Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and a new challenge for you. This week we want you to use the following SKETCH with an added challenge.

Because we are a vintage, shabby chic and primitive challenge blog we discourage "cute" cards with "cute" images but this week we are going to let you pull out a cute image and want to see how you can turn it into one of the three styles we do want to see. You will notice that our designers have done just that with these adorable images from our new sponsor, Inked Treasures.

This week Inked Treasures who will be providing 3 images from the Inked Treasures store as a prize for one random winner. That winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow to display on her blog.

The Design Team will select one project as Card of the Week and that creator will receive a winner's badge and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

Our designers have worked their magic to create some wonderful inspiration for you.  To get the details, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

I was running really late this week and my brain turned to mush in the hot Aruban sun (but the vacation was fabulous) so this is as vintage as I could get this week but I am sure all of you will do a much better job.

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

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - Anything Goes with Ribbon
Crafty Creations - Warm & Cuddly Teddy Bears
My Time to Craft - Bring on the Cake

Image: Birthday Bella (Inked Treasures)
Card Stock: Recollections
Papers: Cream (My Stash), Pink Floral (Sandylion Sticker Designs)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Pink Grosgrain Ribbon (Michaels), Lavender Organza Ribbon (Arton Beads), Rose (Wild Orchid Crafts), Lace (My Stash), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Tattered Rose Distress Ink (Ranger), Corner Punch (Ecstasy Crafts), Braided Trim (Prima), Pink Heart Pin (Maya), White Pearl Pin (Dollarama)

Bling It On

It is time for a new challenge at Phindy's Friday Challenges and this week we want to see lots of BLING on your card so dig out the jewels and gems and start creating.

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have any Phindy images, run right over to the store and pick a few up.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

The Design Team has come up with some wonderful inspiration for you. To get the details, click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

When I think bling, I picture a bit gaudy and over the top and this card is all that. I am such a plain person and could not see me wearing lots of diamond jewellery so bling isn't in my vocabulary. Mind you, if I had more money at my fingertips, I suppose I could bring myself to wear flashier jewellery than I do now. I don't suppose anyone has a winning lottery ticket they want to send me :)

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

Inky Impressions - Use Punches or Dies
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Image: Pretty Blooms (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Create with TLC
Card Stock: Recollections
Paper: DCWV
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Gems (Dollarama), Flowers (Wal-Mart), Daisy Punch Around The Page Set (Martha Stewart), Labels Four Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Masculine Valentine

The challenge this week at Sugar Creek Hollow is to make a MASCULINE VALENTINE in a vintage, shabby chic or primitive style.

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

Our Design Team has created gorgeous cards for your inspiration and if you would like the details, just click on their name to be taken directly to their blog.

I really struggled with this one because everything that popped into my head was flowery or girly and many of the vintages images I found online were geared towards women or children. After two days (yes, 2) I finally had this idea so I hope you like it. I hope my husband likes it too because it is going to be given to him.

Image: Cupid (The Graphics Fairy)
Sentiment: My Design
Card Stock: Red (Bazzill)
Papers: Background Heart Paper (Aramisdream), Heart Paper Piecing (Combination of Aramis Dreams & Cuddlebeez)
Tools & Embellishments: Antique Linen & Fired Brick Distress Ink (Ranger), Heart Brads (Making Memories), Blue Rust Pearl-Ex (Jacquard), Fibre (EK Success), Button (Dollar Giant), Corrugated Cardboard (My Recycle Bin), Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Round & Round in Circles

The challenge this week at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog is ROUND & ROUND so we want to see lots of circles.

This was a great challenge for me because I got to use up some scraps and you all know how many bits and pieces we manage to accumulate so it is always great when we can reduce the pile.

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have any Phindy images, run right over to the store and pick a few up.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

This is a scheduled post because I am just finishing up a week's vacation in Aruba. I hope when I return I can tell you all about the great sunshine we had. I know we will have a good time because are visiting neighbours who have a house there and they are lovely people.  She is a very good cook so I hope I don't come home with added pounds.

