Pringle

I ran out of time last week...and didn't manage to play along with the Sugar Bowl Challenge...but as luck would have it, for their new challenge, we can choose from any of their previous sketches...so I get to play along after all! So I've used Sketch 39, and there is some blue on my card (athough it looks kind of grey in the photo), so I've sort of used the theme form that challenge too. The image is 'Pringle' (by Sugar Nellie), and I used my 'Diamond Plate' and 'Spots & Dots' Cuttlebug folders for the embossing, sanding the raised areas to bring out the texture. I'm also going to enter this card into Stamp with Fun's 'Card for a Boy/Man' challenge.

Summery Sugar

I've had the day off today...woo-hoo!...so I spent a little time crafting this afternoon, while watching the Tour de France. I followed the sketch from the Sugar Bowl Challenge (including the optional extra of 'scallops'), using one of the Gorjuss Girl stamps, 'Teddy Bear', which is also perfect for the Teddy Stampers 'Love My Teddy' challenge. I used summery coloured papers from the 'Ooh La La (for Her)' collection by My Mind's Eye, so I'm also going to enter this card into Cute Card Thursday's 'School's Out for Summer'...even though I still have a couple more weeks of teaching to go before it's out for me! :0(
I distressed all of the edges, and added a sentiment from the CCSR set by Papermania, as I'm going to send this card to my partner for this month's Friendship Card Sawp on the Docrafts forum.

Party Princess

I had a lovely afternoon yesterday...crafting away...and this is one of the cards I made. I followed the sketch from the Sugar Bowl Challenge, and went with their optional extra of 'Girly & Feminine'. I used 'Party Princess', watercolouring her to match the yummy BasicGrey 'Bittersweet' papers. I used my 'Perfect Paisley' Cuttlebug folder to emboss the pink strip across the centre, then sanded the raised areas. I distressed the edges with inks, used an EK Sucess punch for the scalloped edge, and the ribbon is from Poppicrafts.

 

Since we're now allowed to combine our Sugar Bowl Challenge cards with others, I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• Creative Stamp Friends - Pink & Brown 
• Papertake Weekly - Ice Cream Flavours (I don't actually like ice cream, but I am partial to raspberry & chocolate frozen yoghurt...I hope that counts! lol)
• Paper Sundaes - Pretty as a Princess 
• Totally Gorguss - Sugar & Spice

Poppy Fields

This is my card for this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge...where in addition to the sketch, we're asked to include 'Flowers'...now there's a nice easy challenge! I've used 'Poppy Fields'...watercolouring her to match the BasicGrey 'Lemonade' papers. I used my Cuttlebug 'Textile', 'Victoria' and 'Just My Type' folders to emboss the plain coloured papers, then distressed the edges and raised areas. The flowers are from Poppicrafts.

Bunny with Flowers

This fortnight we're allowed to choose which sketch we'd like to use for the Sugar Bowl Challenge...not an easy decision...as they've all been fab! In the end I went for number 20. I've used 'Bunny with Flowers' by Rachelle Anne Miller and some gorgeous flowered paper by Crate Paper (from the 'Mia' collection). I embossed the central panel using my Cuttlebug 'Victoria' folder, and added a few Prima flowers.

Superstar Pringle

This the first card I've uploaded this week using patterned paper...I know...that's not like me at all! lol
I've used the sketch from the Sugarbowl Challenge...and included lots of the requested 'Stars'. There are stars on the papers ('Papa' by Fancy Pants Designs), and some stars cut using Nesties too. The image is 'Pringle', and the sentiment stamp is by Inkadinkado. It's a boy's card, so no extra embellishments...just a bit of inking around the edges.

Shabby Poppy Fields

There's yet another fab sketch for this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge...with the 'extra' of 'Shabby Chic'. I've used one of my favourite Sugar Nellie stamps...'Poppy Fields'...and some yummy My Mind's Eye papers (from the 'Penny Lane' and '29th Street Market' collections. I embossed the plain ones using my 'Perfect Paisley' and 'Victoria' Cuttlebug folders, and then distressed all of the edges with inks and my distressing tool, before adding some faux stitching with my Cutter Bee Bug, and a white gel pen. The flowers are from Poppicrafts, and the pearl brad is by Papermania.

Party Princess

I know this is my second post today...and my second Gorjuss Girl card...but it is half-term...so I've a little more time to play.
There's another fab sketch for this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge...lots of layers...so plenty of opportunity to use lots of lovely papers! :0)
I've used 'Party Princess'...stamped for me by my lovely friend Cathy...and papers by Cosmo Cricket ('Hey Sugar')...I distressed the edges and added faux stitching with my Cutterbee Bug and a white gel pen. For the 'extra' element to the challenge, I've added 3 flowers held on with the 2 brads and 1 button...all from Poppicrafts.

