SUGAR NELLIE ARE ON FACEBOOK

Hi girls,

As I am sure you are all aware by now, but if you aren't then SUGAR NELLIE have their very own facebook group, and we'd love you to come and join us, we're a friendly bunch, and the super Karen has started a weekly challenge for fun over there, its started today and will run until midnight Saturday/Sunday every week, the winner will be choosen at random, so what have you got to loose......if you win you can choose any SUGAR NELLIE stamp that is available over at FUNKY KITS

This week Karen sent me this link to make a side stepper card, so I've had a play and come up with this ...........

Used to make this card were

Image - Simple Sassy from Sugar Nellie, the fence was from CC Designs

Coloured with - Promakers and Prismas

Sentiment - Personnal Impresions

Card, ribbon, buttons all came from the stash boxes(lol)

Once again I have played with the chalks to create a cloudy floaty background, oh yeah and a little stickles to create the shinner on the water.

Anyway better dash, kids are shouting, hope you all come and have a bash this week, the more the merrier.

HUGS

Fiona

The Sugar Bowl

Oh me I have finally got back up here to play a little, having the other half at home for so long is now totally doing me in, can't wait until the Doc says he can go back to work again. LOL.

This time I've got my Sugar Bowl sketch card to share with you al, I''ll come back later and share more details with you, as I hear the kids about to come in the door and cause mayhem, oh me more cello practise. Never mind, he will get better, this week I have used another of the Sassys from Krista, her artwork is so easy to colour they are defo my favourites right now, and the next set (set 4) is available today over at FUNKY KITS, so go fill your baskets.

Sundays with Santa, what better way to spend an hour or two.....

Oh me , can't believe its taken so long to get back to blogging, this year is racing past and I've not posted a card yet, I know, I know, slap my fingers, I have been playing and colouring just not been able to get round to posting until now, so todays Sunday and over on facebook Pops, has set up a page called Sundays with Santa, where every week we will be making a christmas card so that hopefully come November we are all ahead of the game and not running round like headless chickens, so thought that I should join in.. so heres my first christmas card of 2011.....

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Every week there will be a theme set, well when I saw PINK for my first week of joining in I was like OH NO!!!!!!!!!! of all the things they could have picked PINK, its so not my things at all, but after a bit of head scratching I settled upon Snowflake from Sugar Nellie, unfortunatley this stamp is no longer available but its still a firm favourite for christmas girlie cards.

Used To Make This card

Snowflake - By Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

Cardstock - Stash boxes

Sentiment - Paula Pascal Stamp Set

Background snowflakes stamped in Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, the stamps are from the same Paula Pascal set as the sentiment.

Cuttlebug and snowflake embossing folder, snowflakes have been rubbed over with cut n dry foam and victorian velvet DI.

Snowflake punch from woodware, a couple of bling gems and a sprinkling of snow white flower soft.

Well thats it for today, off to get the iron out and tackle the school uniforms for tomorrow.

Hope you like it, its early to start thinking christmas I know, but decided to not pack my stash away this year, so I can crack on with them ....

Take Care

Hugs

Fiona xx

SUGAR NELLIE SIMPLY SASSY RD 2

Oh me I have had a right to do with round two, as Karen said to do our own thing, but my problem is whatis my own thing, a few months ago it was all colour and paper but recently I have got well and truly into CAS and WOW cards, so after a few failed attempts I have come up with two cards, and I have gone COLOUR this time as it was WOW in the last round.

The first one I am happy to share with you is a girlie one, all pink and cutesy,

For this card I have kept to the clean and simple approach as I love this image HIPPIE CHICK and the size of it is perfect to make it the real star of the card, well I think so anyway.

Used to make this card

Stamp - Hippie Chick from Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

DP - Bo Bunny

Cardstock - Stash Boxes

I have used chalk and a scallop punch to create the cloudy sky effect on the background, this is the first time I have tried this technique and I rather like the finished effect.

And of course no card is complete without a MS border punch.

And now for my second, I have a couple of older boys birthdays coming up early in 2011 so am getting them out the way now before mr Mojo goes on his annual xmas break.