Image:  Trekking (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:   Digital Delights by Louby Loo
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers:  Background & Striped (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Blue Dotted & Orange Dotted (My Stash)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Organza Ribbon (Michaels), Petite Scalloped Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Vacation at the Beach

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we have a fun challenge for. We want you to make a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card that depicts a VACATION AT THE BEACH.

When we designed this challenge we assumed that everyone in North America, the UK and parts of Europe would be in the throes of winter and would be looking forward to something warm. Well it is cold and snowy in many places but there sure is some odd warm weather happening in others. Nevertheless, we think many of you would enjoy a vacation at the beach right about now.  I know I would so I am leaving for a week in Aruba tomorrow.  Our neighbours have a house there and invited us down.  We are earning this trip though because we are looking after their house (including the birds and plants) for the whole winter.

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

Our Design Team has created wonderful cards with a beach theme and it is so much fun seeing how different they are. If you want the details on their cards, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

My card features a gorgeous image from Isabella's Sketchbook along with a verse I found online and turned into some word art.

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

Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Die Cuttin Divas - Anything Goes (must use die)
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Creative Stamp Friends - Old-Fashioned or Antique
Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Image: Reflection (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Sentiment: Online Verse (can't remember source) - my design
Card Stock: Cream (Staples), Tan (Recollections)
Papers: Large Dot & Blue Speckled (Provo Craft), Brown (My Stash)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Sand Dollars (Cut with Cricut), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Fabric for Bow & Centre Panel (Fabricland), Wave Scissors (Fiskars), Fish Charm (Arton Bead Supply), Die (cut with Cricut)

Love Cycle

Our challenge to you this week at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog is to create a card using the photo below as your inspiration. While it does lend itself to a valentine card, you can make something entirely different if that is how the photo inspires you.

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on the challenge blog sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have any Phindy images, run right over to the store and pick a few up. There are lots of great images and if you want to make a valentine card, there are many newly released images that would be perfect.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

The Design Team has made some wonderful cards for your inspiration this week so check out their blogs for the details.  This week we are joined by a Guest Designer, Katja, so make sure you visit her too.

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

Cooking it up with Katie - Hearts, Emboss, Punch
Creative Belli - Hearts/Valentines
Little Red Wagon - Valentine's Day or Love
Stamp n Doodle - Love, Romance and/or Valentine's Day
The Stamping Boutique - Valentines
Top Tip Tuesday - Valentines
Tuesday Throwdown - Use Hearts
Digi Makover - Valentines
Stamps R Us - Valentine/Love

Image: Love Cycle (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock: White Staples), Red (Wassau)
Papers: Hearts & Red (My Stash), Polka Dots (Recollections)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Buttons (Fabricland), Ribbon (Kate's Paperie), Rose (Wild Orchid), Heart Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Heart Texture Plate (Fiskars)

Sassy Cheryl's 100th Challenge

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog has reached a milestone - 100 challenges - and I decided to join the party. I couldn't imagine a better image to use than Sassy Sally because she's already in the party mood.  The challenge there is Punches & Shimmer.  I know you can easily see the punches and trust me when I tell you there is also shimmer but no matter how hard I tried, I could not get it to come up in the photo so I have added some sparkle brushes to show where some of it is.  The pompom on the top of her head and all the confetti has been coloured with a Copper Gel Pen, the dots on her skirt have been coloured with an Iridescent Gel Pen and I added a Clear Gel Pen over the paper streamers.  In real life there are lots of shimmery spots.

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

Fab 'n' Funky - Use a Digi
My Mum's Craft Shop - Fab and Funky
Whimsical Wednesdays - Something Old (Candle Paper has been in my stash for at least 3 years)
Crafty Sentiments - Punches and/or Dies
Sassy Cheryl's - Punch and something shimmery
There's Magic in the Air - Photo Inspiration

Image:  Let's Party Sassy Sally (Sassy Cheryl's)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock: Yellow (Recollections), Red (Wassau)
Papers:  Candle & Yellow Scratched (Provo Craft), Stripe (Sandylion Sticker Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Circle Punches & Squared Off Flower (EK Paper Shapers), Gems (Dollarama), Clear Star, Copper Star & Clear gel pens (Sakura)

Believe

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow.. This week we have a color challenge for you. We want you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring CREAM, BLUE & BROWN.

