Category: Sugar Bowl DT

May 18

Sugar Bowl ~60~ Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Sugar Mamma!!!

I luv you to bits and hope my card and parcel will find you early today on your special day!

Today it’s not only the start of the new Sugar Bowl challenge,
but also the special day of our one and only super mum Gayle…
I sure hope you have the most amazing day ever hunnie!

My card for this challenge following Maria Therese’s gorgeous sketch has been made for Gayle
but as I didn’t want her to see it before today,
I didn’t send it in for the challenge this forthnight.
She will receive it today..
Here is hoping that she won’t see this before her postie comes!

The theme this time is ‘Birthdays’
so very easy for everyone to join in..

For my card,
I have used the new Digi ‘Sybil’
[as she reminds me of Eva for some reason]…
isn’t she just gorgeous??????

As per usual… Visit the SugarBowl challenge blog
for all the details and all the inspiration you might need, to join in the fun
and win 6 Sugar Nellie stamps of your choice!

I do hope you can join in the fun!

Have a gorgeous Thursday all,

Hugs, Marlena xxxx

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May 05

Sugar Bowl ~59~ Erika’s sketch

Get ready for another Sugar Bowl challenge
with a fabulous sketch by Erika to get your creative juices flowing!

Erika has chosen the optional theme of Vintage or Distressing..
One of my favorite techniques..
so thank you sweetie!!

For my card I have used another Simply Adorable digi stamp
called Nathan

He is coloured with Copics,
used Bella Blue papers, SU! sentiment, Nestie dies & label and the
Fleur de Lis in the corners of my image is my bargain punch buy
from ‘The Range’ the other day, reduced by 70%!!

.oOo.

The prize for this challenge is a ‘steam punk’ gift bag
including stamps, charms and embossing folders

As always,
pop on over to the SB blog for all the details
and more inspiration from my fellow sweeties :)

I do hope you can join us this fortnight,

Big hugs,

Marlena x

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Apr 21

Sugar Bowl ~58~ plus more Cupcakes..

Hello and happy Thursday to you all :)

Time for a brand spanking new challenge by the Sugar Bowl
and this time it is a sketch my Moi.
I chose the optional theme of ‘Buttons’..
Up to you if you like to use this option :)

For my card I had to use the beautiful Melissa,
one of the 3 new Adorable Digi’s by Sugar Nellie..
I just fell in love with them as soon as I seen them!

The prize this fortnight is another beauty.. not to be missed

Hero Arts ‘Find Joy’ stamp set & Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2…

.. a big WOW, right?

You gotta have a play with us
to be in with a chance to get your hands on this fabby prize..
so please visit the SB blog for all the details
and as always get all the inspiration you need from my fellow sweeties!

.oOo.

I still haven’t got ‘Cupcakes’ out of my system
and last weekend I played around with a calorie free cupcake pattern
that I got from the Hobby House stand at the last NEC show

With the kids naggin’ me to go here, there and everywhere
while they are on their Easter break I just didn’t have time to put up a post with it..
..and.. don’t know about you..
but it takes me longer to get a post up than actually making anything!! lol

This delicious creation is made up from
paper, ribbon, flowers and twine,
the tag at the top can be pushed in and out of the top to reveal a message.

A total guilt free treat ;-)

Tomorrow,
Cherise and I are on a mission to make our Easter Choc Cups,
and I’ll be sure to post about that :-D

Have a fabulous day everyone,

Hugs, Marlene x

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Apr 09

SugarBowl ~57~

Yes, I know.. I deserve a big slap for being such a bad blogger lately..

But we have now entered our busiest time at the Garden Centre,
that will always come first!
On top of that i’ve got lots of probs with this blog and not having the time to sit and work it all out,
so I might have to go back to my old one sometime soon!

.oOo.

I’ve let the Sugar Bowl challenge blog down as well for a couple of challenges..
so I had to make my first creation with their latest sketch.

Maria Theresa has provided a gorgeous one, thanks sweetie!

I’ve made my first Easter card for this year [not that I make many!]
and used the gorgeous ‘Bad Hare Day’ Simply Sassy stamp.
The inside is decorated as well with a message on the left
and blank space for message on the right.

Once again the Sugar Nellie prize on offer for joining this fortnight is totally fab!

A set of Floral Doily Nesties [I have used it on my image circle]
and the newest full set of Simply Sassy girls [set 6]

Please visit the Sugar Bowl blog for all the details on how to enter
and just have a peek at the gorgeous creations by the other Sweeties!

.oOo.

The weather was so totally gorgeous the last couple of days
and my 3 babies were so enjoying the rays that I had to take some pics

Have a wonderful evening all,

Hugs, Marlena x

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Feb 24

Sugar Bowl ~54~ Lilian’s Sketch

Good Morning!

Thanks so much for your visit today,
and I’ve got my card for the new SUGAR BOWL challenge to show you.

The sketch this time has been provided by Lilian
and the optional theme is ‘Clean and Simple’

Now.. for all those that know my style,
making a CAS card is very, very hard for me but I hope I managed it.

The adorable Sassy girl is called ‘Windswept‘
She must be one of my favorites from the last release :)

This Saturday there will be a blog hop of the new Sassy Girls,
just you wait and see what they look like..
Gorgeous beyond words!!

.oOo.

Back to the challenge in hand and once again
Sugar Nellie
have a fabulous prize for you instore

2 winners will get their pick of 6 stamps from the new releases..
so they can have the sassy’s or the country cousins or the mary halls..
You’d be spoiled for choice!

Hope you will be able to join in the fun,
by following the sketch, use a Sugar Nellie image
and optional theme of making your card CAS.
Check out all the details and more inspiration from the DT at the Sugar Bowl blog.

.oOo.

As I’ve got my Sister over to stay and
I’ll be going back with her for a few days in Holland,
my post will be sparse over the next week or so..
But will be back asap with lots of new goodies to show :)

Hugs, Marlena x

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Feb 10

Sugarbowl ~53~ My sketch

Hello and welcome to another challenge from the Sugar Bowl

The sketch this time has been provided by myself,
it is totally up to you if you want to make a circle card
or use this sketch as a whole onto a square card.

I have used the fundraiser stamp ‘Pure of Heart‘ by Diane Duda,
where all the proceeds go to the ‘Its a girl thing’ fundraiser.

The optional theme I have chosen is a colour combo
with the following pic for inspiration

.oOo.

Once again Sugar Nellie have a fabulous prize up for grabs,
your choice of 6 stamps for not 1 but TWO lucky winners!

As always, pop over to the SB challenge blog
for all the info and gorgeous inspiration from the DT sweeties.

.oOo.

I’m also entering my card in the following challenges:

Flutter by Wednesday: At least 3 hearts
Fab n Funky: Tempting Texture

Have a wonderful thursday all,

Hugs,

Marlena

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Jan 27

Sugar Bowl ~52~ Love

Good morning and welcome to a brand spanking new challenge from the
SUGAR BOWL.

Maria Therese has provided the lovely sketch for you all to use
and the optional theme is ‘Love’

Once again there is a fabulous prize up for grabs,
a pic & mix of 6 Sugar Nellie stamps of your choice..
and what with some fabby new ones in stock you’ll be spoilt for choice!!
But .. wait for it!
There are going to be 2 winners this fortnight, 6 stamps each!!

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On to my card:
I finally got around to inking up this yummie stamp ‘Worried‘
and stamped him in brown onto water colour paper.
Took a waterbrush and smudged some of the lines of the image.
I then scored vertical lines all over the image,
and inked the edges with distress inks.

The other background papers I also made myself
by using the embossed white papers by SU!,
sponged distress inks all over,
this really makes the embossed patterns stand out.

Huge silk bow threaded through the image finishes off the card a treat.

As always.. please visit the blog for all the details
and gain lots of inspiration from my DT Sweeties

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On another note..

I’ve decided to alter my ATG yesterday.
I took the tape wheels off and covered up the bit’s I didn’t want painting with masking tape.

Then sprayed on the first layer with plastic compatible paint.. looking gooood!
I wanted to do 3 coats and had to wait an hour between each one..
Then 24 hrs for the last coat to totally set.
Talk about watching paint dry!

When the 3rd coat was on,
I quickly nipped out to take Lolly to brownies and when I got back hubby only decided to have a clean up and chucked the whole caboodle to one side ready to be skipped!!

Needless to say all the tacky paint was scoffed & scratched..
tell you, I was about to kill him!

Will have to wait till this evening,
sand down as much as I can and start again..
with hopefully no interfering hubby’s about!

Hugs, Marlene x

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Jan 13

Sugar Bowl ~51~ Kiki's Sketch

Sugar Bowl 51

It’s time for a new challenge over at the
SUGAR BOWL
and we have a fabulous sketch for you provided by Kiki.

The optional theme is ‘Birthdays’
so I have made the small panel in the sketch into a tag with bow,
when pulled out it reveals a birthday message.
[note to self: take pic with tag pulled out!!!]

The gorgeous Grace is another of my favorite digi girls from the
Simply Adorable collection by SUGAR NELLIE
and available at FUNKY KITS right now!

Come join the fun and participate in our challenge ..
and you’ll be in with a chance to win a fabulous mystery prize!

Pop along to the SUGAR BOWL blog for all the details and lots of inspiration by the DT.


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Don’t forget my Blog Candy with a Twist [part I],
scroll down for all the details

Have a great Thursday and keep warm!


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Dec 02

Sugar Bowl ~ Snowflakes

Yay.. it’s time for another challenge from the

SUGAR BOWL

As December is a busy month for all of us,
this challenge will run for the rest of this month.
[Wednesday 29th December]
The prize you can win for entering is definately worth joining us..
I’ll tell you what that is in a mo,
let me tell you about the challenge first..

Maria Therese has provided another gorgeous sketch for us
and the optional theme is Snowflakes

For my card I’ve used the cute Diane Duda birdies,
it has been awhile since I coloured them and think they are worth a little dusting ;-)

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The prize for joining in with us is:
a set of round sentiment stamps from Lili of the Valley,
set of round nestabilities and 6 Sugar Nellie stamps… Wowza!

The next challenge is going to be announced on the 30th of December..
by which time I’ll be sunning it up in Jamaica!!!
But I’ll promise to have a card to show you.

Please check out the DT’s gorgeous samples for all the inspiration you need..
and Good Luck!

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Also want to give a quick heads up about the biggest blog candy give away ever!!!

On the Sugar Nellie blog, Karen has got a competition going
and you can win your very own Grand Calibur die cutting machine!!

Check out all the details HERE,
combine the Sugar Bowl challenge with Sugar Nellie’s and you’ve got
a double chance of winning one of the great give-aways..

Have a fantastic day..

Hugs, Marlene x

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Nov 18

Black, white with a splash of colour

SUGAR BOWL ~48~

YAYY.. new challenge is up and for a change I was in plenty of time!!

I loved the theme of B/W plus 1, that always helps heaps right?

The sketch has been provided by me this time..
Tried to keep it simple, you can then make it as intrecate as you like :)

For my card I’ve used the gorgeous Leanne Ellis ‘Pick Me’ stamp,
teamed with some new MME ‘Dawn’ papers.

I had to use my new Grand Calibur ofcourse and made the cardshape with the Go Kreate label dies,
at the moment the choice of larger dies is still quite limited,
can’t wait till January when more of the European dies come out!

As usual the price for joining in with the challenge is fantastic!

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A Nesties classic scalloped squares set..
and a sheet of not yet released alice in wonderland stamps from Leanne Ellis!!

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Don’t forget..
the only rules of joining in with the challenge is that you follow the sketch and use a SUGAR NELLIE image.
The themes we set for the challenges are always optional, so won’t affect your chances of winning!

Please pop by the SUGARBOWL blog for all the details
and to see the stunning samples from the DT for all the inspiration you need!

Have a fabulous Thursday all,

Hugs, Marlene x

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