Pro Marker Tutorial Workshop - No.3!

Good Evening Everyone

Well, I've finally managed to find a date for my next Pro Marker Tutorial Workshop!

Everyone has been asking me for soooo long, but I just haven't been able to squeeze it in so I have checked my diary and here are the details (sorry it's a fair few weeks away, but I've got so much going on, as usual lol)

Pro Marker Tutorial Workshop

Sunday 19th May 2013

11am - 1pm

The cost is £15pp

This workshop will be held in my shop and we will be focusing on Skin Types, Hair, Clothing, Teddies and (if we get time) I will show you how to create sky and water effects... 

all with fave Pro Markers!

I am limiting this workshop to a maximum of 15 people to ensure it's not a madhouse! lol

I already have 9 people booked, before I even posted my date so if you are interested, please let me know asap, either on here or email me at admin@honeypotcrafts.co.uk

I will require a deposit of half to secure your space.

Happy Crafting!

There, finished!

Good Afternoon Everyone

Well, it's a dreary day here in Nottingham.... perfect crafty weather!

So, I have mashed myself a cuppa and thought I'd pop the details on for the card I made using my DigiStamp Dreams Image - There, finished!

Many of you have seen this card on my Facebook and Twitter pages and left me some lovely comments, thankyou! :-) But you also wanted to know what I've used etc so here are the ingredients :-)

• DigiStamp - There, finished by my own designer, Kevin
• Pro Markers (naturally lol)
• Pinflair Snow Dust
• Glamour Dust
• Snowflake Wishes Background Papers (My own)
• Sentiment is my own
• Magnolia Snowflake Die
• Snowflake Punches
• Pearls
• Pearl Strings
• Walnut Stain Distress Ink

The items above that are linked, will take you to my website where you can (if you so wish) purchase the ingredients :-)

The Pinflair Snow Dust is well worth the investment... gives great dimension and a lovely snowy effect and it lasts for ages!

Here's the photo of my card :-)

Hope you like it

Pro Marker Tutorial Workshop

Good Morning Everyone

I have been asked to do another Pro Marker Tutorial Workshop again by so many people now that I thought I better get one booked in!

The earliest date I can find is November 5th (I know, Bonfire night!)

So, here are the details:-

Pro Marker Tutorial Workshop

Monday, 5th November, 10am til 1pm

£25 pp

Held at the shop.

The focus on this tutorial will be characters, skin, hair, clothing, shadows, shading, blending and (in the unlikely even we will have time) we will do some fluffy animals too.

I have a maximum of 12 people on these workshops.

If you are interested (and I only have a few places left already!) please give myself or Carol a ring at the shop to book in (01158402510)

Or drop me an email at admin@honeypotcrafts.co.uk

Stampavie & HOTP Show Projects..

Good Afternoon Everyone

Well, it's a dreary, damp day here in Nottingham so I thought I would make the most of it, mash a cuppa and put photos on here for you of the samples I made for the Hot Off The Press and Stampavie Shows I did on Create & Craft last Saturday.

If you were watching, you'll know that the Stampavie show was a riot! With production having a little 'hiccup' on the 3 for 2 deal!

I hope you managed to get yours!

Anyway, as most of you will have seen on my Facebook page, I love HOTP kits... the Chocolate Dipped Kit being one of my personal faves as I love the warm colours in it... 

You all know I absolutely adore my Stampavie Stamps, I use them loads so, for me, these are worthy additions to my ever growing stamp collection! lol

Enough rattling, here are the samples (apart from a few I can't seem to find!) from both shows... 

I hope you like than and if you want to know what I used on any of them, just ask :-)

Happy Crafting!

My pro marker tutorial workshop ...

Evening Everyone (again)

I know, 2 posts within minutes of each other, but I promise I haven't been on the energy drinks lol!

As you may, or may not, know, I had my second pro-marker tutorial workshop at the shop yesterday.... 

what a fabulous day we had!

The focus yesterday was on characters, hair, skin, clothing and the like (all the useful areas!)

I just thought I''d pop a couple of the images on here that we did (for the benefit of those that came who are not on Facebook or Twitter) so you can check back and look at what we did and hopefully it remind you how we did them.

I've put a photo on the the huge fairy image too so hopefully it will give you some inspiration :-)

I know we simply ran out of time (after finishing an hour late!) so my next Pro Marker tutorial workshop will be based on scenery, sky, water etc...

I'll let you all know when I have found a spare day to get this booked in!

Anyhoo, thanks again to all of you that came, you were amazing!

Happy Crafting!

Challenged myself.....

Good Evening Everyone

OK, I'm writing this lil post for those of you that are not on Twitter and/or Facebook 

(namely my Auntie Sue and Elaine lol)

Last night I was colouring in (I can almost hear the gasps of shock lol), but this time, I challenged myself to see if 4 Pro Markers was enough to colour in an image and still achieve a lovely result... what do you think?

The image is a digi image by my new crafty friend, Sylvia Zet and I'm sure she won't mind me telling you that you can get here digi images here ... www.weestamps.com (You owe me one Sylvia lol)

I adore Sylvias style and beautiful artwork so, naturally, I have all of them! lol ;-)

So here are the fruits of my labour...

The image was coloured in using only 4, yep, 4! Pro Markers... which were Satin, Ivory, Vanilla and my trusty Sandstone.

Glittering was my forever favourite irridescent glitter, Glamour Dust.

And here is the card I made using the image...

The punches I have used can all be found on my website at www.honeypotcrafts.co.uk 

The heart is a Silhouette punch which is, naturally, on my website, but it has lots of tiny little hearts inside it too... one of my favourite heart punches ever!

