I LOVE PROMARKERS & OTHER MEDIUMS
Welcome back to I Love ProMarkers & Other Mediums and to our brand new Challenge #606. This fortnight we would love to see your summertime creations, and we cannot wait to watch the gallery fill with sunshine, colour, and creativity.
Summertime is such a fun and versatile theme, with endless ways to make it your own. You might be inspired by beach days, blooming gardens, holidays, ice creams, bright florals, seaside scenes, or warm sunset shades. Choose soft pastels for a gentle seasonal feel, or go bold with vibrant colours and lively contrasts.
This theme works beautifully for cute characters, playful cards, elegant floral makes, and fresh clean designs. Add layers, sparkle, texture, or keep things simple and stylish, the choice is entirely yours.
However you choose to interpret the theme, we are really looking forward to seeing your wonderful ideas and the creative ways you bring summertime to life.
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We are delighted to be sponsored by Polkadoodles, whose wonderful digital images are perfect for colouring and crafting.
The lucky winner of challenge #606 will receive three images from the shop.
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✨ Ways to Enter ✨
Although our challenge has always centred around blog entries, we are embracing the wider crafting community and the places you now share your work. Entries are welcome from TikTok and Instagram, alongside traditional blog posts. However you choose to create and share, we would love to see it.
Full instructions on how to submit TikTok and Instagram links can be found further down in this post, so please make sure you read them carefully before entering. We’re really excited to open things up and can’t wait to see even more of your wonderful creativity.
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We are delighted to announce that the lucky winner of the #606 is:
No. 8 Urska
A huge congratulations to Urska for this beautifully elegant and uplifting creation.
The soft blend of sunshine yellow and sky blue gives the whole card a fresh seasonal feel, creating a lovely bright background that immediately catches the eye. The embossed detail adds texture and movement, bringing extra interest while keeping the design clean and refined.
The focal image is beautifully chosen and coloured, with the charming yellow wellington boot overflowing with tulips creating a cheerful and imaginative centrepiece. The delicate pink bow adds a sweet finishing touch, while the coordinating umbrella above completes the scene perfectly.
We also love the slimline format, which gives the design a stylish modern look and allows every element room to shine. The striped band across the card helps balance the layout beautifully, and the sentiment finishes the piece with elegance.
A stunning card full of colour, charm, and thoughtful detail.
Congratulations once again, Urska.
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Please grab your winner badge from the sidebar and contact us to claim your prize.
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🌟 Our Top Three
In entry order:
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No 3 Tinyworks
This delightful card is full of charm, softness, and beautifully balanced detail.
The fresh mint and aqua colour palette gives the whole design a light, uplifting feel, while the softly blended background adds depth without taking attention away from the focal image. The cloud scene creates a dreamy setting that works perfectly with the sweet character design.
The image has been coloured beautifully, with lovely attention to detail in the hair, clothing, and tiny accessories. The pop of red in the headband adds contrast and draws the eye wonderfully.
We also love the elegant script sentiment, which makes a bold statement while blending seamlessly into the layout. The layered frames and decorative bow finish the card beautifully, adding extra texture and dimension.
A gorgeous creation with a soft, happy feel and lots of thoughtful finishing touches.
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No 7 Gale
This fun and cheerful card is bursting with celebration and playful charm.
The bright glittery blue background creates an instant party feel and gives the whole design lots of sparkle and energy. It provides the perfect stage for the adorable collection of images, each one adding its own personality to the layout.
We love the clever quadrant design, which neatly frames the monkey, birthday cake, elephant, and zebra, creating a balanced composition full of interest. The white dot detailing helps separate each section beautifully and keeps everything looking crisp and fresh.
The bunting across the centre is a fantastic finishing touch, tying the whole birthday theme together while adding movement and extra colour. Each image has been coloured so sweetly, with soft tones that stand out wonderfully against the bold background.
A joyful, creative card full of fun details and happy birthday spirit.
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No 10 Jenn
This stylish and playful card is full of personality, colour, and clever design details.