I love this image for older boys, and I had to go COLOUR again, and colour I have used to the max I think, but as he's going to be 10 I think I can get off with it

Used To Make This card

Stamp - No 1 Fan from Sugar Nellie

Coloured with - Promarkers

DP - My Minds Eye Lil Robots pack

Sentiment - Personnal Impressions

The Label/Tag is a spellbinders Nestabilitie set which I forgot I had until recently

For both cards I went with CAS, no embellishments, just the DP and the Image, and I think for these thats all thats needed.

Anyway I hope you really like them, and if you do please please vote for me in the final round xxx

Thanks for taking the time out to visit me and please leave me a comment or two along the way.

Hugs,

Take care and stay safe in this white weather

Fiona

SUGAR NELLIES WOW CARDS

OK, so i know I am last again but with the weather, kids off school, and family staying over my crafting has been well, to be honest non existent for the last couple of weeks, so today I have finally got round to doing my WOW cards for the simply sassy challenge, who isn't going to have a go and want to have the spellbinders caliber under their tree. LOL

My first card, is so simple its scary,

I have stamped directly onto the card stock and pretty much left it at that, turned it into a simple easel card, and used a sentiment stamp which I think fits the bill perfectly.

The next is featuring what I think is my favourite of the first release, she has been matted onto some embossed card stick and a sentiment added to finish

The third and final card, i thought I should use some embellishments on, so out came the punches in their masses, and I actually quite like the finished effect

Thanks Karen for making us all think white, espically when all round us outside has been whote for so long now.

Anyway good Luck everyone who has entered the challenge, and lets see who makes it through to stage 2.

Hugs and Thanks for looking.

Fiona xx

WK 30 - A Tent Topper Card for All Things Sugar Nellie on PCP

Evening Ladies, Wednesday already, I did try and do this posting last night but I just kept getting an error message (again) so gave up and had a night in front of the tele, anyway its week 30 over at Paper Craft Planet, and a new challenge awaits us there, again the super Karen from Sugar Nellie is offering the winner their choice of 3 rubber stamps from the Sugar Nellie lines over at Funky Kits. So come on what you waiting for get on over here and join in.

Used to Make my card were

Image - Snowman from Sugar Nellie (available at Funky Kits)

Sentiment - Stamping Up

Nestabilites, Cuttlebug, SU Punches and an embossing folder, memento Ink and a bit of ribbon from stash, finished off with a little bling, oh yeah and a papermania snowflake punch.

And as usual the close up on the stamped and coloured image.

Right best off and get ready for the next boy to come home from, they have better social lived than I do, but please do come join us at PCP, and it could be your lucky week.

Thanks for looking,

Fiona xx

The Sugar Bowl Wk 47

Girls can you believe it's week 47 over at THE SUGAR BOWL already, seems like only yesterday it was a new blog, but alas time has flown and already its November, and christmas is rapidly approaching, thought it was time I got this challenge done, can't the the Sugar Bowl challenges, they are as my youngest says "awesome".

I've had a wee break from the christmas cards, and have made a birthday card to put in my stock box for next year, although I did sit down to do my 4 year old nephews card for next weekend, this is what I have ended up with LOL, well theres always tomorrow isn't there.

Used to make this card

Image - Hippie Chick - available soon from Funky Kits

Coloured with - Promarkers

Woodware Butterfly punches in 2 sizes

SU - Oval and scallop punches

Nestablitlie circles and scallops

EK success Daisy Punch

Sentiment - Personnal Impressions

Embossing Folder

Thought I'd keep this one quite simple with no DP, and let the fantastic image be the main point, I have added the ribbon bow, as thats the Theme for the sketch.

Right off to see what else I can come up with, having a me morning, lol.

Thanks for looking

Fi xxx

TEALIGHT CANDLE CARD for PCP

Evening crafters, thats another week gone and another week nearer to christmas, how are you all getting on ploughing through your cards, I have to say this year I am remarkable well through mine, (touches wood just incase I jinx it), and the card I am about to share is one that will be going into the gift bag for the boys teachers, one down one more to go, have also done them candles, beaded necklaces and yummy box of sweet treats, which very bravely I am going to get the boys to make with me.