The backing papers are also my own creation and can be purchased and downloaded straight away on my website ... just look at the 'Designed by Phill' category.

I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed creating it :-)

Happy Crafting!

Stampavie Card :-)

Evening All

As promised, here is the photo of the card  made using the stamp I coloured in last night..

I love the Stampavie stamps, so lovely to colour in and then the fun part of decorating the card around the image :-)

As usual, I have used my pro-markers, the border is from my Woodware Crafty Edger (also on the website) and the flowers are a Woodware Multi Flower punch (also on my website lol)

8x8 Kraft Card Blanks and the pink card is by Hunkydory (soon on the website lol)

I sell the polka dot ribbon by the reel too on my website lol :o)

Remember - have some Stampavie Stamps (Including this one) on my website... 

Quick Link here - Stampavie Stamps 

Hope you like it

Happy Crafting!

Cards from yesterdays show....

Good Evening Everyone

As promised, here are some photos of the cards I made on my Stampavie show yesterday...

I love Stampavie, so it was actually harder for me to choose which images I wanted to use as they were all lovely!!

Anyhoo, hope you like them :o)

If you want to know the names of the ones I used and which papers etc, give me a shout.

Happy Crafting!

Couple of Cards For You....

Good Morning Everyone!

What a beautiful sunny Sunday!

And, I have a day off! Whoo Hoo! Now, you'd think that with a proper day off that I would have a rest from Crafting... nope, not me lol

I have Stamped some beautiful Sarah Kay images ... [ some exciting news about this soon too :o) ] and they are crying out to me to colour them in... who am I to argue? lol

Before I do that though, I wanted to pop a few photos of cards we have done at my workshops over the last couple of weeks...

As you know, I love my stamping and colouring in :o) so we do that alot lol

Hope you like them... 

Happy Crafting!

Been playing with my Aqua Markers...

Good Evening Everyone

So, as most of you know by now, my favouritest 'hobby' is colouring in my stamped images... 

Pro Markers are one of my favourite pens to colour in with and they seem to have 'taken over' our crafty life because they make it so easy to achieve lovely results...

So, last night I decided to use my Aqua Markers...  I love watercolouring images too, be it with my distress inks, my watercolour pencils or my Aqua Markers... and as the Aqua Markers were the last of these to be added to my ever growing collection of things to colour in with, I got them out again and do you know, I loved every minute!

It was so nice to have a change from my Pro Markers!

Anyhoo, I thought I better make a card with the lovely image I watercoloured so here it is... 

Hope you like it!

PS - The background paper is from my new set which is coming sooooon :o)

Remember, I sell the Aqua Markers on my website too ;o) and I encourage you to all have a go with them if you haven't already as, like the Pro Markers, they are sooo easy to use... 

Click here to take you straight to them on my www - Aqua Markers

If you need any advice on which colours to  get you started, give me a holler :o)

Here is the image... 

And here's the finished card

Happy Crafting!

Lil card for you, using my new set of papers...

Good Evening Everyone

As promised, here's a lil card I have made using the new stepper card blanks from Papermania and my new set of papers, Dreamy Floral and Whitewash Pastels... 

You can  find the new papers and the new stepper card blanks on my website... I'll warn you though, the stepper cars have nearly sold out already because my savvy class members have been snapping them up!

Here's a couple of quick links for you..to save you hunting!

Stepper Card Blanks and My New Papers

For this card, I have used - 

Gorjuss Girls Stamp - 

Kraft A5 Stepper Card - 

Woodware Plum Punches - Super, Large and Tiny

My Papers

Mini Wooden Buttons

Tons of Glamour Dust

Heart Charm

Crystal Lacquer

Fence Die

Magnolia Tag Die

Pro Markers and the Fine Nibs

Heart Embossing Folder

I have made links of the items I sell on the list for you, in case you want to pop over to the website and treat yourself ;o)

Anyhoo, here it is... I have gone for a minty colour scheme... I hope you like it :o)

Happy Crafting!

As promised...

Good Afternoon Everyone

As promised, here is a quick card I made using my new Candy Stripes and Candy Check backing papers...

I have used the complimentary lilac tones from the papers and coloured Tilda in with my flexmarkers and promarkers to co-ordinate, finished off with some punched and die cut flowers, bit of lace, tiny punched butterflies, pearls, and, naturally, inked my edges using Colorbox Fluid chalk ink pads :o)

I hope you like it and it gives you some ideas of what to do with the papers.

Remember - There is a post just below with a couple of sheets of the new papers for you to download for free, however, the full set of 30 complimentary colours is available on my website here Candy Papers for only £4!

These are instantly downloadable through the 'my account' section of the website once you have purchased, so no need to wait for delivery... they'll be with you straight away!

Happy Crafting!

Loved this shape so much - I made 3!

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Well, the weather we are having lately is definitely crafting weather and that's exactly what I've been doing.... when I get home from work of course, there's no time to 'play' at the shop this time of year!

This lil card is a variation of the ever popular stepper card, I love stepper cards because of their technical appearance and the versatility they give us... so much so that I made this style in three different colour ways lol

The image is a digi I bought somewhere when I was browsing the tinternet, sorry, I cannot remember where as I must have looked at a thousand sites lol

As you'd expect from me, there is lots of distressing going on, as well as a combination of Flexmarkers and Promarkers... some punched and die cut snowflakes, buttons, twines and the obligatory glamour dust!

 Hope you like them as much I liked making them :o)

Here's a few lil photos for you...