the beginning of the end

Those of you who are part of the face book groups already know that I had made the hard decision to close Sugar Nellie.

For a variety of reasons we have not added any new art work and without which we were going no where.

This has had a knock on effect at www.funkykits.co.uk as they are our online partner who sold all our new releases world wide for the last 9 years.

My life has changed as have my priorities, its time to let this one go.
Its been a lot of fun, many amazing people, much excitement and a lot of learning along the way. Thank you for joining me on this journey, your support and encouragement has been unmeasurable.

There is also a lot of rubber to find loving homes for and the sale of Sugar Nellie rubber stamps is underway.

Other brands that Funkykits stock will also be added over time.

Heartfelt thanks for all your support and love. Karen




The best things in life .....

Hi everyone,
As digital images are this week
as showcase I wanted to use a different
stamp than the Furry Friends range.
So for today.used Wish upon a star.
It is currently on the retiring list,
so would get it asap if you want this digi.


She can be bought here:


She is coloured with copics.
I thought I create a scene with animals around
this cute stamp.
Here is my card:


Thank you so much for visitig this blog today.
Sadly this is my last post on this blog.

Happy Crafting and hugs,
Marion

Victoria Standing

Happy Thursday!

Debra here with some inspiration...

This week the design team is featuring digital stamps.  
I used Victoria Standing, from the Simply Adorable digital section.
Sadly, this is my last post for Sugar Nellie.  It was a fun year!

Close Up:
The image is colored with Copic Markers.
E00, E11, E21, E31, E33, E41, E42, E43, YR21, YR24, R02, R20, R22

You can find this image and many others here...


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Deb

Think happy thoughts

Hi everyone,
As this is our week of anything but a card
I made a pillow box for you.
I always like the colour white on kraft and on my
pillow box I stamped an image white on kraft.
I liked it that much that I did not want to colour it.


The stamp I used is a Scrapberry stamp.
This stamp is called little sister
You can find this one here


And here is the pillow box:


Thank you so much for stopping by.
See you next time,
Happy crafting and hugs,
Marion

Gift Wrapped & Made with Love

Happy Thursday!

Debra here with some inspiration...

This week we have an 'anything but a card' theme.
I made a gift tag using 'Gift Wrapped' and 'Made with Love'.

Bag:

You can find this image and many others here...


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Deb

Snow Fun

HI everyone,
Today is my turn to show you
a Christmas card.
I always loved the Simply Sassy range
so thought it would be lovely to use
one of the winter images from that
range for my card today.
The choice was made for Tammy


Tammy is coloured with copics
 You can find this image here


I used an older paperpad for my card
that I hardly use snce I like it a lot.
Here is my card with this cute image:

Thank you so much for visiting this blog today.
Untill next time,
Happy Crafting and hugs,


Marion

Christmas - Little Helpers

Happy Thursday!

Debra here with some inspiration...

This week we are featuring Christmas images.
I used Little Helpers, which is on the retiring list. 
There are a lot of Christmas images retiring, so now is the time 
to snatch these great deals before they are gone.     

You can find this image and many others here...


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Deb

Winner challenge 139

Hello my lovelies, sorry for my absence, life is crazy busy right now.

The challenge should have been called last week.

Here I am, a week late.

This was our last challenge, sad I know but its a sign of changing times ahead.

The DT put a lot of time and work into creating and inspiring you and with only a handful of
loyal entries, it was time to call it a day.
 My grateful thanks to all our DT & Sweeties who have served us a dose of crafty love for a long time now. I could not have done it without you, past and present members, forever grateful.x

Our last winner was picked by random numbers and is LUCY no# 9

Congratulation to you Lucy, please email me direct at kmaciver@aol.com  with your choice of prize.

No more challenges, but our Face Book group is still open, please feel free to share your lovely card and home decor items over there. The group is almost 2000 strong and keeps on growing.

The sun is shining here, harvest is finished, the least stressful for years as the weather has been kind and Scotland has had sunshine for several weeks now, no sign of much rain on the horizon.

have a great day
Karen



We'll always be purrmanent friends

Hi everyone,
Times goes by quickly and
today it is time for my inspiration on this blog.
I used a Scrapberry stamp this time
and it is not one of Basik, but does have a cat on it:


It is called our summer.
I coloured the image with copics.
You can buy this sweet image here:


And this is the girlie card I made with the image:


Thank you so much for visiting this blog today.
Untill next time,
Happy crafting and hugs,


Marion

Picket Post

Happy Thursday!

Debra here with some Inspiration...

This week the theme is any image, any brand.
This is 'Picket Post'.

Here is another using the same image...


You can find this image and many others here...


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Deb

Sugar Nellie DT

Hi everyone,
Today my turn for inspiration on this blog.
I could not resist and used a cat stamp
from Scrapberry's Basik range.
The one I used is called Thinking of you


The image is coloured with copics.
You can find this cute stamp here


I tried to make a clean and simple card and one I could
send to a male or female.
So here is my card:


Thank you so much for visiting this blog today.
Untill next time,
Happy Crafting and hugs,
Marion

Gorjuss shopping list

More GORJUSS goodies just in time for Christmas.
No new art as such, Suzanne has not produced anything new that I have seen in years. But Santoro continue to licence different things with the portfolio of art under their care.

More stamps, mini  @ £2.  ......and giant A5 @ £7.95

A rolling tote bag for those who venture out and about to craft, these were perticularly popular at scrapbook ing crops years ago, just to wheel your tote in with all your bits and pieces in one place, cool.

Dies......mmmmm......my instant thought is 19.95 per set which only cuts out one figure, pick up the scissors and get on with it, there is much better things to spend your craft pennies on.

Spiral bound journal, this appeals to the gift market and there are many people who don't craft, who love gorjuss stuff. A nice pressie for a fan or a young teen.

As some stamps continue to be discontinued without notice, it's best to make sure you have what you like. Remember that  FUNKYKITS still have the biggest selection of hard to find Gorjuss stamps to add to your collection. We will be doing some house keeping soon, just to check stock levels before the new ones arrive.
I can't add photos from my iPad ( anyone know how to fix that ) but I will go load them up over on the FB Sugar Nellie group page for you all to see.

Have an easy day, it's my first day off in months and I'm working from home today, contradiction in terms but I don't view SN as work , just a hobby that got way out of control !

Last chance

Challenge 139 Last challenge Big prize Join in Going out with a bang

That's right sugar addict, numbers are dropping and the DT put in a lot of work. Not enough time to craft so we are saying goodbye to our challenge.
As it's the last challenge, I'm going to double the prize!
Well worth entering this, must be one of the biggest challenge prizes around and I know you have a Sugar Nellie or two hiding in your craft room.
For old times sake, ink it up !

It's almost our birthday, things are about to change.
Karen

Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd

Hi everyone,
As digital images are 
the showcase this week,
I have choosen one from the Furry Friends range.
It is called Love Songs.


Isn;t it adorable ?
Coloured with copics.
You can buy this sweet image here:


It is a ckean and sumple card I made with 
this cute one.
Loved the papers and the image so much
that less was more :) .
Here is my card:

Thank you so much for visiting this blog toady.
Untill next time,
Happy Crafting and hugs,
Marion

Book Club


Happy Thursday!

Debra here with some inspiration...

This week we are featuring digital images.
Today, I used "Book Club", in the Simply Sassy Digital section.  

Close Up:
The image is colored with Copic Markers.
E00, E08, E11, E21, E31, E33, E35, E37, 
E40, E42, E43, E57, YR21, YR23
B21, B23, R02, R24, R29, T1, T3

Chalk background

You can find this image and many others here...


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Deb

Bebe



Hi friends
Gaynor here sharing my Tuesday inspiration
this week we are showcasing Digi stamps
I've used this cute digi called bebe available here


all the details of the products I've used on my blog here

thanks for stopping by xx

Monday Inspiration ~ Digital Week.....


Morning all....

and I hope you are all well too...:o)

Vicky here today to share with you my card...and
this weeks theme is Digital....and I have used the
gorgeous and adorable....



I have coloured the image with my Copics and SN Pencils...
the papers are from First Edition...the dies are from Sue 
Wilson...and I have added a gem too...

and you can find this wee beauty here..


So thanks for stopping by....and have a lovely day too....

Vicky xx

Prettige Feestdagen

Hi everyone,
Today is my turn to show
my Christmas card.
The image I used is called My Friend Flakey.
It is on the retiiring list, so get it
while you still can.


The image is coloured with copics.
You can find this sweet image here:


I loved to make a little winterscene with this digi 
so here is my card:


Thank you so much for visiting this blog today.
Untill next time,
Happy Crafting and hugs,
Marion

Christmas Tree


Good Morning, Melissa here.

This week we have decided to go with the theme 'Christmas Cards'.

For today's inspiration I have made a card using the adorable 'Christmas Tree' by Mary Hall in the Sugar Nellie Range of Stamps.

Ingredients:
Medium:  Copic Markers
Sentiment:  MFT
Other:  irRESTible, Washi Tape


Thank you for stopping by and please pop back tomorrow for more inspiration.

Melissa
xxxxx

Elf Made Magic

Happy Thursday!

Debra here with some inspiration...

This week we are featuring Christmas images.

Today, I used Elf Made Magic, which is retiring.  
There are a lot of Christmas images retiring so now is the time 
to snatch these great deals before they are gone.    

You can find this image and many others here...


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Deb

Hey little birdie


Hi peeps
Gaynor here with my Tuesday inspiration
we are showcasing Christmas this week
I have chosen to use hey little birdie available here 


all the details of products used on my blog here

thanks for stopping by xx


Monday Inspiration ~ Christmas Week.....


Morning all....

and I hope you are all well too :o)

Vicky here today to share with you my card....and this
week's theme is "Christmas"



I have coloured her with my Copics and SN Pencils...the
papers are from First Edition....the dies are from Sue 
Wilson...and I have added some gems and glitter too...

And you can find this sweetie here..


So thanks for stopping by....and have a lovely day too...

Vicky xx

Oops a Daisy


Good Morning, Melissa here.

This week we have decided to go with the theme 'Anything Goes with Flowers'.

For today's inspiration I have made a card using the adorable 'Oops a Daisy' from the Gorjuss Range of stamps.

Ingredients:
Medium:  Copic Markers
Sentiment:  Studio Calico
Dies:  MFT
Flowers:  I am Roses
Enamel Dots:  Doodlebug


Thank you for stopping by and please pop back tomorrow for more inspiration.

Melissa
xxxxx

Christmas Flowers

Happy Thursday!

Debra here with some inspiration...

This week the theme is flowers.
Today, I used Penguin Party, which is unfortunately already gone.  
There are a lot of images retiring, so now is the time 
to snatch these great deals before they are gone.    

You can find this image and many others here...


Thanks for stopping by today.
Hope you have a blessed day!
Deb

A Little bit of Gossip


Hi crafty friends
Gaynor here sharing my inspiration
this week we are using flowers on our projects
I have used A Little bit of gossip available here


all the details on my blog here

thanks for stopping by xx