Wk43 Pan Pastel UK Challenge - Shades of Grey

A grey Sunday!...

Now the weather is closing in again we thought this was a great theme for how we're all feeling right now! Hope the weather isn't too bad where you are! 

Before we get to our challenge inspiration and last week's winners, don't forget our October Blog Candy which is still up for grabs! 

Simply share our candy on your blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Mars and the Moon and back with a link to this blog 

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YOU MUST SIGN UP TO FOLLOW THIS BLOG

and leave us a comment under this post and we will choose one random winner on 7th November to win this gorgeous prize which is worth over £120!! WOW - that is a LOT of stash!!

In the candy is a fantastic Pan Pastel set including a palette tray and Sofft Tools, 3 Maimeri Mediums and Gesso. 2 Stencils/Masks and 4 Stamp sets (A6) - all fantastic products you will love and use over and again! Don't forget to leave us a comment - we will check that the winner has shared AND FOLLOWED US to be eligible so don't try and bend the rules! ; )

HUGE thanks to everyone who has entered the current Week 42 challenge - don't forget you still have an extra couple of days to enter as it doesn't close until Tuesday! 

So let's announce our Random Winner for Week 41

...Big Congratulations goes to No 17 Yvonne!

The team also choose our favourite Top 3 entries too, which are:

No 1 Buttons, 17, Yvonne and No 19 Karen P

Congratulations to you all! 

Please email here to claim your prize and please grab your badges from the sidebar to wear on your blogs! Your names will go in our hat and you may be asked to guest design for us next month!

Remember to join our Facebook group too, Premium Craft Brands, where we have daily inspiration and share some of our favourite makes & hints and tips every day, it's a great place to be. 

So let's get to the challenge!.....

....Shades of Grey

(You can use ANY products to enter our challenge!) 

The team had great fun with this theme, so let's see their inspiration! 

You have until Tuesday 5th November to enter and the chance to win a great Pan Pastel prize, plus our Top 3 favourites may be asked to Guest Design for us next month!

Zoe....Please checkout my blog for details of how I created this card....

Suzi

I created two different background papers for this card, one uses an embossing folder and black Pan Pastel, the other a mask, black Pan Pastel and some Gloss Gel Medium.  Check out my blog to find full details on how I created this card.

Claire C

I've used the fabby Premium Art Brands stamps to create this card. The image is coloured with Graph'It Markers and the background was made by stamping the Winter Spruce stamp with versamark and then applying some silver and Pewter PanPastels....

Tracy - Collector Of Memories....

Hi everyone, my inspiration this week came from old books . . . what can I say I love the smell and the textures!....

I altered a very plain chipboard notelet holder using a Mask Stencil and some Maimeri Modelling Paste - a first for me and oh my goodness I think I am hooked!

 I got to play with the Metallic Pan Pastels in Pewter and Silver, although you can't see it I also used a touch of Copper and Bronze along the way . . . they are a dream to work with.

I did add a touch of Magenta Extra Dark to give a little lift and some Tim Holtz IdeaOlogy rub ons.

Seriously, I ended up using quite a few Maimeri Mediums and Pan Pastels, if you would like to see more then please hop on by my blog here.

Lou: Firstly, forgive my photos as they really do not show the sheer shimmery effect the silver and pewter pan pastels give my card. I have used the Doily 1 mask as the main focus as when embossed on to the card, it looked like a snowflake (to me)!

I then cut a frame and embossed with the same mask and added my baubles stamped in versafine and then lightly brushed over with petwer pan pastel.

Terry  I was playing with 3 Tags and made a Tag Card with them. You can fold the 3 different tags in a way to make a card out of it.

The background was made with Metallic Pans, Stencils, Modelling Paste, the Grey Metally Pans in Silver. And I worked on those fabby butterflies with Utee and PanPastels. Added a piece of Ribbon on the top and the Tag Card was finished.

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Pan Pastel UK team this week!...

You have until Tuesday 5th November 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 Sunday 10th 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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Wk42 - Pan Pastel UK Challenge - Autumn Colours

Hello and welcome to another Creative Sunday!

We are well and truly into the 3rd season now and whether you call it Autumn or Fall I think we are all agreed that it's one of the most inspiring seasons with all the beautiful colours that become apparent around us! Here in the UK Autumn is a little late this year but this week the trees are turning into stunning shades of red, so of course we had to use that as inspiration for our theme this week.

