Saturday, September 4

A Recipe For All Seasons Sugar Nellie Blog Hop

 A very good morning and a very warm welcome to the 

Sugar Nellie "A Recipe For All Seasons" Blog Hop. 


I am delighted and honoured to have been asked to join in with this fabulous hop and what a feast of fabulous talent and inspiration the hop has for you. You will have arrived here from the uber talented JUDY if not then please go and start the hop there.

Anyone who knows me well knows that Winter is my favourite season because it includes Christmas yeah I love Christmas so when Karen asked me to join in the hop I just knew I had to creat a Crimbo card for you all. My Recipe for you is ~

Clean & Simple (CAS)
White, Blue & 1 other colour
Add punched elements


 Isn't he just the cutest Snowman you have ever seen?

I have coloured the snowman using Prismacolor pencils as I wanted a soft subtle effect

I have added Flowersoft at his feet to make it look like snow.
I add the glue first, then the flowersoft on top and then sprinkle with glamour dust to finish so that it sparkles like snow.

 I have used my Martha Stewart branch punch (love this) and layered the branches to make a tree effect then I brushed Stickles on to this which makes it curl up... very effective I think

Sugar Nellie Stamps available to purchase from

FUNKY KITS

I have some secret candy I will offer to one person chosen by random.org who uses my recipe which must include a Sugar Nellie stamp and adds there creation to the inlinkz below I will draw the candy next week.

 Your next stop on the hop is the lovely and talented

SARAH

Enjoy the rest of the hop. Thanks for stopping by! 
Stampin hugs 
~ Ali x ~


EDITED TO SAY ~ The Winner of my Recipe is NICKI Congratulations NICKI if you can email me your deets I'll pop your surprise in the post to you. 

60 comments:

Sonia said...

Wow a stunning card Alison, love it. I think the snowman is brilliant.
Have a lovely weekend.
Hugs Sonia xx

Carol said...

WOWZER, what a striking card! Luv your colour choice and the snowman is just too gorgeous and you've coloured him beautifully. Lotsa luv xxxx

melsanford said...

This is just gorgeous - I love those branches and the way you've made them curl. Fab! Love 'n' hugs, Mel xx

Elaine said...

Stunning card Alison. You know I love your CAS designs.
Fab snowman (must get some of these!) and your branches with stickles are perfect!
Love Elaine xx

Marion said...

Stunning card Ali, Love the simplicity of this and snowmen are my favourites. Will try to get a card done.
Marion

Debs M said...

gorgeous card, i love the way he is coloured and the flower soft looks fabulous x

Anita said...

You mad a great card. Love it very much.

xx Anita

Anne said...

Gorgeous love the snowman fab effect with branch punch
Anne xx

craftyb said...

oh my...isn't this just FABULOUS? I LOVE how "simple" and unique this is...LOVE the branches and snow...the delicate colouring...thank you for sharing this beauty with us! bx

Janette said...

It's just perfect, I adore it all.xx

Donna said...

Gorgeous card Alison, love the whitework and the gorgeous branches you have used :) Donna x

Meretekj said...

What a stunning card.
I like this snowman.

Andie's Space said...

Hi Ali,
I don't often do CAS myself, but this just looks amazing & so beautiful. WOW, WOW,WOW!!! I love it.
Hugs,
Andie xx

Julye said...

Wow this is stunning love all those branches , something else for my wish list!and what a fun challenge too.

D K Crafts said...

Hi Ali. This is a beautfiul card. Love how you have coloured your snowman. The branches are so effective, nearly like 3D. Donna

lil-paper-pixie said...

So stunning, I love CAS cards.x

Sarah B said...

This is stunning, I do like CAS but find it really hard to do, Hugs Sarah B X

Lainy's Little Blog said...

Absolutely gorgeous card Ali. I love how you've used shades of blue to colour the snowman and used the flowersoft to create the snow under his feet. Simple but stunning. Lainy x

Denise and Louise said...

Gorgeous card - so simple but absolutely stunning. Love the snowman - yes is he the cutest.

Denise xx

angelique (anlou) said...

absolutly stunnning card hun
it's just perfect
the snowman is so cute
hugs angelique

Thistleblue said...

Morning Alison,

thanks for sharing your card, it's stunning, so simple but striking! The snowman is too cute! and i love your colouring. I'm off to hop some more and then hubbie says i can have an afternoon of crafting so i may be back later with a CAS card for your challenge.
Have a wonderful weekend,
hugs
Michelle
xx

The Crafty Den said...

Hi Ali, what a stunning card. The image is adorable and your colouring is fab. The glitter looks amazing. Hugs, Denise x

Paula said...

Glorious CAS - when I saw your name I thought Goodeeeeeee CAS in there too. Love those branches & the sparkly addition to the flower soft a brilliant (oops sorry pun slipt in) idea. Bit hectic with all my rearranging otherwise I'd love to add something here -.. maybe the hours will somehow increase from 24 to 36 in the day. Thanks for a jolly lovely bit of sampling/feating.
Paula (PEP)
http://pepcraftchallexp.blogspot.com/

Tanya R said...

This is awesome. Love all the white,it makes the blue pop out.
Hugs
Tanya

Fiona said...

wow this is stunning.

fi

Donalda said...

Girl this is just gorgeous!!! I am so glad you joined us with the hop. Hugs

Kathy said...

This is gorgeous Ali!! I love the white branches on the white background ~ brilliant!! I will have to try that out!! This is one of my favorite images as well!! So cute!
:)kathy

Marilyn said...

Gorgeous card! So pretty!

Becky said...

This is just fabulous..love the clean look of white and your snowman is colored beautifully and yes he is one dapper snowman :)

weewiccababe said...

wow, you've certainly made CAS into an art form, absolutely stunning Ali
Debz
x

Lorraine said...

wow this is absolutely stunning i love this card and i am thinking up something to enter your fab challenge xx

Jane said...

This is gorgeous...love all the little glittering branches!
x

Shelby Goolsby said...

Adorable snowman and I love the simple details of the card.

Janiel/ janny said...

Hello Ali, This is stunning in the white!! I love the clean and simpleness of your card!!
hugs, Janiel

CRAZYCRAFTSHED said...

Gorgeous card Ali and i love the snowman,
Hugs Dianne xx

Milla said...

Beautiful card, Ali!

kath said...

stunning gorgeous snowman card ali...love this cute dude...big hugs kath xxx

Hilde Larsen aka. Tindaloo said...

gorgeous card yet so simple!

Debs said...

Wow this is a fantastic CAS card, why don't mine ever look like this though! Gorgeous stamp, another for my list. Debs xx

Daisychain said...

Fantastic card Ali. What a clever use of the punched branches. Hugs Christine x

angelique (anlou) said...

i have just linked my card
or has to be it an sugarnellie stamp?
if so i have to chance it, no problem hun
please let me now
hugs angelique

jojo79 said...

Great card, love the simple design of the layout.

Jo
x

Debsg said...

I adore what you've done with the leaf punch (I have that one yay!). Great card.

Riet said...

What a wonderful card Ali.I love the image and the colours.

Hugs Riet.xx

Jami {sgtStamper} said...

This is one stunning CAS card! I just love all the texture you added with the punches while still keeping it CAS! Darling image!

Liz's creative corner said...

Wow I love this it's so stunning, so soft and beautiful, love the leaves must really try this, thanks for the imspiration, hugs Liz xx

kaos said...

What a stunning card - I love the effect of the punched leaves!
Not sure yet if I will have the time to follow your challenge - holidays are calling...*lol*

kaos said...

What a stunning card - I love the effect of the punched leaves!
Not sure yet if I will have the time to follow your challenge - holidays are calling...*lol*

Kate said...

Clean and simple to a tee. Love it. Kate.x

Annmaree (Emu) said...

Your card looks fabulous!!!

Who doesn't love Christmas, love that snowman image!!!

Will see what I can come up with for the challenge!

Dena said...

Your card is very pretty! Love the striking white with the image!
Hugs, Dena

Autumn said...

Your card is beautiful, love all that white! Your snowman is colored wonderfully too, what a great CAS card!
xxAutumn

Gunn (Merete) said...

this is fantastic. I love this blue and white it looks so great and elegant. And yes, I have to agree, this snowman is the cutest.

JLJ Designs said...

Beautiful card! I love the snowman with the elegant branches.

Jennifer

Nicki (LittleTed) said...

This is beautiful Ali, love the snowman and the dimension from the branches.

Nicki, x

sugarnellie said...

You are the Queen of CAS, white on white, simply beautiful, huge thank you for joining us on our hop, you have been a great guest. TFS Karen

Patty said...

Oh, this is so darn cute! I love the clean looking cool colors and all the sparkle. Can't wait to try this myself!

Lilian said...

WOW WOW WOW Ali! This is just a fabulous CAS card! Love love love the branches. :) Very elegant work!

Erika said...

Love the simple and elegant style of your card, stunning work.

Lorraine A said...

Gorgeous card Ali :-) I love this snowman ,, very cute and the icy colours are perfect :-)

luv
Lols x x x