Sugar Nellie Design Team and Farewell Card

- Hello Sugar Fans -

Good morning everyone!

Well today is my last card and post for the Sugar Nellie Design Team. After thinking long and hard I made the decision to step down. After losing my step-dad a few weeks ago I felt I needed to go into another direction and have a fresh start with a couple of things. Time is precious as they say!

Karen (Mama Sugar) and Fiona invited me to join the Design Team a few years ago after initially joining the Sugar Bowl challenge team. I have had a fantastic journey, made some special friends and played with lots of wonderful stamps. Even although I will miss everyone I just feel it's time for me to move on. I wish Karen and the Sugar Nellie girls all the very best for the future. See you in blogland my sweet girlies :)

So for my last Sugar Nellie Design Team card I've chosen to share with you my very first one. It's ironic that my card is showing off this particular SS stamp as it's Simply Sassy week this week, so my timing is perfect. The digi stamp is called 'Tiffany' and she is and will always be special to me, plus she's so pretty.

This stamp and lots of other Simply Sassy digi stamps are available to buy from Funkykits.

   

 

Here's What I Did
I matted my 8" x 8" card base with coloured card and pretty patterned paper, then added a cream die cut border strip right across the middle. I printed the image directly on colouring card and coloured her in delicate Copic colours. Using similar coloured inks to the Copic pens I used, I then stamped flowers and leaves around the image. The completed topper was then matted onto coloured card and added to the card base. The same flowers and leaves were also stamped onto a computer generated sentiment which I then cut into a fishtail banner, and placed under the flowers.

To finish off I added my own handmade flowers and hat pins, plus a few pearls and a touch of glitter.

Here's What I Used
Digi Image: Sugar Nellie 'Tiffany' available from Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock: Neenah CS, First Edition 'First Bloom', Cream, Lilac, Purple & Aqua CS
Dies: Sizzix Banner #2, Sizzix Squares, Martha Stewart 'Branch', Spellbinder 'Persian Accent', Britannia 'Medium Rose',  Marianne Designs 'Swirl Rose -  LR0162'
Copics: Skin: E0000, E000, E01, E13, R20 / Hair: YR0000, YR000, E81 E13, E15 / Eyes, Tights, Flower: BG000, BG01, BG05 / Dress: V000, V01, V04, V05, V09 / Hearts: Y0000, Y000, YR00 / Around Image: B0000, B000
Stamped Flowers: Adirondack 'Juniper', 'Tumbled Glass' Distressing Ink, Hunkydory 'Floral Chic'
Other: Ribbon, Wired Pearls, Pearls, Glitter, Diamante Hat Pins, Beads and Spacers, CraftArtist 2,  Glitter
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).

Why not join in with the challenge over on the Sugar Nellie blog here - 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

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Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie Design Team Card - Scrapberry's

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning everyone! 

It's Wednesday and my turn to share my Sugar Nellie Design Team creation with you; our stamp theme this week is Scrapberry's, so I used one of the new cute baby stamps.

First I decided to create a tag using one of these gorgeous mini stamps, but once I made my little cloud scene I changed my mind and turned it into a mini card. This could be used as a gift tag, birth announcement, or baby shower card. I used 'Minty Bunny' and coloured it with Copic pens.

This stamp and lots of other Scrapberry cuties are available to buy from Funkykits. 

 

 

  

 

Here's What I Did
Firstly I die cut a frame using 2 different dies - one for the outside edge and one to cut out the centre portion. Using the same die for the outside edge I also cut out a mini card base from a much larger card base. Then using the same die again I also cut out a piece of patterned paper for the background, 2 pieces of white vellum (clouds) and a piece of blue complementary card (hill). Next I stamped and embossed the word 'baby' onto the top left area of the background paper.

Using a cloud border die I cut the 2 pieces of vellum so that they would lay on top of each when added to the background paper and then I die cut a hill from the blue card. The clouds and hill were then carefully glued onto the background paper and the white frame was then added over the top to create a cloudy scene. The finished topper was taped onto the mini card base using strong red tape.

The bunny image was stamped directly onto colouring card, coloured with Copic markers and carefully cut out. This was then added to the card front using foam tape. The words 'With Love' was die cut from white card and glued into place just below the bunny.

To completed the card I used clear glossy pen on the bunny's nose and the ladybird, dotted die cut stars around the image tucking some behind the clouds, and added glitter pen to the bell and flower.

Here's What I Used
Stamp: 'Minty Bunny' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Trimcraft 'On The Clouds', White CS, Neenah, Sheena Douglas Stamping CS, White Vellum, Blue Glitter CS, A6 Card Blank
Copics: Bunny - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E31, E33, E51, E53, R20, R22, R27 / Bell, Ribbon & Flower - R20, R22, R27, Y000, Y02, Y08, Y17 / Stalk - G14 / Hat, Clothes, Ladybird - B0000, B000, B00, B05, B12
Dies: Mama Elephant 'Frames', Lawn Fawn 'Puffy Cloud Border' and ''Simple Stitched Hills', Tattered Lace 'Mini Dies', MFT 'Blueprint #8'
Other: Hero Arts White Embossing Power, Versamark Ink, Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Pen, Foam Tape, Red Tape, Clear Glossy Pen

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

Why not join in with the challenge (#137) over on the Sugar Nellie blog - 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Week

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning everyone! 

As you may know the Design Team now have themed weeks, and this week is 'Gorjuss'.

So for my Wednesday card I'm using this pretty little girl minus her pigeons.  I used the larger version of the stamp for my card, which is called 'On Top Of The World'; there is also a mini version here available.  Both stamps sets and lots of other Gorjussness can be bought from Funkykits. 

Now if you read my previous post you will know I had a issue with colouring an image first and then trying to find card and papers to match, which was a nightmare. Soooo guess what? Yep, I did it again lol.  Erm, in my defence I did already have her coloured up...in fact I coloured her last year but I totally forgot which papers I'd chosen to go with her. So again, I spent forever trying to find pretty papers that would compliment her. Will I never learn!! Lol...probably not ? :)

Anyhoo, I coloured her with distressing inks onto watercolour card, and cut her out using my new favourite toy....my Brother Scan 'n' Cut. I used a simple background so she would 'pop' of the page, and then accented the papers with black.  Hope you like it :)

  

 

Here's What I Did
Firstly I matted the scalloped card base with pretty patterned paper, which I'd edged with distressing ink. The image was stamped directly onto watercolour card and coloured with distressing inks. The finished image was then cut out using a Scan 'n' Cut machine (no border).

Next I cut to size a piece of patterned paper and black card which I die cut it using a curved die, edged it with distressing ink and attached it to the card base. I stamped a sentiment in the top left corner and attached the Gorjuss girl using foam tape to add dimension.

To finish off I added glitter to the sentiment and a few black gems.

Here's What I Used
Stamps: 'On Top Of The World' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits (there is also a mini version - the link is above the photos), Paper Smooches 'Sentiment Sampler'
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Watercolour CS, Black CS, 5" x 5" Card Base, Trimcraft 'Secret Garden' Paper Pad
Distressing Ink Pens: Skin - Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick / Hair - Wild Honey, Tea, Dye, Vintage Photo / Pinafore & Tights - Shabby Shutters, Forest Moss / Underskirt - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade / Dress - Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans
Dies: Lawn Fawn 'Simple Stitched Hillside Borders'
Other: Black Gems, Clear Glitter, White Pen, Distressing Ink Pad

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).

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie - On The Wings Of Love

- Morning Everyone -

Hello,

Mmm, I thought this was supposed to be spring? Well so far we've had rain, wind and cold....and oh yes a splash of sun :(

Anyhoo, I thought I'd made a Christmas card because I was feeling inspired....mmm, I wonder why! Lol.  So for my Design Team card this week I used 'On The Wings Of Love' and it's available as a digital stamp. I just love Sugar Nellie's Home Grown digital and rubber stamps, they're all so sweet and pretty. For my card I used Copic pens to colour with, and then put it inside a frame. I partially die cut the image so the wings and basket could hang outside of the frame which works really well.

 

 

Here's What I Did
Firstly I embossed a piece of green card with a snowflake pattern and glued it to the front of a 5" x 5" card base. The image was printed directly onto some colouring card and coloured with Copic pens. Then I die cut an inverted scalloped square frame from white card and attached it to the card.

Next I placed the same square die over the coloured image and drew around it, then using a pair of scissors I cut around the wings and basket where I wanted them to hang outside the frame. I placed the die back over the image and carefully lined it up with the drawn outline, I made sure that the wings and basket were laid over the top of the die, then die cut it. the cut out topper was then glued inside the white frame on the card base.

To finish off I added some die cut holly and glitter.

Here's What I Used
Stamp: 'On The Wings Of Love' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Green CS, Neenah, 5" x 5" Scalloped Card Base
Copics: Unfortunately I have misplaced my list, so as soon as I find it I will add the colours
Dies: Joanna Sheen Signature Dies 'Holly Berries', MFT 'Stitched Square Scallop Frame'
Other: Distressing Ink, Glitter, SN Glitter Pen, H2o's, Creative Expressions 'Snowflake Lattice' Embossing Folder

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).

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Footnote: The sun has popped it head out now....it must've heard me complaining. Lol

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie Design Team - 'For You'

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning everyone! 

Sorry for the lateness of my post today but I've not been feeling brilliant since Friday.  Anyhoo here it is - I thought I would use one of the stamps from the Scrapberry range called 'For You' and make a CAS card for you. I felt as though this little cutie was sort of saying "ooops" because he'd naughtily made a boat from someone's newspaper, so I made it into a 'Sorry!' card. Wow.....I have such a vivid imagination! Lol

This stamp and lots of other Scrapberry are available to buy from Funkykits. 

 

 

Here's What I Did
The image was stamped directly onto some colouring card and die cut it into a square.  I coloured the image with Copics and added glossy accents to the eyes. I die cut the word Sorry! from green card and glued it above the cat.

The completed image was then mounted onto a die cut green mat, and added to the 5" x 5" card base using foam tape. To finish off I added a enamel dots.

Here's What I Used
Stamp: 'For You' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Green CS, Neenah Colouring Card
Copics: Cat - E000, E33, E51, E53, B000 / T-Shirt - YG00, YG01, YG05 / Boat - E31, E33
Dies: First Edition 'Alphabet', Crealies XXL 'Stitched Squares'
Other: Enamel Dots, Foam Tape, Glossy Accents, Book Page

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).

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie - I Found My Family In a Book

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning everyone! 

So for my Design Team card this bright Wednesday I decided to use one of the gorgeous Gorjuss girl stamps again - I know, I know but I'd already had her coloured up and I had to share her with you, plus she's a little beauty. The stamp is called 'I Found My Family In A Book' and she's available both as a large stamp as well as a mini.  I used distressing ink pads and pens on watercolour card with a splash of glitter. Erm, do you like my attempts at creating little paper dolls as embellies. Lol  

This stamp and lots of others are available to buy from Funkykits. 

 

 

Here's What I Did
Firstly I matted a 5" x 5" card base with some beautiful green patterned paper. The image was stamped directly onto some watercolour card and die cut it into a rectangle. I coloured the image in with distressing ink pads and pens making sure I kept the colours nice and delicate.

The completed image was then mounted onto a blue mat and a green die cut frame which I added to the card base using foam tape. To finish off I added glitter and a few pearls; to add a little interest I cut out 2 paper dolls from cream card and edged them with a little distressing ink.

Here's What I Used
Stamp: 'I Found My Family In A Book' - Large and mini stamp is available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits - Large can be found here and the mini stamp can be found here
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Watercolour CS, Green, Blue and Cream CS, LOTV 'Beach Bliss' Paper Pad
Distressing Inks/Pens: Skin - Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick / Hair - Scattered Straw, Vintage Photo, Tea Dye / Dress & Boots - Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint / Tights & Paper Dolls - Antique Linen
Dies: Tattered Lace 'Pearl' Rectangle, Lawn Fawn 'Small Stitched Rectangle'
Other: Glitter, Cut Out Paper Dolls, Pearls

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

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie - 'You Brought Me Love'

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning everyone! 

So for my Design Team card this cold Wednesday I decided to use one of the gorgeous Gorjuss girl stamps again (because I love them lol); this one is called 'You Brought Me Love' and she's available as a mini stamp. These stamps are so versatile, because you can really pretty them up or make them look vintage and shabby. So for my card I decided I wanted her to have a shabby chic looking or maybe it's more gothy....mmm, you decide. To achieve the look I used distressing ink pads and pens on watercolour card.  

This stamp and lots of other Gorjuss stamps are available to buy from Funkykits. 

 

 

 

Here's What I Did
Firstly I matted a shaped card base with black card stock and beautiful patterned paper. The image was stamped directly onto some watercolour card and die cut it into a circle.  Next I created my background, and I purposely made it blotchy by leaving pools of water on the surface of the paper, this produced a watermark effect. I coloured the main image in with a selection of distressing ink pads and pens keeping to a vintage colour palette.

The completed image was then mounted onto a die cut black circle, and added to the card base using foam tape. To finish off I added a few punched out butterflies.

