Simply Sassy Set 11

Today sees the release of the last and final set of Simply Sassy stamps from Sugar Nellie (boo hoo!!) which can be purchased from here.  As you will already be aware I am a huge fan of this collection of stamps and love to colour them with my promarkers.  However, all is not lost and other Digi images can be purchased direct from Krista Smith's Etsy store Saturated Canary.  

To celebrate the release of set 11 the girls over on the Simply Sassy blog are running a hop to show off these lovely stamps and Funky Kits have a fantastic offer for this weekend only where you can purchase this set of 7 stamps for the price of  5, YIPPEE.  We all love a bargain :)

I hope you enjoy the blog hope as much as I did :)

Love Christel xx

Sugar Bowl Challenge 71

I don't often get the chance to do much crafting with work and family life but I am trying to make more of an effort, so this week I attended my local crop which I love going to as sometimes it's the only day in the month I actually get to do something.  I decided to put my time to good use and I made a card (which I will give to my sister-in-law for her birthday) for this weeks Sugar Bowl Challenge 71 set by Erika.

I have used Sugar Nellie stamp Simply Sassy Butterfly Girl which can be purchased here.  Isn't she just gorgeous.  I love this range of stamps and have only got 9 to get for the full range :)  

I have used my promarkers to colour the image.  I am getting more into colouring blonde hair as it's taken me a while to find the right colour combination but I think I am getting there now, what do you think?

The butterflies have been punched out using a EK Success punch which I purchased at the Hobbycraft Exhibition at Glasgow SECC last month.  This punch is great as it has 3 different settings on it.

The papers I have used are New Edition Bird Song then just mounted onto some plain card stock which I have distressed with Tim Holts Scattered Straw on the green and Tattered Rose on the pink and centre circle.  I used Inkylicious Ink Dusters Blending Brushes which can be purchased here instead of Tim Holtz blending tool which I found so much easier to use (another purchase from Glasgow :) ).

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my creation and please feel free to leave a comment.