Cute Card Thursday - Winged Things!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Winged Things! we want to see your cards that have some wings somewhere...

For my card I have used a Sugar Nellie stamp called Pippi Longsocks which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - E23/E25/E27
Clothing - R81/R83/R85/RV34/BG10/BG11/BG13
Frog - YG23/YG25
The papers are all Echo Park Country Drive which I have layered with some Bazzill Kraft cardstock. I have added some Prima flowers, cherry blossoms etc, pearl bling a coupld of pearl head pins, and the centre on the flower is from HobbyHouse Crafts. I finished off with a Craftwork Cards die-cut sentiment.

Be sure to check out the challenge HERE and the rest of the DT cards.

Cute Card Thursday - Music & Dance!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is Music & Dance. 

For my card I have used a Sugar Nellie stamp (by Krista Smith) called Lost in Music which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Eyes - B21/B23

Hair - E17/E19

Clothing - BG10/BG11/BG13/R27/R29/Y21

Headphone/MP3 player  -BG13/W0/W2/W3

The papers are all Lily Bee Designs from the This & That and Head Over Heels paper pads, layered with some red shimmer cardstock. I have embellished with some Bazzill tulle, a couple of heart pins some jet black bling, a Craftwork Cards Die-Cut sentiment, and a digi sentiment from Create with TLC.

Be sure to hop on over and check out the challenge and the rest of the DT cards...join us to be in with a chance of winning a prize from Whimsy Stamps.

Cute Card Thursday - Green & Grey!

This week over on the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog our theme is a colour combo....Green & Grey. For my card I have used a Sugar Nellie stamp called Pippi Longsocks which I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - E23/E25/E27

Clothing - BG10/BG11/BG13/YG01/YG03/YG05/W0/W1/W2/W3/W5

Frog - YG25

The papers are all by K&Co Poppy Seed and I have layered with some Bazzill grey cardsock. I have added the following embellishments, Crafttime flowers, AC satin ribbon, heart pin, a Craftwork Cards sentiment and butterfly to which I have added some bling.

Be sure to check out the challenge...our sponsor this week is the lovely Helene from Alota rubber Stamps...

Teacher Thank You Cards!

I made these a while back as a Thank You to Georgia's teachers for all their help, the image is from the Simply Sassy range by Sugar Nellie, she is called Winking Student. I have coloured them both with Copics. The papers are all Echo Park For the Record which I have layered with some Raven Bazzill cardstock. The flowers are all by Wild Orchid Crafts, and I have added some black spotted ribbon, Papercellar Raffia, pins and a Craftwork Cards circle sentiment.

I love these papers...well all Echo Park papers actually...

The Sugar Bowl Challenge - Marlene's Sketch

Here is a card I have made for the current challenge over on The Sugar Bowl. I have used one of the new Simply Sassy line by Krista Smith for Sugar Nellie called Fairy Tale, which has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Eyes - B21

Lips - R21/R22

Hair - E53/E55

Clothing - W0/W1/W2/W3/E50/E51

The papers are all by GCD Studios Paris Nights which have been layered with some black Bazzill cardstock. I have embellished by adding some Crafttime glitter paper behind the stamped image, a Craftwork Cards sentiment, a spotted bow and a couple of heart pins (the black one has been coloured with a Sharpie pen).

Be sure to check out the challenge as there is a fab prize up for grabs again.

The Sugar Bowl Challenge

Here is a card I made using the sketch over on The Sugar Bowl. I have used one of the Simply Sassy images from Sugar Nellie coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3

Eyes - B21

Clothing - R81/R83/R85/C0/C1/C2/C9

The papers are from the Girlfriend collection by TPC Studios and is available HERE from Tracy @ Dies to Die For. I have layered it with some Dovecraft glitter cardstock, and a cute heart doily. I used my Martha Stewart Valentine Lace punch and have embellished with a Craftwork Cards sentiment, a couple of heart pins (one of which I have coloured black with a Sharpie), Cherry Blossoms and black pearl bling.

I adore this image and am eagerly awaiting set two....which shipped today, so I will either have them Tomorrow or Wednesday.

