Thursday, 30 January 2020

My little love bug!

It's coming up to that crazy love season :)
So here I am showing off some little love bugs.  You can find this image here in my Etsy shop, it's just called Love Bugs.  You can get 10% off this and all my images on Etsy by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.


I've coloured the image with Copics, for a change not using anything as a reference but just going with how I felt leaves and twigs might look.

I've created a very simple card framing the image with black card.


Added to this are some heart buttons I've had in my stash for so long I can't remember where I got them from.  The sentiment it from some scrapbook paper I've also had in my stash forever!  I've just added a scrap of red card behind it to match the theme of the card.

Hope you like my inspiration <3
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 1
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Cute, Clean and Simple
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Spots and / or Dots
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Craft Challenge 3
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes


Wednesday, 22 January 2020

Just a simple card.....

We're sponsored by Beccy's Place this month at Outlawz Sketch.

She has some awesome images on her site.  The one I've used for my inspiration today is just called silhouette.  I thought it was just beautiful when I saw it.  It actually comes with a sentiment, which I've added to the inside of my card.

Here's our sketch for the next two weeks.


I've printed the image on design paper from Lili of the Valley.  I've also used some black card and design paper from Joy Craft.


I've added some purple matching polkadot organza ribbon, some black gems and a sentiment made up 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
Incy Wincy - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Spots and / or Dots
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes
Arty Divas - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmarkers - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes


Monday, 20 January 2020

Valentine Wild Flower



I've made an alternative kind of Valentines card with no hearts or read :)


When I originally did this image he was holding a heart balloon.  My hubby actually gave me inspiration on this one, he said "where would he have got the ballon?"  So I changed it to him holding a wild flower he might have just picked from a garden.

The image has been coloured with Copics and a black polychromos pencil, my warm greys have run out of ink so I needed to top his beard and tash up :)


I did my usual, looked for the design paper after.  Amazingly this was in the first paper pack I picked up on the first page!  It's from First Edition.  I've also used some black card and an XOXO sentiment.

Thanks for popping by for a look today.  We hope to see some of you in the challenge
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
A Perfect Time to Craft - Challenge 1
Classic Design Challenge 1
Creative Inspirations - Something New (new image) or Something Old
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Cardz4Guyz - Clean and Simple
Unicorn Challenge - Clean and Simple
The Male Room - Anything Masculine Goes
CRAFT - Anything Goes

Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Mr Spaceman

Our Outlawz Sketch challenge is being sponsored by Beccy's Place this month.

I've chosen to use the Astronaut and Alien from Out of This World stamp set for my inspiration this time.


The image has been coloured with Copics and I've also used a white paint pen for the stars.

The image and the green glitter paper were out with Spellbinders dies.

Here's our sketch for the next two weeks.


As well as using black card I've used design papers from First Edition.


The finishing ouches are some silver glitter stars that I got from Hobby Craft and a friend sentiment from Make It Crafty colour with Copics.

Hope you like my inspiration for this week and we see you at the challenge
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Creatalicious - Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge 1
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Scrapping4Fun - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes


Wednesday, 1 January 2020

Something a little girly for the new year


For my girly inspiration I'm using one of the Crafteezee stamps - What to Wear, you can find it here.


I've coloured the image with Copics then fussy cut it out.  Behind the image you can see papers cut with Spellbinders stamps.  I've also used a vintage metal flourish I've had in my stash forever.


Here's a closeup section of my flowers so you can see the 3-D effect.  this one will have to go in a box with some tissue paper when I post it.

Full view of the whole card next.  My design papers are from Maya Design, Lemoncraft and 13 Arts.  All the papers have been edged with vintage photo ink from Tim Hotlz.  


The What to Wear sentiment from the stamp has been cut out with a die, the mounted onto 13 Arts design paper cut with a die from the same set.  The tiny aqua heart is from the stamp set which I cut out by hand.

In between the design papers you can see a section of cream lace.  I've also used some pearl gems to finish the card.


Here's the card with a few of the things I used to create it.  Hope you like my inspiration for today
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Sweet Stampers - Anything Goes
Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 12
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes