Furry Friends Blog Hop - Sugar Nellie

Whoo hoo it's Sugar Nellie's blog hop day!!!

Hello, well here it is the official launch of Furry Friends from Sugar Nellie and our blog hop day. So come on and check out my fab Design Team buddies who are showcasing some of our brilliant new stamps. If you feel inspired why not grab them now, they're all available as digital stamps - so you can get your hands on them instantly. There's special launch price which is only available this weekend.

 

To onto our hop!

You should have hopped HERE from the lovely Fiona's blog.

Here's my 'Furry Friends' hop card - I hope you like it and it inspires you to buy this cute little fella.

Here's What I Did
I've used Furry Friends 'High Flyer'. Does he look a little familiar! Yep, I used him to create the Blog Hop banner on our Facebook page and on the Sugar Nellie's blog.  He's such a dream to colour in and sooo cute!

On my card I wanted to give him a little extra dimension so I printed him out a few times onto Neenah cardstock, and coloured different sections in, these sections were then fussy cut out (this is my favourite thing to do!). The sections were then layered up using foam tape to form the final picture.  The same image was printed directly onto pale blue card, then the cat, plane, clouds and banner was glued directly onto this. To finish off my card I added hand cut hills and trees, plus a few punched out flowers. Everything was then matted and layered onto coordinating cardstock.

Here's What I Used

Stamp: Furry Friends 'High Flyer' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): First Edition 'Spring Drops', Papermania Coloured CS, Neenah CS

Copic Pens: Various (Sorry I've lost my notebook with all the colours written in - when I find it I'll add the pen colours) 

Other: Punch, Glossy Accents, Fineliner Pen, CraftArtist2, White Pen, Silver Pen
 

Before You Hop Away

If you decided to purchase 'High Flyer' the banner is empty, this is so you can add your own text either digitally or by stamping inside it. I personally added my text inside the banner using CraftArtist 2, and I have written up an instructional sheet for you - this can be downloaded and/or printed out. You can find it on my Tutorials, Tips & Hints page (the link is at the top). Text can be inserted into or onto digital images using MS Word, so if you would instructions on how to do this let me know in your comments. 

Furry Friends Competition
There's a fabulous competition starting tomorrow (Sunday).  You need to purchase a 'Furry Friends' image, coloured it and make up your card then post it on your blog along with our competition banner.  Full details are given on the Competition page (the link is at top of the Sugar Nellie Blog). There's a fabulous prize on offer - a Copic colouring class with Kit & Clowder.  Plus there's a Guest Designer spot up for grabs. So come on what are you waiting for ---- get entering!

Your Next Hop
Next you need to hop to the gorgeous Christine's blog.

So good luck everyone and I hope you love our new stamps. 

Have fun in our blog hop.

Hugs

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 - Trip To The Park

- Hello Sugar Fans -

 

Good morning, it's Thursday so it's Sugar Nellie time for me and without further ado here's this week's card.  the stamp is called 'Trip To the Park' and is still available from Funkykits -  in both rubber and digital format. It's due to be retired soon so get it while you can.

 

 

Here's What I Did
After being inspired by a card I spotted on Pinterest I decided to do something similar.  I created the card base myself because I wanted a top fold and in the colour of my choice. The zig zag pattern and the text on the white card stock, was drawn and cut out using my Silhouette Cameo, but I know that there are dies and border punches that can create a similar effect. The white zig zag card was raised up on foam tape and placed over patterned paper. The cute girl and her dogs was coloured using Copics/Promarkers/flexmarkers, fussy cut out and raised up on foam tape,  To finish off I added tiny flowers, gems and glitter. 

Here's What I Used

Stamp: 'Trip to The Park' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Create & Craft CS,  Lilli Of The Valley (LOTV) 'Bonnets & Bowties' Paper Pads

Promarkers (PM)/Flexmarkers (FM),Copic Pens (C):  Skin - Blush, Coral (PM), E11, R20 (C) / Hair - Light Fawn (FM), Coral (PM), E99 (C) /  Outfit - R00, R20, R22 (C) / Dogs - W1, W2, W5, E51, E13, E99 (C) / Bag - B0000, B000, B00, Yg11, Yg23 / Shadow - C1, C2

Other: Glitter, Silhouette Cameo Machine, Gens, Punch
 

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 

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas In July Challenge

Well the sun is shining, it's warm and I have a fly buzzing around my head so it must be officially summer. :)  Yey, not long to my super duper holiday in Alaska where it definitely won't be summery or warm - mmm, I'd better dig out some of my warmer togs and my sparkly evening frock (that for the cruising part of the trip). Anyway back to reality! (*sad face) 

Well it's that time of the month again ---- it's Sweet Stampin' time.  This week it's all about Christmas In July --- I know, I know I said the dreaded 'C' word. I'm so sorry!!!  So to get you in the Christmassy mood here's my DT card and if that doesn't work it'll definitely cool you off. LOL

Here's What I did

I used a A5 white card base with a mat of patterned paper which was edges with distressing ink. The Kraft card mat was die cut to give a scallop curved bottom. The sentiments and snowflakes were printed directly onto my sheet using CraftArtist2, and the snow family was stamped in the space between them. I used Copics to colour the family and used distressing ink around the edge of the card and the die cut tree.  To finish off my card I added a little glitter to the falling snow.   

Can I just say that I loooove this stamp - it's so cute and very easy to colour.

Here's everything I used:

Rubber Stamp: LOTV 'Snow Family'

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Neenah CS, Kraft CS, A4 White CS, LOTV 'Winter Wishes' Paper

Copics: Sky - W0, W1, W2, W3, W5 / Snow - C0, C1, C2, C3 / Scarf (Blue trim) - B0000, B000, B00, B02 / Hollo - G82, G94, G99 / Noses - YR07, YR68 / Hat & Scarf - E50, E51, E53, E57, 0

Dies: Spellbinders 'Borderabilities',  Marianne Designs 'Christmas Tree'

Other: Glitter, Distressing Inks 'Tea Dye'

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 Christmas In July 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 My Creative Classroom & Flat Friends

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 

Sweet Stampin' - Summer Fun Challenge

Hellooooo, well it's that time of the month again ---- it's Sweet Stampin' time.  This week it's all about Summer Fun --- well the sun is actually shining here in the UK. ;)

So to get you in the mood here's my DT card.

 

Here's What I did

5" x 5" cream card base with a mat of patterned paper and then a cream and coloured cs mat.  The stamped image is from an old Penny Black stamp that I've had for years - I think it was one of my first ever rubber stamps I bought and it was quite expensive at the time. I coloured the whole image using Tim Holtz distressing pens and inks, and then stamped and coloured the daisy head again which I layered on top using foam tape.  To finish off I added a little glitter to the flower head and added some die cut clouds.

Here's everything I used:

Rubber Stamp:  Penny Black 'Lazy Days'

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Papermania CS, White CS, My Minds Eye 'Tangerine'

Distressing Inks & Pens: Various

Dies: Joy! 'Clouds'

Other: £1 Shop Embellishment, Glitter

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 Summer Fun 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 Hobbykutz

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered: 

 

Hugs

Janine x

Sugar Nellie - Scrapberry's Little Princess

Good Morning Sugar Peeps!

 

It's Thursday so it's my turn to share my Sugar Nellie DT card with you.  This week's card is made using a new range of stamps available from Funkykits called Scrapberrys and this little cutie is called 'Little Princess'.

 

 

Here's What I Did

I used an 6" x 6" card blank, and with my new Silhouette machine I cut out 2 apertures in my cardstock and the word 'Beautiful'.  These layers were mounted onto of each other with the Little Princess behind them to create an inverted frame.  This gorgeous little cutie was coloured with Copic pens and a little glitter was added to her flowers and the butterflies. To finish off, drops of pearl paint was used around her and dies cut flowers were added to the corner.  

Here's What I Used

Stamp: Scrapberry's 'Little Princess' available from Funkykits. 
Paper/Cardstock (CS): Lilac and Purple Papermania, Neenah Colouring CS, Glitter CS

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11, R30 / Hair - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Dress - V00, V01, V04, V12 / Flowers & Leaves - BG000, BG01, BG05, Y000, Y00, Y03, Y15, YG03, R22 / Tiara - Y00, YG02, V04 / Butterflies - Y00, Y15, BG01, V01 / Ground - V91, 0   
Dies: Britannia 'Multi Rose', Tattered Lace 'Embellishments'

Other: Glitter, Silhouette Machine, Pearl Wand, Gems

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

Mum's Window Card

Hi everyone, because I didn't have a DT card to make this week I thought I would share a card I made for my mum's 75th birthday yesterday.  Happy Birthday Mam x

I was inspired to make this card after seeing a gorgeous one made by a lovely lady called Kitty - her blog can be found here. She has some fantastic cards on her blog together with some brilliant tutorials, it's definitely worth a visit.

Here's What I did

I used a 7" x 7" card base with a pink mat onto the top. The white brickwork was made using an embossing folder and the grass was cut out using my Cricut a few months ago. The window frame and bicycle were cut out from CS using my Silhouette and a few cutting files, I designed the flower box and awning myself which I cut out of white hammered CS and patterned paper. I glued acetate behind the window frame, and raised it above the roller blind which was made using a border punch and then put through a crimper. The tiny flowers were punched out, shaped and glued individually onto die cut branch; I also added a few into the bicycle's basket. To finish off glitter was added to the bicycle seat and handles and a few butterflies were scattered about.

Here's everything I used:

Paper/Cardstock (CS): 7" x 7" Card Base, Papermania - Pink (it's not actually as vivid pink as it looks in my photo), Pastel Pink, Pastel Blue, Green, White Hammered CS

Dies: Tonic Flower Punch, Tonic Border Punch, Woodware Mini Butterfly, Tonic Layering Ovals

Other: Crimper, Glitter, Silhouette, CraftArtist 2, Acetate, Couture Creations 'Brick In The Wall', Embossing folder '

Challenges entered: 

Love To Create Challenge – Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Clear It Out Challenge - Anything Goes

South Girls Challenge - Diecuts/Punches

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes/Pink Day

 

Hugs

Janine x

Sweet Stampin - Say It With Flowers

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

Wow, I've been sat here crafting with all the windows open listening to all the birds tweeting away - it's been a beautiful day. So beautiful day hence 'wash day' :) basically if it stood still long enough it went in my washing machine and then hung on the line. Obviously the downside to this is the dreaded ironing, which I hate btw.  Apparently here this week it's going to be awful - rain and more rain, but as we know the weather peeps often sometimes get it wrong.  lol

Here's What I did

Here's how I made my cute girly card. I cut down a 5" x7" pre-scored card base slightly and took the top corners off to make a tag card, then echoed this with the pretty LOTV paper (I inked around the edges before adding it the card base). The pretty border was made using a Tonic punch and I added a paper ribbon strip to compliment her dress.  The flower was die cut using the same colour card stock as the border and to give it a lift I glued die cut lime green glitter card leaves underneath.

The Prima girl was stamped, coloured and cut out, as was her dress from again pretty co-ordinating LOTV paper, she was added to the card using foam tape. To finish I glued a ribbon in place and printed off my sentiments which were cut out in random shapes, inked and placed around her. I have to say I love, love, love these Prima stamps they're so girly, and up to now I've made quite a few cards using her and her friends - they're just so versatile!

Here's everything I used:

Stamp:  Prima Dolls #910198

Paper/Cardstock (CS): LOTV 'Promises', Papermania CS, Glitter CS

Copics: Skin - E0000, E000, E00, E11 / Hair - YR0000, YR000, YR00, E13, E99 / Dress - V02, V04

Dies: XCut 'Petal Posy', Tattered Lace 'Embellishments'

Other: Ribbon, Tonic Border Punch, Serif CA2

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 Say It With Flowers 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 The Ribbon Girl.

I look forward to seeing what you create.

Challenges entered: 

Paper Crafting Journey -Anything Goes

Hugs

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