Friday 28 November 2014

wk 48....TWO COLOURS - Graph'It Colouring Crazy challenge

Welcome back to another Graph'It Colouring challenge!

Our challenge this week is
TWO COLOURS
Now this can be ANY two colours and to make it a bit easier you can use other tones too, but the primary colours in your project should be a double combo, ie pink and white, blue and white etc....

We were a little mean to the team and we have made them use only 
BLUE AND GREEN 
to dispel the myth that 'Blue and Green should never be seen'....I have no idea where that comes from but it's so wrong because it's a fabulous combination and works really well!

Remember you don't HAVE to use Graph'It markers to enter our challenges, just follow our simple rules in the sidebar and you could be our Random Prize winner to receive a set of markers! 

Let's see what the team have made! ....

Kevin
I have gone for festive with this colour combo.the image I have used is from Festive Hollybobs Cd Rom from Polkadoodles I love all the images on this Cd.
Skin.4110.4170.4180.5120
Hair.3110.3125.
Greens.8110.8120.8130.
Blues.7125.7130.9101.


Lizzy-  
I went with a christmas card for this challenges color combo as well.  I really love blue and green together.
Color combos used: 
Skin: 4125, 4115, 4170, 3120/ 4145, 4135
Hair: 1210, 2105, 2120, 3130, 3150
Blue: 7110, 7115, 7119
Green: 8240, 8260, 8270

I've chosen to do a baby card using Polkadoodles Winston Bear....

Graph'it Markers used
Blues - 7140, 7145, 7150
Greys - 9201, 9203, 9205, 9104
Reds - 5220, 5230, 5245

Stunning makes from the team as always, we hope they inspire you to try more blue and green!

Remember, the challenge this week is 
TWO COLOURS 
and you have until Fri 12th December to enter at noon. 

We will choose a Random winner to receive a set of Graph'It markers worth £10 and the design team will choose our Top 3 favourites! 
We'll be back next week with the winners from last time! 

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Friday 21 November 2014

Wk 47 - Monochrome inspiration...Graph'It Colouring Crazy challenge

Welcome back to another Colouring challenge! 
So onto the challenge this week!
Today we are challenging
Monochrome
Now this can either be black and white tones or it can be tones of a single colour ie, all pink, all blue, the choice is yours.
You have until Fri 28th November to enter and our winner will receive some lovely markers to play with!
You DO NOT have to use Graph'Its to enter but we do ask that you show us some colouring on your entry!


You don't have to use Graph'It markers to enter, just please follow our simple rules which are in the sidebar over on the right --->

The winners of our last challenge are at the bottom of this post - let's see what the team have for us today...
I love Monochrome colouring,so this challenge was really fun for me, I have only used 7 pens to colour my image.
9500.9501.9503.9505.9506.9507 9508

Lizzy- This is my very first attempt at monochrome but I don't think it will be my last, I really enjoyed it!  I used different combinations of just five markers for this image.


Graph'it color combos used: 
4110, 3210, 3245, 3250, 3290
skin: 4125, 4115, 4170, 3120/ 4145, 4135

Janet A simple Monochrome card all done with 5 pens including the skin!



Graph'it colours used 1230, 2105, 4100, 9400, 9401

Wendy  -   I used a butterfly digi from Polkadoodles and coloured with tones of blue.


Graph'It marker colours used:-

7140  7145  7150  7155  7160  7165


More lovely inspiration! 

Don't forget you need to 
ENTER THE CHALLENGE HERE


The random winner from our last challenge (chosen by Random.org) is:
No 2 Shirley AC1
Well done! Please email us here quoting code GIwk47001 with your snail mail so we can send your prize!

The DT's favourite top 3 are:
No 14 Andrea
No 11 Carole
No 8 Joyce
Make sure you all grab your winner's blinkies!

As always, huge thanks to everyone who entered, we really appreciate your support.
Well done to all this week's winners, we'll be back with a brand new challenge next week!

Friday 14 November 2014

wk 46....Graph'It Colouring Challenge - Monochrome

Welcome back to another new Colouring Challenge!

Firstly have you seen the new sets yet?
There is a brand new Character colours 12 marker set .....
which is full of yummy pastels and 6 brand new pastel colours which were developed by Nikky to fit into the colours which us crafters need!  (click pic to find them)
These 6 brand new colours are also available in a special 6 pack here.... 
And we now also have the brand new 2015 Trend set 
which also contains 3 new colours too. 
None of these colours are currenty available as single markers so you can only get them in these sets for the forseeable future!

All the new colours are really lovely and fit so well into the existing colour map they are must haves!

So onto the challenge this week!
Today we are challenging
Monochrome
Now this can either be black and white tones or it can be tones of a single colour ie, all pink, all blue, the choice is yours.
You have until Fri 28th November to enter and our winner will receive some lovely markers to play with!
You DO NOT have to use Graph'Its to enter but we do ask that you show us some colouring on your entry!

We'll be announcing the winner of the last challenge next week but in the meantime let's see what the Design Team have made for us...

Yvonne - Hi there! Well Monochrome to me is always black and white, so I opted to use the adorable Winston from the Polkadoodles Winston Bear Collection, which is available as a Digi Download, or as a CD-Rom.  I just love him, I think he is the cutest!!!

 The markers I used are:
9500, 9501, 9503, 9505, 9507, 9509

Susan - For this challenge which is Monochrome I have used Octavia Bird in the hand Digi
             I have used The Warm Gray collection of Graph'it markers
             Dress,Hair and Hat  9400 ,9401 ,9402,9403,9405
             Skin 4150 ,4115 ,4155 ,4145
              B/Ground 4110 , 9400
              I have also added some Dark Brown Pencil...


Penni - I decided to go a little daring this week!...
I used the following Graph'It Markers 
Skin - 4120, 4125, 4155.  Cheeks 4135
Hair and Cushion - 9500, 9201, 9502, 9503, 9504, 9505, 9506
Here's a close-up:

Claire C I've opted for shades of green for my monochromatic project, I love green and it was a perfect excuse to use the gorgeous new green shades from our lovely Nikky!! 
Colours used: 
Skin: 4180, 4155, 4115, 4120
Greens: 8190, 8160, 8140,8120,8110 plus the new 8210,8115,8125
White Graph'It Shake Pen for the polka dots on her dress
The background was created using PanPastels, all the deets are on my blog

Beautiful colouring and ideas as always from the team!

We will see you back next week with more inspiration and our last challenge winners and we look forward to seeing your entries!
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Friday 7 November 2014

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!