Peace

Honoured to be a guest designer at Julia Spiri today for their new blog challenge - In the beach or sea.

The image I've chosen to showcase in a CAS style is Mermaid and Lotus

She's coloured with ProMarkers, Copics and polychromos pencils.  Sketched into the background with ProMarkers are some clouds.

The single design paper cut with a curved Spellbinders die is from Lili of the Valley.

The only embellishment I've used are a couple of silver dragonfly charms.  Also a few pearl gems in her hair :D

Hope you love my inspiration and will join Julia and her team at the challenge

Andrea x

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

Crafty Creations - Clean and Simple

The Ribbon Girl - July Card Challenge

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday - CAS

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes

Wish you were here

I have the honour today of joining Scrapping4Fun as a guest designer.  This theme is Travel / Holiday sponsored by Julia Spiri.

I've used Julia's Venice image for my creation.  The images has been coloured with ProMarkers, Copics and polchromos pencils and I've also added in a couple of flying birds into the background with biro.

I've made the image into a polaroid style picture, doodle a flower in the top corner and added a sentiment Wish you were here with a heart.  The black inside edge of this was done with biro.

The design papers you can see in the background are from Tim Holtz.  I've added one of his metal tags with journey on.  In addition to this there are two pieces of film strip, some black lace, black roses, stamen and some tiny wooden hearts.

Here's a close up so you can see better

Have a great day!

Andrea x

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

Digi Choosday - Think Summer

The Crafters Cafe - Vacation

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Petal Lu - Anything Goes

Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

The Crazy Challenge - Bingo (Lace / Digi / Design Paper)

Vintage Rose

Today I have the honour of being a Guest Designer at Crafting by Designs - thank you for having me 

I've been admiring this stamp for ages and it's definitely become my new favourite.  It reminds me of Holly Hobby (when I was young) and all the historical dramas on TV - it's just so beautiful!

The image is one of Julia Spiri's called The Victorian Hat.

I've chosen to colour her in pastels using my favourite ProMarkers and then cut her out with a Spellbinders die.

Here's a close up of the flowers and pins arranged to the left of the card.  The pins were from The Ribbon Girl, the flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and Live and Love Crafts and the sentiment badge is a Lemoncraft one

I've done a shaped card this time, hand cutting the papers which are from Joy Craft and Studio Light.  Just behind the image you can see some paper cut with a Little Darlings die.

On to the final few touches, some organza rose trim from Wild Orchid Crafts, some lace from The Ribon Girl and a clay heart from Live and Love Crafts.

Phew lot to this one.  I need to do more CAS card their easier to write about - LOL!!

Hope you'll pop along to the Anything Goes challenge for June at Crafting by Designs

Andrea x

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

Inky Chics - Anything but Square

Fussy & Fancy - Dies or Punches

Artistic Inspiration - Anything Goes twist of Flowers

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Lets Get in Shape

Julia Spiri - Anything Goes

Scrapping4Fun - Retro / Vintage

Morgan's Artworld - Shaped Card

Graph It Colouring Crazy Challenge - Time for Tea Colours

Glitter n Sparkle - Flower Power

Cascade

I only got this the other day and seen as I had five minutes - LOL!! it took more than that :D

I decided to get her coloured up and onto a card before I started anything else

The image is one of Julia Spiri's called The Flower Girl

I printed her at the bottom right of some card  so I could do something in the space to the left of the image. The image itself has been coloured with ProMarkers.

There's one design paper from Craftwork Cards.  That and the image has both been distressed before mounting onto the card.

The image is all girly and flowery so I'd already decided I wanted to do a flower cascade down the left hand side.  I've used paper flowers from Hobbycraft in two different sizes to do this.

I've just added one other thing.  Some pink gems on the top right corner.

Andrea x

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

Julia Spiri - Anything Goes

Graph It Colouring Crazy Challenge - Shabby Chic

Paradise of Stamps - Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl - Anything Goes

The Crafters Cafe - Feminine

Petal Lu - Anything Goes

Deep Ocean - Flowers Everywhere

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - May Flowers

Glitter n Sparkle - One for the Ladies

Ice Queen

Had this image for a while, but been too busy to do anything with it - story of my life :D

I missed her for Christmas, so I'm making a very early start on my cards for this year - haha!!

The image is called The Snow Queen from Julia Spiri.  I've used ProMarkers to colour the image in very washed out blues.

Added to the image on the chair is some DecoArt glitter.

The image was also edged with ProMarker.  This and the design papers from Lili of the Valley have been distressed before layering.

The die cut is a Marianne Craftables ones.  I've also added a pearl string, some pearl and blue gems and some bead sprays from the wedding section in Hobby Craft :D

Andrea x 

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

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Goes

Graph It Colouring Crazy Challenge - Winter Blues

Digi Choosday - Cool Blues

Winter Wonderland - Glitter & Shine

Paradise of Stamps - Winter

QKR Stampede - Lots of Layers

Sparkles - January Blues

Allsorts - Girly & Sparkly

Left of Centre - Winter Wonderland

Crafting by Designs - Winter, Glitter, Sparkles