Pretty In Pink

We're going on of my favourites for the new two weeks at Fussy & Fancy Fridays.  Pretty in Pink :)

Instead of using an image I've dug or pretty much everything else LOL!

I've taken some close ups so you can see sections of the card I made

Here you can see a close up of the butterfly, it's a wood chi one from Scrapiniec which I've given a hint of pink to with my Copics.  The wood chip swirl (not sure who's it is) I found at Scrap and Craft.

Before I go onto the flowers I'll mention the pearl string and pink seam binding which you can find at The Ribbon Girl. 

This one is showing a variety of pink flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The pink tipped leaves I got from Lili of the Valley years ago when they still had a shop you could go into.  You can also see here some tiny silver dragonfly charms that I got from Amazon.

I my last picture you get the whole card.  The design papers which I've distressed and torn are from Lemoncraft.

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

Crafter's Castle - Challenge 6

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes optional say it with flowers

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Double D - Butterflies

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday's - Things with Wings

Sunny Day Crafting - Any Animal on a Project

Crafteezee - Summer

CRAFT Challenge 474 - Thank You!

SheepSki Designs is sponsoring C.R.A.F.T. Challenge. I'm also guest designing for them this week.  The theme for Challenge 474 - Is Thank You!

We're also sponsoring Star of the Month :)

I've used Annabell for my card, you can find her here in my Etsy shop.  Annabell was one of my first images.

The image has been coloured with Copics, I'm not sure if you can see I've used gold and white gel pens to add some flower in the grass.

The image, design papers from Joy Craft, Maja Design and black card have all been distressed with a Tonic Solutions tool.

The wood chip thank you sentiment and flower stem I found at Scrap and Craft.

Thanks for taking a look today

Andrea x

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

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

CCC Digi Creations - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

A Bit of Everything.....

We're sponsored this month by Through the Craft Room Door at Outlawz Sketch.  So this month is a bit of a free for all on images we can use.

First of all I'll share out sketch.  Ok so when I saw it I wasn't quite sure what to do with it.  I was in fussy and fancy mode so I do apologies there are lots of photos to follow.

In my first photo your can see some resin embellishments.  I put the flower heart down first and wanted to put the butterfly over the top.  I was having an issue making them "stick" so I ended up putting some tiny blossoms down first and the gluing the butterfly on top - woop hoo it worked!

Instead of a single tag I've double stacked.  The tags were cut using a die and some design paper from Lemoncraft.  In fact all my design papers today are from Lemoncraft.

The tags are tied together with some pink seam binding from The Ribbon Girl.  On top of this are a couple of resin doves.

You can just see in the next picture underneath the rose heart there's a heart shaped doily.

To fit in with the sketch I've made a circular arrangement of flowers.  There's a bit of a combination here that I've had in my stash for ages.

As well ask showing the 3-d effect of the flowers in this picture you can see the lace I've added which I got from The Ribbon Girl.  There are actually two different types I've layered up.  At the top of this are some sections of pearl string.

Here you can see the whole card and my fussy and fancy interpretation of the sketch.

The wedding day sentiment is a wood chip one from Scrapiniec.

The final photo shows an angled side shot so you can see the 3-d effect of the flowers.

Hope yo 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

Crafthazelnut's Patterned Paper - June

Love to Scrap - Marry Me

Brown Sugar - Wedding or Party

The Ribbon Girl - June Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes optional Say it with Flowers

Creatalicious - Anything Goes with Optional Flowers

Double D - Butterflies

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Determined

Using my new image called Determination today for some inspiration for a card for a young boy or teen.  You can find him here in my Etsy shop and get 10% off by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

The image has been coloured with Copics a while gel pen and a black liner pen.

I've layered black card with design papers from First Edition and Glitz paper.  I've offset quite a few, just to be different :)

The image has been finished off with one wood chip sentiment coloured with black Copic from Scrapiniec.

Thanks for taking a look today

Andrea x

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

DigiStamps4Joy - Anything Goes + for the men in your life

Simply Create Too - For a Male

Unicorn Challenge - Masculine

The Crafter's Cafe - For a Child

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Honey Bee

A week gone by already!  I'm here sharing my creation for Outlawz Sketch.  We're sponsored this month by Through The Craft Room Door.  For my inspiration I'm using a lovely image from Small and Round called Honey Bee 

I've coloured the image with Copcis and a white gel pen.  The edges of the image and all my design papers have been distressed using a Tonic Solutions tool.

Here's our sketch for this week

My design papers are from Joy Craft.  I've kept the colour pallet simple to two colours.  I've also used some black card.

The butterfly chip board embellishments I found at Scrap and Craft.  My final addition a large paper flower I found in Hobby Craft.

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

Andrea x 

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

Classic Design Team - Challenge 26

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Crafters Castle - Challenge 6

CCC Digi Creations - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

Creative Craft cottage - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

One for Dad

I've used Taking Pics (you can find it here in my shop) to create my Father's Day card.  I'll be giving it to my dad later today :)

I've coloured the image with Copics.  The sentiment you can see I've created at the time of printing.  The images has been framed with some black card.  I've three tiny silver dragonfly beads which I found on Amazon and some camera strip from Tim Holtz.

The design papers are from First Edition, their new watercolour ones :)

Thanks for taking a look today

Andrea x

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

DigiStamps4Joy - Anything Goes + for the men in your life

Simply Create Too  - For a Male

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Three of Something

Pearly Sparkles - Masculine

Unicorn Challenge - Masculine

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes/optional Father's Day

Try It On Tuesdays - For the Boys

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

A little nature

We're been sponsored by Through The Craft Room Door this month at Outlawz Sketch.

