My 5 Favourite Cards from 2011

Hi Bloggers.

Debby is hosting My 5 Favourite Cards from 2011. Here's my 5 (really difficult choice) -

The first is using the Road Trip stamp set from Tim Holtz -

The next uses the 'All That' stamp from the Kenny K Collection at Whimsy Stamps -

This one uses Mr. Inventor in Black & White -

This is one of my favourite stamps from Sugar Nellie. She's called Tiffany and she's absolutely gorgeous -

Finally, I've chosen this Mother's Day card. I was really pleased with how this one turned out -

Hope you've enjoyed your visit.

Thanks for dropping by.

Hope you have a wonderful New Year.

Julia.

Pippi Pretty in Pink

Hi Bloggers,

Today I'm sharing this card -

The image is Pippi Longsocks from Sugar Nellie. She has been stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black and she has been coloured with Promarkers. I added some Sakura Stardust Clear Star on her wings to make her sparkle. I edged the image panel with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink.

For the patterned cardstock I used a piece of lavender card and inked through a That Special Touch Floral Lace Mask with Victorian Velvet.

I followed the sketch from Sunday Sketch & Stamp. The papers were a freebie from Papercraft Essentials Magazine.

I coloured some Woodware Plain Paper Flowers with Victorian Velvet and added roses and pearls from my stash.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Sunday Sketch & Stamp
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #69

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Just Chillin'

Hi Bloggers,

Today I have a card to share using the gorgeous Sugar Nellie stamp Chillax.

I stamped the image using Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured using promarkers. I cut the image out using the 'out of the box' technique and a circle nestability die. You can see that her foot is outside of the circle. I cut a mat out of marine blue card using a scallop nestie.

I coloured some Woodware Paper Flowers by splatting Faded Jeans Distress Stain in the centre and added some Faded Jeans Distress Ink around the edges. I added a brown American Crafts brad in the centre. I inked some white roses from my stash with the Faded Jeans Distress Ink. The leaves were cut using one of the Spellbinders Foliage dies.

I assembled the front of the card as shown using papers from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD. Before mounting it on my 8" x 8" Craftwork Cards blank, I ran some Woodware Hi-Tack Tape along the width of the design and ruffled some brown gingham ribbon along it. I did two lines of it. I added some Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue along the edges of the ruffles to secure them. I tied a messy bow two lengths of the ribbon and added it to the centre of the ruffled ribbon securing it with Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Allsorts Challenge - It Takes Two
The Sugar Bowl Challenge - 73 Cathy's Sketch
Make It Monday #67

I hope you like the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia.

Tiffany in Blue

Hi Bloggers,

This is my second post today. Hope you've had a good day so far.

I wanted to share this card with you -

The image is called Tiffany and she's from Sugar Nellie. I've had her a while and have been putting off stamping her as there have been so many fab cards using her on The Sugar Bowl that I felt I may not be able to do her justice. Anyway, today I've taken the plunge and I'm pretty happy with the result.

I stamped Tiffany in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured her with promarkers. She's in blue to follow the Ice and Snow theme on the Sugar Bowl Challenge this week.

I cut Tiffany out using the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles dies. I cut some poinsettias out using the smallest 3 dies from the Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias die set and inked through the dies with Stormy Sky Distress Ink. I cut 2 of each size. I assembled the poinsettia and added a blue gem in the middle.

The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley. I didn't have quite the right size nestie for a mat for it so I used a Spellbinders Layered Poinsettias die to create the mat. Although I've made this card as a Birthday card, it could just as easily be a Christmas card instead if a different sentiment is used.

The backing papers are all from Polka Doodles Sundae of Seasons CD.

The card was assembled onto a Craftwork Cards 8" x 8" card blank as per Gayle's Sketch at The Sugar Bowl

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges -
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Make It Monday #65

Hope you like Tiffany as much as I do.

Thanks for stopping by.

Julia

Mistletoe

Good Morning Bloggers,

Today I have a card made with the really cute Sugar Nellie stamp Mistletoe.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with promarkers. I cut the image out with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Three and inked around edges with the new Seasonal Distress Ink Festive Berries. I mounted this onto a mat cut out using the Spellbinders Fleur De Lys Squares.

I stamped the greeting from the Creative Expressions Christmas Swirl stamp set in black Archival ink and cut it out using the Spellbinders Double-Ended Tag die. I inked around the edges with the Festive Berries Distress Ink. I added some green bling to each end of the tag.

The patterned paper is Basic Grey from a couple of years ago. I added a thin strip of the patterned paper to a larger red card panel and wrapped some Baker's Twine around it.

The card was assembled as per the The Sweet Stop Sketch this week. I pierced around the edges of the red card and added a couple of pieces of green ribbon in two of the corners.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
The Sweet Stop - SSS133
Allsorts Challenge week 128 - Anything but Square
Make It Monday #61
Charisma Cardz Challenge 44 - Cutesy

Hope you like the card.
Thanks for stopping by.
Julia.

Sweet & Sassy

Morning Bloggers.

Today I'm sharing this card which features the Sugar Nellie stamp Sweet & Sassy. She's one of my absolute favourites.

The image has been coloured in using Promarkers and I have inked around the edges using Dusty Concord Distress Ink and Cut & Dry Foam. The sentiment is from Wild Rose Studio and has been cut out using a Spellbinders Double Ended Tages die and was inked using Dusty Concord while still in the die.

The background paper is from a freebie pack in Papercraft Essential Magazine.

I added a few pearls to complete the card.

I'm entering this card in to the Sugar Bow Challenge - Clean & Simple this week.

Thanks for stopping by.
Julia

Pippi Longsocks with Lavender and Lace

Hi,

Today I have a card to share with you featuring Pippi Longsocks from Sugar Nellie. I must say that I have really enjoyed making this card. Hope you like it.

I started with the current challenge sketch from Sketch Saturday . I stamped Pippi Longstocks with Memento and coloured her with promarkers. I added some Sakura Clear Star to her wings to give her a bit of sparkle. I edged the image with some Dusty Concord Distress Ink using Cut & Dry foam. I mounted Pippi onto a purple frame made from a Spellbinders Lattice Rectangles die.

The papers used for the backing are all from the Polka Doodles CD Sundae of Seasons. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley. The card blank is 8" x 8" from Craftwork Cards.

The backing for the sentiment was created from some lace. The lace was actually cream but I wanted lavender so I dyed it using the Dusty Concord Distress Ink. I added a couple of Creative Expressions Pins and the card was finished.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges -
Sketch Saturday Week #177 15th October
Allsorts Challenge 125 Lavender and Lace

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.
Julia.

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 69

Hi.

This is my entry to The Sugar Bowl challenge 69 using Gayle's sketch.

The stamp is a Sugar Nellie stamp called Baubles. I coloured the image with Promarkers and edged it with Crushed Olive Distress Ink. The border punch is Martha Stewart. I used the Spellbinders Die Eyelet Circles around the sentiment. The papers are all from the Wild Rose Studios Christmas Milton Pack. I added some pearly swirls using Cosmic Shimmer White Pearl PVA.

Thanks for stopping by.
Julia