2023 Holiday Tags

One of my favourite tasks each year is to make holiday tags and I may have overdone it slightly this year.  I started cutting and stamping and each time I noticed a set in my stash, I stamped and cut some more.  That was the easy part... hahahaha, anyway, when the dust settled and I tied my last tag, I ended up with 85!  Yes, 85... more than I usually do but it's something I enjoy and I have a few people I like to give small bundles to.

The first set was simple, I used the Dear Santa stamp from Verses.  I rubbed in some distress ink and then embossed with Brutus Monroe's Raven Sparkle powder.  Love that stuff but was so anxious to use it that I didn't do a good job of getting rid of the static.

For these, I used one of my old favourites which is Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes.  Those frosty fellows never get old!  The background stamp is a new one, I love it and wish it were bigger.  It's by a company which is new to me and called Gourmet Rubber Stamps.  Super good quality so I'm going to check into them further.

This set is a bit of a mix.  I don't remember which set I got the sentiment from but I do remember watching a You Tube video (I think it was Jenn Shurkus) and she said she uses gold ink under gold embossing powder and I tried it instead of Versamark and it works great!  The Santa is a Gummiapan stamp and the holly and berries is an old Paper Smooches die.

Thanks for stopping by... more tags to come!

The Collector

Today is the launch of the new Gorjuss stamps over at Funky Kits and we are celebrating by having a competition for you to join and have a chance to win some scrumptious prizes from April 4 - April 17, 2015. What you need to do is easy enough... do up a card or any project using a Gorjuss stamp and link it up to the competition on the  Sugar Nellie page plus add the banner/badge above to let everyone know about the party.  Easy peasy, right?
If you don't already have a Gorjuss stamp, it's easy enough to get one... head on over to the Funky Kits store where you will find plenty to choose from.  Delivery from Funky Kits is super fast - they are in Scotland and I'm in Canada and I usually get my packages from Karen in a little more than a week so you have plenty of time.

 The Gorjuss Girl image I have used is called The Collector and available at Funky Kits.  There are quite a few of these little cuties under the Gorjus/Santoro collection and some new ones in the 'new' section.

 

It's a great set with 8 pieces which gives you oodles of fun ways to create your projects.  Do swing by the Sugar Nellie Inspiration Blog to check it out and view what the other gals on the DT have created.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
Copics:
Dress & hearts - RV99, R59, R37, R35
Hair - C10, C7, C5, C3, C1
Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000
Supplies:
Stamp -  Funky Kit's The Collector
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat's Simple Sentiment #4 digi
Hanging Heart - Papertrey Ink's Tiny Tags die & coloured the same as the ones on the floor
Challenges:
Sister Act - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - Go Digital (mine is the sentiment)
One Crazy Stamper - Anything Goes
Scribble & Scrap - #41 Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes, No Foolin'

Parachute Jump with Sugar Nellie!

I think spring is finally here!  The snow is gone (yay!) and the temp has warmed.  I've seen little bits of green grass poking through so if I dare... I think winter is finally behind us!
I'd also like to welcome my new followers and thank you for taking the time to stop by.
My inspiration card for Sugar Nellie this week is a digital image of a couple of little critters landing in for someone's birthday party.  The digi image is Parachute Jump and you can find it at Funky Kits.

A couple quick notes about the piece... first I coloured the bunny and pup, then dipped a cloth into Copic Colorless Blender, then dabbing it down to lift off some colour and give the image a mottled effect.  After that, I finished colouring the scene and then added the clouds by sponging in some Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass ink over a little cloud template I have.
Tomorrow is the launch and competition of/for the new Gorjuss stamps.

Be sure to stop by the Sugar Nellie blog often because every day one of the gals on the DT features a  new project.  Also, don't forget to enter the Anything Goes challenge at the Sugar Bowl (remember to use a Funky Kits image) and there's always always plenty of inspiration and chatting on the Sugar Nellie Facebook Fan Page. 
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!Copics:
So sorry but I forgot to jot down the colours.  The bunny is shades of Copic E's and the pup is C's
Supplies:
Image - Funky Kits Parachute Jump    
Sentiment -Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages
Dies - Lil Inkers Large Sunshine, Taylored Expressions Cloud Duo
Paper - Fancy Pants Roadshow
Challenges:
ABC Challenge - Go Digital
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
Scrapyland - Anything Goes but must use a die Scrapyland sells (mine is Taylored Expressions Cloud Duo)
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Creative Corner - Animal Fun
Animal Friends - Birthday and must include an animal
Cute as a Button - Anything Goes

Story Teller - Sugar Nellie

My inspiration card for Sugar Nellie this week is using a sweet little fairy digital image called Story Teller and you can find her at Funky Kits.  Story Teller is also available in rubber for those of you who prefer the stamps and you can find her here.

