Friday, 11 May 2018

Week 19 Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Fred She Said

Good morning and welcome to The Colour Crazy Challenge blog!

Our weekly challenge theme is always Anything Goes

You can use any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.
Please note, we are a colouring challenge and therefore you must display some colouring on your project - I'm sorry but we don't accept pre-coloured images.

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Fred She Said


Our sponsor is very generously giving the winner of this challenge the prize of  a $10 gift certificate to spend in their store.

Remember you need to claim your prize within 2 weeks as per the rules in the sidebar. Also please allow a few weeks for the sponsor to get back to you with any prizes. I'm sure you can appreciate that they are very busy.

Also don't forget we are also always looking for people to guest spot on our DT. So if you would like to be considered as a GDT, after your name on your entry add the letters GDT.

So let's get onto to what the team have made this week.  

Welcome to Hanna who joins us for a 3 month Guest Designer spot!
Also, we say goodbye to Julia who is stepping down from the team - thank you for all your support and wonderful creations!

Hello.  This Kym here.  For my card I have used the seahorse and seaweed images from the "Emma the Mermaid and Friends Set".  I have coloured the images in with Promarkers.  I have used a Viva Declor blue pen to add some pearl drops to the seahorse.  I have fussy cut the seahorse and the seaweed.
For the background I have various Spectrum Aqua pens and scribbled on my glass mat, spritzed with water and whooshed the card around.  I kept repeating this until I'd got the effect I wanted.  I then got a darker blue pen, spritzed and then used a scrap of bubble wrap to make it resemble water bubbles in the water.  The Promarkers I have used are:
Seahorse - Canary, Yellow, Sunflower, Duck Egg Blue and Denim Blue
Seaweed - Duck Egg and Turquoise and Cool Grey 2.



Sue N  -  I used 5 x 7 cream card, used dark blue, light blue card to mount the image on to.  added blue shaped card in each corner, finished of with blue gems, school bag button coloured with blues, browns, skin colours promakers pens


Hello! Hanna here. I'm exited to share my first card with you as I'm going to be a guest designer for a couple of months. I coloured the image, Happy Flowers, by Fred She Said with Distress inks. I used some soft colours to colour the flowers like Victorian Velvet, Shabby Shutters and Milled Lavender - fits perfect with the patterned papers by BildmÃ¥larna.


Hi Shell here with my latest creation, using one of our sponsors images Called 'Happy Flowers' 

I have used my trusty Promarkers & faber-Castell pencils to colour. I used an oval blank when running my embossing folder through my machine, it just gives some space on the background so it doesn't over power the image. You will find full details on my blog.... 


Jane - I have used Nolan With Heart for my card today, cutting away the heart to make a shaker element!  I coloured the cute Nolan with Copics and the colours are listed on my blog.

Ruth:  I couldn't decide which image to use so I've gone with both!  First up is Nolan with a sign and he's been coloured with Promarkers and I handwrote my own sign


And my second uses Happy Flowers - I've decoupaged the biggest flower and added glitter and seed beads to the centres.


Just fabulous as always ladies.

Our winners from week 16 sponsored by Polkadoodles are:
Random winner chosen by random.org is

#50 Aunty Sue

Well done you have won two single digis of your choice from the store.
Please email HERE quoting CCCWK16 to claim your prize.  We'd also like to offer you a three month Guest Designer position with us!

And the top 3 chosen by the team are, in no particular order:

Go grab your badges from the tab at the top of the blog!

Than you all very much for your entries, we really love seeing them all. And we look forward to seeing you back again next time.
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Friday, 4 May 2018

Week 18 Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Di's Digi's

Good morning and welcome to The Colour Crazy Challenge blog!

Our weekly challenge theme is always Anything Goes

You can use any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.
Please note, we are a colouring challenge and therefore you must display some colouring on your project - I'm sorry but we don't accept pre-coloured images.

