A Sugar Nellie Christmas

Quick post to spill some sugar...

I love these Sugar Nellie images - had to buy them the second they came out. They're so fun & easy to colour. What better low-calorie-sugar-treat is there?!! 8)

Hope you are all well during this busy pre-Christmas time. Don't forget yourselves in all the craziness. Nice of you to stop in & thanks so much for your comments in my last post - means a lot!!

1st card -
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Bazzell Brown, Certainly Celery & Basic Grey eskimo kisses Assessories: Silk & satin ribbons, glitter Tools: Copic markers, MS leaf punch, Spellbinder Nestibilities, sewing machine Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

2nd card -
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Marigold Morning, Riding Hood Red, Certainly Celery, Graphic 45 Christmas Past Collection, Making Memories Mistletoe (whew! whatever happened to "red, green & yellow"?!) Assessories: brads, velvet ribbon Tools: Copic markers, Spellbiner Nestibilities, Cuttlebug embossing folder, sewing maching Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

What's Christmas without GLITTER?

Oh I love my glitter, which makes Christmas the only time you can really use it on every single card. I may have went a little overboard on this little Sugar Nellie - the poor thing is drowning in it - LOL!

I'm doing my best to get caught up on my Christmas cards. I'm mostly healed up from surgery and this weekend I've been living on coffee, cardstock, copics ............ and glitter.

Enjoy the remainder of the weekend everyone....... and thanks for checking in. I always love reading your comments. 8)

Stamps: Sugar Nellie Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Basic Grey, Always Artichoke & Bazzell Blush (at least I think it's called "Blush") Accessories: Satin ribbon, glitter, clear dew drops Tools: Copics, sewing machine, Spellbinders Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Welcome Little One

I thought Sugar Nellie's "MacBeth" would be pretty darn cute in a baby card. I don't know of any babies on their way at moment... but I'll have to do a pink one to so I'm ready either way.

The Lily Bee (french couture) designer paper matches so nicely with the SU Baja Breeze. The pearls are actually a very pale blue that I found at the dollar store. The only other embellishement is the May Arts ribbon that I scooped up from Anna Wight's "Sassy & Sweet Crafts". I usually go overboard with embellishments, but I find baby cards look nicer with less fuss.

Well that's it from me this evening.......... (yawn)......... I think it's going to be an early night. 8)

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, sentiment is from PTI Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Lily Bee (french couture), SU Baja Breeze, Whisper White Assessories: Pearls, May Arts ribbon Tools: Copic markers, Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Friends Forever

Thanks to my very good friend Pauline who stamped a bunch of new images that I didn't have and sent them off to me in the mail. I've been practicing with my copics and colouring one up after the other. This is one of the newest Manga images from Sugar Nellie. The sentiment is Papertrey Ink........ which now that I think of it....... is also from Pauline! THANKS PAULINE!!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, PTI Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, SU Choc Chip, Fancy Pants, October Afternoon & SU Baja Breeze Assessories: May Arts ribbon, dew drops Tools: Copic markers, MS Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities, sewing machine Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Craving Some Sugar

Sugar Nellie that is...

Well this is the last day of my holidays before busy life starts up again. It was good to be off for a week, but it will be good to be back to work & have some routine again.

This image reminds me of my little 2 1/2 year old niece - she's pretty darn cute. I didn't add a sentiment and probably just leave the inside blank too and use it for a note card.

I used copic markers to colour her up & clear glaze pen on the metal of the bike, which the camera didn't pick up but looks pretty cool when held toward the light (I'll have to add instructions to whomever I send this card to read it at a certain angle to the light! LOL!!)

I think I used half of my paper stash I own on this one! Layer, layer, layer - it may take extra postage - ha. Brown dew drops were paired up with the Martha Stewart edge punch & some satin & grossgrain ribbon finished it off.

That's it from me - have a lovely Sunday everyone!!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie

Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Basic Grey Lime Rickey, SU Choc Chip & More Mustard

Assessories: grossgrain & satin ribbon ribbon, Prima flower, dew drops

Tools: Copic markers, MS Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities, Cuttlebug folder

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

I Should Have Known

Don't think I'll ever get tired of using this great stamp from Sugar Nellie (Sweet Art Ebony, called "Reflective"). Isn't she adoreable?

So here's the thing... flowers & plants... they hate me. No, I don't take it personally at all. They see me coming and they know it means their imminent death. Even the slightest sideways glance can cause a slow and painful death for anything that flowers. Long story short... this is my first attempt with flower soft. And... probably my last attempt with flower soft. I was enticed to buy some after seeing beautiful results on SCS and other blogs, but I think I'm living some horrible "serial-killer-flower-karma" and anywhere I add the stuff, I destroy. So there's a tiny bit on this card (mostly what I couldn't scrape off). 8)

I seem to use a bit of everything on this card so I'll list the supplies below.

Stamps: Sugar Nellie
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White, Cosmo Cricket DP, Choc Chip, Baja Breeze & Marigold Morning
Assessories: Prima flower, ribbons , dew drops, pearls, flower soft
Tools: Copic markers, Edge Punch, sewing maching
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Cat Crazy

For those of you who know me well, know how much I love animals... especially cats... especially my cat for sure! My siamese cat, Bailey, is 18 years old; knows all my secrets and is a great snuggler. I'm also sucker for all those forwarded e-mails with cute animals pictures of kittens curled up in sneakers, etc. Anyway, maybe it's my love of cats that prompted me to make so many cat cards... or maybe I was just too darn lazy to stamp anything else to colour...... (don't tell them Bailey, hee, hee).

