My Cards Not Previously Shared

 Afternoon everyone, I thought I would share some of the personal cards and projects I've made recently. This is simply a random selection, please that on some cards I've removed the recipient's name. 

I haven't detailed a list of the products used or how I made them, so if you wish to know anything about these cards please email me at - jsnine.quinn@gmail.com

I will add more tomorrow. I hope you like them. :) 

Hugs
x Janine x

My Mum's Craft Shop Design Team - June Project #2

Hi there everyone 💜

I'm here today to share my card for 'My Mum's Craft Shop' (MMCS) Design Team with you. As the shop will be closed for a few months there won't be anymore for a little while from MMCS. However I will still be making my projects using various products and techniques so I will share them as and when I've completed them. So I hope you keep visiting my blog. 😄

For my card today I've created a CAS card using dies and a stencil all from My Favorite Things, plus a few sequins.  Hope you like it.

 

Here's What I Did
First I cut down a piece of Kraft card 4¾" x 4¾" and added colour using a stencil and distressing ink. When dry the stencilled topper was matted onto some gold mirror card 5" x 5" and added to the 5¼" x 5¼" card base using foam tape. The word 'Friend was die cut from the same gold mirror card as the mat and glued in place on top of a strip of white parchment on the card front.

To completed the card, sequins were die cut from gold mirror card and added along with tiny silver and white sequins around the sentiment.

Here's What I Used
Stencil: My Favourite Thing 'Split Diagonal'
Dies: Die-namics My Favourite Thing 'Friends' and My Favourite Things 'Sequins'
Paper & Cardstock (CS):  5¼" x 5¼" Card Blank, Kraft Card, Gold Mirror Card

Other: Foam Tape, White Parchment, Tea dye Distressing Ink, Sequin

Why not, follow us on Facebook group, Pinterest or on our Blog we'd loved to see you.

Thank you so much for dropping by, don't forget to say hi :) 

Challenges entered:

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x Janine x

My Mum's Craft Shop Design Team - May Project #2

Hi again everybody 💜

Yes, I'm here as promised with another of my My Mum's Craft Shop (MMCS) Design Team cards for you.  To create my CAS I simply used Brushos and the cute little dies from My Favorite Thing (MFT) called 'Birdhouses'.  When I looked at the dies I just felt that they needed to be made into silhouettes ---  so that's exactly what I did. I have to admit to loving the little bird sat on top of the houses - it's so sweet. There were 2 birds on my card but one seems to have flown away. Lol  I used Brushos for the background. Hope you like it.

 

Here's What I Did
The 6" x 4½" card base was cut to size to create a top folding card, then a piece of paper was glued to the front.  The background was created using Brushos, water and watercolour card, which was then die cut and added to a black die cut mat. The topper was glued flat to the card front.

The birdhouses were die cut from black card and white glitter card. The legs of the bird houses were cut from black card instead of the die cut ones to make them appear taller. The sentiment were die cut from white card and stamped in black ink. Everything was added to the card front using foam tape and glue. To complete the card I added a few sparkly sequins.

Here's What I Used
Stamps:  My Favorite Thing (MFT) 'Birdhouses' and  'Label Maker Sentimental'
Paper & Cardstock (CS): Black Card, Watercolour Card, White Card, MFT 'Dot's & Stripes Confection' Paper Pad

Other: Brushos, Tonic Die Set, Archival Ink, Foam Tape,

If you wish to purchase any of the above items from My Mum's Craft Shop and an item is out of stock, simply email/ring the shop to make an order and Kitty will help you. Thank you.

Why not, follow us on Facebook group, Pinterest or on our Blog we'd loved to see you.

Thank you so much for dropping by, don't forget to say hi :) 

Challenges entered:

Hugs

x Janine x

Sweet Stampin' Design Team Card - Got The Blues?

Hello and good morning everyone ---

Well it's Saturday and Sweet Stampin' time...yay!!

