Little bunny hearts

We're half way through the current blog challenge at Oddball Art - the theme is All You Need Is Love.  We're loving all yours creations with hearts :D

I've used a lil bunny inspiration for you for this card - the image is number 234.

You can get 10% off this lil guy and any of Lizzy's images by quoting my code DTANDREA10 at checkout :D

I've used Copics and ProMarkers to colour this image and cut it out with a Spellbinders die.

Design papers are from Lili of the Valley and Maja Design.  I've also added some extra hearts from Paperchase, a wooden embellishment and some gems.

Andrea x

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

CRAFT - Love / Valentines / Anniversary

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Love Letters

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Pile It On - Black White and a Pop of Colour

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Scrapping4Fun - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Pop of red

Leaving cards are so difficult to make for guys, but I was lucky enough to find this image from Tiddy Inks - he's called Big Bad Dad.

I've coloured it with ProMarkers and mounted him onto some black card stock.

Design papers are from Lili of the Valley, Prima Marketing and I can't remember where I got the cog paper from - sorry :(

The sentiment was printed on my computer using Mia's Scribblings font.

I've also added some tiny black gems and some cogs from Tim Holtz.

Andrea x

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

The Crafters Cafe - Male Cards

Addicted to Stamps - Masculine

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Pile It On - Black and White and a Pop of Colour

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - Spots and or Stripes

Introducing Fuzzy :D

This is the final week of our favourite sketches at Outlawz Sketch team.  We're sponsored by Through the Craft Room Door this month.  A lucky winner will in a years subscription to the magazine.

This is my final inspiration image.  We didn't have any to work with so I've drawn a few for this challenge which the design team have been using.  This one here is Fuzzy.

Now if you're interested in having him here's your chance.  Everyone who enters the challenge through January (including DT) will be put into a draw and one lucky person will win him. 

The image you can see here is coloured with Copics, has been cut out with a Spellbinders die and distressed with antique linen ink from Tim Holtz.

I've used some red card stock and design papers from Lili of the Valley in lots of layers.  There's also a sentiment from one of their art pads.

The only other thing I've used is some red satin ribbon with a hand tied bow.

Come and join us see if you ca win this lil guy :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter my card onto the following challenges

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Something New(new digi)

Stamping Sensation - Anything Goes with a Die

Our Crafty Corner - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Ribbon or Lace

Come and Get It - Round Things

Reading a Good Book

One of my favourite pass times when I'm not crafting or running round like a lunatic!

This cute little image is from Oddball Art and is image no 24.  Now I'm lucky enough to have a discount code you can all use to get yourselves 10% off at checkout on Etsy - just quote my code DTANDREA10.

This image has been coloured with ProMarkers and Copics.  I've hand written in biro some labels READING - A GOOD - BOOK.

The image some of the design papers have been distressed before layering them up.

The design papers are from all Santoro.  The finishing touch I added are some black gems

Andrea x

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

Left of Centre - Lots of Layers

Crafty Catz - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Penny's Challenge - Cats and / or Children

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - Any Image

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes 

Tricky photo session

This is my first attempt at a pivot card, had to happen sometime - and I'm actually quite pleased with how it came out, even though it took an age to make.  AND it was extremely awkward to photograph!

The image is a new rubber stamp I got from Lili of the Valley but I can't see it on their website anymore.  It's been coloured with ProMarkers.  I then drew round the shape for the pivot section to cut it out to fit.

Behind this you can also see some purple design paper which I also hand cut to fit.

The sentiment if from a Lili of the Valley art pad.

I've also used some lilac gems.

This is the first photo that shows the card opening.

Here's your just starting to see the interior

This final shot shows the interior of the card.  All the design papers were from Lili of the Valley as well :D

Andrea x

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

I Love ProMarkers - Use Something New (new card shape and stamp)

Passion For ProMarkers - Flower Power

Winter Wonderland - Something New (new card shape and stamp)

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Our Crafty Corner - Anything Goes

Ice Queen

Had this image for a while, but been too busy to do anything with it - story of my life :D

I missed her for Christmas, so I'm making a very early start on my cards for this year - haha!!

