Sugar Nellie DT - A sweet baby rabbit

Hello Everyone, I hope you are well and are having a good Weekend. I am not well and have had to cancel all my plans for this Weekend so I am feeling a bit fed up, I have a nasty cough and am desperate for a decent night's sleep as I have been keeping myself awake coughing at night. I have a sweet little card to share with you today which I made with one of the adorable 'Little Cotton Rabbits' stamps which are available here at Funky Kits.

This cute baby rabbit is called 'Albie' and I coloured him in with my Promarkers and Flexmarkers before cutting him out leaving a small border. The base card was cut using a Grand Nestabilites die and I layered a doily die on top. I used some scraps of card from my scraps box to layer onto a kraft circle and added lots of stitching. The little label die and sentiment were cut using a Dienamics die and I added some Doodlebug letter stickers to finish it. I added a twine bow, stick on pearl and a lovely little wooden button.

Here is a close up of Albie, he is so cute! I can't wait to colour him in pink and add a little pink bow to make him into a little girl rabbit next time. I hope you have a lovely Saturday and enjoy the rest of your Weekend.
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet DT - New challenge - Simplicity

Hello again! I am back with my Little Miss Muffet DT card for this fortnight's Little Miss Muffet Challenge. Our theme this week is 'Simplicity' so we look forward to seeing your 'simple' cards. I have used one of the ready made Monsters from the newly released Build a Monster set on my card.

I printed him onto white textured card and stamped a little sentiment underneath before colouring him in. I then cut him out and sewed him onto a block of green card with distressed edges and added it to a scalloped card base I cut from turquoise card. I finished with a couple of little green pearls. Simple!
I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge. The DT have made some wonderful cards to inspire you! Make sure you check them out on the blog! Enjoy the rest of your Thursday!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy new release preview - Fishy Present

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good week. My Hubby has had a nasty throat and cough for over a week now and I think I have picked it up. My throat has been really sore since yesterday! We will be having a new release at Whiff of Joy this weekend and the Design Team are previewing the new stamps this week and we will be having a blog hop on Sunday which is release day.

I have made a card using the very sweet 'Fishy Present'. These cute little penguins were so much fun to colour in. I used my new Flexmarkers and they were great! So much easier to get into the smaller areas than my Promarkers and I found the blending quite easy too with the brush nibs.

The papers I have used are by Kaisercraft and are from the Mint Twist pad. I layered them onto red card and added stitching around the edges. The sentiment is also by Whiff of Joy and the snowflakes were cut with a Whiff of Joy die. Make sure you check out my teamies blogs for lots of inspiration using the new images! Have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT - Winter Kit preview

Hello Everyone! Have you ordered your Whiff of Joy Secret Winter kit yet? Pre-order is open now and the lovely kit will be shipped out in a few weeks. I have made a card using one of the lovely images and sentiments from the kit and have gone a bit holly mad! I have used some gorgeous holly papers from the Echo Park 'Very Merry Christmas' pad and added some felt holly leaves cut with a Cheery Lyn Holly die.

The adorable Toddler Henry was coloured with Promarkers and die cut into a circle. I inked around the edges and added sewing around the edges before adding it to a scalloped circle.

I added some flowers from my stash and some gingham ribbon and a sentiment from the kit which I die cut in  a banner shape. I finished with some gems and red pearls and a touch of glitter on Henry's hat.
I hope you have a lovely Wednesday.
Jane
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Passion for Promarkers DT - For A Man

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you are well and had a good start to the week. I am running late so am quickly dropping in to share my DT card for this week's Passion for Promarkers Challenge. Our theme this week is 'For a Man' so we are looking forward to seeing all your masculine makes this week. I have used the lovely Ronnie from the now closed Pollycraft on my card. He is fabulous for Men's cards and I have used him lots of times. This card was made for a colleague who requested a card for someone who was retiring.

