Overload

Good Morning Blogger

Middle of the week already, and I am still chasing my tail!

 I did not get far with the paperwork mountain yesterday and no doubt it will still be there this time next week.

But with my brain about to combust with the thought of new artwork and all that comes with it, I wonder how much easier it would be to work as part of a big team within a large company. So I get the job of picking the new art work and signing all the papers and then someone else takes over and I sit back and watch what the customer, you, make of it when you eventually get to see it.

By which time its no longer new to me and I am away working on the next releases. Crazy how I sit here with Christmas design and its only MAY for goodness sake, no wonder I have had enough of the season by the time my children want to decorate the house.

So once we have the art work what next?
Ideally I would then hand it over to another department of employee s ( oppps there is only me ) who would be trained in promotions and desk top publishing ( no it cant be me ) and have some nice new packaging designed with our company logo ( yes I know I have not go around to that one yet) and them there is the pre release campaign. Oh lord that sound political !

With so much of our marketing done on the Internet it is essential that tags, blinkies,banners and peeks be right on target, which department does that again?
Magazine work has to be done so far in advance it throws the whole release date into the air, I do not have patience to wait, if I have it here in my hand I want you to see it, that's only fair right? Sitting on new stamps for 3 months while a mag goes to print etc kills me, its like sitting in front of the Christmas tree without being allowed to open the presents.

So check list
arkwork
product manufactured
new packaging
press release
magazines features and adverts
promotional Internet pic's, banners etc
and that leaves us with the actual release itself.

Competition's, candy, blog hops, shop demo.........can you tell by now that I really am not the person for this job!
Can you understand that while Sugar Nellie has no employee's sitting in an office block, working on this list in different departments, but amazingly, some how up until now I have manage to do a little of those things in a very put together blue peter style with double sided sticky tape and a photo copier, that is how I have done it for over 3 years.

It's time for change.............




but I don't know if I can hand my babies over to someone else! :(

boys will be boys

As I was plugged into a older lap top today I thought I would look at the Sugar Nellie samples saved in pictures. I chose to remind the newer followers that we do have a range for boys in our HOME GROWN range. Over on facebook the new challenge is a card for men, oh that one is going to be hard as we do not have a lot of suitable stamps, maybe Fiona will allow a card for a little man ?
Karen

Steampunked

KATHRIN has taken steampunk and made it sassy, don't you just love it.

My crafty companions have had to listen to me go on and on about steampunk since the New Year

 and at the trade show tha'st all I looked for.

 On opening a magazine lately I noticed it cropped up a bit so I know I was right in thinking

 that this is a hot new trend.

So hot that I took a gamble and filled the store with lots of STEAMPUNK supplies :)

And its a goody bag with STEAMPUNK embossing folder by Tim Holtz, some STEAMPUNK brass charms to compliment your cards and some other secret goodies that one winner of the

SUGAR BOWL CHALLENGE will win this time around.

WARNING: Be careful how you say it, you would not want to mix up your S's and P's !

Poor Gavin choked on his bottled water because of my little split up LOL

So take note, Sugar Nellie brings you what hot and Simply Sassy girls are most defiantly that.

KRISTA is great at coming back with sketches once I give her an idea, we have so much more Sassy girls to offer you , we even have Christmas in the bag ssshhhhhhh.

The blog hop over on  the SIMPLY SASSY BLOG was once again

fantastic and inspirational, a huge thank you to all the girls on the DT, you are brilliant !

{candy will follow for those who were nice enough to comment on the girls blogs

 and someone over here will get a prize too :)}

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So I usually work in the HOS on a Monday but its all changed this next two weeks as Kate takes some time off in search of the sun. I am at home today, not nice and cozy as you would expect, its turned wet and cold here in Scotland. Emails and artwork, that's my job for today, over on the facebook page for SUGAR NELLIES, fan already know that I have a lot of artwork to shuffle about just now, decisions decision's, I just hope you luv what I choose :)

take care and stay warm

Karen

Sugar Addicts Showcase Sunday.

It's the lovely day of the week when I get to showcase a Sugar Addict and in the spotlight today is a lady that I met over on Facebook on the Sugar Nellie group - the very talented Sandie.
A little background information first:

My name is Sandie Dunne and I live in Ireland with my hubby. I am a SAHM to our 4 kidlets who range in age between 5 and 19. I have been crafting just over 5yrs, starting out with scrapbooking, and was then lured over to the world of stamping and card making by all the talent in blogland. I enjoy all types of papercrafting from mini books to templates. My favourite colouring mediums are Copic markers and distress inks but I mostly use Copics. I am honoured to be spotlighted for the Sugar Addicts Showcase Sunday.


