Happy Autumn

 

The trees are starting to turn here in the UK, so I've chosen to use My Besties Fall Day Leaf Party for my Guest Designer inspiration card at Rabisco challenge this time.

I've coloured the image with Copics trying to get as much variation of autumn colours into the leaves as I could.

Just creating a simple CAS card to showcase the image, I've used a Happy sentiment because that's what she looks like, some orange enamel dots and some design paper from First Edition.

Thanks for popping by for a look today and thanks to Rabisco challenge for having me

Andrea x

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

Stamping Sensations - The Great Outdoors

Incy Wincy - Girls Girls Girls

Crafty Gals Corner - Fall Colours

The Sisterhood of Crafter - Autumn Inspiration

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

My Besties - September

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes

K is for Kritters

Can you believe its the 1 June already! So it being the 1st of the month there's a new challenge at The ABC Challenge - K is for Kritters.  We'd like to see an animal, bug or insect in your creations.  This month we're sponsored by Sherri Baldy.

The first picture I've got for you here is a close up.  The image I've used is number 441.  I've coloured it with ProMarkers.  The bubbles were created by dropping water into the image to create circles.  Once dried I've edged one side with black polychromos pencil and used some white gel pen to put a highlight in the bubbles.

I've added some Stampendous enamel around the bottom and the left side of the image before mounting it onto some black card stock.

The design papers are all from Lili of the Valley and they've been distressed.

The ocean vegetation was produced using a Tim Holtz die in three different design papers.  The final touched are some pearlised self adhesive gems and a brass metal fish bead.

So that's my inspiration for you.  We'd love to see what you create.

Andrea x

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

Crafts and Me - Circles

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Fairytale Stampers - Under the Sea

Papertake Weekly - Blue and / or Green

Fairy garden

Can you believe I actually coloured this imaged back in November/December 2014 when I was first guest designing for ABC Challenge.  I've only just got round to making this into a card!

The image is no 438 from Sherri Baldy.  I coloured her with ProMarkers and a bit of biro to highlight her hair.  It's cut out with a Spellbinders die and I've added some DecoArt glitter to her wings to blong her up.

The flowes and leaves added underneath the image to make to come to life and look 3-D are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the Ribbon Girl.  I've carried on the theme of the image as well by adding red self adhesive gems in groups of three.

Papers are all from Lïli of the Valley.

The last think I've added are some pearlised self adhesive gems and some silver dragonfly beads.

Andrea x

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

Addicted to Stamps - Flowers

Crafty Cats - Things with Wings

Passion for ProMarkers - Spring Blooms

Wags n whiskers - Flowers

Creative Momemts - Anything Goes Spring/Easter

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes/Flowers

I Love ProMarkers - Bugs

Exceptionally cute - definitely!

It's the 1 of March already, I can't believe how fast the time's flying this year!  So it being the 1st of the month we have a new challenge over at The ABC Challenge.  The theme for this challenge is E  is for Exceptionally Cute sponsored by Sherri Baldy and The Ribbon Girl.

I love Sherri's images and the one I've used here is Besties IMG875.  This is actually the second image I coloured up.  I did her in reds first then changed my mind about what I wanted to do with her.

She's coloured with purple and blue ProMarkers andf cut out with a Spellbinders die.  Here's a close up so you can see her better.

The desig papers are flom Lili of the Valley/Raspberry Road Designs - Timeless Victorian and Lili of the Valley/NitWit Collections - Solids - Promises.  All the design papers have been distressed.

So what else have I used - some gorgeous lace form The Ribbon Girl.  The background wall cut out and purple flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and the white hortensias are from Live & Love Crafts.  Here's a close up of the wall and some of the flowers.

Ok it's over to you now to show us your Exceptionally Cute creations.

Andrea x

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

 Crafty Catz - Use Your Dies and Punches

Polkadoodles - Ribbon and Lace

Creative Inspirations - Luscious Lace

Inky Chicks - Flowers

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - All or Nothing

Design Team Snowcase - Challenge 7

Needing some warmth

So there may be something to this CAS card stuff after all :)

As you know I don't do many CAS cards, I actually find it quite difficult to do.  BUT this image from Sherri Baldy inspired me to give it a go.

She's coloured with ProMarkers and I tried to give the effect of light on the pot coming from the left.  The image is mounted onto some plain red card stock and I've added a sentiment from Lili of the Valley.

The only other thing I've added are some red self adhesive gems from Hobby Craft.

Ok now I feel like there's loads missing and I need to say more - LOL!!

Andrea x

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

Without Words - Dreaming of Spring

Passion for ProMarkers - Garden Life

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Warm Colours)

Cold hands warm heart

I've recently discovered digi stamps and I'm loving what I'm finding.  What ate me off - it was my guest design spots for Decmeber ABC Challenge.  This was one of the Sherri Baldy images I was possibly going to use for their latest challenge Z is for Zany but I ended up using a different image.

I've had a lazy Sunday crafting and coloured Snow Girl Pretty Winter with ProMarkers, the cut it out with a Spellbingers die.

Papers used are Lili of the Valley/NitWit - Simple Joys and 'Twas the Night.  The sentiment so from the Christmas Grungy Messages stamps collection.  I bought the poinsettias a while ago when I was in the Lili of the Valley shop.

The only other extras are some black self adhesive gems and some enamelled red self adhesive gems.

I love how this stamps and card came out it's such a fun image for Christmas.

Only a few more days at work to go

Andrea x

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

My Besties - Anything Goes - Poinsettas

Paradise of Stamps - Christmas

Papertake a Weekly - Anything Goes as Long as it's Festive

Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas is all around

I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Christmas / New Year

Winter Wonderland - Fussy and Fancy

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes Christmas

GDT - Z is for Zany - ABC Challenge

This is my second Guest Design Team spot for December with ABC Challenge.  The theme for this challenge is Z is for Zany sponsored by Sherri Blady.  When I was given the challenge I went off hunting and found some fantastic images.  I chose this one Scan0004 Steam Punk Bestie as I thought the image would fit well with the "zany".  I've used ProMarkers to colour the image and then fussy cut her.

Usually steampunk images are associated with industrial scenes so when I suggested what I was going to do to my hubby he wasn't sure it was going to work.  I ploughed ahead anyway with the experiment and it actually came out better than I could have hoped.

The goggles are from Make It Crafty and are also coloured with ProMarkers then fussy cut.  Both the Bestie and the goggles have some sticky dots just behind the top portions of them to give the card more depth and make them stand out from the card.

The back ground image is also from Make It Crafy.  I chose hilly lane because the grass around the steam punk goggles inspired me to do something very different to the norm.  The image is coloured using polychromos pencils.  I'd originally just coloured the grass as a smooth looking surface but I wasn't happy with the look.  Here's where the artist in me came out I decided to make the grass more rough looking like uncut meadow grass.  I'd never done this before so though well if it doesn't work I can scrap the whole idea and start again.

The only other crafty bits I've used with this card is black card stock, some Tim Holtz idea-ology mini gears and some black self adhesive gems.

The card came out looking like a piece of art work rather than a card - oops!  Wasn't my intention but I love it anyway.  I'm sure I'll find a steampunk fan to give it to.

Happy crafting

Andrea x

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

A Little Bit Crafty - Anything Goes not Christmas

Kraftin Kimmie - Wonderful Wednesday Anything Goes