Monday 27 February 2017

Busy Guy

Created for my hubby's boss (he's an architect) we debated about man stuff and what to create.  I showed him this image from Stamping Bella called Calvin Loves his Computer.  My hubby said this was his boss down to a t!

So off I went colouring it up using ProMarkers.  I've also used a black polychromos pencil for extra depth in the shading
The design paper is Man Made from First Edition.  I used this one as I found some buildings on one of the papers :D (very appropriate for an architect!)

I've also used some black card stock to create some borders.

Very few embellishments with this, just some black gems and a wood chip birthday sentiment from Scrapiniec coloured with Black ProMarkers

Thanks for taking a look today
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Come and Get It - It's in the Male
Inky Chics - Happy Birthday
Moving Along with the Times - For a Man
Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Scrapping for Fun - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Thursday 23 February 2017

Selfie

There seems to be an obsession at the moment with younger generation females to take selfies.  You know you've seen them do it or the resulting pictures - they're everywhere.

So I though ok lets create an image of a your lady doing just that.  I can image this image Selfie Obsession will have a limited shelf life?  Well we'll see.....

I've coloured this image with ProMarkers, Copics and polychromos pencils.  Cleating a CAS card I've mounted it onto some back card stock.  I've used a different method to distress the edges of this image by using my craft knife and flicking it up the edge of my card when it was mounted onto the backing card.

Finishing touches are a selfie tag wood chip element and a camera both coloured with block Copic.

The edges of the card I've added some doodled borders :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Favourite Embellishment (wood chip elements)
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun - Anything Goes
Craft Rocket - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Wednesday 22 February 2017

A Little Birdie Told Me

Its my turn for some new release inspiration from All Dressed Up.



I was a lucky girl and got some more Copics from my hubby for my birthday.  So this is a very unusual colour for me seen as I was testing my pens out.  I've also added some polychromos pencils for the extra depth in the shading.

I've doodled a border in biro round the edges of the image.  My design paper is from Santoro.  Embellishments are a few black gems and some Scrapiniec wood chip elements colours with Copics.

Hope you like my inspiration for today.

All I've got left is to reminder you that the new challenge has started on the blog and we've a Facebook challenge themed Red and / or Romance

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card int the following challenges
Tuesday Throwndown - Favourite Embellishment(wood chip elements)
Sweet Stampin - Flowers
The Crafters Cafe - No Red or Pink
World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge 19
The Cutie Pie Challenge - Simply Love
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl - Use Any Image


Heart Angel

This is my final make of the month suing Sandra Caldwell's images.  She very kindly sponsored us at Outlawz Sketch this month.

This image is Angel Heart.  I've colured her with ProMarkers then hand cut the oval shape.  Behind this you can see some back card stock cut with a Spellbinders die.


Here's our sketch for this week.


I've used design papers from First Edition and Lili of the Valley as well as a little more black card stock.


The only embellishment I've used are some clay hearts coloured with Copics.

Hope to see you at the challenge.  The last chance to try win some images from Sandra :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper - February 2017
Lets Craft & Create - Love is In the Air
Crafty Calendar Challenge - Love is in the Air
Simply Create Too - Love
Paper Creator - Love is in the Air
Fabrika Fantasy - Add a Heart
Love to Scrap - Who Loves You Baby


Monday 20 February 2017

Love Life

Drawn for a for a young girl / teenager and coloured in pink, here's Lolly Liz.  you can find her in my Etsy shop and get her with 10'5 off by quoting code SKIANDREA10


I have a DT call for my Facebook group in the photo folders and there's one for my new challenge blog - SheepSki Designs challenges, the closing date is 28 February.

Anyway enough rambling onto my card and what I've done

Liz has been coloured with ProMarkers, Copics and polychromos pencils.  I've then cut her, some back card stock and design papers with some Spellbinders die cuts, to created a nest of layered circles.

The design papers I've used are all from Lemoncraft.

The sentiment is a wood chip one from Scrapiniec that has been coloured with black Copic.

My final embellishment, a few pink sequins to add some bling and complete the pink look :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Die Cut Divas - Use Red or Pink
Sweet Stampers - Add a Sentiment
World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge 19
In the Pink - Dies and/or Punches
Your Scrapbook Place - Anything Goes
Crafts & Me - Anything Goes
Craft Rocket - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Anything Goes

Sunday 19 February 2017

Shabby roses in monochrome

I coloured this image Wild Roses in monochrome as an inspiration piece.  I only used one black polychromos pencil to create it with.  Finally I've had chance to make it into a card!