Here's What I Used
Stamp: 'You Brought Me Love' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Craftwork Cards Shaped Card Base, Black CS, Watercolour CS, Trimcraft 'Pursuit Of Happiness' Paper Pad
Distressing Inks/Pens: Skin: Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick / Hair - Scattered Straw, Pumice Stone, Black / Dress, Bows & Tights - S[pun Sugar, Victorian Velvet / Petticoat & Tights - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo / Background - Old Paper, Forest Moss
Dies: Tattered Lace 'Pearl' Circle, Crealies 'XXL Stitched Circle', Go Kreate 'Frilly #10'
Other: Butterfly Punch, White Pen

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).

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss 'Runaway

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning everyone! Sorry for my late Sugar Nellie post, but you know what it's like.....sometimes life just gets in the way of our crafting :(  But I'm here now, and hopefully my card will brighten up your cold, grey wintery day.

So for my Design Team card I decided to use one of the gorgeous Gorjuss girl stamps called 'Runaway', I love this stamp, it's so pretty and I've been dying to use it for ages. I wanted to create a dreaming feel so I softened up the background with a mixture of Copic pens and blending solution, and I really like how it turned out. As the image is so large I decided to keep the rest of the card CAS.

This stamp and lots of other Gorjuss stamps are available to buy from Funkykits. 

 

 

Here's What I Did
Firstly I matted an A5 card base with delicate pink patterned paper. Next I stamped the large image onto some colouring cardstock and created the background using a mixture of different colour Copic pens and blending solution - this was used to soften the look. The rest of the image was coloured using the same pens as before but more intensely. The finished image was mounted onto some pink card, along with 3 die cut flourishes to create a frame.

The image and frame was added to the card base using foam pads to add dimension. To finish off I added a few sequins and some clear glitter to the horse.

Here's What I Used
Stamp: 'Runaway' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): A5 Card Base, Pink CS, Papermania 'Blueberry Hill' Paper Pad
Copics: Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R30 / Hair - C2, C3, C5 / Horse - W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, E00, E000 / Horse Mane & Tail - BG01, BG05, RV01, V01, V05, YG01, YG11 / Bridle & Saddle - BG000, BG01, BG05, BG49, RV000, RV00, RV02 / Blanket - YG01, YG03, YG17 / Dress, Boots & Socks - RV000, RV00, RV02, RV34 /Background - RV000, RV00, V000, V01, YG11, BG000, BG01, 00
Dies: Creative Expressions 'Graceful Lace Trim', Crealies 'XXL Stitched Rectangle'
Other: Sequins, Wink Of Stella 'Clear' Glitter Pen

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).

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie - Waiting For You

- Happy New Year Sugar Fans -

I hope you had a fabulous Christmas and New Year. To celebrate Christmas I travelled to London to stay with my gorgeous daughter because she couldn't come home due to work commitments, and my hubbie had to work all over Christmas period (he works away from home). Unfortunately it wasn't a great Christmas for me (sob!) because I contacted the flu on Christmas Eve and was ill all over the festive period and I'm still not over it completely. Blah!!

Anyway enough of my sad story...it's the first Wednesday in the New Year and my turn to share a Sugar Nellie card with you. For my CAS card this week I used one of the Furry Friends digi stamps called 'Waiting For You', it's available to buy from Funkykits. Definitely check them out as there's quite a few characters in the collection and include cats, dogs, rabbits etc and they're all very cute. To create my card I used a Kraft card base, Kraft card and pencils to colour this little sweetheart in with.

Here's What I Did
I used a 5" x 5" Kraft card base. I printed my image and sentiment directly onto a sheet of Kraft card and die cut it into a square. The image was coloured using a mixture of pencils. The completed picture was matted and layered onto some cream card and added to my card base using foam tape to give a little extra dimension.

To finish off I added glitter to the balloon, white pen on the bear's face and balloon for highlights, and a few die cut hearts.

Here's What I Used
Stamps: Furry Friends 'Waiting For You' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Kraft CS Base, Kraft CS, Cream CS
Pencils: Lyra Rembrandts Polycolor (LRP) & Derwent Coloursoft (DC)
Bear - (LRP) White, Gold Ochre, Burnt Ochre, Van Dyke Brown, Venetian Red, Rose Carmine & (DC) Brown Eearth, Dark Terracotta / Heart - (LRP) White, Rose Carmine, Venetian Red, Dark Sepia & (DC) Rose, Red / Bench - (LRP) White, Light Blue, True Blue, Prussian Blue, Light Cobalt Blue /  Notice - (LRP) White, Lemon Cadmium / Grass - (LRP) Apple Green, Sap Green & (DC) Lime Green
Dies: Crealies XXL 'Stitched Square', Memory Box .Cross Stitched Hearts.
Other: Glitter, White Pen, Black Fineliner

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).