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Di's Digi's


Our sponsor is very generously giving the winner of this challenge the prize of a $12 gift certificate to spend in their store.

Remember you need to claim your prize within 2 weeks as per the rules in the sidebar. Also please allow a few weeks for the sponsor to get back to you with any prizes. I'm sure you can appreciate that they are very busy.

Also don't forget we are also always looking for people to guest spot on our DT. So if you would like to be considered as a GDT, after your name on your entry add the letters GDT.  We do ask that you have a Blogger blog and a Facebook account.

We'd like to welcome another Guest Designer who is joining us for three months - Mary!

So let's get onto to what the team have made this week.


Ruth:  I've used both images from our wonderful sponsor - first up is Let's Eat Teds Cake which I've coloured using Promarkers and used some rather old papers I found in my stash!


I've also used MP3 Mike, again coloured with Promarkers and used some more of those papers I found in my stash!



Michelle - I have used Lets Eat Teds Cake by Di's Digi to create this divine shaker card!  The image was colored with copic markers and the background was created with Distress Oxide inks.


Hello. This is Kym here.  For my male themed card I have used the Di's Digi Stamps image called "MP3 Mike" and I have coloured the image in with Promarkers.  I have then die-cut around the image with a Spellbinders die and then used a texture and stars stamps from Visible image to add some interest around the image.  The Promarkers I have used are:

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Cocoa, Cinnamon and Sandstone
Top/shoes/phone - China Blue and Cobalt Blue
Trousers - Cocoa, Cinnamon and Sandstone.

Hello this is Mary I am a GDT. For my card I have used Let's Eat Ted's Cake. I have layered up paper from my stash which have been cut using a stitched die. I added two stars in one corner and a few sequins in the other.  I have used Spectrum Noir pens: GG 1,2 For the hat and icing; GB1,3,5 for the teddy bear; DR 1,5 for the fruit on the cake; CR3 for the flowers; Yellow Sharpie pen for the flower centres on the cake; TN 1,5 for the cake; Spectrum Noir pencils:  089 and 091 for the fur;  112 for the icing and hat


Sharon:  I've used Lets eat  Ted's cake for my card and this time I wanted to focus completely on the image so I have gone for a very clean and simple style which I love. I used aqua pens scribbled on to a glass mat and picked up with a damp brush to colour my image which gives a lovely water colour effect but still allows an option to add shading.


Just fabulous as always ladies.

Our winners from week 15 sponsored by Moonflower are:
Random winner chosen by random.org is

#42 Lozzy

Well done you have won a $10 gift certificate to spend in the store!
Please email HERE quoting CCCWK15 to claim your prize.

And the top 3 chosen by the team are, in no particular order:

Go grab your badges from the tab at the top of the blog!

Than you all very much for your entries, we really love seeing them all. And we look forward to seeing you back again next time.
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Friday, 27 April 2018

Week 17 Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Ching-Chou Kuik

Good morning and welcome to The Colour Crazy Challenge blog!

Our weekly challenge theme is always Anything Goes

You can use any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.
Please note, we are a colouring challenge and therefore you must display some colouring on your project - I'm sorry but we don't accept pre-coloured images.

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Ching-Chou Kuik


Our sponsor is very generously giving the winner of this challenge the prize of 2 single digis from their store.

Remember you need to claim your prize within 2 weeks as per the rules in the sidebar. Also please allow a few weeks for the sponsor to get back to you with any prizes. I'm sure you can appreciate that they are very busy.

Also don't forget we are also always looking for people to guest spot on our DT. So if you would like to be considered as a GDT, after your name on your entry add the letters GDT.

So let's get onto to what the team have made this week.

We'd like to welcome NanaConnie as our Guest Designer for the next 3 months - her wonderful creation is shown below!

Ruth:  I've used this wonderful Lil Bookworm Fairy image, coloured with Promarkers with Fourini papers and flowers.   I've used coloured pencils for the background to give it a soft edge.