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 44 - Lilian's Sketch

Here is a card I made using the sketch over on The Sugar Bowl. I dusted off my Gorjuss stamps and played along.

I have used the Party Princess image by Suzanne Woolcott for Sugar Nellie. I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20

Hair - 100/C3

Clothing - BG10/BG11/YG00/YG01/Y28/R37

Bear - E30/E31/Y17/R37

The papers are K&Co Poppy Seed and I have added a cherry blossom and a couple of roses, a star pin and an Inkadinkado quote sentiment.

Be sure to pop over to The Sugar Bowl and check out the stunning DT cards.

The Sugar Bowl - #21 Tiets Sketch

This card has been made using the lovely sketch provided by Tiets over on The Sugar Bowl. For my card I have used one of the Gorjuss Girls from set 2, and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - C1/C3/C5/C7/C9
Dress - R20/R21/R22/BG18/R46
Tights - BG18/R46
The papers are by Cosmo Cricket "Jolly by Golly" and I have layered them with some DCWV & Bazzill cardstock. The flowers are all by Prima and are attached using a spacer and brad, and I have added some pearl bling from my stash. I have used my Martha Stewart double dot punch to create the scalloped edge, and added a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Thanks to the DT over on The Sugar Bowl, and especially to Tiets for her fabby sketch.

Tilda & Friends - Pink & Turquoise

This week over on the Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge Blog we have a colour combo for you. We want to see you use Pink & Turquoise on your ATC.

For my ATC I have used a Sugar Nellie stamp from the Christmas Manga collection and she has been coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair & Shoes - RV29
Clothes & Bow - BG09/BG10
Wand - Y17
The papers are Christine Adolph from Creative Imaginations...and they are lush and foiled. Apart from the papers all I have added was a paper ribbon from the same range and wording using my ATB tape writer...plus some Doodlebug Sugar Coated glitter to the wand and wings...a fairy needs to sparkle after all doesn't she.

Pop on over and take a look, all participants will be entered into our monthly prize draw...this month is a Wild Sprout stamp from The Greeting Farm donated by me.

Basic Grey Challenge #1

Here is a card I made using the sketch over on the newly relaunched Basic Grey Challenges. For my card I decided to use the new "June Big" papers layered with some midnight blue (not it's proper colour name) Bazzill. I used one of my Gorjuss Girls by Sugar Nellie which has been coloured with my Copics. I also used some random ribbon and flowers, with the centre flower coming from Wild Orchid Crafts, and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards....I really love the foiled die-cut sentiments...so classy.

Last night my friend Lyns and I went to the cinema to see "The Ugly Truth" with Gerard Butler & Katherine Heigl, and it was fab, I loved it...definately one I will buy when it comes out on DVD....I even impressed Lyns by recognising Natasha Beddingfield's voice in one of the tracks in the film....we had to stay to watch the credits to see if I was right...LOL Hmmmm Gerard Butler was yummy, and so funny...strange accent but I can forgive him....he is a Brit.

Next week on Orange Wednesday we are going to see "The Proposal" starring Sandra Bullock (one of my fave Actresses).

The Sugar Bowl #17 Judy's Sketch

Here is a card I made last night using the sketch over on The Sugar Bowl, provided by Judy. For my card I used the free Sugar Nellie stamp that was on Craft Stamper back in June....how cute is that owl. I have coloured him with Copics using the following colours...
Beak - Y38
Hearts - R46
Feathers - E31/E33/E35
Feet - E29

The papers are all by DCWV "The Green Stack" and I have layered them up and sanded the edges. The flowers are also handmade using scraps of the paper punched into circles, screwed up, and sanded...then to finish I added a button to the centre of each of them. I have also layered the main image using my oval nestabilities, and mounted the owl on 3d foam. Finally I added a sentiment by Craftwork Cards and layered it with my SU oval & scalloped oval punches and popped it onto 3d foam too.

Thanks Judy for a lovely sketch to work with, and to The Sugar Bowl DT for their fab inspiration.

The Sugar Bowl #10 Marlene's Sketch

There is a fab sketch by Marlene over on The Sugar Bowl...with the added option of "Doodlebug". For my card I have used one of last years Elisabeth Bell Christmas Stamps coloured with Copics using the following colours...

Skin - E00/E11/R20
Hair - E25/E47
Clothing - R20/R22/YG95

The papers I have used are all by October Afternoon "Good Cheer"...I love October Afternoon...just incase you hadn't guessed. I have used my circle Nesties to cut out and layer the main image and added dimension to the snowflakes by using Liquid Pearls in white opal. Finally to fit in with the "option" I have added some Doodlebug buttons attached with Karen Fosters Scrappers Floss, and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards.

Thanks to Maz, and the DT for their stunning work....go check the blog out....The Sugar Bowl.

Clock Mad!!!!!!

Ok, so you are all by now probably thinking I am "Clock Mad" but here is another one I made this weekend. This one is very different to my previous clocks as it is for a desk and measures approx 7" in diameter and has an integral stand, and it was also purchased from The Range (thanks to the eagle eyes of Marlene for spotting it and talking me into buying one over the phone). I have covered it with the same Creative Imagingations "Art Warehouse" paper that I used on the Gorjuss Clock. On this one I used some pink spotted ribbon that I got from HobbyCraft to go around the edge of the clock face. The numbers and wording was also done using some old alpha stickers I had hanging around...possibly by Making Memories or American Craft, although I cannot be sure. I also cut up a Prima Marketing Bling Swirl and added it in between the wording and stamped images...which are incidentally from the new Manga Range by Sugar Nellie....and are fab....just wished I had been in time to get the other 2 stamps in the range. Finally I added a four layer flower with a brad and spacer (I bent the brad to get it to stand at an angle when I stuck it to the outer edge.....plus of course one of the 3D Butterflies made using my X-Cut Dimension punch....with some added bling....a girl can never have too much bling on her desk.....

Sadly this one isn't for me......although I cannot say who it is for as I have to post it next week to the lovely lady I made it for.... I will however be going back to The Range to get a couple more when Marlene gets back from the USA and I go and see her...and stroke her lovely new stash.....you just know she will come back with some.....possibly loads. I did tell her if she goes to mad, she will have to wear ALL her clothes home to save space in her luggage...LOL

The Sugar Bowl - Challenge 14 Judy's Sketch

Here is a card I made last night using the sketch over on The Sugar Bowl provided by Judy. I wanted to wait to do the sketch so that I could use my new Gorjuss Girl from set 3. I have coloured her with Copics and added some sparkle to her wings using "Black Diamond" Stickles. The papers are all by Sandylion from the "Liqorice Lane" range as are the stickers I used for the sentiment, and the butterfly was cut from the patterned paper and stuck in the middle so that it floats and I also added gems to the antenna.

The inside is also decorated in more of the same... And I also decorated the back with a butterfly.....
I am loving the new Gorjuss Set 3...some of my favourites yet. Thanks to Judy for the sketch and the DT for more amazing cards.

Gorjuss Clock...

June 30th was the deadline for submissions to the Sugar Nellie DT, and I finally applied at 11.50pm...nothing like leaving until the last minute. I wasn't going to apply, but friends told me that even if I was unsuccessful it was worth giving it a go.....So I finished off the project I was working on and sent it in.....and here it is....My Gorjuss Clock, well Georgia's actually...LOL

Georgia is as pleased as punch with her new clock, and if I don't make the DT at least I made her day with the clock....now I just need to put a battery in it and get David to put it up for her...

The Sugar Bowl - Challenge 13 "Lilian's Sketch"

Over on The Sugar Bowl there is a fab sketch by Lilian together with the "please include" option of using Kraft paper, or brown and cream cardstock. To be in with a chance of winning the fab Gorjuss Girls 3 you need to use the option.....so that is what I have done.
For my card I have used one of the girls from Gorjuss Girls set 2, coloured with Copics. The papers are all DCWV "The Green Stack" layered with Core-dinations cardstock. I have used my Nesties to cut the matts for the main image, and my new swirl punch. The flower was given to me by Marlene when I was visiting yesterday....actually she never gave it to me.....I just chose it, and she was good enough to let me have it.....thanks hun x To finish off I have used some Basic Grey Opaline in a teal colour, and a TLC rubon.

As you can see below I have decorated the inside with more of the same papers, and also another image. The back is also decorated with smaller scraps, and my handmade by stamp

Thanks to Lilian for the lovely sketch and also to the DT for more fab cards..... x

I has such fun with Marlene and her family yesterday, we got there at 8.10am, and left at 8pm...Georgia said that it felt like we had been there 2 days as we got there so early...LOL

This weekend I got an email asking if I wanted to have a stall at a local "Colour/Image Evening", so I will have to decide this evening and start preparing this week....luckily I have a stock of cards already made...LOL

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge "Make Your Own Background"

This week over on the Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge Blog we want you to make your own background. You can stamp and colour, paint, use glimmer mists....whatever technique takes your fancy....as long as you have made it yourself....

For my ATC I have used Glimmer Mists is Juniper & Pearl, and then stamped over the top with a stamp by Personal Impressions. The main image is one of the Gorjuss Girls from set 2 that I have coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - C1/C3/C5
Dress - BG09
Bear - C1/C3/R20

I then added the text using my ATB Tape Writer.

Come over and join us this week, we would love to see what amazing backgrounds you can come up with.

Tilda & Friends ATC Challenge "That's Torn It!"

This week over on the Tilda and Friends ATC Challenge Blog the theme is "That's Torn It!". We want to see some torn edges on your ATC. For mine I have used one of the Gorjuss Girls from set 2, she has been coloured with Copic using the following colours...
E21 Baby Skin Pink/R20 Blush (Skin)
E57 Light Walnut/E47 Dark Brown (Hair)
C1 Cool Grey 1/C3 Cool Grey 3 (Dress)
E53 Raw Silk (Bear)
R37 Carmine (Heart)
BG10 Cool Shadow(Shadow around image)
I have also used some Bazzill Black Cardstock, 7Gypsies Classic Paperie, which I have torn, and also my ATB Tape Writer to add the wording. To finish it off I have added Sakura clear glitter gel pen to the wings of them both.

I still need to practice more with my Copics and I have started a list of additional colours I want to get...LOL....Like 144 isn't enough.....

Be sure to come over and join in today with the challenge.....they are so quick, easy and fun to make.

Sketch Saturday - Sketch #48

Here is my card using this weeks sketch over on Sketch Saturday. For my main image I have used a Gorjuss Girl from set 2 sat on a sofa by Alota Rubberstamps. Both have been coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Walnut Stain (Hair)
Work Lipstick (Dress)
Peeled Paint/Walnut Stain (Tights)
Peeled Paint & Faded Jeans blended together (Sofa)
Antique Linen (Throw on back of Sofa)

The papers are by WRMK "Tiffany's" and I have layered them with Core-dinations cardstock which I have sanded lightly. I used my Martha Stewart punch to make the edge, I have finished off the card with bling from my stash, Prima flowers & also Craft Fairy flowers attached with spacers and Doodlebug sugar coated brads, Anita's sating ribbon in teal, and a sentiment my Craftwork Cards which I have used chalk ink on.

I have used up all my scraps on the inside of the card....
Thanks to the Sketch Saturday DT for the sketch and their inspiration.

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Dawny's Sketch #13

This week over on Papertake Weekly Challenge Blog is another fab sketch by Dawny. For my card I have used another of my new Gorjuss Girls set 2 stamps coloured with Distress Inks using the following colours...
Tattered Rose (Skin)
Worn Lipstick (Blush)
Black Soot (Hair)
Work Lipstick (Dress)
Spiced Marmalade/Worn Lipstick (Tights)

The papers are WRMK "Tiffanys" and I have layered them with Core-dinations cardstock. I have also used some Prima swirl bling, and a sentiment by Craftwork Cards inks and layered onto an oval punched with my new Stampin' Up punch. The flower has been created with a WoodWare flower maker punch with Craftwork Cards shimmer paper, and the leaves are also a Woodware punch.

The inside has also been decorated with scraps leftover and a die-cut journalling block from a pad I got at Ally Pally (I got the papers etc all at the same time) from Capture the Magic.
Thanks Dawn for a lovely simple...yet stunning sketch....and to the rest of the DT for their wonderful cards.