First of all, don't forget our October Blog Candy which is up for grabs! 

Simply share our candy on your blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Mars and the Moon and back with a link to this blog 

PLUS

YOU MUST SIGN UP TO FOLLOW THIS BLOG

and leave us a comment under this post and we will choose one random winner on 7th November to win this gorgeous prize which is worth over £120!! WOW - that is a LOT of stash!!

In the candy is a fantastic Pan Pastel set including a palette tray and Sofft Tools, 3 Maimeri Mediums and Gesso. 2 Stencils/Masks and 4 Stamp sets (A6) - all fantastic products you will love and use over and again!

Don't forget to leave us a comment - we will check that the winner has shared AND FOLLOWED US to be eligible so don't try and bend the rules! ; )

HUGE thanks to everyone who has entered the current Week 41 challenge - don't forget you still have an extra couple of days to enter as it doesn't close until Tuesday! 

So let's announce our Random Winner for Week 40

...Big Congratulations goes to No 6 Sam!

The team also choose our favourite Top 3 entries too, which are:

4, Yvonne 5, Barbara 6, Sam

Congratulations to you all! 

Sam please email here to claim your prize and please grab your badges from the sidebar to wear on your blogs! Your names will go in our hat and you may be asked to guest design for us next month!

Remember to join our Facebook group too, Premium Craft Brands, where we have daily inspiration and share some of our favourite makes & hints and tips every day, it's a great place to be. 

So let's get to the challenge!.....

....AUTUMN

(You can use ANY products to enter our challenge!) 

The team had great fun with this theme, so let's see their inspiration! 

You have until Tuesday 29th October to enter and the chance to win a great Pan Pastel prize, plus our Top 3 favourites may be asked to Guest Design for us next month!

Zoe

I've used Pan Pastels to create my background on this card, please checkout my blog for more details.

Terry

I had loads of fun making a Scents Bag with lots of Autumn Colours, worked with Gesso,Modelling past with a Leaf stencil, on top the Metallic PanPastels. The background was made with lots of ink, versamark ink and a sentiment stamp and on top the Metallic PanPastels. the butterflies have ink and Metallic PanPastels on top. A little Lace is to finish my project.

Claire

I got out all the gorgeous new metallic PanPastels and added a little Phthalo Green, Yellow Green Shade, Burnt Sienna and Raw Umber to create a distressed metal effect on my canvas. Once I'd added all the bits and bobs to create the texture I brushed on a coat of Maimeri Matte Gel and then sprinkled the PanPastels all over, leaving it to dry before I blended the colours. More pics and all the deets are on my blog.

Suzi

I had fun with my Graph'It Markers, lots of Pan Pastels and some Maimeri Matte Gel with the addition of a few flowers and gems to create this pretty Autumnal Card. Full details over on my blog.

Tracy...Your Wings Exist all you have to do is Fly.

Hi everyone, I had so much fun with this challenge altering a box, making a tiny dress and a set of wings all enhanced by Maimeri Mediums, Hansa Yellow Shade, Magenta Extra Dark, Permanent Red Shade and all the new Metallic Pan Pastels. Please pop on by my blog here for more details.

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Pan Pastel UK team this week!...

You have until Tuesday 29th 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 Sunday 4th 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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Wk 41 Pan Pastel UK Challenge - Falling Leaves

Hello and welcome to another Creative Sunday!

Brrr the weather here in the UK has finally changed and the Autumn chill is upon us! So we thought it was time for another autumnal challenge this week....

Falling Leaves

We want you to show us your leafy makes (autumn colours will also be ok for this challenge, hey it's all about the taking part and a bit of artistic licence does no-one any harm does it!)...

First of all, we must remind you about our October Blog Candy which is up for grabs! 

Simply share our candy on your blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Mars and the Moon and back with a link to this blog 

PLUS

YOU MUST SIGN UP TO FOLLOW THIS BLOG

and leave us a comment under this post and we will choose one random winner on 7th November to win this gorgeous prize which is worth over £120!! WOW - that is a LOT of stash!!

In the candy is a fantastic Pan Pastel set including a palette tray and Sofft Tools, 3 Maimeri Mediums and Gesso. 2 Stencils/Masks and 4 Stamp sets (A6) - all fantastic products you will love and use over and again!

So what are you waiting for? Get sharing now!