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

Our Design Team has created wonderful cards with this color scheme to inspire you. If you want the details on their cards, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

I have had this gorgeous piece of Anna Griffin paper in my stash for about 3 years and I thought was a perfect time to use it although I have no idea why I didn't use it before. I also decided this was a great opportunity to use my new square Fleur-de-Lis Spelllbinders Nestabilities and do some layering. I love the clean elegant look of this card.

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

Creative Belli - Fancy Frames
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT - Bows
Sassy Cheryl's - Light Blue & Brown
The Stamping Boutique - Die Cuts
Tuesday Throwdown - So Charming
Crazy Challenge - Vintage
Truly Madly Crafty - Anything Goes
Unstampabelles - Anything Goes (no stamps)

Sentiment: My design - computer generated
Card Stock: Cream (Staples), Brown (Recollections)
Paper: Anna Griffin
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Craft-T Products), Square Fleur-de-Lis & Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Pearl Stickers (Dollarama), Ribbon (Fabricland), Heart Charm (UK store - can't remember name)

Child's Birthday

Welcome to Friday and a new challenge at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog. This week we want you to make a BIRTHDAY CARD FOR A CHILD. Most of us need birthday cards on hand especially if we have children or grandchildren so here is an opportunity to add to your pile.

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have any Phindy images, run right over to the store and pick a few up. There are a wide variety of images that would be suitable for a child's birthday at various ages from toddlers to teens. Just check out the Wee Babbies, Cute Kids and the Dads and Teens sections.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

The Design Team have made some wonderful cards for your inspiration this week and Ann has even made two for you.

I made a pretty simple card this week but kicked it up a notch with some vibrant colours.

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

Digi Doodle Shop's Best - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenges - Buttons Galore
Birthday Sundaes - Birthday Card with Sentiment on Front

Image:  Cheery Chat (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Recollections
Paper:  My Scrap Stash
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Spots & Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Buttons (Dollar Giant)

Go Girly at Sugar Creek Hollow

Welcome to Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week our challenge to you is to GO GIRLY and make feminine vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards.

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

You will definitely want to check out the wonderful girly vintage cards made by the rest of our incredible Design Team and our Guest Designer.

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

Cooking it up with Katie - Pink, Pearls & Flowers
Gingersnap Creations - Favourite Paper - I designed it myself so it has to be my favourite:)

Images: The Graphics Fairy
Card Stock:  White (Staples)
Paper:  My Design
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Pearl & Gem Borders (Dollarame), Rose (Wild Orchid Crafts), Crinkle Ribbon (Gift), Rose Ribbon (Fabricland), Lace (My Stash), Eyelet Lace Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Doily (Wilton), Pearl Strands (Michaels)

Shaped Cards for Phindy's Place

It is time for another challenge at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog and this week it is SHAPED CARDS. We want you to make any shape you can dream up but no straight-edged squares or rectangles please.

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have any Phindy images, I encourage you to go over to her store and pick a few up.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

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

Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Scrap Creations - Die Cuts
The Stamping Boutique - Die Cuts

Image:  Cherry on Top (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Recollections
Paper: Cream Floral (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Purple Floral (DCWV)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Flower Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Chalk (Mungyo), Open Scallop Die (Nellie Snellen), Leaf .svg File cut with Cricut

Skating

This week the challenge at Sassy Cheryl's is to use the sketch provided and make a card featuring snow. I bought this new stamp from Sassy Cheryl's shop over the Christmas holidays with a Secret Santa gift and thought it would be perfect. I also thought the timing was great since my husband is taking our five year-old Granddaughter ice skating this afternoon.  She started to learn last winter and has been itching to get back at it.  She is a stubborn little one and wants to practice so she can master it.  She has also decided she should put her own ponytails in and worked at it for about 10 minutes the other day.  There was no way she would let Grandma help her.  She finally got one ponytail in but it had a bump so she pulled the elastic out and declared she was having "plain hair" that day. 