Dexter the Bear

This fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge is right up my street...a fab sketch with lots of layers for using lots of lovely papers...with the extra challenge of 'Distressing'...something I've been going a bit mad with lately! lol
I've used 'Dexter the Bear' to make a baby boy card...watercolouring him to match these 'Baby Bee' papers by Crate Paper. I embossed the reverse side of some of the papers using the 'Diamond Plate' and 'Spots & Dots' folders...sanding to reveal the detail...then I distressed all of the edges using my distressing tool.

Peekabunny

Here's my card for this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge...where there's another fab sketch and the added extra to include 'Something New'...in my case the lovely 'Peekabunny' image...it was among the stamps I won on the Sugar Nellie blog a couple of months ago...but this is the first time I've inked it up. I watercoloured her to match the My Mind's Eye '29th Street Market' papers. I added some faux stitching around the edges...to make it look sort of like patchwork...some organza ribbon, a couple of Prima flowers and some Papermania pearl brads.

Sweet Sugar

No....you're not in the wrong place...I decided to give my blog a make-over for Christmas.
There's a lovely sketch for this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge...with the additional challenge to use our favourite colour on our card...in my case aqua green. I've used 'Teddy Bear', watercolouring the image to match these delicious My Mind's Eye papers (from the '29th Street Market' collection). I embossed some of the paper using my Cuttlebug 'Victoria' folder, sanding it to reveal the white core. I distressed all of the edges, and added a few adhesive pearls to the corners of the Nestie label shape.

A Boy's Best Friend...

I've used another of the stamps I won in the Sugar Nellie Birthday goodie bag for this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge...this one's called 'A Boy's Best Friend'. I've watercoloured him to match the 'Papa' papers by Fancy Pants Designs. I distressed all of the edges using my distressing tool and inks, and added some Papermania brads and some garden string. For the 'extra' challenge element of 'Zig-zags', I used a CutterBee Bug to make the holes for some zig-zag faux stitching around the edges of all the papers...which also have zig-zag patterns on them.

Thank you!

I made this card ages ago...well over a week ago...using one of the Sugar Nellie stamps I won ('Big bunch of love')...so of course I had to follow the Sugar Bowl Challenge sketch and make a 'Thank you' card. I watercoloured him to match the boyish colours of these 'True' papers (by Fancy Pants Designs). I embossed the green card (just seen) using my Cuttlebug 'Swiss Dots' folder, added a sentiment by Hero Arts (from the 'Anytime Messages' set), and a few buttons (from Poppicrafts).


I've been a bit of a bad blogger this past week or so...so I'm sorry if I haven't visited you recently...been a very busy bee with work, and it was my Nan's 90th birthday on Sunday, so I was away all weekend...and now I have a stinking cold...but I'm hoping to get some serious blog-hopping in this evening...so I'm looking forward to catching up with all of your fabulous creations...

Magical Christmas

I've used this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge sketch to make a Christmas card...using 'Little Star'. I watercoloured her to match the BasicGrey 'Figgy Pudding' papers. The sentiment stamp is by Three Bugs in a Rug, the snowflakes were cut using a Cuttlebug die, and the lace is from Hobbycraft.

Christmas Pringle

There's another fab sketch over at the Sugar Bowl Challenge...coupled with a 'Christmas' theme...how could I resist??? I decided to use 'Pringle'...and some gorgeous BasicGrey 'Figgy Pudding' papers. The sentiment stamp is by Three Bugs in a Rug, and the snowflakes were cut using a Cuttlebug die.

Lola with Bird

I love this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge sketch...and was even brave enough to attempt the 'paper piecing' extra. I used 'Lola with Bird' by Rachelle Anne Miller...I hadn't inked it up for a while, but thought there were plenty of bits to paper piece...her hat and coat, and even the little birdie. The gorgeous papers are My Mind's Eye '29th Street Market', the flowers are from Poppicrafts, and the organza ribbon is from my stash.

Bittersweet Pringle

There's another fab sketch for this fortnight's Sugar Bowl Challenge...with a delicious colour combination of 'Pink & Brown'...so how could I resist?
I used 'Pringle', with BasicGrey papers...from the 'Bittersweet' (the pink one) and 'Blush' (the brown one) collections. I distressed all of the edges with ink, and my distressing tool. The flowers are from Poppicrafts, and the card candy is by Craftwork Cards.