Monday 30 January 2017

Hoppy Birthday


This image was coloured with Copics, polychromos pencils and white gel pen.  As I was colouring it I managed to get some ink on the background so I decided to expand the background to make it look like long fuzzy grass - ooops :D  I did this using Chameleon pens and polychromos pencils.  I actually quite like how it turned out.

Creating a simple CAS card, I've used some Kraft to mount the image onto.  Borders have been doodles with a biro.  the sentiment was created at the time of printing.  My only embellishment are a few olive green gems

Hope you like my inspiration for this new image.


Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes


Thursday 26 January 2017

Lilly in Orange

I've used Copics and polychromos pencils to colour her with, creating shine of her hair, lips and the lilies.

Layered papers are from Joy Crafts and I've also used some black card stock.  The design papers and the image were distressed.

Added embellishments are a tiny jewelled butterfly from Little B. A birthday sentiment from Scrapienic coloured with black Copic and a few black gems

Hope you like my inspiration for today.

If you pop over to my Facebook Group SheepSki Designs you can grab yourself some freebies.  I have a challenge in this group and have a Design Team call for my new challenge blog I'm setting up SheepSki Designs Challenges

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Card Mania - Layer It
Get Creative - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Spring Fever
Creative Craft Cottage - Must Use Flowers
A Gem of a Challenge - Hearts and  / or Flowers
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes


Wednesday 25 January 2017

Snappy Birthday

This is month we're sponsored by Aurora Wings at Outlawz Sketch.  I've chosen to use Venus Flytrap Sprite for my inspiration today

She's been coloured with ProMarkers and polychromos pencils.  Hand cut she's then been mounted onto some black card cut with a Spellbinders die.

Here's our sketch for today


I've used one design paper from Lili of the Valley, some red and black card stock, so the card has lots of layers.

I printed the Snappy birthday sentiment at the same time as the image and cut it out as a strip instead of using some ribbon.  My only embellishments are two silver bee charms.

Hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Classic Design Team - Challenge 10
Crafyhazelnuts Patterned Paper - January
Card Mania - Layer It
Fabrica Fantasy - Happy Anything
Sasayaki Glitter - Colour Green
Sweet Stampin - Dies & Punches
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Tuesday 24 January 2017

New Challenge Blog


I've decided the time is right now to start a challenge blog.  It spurred me to get mine set up seeing so many close recently :(

I'm looking for Design Team members for both the blog and my Facebook Group.

The Facebook Group has challenges every month and the blog challenges will be starting in the spring.

To check out my Facebook group click here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730005463906336/


If you don't already know my images you can check them out on Etsy here https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Hope you'll check it out
Andrea x

Saturday 21 January 2017

Wild Roses Freebie

Heads Up everyone!  There is a planned freebie event coming up.

This is my new image Wild Roses.  Now you may or may not know I've got close ties with Through The Craft Room Door.  They were my very first DT - to say I was scared was an understatement.  I'd only just done a guest design spot for the ABC Challenge which has now sadly closed.  Without the encouragement and support from the lovely ladies over there - some of them I still work with I wouldn't be here creating these lovely images for you all and be able to give you the opportunity for freebies!

We're planning a combined freebie event on the weekend of 4 / 5 February.  All you have to do is join Through The Craft Room Door Facebook Group to grab it.  Cara will be posting it for that weekend only.  That will be your only opportunity to get it as it's not even in my shop!
Here is my version coloured, you're likely to see a few around being coloured up by the Design Team for Through The Craft Room Door for your inspiration.

To create this I've used Copics and polychromos pencils (on the flowers), ProMarkers and polychromos pencils (on the leaves) and Chameleon Pens for the background.  I've already been asked by my own DT how I created the back ground so I'm thinking I probably need to do a tutorial.  I also need to experiment with Copics and ProMarkers to see if I can do something similar with those.  I know few people have Chameleon Pens.

Here's the black and white watermarked version of the image


My inspiration for this image was the wild roses that grew in my grandparents back garden.  All I remember is a mass of amazingly gorgeous flowers growing up against the garage.  I wanted to try and capture the beauty of them and be able to share it.

So here's my finished card


Added to the image is some embossing enamel.  It's been mounted onto some back card stock.  Both the image and the card stock have been distressed.

There are a few black gems and a sentiment from Scrapienic coloured with black ProMarker.

Hope to see you over at the Facebook Group for Through The Craft Room Door.  Did you know they have a blog challenge as well as the magazine.  You can post your blog entries into their Facebook Group with any designers image :D

Hope you enjoy the freebie which you can share in my Facebook Group SheepSki Designs and also in my new Challenge Blog (shhhh.... I've a DT call on at the moment)

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes
Ink Chicks - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean - Anything New
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl - Any Image Challenge
Craft Calendar - Something New


Friday 20 January 2017

New Baby Card

Been sooooo busy trying to get the challenge blog up and running that I'm a bit late blogging my card and I've still loads to do on the new blog - LOL!

