Blossoms

Don't you just love the time of year when all the blossom is out?  I do :)

This is the name of this image which you can find here in the shop, where you can get 10% off all images by quoting SKANDREA10 at checkout.

I only just finished her at the weekend but just had to see what she looked like coloured up!

I printed it large to showcase the image and used Copics to colour her.

After much faffing about last night I finally decided to add a piece of ribbon (recycled from those annoying ribbons you have inside clothe to "hang" them with) and some black glitter paper.

Thanks for popping by for a look

Andrea x

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

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes optional for the Girls

Allsorts - Make It Girly

Creative Sketchy Girls - Girls Only

Classic Design Challenge 2

Worldwide Open Designs Team - Challenge 2

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Hand Coloured Image

Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Just so cute

This is my second lot of inspiration for Outlawz Sketch using Papers Nest Dolls images.  They're our sponsor for the month :)

I'm using Sitting with Teddy this time.  I've coloured the image with Copics before framing it with dark pink design paper.  If you haven't already guessed pink might just be my favourite colour ;)

This is our sketch for the next two weeks

I've used design papers from Prima Marketing and Santoro.

The ribbon is something I've had in my stash for ages.

The sentiment is made up from Ton Holtz stickers and the flowers are all paper Wild Orchid Crafts ones.

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

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 2

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Creations In Pink - Challenge 19

Dream Valley - Hand Coloured Image

Tuesday Throwdown - Use Your Favourite Colour

Fab n Funky - For a Child

Your Scrapbook Place - February

Morgan's ArtWorld - Challenge 2

Stamping Sensations - Feminine

PIP - Challenge 2007

Ooops Moment....

Today I'm sharing one of those ooops moments....

Struggling with my Copic pens earlier in the week (ran out of inks in my greens) I ordered some more, so this was my second attempt.

I received them yesterday so got to work immediately colouring the image last night. Whilst colouring I managed to pick up totally the wrong colour for the background.  Note to self "put pens away instead of having hugely messy desk!!"

As I'd coloured everything but the roses I thought maybe I'll just do peachy white ones.  Thank goodness it came out ok!  I actually quite like it BUT I will colour it up again in the intended colour soon ;)

The image is called Wild Rose Heart, you can find it here on Etsy and get 10% off all SheepSki Designs images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

I didn't want to do anything too fancy so I just dug out a shaped card cut it slightly short and distressed the edges with a Tonic Solutions tool.  The splatter around the image you can see is some embossing enamel :)

Hope you like my latest inspiration

Andrea x

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

Fab n Funky - Love Love Love

Crafty Gals Corner - Add a Heart

Crafty Cardmakers - All You Need Is Love

Sweet Stampers - Hearts and / or Flowers

My Time to Craft - Love Me do

Creative Craft Cottage - Add a Heart

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge 5

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Perfume Gift Bag

Today is our new release inspiration day at All Dressed Up.

I've had a play with Wendy's new Love Potion image.  I just thought it was a perfect image to make a small perfume gift bag.

Here's a bit of a close up of the centre on the bag.  The image was coloured with Copics.  Cut out and distressed with vintage photo ink and a Tonic Solutions tool.  I've also added some embossing enamel for extra detail.  The centre of the image has been covered with DecoArt glitter.

This is the full bag :)

I've added some red roses that I'd got from The Ribbon Girl ages ago.  Underneath this you can see a wooden LOVE sentiment.  This was a left over from my wedding that I'd been hanging into which I finally found a use for!  The flowers have also been wound up the handle of the bag and a section of cream lace tied around the handle.

I've used some Paris scrapbook papers from UHK Gallery, all distressed with a Tonic Solutions tool.

The other thing I haven't mentioned are the tiny pearl strips around the edge of the bag :) 

You can see more inspiration for new release images from the Dressy Girls on the challenge blog and in the Facebook Group

Andrea x

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

Creatalicious - Anything Goes with optional Hearts

Crafty Friends - Love / Romance

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Try it on Tuesday - Share the Love

Dream Valley - Love

Unicorn Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Get Creative - Use Hearts

Just a doll ;)

We're in February already!!  Where does the time go.  This month at Outlawz Sketch we're sponsored by Paper Nest Dolls.  All our DT have use this little cutie called Amara in Heart which you can find here.  The cards are really awesome to check out all so different with the same image :)

I've coloured her with Copics, then fussy cut her out.

Here's our sketch for the next two weeks

I've flipped the sketch for this one and moved my heart slightly to the left so I could fit the sentiment in.

My design papers are from Lili of the Valley, a bit of scrap paper from First Edition and some red and black card., l=I've used two different kinds of hear buttons and the sentiment is a Scrapiniec one coloured with Copic.

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

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Valentines

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Love to Scrap - Red and / Pink Equals Love

Digi Doodle Studio - It's a Love Thing

Stamping Sensations - Feminine

Dragonfly Dreams - It's a Love Thing

Incy Wincy - Love Love Love

Just knowing when to stop.....

.... can be half the battle!  Have you seen this incredible beauty from All Dressed Up.  Perfect for Valentines!  You can find Cupid here.  

I've coloured the image with Copics adding a gentle green glow around the image.  I was going to do something a little fancy with her but after trying to get all the red ink off my fingers I discovered I'd splashed a bit extra around the image.  So I dotted a little more red on and then scattered some white embossing enamel as well.

Here's where I thought stop!  I cut the image short of the card then distressed it with a Tonic Solutions tool.  The sentiment is made up from Tim Holtz stickers.

A CAS valentines card was the result which my hubby loves, may have to put this away for him ;)

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

Try It on Tuesdays - White Space or Grunge

Crafty Friends - Love / Romance

Pearly Sparkles - Include some Red

Di's Digi Design - All About Love

A Perfect Time to Craft - Challenge 2

Creatalicious - Anything Goes optional Hearts

Cute Card Thursday - Valentines

Time Out - Affectionate

Love you to the stars and back

Our new challenge starts in the All Dressed Facebook Group today, our theme for the month is Love Is... so we'd love to see all your creations that make you think of love!

Today I've using Stars and Back, I've been dying to use this image for ages :) She's been coloured with Copics

Doing a bit of recycling this week I've created a tag using some old cardboard packaging from Christmas and a die to cut out the tag shape.

Behind the image is the last of my green glitter paper, note to self go to Hobby Craft again LOL!!  Any excuse :)

I've added a tiny silver star charm and the ribbons are a mixture, on of which you'll be surprise to know what they are!  You know those annoying ribbons they have on clothes to help hand them up but they always pop out of your clothes ;)

Anyway.... pop along to see the rest of the Dressy Girls inspiration in the Facebook group, or to the challenge blog for the current challenge inspiration there.

Thanks for popping by today

Andrea x

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

Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - January

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 1

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Challenge 2004

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter - Digital Image

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes