Category Archives: Sugar Nellie

Here’s another of those stamps that has been collecting dust in my little basket.  Actually, it hasn’t been there all that long.  It’s fairly new (to me).   

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I decided to keep it fairly simple, coloring with Copics, adding some stitching, twill and popping up the focal image and whole front panel.

Our Time Trials went well, but it was cold.  We’ve had so much rain in the last couple weeks (and it’s been in the 60’s until today), so we’ve had only a few actual swim (in the water) practices.  My little girl had no experience on deck with the buzzer (whatever it’s called) and she’s pretty shy.  We managed to get her in for her freestyle but she would have nothing to do with the backstroke.  She was so upset about it she was crying.  Awww…I felt so bad.  I’m hoping we have better weather this week for practicing and that she’ll have more confidence next weekend.  (And I hope it’s warmer!)  My son was a trooper. He complained a bit but did well.  🙂   ***yawn*** (lol)   

I’m off to bed.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie “Fingers Crossed,” Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms I” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Stampin’ Up Barely Banana, Prism Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Wisteria paper pad   Accessories:  Copic markers (E0000, E00, YR31, R20, B000, B00, E31, E33, E35, C1, C3), twill, sewing machine, pop dots.  Finished size 5 ¼” x 5 ¼”.

Today’s Ways to Use It challenge is to use kraft cardstock.  Now there’s a color I do not use often enough.  I like it, I just never think to use it for whatever reason.

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I paired kraft cardstock with Basic Grey’s new Wisteria patterned paper, using kraft as my card base, matting and stone wall.  To create the stone wall, I used a Fiskars texture plate with my Cuttlebug. I then rubbed over the raised design with a sponge dabbed into white craft ink.

I cut out the bottom portion of the image so that the girl’s legs could dangle over the “wall,” and I placed a thin strip of a pop dot beneath each leg.

My little white cross-stitches over the sentiment were inspired by my friend Carla.  🙂  She often adds hand-stitching to her cards (which are always amazing). 

Thanks so much for visiting!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl; sentiment by Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms II” (Kim Hughes Collection)  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Kraft, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Wisteria 6×6 paper pad   Accessories:  Copic markers (E0000, E00, YR20, RV42, RV95.E31, E33, E35, E43, C3, C5), EK Success 1-3/8” circle punch, Fiskars texture plate, Webster’s Pages trim, white string, pop dots.

Here it is again…the same paper I used on my last post.  I used quite a bit of it here.  The image itself is somewhat large so my card ended up being 5 1/2″ x 6 1/2″.  The “jacks” pattern you see is the reverse side of the floral.  Had I planned ahead (which I hardly ever do), I could have cut that partial circle from the one “card size” piece and just added the layer of brown cardstock beneath the curve to hide the cut line.  Nonetheless, I’m happy with the result.  (And I really hope to find more of this paper somewhere.  So far though, I’ve had no luck, not even on-line.  Is it old?  Discontinued?  I’ve never bought paper in a store then not been able to find it on-line.  Strange.  **shrugging shoulders**)

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I looked at this image from Sugar Nellie so many times, trying to decide if I wanted it.  The only thing that held me back was it’s size (about 4 3/8″ x 5 1/8″) but I decided it was just too cute to pass up. 

I’m off to enjoy this glorious weather (finally)!  Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie “Girl and Birdhouse”; Cornish Heritage Farms “Silhouette Blooms I” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark, Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  The Paper Loft Cosmic “Fusion”   Accessories:  Copic markers (E00, YR20, R20, YR31, YG91, YG95, E33, E57, E0000), EK Success slot and small oval punches, ribbon, buttons, white string.

I had to make time today to play with my new Gorjuss Girls from Sugar Nellie.  I  them!  I do, I do, I do!!!  They are SO cute!

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I colored her with Copics, used a Copic to color the flourish and embossed the sentiment so it would show up better on the patterned paper. 

I’ll be back soon! Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great night/day!

Stamps:  Sugar Nellie Gorjuss Girl “Sitting;” Cornish Heritage Farms Silhouette Blooms I (sentiment)   Ink:  Tuskineko Memento Tuxedo Black (focal image); Adirondack Pitch Black (sentiment)  Cardstock:  Prism Suede Brown Dark; Papertrey Ink white   Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye “My Sunshine”  Accessories:  Copic markers, buttons, white string, Making Memories chipboard flourish, Martha Stewart border punch, clear embossing powder, pop dots.  Card size 5” x 5”.