I used My Mind's Eye papers which are quite old and have been in my stash for a long time, they have a great texture and I think I resisted cutting into them for a good couple of years!
The image was coloured with Promarkers and Flexmarkers and layered onto a scalloped circle cut from aqua card. I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. The Design Team have made some fabulous samples to inspire you and we have a great sponsor!



Our sponsor this week is Letraset and one lucky winner will receive a New Promarker Collector’s set as their prize.

I hope you have a lovely Tuesday!

Jane

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Whiff of Joy DT - A mini Halloween pyramid box tutorial

Hello again! I am sharing a tutorial today on the Whiff of Joy blog to show you how to make a mini pyramid treat box using some of the lovely new Halloween stamps released this month at Whiff of Joy.

You can see my tutorial here. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!

Jane

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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Anyone need a free hug?

Hello Everyone! I have  another Saturated Canary card this week for my Mum's Craft Shop DT post. This image is my favourite of all the Saturated Canary stamps which recently arrived at My Mum's Craft Shop. I think she has beautiful eyes and I love her hair as well. She was really lovely to colour in.

I used papers from the gorgeous Glitz Design 'Hello Friend' paper pad which is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. I also added some of the beautiful Hobby House roses and stick on pearls.

My image was coloured with Promarkers and I added stitching around all the edges of my layers.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday! I will be playing with some of the new Christmas stash which I ordered this week, make sure you check out the new Products section of the website for some fabulous new goodies to get you started on your Christmas cards.
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet DT - What's that coming over the hill?

...is it a Monster? is it a Monster?? Good Morning Everyone! That song has been bugging me ever since I saw the fabulous new 'Build a Monster' release at Little Miss Muffet Stamps. There are new Monster images available from today as well as lots of Monster Body parts to allow you to build your own Monster! I had lots of fun playing and made quite a few but here are two to start.

I used some Echo Park papers 'Boy's Life' on my first card and coloured my image with Promarkers to match. The sentiment is an old Pollycraft Rubber stamp I bent to fit the circle. The die cut stars are Dienamics and the cog shape is a Spellbinders die.

My second card was made using scraps of October Afternoon papers and an old sentiment from my stash. I added some funky stripey buttons to tone in with the papers. Make sure you check out the Little Miss Muffet blog for lots of inspiration from the DT! Have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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A Sparkle and Shine Tag

Hello Everyone! It's my day for sharing a Project on the Sugar Nellie blog and today I am showing a tag which I have embellished with one of the lovely new digi images which were recently released at Funky Kits. I really enjoy making tags as a little break from Christmas cards and they are great for adding to last minute gifts.

This little cutie is called 'Sparkle and Shine' and is available here from Funky Kits. I added Echo Park 'A Very Merry Christmas' papers to cover my tag layered onto red card and I added stitching around all the edges. My image was coloured with Promarkers and I then cut it out leaving a small border.

The sentiment I used is a Bazzill rub on and I added some little flowers and a wooden button and finished with some gingham ribbon and a snowflake charm. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - Secret Winter Kit Preview

Hello again! As promised, I am back with my Whiff of Joy post for this week and I have a very exciting preview of the Secret Winter Stamp kit to share with you. I love this adorable Toddler Henry stamp. He looks so cute in his little Santa hat! I have followed this fortnight's Whiff of Joy Challenge Sketch using some lovely Echo Park papers.

I coloured my image with Promarkers and added glitter to Henry's Hat. I distressed my die cut circle and the sentiment with Tim Holtz ink and added Tim Holtz die cut swirls to fit in with the sketch.

Here is a close up of my image coloured in with Promarkers. The button which tops the wooden snowflake is from The Ribbon Girl. There are lots of gorgeous stamps in the Secret Winter kit and I will be sharing another card made with a stamp from the kit next week.

You can pre-order your own kit here at Whiff of Joy and make sure you check out my teamies blogs for some more sneaky peeks of the Winter Stamp kit. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
Jane

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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - Ellie's Birthday

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and having a good Weekend so far, I am hopefully on my way to Alexandra Palace right now and will be meeting up with Kitty for a coffee and a catch up. The new Saturated Canary stamps arrived at My Mum's Craft Shop this week and I had lots of fun yesterday playing with them. This lovely image is called 'Ellies Birthday' and is available here from My Mum's Craft Shop. I used the latest Sketch from Sketch Saturday for my card.

I coloured my image with Promarkers and then cut it out leaving a small border and added it to my card using foam pads. The papers I have used are by Glitz design and are from the Cashmere Dame pad.

I added a charm from Whiff of Joy tied with Whiff of Joy twine and finished with a rub on sentiment, some gems and flowers from my stash. I hope you have a lovely Sunday, I will be back later with my Whiff of Joy card for this week!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT for the Sugar Bowl Challenge

Good Evening Everyone! I am a bit late posting to my blog today! I have been feeling under the weather this week and have been really sleepy in the evenings so have fallen behind with my DT work this week. I woke up feeling a bit better today and had a massive crafting session and got lots of cards made. I have been playing with some of the gorgeous new digi stamps that were released recently at Sugar Nellie and followed the latest sketch from the Sugar Bowl Challenge to make my card.

I used some old Bobunny papers which I hope fit in with the optional Vintage Turquoise theme. They have lots of lovely glitter on them and I layered them onto turquoise card and added lots of stitching around the edges. The image I have used is called 'Gingerbread cookies' and is available here from Funkykits.

I coloured the image with my Promarkers and then added glitter to the wand and the snow. I inked around the edges of my cut out image and then stamped with some of the smaller image stamps from the Personal Impressions Warm Winter Wishes set. The sentiment is also from the same set. I used Whiff of Joy snowflakes to embellish my card and some flowers from my stash and finished with some gems and stick on pearls. I am off to Alexandra Palace to the Big Stamp and Scrapbooking Show in the morning. I can't wait! I have been saving my pennies and am looking forward to seeing some of my crafty Friends and seeing some demos and buying some new goodies! I hope you have a lovely Weekend!
Jane
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Little Miss Muffet DT - Firefoot

Good Morning Everyone! It's time for a brand new Little Miss Muffet Challenge today and the theme this fortnight is 'Anything but a Square/Rectangle'. As you can see, due to a little mix up on my part my card for this Challenge is actually a square! That will teach me to read more carefully and double check things before making my cards in future. We do accept 'Anything Goes' entries into our Challenge as long as you use a Little Miss Muffet stamp though so my card is an ideal opportunity to remind you all!

I have use the very sweet Firefoot on my card with papers from My Mind's Eye. I added lots of stitching and a lovely gingham ribbon. I accessorised with some lovely flowers, gems and a little punched butterfly. Make sure you check out the Challenge blog for lots of inspiration on the correct theme from the DT.
Have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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Passion for Promarkers DT - Clean and Simple.

Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good week so far. Sorry I am a little bit late with my Passion for Promarkers DT post today. I thought I had scheduled it but it was not even written up yet. We have a great theme for you this week. Our theme this week is 'Clean and Simple' and the DT have some great cards to share with you.

I have kept my card very simple using no backing papers and just sewing my image panel onto a rectangle of red card. The very cute reindeers are from Stamposaurus and were so much fun to colour in with my Promarkers. I am thinking of having this design for my Christmas cards this year. I hope you will be able to join us for this week's Challenge. We have a fab sponsor as usual.
Our sponsor this week is Joanna Sheen and one lucky winner will receive a £10.00 to spend in her online store. Don’t forget there is free p&p when you spend over £9.00 and super fast delivery as standard!

Have a lovely Tuesday!
Jane
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Some cards for sale in my Etsy Shop

Hello again! Sorry, I promised I would not be back yet but I just wanted to let you all  know I have put a few of my cards for sale in my Etsy Shop. If you click on the Etsy Widget on the right, it will take you there.

