Nuts About Fall

Well, I am back from England and I had a lovely time.  We didn't go as many places this time as we usually do when we visit but did manage to spend a fabulous day at Portsmouth touring old warships, took a run to Bakewell to get my special scotch and went to London for a tour of Buckingham Palace and tea at Fortnum and Mason..  I also managed to get some craft shopping in and now just have to figure out how to keep my husband calm when he sees the bills.  It isn't as much the cost of the items but the fact that 1 British pound costs $1.62 Canadian.  That exchange rate is a killer.

On the day in London I met up with Anne Ray, who is Phindy's DT Leader and a friend of my hostess.  You would almost think the four of us had known each other for years because we got along so nicely and had such a lovely day.  Anne is a super lady and I am so glad that we got to meet.

I am exhausted with the time change and the 7 hour flight but should get back to normal by tomorrow - I hope.  I also have to work on losing the 5 pounds that I gained.

Our challenge to you this week at Phindy's Place is to make a card or other paper-crafted project with a AUTUMN/FALL theme. I have created a card in the colours of fall and used a great Phindy image that screams fall. 

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

Crafting For All Seasons - Fall Colours
Freshly Brewed - Fall or Autumn
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Outlawz POM - Anything Goes
Paper Makeup Stamps - Digi Makeover - Size Matters
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's  - Fall

Image:  Thankful (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Cream (Wassau), Brown (Recollections)
Paper:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Cord (My Stash), Houndstooth & Swiss Dots Embossing Folders (Cuttlebug), Acorn Template (Karen Hughes)

Vintage Children

It is Saturday again and that means another challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want to see VINTAGE CHILDREN. That means we want you to make a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card or other paper-crafted project featuring vintage images or stamps of children.

I have chosen to use a digital stamp this week that came from Whoopsie Daisy. All the images are hand drawn in a very vintage style.

Image:  Girl at Wishing Well from Sheet 29 (Whoopsie Daisy)
Card Stock:  Bazzill
Paper:  Raspberry Road
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Craft-T), Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Leaves (Gift), Punched Scallop Circle Die (Nellie Snellen), Ribbon (Fabricland), Stick Pin (My Design), Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Eyelet Lace Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Doily (Wilton)

Opposite Colours

This week our challenge to you at Phindy's Place is to use COLOURS THAT ARE OPPOSITE ON THE COLOUR WHEEL. When I searched for Colour Wheel, I found a number of graphics and all of them showed red across from green so that is what I decided to work with. It is perfect for this little cutie on his first day at school.

This is another scheduled post as I am still in England. My husband came home after one week but since I am retired I decided to stay on for another week. If everything went according to plan, yesterday my friend and I went to Buckingham Palace and then out to tea. We were going to meet up with one of her friends and Anne Ray, who is Phindy's Design Team Leader. I will provide details when I return.

Image: Ready to Go (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Kindergarten (Create with TLC), Blackboard (My Design)
Card Stock:  Red & Green (Wassau)
Papers:  Red with Green Dots (My Design), Ginghams (Recollections)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Ink (Color Box). Ribbon (Michaels), Apple Button (Fabricland), Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida)

Fancy Borders

It is another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and we want you to create a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card or other paper-crafted project with FANCY BORDERS.  The borders can be around the image, on the edge of the image or on the edge of a panel.

Image:  Far Far Hill
Card Stock:  Buff & Tan (Recollections), Blue (Bazzill)
Paper:  Far Far Hill
Tools & Embellishments:  Lace (My Stash), Shell Border cut with Cricut, Ribbon (Kate's Paperie), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Button (My Stash), Crinoline & Tulle (Fabricland), Seafoam Paint (Folk Arts), Fancy Tags (Spellbinders), Frayed Burlap Distress Ink (Ranger)

Here Comes Christmas

I have another Christmas card made and a good thing too because it is creeping up and faster than I want. It is also a good thing that I made this card because that is the challenge this week at Phindy's Place - CHRISTMAS IS CREEPING UP ON US. I love these Christmas challenges at this time of year because it forces me to get moving and not procrastinate.

