Sale-A-Bration Marker Club!

If anyone has been wanting the full set of SU markers in this awesome carrying case, this is a GREAT opportunity because you can earn extra free stuff during Sale-A-Bration in addition to hostess benefits!

That is three free Sale-A-Bration items! A hostess level one stamp set. And $15 in free hostess merchandise.

To participate in a Sale-A-Bration Marker Club, you will basically submit a total of $150 in orders over three months (plus SH & tax). $126 of your orders will be the set of 48 SU markers. You can decide what else to purchase with your $24 balance in the month you are hostess.

How about some more markers? Neutrals? $10.95

In-Color Markers? $17.95Assorted cardstock to coordinate with your markers? $5.50 in 8.5x11 or $$7.50 in 12x12You would get 16 of your markers each month. At the end of 3 months, you would have all 48. We would buy one set per month and split them up until everyone has their sets complete.

You cannot beat the added Sale-A-Bration stuff on this deal! Three free SAB items! Woohoo!

Payments would be due beginning Feb, beginning Mar, and beginning April. Please contact me right away if you are interested! :)

Marker Technique #3

For this technique, I stepped up the simple idea of just coloring in a lined image with your markers. I used different shades of the pink and orange to give the image more dimension. If you have heard of fancy art markers like alcohol based Copics, this is a copycat technique using SU's water-based markers. For your image, choose the color you want and find a light and dark shade in your SU markers. SU offers many combos of lights and darks for you to use. If you have SU's color wheel, they even have a monochromatic chart on there which is how I came up with these color combos.

Pretty in Pink with Rose Red
Blush Blossom with Pumpkin Pie

And for the small tag, try using your writing tip instead of the brush tip. It works great for detailed areas like this.

Marker Technique #2

This is a watercolor technique. It gives more subtle shades of color and looks painted more than when you just color straight onto the image. To watercolor with your markers, you need a watercoloring tool such as a paint brush, blender pen, or aquapainter. I used an aquapainter on this card. To get your pallet, you will choose your marker colors and color with the brush tip onto a CD or plastic stamp case (it will wipe off with a wet paper towel when you are done). Once you've created your pallet of colors with your markers, dip your watercoloring tool into you pallet of colors to "paint" your image! :)

Pretty in Pink
Rose Red
Always Artichoke

Marker Technique #1

For this technique, choose a bold image stamp like this tree (not an outline image). Take your markers and color directly onto the stamp using multiple colors. When done coloring, huff onto the stamp to re-moisten all the ink. Then stamp the image. The markers are a great way to get multiple colors on one stamp. I use the side of my brush tip, not the point, so the tip does not break down. I multicolored this tree by using two shades of green on the leaves.

Close to Cocoa
Certainly Celery
Old Olive

Marker Clubs: Few More Participants Needed

We are getting close to being able to start up TWO Marker Clubs! I sent out a few e-mails and received more response than expected for starting one club. So now I am trying to fill a couple more spots to make a second club. I just hate turning people away!

Here again is the break down of how Marker Club works, depending on how many make up a club:

4 people / 4 months / $37.32 per month

6 people / 6 months / $24.88 per month

8 people / 8 months / $18.66 per month

Each participant would also receive hostess benefits including a free SU catalog, a free hostess stamp set, and $15 in SU merchandise of their choice....for one of the months.

Even if you are currently in one of my Stamp Clubs, you are welcome to participate in Marker Club too. In fact, I have several ladies who will be doing both. Marker Club does not necessarily meet each month in workshop fashion so it will not eat up another one of your nights each month.

Please contact me if you are interested or have questions. I hope we get to start soon! :)

Marker Club

I've done a few marker clubs in the past, and I think anyone who has participated will agree that it was a great investment in their craft collection. Personally, I don't know how I lived without my set of 48 markers for that first year or so of stamping. We all love them! They are great for coloring in images, multi-coloring stamped images, splattering with the air brush tool, watercoloring, and much more. I recently learned how to shade with them, it's awesome! And the most fabulous feature is that they all coordinate with the 48 Stampin' Up! colors.

Here are a few scenarios on how Marker Club could work this time, depending on how many people participate. The monthly totals include SH and tax.

4 people / 4 months / $37.32 per month

6 people / 6 months / $24.88 per month

8 people / 8 months / $18.66 per month

Each participant would also receive hostess benefits including a free SU catalog, a free hostess stamp set, and $15 in SU merchandise of their choice....for one of the months.

Please contact me if you are interested or have questions. I hope we get to start soon! :)