Blue Sports

This is the final week of the month of sponsorship by Createful Heart at Outlawz Sketch.

I'm using 1950's Roadster for my inspiration today.

I've coloured the image with Copics, but done something you're not supposed to do.  I've bleached out some of the colour with a blender pen.  I wanted to see if I could get a worn shiny look (if that makes sense).  I think I achieved it?  Anyway.......

Here's our sketch for this week.

I've used black card and design paper from Studio Light.

There are a couple of strip of ric rak to fit in with the sketch.

I've added a few wooden embellishments to fit in with a travelling theme (bought in Hobby Craft) and a wooden sentiment from Scrapiniec coloured with black Copic.

Hope you like my inspiration this week end we see you at the challenge.

Andrea x

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

My Time to Craft - Transport

Creative Craft Cottage - January Blues

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Scrapping4Fun - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Try It On Tuesday's - Fire and Ice

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Berry Sweet

Practising using my Copics I've has a go at colouring some blackberries.  So many tiny berry bits, it took me ages!  I've tried to do some of them as though they're still ripening :)

This image is one of Power Poppies called Berry It they have some amazing ones.

I've created a CAS style card using some black card and design paper from First Edition.  A few Rhine stones for some bling and finally a SWEET sentiment from Scrapiniec coloured with black Copic.

Hope you like my "Berry" first attempt hee hee :D

Andrea x

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

The Crafters Cafe - Lots of Bling

Moving Along with the Times - Clean and Simple

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Scrapping4Fun - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Blue Birds

It's Wednesday and sketch time again at Outlawz.  We're sponsored this month by Createful Heart.

I've used Birdhouse for my inspiration this week.

This image has been coloured with Copics.  I've cut the shape of the inside of my die cut but it was slightly too big so I've fussy cut some of it :)

Here's our sketch for this week 

I've used a Spellbinders die cut for the fancy border cut in black card.  I've used some more black card and some design paper from Lemoncraft.

The edges of the design paper were distressed.  I've then added some flat back pearl string you can get from The Ribbon Girl.  The tiny brass corner were bought from Noor Design.

Hope you like my inspiration for today and we see you at the challenge

Andrea x

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

A Perfect Time to Craft - Challenge 01

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - January 

Unicorn Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Paper Creator - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Scrapy Land - Anything Goes

Making Hearts

This is a new image called Making Hearts, its not been in my shop long.  Instead on one person making a heart with their hands I thought it would be kinda cool to try and do a boy and girl making the heart together :)

You can find this image here and get 10% off this and any other by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout

The image has been coloured with Cpics in one of my favourite colour combinations.

All my design papers and the image were distressed with a tonic solutions tool.

The design papers are all from Maja Design and I've also used a bit of black card to frame the image.

My final touches were to add some bling with a couple of sequins and gems in different purples to add to coordinate with the image.

The love sentiment is from the wedding section at Hobby Craft :)

Hope you like my inspiration today

Andrea x

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

DigiStamps4Joy - Anything Goes optional twist Favourite Colour Combination

Let's Craft and Create - Anything Goes option Love is in the Air

Tuesday Throwdown - Distressing

CRAFT - Love / Valentines

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe - Lots of Bling

Crafty Cardmakers - Bling's the Thing

SMILE

I created this little guy for The Ribbon Girls Mary wanted to make a sneaky card for Andrea, they got a new puppy and Mary asked me to draw a Westie puppy so she could surprise her :)

You can find Smile in my Etsy shop and get 10% off this and any of my images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

I've coloured him with Copics in pastel shades, it's a white dog so I needed some subtle off whites for shading.

I've used a simple layout with pastel papers to showcase the image.  To take off some of the white of the image I've distressed the edge with Spun sugar ink from Tim Holtz.

The pink ribbon you can find at The Ribbon Girls shop, I hand tied the bow and then tied it to a strip of ribbon to go across the card.

To keep with my favourite pastels my papers are from Lemoncraft and Craft & You

Thank you for visiting today

Andrea x

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

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 10

World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge #01

Creatalicious - Anything Goes optional Cute

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Do Al(l)-Kreatives - Everything Goes

Pearly Sparkles - Anything Goes

Try It on Tuesday's - My Favourite Things

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Sunny Day Crafting - C is for Colour It

Fab n Funky - Girly

Love, hearts & a bear

I seem to be very short of time at the moment, however, having said that I've found time to colour and make a card with a recent image :)  

This is Bear Love you can find him in my Etsy shop and get 10% discount off my images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.  I drew the image using my favourite hears and bears!

I've used Copics and a black polychromos pencil to colour him.

I've pretty much left him to focus of the card.  I've used some black card for framing, an off cut of Christmas paper (the stripy one) and some other Christmas paper hee hee, I know its Valentines but it just seemed to go.

Hope you like my new bear image

Andrea x

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

Sunny Day Crafting - C is for Colour It

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Oddball Art - Feature a Creature

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Emerald City Crafts - Anything Goes

Try It on Tuesdays - My Favourite Things (Hearts & Bears)

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Creatalicious - Anything Goes with optional Cute

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 10

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Pops of colour

I've done quite a bit of mixing monochromatic with pops of colour for this weeks inspiration at Outlawz Sketch

This beautiful image is called Bouquet of Red Poppies by Createful Heart, you can find it here on Etsy

I've been practising colouring flowers with my Copics again :)
Once coloured I cut the image out with a Spellbinders die.  To take the sharp white off the edges I distressed it with Black Soot ink from Tim Holtz.

Here's our sketch for this week

I actually used a compass to draw out the two larger circles behind the image in red and black card, then hand cut them.  This was the first time I've done this and I'm impressed I didn't mess it up LOL!  It give the image a beautiful framed effect.

I've used some more black and red card and one design paper from Dovecraft.  The design paper was also distressed with Tim Holtz black soot ink.

I've left off the extra embellishments this week to showcase the image for you.  All I've added are a few red gems and some rhine stones.

Hope you like my inspiration for this weeks and we see you at the challenge

Andrea x

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

Die Cut Divas - Do or Use Something New

Scrapping4Fun - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Frame It

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Lots of Layers

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Paper Creator - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Anything Goes