You can enter an of your card created with my images into my Facebook challenges.  I have a DT call in this group at the moment and I've also a DT call for my new challenge blog.  Both of these close on 28 February.
I debated for a while whether to add a splash of colour.  BUT as you can see below I kept with the monochrome theme.  It's kind of ended up looking like a black and while photo of a coloured image :D but I can assure you its not!

I've distressed the image and the black card stock behind it to give it a shabby feel.

My only embellishment three silver dragonfly charms to keep with the monochrome theme.

Hope you like the card I ended up making :D

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Morgan's ArtWorld - Add Flowers
Crafty Girlz - Black and White
The Crafters Cafe - No Red or Pink
Sweet Stampin - Flowers
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Create & Inspire - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Amore

Here's a little extra inspiration for the current All Dressed Up Facebook challenge - the them is Red and / or Romance

This image was coloured using ProMarkers and a little black polychromos pencil for extra shading.
I've distressed the edges of the image with Vintage Photo ink from Tim Holtz.

Papers used are from UHK Gallery an Maja Design.  I've also used some black card stock.

To finish off I've used a wood chip heart element from Scrapienic coloured with black ProMaker and some black gems and rhine stones to add a little bling.

Andrea x

I's like to enter this card into the following challenges
Fabrika Fantasty - Add a Heart
Noor Design - Have a Heart
Paradise of Stamps - Valentines Day
Sasayaki Glitter - Red
Deep Ocean - Hearts
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Sparkle - Love
A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes optional Valentines


Wednesday 15 February 2017

Sandra's Cupid

Here's another of Sandra's creations for us for Outlawz Sketch.  This one is called Cupid Angel, you can find him in Sandra's shop Baby Cakes Digis and Designs

I've coloured him with ProMakers, then mounted him onto some red card stock.

Here's our sketch for this week


I've flipped mine on its side and left off the part for the sentiment.

Papers used are from UHK Gallery and Santoro.  I've also used some black card stock.


The love sentiment is wooden, I found these in Hobbycraft in the wedding section.  I'v coloured this one with ProMarker.

My only other embellishment are a couple of black gems.

Hope you like my inspirations for this week and you'll join us at the challenge
Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - February
Creative Ladybirds - Anything Goes
Paper Creator - Love is in the Air
Simply Create Too - Love
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes


Monday 13 February 2017

Perfect together

Yay the day is here when I can share what I've created for my hubby's Valentines card :D

He loves whiskey, partly my fault, when we first started dating he used to drink Jack Daniels and Coke all the time.  So I had this idea why not draw it, so I've created my own digi with it on!



Behind the image I've drawn a heart with a sentiment Perfect Together created at the time of printing.

I've used ProMarkers and polychromos pencils to colour the image.

Mounted onto some red card stock to create a border I've then doodled a border onto the image with biros.

Happy Valentines Day hubby!

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Glitter n Sparkle - Love is in the Air
Come and Get It - Love is in the Air
Sweet Stampin - Masculine
Paradise of Stamps - Valentines Day
Love to Scrap - Who Loves You Baby
Aud Sentiments - Valentines or Love
Crafting by Designs - Love & Romance
Addicted to Stamps - Love

Sunday 12 February 2017

Sleep Tight Little One

This is the latest image I used for my guessing game in my SheepSki Designs Facebook Group to win the image.  It's called Sleep Tight and features Fuzzy :D

You can find Sleep Tight in my Etsy Shop and get it with 10% off by quoting code SKIANDREA10.
I've used Copics, ProMarkers and polychromos pencils to colour the image.  

I wanted to keep the image as the main focus so have made a CAS card.


The sentiment was done at the time of printing.  It's mounted onto some Kraft card and I've used a biro to edge the image with.

Hope you like my inspiration with my new image

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Clean and Simple
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Crafty Addicts - Add a Sentiment
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Anything Goes
Art by Miran - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Thursday 9 February 2017

Lolly Liz


Check out the blog to see who else has entered.

Sam gave us a few clues to go on Vampires, Vacuum Cleaners, Lottery Machine, Hummingbird, Lollipop etc. etc.

Well the it was the lollipop that gave me inspiration for this one.





Oh and I've coloured her so you can get an idea of what she'll look like for your cards etc....



Andrea x



Wednesday 8 February 2017

Cupcake Kisses

We're so lucky to have Sandra Caldwell sponsoring us this month at Outlawz Sketch.
She's drawn some images especially for us to play with :D

I've used Kisses Cupcake for my inspiration for you today.

The image has been coloured with ProMarkers and the edges distressed with Vintage Photo ink from Tim Holtz.

Here's our sketch for this week


With the sketch being for a rectangular card I've used some artistic licence ;)

I've moved my image to one side and put the bottom embellishment next to it.