I hate blogger - it always flummoxes me, why gadgets don't seem to co-operate.  Anyway the link is here and I'll be posting a welcome and then setting up a DT call soon https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/ feel free to join the blog and let me know if anything is wrong with it :D

The new Facebook challenge has started today in my group - click here to join.  There are freebies in my group and you can use discount code to get 10% off my images on Etsy by quoting SKIANDREA10

Today for my inspiration I've used Baby Feet.  They've been coloured with ProMarkers and polychromos pencils and cut out with a Spellbinders die.
The design paper is from Maya Design, the piece I cut out with a Spellbinders die behind the image was distressed with a nail file (fine sand paper would work just as well).

I've doodled some borders with a biro around the image and the while card it's mounted onto.  I actually cheated a bit here.  I coloured the image, cut it out and then mounted in back onto the original coloured card, that's why you can see some coloured sections underneath the image :D

The sentiment was printed at the same time as the image and my finishing touches are two silver dragonfly charms, a couple of sequins and a few rhine stones to add a bit of bling.

Hope you like my new baby card

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
My Time to Craft - Something New
Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Challenge 10
Simply Create Too - New Beginnings
Crafty Calendar - Something New
Deep Ocean - Anything New
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + Sentiment
Crafty Friends - New Beginnings
Crafty Cardmakers - New Beginnings
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything That Shines

Sponsoring Creative Sketchy Girls


http://creativesketchygirls.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/challenge-8.html



Hope to see you join in their challenge
Andrea x

Wednesday 18 January 2017

Country Girl

For this month at Outlawz Sketch we're sponsored by the amazing Aurora Wings.  Make sure you join in the challenge to be in with a chance to win those images!

It was about this time last year I first created and we at Outlawz Sketch used this image Annabel.  so I thought I'd use it in my inspiration today.  She's available in my shop if you haven't seen her before.

She's been coloured with ProMarkers, cut out and the edges distressed with Shaded Lilac ink from Tim Holtz.

Here's our sketch for today


My design papers are from Maja Design and First Edition (the off cut of yellow).

My only embellishment are two pieces of lace to finish off.  Pretty much stayed with the sketch this week :D
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Do-Al(l) Kreatives - Anything Goes
Paper Creator - Anything Goes
Get Creative - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Inky Chics - Anything Goes
The Sketch Challenges - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Monday 16 January 2017

Lara Croft Meets Disney

Inspired by two things from my youth (Lara Croft and Disney Animated Films) I've come up with this image Butterfly Hair.  Lara has either a long thick braid/plait and Disney are famous for their animals and birds helping the main characters.

This image has been coloured with Copics and plychromos pencils (Christmas present from my hubby).  the edges distressing before mounting onto some plain white card.

The design paper (also distressed) is from Joy Craft.  Underneath the image is a piece of plain white card cut with a Tim Holtz thinlits die (660220).  I used this to look like a piece of trellis to add some flowers to.

The flower arrangement used the last of my pink Kort & Godt flowers and some paper blossoms which I can only describe a crushed into shape.

There's also some wood chip elements from Scrapienic and some pink and cream pearl gems.


Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes
In the Pink - Anything Goes
Lets Craft and Create - Things with Wings
The Crazy Challenge - Three of a Kind (3 butterflies)
Creative Inspirations - Fabulous Flowers
Crafting by Designs - Inspired by a Movie (Tomb Raider and Snow White)
Allsorts - Wings on Things
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean - Anything New (new image, new pencils)

Thursday 12 January 2017

Many occasions

I designed this new image thinking it could be used for many occasions.  Valentine's is just around the corner, Mother Day soon.  Birthdays etc. etc.  At first I did it as just the flowers and then as an after thought I added Flutterby.  The image when you get it comes as two versions (with and without the butterfly)


Did you know you can also get my images with 10% off by quoting code SKIANDREA10.  Once you have my images you can enter your creations into my Facebook Challenges https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730005463906336/ to see if you can win yourself some more :D
I coloured this image with ProMarkers and added a little polychromos pencils (my hubby got me a full set for Christmas YAY!)

Creating a single layer card I've just doodles some borders in biro and added a few silver dragonfly charms.  I've left some room at the bottom for anyone that wants to customise it :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
The Ribbon Girl - Card Challenge (January)
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Craft Rocket - Something New (new image new pencils)
Moving Along with the Times - Something in the Air
Lets Craft and Create - Things with Wings
Come and Get It - Something New
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Something New (new image new pencils)
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes



Wednesday 11 January 2017

Sponsoring Creative Moments





Hope to see you join in their challenge
Andrea x

Pink Freesia Vase

Well the last week flew by!  We're sponsored this month by Aurora Wings at the Outlawz Sketch Team.

My inspiration for you today is with Freesia Vase.  coloured with Copics and polchromos pencils
The image and the border behind were cut using Spellbinders dies.

Here's our sketch for today


I've used design papers from First Edition and Santoro


The strips of yellow design paper were cut using another Spellbinder die.  To finish off a wooden sentiment from Scrapienic, a few pearl gems and some tiny silver dragonfly charms.

