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

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 Bowl 116 - Anything Goes

Well can you believe it, this is going to be our last challenge over at the Sugar Bowl for the foreseeable future.  Luckily for me I'll still be involved with Sugar Nellie on the Design Team so I still get to work with these gorgeous stamps and my sugar teamies.  But it's definitely a case of  'watch this space' when it comes to Sugar Nellie there's new things happening soon - so keep an eye on our blog.

Anyhoo, back The Sugar Bowl for our final challenge the theme is Anything Goes. So grab your Sugar Nellie stamp and get going.

Just a little reminder that Funkykits are having a sale on at the moment with 20% off digital and rubber stamps but it finishes soon - so go bgrab yourself a bargain.

So here it is my last Sugar Bowl card and I apologise in advance but it's a Christmas card. I know, I know *slap my wrist* I said the dreaded  'C' word, but I really love this digital stamp and I wanted to use her in a project again.

 

Here's What I Did

The 7" x 7"card base was matted with green card stock, and my digital stamp was printed onto watercolour card using the card/printer feed technique which I've used before with success. This technique allows me to print directly onto awkward card stock as my printer does not like feeding anything into it that has any kind of thickness which can be annoying. I water coloured the background with swirls and flicks in the same colour palette that I watercolour the fairy with (I'm not sure if I've gone a little over the top --- what do you think?) This was then matted onto some red card and then onto the green. To finish I added a little H20 paint, glitter, and added a few die cut embellishments.

Here's everything I used:

Digi Stamp:  'Wings Of Love' Sugar Nellie rubber stamp from Funkykits

Paper/Cardstock (CS): Watercolour Card, Green and Red Papermania CS, Pink Glitter CS

Distressing Ink Pens: Skin - Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Tea Dye / Hair, Birds & Basket - Scattered Straw, Tea Dye, Walnut Stain / Skirt, Hat & Shoes - Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Forest Moss / Jacket & Flowers - Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, Victorian Velvet / Bells - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade / Ground - Faded Jean, worn Lipstick

Dies: Cuttlebug Cut & Emboss 'Snowflake'

Other: Glitter, H20 Paints
 

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, and the theme is Anything Goes so come on give it a go. 

There's a fantastic prize - a bundle of Sugar Nellie stamps eg Leanne Ellis, Simply Sassy, Gorjuss etc plus papers and embellishments (wow wish I could enter lol),  and a chance of being in our Top 3 (but don't forget you have use a Sugar Nellie stamp to enter).

Have fun.

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

New Job Card

As I don't have a DT card to show you this week, I thought I would share the 'New Job' card I made for my beautiful daughter - she lives in London and has just landed a job in a theatre there as a Front of House member of staff.

I made the 8" x 8" card using one of the Xcut 'Build A Scene' die sets. Initially I had a problem getting my card stock out of the dies after cutting them out because some areas are so intricate eg windows.  After asking for help on one of the facebook group I belong to, I solved the problem - the cure was to wipe the dies with a tumble dryer sheet (not used), the dies then cut out and released the card stock like a dream.

The landscape was made using 3 different shades of grey card stock, plus some black, red and white cardstock to accent it the scene.  To finish off I die cut some clouds. The buses and some of the taxis where layered up to give it a little dimension.

Here's What I Used:
Cardstock (CS): Grey, Red, Black, White
Dies - Xcut 'Build A Scene' London, Joy! 'Clouds'
Other - Distressing Ink, Foam pads

My daughter loved it - which made all my hard work worth it apart from the fact that I paid 93p for first class post so she's get it the next day, and it took 2 days to get to her and was totally bent and twisted when it arrived. So I'm a bit annoyed!!!

Calling all Sugar Nellie Fans - there is a promotion over at Funkykits on digi and rubber stamps until the end of the month, so get yourself over there and grab a sugary bargain.

I'll been sharing my Sugar Nellie, Sugar Bowl and Sweet Stampin DT cards here next week.

REMINDER: It's the last week of the Design Team call out for Sweet Stampin' - it ends on Friday 30th May 2014 at 6pm gmt and the successful applicants will be contacted shortly after that.  We're a really friendly and fun bunch so why not give it a go we'd love for you to join us, all details are on our blog here.

Thank you for visiting.

Hugs 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