The papers I've used are from Lili of the Valley and Santoro, heart trim from Joy Crafts and two wooden embellishments from Scapiniec coloured with ProMarkers

Hope yo like my inspiration for today and you join us at the challenge.

Andrea x

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

World Wide Open Design Team - Challenge 18
Crafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Heart String
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl - Card Challenge (Feb)

Saturday 4 February 2017

Freebie in monochromatic & tutorial news

Happy Weekend - don't forget this is the weekend when you can grab this exclusive freebie.

The image is called Wild Roses and I'm offering it as an exclusive freebie at Through The Craft Room Door Facebook Group the weekend of 4 - 5 February only, click here to join the group.

I created this look by using just one black polychromos pencil.  I was hoping to achieve a black and white photo effect.  I would have done more on the background last night but ended up with claw hand after doing this and a card for my dad  :D

I've run out of time to do any more on it for showing it off for today so just thought I'd post it as it is.

A copy of the watermarked image is below.


Also remember this?


I've made up a photo tutorial to go into the next Through The Craft Room Door magazine so you can find out exactly what I used to create it and how I got the background effect :D

From this......

...... to this


Don't forget to grab your freebie

Andrea x

Wednesday 1 February 2017

Love Is

1st of the month and we've a new Facebook Challenge for you at All Dressed Up.


I've used both in this card :D
The image is called Love Is.  I've used a mainly monochromatic colour scheme using ProMarkers.   there's just the heart that adds a pop of red.  I've also added a little black polychromos pencil to add depth and a white gel pen for some highlights.

The image has been cut out with a Spellbinders die, distressed with Vintage Photo ink from Tim Holtz and I've doodled some stitching around the edge.

The design papers are from Lemoncraft and Maja Design.  These have been cut curved with a Spellbinders die then layered.

Around the edges I've doodles a border with biro.

My embellishments are a love sentiment found in the wedding section at Hobby Craft.  Some brown gems and some tiny wooden hearts that Darija recommended to me in the Facebook Group.

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 Gem of a Challenge - Hearts and / or Flowers
Dream Valley - All About Love
I Love ProMarkers - Anything Goes
Di's Digi Design - All About Love
Kaartjes Inspiratie - Love
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - In Stitches

Valentine Bears

I'm honoured today to be a guest designer for Paradise of Stamps.  Their theme for this month is Valentine's Day

What better way to celebrate with one of my new cute images Fuzzy Friends.  I've added a Valentine sentiment at the time of printing so I could make a CAS card to focus on the image.


The bears have been coloured with Copics.  Keeping it simple they've been mounted on some red card stock appropriate for Valentines.

I've not used any embellishments on this one.  The border was doodled with a biro to finish it off

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Dream Valley - All About Love
Creative Inspirations - Cute Critters
Di's Digi Design - All About Love
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Simply Made
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Love Love Love

Hearts4U

A new month and a new sponsor at Outlawz Sketch.  This is the first time I've used Sandra Caldwell's images :D

This one is a little cutie called Bearly in Love and has been created especially for us.  I've coloured him using Copics and polychromos pencils.
The image and red background have been cut out with Spellbinders dies.  I've also distressed the edges of the image with Vintage Photo ink from Tim Holtz.

Here's our sketch for today


As you can see with my design below I've kept to the sketch this week, but just missed off a little of the trim aiming for tis to be a card that could be sent to a guy.

I've used design papers from UHK Gallery and some black card stock.

Hope to see you at the challenge
Andrea x


I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
A Gem of a Challenge - Hearts and / or Flowers
Come and Get It - 3 or More Layers
Kaartjes Inspiratie - Love
Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar - Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmarkers - Love Love Love


Winter Fairy

Little Breena & Bear can be versatile I've used her for my inspiration for the new challenge I'm sponsoring at Do-Al(l) Keatives.

She's been coloured with ProMarkers and cut out with a Spellbinders die.  I've used two more circular Spellbinders dies to mount her onto to create a frame.

The design papers are fairly plain ones from Maja Design and First Edition.  All these have been distressed.

On top and between the layers you can see icicle and tree die cuts from Marianne Design.

I've applied some loose glitter from DecoArt to the icicles and some snowtex to the trees and along where the ground would be.  My final embellishment are some tiny silver snowflakes charms.

Andrea x

I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges
Julie Spiri - Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie challenge - Winter Warmers
Sweet Stampers - Winter / Snow
Addicted to Stamps - Baby It's Cold Outside
Deep Ocean - Winter Wonderland
Christmas Card Challenges - Anything Goes (Snow)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Crafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Oddball Art - A Winters Tale
Art by Miran - Anything Goes