Friday 16 August 2013

Winter wonderland with a sprinkle of sugar!!

Good morning all.
I hope you are all well.The builders have nearly finished my wall but am not impressed that is not as tall as the old one which means i will probably need to put some trellis up to get some privacy from people walking past.
One good thing is the window fitter failed to show up so it was quiet.
I am off to work in a mo but first a card to share which i am entering into the following challenges:
1.Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch 219
2.Diva`s by Design Challenge - Christmas is August
3.CRAFT Challenge - Challenge 220 - Christmas
Products used are:
White card
First Edition papers - Nordic Christmas
Memory box snowflake border
Red ribbon
Glass jar
Wooden snowflake painted white and glittered
Gems 
Distress tool
Bugaboo image - Sunbonnett winter image 2
Pro/Flexmarkers
Stickles stardust
Snowtex
The little jar i wanted to look like it contained snow but i did not want to pour that much of my glamour dust glitter in so i used 2 teaspoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon of glamour dust so it still sparkles.

Pro/Flexmarkers used are:
Red, berry, crimson,burgandy, cool grey 5
Tea green, pebble blue, grey green, blue lake
Soft aqua, cloud, blender

And a sideways view.
Thanks so much for popping by, means a lot :D
Hugs Nic.xx

65 comments:

Michelle said...

Thats an adorable christmas card Nic - love the papers and that sweet little glass jar - Christmas in August lol - I suppose it's never too early to start - Michelle x

tilly said...

a beautiful card, love those sunbonnet girls
Tilly

downrightcrafty said...

oh wow love how you have added the little jar and filled it just super never really knew what to do with mine lol thanks for the inspiration on such a gorgeous card
Hugs Kate xx

crafty-stamper said...

love the image and sparkly snowball,bottle of snow(great idea) and gorgeous bow
Carol x

Squirrel x said...

Wow hun, she is so adorable! POssibly another must-have, lol. Where on earth did you find a jar that small? Fabulous idea! Hugs Sxx

Margarets designer cards said...

Hi Nic

Beautiful card, I love your layout and beautiful image.
Builders never do everything you want. At least you have a wall and not a fence that could fall down in the wind.
Have a nice weekend
Margaret

Chrissy said...

So gorgeous Coops,such a sweet little image, love the glass jar and such a good idea with the sugar..

luv CHRISSYxx

Lynsey said...

Gorgeous Nic, so cute! Lyns xx

rachel said...

gorgeous card Nic - love the sugar idea and that little bottle looks amazing xx

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Gorgeous and beautiful card Nic love the colour's and your embellishments
Hugs Dianne xx :)

Rosietoes said...

Gorgeous card, image and papers Coops. Love this card. x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Gorgeous card Coop's, I like the sweet image the colours and the embellishments,
Kevin xx

Kelly Lloyd said...

Gorgeous card nic. Great image and colours
Hugs Kelly

Janet - aka stacky said...

Gorgeous card Nic I love the colours and the little jar is lovely, great idea with the sugar, our craft stuff is to precious to waste xx
I hope you are builder and noise free soon xx

Marilyn said...

Fabulous colouring and those papers are gorgeous!

Marilyn said...

Fabulous colouring and those papers are gorgeous!

Whisper said...

Absolutely adorable, am so loving the devine colour combination too, luv Sam x

Linda Anderson said...

How absolutely adorable!! Love your image and the bottle of snow. Thanks for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Linda

Sue said...

Gorgeous card Nic, such a sweet image. I love the papers and the 'sugar' snow looks fabulous!
hugs Sue xx

Lisa xx said...

this is stunning Ni, the wee jar adds such a "wow" to the card xx

Deb said...

So beautiful! I love the little jar!
Have a great weekend, Debxx

Creations by Shirl said...

Beautiful Coops, love the colouring and the finish details on your card... love the use of those snowtex will have to search where I can buy them.

Claire said...

Lovely card hun, great image, layout and love the big red bow. Hugs, Claire x

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

What a stunningly beautiful card Nic love the little jar its so cute. Make your neighbours pay for the trellis as they damaged the wall. Love Alison xx

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

What a stunningly beautiful card Nic love the little jar its so cute. Make your neighbours pay for the trellis as they damaged the wall. Love Alison xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Gorgeous card Nic, lovely colouring on that sweetie! Good idea to use sugar! Susan x

catherine said...

This is just stunning Nic and love the image. love the little added bottle too
x catherine

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

lovely card Nic great image and super papers xx

Loopylou. said...

omg thats so adorable nic, I think the snow in the little glass bottle is just amazing!!!!
huge hugs Lou xxx

Sandra H said...

