April Sketch for Sugar Creek Hollow

It is another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and this week we have our monthly sketch for you.

I used a combination of papers from the Cappella collection by Basic Grey along with some embossed card stock to create the panels. The sheet music that I found online is framed by a piece made with the Martha Stewart deco fan Punch Around the Page set. Then I added some lovely satin ribbon and pearls to finish it off. I think this is pretty clean but elegant.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

House of Gilli  - Ribbons and Pearls
Gingerloft - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Image:  Sing & Make Music (Sugar Creek Hollow)

Card Stock:  Cream (Wassau), Taupe (Bazzill)
Papers:  Basic Grey
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Ribbon (Fabricland), Old Paper Distress Ink (Ranger), Deco Fan Punch Around the Page Set (Martha Stewart), Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida)

Oriental Butterfly

It is another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and of course we have a challenge for you but today is also the launch of the month-long celebration of our first anniversary.

Let's start with the challenge. It is a sketch challenge and our hostesses have created a really clean sketch this month so I decided to go with a simple design for my take on the sketch. It almost looks like I have become a little bipolar in my crafting for Sugar Creek Hollow - last week it was over the top bling and this week it is clean and simple.

I can't wait to see what all of you do with this sketch.  It should be fun to see how many of you go with clean and simple and how many jazz it up.  By the way, this month we have a Guest Designer joining us and she starts today so make sure you make Darlene feel welcome.

Now on to the anniversary fun stuff.  As I mentioned on March 1st, we have blog candy for you starting today.  To be in the running to win the blog candy, just go to the Sugar Creek Hollow challenge blog and become a follower, if aren't already one.  Then you need to leave a comment with a contact email in case you win, grab a copy of the blog candy photo and post it on your sidebar with a link back to the Sugar Creek Hollow challenge blog.  Don't forget any of the steps or you won't be eligible to win.  Look at all these wonderful crafting supplies.  I wish I could win.

Make sure you mark your calendar so you are sure to come back each week this month to see what challenges we have planned and to participate in the fun activities, such as the Blog Hop on March 19th and the Image Naming Contest on March 26th.

Image:  Butterfly Tile (Sugar Creek Hollow)
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers:  Far East Collection (DCWV)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Purple Stickles (Ranger), Metal Orienal Disk (Gift from SCH Teammate), Ribbon (Michaels), Loopy Scalloped Square SVG File cut with MTC Software and Cricut (Bird's Cards)

February Sketch from Sugar Creek Hollow

I am back from my trip to Cayo Largo, Cuba and the weather was fabulous. Of course, I got too much sun despite all the sun screen. I read 2 1/2 books, taught my friends how to play cribbage and ate way too much. Now I am sitting here in my warm and fuzzies wishing I could have stayed longer. Oh well, it will be fun to craft again.

It is Sensational Saturday again at Sugar Creek Hollow and today we have a sketch to challenge you with.

I decided to create a birthday card for my Sister-in-Law using this February Violet Label from the Sugar Creek Hollow Shoppe.  Unfortunately for me but fortunately for her I won't be able to give it to until after her birthday because she and my brother are also relaxing in the Caribbean.  We sure get sick of the snow about now here in Canada:)

Image:  February Violet Label (Sugar Creek Hollow)
Card Stock: Recollections
Paper: Flourish (Online Freebie - I'm Sorry I Can't Remember Where), Mini Floral (Wild Rose Studio)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Ribbon (Fabricland), Pearl Spray (Excelsior Wholesale), Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Silver Paste (Jaquard), Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

A New Sketch for Phindy's Place

Our challenge to you this week at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog is to take one of your Phindy images and create a card based on this sketch.  Every week there is a randomly chosen winner along with one card chosen by the design team as card of the week.  The creator of that card is in the running for a chance to be a Guest Designer.

If the baby's sleeper didn't have ruffles it could have been a boy and then these two little cuties would have looked like my grandchildren.  The only difference is that my little guy won't sit long enough for his sister to tell him a story (she is just learning to read).  If they are in that close proximity they are usually poking at one another and then giggling like crazy.  Thankfully he does sit calmly when he is read to at night before bed.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Stampin Royalty  - Patterned Paper
Little Paper Shop - Die Cuts
Stamp with Fun - Square (the card itself)

Image:  Big Sister at Work (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  My Design
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Pink (Recollections), Green (My Stash)
Papers:  Striped (Provo Craft), Green (My Stash), Blue Dot (My Stash)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Cotton Candy & Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Petite Scalloped Circle Die (Spellbinders), Cricut, Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers)