THE SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE NO. 20

Hello everyone, half way through the week, and starting the downhill run to the weekend! Two posts today, and my first card is for The Sugar Bowl Challenge No. 20 - a wonderful Sketch from Gayle, with the inclusion of "Paper Piecing". I have used one of my fav stamps from Sugar Nellie's Gorjuss Girl Collection, and she is called "Bumble Bee". The dress has been stamped onto some paper from a Crafty Individuals 6x6 paper pad called Springtime, cut out and layered onto the image with foam pads. The little hearts on the dress have been covered with tiny pink gems. The image has been cut to size, and layered on pink, lilac and yellow card. The backing paper is from the same Crafty Individuals paper pad. The card has been finished off with a stamped sentiment, pink jute ribbon, with lilac ribbon threaded through the centre, paper flowers with pearl brads, and some Dew Drops - all from my craft stash.

THE SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE NO. 19

And my second card is for The Sugar Bowl Challenge No. 19 - a wonderful Sketch from Marlene, with a colour combo "Pink and Brown". I have used one of my old Sugar Nellie favs from the Gorjuss Girl Collection called "A little birdie told me", and she has been coloured with Sakura Gel pens. The image has been cut out, and layered with foam pads onto a piece of card, which had been cut with a Labels nesty, and run through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder. The two circles have been cut with my Cricut. The papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Sultry, and to finish the card off - a stamped sentiment, a paper flower with gem brad, and some self-adhesive pearls from my craft stash. Thank you very much for stopping by, and hope you have a lovely day. Happy Crafting X

PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE 01 09 09

And my final card for today is for Papertake Weekly Challenge - Angels and Faeries - include something fairy-ish or angelic on your cards. I have chosen one of my favs from Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl Collection 3, and she has been coloured with Sakura Gel pens, and the wings glittered with a Quickie Glue pen and Crystal Glitter. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered on purple and pink glitter card. The backing paper is from a Basic Grey paper pad called Sugared, and to finish the card off - a stamped sentiment, white organza ribbon, two strips of pink self-adhesive pearls, and some paper flowers with pearl brads - all from my craft stash. Thanks for dropping by, and hope you have a great day!

CUTIE SUNDAY CHALLENGE NO. 57

And my second card today, is for Cutie Sunday Challenge No. 57, for which I have used one of my fav Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girls, and she has been coloured with Sakura Gel Pens. The image has been cut out, and layered on lilac card with foam pads. The lilac card has been run through a Cuttlebug "Swirls" Embossing Folder, and then layered on darker purple card. The backing paper is from a Basic Grey paper pad called Eva, and to finish the card off - a stamped sentiment, paper flowers with pearl brads, and some extra gems - all from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a lovely day, and Happy Crafting X

THE SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE NO. 17

My second card is for The Sugar Bowl Challenge No. 17 - a wonderful Sketch from Judy, with an inclusion of Handmade Flowers. I have used one of my fav Sugar Nellie stamps from the Gorjuss Girls Collection, and she has been coloured with Sakura Gel Pens. The image has been cut out, and layered on pink and black card. The pink card has been run through a Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots" Embossing Folder, and the backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Bittersweet. The handmade flowers have been made using circles cut from my nesties, from the Bittersweet papers, and the edges distressed with a Tim Holtz Distressing Tool, and finished off with some gem brads in their centres. The card has then been finished off with a stamped sentiment, some pink spotty ribbon, and a few pink gems.

SKETCH AND STASH CHALLENGE NO. 15

Hello everyone, hope you are all enjoying your weekend. I have two posts today, and will start off with a card for Sketch and Stash Challenge No. 15, with an option of using your neglected scraps. I have rotated the Sketch, and moved the strips slightly for my card, and have used one of the new Sugar Nellie stamps from the Gorjuss Girls Collection 3, which has been coloured with Sukura Gel pens. The balloon has also had a layer of Glossy Accents for added texture. The image has been cut, and layered on yellow and maroon card. The backing paper is from a Basic Grey paper pad called Sugared. The little scraps I have used for the strips are offcuts from previous projects, and are also from the Sugared paper pad. The card has been finished off with a stamped sentiment, gem brads, and little pink gems - all from my craft stash.

CUTIE SUNDAY CHALLENGE NO. 50

Hello everyone, hope you are all well. I am so glad it's the weekend, and I can get down to some serious crafting! I only have one post today, and this is a card for Cutie Sunday Challenge No. 50. I have chosen another new stamp from Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl Collection 3, and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel pens. The wings, and little hearts on her dress have been glittered with a Quickie Glue pen and Crystal glitter. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered on lilac and maroon card. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Wisteria. The card has been finished off with a stamped sentiment, and some paper flowers with lilac gems, all from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a lovely weekend! Happy Crafting X

SKETCH SATURDAY CHALLENGE NO. 59

And my next card for today is for Sketch Saturday Challenge No. 59, and for this I have chosen one of the new Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girls from Collection 3, and she has been coloured with a combination of Art-Kure WC brushes, and Sukura Gel pens. The image has been cut to size, and layered on cream and blue card. All the edges of these three layered have had their corners rounded with a corner punch. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Wisteria, and to finish the card off, a stamped sentiment, a srtip of cream ribbon, a paper flower with a pearl brad, and some gems from my craft stash. Many thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a lovely day! Happy Crafting X

CRAFT AND STASH CHALLENGE NO. 14

Hi everyone, hope you are all well, and enjoying your weekend. I had such a tiring day doing my Ceramic Workshop yesterday, I was totally knackered when I got home, and simply ate dinner, and went straight to bed. So I am now feeling very wide awake and full of energy today. I have one post today, and this is a card for Craft and Stash Challenge No. 14, another fantastic Sketch. I just could not resist using one of the NEW Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girls from Collection 3, and for a change decided to dust off the Twinkling H2O's, and give them an airing, although I did also use my Sukura gel pens too. For a little more added interest I used tiny paper flowers stuck over the original stamped flowers, and topped them with tiny little gold gems. The image was cut to size, and layered on brown and green card. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Infuse, and to finish the card off, a stamped sentiment, two corners punch with a corner punch, a paper flower with gem brad, a strip of cream ribbon, and some buttons - all from my craft stash. Thanks for stpping by, and hope you have enjoyed your visit. Have a super day, and Happy Crafting!