The challenge after colouring & sorting through papers was: what sentiments to use for this cat & mouse team??? A while ago I bought a clear set of Technique Tuesday, "Loving Words by Ali Edwards"... which I used on the green & the blue. With the pink card I went with a Penny Black friendship quote. All images were cut out with Spellbinder Nestibilities and there's a big mish-mash of papers, which I will list below. I will just list the embellishments as best I can to include all 4, but if there is something you are wondering about... please leave me a comment and I will get back to you with an answer.

Well that's it for me on this Amazing Sunday - what great weather! (yeahhhh!!!) Time to clean the house (booooooo).

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, Penny Black
Paper: (Green & Pink: Cosmo Cricket) (Blue: Memory Box) (Brown: October Afternoon) and of course Gina K Pure Luxury White
Assessories: Hero Arts felt flowers, various ribbon (silk, grosgrain, sheer, SU! stitched), dew drops, Prima flowers, brads, pearls
Tools: Copic markers, Edge Punches, Spellbinders Nestibilities
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

2 Cards / 1 Stamp

I'll keep this short & sweet. Just posting a couple of cards that I made with this very adoreable Sugar Nellie stamp (Sweet Art Ebony, called "Reflective").

On this first card I used the Nestibilities to cut & layer; then added the Martha Stewart picket fence punch & layered it with 2 pieces of satin ribbon. Silk ribbon was threaded through the ribbon tag & a couple of brads & Prima Flowers were added to finish it off.

Second card is much the same except I did a little bit of sewing & added a few dew drops. The DP on both is Cosmo Cricket & both are coloured with Copic markers.

I know I'll be making a lot more with this little cutie!!

Love Quote Stamps

I'm not sure what I'm thinking when I buy so many "quote" stamps. Beyond appreciating the beautiful words and the fun of finding a matching imaging to go with it...... I find them less then functional as cards when trying to figure out who to give them to. But I love a good quote! Just something short and sweet to make you think or go, "awwww". (But not much good for Birthdays or Get Well - lol!!)

One of my favorite quotes is this beautiful one by Helen Keller. I thought this little Sugar Nellie was a great match for the words.

So, nothing fancy here, just some basic layering, spellbinder nestibilities, a little vellum and of course (as always)... coloured with Copic markers.

Quote: "The best & most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

Thanks for checking in!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, Penny Black
Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, Bazzel cardstock (yellow) Gina K Pure Luxury White,
Assessories: Pearls, Prima flower,
Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Beautiful Spring

When I first saw this gorgeous patterned paper I had to have it (& I don't just mean 1 sheet). Then I flipped it over and thought what the heck am I going to do with that... it's GRAPH paper?! So after playing with it a bit, I ended up really liking the affect of both together. The DP is Cosmo Cricket - Girl Friday (Wednesday).

I thought this little Sugar Nellie stamp went so well with the sentiment about Spring. She is coloured with copics & cut out with Nestibilites. (The Prima flowers are great for hiding sewing machine mistakes...)

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, sentiment is PSX
Paper: Cosmo Cricket, Marigold Moring, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Assessories: Prima Flowers, Dew Drops, satin ribbon,
Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders, Sewing Machine
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Sugar Nellie Thoughts of You

I didn't have the chance to make anything tonight so I'm posting a card a made a couple of weeks ago with Daisy when I received my first batch of Sugar Nellies in the mail from Scotland. This one is my absolutely favorite stamp - she actually reminds me so much of my youngest niece.

Now, I'm going to try and remember the DP's... I believe both are October Afternoon. The flourish in the background is a dye (that I made a bunch of) a couple of years ago at my LSS... I kind of like how it wrapped around Daisy.

Copics were used for colouring with a bit of ribbon and dew drops added at the end. I love how the ribbon matched the DP!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, sentiment is from a cute mini clear set (I think is "Studio C")
Paper: October Afternoon, Choc Chip, Gina K Pure Luxury White, yellow Bazzel
Assessories: May Arts ribbon, dew drops Tools: Copic markers, SU! scallop punch, Spellbinders, sewing machine
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Ruby Red

Be Yourself

Another Sugar Nellie post and using a bit more of the Fancy Pants DP that I used in my last card... except this time you can actually see the DP. I thought these Hero Arts felt flowers (self-adhesive) went great with the paper so I used two from my "horded" stash. 8)

I absolutely love these little pastel button babies that I ordered from Gina K --- I'm a real sucker for embellishments - just gotta have 'em!!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, sentiment is Hero Arts clear set
Paper: Fancy Pants, Really Rust, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Assessories: Hero Arts felt flowers, Gina K pastel button babies, May Arts polka dot ribbon, dew drops
Tools: Copic markers, MS Edge Punch, Spellbinders, Cuttlebug folder

Thinking of You

Don't you just want to pick her up and squeeze her? This Sugar Nellie image is so sweet. I saved my favorite sheet of Fancy Pants DP for this card......... and then proceeded to cover up the design completely! Oh well, still lots left over for me to try another card. 8)

RECEIPE:

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, sentiment by Papertrey Ink

Paper: Fancy Pants, Gina K Pure Luxury White, Choc Chip, Baja Breeze

Embellishments: Pearl dewdrops, Prima flower, self-adhesive felt ribbon, white ribbon

Tools: Spellbinders, EK Success edge punch, copic markers sewing machine.