Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girl

Good morning sugar fans! 

Wow, I can't believe it, another Wednesday is here. Sadly I've lost a week due to a bout of flu, followed by a cold, then a poorly stomach and finally a cold sore with swollen glands. Yep, I've officially been in the wars. Basically I've not been outside for over a week, spending most of it in bed or laying on my sofa. Although I do have health conditions I'm not normally ill with anything (if you know what I mean), and I always get my flu jab - so where the heck this came from I really don't know. I just wish it would clear off now ;p

Anyhow onto something more cheerful, it's time to share my Sugar Nellie Design Team card with you today. I thought I would use another Gorjuss girl stamp, and this one is called 'You Brought Me Love', and again I used one of my fav colour combos - green and lilac.  Funkykits (the home of Sugar Nellie) have a great collection of both new and old Gorjuss Girl stamps.

Remember we still have a few days left of our 'Gorjuss Party Launch' competition on the Sugar Nellie blog - to enter you must include a Gorjuss stamp (new or old) on your card or project and enter it at the linky on the blog page.

 

Here's What I Did

I started with a white shaped card base which I matted with LOTV patterned paper edged with distressing ink. I stamped the Gorjuss girl onto watercolour card (I masked of the little squirrel and leaves), then using distressing inks and watercolouring pencils (from WH Smiths) I coloured both her and the background in, this was then die cut it into an oval. I die cut another oval in lilac card and one white fancy edged oval in white card. All the ovals were then attached to my finished Gorjuss topper and added to my card base. To finish off I added some die cut flowers and a few punched out butterflies.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: 'You Brought Me Love' Gorjuss Girl Stamp available from Funkykits,
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Crafters Companion Watercolour CS, Lilac, Green & White CS, Lili Of the Valley (LOTV) 'Promises' Paper Pad, Yellow Glitter CS
Distressing Inks (DI) & Watercolour Pencils (WCP): Skin - Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick (Both DI) / Hair - Black Soot (DI) / Dress & Tights - Lilac, Yellow, Purple (All WCP), Milled lavender (DI) / Boots, Ribbon & Pinafore - Yellow (WCP), Wild Honey, Mill Lavender (Both DI) / Background & Ground - Lilac (WCP), Tumbled Glass, Dusty Concorde (Both DI)
I did use a few Inktense pencils but I forgot which ones - sorry!

Dies: MFT Die-namics 'Blueprint 14 & 3', MFT 'Flower & Leaf Trio', Die'sire 'Lace Bloom', Spellbinders 'Floral Ovals', Tattered Lace 'Ovals', Go Kreate ' Large Frames - Frilly #10', Xcut 'Ovals'
Other: Butterfly Punch, White Copic Ink

Don't forget if you want to see more Sugar Nellie creations made my lovely teamies why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group).

Don't forget to  join us in our challenge over at the Sugar Bowl - there's still  time to enter with a great prize up for grabs. The theme this month is 'Anything Goes' so it's really easy. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE YOU MUST USE a Sugar Nellie stamp. 

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs
 

x Janine x

Gorjuss 2000 Party - Stamp Launch

Welcome To Our Gorjuss Party!!

To celebrate the launch of the brand new Gorjuss stamp sets, Sugar Nellie is having a competition over on the Sugar Nellie blog. To enter simply make a card/project using ANY of the Gorjuss stamps - it can be made using one of the new stamps or one you already have in your stash. However, if you don't have any of the Gorjuss stamps at all or would like to use one of the new stamp sets you can buy them from Funkykits (home of Sugar Nellie) - simply click onto the banner below:

To get you in the 'gorjuss' mood I've created this little cutie for my DT card. The stamp is called 'I Found My Family In A Book' and she's available to buy from Funkykits. The stamp sets are all very deeply etched and stamp beautifully, plus the Gorjuss girls are always a generous size which is perfect for colouring. To colour my image I used Derwent Inktense (watercolour) pencils and a few Copic pens.

 

Here's What I Did
I started with a 5" x 7" white card base which I matted with deep pink card. I stamped my image onto watercolour card and used Inktense (watercolour) pencils to colour it in with. I stamped the paper doll section of the girl and her book onto an old book page and coloured with Copic pens to give an aged look, these were then cut out and glued into place on the main image.

