Knitted Hat

We've our challenge starting at All Dressed Up in the Facebook group today.  This month we'd like to see you autumn and / or Halloween creations.

I've chosen to use Feed the Birds for my inspiration, you can find it here in Wendy's shop.

The image was coloured with Copics.

As well as using some black card, I've used design papers from Santoro and Maja Design.

Don't forget we also have the challenge blog.

Thanks for popping by for a look today.

Andrea x

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

Unicorn Challenge - Autumn / Halloween

Try it on Tuesday's - Autumn Magic

Incy Wincy - Autumn

The Cutie Pie - Birthday Girls

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes

Ally's Angels - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Cracfty Friends - Anything Goes

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

 

Autumn Bouquet

 Today I have the honour of joining Stamping Sensations as a Guest Designer.

Their theme for October is Autumn Colours.

So you can see I have a spalsh of autumn colours using an image from Country Side Bouquet from Power Poppy, which I've coloured with Copics.

There's a sprinkling of embossing enamel, I've distressed the image and the black card underneath.  Finally added a sentiment made from Tim Holtz Stikers.

Thanks for popping by for a look today :)

Andrea x

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

Crafty Gals Corner - Signs of Fall

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Lil Partch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Autumn

Hello Gorgeous Autumn!

Yup I know it's way way off autumn in the UK, but I was asked to be a Guest Designer for Rabisco Challenge this time and this was one of the awesome All Dressed Up images to create with :)

She's called Acorn Fairy, you can find her here in the shop

The image has been coloured with Copics.  I've them fussy cut her.

I got a Gel Press for Christmas, the background behind the image was the result from a first session playing with inks and a flowery Tim Holtz stencil.

All I've added to the card after that was a wood chip sentiment coloured with Copics.

Thanks for popping by for a look today

Andrea x

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

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Twisted Thursday - Outdoor Background

The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

World Wide Open DT - Challenge 12

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes

CRAFT - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

 

Twiggy

It's SheepSki Designs blog challenge day, this month we're all about autumn, things that make you think of autumn including Halloween :)

For my inspiration today I'm using Twiggy, he was created especially for Autumn :D
You can find him here in the shop where you can get 10% off all images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

The image has been coloured with Copics.  I experimented a bit on the sky by colouring it all in various shades of blue and then using a sponge and some Copic cleaner to make very feint clouds.

I scattered some embossing enamel onto the card for some leaf movement.  The sentiment is a Lily of the Valley one coloured with Copics.  After distressing the edge of the card with a Tonic Solutions tool I then doodled a border onto the card.

Thanks for popping by today for a look

Andrea x

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

Pearly Sparkles - Autumn / Halloween

PINSpirational - Challenge 294

My Time to Craft - Autumn Colours

Fab n Funky - Autumn Colours

Inspiration Station - Scarecrow (inspired by colours)

Double D - Things That Fall

Worldwide Open DT - September

Creative Moments - Autumn Colours

Crafty Galz Corner - Signs of Fall

Sweet Stampers - Add a Sentiment

 

Catching Leaves

We have a new image at SheepSki Designs called Catching Leaves, I've decided to use it for my inspiration for the new Facebook Challenge.  We haven't quite reached the autumn thing here yet where I live but i suspect we will soon.  the weather has changed and its colder now.

You can find Falling Leaves in the shop here, where you can get 10% off at checkout by quoting SKIANDREA10.

The images had been coloured with Copics. The edge of the card has been distressed wit Tim Holtz Vintage Phot ink.  I've also scattered two colours of embossing enamel to add a little interest.

My design paper is from Lemoncraft peeping out from behind the image.

Thank for popping by for a look today, we hope to see you at the challenge

Andrea x

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

Moving Along with the Times - Trees and / or Leaves

Simply Create Too - Orange and Brown

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes optional Leaves

Get Create - Fall / Autumn

Crafty Gals Corner - Signs of Fall

Creative Moments - Autumn Colours

Dream Valley - Autumn Colours

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

LeAnns World 101 - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge 9

 

Just a note....

Its Wednesday already!  That means its Outlaws Sketch day, we're sponsored this month by Jan's Digi Stamps.  I'm using Fall Note for my inspiration you can find it here. 

The image has been coloured with Copics and then I've fussy cut it.

This is our sketch for you for the next two weeks.

I'm using design papers from Lemoncraft, double stacked with white papers behind the distressed design papers.

A couple of sections of lace from my stash and a few pearls to finish the design.

Thanks for popping by for a look today, we hope to see you at the challenge.

Andrea x

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

Sweet Stampin - Food and / or Drink

Jan's Digi Stamps - August

Dragonfly Dreams - Food and / or Drink

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes 

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

Outlawz Twisted Thursdays - Anything Goes

 

Season's

It's the 1st of the month, so we're on with our next challenge at All Dressed up in the Facebook Group.  This month we'd love to see your seasonal cards.

I'm using Little Pumpkin for my inspiration, you can find her in the shop here.

The image has been coloured with Copics.