So I'm here to share my latest Design Team Challenge card with you. Our fab theme this week is 'Got The Blues?' I had to think about this one though, so after a little umming and arring (I think I've spelt those right) I decided to create a picture in shades of blue inside a frame. The fab little bird and house are from an MFT stamp set that I've had for months but never got around to using. The glittery 'hello' sentiment was made using some beautiful blue glitter card and a fab die from Diamond Press (available from Crafter's Companion). IRL this is super sparkly but hard to capture on camera. Thanks for looking 💖

Don't forgot to enter our challenge you must include a stamped element on your card/project, follow our theme and link back to the Sweet Stampin' blog for a chance to win a prize! 

Here's What I Did
I covered a 6" x 6" card blank front with pretty patterned paper. Next I die cut a fancy circle from white card and 2 pieces of funky foam, these were all glued together to create a frame. I did the same thing for the 'hello' sentiment - one layer cut from blue glitter card and one from funky foam, and glued together.

From watercolour card I die cut a circle and added distressing ink around the edge and into the centre, leaving some areas white. I over stamped the background with splodges and splashes to give a tone-on-tone effect, and then added splashes of glitter pen.

I stamped the bird, butterfly and house onto the watercolour card circle making sure I left sufficient room fore the 'hello' sentiment. The images were then water coloured and glittered up using pens. The frame was glued onto the background circle and the sentiment was then glued on the inside.

To complete the card, the topper was added to the card front and sequins and gems were added.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: MFT 'I'm Tweet On You', MFT 'Distressed Pattern'
Dies: Diamond Press (from Crafter's Companion) 'Hello & Butterflies', MFT Die-namics 'Stitched Circle Scallop Frame'

Paper & Cardstock (CS): 6" x 6" Scallop Card Blank, Sheena Douglass White Stamping CS, White Funky Foam, Blue Glitter CS, Crafter's Companion Watercolour CS, LOTV 'Shabby Shack'
Zig Clean Color Pens: Persian Blue, Cobalt Blue
Leonie Pujol Sparkle Pens: Ice Drop, Aquamarine
Other: Gems, Sequins, Black Fineliner Pen

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Got The Blues' challenge we'd love to see your entries. 

This week's prize is Live And Love Crafts

Thank you so much for dropping by and why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

Hugs

x Janine x

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - Let It Snow

Good morning to you all.

Well, it's that time again ---- it's Sweet Stampin' day!!

Our theme this week is 'Let It Snow' - so I thought I would dust off one of my favourite wooden stamps; it's from Whipper Snapper and I've had it for years and it stamps beautifully. I decided I didn't want to make a card this week so I used this large MDF bauble tag that I bought a few weeks ago, it's made up of a circle back and a separate frame in which you can add a picture. It only cost a 99p so it was a bargain.

 My stamped image was coloured with Copic markers, and the Northern Lights background was inspired by a lovely and extremely talented lady called Sandy Allnock. I'm not sure if it works or not, but I'll definitely be giving it another go as it was very liberating and I enjoyed doing it lol. If you get the chance definitely search for Sandy's blog and You Tube videos - they're amazing.
 

 

 

Here's What I did
Bauble - I covered the front frame with glitter glue using my fingers and sprinkled loose glitter where I missed certain places, and let it dry for an hour.

Topper - I stamped and coloured my image with Copic pens. The background was achieved by lightly adding different colour pen strokes from the bottom (snow line) upwards and then strokes downwards from the top of the image, varying them in length and intensity.  The rest of the image was coloured afterwards to avoid contamination.  To finish off the topper I added glitter to the snowy areas and white pen in the sky for snowdrops.  The topper was then stuck onto a red card mat and attached to the bauble back.  The front frame was then glued to the back sandwiching the topper between. To finish off I threaded ribbon through the top hole, added a few die cut snowflakes, gems and a bow.

