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Magnolia – Alva with Flower

I absolutely love the images in Magnolia’s Jingle Jangle collection. So sweet, and perfect for making cards with a fantasy/fairytale twist. I created this one using Alva with Flower, and a mushroom stamp that was part of last year’s Autumn club kit. Stamps: Magnolia Jingle Jangle stamps.CS/DP: DCWV – Once Upon a Time collection.Ink/Colouring: Memento [...]

Whiff of Joy – Oakley with Scooter

It seems almost impossible that my last post was on Monday. The week has just flown by. Anyway… I absolutely love Elisabeth Bell’s Willow & Oakley designs for Whiff of Joy. The Oakley stamps in particular are favourites of mine, and so this week I decided to ink up Oakley on his scooter and use [...]

Sugar Bowl Challenge 2 – Sugar Nellie – Little Cotton Rabbits Card

Here’s my card for the second Sugar Bowl challenge. The challenge details: Challenge 2 – THREE Please use threedifferent design papers and three different types of embellishments on yourcards! No more, no less.(by types of embellishments we mean, buttons,brads, flowers, ribbons, beads, bling etc)Of course, you can use any amountof ‘plain’ card stock!If you can [...]

Sugar Nellie – Leanne Ellis Card & Tag Set

More cards using the gorgeous Leanne Ellis stamps from Sugar Nellie. This time I’ve coloured the images using Copic markers, and I think the bright look suits them just as much as the softer, vintage style. The two cards are DL size, and as usual, the insides of both are decorated. Stamps: Leanne Ellis stamps [...]

You Are Amazing – West Highland White Terrier Card

To break up the Sugar Nellie posts, I thought I’d share a card I made a little while ago but haven’t previously blogged. This card was sent to the US for a card auction at the end of last year. Stamps: Westie stamp from Rubber Hedgehog, Baroque Motifs from Stampin Up, and Whiff of Joy [...]

Rope Swing – Sugar Nellie Guest DT Card

Another Sugar Nellie card for you today, with one of the beautiful Elisabeth Bell stamps I received in my guest DT package. I always enjoy creating scene cards (there will be more coming up soon), and this stamp is perfect for this, or of course, she works beautifully as an image in her own right. [...]

"Just For You" – Cheddar – Sugar Nellie Homegrown

Thank you to everyone who has dropped in and left a comment recently, much appreciated! This is the first of two cards I’ve created using the lovely sketch created by Tiets for the first Sugar Bowl Challenge. The challenge is open until Midnight GMT on Wednesday 14th January, and there is a very generous prize [...]

2009: A Fresh Start

Firstly, I’d like to wish everyone a very happy New Year. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and received lots of lovely goodies! I’ve revamped the blog a little, ready for a fresh start. Hopefully 2009 will be a very full and productive year! The year is off to an odd beginning – [...]