The image is called The Snow Queen from Julia Spiri.  I've used ProMarkers to colour the image in very washed out blues.

Added to the image on the chair is some DecoArt glitter.

The image was also edged with ProMarker.  This and the design papers from Lili of the Valley have been distressed before layering.

The die cut is a Marianne Craftables ones.  I've also added a pearl string, some pearl and blue gems and some bead sprays from the wedding section in Hobby Craft :D

Andrea x 

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

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Graph It Colouring Crazy Challenge - Winter Blues

Digi Choosday - Cool Blues

Winter Wonderland - Glitter & Shine

Paradise of Stamps - Winter

QKR Stampede - Lots of Layers

Sparkles - January Blues

Allsorts - Girly & Sparkly

Left of Centre - Winter Wonderland

Crafting by Designs - Winter, Glitter, Sparkles

Emmy's Breeze

Today is the third challenge of the new year at Outlawz Sketch team.  We've got Cara sponsoring us and offering the winner a subscription to Through The Craft Room Door magazine.

We had no images to use for this month and could pick what we wanted to use, so I decided to see if I could draw some.

This image here is called Emmy's Breeze.  I created this digital drawing just for this sketch.  I wanted her hair blowing in the breeze with a cascade of flowers floating through the air.

I've coloured the image with Copics, hand cut it so I could leave some strand of hair outside the oval shape and distressed the edges with antique linen ink from Tim Holtz.

For the month of January our design team also got to pick out favourite sketches from last year.  This is the one I picked.

As you can see I've twisted the flower embellishment around and left everything else as the sketch.

The design paper is from Wild Rose Studio, I've used some pink satin ribbon from my stash, some tiny pink and brown flowers to compliment the image from Hobby Craft and two enamel flowers from Diamante Crafts which I seem to have had in my stash forever.

In addition to the fantastic prize from Cara I'm also offering my Fuzzy Bear image as a prize for the January Sketch challenges, everyone who enters will be put into the draw at the end of the month.  He's not for sale yet so if you want a chance to win him you know what to do :D

Andrea x

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

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Something New

Live and Love Crafts - Something New

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Something Old Something New (Enamel Flowers, new digi)

The Ribbon Girl - Any Image

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes / Twist of Elegant

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Shhh... I'm sleeping

I drew this new digi with the girls at work in mind.  We're a company that helps animals with allergies and we all love dogs.  This is the thirteenth image I've created.  As soon as I saw the number the puppy had to be called Lucky!

I've coloured it with Copics and have finally managed to get a bit of texture in there.  (Finally!)

Of course the puppy had to be the centre of attention so I've done a CAS style card.  I also wanted to make a guy style card.

The edges of the image have been distressed.  It's then been mounted onto some plain white card stock.

There's one design paper form Lili of the Valley, they've now discontinued their paper pads :(  This has also been distressed.

My final additions are a sentiment form a Lili of the Valley Art pad coloured with Copics and some brown gems.

Andrea x

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

Glitter n Sparkle - Monochrome

Addicted to Stamps - Masculine

Robyn's Fetish - Animals

The Crafter's Cafe - Male Cards

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Something New

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Cardz 4 Guyz - Happy Birthday

Deep Ocean - Something New

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

Dying to be Your Valentine

Lizzy has some great new images out today, check out the blog for inspiration and the Etsy store and don't forget you can get 10% off at checkout by quoting my code DTANDREA

This is image number 280, she comes with a great sentiment.  She's been coloured with Copics in monochome with a pop of red on the flowers.  I decided to do her ghostly greys instead of my normal zombie colours.

When I printed her out I added in the heart from creepy cute image number 223.  This has also been coloured with Copics.

I've done this as a CAS card so you get the impact of the monochrome and reds.

The image has been mounted onto some black card stock and then the actual card leaving borders.

My only embellishment are a few black gems at the bottom right.

Check out the blog for the rest of the inspiration :D

Andrea x

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

Crafting by Designs - Seeing Red

Ike's World - New Beginnings (new image)

Get Creative - Something New (new image)

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean - Something New (new image)

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

Hang around with me :D

Have you ever seen anything so cute :D  I love this image Birthday Monkey from All Dressed Up.  He's makes a great card for a young boy - or maybe even a girl :D

I decided to use him for my inspiration for our new blog challenge starting today.

Both he and the toucan have been coloured with Copics and the branches in ProMarkers.  I';ve also sketched in some could in the back ground with a blue ProMarker.

I've kept the design very clean and simple - I wanted him to be the centre of attention.

The Kraft card and image have been hand cut (I've no die this bit to cut this shape) and I've distressed the edges with vintage photo ink from Tim Holtz.

The only embellishment I used were some black gems.

We've two challenges currently running the anything goes challenge on the blog and the PINK Facebook themed challenge.

We've also a DT call for the blog challenge started today we'd love to see you apply

Andrea x

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

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Krafty Cuties

Fab n Funky - For a Child

Creative Knockouts - Card for a Child

Digi Choosday - CAS

Cardz for Guyz - Happy Birthday

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Scrapping4Fun - Anything Goes + Digi

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

All You Need is LOVE

We've a lovely theme at Oddball Art starting today - All You Need Is Love.  We'd love to see your creations with plenty of hearts, romance etc.

To get any of Lizzy's images at a 10% discount on Etsy just quote my DT code ANDREA10 at checkout :D

My inspiration for this challenge is using a combination of images.  The girl image is number 13 and I've used some of the clouds from image number 28.

So how did I create this.  The two lots of images were printed separately and all were coloured with ProMarkers.

The girl image is done in a CAS style - middle of the page with the edges of the card being distressed.  This is mounted onto some green design paper then onto the card leaving borders showing.  The background has been created using two shades of pink water colour paint and splattering the image with a paint brush.

The clouds were fussy cut and I've also cut out some additional hearts from the clouds.

My final additions are some pink gems and a wooden LOVE sentiment.

We'd love to see you over at our new challenge and down forget we've also and anything goes challenge in the Facebook Group

Andrea x

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

Bunny Zoe - Hearts

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

In the Pink - Anything Goes

Scrapping4Fun - Anything Goes + Digi

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Z = Zero Embellishments

We have a very different challenge for you today at the ABC Challenge - Z = Zero.  So all of you out there who love CAS cards this is your opportunity to show us your cards with no embellishments!

We're sponsored for this challenge by the lovely Lacy Sunshine and the image I'm using for my inspiration today is Fantail Enchantress.

She's been coloured with ProMarkers, fussy cut and then lots of DecoArt glitter added to her wings and clothes.  As she looks like she's sitting I decided to create her a window looking out onto a garden.

The design papers from Lemoncraft and Lili of the Valley are a hand cut (I've not got dies big enough for these shaped cards).  The circles in the middle of the card were cut using a Spellbinders die.  The edges of the design papers have been distressed with Tim Holtz antique linen ink.

And that's it no embellishments of any sort :D

Andrea x

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

The Pencil Case - J = January (blue and amethyst)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Release the Glitter

Passion for ProMarkers - Fantasy

Crafty Time - Make It Sparkle

Sparkle n Sprinkle - Anything Goes

A mermaids tail

For the month of January at Outlawz we've picked our favourite sketches from last year to be used as our sketches for this month.  This one was picked by Pat.

So I then had to decide what image to use with it.  As I've just got into digital sketching I decided to see if I could draw something.  This is what I came up with - she's called Selene (after the Greek Goddess of the Moon).  The hardest part was trying to make the tail look like it was connected to the body underwater - still not sure if I've achieved it 100% - LOL!!

I've coloured Selene with ProMarkers and Copics, added a little black polychromos pencil and biro to her hair and some DecoArt glitter (which I've had forever) to her tail so make it look like she's got shiny scales.

Hopefully I've got enough shading in there to give the water some depth as though part of her tail is under water.

The image and design paper (from Lili of the Valley) have been distressed .

I've added in some sections of pearlised beading to follow the sketch and some flower sprays.

We'd love to see you over at the challenge.  Everyone who enters will be included in an extra random draw to win my Fuzzy Bear image :D

Andrea x

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

Crafty Time - Make It Sparkle

Sparkle n Sprinkle - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Square Cards

Crafty Friends - To Use Something New (new digi)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

That's Craft Place - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Something Old Something New (DecoArt Glitter/New Digi)

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Release the Glitter

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Love to Dance

I'm not sure I've seen this image coloured up much from All Dressed Up - so I decided to use it for a little extra PINK-spiration as Lucy is calling it for our current PINK Facebook challenge theme.

The image is Ballet Shoes from All Dressed Up.  I've coloured it in very subtle pastel pinks using ProMarkers.

I wanted the image to be the main focus so I've created a CAS card.  I've used just one coloured design paper which has no pattern.  The border to the left was created using two Spellbinders dies.

The sentiment you can see was created on my lap top as the same time as printing the image.

All I've used then are some pink gems and some rhine stones to finish off.

Also just reminding all you lovely ladies out there that we have a Facebook challenge DT call at All Dressed Up, details can be found in the Group

Andrea x

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

Passion for ProMarkers - Monochrome

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafting For All Seasons - Monochrome

Julia Spiri - Monotone

QKR Stampede - CAS

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Square Cards

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

effariG

Spell Giraffe backwards :D at least that's what we call them in our house LOL!!

I decided to do this little cutie in pinks (I seem to be having a pink thing at the moment).

This is image no 136 is from Oddball Art and I have a discount code which you can use to get yourself 10% discount off on your purchases on Etsy - DTANDREA10

I've coloured this image with ProMarkers and done a clean simple design.  the image was printed to the far right and I've done some doodling round the edges with a biro.  Its then been distressed before being mounted onto some pink design paper from Lili of the Valley.

The sentiment is from a Lili of the Valley at pad, which has been coloured with ProMarkers.  Little added extras are some pink gems from my stash and some heart stickers which I got in Paperchase.

Andrea x

PS don't forget out current blog challenge (Christmas/Winter) and Facebook challenge (anything goes) :D

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

Passion For ProMarkers - Monochrome

Crafting for All Seasons - Monochrome

In The Pink - Anything Goes

Julie Spiri - Monotone

Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Clean and Simple

One of my first

For the month of January at Outlawz sketch team we're being sponsored by Through The Craft Room Door - a place I'm familiar with being a previous design team member :D

The only problem we had was we've no sponsors images to use.  So I decided to see if I could create some.  I'm happy to say I managed it and the design team will be using some of them throughout January - woo hoo!

You may not have seen this one before unless you've seen my sketch page on my blog or are a friend on Facebook.  A while ago I painted some fuchsias on a journal page.  So this was one of the ones I tried to replicate in digital format.  It's not quite the same but I'm happy with how it came out.

I've coloured the image with ProMarkers and cut it out with a Spellbinders die.  I then cut some purple design paper with another die,

The papers are all from Lili of the Valley and the sentiment (also coloured with ProMarker) is from one of their art pads.  

The ribbons were from my stash and I can't even remember where I for them from.  Finally the purple gems are from Scarp Berry's.