Here's everything I used:

Stamp: Whipper Snapper 'Think Snow'

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Glitter CS, Neenah, Red CS

Copics: Snowman & Snow - B0000, B000, B12 / Penguins & Snowman Hat - C1, C2, C3, C5, C7 / Snowman Hat & Scarf, Penguins Hats, Snow Letters - R14, R17, R20, R37, R59 / Sign, Penguin Feet & Beaks, Snowman's Nose, Hat & Scarf - Y00, Y08, Y17, Y38 / Background - BG01, BG10, R20, R22, R37, BV000, BV02, BV04, G03, B12

Dies: MFT Die-namics 'Snowflakes', Tonic Layering 'Circles'

Other: MDF Bauble, Glitter Glue, Serif CraftArtist2, Glitter, Docraft Gems, Ribbon, White Pen

 

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'Let It Snow' challenge we'd love to see you. REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card! Have fun :)

This week's prize sponsor is Quixotic Paperie.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

 

Thank you so much for dropping by, why not leave me a message to say hi :)

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

 

Janine x

Sweet Stampin' Challenge - To Die For

Good morning to you all.

Well, it's here again ---- it's Sweet Stampin' time and the theme this week is To Die For.  The theme requires that you use at least 1 die along with a stamped element on your card or project. This theme is right up my street, it combines my 2 loves stamps and dies --- sssh, don't tell my hubbie!. Lol :)

I decided to share the Halloween card I made for my daughter - it's kind of a tradition with us as I make her a card every year. She loves Halloween, it's one of her favourite times of the year. My daughter really doesn't do cute so when I spotted this fab image from Mo Manning I knew I had to use it plus it reminded of a witchy character in a film my daughter likes. Of course I used the now traditional Halloween colour combo --- purple, orange and black.

Here's What I did

I used a 7" x  7" card base and matted it with black card. The orange and purple card mats were die cut in the middle to create an inverted frame. I used 2 dies - 1 of which was slightly smaller than the other to create the frame. Using CraftArtist 2 I added my digi stamp along some sparkle which I placed above her, along with some text. When I was happy with my layout I printed it out and coloured the stamp with Copic markers. The completed image was then matted behind the purple and orange cardstock and added to my card base. To finish off I added some die cut flowers, ribbon and a splash of glitter.

Here's everything I used:

Stamp: 'Hocus Pocus' by Mo Manning

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Craftwork Cards Super smooth Digital CS,  Basal Black, Orange & Purple CS

Copics: Skin - E000, E00, E02 / Hair & Cloak Trim - YR000, YR00, YR02, YR04 /  Dress - V01, V09, V12, V15/ Cloak - C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, 100 / Broom - E33, E37, E38 / Ground - W0, W1, W2, W3 / Earring - YG17  

Dies: Go Kreate 'Large Frilly Frame #8' , MFT Die-namics 'Flower & Leaf Trio' and 'Prima Donna Petal'

Other: Serif CraftArtist2, Glitter, Ribbon, Button, Sharpie Gold Pen,

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our 'To Die For'challenge we'd love to see you. REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card!

This week's sponsor and prize is Yours & Mine Papercrafts.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered: 

PS I thought I would let you know that I have stepped down from the Polkadoodles Digi Queen Design Team due to personal reasons - but please continued to check out my friends fab makes over at Polkadoodles towers.

 

Hugs

 

Janine x

The Sugar Bowl Challenge #117 - Anything Goes

Hello sugar peeps,the Sugar Bowl Challenge is back ---- yipee!!!

It's so good to have it back along with some old and some new Design Team members. I can't wait to see all their fabulous makes. Anyhoo, back The Sugar Bowl challenge, the theme is Anything Goes. So grab your Sugar Nellie stamp and get going.

Just a little reminder  --- if you decide to enter the Sugar Bowl challenge you can make anything you like but you MUST use a stamp from the Sugar Nellie store. Both digital (instant download) and rubber stamps are available to buy from Funkykits.