Hey, it's Tammy!  Today I am using the image Aloha Lady for my card today.  I just did a simple Copic color and then used my Spellbinders Label 26 to cut and layer.  The DP is just from my stash, but I believe it is Crate Paper.  My sentiment is from Paper Smooches and then I just added a few Nuevo dots in Black


Penny Light here...I chose the image Little Bookworm Fairy So much of the Ching-Chou-Kwik art is just gorgeous.  I colored it with copic markers: E00, B00, YG17, B41, Y31, Y32, Y08, Y28, B24, N0, Y202, G05, RV02, BV00, BV02, RV00, R27, R20, E11 and the 0 Blender pen.  I created a pedestal card and the quote reads "Books are sometimes the best company a person could ask for."  I had fun with this piece and was happy with my coloring... a rare event.   The book the card is sitting on is a book written by my son. (Proud Mom). Have a colourful day! 

NanaConnie here and this is my first card as a Guest Designer.  I also used Little Bookworm Fairy.  I've been a fan of Ching-Chou Kuik for a few years now and I do love colouring her images.  I used ProMarkers and glitter on the image; Primrose, Yellow, Buttercup, Soft Peach, Pale Pink, Lavender, Purple, Cool Gray 1 & 2, Ivory, Mint, Beige, Cocoa Brown, Tan, and Sunflower.   I made a shaped card using a manual die.  The glittered "ribbon" is actually washi tape.  I also added glitter to her wings.



Hello.  This is Kym here.  For my card I have decided to make a Christmas card and I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik image called "Holly Fairy" and I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and inked the edges with a green Versa Magic ink pad.  The Promarkers I have used are:  Face/skin/fairy wings - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal; 
Hair - Burnt Sienna, Cocoa and Cinnamon; Holly leaves/berries - Leaf Green, Bright Green, Forest Green, Poppy and Berry Red; Dress - Yellow and Lemon; Sky - Pastel Blue.



Hi it's Janet here - I've used a Ching-Chou Kuik image. She has been watercoloured. 



Hi Julia here I have used Ching-Chou Kuik Time Will Tell digi stamp and I have coloured her up using my Copic markers. Full details on my blog.


Just fabulous as always!

Our winners from week 14 which was a blog candy giveaway are:
Random winner chosen by random.org is

#10 Laine

Well done you have won a blog candy prize!.
Please email HERE quoting CCCWK14 to claim it.  We would also like to offer you a 3 month Guest Designer spot!

And the top 3 chosen by the team are, in no particular order:

Go grab your badges from the tab at the top of the blog!


We would like the following to email HERE to discuss a three month Guest Designer position:


Crafty Natalie


Than you all very much for your entries, we really love seeing them all. And we look forward to seeing you back again next time.
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Friday, 20 April 2018

Week 16 Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Polkadoodles

Good morning and welcome to The Colour Crazy Challenge blog!

Our weekly challenge theme is always Anything Goes

You can use any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.
Please note, we are a colouring challenge and therefore you must display some colouring on your project - I'm sorry but we don't accept pre-coloured images.

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Polkadoodles


Our sponsor is very generously giving the winner of this challenge the prize of 2 single digis from their store.

Remember you need to claim your prize within 2 weeks as per the rules in the sidebar. Also please allow a few weeks for the sponsor to get back to you with any prizes. I'm sure you can appreciate that they are very busy.

Also don't forget we are also always looking for people to guest spot on our DT. So if you would like to be considered as a GDT, after your name on your entry add the letters GDT.

So let's get onto to what the team have made this week.

Ruth:  I've used this cute image from the Fuzzypuffs collection, coloured her up with Promarkers.  I've added some glitter glue dots on her hair bow and balloon plus a dotted line of liquid pearls around the edges of the image.


Hello. This is Kym here. For my card I have used the Polkadoodles image called "Ula be yourself". I have coloured in my image with Promarkers. I have then painted over the image with my Pebeo Drawing Gum Fluid to mask over the image and then used Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers to make a watercolour background.  The Promarkers I have used are: 
Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Chestnut, Henna and Walnut
Dress - Plum, Purple and Royal Blue.



Hi - It's Vic! Thought I would share the card I made for this challenge, with you.... The image is such a cutie. It's called "big bunch" and is from Polkadoodles. I loved colouring it with my alcohol pens. I felt such a super image didn't need a mega fussy background, so I fussy-cut around it, and just popped it on an embossed piece, which I inked slightly, along the edges and in the corners.
Alcohol pens used:
Spectrum noirs: DR6, PL3, TB8, HB2, GB9, GB11, JG5.
Promarkers: Lime Green, pastel blue, Vanilla,
Nuvo: Brown Sugar, Garlic Clove, Butterscotch.



Michelle - I have popped over to join in with the team this week,  I have used Daffodil, The Darling Buds on my card and she has been coloured with Copic markers!


Marjeta: Hello dear friends! Today I made a card with gorgeous Polkadoodles image , called 
Daffodil, Darling Buds. I colored it with Prismacolor penciles:
- Daffodil: Lemon Yellow, Canary Yellow, Spanish Orange, Burnt Ochre
Leaves: Green Light, Kelly Green, Olive Green
Background: Promarkers - Arctic blue, Cool aqua


Janet - My Polkadoddles image is called Helga Hippo Hello. I have coloured her with alcohol pens. I have decided to do the colouring vintage really. Mostly warm greys. With a bit of dusky pink and yellow. 


Željka-Hello!!! For this week challenge I used adorable Helga Hippo - Fairy Princess and awesome papers from our fabulous sponsor Polkadoodles and colored the image with my ZIG clean color real brush markers.


Just fabulous as always ladies.

Our winners from week 13 sponsored by Polkadoodles are:
Random winner chosen by random.org is

#42 Billie A

Well done you have won 2 single digis of your choice from their store.
Please email HERE quoting CCCWK12 to claim your prize.  We would also like to offer you a 3 month Guest Designer position!

And the top 3 chosen by the team are, in no particular order:

Go grab your badges from the tab at the top of the blog!

Than you all very much for your entries, we really love seeing them all. And we look forward to seeing you back again next time.
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Friday, 13 April 2018

Week 15 Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Moonflower

Good morning and welcome to The Colour Crazy Challenge blog!

Our weekly challenge theme is always Anything Goes

You can use any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.
Please note, we are a colouring challenge and therefore you must display some colouring on your project - I'm sorry but we don't accept pre-coloured images.

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Moonflower


Our sponsor is very generously giving the winner of this challenge the prize of a $10 gift certificate to spend in their store.

Remember you need to claim your prize within 2 weeks as per the rules in the sidebar. Also please allow a few weeks for the sponsor to get back to you with any prizes. I'm sure you can appreciate that they are very busy.

Also don't forget we are also always looking for people to guest spot on our DT. So if you would like to be considered as a GDT, after your name on your entry add the letters GDT.

So let's get onto to what the team have made this week.

Ruth:  I've used the cute Gina Caribe digi from the sponsor, coloured her with Promarkers plus watercolour pencils for the background.  For once, I matched the colours to the papers I already had in my stash as I'm trying to use up all the bits and bobs that I have.


Sue N:  White card, dark blue card, shell backing paper, pearl gems, have a great day sentiment, finished off with lobster embellishment.  Coloured using PROMARKERS.


Jane S - I have also used the super gorgeous Gigi Little Mermaid on my card colouring her with pencils using the 'spotlight' technique.  The background was created with alcohol inks. Colours and details on my blog.

Michelle -I have popped over to join in with team B this week as this mermaid was too cute not to color! I have used Gigi Little Mermaid on my card colouring her with Copic markers!


Just fabulous as always ladies.

Our winners from week 12 which was a blog candy giveaway are:
Random winner chosen by random.org is

#40 Chrissy

Well done you have won the blog candy prize!  We would also like to offer you a 3 month Guest Designer position!
Please email HERE quoting CCCWK12 to claim your prize.

And the top 3 chosen by the team are, in no particular order:


Go grab your badges from the tab at the top of the blog!

We would like the following to join us for a 3 month Guest Designer position:

Cindy Gues
Hanna Panna
MC Crafts

Please email HERE for more details!

Than you all very much for your entries, we really love seeing them all. And we look forward to seeing you back again next time.
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Friday, 6 April 2018

Week 14 Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Blog Candy Giveaway!

Good morning and welcome to The Colour Crazy Challenge blog!

Our weekly challenge theme is always Anything Goes

You can use any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.
Please note, we are a colouring challenge and therefore you must display some colouring on your project - I'm sorry but we don't accept pre-coloured images.

This week we are giving away some blog candy to one lucky winner! 

Remember you need to claim your prize within 2 weeks as per the rules in the sidebar. Also please allow a few weeks for the sponsor to get back to you with any prizes. I'm sure you can appreciate that they are very busy.

Also don't forget we are also always looking for people to guest spot on our DT. So if you would like to be considered as a GDT, after your name on your entry add the letters GDT.

So let's get onto to what the team have made this week.

Ruth:  I've used this rather cute image from Knitty Kitty Digi's - The Foxicorn which I've coloured with Promarkers.  I found some oddments of ribbons in my stash and it matched the Foxicorn colours perfectly!


Hello. This is Kym here. For my card I have used the Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps image called "Flora and Fauna - Sunflower". I have coloured my image in with Promarkers and chalked the background.  I have used a floral die by Precious Marieke and the backing papers are from a Debbi Moore Inspirations Magazine.  I have finished the card off with a stamped sentiment, tags, gems and a gorgeous Prima butterfly.  
Promarkers used: Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Sandtsone, Raw Sienna and Cinnamon
Dress - Salmon Pink and Antique Pink
Flowers/butterflies/branches - Yellow, Sunflower, Gold, Forest Green, Lush Green, Amber, Ginger and Henna.

Janet -  I've used an image I've had for a long time but never used. I've coloured them in with Polychromo pencils. I have used a leafy background paper and then added lots of die cut leaves.


Shell here, with my first creation as an actual DT member....how cool is that! Thank you so much for asking me to stay, I'm so excited xx  Now for my card, I just love these quirky images from Bugaboo so thought I would have a play with one. I have used silver gilding flakes on the swirly bits & dots, but its looks like gold lol!!!
Full details are on my blog...The Camels Hump!


Sharon here with my card with I have coloured with one of my favourite products - sparkle pens. I wanted to get some dimension on my card so, as well as stamping direct on to the card, i also stamped some extra flowers on to cheap photo copy paper and painted them. Once they dry you get a surprisingly sturdy, delicate looking flowers with lovely curly petals. :-)


Michelle - I have used some of the fabulous Fairy Clear Stamps by The Greeting Farm to create an fairy thank you card!  The image were colored with copic markers and the background was created with Distress Oxide inks.



Just fabulous as always ladies.

Our winners from week 11 sponsored by Dr Digi are:
Random winner chosen by random.org is

#33 Rachael E

Well done you have won 2 single digis of your choice from the store.
Please email HERE quoting CCCWK11 to claim your prize.  We would also like to offer you a Guest Designer post for 3 months!

And the top 3 chosen by the team are, in no particular order:

Go grab your badges from the tab at the top of the blog!

Than you all very much for your entries, we really love seeing them all. And we look forward to seeing you back again next time.
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Friday, 30 March 2018

Week 13 Anything Goes Colouring Challenge - Sponsored by Polkadoodles

Good morning and welcome to The Colour Crazy Challenge blog!

Our weekly challenge theme is always Anything Goes

You can use any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.
Please note, we are a colouring challenge and therefore you must display some colouring on your project - I'm sorry but we don't accept pre-coloured images.

This week we are very kindly sponsored by Polkadoodles


Our sponsor is very generously giving the winner of this challenge the prize of  2 single digis from their store.

Remember you need to claim your prize within 2 weeks as per the rules in the sidebar. Also please allow a few weeks for the sponsor to get back to you with any prizes. I'm sure you can appreciate that they are very busy.

Also don't forget we are also always looking for people to guest spot on our DT. So if you would like to be considered as a GDT, after your name on your entry add the letters GDT.

So let's get onto to what the team have made this week.

Today I would like to show you my last project as a guest designer for the Colour Crazy Challenge Blog: on today's card I used the beautiful digital stamp from Polkadoodles called “Winnie Starfish Sandcastle - Float Away“. I printed the image onto some Copic friendly paper. Then I coloured the image with my Copic Sketch Markers. Since I’m longing for spring/summer I used a bright colour combination: E000, R00, R01, E11, E31, YR30, E57, E89, Y11, Y08, Y19, RV52, RV06, RV19, YG17, YG67, B91, B95, B24, B37, B99, C4, C7, BG70.  You can find more details on my blog:www.makeyourlifecolourful.com I wish you a creative day! Hugs Heidi


Ruth:   I've used this very cute Horace digi stamp and coloured him with Promarkers.  I've added an embossed panel and created the sentiment on my computer.


Hello.  This is Kym here.   For my card I have used the Polkadoodles image called "Crocus, the Darling Buds".  I have coloured in my image with Promarkers and chalked the background for a subtle sparkly effect.  The Promarkers I have used are:

Face/skin - Saffron, Spice and Oatmeal 
Hair - Cocoa, Raw Sienna and Cinnamon
Dress/shoes - Fuchsia Pink, Carnation Pink, Meadow Green and Blender Pen
Basket/flowers - Fuchsia Pink, Carnation Pink, Salmon Pink, Antique Pink, Yellow, Canary, Sand and Putty.

Penny - I used the Polkadoodles image BeatuifulBirdhouse, BoBunny Papers, Mulberry paper flowers, Recollections sparkles and colored with Copic Markers
 E6, B41,R20, E18, G03, YG13, Y28, Y32, Y00, Y08, BV00, R27, R20, E13, E00, E34, RV02


Hi Janet here with my card for this challenge I have used Polkadoodles Image Winnie Suprise Gift.
I have coloured her with copic pens 


Jane S - I have used some of the fabulous new Polkadoodles Clear Stamps to create an underwater scene, adapting the girl image to make her into a mermaid!!
I have coloured with watercolour markers and the colours are listed on my blog.


Julia Hi There have used the gorgeous Blossom stamp set available from Polkadoodles I have coloured it up with Watercolour Pens. For the Background I used Ecoline Pen's 522, 578, 337 & for the image I used my zig pens Flowers: 082, 051, 030 & Butterflies 025, 052 ... I then used some Itsy Ditsy papers & the latest Posy Doodle A4 kit .. also Available from Polkadoodles to finish off the card.

Hi there! It's Tammy GDT this month and I've used Polkadoodles Crocus, the Darling Buds.  I colored her simply with some copics and just used a few pieces of DP from my stash.  I added a bit of Wink of Stella to her dress and the flowers in her hair.  The stamp is just one from my stash and the resin flower is just from Michaels.


Just fabulous as always ladies.

Our winners from week 10 which was a blog candy giveaway:
Random winner chosen by random.org is

#31 Gina

Well done you have won the blog candy!.
Please email HERE quoting CCCWK10 to claim your prize.  We would also like to offer you a three month Guest Designer postion!

And the top 3 chosen by the team are, in no particular order:

Go grab your badges from the tab at the top of the blog!

Could the following email HERE to discuss a three month Guest Designer position:


#20 Bernadet

#59 NanaConnie

Than you all very much for your entries, we really love seeing them all. And we look forward to seeing you back again next time.
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