Don't forget to leave us a comment - we will check that the winner has shared AND FOLLOWED US to be eligible so don't try and bend the rules! ; )

HUGE thanks to everyone who has entered the current Week 40 challenge - don't forget you still have an extra couple of days to enter as it doesn't close until Tuesday! We're mega excited to see so many entries, it looks like our new rules have made it easier for you all, so the team are all really happy to see all the makes! If you're not sure of our rules you can see them all in the tab at the top of the page - we don't have many! 

So let's announce our Random Winner for Week 39

...Big Congratulations goes to No 3 Mandy!

The team also choose our favourite Top 3 entries too, which are:
10 - Yvonne, 31 - Irene and 36 - Jane

Congratulations to you all! 

Mandy please email here to claim your prize and please grab your badges from the sidebar to wear on your blogs! Your names will go in our hat and you may be asked to guest design for us next month!

Remember to join our Facebook group too, Premium Craft Brands, where we have daily inspiration and share some of our favourite makes & hints and tips every day, it's a great place to be. 

So let's get to the challenge!.....LEAVES/AUTUMN

(You can use ANY products to enter our challenge!) 

The team had great fun with this theme, so let's see their inspiration! 

You have until Tuesday 22nd October to enter and the chance to win a great Pan Pastel prize, plus our Top 3 favourites may be asked to Guest Design for us next month!

Nikky...

I haven't got an autumnal project for you as I've been busy filming and making magazine deadlines this week, but instead I have another Video for you showing the amazingly LUSH metallic Pan Pastels, so I hope you enjoy this ( I did reshoot this but the camera battery ran out halfway through so I had to revert to Plan A...basically, remove the stencil before you start application so you don't waste all the product!)...hope you enjoy it anyway....

Claire C 

I've created a rusty background using Maimeri gesso, Metallic PanPastels and Phthalo Green and bright yellow green PanPastels. I added some texture with a mixture of Maimeri light modelling paste and microbeads. I had loads of fun creating lots of leaves using die cuts and more PanPastels....

Zoe

I've used Pan pastels to create my leaves and stamped using versamark and metallics Pan Pastels. Check out my blog to find out in more detail!

Tracy

Hi everyone, this week my inspiration came from a Leaf that I picked up when I was out walking . . . it reminded me of the bottom half of a boat!...

I used a bit of wood that I had lying around the shed along with: Maimeri Mediums, the new Metallic Pan Pastels, if you haven't got them already you need to they are deeeelish...Mask Stencil, Stamps and Ultra Thick Embossing powder.You can find out more on my blog Here along with links to the materials I've used.

Terry

I have worked on a Birdhouse but made it into an Autumn Falling Leaves house...the background was worked on with Gesso, modelling paste and a stencil. I worked on the bricks with embossing powder and Inksprays.

The butterflies are colored with the GraphIt Markers and on top to seal them I embossed it with Utee, the leaves are embossed and sprayed with Inks and I added some text to it.

Lou: I wanted to use the fab holly leaves from the Premium Craft Brands Christmas stamp sets for my card this week as they are easy to stamp and crisp images to use on any project. I stamped them on to card using a Versamark pad and then coloured them with my pan pastels. I also diecut some extra leaves and coloured them too with pan pastels. I have tried to add a subtle gold sheen to my leaves.

For my background paper, I have used Glassy Gel with a stencil and then enhanced the design with metallic pan pastels and a hint of magenta.

The sentiment is also from the same fab set of Christmas stamps.

So there is our inspiration from the fabulously talented Pan Pastel UK team this week!... 

You have until  Tuesday 22nd 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 Sunday 28th 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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How to use Metallic Pan Pastels video tutorial from Nikky Hall

Hey everyone!

I just wanted to share a quick video with you all using PanPastel Metallics!

As you all know by now, I am completely addicted to this amazing new product and as it's so difficult to sometimes photograph metallics in their full glory I hope this video shows you the true effects a little better.

Enjoy! (and don't forget to make sure you join in the Blog candy below this post, it's awesome!)....

I'll be back later in the week with another video for you!
x
Nikky

Amazing Blog Candy!

WOOHOOO! We have the most amazing Blog Candy to giveaway during October!

Simply share our candy on your blog, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Mars and the Moon and back with a link to this blog 
PLUS
YOU MUST SIGN UP TO FOLLOW THIS BLOG
and leave us a comment under this post and we will choose one random winner on 7th November to win this gorgeous prize which is worth over £120!! WOW - that is a LOT of stash!!

