Thursday 30 July 2015

Christmas in July...

Good Morning...

Today's card is my DT inspiration for The Sugar Bowl.

The new challenge at 
is Anything Goes (with a Sugar Nellie Image). 


The prize for the lucky winner is four Sugar Nellie Digital Images, and there is a second prize winner of two Sugar Nellie Digital Images from 
I have been a tad shaken by the number of Christmas cards some of my lovely bloggin' friends are creating and as there are only 147 days to go I thought I had better make a start.  

I decided to make my card with the gorgeous Sugar Nellie Digi - Wish Upon A Star.

I coloured her with Copics and used some pearlescent card to create layers.  

I used some twine, a button and some rusty bells (love those! they are from Live and Love Crafts).

Finally, I added some sentiments from Lili of The Valley and a dusting of Frantage.

Here we are then, - it's the most wonderful time of the year... (I do mean that you know)!
Ingredients
Sugar Nellie Digi - Wish Upon A Star by Funky Kits (currently out of stock though I think)
Make it Colour Blending Cardstock from Elaine Hughes - Marker Geek
Copic Markers
Pearlescent Card by Papermania
Background Paper from Kaisercraft's Blue Bay Collection
Twine and Button from The Ribbon Girl
Rusty Bells from Live And Love Crafts
Sentiments by Lili of The Valley - Set 24 (Sentiment Tags) and Set 37 (Mini Christmas Icons)
Chunky White Frantage Embossing Enamel
Collall All Purpose Glue
Inks Used
Copics - 
Skin, E000, E00, E21, E11, RV11
Hair, E51, E53, E43, E57
Clothes, R21, R22, R24, YG91, YG93, YG95
Wings, E40, R21
Background, C1, C3
Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Clear Star (Wings, Stars and Bells)
Thank you for visiting...
Happy Crafting...
and remember to pop straight to  
The Sugar Bowl 
to look at the lovely DT Creations there and join in with all the fun!
from Sue...xxx

Please leave a comment if you pop by, I really appreciate them and do enjoy reading them all...xxx

11 comments:

Debs said...

She is soooo adorable Sue - love the gorgeous soft colours and fabulous focus on the image. some of those rusty bells might have to fall into my shopping basket!!!!
Never too earlier to get ahead for the Festive Season :o)
Hope you are well.
Have a wonderful day.
Debs xx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

So pretty and such delicate colours. I tend to be a bit OTT with frantage, your sprinling is perfect

Sarah said...

She is such a sweetie Sue and a great start to the Christmas card pile. Those bells really are pretty too and I love the cheesecloth peeping out from behind the mats xx

crafty-stamper said...

Beautiful card and image,love the soft delicate colouring and frantage-mine always look like a spillage
Carol x

Lorraine said...

I love the sugar nellie fairies and this one looks so pretty. A gorgeous card Sue.
Lorraine x

Gibmiss said...

Fabulous card Sue such a cute image... Love the little Bells..,
Hugs Sylvie xx

Unknown said...

Not another Xmas card!! I sick of Xmas already and it's only July ahaha!! I like to do Xmas cards nearer the time and really get into the Xmas spirit
This is totally gorgeous! Love the colour and those bells!
Lucy xx

Kat W said...

Ha ha, well that's one more Christmas card than I have made! It's an absolute beauty though and your elegant design shows off the delightful image so perfectly. The soft pastels are just so pretty...I like the non-traditional colours for Christmas cards :-)

Big hugs, Kat xx

mixamatoasties said...

Gorgeous card Sue. I think I've got that image. And I don't think I have ever used her. That's terrible isn't it?!

Susan xx

Christine L said...

I seem to spend my days catching up with my comments at the moment.... sorry I'm late! But you needn't be shaking by the amount of Christmas cards I've made..... zero!! LOL!

Your card as always is beautiful......... delicate, soft colouring - and wonderful choice of shape and papers too!

Big hugs
Christine x

Whisper said...

Aaaah so sweet, soft and delicate and the added bells too, Luv Sam x