Anyway the card, I have asked the girls over at All Things Sugar Nellie on PCP to make tealight candle cards, I saw this card way back in June on our very own DONALDAS blog, and I thought I really need to have a bash at these, and here we are 5 months later I have actually got round to tackling it.

The tealights I have in the card are scented (Winter Berries) and it just adds that little something to the card too.

Used to make this card

Image - Snow Cozy from SUGAR NELLIE

Coloured with - Promarkers

DP - Jolly Happy Christmas pack from Dovecraft

Sentiment - Contempo Christmas from SU

Woodware - Snowflake Punch and Holly punch

A little bling and ribbon and flowers from stash, and once again paper rolled flowers to finish

And finally what christmas card would be complete without a little glitter

Anyway off to catch up on a bit of tele,

Good Night

Fiona

Shaker Card for Sugar Nellie on PCP

Morning friends, and mad crafters, can't believe its cold wet and November already, can someone tell me what happened to Summer, did I happen to blink and miss it??

Got a wee card to share with you today, I challenges the girls over at PCP -All things SUgar Nellie Group to make shaker cards this week, and now my sample card has finally dried and the shaker bit isn't leaking I've managed to take a piccie or two.

I love shaker cards and the effect they give, the only problem is that I am not always successful, but am so glad to say that so far so good with this one, I have made it for my neighbours cause the girl reminds of their wee girl.

Used to make this card

Image - Christmas home grown from Sugar Nellie
Coloured with _ Promarkers

Sentiment - Papermania

DP - Dovecrafts Christmas collection

Woodware Holly Punch, Martha Stewart Border Punc some Flowersoft and Glamour Dust for the Shaker

A Little bit of bling and beaded embellishments from my stash.

I am loving making these simple flowers, the lovely Kate from the Sugar Nellie, showed us Ellon crafters how to make these on the demo day and I have to say I have made loads of these since, they are so easy and always match the card perfectly everytime.

Our facebook group is growing nicely, we are upto 80 members already, so if you haven't already done so please come join us, theres always someone around on it, leave us a message, share your ideas, and most importantly HAVE FUN

Thanks for taking the time to pop over, hope you enjoyed your coffee and biscuits

Take Care

Fi xxx

Sugar Sweetness

WOW is all I can say, have you seen what SUGAR NELLIE are going to be bringing to us crafters soon, If not you are really missing out,

This is Karen (Mrs Sugar Nellie) just teasing us all, don't you think that these are to die for, I can't wait to play with these little darlings. xxxx

If any of you out there are on FACEBOOK, please come join on on SUGAR NELLIES, for a chat and to share your creations, its good to chat and share, looking forward to seeing you over HERE.

Girls, I know many many of you out there are FACEBOOK fans/addicts, so I thought it was about time we had our little group of sweet addicts on Facebook too, so I've opened a SUGAR NELLIE group.

Please come and join us, to share your creations, ask any advice or general questions and have a good old chim wag with other Nellie fans.

Looking forward to seeing you all over there soon.

xxxx

Afternoon Crafty Friends

Afternoon friends, it's been a wee while since I updated this blog, but been madness, children been ill, broke a tooth, finally got it pulled out yesterday(OUCH!!) and the kids are on their October holidays, but I have to fess up I am well through my christmas cards this year, still a few more to tackle but happy with progress so far.

So today I thought I'd share what we've been doing over on Paper Craft Planet, where this week, I said I'd like to see anything BUT NOT a card, well I've done mine, and also a card to match, its for my mates daughters 14th birthday on Saturday, so fingers crossed she likes it.

I decided to make her a little candle to match her card that I had in mind, and I have combined the card to use the fab new sketch over at THE SUGAR BOWL this week,

Used to make these creations were

Image - Pillow Talk from Sugar Nellie @ Funky Kits

Coloured with - Promarkers

Sentiment - You Go Girl Stamp set fromThe Paper Company Studio

DP - Bliis Collection from Crate Paper

Ribbon - Local Craft Hoose

Stickles and a couple of bits of Bling to finish off.

I have to confess to being totally in love with these new images, and if you didn't get round to pre ordereing yours they are available now as singles over at FUNKY KITS.

Anyway off to tackle some more christmas stuff.

See you all in a bit

HUGS

Fiona xxx