The Sugar Bowl Challenge and some ODD Tags

Hi!! Happy Sunday! I hope you're having a very peaceful day where ever you are today. Our household is having a lazy pyjama Sunday filled with popcorn, movies and a little colouring ;) 

I have a few things to share that I made over the week.. starting with a card I made for the Sugar Bowl Challenges. 

I had to resize some of the elements of the sketch to suit my image as she's quite tall {lucky her!!}.

The papers are Graphic 45 'Steampunk', dark brown cardstock and kraft card. All of my papers have been machine stitched - I love how the double row around my image turned out. 

Flowers & Lace - Wild Orchid Crafts

Stamp & Clock Charm - Funky Kits

Ticket -  Tim Holtz

Pearls - Whiff of Joy

Challenges - 

Fabulous Friday - clocks and timepieces

Fussy and Fancy - 3x your favorite embellishment {pearls!}

Inspire Me Fridays - always anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks -Metal

 

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Next is 2 tags I made for Some Odd Girl. 

This first one is for their current challenge and for their Facebook Guest Challenge, which is to use 2 complimenary colours from the colour wheel. You just can't fail a with Green/Orange combo!

The second one was also for the Facebook Challenge. I made a double tag, the back one being a money tag.. or it could be used to hold a gift card.

Funny thing - I forgot I put the money in there to take the photos, put the tag away and only found the money when I was showing my little one the tag days later, lol. 

The papers are Afternoon Muse and they were in the kit I won from Lucky Girl Crafts. I am LOVING this kit!!

Challenges - 

Craft Us Crazy - Anything goes in August

 Designed 2 Delight  -  Anything Goes

One Stop Craft -  Bold and Bright

  Cuddly Buddly - swirls and bling

Colo{u}r Me Creative & Basic Grey Challenges

Good morning! We have a new challenge over on Colo{u}r me Creative - Winged Things with Butterfly Inspiration. You don't necessarily have to use butterflies, you can use any winged thing. 

We are being sponsored by the very lovely Zoe from Make it Crafty and she has kindly given the DT some fabulous images to work with. I have merged 3 images together to create my scene - Notti, Snap Dragon Garden and Whimsical Mushroom. 

 I kept my layout very clean and simple so as not to take away from the image. I've coloured the image using copic markers - way too many to list - and created the sky with Tumbled Glass distress ink and a large brush. 

The papers are from one of my My Mind's Eye's new collections, Lost & Found2 "Breeze" and I've machine stitched them down onto dark blue cardstock from The Paper Mill. The fabric strip and flossed button are from my stash. 

And of course no winged image is complete without some Star Dust Stickles applied to make their wings magic ;) 

 Challenges -
Make it Colourful - Ground your Image

AiFactory - Anything Goes
Art Impressions Stamps Challenge -Anything Goes

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Multiple Images
 Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

 The Stamping Boutique - Stripes & Dots
Wags 'n Whiskers - Outdoor fun

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Basic Grey Challenges 

This week on Basic Grey Challenges we have a free for all .. yep, Anything Goes this week.. as long as you use Basic Grey products somewhere on your creation that is ;) 

I got some new Sassys in the mail this week and have been having lots of fun inking them up! This little beauty is called City Girl.

My papers are scraps of Basic Grey 'Granola' that I had left. They are usually one of my GoTo boy papers but I followed the sketch over on The Sugar Bowl and they have an optional colour theme of Blue, and I thought these papers worked well with the blue image. I used a scrap of white card and my MS Cornice punch to do the border work.

Flowers -  Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearls - Kaisercraft

Ribbon, Button & Heart Pin - Stash.

Challenges -
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge -  Buttons
Crafty Ann's - Scallops and or fancy borders
Fussy and Fancy - 3x your favorite embellishment (pearls!!)
Inspire Me Fridays - always anything goes

Thanks so much for dropping by today. Have a wonderful Saturday

Sandie

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Sugar Bowl Challenge and Lovely hAnglar Only

Hi everyone. I've had a great few days of mojo being at full capacity so I made the most of it. I have 2 cards to share, one for The Sugar Bowl and one for Lovely hAnglar Only challenges. 

I LOVE this stamp. I have been after her for a long time and finally got to buy her last week. I used the sketch, and optional colour theme - Blue, from The Sugar Bowl

 I have no clue who my papers are from, they've been in my stash for.ev.er!! I matted and stitched them onto blue cardstock from The Paper Mill. 

Copics Used: 

Skin - E00. 01. 11, R20

Clothes/Eyes - B00, 02, 04

Bunting - G20, 21. R22, 24. Y11, 15.

Shoes - C3, 5, 8. 

I also did the inside of my card to match the outside. My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon/pearls are from my stash.

Challenges - 

Crafty Pad - Cute 'n Girly

Crazy 4 Challenges -  Monochromatic

  Crafty Ann's -  scallops and or fancy borders

Fussy and Fancy - 3 or more of your favorite embellishments (pearls)

Inspire Me Fridays - always anything goes

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Lovely hAnglar Only

The challenge on Lovely hAnglar Only is Holiday. I've been itching to use this cute stamp and thought it as a perfect image for the theme, lol. 

My paper are from a kit I won on Lucky Girl Craft and are Afternoon Muse. I'd never heard of that brand before but they are just fabulous!! The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy's new August release

Copics Used:

Skin - E00, 01, 11, R20

Hair - E71, 77

Shirt/Hat/Shoes - E08, 09, 18. E40, 42, 42

Pants - YG91, 93, 95

Bicycle - C1, 3, 5. E50, 53, 53. YR14, 21

Challenges - 

Sparkles Forum - For The Boys

Paper Shelter Challenge - Stitching

Top Tip Tuesday - Straight Edges
Cupcake Craft - Stitching real or faux

Thanks for looking!!

Sandie

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Tickled Pink & Sugar Nellie Challenges

Hi everyone!! I have a couple of cards to share that I made for challenges but first I'd like to mention that there is new challenge just posted on Inky Impressions

Also - Vicki has some wonderful candy on her blog. Be sure to check it out!!

My first card is one I made for Tickled Pink Challenges and the theme is Black, White +1 colour of your choice. It's no secret that Black, White and Pink is my favourite colour combo when it comes to this theme. 

I used both Valentine Luca and Fairy Kira and trimmed them out. I coloured Luca using only greys - first time I tried this and I really like the effect. I did the single rose and the bow on the box in pink for some contrast and to match Kira.

My papers are a mix of My Mind's Eye 'Meadowlark' and Rusty Pickle 'Pirate Princess' and they've been inked with black soot distress inks, painted with white acrylic paint and machine stitched. 

Challenges

Digital Tuesday - include a digital element -  It's A Magical World

Paper Playtime - Challenge Choice #2:  Use Pink & Glitter

Nettie G's Digital Gems - Use 5 papers (at least 3 patterned, 1 solid)

Stamp-N-Doodle - At least 2 things starting with "G" (I used Glitter and Gems)

Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything goes

One Stitch At A Time - Glitter & Gems

7 Kids College Fund Challenge - Pink & Flowers

Sugar Nellie's Facebook Challenge. I started this card for last week's challenge but mojo was hard to pin down when I did manage to get a few minutes to work on it -  so I adapted it for this week's challenge which is Embossing, heat or dry. I also used the sketch over on The Sugar Bowl.

 The papers on this one are from the Restoration collection by Crate Papers. I embossed one of the papers using the Swirls folder and then sanded it back. These papers are wonderful for sanding, so thick - not at all flimsy!!

The image is called Star Dust. I coloured her using copics and then added loads of Star Dust glitter. My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The lace and pearls are from my stash. 

Challenges

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - use something you Treasure

Let's Ink It Up - NO DIGI and Embossing

Gingerloft - Use flowers

Creative Craft Challenges - Lace

Tuesday Throwdown - Lace

Totally Gorjuss - Pearls and Lace

Well that's it for me for today. Be sure to drop back tomorrow as it's the 17th of the month and that means it's Friends of Waltzingmouse Blog Hop time!!! You can check out the deets HERE!!

Have a wonderful day
Sandie
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Stampin' for the Weekend - Monochrome

Good morning. This week on Stampin' for the Weekend we have a monochromatic theme for you. I just love doing this type of card and almost always go with browns, my favourite!! 

The papers for this card are by Craftwork Cards and are from the Oh La La Collection. I've matted them with deep brown cardstock from The Paper Mill. This was my first attmept at machine stitching a circle.. a little bit wobbly in places but I'm getting the hang of it. 

I used the sketch from The Sugar Bowl and made an easel card to enter Sugar Nellie's Facebook challenge. 

 

I coloured my image using all Earth tone (E) copics. 

Hair -  44, 43, 42

Pants - 44, 43, 42, 41

Top/Hairband - 53, 51, 50

Skin - 51, 21, 00, 02

Letter - 42, 41

The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts, as is the lace. My sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.

Challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Stampin' B's - Monochromatic Card

Creative Cottage - Fabulous Florals

 Stampavie and More - Monochrome

Stampin' Royalty - Mark It Up - use markers

 Oldie But Goodie Challenge  - Add a heart (2 on my image)

Top Tip Tuesday  Stitching

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Spring - flowers Everywhere!

Ooh La La Creations  - For someone special

Thanks for popping in. Be sure to check out my teamies' blogs to see their Monochromatic creations. Have a wonderful Friday!!

Sandie

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Inky Impressions Challenge - Embossing & one for The Sugar Bowl

Hi everyone. This is my 2nd post today, if you're looking for my WMS Birthday Hop Waltz card click HERE.

This week on Inky Impressions our challenge is Embossing - heat or dry - it's up to you :)

My image is called All Bundled Up Lili and I've coloured her using Copic sketch markers -

Sweater - RV91, 93 95. 

Socks/Gloves/Scarf - G24, 82, 85, 

Boots/Pants - W3, 5, 7 ,9. 

Skin - E00, 02, 21, 51, 

Hair - E41, 43, 44

My papers are Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather. I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder on my white card. 

Be sure to check out the Inky Impressions challenge blog to see what me teamies have created. Remember, to be in with a chance of winning a fabby prize pack you must play along with each challenge this month. 

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My next card is one I  made for the Sugar Bowl Challenge, which is a sketch by Kiki. These Sassy images are just fantastic to colour up an the one I've used on my card, Hippy Chick, is among my favourites - of course there are new ones released now and I've already got a wishlist going, lol. 

How pretty is she??!!??

Simply Sassy are also having a guest DT call. If you want to be in with a shot then you must use a Sassy image and create a card in your own style. All the deets are HERE.

Again, I've used copics to colour her - 

Skin - E00, 02, 11, 21, 51

Hair - E44, 43, 42

Top/Hairband - R81, 83, 85

Leg Warmers/Socks? - BG0000, 10, 11

Shoe - W3, 5, 7

Flowers - Y15, 18. BG05, 07. R35, 39

Eyes - BG05, 07

The papers on this card I've had FOR.EV.ER!! They are Rose Garden by Papermania. I've matted them with rose pink cardstock and some dark brown paper from BG Stella Ruby.

The chipboard circle behind my image has been painted with Adirondack acrylic paint. dabber "Shell Pink" and the brads are from Whiff of Joy. My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the adage ticket is from Tim Holtz Idea-ol-ogy range.

Challenges:

Everybody-Art-Challenge - My Favourite Thing {flowers!!}

My Time To Craft - embossing

Top Tip Tuesday - fabulous flowers

Crafty Cardmakers - Floral

Stamping Scrapping Central  - Winter

Woodware USA  - Anything Goes

Crafty Pad - Girly

Copic Creations - use something new plus Copics
Paper Pretties - sewing
Penny's Paper-Crafty – anything goes
Little Red Wagon - lace

Thanks for swinging by!! Have a great day :)

Sandie

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The Sugar Bowl - A Sketch

Hi everyone! Well it's pretty darn cold here and I know you all are dealing with the same temps PLUS a lot more snow than we got. I hope you're all staying safe and warm :)

I made this card for the WOW competition on the Sugar Nellie blog but didn't have any Sassy images, which were required, so I couldn't enter.. however, this is the first time I've ever done a WHITE ON WHITE card and I just love how it turned out. I followed the sketch over on The Sugar Bowl.

It's hard to see but there is a layer of white vellum covering the background on the card. I painted the edges of the vellum with white acrylic paint and stitched it on. Then I embossed another piece of white card to use as a matt for my image. You can just about see the white lace peeking out from behind the flowers/image.

I kept my image monochromatic by using all Earth tone copics. I added some tiny pearls for the buttons on her shirt and then covered the whole image in glossy accents.

Both the grungeboard heart and hinge have been painted white and sprinkled with snowflake glitter. Once the glitter was dry I added a white threaded button to the heart. I punched out two different types of leaves from white cardstock. Then I added some star dust stickles to them all. I painted the curled stem of my cherry blossom to keep the card as white as possible.

The pearls swirls are by Prima and I've just cut pieces off as I needed them so that I could add the swirls to suit the card.

To complete the card I added two tiny tags, one with a sentiment and the other with some more pearls. I've also glittered up the edges of the tags. So I reckon this card glitters enough to enter it into Copic Creations challenge. It also happens to fit the iCopic Lover colour combo challenge and Totally Gorjuss with their challenge " For Someone Special" as I gave this to my daughter today for her birthday. She's been eyeing it up since I made it so I figured she'd love it as her bday card :D 

Other challenges are:

Allsorts - Anything Goes
Crafty Pad - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Your Choice
OSAAT - Anything Goes

Well that's it from me for today and possibly for the week. I cannot believe the Christmas day is only 5 days away!! I don't have a single gift wrapped and I still have a couple of people to buy gifts for. The kids are finished in school on Thursday until Jan 10th, let's hope they don't get too bored eh?! 

Have a wonderful day, and if I don't get to blog before then, have a WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON!!!

Sandie

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