I have several boxes of cards in my Craft Room and I need to make some more room for new stash!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!
Jane
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Ribbon Girl DT - September Colour Challenge - Green and Pink

Hello again! This is my last blog post today...I promise! I am back to share my DT card for this month's Colour Challenge on the Ribbon Girl Blog. Our colour theme this month is....

Green and Pink

I knew straight away which image I wanted to use for this Challenge. I have been wanting to colour the lovely 'Lollipop' from Little Miss Muffet in bright sugary colours for a while and I thought she would be perfect with this fun sentiment from Pink Petticoat. However, it took me ages to select my papers and I settled eventually for some American Crafts papers I had left over from a Commission. I nearly had all my paper stash on the floor trying to make a decision!

The cloud paper is a vellum and I mounted it onto white card. I used a Martha Stewart Punch to cut a strip of grass and tucked some Ribbon Girl mesh behind it before die cutting it and sewing it onto a pink circle. I added some clouds cut with a Dienamics die and lots of beautiful flowers from The Ribbon Girl.

I added a tiny bow tied from gingham onto the lollipop stick and a larger gingham bow tied from Bias binding. The red and pink were staples in my craft stash so I was delighted when more colours started to arrive at the Ribbon Girl. I topped this with a flower after I had pulled out the centre and added a button instead. I finished with lots of stick on pearls around the edge of my card scallops.
I hope you will be able to join us for this Challenge.

We have lots of fabulous inspiration from the DT on the Challenge blog and some great prizes as usual..

A £10 gift voucher from the very generous ladies at Lili of the Valley...

...and a Green Mini Makes Kit from Ribbon Girl

Enjoy the rest of your Weekend!
Jane
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Halloween treats

As promised, I am back again to share my regular Sunday post which will be published on the My Mum's Craft shop blog. I have been having lots more fun with the lovely Halloween goodies Kitty has in stock at My Mum's Craft Shop this week, I got a bit carried away using the adorable CC Designs Meoples Witches and Goblins set and I have used them to decorate a couple of little treat boxes and a card. 

The images are quite small so they were just the right size to decorate these boxes I cut with a Sizzix die. The perfect size to stuff with some little Halloween treats. The sentiments I have used are from the
CC designs Halloween sentiments set and I die cut them with a label die and inked around the edges.

The little die cut bats  have used were cut using a Memory Box Swooping bats die. I added some gems to the larger ones to look like beady eyes!

I'm not sure which one is my favourite, they were so quick to colour in and are just perfect for adding to tags and to personalise your treats this Halloween.

Here is the full set with some yummy sweeties! All the paper are from the Bazzill Basics All Hallows Eve pack.  I hope you are having a good weekend. I will be back soon with the Brand New Ribbon Girl Colour Challenge.
Jane
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Whiff of Joy Release day blog hop - Maya Witch and Kitty on broom

Good Morning Everyone! It is going to be a busy day on my blog today, I will be back 3 times today! Welcome to my blog for the Whiff of Joy Blog Hop. If you are following the hop you should have come here from the lovely Sonja B. The Whiff of Joy DT are all showcasing stamps and digital images from the September release. I love all the gorgeous new Halloween stamps which are being released this month and I have used 'Maya Witch and Kitty on Broom' on my card. She is so much fun to colour in! I coloured her with my Promarkers and then die cut the topper into a circle, I left the die in place and inked around the edges and then stamped spider webs and bats from the Happy Halloween accessory set which is simply fabulous!

I have used old papers from my stash on the card layered onto black card. I added distress inks and stitching around the edges and added a Whiff of Joy spider charm which I tied on with Whiff of Joy twine. I added lots of Whiff of Joy paper flowers and some green gems and purple pearls.

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Here is a close up of my image, I love the little bats flying above the broom. The sentiment I have used is also from Whiff of Joy. Thanks so much for stopping by.
Your next stop on the hop is the very talented Lori.
 Make sure you leave comments along the way as this month, 6 lucky commentators will each win one of the digital stamps from our Vintage Jane Austen release. There are 6 secret stops on the hop, so be sure to leave a comment on each one of the DT’s blogs. You just don’t know which ones are the lucky ones!  At the end of the hop, go to the Whiff of Joy World of Ideas Blog, let us know that you have left a comment at each stop of the hop by leaving us a comment and you will be entered for a chance to win! A complete list of the hop is also at this blog, just in case you get lost along the way!

