Three is the magic number!

The second week of The Sugar Bowl Challenge is drawing to an end, so I thought I'd better get my skates on to finish a card, seeing as I've got lots of new Sugar Nellie stamps! The challenge is to do a card etc using 3 different DP and 3 different embellishments, and of course a Sugar Nellie stamp (or 3 if you're brave). I just love Sugar Nellies, and had a struggle choosing which stamp to use, but I finally went for "Cheddar" from the Home Grown range...



I used:
* Sugar Nellie Stamp "Cheddar"
* Wording Stamp from Tanda
* Three DP "For Him" Papermania
* Three Embellies: ribbon, gems & little mouse button
* Image coloured with Distress Inks

Well, short & sweet tonight as I've got a lot of early starts this week. Urgh! I've gotta be up at 5am for work tomorrow, and I'm not a morning person so I just know it's gonna kill me! Dark, cold, miserable January mornings, roll on Spring!!! Bonne Nuit xx

Paper Piecing

Oooh, I like this! Well this is the first time I've tried this technique although I've seen it around, it's called Paper Piecing. Basically, you stamp your image onto plain card, then stamp it onto patterned paper and cut out the bits you want. The bits you cut out are then stuck onto your plain image instead of colouring in the usual way. So for my card I've stamped Splashing Nellie (she's gorge) onto plain card, then I've used paper piecing with DP for her umbrella, coat and boots. I think it gives a lovely effect, and I'm sure I'll be doing more of this technique! I'm entering this card into the Spoonfull of Sugar Challenge this week, as the theme is paper piecing!


I used:

* Sugar Nellie stamp "Splashing Nellie"
* Studio G Clear "Hello" stamp
* Dovecraft DP Amethyst
* Nestabilities (plain & scalloped circles)
* Bazzil Basics card (purple)
* Ribbon & Buttons from stash

Hope this has inspired you to do some paper piecing, if like me you've never tried it!

Got an Award!

Just wanted to say a big "Thank You" to Louby, who has given me this lovely award! Thanks for thinking of me Louby, hope you pop by again soon!

I'd like to pass on this award to anyone who visits my blog, thanks for taking the time to call by!

This Little Piggy...

Oh thank goodness it's Friday and I can have a bit of crafting time tomorrow! This little piggy was another of my Christmas pressies, it's the first piggy stamp I have so I thought I'd use him for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, which is "Brown & Pink". I also used my new Nestabilities, got a few sets of these for Xmas too!

So here's my little piggy card...



I used:
* Penny Black "Sealed with a kiss" stamp
* Distress Inks (Tattered Rose & Black Soot)
* Nostalgia Paper Collection Papermania
* Ribbon is Bazzil Basics
* Flowers/buttons from stash
* "with love" on scroll is hand written

Well, hope you all have a lovely weekend, and have the time to relax with a bit of crafting xx

New Challenge Blog - The Sugar Bowl

Ohhh! For those of us who like Sugar Nellie stamps there's a new challenge blog called "The Sugar Bowl". The challenge up until tomorrow is to do a card (or atc etc) using the sketch by Tiets. Up for grabs are some fab Promarkers (I don't have any of these - yet), what a great prize! Anyway, I really liked the sketch so I thought I'd have a go! I did a wallet card and used one of my new Sugar Nellie stamps I got for Christmas...


I used:
* Sugar Nellie stamp (Little Cotton Rabbits Collection)
* Distress Inks to colour (Dusty Concord - purple, Shabby Shutters - green)
* Penny Black "Just for you" stamp
* Paper from Dovecraft
* My new Big Bite to set the eyelets
* Ribbon & gems from stash

This is the first time I've used just purple/lilac and green and I'm pleased with the colour combo so think I'll be using it more often!

Last Christmas Card for a while...

This was the Christmas card I made for my Mam & Dad for Christmas 2008. I thought I'd share it with you, as I didn't get a chance to put it on my blog before the 25th Dec, better late than never eh?

The card took AGES to make, best part of a Sunday afternoon in fact. I entered it in a French card mag competition, where the brief was to make a card in the shape of... in my case a Christmas Tree. Unfortunately I didn't win the comp, but my Mam & Dad were chuffed to bits with their handmade card so the effort was worthwhile!

The tree was hand drawn and cut out, the fir effect was done with a stamp from a See D's set. Bears and hedgehog are Penny Black, cut out and decoupaged. "Noel" is stamped from See D's Christmas Alphabet set. All the other embellies etc are from my stash.

I was happy with the finish, but it took a long time to make so can't say I'll be doing another one in a hurry! At least not in the next couple of months!

It's Snowing!!!

Hello All! I'm back (if only briefly today) after the Holiday season, but start 2009 with flu, sinusitis and a gastric bug! Hurray! Never mind, I've got a carrier bag of medication to take from the doctor so hopefully it'll put me right. I hope you're all fighting fit, and raring to get on with some crafting!

I made this little card for my friend's Birthday last week, just thought I'd share it with you hoping it might bring us a bit of sunshine as it's snowing over here! Another Tilda card (I got loads of new stamps for Christmas including Tildas, Penny Black, Sugar Nellie...) As soon as I'm feeling better I'll do some cards with them. Promise...


Thanks for all the lovely New Year wishes I've received, and all the best for 2009!