Pippi

It's another wild and windy day here in sunny Scotland but there's nothing better than some sugar inspiration to get you started for the weekend!

I'm sharing with your my DT card for the Sugar Nellie blog....Pippi was leaving a bit left out so had to give her a wee appearance!

For todays card I have used Pippi...she was feeling a bit neglected and I coloured her with spectrums and shaded with come polychromos.  The papers are digi papers from the Sweet Shoppe and I just love these ones they are called Life Is.  I layered the papers onto card and doodled the edges.  I added some wee pearls to the corners and finished with a bow and acrylic flower....I actually bought that little flower on my visit up to Elgin to the Paper Boutique.

challenges:
Ladybug Crafts - favourite colours
4 Krafty Girls - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes

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A wee springtime bunny...

 

Happy Sunday folks...bet you thought I had gone missing??  I have had a busy week with work last week and had to prepare a presentation, go through 4 stages of an interview not to get the job!!  At least I still have my old one...

Although it has been snowing this week I felt it was to for a spring time card.  I bought this stamp at the SECC...isn't it cute!!

Now I am not quite sure how the green thing happened but it has...I have used papers from MME - Meadow which I layered onto bazzill card and stitched and distressed each of the layers.  The stamp is from LOTv which I coloured with copics.  I added a ribbon and a few little bud type things which I coloured green to match the card...oh and some pearls.

supplies:

papers - MME Meadow

pearls - The Hobby House

ribbon - stash

buds - stash

stamp - LOTV

pens - copics

challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - spring/easter

The Ribbon Girl - green

Simply Create Too - easter/bunnies

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes

Moving Along with the Times- spring is in the air

Simon Says Stamp - sketch

Celebrate the Occasion  - spring

Creative Card Crew - ribbon

Deep Ocean challenges - cute & cuddly

Ladybug - spring

Squigglefly - spring

My Mum's Craft Shop - spring has sprung

Santa Claus is coming to town....

It's snowing...yay!!

I wanted to try something a bit different, so instead of layering up my papers, I inked the edges with Distress Ink...not sure about it though....

So the papers are from MME - Winter Wonderland, the snowflakes are punched with a Martha Stewart punch and a TH snow flurries die which i glittered up and then added pearls to the centres.  The tags are from LOTV.  The stamp is from sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics.

Be sure to pop back tomorrow for a brand new challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin'.

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Addicted to Stamps - Christmas
pile it On - embellishments(loads of snowflakes)
Winter wonderland - Santa Claus is coming to town
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
By the Cute and Girly - red/white/blue
Creatalicious - winter
Ladybug -sparklicious
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Bearly Mine - Santa is on his way
Everybody Art challenge - Christmas
Oldie but a Goodie - let it snow(stamp)

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Sugar Bowl challenge #97

Good morning sugar fans and it's that time again...yes time for another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl.

Today's challenge is the fabby sketch below...

with the optional extra of "A winter's Tale"...

As always the prize for one lucky winner picked at random is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from FunkyKits...

...over 100 entries then that prize increases to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps.

For my card I have used Christmas Garland which I coloured with copics, I added some white glitter to the furry bits on the hat, the papers are Echo Park - Winter Wishes. The snowflakes is a MS punch which I glittered up  I added a pearl to the centre of the snowflake.

Charisma - christmas with no red/green
Crimbo Crackers - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - snowflakes
The Paper Shelter - Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Ladybug - snowflakes
Oldie But a Goodie - let it snow(stamp)
Crafty Boots - anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - let it snow



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If you haven't already seen the new Official Sugar Nellie Group on Facebook...then pop over to join in the fun!!

Teddy Christmas....

Next post today is this little creation I made following Dena's tutorial on Facebook on the Lili of the Valley Virtual Christmas party page.  I did get lost a bit however when I saw Dena's finished card i knew where I was going and finished the card today.

I have used papers from Carta Bella - winter Fun, edged with lace, the stamp is from LOTV which I coloured with copics and glittered a bit, I punched some snowflakes and glittered them up and I cut out the tree and glittered that up too.  I added pearls to the centres of the snowflakes to finish off.

This is what the inside looks like although it's not a brill photo but can get the gist of it and you can get full instructions from Dena here.

Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes

Colour Me Creative - non traditional colours

Little Claire's - christmas

Christmas Cards all year round - fancy folds

Christmas Stampin' all year long - to die 4

Wags 'n' Whiskers - christmas

Crimbo Crackers - anything goes

Dutch Dare - fancy folds

Bearly Mine - snowflakes

ladybug Crafts - snowflakes

Stamp & Create - lace

Dream Valley - non traditional Christmas

Stamptacular - winter bliss
One Stitch at a Time - fabric, ribbon or lace

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Sugar Bowl Challenge #85

Good morning sugar fans....did I tell you I am on holiday from work for a week so might get the chance to do some extra cards.

It's the Procession on Saturday so there's lots of activities happening on the lead up...just need it to be a nice day!! Today we have a new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl and all you need to do is follow the sketch below...



the challenge this fortnight is the optional theme of "shades of violet" and one lucky winner picked at random will receive 4 Sugar Nellie stamps from Funky Kits..

