Got My awesome Letraset Markers to play with

Gift bags for the Nursing Home..make them each year.
I recently got the ProMarkers set 1 and 2 which are really great starter sets if you do own any markers.  Each set has 12 markers which are dual tips and have a blender pen in each set.   OMG  I am in love with these markers.   They do not streak at all. They blend so beautiful and easy.   This is my first time working with this type of marker and it is awesome.

Do you know what is AWESOME!   I have a set of your choice up for grabs. How! see details at the end of this post.   First more Information on these wonderful pens    Check out the details about these pens  HERE


Since I have never had much luck using Alcohol Ink markers...  I wanted to test these on different types of paper/card stock/vellum/acrylic.    Here are my findings

They work great on good quality card stock and do not bleed through.   I used Bazzil white card stock show here


Cheap paper here...they did bleed through so you want a good quality paper.  But most markers bleed on cheap paper.   Note this was thin paper not card stock, more like printer paper

Now I love how they look when you want to shade/blend/lighten or make dark.   Not sure how they do it, but the blender pen is still clean after you shade.    In this photo the ink is still wet..but you can use the blender pen to lighten......or if you want it dark in other areas just add more ink, but what I love is when  they dry your project look so nice.   I think before now this is why I did not use markers that much on any of my projects.   I was always upset with how I could see the streaks and never could blend, BUT NO EFFORT HERE.....YOU JUST COLOR, BLEND, SHADE...AND PERFECT

You can use the blender pen first then add your color on top or you can color and then blend


Oh my gosh on Vellum they are beautiful and have that pretty transparent look I like.   In all the photos the ink was still wet, but when dry....(.no streaks at all).  Once the Vellum dried it was beautful.  The dry time was just a little longer on Vellum than card stock.

All the markers have dual tips.

Here is Set 1 and 2             I will be using in my projects

I am making my Christmas Cards, gift bags, etc now and it was a good time to test out these markers.  Below my Gift Bag I made. I used the markers on the Little Girl in the snow suit

I stamped my little girl on vellum and colored with the markers
Starting with the pants/gloves/shoes  I used Cool Grey 4 from Set 1 the more you color the darker it gets..but if you want to lighten just use the blender pen and voila like magic it lightens.

For the scarf I wanted to make my own color so I blended Lime Green and Sky Blue from Set 1 to make more of a teal green shade.   I also blend these 2 colors for sections on the winter cap.  I love how you can mix the colors to make custom colors

On the face I used Soft Peach from Set 2
Hair Umber Set 2

Jacket  and other sections of hat I used Red Ruby Set 1
Shaded with Cerise Set 2 and of course used the blender pen to make the color flow effortless

I used black from Set 1 to darken the lines all over the whole image after I finished coloring. It makes all the color pop. Tip make sure your image is dry...so you will get the crisp outline.

Next cut out a 3" scallop from Mini Monograms Cricut Cartridge  w/ cream card stock...then used the pierce tool all around the scallop edges. I think the holes give it that added detail.

Add pop dots to back of my little girl image for 3D effect and added to the scallop. Add my red ribbon. Put side until you finish printing/cutting all your images.

I used my Imagine Machine and Cartridge Joys of the Seasons to cut out the winter Tree at 7.7" select layers, then print cut. This will give me a top portion of the tree so I can pop dot it too for dimension.
I run the whole tree through my Xyron 9" Creative Station to add edge to edge adhesive

Remember I chose to cut my tree in layers so for the top layer I used Martha Stewart Glue Pen to add glue to edge of the tree and sprinkled with Martha Stewart Crystal Clear Glitter.... attach layer to the tree for dismension....It gives it that snow dust effect.

I chose to cut out the red bird larger at 1.9" ( 2 layers pop dot for 3 D)  and used the Ruby ProMarker for shading...added little glue and glitter...

Add my finish Images to the bag.  One last step I used a Sentiment Stamp  "THE GIFT"  on lower left corner. Add red crepe paper inside

Now my bag is just waiting for the right gift to put inside. Made 40 of these bags to put treats in for the Nursing home residents

My next Project home Tea Light Lanterns from Vellum

Cut a 4 x 16 strip of Vellum, score every 4".  Chose which section will be the front of your lantern.

Stamped  Image on Vellum and colored in with my ProMarkers  to make this cute little Angel lanterns. For safety I used the battery operated tea lights

See how cute the finish project turned out. Thank you ProMarker you are now one of my favorite markers..actually the only Alcohol markers I will use.

Markers used Ruby Red  Set 1

Umber blended with Lemon yellow for hair Set 2

Cobalt Blue for the cloud Set 2

Fold all your score lines and close the back with Vellum Adhesive...add your little battery tea light...how cute.