Don't forget to enter the challenge at the Sugar Bowl and there's always plenty of inspiration on the Sugar Nellie Facebook Fan Page.
Thanks for stopping by!
Copics:
Mushrooms - E37, E35, E33, E31, E41.  When finished colouring, I took my blender pen and dabbed it down to create the little dots.
Dress - R85, R83, R81, RV0000
Hair - W0, E40, E42, E44
Wings - RV10, RV000, RV0000, C2
Grasshopper - YG67, YG61, YG03
Supplies:
Image - Story Teller
Sentiment - Papertrey Ink Tiny Tags
Dies - MFT Die-namics Flower Trio, PTI Tiny Tags
Misc - Star Dust Stickles, gems from my stash
Challenges:
In the Pink - Love is in the Air
A Gem of a Challenge - Lots of Layers
Allsorts - Love is All Around
Crafting by Designs - Love is in the Air
Scrapyland - Anything Goes using any die Scrapyland sells (MFT Flower and Leaf Trio)
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Show us some pink

Basik & Sparrows

Here we are... 2015 and a Happy New Year to you!
My first card for the year is using a new stamp set from Sugar Nellie called Basik & Sparrows which is available at Funky Kits (it will be in the shop on Monday).  It's a very cute set of clear stamps which includes this fun little spy cat plus 6 little birds and a flower.

You still have time to enter the design team call at the Sugar Bowl and there's a challenge as well. There is also always plenty of inspiration on the Sugar Nellie Facebook Fan Page.
Thanks for stopping by!
Copics:
Cat - C5, C3, C1, C00.  After colouring in the cat, I took a loopy piece of cloth saturated with Copic Colorless Blender medium and held it down to give Mr. Meow some texture.
Scarf - E57, E55, E53, E51
Supplies:
Image - Sugar Nellie's Basik & Sparrow
Sentiment - Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages
Dies - Memory Box Puffy Clouds, Lil Inker Large Sunshine, Quikutz Nested Circles, Verve Flag It
Paper - My Mind's Eye Reunion
Misc - We R Memory Keepers Enamel Shapes
Challenges:
ABC - Anything Goes
Loves Rubber Stamps - Something  Old, Something New (old is the enamel shapes, the sentiment, the dies & new is the stamp images)
4 Crafty Chicks - Celebrations
Card Mania - Anything Goes
One Crazy Stamper - Blue, White and an Embellishment

Challenge at the Sugar Bowl!

Well, November is nearly done and like everyone else, I'm wondering how this year sped by so quickly.  It will soon be Christmas and then we will be into 2015!

Time for a new challenge at Sugar Nellie's Sugar Bowl Challenge Blog and as always, the theme is Anything Goes.  To enter the challenge, you have to follow three simple rules:   You must follow the challenge theme,  your entry must include a Sugar Nellie image and finally, you  must link your project to The Sugar Bowl.  The first place winner will receive a prize of 4 SN digis with the second prize of 2 digis.

For my card, I've used the Furry Friends image which I just love.  I've used this one a couple times before and it's still one of my favourites but if you want the stamp, you will have to hurry because it is on the list of images about to retire.  Once it's gone, it's gone...

Copic Colours:

Coat, mitts:  BG15, BG13, BG11

Fur:  BG11, BG10

Bear:  C5, C4, C2, C00

Supplies:

Stamps:  Funky Kits Furry Friends, PTI Tiny Tags

Dies:  Cheery Lynn Doily Die (I cut some of the edges off with a circle die to give it the notched look, PTI Tiny Tags

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Little Christmas Girl - All Dressed Up

Time for a new challenge at All Dressed Up and in case you haven't heard, our challenges will now always have the theme of Anything Goes. Occasionally there might be a twist but it will always be Anything Goes.
For my card, I used one of the little gals from the Little Christmas Girl set. These little girls are so cute and can be either used individually or all together and they are cute, cute, cute! The sketch is one I found on Sweet Sunday Sketch, liked it and used it for this project.
Be sure to head on over to All Dressed up blog to check out the rest of the team's creations, and maybe enter the Anything Goes challenge while you are there and the only requirement is that you use an All Dressed Up image.
Don't forget to stop by our Facebook Group to keep up to date with all the latest All Dressed Up news, and chat to fellow crafters plus we have a Pinterest Brag Board where you can find lots of inspiration.
Supplies:
Image - All Dressed Up's Little Christmas Girl
Sentiment - Papertreyink's Tiny Tags
Paper - My Mind's Eye All is Bright
Dies - Papertreyink's Tiny Tags, Impression Obsession's Snowflake Die Set
Embellies - Stickles, Frantage and Pearls & Bells from my stash
Challenges:
Fab n' Funky - Christmas with an optional twist of bags, boxes, tags
A Random Fan - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Christmas

Happy Hallowe'en - 2 Cute Ink

It's time for a new challenge at 2 Cute Ink Challenge Blog and the theme for this one is Hallowe'en so bring on all the little ghosties and goglins.  For this challenge, the team was given the Owl/Witch image to use so it will be fun to see what everyone has created.
Be sure to head on over the the 2 Cute Ink Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the design team has come up with, check out the 2 Cute Ink Shop and then go take a peek at the Facebook Fan Page.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
Supplies:
Image:  2 Cute Ink  Owl/Witch
Sentiment:  Papertrey Ink Friendship jar fillers
Dies: MFT Die-namics Flower & Leaf Trio, Spellbinders Star Circle, Simon Says Stamp Tiny Tag dies
Paper:  SEI Spooks
Misc:  enamel dots