It is one year today since the first Sugar Nellie stamp was sold on Funkykits. WOW what a year it has been, there was a little message from Tracy over at Funkykits to remind me that one year ago the first stamp to sell was sitting nellie. The original range was illustrated by Eva and not long after she was joined by Linda, at the start of 2008 we launched Rachelle and then in the spring Elisabeth. All these girls have their own characters and the variety of carefully chosen illustrators has been a successful move fro Sugar Nellie.
And can you guess which is our most popular character? I will give you candy if you get it right. (candy give alway now closed as so many of you got it right) I will give you the answer later, off now to write down all the names who did get it right.
Things are all about to change, I am almost ready to tell you but you need to wait just little bit longer :)
Congratulations to all our stamp designers, well done all our creative DT, and a BIG thank you to you, our customers for you support.
ETA Rachelle has had a little addition of her own, :) congratulations to the Miller family on the save arrival of your son.
Intresting readings
There have been many comment on the subject of a stamp club/kit. I am still interested in reading your opinion so please leave your comments on the last post.
I can say the there is no hanglar news :(
There will be no papers in the kit I agree, papers are something we all have too much of.
Should the "kit" stamps be available at a later date one by one? or exclusive only in the kit.
I don't want to leave anyone out so what about a new collection being split into a small kit and the rest being available one by one?
Should the kit be viewed before commitment? Would you like a different illustrator for each kit?
Monthly or quarterly? Should it be limited in numbers, closing date for orders etc
Tomorrow sees a new contract going out in the post, one of three I hope to conclude before the new year. Once the paperwork is in place I will tie the carrot on the string and begin to dangle :)
I will have blog candy like no other to give away and that's before the stamps arrive. Keep tuned and don't miss out, something yummy could be under the tree for you this year. You had better be good.
I can say the there is no hanglar news :(
There will be no papers in the kit I agree, papers are something we all have too much of.
Should the "kit" stamps be available at a later date one by one? or exclusive only in the kit.
I don't want to leave anyone out so what about a new collection being split into a small kit and the rest being available one by one?
Should the kit be viewed before commitment? Would you like a different illustrator for each kit?
Monthly or quarterly? Should it be limited in numbers, closing date for orders etc
Tomorrow sees a new contract going out in the post, one of three I hope to conclude before the new year. Once the paperwork is in place I will tie the carrot on the string and begin to dangle :)
I will have blog candy like no other to give away and that's before the stamps arrive. Keep tuned and don't miss out, something yummy could be under the tree for you this year. You had better be good.
Sweet sugar WAR!
Word on the blog land grape vine is that Maddy has kept Calvin's Sugar Nellie stamp and has used her!
http://madimaginations.blogspot.com/ ..................go have a giggle and look at those darling fimo creations.
Congratulations to all in USA, a new start for you all, better things to come. They can not get any worse and its great to be able to say its the first man in the white house who does not have grey hair! (Scottish humour)
Have you all finished your Christmas cards yet?.............hurry up because I have something exciting to tell you :)
STAMP CLUB
What are your views on a stamp club, we are working with Funkykits putting ideas forward as to how we can improve/expand the service. With three new illustrators on the horizon and a regular new monthly release date, I am now wondering about making some of the stamps available as a kit. many options are open to us but I would like your feedback, what do you like and don't like about kits/clubs..........................answers will not be published so tell it as it is :)
http://madimaginations.blogspot.com/ ..................go have a giggle and look at those darling fimo creations.
Congratulations to all in USA, a new start for you all, better things to come. They can not get any worse and its great to be able to say its the first man in the white house who does not have grey hair! (Scottish humour)
Have you all finished your Christmas cards yet?.............hurry up because I have something exciting to tell you :)
STAMP CLUB
What are your views on a stamp club, we are working with Funkykits putting ideas forward as to how we can improve/expand the service. With three new illustrators on the horizon and a regular new monthly release date, I am now wondering about making some of the stamps available as a kit. many options are open to us but I would like your feedback, what do you like and don't like about kits/clubs..........................answers will not be published so tell it as it is :)
Samples galore
The post man had lots of packets, both from Marlene and Tiets, lovely cards and sweeties. Thank you girls they are all lovely and I am sending some to the Birmingham show :)
busy weekend crafting
The design team have been busy making lots of lovely Sugar Nellie creations. Marlene & Tiets have been joined by Karen, Gayle, Sarah , Vicky & Dawn. All our girls do a fantastic job and are we appreciate you all, thank you.
Next week I would hope to introduce you to our new Scottish illustrator. Having met her in Glasgow while at the show and we have a few things to wrap up yet, I approached her last year but was unable to commit to such a well know artist in her field. The support you have shown and success of such a small Scottish stamp company in its first year has allowed us to open the doors to more illustrators, some are named others are not. Either way we will continue to bring you something different, professionally illustrated and beautiful to colour, in other words "what every stamper wants". Those who have had a peek are excited, this just confirms my opinion that we are going in the right direction .
What we do has a knock on effect to others involved with Sugar Nellie, some of our illustrators have moved on to other projects fueled undoubtedly by the publicity received when we launched them as rubber stamp designers, magazine feature for crafters who inspired to be published, demonstration and design team work , no matter how small a company we are our passion and commitment to open door for others if we can is just something we choose to do. Our love of this hobby and our drive to bring you something better is a huge amount of fun and most of the time highly enjoyable. Enjoy your weekend and finish off your Chirstmas cards as there is something new coming our way :)
Erica is amazing
Yes some of us have come across her work before but if you are new to Sugar Nellie, pop over to
http://blogje-van-eer.blogspot.com/2008/10/finallymy-project-o.html
and see the amazing project, its just darling.
I think its time to send some candy to Erica, a few animals to challenge her a little :)
Ethel all group A have their stamps group B will be sent something new, maybe even a new collection by a new designers dependant on the time scale.
http://blogje-van-eer.blogspot.com/2008/10/finallymy-project-o.html
and see the amazing project, its just darling.
I think its time to send some candy to Erica, a few animals to challenge her a little :)
Ethel all group A have their stamps group B will be sent something new, maybe even a new collection by a new designers dependant on the time scale.
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Sarah has been busy and here is here card, I love the colour and he sentiment, pop over to her blog for more details. Thank you Sarah it is beautiful, thanks for sharing.
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