Sugar Nellie Macbeth

Good morning

 

Hope you are all well today.  It's a beautiful sunny day here albeit a bit chilly but I guess that's to be expected seeing as we are now into November!

 

I had a lovely crafty evening with Chloe on Tuesday ...  she has popped her card on her blog here if you have time to pop over and leave her a comment :-)

 

When I saw the FAB sketch over at The Sugar Bowl this week I decided it was time I made the adorable Macbeth into a card.  I coloured the image a couple of weeks ago so it was just a matter of putting the card together.

 

 

* Card Recipe *

 

Image ~ Sugar Nellie Macbeth

Papers ~ Basic Grey 'Pyrus'

Sentiment ~ Autumn Leaves sentiment circles

Flowers ~ Wild Orchid Crafts

Butterfly ~ Cheery Lynn die

Gems ~ Kars Christmas Collection

* Challenges *

 

Heck of a Challenge ~ 50 Shades of Autumn
Basic Grey ~ Anything Goes

Stampavie and More ~ Autumn

Charisma Cardz ~ Recipe

Southern Girls ~ Animal Crackers

The Sugar Bowl ~ Sketch

 

I have had a lovely few days with Chloe and Jamie and to finish off the week we are going out for lunch with my mum and nan today and also a little wander around the shops :-)

 

 

Hope you a have a great weekend!

 

  

Sugar Nellie 'Rosie'

Good evening

 

When I started making this card it was for the anything but square challenge over at Lili's Little Fairies but for some reason only known to myself I used a Sugar Nellie image!  Oh well not to worry - I enjoyed colouring this sweet image and it's another Christmas card to add to the box.

 

Card Recipe

 

Image ~ Sugar Nellie 'Rosie'

Papers ~ Magnolia 'Blue Christmas Holly'

Sentiment ~ Crafty Sentiments 'Christmas Circles'

I also used Go Kreate Square Frame Frilly #2 dies, Marianne D Anja's Leaves 1 and flowers/ribbon from my stash

 

Challenges

 

The Poodles Parlour ~ Winged Things

Aud Sentiments ~ Christmas is Coming

The Perfect Sentiment ~ Anything Goes with a Sentiment

 

I'm now going to make myself a cuppa and head up to bed with the latest Cardmaking & Papercraft mag which arrived today.

 

Hope you have a lovely weekend :-)

 

Elise ~ Shades of Violet

Good afternoon

Hope you are all well and having a good week so far.  Thank you for all your lovely comments on my last post ... it does feel very strange not having any DT work but  I do feel it was the right decision.  

Over the weekend I had a look through my stamps and found sweet Elise by Sugar Nellie so decided to make a card for The Sugar Bowl challenge where there is a fab sketch and the optional theme of Shades of Violet.  Hope the Sweeties don't mind too much but I have tweaked the sketch very slightly because I don't really like my images to be at an angle!  I think they look great on other people's cards just not my own ... I have a similar issue with buttons lol!

* Card Recipe *

Image ~ Elise

Papers ~ Prima 'Sweet Fairy' and 'Meadow Lark'

Sentiment ~ Little Claire die cut

Swirl ~ Joy Crafts

Flowers, Leaves & Gems ~ Stash

* Challenges * 

The Sugar Bowl ~ Sketch & Theme

Bunny Zoe's ~ Girls

CAGI ~ Colour challenge

Crafty Calendar ~ Flowers in Bloom (optional swirls)

Sugary Sunday (SN FB group) ~ Dies or Doodles

That's all from me ... MIL wants a birthday card for her friend for tomorrow.  Luckily I have something suitable in my box so now quickly going to do an insert.

Hope you have a lovely evening and i'll catch up with you all again soon.

Pretty in Pink

Good afternoon

Hope you are all having a relaxing Sunday ... just thought I would share a card I made this morning before I make a start on the ironing! 

I love this adorable image ... she has been coloured with Spectrum Noirs and Star Dust Stickles have been added to her wings and fur trims to make her extra sparkly :-)  I was going to add a few punched snowflakes but decided not to because I didn't want to cover up the gorgeous backing paper.

* Card Recipe *

Image ~ Sugar Nellie 'Crystal Flakes'

Papers ~ Dream Street 'Wonderland Sparkle'

Sentiment ~ Let it Snow Sentiment Set

Gems ~ Stash

* Challenges *

The Sugar Bowl ~ Sketch

Jingle Belles ~ Pink Christmas

Flutterby Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Bah Humbug ~ Glitter & Glitz

Secret Crafter ~ Anything Goes as long as it sparkles

I will be back in the morning with another sneak peek from the SWALK 'Winter Cheer' collection :-)  I loved making my DT sample cards with this collection .... the stamps are sooo cute and the CD is jam packed with gorgeous papers, inserts and much much more!

That's all from me ... ironing is calling!

Snowflakes in April

Good morning

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.  The weather was gorgeous here yesterday but doesn't look like it's going to be quite as nice today because it has just started to rain. 

Yesterday I met up with Lynsey and Marianne.  Lynsey and Marianne know each other through work but it was the first time I had met them but within minutes of meeting them we were all chatting like we had known each other for years.  To start off we went into a coffee shop for some refreshments and then we went to my local craft shop because we really NEEDED some crafty purchases lol!  We have followed each others blogs for a long time so it was lovely to meet them both at last.  We have all said we will definitely have to meet up again.

Last night I made a Christmas card as I had promised Marianne that I would try to enter a card for the Winter Wonderland challenge this week.  Both Marianne and Lynsey are on theWinter Wonderland DT and are offering candy on their blogs along with some of the other DT members if you enter this week's challenge so lots of chances to win this week.  Check out the Winter Wonderland blog for the details.

Image ~ Sugar Nellie 'Snowflake'

Papers ~ DCWV Rose-Tinted Christmas

Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards

Embellishments ~ Stash

Challenges

Winter Wonderland ~ Anything goes for Christmas

Bah! Humbug! ~ Shades of Pink

Fab's Big Christmas Card Challenge ~ Snowflakes and Embossing

ABC Christmas Challenge ~ I is for Ice (added extra 'Snowflakes')
Sunday Sketch and Stamp ~ Sketch 22

Allsorts #38 'Get Distressed'

Good Morning

This week at Allsorts it is Brenda's turn to set the challenge and she has chosen 'Get Distressed with Button/s and a Bow'. Distressing isn't my thing and I really struggled with this card but I got there in the end. Now I know this isn't the best example of a distressed card but if you pop over to the challenge blog you will find lots of inspiration from the Allsorts DT.

Our sponsor this week is Sir Stampalot and they have provided this lovely prize for the winner.

Hope you have a great weekend whatever you have planned. 

Crafty Calendar Challenge #2 ~ Weather

Good Morning

It's the first Friday of the month so that means it's time for a new challenge at Crafty Calendar Challenge. Firstly I would like to say thank you to everyone who joined in with our 'Autumn Challenge' and if you did please remember to check to see if you were the winner of the 6 Sketching Stamper Digi-Stamps.

This month the challenge is to make a card associated with a type of weather with the added option of pearls. Our sponsor this month is Nikki at Bunny Zoe Crafts.

As we are heading towards winter I decided to make a snowy/frosty card. This is the first time I have used this sweet Sugar Nellie 'Snowflake' stamp as I was saving her for this challenge lol! I have recently bought some Gemstones cardstock and it has a lovely shimmer to it which was perfect for this card.

Image ~ Sugar Nellie 'Snowflake'
Papers ~ Kars Xmas Collection Specialty Paper Pad
Cardstock ~ Gemstones
Snowflakes ~ Martha Stewart Punch & Blue pearls
Sentiment ~ Craftwork Cards die cut

Hope you are all looking forward to the weekend. I know I am because we are picking our new car up tomorrow. Anyway must go because I am at work today.

The Sugar Bowl ~ Challenge 17

Good Morning

I think it's going to be another scorcher here today! I hope the sun is shining wherever you are today. Here is my card for The Sugar Bowl which is a fab sketch by Judy with the extra option of handmade flowers. I have only used 2 handmade flowers on my card because with the leaves the third one just didn't look right. Hope this is okay DT!



Image ~ Sugar Nellie 'Picking Apples'
Papers ~ MME Bloom & Grow
Flowers ~ X-Cut punches with pearl centres.
Leaves ~ Woodware punch

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look! I really appreciate all your lovely comments on my cards ~ it makes my day lol!

Chocolate & Marshmallow

Good Morning

This week at Allsorts we have a fab sketch designed by the very talented Dawny P to follow. Also Kirsten has set the challenge this week and would like to see "Chocolate & Marshmallow as the colour inspriation. This week's winner will receive a selection of Kirsten's favourite charms and spacers.







Sugar Nellie Pringle image coloured with Promarkers which has been cut out and layered with nesties, BG Bittersweet papers, Green Tara flowers with a Papermania jewel brad, the leaves are done using a Woodware punch and the sentiment is from the WOJ summer kit.

2 in 1 Challenge Card

Good Afternoon

This card is for 2 challenges: Stampin' for the Weekend have a colour challenge "purple & yellow" and SCSC "bling".

I have never used these colours together before and I struggled a little at first but once I got started it all came together nicely.



Gorjuss girl coloured with Promarkers, sizzix die cut frame,gingham paper (Craft Creations), floral paper (DCWV floral prints), flowers (Green Tara), Papermania gem brads, Kanban gems, D&D sentiment.

2 in 1 Challenge Card

Good Afternoon

I have made this card for my daughter's 9th birthday on 26th May. She won't be at home this year on her birthday as she is going on her Brownie camp holiday for a few days so we will be celebrating when she gets home on the 28th. At first I was quite upset at the thought of not seeing her on her birthday but I am sure she will have a fantastic time with her all Brownie friends. The Brownie leaders are going to do a party for her so I am going to send a cake and some party bags. Hopefully they will take some photos for me.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday and the colours "Pink, Green and Blue" from the Lili of the Valley challenge.



Image ~ Sugar Nellie "County Garden"
Papers ~ Papermania Signature "Blueberry Hill"
Flowers ~ Making Memories Hydrangea Rose and X-Cut punch
Leaves ~ Woodware punch
Brads ~ Dovecraft
Ribbon ~ Stash
Sentiment ~ Done on the PC and cut out using oval and scalloped nesties

Also just to let you all know the first Allsorts Challenge will be this Saturday (16th May). Hope to see you there for a great challenge!

Happy Mother's Day

Good Morning

Hope everyone is having a lovely day so far. I only got round to making my MIL's Mother's Day card last night. I was going to make her a MUM word card like the one I made for my Mum but ran out of time. I must say I really like this card which is unusual for me as normally there is always something I wish I had done differently but not this time. Hope she likes it as much as I do lol!

I am entering this card for The Sugar Bowl challenge which is "Mother's Day".



Image ~ Sugar Nellie "Flowers" (Elisabeth Bell)
Papers ~ Papermania Amethyst Infusion
Flowers ~ Purple (Green Tara) and White (Papermania)
Pearls ~ Kanban
Pearl Brad and Ribbon ~ Stash
Sentiment ~ PC

I am now off to Morrisons to get a few bits for lunch as MIL is coming over for the afternoon. I won't be seeing my Mum today as we met up for lunch yesterday. We also went to a local craft shop called Sew Simple and a few things fell in our baskets lol!