For my make this month it's all about the boys - Best Buds in fact.  I rarely make a boy's card so it was a bit of a challenge, but I decided it would be best to make it CAS. So here it is ---

 

 

Here's What I Did

The 6" x 6"cream card base was matted with pattered paper first. I then die cut out 2 squares and my friend frame from my card stock. Using CraftArtist 2 I resized my image and added the words 'Best Buds' down the side and printed off the topper.  I die cut this to fit my frame and coloured it in with Copic markers. To finish I added a die cut star and button..

Here's everything I used:

Digi Stamp:  'Best Buds' by Diane Duda from Sugar Nellie @ Funkykits

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Craftwork Cards 'Super Smooth', First Edition 'Up, Up & Away', Basal CS, Kraft CS

Copic Pens: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11 / Freckles - E02 / Hair - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E37, E99 / T-Shirt  (Brown) - E31, E33, E35, E37, E79 / T-Shirt (Striped) - YG00, YG03, YG06, YG67, E0000, E00 / Eyes - BG01, BG10, BGXX / Frog- YG00, YG03, YG67 / Background - BG10, BG10, 0

Dies: Tonic Layering Squares and Rectangle, MFT Die-namics Blueprint 8, Sizzix 'Stars'
Other: Serif CraftArtist2, Button, Twine
 

So don't forget to drop by at The Sugar Bowl and have a look at what the rest of my fabulous DT sweeties have created to inspire you; and why not join in with this month's challenge while you're there. It's open to everyone but please remember to use a Sugar Nellie, and the theme is Anything Goes. So come on give it a go. 

There's a fab prize up for grabs - 4 Sugar Nellie digi stamps for the 1st prize and a 2nd prize of 2 Sugar Nellie digi stamp. So it's definitely worth winning so spread the sugar love to all your friends.

I can't wait to see all your lovely makes. Have fun.

Hugs

Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Words From The Heart

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning, it's Thursday and it's Sugar Nellie time! So in light of our 'Furry Friends' stamp launch and Blog Hop on Saturday I thought I would create another card full of furry sweetness. This little cutie is called 'Words from the heart' and it's available from Funkykits in digital format.. 

 

 

Here's What I Did
This is a really simple card to  make. I used a 6" x 6" white card base and matted it with Kraft and coloured CS. Then I printed my digital image directly onto another piece of Kraft card and coloured it with pencils. This was then cut to size and added to my card.  To finish off I added some faux stitching around the edge, tiny buttons and some die cut mini tags.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: 'Words from the heart' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Kraft, Papermania Coloured CS,
Pencils - Lyra Polycolour (PC), Prismacolour (PS), Derwent Coloursoft (D): 

Cat Fur, Nose and Paws - White (PC) / Belly - White (D) / Pen - Carmine Red (P), Crimson Red (P), Silver (P) / Paper - Cream (PC), Lemon Yellow (PC), Canary Yellow / Writing - White (P), Black (P)
Dies: Die-namics - MFT Blueprint '8'
Other: Buttons, Fineline Pen
 

To see more Sugar Nellie creations made by my fab Sugar Nellie DT buddies why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog, or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group)

Thank you for dropping by - why not leave me a message I'd love to hear from you.
 

Challenge Entered:
 

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x Janine x 

Sweet Stampin Challenge - Take Flight

Phew, hasn't it been hot and sticky lately - even the typical British rain hasn't given any relief.  But I suppose we shouldn't complain too much because before we know it, it'll be cooler and wetter and we'll be complaining that it's too cold.  Lol, we're never happy are we!!! 

Anyhoo, it's that time of the month again ---- it's Sweet Stampin' time.  This week our theme is 'Take Flight' - basically that means anything that flies or has wings ie butterflies, balloons, aeroplanes, fairies etc.

For my card  this week I decided to use the digi stamp I won a recently over at Sassy Cheryl - I won one of her 'Show Me Thursday' challenges.  This little cutie is called 'Maddie Is Flying High' and it's available from Sassy Cheryl's online store here.

Here's What I did

I used a 6" x 6" dark brown card base (made myself) and matted it with patterned paper. The digi stamp was printed directly onto Neenah CS and die cut into a square. I also printed a further 3 copies of the image to cut out later.  Before colouring Maddie I carefully created a cloud effect using a template and some distressing ink.  Next I coloured the background areas of the base image with Copics, and then coloured in some of the areas on the 3 extra images which I fussy cut out. The cut out sections were layered up onto the base image using foam pads. To finish off I die cut a few little flags and added a few buttons on top.

Here's everything I used:

Digi Stamp: Maddie Is Flying High' by Sassy Cheryl

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Neenah CS, Brown CS, My Mind's Eye 'Tangerine' 

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11 / Hair - C2, C3, C7, 100 / Box - E50, E51, E53, E13, E99 / Hat & Propeller - R20, R22, R27, R29 / Top & Flower - Y000, Y06, Y08, Y38 / Smoke - C1, C3, C5

Dies: Die-namics MFT Blueprint '8'

Other: Distressing Inks 'Tumbled Glass'

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our Take Flight challenge we'd love to see you. REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card!

This week's sponsor and prize is from Crafty Ribbons.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

Janine x

SUGAR NELLIE -- Scrapberry's 'Our Summer'

Good Morning Sugar Peeps!

 

Wow, I can't believe it - another week has gone by and we're in July already. OMG where has this year gone, but the upside is that my cruising holiday to Alaska is getting closer. Yey!! Anyway back to reality :) 

Anyhoo, it's Thursday and my turn to share my Sugar Nellie DT card with you.  This week's card is another one made using the Scrapberry stamps available from Funkykits -  this sweetie is called 'Our Summer'.

  

Here's What I Did

This week I decided to use my distressing inks and pens to colour this pretty stamp, and I think they compliment her beautifully. I wanted a CAS look to my card so I kept my embellishments to a minimum. To create my 6" x 6" card I matted and layered up some pretty LOTV papers. The lilac square was die cut using a MFT die, and on top of this I added my completed image with the corners punched out.  The 'friends' text was also die cut and glued to the back of my image - both were added to the square mat. to finish off I added dots using my pearl wand plus a touch of glitter to my lettering. The paw print badge was cut out using my Silhouette Cameo.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: Scrapberry's 'Our Summer' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Papermania CS, Crafters Companion Watercolour CS, Lilli Of The Valley (LOTV) 'Promises' and 'Bonnets & Bowties' Paper Pads

Distressing Pens & Inks: Various

Dies: Die-namics MFT Blueprint '3'
Other: Glitter, Silhouette Cameo Machine, Xcut Corner Punch, Black Fineliner, Pearl Wand

To see more Sugar Nellie creations made by the lovely Sugar DT why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog, or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group)

Thank you for dropping by - why not leave me a message I'd love to hear from you.
 

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs
 

x Janine x 

Sugar Nellie - Under The Sea

Hello Sugary Peeps! 

 

It's my turn to share with you one of the many stamps from the Sugar Nellie range over at Funkykits or the Etsy store. So for my DT card for this week I thought I would pick something a little but different for me.  This pretty rubber stamp is called 'Under The Sea', isn't she cute.

 

Here's What I Did

I used an 5" x 5" card blank and pretty First Edition paper in the background. I have to admit I was out of my comfort zone with the underwater side of things, so I tried to keep it simple. So after colouring the gorgeous mermaid and her turtle friend with Copics, I swept across the background firstly with my palest shade of blue, then I added blue green shades getting a little darker each time. I then added lots of different size dots using the same pens colours as in the main characters. To finish I added a die cut flower and some leaves to the corner, plus a little glitter to her pearls.

Here's What I Used

Rubber Stamp: Sugar Nellie 'Under The Sea' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Aqua CS Papermania, Neenah Colouring CS, First Edition 'New Blooms', Glitter CS

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R30 / Hair - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Fishtail & Turtle - BG10, BG13, BG15 / Top - V000, V01, V04 / Turtle Shell - E33, E35, E53 / Pearls - Y35 / Background - B0000, B000, B00, BG10, BG13, V01, V04
Dies: Die-namics MFT 'Blueprint 8'

Other: Glitter, Sequins

To see more Sugar Nellie creations made  by the lovely sugar DT why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group)

Little Reminders
Funkykits are retiring some of the Sugar Nellie digi stamps so if you want them, get them now before they go.

Don't forget we are having our monthly challenge over at The Sugar Bowl - this will be our last challenge for the time being so why not get your Sugar Nellie stamp out and join in with us. The theme is 'Anything Goes'

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Challenge Entered:
 

Hugs
 

x Janine x

Sweet Stampin' - Father's Day/Special Man

Hellooooo, well it's that time of the month again ---- it's Sweet Stampin' time.  

If you live in the UK I hope you've all enjoyed the May Bank holiday despite the awful dreary weather. I'm ashamed to say my heating got turned back on last weekend and it was my hubbie who turned it on --- so if he's cold, it must be cold  :-)  

Here in the UK on June 15th it will be Father's Day, so to get you in the mood our challenge theme this week is Father's Day/Special Man. So here's my little DT card for you - this is such a sweet digi stamp.  I actually used this image last year on a  Father's Day card for my daughter to give to her dad.



 

Here's What I did

Another CAS card for you. After printing out my cute digi stamp from Mo Manning onto Neenah card stock, I die cut it into a square and coloured the image with Copics and matted this onto my 5" x 5" Kraft card base  To add a little embellishment I die cut a sentiment and some brown card with my banner die and attached it to the top of the card and finished it off with a little pink heart..

Lol, I told you it was a simple card, but to be fair men don't do complicated or fussy.

Here's everything I used:

Digi Stamp:  'Love You Daddy' available from Mo Manning

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Kraft CS, Neenah CS, Brown Papermain CS

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R30 / Hair - C1, C2, C5, C7, 100 / Dress, Shoes & Flower Heads - RV0000, RV00, RV02, RV06 / T-Shirt & Trainers - E40, E41, E43, E47  / Jeans - B32, B45, B97, B39 / Watch - Y00, Y06, Y17 / Leaves - YG06

Dies: Sizzix 'Banner #2', Die-namics MFT 'Blueprint 8'

Other: CraftArtist 2, Distressing Ink

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog and check out what my fab Design Team girlies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our Father's Day/Special Man challenge we'd love to see you. REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card!

This week's sponsor and prize is from Di's Digis/Marianne Designs.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered: 

Hugs

Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Fairy Cakes

Hello Sugar Peeps! 

It's my turn to show you one of the many stamps from the Sugar Nellie range over at Funkykits or the Etsy store. So for my DT card for this week I thought I would pick something sugary and sweet.  This little cutie is called 'Fairy Cakes', isn't she cute, she's a rubber stamp and she's on sale at the moment over at Funkykits, so grab her now.

 

Here's What I Did

I decided to make a pretty little card with this stamp and my new LOTV papers were a perfect compliment to it. Using the colours in the paper I decided to use sugar candy shades. My paper and pink cardstock were matted and layered straight onto my 6" x 6" white card base. I stamped my cute little fairy onto some Neenah card and coloured her with Copics. I die cut the finished fairy topper, a scalloped circle and some flowers from coloured card. The topper, flowers and buttons were attached to my card and to finish off I added a touch of glitter. 

Here's What I Used

Rubber Stamp: Sugar Nellie 'Fairy Cake's available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): , Pink & Green' Papermania CS, Neenah Colouring CS, LOTV 'Bonnets & Bowties'

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R30 / Hair - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Outfit, Icing (Frosting), Hearts - RV000, RV10, RV13, RV14 / Cupcake Wrapper & Flower - BG000, BG01 / Cupcake Ribbon - YG11, YG23 / Cupcake - E00, E02 / Sweetie - V01, V04 / Butterfly - E00, E02, BG00, YG11 / Fairy Wings - BG000, YG11
Dies: Tonic Layering 'Circle', Spellbinder 'Grand Scallop Circles', Die-namics MFT 'Blueprint 3'

Other: Glitter, Button

To see more Sugar Nellie creations made  by the lovely sugar girls why not drop by the Sugar Nellie blog or join our Facebook page (just search for the Official Sugar Nellie Group)

Little Reminders
As I mentioned earlier Funkykits has a sale until the end of this month (May) so why not drop by and bag a bargain.

Don't forget we have a monthly challenge over at The Sugar Bowl - this will be our last challenge for the time being so why not get your Sugar Nellie stamp out and join in with us. The theme is 'Father's Day/Special Man'

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Challenge Entered:

Hugs

x Janine x

Sweet Stampin' - Milestone Birthday

Hellooooo, well it's that time again ---- it's Sweet Stampin' time.  Yey!!

Our fab theme this week is 'Milestone Birthday' - mmm, I wonder why!!!

 

 

Here's What I did

I thought I would keep it CAS this week with simple matting and layering with a die cut flower. I did however print off a few extra images of the digi stamp, coloured portions of it in and fussy cut them out, and layered them up. To finish off I added a little glitter, a few gems and sequins - and oh yes some glossy accents to her glasses.  The digi image and sentiment was set out using CraftArtist 2 before printing and die cutting out.

Here's everything I used:

Digi Stamp:  'SB Firemen Call' by Bugaboo Digi Stamps

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Papermania Coloured CS

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R20, R30 / Hair: YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Dress, Shoes, Hat - RV14, RV21, RV23, RV34 / Cake - YR20, YR23, YR31, RV000, RV21

Dies: Die'sire 'Leaf 1', Dienamics MFT 'Blueprints 3 & 8'

Other: Serif CraftArtist 2, Glitter, Gems, Sequins, Glossy Accents

So why not drop by the Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog and check out what my brilliant teamies have made to inspire you. So come on why not join in with the fun and enter your card/project into our Milestone Birthday challenge we'd love to see you. REMEMBER you must include a stamped element on your card!

This week's sponsor and prize is a voucher from Craftsulove.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered:

 

Hugs

Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Candy Pip

Helloooo and good morning! 

Well my lovely hubbie treat me to a few days in York last week to celebrate my birthday, and the weather was glorious -- sunny and warm. I couldn't believe my luck!  We only live about an hour away so I go quite frequently, but we don't usually stay over but on this occasion we did and it was lush.  The hotel was so handy - 5 mins from the Minster and the shops, plus it was so quaint, we even had a 4 poster bed and very creaky floor boards :).  

We had such a wonderful and relaxing time --- but we were exhausted from all the walking and climbing the stairs to our 2nd floor bedroom. I also had a great time stocking up on my crafty goodies, well I had to spend my birthday money didn't I  :-)

Anyhoo, it's my turn to show you one of the many stamps from the Sugar Nellie range over at Funkykits. So here's my DT card for you using rubber stamp  'Candy Pip', isn't she a cutie.  

 Here's What I Did

The gorgeous sunny April weather inspired me to create a fresh and bright card. I used a white 6" x 6" card base, and matted it with both plain purple CS and my patterned paper.  I then die cut 3 circles, the plain and scalloped strips and the flowers. Candy Pip was stamped 3 times, coloured with Copics and fussy cut out. I then added her, the strips to create a little ledge for her to sit on and flower using foam tape to give a little dimension to my card. To finish off  I doodled around the circle, and added some gems and my punched out butterflies.