And here is the fabulous card that Sandie sent for me to show...

Sandie's colouring is amazing as is her use of embellies. The image is called Little Star and you can buy her at a special price HERE.

And this is the second card that Sandie sent for me to share with you. I do love Leanne Ellis Annie images and this one is called Fly Free and you can get her HERE. I adore the soft and pretty colours.

As always I picked some cards off Sandie's blog to show you...

Look at all the pretty detail on this card! Of course you all know this image is a Simply Sassy and she's called Star Dust and available to buy HERE.

And another beautiful card using a Diane Duda image. I love the use of paper piecing on her dress.

And finally a stunning red head! I LOVE red hair, I wonder if Sandie could come and colour in my grey hairs and make them red instead?

Sandie has a stunning collection of cards on her blog so please grab a cuppa and pop over there for a lovely wander. *Thank you Sandie, your cards are truly inspirational and I loved my journey through your blog*

Thanks for looking.
Love Elaine xx

Welcome Back

Well I think by now you all noticed that its Friday 13th and gremlins got into blogger, post have gone,I am still struggling to get photos to load and time will only tell what other knock on effects today has had.

There are a good few of you waiting for the SIMPLY SASSY BLOG HOP tomorrow, these dt girls are great, did you see the step by step box, I love those, made loads, give it a go its easy and so useful.

I think Mark not only has his release weekend deal of the set of sassy's but three new digi images for you this weekend.

Sassy have made a splash in two magazines lately, thanks to Tiets and Judy, but I can not get the picture to load :( I'll come back to those later.

I also have a print from Krista to give away, PISSED OF PRINCESS, do you know that one? A print and a stamp to give away to one commenter on this post, there is candy hidden along the blog hop so don't miss any of that sweet give away either. Sorry for the lack of pictures but I have no idea if this post will even work and for how long, after all Sony PSP site has been down for weeks!

have a sassy weekend sugar addicts and I will catch you soon, take care.
Karen

Old is Good.....

....And that stands for me AND rubber!

We all look forward to a new release of stamps, and this weekend you'll be able to buy set 7 of the Simply Sassy stamps over at Funky Kits. I LOVE Sassy stamps the bestest in the world but I also love all my Sugar Nellie's, and I do own the odd one or two (or 150 something) stamps myself.
So this week I turn my attentions back to the oldie but goodie stamps. I've been looking at all the fabulous cards that have been entered into the Sugar Bowl challenge and found these beauties:

Isn't this a real stunner? The talented Michele entered this card using the Gorgeous Flower Girl image available to buy HERE I love Michele's perfect colouring and her handmade flowers.

This beautiful card is Angelique's entry. I adore Leanne Ellis Annie stamps and this is one of my favourites called Fizz which you can buy HERE. I've used this stamp many times for many different occasions. Such a sweet and pretty card.

And Marion entered with this fabulous card. I love Marion's vintage style using Rory from the Home Grown Soft Centres range and you can buy him HERE. Such a lot of detail on this one.

If you've not entered the challenge yet you have until next Wednesday evening before the link closes. As always you can find all the details over on the Sugar Bowl blog.

I'll be back on Sunday with another Sugar Addicts Showcase, so hope to see you then.
Thanks for looking.
Love Elaine xx

Keep watching

Did you see the great creations over on the Sassy Blog?

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Morning girls, well it took me all of Sunday to recover from a manic weekend, I might just be getting too old of all these capers.

Did my shift in the HOS yesterday, did not get much done as the shop was a wee bit busy and I did not even get my computer switched on all day.

I am just off to town to get my eyes checked, blind as a bat in real life, so its time for a check up and a new pair of specks no doubt.

Before I go just a reminder that the SIMPLY SASSY BLOG are having peeks all week of the new Simply Sassy stamps which will be available from FUNKY KITS this weekend.

I also have some special gifts to give away, keep watching, both eyes!

I have a load of photos to show you but I cant get them to load onto blogger, so once I figure that out you can see some more of what went off at the weekend and a few magazines that the Sassy Girls have been in recently.

be back soon, take care

Karen