Hoppy Birthday

This new image Sebastian was named by Frances Casados in my latest Facebook Game.  You can now find Sebastian in my shop on Etsy and did you know if you quote code SKIANDREA10 you can get 10% off my images :)

This image was coloured with Copics, polychromos pencils and white gel pen.  As I was colouring it I managed to get some ink on the background so I decided to expand the background to make it look like long fuzzy grass - ooops :D  I did this using Chameleon pens and polychromos pencils.  I actually quite like how it turned out.

Creating a simple CAS card, I've used some Kraft to mount the image onto.  Borders have been doodles with a biro.  the sentiment was created at the time of printing.  My only embellishment are a few olive green gems

Hope you like my inspiration for this new image.

Don't forget to check out my DT call for my Facebook Group and DT call for my new SheepSki Designs Challenge bog

Andrea x

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

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

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Lilly in Orange

Today I'm trying out my Lilly image from SheepSki Designs in orange.  By the way you can get my images with 10% off by quoting SKIANDREA10 on Etsy ;)

I've used Copics and polychromos pencils to colour her with, creating shine of her hair, lips and the lilies.

Layered papers are from Joy Crafts and I've also used some black card stock.  The design papers and the image were distressed.

Added embellishments are a tiny jewelled butterfly from Little B. A birthday sentiment from Scrapienic coloured with black Copic and a few black gems

Hope you like my inspiration for today.

If you pop over to my Facebook Group SheepSki Designs you can grab yourself some freebies.  I have a challenge in this group and have a Design Team call for my new challenge blog I'm setting up SheepSki Designs Challenges

Andrea x

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

Card Mania - Layer It

Get Creative - Anything Goes

Winter Wonderland - Spring Fever

Creative Craft Cottage - Must Use Flowers

A Gem of a Challenge - Hearts and  / or Flowers

Creative Moments - Anything Goes twist Keep It Feminine

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Snappy Birthday

This is month we're sponsored by Aurora Wings at Outlawz Sketch.  I've chosen to use Venus Flytrap Sprite for my inspiration today

She's been coloured with ProMarkers and polychromos pencils.  Hand cut she's then been mounted onto some black card cut with a Spellbinders die.

Here's our sketch for today

I've used one design paper from Lili of the Valley, some red and black card stock, so the card has lots of layers.

I printed the Snappy birthday sentiment at the same time as the image and cut it out as a strip instead of using some ribbon.  My only embellishments are two silver bee charms.

Hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

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

Classic Design Team - Challenge 10

Crafyhazelnuts Patterned Paper - January

Card Mania - Layer It

Fabrica Fantasy - Happy Anything

Sasayaki Glitter - Colour Green

Sweet Stampin - Dies & Punches

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

New Challenge Blog

I've decided the time is right now to start a challenge blog.  It spurred me to get mine set up seeing so many close recently :(

I'm looking for Design Team members for both the blog and my Facebook Group.

The Facebook Group has challenges every month and the blog challenges will be starting in the spring.

To check out my Facebook group click here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730005463906336/

The new challenge blog is here https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/design-team-call.html

If you don't already know my images you can check them out on Etsy here https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SheepSkiDesigns?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Hope you'll check it out

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

New Baby Card

Been sooooo busy trying to get the challenge blog up and running that I'm a bit late blogging my card and I've still loads to do on the new blog - LOL!

I hate blogger - it always flummoxes me, why gadgets don't seem to co-operate.  Anyway the link is here and I'll be posting a welcome and then setting up a DT call soon https://sheepski-designs-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/ feel free to join the blog and let me know if anything is wrong with it :D

The new Facebook challenge has started today in my group - click here to join.  There are freebies in my group and you can use discount code to get 10% off my images on Etsy by quoting SKIANDREA10

Today for my inspiration I've used Baby Feet.  They've been coloured with ProMarkers and polychromos pencils and cut out with a Spellbinders die.

The design paper is from Maya Design, the piece I cut out with a Spellbinders die behind the image was distressed with a nail file (fine sand paper would work just as well).

I've doodled some borders with a biro around the image and the while card it's mounted onto.  I actually cheated a bit here.  I coloured the image, cut it out and then mounted in back onto the original coloured card, that's why you can see some coloured sections underneath the image :D

The sentiment was printed at the same time as the image and my finishing touches are two silver dragonfly charms, a couple of sequins and a few rhine stones to add a bit of bling.

Hope you like my new baby card

Andrea x

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

My Time to Craft - Something New

Classic Design Team Open Challenge - Challenge 10

Simply Create Too - New Beginnings

Crafty Calendar - Something New

Deep Ocean - Anything New

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + Sentiment

Crafty Friends - New Beginnings

Crafty Cardmakers - New Beginnings

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything That Shines