Sugar Bowl 46 & All Things Sugar Nellie Wk 27 - Hippie Chick's Dilemma

 front of card

close-up of image

(the sparkle of the glitter on the flower centres & hair ties just would not show)

inside of card

This week the theme for the Paper Craft Sugar Nellie Forum Challenge is "Teenagers" whereas the Sugar Bowl Challenge 46 is Marlene's sketch with an optional theme of "One For The Boys".

Initially I followed the male theme using Hippie Chick as a teenager pondering over teenage boys - football & sports mad, & also in the sense of her going fishing for a boyfriend (hence the sentiment - see the photographs at the end of my post). When I came to photograph my card all I could see was "A Dog's Breakfast" - in short: a mess. I was so frustrated I could have cried & couldn't bear to enter it into the challenges, but neither did I want to miss the Forum Challenge deadline of Tuesday morning as I've not missed one challenge yet. What to do? Salvage the image & have another go - the result is not very exciting but I can live with entering it.

Recipe

Stamp Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Hippie Chick.

Inks VersaFine Onyx Black.

Colouring Derwent Coloursoft Pencils, Paper Stumps & Sansodor; Inkssentials White Opaque Pen; Stickles Glitter Glue (Lime Green & Xmas Red).

Cardstock An assortment of colours & finishes from "stash".

Punches, dies etc... Woodware (Circle & Scalloped Circles), EK Success (Corner Rounder), Spellbinders Nestabilities (Labels Six).

Gems Kanban.

The ribbons are from "stash" & the flower is a Petaloo Daisy Box Blend.

Challenges Entered

The Sugar Bowl Challenge 46 - Marlene's Sketch

All Things Sugar Nellie (Paper Craft Planet) Wk 27 - Teenagers

Dog's Breakfast front

Dog's Breakfast inside

Sugar Bowl 45 & All Things Sugar Nellie Wk 25 - Pillow Talking Snowflakes

front of card

close-up of image, some of the debossed bordering

detail is just visible above left of her head

& below her outstretched leg

close-up showing corner detail,

textured gold cardstock & jewelled swirl

close-up showing floral spray, snowflakes,

ribbon & crimped cardstock

inside of card

close-up showing pierced scallops & glitter card

For my second entry into the Sugar Bowl using Tiets' multi-layered sketch I set out with a plan of using golds, browns & reds to reflect the optional autumn theme. I'd seen Elaine's DT sample using the new Simply Sassy Pillow Talk & an idea had germinated in my mind with the image pointing in astonishment at a snowflake as if to say "Look! It's still Autumn but it's snowing". Well, as usual, the card had a life of its own & somewhere along the lines the browns & greens went missing along with Autumn.

The red crimped cardstock was made using a Woodware paper crimper & the red gem swirl using a Bazzill Basics Jewel Template.

This is my first posting using the Mac from start to finish including uploading & editing photos - a bit of a steeper learning curve than we'd intended as my PC is now unusable after a rather trying week with Dell Support. Our original intention was that I should make a gentle transition from the PC to the Mac. I have to say the Mac is a delight.

Recipe

Stamp Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Pillow Talk.
Inks Memento Tuxedo Black (image), Distress Inks (Aged Mahogany & Peeled Paint) for inking some cardstock edges.
Colouring Derwent Coloursoft Pencils, Paper Stumps & Sansodor; Stickles Glitter Glue (ice Stickles Gold Ice).
Cardstock An assortment of reds, golds & creams plus green in various finishes & textures from "stash".
Punches, Dies etc... Woodware (Circle & Scalloped Circle, Snowflake, leaves), Xcut (Snowflake Corner),  EK Success (Swirl Flourish & Corner Rounder), Spellbinders Nestabilities (Classic Scalloped Ovals Large).
The ribbon, flower, pearl, sequin & most gems (a few being Kanban) are from "stash".

Challenges Entered
The Sugar Bowl Challenge 45 - Tiets' Sketch
All Things Sugar Nellie (Paper Craft Planet) Wk 25 - Snowflakes