...if there is more than 100 entries then the prize increases to 6 Sugar Nellie stamps.

for my card I have used papers that were in my stash, Utopia collection from Kaisercraft, the stamp has been coloured with copics and then glittered up to give her a bit of bling. The flowers have been with 3 different sized MFT royal roses. I finished with a Craftwork cards message.

Divas by Design - anything goes
Ruby's Rainbows - thing with wings
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Scrapbook Sisters - anything goes
Stampavie - for a girl
Celebrate the occasion - anything goes
Crafty Sentiments- anything goes
Ladybug - things with wings
Oldie but a Goodie - anything goes
Crafty Boots - anything goes
Kaboodle doodles - anything goes


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Cute Little Anna....

Still playing so next up is this card....I think I quite like this one. It just reminds me of a nice sunshiney day...The stamp is called Cute Little Anna from Stampavie which I coloured with copics. The papers are Buttercup from Lilybeedesigns. I die cut those rolled flowers with various MFT dies and added tiny pearls to the centres, the flourish is also from MFT as is the buttons. I added some pins and pearls and ribbon, I was having withdrawal symptoms so I added some doodling too to finish off...hope you likey!!

Simon Says Stamp - birthday
Creative Card Crew - ribbon
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Craft Your Passion - lots of texture
Creative Inspirations - flowers
Paper Sundaes - ribbons and pearls
Moving along with the Times - summer sunshine
Crafty Catz - April showers bring may flowers
Ladybug - birthday
Crafting for all Seasons - handmade flowers
Crafters Companion - here comes summer
Love to Create - flowers and buttons
Paperplay - pins and pearls
Stampin for the Weekend - lots of layers
Truly madly Crafty - handmade flowers
Joanna Sheen - flower power



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It's your birthday....

Hi crafters and my second post of the day, if you want to see my GDT for Cupcake Craft challenges then scroll down . Well it's a bit chilly today and the forecast says it's to snow...what's all that about?? A heatwave last week and snow this week....

Anyway for my card i have used this little fairy from LOTV and coloured her with copics. The papers are Happy Go Lucky from My Mind's Eye, the flowers have been with a MFT flower trio die and then I added some gems...simples!!

Hanna and Friends - sketch
Ladybug - spots and stripes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
My Mums Craft Shop - stamp it
Divas by Design - stamp
Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes
Crafts 4 Eternity - 3 of a kind
2 Sisters - birthday
icopic challenge - for a child
Craft your Passion - dots and stripes


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another wee cupcake....

Hi folks....well it's been a lovely day here today and I have managed to get lots of washing done and hung out...hopefully it will be dry soon!! I am hoping that I will be able to get most of folded and put away without having to iron it.

I am just loving this little stamp from LOTV...she is so adorable. My friend Donna asked me to make her a card to give to her auntie as it's a big birthday for her at the weekend....hope she likes it.

I coloured the image with copics, the papers are First Edition - New Leaf which I layered onto kraft, I distressed the edges and added some stitching. The flowers have been cut with matching card and kraft using my MFT flower trio die and I gave them some doodled petals and stuck a pearl in the center....a few of my favourite things on this card!!

Sunday sketch & stamp - sketch
Lili's Little Fairies - butterflies and fairies
Color Throwdown - colour recipe
Crafty Sentiments - wings
Ladybug - anything goes
Totally Stampalicious - flowers
Paper sundaes - feminine flair
Allsorts - say it with flowers
Fairy fun Friday - distress it
Fussy and Fancy - fairies
Totally Papercrafts - favourite things(kraft, distressing, stitching)



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next up...a little cupcake...

Card #2 today...I really need to go and do some housework but first this...the LOTV fairy stamps are up there with my other favourites and this little cutie is no exception. I have coloured her with copics, glittered her wings too. The papers are scraps of MME but can't remember what the name of them is. I layered them onto card then stitched and distressed the edges...I just love that look!! I added a piece of pink lace, a ribbon and a couple of tiny tags. The rolled roses have been made with my new MFT rolled rose die, I already have the sizzix one...but these are teeny!!


Ladybug - pink and girly
Fussy & Fancy - fairies
Hotshot Crafts - ribbon
Totally papercrafts - favourite things(stitching, distressing, LOTV)
Charisma Cardz - ribbon
Crafty Purple Frog - pink and girly
Lili's Little Fairies - lace and ribbon
Divas by Design - favourite things(stitching, distressing, LOTV)
Paper Sundaes - feminine flair
LOTV - National Craft month competition


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Sugar Bowl Challenge #77

brrr....good morning sugar addicts, hope you are wrapped up warm and cosy!! It's Thursday today so I guess that means a new challenge over at The Sugar Bowl.

Today's challenge is Kiki's sketch below with the optional "love" theme.


Once again there's the usual prize from Funky Kits...4 Sugar Nellie stamps however if there's more than 100 entries then the prize increases to 6 stamps....woo hoo!!

For my card I have used papers from Little Yellow Bicycle - Love Letters collection. I doodled around the edges and layered the papers. The stamp is from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with polychromos. I added a couple of flowers and a matching tag. Pop over and check out the inspiration from the rest of the sweeties...

By the Cute and Girly - love is in the air
Creatalicious - love
Joanna Sheen - love is in the air
Little Miss Muffet - love
Sarah Hurley - love is all around
Ladybug - loves me loves me not
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Lexi's Creations - love
Lollipop - valentines
Stamp & Create - love
Dream Valley - valentine
Paper Players - flowers
One Stop Craft Challenge - the one I love
DYSU - love
Cure Card Thursday - pink valentine
Paperplay - love letters
Stamptacular - color challenge
4 Crafty chicks - love/valentine



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It's orange...

Good morning my fellow bloggers....now the storms have calmed down, it's now white outside!! I will be glad when this winter is over, perhaps that means we will have a good summer... Well I have been doodling away colouring with my new polychromos, and I think they do take a bit of practising. I haven't quite mastered the blending to get the same effect you get with copics or promarkers but I am not giving up as I really like them!

So, I have used Peek a Boo birthday from Sugar Nellie and coloured her with my new polychromos as I said, the papers are scraps that I have left from Echo Park - Country Drive, I must order more as I really like these papers. I also added some stitching and distressed the edges of the layers to cove up my wonky cutting...think I pulled that one off!!

Will be back shortly with Pippi!!

Sketch Saturday - sketch
Craft Your Passion - anything goes plus distressing
Stamps R Us - anything goes
Whoopsi Daisy - free and easy
The Pink elephant - anything goes
Ladybug - anything goes with your new stash(pencils)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes with new stash
Truly Madly Crafty - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - what's new
Little Miss Muffet - new something
Fab 'n' funky - something new
Inky Impressions - anything goes
PaperShelter - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - something new
Simply Create 2 - more than 2 layers


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I love a cuppa...

Morning everybody and another gorgeous day!! I thought I would get this card posted asap and then I can get on with some housework. I think this image sums me up...as I have umpteen cuppas in the morning!! I know...too many isn't good for you...anyway...I have been colouring this image over the past few nights and practicing colouring with DI's...this is my first attempt. I have to say..it's very therapeutic but does take much longer. The lovely Elaine sent me some card to use which is 100% better than the card I was using so may need to treat myself!! The papers are from MME - So Sophie which I cut into squares and then added some stitching to make a patchwork effect. I didn't want to add anymore layers as I thought it was busy enough with papers. I couldn't help myself...I had to stick on some of those flowers. I thought I would enter the Sugar Nellie Challenge on Facebook with this one as it's squares. I was also swithering about entering the Simply Sassy Banner competition too but I'm not sure if the colours are cold enough to match Elaine's....I'm going to give it a bash anyway!!

Don't forget there's still time to enter the DT CAlls at Sweet Stampin Challenge blog and Paper Sundaes Challenge blog.


OSCC - in stitches
Craft Your Passion - anything goes
Make It Monday - anything goes
Pollycraft - anything goes
Oldie but a goodie - flowers(I did buy this stamp about 6 months ago so hopefully that's fine)
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Ladybug - going dotty (on brown paper)
Top tip Tuesday - anything goes
Simply Sassy - banner competition
Divas by Design - anything goes
Moving along with the Times - anything goes


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Bella birthday...

Howdy folks....it has been another lovely day today although it was a bit foggy til lunchtime here but still managed to get the washing dried. I have been colouring this little lady back and forth all day today as I needed to get some other stuff done today too...back at work tomorrow. I just love Bella Bunting, she is a great image to practice your colouring. I have been practicing colouring with distress inks with her using some different card that the lovely Elaine sent me...check out her blog here, as she is ace at colouring!! I have coloured this Bella Bunting with copics...wasn't sure which to use as these papers have lots of different colours to tone in but I think I am happy with the pink. The papers are from MME - fine and Dandy collection. I cut out some bunting from the papers to attach to this card too...thought it fitted in quite well and I was having withdrawal symptoms as I have not added one of my flowers for ages...Lisa I hope you have your new die now!!

The Sugar Bowl - sketch
C.R.A.F.T. Challenges - flowers
Crafts & me - pink and sweet
Ladybug Crafts - anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday - open challenge


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Birthday...

Hi all...this is the first post of perhaps a few today..taking advantage since I am on holiday from work. Will need to do other things too including get dressed as i still have my jammies on!! I had inked this image up and coloured it a couple of weeks ago but just hadn't got round to sticking it on a card so here it is. The image is of course Times to Treasure from LOTV which I coloured with promarkers...still don't have a huge selection of colours hence the reason I was kind of stuck with what papers to use. The papers are from MME - Stella rose which I am loving just now. I added a message and some Wild Orchid flowers...no die-namics flowers on this but watch out for the next post as I have totally made up for it on that one!!

Fab 'n' funky - spots and dots
LOTV - birthday
I ♥ Promarkers - sketch
Craft your Passion - 2 x 2 (not really sure what this meant but there is 2 little people)
Ladybug - birthday
Totally Stampalicious - anything goes
Karen's Doodles - birthday


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