Some news...

Hey everybody, I just wanted to let you know incase you were wondering why I had an extra DT badge in my sidebar....yes that's right I have been asked to join a brand new team focussing on digi stamps over at Polka Doodles.

I am a Digi Queen...

It's a brand new team and the first post will be on 2nd September so pop over to |Polka Doodles to check out the inspiration by my new teamies!!

Scroll down for my Sugar Nellie post for today.

Fi

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Peek a Boo Birthday...

Hey sugar fans...a wee post to start the day!!

Today I am sharing with you one of my favourite stamps and coloured in my favourite colour combination..this little cutie is available from the Funky Kits store....here!

For todays card I have used Peek a Boo Birthday and coloured her with copics this time. The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe...I love these ones, they are just my kind of colours.  I layered them onto card and added some pearls made with my pearl pen to the corners of the layers.  I finished with a mix of handmade a pre made flowers.

challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge - cute with buttons and bows
Dream Valley - flowers
Bearly Mine - anything goes
4 krafty Girls - anything goes

Fi
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Papertake Weekly GDT card

Happy Tuesday everybody!!

Well it's week 2 of my holidays from work and I have really done much of what I had planned....lol!! So today I am of the help a friend make a start to some wedding invitations but first I am sharing todays card.  Sadly this is my last card as a guest designer at Papertake Weekly.


This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is the fabby sketch below.

So for my card i have used one of the snowmen stamps from LOTV....and I love it!!  I coloured the image with spectrum noirs....

The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe which I layered onto bazzill card and doodled the edges! I also added a piece of lace and a white organza ribbon bow.  I also added a button and charm to the bow.  The snowflakes are from the Let it Snowflake die-namics set....oh yes...I added some gems and pearls to finish off.

challenges:
LOTV - Christmas in August
Completely Christmas - anything goes
Winter Wonderland - anything goes for Christmas
Divas by Design - pretty pearls



Fi
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Yee haw.....

Good morning sweet stampers.....

This is just a quickie as I am off to the zoo to meet up with some of my teamies....it's our annual get together.

First of all this weeks challenge over at Sweet Stampin is "cowboys or Cowgirls".....another easy one!!

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Crafts U Love who are giving one lucky winner a £10 voucher...

For my card I have used papers from Carta Bella which fitted our cowboy theme perfectly.  The image is from Mo Manning which I coloured with spectrum noirs....love this little cutie...isn't he adorable??  I added a couple of stars and some doodling!!

So pop over and check out the fabby creations from the team...

Fi

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Some news...

Hey....have you seen the news over on The Sugar Bowl??

DT CALL 

Howdy Sugar fans!!  We are currently looking for a couple of newbies to join The Sugar Bowl...yes that's right, we've had a break and we are back in time to celebrate our 9th birthday next month so perfect timing!! 

With loads of new stamps coming we thought it was time to restart the challenge and promote the new range of products that will be available....they are fabulous!!

As you know, Funky Kits is the home to all Sugar Nellie both rubber and digi and with the range growing we need a fab team to keep you continually inspired! 

We will still continue to have our daily inspiration over on the Sugar Nellie blog with promotions etc on there, but we feel there is still a place for the challenge blog aswell.   

So on to the important things...We do have some requirements for any newbies joining our team and if you feel you can meet the requirements then this may be for you!! 

 

• You must be able to commit to a 4 month term initially - this will be reviewed at the end of the term 
• You must be able to complete projects on time and add them to our DT page 
• You must be post your project on your own blog each month 
• You will make comments on the entries to the challenge on your allocated numbers each month 
• You must be able to take a good photo of your project  
• You must have an active blog and Facebook account - the DT stuff is managed on our Facebook page

We want newbies that love all things Sugar Nellie and they will be great at promoting the products through their own work.  So if you meet the requirements and are interested in joining the team then what you need to do to apply is follow the instructions below: 

• make a card using a Sugar Nellie stamp (rubber or digi) 
• upload it on the linky thing below 
• post your card on your own blog linking to this post 
• display our DT Call badge on your post aswell 

This DT Call will close on 11th September 2014 and the successful applicants will be notified soon after this date in time to start with our challenge on 25th September 2014. 

A bit of nature...

Hey folks....are you all doing today??  I thought since I was on holiday I would do a bit of practising with my spectrum noirs but in particular clouds and grass....not sure about it though!!  I am going to practise lots of hair over the next couple of days.

So the clouds, sky and grass have been coloured using my spectrum noirs and believe it or not this took me 5 hours..almost!!

First of all I started with the clouds and using the lightest grey drew in the cloud shape and then I gradually added and blended the darker greys in, I then added in some violet and blue to the clouds.  I the coloured the sky using feather like strokes with a light blue and grey.  I then coloured the grass with lots of different greens and browny colours in again feather like strokes.  Lastly I stamped the trees using brown memento ink and added some highlights to the trees although you can't see that in the photo....what do you think??

Fi

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Waiting for you...

Good morning Sugar fans, and back to normal with today's post for the Sugar Nellie blog.

I thought I would share with you a wee card using one of the digis from the latest collection of furry friends which you can buy from Funky Kits.

For today's card I have used Waiting for You and coloured him with spectrum noirs...really basic as there isn't much to colour with these digis...so easy!!  The papers are Fancy Pants Park Bench which I layered onto bazzill card and then doodled around the edges.  I added a wonky scalloped edge, a sunshine and a few die cut butterflies....oh and some glitter!!

Pop back tomorrow for another wee SN post!!

Fi
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Papertake Weekly GDT card

  

Happy Tuesday everybody!!

Well day 2 of my holiday from work and having a rest...was in the garden yesterday and boy does my bones ache!!  So having a rest day today although as we know us woman never get a rest..do we??


This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is "To Die For".

So for my card i have used one of the snowmen stamps from LOTV....and I love it!!  I coloured the image with spectrum noirs....need more now!!

The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe, I used various dies from my die-namic blueprints to cut out the squares and strip and then layered them onto bazzill card. the snowflake are alo cut from my die-namics let it snowflake die set nd I also layered them up nd them glittered them up...I added some wee gems to finish.

challenges:
LOTV - Christmas in August
Winter Wonderland - anything goes for Xmas
CRAFT Challenge - Christmas
The Paper Shelter - punches and dies
Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas in August
Sparkle and Sprinkle - anything goes
Little Miss Muffet - anything goes
Penny Black at Allsorts - anything goes
Bizzy Bec's Challenge - anything goes
Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday - clean and simple
My Mum's Craft Shop - clean and simple



Fi
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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

Fi
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Papertake Weekly GDT card

Howdy folks....hope you are all well!!  All being well, my GDT post will schedule today and not like last week....lol!!

Edited: looks like it didn't schedule...again!!

  

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is spots and dots.

For my card I have used Warm Winter Wishes from Sugar Nellie and coloured with coloured with copics.  I layered the image onto white cardstock which has been embossed with a spotty background...I also added some snowflakes and doodled all over.

I made a few cards similar to this last year and got several orders....so made another in preparation for this Christmas....won't be long!!

Fi
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Gift Wrapped by me

Hey...morning sugar fans!!

So, it's time for my post over on the Sugar Nellie blog, check out this little furry friend available from Funky Kits....

So for my card I have used Gift Wrapped by me.....it's so cute...don't you agree??  I coloured this little cutie with spectrum noirs.  The papers are from MME Gertie which I layered onto bazzill card.  THe flower is of course has been made using that fabby flower from the die-namics blueprints 14 set.

Fi
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Papertake Week;y GDT card

Howdy folks....hope you are all well!!  All being well, my GDT post will schedule today and not like last week....lol!!

  

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly is anything goes with the optional extra of using torn paper.

So for my card I have used papers from Pink Paislee Switchboard collection which I layered onto bazzill card and then added some organge stitching.  The stamp is Stamping Bella Victoria and Juliette's night out which I coloured with copics....thought I would have a wee turn with the copics again. I added some rolled flowers and a couple of pre made flowers and a ribbon bow....oh and some pearls and gems....

challenges:
The Ribbon Girl - anything but square
Bunny Zoe - bingo (stitching, pearls and sentiment)
Allsorts - favourite things (rolled flowers)
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Totally Gorjuss - flowers
Stamp & Create - anything goes

Fi

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Buttons for Brains DT card

Howdy folks...well back to normal after the Commonwealth celebrations...hope you all enjoyed it!!

So here I am with my card for Buttons for Brains....something a wee bit different.  The papers ares are Glitz - Black & White collection.  I used the pennant and leaves from one of the die-namics blueprints but made them into little can dles with flames. I had to doodle this one too,,,,

supplies:

papers - Glitz Black & White

twine - doodlebug twine

button - stash

gems - stash

Fi

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Furry Friends Blog Hop

Well the day had arrived for the Furry Friends Blog Hop over on the Sugar Nellie Blog.

Come and join in the fun and checkout the fabby cards the DT have created for some inspiration....and guess what there's a fab prize on offer too.

All you have to do to enter, is to join in our fun Blog Hop, then use one of our new release images and enter into our competition over on the Sugar Nellie Blog.....more infor over on the blog on the tab at the top of the page.....fabby prize too!!

You have the whole month of August to take part in the competition so plenty of time.... but do look at the images this weekend as don't forget, they are being launched at a special price!

You could also be lucky enough to be a guest designer along with the Sugar Nellie team.

So for my card I have used Easy Rider, which I coloured with spectrum noirs.  The papers are MME which I layered onto bazzill card.  I used a couple of elements from the blueprints 14 set to add to the corner....

So back to the hop you should have arrived her from the lovely Lynne's blog - but incase you get lost along the way here's the order

Vicky

Lynne

Fiona

Janine

Christine

Lisa

once you've left your comment for me then pop over to the fabby Janine's blog!!

Enjoy the hop!!

Fi

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