Here's what I used:

Rubber Stamp: Sugar Nellie 'Candy Pip' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): , Cream, Purple and Lilac Papermania CS, First Edition 'New Bloom'

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R30 / Dress, Shoes, Flowers - V09, V12, V15, V17 / Striped Jumper & Socks - BG10, BG13, BG15 / Flower Centres - Y00, Y17

Dies: Die-namics MFT 'Blueprint 3 & 8', Tonic 'Layering Circles & Scallop Circles'
Other: Serif CraftArtist 2, Mini Butterfly Punch, Copic Black Fineliner Pen, Gems

Let Us know
I'm keen to know if there's anything you'd like to learn or know how to do eg how to emboss, use shrink plastic, make a tag etc. Or is there anything you'd like to see included on the Sugar Nellie blog. If so let me know - either leave me a comment or email me.

Why not visit my lovely design teamies over at Sugar Nellie and check out everyone's sugary creations.  We also have a monthly challenge over at the Sugar Bowl so why not join us - we'd love to see you. The theme for Challenge 115 is 'April Showers Bring May Flowers'. But remember to use a Sugar Nellie stamp.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Challenge Entered:
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge (Anything Goes)

Hugs

x Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Bad Hare Day

Good morning everybody, I hope you are all enjoying the spring weather.

It's my turn this week to show you one of the stamps from the Sugar Nellie range over at Funkykits. So here's my DT card using this cutie digital stamp ‘Bad Hare Day’.  The originally plan was to repaint my new wooden heart shaped hanging thingy to showcase my stamp along with bits of paper, stamped images, flowers but I had a nightmare. I'm not really much good glue and tend to get it everywhere but where I want it...well I had the same nightmare with blue paint. I‘ve now come to realise up-cycling wooden objects might need a tad more practice and a lot more play time ---- and possibly better acrylic paints.  My hubbie just shakes his head. LOL

Aw well, I might give it another try for my next project - well maybe!!. 

Anyhoo, back to this week's DT card --- after doing a crafty detour I’ve created an 8 x 8 Easter card scene.  I like to use different mediums as you know, so this week I decided to use my Prisma Pencils  as they were gathering dust in their tin box - I did however use my Copics to add a base layer before using my pencils.

Here's What I Did

I attached some gorgeous glittery aqua coloured card onto my white base card and punches out 2 borders and added them to each side.  I used the same aqua coloured card as the background (sky) and base of the scene, From the same paper pad I cut out a few green hills in different directions and added distressing ink on the edges.  These were layered up onto the background (sky) card, and I placed a few of the glittered stickers from the pad around the scene and added my girl image.  I die cut the picket fence, bird table, bird and clouds and attached them to the card.  To finish off my scene I added a little glitter, the sentiment and some punched out flowers and butterflies around the image.

Here's what I used:

Digital Stamp: 'Bad Hare Day' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): , Blue, White & Cream CS, First Edition 'Spring Drop''

Prisma Pencils & Copics: Skin - E0000, Light Peach, Peach, Burnt Ochre / Cheeks, Lips & Rabbit Ears - R000, Blush Pink, Pink, Magenta / Rabbit - E000, Beige, Gingeroot, Burnt Ochre / Hair - Y000, Lemon Yellow, Canary Yellow, Golden Rod, Spanish Orange /  Dress (Green) - YG11, Spring Green, Apple Green, Grass Green / Dress (Blue), Shoes, Eyes - B000, cloud Blue, True Blue, Light Cerulean Blue, Copenhagen Blue, White    

Dies: Die-namics 'Blueprint 8', Marianne Designs ' LR0205', Joy! 'Clouds'
Other: Mini Buterfly Punch, Serif CraftArtist 2, White Gel Pen, Glitter, Mini Butterfly Punch, Flower Punch

Let Us know
I'm keen to know if there's anything you'd like to learn or know how to do eg how to emboss, use shrink plastic, make a tag etc. Or is there anything you'd like to see included on the Sugar Nellie blog. If so let me know - either leave me a comment or email me.

Why not visit my lovely design teamies over at Sugar Nellie and check out everyone's sugary creations. We also have a monthly challenge over at the Sugar Bowl so why not join us - we'd love to see you. The theme for Challenge 114 is Easter/Springtime. But remember to use a Sugar Nellie stamp.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Hugs

x Janine x