Tuesday 18 November 2008

A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 27 - Blooming Marvelous!

This week for our challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar we are asking you use blooms/flowers somewhere on your card - you could always just use flowery paper! A nice easy challenge so no excuses not to join in and you might be lucky enough to be chosen as our random winner to win a great prize from Helene owner of Alota Rubber Stamps.

We would like to welcome Gill this week as our Guest Designer. You can check out her gorgeous creation on her blog.

For my card today I used some gorgeous products sent to me in my Silly Monkey DT kit. I just love the cute Pink Tilda and as you can see she is great for any occasion with her little christmas hat which I cut on my Cricut. I used cartridge Paper Dolls and cut the hat twice.. once on BG Wassail paper and then again on the glitter card. I added a dew drop to give the bobble dimension. I also paper pieced Tilda's heart in the same paper. I just love this gorgeous Bo Bunny paper which I customised with the SU tag punch and got Zoe to handwrite it. Underneath the tag the paper said "Love Emma" so thought it would be neat to personalise it. You might notice that all my Tilda's with plaited hair are coloured brown as they remind me of Zoe!

Hugs,



Card details:
Stamps: Pink Tilda with Heart
Ink: Memories and Versamagic Jumbo Java
Papers: Bo Bunny - Holiday Magic Leters, BG Wassail, Glitter card, SU Cardstock
Technique: Prismacolor Premier Pencils with sansodor and Paper Stumps for blending.
Embellishments: Wooden Button, dew drop, Prima Flowers and leaves, snowflakes, spacers, PM Adhesive Stones, Fibres, Heart embellishment (Dress it up)
Equipment: Cricut Expression using Paper Dolls Cartridge, SU Small Tag Punch, SU Spiral Punch

All SU Products can be ordered through me and sent directly to your home. Sorry but I can only arrange delivery of goods if you are within the United Kingdom.

68 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous, lovely and oh so christmassy Nikki, love it :)
Hope you are well? big hugs and have a fabby day!

Marlene xx

Jennifer Love said...

I love this! Great card!!

Dawny P said...

Nikkie this is just wonderful. I absolutely love it, especially the way you pieced it all togther. LOVE Zoe's tag as well. Isn't it funny about the way we colour the hair on our images. I never noticed that you always use brown, but I can see why you do. I seem to do most of mine blonde, probably because it reminds me of my girls and grandaughter. Hope you are well hunny xxxxx

Pop's Cards said...

I love the image these are my favorites at the minute..
Love that its been wrote on by Zoe, makes it realy special...
Hugs Pops x x

Natalie said...

What a gorgeous card. x

Debbie said...

Gorgeous card Nikki I love the DP and especially zoe's little tag with the gingerbread man.
Hugs debbie x

debby4000 said...

Lovely cute card, brilliant idea for the santa hat and getting Zoe to write the tag.

ribenaruby said...

Love this creation, how your Zoe has handwritten the note is beautiful and of course the tilda image too! Brilliant.

angeljakki said...

Stunning card, so cute perfect x x x

Heike's Creativeplace said...

Wow, Nikki this is Stunning what a wonderful card. The Image is so cute i like this so much. Love all the wonderful Details and the Tag from Zoe is so lovely......

Hugs
Heike

scotspanda said...

awww cute idea for the backing paper :) fab card

lotsalove

Amanda xxx

Justine said...

This is sooo sweet Nikki, I love it!! Hope you are all well, are the little ones getting excited for Christmas yet?
Hugs, Justine x x

Gill said...

Fabulous card, love the papers and your little tag, so cool that Zoe wrote it for you, your Tilda looks amazing and your colouring is fab as always
hugs Gill x

Nixe-Moni said...

OMG Nikki, such a cute and gorgeous card!! Love the sweet christmas Tilda and all the great details!! Your colouring is just so great and I love also the sweet tag from Zoe :))
Hugs
Moni

The Country Rose said...

Nikki- cute card!!! Really like the way you used the snowflake on the poinsettia. I'll have to lift that idea if you don't mind.

Barb

Jacqueline van der Sar - Crejakaarten said...

great card!! Love it, the christmas hat is just so cute!! It is the same tilda as I used on my heart, but looking so different! Left you an award on my blog. Love from Holland,
Jacqueline

Frances said...

this is brilliant Nikki, especially love Zoe's handwritten bit - think it makes all the difference! I tend to colour some of my tildas with black hair as hubby says they look like me LOL. xx

Tracey said...

Love this card!!

Bubbles said...

Blooming fabulous Nikki! The image is totally adorable (I tend to colour a lot of my girly images with blonde hair like my girls!)love the papers and embellishments, especially Zoe's tag, nice touch!
Joanne x

Heidi said...

Dear Nikki

The handwriting really made this card so special. I LOVE it my friend. Great coloring like always and the details are wonderful

GREAT JOB!!!!!


Hugs and love
Heidi

Anonymous said...

Nikki this is stunning, love the colours, LO fab.

Sharon said...

Just love that paper, so magical looks just like a child's writing. Gorgeous card Nikki and I love Tilda's hat.

Monique said...

And another fabulous card you made Nikki !! I love it :)).

Hugs Monique

Heike's Creativeplace said...

Hi Nikki,

please, take a look on my Blog, there is something for you
:-)))......

Hugs
Heike

Anja's weblog said...

Love this card Nikki. And the background paper is wonderful.

Hugs
Anja

Agnes van Hensbergen - agnesstampcards said...

This is wonderful your combination from paper and colors are perfect!!
Love the image.Hope you are well? have nice day.
Big hugs agnesxx

Anonymous said...

This card is stunning, I love everything about it...

//Malin

Anonymous said...

wow nikki what for fantastic card !!! wonderful papers and accent!!!too cute !!!

hugs tina46 xx

Rach said...

aww nikki what a sweet Christmas card, love how you have Zoe's handwriting on it, make it so special. hugs rachxx

Cindy Haffner said...

Way so adorable Nikki, love all the details.

Ila said...

OMGosh!! what a Fabulous card!! I love how you colored Tilda...the hat with the cricut and a bauble for a pom pom...and especially the collage of flowers and Zoe's handwriting....Gorgeous!!!..Hugs, Ila

Alex said...

This is stinkin' cute Nikki - how wonderfully Christmassy this is!!! I love the way you colored Tilda, she is adorable! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

Marte said...

Oh,wow! I love this fab and personal christmascard! So cute, and I just adore Zoe's handwriting.. What a gorgeous detail! :)

Also, the christmashat is just perfect!! :) Good job!

Love, Marte

Kristine said...

Hi Nikki--another FABULOUS card! LOVE your poinsettias and flakes, and your really neat dp too. She sure is a cutie =)

Mel said...

Lovely card, I especially like Zoe's tag, so cute ~ Mel x

thread-bare said...

Wow what a stunning card xx

CraftyC said...

What a fab card, I like all the detail and Zoes handwriting!
Clairex

Kathy said...

ohhh this is just sooooo sweet. I loe it

Debbie said...

Great card Nikki, love the Tilda image and your colouring is beautiful. Debbie x

Beth said...

Oh this is gorgeous! I love the background you've made and the little gingerbread man is adorable! xx

Kelly Schelske said...

Love it Nikki!! Fun papers, Zoe's tag is awesome!! So creative my friend!! Hugs, Kelly

Jills Scrappy Daze said...

Your card is fabulous Nikki.I love the new Tilda's. The colours you used are beautiful and your colouring is sooooo neat. Love the tag Zoe wrote.
Hugs
Jill x x

maddy hill said...

What a gorgeous card ! love the background ! did have a little giggle at it .

Bev said...

Love love love it!! It's absolutely brilliant Nikki. Such a darling image and brilliant DP's

hugs Bev x

Jo said...

Fabulous card and just love the way you've added the personal touches by Zoe.

tracie said...

oh wow Nikki this is gorgoeus, love love this Tilda - she's so cute and Zoes tag is fab
hugs :)x

michele said...

stunning card nikki, beautiful colouring and detail. hugs mx

Donalda said...

Nikki this is just breathe taking dear. I just love your coloring and boy do I love those background papers just gorgeous dear

Lilian said...

Oh what a cute card Nikki. Love the details. I am tempted to try this with my niece but i think I might not have time with all the cards I need to make. So mass production is in order. :)

Kathy said...

Oh Nikki this is the cutest!! I love the whole concept of this card!! How cute and that paper is wonderful!! I also love Zoe's tag!! Too cute!! :)Kathy

Trina said...

Gorgeous card Nikki! I love the magnolia image, and your background papers are so pretty! I just love the little heart in the corner!

6 wacky women said...

Gorgeous card, Nikki. I love the way you colored her and all the little details you added.
Take care
Karen

Conibaer said...

Beautiful creation!!!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous card Nikki, love Zoe's touch on the tag...makes it very special.
Hugs
Carole :-)

Gunilla/Nilla said...

Hello Nikki!

This is such a lovely card. Cute stamp that you´ve as usually coloured beautiful!
Love the patterned paper with the childrens handwriting on, soooo cute!

Have a wonderful evening.
Hugs to you from me
/Gunilla

Catherine said...

this is just too sweet ;)

Moni said...

So cute card! Hugs, moni

Anonymous said...

What a fabulous card!! Tilda is very cute and I love what Zoe has written!! Your card is very original!!
Hugs,
Christelle.

Debbie said...

Hi Nikki, Just wanted to say thanks for the link to my blog candy and wish you good luck! Debbie x

Renee said...

OMG this is wonderful Nikki! So cute!

Lim said...

Stunning Nikki. This card is gorgeous!! I love the papers and the whole combination.. :))
Hugs,
LIM

Jami said...

So darling!! I love how you personalized it with the tag, and I love her little paper-pieced hat and heart!!!
hugs, Jami

Anonymous said...

Fabulous card Nikki !! I love this Tilda, your coloring and all the details ! And the tag from Zoe is so lovely and adorable !!
Hugs dear Nikki.
Val.

Kelly L said...

This is so sweet! I saw it on the SOS blog, and I knew right away it was yours with the Zoe tag. So cute that you both personalized it. :D Kel

Chris said...

Wonderful card Nikki! I love how you got Zoe to personalise it, that's so cute. Fantastic paper and I love the SU punch you used for the edge. Lovely colouring and details too. Chris x

Renata van Miltenburg said...

This realy is the best card ever!! I LOVE IT!!

With love from Holland,

Renata

Karin said...

Hi Sweetie,

gorgeous card.
Love Zoe's handwriting all over the card.
Colouring and details are great as always

Hugs,
xoxo karin

Janna said...

I think this is the cutest card ever! It is just so clever!