MORGAN....

Morning all...

And happy Bank Holiday Easter Monday too....

Vicky here today...and I have played with the adorable Morgan from the Bags of Fashion collection..and Ooh I so love her gorgeous hair...

 I have teamed sweet Morgan with some pretty Bo Bunny papers...

 Coloured her with my Copics, Chalks for her cheeks...and added some Prisma Pencils for added shading..

and used a mix of dies for embellies...and some pearls too..

for more information please pop over to my blog here..

So that's all from me today...thanks for stopping by...

and enjoy the rest of the Bank Holiday..

biggest of hugs Vicky xx

SOS - Spring has Sprung

how to stamp eggs

Happy Easter Sugar Addicts, I hope there is more chocolate about your house than there is in ours.

I love the minimal look of this stamped egg, not even a hint of chocolate!

But its not all about the chocolate, OH NO SHE DIDN'T!

Yes there are many aspects to Easter don't you know. LOL

I love the feeling of spring, bright yellow daffodil's and crisp white snow drops peeking through a lawn that has been battered by a bitter cold winter, now coming back to life with a splash of natural colour.

Living in the country is great at this time of year. Living in the country or country living, you can be in the middle of the city and still let the country into your home.

I am very much a country living kind of girl, love old furniture, mix and match china, flowers and just generally making a display of loved things in your home. {I do it at work too}

country living

It's just the sewing projects that I fall back on, with a now ever increasing collection of fabrics

thanks to a delivery in our store.

I have to get on and DO rather than planning these little bits of fabric things.

But it's taking all my time these days just to keep the family happy, the kitchen is forever in use as its lambing time and that is "work hard, eat and get back out there time".

I can not keep the fridge full or the men fed, they just cause havoc with my day.

Some of you know that last year my son James was saving up to by his own Tup (daddy sheep) and with his own flock of Ewes (mummy sheep) added later on, GUESS WHAT!

Yes it is spring after all, lambs lambs and more lambs.

It's not the first lambing James has helped out at, he is 14 and has done since he could walk.

{in his first size green John Deere boilder suit and his yellow JCB wellies}

but this year the lambs are his.

But  kids on a farm see the circle of life au natural.

 And there was a young farmer with a heavy heart this week when one of his ewes lost 2 of her 3 lambs.

His dad gave him a pat on the back and told him that he still had a good ewe and one lamb, for that he needed to be grateful.

The lessons of life, passed on from one generation to the next.

have a great weekend

Karen

Saturday Shenanigans

Happy Easter everyone!

I do hope that you are all organised for the big ‘Egg Hunt’ tomorrow?

Of course, I realise that Easter is a spiritual celebration but, with two small (very excited) girls in my house, for them it is all about the Easter Bunny!

I confess, this year, to being a little nervous about the Easter Bunnies abilities to hide eggs in the snow, without getting his paws frostbitten.

Perhaps he will do what he used to do when I was little…..and hide them all around the house instead?

This sometimes led to melted chocolate eggs being found a couple of months later…because, of course, the silly Easter Bunny had hidden them too close to light fittings and heaters!

So, perhaps, it’ll just have to be frozen outdoor eggs this year!

Today I thought that I might do a little ‘featurette’ on one of our fabulous Design Team members, and this time around it’s

Pat Frank

Missy Pat joined us, as a DT member, in September 2011.

Although, she had been with us for some considerable time, before that, as a Sweetie over on The Sugar Bowl.

So, let’s take a look at some of her fabulous creations…

I confess that when I saw this gorgeous card, I instantly had to rush out and buy the design paper she had used, as it is just so deliciously Spring like.

(Hello, my name is Gayle and I’m a paperaholic)

Pat has used Honey Pip here.

and a digi Daffy Pip in this gingham creation….for those who don’t know, I am OBSESSED with gingham!

Sooo perfect for a last minute Easter or Spring card, as it’s digi it’s instant.

and, she has used my ‘most favourite’ colour combination for this Babies Delight card.

I do love green and orange together, always a winner for me!

More recently, Pat has been taking some art classes herself, and she has fallen in love with our more ‘arty’ range of Leanne Ellis stamps

Which has led to some divine creations using these graceful ladies….

This one is called ‘Time Flies’ and this card is so delightfully full of little details.

Here we have If Only…..oh, ‘if only’ I could make cards as elegant as this one *sigh* Although, I do posses this stamp, that die, ‘oh’ but no papers like this…..maybe I need some???? lol

This ultra feminine card uses Belle Flower, and brings us ‘full circle’ back to my addiction for papers,,,as I think I might ‘NEED’ these too!

I'm sure you'll agree, we have one very talented (and very funny) lady in our Pat!

Just goes to show that we have a fabulous design team and a diverse range of stamps that has ‘something for everyone’!

I do hope that I’ve provided you with a little inspiration this Saturday?

If so, please feel free to show us your creations, either, on our Facebook page and in The Sugar Bowl….there’s fabulous prizes to be won!

Enjoy your weekend,,,and don’t eat too many eggs!

Luv’n’Hugs

Gayle x

Jasmine

Good morning everyone :o)

I have a sweet little fairy creation today, using a gorgeous stamp from the Fairy Glen collection.

This little lovely is called Jasmine and she's available from Funky Kits here.

I've kept my card light and fresh and springlike as there seem to be no signs of an actual spring here in the UK!  We're still surrounded by snow and ice in Sheffield, and I've got yet another cold... I'm not a hot weather sort of person, but I absolutely promise not to moan about the heat (if we get any) this year lol.

Hope you all have a lovely day :o)

Lisa x

Eye Candy ♥

Good Morning Sugar Addicts :)

Blimey but it's been cold over here for the last week! We've had snow and more snow and temperatures are in the minus's. A big change from the weather we were having this time last year, when it was unseasonably warm. But every cloud has a silver lining and it's perfect weather for staying indoors and colouring.

Over on our challenge blog, the Sugar Bowl, there is still almost a week left to get your entry in before the next challenge starts on Thursday 4th April...and it could be YOU that's picked at random to receive the prize of any 4 Sugar Nellie stamps of your choosing, but you've got to be in it to win it.

Until then...

This weeks Eye Candy goes to...

...Dunja.

An absolutely gorgeous card made with the Gorgeous Girl Little Star.

I love the stamping on linen!! I quite fancy having a try at that myself if I can find someone that stocks this in the UK? 

Beautifully coloured and such pretty embellishments..I love this sooo much :)

Please take our badge Dunja, and thank you for sharing your delightful card with us.

I'll be back again the same time next week with the new Sugar Bowl challenge.

Thanks for looking

Love Elaine xx

A Gorgeous Bear Hug

Hello Everyone! Jane here today with a card I have made using one of the lovely Gorgeous girls stamps from Funky Kits. This adorable image is called 'Bear Hug' and you can get her here. I coloured her in with Promarkers and paper pieced her dress to give her a lovely spotty outfit.

The papers I have used are Christmas ones from Carta Bella. I love the pretty colours so I thought I would have a go at using them for a non Christmassy card and I think they have worked pretty well. The lace was bought in a beautiful Haberdashery store in New York a little while ago and the flowers are from the Ribbon Girl and my stash. The little sentiment is a rub on. I finished off with a few little stick on gems and pearls. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!

Jane

x

time for spring colours...

Hi everyone I hope your having a brilliant week...I have a couple of cards to show you today using some lush bright spring colours...I think we need some spring colours atm don't you...especially with all the snow we are getting in the UK...my first is using a stunning Leanne Ellis stamp called Day Dreamer...I love this fabulous stamp, the cute birds hanging from the window make it extra special...my second card is using one of the brand new Bags of Fashion release...this one is the super cute Morgan...I used my distress inks to colour both these sweet bits of sugar and all the details of colours, papers etc are on my blog...thanks for stopping by today to see what I had to show you and wherever you are I hope the sun shines on you

Mina xxx