The completed topper was added to the card base along with a matching deep pink strip that I matted with the same book paper as before. To finish off I added a red felt flower and some sequins.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: Gorjuss Girl Stamp Set 'I Found My Family In A Book' available from Funkykits,
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Deep Pink CS, Crafters Companion Watercolour CS

Inktense Pencils & Copics: Skin - Baked Earth, Cadmium Pink - E00 / Hair - Tan, Mustard, Saddle Brown, Sienna Gold, Madder Brown, Bark - E00, E35 / Dress - Cadmium Pink, Scarlet Pink, Madder Brown / Boots - Tan, Baked Earth, Scarlet Pink - E31, E33 / Tights - Cadmium Pink, Sienna Gold/ Ground - Neutral Grey, Sepia Ink / Scissors - Neutral Grey, Sepia Ink

Copic Pens (Only): Book & Paper Dolls - E33, E50 & E51
Other: Sequins, Felt Flower, Old Book, Wink Of Stella 'Clear', White Copic Ink

Although we're not having a blog hop today, you can still see more Gorjuss girl creations made for today's launch by my fellow teamies on the Sugar Nellie blog.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs
 

x Janine x

Gorjuss 2000 Party!

Hello Sugar Fans

Just a quick post to let you know we are having a party to celebrate the launch of the new Gorjuss stamp range. The stamps are available from Funkykits (the home of Sugar Nellie) and our party starts on Saturday 4th April at 10am - there will be a competition and prizes.

So remember to check back to see my card to celebrate the launch, and on the

Sugar Nellie blog to see what my fellow teamies have made to inspire to you and for the
competition details.

 

To check out the new Gorjuss stamp range and older kits available from Funkykits - 
 click the link below:

Hugs

Janine

xx

PS I created the above banner in CraftArtist 2 for Sugar Nellie --- and yes, I watercoloured both the Gorjuss girls in myself :)

Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girl

Good morning sugar fans! 

Wow, another Wednesday is here - it's it just me or are the days whizzing by? One good thing is that spring is seems to have finally sprung --- yay!! Now as I walked home from work I can hear the birds going crazy singing to each other. It's so fabulous to listen to, that it made my heart happy!

Anyhow, onto my Sugar Nellie Design Team card for you today, I thought I would give a Gorjuss girl stamp an airing she's called 'I Give you My Heart', along with one of my fav colour combos.  Funkykits (the home of Sugar Nellie) have a great collection of Gorjuss Girl stamps, there's so many to choose from. Many of the stamps are no longer produced and once they are gone, they're gone. So grab yours while you still can!!

 

Here's What I Did

I started with a 5" x 5" white card base which I matted with green cardstock and covered with LOTV patterned paper. I stamped my Gorjuss girl and her book onto watercolour card then using Distressing Ink pens I coloured them both in and cut them out. I die cut a green frame which I added to my card with foam tape. The girl, book and die cut 'happy' and hearts were added both inside and outside of the frame. To finish off I added a few sequins and some white dots to her cheeks and book.

Here's What I Used
 

Stamp:  'I Gave You My Heart' Gorjuss Girl Stamp available from Funkykits,
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Green & Blue CS, Lili Of the Valley (LOTV) 'Shabby Shack' Paper Pad
Distressing Inks Pens : Skin - Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick / Hair - Antique Linen, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo / Dress: Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed / Book - Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, Shabby Shutter, Peeled Paint / Book (floor) - Scattered Straw / Tights - Shabby Shutter, Tumbled glass, Faded Jeans

Dies: Memory Box 'Cross Stitched Hearts', Taylored Expressions 'Think Happy Thoughts - Happy', Tattered Lace 'Squares', MFT Die-namics 'Blueprint 14'
Other: Sequins

Don't forget if you want to see more Sugar Nellie creations made my lovely teamies why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group).

Don't forget to  join us in our challenge over at the Sugar Bowl - there's still  time to enter with a great prize up for grabs. The theme this month is 'Anything Goes' so it's really easy. DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE CHALLENGE YOU MUST USE a Sugar Nellie stamp. 

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs
 

x Janine x

Sitting Gorjuss

Here's pic of a new card made for my niece.  This was such a dream to colour, however I did have a few problems sorting out the layout, mainly lining up my new border dies....but I got there in the end. It's a 6 x 6 card base so it was a nice area to work on. I just love blue and brown together...warm but fresh.

Here's what I used:

Stamp: Gorjuss by Docrafts 'Top Of The World'

Paper: DCWV 'Linen Closet', Brown and Turquoise CS (Hobbycraft bargain for £10)

Distressing Ink: Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint

Dies: Spellbinder Borderabilities A2 Curved Border One, Britannia 'Multi Rose', Cheery Lynn Design 'Flourish Leaf Strip'

Other: Vintage button

Copics: Skin - E11, E02, E00, E000, Pinny & Tights - E40, E41, E43, E47, Dress - BG10, BG15, BG49, Hair - Y21, Y23, Y38, E37

I've just added my card in the following challenges:

The Cutie Pie Challenge (Clean and Simple)

The Sugar Bowl (Anything Goes)

Hope you like and thanks for visiting.

Why not leave me a message to say hi!

Janine XX