CRAFT Challenge 537

Today is my final GDT card for CRAFT Challenge, thank you for having me as your Guest Designer this month <3  Our theme this month is Inspired by a Book

The challenge is sponsored by Paper Nest Dolls and Sweet & Sassy.

I had this image, Birthday Cake Cocoa and though it would be perfect.  The book I'm using today for my inspiration is Little Mouse's Birthday Cake.

The image has been coloured with Copic and a white gel pen.  I've sprinkled some embossing enamel around the image and cut it out with a Spellbinders die then distressed it with Vintage Photo ink from Tim Hotlz.  The stitching was drawn on with a pen.  Behind the image is a piece of black card cut with a Spellbinders die to frame the image.

It's the first time I've made a round card, the design paper was hand cut to shape and is from First Edition.  To finish I've added a few silver star charms and a birthday sentiment from Make It Crafty.

Thanks for dropping by

Andrea x

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

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge 46

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Challenge 126

Arty Divas - Challenge 9

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Dream Factory - No Reservations

Cutie Pie - Add an Animal

A Place to Start - Caffeinated Tones

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Just because.....

We're sponsored by Createful Heart this month at Outlawz Sketch.  The image I'm using for my inspiration today is Hettie's Daisy, you can find it here.

I've coloured the image with Copics then frames it with black card.

Here's our sketch for the next two weeks

My design papers are from First Edition, I picked some lovely bright ones to go with the colouring of the image.  I've used a Fantasy die with some scrap paper to make the tiny yellow banners.

The card has been finished with some tiny silver dragonfly charms, a wooden flower button and a sentiment made from Tim Holtz stickers :)

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

Andrea x

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

The Sketchy Challenges - Anything Goes

Ikes World - K for Kindness

Creative Craft Cottage - Add Buttons and / or Bows

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Add an Animal

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Challenge 1947

CRAFT Challenge 536

I'm honoured to be a Guest Designer at CRAFT this week.  The challenge theme is Make Your Own Embellishment!  The sponsors for this week are QKR Stampede and Colour of Love.

I had a few QKR images in my stash so decided to use Bringing a Tree which you can find here.  The image has been coloured with Copics and the edges distressed with Vintage Photo ink.  Behind the image are deep red and Kraft card to frame it.

I must admit to being terrified by the challenge, I've never made my own embellishments before.  I thought I'd try my hand a my own banner.  Digging around in my Christmas design paper stash I fished out a few with similar tones.  I cut triangles and folder them over gluing them to some string - YAY!! It worked :D

I just finished the card off with a Christmas sentiment from Make It Crafty coloured with Copic.

Thanks for popping by for a look, I'll look forward to commenting on your cards!

Andrea x

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

PINspirational - Challenge 252

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Challenge 1946

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Colour Craft Crafty - Challenge 45

Christmas@Sweet Stampin - Trees

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Traditional Christmas Colours

The tale behind the image

So here they are, the Garden Party made into a non traditional coloured Christmas card.  You can find them in the Etsy shop here where you can get 10% off them and all my other images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at check out.

I've created this card for our Facebook Challenge at SheepSki Designs, we're always anything goes with a SheepSki Designs image in the group, but we have optional twists (mainly for my DT ladies).

The image has been coloured with Copics

So why did I draw them?  I loved my Snowmen Selfie image and was think about doing another grouped image.  I went to a garden centre recently and the place was full of gnomes for Christmas!  I even bought a mini one to put on our tree :) So I got thinking about gnomes and selfies and all the funny faces people do when having their picture taken.  This was the result.

So going back to the card, I printed the image large, distressed the edges with a Tonic Solutions tool.  I finished off with my favourite at the moment, white embossing enamel to make the snow and a wood chip sentiment from Scrapiniec.

Thanks for popping by for a look

Andrea x

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

Double D - What is your Christmas Style (non-traditional colours & images)

Sweet Stampin' - All Things Bright and Beautiful

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Deign Team - Challenge 11

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampers - Christmas

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

Rudolf's Little Helper

Oh dear I seem to be getting into gnomes a bit.  I've drawn this one, Rudolf's Little Helper which you can find in the shop here, and Garden Party you can find here.  You can blame Tong Garden Centre.  I went Christmas shopping there a few weeks ago and the place is filled with gnomes LOL!!

I've coloured the image with Copics, the snow is a combination of Snowtex, DecoArt Glitter and Stampendous embossing enamel.  I just wanted a really snowy scene for this one.

At the top you can see white card cut with an icicle die, I've then added DecoArt glitter to it.  The card is frames with Kraft card and I've finished off with a sentiment from Hobby Craft.

Getting into the spirit my hubby is a bit Bah Humbug coz I keep singing Christmas songs to myself, snigger!!

