Lucky black cats

Just sharing a card that one of my colleagues bought from me last week.  She wanted a good luck card and I've used this image from Lili of the Valley a few times colouring the cats in various combinations and shades :)

I've coloured this image using ProMarkers then cut it out with a Spellbinders die.

The design papers are all from Lili of the Valley.  I even made the four leaf clover using their paper by punching hearts out and mounting them onto some card.

Additional embellishments are some green self adhesive gems (round and a flower) and some letter beads to make up the good luck sentiment.

Wishing you all luck and love

Andrea x

Good Times

You've still time to join us over at the Oddball Art Summer Fun Challenge.  You don't have to use an Oddball Art image but if you'd like to and don't have any you can use our DT codes to get you 10% off on Etsy.  My code is DTANDREA10.

Now I know this isn't "summer" fun but I certainly had fun colouring up this image 148.  To do this is used Copics and ProMarkers.  The image is cut with a Spellbinders die and them I've used some Tim Go,to distress in and some Stampendous embossing enamel in two shades.

The design papers are from Lili of the Valley and Santoro Gorjuss.  The Santoro green paper with hearts on it has been inked with a stencil in patches to give a faded word effect.  This was an experiment but I loved the way it came out.

Embellishments added were a Tim Holtz metal sentiment badge and film strip.  Some brass roses from Live and Love Crafts, a couple of black stamen from Wild Rose studio and a chalk board sentiment which was bought in Hobby Craft and black self adhesive gems.

Hope I've given you some more inspiration for Lizzy's fantastic stamps

Andrea x

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

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday- Use Some Embossing

Polkadoodles - Add Some Embossing

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Embossing

Chelsea in Pastel

This is the second week of sponsorship by Make It Crafty for the Wednesday Sketch Team at Outlawz.

For my inspiration for today I've used Chelsea Hugging Legs.  She's coloured in a combination of ProMarkers and Copics.  Then I've just cut her out and mounted her onto some mint design paper.

The sentiment is also from Make It Crafty.  I've printed it then cut it out using a tag die from Marianne Designs.  When I cut it out I coloured it with a bit of pink ProMarker and added some vintage seam binding.

All the design papers are from Lili of the Valley.

I've finished the card of with a pearly swirl which I've had in my stash for a while and some pink and green self adhesive gems.

Come on over to Outlawz to be in with a chance to win some of these fantastic Make It Crafty digis.

Andrea

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

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Robyn's Fetish - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Create and Inspire - Anything Goes

Crafty Card Markers - Sentiment

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Pink Ladies

Most girls love to shop, I try to go with my mum whenever I can :)

I decided to do this image Love to Shop from All Dressed Up in PINK - my favourite!

I've coloured it with ProMarkers and Copics.  I decided to keep the image as the main focus and add very little embellishment.

The backing paper from Lili of the Valley and the image itself have both been distressed and Antique Linen distress ink used.

There's a shabby chic resin corner and some hortensias from Live and Love Crafts.  A little organza pink ribbon from The Ribbon Girl and some pink self adhesive gems to finish off.

Andrea x

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

Crafty Cats - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Take Your Pick (Pink)

In The Pink - Vintage/Shabby Chic

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - Graph It - Shades of Pink, Yellow or Orange

Steampunk storm

When I did this one I forgot to take pictures before I painted it up - doh!  But I did managed to remember to take a photo before I junked it up :)  I've has the back ground done for a while but got distracted doing another canvas and cards....

This was produced using Tim Holtz stencils and some modelling paste.  I then mixed a background of acrylic paints, gave it a dark moody edge like a storm and some crackled firey clouds using DecoArt and Golden metallic paints and some crackle paste in selected places.

The images I've used are from Aurora Wings and can be found on Etsy.  They were coloured with ProMarkers and fussy cut ready to mount onto the canvas.

I junked up the canvas with lots of cogs, wheels, beads and flowers with a couple of extras like a journey sentiment, a ket and some steampunk goggles.

Here's the finished canvas.  I'm new to the mixed media world and this is only my third canvas.  The steampunk theme had me a little nervous as it's definitely not my strong area although I love it.

Thanks for dropping by

Andrea x

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

That Craft Place - Anything Goes Mixed Media

Left of Centre - A Splash of Paint

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Make It Crafty with an Outlawz Sketch

For this month the Wednesday Outlawz Sketch Team are being sponsored by Make It Crafty. 

I'm a definite MIC fan so will have a few images to share with you over the next month.

The digi I've used here Girls Flying Kite which has been coloured with Copics, then cut out and mounted onto some black card to frame it.  I've also added some tiny black self adhesive gems to the corners.

 

I decided to keep the card simple to show the image off.  The design papers are from Lili of the Valley.  On the white lacy one I've sketched some clouds then added a little colour to highlight them with ProMarkers.

 

The sentiments is from Make It Craft.  I decided to fussy cut it (which took a bit of doing!)

The last thing I added were some neon pink enamel beads which I got from Hobby Craft.

 

Come and join us at Outlaws for a chance to win some Make It Crafty images :)

Andrea x

 

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

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Kraftin Kimmie - Wonderful Wednesday

Fab n Funky - Birthdays

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

 

 

 

M is for Magnolia

We're having a Magnolia challenge over at The ABC Challenge for the next couple of weeks.  You can use anything Magnolia in your creations!

The stamp I've used here is Tilda with a Bundle.  I've coloured it using Copics.  She's been cut out by drawing the interior of a Spellbinders die and hand cutting.  Once I'd done this I some pink paper with the actual Spellbiners die and edges it with pink Copic.

Papers are from Lili of the Valley and Craft Creations.  I've cut two lots of banners in pink and blue using a La La Land die then mounted one over the other.

The sentiment is computer generated then cut out with a Spellbinders die and edged with ProMarkers.  The final touch is some pearlised self adhesive gems.

We'd love to see your Magnolia creations over at The ABC Challenge

Andrea x

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

Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Come and Get It - Cute Cards

Glitter n Sparkle - Sentimental