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

The Secret Crafter - Anything Goes with Blue
Fussy and Fancy  - Let it Snow
Simply Create Too. - Layers, Layers & More Layers
Digi Doodle Shops Best - Embossing
Crafting For All Seasons - Snowmen/Snowflakes
Creative Belli  - Snowflakes
Scrapbook Sisters - Snow
Sassy Cheryl's - Let it Snow with a Sketch

Image:  Double Skating Snowmen (Sassy Cheryl's)
Card Stock:  White (Staples)
Papers:  Purple (Provo Craft), Blue (We R Memory Keepers), Tie Dyed Snowflake (My Stash)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Clear Star Gel Pen (Sakura), Open Scallop Die (Nellie Snellen), Snowflakes Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Snowflake Edge Punch for Individual Snowflakes (Martha Stewart)

Sewing Basket

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we have a great challenge - EMBOSSING. You can create your vintage, shabby chic or primitive card with dry or heat embossing.

Join us in saying hello to Digi Doodle Shop, a lovely new sponsor who will be providing one random winner with a $10 gift certificate from their store. The random winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow to display on her blog. In addition the Design Team will select one project as Card of the Week and the creator of that card will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

The Design Team has used a number of the fabulous images from Digi Doodle Shop and have created some wonderful inspiration for you.

I used this wonderful Sewing Basket image and was so intent on colouring this beauty that I forgot all about the challenge theme so my embossing is a bit lame. I love the combination of the paper and the image though because they remind me of a Grandmother or at least what I think an old fashioned Grandmother would have. I don't know if my Grandmother sewed because she died when my Mother was only 3 weeks old. I never did hear anything about my Grandmother on my Father's side. He only ever mentioned a Sister who was an actress in Poland. I think my Grandchildren are lucky because I am very much in their lives and I am trying to create good memories with them.

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

Digi Doodle Shops Best - Embossing
Crafty Creations - Something New (Stamp)
Freshly Brewed - Something New (Stamp)
Gingersnap Creations - Ribbon
The Cat's Pajamas - Embossing
Cupcake Craft - Something New (Stamp)

Image: Sewing Basket (Digi Doodle Shop)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Cream (Staples), Green (Recollections)
Paper: October Afternoon
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Scalloped Dies (Nellie Snellen), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Organza Ribbon (Arton Bead Supply), Pearl Flourishes (Recollections)

Tic Tac Toe at Phindy's Place

Wow, this Friday sure rolled around fast didn't it? That means it is time for another fun challenge at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog and this week we are going to play TIC TAC TOE.

We want you to make a card using three elements from one row in the graphic below. Your row may run horizontally, vertically or diagonally.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. One entry will be selected as Card of the Week and the creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store as well as being in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

You do not have to use a Phindy's image to play but if you do, don't forget to follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter it twice. If you don't have any Phindy's image, pop over to her store and pick up a few. You can see her newest image on the sidebar.

Our designers have had some fun playing Tic Tac Toe and created some great inspiration for you.  Now pick a row and let's see what you can create.

For my card I have used the vertical row on the left - embossing, buttons and a die cut. This card is to welcome a new baby girl and has a personal (and confidential) message inside.

