Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday ...

...well rather alot!!!! Its very ... err "busy" for me!!!

Ther's my new flexmarkers from letraset (thank you Debbie xx) that I have yet to put in my bag.  Some Crafter's Companion Humprey's decoupage that  friend's mum bought and didn't want.  Having seen what Ali did with her's I thought I might have a go at die-cut decoupage ... cost me a couple of sets of nesties I was going to sell anyway!  At the front of my desk some parcel paper that has been painted with acrylic paint is drying, and a flower i have made from scratch with my latest new hobby!!  The gingham ribbon and jam jar are for a DT project later this week. 

My hubby does 17th century re-enactment and we go through lots of braid, and he now wants frogging for a jacket I am making him ... it all costs a fair bit and frays as you have to cut the lengths of braid ... so I have taken up luceting, which dates back to the Viking times.  Its quick to learn, you get lots of braid in a short time and can turn it into frogging.  Its fab!!

 So here is the tool and my braid ... I have used 2 colours of silk to create a multi-tone braid ...
 And here is the braid looped and stitched into a flower.

I just need a button to cover the stiching and ends in the centre ... how cool is that!!

 And don't forget the latest Sugar Nellie release of gorgeous sweetness is tomorrow ... and the Sugar Nellie and Sugar Bowl design teams are having a blog hop ... hop over to join in the fun!!  Click the pic to go to the blog.

Now I am going ot have a peek round blogland courtesy of the lovely Ms Dunnit.

Less is More

 This week's Less is More challenge is to Take 3 Challenges ...

I used some of my SU stash (certain Scottish friends have alot to answer for!!!!).  I inked up my holly wheel in green ink (it has a name, but that's upstairs and I'm in a bit of a rush this morning!!), and then trimmed it.  I stamped the SU sentiment onto the cardstock and then embossed the cardstock.  Finally I added some flat backed pearls.  Now I have already said this to hubby (as his rection was less than the enthusiasm I expected!) ... I LOVE it, and if you don't tough!!!!!
I used challenges from:

 wk 18 - monochrome

Wk 15 - embossing

Wk 29 - use ink

Challenges:

Less is More - take 3 challenges

Fab n Funky - monochrome Madness

Totally Gorguss - As you like it

Sugar Nellie started their Jingle Bells and Tinkle Bells sneak peeks on Thursday and there is another fantastic sneak peek happening today. Go on,  pop over to the blog to find out more.

Right we are off  on the 4 hour trek south to camp in a field in the middle of nowhere ... it is the price I pay for hubby putting up with my crafting!!!!!  (Where did I put me wellies???...)

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Having missed a week due to being in sunny Scotland, I am back for another Totally Papercrafts challenge.  The theme this week is

Back to School

(wonder how many of us can't wait for our little darlings to be back at school LOL!!)

And we are sponsored by

Squigglefly  who are offering 5 digi images

and this lovely collection of goodies from Simon Says Stamp.

I used one of Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy's, High School Student, and coloured her with my promarkers, before adding glossy accents to create lenses for her glasses. I used papers from MME Stella Rose and stamped up ther notepaper onto pink cardstock.  Some layered gingham (very schooly!) and some flowers to finish. 

Challenges:

Creative Stamp friends - School

Diecut Dreams - pink, green and coffee

For Fun - back to skool

PaperPlay - Back to School

Stamp Insanity - Back to School

Partytime Tuesdays - Back to School

Crazy Challenge - Back to School

Creative Stamp Friends ,, School

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Back to School

 Stamp Something - Back to School

Sugar Nellie started their Jingle Bells and Tinkle Bells sneak peeks yesterday and its Tiets turn to WOW you!! Go on,  pop over to the blog to find out more.

The Sugar Bowl #66

How excited am I .. .this is my first card as a Sugar Bowl Sweetie ... am I so honoured :)))))  Grinned for days ... still grinning like a mad woman!

And look what I no longer have the chance to win LOL!!!!

One lucky winner, chosen at random, will win 4 super sweet Sugar Nellie stamps of their choice. However, if we have more than 100 entries that prize will rise to 6 stamps!

Marlene has designed this week's sketch, and the optional theme is girly.

I used one of my favourite Sassy's Butterflies and Pigtails, and coloured her in using my promarkers and copics.  The dp is MME Lime Twist, and they go perfectly with this image.  The embellies are a little limited as I made it while on holiday ... so just some organza ribbon and some flat backed pearls.

And ..

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
And I know I know I know I know I know I want ...

Sugar Nellie have their Jingle Bells and Tinkle Bells sneak peeks starting today ... wooohhhhhooooo!!! Go on,  pop over to the blog to find out more.

Santa collage

 Now you either love him or hate him .. .that's the stamp, not the Big fella himself, think we all love him LOL!!

 I stamped him in balck ink for a change and coloured his face and beard in using promarkers, before cutting him out using my deckled nesties.  The white cardstock has been embossed using a snowflakes folder, and I paper pierced both it and the black gingham paper.  I added stickles to some die cut snowflakes and some of the snowflakes on the background.

Challenges:
Oldie but a goodie - lots of sparkle
Papertake Weekly - dies to die for
Stampavie and more - Xmas in August
Divas by Design - Xmas in August
Simon Says Stamp - sketch (rotated and I didn't add the scalloped bit as it looked wrong with the deckled edge)
I love Promarkers - paper piercing
Fab n Funky  - mono madness

Its Wednesday ...

 OK its Wednesday and so time to take the weekly ritual snoop round everyone's crafting space courtesy of the lovely Julia Dunnit.

So here is my work space .. unadulterated!!

 A bit on the messy side ,,, cupboards open, baskets hanging out, on the top .. very messy for me!!

And a closer look ...

 papers, stamps, lace, dst not put away and projects on the go

And a closer lok at that lace .. very lush!!

 I was away last week and didn't get to desk hop .. will be doing that this week!

I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it
I'm so excited and I just can't hide it
And I know I know I know I know I know I want you ...

... well the latest release of Sweetness from Sugar Nellie.  Its only 1 more day of suspense before the Jingle Bells and Tinkle Bells sneaky peeks begin over at the Sugar Nellie blog ...

Furry Friends

A quick post from me today ...

Another Christmas card ticked off, and a bit contemporarry as I used just black and white.  I coloured Furry Friends from Sugar Nellie in using my promarkers - well black, cool greys and skin colours!!!  I embossed some white cardstock using my Swiss dots and snowflake folders and matted them onto black cardstock.  I glamour duted, stickled and flower softed the image and added black and clear gems.  Finally some borderie Anglaise and some gingham ribbon.

Challenges -
Sugar Bowl - sketch
Totally Gorguss - cute and cuddly
Tuesday Throwdown - dimesion and texture
Passion for Promarkers - no patterned papers
Creative Inspirations - favourite stamp

And now for the exciting bit ... only 2 days to go until we start seeing the sneaky peeks for Sugar Nellie's latest release ... lots of jingle bells and tinkle bells going on ... lots!!!  Click the pic to go to Sugar Nellie's blog for all the news ... grab your bells and get jingling all the way ...!

Fragile Beauty

 I was up VERY early this morning thanks to an excited little one .. we are off to the cinema this afternoon ... before my eyes opened her little voice hit me with "when are we going mummy?"!!!!  so I had time for a bit of crafting before I started work.

 I coloured Fragile Beauty from Sugar Nellie's Homegrown range in using my pens.  The dp is one I got AGES ago from a friend off a previous DT, so no idea what it is, but its my last sheet!  I added  doilly, some WOC flowers, and some punched butterflies and pearls.

 There is a 'hidden' gift envelope that fits a credit card style voucher, but its actually an ATC envelope template.  I added a strip of dp, a punched butterfly and some pearls.
Challenges:
Wild Orchid Challenges - sketch
Cupcake Craft Challenge - gift card
Make it Monday

And don't forget ... its very busy in the House Of Sugar, 

getting ready for the 

Jingle Bells and Tinle Bells release ...

 only 3 days to wait!!!

 

2 posts in 1 day ... I must be on a roll!!

Having run round all morning (shopping, new vacuum cleaner, new school shoes ...) I got time to have a proper crafting session this afternoon ... I missed my craft space!

I coloured I Love to Read,  from Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy range, in using my prisma pencils, before chopping her feet off and making the frame using my deckled nesties.  The dp is Basic Grey Oxford, and I added some lace, gingham ribbon and a layered flower with some card candy at the centre.

Challenges:
Sketch Saturday - sketch
Creative Inspirations - back to school
Allsorts - You've been framed
Paperplay - 3 different embellishments, 2 design papers, lace

 This LOTV fairy (a RAK from my lovely Basic Grey Challenges buddy Sandie) is coloured in using my promarkers.  The dp is Basic Grey Green at Heart and I used some lace from my stash.  The sentiment is also from LOTV.

