Christmas Cards - done for this year!

Wowee, I'm done with my Christmas cards. I thought it would never end! But I still have a few to show you over the next 2 weeks. I'm following the sketch over at The Sugar Bowl again. This card is for my youngest daughter. She is 3 and Pink is definitely best!!! Santa - please bring her something pink and sparkly!!

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Wish upon a star (Sugar Nellie), digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: rose red, baja breeze, confetti white, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Papers:  eskimo kisses paper pad (Basic Grey) 

Coloured with:  Copics (cool grey's)
Other :   ribbon, scallop circle punch (Stampin' Up!), pearls, wooden ornament (KaiserCraft), flowers (Prima), crystalina Kindyglitz, crystal leaves (Magnolia)

Challenges I'm joining:
Allsorts Challenge Blog - going round in circles
aud sentiments challenge blog - Winter Holiday Sentiments
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Studio - glitter and bling

 

Getting Sketchy at the Sugar Bowl!

There is another fantastic sketch this week over at The Sugar Bowl. I love sketches to get me started with a card. This is my second to last Christmas card - for my eldest daughter. Turquoise is her favourite colour at the moment - looks pretty for Christmas!!

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Titania (Sugar Nellie), digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: taken with teal, confetti white, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Papers:  Chapter One paper pad (Kaisercraft) 

Coloured with:  Copics (cool grey's)
Other :   ribbon (Stampin' Up!), pearls, wooden flourish (KaiserCraft), flowers (Prima), crystalina Kindyglitz, crystal leaves (Magnolia), ribbon (stash)

Challenges I'm joining:
aud sentiments challenge blog - Winter Holiday Sentiments
Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Pixie Dust Studio - glitter and bling
Sweet Stamps Blog - Christmas bling
 

Clean and Simple Sassy!

I've been trying to find time to make some cards for over a week now and it just hasnt worked fo me so I made sure I made time this weekend. Over at the Sugar Bowl this fortnight they have a lovely sketch and theme of "clean and simple". I also teamed up with the Saturated Canary Challenge which is "1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments". These Sassy images are so gorgeous - dont you think!

Challenges I'm joining:

Sugar Bowl - Sketch and Clean & Simple

Saturated Canary Challenge - "1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 embellishments"
Crafters Companion Monthly challenge - Pink and Green

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Fabulous Darling (Sugar Nellie), Digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Whisper White, Confetti White (Stampin' Up!) 

Papers:  Lemonade paper pad (Basic Grey)
Inks:    tuxedo black (memento),

Coloured with:  Copics

Other :  flowers (stash)

The Sugary Sweet Fashionista!!

There is another amazing sketch challenge over at the Sugar Bowl this week (here) which has a sketch and "Use your scraps" theme. I have heaps of scraps and cant bear to put them in the bin. I love using paper pads and I keep any scraps from that pad inside the front cover to keep it all together - works for me anyway. I'm loving using Kraft at the moment, and think this works well with the b/w image - quite girly dont you think!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for all your lovely comments, I love reading them.

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Fashionista (Sugar Nellie) Short & Sweet sentiment (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Papers:  English Rose Collection paper pad (KaiserCraft) 

Inks:    Soft Suede (Stampin' Up!), tuxedo black (memento)
Coloured with:  Copics (cool grey's)
Other :  Pearls, linen thread, modern label punch (Stampin' Up!), flowers(KaiserCraft), Rose Leaf and Angel Wing Doohickey's dies (Magnolia), charm, doillie (stash)

A Sugary Challenge and a Sassy Guest DT Call!

Simply Sassy is having a Guest DT call at the moment (here).

Well, I just love these images and I'd love to be part of the team!

I recently won this image on the Sugar Nellie FB Challenge and I couldn't wait to ink her up - isnt she gorgeous!

This card is also an entry for the Sugar Bowl Challenge # 64 (sketch and lace) and for the Sugar Nellie FB challenge - Blue!



Card Recipe

Stamps :  Retail Therapy (Sugar Nellie), Digi ticket stubs (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy,Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Papers:  Curio paper pad (Basic Grey) 

Inks:    Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy (Stampin' Up!), tuxedo black (memento)
Coloured with:  Copics (cool grey's)
Other :   pearls, ribbon (Stampin' Up!), crystal leaves (Magnolia), flowers, lace trim (KaiserCraft), lace trim, doilie (stash)

You need to showcase 3 creations for the DT call and the other 2 for me are from previous posts.
One is using the gorgeous Hippie Chick (see full post here)

My final creation uses the Sassy Fabulous Darling! (see full post here)

Thanks so much for stopping by, and for all your lovely comments, I love reading them.
 

A Sugar Bowl Sweet Wedding Card!

The current challenge at the Sugar Bowl Blog is a sketch with the option of a wedding theme. A few weeks ago I won a yummy wedding candy pack from Sugar Nellies which included this gorgeous image (Thanks so much!!). And also a friend just asked me to make a wedding card for her. So I had to use all these goodies. I was on a roll so I made 2 cards. What do you think?

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and for all your lovely comments, I love reading them.

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Happily Ever After (Sugar Nellie), Teeny Tiny Sentiments (Stampin' Up!)

Cardstock: Whisper White, confetti white, naturals ivory, basic black, early espresso (Stampin' Up!)

Papers:  stash

Inks:    Soft Suede (Stampin' Up!), tuxedo black (memento),
Coloured with:  Prismacolors and OMS
Other :   pearls, rhinestones, word window punch, modern label punch (Stampin' Up!), Leaf and Swirl Doohickey's die (Magnolia), flowers (KaiserCraft), Nestabilities Dies (Spellbinders), lace trim (stash)

Fabulous Darling Loves A Challenge!

I'm joining a few challenges here with this fabulous new image! There is a sketch challenge over at the Sugar Bowl (see here) with an added option of buttons. Also on the Sugar Nellies FB page they have a Butterflies challenge at the moment. I'm also submitting this for the Simple Sassy Banner Challenge (see here).

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and for all your lovely comments, I love reading them.

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Fabulous Darling (Sugar Nellie), Digi ticket stubs - A little bit of everything - 3 (Bizzy Becs)

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette (Stampin' Up!)
Papers:  English Rose Collection (KaiserCraft)
Inks:   tuxedo black (memento), soft suede (Stampin' Up!)
Coloured with:  Prismacolors and OMS
Other :   buttons, linen thread, 1 3/4 punch, Beautiful wings embosslit (Stampin' Up!), Leaf & Swirl Doohickey's dies (Magnolia), crystalina (KindyGlitz)
 

All In White!

The Sugar bowl have another challenge at the moment (see here) it is a sketch with an optional theme of clean and simple. I've seen a few cards lately with an all white theme so I thought I'd try it myself. I get variations in the white using texture (embossing) and edges. I quite like the result - what do you think?

Card Recipe

Stamps :  Gorjuss - A Little Birdie Told Me (Sugar Nellie Stamps)
Cardstock: whisper white (Stampin' Up!)
Inks:   tuxedo black (memento)
Coloured with:  Prismacolor pencils
Other :   rhinestones (Stampin' Up!), doily lace edge punch (Martha Stewart), swirls and dots embossing folders (cuttlebug), Vintage flowers & leaf Doohickey's die (Magnolia)