The hop will remain open until midnight CEST (Central European Summer Time) Wednesday September 19th. Winners will be announced by Katharina on her blog.

Thanks for joining us for our hop. Have a lovely Sunday!

Jane

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Whiff of Joy new release preview - Kitty on Pumpkin

Hello Everyone! I am very excited to show you a preview of one of the fabulous new Halloween stamps which will be released this week at Whiff of Joy. This gorgeous stamp is called 'Kitty on Pumpkin' and was so much fun to colour in. I have used him to decorate a box I cut from a Sizzix die which is perfect to fill with Halloween treats.

The box was decorated with My Mind's Eye papers and I added a gingham ribbon tab to open the box. The image was coloured with Promarkers and cut out with a Spellbinders die. I added distress ink around the edges of the square and then stamped a spider's web which is also from a new Whiff of Joy set around the edges. The sentiment is also part of this set and also stamped on this with the Spider's web. The charm which has been tied on with Whiff of Joy twine is from a box of Halloween charms which are also part of this month's release.

Here is a close up of my image which I coloured with Promarkers. It was so much fun to colour in, that little kitty is just adorable! Make sure you check out my talented teamies blogs for more previews of the new images!

I hope you will also be able to join us on Sunday for a Blog Hop showcasing the new rubber stamps and some brand new digital images! Have a lovely Friday!

Jane

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Little Miss Muffet DT - Hills of Moordale release day

Hello Everyone! It's release day at Little Miss Muffet today and today's release is simply fabulous! There are seven Hills of Moordale images being released today and they feature beautiful whimsical creatures which are so much fun to colour in. All the stamps are available to buy at Little Miss Muffet today. 

I have used the lovely Nightwind on my card and coloured him to match the  My Mind's Eye papers I have used. I coloured my image with Promarkers and then cut it out leaving a small border adding it to my card with foam pads. The sentiment is by Hero Arts and I added some Martha Stewart butterflies, some flowers from my stash and an eyelet which I tied with a twine bow. Make sure you check out all the lovely samples from the DT on the Little Miss Muffet blog. Have a lovely Thursday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie DT - Warm Winter Wishes

Hello Everyone! It's my day for posting on the Sugar Nellie blog today. I am starting to feel a bit Christmassy again! After the fabulous new 'Sparkle and Shine' digi release at Funky Kits last week, I am full of Christmas inspiration and decided to have a play with one of my favourite Christmas stamps from last year. This adorable stamp is called Warm Winter Wishes and is available here in digi format from Funky Kits.

This stamp is so lovely to colour in as there is so much detail and the opportunity to use a great variety of different colours on the lovely scarf. I coloured my image with Promarkers and added glitter to the boy penguin's hat. I cut the image out leaving a small border and mounted it on to my card using foam pads. The papers are from last year, I am trying to use up some old pads before buying more new ones. I added a lovely Lili of the Valley sentiment which I glittered with glitter glue and lots of die cut snowflakes and finished with a little wooden button and some gems. I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!
Jane
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Ribbon Girl New Products Giveaway

Hello Everyone! The Ribbon Girls have had a massive delivery of lovely new goodies and to celebrate, Mary and Andrea are having a giveaway on the Ribbon Girl blog

 

 

They  have a lovely prize for one lucky winner which includes:

 

Pack of 5 clear drop crystal stems

Pack of 5 pink heart crystal stems

Pack of 6 Kort & Godt Cream Chrysanthemum Flowers

Bag of 26 Assorted Small Polka Dot Buttons

Pack of 5 silver butterflies

Pack of 6 Kort & Godt beaded swirls

A pearl and diamante round flat back embellishment

Pack of 6 pink diamante daisy flowers

Pack of 10 Lilac Baby's Breath flowers

20g bag of mixed lilac/purple buttons

10g bag of dried French lavender

(when you empty out the little buttons from the organza bag, you could add some of the dried lavender  to the bag and hang it in your craft room)

Please pop over to the blog for all the details on how to take part.

The winner will be drawn at random on Saturday 15th September - good luck!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT for the Whiff of Joy Challenge - All White

Good Morning Everyone! I hope you had a lovely Weekend. Mine was very nice, I really enjoyed the sunshine and went for a lovely ride on my bike on Sunday. You still have a couple of days to take part in the latest Whiff of Joy Challenge. The theme this fortnight is 'All White' which I found quite hard as I do love my colours! I decided to make a card with a snowy theme and lots of texture. I used Martha Stewart glitter embossing powder to make some glittery snowflakes using the Whiff of Joy snowflake die and also used it to embellish the borders of my layers and my Spellbinders oval shape I used to frame my image.

The image I have used is called 'Penguin's First Snow' and it is available here from Whiff of Joy. I coloured the image with Promarkers and then added some glitter to the snow. I added some organza ribbon and some Whiff of Joy Pearl brads and a sentiment from the Season's Greeting II set.

Here is a close up of the lovely Penguin, you can see the glitter a bit more on this photo. I hope you will be able to join in with the Challenge, you can see some more inspiration from the DT on the Challenge blog. Have a lovely Monday!
Jane
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Whiff of Joy DT - A baby Henry Mouse

Hello again Everyone! I am back again with my Whiff of Joy DT card for this week and today, I have have new baby card which I made for my Friend Paula from Pollycraft to celebrate the arrival of her gorgeous baby Dylan.

I used My Mind's Eye papers and some gorgeous Ribbon Girl ribbon topped with a little button tied with twine.

The stamp is Baby Henry from Whiff of Joy and the card is decorated using lots of lovely die cuts from the Bundle of Joy Whiff of Joy set. The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley and the stickers were from my stash. I hope you have a lovely Sunday. I am going for a bike ride with my Hubby in the sunshine.
Jane
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My Mum's Craft Shop DT - A Christmassy tag

Hello Everyone! I hope you are well and having a good weekend. It's my day for posting on the My Mum's Craft Shop blog today and I have  a little Christmas inspiration for you using one of the fabulous new Stampendous stamps which arrived this week at My Mum's Craft Shop.

The image I have used on my tag is called 'Birdie Kiddo' which is out of stock at the moment, I am sure Kitty will be getting these back in stock very soon as they have been so popular. I used papers from the My Mind's Eye 'All is Bright' pad and lots of embellishments from my stash.

Here is close up of my image. I coloured it in with Promarkers and cut it out leaving a small border before adding it to my tag with foam pads. I added some glitter to the fur on her cute little hat and coat too. She is such a little cutie and I love the tiny bird she is holding too. I hope you have a lovely Sunday!
Jane
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Sugar Nellie Sparkle and shine blog hop - Boy with presents

Hello Everyone! Welcome to my blog for the Sugar Nellie Sparkle and Shine blog hop. If you are following the hop you should have come here from the lovely Tiets. If not, you can always go back to the start on the Sugar Nellie blog for the full hop list. All members of the Design Team are sharing cards made with one of the new 6 digi stamps which have been released at 9am today at Funky Kits.

The image I have used on my card is called 'Boy with Presents', he is so sweet and was so lovely to colour in with my Promarkers. I used bright colours to match these Christmassy papers which I had left over from last year's Christmas stash. I also used a large Whimsy stamps stamp for the Christmas list. I die cut a swirl from green paper using a Tim Holtz die and added some gingham ribbon and a wooden snowflake topped with a button and finished with a few little gems.

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see my card. Your next stop on the hop is Anita with a beautiful card. Make sure you leave comments along the way as there will be candy on offer! Have a lovely Saturday!
Jane
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