My tree....

Its the first Wednesday of the month which means its time for our Outlawz Sketch challenge.

We've no sponsor this month, so that means we can use whatever we like for our inspiration this time :)

I've chosen to use Tree Topper from Saturated Canary, I've had this image in my stash for a long, log time and not used it.

I used to use this colour combination a lot, being one of my favourites.  I'd not used it for a while, so thought I'd try a non-traditional coloutews Christmas card with it - and I love how it came out!

The image has been coloured with Copics.  The snow was created using white embossing enamel

These are our sketch hints for this month.

My design paper is from Lily of the Valley, I've cut the Xmas Tree sentiment out using letter dies.  My only embellishment a silver glitter star.

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

AUD Sentiments - Non Traditional Christmas Colours & / or Winter

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

A Place to Start - Anything Goes / Happy Holidays

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything goes

Craft Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes option Winter

PINspirational - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

Cradz4Galz - Favourite Colour Combination

 

Pop of PINK

I love making monochromatic cards.  It reminds me of sketching when I was young.

The image I've used here is Waiting for Spring from Saturated Canary.

Instead of doing the whole image in grey scale I decided to add a pop of colour.  As this is a spring themed card I've used my favourite colour PINK!! :D

I've used several neutral grey Copics to produce this and one pink.

To showcase the image I've used a simple layout and used design paper from Docraft and a scrap of let over paper from Lili of the Valley.  There's also some black card stock to frame the layers.

The only embellishment are some black gems.

Andrea x

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

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - May Days

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Spring

Creative Moments - Anything Goes twist Black & While +1 colour

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

Colouring Crazy Challenge - Liquorice Colours

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Create & Inspire - Anything Goes

A Hairy Happy Birthday

Hee hee I love this little guy from Saturated Canary called Sloth Advice.  The sentiment out can see on the sign he's holding is from Make It Crafty.

I had so much fun colouring him up, which I've done using Copics

I wanted a CAS style card as I was giving this to my brother for his birthday.

The design papers are from Lili of the Valley.  One piece has been cut with a Spellbinders die.

And the only embellishment is some brown gems.

Andrea x

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

Our Crafty Corner - Anything Goes

Cardz For Guyz - Wood in the Design

Inky Chicks - It's Birthday Time

Dream Valley - All Creatures Great and Small

A Bit More Time To Craft - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes

Just a day at the beach

Not quite the holiday she's expecting I would say - LOL!!

This image is from Saturated Canary called Beach and has been coloured with ProMarkers.  I decided to do one in non-traditional colours for a change and make it really girly :D

The image has been cut out and the edges distressed.  I've them added some embossing enamel to make it look like it's snowing.  I've then mounted it onto some plain white card stock.

Design paper are from Maja Desings and Lili of the Valley in colours to match the image.

Added to this are some glitter letters to make up the snow sentiment and a couple of glitter stick on snow flakes.  Some pink gems, a snowman dress it up button, some white pom poms for the snowballs, grey Copic for the motion of the in air snowball and some snow tex.  So what actually looks like quite a simple card has a lot of bits to it,

Hope this kind of weather stays away - don't fancy fighting with snow anytime soon!

Andrea x

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

Digi Choosday - Winter Birthdays

Crafting for All Seasons - Brrr.. It's Cold Outside

Get Creative - Holidays

Ikes World - Ice and Snow

Paradise of Stamps - Snow

I Love ProMarkers- Winter

Crafty Catz - Let It Snow

Sweet Stampin - Snow Time

Pixie Magic

I've had this image for ages and just never got round to colouring it up - now I have - yay!!  This is one from Saturated Canary called Pixie Dust and I created a little magic of my own which I'll come to later :)

The image has been coloured with Copics in a duo of colours purple and blue.  It's then been cut out with a Spellbinders dies and I've glittered it all round the edges to go with the fantasy pixie magic theme.

The design papers are all from Lili of the Valley mainly purple but with a sneaky bit of blue.  All coloured papers edged have been distressed to give it a shabby feel.  I've then layered the distressed paper onto plain white paper to make them stand out more.

I've added a hand tied double bow in spotty purple ribbon which I got from Lili of the Valley before they stopped selling them.  The sentiment is also from a Lili of the Valley Art pad and I've coloured it with purple Copic and added some rhine stones.  I've also used some pear self adhesive gems.

Now for my bit of magic - here's a close up of my stars.

These I crated using some Tim Holtz grunge board shapes.  I've recently been doing a bit of mixed media so I've got a few paints etc. to use.  First they were painted with gesso, then I added Deco Art shimmer mist in violet, Deco Art ultramarine blue and Deco Art interference paint in blue.  I added these while they were all wet and mushed them up a bit to give a speckled effect.  While the pain was drying I added some Stampendous while glitter then over the top of all that I added some Deco Art crackle paste.  Once dried a rubbed a tiny amount of black in to highlight the cracks.  I was truly amazed how they came out :)

Ummm hope that last bit was easy enough to follow I was definitely in experimental mode!

Andrea x

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

Sparkle n Sprinkle - Anything Goes (Stampendous glitters)

Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes

Art by Miran - Anything Goes

Wags n Whiskers - Birthday

Creative Inspirations - Lets Colour

Left of Centre - Three of a Kind

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes (Moon &/or Stars)

Colouring Crazy Challenge (Graph IT) - Colour Duos

Polkadoodles - Two or More Pattered Papers