Hope you like my inspiration for today and join us at the challenge to be in with a chance to with the prize
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Three of a Kind

Sunday 8 January 2017

Dream Dress

Based on my own wedding dress, I've created this new image called Dream Dress.  It's not an exact copy (I think Ian Stuart would have something to say about copyright if I had :D LOL!)

Incredible and flamboyant I felt like a million dollars in my dress - all be it I felt like i was wearing a car it was sooooo heavy!!

She's a challenge to colour but well worth it and perfect for CAS cards although I'll be very interested to see what people create with her.

I've used PorMarkers and my new polychromos pencils (full set - YAY!) to colour her.

The sentiment was created at the time of printing

I didn't want anything to take away the beauty of the dress so I've created a simple single layer card.  I've doodles a bit of a border then added a couple of sequins and rhine stones to finish.

Hope you love my creation.  You've got a chance to win her if you join in the game in my Facebook Group SheepSki Designs Digital Stamps

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes
Incy Wincy - Celebrate
Glitter N Sparkle - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin - Something New (new image new pencils)
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Simply Create Too - New Beginnings
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Friday 6 January 2017

Fairy Faye



I was trying out my new pencils my hubby got me for Christmas - I was happy with the image but the I couldn't find any design papers in my stash to go with it that didn't drown the image out! Eventually I found something :D
Once I'd coloured the image I cut it out with a Spellbinders die and  distressed the edges with Shaded Lilac in from Tim Holtz.

It's been mounted onto some design paper from Our Daily Bread cut with a Spellbinders die.

The shaped card is covered with some deep blue design card stock.  On top of this I've used design papers from Docrafts and First Edition.  The First Edition paper has also had the edges treated with Shaded Lilac ink.

Both design papers were distressed before mounting onto the card.

The image went on next and over the top of this some card stock cut with a Joy Crafts mushroom die.  I also used the Shaded Lilac ink of the edges of this.

My final embellishments were some butterflies from Scrapienic and some blue and pearl gems

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Moving Along with the Times - Something In the Air
Lets Craft & Create - Things with Wings
Scrapping4Fun - Bright Colours
Craft Rocket - Something New (new image, new pencils)
Crafty Gals Corner - Use Something New (new image, new pencils)
Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - Something New
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes


Wednesday 4 January 2017

Valentine

Valentines will be here before we know it.  This is the first card I've made this year for it.  I've created a CAS card using my newly created image Valentine from SheepSki Designs on Etsy - click here find the image and you can use code SKIANDREA10 to get yourselves 10% off at checkout

The image has been coloured with ProMarkers, Copics and my new set of polychromos pencils my hubby got me for Christmas :D

Into the background I've sketch some clouds with blue ProMarker.

Backed onto some red card to add a frame, I've also doodled a border with biro to add to the framing.

The LOVE sentiment is s chip board one from Scrapienic that I coloured with Copics.

Hope you love my inspiration.

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Something New (New image/new pencils)
Do-Al(l) Kreatives - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Use Something New (New image/new pencils)
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes


Sponsoring The Crafty Addicts Chalenge



Hope to see you join in their challenge
Andrea x

Winter Elf

Hmmmm... this may not be my last Christmas card.  I seem to have gotten into the swing of making them!

I've used Winter Sprite from Aurora Wings for my inspiration for the new Outlawz Sketch Challenge this week.  We've sponsored by Aurora Wings for January.
I've used Copics and polychromos pencils to colour this, adding some snowtex and tiny silver snowflake charms.

Here's our sketch for this week


I've used design papers from Maja Design which were distressed.


The sentiment I added is from Scrapienic, added a glitter wooden snow flake to fit in with the theme and some pearl gems.

Hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Aurora Wings - Winter Wonderland
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Add Snowflakes
Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - January
QKR Stampede - Snowman or Snowflakes
The Sketchy Challenge - Christmas
A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes / Christmas
Dream Valley - Christmas
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes
Christmas Card Challenge - Anything Goes



Sunday 1 January 2017

Sponsoring Your Scrapbook Place


http://yourscrapbookplace.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/happy-new-year-with-sheepski-designs.html

Hope to see you join in their challenge
Andrea x

A Challenge for Fantasy Lovers

New Year, New Month and New Challenge on the All Dressed Up Facebook Group.  Although this post has gone live at the usual time I'll be a little late posting the challenge in the group today due to New Year family visits :D

This month we'd love to see your Magical World creations (a great opportunity to use your favourite fairies, angels and anything else you can make magical) with Wendy's images available on Etsy

I've used Flower Fairy for my inspiration for you.
The image was coloured with ProMarkers and polychromos pencils.  The oval of the image cut out by hand before mounting onto some Maja Design paper cut with a Spellbinder die.  Bothe of these have been distressed with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo ink from Tim Holtz.

The other design paper, which I distressed, were also from Maja Design. 

Behind the image is a piece of lace which I bought from The Ribbon Girl, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts to the top left.

The birthday sentiment and wispy looking leaves are chip board elements from Scrapienic.  Finally I just added a few pearl gems

Hope you love my inspiration and join us at the challenge
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Sweet Stampers - Anything Goes
Sparkles - Happy Birthday
World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge 17
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
CRAFT - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes