Doodled flowers

 Hi folks, you know how I love my doodles, well I thought I would show you how I do those doodled flowers using my spectrum noir pens and a fine liner for my DT card for Spectrum Noir.

First of all I die my shapes in white card.

Next I colour the shapes in my chosen colours, it's really easy as you can match the image and papers.

Next the flowers...

I just keep adding colour to build up the colour and shading.

I have used deeper colours next.

Once you think you have the colour you want, you are going to add your doodles with your fine liner, now this doesn't have to be neat...actually doodles look better with some wobbles.

Finally you can add some pearls to the centres.

Here's the final result, I have added the flowers and heart shapes to the card. The image is called I gave you my Heart from the Gorjuss collection at Sugar Nellie.

For the flowers I used:

TN9, OR3, CR8, CR10

For the image I used:

FS2, FS6, FS8, 

IG2, IG3, IG5, IG6, IG7, IG8, IG9

TN1, TN2, TN3, TN9

EB1, EB2

CR6, CR8, CR10

OR3


challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

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Alice

Good morning folks, here I am with my my Sugar Nellie DT card.

They are still available from Funky Kits...you better hurry and get your stocks in and enter our gorjuss party competition.

So for my card I thought I would continue with the gorjuss theme and I have used Alice. I coloured Alice which I coloured with spectrum Noirs.  The papers are from LOTV, and I added some little flower sequins to finish.

pens used:

FS2, FS6, FS8

IG1, IG2, IG3, IG4, IG5, IG6, IG7, IG8, IG9

HB1, HB2, HB3

LV1, LV2, LV3

CR9

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It's party time

Good morning sugar fans....have you seen there's a party going on over on the Sugar Nellie blog?? If not then pop over to check it out.  The Funky Kits store has all the latest Gorjuss stamps, including some of the older ones...so pop over and treat yourself....but you could also join in the party fun to be in with a chance of winning some goodies!

So here's  my Gorjuss card....

I have used this little cutie called The Fox which I coloured with spectrum noir markers.  The papers afre from LOTV, the sentiment is from Stampendous....hope you likey!!


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Toadstool

Good morning folks, hope you are all looking forward to our Gorjuss party on Saturday over on the Sugar Nellie blog.

There's fab new Gorjuss stamps available from Funky Kits...you better hurry while they are still available too.

For my card I have used the Gorjuss stamp called Toadstool which I coloured with spectrum Noirs.  The papers are from LOTV, and I cut the flower with my die-namics blueprint die, the scallop has also been cut using a die-namics die.

pens used

FS2, FS6, FS8

IG1, IG2

HB2, HB3

IB1, IB2

EB6, EB8, GB8, GB10

Pop over to the Spectrum Noir blog too to check out this months challenge where the them is to use a "die".

Fi

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On top of the world

Good morning folks and my scheduled post.

For todays card I have used one of the fabulous Gorjuss stamps from the Santoro range which are of course available from the Funky Kits store.  This pretty little lady is called On Top of the World.

I coloured the image with spectrum noir pens, the papers are from LOTV which I layered onto bazzill card...I also added some stitching for a wee change.  I added some Gorjuss flowers and a ribbon to finish off.

We also have our new challenge over on the Sugar Bowl which starts today....gotta be in it to win it.  There will also be some Sugar Bowl excitement next week so watch this space for that too!

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Foxy lady...

Good morning folks and a wee card from me this morning!!

Today I am sharing my card for Buttons for Brains and The Sugar Nellie blog.

It wasn't actually my turn over at Sugar Nellie but I had used a SN stamp for my BfB card so thought I would just share it there too.

Now this is Foxy from the Gorjuss collection at Sugar Nellie however is out of stock at the mo....but I'm sure this will still give you some inspiration into using some of the other fab stamps over at Funky Kits.

I coloured this little cutie with copics and shaded with polychromos. I have used papers from Basic Grey Mon Ami collection which I layered onto bazzill card and doodled around!! The flower has been made using my die-namics blueprints dies...love it!!  I added some wee teeny pearls to finish off.

Remember folks, there's a special promotion over at Funky Kits until the end of the month...check out the details here!!

supplies:
papers - Basic Grey Mon Ami Buttons for Brains
twine - Two shades of grey Buttons for Brains
dies - die-namics blueprints 14
stamp - Gorjuss Foxy
pens - copics
pencils - polychromos
pearls - The Hobby House


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Blue poppies...

Good morning Sugar fans....it's Wednesday and time for my scheduled post.

Now this stamp is called Poppy Fields from Sugar Nellie.

The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe,  I layered them onto kraft card and then distressed the edges.  I coloured the image with copics and then did some shading with polychromos.  I added some teeny weeny pearls and an organza ribbon to finish.

Pop back tomorrow for more inspiration from the team!!

challenges:
Bunny Zoe - distress
Color me Creative - birthdays
Crafty Catz - anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes

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The Sugar Bowl challenge - 109

Good morning campers and my second scheduled post or maybe my first depends how blogger feels as to which one it posts first!!

I can't believe it's 4 weeks since my last SB posting...gosh how the time flies in!!  The challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is something a wee bit different...we want you to use your very first Sugar Nellie stamp..

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...

So for this card I have used papers from Echo park - wintertime.  I have used the die-namics pierced circle die and layered my wee image onto it....the stamp is Bumble Bee from Sugar Nellie which i coloured with copics and then gave her some shading with polychromos.  The snowflakes are MS punches and I borrowed my friends snowflake border...can't remember which manufacturer that is. I also added some sheer ribbon although it's hard to see that. I finished with a little message...oh and a couple of pearls.

Please remember to use a Sugar Nellie stamp...rubber or digi to be eligible.

challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - anything goes with ribbon
Simon says Stamp - Christmas
Christmas Cards all Year round - Christmas
Bearly Mine - anything goes
Bunny Zoe - ribbon
Deep Ocean challenges - christmas is around the corner

Fi

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A little bit of friendship...

Happy Sunday folks...well looks like it's back the the normal Scottish rainy weather!!  So I suppose that means crafting time...lol!!

I sat and coloured this little cutie last night however the dress is not quite the right colour however I think it still looks ok.

So the stamp is from Personal Impressions - A Bluebird's Proposal which I coloured with copics.  The papers are digi papers from The Sweet Shoppe...Oh I love them, they are so my colours!!  I layered each of the papers on to brown card, added some stitching and then also distressed each of the layers.  I added a piece of blue lace under one of the layers. I also added little pearls to each of the corners.  The flourish has been cut with my Magnolia fancy flourish die and the flower is a MFT layered rose...I added a pearl brad through the centre to hold it all together....then added a little ribbon to finish off.

supplies:

stamp - personal Impressions A Bluebird's Proposal

papers - Life Is The Sweet Shoppe

sentiment - Life is The Sweet Shoppe

pearls/brad - The Hobby House

ribbon and lace - The ribbon girl

dies - Magnolia fancy flourish, die-namics layered rose(from my Mum's Craft Shop)

glamour dust - stash

challenges:

Crafty Ribbons - anything goes

Paper Craft Journey - punch/die cuts

Divas by Design - anything goes

Whimsy Inspiration - lace and ribbon

Anything goes - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - die-ing for a punch

A Little bit Crafty - die-ing for it

My Craft Spot - sew fun
My Mum's Craft Shop - for the girls

Addicted to Stamps - layers

Bearly Mine - anything goes

Totally Papercrafts - lace

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Some gorjussness....

Hey folks....yes it's another from me today!!  I desperately wanted to try a card with real flowers, well not die cut ones, so I ordered me some and here they are...think I will stick to the dies cos I am not very good at flower arranging!!  I see so many beautiful cards with lovely little floraly things on them but I just can't seem to get them to sit or look right....

Anyway thought I would go with the monochrome look for this card...thought that would be easier to showcase the flowers.  The papers are MME - Oliver, layered onto bazzill card, the stamp is Ruby from Personal Impressions which I coloured with copics and glitzed up with stickles, I doodled the edges of the card and then added those flowers...

supplies:

papers - MME - Oliver

stamp - Ruby - Personal Impressions

flowers

pearls

challenges:

Allsorts - sparkle

Colour me Creative - celebrate

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I am never one to create a scene!!

Good morning sweet stampers...and it looks like it's going to be a nice day...yay!!  Before I start on the chores, a few bits of shopping and my eyebrow threading I thought I would share today's card with you.

Today's challenge over at Sweet Stampin' is "create a scene"....we all love a challenge and boy for me this was a challenge...lol!!

The sponsor this week is the fabby Cuddly Buddly...

and our monthly sponsor The Ribbon Girl...

For my card I have used papers from Stampin Up....forgot all about these!!  I also used a little die cut fence, the tree was cut using my die-namics tree die, the cloud is from Memory Box and finally the stamp is a Bluebirds Proposal from Personal Impressions which I coloured with copics and cut out to make it look more like a scene!!

supplies:

papers - Stampin Up

stamp - A Bluebirds proposal Personal Impressions

pens - copics

dies - Memory ox/Die-namics

challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - happy mail

Fi

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The Sugar Bowl challenge 101....

 

Good morning sugar fans....so as you are reading this I am en route to the Craft show at the SECC with my friend Karen and we are hoping to meet up with some fellow crafters along the way.  Oh i get all excited when there's a craft show...can't wait to see what goodies there is to buy!!

The challenge over at The Sugar Bowl is "anything goes"...how easy can it be?

Please remember to use a Sugar Nellie stamp...rubber or digi to be eligible!!

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...

In addition, Gayle and Elaine will also be awarding Eye Candy to some lucky entrants so pop back to the Sugar Nellie blog next Thursday to see if you have been spotted!!

For my card I have used papers from Echo Park - Country Drive, I layered each of them onto white bazzill card, stitched around the edges and then added a touch of DI to the edges.  I then distressed the edges.  The stamp is of course Bumble Bee from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with promarkers this time....and I thought  would kind of colour her to match her name....and the paper!!

supplies:
papers - Echo Park Country Drive - stash
promarkers - Hobbycraft
stamp - Bumble Bee Sugar Nellie @ Funky Kits
ribbon - The ribbon Girl
sentiment - SU


challenges:
The Ribbon Girl - ribbon or twine
Allsorts - for a lady
One Crazy Stamper - anything goes
Crafty Ribbons -  anything goes
Craft us Crazy - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - one for the ladies



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Lovely Rose..

Well here we are with the second of my posts today...I just had to colour this one as soon as she arrived yesterday... The stamp is from Personal Impressions - Rose which I have coloured with copics. The papers are from Basic Grey - Kissing Booth which have been layered onto kraft. I added a few felt and kraft flowers which I cut using my fabby MFT flower trio die - my most favouritest die and tied a button on with some twine. I finished with some glitter on Rose's dress.

Charisma Cardz - pretty in pink
My Mums Craft Shop - flowers
simon Says Stamp - anything goes
Basic Grey - favourite things
The Kraft Journal - tie it up
Joanna Sheen - Celebration
Hotshot Crafts - flowers
Moving along with the Times - blooming marvellous
Stamp & Create - anything goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - pink


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Little birdie love....

Hi folks and my second post today!! I couldn't wait to ink up this little cutie but I had a bit of a bother getting her as she slipped out of her packaging and went AWOL in the post along with some buddies...all safe and sound now!!

I have made this card for Michael to give to his girlfriend on Valentines Day...I hope they both like it.

So for this card I used my brand new papers from Fancy Pants - Love Collection...delish!! The stamp is from Personal Impression and is called Bluebird's proposal although I have made it pink....mmm perhaps I should have made it blue for a boy, oh well never mind!! I coloured the stamp with copics. I added some pom pom ribbon, felt flowers and hearts which were die cut, oh and also a couple of buttons threaded with black twine....bought all these from Sew Sweet. I cut the message from the same papers and finished off with some pearls. Forgot about the stitching and I tried something a bit different to kind of match in so I made it look like a heart beat.....well it's supposed to!

Sweet Stamps - hearts
The Pink elephant - hearts
There's Magic in the Air - from the heart
Paper Sundaes - saturated colours(the image has 4 shades of red...hope that is saturated)
Crafters Companion - love is in the air
The Alphabet challenge - You choose
Crafty Catz- use something new(everything on the card is new)
Delicious doodles - something new
Simply Create Too - more than 2 layers
Paper Play - in stitches
My Mum's Craft Shop - girls
My time to Craft - hugs & kisses
Cupcake - something new
Crafty Calendar - news, news
Challenge up your life - bingo( ribbon, buttons, die cuts)
CMC Copic challenge - hot pink
Designed to Delight - include a heart
Papertake Weekly - Die cute


Fi
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The Sugar Bowl Challenge #67

Good morning sugar fans and welcome to another challenge over at The Sugar Bowl. I hope you have all been tempted with the new sugar that went on sale last week over at Funky Kits.


This weeks challenge is Erika's fabulous sketch below and the option of using your scraps.



....of course the prize is 4 Sugar Nellie stamps but wait for it.....over 100 entries and that goes up to 6 stamps...woo hoo!!


For my card I have used Gorjuss Bumble Bee from Sugar Nellie, which you can buy here from Funky Kits, and I coloured with copics. I have also used a scrap of DP which I think is from Doodlebug. The ribbon was a scrap which I had left over and was extremely difficult to make into a bow, first because it was so small and secondly because of my big sausage fingers!! I also added a couple of heart pins I had in my stash. I finished with some doodled lines too...hope you likey!!

Make sure to check out The Sugar Nellie blog to for added inspiration.

Creative Card Crew - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Crafty Boots - anything goes

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The Sugar Bowl Challenge #66

Ooh....I am so excited this morning for 2 reasons, firstly, this is my first DT card for The Sugar Bowl. What started as a bit of fun on Facebook led to bigger and better things so you never know ladies. The lovely Gayle asked Cathy and I if we would like to join The Sugar Bowl Design Team...well how could either of us turn that down....are we mad!! NO!!

So this fortnight we have Marlena's fabulous sketch below...

...and of course the optional theme which is "for the girls".
One lucky winner chosen at random will receive 4 stamps of their choice but wait for it...if we get more than 100 entries then it will be 6 stamps...how fab is that??

For my card I have used a few of my favourite things...the image is Gorjuss Flower Girl from Sugar Nellie, which you can buy here from Funky Kits, I coloured her using the feathering technique with copics and then cut her out to give her a 3d effect on the card, the papers are MME - Blush collection. I added some buttons, a flower and a little message which is also from the same MME collection, I finished with a touch of stickles around the edges of the layers...oh yes which I stitched!! hope you like my first DT card for the Sugar Bowl.

My second reason for being excited is because today marks the start of our Sneak Week...





...so hop on over to The Sugar Nellie blog to check out what the sweeties are giving you a little peek of..


Fi
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Just for You.....

Now I'm not sure about this one, I did have something else in mind but turned out slightly differently and now I can't find any challenges to enter it in!! These are new papers from Fancy Pants which are each individually lovely but not sure if the ones used here match aswell as some of the others. The image is a Gorjuss girl which I coloured with copics...finished with some glitter. I have entered this card in the following challenges.

Sketch Saturday - sketch

Lollipop Crafts - glitter


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It's Autumn...

Well I am not happy as this virus is not for shifting from my PC so still using Michael's laptop...nightmare!! I have spent most of the afternoon making this card...think I like paper piecing...it's very therapeutic and these sugar Nellie stamps are really good for that...well I think so. All the papers are from Scenic Route, even the paper pieced centre piece. I have entered this card in the following challenges:

The Sugar Bowl - sketch

Fab 'n' Funky - whateva

Paperplay - Autumn

Crafty Catz - paper piecing

Craft Your Days Away - Girly and glitter


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Thinking of You.......

Morning folks...not sure how good this photo is as I have loaded it to Michael's laptop and I don't like the laptop....my PC has a virus...boo hoo!! Hopefully my PC will be fixed today and will be back to normal. I can't believe this has happenend as I only got a new monitor the other day and now this....well I suppose if it's going to happen it will happen to me..that's the kind of luck I seem to have. I actually wanted to post this yesterday to make a few challenges that ended yesterday but for one thing or another that didn't happen. So here we are now...the papers are from Scenic Route - Laurel and the image is from Sugar Nellie which I coloured with copics and water colour pencils. I layered the image onto the circle which distressed with my Tim Holtz distressing tool. The flowers are cut using MFT die-namics rolled flower die. I have entered this card in the following challenges..

Crafty Emmas - floral frenzy

Stamptacular - distress it

Whoopsi Daisy - flowers

Pile it On - pile on the layers

Fab 'n' funky - Whateva

By the Cute and Girly - Indian Summer

The Sugar Bowl - sketch


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Happy Birthday....

Hi all....well I think I will be having an early night tonight as I was at work before the birds came out this morning!! Mr poor PC has been injured...it looks like the screen has been shot...it's got a round splodge with sort of coloured spears coming out of it and 2 blocks of whiteness...so I can only see about 3/4 of the screen so I will need to get a new one....there goes my crafting budget yet again although I won Passion for Promarkers challenge last week so I bought myself some new Promarkers...woo hoo...don't need to nick Holly's ones. Anyway I am not doing anything other than this post...the housework will need to wait. I forgot I had these papers so I thought I would give them a bash...Crate Papers, I think they are the Bliss Collection and the image is one of my many favourites from Sugar Nellie but I love this one as you can make it fancy or plain so I have decided to paper piece her with the same paper. I have coloured her face, arms and hair with copics. I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers - sketch

Stamptacular - buttons and bows

Sweet Stampin ' - favourite image

Allsorts - paper piecing

Crafty Cardmakers - birthdays


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