiration and prizes, it's time to announce the winner of our Week 3 challenge which was Candy Colours. We're so pleased to announce that our Top 2 entries are:

1. Jane Savage

2. Sue Bearhouse

We loved all your work and congratulations to Jane who won our fabulous prize of over £50 of Graph'It goodies!! Well done! Please email Nikky here to claim your prize and please grab your winners blinkies from the sidebar.

The winner of this week's challenge will win a fantastic prize worth over £30 which will include Graph'It markers and other stash from Premium Art Brands and Polkadoodles! 

Here is the fantastic inspiration our team have for you this week....we chose blonde hair as our theme because it can be a tricky combo to get right but with Graph'it markers we have one of the best selections of colours around which is perfect for colouring 'non yellow' blonde hair! ....

Faye....I sometimes find blondes difficult to colour, I end up with someone who looks like they have yellow hair, rather than blonde, so I really enjoyed the Challenge this week.

Carpet: 8280, 8270, 7290, Background: 7105, 7110, 0000, Skin: 4120, 4115, 4155, 4170, 4180, Hair:1210, 1230, 1280, 3110, White: 9100, 0000, Yellow: 1250, 2120, Orange: 2180, 3130, 3170, Turquoise: 7145, 7160

Suzi

I love how easy it is to get a great looking blonde hair using the Graph' It Markers, For this image I went for a honey blonde look using 

1250, 1280, 2105; Skin 4120, 4135, 4150; Top 2105, 2110; Cardi and Shoes 5130, 5150, 5160; Trousers 8250, 8260.

Karen

I have also gone for a darker blonde shade as well using 

1230 1250 and 1280. The image is from Polka Doodles and the rest of my colours are  SKIN 4120 4150 4155 4170 4145 BLUE 9102 9103 PINK 5115 5125 EYES 8110

Claire C

I've used the lovely mermaid image from the PolkaDoodle's BonBon Belles CD.

For her hair I've used 

3120, 1250, 1170, 1150 and 4110

Skin: 4180,4155,4115, 4145,4120 and 4110 

blues and greens:7180,7170,7176, 7150, 7140, 7125 and 8220, 8250 and 8280

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Graph'It team this week!...

You have until  Sunday 4th August at noon GMT to enter below by adding your creation to Mr Linky below - don't forget you have the chance to win a fabulous prize! The winner of this challenge will be announced on Friday 9th August here on this blog. 
Please check our rules for all entries: 
1. All entries MUST follow the challenge theme. 2. Please link your blog post and not your blog address with the linky tool - this saves us from searching your blog for your entry.  3. No back-linking to previous posts - these will be disregarded from our voting.

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Blonde Hair Tutorial

Morning Everyone :)

Happy Friday Peeps, it's Faye here. Historically, I have found Blondes difficult to colour. It has taken me years to find colour combo's that I think look Blonde and not yellow, with other markers. But within weeks of playing with Graph'Its, I discovered one I'm really happy with, and I thought I'd share...

So, start with 1210...

Second, lay down 1230...

Then 1280 for the darker areas...

Next go back with 1210 again to fill in some of the white space and add texture to the hair...

Repeat with 1230 and 1280...

Finally add a small amount of 3110 for the darkest root and shadow areas...

Job done...

Hope you join us this week for our Blonde Challenge and don't forget you still have a few days to join our Black Hair Challenge...

12 July Week 3 - Candy Colours

Thanks for joining us for another great challenge! Don't forget you have until Sunday to enter last week's challenge too and a chance to win some lovely stash! We've had some great feedback from you all about this fab new challenge blog and we're blown away by all your positive comments - thanks so much for joining us and spreading the Graph'It word!

So, it's been great weather here and this week we challenge you to make a project and colour it with your favourite

Candy Colours

Before we get to this week's inspiration and prizes, it's time to announce the winner of our first challenge which was New Beginnings. We're so pleased to announce that our Top 2 entries are:
1.  Leona
2. Kim

We loved all your work and congratulations to Leona who won our fabulous prize of over £50 of goodies!! Well done! Please email Nikky here to claim your prize!

The winner of this week's challenge will win a fantastic prize worth over £30 which will include Graph'It markers and other stash from Premium Art Brands and Polkadoodles! 

You can use ANY brand of alcohol marker to enter our challenges!

You have until  Sunday 21st July at noon GMT to enter below by adding your creation to Mr Linky below - don't forget you have the chance to win a fabulous prize! The winner of this challenge will be announced on Friday 26th July here on this blog. Please check our rules below to make sure you are counted within the entries!

In the meantime - if you are heading to Doncaster this weekend for the fabulous Summer Crafting show then make sure you call and see Nikky on the Polkadoodles stand - Nikky will be demoing Graph'It markers all weekend and showing you how amazing they are, together with all her favourite hints, tips and techniques! She has a whole lot of stock with her to show you so make sure you head over and say hello to her! 

Here is the fantastic inspiration our team have for you this week....

Faye... Rhubarb and Custard... 

I used to love going into the sweet shop for a quarter of Rhubarb and Custards. In fact, if I see an old fashioned sweet shop, I still go in for a quarter, reminds me of my youth!

 Markers Used... Ground; 4110, 3210, Background; 9100, 9102, Bear; 1210, 1230, 3245, Balloon; 1110, 1140, 1150, 1250, Hat; 5280, 3170, yellow as per balloon

Karen - Opal Fruits....

These colours really remind me of my favourite sweeties! Hope you love the colours too.... Markers used 5110 5115 6120 6140 4120 4115 4155 3120 2105  - Digi papers and sentiment Pretty Sweet CD Polkadoodles 

Suzi ....Marshmallows

I love Pink and White Marshmallows, all squishy and delicious, even better dipped in chocolate!!

I've used; Skin 4120, 4135, 4150, 4155;  Hair 3160, 3210, 3270; Socks and Sleeves 1210, 3210, 0000; Dress 5110, 5115, 5120.

Claire C.... liquorice allsorts ....

(the yummy blue and pink ones covered in little balls - love em)

I've used:  Dress 5270, 5140, 5120,5110;   Blouse: 9104, 7125, 7105;   Skin:4180, 4155, 4115, 4120 and 5110;   Hair: 3140, 2105, 1230 and 1150

So there is our inspiration for this week! We hope you love our theme and we look forward to seeing all your entries! Don't forget, some lucky person is going to win a whole lot of yummy colouring stash!! Closing date for entries is Sunday 21st July at noon GMT. In the meantime we'll see you again next Friday, but make sure you also signup to follow us as the team will be posting regular tutorials for you too - and you really don't want to miss them!

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