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

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 68

Good morning all. Sorry for lack of posts but work is crazy as ever and I have no inclination to sit on the computer when I get home!!

Anyway, It Sugar Bowl time, and a chance for someone to win a fabberoonie prize!

Here is this fortnight's Sketch by the lovely Kiki.

I have flipped it as I bough the Embossing folder with the cogs and needed to use it so, thought it would fit here. THe cogs are various Tim Holtz Dies from Sizzix and the gorgeous image is a Sassy called AMELIA from Sugar Nellie, available at Funky Kits

Hope you like and it inspires you to have a go, pop over to the Blog and Check out the rest of the Team's inspiration, its always fabulous.

Have a good day and take care!

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

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

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

perfect..........

Isn't she lovely, This is a Molly Blooms Stamp I bought agaes ago, but have never got around to show. I had to buy it as Emily is a really cook extrordinaire!!!! and I just think this image looks like her when she's in the kitchen!!

I coloured the image and then needed to do something with it, so used her to create a luscious gift box which I can use for B'day or Christmas and put some cooking goodies in for Em! The box is a fabulous die from Sizzix which goes in the Pro!!!!


My fav (at the moment) flowers!

and an open shot.
I hope you like. I have lots to show and will get around to it all promise!!!

Take care

hugs Sarah B X

giggle..........

Good Morning. Here is another card which for some reason got lost in cyber space. It was for another Anyone for Anya Challenge. It was a colour challenge, a picture of lots of colourful Hot Air balloons.

I used Summer from The Greeting Farm.

I cut lots of balloons from a sizzlet popup die I have,

..... decoupaged Summer's arm.....

For her to hold lots of balloons.

Hope you like.

Take care today, got lots of packing to do, but only crafty bits and pieces.

Hugs Sarah B X

rule britannia...

Good Morning everyone, hope you are enjoying the summer holidays!!!!

A quick post from me today as I have so much to do what with taxiing children and physio appointments, things are a little busy before I go away on Saturday!!!!

The card I am sharing today is another Anyone for Anya Challenge which seemed to get lost in Cyber land!!

It was for a challenge named Patriotic.

I made it into an 8" by 8" card.......

Cute The Greeting Farm Images!!

A Tim Holtz Alphabet die
And a finished card.
Hope you like.
Take care and have a lovely day.
Hugs Sarah B X