Christmas Sparkle....

Today is our Facebook Challenge day at All Dressed Up.  the theme for this month is Gems / Sparkle / Shine.

I've chosen to use All Dressed Up for Christmas for my inspiration, she's one of my favourites!  You can find her here in Wendy's shop.

I've coloured her with Copics giving her a fairy green glow.  I've sprinkled some embossing enamel around to add to a starry background.

I've used recycled some cardboard for the base cutting it with a die and then layered up the glitter paper and hand cut image.

I've added a tiny silver star to the sky and then used a selection of ribbons from my stash.

Don't forger we also have a challenge blog, anything goes as long as you use one of our images, you can find the blog here.

Thanks for popping by for a look today, we hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

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

Try It on Tuesday's - Sparkle all the way

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

Worldwide Artistis and Colourists Challenge 10

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafter's - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas - Vertical / UP

 

Spring / Easter Tag

We're all about Die Cuts & Punches for the Challenge at All Dressed up in the Facebook Group today.

For my inspiration I'm using Pretty Bonnet, you can find it in the shop here.  I've coloured the image with Copics.

I've used my tag die cut for this one to recycle some left over card.  The design paper was also cut with the same die and then cut the image to fit and distressed it with Tonic tool so it's matted.

In the background I doodled a couple of birds.  The added a selection of ribbons and tiny paper flowers from Hobby Craft.

Don't forget we also have a blog challenge you can find that here.

Thanks for popping by for a look today

Andrea x

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

Mix It Up - Anything Goes optional distressing 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Spring Colours

Double D - Easter

Cards4Galz - Spring Flowers

Cut It Up - Add Embellishments

My Time to Craft - Spring Time

Passion for Markers - Spring

The Paper Shelter - For a Child

 

Scrapping4Fun GDT

 

I'm honoured today to be joining Scrapping4Fun as their guest designer.  Their theme is Anything Goes and they're sponsored by The Paper Shelter - how awesome!

I chose this time to create something mixed media.  I'd started this a while ago and thought it would be nice to get it finished,  It looks like a tag but is actually a door hanger made from a wooden shape I bought in Hobbycraft ages ago.

Here you can actually see it hanging up in our living room.  You can's quite see the texture properly here so I've taken a couple of angled shots as well.

First I covered the wood with white gesso.  Then I used a couple of stencils with some modelling paste for the shapes and writing in the background.

Some more gesso and then some water colour powders and a spritzer came next to move the paint around.  I've given it a matt look, first time I've tired these.  Ovre this was dry I added some guilding polish over the shapes.

The trees at the bottom were made from Dusty Attic chipboard sprinkled with embossing enamel which I then heated with a heat gun.

The bird has been in my stash for ages.  The sentiment "Live the Moment" is made up from Tim Holtz stickers.  Finally a little ribbon through the top to make the hanger.

Thank you to Rachelle and the team for having me this time

Andrea x

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

Mix it Up - Anything Goes + Embossing

Creative Artiste - Challenge 63

Not Just Cards - August

More Mixed Media - Anything Goes

We Love to Create Mixed Media Challenge 8

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge 8

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Lets Craft and Create - Anything Goes