A simple design to showcase the image I've used design papers from First Edition and Joy Crafts.  When I added the image to the card I cut it a bit high up for felt like I needed to fill the gap, which I did with a sentiment made from Tim Holtz stickers.

Don't forget as well as the Facebook Group we also have a challenge blog.

Andrea x

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

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Pammies Inky Pinkies - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge 25

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Anything Goes

Worldwide Open Design Challenge 6

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

 

Mr Squirrel

This is my second lot of inspiration for All Dressed Up new release day, this time I'm using Hello Squirrel.

The image has been coloured with Copics, I tried to keep a fully autumnal look to this card wanting it to completely contrast with the previous one.

I've used Design papers from Lili of the Valley and Joy Crafts,

A few tiny wooden hears, a few paper leaves and a sentiment coloured with Copics complete the card.

You can find more inspiration on the challenge blog and in the Facebook group today.

Thanks for popping by

Andrea x

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

Crafty Gals Corner - Fall Colours

Try It On Tuesday's - Autumn Colours

Aud Sentiments - Fall / Halloween

Crafty Animals - Anything Goes

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge 43

My Time to Craft - Autumn Colours

Stamping Sensations - Autumn Glory

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Your Scrapbook Place - October

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

 

Another Adventure

 

It's new release inspiration day at All Dressed Up.  This is my first post where I'm sharing my inspiration with Look At Me.

She made mt think of a Tom Boy so I decided to do her as though she went out to play in lovely clean clothes only to go her them and her face all muddied up.

This images has been coloured with Copics.

The design paper is fro Lili of the Valley and it a left over scrap from die cutting the other day.

All I've added is a sentiment using Tim Holtz stickers, saying "Another Adventure"

We have more inspiration on the challenge blog today as well as the Facebook Group

Andrea x

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

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge 39

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Cit It Up - World Card Making Day

CCC Digi Creations - Anything Goes

The Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

LeAnn's World 101 - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of CraftyFriends - Anything Goes

Happy Autumn

 

The trees are starting to turn here in the UK, so I've chosen to use My Besties Fall Day Leaf Party for my Guest Designer inspiration card at Rabisco challenge this time.

I've coloured the image with Copics trying to get as much variation of autumn colours into the leaves as I could.

Just creating a simple CAS card to showcase the image, I've used a Happy sentiment because that's what she looks like, some orange enamel dots and some design paper from First Edition.

Thanks for popping by for a look today and thanks to Rabisco challenge for having me

Andrea x

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

Stamping Sensations - The Great Outdoors

Incy Wincy - Girls Girls Girls

Crafty Gals Corner - Fall Colours

The Sisterhood of Crafter - Autumn Inspiration

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

My Besties - September

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes

Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes

It's an autumn thing

 

With autumn coming up I thought I'd create something with a new release image.  You can find Vlad n Mia with one of our garden gnomes in the shop here where you can get 10% off all images by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout

I've coloured the image with Copics creating a CAS style card to showcase the image.

The die cut design paper from First Edition was an off cut from designing another card, it was a perfect fit so I thought I'd use it.

No embellishments, just a sentiment using Tim Holtz stickers "Just Because"

Thanks for popping by today

Andrea x

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

Stamping Sensations - Make It Masculine

Sweet Stampers - Outdoor Fun

The Cutie Pie Challenge - Hip to Be Square

Worldwide Open Design Challenge 8

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

My Time to Craft - Clean and Simple

Cardz 4 Guyz - Explore the Outdoors

Little Red Wagon - Digi Do

Time Out - Season

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Autumn Wreath

Today is our second spot in the month at All Dressed Up where we share some inspiration with you for the new release images.

I'm using Autumn Wreath for mine.  You can find it here in Wendy's Etsy shop.

I've coloured the image with Copics, added some embossing enamel and distressed it with some Vintage Photo ink and a Tonic solutions tool.

The sentiment an heart were created at the time of printing.

My design paper has been in my stash for ages, Prima Marketing I think and I've also used some black card.  All the papers have been distressed using a Tonic Solutions tool.

My final addition was to add some autumn colour themed flowers to match with the colouring.

You can find more inspiration on the blog and in the Facebook group today.

Andrea x

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

Classic Design Team - Challenge 10

Creative Inspirations - Masculine or Autumn / Halloween

CCC Digi Creations - Autumn

Crafty Calendar - Autumn Colours / Halloween

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes Optional Twist Colours of Autumn

Creatalicious - Anything Goes optional Autumn / Halloween

Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes optional Fall Colours

Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes optional Fall / Autumn

Stamping Sensations - Trees / Leaves / Autumn

Dragonfly Dreams - Use Black

Love it when a plan comes together!!

Our Facebook Challenge at All Dressed Up this month is Autumn / Halloween.  I've been wanting to colour up this image Bon Voyage again for a while, but was having trouble working out how I could fit it into this challenge.

I was off last week and looking at my Kit & Clowder colouring classes.  I spotted an autumn one and then some leaves which were a bonus colouring class.  Then I got an idea.  Colouring leaves like a mad thing I did loads and fussy cut them out.  I've used them on my two autumn DT inspiration cards this month.

