Not Mushroom

This week we've got my favourite sketch at Outlawz Sketch Team :)

We're sponsored this time by DigiStamps4Joy.  

The image I'm using for my inspiration is called Toadstool Khaya.  I've cloured with with Copics and a white gel pen.

I've dooddled a bit of a border around the image before mounting into onto some burgundy card to frame it.

Here's my favourite sketch

My design papers are from Lemoncraft and First Edition.  the tiny banners are cut from left over strips of Santoro paper.

Two black gems are holding the banners in place.  I've added a new home sentiment from Lili of the Valley which has been coloured with Copics.

Hope you like my inspiration for this week and we see you at the challenge

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Create and Makes - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

PINspirational - Anything Goes

Mini Tree

This is the second week of our favourite sketches at Outlawz Sketch team.  This week we have Sandra's favourite.  We're sponsored this month by DigiStamps4Joy this month.

I'm using Cherry Bonsai for my inspiration which has been coloured with Copics.  I've cut the image out with a Spellbinders die.  It's been mounted onto black card cut with another Spellbinders die to frame it.

Here's Sandra's favourite sketch

I've used some burgundy card, design papers from First Edition and Maja Design.

To finish off the card a swirl in wood chip from Scrapiniec and a pink blossom from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Hope you like my inspiration for today and we see you at the challenge

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

DigiStamps4Joy - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Incy Wincy - Nature and All of its Beauty

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Challenge 87

Simply Create Too - Use Dies Cuts

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Shabby Chic Tag

We've a new challenge for you over at Fussy and Fancy Fridays for the next two weeks we've love to see your creations with a sentiment added.

Here's a close up of mine, it's a wood chip sentiment from Scrapienic, I've used a few of their elements on this tag :)

The design papers are from Lemoncraft and have been distressed with a Tonic Solutions tool.  One of the layers has been curled back on itself before being glued into place.

Over the top of this is a lace corner at the bottom right.

The top left has some honeycomb Dusty Attic chip board which I've painted with white acrylic.

Running up the right hand side of the tag is a Scrapienic border and the butterfly is also from one of their sets.

Here a shot of the whole tag.  You can see at the bottom I've wrapped some lace around and topped it off with 1mm pearl trim.

The scattered cascade of white flowers are paper ones which I got from Hobbycraft.

From his final picture you can see the three dimension effect of all the tag elements.

The final part to tell you about if the vintage seam binding and lace which make up the threads to attach the tag to the present.

Hope you like my inspiration for today, thanks for taking the time to visit.

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this tag into the following challenges

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

PINSpirational - Challenge 212 (pink and white)

Classic Design Team - Challenge 24

The Ribbon Girl - Anything Goes

Crafteezee - Flowers

Love to Scrap - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring Flowers

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Blue Bunny

For April at Outlawz Sketch we're sponsored by DigiStamps4Joy.  This was the image I picked for my inspiration for you for this week - it's called Bookshelf Bunny

I've decided to do some monochrome colouring for this one using shades of blue.  I did this using Copics.  The edges of the image were distressed before mounting onto some plain blue design paper cut with a Spellinders die.

Here's our sketch for this week

I've used come more blue paper for my background.  On top of this there's some distressed design paper from Studio Light

The embellishments on this are a wood chip sentiment from Scrapiniec, a border from MiszMasz and a tiny wooden heart I got on eBay.

Hope you like my inspiration for this week and we see you at the challenge

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafty Cardmakers - Bunnies, Chicks or Eggs

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 13

CCC Digi Creations - Include an Animal

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 3

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Create & Makes - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

Flower Pots

Spring is on it's way, I think?  some of the flower seem to be struggling to bloom with the recent cold weather here in Yorkshire.....

Anyway it's not put me off setting the theme for this months Facebook Challenge at All Dressed Up.  this month its FLORA and FAUNA so we'd like to see anything with flowers or animals this time.

I've made this card with my mother in law in mind, she loves her flower pots :)

The image I'm using today for my inspiration is called Flower Pots - you can find it here in Wendy's Etsy shop

Putting into practice some of my recent lessons I've sketched in a simple background of a fence and a few clouds.  I've then coloured it using Copics.  The birds were added using a Copic liner pen. 

I've cut the image just short of the card so I could add it to make a single layer card.  Nice a light for postage :)

Don't forget we also have a blog challenge themed Anything Goes, but please remember you have to use an All Dressed Up image.

Have a great day!

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes optional All About Mums

Sparkles - Spring is in the Air

Try It On Tuesday's - The Call of Spring

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Spring Flowers

Card Mania - Spring

Stamping Sensations - One for the Girls

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampers - Spring or Easter

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes / All About Mums

Just Hanging Around

I'm joining my lovely ladies on the Challenge Blog today at SheepSki Designs, our theme for this month is ANIMAL MAGIC.

I'm using Hanging Around for my inspiration, I've had this image sketched out for absolutely ages and only just finished it off last month.  Too many distractions LOL!!  You can find Hanging Around in my Etsy shop here and het 10% off my images by quoting SKIANDREA10

The image has been coloured with Copics, while colouring I added in some could to the background and then doddled a few flying birds.

The image is framed with black and red card stock.  I've then used one design paper from Maja Design in blues to go with the image.

One simple sentiment to finish "WISH" a sticker from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology collection.

Hope you like my inspiration for today and we see you at the challenge

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Creative Knockouts - Outside Fun

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Double D - Just Wing It

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Penny' Challenge - Anything Goes

The Sketchy Challenges - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Amazing Everyday

An early post this morning because I'm a Guest Designer over at Do-Al(l) Kreatives.  SheepSki Designs is sponsoring them this month.  Their theme is Pastel Colours.

I'm using one of my new images for this inspiration.  She's called Alana (meaning beautiful, she was named by a competition in my Facebook Group).  You can get this image and any other with 10% off by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout on Etsy

I've used Copics to colour the image, in addition to the soft pink glow in the background I've added some rhine stones for interest.

The image has been framed with design paper from Lemoncraft and the paper behind is from Studio 75.

She's finished off with an inspirational sentiment Amazing Everyday made from wood whip elements from Scrapiniec.

Hope you like my inspiration for today

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges

Crafting by Designs - Pink with a Twist

Creative Craft Cottage - Make It Feminine

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes / optional All About Mums

Create & Inspire -  Anything Goes / All About Mums

Scrapping4Fun - Easter / Soft Colours

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes