Our new Sweeties are…..

Ali

Pat Frank

Kiki

Erika

Marie Therese

I thought it best just to blurt it out….couldn’t keep it in any longer…

Having deliberated, cogitated and digested for quite some time, I have added five more Sweeties to our little family!

Congratulations ladies….please email me and I shall send out your first assignments and further details!

There was no intention to add so many, but when I made the initial cut, these 5 stood out for me….and I think they will each add something new and very special to our team!

I would like to thank you all for making it such a hard decision…I truly appreciate the time and trouble you all put into your entries, there were some truly stunning cards.

I know there will be lots of disappointed people, and I am sure that there are no words which could ease the disappointment, other than the fact that you are all eligible for the prizes the challenge offers unlike The Sweeties!

I would hope to see more of your work in the challenges, and would actively encourage you all to enter any further ‘Sweetie Searches’ that we may have.

Gayle

Sweetie Search…

We are looking for Sweetie team members for The Sugar Bowl...

Fancy the job???

You will need to be...

1. A 'sugar addict', first and foremost...you will need to own several Sugar Nellie stamps, and love to use them!

2. You should be an active blogger, be it brand new or more experienced…all are welcome.

3. You should have enough time to create one project per fortnight, do your fair share of commenting on our sweet entries and perhaps draw the odd sketch for the challenge!

Still interested?

We would like you to make one new card or other craft project from you following the sketch, of course, it must include a Sugar Nellie stamp!

Just enter your details in The Linky, and link back here from your blog.

Sounds simple?

It truly is…

We really look forward to seeing your creations...

Should you need any further info please drop me a line HERE!

As we always say here…

“You have to be in it to win it”

Project Of The Month - May

This will be the last 'Sugar Sugar' project as you currently know it, we will be having a break in June and may return renewed and revitalised in July if we can make the changes that we are hoping to.

Unfortunately we will not be choosing a winner of last months challenge, until a decision is made on the future of the challenges. We would, however, like to thank everyone who entered the Easter challenge and if the planned changes go ahead, we will select one of the entrants to join us as guest Sweetie.

May - Door Hangers - By Gayle

You will need a piece of stiff cardboard/chipboard approx 255mm x 95mm

(imperial measurements are given below)

Follow the measurements on the template below to get your 'blank' then quite simply decorate to your own taste.

(Using a Sugar Nellie stamp of course)

Please click on the photographs to be taken to The Sweeties own blog's for more pictures and details of how they created their projects.
Firstly this month, please join me in welcoming our guest Sweetie, Jeanette!

Jeanette

Gayle

Marlene
Lia


Kathy

Judy

Please submit your entries in accordance with the 'Sweet Rules' (on the sidebar)Closing date for entries noon on Sunday 31st May (GMT)

Project of the month - April

April - Easter - Your choice!

No tutorial this month, we thought we'd like to see what you come up with this, when you get the choice!

Only one instruction -

Using a Sugar Nellie stamp

Make something, other than a card for Easter.

or

if you do not celebrate Easter, something for Spring.

We look forward to seeing what you make, and we're sure that will be a variety of beautiful projects!

To provide a little inspiration, here are The Sweeties examples for this month.

Please click on the photographs to be taken to The Sweeties own blog's for more pictures and details of how they created their projects.
Firstly this month, please join me in welcoming our guest Sweetie, Rach!

Rach

Kathy

Judy

Marlene

Lillian
Tiets

Gayle
Lia

Please submit your entries in accordance with the 'Sweet Rules' (on the sidebar)Closing date for entries noon on Thursday 30th April (GMT)



We will choose one Sweet friend from the entries, who will join the team for the May 'Sugar Sugar project'

Guest Sweetie

Thank you all, for your participation in Judy's 'Cracking' challenge.

We were delighted to see all of your beautiful creations!
However, we had to choose only one of you to be a Guest Sweetie...I am delighted to announce that

Jeanette

Will be joining us for our May challenge!

Jeanette, please email me, and I will send you your challenge...should you wish to accept it?

Project of the Month - March

March - Cracked Glass Technique - By Judy

You will need, a stamped and coloured Sugar Nellie image, an inkpad suitable for embossing (such as Versamark) and Ultra Thick Clear Embossing Powder.

1.Stamp and colour image as usual.

2.Cover image with Versamark ink or equivalent, then cover with Ultra Thick Clear Embossing powder (normal clear embossing powder will work just as well)
3.Heat to melt. Add second coat of powder while still hot.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have smooth coverage

4.Put in freezer until cold.
5.Crack image as desired! (Try doing it in different directions)
(Optional: daub dark brown ink into the cracks for a vintage look!)