The bold blue background gives the whole card a bright, energetic feel, while the mix of patterned papers adds fun contrast and keeps the layout lively and fresh. The layered panel design has been put together beautifully, creating a strong modern look.
The sweet focal character has been coloured wonderfully, with lovely soft tones and eye-catching details. Her sparkly glasses and coordinating outfit add so much charm, making her the perfect centrepiece for the design.
We also love the repeated glasses embellishments around the card, which tie in brilliantly with the image and add a unique, creative touch. The sentiment finishes everything perfectly and adds even more character to the overall theme.
A fabulous card with great coordination, lots of fun elements, and a real sense of style.
Please grab your Top Three badge from the sidebar
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🎨 Design Team Inspiration
Our Design Team have been busy working their magic once again, and they have created a wonderful collection of inspiration for this challenge. With everything from bold, vibrant colour combinations to softer and more delicate tones, each project offers its own unique interpretation of the theme.
There is plenty of variety to enjoy, whether you prefer clean and simple styles or designs filled with layers, texture, and detail. We hope their fantastic creations spark lots of ideas and encourage you to join in with us.
We are really looking forward to seeing what you create.
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Become a guest DT member.
We are excited to introduce a new ongoing feature here at I Love ProMarkers & Other Mediums. From now on, we will regularly be welcoming Guest Design Team members to share their creativity and inspire our community. It is a wonderful way to showcase different colouring styles, techniques, and fresh ideas, and we are delighted to make this a permanent part of the blog.
If you would like to be considered as a Guest DT member, we would love to hear from you. Please email us using the contact details found at the top of the blog.
If you are interested in joining our Design Team, you are also very welcome to get in touch. Simply send us a few examples of your colouring using the email address at the top of the blog. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Guest DT –
Our Guest Design Team spot will return next time. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the wonderful inspiration from our Design Team.
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Design Team Makes
Now it’s time to see what our Design Team have created for this challenge. They have put together a lovely mix of projects, each with its own style, colour choices, and creative details. From bright, cheerful designs to softer, more delicate makes, there is plenty of inspiration to enjoy.
We hope their work gives you some ideas for your own summertime creations and encourages you to join in with us this fortnight.
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✨Judith
Judith has created a beautiful card full of charm, colour, and wonderful detail using Winnie Sunshine Delight Bouquet.
The shaped fold design immediately catches the eye and adds something extra special to the project. The decorative heart-edged panels frame the card beautifully, while the floral patterned papers bring a soft, pretty backdrop to the central image.
The focal character has been coloured so sweetly, with lovely warm hair tones, soft skin shading, and a cheerful sunshine yellow dress that really brightens the whole design. The floral bouquet adds a gorgeous pop of colour and ties perfectly into the patterned side panels.
We also love the dimensional style of the fold, which gives the card movement and makes it feel like a keepsake piece. Every element works together beautifully to create a fresh, uplifting summery feel.
A gorgeous and thoughtful creation with lots of personality and elegant detail.
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✨ Lisa
Lisa has created a delightful and uplifting card using Bee Tea Time, full of charm, colour, and lovely summery detail.
The beautifully framed central panel draws the eye straight to the sweet stamped image, where the cheerful bee hovers above a bright floral scene. The colouring is fresh and vibrant, with gorgeous golden yellow petals, soft greens, and a stunning lavender teapot that adds a playful pop of colour.
The patterned papers work perfectly together, with the soft polka dot background and delicate floral panels adding texture without overpowering the focal image. The layered sentiment tiles placed at an angle bring extra interest and balance to the overall design.
We also love the contrast of the bold black matting, which makes every colour stand out beautifully and gives the whole card a crisp, polished finish.
A joyful and elegant creation filled with sunshine, sweetness, and wonderful attention to detail.
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✨ Tinz
Tinz has created a sweet and cheerful card bursting with warmth using this adorable character design.
The soft green background gives the whole project a fresh, sunny feel and provides the perfect backdrop for the playful focal image. The cute little character, surrounded by potted plants and cacti, has been coloured in lovely bright tones, with sunshine yellow hair, vibrant florals, and soft greens that tie the whole design together beautifully.
We love the clean and simple layout, which allows the image to take centre stage while still feeling polished and complete. The elegant Sunshine sentiment at the top adds the perfect finishing touch and reinforces the happy, uplifting theme.
This is a charming card full of personality, colour, and feel-good vibes, guaranteed to raise a smile.
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✨ Caroline L
Caroline L has created a beautifully soft and elegant design using Winnie Sunshine Delight Bouquet.
The clean white background allows the lovely focal image to shine, drawing all attention to this sweet character and the delicate colouring. The warm golden hair has been shaded beautifully, adding softness and movement, while the pretty lavender dress brings a gentle touch of colour.
The floral bouquet is a real highlight, coloured in fresh blues, soft lilacs, and sunny yellow tones that complement the image perfectly. The tiny butterfly detail adds an extra hint of charm and whimsy.
We love the simplicity of this layout, proving that sometimes less really is more. The open space gives the design a graceful, polished finish and lets the beautiful colouring take centre stage.
A graceful and uplifting creation filled with sweetness, softness, and lovely summery charm.
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✨ Sharon
Sharon has created a stunning slimline card using Bee Tea Time, combining bright cheerful colouring with beautiful decorative detail.
The tall layout works perfectly for this design, drawing the eye through the elegant central panel where the sweet bee and floral image takes centre stage. The sunny yellow flowers bring warmth and brightness, while the rich blue teapot adds a bold pop of colour that makes the whole image stand out beautifully.
We love the soft pink matting layered behind the focal panel, adding a gentle contrast and a lovely feminine touch. The ornate white die-cut borders at the top and bottom are absolutely gorgeous, bringing texture, sophistication, and a delicate lace-like finish to the card.
The clean white base keeps everything fresh and balanced, allowing the colours and intricate details to shine without feeling overcrowded.
A beautifully crafted creation that feels bright, elegant, and full of charm.
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✨ Clare
Clare has created a wonderfully fun and imaginative design bursting with colour, character, and summertime charm.
This delightful scene is full of playful detail, featuring a sweet little gnome travelling in style with a flower-filled cart and a beautifully decorated mushroom home in tow. The colouring is bright and joyful, with vibrant pinks, sunny yellows, rich greens, and cheerful blues all working together perfectly.
We love the abundance of floral elements scattered throughout the design, giving the whole piece a lively seasonal feel. The sunflowers add warmth and energy, while the soft purple flowers bring lovely contrast and balance.
The wooden cart details and charming little bee complete the scene beautifully, adding movement and storytelling to the overall composition. Every section has been coloured with care, creating a project that feels fresh, happy, and full of personality.
A fabulous creation packed with whimsy, colour, and feel-good summer magic.
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✨ Jacquie
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✨ Caroline T
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✨ Helen
Helen has created a beautifully elegant card using Winnie Sunshine Delight Bouquet, filled with softness, grace, and lovely feminine charm.
The sweet focal image has been coloured in delicate pastel tones, with warm blonde hair, a pretty blush pink dress, and a beautifully coordinated floral bouquet. The gentle shading gives the character a lovely softness and brings the image to life beautifully.
We love the combination of patterned papers in the background. The polka dots and damask print work wonderfully together, adding texture and interest while keeping the overall look clean and balanced. The subtle pink palette ties every element together perfectly.
The bold black sentiment strip adds striking contrast and draws the eye beautifully, while the small butterfly detail gives the design an extra touch of whimsy.
A polished and graceful creation that feels fresh, stylish, and full of charm.
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✨Ileana
Ileana has created a fabulous seaside-inspired card using Winnie Starfish Sandcastles Away Float, full of texture, charm, and perfect summer vibes.
The beautifully coloured focal image is full of personality, with sweet Winnie relaxing on the water in stylish sunglasses and soft pink tones. The detailed colouring of the waves adds lovely movement and brings the whole scene to life, while the gentle blue background creates a fresh coastal feel.
We love the creative layered design, with the rustic wood-effect base, woven circular frame, and raised central panel adding wonderful depth and interest. The added starfish embellishments and pearls complete the beach theme beautifully and give the card a playful finishing touch.
The handwritten-style Summer sentiment fits the design perfectly and adds to the relaxed seasonal mood.
A fun, imaginative, and beautifully crafted creation that captures sunshine and seaside happiness perfectly.
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Coming Up Next Challenge #607
Challenge #607 is just around the corner, and our next theme will be Special Occasions using Sheepski Design images. It’s the perfect chance to celebrate all those memorable moments with a handmade creation full of personality and charm.
You might choose something sweet and playful, elegant and magical, or packed with fun little details. Think adorable or cheeky characters, soft pastel shades, bold bright colours, shimmering sparkle, or beautifully layered designs.
Whether you make a card for a birthday, anniversary, new arrival, celebration, or any special moment in between, we cannot wait to see how you bring the theme to life.
The lucky winner of Challenge #607 will receive three images to download, kindly provided by our sponsor Sheepski Designs.
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📢 Ways to Enter
While our challenges have always been blog led, we know many of you now share your creative work across different platforms. From now on, you are free to enter using any colouring medium and share your work on the platform that suits you best.
Full instructions on how to submit TikTok and Instagram links can be found further down in this post, so please read them carefully before entering. We cannot wait to see even more of your creativity in even more places.
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✏️ Challenge Rules
• Your project must follow the theme
• You may use any colouring medium
• You must link directly to your individual entry
• Please mention our challenge in your post
• Multiple entries are allowed unless otherwise stated
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📱 TikTok & Instagram. How to Get the Correct Link.
TIKTOK
HOW TO GET THE RIGHT LINK
From the TikTok app:
Open TikTok
Go to the exact video you are entering
Tap Share
Tap Copy link
Paste the link somewhere (Notes, a message to yourself, or a browser)
Tap the pasted link so it opens in a browser
Copy the URL from the browser address bar
The correct TikTok link looks like this:
https://www.tiktok.com/@username/video/1234567890123456789
Do not use short links that look like this:
https://vm.tiktok.com/xxxxxx
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HOW TO GET THE RIGHT LINK
From the Instagram app:
Open Instagram
Go to the exact post you are entering
Tap the three dots on the post
Tap Copy link
Paste the link into your entry
The correct Instagram link looks like this:
https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123xyz/
or
https://www.instagram.com/reel/ABC123xyz/
Important:
Your Instagram account must be public. Stories cannot be used unless they are saved as a post or reel.
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COMMON MISTAKES (ENTRIES MAY BE REMOVED)
Do not link to your profile instead of the post.
Do not use TikTok short links (vm.tiktok.com).
Do not submit screenshots without a clickable link.
Do not use private Instagram or TikTok accounts.
If we cannot click the link and see your entry, we cannot judge it.
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FINAL CHECK BEFORE SUBMITTING
Make sure your link opens the exact post.
Make sure it opens in a browser.
Make sure it can be viewed by someone who is not logged in.
If all of the above are true, your entry link is correct.
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⚠️ Posting Your Entry Links
• Blog posts must link directly to your project
• TikTok and Instagram entries must use the correct full URL
• No profile links
• No screenshots
• Accounts must be public
If we cannot access your entry, we cannot judge it.
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📅 Challenge Closes
This challenge will close on the 10th May 2026 at 8 pm.
Winners will be announced in the next challenge post.
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🔒 Privacy Policy Notice
By entering this challenge, you agree that your name and entry link may be published in our winners post. Please ensure your entry is dated within the challenge period.
We do not accept back-linked entries.
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💌 Thank You
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who takes part and shares their beautiful creations with us. Your creativity and enthusiasm are what make each challenge so enjoyable, and we love seeing the unique ideas you bring every time.
We can’t wait to explore your entries and see how you bring this theme to life. Wishing you lots of luck, and most of all, happy crafting!
