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

Mini Vintage Style Canvas

I'm using Wild Roses today to share a different kind of floral inspiration.

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

I've made this canvas in mind of our current challenge on the SheepSki Designs Challenge blog where the theme is FLOWER POWER!

The image has been coloured with Copics then fussy cut to add to the canvas, which took AGES!

The canvas measures 18 x 13cm just to give you an indication of size.

I've used a stencil from Tim Holtz and some modelling paste to create the background.  Once the background was dry I painted it with white gesso and acrylics.

Again I waited for this to dry, then highlighted the stencil with Metallic Gilding Polish in Pearl Lustre to add some shine.

At the lefthand side I've added a strip of white lace.  I then added the fussy cut rose image.  At this point I used a DecoArt Shimmer Mister to add the shimmering spots you can see across the canvas.

On top of this at the left some Dusty Attic honeycomb chipboard.  Next I added on the resin butterflies and finally the sentiment created with Idea-Ology Big Chat stickers.

I loved creating this I just wish I had much more me time to be able to do things like this for gifts!

Thanks for popping by for a look today

Andrea x

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

A Inky Mess - Challenge 30

Mix It Up - Anything Goes + Mixed Media

More Mixed Media - April

Not Just Cards - April

Creative Craft Cottage - No Patterned Paper

World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge 4

Try It On Tuesdays - Things with Wings

Pearly Sparkles - Traci's Recipe - Pink / Pearl / Sparkles

The Crafter's Cafe - Make Your Own Background

Digi Doodle Studios - Sparkle / Shimmer

Heart & Rose

Hmmmm blogger seems to be acting up today, don't know if anyone else is having problems.  It won't let me upload images from my Google album archive, so I've had to find a way round it to share this with you tonight.

This is my latest new release image.  I shared a sneak peek of it a few days ago.  I've not had time to colour it up :)

You can find Heart & Rose in my Etsy shop where you can get 10% off my images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

I've coloured it with Copics, then used a little black polychromos pencil to add some extra depth to the image.

Creating a single layer card to showcase the image I've scattered some embossing enamel around the image.  I've added a simple wood chip sentiment from Scrapiniec to complete the card.

Hope you like my inspiration today.

Andrea x

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

Butterfly Challenge - One Layer and or  Ultra Pink

Moving Along with the Time - Flowers

Classic Design Team - Challenge 21

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Something New

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

*** WIN WIN WIN - TRIPLE YOUR CHANCES ***

Remember this image from SheepSki Designs? If you grabbed it as a freebie get it coloured up and enter your creations into the competition folder at Through The Craft Room Door Facebook Group by the end of this week!! Cara has a $10 voucher for someone to win images from my shop on Etsy, link's here - 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/948207695269478/?ref=group_cover

If you didn't manage to grab it as a freebie it's in my shop at a reduced price until the end of the week, links here - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns?ref=hdr_shop_menu

You can also enter your creations into my current Facebook challenge and my new blog challenge, links here - https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/challenge-1-anything-goes.html and here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730005463906336/?ref=group_cover

Good luck and have fun!! 😘

Shabby roses in monochrome

I coloured this image Wild Roses in monochrome as an inspiration piece.  I only used one black polychromos pencil to create it with.  Finally I've had chance to make it into a card!

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

You can enter an of your card created with my images into my Facebook challenges.  I have a DT call in this group at the moment and I've also a DT call for my new challenge blog.  Both of these close on 28 February.

I debated for a while whether to add a splash of colour.  BUT as you can see below I kept with the monochrome theme.  It's kind of ended up looking like a black and while photo of a coloured image :D but I can assure you its not!

I've distressed the image and the black card stock behind it to give it a shabby feel.

My only embellishment three silver dragonfly charms to keep with the monochrome theme.

Hope you like the card I ended up making :D

Andrea x

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

Morgan's ArtWorld - Add Flowers

Crafty Girlz - Black and White

The Crafters Cafe - No Red or Pink

Sweet Stampin - Flowers

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Freebie in monochromatic & tutorial news

Happy Weekend - don't forget this is the weekend when you can grab this exclusive freebie.

The image is called Wild Roses and I'm offering it as an exclusive freebie at Through The Craft Room Door Facebook Group the weekend of 4 - 5 February only, click here to join the group.

I created this look by using just one black polychromos pencil.  I was hoping to achieve a black and white photo effect.  I would have done more on the background last night but ended up with claw hand after doing this and a card for my dad  :D

I've run out of time to do any more on it for showing it off for today so just thought I'd post it as it is.

A copy of the watermarked image is below.

Also remember this?

I've made up a photo tutorial to go into the next Through The Craft Room Door magazine so you can find out exactly what I used to create it and how I got the background effect :D

From this......

...... to this

Don't forget to grab your freebie

Andrea x

Wild Roses Freebie

Heads Up everyone!  There is a planned freebie event coming up.

This is my new image Wild Roses.  Now you may or may not know I've got close ties with Through The Craft Room Door.  They were my very first DT - to say I was scared was an understatement.  I'd only just done a guest design spot for the ABC Challenge which has now sadly closed.  Without the encouragement and support from the lovely ladies over there - some of them I still work with I wouldn't be here creating these lovely images for you all and be able to give you the opportunity for freebies!

We're planning a combined freebie event on the weekend of 4 / 5 February.  All you have to do is join Through The Craft Room Door Facebook Group to grab it.  Cara will be posting it for that weekend only.  That will be your only opportunity to get it as it's not even in my shop!

Here is my version coloured, you're likely to see a few around being coloured up by the Design Team for Through The Craft Room Door for your inspiration.

To create this I've used Copics and polychromos pencils (on the flowers), ProMarkers and polychromos pencils (on the leaves) and Chameleon Pens for the background.  I've already been asked by my own DT how I created the back ground so I'm thinking I probably need to do a tutorial.  I also need to experiment with Copics and ProMarkers to see if I can do something similar with those.  I know few people have Chameleon Pens.

Here's the black and white watermarked version of the image

My inspiration for this image was the wild roses that grew in my grandparents back garden.  All I remember is a mass of amazingly gorgeous flowers growing up against the garage.  I wanted to try and capture the beauty of them and be able to share it.

So here's my finished card

Added to the image is some embossing enamel.  It's been mounted onto some back card stock.  Both the image and the card stock have been distressed.

There are a few black gems and a sentiment from Scrapienic coloured with black ProMarker.

Hope to see you over at the Facebook Group for Through The Craft Room Door.  Did you know they have a blog challenge as well as the magazine.  You can post your blog entries into their Facebook Group with any designers image :D

Hope you enjoy the freebie which you can share in my Facebook Group SheepSki Designs and also in my new Challenge Blog (shhhh.... I've a DT call on at the moment)

Andrea x

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

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes

Ink Chicks - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean - Anything New

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - Any Image Challenge

Craft Calendar - Something New