Valentine bear

James Bear - Daisy from Lili of the Valley is just perfect for Valentines, he's just so cute.  I've coloured him with ProMarkers but in such a way to make him look almost white.  He's then been cut out with a Spellbinders die, the edge coloured with brown and faded with a blender to make it look distressed, then mounted over some lace from The Ribbon Girl.

Background papers are from Lili of the Valley/Nit Wits Country Lady.  I've cut small strip of paper from Lili of the Valley/Raspberry Road Designs Father Knows Best and used a Martha Stewart punch to make it look lacy one side.

To make the heart banner I've used some red card and a La La Land die.

The final touches are some hearts from Live & Love Crafts and some red sled adhesive gems from Hobby Craft.

I'm onto Valentines cards now so you might just see a few more

Andrea x

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

Wags n Whiskers - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Passion for ProMarkers - Teddy Bears

Glitter n Sparkle - Cute

Geisha in PINK

I think this has got to be one of my favourite cards so far.  I'm a BIG pink fan so I decided to colour this geisha image Wind Blown from Art by Mi Ran in yes pink :)  This is another one of "those" new to me artists I'm discovering in the digi world.

Once coloured I cut her out with a Spellbinders die.  Here's a close up so you can see.  I've also added some biro to highlight her hair.  The flower embroider ribbon I've added is something I got from Hobby Craft ages ago - I can't even remember when I bought it!

Papers are from Joy Crafts - Romance and Wild Rose Studios - Antique Library.  Both lots were bought from The Glitter Pot.  The pink silk ribbon the the left hand side of the card was purchased from Hobby Craft.

The flowers you can see in the close up above are a combination Wild Orchid Crafts, The Ribbon Girl and Live & Love Crafts (I don't think I could make my mind up - LOL)

The final embellishments are some pearlised self adhesive gems (Hobby Craft), some silver butterfly beads (supplier on Amazon) and a silver fan (from The Ribbon Girl).

Sorry about the overload of posts recently - I'm having idea overload :)

Andrea x

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

A Gem of a Challenge - Something New

In The Pink - Anything Goes

Art by Mi Ran - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Include Some Pink

Crafty Card Makers - Something Old, Something New

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes + Option of a Sketch

Fab n Funky - Something New

Paper Shelter - Punches and/or Dies

B is for Buttons & Bows

The new challenge for 15 January at The ABC Challenge - B is for Buttons and Bows sponsored by Pink Gem Designs is on :)

I've never used any Pink Gem Designs images so this is a new one for me!

The gorgeous image I chose for this one is Emma in Hat which I've coloured with ProMarkers and added a bit of biro to highlight her hair.  I've backed it with black cardstock before mounting onto the card. 

Papers used are from Docrafts Papermainia Bexley Black, Lili of the Valley/NitWits - Solids Bonnets and Bowties and some new paper from Lili of the Valley/Raspberry Road Designs - Mr & Mrs.  Behind the image is a paper doily which I picked up in Lili of the Valley a while ago and some silver ribbon (with a hand tied bow - yay I've mastered doing a tidy bow now) bought from one of their Little Bags of Ribbon selections.

The flowers are a pink selection (my favourite colour) from Wild Orchid Crafts.  See below for a close up :) and the blingy heart buttons are from The Ribbon Girl.

The final touch are some self adhesive gems which I bought in Hobby Craft.

So it's over to you guys now to show us what you can do with buttons and bows :)

Andrea x

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

A Gem of a Challenge - Something New

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Out with the Old in with the New

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/New Beginnings

In the Pink - Anything Goes

Design Team Showcase - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Include Some Pink

Fab n Funky - Something New

Art Deco Experiment

So here I go again experimenting.  I coloured this Stamping Bella image Audrey Loves Her Makeup a while ago with ProMarkers and only decided tonight to make her into a card.  I decided to do a modern take on Art Deco to see what I could come up with - and this is the result!

I've used papers from Prima Marketing - Engravers Collection and Almanac Collection.  I cut the papers in an Art Deco style and mounted them onto the card.  I then mounted the image on black card stock and mounted this over the top.

The self adhesive gems are from Docrafts Papermania - Art Deco Roaring Twenties.  I've also used some small black round self adhesive gems from Hobby Craft.

The final touch is a sentiment from a Lili the Valley art pad coloured with red ProMarker.

Ok what to do next.......

Andrea x

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

Fantasy Stampers - Birthday

Sweet Stampin - Girly But NO Pink

Creative Knockouts - Girly Girl

Feeling blue

Love the images I've found at Oddball Art, this one is Big Eye Panda Girl, which I've coloured with ProMarkers.  I chose this one for a winter scene because she looks like she's wrapped up warm and thought I could do her with snow - ta da and there she is complete with sliver bead snowflakes and some flowersoft so make it look like she's in snow.  I've used a Spellbinders die to cut her out.

She's mounted onto papers from Lili of the Valley Frosty Christmas.  I've completed her with some self adhesive gems from Hobby Craft and some snow ball trim from The Ribbon Girl.

It's a very appropriate card for today - this is a bit what it was like in Yorkshire this morning.

Sending you winter wishes

Andrea x

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

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Christmas

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Brrr... the Blues

Oddball Art - Winter

Deep Ocean Challenge - Winter Dreams

Rocking birthday

The new challenge over at Through The Craft Room Door this week is sponsored by Dr Digi.  Some of you may know I've not been crafting and blogging for that long so it was great to browse the images available.  The one I chose to do for this challenge is Derek Clapton.  This one reminds me of my pre-wedding photo shoot when my hubby grabbed my badminton racket and tried to start playing it!  I'm not lying here's a pic :)

The image is coloured with ProMarkers and cut out with a Spellbinders die.  Here's a closed up.

Papers used are from Lili of the Valley/NitWits Winter Wishes,  Solids - Always and Forever, Solids - Promises and Santoro Gorjuss - Neutrals

I added a sentiment using a Dovecraft Alphabet Stamp Set

The final embellishments added are some Docrafts Papermania - self adhesive gems, Ribbon Girl - silver note charms and a Hobby Craft - wooden guitar

Andrea x

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

Stamping Sensations - Dies and Punches

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes/New Beginnings

Design Team Showcase - Commencing 11 Jan 15

Wags n Whiskers - Anything Goes

Something a little different

And now for something completely different...... I've been doing a bit of blog browsing and have found some fantastic "dark" art stuff as they call it.  So I decided I decided in the new year I'd get some images and give it a go, not too sure how well I've done but here goes.  I also have the added incentive that one or two people at work like the more goth looking cards or have friends that do to encourage me to try this.

The image I've chosen to do first is from Oddball Art Co - Creepy Cute Fairy Girl.  I'm not sure if she's got a pet under those bandages but it's kinda cute :) I coloured the image with ProMarkers and used a black biro to add some more detail to her hair.  The image is cut with a Spellbinders die, then I also cut the same die out in black card and stuck the two together so there's a shadow effect.

The papers are from two different packs of Santoro's Gorjuss and I also used some black card stock as the base.  The metal heart is also from Santoro's Gorjuss.

Final embellishments - a bit of ribbon I picked dip from Lili of the Valley a while ago and some black self adhesive gems from Hobby Craft.

Oh and I also added some bats in biro to the design paper by the tree branch, nearly forgot at bit!

Hope she's ok for a first attempt - now onto the next one :)

Andrea x

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

PunkyouGirl - Anything Goes

Crafty Boots - Out with the Old in with the New

I Love ProMarkers - New Beginnings

Winter Wonderland - Things with Wings

Left of Centre - A New Start with Ike's Art

Robyn's Fetish Challenge - Mythical Creatures