This is a scheduled post as my husband and I are in England visiting with our dear friends. I hope when I get back I will be able to tell you that we have had great weather but historically it has been cool and rainy.

Image: Cozy Cottage (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:   Circular Blank (Digital Delights by Louby Loo) with my computer generated sentiment added
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Blue (Recollections), Silver (DCWV)
Paper:  My Stash
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Large Snowflake Punch & Snowflake Punch Around the Page Set (Martha Stewart), Snowflake Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Chalk (Craft-T), Gems (Michaels), White Ink (Martha Stewart)

Sunny Sunflowers

As you drive around at this time of year you can't help but seeing lots of sunflowers growing in fields and gardens. It is always amazing that they can grow so tall with such big heads and not topple over. This week our Sensational Saturday challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow is to create a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card or other paper-crafted project featuring SUNFLOWERS in the main image.

This week we are fortunate to have a lovely sponsor with us.

You too can create cards and paper crafts like the Funkie Junkie.

Linda Coughlin, a.k.a The Funkie Junkie, loves using unusual frilly and funky items in her crafting. She has searched out or handmade the many delightful embellishments offered for sale in her Etsy boutique. Hand touched and personal attention to each and every order are hallmarks of her boutique. Linda warmly invites you to stop by for a browse.

We will be choosing a random winner who will receive a $15 gift certificate for The Funkie Junkie's Etsy boutique and a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow to display on her blog.  In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week (or shall we say Project of the Week) and the creator will receive a badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Linda is also joining us as a Guest Designer and she and the Design Team have made some fabulous Sunflower cards. To get details on their projects, just click on each Designer's name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

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

Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Colours of Fall
Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts
The Paper Shelter - Embossing
Anything Goes - Vintage/Shabby Chic
Ribbon Carousel - Anything Goes (must include ribbon)

Image: Sunflower (Tiffany Doodles)
Card Stock:  Gold & Brown (Recollections), Light Teal (Bazzill)
Paper:  Basic Grey
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Ribbon (Fabricland), Pearl Stickers (Dollar Giant), Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Bee Button (Dress it Up), Fleur de Liz Rectangle cut with Cricut, Brown Seed Beads (Michaels)

Show Us Stripes

This week our challenge to you at Phindy's Place is to create a card or other paper-crafted project and SHOW US STRIPES SOMEWHERE.

You don't have to use a Phindy image but I encourage you to do so because can enter your project twice if you do.  Besides, Phindy has the most fabulous array of images in her store and  they are so versatile.

I loved this paper with its floral stripes and decided it would be more fun than just straight lines.  The letters were cut with my Cricut and I added some tiny pearls to make them look like they were each hanging by the corner.  I have a couple of friends that could use a little cheering up so I will be getting this in the mail to one of them today.

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

Squigglefly  - Blue/Green
Crazy Challenge - Spots and Stripes
Creative Card Crew  - Anything Goes

Image:  Rainy Day Friend (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Cut with Cricut
Card Stock:  Recollections
Paper:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Circle Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards)

Trash to Vintage Treasure

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and the first monthly  TRASH TO VINTAGE TREASURE challenge.  We want you to make a project incorporating paper that turns throw-away items into a vintage treasure.

For this challenge, off-cuts or scraps in your craft room do not qualify - you can use them as part of the project but they are not to be considered the throw-away items.  Instead we want you to take everyday items that you would normally throw in the garbage or in your recycling bin and turn them into something fabulous.  This is the time to do your part for the environment and show us how green you can be. By the way, please include photos of your throw-away items before they are transformed in your blog post so we can see what your treasure looked like when it was still trash.

Please remember that we are a vintage challenge blog so your final product must be of a vintage style.

We will be choosing a random winner who will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display on her blog.  In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week (or shall we say Project of the Week) and the creator will receive a badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Our designers have created some wonderful projects for your inspiration.  To get details and see what their throw-away items are, just click on their names and you will be taken directly to their blogs.

For trash items I headed to my recycle bin before it went to the curb for pick-up.  I have used cardboard from the shipping box my husbands new shoes came in to make a panel behind the vintage car.  I peeled the top layer off, cleaned it up and then distressed it with some Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

I used a cake mix box to make the gears, which I cut with my Cricut and then painted.

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

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Cards for Men - "G" is for Going Green (as in recycling)

Image: Vintage Car (Graphics Fairy)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Cream (Wassau)
Papers:  Plaid (Raspberry Road), Burgandy (My Stash)
Tools & Embellishments:  Road Map (Ontario Road Maps), Road Sign (The King's Highway), Deco Fan Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Starburst Die (Nellie Snellen), Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger)

September Anything Goes with a Phindy Image

August is over and fall is around the corner with school starting in most places - Tuesday where I live.  I know that means summer is at an end but I thought I would make one last summery card.

It is the first Friday in September and that means that the challenge at Phindy's Place is ANYTHING GOES WITH A PHINDY IMAGE. Since you must use a Phindy image on your project, you only need to enter it once.

Phindy generously offers two prizes - a random winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to her store and the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a Guest designer spot.

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

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Kelley Kids Challenges - Hot Summer & Bright Colors
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - Rocked Up Pink
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Image:   Summer Bare (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Craft T), Dew Drops & Braid (Gifts)

A Sassy Bear

This week the challenge at Sassy Cheryl's is to use Lavender, Green and White and I decided to play along because I love this colour combination.

This card was made for Sassy Cheryl to send to a special young man who was paralyzed in a diving accident recently.  My thoughts and prayers go to him and his family as he progresses through a lengthy period of rehabilitation so I thought this little bear might bring some cheer.

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

Sassy Cheryl's - Lavender, Green & White
Jellypark Challenges - Die Cuts and/or Punches
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Image: This was a freebie for the PCP group but there are many wonderful stamps available at Sassy Cheryl's
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Lavender & Purple (Recollections), Green (Bazzill)
Paper: Cuttlebeez
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Button (Dress it Up), Floss (My Stash), Ribbon (Michaels), Petite Scalloped Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Loopy Border Punch (Martha Stewart)

Making it Masculine

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week our challenge to you is to MAKE IT MASCULINE.

Cards for the men in your life are always needed so now is the time to make a vintage, shabby chic or primitive creation that you can be sure they will appreciate.

We will be choosing a random winner and that person will receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and a digi of our choice. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Our designers have created some great masculine cards for your inspiration. For details on each card just click on the designer's name and you will be taken to their blog.

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

Delightful Challenges - Must use digital paper
Top Tip Tuesday - Tipper Week and Masculine Card

(Tip:  Cut the posts off a brad with a pair of side cutters and attach to card with a glue dot so there is no lump underneath and the paper or card stock it is affixed to will lie flat.)

Image: Horse Racing (Collectors Prints)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Blue (Recollections), Rust (My Stash)
Papers:  Leather Look (Curry's Art Store), Check (Cuddlebeez Digital), Plaid (Raspberry Road Digital)
Tools & Embellishments: Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Brad (Dollarama)

Home Made Embellishments

Our challenge to you this week at Phindy's Place is HOME MADE EMBELLISHMENTS. I've often made my own flowers so I wanted to do something them a little differently this time. I have had my eye on these rosettes and decided to give them a try.  When I got started, I realized just how easy it was so I expect I will be making more.

Phindy generously offers a couple of prizes - a $5 gift certificate to her store to a random winner and the winner of Card of the Week as chosen by the Design Team will also receive a $5 gift certificate along with a chance to be a Guest Designer. You don't have to use a Phindy image to enter but if you do, you can enter twice so I hope you will pop over to her store and pick a stamp or two that you can create with.

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

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Flower Power
Creative Card Crew - Hand Made Flowers

Image: Quiet Garden (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Purples (Recollections), White (Staples)
Paper:  Polka Dot (Making Memories), Flower (DCWV)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo),  Petite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Plastic Flower Bead (Michaels)

Buttons & Bows at Sugar Creek Hollow

Welcome back for another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow.  This week our challenge to you is to create your vintage, shabby chic or primitive card featuring BUTTONS & BOWS.  You must use both on your project and you must create in a vintage style.

This week we are pleased to welcome a new sponsor - The Stamping Boutique. Check out the store for some absolutely fabulous images.

The Stamping Boutique will be generously providing our random winner with 3 Digi's & 1 Digi Paper Pack.  What a fabulous prize!  We will also give the random winner a badge to display on her blog.

The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Each member of the design team has used an image from our sponsor to create their inspiration for you. To check out the details, just click on their name and you will be taken right to their blog. Then dig out those bits of ribbon and that bag of old buttons that you have in your stash and let's see what wonderful creations you can come up with.

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

365 cards - Vintage plus Pink
Crafty Sentiments - No Sentiment
Try it on Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Image: Apron (The Stamping Boutique)
Card Stock: Pink & Purple (Recollections)
Paper: Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Organza Ribbon (Michaels), Satin Ribbon (My Stash), Buttons (My Stash), Gems (Michaels), Corner Die (Nellie Snellen), Scroll Lace Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Textile Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Tattered Rose and Milled Lavender Distress Ink (Ranger)

A New Something

This week the challenge at Phindy's Place is to create a card or other paper-crafted project celebrating A NEW SOMETHING. You could celebrate a new job, a new house or a new friend to name a few. I decided to celebrate a new baby with my card.

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

Art Impressions Stamps - Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Sassy Studio Designs - Use More Than 1 Die
Stamp Insanity - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious Challenges - Lace it Up
Anything Goes Challenge - Happy Birthday/Celebration

Image: Something New (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Cream (Wassau), Brown & Pink (Recollections)
Paper: Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Lace (My Stash), Rose (Wild Orchid Crafts), Eyelet Lace Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Fancy Tags Die, Labels 10 Nestabilities and Petite Oval Nestabilities Die (Spellbinders), Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Vintage Christmas at Sugar Creek Hollow

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow.  We know it is August and it has been so hot in so many areas but it is time to cool things down and think Christmas.  This week our challenge to you is to make a VINTAGE CHRISTMAS CARD.

We want you to put away your cute images and find a vintage Christmas image in your craft room or online.  For this challenge you also need to get out your most vintage papers and embellishments.  There are lots of freebies available online so use your favorite search engine and you will find lots of options.  If you are in the need of some retail therapy, there are also a number of wonderful vintage products in the craft stores now.

Vintage doesn't necessarily mean overly embellished especially since you want to be able to afford the postage to mail your creation but you do want to make it look old so this is the time to think inks, distressing, lace, antique buttons, etc. - oh my what endless possibilities.

We will be choosing a random winner and that person will receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and a digi of our choice.  In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Our designers pulled out all the stops to create vintage Christmas cards for your inspiration.  For details on each card just click on the designer's name and you will be taken to their blog.

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

AI Factory - Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Merry Christmas on front
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Fab 'n' Funky - Christmas

Image:  Free Trinkets and Treasures
Card Stock:  Green (Bazzill), Red (My Stash)
Papers:  Red/White Dot and Red Damask (Summertime Designs), Green with White Spots (Lasting Impressions), Green and Green Mottled (My Stash), Red Circles (Basic Grey)
Tools & Embellishments:  Victorian Scissors (Fiskars), Ribbons (Fabricland), Charm (Arton Bead Supply), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Small Circle Punch (EK Paper Shapers)

Vintage for Phindy's Place

Our challenge to you this week at Phindy's Place is to create a card or other paper-crafted project with a VINTAGE LOOK.  Since I love creating in a vintage style, this challenge is right up my alley.

I have used one of Phindy's new basic stamps from the Two Seven Oh collection called Spools to create my vintage look.  The pattern cover front and back came from an online site that sells vintage patterns and the background is not paper but fabric from my stash.  The sentiment is one of Paulette's from Create with TLC.

Image:  Spools (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Cream (Wassau)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Fabric (My Stash), Vogue Pattern Covers (Sew Retro Vintage Patterns at Main Street Mall Online) Chalk (Mungyo), Circle Die (Nellie Snellen), Ribbon (White Rose), Round Buttons (Dress it Up), Scissors Button (Fabricland), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida)

Naturally Neutral

Welcome to Saturday and another sensational one at Sugar Creek Hollow.  This week our challenge is all about NEUTRALS.  We want you to create a vintage, primitive or shabby chic card or other paper-crafted project in neutral colors, preferably off-white, kraft or gray.  You may use a bit of color in your vintage style image but nowhere else on your creation.

This should be a very easy challenge because there are so many gorgeous neutral papers and embellishments available online and in the craft stores now and the best part is that so many of them are of a vintage style.

We will give one random winner a digi of our choice and a badge to display.  In addition the Design Team will choose a Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Our designers have created some wonderful inspiration for you and if you would like to see the details, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

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

Sassy Studio Designs - Use a sentiment on the front
Anything Goes Challenge - Flowers
Digital Tuesday - Doilies (must use digital image)

Image:  Floral Tag (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Kraft (Recollections), Cream (Wassau)
Paper:  Far Far Hill
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Ribbon (Fabricland), Pearl Brad (Gartner), Large and Medium Flower (Recollections), Rose (Wild Orchid Crafts). Petite Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Chalk (Mungyo), Doily (Wilton)

August Phabulous Phindy Phriday

It is the first Friday of the month and that means another Phabulous Phindy Phriday at Phindy's Friday Challenges so our challenge is ANYTHING GOES WITH A PHINDY IMAGE. You can make a card or any other paper crafted project in any style you wish but your project must feature an image from Phindy's Place. Since only Phindy images are permitted this week, you just have to enter your creation once.

I know the temps are still really high throughout much of Canada and the US so that is all the more reason to stay cool indoors and craft. I just went one step cooler and made a Christmas card. I think the tally is now 6 down, 40 something to go. Boy, I sure better get a move on it because Christmas is going to roll around a lot faster than I want it to.

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

AI Factory - Anything Goes
Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Christmas
Paper Play - Christmas in August
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes
Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Christmas Card

Image:  Deck the Halls (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock:  Buff & Burgundy (Recollections), Green (My Stash)
Paper:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gatrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Winter Wonderland Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Open Scalloped Circle Die (Nellie Snellen), Mini Scallop Scissors (Fiskars), Liquid Applique (Marvy Uchida)

Make Your Designer Paper

This is a scheduled post as I am in Calgary for a family reunion.

Our challenge to you this week at Sugar Creek Hollow is to MAKE YOUR OWN DESIGNER PAPER. We want you to use your stamps or digital stamps and create your own background paper. Then we want you to turn that into a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card or other paper crafted project. We are a vintage challenge blog so please ensure that your images and embellishments are of a vintage style and that you follow the challenge theme.

I must admit that I took a little liberty when I created my background paper.  I don't have any rubber stamps so I created a transparent picture using a number of vintage stamp brushes for Photoshop and then I printed the picture on some vintage digital paper from Far Far Hill.  I originally printed it on a plain background but it had no life.  If I had more time I would have tried creating the patterned background as well. 

Image:  Suitcase Stack (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Card Stock:  Cream (Wassau)
Papers:  Simulated Leather (Curry's Art Store), Cream Vintage Paper (Far Far Hill)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gatrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Old Suitcase Keys (My Stash), Burlap (My Stash), Map (online - don't remember source), Rusty Hinge and Walnut Stain Distress Ink (Ranger), Snaps (Making Memories)

Bearing Gifts

This is a scheduled post as we are in Calgary visiting family for a family reunion. 

Our challenge this week at Phindy's Place is to create a card or other paper crafted project featuring DIE CUTS.

I encourage you to pop over to Phindy's store and check out all the wonderful images, including her new $2.70 collection of basic but very versatile digis.  Any of these would look wonderful with die cuts and if you enter a project featuring a Phindy image, don't forget you can enter a second time this week.

I have used one of Phindy's new images called Garden Gnome and made my die cuts with both my Cricut and Spellbinders.  Add a lot of distressing to some lovely papers, a big butterfly along with some pearls and you have a card.  Sounds simple, so why do I take so long to make each card - hmmmm?

Image:  Garden Gnome (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock: Red (Wassau), Gold (Recollections)
Papers:  Floral/Dot (October Afternoon)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gatrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Chalk (Mungyo), Cricut, Labels 10 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Circle Punch (EK Paper Shapers)