Sorry

I've never made a sorry card before and this is a kind of goth one.  The image is number 177 from Oddball Art.  She's been made for our mid month reminder on the blog - Things We Said Today (we want to see your sentiments).

She's coloured with Copics then I fussy cut her to mount onto the card.

Papers are from UHK, Docrafts and Prima Marketing, I've also used some red card stock.

All I've added to complete the card are a sentiment made up of red glitter letters and a couple of stick on hearts from Paperchase.

Don't forget we also have an anything goes challenge on the Facebook page

Andrea x

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

Crafty Girls - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Splodgy mess

All Dressed Up new releases for February have you seen them?  Wendy's outdone herself again!

For this bit of inspiration I got to play with Love You, it started out as a card but I loved it so much when I'd finished it I decided to frame it and make it into a picture.

So here's what I've done and used.  Lots of layers and very mess ones too :D

Papers are all from Lili of the Valley, I've also used some black and two different shades of red card stock.  There's also some chipboard shapes in here.

Here's a bit of a close up.

The red splotches are acrylic paint that I've splattered onto the card.  I've also used some white gesso and dabbed that around.

Here's the image coloured with Copics.  I've kept a black white and red theme throughout.

This is a close up of the flower section.  There were all from Wild Orchid Crafts.

And here's the finished product.  It just fits nicely into a 8" by 8" square frame :D

Oh and the only other embellishment I used not mentioned was a white clay heart.

All that's left to say is don't forget you've only a day or so left to enter the Hearts Facebook challenge AND we've an Anything Goes with an All Dressed Up image on the blog.

Andrea x

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

Paper Creator - Must Be Love

Live and Love Crafts - Love is in the Air

Crafts and Me - Use Reds or Valentines

The Corrosive - Love Love Love

The Crafters Cafe - Love is in the Air

Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes Spots or Stripes

Simply Create Too - Use Pink or Red Only

Get Creative - Must Use Lots of Red

CRAFT - Mothers Day - Female

Hanging Heart

I've been busy this week, my sketching has been put on hold for the moment whilst I create other beautiful things :D

I'm showing you a couple of close ups first so you can see the flowers better.  All these were from Wild Orchid Crafts, Live and Love Crafts and The Ribbon Girl.

There are some torn scraps of paper from Lemoncraft under these.

The hear was avert cheep wooden one I picked up in a Hobby Craft.  It was red to start off with.

I've used several layers of gesso to make it white.  On top of this I've used some modelling clay and stencils for the brick wall and words.

That was then coated with another layer of gesso before I added the embellishments.

The bits I've not mentioned so far are a resin picture frame and tiny silver dragonfly beads.

I've created this shabby / vintage wall hanging for my hubby to give to his mum for Mother's Day, we know she'll love it :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this wall hanging into the following challenges

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - No Stamps Allowed

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Kraftin Kimmie - Februaty Scrappy Crafty

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Mothers Day - Female

Middle of Mushrooms

Adorable little image Magical Woodland - I've been dying to make something with this one for ages :D

I've used ProMarkers to colour her with and sketch in some fluffy clouds behind her.  I've decided to go for fantasy colours.  I've seen so many people using the usual red that I just wanted to be different.  It also gave me an excuse to use my favourite colour combination purple and blue.

The design papers are form Lili of the Valley.  There's a pearl string which I got from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The lace was from my stash.

The mushrooms are actually a Joy Crafts die, I've also coloured these with ProMarkers.

I decided to finish her off with a few little silver dragon fly charms.

This is definitely one of my favourite cards :D

Andrea x

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

Addicted to Stamps - Die Cuts

Paradise of Stamps - Mushroom

Kraftin Kimmie - Amethyst

Creative Craft Cottage - Pearls and  / or Lace

Ribbon Girl - Use Any Image

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Lavender and Lace

Passion For ProMarkers - Dies and / or Punches

Brown Sugar - Pearls

Vase of hearts

Last chance to join in the Outlaw Sketch team fun for February this week.  We've been sponsored by DigiStmps4Joy this time.

The image I've used for my inspiration today is Vase of Hearts - very appropriate for this time of year :D

I've coloured it with ProMarkers, then mounted the image onto some black card to frame it.

Here's our sketch for the day.

The design paper I've used here are from Lili of the Valley.  I've also used some more black card.  the line of heats you see toward the bottom of the page is actually some Dutch Doobadoo that I've coloured red with ProMarker.

I've only added a couple more bits to finish it off, some black gems and a metal love sign which I got from Live and Love Crafts

Hope to see you there

Andrea x

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

Craftyhazelnuts Patterened Paper Challenge - February

Card Mania - Add Some Red

Paper Creator - Must Be Love

Crafts and Me - Use Reds or Valentines

The Corrosive Challenge - Love Love Love

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafter Cafe - Love is in the Air

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Must Use Lots of Red

Butterfly Magic

This is image no 17 from SheepSki Designs called Aisling a beautiful butterfly fairy.

I've coloured her with ProMarkers, a black polychromos pencil and a little black biro.  I've added a little DecoArt glitter to her dress and around the butterfly.

She's been mounted onto some black card to frame her.  Behind her are some design papers from Santoro Gorjuss and some plain white card.

I've finished off with a couple of blue sequins and some rhine stone gems to add to the magic.

My first attempt to colour this one  don't think she cam out too badly

Andrea :D x

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

Sweet Stampin - Gltter n Sparkle

Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Girly

That Craft Place - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Sparkle, Bling and Embellish

Passion For ProMarkers - Luscious Locks

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

New digis in my shop

Been working hard over the last few days while I've been on holiday and managed to create a few new digis.  Available on in my shop now.  Unfortunately no one took advantage of my discount but I'll do one again sometime soon so watch out ;)

Because I know there are a few Mom's and Mum's out there I've done both

For Mum / Mom

A little hello from

  Nova

 

One I've been meaning to do for a while since I made my mixed media canvas and sent it to Australia for a gift

Flutterby

My first go at a fairy - she kinda turned into a butterfly fairy and I've used a smaller version of Flutterby in it

Aisling

Let me know if you're interest in me sponsoring any challenges

Andrea x

Panic!!

Mother's Day is sneaking up on me and I;m so NOT ready for it!  This is the first card I've made for it - I'd better get my skates on.....

This is a new image available from today on Etsy called For Mum / Mom and is image no 15.

Aiming to do this one for my mother-in-law I've done it shabby and in pale colours to blend with her decor at home.

The image has been coloured with ProMarkers.

I've done a very simple layout and just distressed the edged of the card before mounting it onto some pink cards stock from Lili of the Valley.

My final touch are some pink gems which I got from a Crafty Friend at Christmas

Andrea x

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

Your Scrap Book Place - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Girly

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Clean and Simple

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Birthday Owl

For this weeks Sketch Challenge at Outlawz I have a beautiful little owl to share with you.  I've used my Copics for this one to give him rich warm tones.  I've used a Spellbinders die and distressed the edges with antique linen ink from Tim Holtz.

This Dozy Owl can be found at DigiStamps4Joy site out sponsor for this month.

Here's our sketch for you today.

I've used him to make a birthday card cutting a sentiment out of black card with  Spellbinders die.  The papers are all from Lili of the Valley and the brass heart beads I got from Hobby Craft.

Hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

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

DigiStamps4Joy - Anything Goes

Just Keep on Creating - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Crafting Musketeers - Monochrome

Addicted to Stamps - Die Cuts

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

I Heart Dogs

Thought I'd share a little more puppy love :D

I'm using this as a little more inspiration for our Hearts theme at All Dressed Up for the current Facebook Challenge

You don't have to use anything romantic or lovey dovey all we need to see are hearts on your entry.  In the image, in the paper or just added embellishments!

I've coloured up I Heart Dogs with Copics and ProMarkers in girly pink (coz I'm a pink girl)

I've then made it into a CAS card, using some Kraft, a little design paper from Lili of the Valley, some fine hemp string and pink gems.

We've also a new challenge just started on the blog - lots of chances to win Wendy's fab images

Andrea x

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

Digi Choosday - Animals and Insects

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Must Include Hearts

Deep Ocean - Hearts

Creative Knockouts - Furry Friends

Winter Wonderland - Have a Heart

Sweet Stampin - CAS

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Discount code for my birthday

As today is my birthday and I feel like celebrating I've decided to create a discount coupon code for my new Etsy store - SheepSkiDesigns.

There's not many images in there yet but hopefully you'll like what you see

Use BIRTHDAY to get yourselves 10% off - expires on Saturday

Andrea x

Shabby dreamy pinkiness

This is my second inspiration card for today's new release at Oddball Art.

If you love Lizzy's images you can get 10% off at checkout on Etsy by quoting my code DTANDREA10

The image is number 287 it come with the girl and the sentiment.  Originally I was going to use the sentiment as a background but I wanted to do a square shaped card and it didn't fit.  so I went back to the drawing board.

I've used ProMarkers to colour her and the sentiment with.  I've then fussy cut them to add onto the card.

Here's a close up of the image and you can see some of the flowers I used.  Those and the resin swirl and corner were from Live & Love Crafts.  The pink pins were bought from The Ribbon Girl.

This is the card I've designed.  The design papers from Lemoncradft and Maja Design have been distressed.  The pink circle is a left over from when I was making my vampire card the other day :D

The organza rose trim was bought from Wild Orchid Crafts where they also do lots of fabby flowers.

There's a heart doily (can't remember where from) and just a few tiny rhinestones scattered around.

All coming together to make a shabby pink dreamy card - or so I've been told.