Challenges
Lili of the Valley - thank you
Stamp Something - thank you
Pink Ink Sketch Challenge - sketch
Stampavie and more - girly
Trully Scrumptious - lace

Don't forget ...only 4 more days until the sneak peeks of the latest Sugar Nellie release start ... click the pic to go to the Sugar Nellie blog.

Sunday's offerings ...

All the unpacking has been done, washing on, children have re-familiarised themselves with all their toys (house is now a mess!!) and the hoover has blown up ... but amid all that I have made a card!!!

A very simple card I admit!!  I used a SU stamp, and used my pencils to colour in bits of it.  I paper periced round the card blank and then thought I would use a whirte pencil rather than gel pen to stitch ... not the best effect, but lesson duly learned!!  Finally I added some bakers twine.

CHallenges:
Less is More  - things that move
Fab n Funky - stitch in time
Charisma Cardz - negative space

Sugar Nellie are getting ready for their next release of stamps ... ohh and they are CRACKING, you will not only want them but NEED them!!!

Right I am off to get some food shopping done - the family seem to want me to feed them!!  and buy a new hoover ... joy of joys!

Is she piratey?

Another crafting creation form my day at Ali's ... thank you sweetie for cropping and lightening it for me xx

I coloured this Leanne Ellis image Be one Traveller with my promarkers.  The dp is SU Blueberry crisp, and I stamped round the edge using a Prima stamp and walnut stain..  I added lace, bakers twine and a button nabbed from Ali.  The flower was made using a TH die and I stamped over it in walnut stain.

Challenges:

Passsion for Promarkers - pirates - best piratey card I could do on holiday!!

Papertake Weekly - Bingo - Lace, fee (button), blooms

Sugar Bowl  - sketch

Crafts and Me - blue or blue and green

If I'd known ...

you were coming I'd have baked you a cake!!! That is what my fabby Friend Ali sang to me this morning when I asked for cake ... well she knew I was coming ... and no cake!!

I made this card at Ali's house today during a crafting session.  I used A Cherry on Top from Sugar Nellie and coloured it using my promarkers.  I have altered a notebook, turning it into a recipe book.  I kept it all WOW, embossing the cardstock and distressing it.  I added a punched border and some gingham ribbon.  I doodled the text.  Sorry for the porr pic, but I took it using my phone!!

Challenges:
Simon Says stamp - food and drink
Allsorts - anything but a card
Tuesday Throwdown - non stamped sentiment
Creative Craft Challenge - anything but a card
Sugar Bowl  - sketch


And as it isd Wednesday its also time for WOYWW ... well I am on holiday so my crafting space is in Ali's front room...

 Ali's speccies that I was playing with, my pens, papers, stamps and a couple of cards made  ... and a fab day crafting and chatting ... shame about the cake!!
 I am struggling to get round blogs due to the intenet connection .. .so it may be Sunday befoire I get to visit your blogs xx

Some exciting news ... and card

I was supposed to blog this yesterday ... but life got in the way (hubby came home!!!).  Anyways, yesterday I was invited to become a Sugar Bowl Sweetie ... I thought about it for all of half a nanosecond LOL!!!!  Woohhhoooooooo ... I am so excited as I love my Sugar Nellies, so to be part of their Challenge blog is amazing.

OK now onto my card ...

 This is one of Krista's fabulous Simply Sassy range, Missing you.  I coloured her using my promarkers and then cut he out.  The dp is Pink Petticoat, and I added some bakers twine and gingham ribbon.  I embossed the white cardstock, but decided against any more embellies, just nice and clean.

Sugar Bowl  - sketch
Cute Card Thursday - Clean and Simple

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Its Friday ... and I go on holiday tonight - woohooo!!!!!

This week's Totally papercrafts Challenge is Food and Drink.  Our sponsor this week is Meljen's Designs andthe prize is a super 4 digi images of the winner's choice.

I used Delicious from Sugar Nellie's Simply Sassy range, and coloured her in using my promarkers.  The flower was made using my nesties peony set, and I stamped cranberry swirls onto it and stickled it.  Love this lace that I got recently.  The cardstock is embossed with a couple of my embossing folders.  The image and cardstock is distressed using my TH distressing tool.

Challenges:
Sugar Bowl  - sketch
Simon Says Stamp - all white
Divas by design - birthday
Stampavie - girly
Trully Scrumptious - lace it up
Charisma Cardz - distressing
Paperplay - create your own dp
Cute Card Thursday - Clean and Simple