Sugar Bowl challange 108

Hello All ..... time for my monthly post LOL

I am sorry normal service will resume soon!! We still in the process of building the extension its a family affair, and its going great, we are currently staying in a holiday cottage while the work goes on.

So its time for another challenge at the sugar bowl. This is a bit of a random creation that just kind of happened there was no plan. I was clearing up from an evenings crafting, and saw the little photo cell stamp ... I had just been to Elgin (supposedly tile shopping for the extension - but managed to fit in a little trip to the house of sugar) ... and so I have these Leanne Ellis stamps Catch a Falling Star Fly Free Talking to the birds on my desk. I stamped and coloured them.

The next night I then had to find paper to match my colouring, so came across these WRMK papers ... I had to make a tiny piece of orange paper go rather a long way!!

Please hope over and check out what the other sweeties have created, and please do join us for the challenge, which is create anything you like, using your fabulous Nellies .... I cant wait to be inspired by you all, As always there is a prize of 4 fabby SN stamps up for grabs, 6 if we get over a 100 entries.

Thanks for looking hugs to all

Sugar Bowl Challenge

Hello All,

Wow I cant believe its been a month since I posted, and it is already time for another challenge over at the Sugar Bowl!!

For my card I have used "Room to Bloom" which you can get here  (this is a new image for me, it fell into my basket the last time I popped in to visit the girls in Elgin). I have coloured the image using my copic pens ... and teamed it up with some papers from My Minds Eye.

So I look forward to seeing you in the sugar bowl ... cant wait to see what you will make and inspire me with this month!! Its worth entering as there is a yummy prize of 4 sugary stamps up for grabs and all you have to do is use a Sugar Nellie stamp!!!

As always
Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls

Sugar Bowl Challange

Hello All,

Well life with a toddler whilst trying to build an extension yourself is proving rather hectic!! ... so I apologize for the lack of posts from me recently.

Its time for another challenge at the sugar bowl, and as always Karen has offered a fabulous prize of your choice of 4 sugar Nellie stamps, 6 if we get over 100 entries!!! so what are you waiting for lets get inking and show us your fabulous cards!!

I have used a the Leanne Ellis image - Cup of Tea, which you can find here I have kept this one nice and simples! I have coloured her with copics and added a sentiment, to make a little notelet card.

Thanks for looking
and I hope you join us
Hugs Juls

Joie De Vivie

Hello All,

Well this card I didnt really have a plan for ... it just kind of evolved.

Whilst clearing my craft space, I came across cards that I had started, but for some reason or other I had obviously fallen out with and pushed to one side .... I found this one it had a chocolate baroque image stamped and embossed in one corner .... So I decided to work with that, I colour tinted the edges of the card with distress ink - tattered rose, then I built up the background with some Bo Bunny stamps and various colours of memento inks.

After that ... I pulled out this Julie Nutting stamp, as its a new purchase and I was desperate to have a play ( I do have a book of hers "Fashion Collage" ... I attempted this look in a smash page that you can see here - I loved doing it but found it very time consuming, plus I have not really mastered getting the proportions of the model right! - who would have thought I took art at school!!! So its so great to have her stamps! )  ..... I then rummaged in my scrap bag to find a few papers that I thought would co-ordinate, and then created her outfit. I have coloured her in with Prisma pencils and have created her hair using acrylic paint. With the remainder of the scraps I had pulled out my stash, I created the Paris topper, using a stampendous stamp. I created the little clock flowers using a kanban stamp, I tinted the edges with a rub on wax and added a metal brad .... the sentiment was another find from my clear out ... I found a book sentiment based ephemera .... I then put a good sprinking of frantage everywhere, a few paper clay leaves, some pearls and gems, and this is this is the finished result.

I would like to submit this to the following challanges:

Simon Says - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Fashion Is my Passion
Mixed Media  Colour Challange - Yellow Peach & Pink
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Crafts for Eternity - Heavy Metal
Creative Romance - Dont be square

Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls

Sugar Bowl Challange 105

Hello All,

Well its time for a new challenge over at the Sugar Bowl All that is required is that you use a Sugar Nellie stamp, other than that Anything Goes!!! How fabulous as that. Plus the prize is to receive 4 more fabby sweet sugar nellie stamps, ( 6 if we get over 100 entries) so its well worth joining in!!

For My Sugar Bowl project, I have upcycled some packaging that some cosmetics came in and created a gift bag and notecard. I have used the fabulous Leanne Ellis image - To Remember which you can find here

I have coloured the image with my copics and have used some fabby tilda papers to decorate the bag .. I added a little extra stamping to the notecard ... in all honesty that was to disguise some dogy stamping!! LOL

Hope to see you in the Sugar Bowl!!

I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamping for the weekend - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Allsorts - Outside the Box

Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls

Dressing Up

Hello All,

Something different from me today. When clearing my crafty space I mentioned that I found things that I had forgotten that I had ... I came across this Kanban template for a dress shaped card, something I bought donkeys ago but have never used ... so I had a little play last night and made these 2 little dresses,

They were quick and easy cards to make and I think perfect for any little girl. I have used some patterned papers, and have added a little stamping and distressed ink round the edges for a little interest, and have just embellished with bits and bobs to my hearts content. (p.s the flower on the card at the background does not stand out as quite that bright in real life! )

I am quite pleased with how they turned out.

I would like to enter these little dresses into the following challenges:

Kaboodle - Pastel colours
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Fashion is my passion
Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes, option ribbon
The ABC - P is for pretty pink
Creative Romance - Shaped Cards
Sister Act - Anything goes

Thanks for looking
Hugs Juls

Snippit Love

Hello All,

Well what a busy week!!! Our extension is proving to be a nightmare!! without getting too technical foundations are normally 18" deep, and it is normal to tie into your existing foundations, we finally found ours at 7ft 7"!!!! So I have a massive hole to bury myself in if it all gets too much ... in all honesty we have no idea what we are doing now & are waiting for engineers to get back to us. The good news is that further down the street neighbors of our are building an extension, they ran into the same problem, and have obviously resolved it, so it is possible!!!

I at the same time as all this was going on decided it was time to re organize my craft space ... it really wasn't working for me ... I have new interests and supplies, ie I now love journaling, and have just discovered Paper Clay ect. Also I think I put things where they fit rather thank thinking about access to things I use the most ...... Anyway 5 days later its all sorted, I've discovered things I had forgotten I had ect ... passed a few things onto crafty friends ... now it already waiting for me to come and play!! Just wish I could work out how to pretty my space up a bit working in a non converted loft is not the best of spaces .....

Anyhoo on to the card ( after all that is why I am here posting!!!) This is the last card I made with the final snippits from my " Fabulous Fashion" card ... In all honesty I looked at these 3 tiny bits of green card, and just wondered what I was meant to do with them!!! ... I certainly was not feeling the love, anyway this is what I came up with, I added a little die cut heart from my box of bits ( created from my scrap pile!!) ... and actually out of the 6 cards I made with the leftovers this is my fav!!

I have to say I do love challenging myself to use up every bit of a paper I cut into, not only is it very satisfying .... and I am not adding to the pile of scraps, It is also pushing me into trying other styles of cards, just to use them up ... I don't think this one is really my style, but it has turned out to be a Fav, just shows .... pushing myself out of my comfort zone is sometimes worth it!!

I would like to enter this into:

Charizma Cards - Pink and Green ( I hope its ok to have the touch of black too, if not let me know and I will remove my entry)
Crafty Catz - Pick and Mix ( Anything Goes)
Sister Act ( Anything Goes )
Pixies Snippit Playground

Hugs to All
Juls