Thanks for popping by for a look :)

Andrea x

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

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Stockings or other winter clothing

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - November Challenge

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 11

Crafty Friends - Christmas

My Time to Craft - Christmas Animals

Fab N Funky - Add Some Sparkle

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Forest Animals

Cute Card Thursday - Festive

Wishing it was summer

I have the happy honour today of joining Rabisco challenge as a Guest Designer.

We have two sponsors All Dressed Up and Lia Stamps.  I'm actually using just one of the girls from Wendy's Summer Hols image which you can find here.  It's pretty chilly and miserable here in the UK so I thought it a lovely image to use making me think of warmer summer days :)

The image have been coloured with Copics.  I've used a die cut on some black card and design paper from 13 Arts.

I've kept the card in a clean and simple design just adding a few gems and a sentiment from Scrapiniec coloured with black Copic.

Hope you like my inspiration for today, thanks for popping by

Andrea x

A Perfect Time to Craft - Challenge 11

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Cute and Girly

LeAnn's World - Anything Goes

Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Anything Goes twist of Holidays

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Challenge 44

Alphabet Challenge - Q for Quick & Easy

Morgan's Artworld - Challenge 11

CRAFT Challenge 535 - Christmas

CRAFT Challenge for this week is Christmas.  I'm honoured to be invited to take part as a guest designer.  Even better, using one of my favourite artists Lizzy from Oddball Art.  I really miss designing regularly with her images.

I'm using Silly Chilly Stan today, you can find him here.

As well as Oddball Art, we have another popular sponsor this week - Morgan's Artworld!

The image, which I printed really large, has been coloured with Copics.  Creating a single layer card I've let the colouring have full impact.

A scattering of white embossing enamel for snow and a Happy Christmas sentiment from Scrapiniec complete it.

Hope you like my inspiration for today

Andrea x

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

Oddball Art - Ghosts of Snowmans Past

Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Stockings or Other Winter Clothing

Digi Doodle Studios - Christmas / Winter 

CCC Digi Creations - Christmas

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas / Winter

Unicorn Challenge - Christmas / Winter

Cardz 4 Guys - All Wrapped Up

Try it on Tuesdays - Cold Cold Cold

Love to Scrap - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Snowy Truck

A new month and a new sponsor at Outlawz Sketch.  I love this image Worn Out Truck from Createful Heart.

I'm trying to get into Christmas card mode so I've decided to make a wintery scene for this one.

The image is coloured with Copics, I've scattered some white embossing enamel for snow as well as using a white polychromos pencil.  For the snow on the truck and ground I've used Snowtex.

Here's our sketch for the next two weeks.

My design paper has been in my stash for ages, it's from Bo Bunny and I've used some black card.

The sentiment is a Scrapiniec on and I've used some black pearls to finish.

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

Andrea x

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

Creative Sketchy Girls - Make a Christmas Card

The Crafter's Cafe - Travel and / or Insects/Butterflies

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Winter Blues

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes optional Christmas

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles - Christmas

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Autumn Owl

I'm a little late sharing my new release image inspiration for All Dressed Up tonight.  The weather has been really miserable all day and floods have held me up.

I'm using Autumn Owl which you can find here in Wendy's shop

I've coloured with image with Copics and a white gel pen.  The clouds were done by colouring the background pale blue and then sketching in the clouds with a darker marker.  I then blended out.  I love the way they've come up all fluffy!

I've doodle a few birds into the background, sprinkled some embossing enamel with blue glitter around, distressed the edges of the image with a Tonic solutions tool, finally added a sentiment from Make It Crafty chippies.

Pop over to the challenge blog and Facebook Group to see more inspiration today

Andrea x

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

Sweet Stampers - Autumn or Halloween

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 10

Sparkles - Forever Autumn

Try It On Tuesday's - Colours of Autumn

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - November challenge

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Fall / Holiday

Incy Wincy - Animals

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Just so happy

This has got to be one of my favourite images from Wendy :)  You can find It's Snowing here in her Etsy shop

I'm using it for my inspiration for the November All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge.  This month's theme is Christmas Is Coming!

The image has been coloured with Copics, I've scattered white embossing enamel around the image for the snow, it's perfect for this :)

To follow colour scheme of the image I've used black card and design paper from Joy Craft.

My finishing touches are a stripped ribbon from my stash and a sentiment from Make It Crafty coloured with black Copic.

Don't forget we also have a challenge blog where we have more Dressy Girl inspiration and a challenge.

Andrea x

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

Ikes World - J for Jaffa / Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 10

PINspirational - Challenge 250

CRAFT - Winter

Cute Card Thursday's - Christmas / Holidays

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Fab n Funky - Christmas

The Paper Shelter - Make It Square

Cardz 4 Galz - Something Beginning with S (Snow, Snowman, Sentiment)

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes