Fall Bounty from Sugar Creek Hollow

This week at Sugar Creek Hollow we have been challenged to make a card following this sketch and using any one of the fall or winter stamps.

I loved this basket of mini pumpkins the minute I saw it and couldn't wait to use it with some of my new purchases from England.  The background paper is a linen paper from the Victoria & Albert Museum collection and I almost passed it by but my friend talked me into buying the pack because there are so many gorgeous vintage-look papers.  What I over spent buying the paper, I recouped buying the large rose because my friend took me to her flower supply wholesaler and I got a large package for next to nothing.  Wait until you see some of the other purchases I made there.

This is Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada and I am giving thanks for the bounty of the earth that feeds my wonderful family all of whom I am continually thankful for.  Did you know that all the profits from the sale of digi stamps and other vintage products at the Sugar Creek Hollow store go to feed the hungry in the community of Lynchburg, Virginia?   I feel blessed that I can do my small part to help in that effort so I hope that you will hop over to the store, buy a few of the wonderful stamps and by doing so, you too will be helping.  I just heard on the local radio that the Toronto food bank is in panic mode right now because it is only half way to their monetary and food goal for their Thanksgiving food drive.  I don't live right in Toronto but I will make sure I support the drive in my community when I do the grocery shopping today, especially since we live in a town with a General Motors plant that has been really hard hit by the downturn in the economy.

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

Charisma Cardz - Autumn Colors
Digi Doodle Shops Best - Orange Me Glad
Paper Romance - Halloween or Fall Card
Flutter By Wednesdays - Butterfly, Fairy or Angel (Open Theme)
Kaboodle Doodles - Colors of Fall
Craftalicious - Harvest Festival/Autumn


Image:  Baby Jack Basket (Sugar Creek Hollow)
Card Stock:  Burnt Orange and Green (Bazzill), Kraft & Copper Metallic (Recollections)
Paper:  Orange (My Stash), Green Print (Victoria & Albert Museum)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Petite Scalloped Circle (Spellbinders), Large Rose (Excelsior Wholesale), Small Mocha Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Frond Punch, Large Butterfly Punch and Double Loop Border Punch (Martha Stewart),  Mini Butterfly Punch (Marvy Uchida), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Lace (My Stash), Gold Lustre Paste (Jaygot)

Too Cute

If you are a fan of the images at Phindy's Place as I am, you will have noticed that Phindy has been drawing a number of what she calls "Cuties" lately so when we were told that challenge this week at the Phindy's Place Challenge Blog was to create a card with something cute, I knew I would have no trouble finding one cute image.  The problem was trying to decide which cute image to use since there are so many.  I finally settled on this fabulous little gal because my granddaughter informed me that she is dressing up as an angel this year for Halloween.

I sure hope you will join us in this challenge because everyone loves something cute and besides Phindy offers some wonderful prizes each week.  You must use a Phindy image  on your card but there are so many cute images in her store, that should not be a problem.  Make sure you go to the challenge blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the design team - they have done a fabulous job.

This weekend it is Thanksgiving here in Canada and the weatherman is predicting sun for the next 3 days and mild temperatures.  I am yearning for a nice long walk but I have hurt my back and walking around the house hurts like crazy so I don't think I can manage it - boo hoo.  We went a little bit north yesterday afternoon to pick up lamb for the freezer and the fall colours were fabulous on the route we took.  This is such a great time of year!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Fab 'n' Funky - Use a Digi
Simon Says Stamp - Halloween
The Pink Elephant - Childhood
I Did It Creations - Spooky
One Stitch At A Time - Spooky Halloween
Flutterby Wednesdays - Butterfly Fairy or Angel (Open Theme)
Your Next Stamp - Make Your Own Flowers

Image:  Twick or Tweet (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Black (Recollections)
Paper:  Orange & Polka Dot (Summer Triggs), Purple (Crafty Card Making)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Petite Scalloped Ovals (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug, Circle Punch & Flower Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Pearlescent Ink (Tsukineko), Buttons (My Stash), Clear Star Gel Pen (Sakura), Mini Gem (Dollarama)

Red, White & Green

Today is new stamp release day at Digital Delight by Louby Lou so all of us on the design team at Delightful Challenges have made cards using the new stamps.  This week we have a colour challenge for - make a paper crafting project in red, white and green.  As you know, you don't have to use a digi from Digital Delights by Louby Loo but if you do, you can enter your project twice to get an extra chance at winning the random draw.  With all the new stamps released today (and more in the store), now is the time to make your project with one of Wendy's wonderful images. 

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

Anything Goes - Christmas
Karber - Go Digital
Pollycraft - Anything Goes

Image: Caroling Penny (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: Green (Bazzill), Red (Wausau)
Papers: Stripe (Bo Bunny Press), Plaid (Sweet Tweet Designs), Music (Online)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Ribbon (Fabricland), Christmas Red Stickles (Ranger), Poinsettia's (Crafty Emma's), Chalk (Mungyo), Circle Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Styrofoam (My Stash). Pearl Stickers (Kaisercraft)

My Favourite Sassy Cheryl Image

I haven't been able to enter a Sassy Cheryl challenge lately because I have been away but I knew I wanted to get right at it when I got back.  The challenge this week is to create a card using your favourite Sassy Cheryl image.  I have so many favourites and if my husband didn't pay the Visa bill, I would have more so let's just say that this is my favourite today.

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

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge - Favourite Image
Cowgirl-Up Sunday Stamp'en - Anything Goes
Bee Crafty - Furry/Fluffy Friends
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Anything Goes

Image: 500PCP Freebie (Sassy Cheryl's)
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Peach & Brown (Bazzill)
Paper:  Milton & Co.
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Leaves (Marianne Designs Creatables),  Flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts), Turquoise Brush Pen (Tombow), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Chalk (Mungyo)

A Sketch at Phindy's

This week we have a sketch for you at Phindy's Place Challenge Blog.  Don't forget that you must use one of Phindy's images on your card but with all the fabulous new images Phindy has created lately, finding one to use should not be difficult.  As always, Phindy has a lovely prize for the random winner and the creator of the top card picked by the design team will be in the running to be a guest designer.

  

I will certainly need to send this card in a box because of the thickness of the "flowers", which are made from a pine cone.  I saw pine cone flowers in a Martha Stewart Living magazine and spent an hour trying to make one of these but it was so tedious taking all the scales off the pine cone and then when I put it back together it didn't look anything like the ones in her magazine.

I am sure I could have made some I was happy with if I had more time but I was trying to get this done before I left on my vacation.  I happened to look outside and saw my neighbour and had an ah-ha moment - he has a bunch of woodworking tools in his garage.  Sure enough, he was able to slice the cone into sections for me and then I shaped the scales and played with some trimming.  I like the way they turned out, even if they are kind of thick.  I added the tops from cloves to the centres so the card even smells good.

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

Charisma Cardz  - Christmas Crafting
Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September
ABC Christmas Challenge - T is for Tree
Your Next Stamp - Make Your Own Flowers
Little Red Wagon - Make Your Own Embellishments
Paper Pretties  - Animal or Animal Print

Image:  Trim the Tree (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Gold & Red (Recollections)
Papers:  Stripe (My Stash), Red & Christmas Swags (Provo Craft)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Branch Punch (Martha Stewart), Cloves (My Kitchen), Pine Cone (My Stash)

Paper Piecing at Whoopsi Daisy

This month we are challenging you to do some paper piecing at the Whoopsi Daisy Challenge Blog.  I think this little lady is so elegant and yet so sweet.  I found some freebie velvet digital paper when I was surfing around months ago and while it may be difficult to see in the photo, that is what I used for her coat and hat.

I don't have a sentiment on the front but I have put a Christmas sentiment on the inside.

Wishing you

the Merriest Christmas

and the

Happiest New Year!

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

Charisma Cardz  - Christmas Crafting
Creative Inspirations - Christmas in September
Your Next Stamp - Make Your Own Flowers
Little Red Wagon - Make Your Own Embellishments
Creative Card Crew  - Flowers

Image:  Digi Sheet 93 (Whoopsi Daisy)
Card Stock:  Cream (Local Printer), Buff (My Stash)
Papers:  Red Velvet for piecing (Digital freebie but I am sorry, I don't remember where I got it), Damask (Miss Cutie Pie)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Corner Punch (Fiskars), Pearl Stickers (Dollarama). Red Flowers (Michaels), Cream Flowers (Bridal Supply Store), Rose (I made), Bronze Ink (Martha Stewart), Pearl Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels), Ribbon (Recycled from a Christmas Gift), Lace (My Mother's Stash), "Fur" (Handmade)

Lili All Dressed Up

I am back from vacation but am suffering from exhaustion thanks to jet lag and the change in time so this will be a short post.

We have a colour challenge for you this week at Delightful Challenges and want you to use purple, green and black on your paper crafting project.  I think Lili looks perfectly lovely in her purple outfit with that pretty green purse on her arm. 

You don't have to use an image from Digital Delights on your project but remember, you get two entries if you do.  There are lots of wonderful images to choose from so pop over to the store and make a purchase.

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

Tuesday Throwdown - Punches
Incy Wincy Designs - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Image: Dress-up Lili (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: Green (Bazzill), Purple & Black (Recollections)
Papers: Both (D. Maddon - online)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Daisy Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Ribbon (Fabricland), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Pearl Stickers (Recollections)

Harvest Time

Today at Sugar Creek Hollow we were all asked to create a card using this Lord of the Harvest tag.  Make sure you take a look at all the other creations using this tag - you will be amazed and inspired.

I loved making this vintage card and even added the crow, which is another Sugar Creek Hollow digi.  There are so many digis at the Sugar Creek Hollow shop, including sentiments, that can be combined to make wonderful projects.

Image: Lord of the Harvest Vintage Tag and Curly Crow (Sugar Creek Hollow)
Card Stock: Orange (Bazzill), Burnt Orange (Recollections)
Paper: My Stash
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Chalk (Mungyo), Vintage Fruit Crate Label, incl. Butterfly (Vintage Holiday Crafts), Ric Rac (Fabricland), Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities for flower (Spellbinders), Black Wire (Artistic Wire), Orange Cord (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

A Phindy Thank You Card

Today the challenge for you at Phindy's Place is to make a thank you card.  You certainly can't have too many of those on hand so this should be easy for you.

You must use one of Phindy's images but since there are so many that would be suitable for this type of card, that should not be a problem.

Image: Happy Mail (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: White (Staples), Purple & Yellow (Recollections)
Papers: Tulip (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Yellow Spotted (My Stash)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Buttons (My Stash), Flower Punches (EK Paper Shapers)

Sparkle, Sparkle

The challenge this week at Delightful Challenges is to make it sparkle.  I love this little mouse skiing down the sparkly hills with the snow falling.  I know there is a way of making your glitter show in your photos but when I went to the camera supply store and they told me it would cost $60 for the special filter and mounting pieces I would need, I decided you would have to believe me that there is lots of sparkle on this card.  I haven't added a sentiment on the front but I intend to use this as a Christmas card.

Image: Skiing Pippin (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: Blue (Bazzill), White (Staples)
Papers: Snowflake (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Green Natural (My Stash)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Embossing Stencils (Fiskars), Snowflake Punches (Marvy Uchida)

Tiffany Lamp

This week at Sugar Creek Hollow, our DT Coordinator asked us to create a card using one of the Sugar Creek Hollow digis with the colours, black, riding hood red and vanilla.  I loved this tiffany lamp when I saw it and knew it would be perfect in this colour scheme.  Check out the blog to see what all the other ladies made with this colour scheme.

Image: Vintage Lamp (Sugar Creek Hollow)
Card Stock: Cream (Staples), Black (Recollections)
Papers: Both (Summertime Designs)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Deco Fan Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Flower (Dollarama), Pearl Stickers (Dollarama), Button (My MIL's Stash). Flourishes (Unknown .svg file cut with MTC software and Cricut), Ribbon (My Stash)

Pumpkins

The challenge this week at Delightful Challenges is to create a paper project with pumpkins on it.  Since we still haven't reached Halloween yet, I decided to combine the pumpkins with another of the wonderful spooky images from Digital Delights.  Oh heck, he's too cute to be spooky so I added a spider with a web.  I know the photo isn't showing it but the web is actually sparkly because I used a gel pen with a silver sparkle to make it.

Image: Dracula Ridley, Pumpkins, Sentiment (Digital Delights by Louby Lou)
Card Stock: Orange (Bazzill), Black (Recollections)
Papers: All (Summertime Designs)
Couring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Clear Star Gel Pen (Sakura)
Special Techniques: Spider (Sugar Creek Hollow)

Sugar Creek Sketch

Today, I used one of the wonderful images at Sugar Creek Hollow and followed a sketch set by our Design Team Coordinator.  I did rotate the sketch but I don't think she will mind.  While I made this into a birthday card, I really think this image would make a lovely sympathy card if the right papers were selected and that is such a bonus because it can be so difficult to make sympathy cards.

Hop on over to the Sugar Creek Hollow blog and check the wonderful takes on this sketch by the rest of the team.  You will be inspired.

Image:  Victorian Freebie (Sugar Creek Hollow)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Cream (Staples), Green (Recollections)
Papers:  All (Basic Grey)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Flowers (Bridal Supply Store), Ribbon (Fabricland)

Going Green

The challenge this week at Phindy's Place is called Going Green.  We want you to either recycle something for your card or to use the colour green.

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

Fab 'n' Funky - What'eva
Lexi's Creations - Flower Power
Ooh La La Creations  - Stripes
Crafty Emma's - Floral Frenzy

Image:  Patience (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock: White (Staples), Green (Recollections)
Papers: Striped (Recollections), Florals (My Stash), Gingham (Recollections)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil  Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Daisy Edge Punch & Frond Punch (Martha Stewart), Fancy Tags (Spellbinders), Chalk (Mungyo), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Flowers (Bridal Supply Store)

Just Because Snowman

This is going to be a short post because I am packing for our trip tomorrow but I am so excited to show you a little card that I made yesterday afternoon that wasn't done to meet a design team commitment but just because I wanted to do it. 

I love Sassy Cheryl's images and used to be able to participate every week at her challenge blog but lately with all my design teams I have not been able to play and was really missing it.  Today I get to play - woo hoo!

I apologize for the photo but it is dull and dreary here and I don't have time to play with it.  Besides I need to charge the battery in the camera so it can go with us.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's - Let it Snow
Fab 'n' Funky - What'eva
Simon Says Stamp - Holidays (Christmas)
Pollycraft  - Christmas (no red or green)
Christmas Card Challenge - Clean and Simple Christmas Cards
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays - Christmas

Image:  700 Follower Freebie for PCP Group
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Staples
Papers:  Snowflake (My Stash), Turquoise (Sandylion Sticker Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Snowflake Punches (Marvy Uchida), Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Chalk (Mungyo), Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Deckle Scissors (Fiskars)

Ribbons Galore

Our challenge to you this week at Delightful Challenges is to use ribbons, ribbons and more ribbons with the photo below for the colour scheme.

The design team was provided with absolutely gorgeous ribbon to use on our creations by this week's sponsor, Really Reasonable Ribbon, and all the ribbon was so much fun to work with.  The yellow ruffled frame is actually ribbon with a ruffle on each side and it has a wee bit of stretch to it so it made it easy to go around corners.

Remember, while you don't have to use an image from Digital Delights by Louby Loo, you get two entries in the draw for the prize package if you do use one.

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

Bee Crafty - Anything Goes
Mark's Finest Papers - Use 5 of Something (5 different ribbons)
Pile it On - Layers

Image: Penny and Bear (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: (Recollections)
Papers:  Pre-Embossed (Curry's Art Store), Orange (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Yellow Mini Floral (Bo Bunny Press)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Ribbons & Ric Rac (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Chalk (Mungyo), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Buttons (Dress it Up)

First Day of School

We are off to England on Friday for a vacation and to visit dear friends.  Now while this is a good thing, the bad thing is that when I am gone I am going to miss my granddaughter's very first ever day of school.  She is entering Junior Kindergarten and after the staggered entry they have set up, she will be going on a school bus so I made this card for her and will leave it with her Mommy to give to her.  Traveling on a huge school bus will be quite an adventure for a very petite 4 year-old and I can't wait to hear how she does.

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

Ooh La La Creations - Stripes
The Pink Elephant - Back to School
Bee Crafty - Anything Goes
All Sorts - New Beginnings
Fussy and Fancy - Back to School
Stamp Something - Something Cute
Meljens Designs - Stripes
Pixie Dust Studio - Back to School
Creative Card Crew - Back to School

Image: School Bus (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Sentiment: (Create with TLC)
Card Stock: Red (Local Printer)
Papers: Stripe (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Dot (My Design), Yellow (Provo Craft)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Yellow Gems (Michaels), Crayon Buttons (Dress it Up), Numbers (Microsoft Clip Art), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Swiss Dot Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Sugar Creek Hollow Fall Launch

We are just a few weeks away to the official start of fall.  To celebrate, we are kicking off the season today at Sugar Creek Hollow with some fantastic Fall Digis and a Brand New Design Team (of which I am proud to say I am a member). 

Here is a card that I made using one of the sentiment digis.

Come take a look at the rest of the team.  They have some great cards to show you using the latest digis.  Then, make sure to visit the store to purchase any of these great digis.  We even have some Vintage gift ideas you can purchase.

Tracy, Owner

Joseline, DT Coordinator

Mary

Marsha

Nancy

Sally

Kelly

Stephanie

Cec - You Are Here

Sharon

Renee

Joni

Lisa

Donna

Julie

Megan

Ms. Plum

Heide

Dawn

Sugar Creek Hollow

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

Simon Says Stamp & Show - Layers (Vintage)
Artful INKables - Distressing
All That Scraps - Lace
Creatalicious  - Vintage
Fab 'n' Funky - Material (Lace)
The Wild Flower Patch - Fall Colors
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Vintage

Image:  Henry David Thoreau Quote Set (Sugar Creek Hollow), Lady Card (Vintage Holiday Crafts)
Card Stock:  Recollections (Michaels)
Paper:  Cuttlebeez
Tools & Embellishments:  Sissix Flourish Die cut with Cuttlebug, Chalk (Mungyo), Flower Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Brad (Making Memories), Lace (My Stash), Sheer Ribbon (Fabricland)

Fall at Sugar Creek Hollow

September 4th is the launch of the fall digis at Sugar Creek Hollow and the introduction of wonderful creations by the new design team.  Make sure you come to our blog hop and visit everyone's blog so you can be truly inspired.

I'm Contented

This wonderful image from Phindy's Place is called Contentment and it describes my state of mind right now.  The challenge this week at Phindy's Place Challenge Blog is to make a card using one of Phindy's images and do some paper piecing.  When I finished my card, I was quite contented with the result.

By the way, if you don't have a Phindy image and want to enter this challenge, this is a great time to go shopping for one because Phindy is having an End of Summer Sale.  Check out the store for all the details and start shopping.  I can't wait to see your wonderful paper-pieced card.

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

Cowgirl Up Sunday Challenge - Flower Power
A Craft Little Place - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge - Say it with Flowers
Cupcake Craft - Go Digital
The Paper Players - Anything Goes
Crafty Emma's - Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts - Babies

Image:  Contentment (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated (My Design )
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Coloured (Recollections)
Paper:  Gingham (American Traditional),  Florals (Sweet Treat Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Chalk (Mungyo), Brads (Making Memories), Flower Punches (EK Paper Shapers & Marvy Uchida), Circle Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Petite Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Halloween Fun at Digital Delights

Today is new release day at Digital Delights by Louby Loo and it is all about Halloween.  Not only are the new images about Halloween with lots of ghosts, witches and other spooky creatures but that is our challenge to you this week at Delightful Challenges - make a Halloween project.

This challenge is generously sponsored by Pink Hedgehog Papercrafts so you will want to show us your card, scrapbook layout, altered item or whatever paper craft you can dream up.  While you don't have to use an image by Digital Delights in your creation, there are so many wonderful ones to choose from we hope you will.  If you do use a Digital Delights image, make sure you enter it twice.

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

A Crafty Little Place - Anything Goes
Stampin' for the Weekend - Anything Goes

Images:  Ghost in the Cauldron, Haunted House, Sentiment (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock:  Purple Recollections, Orange (Bazzill)
Papers:  Orange (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Purple (Sweet Treat Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Chalk (Mungyo), Cricut

Lots of Flowers & New DT

I am pleased to announce that I have accepted an invitation to be on the design team for Whoopsi Daisy. Now if you haven't seen these images before, be prepared to fall in love with them because they are the sweetest digis.  The best part is that they come in sheets with four images for a very good price.

Our challenge to you this month at Whoopsi Daisy is to create a card and pile on the flowers.  I tried something a bit eclectic with this card and after it was finished, I realized I am not particularly happy with the funky floral background paper but I like the rest of the card - live and learn :) 

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

Cowgirl Up Designs - Flower Power
Stampin' for the Weekend  - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - R is for Roses

Image:  Sheet 52 (Whoopsi Daisy)
Card Stock:  Recollections
Paper:  Provo Craft
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Eyelet Lace orner & Edge Punches, Doily Lace Edge Punch & Frond Punch (Martha Stewart), Ribbon (Michaels), Flowers (Bridal Supply Store), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Chalk (Mungyo)

Phindy's Place Sale

Who doesn't love a sale?  If you would like to stock up on images from Phindy's Place now is the time to do it because Phindy's Place is having an END OF SUMMER SALE  - "Buy Three - Get Another for FREE!".

The sale starts today and runs until September 14th.  Click here to get your discount code.

Christmas in Summer

It is time for a new challenge at Phindy's Place Challenge and we want you to make a Christmas card.  I love that I can get a head start on my holiday cards and I think I now have six made - only thirty-five or so to go.

I am always trying to come up with embellishments for Christmas cards that aren't too dimensional because I can't afford to mail that number of cards in boxes.  I made the ornaments very simply by punching circles, running them through my Cuttlebug in a swirly embossing folder and then adding a handcut top, some gold cord bows and gold floss hanging thread.  I rubbed some gold paste on the raised parts of the embossing to make it stand out.

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

One Stitch at a Time - Say it with shapes
The Crazy Challenge - Never too early for Christmas cards
The Creative Cottage - Christmas

Image:  All Wrapped Up (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Green and Burgundy (Recollections), Gold (DCWV)
Papers:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Label 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Chalk (Mungyo), Gold Floss & Cord (My Stash), Swiss Dots & Swirls Embossing Folders (Cuttlebug), Gold Paste (Jacquard)

Going Dutch

The challenge today at Delightful Challenges is to get girly with lace and pearls.  I intended to try to make this little cutie all in blue and white because I often think of the Delft blue china when I think of Holland.  But in the process of doing a bit of research I discovered that orange is big in the Netherlands even though it isn't a colour in their flag - it is the colour of the royal family.  So that is why my card is blue and orange.

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


Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Stamp Something - Use a digi

Image: Holland Mieke (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock: Bazzill
Papers: Orange Burst (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Blue Floral (Basic Grey)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine) & Copic Marker E00
Tools & Embellishments: Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Chalk Mungyo), Lace (My Stash), Ribbon (Fabricland), Lace Corner Punch and Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Petite Oval and Petite Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Last Card for Isabella

Sadly, today is the last challenge for Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge Blog.  Isabella has some family health issues that have prevented her from drawing lately.  As her family is and should be her first priority, she has decided to suspend the design team after this challenge and shut down the challenge blog.  She will however, be keeping her store open so I hope you will support her by picking up some of her wonderful images and using them in other challenges.

I feel honoured to have been selected by Isabella to be on this design team and thank her from the bottom of my heart for the opportunity to expand my creativity.  My thoughts and prayers go out to Isabella and her family.

I also feel honoured to have been in the company of the talented ladies who served with me on the design team and thank them for all they have given to me over the past few months.  We have become online friends and will stay such, I am sure.

Our last challenge to you is to create a card with flowers you have made yourself.  They can be punched, fabric, crochet, or whatever you can dream up.  You must use one of Isabella's images on your project but there are so many to choose from in her store that you shouldn't have any trouble finding something suitable.  Just because this is the last challenge, please don't let that stop you from showing us your creativity.  You stand a chance to win two images of your choice from Isabella's store.  Don't forget to check the work of the other team members and be prepared to be inspired in a big way.

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

A Pocket Full of Posies - Winged Things (must include flowers)
Craft Your Day Away - With Wings
Stampin for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz - Anything Goes
Res Q Challenge - Do something that makes you happy (I love to crochet)
Charisma Cardz - Die Cuts
Stampin B's Design Team - Die Cut, Circle & Flower
Creatalicious - Vintage

Image:  Fresh Flowers (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Card Stock:  Pink & Green (Recollections), Dark Rose (Bazzill), Cream for Card Blank ( Local Printer)
Paper:  Anna Griffen
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Pearl Brad (Gartner), Lace (Bridal Supply Store), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Chalk (Mungyo), #3 Crochet Thread (J. P. Coats), Flourishes .svg file cut with Cricut, Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Giddyup & DT News

Today is a very exciting day for me.  I am showing you my first card as a member of the Design Team for Phindy's Place. I have been a  Phindy Phan since I first joined Paper Craft Planet in January and Phindy invited me to join her group.  It was there I got my first introduction to stamping, specifically using digital stamps.  I also met the most wonderful group of ladies and we chat like sisters every day.

This week the challenge at Phindy's Place Challenge Blog is to make a card for a baby or small child.  I wasn't in the mood to make a baby card this week and when I saw this image, I thought it would give me a chance to work in colour - lots of colour as you can see.  You must use a Phindy image on your project but she has some fabulous images in her store so pop over an pick one up so you can play with us.  There are lots of opportunities to win - a prize is given each week for a random winner and one card is chosen as top pick with a chance to be Guest Designer.

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

Stamps R Us - All Male Theme
Crafty Cardmakers  - Birthday Card
Digi Doodles Shops Best  - Anything Goes

Image:  Giddy-Up (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  My design
Card Stock:  Orange (Bazzill). Black (Recollections)
Papers:  Multi-coloured Diamond and Gold Diamond (Recollections), Turquoise (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Orange Dot (My Stash)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers), Lasso Cord (My Kitchen), Border Print (Microsoft Clip Art), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Chalk (Mungyo), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards)

When I Grow Up

What do I want to be when I grow up?  I can think of many things but since I am already old, it is too late to make many of them happen :)  This cute little guy wants to be a fireman.  The challenge this week at Delightful Challenges is to make a Back to School card or other papercraft project using primary colours - red, green, yellow and blue.

You don't have to use a Digital Delights image on your project but if you do (and you really should because there are so many fabulous images in the store), you will get 2 entries in the draw for the wonderful prize provided by our sponsor this week -Simon Says Stamp.

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

Kah-Wink-E-Dink  - Back to School
Ooh La La Creations - Spots and Dots
Alys Sunday Challenge - Get Dotty
Bugaboo Stamps - Back to School
Stampin for the Weekend - Back to School
I Did It Creations - Anything Goes

Image:  Fireman Peyton (Digital Delights)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers: Yellow (Provo Craft), Graph Paper (We R Memory Keepers), Spots (Sprouting Seeds Studio)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools and Embellishments: Card Candy (Craftworks Cards), Ceramic Button (My Stash), Cord (Elmers), School Elements (Sprouting Seeds Studio)

Christmas Bird

The challenge this week at Isabella's Sketchbook is to make a card with something hidden.  I struggled with this because I had all sorts of ideas but for the longest time nothing wanted to stay hidden - things kept popping open.  Finally I decided to hide a message behind the image and once I figured out how to hide it and allow it to be pulled out but not let it fall out I was a happy camper.

You must use an image from Isabella on your card and you have the chance to win 2 digis of your choice from  her store.  Check out the work of the other design team members to see the fun ways that they have hidden something.

I am going enter this card in the following challenges:

Stamptacular Sunday - Buttons & Bows
Crafty Catz - Animals
I Did It Creations - Anything Goes
Bee Crafty - Ribbons & Bows

Image:  Festive Bird (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers:  Striped (Bo Bunny), Swirl (Provo Craft)
Colouring Medium:  (Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Chalk (Mungyo), Fancy Tags (Spellbinders), Pearl Stickers (Dollarama), Button (My Stash - shank removed), Ribbon (Fabricland), Paint to change the button from white to pale green to match the pearls (Americana)

Flower Basket

We have a colour challenge for you this week at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges.  It is still summer here so we want you to make a card or other paper project with sunny yellow and white or cream.  You must use a digital image on your project and while you don't have to use one of Daisy's wonderful images, you will get two entries in the challenge if you do.

This fabulous basket of flowers comes with the sentiment but even on its own I think this is such a versatile image because you could use it for a birthday card, sympathy card, get well card or even a card for a friend.

It is hard to see in the photo but I have glittered the distressed edges with Stickles and sprayed Glimmer Mist on the flowers. it doesn't hurt to add even more sparkle to all this sunshine:)

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

Mark's Finest Papers - Think Flowers
Little Red Wagon - Summer Theme
Tuesday Taggers - Sunshine
Pocketfull of Posies  - All that Glitters (must include flowers)
Character Cafe - Bright and Sparkly

Image & Sentiment:  Just for You  (Daisy Doodles)
Card Stock:  White for Card Blank (Staples)
Papers:  Yellow (Provo Craft), Gingham (Recollections), Daisy (My Stash)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) woth OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Pearls (Recollections), Chalk (Mungyo), Flowers (Bridal Supply Store), Branch Punch (Martha Stewart), Pearl Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels)

On the Move

This week the challenge at Delightful Challenges is to make any papercrafting project with dots and stripes and featuring an animal or insect.  While you are not required to use a Digital Delights image on your project you will have two entries if you do.  All entries must follow the theme of the challenge to be considered.

Digital Delights is hosting digi day today at SNR so check out the details. There is a freebie available at the store for your use in the digi day challenge so hop over and pick it up.  You have one week to make a card for the digi day challenge.  While you are at the store, check out the summer sale going on - 50% off some of the favourite images.  What a deal!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Kah-Wink-E-Dink - Digital Stamp
Ooh-la-la Creations - Spots and Dots
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays  - Anything Goes with Sentiment
Mark's Finest Papers - Make Your Own Embellies

Image: Moving House Myrtle (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Sentiment: My design - computer generated
Card Stock: Blue (Recollections), Orange & Green (Bazzill)
Papers: Stripe (Provo Craft), Dotted (Recollections), Embossed (Curry's Art Store), Orange Distressed (DCWV)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Brads (Making Memories), Flower Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Labels 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Use Those Scraps

I don't know about you but my stash of bits and pieces of paper and card stock seems to be multiplying in the cupboard.  Fortunately the challenge this week at Isabella's Challenge is to use nothing but stuff that you have in your scraps.  Except for the card blank, nothing can be any larger than 3"x3" or the equivalent in sq. inches, which is nine (9).  Any embellishments must also be in your stash and you can't go out and buy anything new.  Don't forget, you need to have an image from Isabella's Sketchbook on your project.  Oh, and by the way you will want to check out the work of the other members of the Design Team and be prepared to be inspired.

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

Crafty Cardmakers - Punches
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Things with Wings
Cute Card Thursday - Whateva

Image:  Hummingbirds (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Card Stock:  Green (Bazzill), Pink (Provo Craft), Burgandy (Recollections)
Papers:  Burgandy Floral (Provo Craft), Pink (Memories Forever)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Pearl Pins (Maya Road)  Silk Flowers (My Stash since 1982), Frond Punch and Fan Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Ribbon (Fabricland), Chalk (Mungyo)

Backpack Gift Card

My granddaughter will be four on Wednesday and her Great Grandmother asked us to pick up a gift for her.  She heads off to Junior Kindergarten in September so I thought a new backpack would be a perfect gift for Nana to give her.  The problem is that she is so tiny that the backpack will have to be fitted to her so I made this card with a pocket inside for some money and Mommy can take her to get just the right backpack.

I opened the image up in Word, scaled it to the size I wanted, duplicated it, flipped and rotated the second image and then aligned and nudged it up to the first image until I had a fold-over card shape.  I printed it three times, first on colouring card stock, then on purple and pink card stock (the favourite colours).  From there it was just a case of cutting, colouring the flowers and paper piecing.  Then I made a little pocket inside for the money.  Once it was all done, it looked really cute but the darn thing would not stand up so I made a little piece to to bridge the front to the back at the bottom inside.  I glued it down at one end and attached it with a tiny piece of Velcro at the other end.  Now it stands and she can get it open to get that money out.  We have her brainwashed to think that money has to go into her piggy bank so I hope we can convince her that this time she can spend it.

Image:  Backpack (Create with TLC)
Card Stock:  Pink and Purple (Recollections)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Button (Dollar Giant)

Daisies

This week, I really wanted to do something ultra clean and simple for Daisy Doodles and this is the result.  The cutting took a bit of time and I tried to limit the embellishments - just a bit of glitter in the centre of each flower and the ribbon.

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

Papertake Weekly - White and Bright
Colour Create - Hot Pink, Warm Orange and Saffron

Image:  Flower 13 (Daisy Doodles)
Sentiment:  Daisies (Create with TLC)
Paper:  All (Provo Craft)
Card Stock:  Staples
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Ribbon (Michaels)

Freebie Friday & Something New at Digital Delights

It is Friday and once again, Digital Delights by Louby Loo has a freebie for you, so hop over to the store and pick it up while it is still available.  You will love it because it is a companion piece to the cute school bus from last week that can now be purchased from the store.

Also, there is a new DVD section at the store with 3 DVDs available for purchase.  Each DVD is chock full with a number of retired images.  You can check all the details here.

Guest Designer - Woo-hoo

Today is an exciting day for me.  I have been chosen to be the first Guest Designer at Phindy's Place and today I get to show you my card.   I have had my eye on this image for ages and when I was told that the challenge would be Birthdays, I knew that this would be perfect because it is called Woo-hoo and just screams celebration.

You must use a Phindy image on your challenge entry but that shouldn't be a problem because there are so many wonderful images in Phindy's store that would be perfect for a birthday card.  Why don't you pop over and pick one up, if you don't already have one.  There is a prize for the random winner each week as well as a prize for the top pick and that top pick will be in the running for another Guest Designer spot.  How fun is that!  Don't forget to check out the work of Phindy's design team and prepare to be inspired.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Ooh-la-la Creations - Birthdays
Party Time Tuesdays - Summer Birthday Card
Your Next Stamp - Birthdays
Cute Card Thursday  - Whateva

Image:  Woo-hoo (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers: Stripes & Circles (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Pinata (Basic Grey)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Buttons (My Stash), Cord (Elmers), Asterisks (Cuttlebug), Shaplie (Penny Duncan Creations) cut using Make the Cut software and Cricut

Clean and Simple for Phindy

I am entering this card in the challenge this week at Phindy's Place, which calls for a clean and simple card.  I needed that today since the weather is doing a tap dance on my head.  It is so hot and humid here and just as I went to go for my daily walk, it rained buckets.  Oh well,  perhaps that rain will cool things down a tad.

Image:  Proud Momma (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Staples
Papers:  Multi-coloured Stripe (Provo Craft), Blue Stripe and Spotted (My Scrap Stash)
Colouring Medium:  (Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Lace Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Chalk (Mungyo), Sheer Ribbon (Michaels)

The Way to a Man's Heart

The challenge this week at Isabella's Sketchbook is an easy one, buttons and bows.  You can add one of each or a bunch of each but remember that your project must have an Isabella image.  If you don't have one or would like a new one, drop in to her store and get something so you can participate in this challenge.  Make sure you check all the fabulous work done by the rest of the design team.  You will be truly inspired.

I decided I would use one of each, especially after I found this fabulous checked button at my local fabric store.  It was a bit expensive but I used my member's card and got a bit of a discount because I just could not resist it.

If this little cutie had blond hair, it would be my granddaughter.  She loves to help bake and cook and is often grabbing her stool so she can be part of the action.  My daughter always liked to help me so it doesn't surprise me to see my granddaughter following in her footsteps.

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

2 Sisters Challenge - Punches
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Punch or Cut Me
Cute Card Thursday - Texting Crazy
Dutch Dare - Anything Goes

Image:  Mom's Helper (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Cream (Neenah), Teal (My Stash), Red (Recollections)
Paper:  The Thrift Shop: Needs Paint (October Afternoon)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Heart Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Ribbon (Fabricland), Chalk (Mungyo), Lace (My Stash), Cord (Elmers)

Western Blog Hop & Challenge

Yee-haw, we are going back to the old west this week at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges and having a western themed blog hop and challenge.

The blog hop started at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges and if you came here from visiting Lawren (a.k.a. Pearl Hart, one of the only female stagecoach robbers in the American west), then you on the right track.  Your goal is to pick up a letter at each stop on the way, unscramble them to make a two-word phrase and when you get to the final stop, which is back at the challenge blog, you will get your final instructions.

The blog hop runs until August 15th so you have plenty of time to participate and be in the running for the wonderful prize for this blog hop, which is the new Freddy Goes West mega set from Daisy Doodles Store.

At the same time we are having a challenge.  We want you to make a card and one other item with a western theme and enter it at Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges between now and August 15th for a chance to win a $5 gift certificate to the Daisy Doodles store.  As you can see, I have made an invitation to go with my card.

Next you want to mosey on down to see Monika (a.k.a. Poker Alice, the best known female poker player in the old west) and collect another letter.  Before, you go, make sure you leave a comment so we know you were here.  If you haven't figured it out yet, the letter you need to collect from my blog is D.

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

Mami Doodles - Anything Goes.
Paperplay Challenges - Anything Goes
Stamp-n-Doodle - Anything Goes
Stampin B's Design Team - Birthday
Oh La La Creations - Birthday
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Anything Goes
Ellephantastic Cards n Crafts -Distressing

Card
Images:  Freddy, Cactus, Horseshoe, Mine (Daisy Doodles)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:   Recollections
Papers:  Plaid (Doodlebug Designs), Metallic (Curry's Art Store), Wood (Daisy Doodles) 
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-i-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Vintage Photo Distressing Ink (Ranger)

Invitation
Images:  Hoss (Daisy Doodles)
Text:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:   Recollections
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor & Koh-i-Noor) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Vintage Photo Distressing Ink (Ranger)