Friday 19 June 2009

Sugar Nellie Blog Hop – Duda Daze Release

Woo hoo!! Sugar Nellie have released a new range of fun and whimsical stamps “Duda Daze” by artist Diane Duda. They will be available exclusively at Funky Kits.

To celebrate this first release they are having a massive blog hop. I was one of the lucky people to be sent a Duda Daze pre-release stamp and invited to join the hop.

Here’s the card I made using the stamp “Frog Prince”. This stamp was a delight to colour and I have absolutely fallen in love with the little Princess.


I coloured her with Copic Ciaos and heat embossed her crown with Heat It Up “Enchanted Gold” embossing powder. I added a bit of Sakura clear glaze to her eyes and to the frog, then I cut her out and shaped her before attaching her to the card.

The designer papers I’ve used are “Tea Party” by Stampin’ Up. This is double sided paper and I’ve used both sides (floral and dotty). I cut and layered the flower from the same paper.

I used nestabilities “Mega Scalloped Rectangles” (large) to cut the rectangle mats and I embossed the white one with a “Spots and Dots” Cuttlebug folder. I then lightly inked the edges of both rectangles. I used a Scor-Pal to make the lines around the edge of the card and, finally, I added Papermania pink adhesive stones.

Thank you for stopping by and taking a look at my card, your next stop on the hop is Kat's Blog. Enjoy your journey!

And, finally, a BIG THANK YOU to Karen for sending me the stamp and giving me the opportunity take part in this fabulous blog hop.

Hugs, Clare xx

74 comments:

helen said...

lovely card clare, i love all the texture and the flower is fab
hugs
helen x

Joey said...

Hi Clare,

fabulous card, I really like the layout, the flower just looks stunning.

Joey.xxx

Janiel/ janny said...

love the card Clare. Nice colors!! janny

Anonymous said...

Hi Clare

Beautifully put together card. card. The flower is lovely.

Pinksy xxx

Crafting Andy said...

Great card.
Andrea.xx

Rosalien Zwackhalen said...

Wauw, fab. I love the flowers, they look really great.:)) Nice colours and I love the embossed backhground.

Rosalien

Powerful Search Engine said...

Hi Claire great texture to your card, I love your colouring of the image too, hugs Pascale

Elaine said...

Fab card, Clare! Loving the image you got, and you've done a great job with her!

jenny said...

Beautiful card! I love the pretty colours you've used and the embossing and large flower look fab x

Jenny x

Juls said...

Hi your card is gorgeous! I love frogs, and this little girl is just so sweet!!

Renata van Miltenburg said...

It's so funny to see the different style of all the girls. The same stamps but such different cards, love it!

I adore your flower and embossing!

Sunny regards, Renata

kuya said...

I love this card! This is acutally one of my favourite SU papers at the moment and it works so great with the stamp.

Naoual said...

This is such a beautiful card Clare! The papers and colours you used are so beautiful and the layered flowers is absolutely stunning! Your colouring looks just fab, great job!

xx Naoual

Artyjen said...

Great card love the colours used......I've already ordered the upside down one before I continue on the blog hop!.....I need that stamp :)
xoxo

NormaJean said...

Hi Clare, wow your card is beautiful!!
hugs normajean

Machin Stamps said...

What a wonderful confection you've come up with here, well done you!

I had to break off the hop to go and order mine, you are all doing such a great job of persuading me that it will be impossible to live without this set.

ros said...

gorgeous card. i love ur flower. i love the stamp too :)

Unknown said...

Hi Honey,

Fab card, can't believe all the different ideas, I had a balst, hope you did too, and yes i've been and ordered the others that I wanted already. Trying to get back round everyone to leave a message but keep getting interrupted by the kids, they just don't understand.

Anjou Krelovich said...

Fabulous Clare, wonderful coloring and the papers are too beautiful with this image!

Lilian said...

Great card Claire! Lovely coloring and love all the textures. Great flower! Love your Spellbinder flowers too. I have been eyeing the Spellbinder flower dies and thanks to you now really want them lol! Thanks for sharing!

Jane said...

This is gorgeous, love your flower! x

Kim Costello said...

Wonderful card Clare love what you've done with this image, gorgeous colouring, great blog hop HuGs Kim :)

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous Clare, love the colours and papers.. stunning :)
Hugs, Marlene x

Kruemel said...

Beautiful card! Love how you put the focus on the image by just adding this one big flower.
Kathrin aka Kruemel

Stampin2day said...

Sooooooo cute! Love the new stamps!

Wiccababe said...

what a pretty card Clare, love the papers you've used
have a super day
Debbi
xx

Liza said...

Fabulous card, I just love your layout.

Liza x

Scrapbookdoll said...

beautiful card
marie-anne

designsfromwithinbycharlotte said...

Beautiful card and love the textured detail on this one. Way to rock the new image!
Lovely!
Hugs,
Charlotte

Kim Dellow said...

Oh beautiful, love the flower that is so cool. Kim

craftyb said...

Fab card...she is very cute! bx

Jenn Borjeson said...

Great job, beautiful colors!

Susan said...

Such a lovely card Clare,love the colours you have used.
Keep well
SuzyX

katy said...

Gorgeous card Clare x

brenda said...

Gorgeous card Claire and lucky you to have a trail run.

Inpressed about the craft room, fancy popping in here some time ?

Have a good weekend, oh before I forget, you must check our Allsorts new challenge tomorrow - can't say more.

B x

Claire said...

Gorgeous card Clare!! Very pretty and love the flower!! Claire xx

Julies Crafty Creations said...

Stunning card clare, I love all the texture and the flower is fab
hugs Julie x

april_sp1 said...

Wonderful card! Great flower. :)

V said...

She lovely! All your extra work to make her dimensional is amazing, but the end result is so worth it!

JPScraps said...

Beautiful card! Love the texture and dimension you added to it.

Justliketink said...

Love your card and choice of colors, great use of the cuttlebug! Glad I ordered my set of stamps before I started this hop or I'd be afraid they'd have run out!!

Lesley said...

I love that you've taken the extra step to shape her popped-up image. It looks so tidy and "finished". Love it!

Penni said...

Love what you've made, the colours are great.

Hugs
Penni
X

Kimmi said...

Beautiful card. I love that flower at the top its gorgeous. The colours are beautiful together and your image is coloured beautifully too!

Enjoy your weekend
Kimmi

Zoe said...

Fabulous card, i really like the layout and the texture behind her really adds to the card!! Its gorgeous,
Zoe x

having a {me} day said...

Beautiful card! I love how you've made her stand out and that flower is fab! katxx

Anne said...

How very cute, love the flower and all the scoring round the edges, really lifts the card into top class :)

Tracey said...

Beautiful card, love that flower :o)

x

Shannon - Desert Designs said...

Super cute! I love the embossed lines around the edge and the little jewel accents!

Stephanie said...

What a gorgeous card - those new images are delightful....off to check Funky Kits now....!
Have a fab weekend love stephanie x

Jenni said...

Another beautiful card, loving these images.
Jenni x

CraftyC said...

Hiya Clare, hope you are well. I love your card, these stamps are just fab and coloured so beautifully to. Have a great weekend
Clairex

Donna said...

This is such a delightful little card Clare, a real fab image :) Donna x

Gunn (Merete) said...

Great card. Lovely stamp and the flower are great.

Sian said...

Love your card, the image is adorable :)

Sian
XX

Victoria said...

Such a cute card, love the embossing detail!
Hugs, Vicky -x-

Anonymous said...

Oh wow, this is such a cut card, i adore the papers you have used and the adorable image is coloured beautifully


xx

Martine

Andrea said...

Gorgeous card - I love your layout. Colours are lovely.

Lainy's Little Blog said...

Fantastic card Clare. Love the layout and the gorgeous flower that you have created. Hugs, Lainy xxx

Shelley said...

great card, great paper and great textures. hugs Shelley

Marcea said...

what a sweet card!! Lucky you being chosen :o)
Love all the embossing. Have a fab weekend hun
-x-

sugarnellie said...

Hi Clare

Hope you had fun yesterday, sorry its taken me so long to visit and comment but work gets in the way of surfin sometimes.

I love your card, so cute, thank you for being part of the blog hop.:)

Karen

Denimo said...

Awwwwww... your card is just adorable Clare!! I really, really like this image, but then I like them ALL!

Kat said...

This is a gorgeous card. well done!

Jacilynn said...

Clare, this is super cute! I love the flower. Great job girl

Anonymous said...

Lovely card.

Tracy said...

I love this card, so cute!

Michelle said...

Just stunning
Michelle
xxxx

Suzanne said...

love it. fantastic
Suzanne x

Anonymous said...

Such an adorable card! I love this image.
Vanja

Julie said...

Beautiful card - beautiful stamps

Marie Rayner said...

What a sweet card. I love, Love, LOVE it!

Katrina Turner said...

Gorgeous card Clare, love the flowers and what you have done with the papers. They are lovely stamps, can't wait to get some!
Hugs, Katrina xx

Cindy Van Sluys said...

Clare, that is an absolutely gorgeous card! I can tell you worked very hard on it...loads of great details....especially that flower!

XO
Cindy