"WOW"......Coops simply beautiful hope you get your privacy some way or another XX

Lau W said...

This card is beautiful, such a cute image !
xxx

Marie-Louise said...

Gorgeous card Nic.

Marianne's Craftroom said...

What a great idea with the glass jar, very cute card

susiestacey said...

Gorgeous card Nic, love the little snow jar too x Susan x

Heide said...

Sweet, sweet, sweet! Love the embellishments and daring image. happy you could join us.
Hugs, Heide SSW-DT

Heide said...

Super cute, love the embellishments and darling iamge. Happy to have you join us.
Hugs, Heide SSW-DT

Viv said...

A cutie Coops! Great card. Have a lovely weekend. x

Kym said...

love this card coops-your coloring as always is awesome-loving the little bottle of snow-kym xx

coldwaters2 said...

Wowwww Nic this is stunning, wow, those papers and bow look amazing, I am in love with that cutesy image, this is one very beautiful Christmas card.
hugs
lorraine x

Aunty Sue said...

Hi Nic oh I do love bugaboo and this is a stunning card with a cute image that little bottle is great thanks for sharing at divas and craft good luck

Paper Profusion said...

How gorgeous this is Nic! Nice trick to learn with the sufar too! I'm really gearing up to start making christmas cards now. Nicola x

Shirley said...

Gorgeous card, love the papers and cute image.
Shirley xx

Lorraine said...

This is gorgeous Nic. The image looks fabulous and I love the design and papers.
Lorraine x

crafty-stamper said...

Hi again back to say -thanks for joining us at CRAFT
Carol GDT(Aug) x

Little K Smith said...

Aw a lovely crimbo card Nic! The papers are delish and I love the idea of the vial with the sugar in it! Glamour Dust is just too precious! ;D
Kelly.x

Jeannie said...

So sweet and so beautiful! Love all of the snow! Thanks so much for joining us this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.

Peace & Luv,
Jeannie

Jackie said...

What a sweet image, beautifully coloured, and a gorgeous card. Love that little jar, great idea to use sugar :o)
Jackie xx

Christine L said...

This is fabulous Nic... love the image and the snow effect.... and clever you using sugar in the jar!! LOL!

Hugs
Christine x

Gem said...

beautiful, I love the little jar :) X

Cazza said...

A corker Coops, love the snow! :o)
Hugs,
Cazza
x

Sue B said...

Aww this is really sweet Coops… what a cute image and you've coloured it beautifully… I love the snow effect it looks so real… I love the gorgeous papers and embellies… the little bottle of snow is genius… very cool ! :-))
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Thanks for joining us at Divas by Design this week!
Hugs Sue B xx

Unknown said...

Just gorgeous. I love the little bottle too. Thanks for playing with us at Divas this week x

mulberry station said...

Wow, your card is gorgeous and I love the embellishments. Thanks for joining us.
Nancy SSW-DT

carol said...

ooh WOW Nic this is adorable...the image is delightful, fab embellishments too, thanks so much for sharing with CRAFT, x carol

Donna said...

Too cute Nic and so beautiful with the splash of red ribbon... looks fab :) Donna ♥ x

Joanna M. said...

Darling. Thanks for sharing this with us over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday.
~JO, SSW-DT

Natali said...

Gorgeous card with amazing idea with "jar full of snow"!! Love it!!
Hugs,
Natali

Lou said...

Hi! really gorgeous**card,such a sweet image Coops and love these colours/papers and your colouring too.hugs Lou.xxx

Doreen said...

This is gorgeous,fabulous colours and image.xxx

Sarah said...

Beautiful card Coops, love these papers. I have just got some tiny bottles and I was going to try and figure out how to add snow to them for Christmas cards, you've just given me the answer - sugar, thank you xxx

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! Love the little jar of snow!
xx

Wendy said...

Adorable and so gorgeous Nic...Thanks for playing along with us at Divas by Design this week.
Wendy xx

Kathie said...

Hi Coops this is such a pretty card, love your sweet Bugaboo image and you amazing colouring. Love your design papers and great added embellishments. Great card and thanks so much for joining us this week over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and good luck.
Hugs
Kathie SSW-DT

sweetbloominscraps said...

Love your embellishments! Lovely card! Thanks for joining us at SSW!
Judi SSW DT

Sharon Basel said...

Wow this is incredible Coops! Your collage of embellishments is just brilliant - love the idea of the glass jar filled with "snow". Truly spectacular! Thanks for playing along with us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday!
Sharon, SSW-DT