In the candy is a fantastic Pan Pastel set including a palette tray and Sofft Tools, 3 Maimeri Mediums/Gesso. 2 Stencils/Masks and 4 Stamp sets (A6) - all fantastic products you will love and use over and again!

So what are you waiting for? Get sharing now!
Don't forget to leave us a comment - we will check that the winner has shared AND FOLLOWED US to be eligible so don't try and bend the rules! ; )

Good Luck!

WK40 6 OCT - Pan Pastel UK Challenge - Water

Hi everyone! Welcome to another Challenge from the Premium Craft Brands team!

Firstly, HUGE thanks to everyone who has entered the current Week 39 challenge - don't forget you still have an extra couple of days to enter as it doesn't close until Tuesday!  We're sooo pleased to see so many entries, it looks like our new rules have made it easier for you all, so the team are all really happy to see all the makes! If you're not sure of our rules you can see them all in the tab at the top of the page - we don't have many! 

So because the current challenge is still running, we don't have a winner to announce this week - the week 39 winner and Top 3 favourites will be announced next Sunday so make sure you follow our feed or sign up to get the emails when we post.  

Remember to join our Facebook group too, Premium Craft Brands, where we have daily inspiration and share some of our favourite makes & hints and tips every day, it's a great place to be. 

So let's get to the challenge!.....

Water effects...

(You can use ANY products to enter our challenge!)

The team had great fun with this theme, so let's see their inspiration! 

You have until Tuesday 15th October to enter and the chance to win a great Pan Pastel prize, plus our Top 3 favourites may be asked to Guest Design for us next month!

Claire

I've water coloured my little scene with PanPastels and added some raindrops with Maimeri Glassy Gel Medium. I added some shine to the fish with the glassy gel and created the background with shades of blue PanPastel and the A5 Delicate mask....

Terry....The background was made with a sentiment stamp and lots of Metallic PanPastels....

On top I worked with a leaf stencil and used lots of Maimeri Modelling Paste for it. And to make the waterdrops on the leaves I used Maimeri Glassy Gel, Metallic PanPastels and embossing powder. You can even color lace with the Metallic PanPastels guys, so what are ya waiting for, you just have to get those in your crafting room!

Zoe

I've used Pan Pastels and Maemeri Gesso to create this tag, pop along to my blog to read how I created it in more detail...

Tracy :

Oh my, I had such a messy, crafty time popping this set of journal pages together using a mixture of the new Metallic Pastels, PanPastels, Maimeri Gesso, Iridescent Paste, Gloss Gel Medium, Matt Gel Medium, stencils and Rub Ons...

  . . . fun, fun, fun!! This looks complicated but it's really easy to do - just work in layers, you can see more on my blog...

Here`s a closer look of my pretty stockinged lady splashing and dancing in the puddles . . .I used the Iredescent Paste { LOOOVE } to make the puddles and splashes, applying with my fingers and a Palette Knife, rubbing a few colors of Pan Pastels over the top in  - Phthalo Blue Shade, Neutral Grey Shade and Titanium White.  I have used so many colors and mediums for texture, so please pop on by my blog to see more HERE.   Happeeee Crafting!!

Suzi.....For my water inspired project I chose a beautiful mermaid digi from Polkadoodles which I coloured with Graph'it Markers. My background papers were created with embossing folders, Pan Pastels and some Glassy Gel Medium on some of the punched out bubbles....

I really wanted to show a project which shows that you can bring messy products into your basic cardmaking really easily. I love how the Glassy Gel acts the same as Glossy Accents but you get a massive tube so it works out so much more economical!

Lou ... for my project this week, I want to really stretch myself (as it were) and decided to have a play with all my goodies! I knew the quote I wanted to use but not how I wanted to display it. I have primed my canvas with gesso and then dry brushed a mixture of blue acyrlic paint mixed with the pewter metallic pan pastel. I used a mask to create a background using the same paint mixture but added a good dollop of the irredescent paint in to it as well! I even raided my garden for some lickle stones to add an underwater feel. Full details of how I made my canvas can be found on my blog ....

So there is the inspiration for our water theme - I'm sure you'll agree that the Design Team have pulled it out of the bag again this week!

You have until Tuesday 15th October to enter and the chance to win a great PanPastel prize, plus our Top 3 favourites may be asked to Guest Design for us next month so just add your creation to the Mr Linky below - please make sure your make fits the challenge! Thanks for joining us!

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