Then, all you have to do is apply to a card or other craft project!

Please click on the photographs to be taken to The Sweeties own blog's for more pictures and details of how they created their projects.

Firstly this month, please join me in welcoming our guest Sweetie, Cathy!

Cathy

Judy

Lillian (and a sneaky peek!)

Marlene

Gayle

Kathy

We would love to see your creations made using this easy and effective technique!

Please submit your entries in accordance with the 'Sweet Rules' (on the sidebar)
Closing date for entries noon on Tuesday 31st March (GMT)
We will choose one Sweet friend from the entries, who will join the team for the May 'Sugar Sugar project'

Will it be you?

Guest Sweetie

Thank you all, for your participation in Tiets' tag card challenge.

We were delighted to see all of your beautiful creations!

However, we had to choose only one of you to be a Guest Sweetie...
I am delighted to announce that

Rach

Will be joining us for our April challenge!

Rach, please email me, and I will send you your challenge...should you wish to accept it?

February Challenge - Email Entries

We have received two lovely email entries for the February tag card challenge

This first one is from Conny in The Netherlands.

And this one is from Alison Mosley

I'm sure you will all agree, these are simply beautiful!

Thank you for playing along with us this month ladies!

Project Of The Month - February

February - Tag Card - By Tiets

Welcome to our second Sugar Sugar project, this lovely tag card was devised by Tiets, and we think you'll agree, they look very effective!

And really simple to do...

Step 1 -Cut a piece of cardstock measuring 12cm by 29.5cm

Step 2 - Fold it at the 13cm point.
Step 3 - Cut the corners from the back of the card, so it looks like a tag.
Step 4 - Cut a semi circle (3.8cm diameter) in the back of the card at 3cm from the top and 4.1cm from both sides.

This is the basis of the tag card and now you can decorate it as you wish!

Here's what The Sweeties did with their own 'Tag Cards'

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Please click on the photographs to be taken to The Sweeties own blog's for more pictures (especially, the gorgeous inside views) and details of how they created their projects.

Tiets

Lillian


Lia

Kathy

Judy

Marlene

We would like to see your creations made using these Tag Cards.

Please submit your entries in accordance with the 'Sweet Rules' (on the sidebar)

Closing date for entries noon on Saturday 28th February (GMT)

We will choose one Sweet friend from the entries, who will join the team for the April 'Sugar Sugar project'

Will it be you?

You have to be in it, to win it!
We look forward to seeing your creations...

Guest 'Sweetie'

Thank you all, for your participation in our first 'tutorial challenge'.

We were amazed by all of your beautiful creations!

However, we had to choose only one of you to be a Guest Sweetie...

For us, one person took the 'paper beads' idea and 'ran with it', making several beautiful creations over the month!

I am delighted to announce that

Cathy

Will be joining us for our March challenge!

Cathy, please email me, and I will send you your challenge...should you wish to accept it?

January Project - Entries by Email

Louise (aka Looby)

Project Of The Month - January

Welcome to the first Sugar Sugar, Project of The Month!

We're keeping it simple this month, to break you in gently...

January - Paper Beads by Marlene

Here's how...

Cut a strip of Design Paper approx 6" x 2/3" and cut both long sides from the middle to the end, to make a point

Then take a large needle or tooth pick and roll the paper along, starting from the widest [uncut] end.

before you reach the end, add some glue so it sticks to the bead when closed.. pull out the stick/needle and voila.. you got your own hand-made bead that is a perfect match to the papers you are using!

You can make different sizes of these too, or glaze them for longevity, to suit your own project.

These work great for all sorts of crafty projects, but also look stunning, attached to your cards.

Here's what The Sweeties did with their own 'Paper Beads'

Please click on the photographs to be taken to The Sweeties own blog's for more pictures and details of how they created their projects.

Tiets

Gayle

Lilian

Lia

Kathy

Judy

We would like to see your creations made using these Paper Beads.

It could be a card, scrapbook page or other crafty project, as long as you use Paper Beads somewhere on it.

Please submit your entries in accordance with the 'Sweet Rules' (on the sidebar)

Closing date for entries noon on Saturday 31st January (GMT)

We will choose one Sweet friend from the entries, who will join the team for the March 'Sugar Sugar project'

Will it be you?

You have to be in it, to win it!

We look forward to seeing your creations...

Double the fun

On the first day of each month we will present a project for you to participate in.

Appropriately enough, the first will be on January 1st 2009

See you then!