Sugar Love....

Just a quickie from me tonight, this weekend flew by and I just did not seem to get anything done. Besides the fact that I am still nursing this damn (sorry for cursing) infection from the extraction I had over a week ago, it is time for me to go back to work today after twelve days off... Awwww poor me... LOL Enough of that or I will start rambling again... Anyway I have been back for a week or two now and thought it was about time I at least had a go at a challenge... here is my first.  Over at the Sugar Bowl there is a sketch from Marie Therese you can see it to your left, how pretty is that sketch.. I love those wings... they remind me of angel wings so I thought I would use an old Angel Stamp from Sugar Nellie..I have basically just layered and stitched then on each side of the image there are tulle knots that have had stickles glitter glue applied to them... Handy Hint Star Dust Stickles is a really fine glitter and beautiful applied this way, just dabs here and there...I'm not sure if you can see it in the photograph but it is all sparkly...I have also added some lovely small roses that are from Wild Orchid Crafts along with some pearl strips again from there.. I have topped them off with a pearl pin. The image has just been lightly painted using Distressing Inks. I've added Glossy Accents to the hearts and the word LOVE. Well that is all from me today, I told you it was a quickie... I am going  to go do some blog hopping after work this evening, I've not managed to do any all weekend...boohoo...Thank you so much for all of your wonderful comments since my return to the world of crafty blogging, they really do mean soooo much... and I will be working my way around all of your beautiful blogs tonight.

Ingredients

CS Stampin Up - DP Papermania - Ranger/Tim Holtz Distressing Inks  & Glossy Accents - Flowers & Pearls Wild Orchid Crafts - Stickles & Tulle From Stash.

 

Sweet Birthday Wishes...

Before i start, don't forget to join in my candy, the link is at the top of the page.. you only have until 28th February to join in.....Well today has been mega hectic, i don't know where i got the time to post, good job the card was already complete... I'm going to try and be really quick with this one...I've got work in the morning... awwwwwww

The challenge over at The Sugar Bowl this week is ONE to use one sheet of DP... crumbs... i usually use at least two... but it forced me to get the doilies and the flourish stamp out so not all bad.. there is an amazing prize for one winner.. £50 yes £50 worth of stamps.. did you do yours yet..?

I started with a piece of SU Chocolate Chip CS scored and cut down to a 6x6 inch card blank, i stamped again using the BG Flourish Edges Set around the outside of the card on all four sides, i don't have the SU Choc Chip Ink Pad yet so just used a brown Versafine..I then stitched my distressed DP to the card, Laundry Line by MME..ohhh this is just so yummy, it's glittered don't know if the camera picked that up.. I sprayed a doily with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist.. Latte, then cut it in half and attached it to the left side of the card, i laid MME Laundry Line Lace Ribbon down the side of the doily and stitched it to the card using my Janome Mini Sewing Machine, I then cut a separate piece of SU Chocolate Chip CS and punched along one edge using a MS Punch, and laid another smaller piece of DP over the top and again stitched them together then placed it onto the card about an inch from the doily, next i used my Nestabilities to cut a labels shape from SU Chocolate Chip CS and another from plain water colour card, i sprayed the water colour card with Tattered Angels GM Latte and then stamped over the top using the same BG Flourish set in brown Versafine Ink, I then stitched around the outside of the smaller label and attached it to the card.. The image is of course SN and absolutely gorgeous, i coloured using my original Copics and Pro Markers, it was then glazed using Anita's glaze, when dry i attached it to another small piece of distressed Chocolate Chip CS, then punched a small whole to attach the charm, which reads Made For An Angel...... I then took a few hydrangeas and some distressed lace coloured with the Latte GM and layered them using SEI brads and some Tibetan spacers from eBay, i finished the flowers by painting around the outside of the smaller hydrangea with Shimmerz paint, Candle Light, if you don't have any of these yet, get some now, my wonderfully talented creative friend Claudia will be demonstrating this over the coming weeks..

I finished the front of the card by adding some of my pearl loops... can you tell i love these...hehehe, and three pins, one of which is among the hundred i created last week for friends.. The inside has layered and distressed DP and SU Chocolate Chip CS punched using the MS punch again to carry it through the card, all stitched together using the mini SM, i then used the SU Top Note Die and stamped a single BG Flourish to accent the area where a message will be written, i think you can see the glitter better here..the back of the card is similar, with just one flower created the same way as the flowers on the front of the card.. i also stamped the old gold envelope using the same BG Flourish Edge Stamp, and then applied a distressed layered Top Note Die Cut again with the same Flourish.. i did this as this will be my first ever card for sale on blogger.. Yikeeeees.... I have to say a lot of work went into this one, it took hours.. but as i was going to sell it, i wanted to make sure it was a good one... what do you think..? that's my Sweet Sugar Birthday Wish... Before i go, i just wanted to show you an award i got from five wonderful crafy friends.. This Hugs Award came from my dear friend Moni.. Sweetie it has been a total pleasure getting to know you over the last year.. you have become a wonderful friend..and i am so honoured to be your friend...I also got this Friends Award from Moni, Maria and Heike, thank you so much girls, i am so honoured to receive these and all the awards that fly through cyber space my way.. it really does make me smile.. A lovely lady i met through my candy Teri gave me this Kreativ blogger award... and she put me in some pretty good company.. thank you so much sweetie, i really am honoured to receive this from you....finally but by no means least, i got this award from the ever so talented Karen, sweetie you made my day to think of me.... i love to visit, to see your fantastic creations... and also to visit Layla..awwwwww did you go see her yet.. take a hop over now. ... she has the most adorable face.....hehehehe...

Well it's time for me to sleep, it's every early in the morning and i have to get up for work in a few hours... so much for a short quick post..i don't think i can do one of those..hehehehe.... just wanted to leave you with this... i was in the kitchen earlier tonight... just got out of the shower and was in my PJ's and dressing gown... I've been a quite swollen with the RA lately (which isn't a problem just something i live with) but it means i can't get my slippers or shoes on... when i got out of the shower, i put on my lovely soft pink socks but didn't want them getting dusty or dirty on the bottom so put my Croc's on, apart from my Ugg boots the only thing that fits at the moment... all of a sudden i heard.. gosh you do look sexy in those..hehehehe my husband has THE weirdest sense of humor.... i took a picture just so you could see the type of humour he has...hhehehehehe... tomorrow I'll be blog hopping and going through all the entries for my candy i deliberately haven't moderated them as I'm keeping track of who I've thanked so don't go thinking you're not included.. i also have some groveling e-mailing to do... I've been so naughty and busy of late and haven't kept up with my lovely crafty friends... Carole you are at the very top of my list....gosh I'm useless...LOL... finally finally... my apologies if it took you half the night to read this post..hehehehe so much for short...... Night Night Sleep Tight....Don't Let The Bed Bugs Bite..

Custard In The Sugar Bowl......Hehehehe

First I'd like to apologise,weekends are always really bad for me, i take a drug called Methotrexate every Friday before bed, it's to control the Rheumatoid Arthritis, while it does a really good job it also causes chronic nausea, and while my poor hubby Mark spends most of the weekend cleaning i lay there feeling really sick...so sleep most of the time.... i just thought i explain this as most weekends unless i schedule a post there won't be one.. I have to take the MTX on a Friday before bed otherwise I'm not fit to go to work on Monday morning...

I also have a cry for help, I'm creating two cards for a friend at work, I've been making her daughters cards since the day they were born and this year is no different, however, I've had an order or rather a request from one of the girls that they'd like Disney Princess cards, however i don't have any Disney Princess rubber stamps, is there someone out there who would be willing to post me two or three stamped images, I'll return the favour for the person who does this for me, you'll be making a little girl very happy.... I would need them quite soon though, her birthday is at the beginning of February..... so if there is anyone who is willing to help please e-mail me on tina.bentley1@ntlworld.com

Now down to business, The Sugar Bowl has a challenge on this week using three papers and three embellishments...Three being the theme, and there are some fabulous stamps on offer by a wonderful artist Mary Hall, well i hope mine counts, but I'll probably buy them anyway. I created this on Friday but didn't get a chance to create a post before bed time... I'd been dying to use this stamp since the day it arrived, i have to admit, i love the Soft Centers stamps, nine in all, and I've been buggin hubby for the other eight all weekend but he just got me £50 worth of SU so i guess I'll have to wait for a week or two... Custard In The Sugar Bowl how fabulous does that sound..hehehehe Porridge In The Sugar Bowl just has to come next...hehe

I used October Afternoon papers and Bazzill card for my three papers/card i love these colours they really cheer me up, it's so dark and horrid outside so these are nice and bright... The flowers and buttons were from my blogging buddy Claudia, she always sends the most yummy scrummy embellishments, my third embellishment was the ribbon/lace, (the ribbon was from Claudia too..) i stitched them together using my Janome Mini, if you don't have one of these get one, i can't use a sewing machine to save my life, there too fast for me, but this little mini machine works at a much slower pace and is a dream, i don't think I've made a card and not used it since i got it as a pressie from my son...

Well that's all from me for this evening, i can go blog hopping in the morning before i go to work now..it will give me some inspiration for the rest of the week... It's hubby's birthday tomorrow so I'm off out for dinner tomorrow night...yummy can't wait, lobster is such a treat...

Ingredients: October Afternoon CS ~ Bazzill CS ~ Flowers & Buttons From Claudia ~ Stamps ~ Prisma Pencils Sansodor & Stumps ~ October Afternoon Bookplate ~ Ribbon From Claudia ~ Lace Hobby Craft.

Friends...........Time Well Spent.......

Well my first card of 2009, i took my time didn't i...hehehehe

I created this card for a friend to say thank you, and decided to enter it into the challenge over at The Sugar Bowl...... there is a wonderful sketch from Tiets you really should check out her yummy creations......

The first sketch is a very special one with a very special candy, three sets of Pro markers, i have a few of these and they are wonderful, and blend beautifully, funnily enough i used them in this card...

I've been itching to use these papers all through the Autumn, but was too ill, so finally i can start playing, they are so scrummy....... Lots of layering on this one and i wanted to also use the stamps a friend sent to me for Christmas, i am quite pleased with how it came out....

I stitched each of the layers because i felt it would make the card too heavy if i double layered each piece the way i normally do.... and surprise surprise i decorated the inside and back of the card, it really does finish them off so beautifully, i was inspired to do this after seeing Claudia do it so often.....

Hopefully this card will make the recipient smile.. :-)

Here are the ingredients: Sugar Nellie Stamp ~ SU Stamps Time Well Spent (From Lovely Claudia For Christmas) ~ Eva DP ~ Bazzill CS ~ BG Eva Glazed & Matching Brads ~ Pro-Markers ~ Kaiser Craft Gems ~ Janome Mini For The Mountain Of Stitching....