Orange POP!!

Wendy from All Dressed Up has re-released some images in her shop this month.  I'm sharing a little inspiration with Full of Grace today.  You can find more inspiration by the Dressy Girls on the blog and in the Facebook Group today.

I've made a monochrome card for my inspiration using Copics and given her a pop of colour with a stripe in her hair!

To add a little interest I've added a few sequins.

The design paper is from 13Arts and I've also used some black card.

Thanks for popping by for a look today

Andrea x

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

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 8

Morgan's ArtWorld - Challenge 8

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge 32

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Quick, messy n fun!

We were a little short on inspiration this month for our Facebook Challenge at SheepSki Designs.  So I decide to knock up a quick messy card using a new image called Flowering Cherry.

You can find the image here in my Etsy shop and get 10% off on this and all my images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

The image was coloured in pastel peaches and greens with Copics.  I've not gone for the full detail, but just added a little texture to the flowers.  Once I'd done this I fussy cut the image our.

Inspired by my friend Shylaa who used to be on my DT I decided to do a mixed media style card.

On a blank piece of card I used a Tim Holtzz stencil and modelling paste.  I heat dried this, splashed some DecoArt acrylic shimmer paint on.  Drying this again with a heat gun i sprinkled some embossing enamel on top and heated again.  All about the heating this card LOL!!

When it was all dry I distressed the edges, added the image and a Make It Crafty chippy sentiment coloured with Black Copic.  The sequins once I'd glued them on I also heated.  I was trying to dry the card so I could take a photo.  During the process the sequins melted slightly and the surface changed to matt - I really loved them and think I'll try this on purpose again!

Anyway - here a bit of messy quick inspiration in a mixed media style ;)

Andrea x

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

Crafty Gals Corner - Emboss It

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Through The Crafty Room Door - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday's - In my Garden There is....

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Mini sunflowers

Well I suppose they're daisies really :)  I've coloured them like mini sunflowers!  This is an image you  can find at Imagine That called Bouquet For... our current sponsor at Outlawz Sketch.

This is my inspiration for our current sketch challenge.

I've coloured the image with Copics, cut it out with a Speillbinders die and then distressed it.  The black card behind was cut with another Spellbinders die.

Here's our sketch for the next two weeks

My design paper is from First Edition (also distressed) and I've also used some more black card.

Nice and simple today with just a butterfly embellishment.

Thanks for popping by, we hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

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

A Perfect Time to Craft - Challenge 8

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team - Challenge 8

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge 31

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Di's Digi Design - Circles

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Hand Coloured Image

Night time sparkle tag

I've found a little more time to play with the new All Dressed Up stamps from Crafteezee :)

This one is called Time to Sparkle, you can find it here in their shop.

She's also a little more inspiration for our current Facebook Challenge Fantasy / Wings

Once I'd coloured the image I though I'd better take a photo in case my next stage ruined it!

I coloured the image with Copics and used a die tag to cut it out and the sparkly paper behind the image.

A Little embossing enamel was sprinkled onto the texture sky to give a starry night sky effect.

Finally I added a tiny silver star charm and the ribbons for attaching the tag.

Hope you like my little extra inspiration for this challenge.

Andrea x

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

Love to Scrap - Shape Shift

Stamping Sensations - Things with Wings

Sweet Stampers - Dies and / or Punches

Crafty Friends - Ribbon and or / Lace

The Paper Shelter - Dies / Punches

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Die-namic

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 8

Cardz for Galz - Wings

Creatalicious - Anything Goes optional add some sparkle

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Poorly Puppy

Did you know Passionate Paper Creations & Friends are having a challenge.  It's to make get well cards using images by the groups sponsors.  This one happens to be one from Di's Digi Stamps.  She's created this freebie especially for the challenge.

I've coloured the image with Copics and kept the design very simple.  We thought we might have to give the card while the person was in hospital so I didn't want any extra bits like glitter etc.  It turned out to be a single layer card in the end.

The sentiment was created at the time I printed the image.

Thanks for popping by for a look today

Andrea x

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

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles - Something Beginning with B (Bear, Bed)

Dream Valley - Hand Coloured Image

Oddball Art - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

Crafters Castle - Anything Goes

Fabrika Fantasy - Anything Goes

Lets Craft and Create - Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge - Fully Loaded or CAS

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Quick Flump Card

I've made a very quick and easy card using Little Heart today :)You can find this in my Etsy shop here and get 10% off all images at checkout by quoting SKIANDREA10.

The image has been coloured with Copics.  I didn't know what to do with it then and ended up fussy cutting it out.

The card consists of stacked layers of white card distressed with a Tonic solutions tool.

The one with the sentiment on has had embossing enamel sprinkled on then heated.  I've then added some tiny wooden hearts up the right hand side.

Finally I've added the little flump onto the top

Sometimes you just need a quick card ;)

Thanks for popping by for a look

Andrea x

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

Creatalicious - Anything Goes optional Distress It

Double D - It's a Jungle Out There

Aud Sentiments - Animals

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Cute n Crafty - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Craft Rocket - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Flower Tag

It's new release inspiration day at All Dressed Up.  Wendy has re-released some images back into her shop :)

I'd not used this one before called Flowers for You, you can find it in her Etsy shop

The image has been coloured with Copics, I've added some embossing enamel in two colours around the image.

I've been doing a bit of recycling, I've used some card we were going to throw out to make a tag.  It's been cut with a die and I've drawn around the inside.  It's then been hand cut so you get a border :)

The edges of the image have been distressed with vintage photo ink from Tim Holtz and I've also used a distressing tool.

The design paper is from First Edition, I've used a wood chip embellishment from Scrapiniec.  On top of this I've added a couple of leaves and several flowers.  The tag has been finished off with some golden organza ribbon from my stash.

You can see more new release inspiration in the Facebook Group and on the Challenge blog today.

Andrea x

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

Not Just Cards - July

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge - Fully Loaded or CAS

Love to Scrap - Shape Shift

Crafty Friends - Sumer Colours

Classic Design Team - Challenge 8

A Perfect Time to Craft - Challenge 8

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Fishing Bear

We're sponsored by Imagine That at Outlawz Sketch this month.

I got to pick an image I just love called Fishing Bear.

He's been coloured with Copics and framed with some Kraft card.

Here's out sketch for the next two weeks.

I've used some more Kraft card and design papers which are actually Christmas ones from Craft and You.  I picked them for the colours.

I've added some string from my stash and a birthday embellishment from Make It Crafty.

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

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 7

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Di's Digi Design - Things with Wings or Tail

Cute n Crafty - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Furry Friends

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

Ike's World - H = Hats

First Christmas Tag

We've our new challenge starting today at All Dressed Up in the Facebook group.  Our theme for August is Fantasy / Wings.

For my inspiration today I'm using Christmas Present, you can find it here in Wendy's shop.

I've coloured her in traditional Christmas colours with Copics.  I've decided to make her into a tag.

I drew round the inside of the tag die I had then cut the image out.  The edges have been distressed with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint ink and a Tonic Solutions tool.

I've then cut some green glittery paper out with the die.

Added to this are a few red flowers, silver star charms and a wooden Merry Christmas sentiment coloured with Copic.

Don't forget we also have the blog challenges which you can find here.

Hope we see you at the challenge which you can find in the photo folders or under the announcements in the group.

Andrea x

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

Not Just Cards - July

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 7

My time to Craft - Christmas in July

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Wings

Dream Valley - Christmas in July

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Di's Digi Designs - Things with Wings or Tail

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes