Opps.....a little fib.......

Hello all, well the chest infection is taking hold!!!! Hey ho to be on half term holiday!!!!

Anyway, I told a little fib yesterday, the Daisy Candle wasn't my first.........How could I forget this cutie!!!!!

Humphrey was actually my first attempt at a decorated candle!!! And I made it to match I card I created.

I am trying to get ahead of things and this is Emily's Christmas card and little gift!!

Here is the sentiment which came with the stamp plate.

Isn't he cute, although I do think it is girlie too!

Hope you like I'm off to lay down now and watch some craft!!

Take care all and thnaks for all the lovely comments yesterday!!

Hugs Sarah B X

SOME CHANGES...........

Hello All! Hope everyone is well. Its half term and I'm ill!!!!!! But at least I can have lazy days.

So much has been happening and I'm sorry but my blog has been neglected!!

Work is crazy but the new school year has started well, the children, although lots of them are Great!! I have a lot of boys this year but they are lovely!

There have been lots of changes, I have had to really things about things and have made some decisions about my Hobby!!

I have cut back on lots of DT work and now only have The Sugar Bowl left which I hope I can cope with. I have loved being on DTs but no matter how much you think its fun and undemanding, with a full time job and young family, I have finally admitted defeat!!

Anyway enough of me blathering on!! I'm going to show something I have only yried recently and love it!! Putting images onto candles. Emily - my daughter - loves it too!! So we are in the middle of sorting Christmas Presents for Everyone!!

Here is my first attempt and a tribute to my love of Sugar Nellie.

I used DAISY, she was a first love, and I still think she is cute!!

The candle was from ASDA, in a pack of 6. and they fit perfectly in the Pro Milk Carton!!
I think decorated it with embossed core-dinations - panels, flowers and leaves. I put some little gems inside the flowers.
The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

I dont know about everyone else, but I am in need of trying something different with my craft, and I really enjoyed this! Its so simple.

Hope you like

Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 69

It a quick post today for The Sugar Bowl, as I'm running a little late for work.

This card was made using Gayle's fab sketch and the theme was Green.

I used a Sherbet Pip, they are so cute!!!!!

Make sure you head over to the Challenge Blog, check out the prize and the rest of the DT Inspiration.

Remember too that Sugar Nellie are in the middle of a sneaky peek week, ready for the Blog Hop on Saturday!!!!

Have fun everyone.

Hugs Sarah B X

halloween is on its way...

... I love this time of year!! It might have something to do with it being my Birthday month, but October has always been a time of year I love, the nights are drawing in and I love all things spooky.... (but cute).

Sorry I've not been around for a while and I sound like such a broken record... but work is manic. Although I very rarely get stressed, cos I do tend to get things off my chest, I think its important to make people aware if things are too much or your not happy!!

I have made a lot of decisions lately. The main one is that I have stepped down from The Sugar Nellie Design Team. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time, but I'm finding deadlines hard to fulfil and I need to make my life easier. I need to get back to Craft being a Hobby, and although being on a DT is fun and has benefits its a stress I really don't need at the moment.

Anyway enough moaning onto what I have to share today. A Halloween Treat or Calendar Page for Anyone for Anya. I have gone for a Halloween Treat.....

His and Hers Halloween Treat Milk Cartons

I have used both images from the Greeting Farm Set... SWEET N TOXIC, from Dies to Die for. They have been coloured with a combination of Spectrum Noirs and Promarkers.

The cartons have been made using my Favourite Milk Carton Die from Sizzix, for the Bigshot Pro!! His was made using Old Olive from Stampin Up which I then embossed using a Tim Holtz texture Fade - it has lots of Halloween Words over it!!

His was made using the Milk Carton Die and Rich Razzleberry Cardstock from Stampin' Up.

Each carton was then embellished using a mixture of Martha Stewart Punches, Stampin Up card and Elzybells Sentiments.

Right now pop on over to the Challenge Blog, here check out the inspiration and who are sponsor is this week!!! Have a go!!!

Take care all.

See you soon

Hugs Sarah B X

A Sugar Nellie DT Card

Good Morning. Its Saturday. I think I may rename my Saturday Posts as

SUGAR NELLIE SATURDAY,

cos guess what??

yep! I have another post up!!

Today I am using this Stamp from the July Releases

This image is called TOGETHER IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
It is available now from Funky Kits
The other bits and pieces I have used are: A Sizzix Phases Die,

Papers from my stash and a gorgeous spotty ribbon I bought from Hobbycraft
I also thought I would use some pearls for the necklace, but I have a bit of an accident with them!!!! Don't put pearls on until you have run your image through a Bigshot(or other die cutting machine) to cut it with a spellbinder, I did and crushed them!!!!!!!DOH!!!!!!
have a fab Saturday

Hugs Sarah B X

A Buggy Year

There has been a buzz on In Love With Stamping recently over CD Holders which are business card size. I have some, after a lovely lady did a share. I will share when I have created some.....

I looked on the web and found these CD Size Cases and created a larger size calendar. I had a play, and really like what I did, and It now sits on my desk so I never forget the date!!

I have used Poppy Parade papers and ribbon from stampin Up, along with black.

I used Lil' Bug from CC Designs - she has to be my fav.

I also used a small alphabet and punched out squares.

And when it is opened it reveals.....

I calendar. I also made a little badge so I can see Lil Bug.

I hope you like.

Thanks Emma for organising the share.

I started back at work today, the children are in tomorrow!!!!! Scary, it's gonna be a tough year!!!!

Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

back to school........

Oh No, I can's believe where the last 6 weeks have gone!!!!!!

This weeks theme for the Anyone for Anya Challenge is

"BACK TO SCHOOL" or "OCTOBER CALENDAR"

I have used this cute CC Designs image which is called Peter - I Think!!!!!!!

so as we go back to the day to day routine I have gone for Back to School.

Each year I think of ways to encourage the children to read more and these are going to be prizes for the children who read at home!!!!

Have a lovely day lots to do to get organised for work tomorrow!!!!

Make sure you head to the Challenge blog, check out the inspiration (especially Susan's Luv it!"!!!!) and there is a fab prize if you are lucky enough to win!!

Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

for a teacher.........

Blimey how far behind am I with my sharing???????

Here I have used 2 Images from The Greeting Farm, the body of one and the head of another!! I like doing this you can really extend the use of stamps and they become limitless!!!!!

This was a gift and card for one of Cameron's teachers. I have used Stampin' Up's Star Punch and Various Circles, then finished them off with a threaded button. The sentiment is also Stampin' Up, along with label punches.

Here I threaded some thick ribbon through a bulldog clip - couldn't believe how expensive these are!!!!!!!!My favourite milk carton .......and the completed ensemble....... Hope you like

I have a sequence of posts planned around the milk carton die which will begin next month. I'm hoping to get a little more organised, it may mean only a few posts each week but hopefully they will be on regular days, I do find trying to post everyday while artwork very difficult!

Anyway If you have any ideas about how the milk carton can be used let me know.

Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

AFA Sketch Challenge

I love sketches and this one for this weeks Anyone for Anya, is a fab one. Sketches really make cardmaking so much easier, all you have to think about is the colour combo and images!!!

Here is the sketch.....

Our sponsor this week is Sammi, with a single TGF Image!

I have used a CCDesign image from the new releases Laugh Lines - LAUGH, isn't she sweet!!

I have coloured her with a combination of Promarkers and Spectrum Noir

And here is my completed card.

I used some core'dinations with my sizzix 3D flower dies to create these lovely flowers...

I also used some new MME papers and a sentiment from Stampin' Up

And a bit of dimension!!

Hope you like, and why not have a go. Pop over to the Challenge Blog later today and check out the rest of the Team's inspiration.

Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

tea time..........

I love CC Designs, and I have just bought some new goodies, which I am creating with at the moment, but I'll share those at a later date. Here is somethings I created a while ago, using a tutorial from Andrea Walford, through her PaperCraftersLibrary - I subscribed as opposed to buying magazines, as I have to say they are uninspiring recently!!!!!

Here I have use Sitting Brigitta, she is so sweet!!!

And I have created a teabag holder, not your bog standard Tetley bags, but those special wrapped ones!!

The flowers were all created using Stampin' Up Flower punches

And curled paper.....

The Colour Combo Is Elegant Eggplant

(I think-opps Thanks Jules)!!!!!

Anyway, I'll be back tomorrow

Take care

Hugs Sarah B X

another box..........

Good morning, I want to share another project I created using another Molly Blooms Image I have....

She is so Summery

Here is the box, again using that fabulous Box die for the Bigshot Pro!

This is the layout

I have combined some MME and Stampin' Up goodies.....

Open box!! Its very roomy.....

Here is the card I also crated to match, I have used the same components but squished them up to create a square card.....

I love her simple cute face.....

A fav sentiment and some 3D flowers.....

Completed, hope you like!!!!!

Make sure you pop by Sugar Nellie's today there is another fab sneak, created by Tiets.

Bye for now and take care,

Hugs Sarah B X