That mean we get to use whatever images we like for our inspiration this time :)

I've chosen an image from Rick St Dennis called Steampunk Rose Bug.  The images has been coloured with Copics.  I've them cut it out with a Spellbinders die.  the edges has been distressed with antique linen, vintage photo and black soot inks from Tim Holtz.  I've then scattered some embossing enamel and heated it.  After this I've cut some black card with a Sepllbinders die and mounted the image onto it.

Here's our sketch for this week

My design papers are from Prima Marketing, Lili of the Valley and I've also used some more black card.  Behind the image you can see some cream lace which I got from The Ribbon Girl.

The double banners were produced using a La La Land die, some black card and paper from Prima Marketing.  Along the banner I've added a few black gems.  The sentiment is a wood chip one from Scrapiniec.

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

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes optional say it with flowers

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time To Craft - Challenge 6

Classic Design Team - Challenge 26

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 15

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Mini musical mice

I don't do much stamping these days, but with a friends son's birthday coming up where he's just passed his piano and drum exams with flying colours, I though this image was perfect.

Of course it's house mouse stamp - we all love them - this one is Musical Mice.

I've coloured the image with Copics and a black polychromos pencil.

The design papers are from Lili of the Valley, Our Daily Bread and I've also used some black card.  The tiny banners at the right of the image were cut with a Fantasy die.

The keyboard ribbon was from Crafty Ribbons (I've had it in my stash for ages).  The birthday sentiment is a wood chip one from Scrapineic.

Thanks for taking a look today.

Andrea x

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

DigiStamps4Joy - Anything Goes + for the men in your life

Fabrika Fantasy - Animals

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 15

Simply Create Too - For a Male

Crafty Friends - Happy Birthday

House Mouse - Anything Goes optional Birthdays

Crafty Carmakers - For a Man / Boy

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes twist use a real stamp

Craft Rocket - Birthday

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

A new Favourite

I think I've got a new favourite colour combination, but we'll get onto that in a bit.

This month at Outlawz Sketch we're sponsored by Through The Craft Room Door.  A very special group for me this is where I began my crafty DT journey :)  Not only do they have a blog they also have an online magazine check them out here.

For my inspiration for this week, I've used an image from Hannah Lynn which is from one of the colouring classes at Kit & Clowder.  I've coloured this image using Copics and a white gel pen.

This is our sketch for this week

My papers are from My Favourite Things AND I'm loving this colour combination.  I picked it up from the image

Behind the image I've used the design paper cut with two Spellbinders dies to fit in with the sketch.

My only embellishment a few black gems.

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

Andrea x

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

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday's - She's Got the Look

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Its the little things......

My final card for today is for the new Facebook Challenge over at All Dressed Up.

The theme for this month is As You like It - in other word anything you like as long as you use an All Dressed Up image.

I've created a very simple single layer card using Busy Shopping.  I've coloured in monochrome with my Copics and added a splash of colour with orange.

The random placed sentiment was created with some Tim Holtz stickers.

Don't forget we also have the blog challenge which is also anything goes as long as you use an All Dressed Up image

Thanks for taking a look today

Andrea x

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

Dragonfly Dreams - Here Come the Girls

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Moving Along with the Times - Black & White plus 1 other colour

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday's - She's Got the Look

Beautiful Peonies

The new challenge at SheepSki Designs for this month is Embellish It or Clean and Simple.  For this card to give you a little inspiration I've used a CAS style and also added some simple embellishments.  Just to show you you don't have to overload with embellishments to enter.

The image I'm using for my inspiration is one of my new ones called Peonies.  I've drawn them especially for my my, it's one of her favourite flowers.  You can find this image in my Etsy shop and get 10% off all my images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

The image has been coloured with Copics, a white gel pen and a black polychromos pencil.

The sentiment was created at the time of printing.  My design paper is from Lemoncraft, I've added a few Rhine stones to add interest and bling, a think strip of bright pink satin ribbon to match the flowers and a few black gems.

Hope you like what I've created for the challenge and we see you there

Andrea x

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

Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes option Lace, Ribbon or Twine

Addicted to Stamps - Ribbons Galore

Stamping Sensation - Close to Nature

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes optional Spring is in the Air

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes optional Springtime

Morgan's ArtWorld - Anything Goes

Double D - Bling It Up

PINspirational - Challenge 216

The Paper Shelter - Flower Power

World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge 5

Summer time

Our theme at Fussy & Fancy Fridays for the next two weeks is Summer Fling!  I wasn't sure what to create for this at first, so I had a dig around in my images to see what summer images I had.  This one if from All Dressed Up called Summer Time.

I've coloured the images with Copics.  Instead of cutting the image out, I've cut the centre of some black card out using a Spellbinders die then used it to frame the image.

My design papers are from Lemoncraft, First Edition and Maja Design.  I've used some off cuts to create the pink and yellow banner using a La La Land die.  There are plenty of pearl gems to add some texture and detail, 

 

The film strip is from Tim Holtz and my flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

If you look to the right of the image on the black you should just be able to spot a tiny camera sticker that I got in Paperchase.

Hope you like my inspiration for the challenge and we see you there,

Andrea x

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

Creative Inspirations - Clean and Simple or Fussy & Fancy

Sasayaki Glitter - Flowers

Dragonfly Dreams - Here Come the Girls

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge 5