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:

 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Holly

- Hello Sugar Fans -

Well, it's Wednesday and my turn to share my Sugar Nellie card with you. This week I'm using one the new mini Gorjuss stamps, she's called Holly and she's available to buy from Funkykits. There's quite a few in the collection, as the name dictates they're 'mini' - they're made from red rubber and stamp beautifully. Now despite Holly's name she isn't actually a Christmas stamp but as you can see below I have used mine to create a festive....ish non-traditional coloured Christmas card. Hope you like it :)

Here's What I Did
I matted and layered 2 patterned co-ordinating papers onto a 7" x 7" card base, and added a strip of coloured card as a border across them both. To create the pretty frame I die cut a rectangle from crisp white card along with 2 fancy square frames. The fancy frames were then cut up and glued to the rectangle edges to create a border, I also added a little bit of glitter into the embossed corner pieces.

The image was stamped directly onto some watercolour card and die cut it into a rectangle, this was then coloured with watercolouring pens. I added a touch of glitter to the snowy hills and glued the completed topper directly onto the frame; this was then attached to my card base.

To finish off I added a stamped Christmas tag and a few die cut snowflakes.

Here's What I Used
Stamps: 'Holly' #19 available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits, LOTV 'Christmas Tags'
Paper/Cardstock (CS): White & Aqua CS, Watercolouring CS, LOTV 'Beach Bliss', Pink Glitter Card
Spectrum Aqua Pens: Face - Peach, Topaz, Blossom / Hair - Charcoal, Black / Dress, Boots, Hat - Sea Green, Kingfisher, Evergreen / Tights - Blossom, rose Pink / Snowy Hills - Aquamarine, Teal / Sky - Aquamarine, Blossom
Dies: Creative Expressions 'New York Collection - Union Square', Lawn Fawn 'Mini Snowflakes'
Other: Glitter, Baker's Twine, Pearl, Red & Green Glitter Pen

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).

Why not join in with the 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. Why not leave me a message so I know who's out there - I'd love to hear from you!!

Challenge Entered:
Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge  - Christmas/Winter (November 2015)
 

Hugs & kisses

x Janine x

Sugar Nellie - My Friend Flakey Bauble

- Hello Sugar Fans -

Good morning, I hope you had a wonderful and fun Halloween, and if you're in the UK a brilliant Bonfire night despite the awful weather we've had. 

As this is our Day of Remembrance, please give a thought to all our brave and wonderful hero's both living and departed (including my granddad), that risked and continue to risk their lives in the pursuit of peace. WE THANK YOU!

 Well, it's Wednesday and my turn to share my Sugar Nellie make with you. So this week I thought I would make the boy version of the little Christmas bauble I made recently. This time I've used 'My Friend Flakey', which is available as a digital stamp from Funkykits. 

I apologise in advance for the photograph quality of the baubles. Unfortunately it's not fantastic as I had to turn off the camera flash and my overhead light to try and avoid the reflection in the plastic bauble. 

  

 

Here's What I Did

Firstly I die cut 2 blue scallop circles from card for the back of my bauble. Next I printed the image onto colouring cardstock along with a sentiment and die cut it into a circle, distressed the edge and attached it to one of the scallop circles. The image was coloured with Copic Markers, and I added some white dots around it to add a little interest along with a few die cut glittery snowflakes.  Using strong glue PVA I smeared a small amount around the rim of the bauble I attached it to the circles. 

To stop the bauble from tipping forward I added a little extra weight by gluing a few coins to the back, I used the remaining die cut scalloped circle to hide them using foam tape.  To finish off I added a length of Bakers Twine and a ribbon.

Here's What I Used
Digi Stamp: 'My Friend Flakey' available from Sugar Nellie at Funkykits
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Blue CS, Colouring CS
Copics: Skin: E0000, E000, E00, R20 / Scarf, Patches, Hat Trim & Jumper  - R05, R20, R22, R27, R37 / Hair & Snowman's Hat - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Snow & Snowman - B0000, B000, C0 / Jeans - B0000, B000, B12, B45 / Jacket, Boots, Gloves & Boy's Hat - BG000, BG10, BG13, BG34 / Snowman's Nose - Y35, Y38 / Shadows - C0, C1 / Leaf - G99
Dies: Tonic 'Circles Scallop' Die, Tattered Lace 'Circle' Die, Lawn Fawn 'Mini Snowflakes'
Other: Glitter, Serif CraftArtist 2, White Pen, Distressing Ink, Ribbon, Baker's Twine, 1/2 Fillable Bauble, Pennies, Foam Tape

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).

Why not join in with the 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. 

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x Janine x