We'd love to see you over at the Outlawz challenge where one luck winner will get Fuzzy my bear image

Andrea x

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

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Something Old Something New

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Come and Get It - Something New

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

The Crafters Cafe - Square Cards

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

Relaxing birthday

Something a little pretty in pink for you today From All Dressed Up.  This beautiful little image Time to Relax will be available from. 7 January on Etsy :D

I've coloured the image in a combination of Copics and ProMarkers, cur her out with a Spellbinders die the distressed it with antique linen ink from Tim Holtz.

The design papers from Wild Rose Studio and First Edition have been hand cut to match the shape of the card.

I've used two more Spellbinders dies for the fancy shapes ovals behind the image and a La La Land die for the heart banner.

The sentiment is from a Lili of the Valley art pad and is coloured with ProMarkers.

The flowers are all hortensias from Live and Love Crafts and the Lace was from The Ribbon Girl.

The pink pearl gems were a gift from a crafty friend in The Netherlands :D

Andrea x

PS why not create something pink and join us for the new pink themed Facebook challenge

The blog challenge starts back in 15 January

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

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Art By Mi Ran - Anything Goes

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Paradise of Stamps - Bingo (Lace or Pearls / DiesCuts / Flowers)

Annabell's tale

So I've discovered I can draw digital images - yay!! Something new for me as I've only ever managed to draw on paper before.

Annabell is my first drawn digital sketch to use as a digi.  My inspiration for her came from when I was young.  I used to be a really Holly Hobby fan.  So I decided I wanted to draw a girl with a floppy hat - but I didn't want to do a young one rather an older version.

The current trend in the UK is for teens and young adults to wear ripped jeans and cropped tops so I've also incorporated this into my image.  I've tried to keep her a little bit country with a side plait too (another modern version)

So here she is coloured.  I've used ProMarkers and done her in pastel shades.

The design papers are from Lemoncraft and Maja Designs.  All the papers and the card itself have been distressed with antique linen and vintage photo inks from Tim Holtz.

The lace and hotensias are from Live and Love Crafts.

The sentiment was computer generated, cut out with a Spellbinders die, coloured with ProMaker and distressed

My final touch are some pale brown gems from Scrap Berry

Hope you like my first drawn.  I'm kinda thinking of starting to sell some digis so perhaps you can let me know what you think

Andrea x

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

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes

Come and Get It - Something New

Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

Allsorts - What's New

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Left of Centre - All Things New

Sweet Stampin - Something New

Everything pink!!

We had an amazing number of entries into the All Dressed Up Facebook challenge in December - thank you so much to those of you who joined us.  We had so many fantastic entries I think we may have difficulties choosing a winner!

We've also decided we need some help on the Facebook DT so we've a DT call going on at the moment.  You can find details here.

Anyway today is the start of our new challenge - PINK!!  We had to have a pink challenge at some stage so many of us on the DT love pink :D

This is the image I've used called Little Flower Fairy, she's been coloured with ProMarkers then fussy cut.

I decided to make her into a mini mixed media canvas and here are a few photos of how I did it.

The box canvas measures 7 x 7 cm.  I've used some modelling clay and two different stencils.  The square shaped stencil has also been used on the top and left side of the canvas.

Here's a picture of it painted with acrylics before I started adding everything else to it.  My hubby love it so much he wanted me to keep it like this.  I've promised him at some stage I'll make a larger butterfly canvas :D

Here's a view of the side.

A photo with the Little Flower Fairy nestled into her garden.

A view from the left side so you can see the flowers I've added.  These were all from Live and Love Crafts, The Ribbon Girl and Wild Orchid Crafts.

The tiny silver dragonfly beads I found on Amazon.  Here's a view to show some of the top of the canvas.

And finally here's a view of the canvas from the front.

Hope you love my pink creation :D

Come along and see what the rest of the DT have made for your inspiration

Andrea x

PS the blog challenge starts again on 15 January.

I'd like to enter my canvas into the following challenges

Crafting for All Seasons - Anything but a Card

Crafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Petal Lu - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

As You Like It - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Anything Goes