CUTIE SUNDAY CHALLENGENO. 46

Hello crafters, hope you are all well. and enjoying your week so far. I only have one post today, and this card is for Cutie Sunday Challenge No. 46. I have used one of my favourite stamps from Sugar Nellie's Gorjuss Girl Collection, and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel Pens. I really love using these Gel Pens because they give a lovely shimmer to the finished coloured image. The image was cut out, and layered on orange and blue card. My layers are not quite the shape of a star, but it had divisions, so I thought it would pass for the Sketch. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Lime Rickey. The card has been finished off with a stamped sentiment, some paper flowers with gem brads, and a few blue gems for added interest - all from my craft stash. Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a great day!

CUTIE SUNDAY CHALLENGE NO. 41

And my next card is for Cutie Sunday Challenge No. 41, another great Sketch, for which I have used a Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl from Collection 2. The image has been coloured with a combination of Art-Kure WC Brushes, and Sukura Gel Pens, and some crystal glitter on the wings. The image has been cut with an Oval nesty, and layered on lilac and maroon card. The backing paper is from a Basic Grey paper pad called Eva. I also cut a strip of lilac card, and ran it through a Martha Stewart punch. The card has been finished off with a stamped sentiment, a strip of pink ribbon, some pink gems and a little pink heart on the necklace, and finally some paper flowers with pearl brads, all from my craft stash. Many thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a fantastic day!

COLOUR CREATE CHALLENGE NO. 14

My next card is for Colour Create Challenge No. 14 - Red, Cream and Chocolate with this week's extra option - to add ribbon to your creation. I have selected one of Sugar Nellie's Gorjuss Girls from Collection 2, and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel Pens, and Ted has been coloured with H2O's. The image was cut with an Octagonal nesty, and layered on cream, red and brown card. The backing paper is from a Basic Grey paper pad called Infuse. I ran two strips of cream and brown card through a Fiskars paper punch, and finished the card off with a strip of red ribbon, some paper flowers with red gem brads, and a few little red gems in the corner, all of which have come from my bottomless craft stash! Thanks for stopping by, and hope you have a fabulous day!

DT CARD CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS CHALLENGE NO. 8

And my final card for today is my DT Team card for Creative Inspirations Challenge No. 8 - a Sketch from DT member Maxine. I have used one of the new Gorjuss Girls from Collection 2, and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel Pens. The image has been cut and layered on orange, and brick red cardstock. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Lime Rickey. A strip of brown backing paper was run through a Fiskars paper punch, and to finish the card off, a stamped sentiment, some orange spotty ribbon, and some gold gems from my craft stash. Many thanks for stopping by, and I hope you will join us in the Challenge. Hope you have a great day!

SKETCH AND STASH CHALLENGE NO. 9

And my next card is for Sketch and Stash Challenge No. 9 . I have used one the the new stamps from Sugar Nellies Gorjuss Girls Collection 2 from Funky Kits, and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel Pens. The image has been cut to size, and layered on green and blue card. The backing papers are all from a Basic Grey paper pad called Wisteria. I have added some pale blue pearls on the Gorjuss Girls hair, where there were flowers on the image. The card has been finished off with a stamped sentiment, some pale blue gems, and a few paper flowers with pearl brads, all from my craft stash. Thanks for popping by, and hope you have a great day!

SKETCH SATURDAY CHALLENGE NO. 48

Hi everyone, hope you are all well! I have a few posts today, and my first card is for Sketch Saturday Challenge No. 48. I have used one of the new Sugar Nellie stamps, from the Gorjuss Girls 2 Collection, and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel Pens. The image has been cut with a round nesty, and layered on orange and maroon card. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called "Perhaps". Two strips were cut from the backing papers, and then punched with a Martha Stewart "Doily" Punch. A sentiment was stamped on a scrap of card, and cut with a Tag nesty. The card has been finished off with a strip of ribbon for the tag, and some paper flowers and gem brads, from my craft stash.

CUTE CARD THURSDAY CHALLENGE NO. 57

My next card is for Cute Card Thursday Challenge No. 57 - "Getting Edgy" - either tear, sand, distress or sew the edges of your card. I have used one of the new Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girls stamp, and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel pens. The image has been cut with an Octagonal nesty, and layered on brown and pink card. The backing papers are from a Basic Grey paper pad called Blush. The top layer of backing paper has been torn, and the flowers I have made also using different sized octagonal nesties, and then distressing their edges with a Heidi Swapp Distressing Tool. The card has been finished off with a stamped sentiment, gem brads in the centres of my flowers, and a bow in the Gorjuss Girl's hair, all of which are from my craft stash. Hope you have enjoyed your visit, and thanks for stopping by. Have a lovely day!