Pop along to the main blog to see the rest of the inspiration from the design team.  You won't be sorry

Andrea x

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

Inky Chics - Love Letters / Hearts

Crafty Creations - Hearts

Crafting Musketeers - Monochrome

In the Pink - With Love 

Graph It Colouring Crazy Challenge - Pink and White

Crafting by Designs - Hearts

Get Creative - Must Include Hearts

Deep Ocean - Hearts

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - Anything Goes

Happy EVERYTHING!!

As well as being the new challenge day at Oddball Art it's also new release day.

This is image no 290 - I've a discoont code you can use which will get you 10% off on Etsy if you love her and want to buy her - DTANDREA10.

I've used some of Lizzy's favourite colour for this card.  Coloured with ProMarkers I've added some black polychromos pencil to add some shading.

The image have been mounted onto some light gold shimmering card and I've doodled a border - mainly because it looked like it was lacking something when I'd finished the card.

Design papers are from Lemoncraft and Lili of the Valley.  The sentiment is also from Lili of the Valley and is coloured with ProMarkers.

My final addition are some pale pink gems

Pop along to the blog where you'll see loads more inspiration from the design team

Andrea x

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

Passion for ProMarkers - Papertastic

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Five aside

I've not done many boy card from All Dressed Up yet so I decided to use one for my inspiration for the new blog challenge which starts today.

It's not one I've seen used and coloured up much so I decided to show you a CAS card.

The image is called We Make a Good Team

I've used ProMarkers to colour it with.  And apologies for this I've used my home towns football team colours of blue, yellow and white (Leeds United)

Perfect for a little boy who's mad about football.

The design paper is from Lili of the Valley.  I've done some doodling round the edges to give it a border.  (It wasn't my intention to do slanted lines but my pen blobbed and I had to cover it up).

My final touch are some black gems.

We'd love to see you over at the new challenge and for those of you who don't know we've a Facebook challenge themed hearts running at the moment.  Double chance to win some of Wendy's fantastic images.

Andrea x

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

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Lots of words

Well our new blog challenge is "Things We Said Today" at Oddball Art which starts today.  So I decided to do a very wordy sentiment - but - I hope you all think it goes well with the image.

We'd love to see what you come up with for your sentiments.

I've used image no. 65 from Oddball Art - if you love her I've got a discount code which will get you 10% off at checkout on Etsy DTANDREA10.

For this image I've used ProMarkers with my favourite colour combination blueye and purple.  Around the image is a hazy blue and lots of loose DecoArt glitter for the magic.

She's been mounted onto design paper from Lili of the Valley and I've done some stripy doodling around the edges to match the image.

The sentiment is slightly altered and is one I found on the internet.  I've hand written the words, outlined them then cut them out and scattered them around the image.

Hope you love my Oddball inspiration today

Andrea x

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

Sparkle n Sprinkle - Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times -Things with Wings

Brown Sugar - Favourite Colour Combo

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Favourite Colour or Embellishment

B is for.....

Something beginning with B - you pick

I've used blue, brown, borders and boots.  That was all I could think of for this card LOL!!

If you haven't gathered it's our new challenge the ABC Challenge today.  We're sponsored by the fantastic Polkadoodles this time.

I've used Arctic Wandering Star one of the Octavia images for my inspiration. She's coloured in very pale blue and brown to give a wintry feel.  I've added some loose DecoArt glitter at her feet for the ice she's walking over.

The sentiment was hand drawn onto the card and some icicles added.  I've used some sequins and gems and one silver snowflake bead.

Finally I'd better mention the design paper - it's from Maja Designs and is a Christmas one.

We'd love to see you at out new challenge and see what you come up with for the letter B

Andrea x

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

2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Warm Thoughts

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - February

Puppy Love

All Dressed Up new releases this month are beautiful as always.

Here they are if you've missed them

I've used Always Time for a Cuddle for my inspiration for you today.  The image is coloured with Copics and ProMarkers, cut out with a Spellbinders die.  the edges have been distressed with antique linen ink from Tim Holtz.

The main flowery design paper is from Lemoncraft and the brown hiding behind this is from Lili of the Valley.

Added extra are a heart doily - can't actually remember where I got these form - sorry

The flowers, pink heart pins and the clay heart are from The Ribbon Girl and Live & Love Crafts.

Just a reminder we've a new challenge starting on the blog on Monday 15 February and a Facebook challenge themed hearts which ends on 29 February.

We'd love to see you there

Andrea x

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

PINspirational - Challenge 158

Inky Chics - Love Letter / Hearts

Creative Inspirations - Hugs and Kisses

Crafty Creations - Hearts

Crafting for All Seasons - Love is in the Air

Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes / Cute and Cuddly

In the Pink - With Love

Simply Create Too - Love or Valentines

The Cutie Pie Challenge - All You Need is Cutie Love