Sugar Nellie Blog Hop…

Hello…and welcome to the Sugar Nellie Blog Hop!  I’m delighted to be taking part with all of the Design Team from Sugar Nellie.  If you’ve arrived here from the Sugar Nellie Blog, then you’re heading in the right direction!

We’ve all created something  using our favourite stamp from Sugar Nellie and we decided to showcase some of the ‘older’ stamps for a change.  Everyone has chosen a different stamp…so you’re in for some beautiful eye candy on your hop!

I’ve chosen Bumble Bee…one of the adorable Gorjuss Girls…

I’ve paper pieced her dress and given her a bit of sparkle on her wings and belt.  She really is ‘gorjuss’ and so easy to colour!

As I said before, everyone will be using a different Sugar Nellie stamp for the blog hop and Karen has very kindly said that she will give the stamp that the DT member has used, as the blog hop prize…thank you so much Karen

So…if you’d like to win this gorgeous Bumble Bee Stamp…just leave me a comment under this post.  The Blog Hop will be open until midnight GMT Sunday 21st February.  All winners will be announced on Monday 22nd February  over on the Sugar Nellie Blog.

And now…hop on over to Dena’s blog to see her Sugar Nellie darling

Card Recipe

Stamp – Bumble Bee SU sentiment

Papers - CardArt kit

Medium – Copics and StarDust Stickles

Tools – Martha Stewart Hydrangea border punch, Circle nesties, sewing machine

Embellishments – Gardenia flower (thanks for your help Claudia!)  my favourite pearls from Quixotic Paperie!  

Hope you enjoy our little Blog Hop!  Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!  

New Manga stamps in stock at Funky Kits…

                      

Sugar Nellie has released SIX new Manga stamps…and they are all in stock over at Funky Kits.  These three images, from top left are…Dreamy, April Showers and Coffee Time    Aren’t they adorable?  I’ve just ordered all six, so expect some giveaways soon!

Friday Sketchers…Webb Knitter from Sugar Nellie…

Good Morning…thanks for stopping by.  My sweet friend, the lovey Jacqueline, is our sketch host over at Friday Sketchers.   I love the cards that the DT have made with Jacq’s sketch…such a great variety of cute images and all things pretty     Thanks to our sponsor…My Creative Classroom…for their generous prize.

Be sure to check out all the card samples posted by the Design Team Diva’s on their individual blogs (links below)…and hopefully, you’ll be able to play along with us by just  posting the link of your creation on the Friday Sketcher blog.

Aud  Bea  Claudia   Jacque  Jacqueline  Jeanette  Tanja

Now then, I’ve gone a bit technical with this card         I’ve used one of the gorgeous new digital images from Sugar Nellie…Webb Knitter.  I’m not computer savvy at all…(as my very helpful, and talented friend Janneke will tell you!), so the thought of printing out images was a bit daunting…not to mention the possibility of having to buy a new printer that’s compatible with Copic Markers!  So, I enlisted the help of my son…resized the image and printed…I then photocopied the image so that I wouldn’t have any ink issues whilst colouring.  It all worked perfectly and I’m now looking forward to tying out a few more of the digital images from Funky Kits…though I’m definitely still, and always will be, a rubber stamp girl…bring on the black ink pad!!!!!!!!

Card Recipe

Digital Image – Webb Knitter – Sugar Nellie

Papers – Imaginisce

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools – Petite Scalloped oval nesties

Embellishments – Bling swirls (gift from the lovely Jacq), Prima flowers.

 

Thanks for your kind comments…hope you have a wonderful weekend….

Friday Sketchers…

 Good Morning.  Can you believe it’s Friday already?  Time for some more sketch fun over at Friday Sketchers.  The very sweet Jacque is our host diva today…thanks for a fun sketch Jacque!  I know the design team have been very busy creating some beautiful cards…hopefully they will help to inspire you to get creative.  Thanks to our very generous sponsor…Stamp and Create…we have a lovely prize for someone

Be sure to check out all the card samples posted by the Design Team Diva’s…and hopefully,  you will play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog .

Aud  Bea  Claudia   Jacque  Jacqueline  Jeanette  Tanja

We’ve also got a new link on the Friday Sketchers Blog (top right corner)… it’s a new blog called Friday Sketcher Sketches…the idea of, and created by, the lovely Claudia.  The blog is  a place that you can visit to view previous sketches from the DT. 

I had so much fun colouring this gorgeous Sugar Nellie image called Bubbles .  I really enjoyed colouring her body…huge areas to colour on her chubby arms, legs and of course, her cute face…it was nice to be able to use lots of different skin tone copics…I find some images hardly have any areas to colour…this was just perfect  

Oh and before I forget…Quixotic Paperie now has the new Belles ‘n’ Whistles stamps in stock, along with stamps from The Greeting Farm.  To do some retail cyber shopping over at Quixotic Paperie…just click here… 

Well, that’s it for me today…hope you have a great weekend.  Don’t forget, I’ll be posting some blog candy over the weekend…if you’d like to win this beautiful stamp…come back soon!

 Card Recipe

Stamp – Bubbles – Sugar Nellie

Papers - Imaginisce

Medium - Copic Sketch Markers, icicle glitter

Tools - Martha Stewart daisy border punch, sewing machine, rectangle scalloped nesties

Embellishments - Charms, mixed flowers and pearls from Quixotic Paperie

 

 

 

Wish…

 

Hello thanks for taking a peek over here.  I  just thought I’d show you a card that I made with ‘Elise’.  I couldn’t resist her and had to buy her from Funky Kits…she’s so cute   There are several new stamps in the Home Grown range and that’s where you can find this stamp.  Funky Kits also has six new digital images up and ready for downloading. 

If you’d like to win this stamp, check back over the weekend because I’ve got one to give away

The sketch is actually from the last  Sugar Bowl challenge…I think there is probably a new sketch up today…I’m only two weeks behind!  My dear friend Tina sent me the pearl pins along with some beautiful presents for Christmas and Halloween…thank you Tina…hope to see you back in blogging world real soon

Card Recipe

Stamp – Sugar Nellie – Elise

Papers – Pink Paislee

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools – Martha Stewart border punch

Embellishments - Wish charm, pearls, Prima hydrangeas

Have a great day and keep warm

Friday Sketchers and my Friday Sketchers Blog Hop Candy Winner…

Hello and welcome to my blog    Well, it’s back to business over at Friday Sketchers and, as always, my dear friend Claudia has had her thinking cap on again…what a fun sketch she’s created for you to try!  Our sponsor this week is Sunshine Stamps…thank you so much!

Be sure to check out all the card samples posted by the Design Team Diva’s…and hopefully you will play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog where we have Sunshine Stamps sponsoring us with a wonderful prize this week

Aud
Bea
Claudia 
Jacque
Jacqueline
Jeanette
Tanja

I’ve used one of the new stamps by Sugar Nellie…she’s called Raven.  I thought she was pretty apt for the arctic weather we’ve got in England at the moment…very sensibly dressed for the snow and ice!  You can see all the new stamps for December  —> here <—   Funky Kits are now selling digital images and currently have a January Sale going on

A big thank you to my sweet friend Janneke…she did some craft shopping for me last month and picked these gorgeous papers and bling swirls ( and lots more yummy stash) …thank you so much Janneke…you can shop for me any time…hehe!

The winner of my Friday Sketcher Blog Hop Candy is….

Martha Gunckel…Congratulations Martha…please contact me with your details.

Card Recipe

Stamps – Raven – Sugar Nellie, SU sentiment

Papers – Jillibean Soup

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers

Tools – SU Scallop punch, Petite Sc Circle Nestie, slot punch, sewing machine

Embellishments – Prima flowers, Papermania glitter brads, Scrappers Floss, gem pins, SU ribbon, bling swirls

I love snowmen…

Good Morning…and thanks for popping over here today    I’ve made this card using the sketch provided by Bea over at Friday Sketchers…thank you Bea!  We have a super prize from Mo…Mo’s Digital Pencil…and some wonderful cards to inspire you from the DT…just click here to visit Friday Sketchers blog. 

I’ve used another Sugar Nellie DT stamp…this one is by Diane Duda and is called Making Friends…so sweet   Sugar Nellie also have some wonderful new stamps out from their Home Grown range.

This is from the baby range…she’s called Bubbles…

…and this cutie is Elise, also from the Home Grown range…

There’s loads more new stamps…just pop over to Funky Kits and have a browse through the Sugar Nellie stamps…what fun!  Oh…and don’t forget, Sugar Nellie has 12 days of Christmas candy to give away…there will be a different prize given away each day for 12 days!  Absolutely wonderful…click here to go to Sugar Nellie.

Card Recipe

Stamps – Making Friends – Diane Duda, CC Designs sentiment

Paper - sei – Glitzmas

Medium – Copic Sketch Markers, coarse, loose glitter

Tools – Labels 3 nesties, circle nesties, square punch

Embellishments – Glitter Domes and snowflake (thanks to the lovely Claudia), Prima flowers

For You…

Hi there…we’ve got another wonderful sketch for you over at Friday Sketchers…provided by Jeanette…thanks Jeanette!  Along with the sketch and fabulous prize, are some amazing, inspirational cards from the design team.  Hope you have time to join us 

I’ve used one of the gorgeous stamps sent to me by Karen (Sugar Nellie)…it’s by Diane Duda…Penguin Love..and one of the many new collections of stamps from Sugar Nellie.  You can buy them here.

There’s a new collection called Sugar and Spice due out at the end of the month…here’s a couple of images…check out Sugar Nellie’s blog for more pictures and information

 

Card Recipe

Stamp ~ Penguin Love – Diane Duda – Sugar Nellie

Papers ~ Cosmo Cricket – Jolly by Golly

Medium ~ Copic Sketch Markers

Tools ~ Quickutz handle & Sizzix Trixie alphabet, Large inverted scalloped square

Embellishments ~ E Line pearls, Prima flowers, SU & Papertrey ribbon 

Manga Fairy Christmas…

 

Good Morning!  Hope you’ve had a good week so far…not long ’till the weekend now!  We have a new sketch up at Friday Sketchers…designed by this week’s host…Jacque…thanks for a great challenge Jacque!

I’ve used ‘Manga Fairy’ from the new collection of Christmas Manga stamps.  These gorgeous stamps are available from Funky Kits and can be ordered now.  The delish MME Colourful Christmas papers, matching ribbons and brads are from Quixotic Paperie.  Don’t forget, you can still join in the Quixotic Paperie blog hop…see this post for more information. 

Card Recipe

Stamp ~ Sugar Nellie Manga Fairy

Papers ~ MME Colourful Christmas

Medium ~Copic Sketch Markers

Tools ~ Spellbinders snowflakes dies, oval nesties

Embellishments ~ MME brads and ribbons

Thanks for visiting today…I’ll be back tomorrow with my Penny Black card and also, the Stampers United Blog Hop begins tomorrow…watch this space!

 

The Sugar Bowl…

Hi, today’s card is made with Marlene’s sketch over at The Sugar Bowl…loved it Marlene…thanks   There’s an option of using the colour combination pink and brown to be in with a chance of  winning the six new stamps designed by Mary Hall.  I received my first DT package from Karen – Sugar Nellie on Saturday and this gorgeous image is from the autumn 2009 kit.  I’ve also made some cards with the new Manga Christmas stamps…I’ll  be posting them over the next few days    You’ll be happy to hear  that the Manga Christmas stamps have gone on sale at Funky Kits 

Card Recipe

Stamp ~ Sugar Nellie – Autumn Kit 2009

Papers ~ Stampin Up

Tools ~ Circle and oval nesties, McGill fern punch,

Medium ~ Copic Sketch Markers

Embellishments ~ SU hardware and ribbon, prima hydrangeas, robin’s nest