All the colouring was done with Copics.

My design paper is from Lili of the Valley and I've used some black card.  Only other thing I added were a couple of birds into my background with a pen.

Don't forget we also have a blog challenge at All Dressed Up, and you can see more inspiration the Facebook Group.

Andrea x

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

Creative Craft Cottage - For the Men in Your Life

Crafty Gals Corner - Autumn Colours

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge 9

Creative Moments - Anything Goes Optional Masculine

Cardz 4 Guyz - Trees / Leaves

PINspirational - Autumn inspiration

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Arty Divas - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft - Challenge 10

Just a little autumn thing

It's been a while since little Finnian has had an airing.  I thought I'd use him in my inspiration for our latest challenge at SheepSki Designs Blog Challenges.  Our theme for this month is Autumn.

You can find Finnian here in the shop where you can get 10% off by quoting SKIANDREA10 at checkout.

He's been coloured with Copics and I've scattered some embossing enamel down one side of the rough path I'd sketched in.

The leave which I've overloaded over the last few days (you'll also see them in my next card) are from a bonus Kit & Clowder Colouring Class.  I fussy cut them after I'd coloured them.

My design paper is from Lili of the Valley and Joy Crafts and I've also used some black card.  The Autumn sentiment was cut out using letter dies.

My final addition are four tiny wooden hearts made into butterflies.

Hope you like my inspiration for the challenge

Andrea x

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

Sweet Stampers - Use a Sentiment

Crafty Gals Corner - Fall Colours

PINspirational - Autumn

Crafty Cardmakers - Add a Critter

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Scrapping4Fun - Vintage Autumn

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Classic Design Team - Challenge 10

Creatalicious - Anything Goes

Painting Autumn Colours

We have an autumn theme for you on the Facebook Challenge at All Dressed Up this month.  Just plain and simple to use autumn colours.

Searching through Wendy's images I thought this would be perfect.  I've coloured them image as though the girl is colouring her image in autumn colours too :)

The image is called Pretty As A Picture you can find it here in her shop.

Practicing my colouring with Copics I decided to do a CAS style card.  To keep the centres of the flowers bright white I've used a white gel pen.  Scattered around the image are a couple of sequins and a few Rhine stones.

The design paper is from Santoro and has been cut with a Die-Namics die.

I've finished off my autumn theme with a sentiment from Make It Crafty coloured with Copics.

Don't forget we also have a blog challenge which is always anything goes as long as you use and All Dressed Up image.

Andrea x

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

Crafty Friends - Autumn Colours

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Fall is in the Air

Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Fall Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Autumn

CRAFT - Autumn / Weather

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes optional twist Colours of Autumn

Allsorts - Autumn Glory

Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

The Dream Factory - Heidi

A little autumn vintage

We're sponsored by TLC at Outlawz Sketch this month - this was a shop I hadn't come across before.

I've used a combination of images to create this card, all autumn themed.

The leaf and acorn image at the centre has been coloured with Copics.  This is framed by a vintage border and I've also added an autumn sentiment.  The shape of the vintage frame reminded me of the sketch centre for this weeks challenge so I've used this instead of cutting it with a die.

Here's our sketch for this week

Once I'd coloured and cut the image out I distressed the edges with antique linen and vintage photo ink from Tim Holtz.  I've then scattered some embossing enamel around the edges.

I've used design papers from Lili of the Valley, some black ribbon and fours tiny wooden hearts.  I've taken a few liberties with the sketch this week ;)  but you can see the influence is there.

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

Andrea x

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

Brown Sugar - Orange, Brown, Green

Sweet Stampers - Halloween or Autumn

Sparkles - Autumn Colours

Creative Sketchy Girls - Autumn

The Crazy Challenge - Colour Combination

Addicted to Stamps - Autumn

Worldwide Open Design Team - Challenge27

Creative Craft Cottage - Use A Sentiment

CRAFT - Add Ribbon and Distress Your Card

Nuts about you

Today I'm sharing my inspiration for Wendy's new release images at All Dressed Up for October.  This cute little guy is Bushy Tail.  I was going to go way out there and colour it pink at first but I'm loving the seasonal inspiration at the moment.  All the trees are definitely autumnal near us now :)

I still need to get some lessons on how to do fur with Copics.  This was coloured with Copics and then I've aded some more texture with polychromos pencils to make him look furry.

I dug out some old Lili of the Valley papers for this one and a strip of off cut from Maya Design.  All my papers were distressed.  You can probably see I've also used some black and red card in the mix as well.

The sentiment Nuts about you was hand written on and I've also done a bit of doodling around the image frame.

My only embellishment a few wooden hearts

Hope you like my inspiration for today

Andrea x

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

Stamping Sensations - Autumn Glory

Your Scrapbook Place - October Challenge

Paradise of Stamps - Autumn / Halloween

Lets Craft & Create - Anything Goes optional Witchy / Autumn Colours

Sweet Stampers - Halloween or Autumn

Creative Inspirations - Autumn / Halloween

Scrapping4Fun - Autumn Colours

Creative Knockouts - Fall