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

Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes
The Cat's Pajamas - Embossing
Crafty Boots - New Beginnings
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - New Beginnings
Heart Song Inspirations - Border Punches or Torn Paper
Lexi's Creations  - Anything Goes
Art Impressions Stamps - Pink, Pink & More Pink
Do You Stack Up - Pink
Little Miss Muffet - Something New

Image:  Something New (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Pink (Recollections)
Paper:  Pink with Circles (My Stash), Gingham (Recollections)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Lace Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Spots Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Buttons (My Stash), Floss (My Stash), Chalk (Mungyo)

Save Some Trees

Happy New Year and welcome to our first challenge of 2012 at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to save some trees and RE-PURPOSE PAPER TOWELS, TOILET PAPER OR COFFEE FILTERS. Instead of buying some designer paper for your project, go to your kitchen or bathroom and grab one of the above items and let's see how you can transform it and incorporate it into your vintage, shabby chic or primitive card or other paper-crafted project.

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

Our new Design Team is in place and everyone has worked hard to create some inspiration for you. If you want details on how they re-purposed the various items, click on their names to go directly to their blogs.

I made the fluffy flower out of a basket style coffee filter and some ink from Tsukineko.  I used a tutorial that I found here.  I worked on a butterfly made out of a paper towel and unfortunately it didn't look very pretty when I finished it so it landed in the circular file marked "G".  Is it just me or does this card look like manic vintage?

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

Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

Image:  Graphics Fairy
Card Stock: White (Staples), Purple Metallic (DCWV)
Papers:  Patterned Papers (Wild Rose Studios), Green Vellum (Curry Art Supply Store)
Tools & Embellishments:  Frond Punch, Eyelet Lace Edge Punch & Topiary Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Organza Ribbon (Arton Bead Supply), Pearl Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels), Lavendar Brialliance Dew Drop Ink (Tsukineko), Brad (Making Memories), Labels 10 (Spellbinders), Pearl Stickers (Recollections)

Colour Challenge at Phindy's Place

Happy New Year to all my blogland friends. I hope you had a lovely holiday. I know I did but was disappointed not to accomplish much in the line of crafting. We did spend time with family and friends, which is important and we also started to look for a new car for me, which is also important.

Welcome to the first challenge of 2012 at Phindy's Place. We have decided not to do our first Friday of the month challenge on a regular basis this year but will pop it into the schedule from time to time.

This week we have a color challenge for you and want you to use Brown, Teal, White and Celery or Moss as shown in the following graphic.

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter your card twice. If you don't have any Phindy images, I encourage you to go over to her store and pick a few up.

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store. The Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy's store and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

I have used Phindy's Baking Bedlam image and thought she had a bit of a vintage feel to her so I decided to go that direction with my card, especially when I found this gorgeous paper in my stash.

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

Inky Impressions - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes
Stamp N Doodle - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes

TIP:  If you want lots of colours of chalk and don't want to spend a fortune then head for your local art supply store and purchase soft pastels.  I got a box of 64 soft pastels for the same price as a box of 9 craft chalks would have cost me at a chain craft supply store.  Use a Q-Tip or cotton ball to apply.

Image: Baking Bedlam (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock: Recollections
Paper: 29th Street Market
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Fleur de Lis Edge Punch (EK Success), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Budding Vine Embossing Folder (Craft Concepts)

Thank You

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and the last one for 2011 as our designers are going to take a well-earned break until the New Year. Our challenge to you this week is to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive THANK YOU CARDS.

You have until Friday, December 23rd to submit up to 3 entries, which will not only put you in the running for our weekly prizes but for our Christmas Blog Candy.

This week one random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display. In addition, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week and the creator will receive a badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot. The winner of the blog candy will be selected on Christmas Eve.

I want to say Thank You to all of you have looked at my cards, made lovely comments and let me do the same for you over this past year. My card for you features a quote that I found online and some paper from Laura Ashley that I found when I was in England a couple of months ago.

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

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Anything Goes & Ribbon
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes

Sentiment: The Quote Garden
Card Stock: Cream (Wassau), Pink (Bazzill)
Papers: Laura Ashley
Tools & Embellishments: Tattered Rose Distress Ink (Ranger), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Pearl Spray (Excelsior Wholesale), Fluer de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Ribbon (Michaels)

Christmas Scraps

Our challenge to you this week at Phindy's Place is to make a card using up your SCRAPS. We want you to use those little pieces of paper leftover from other projects - hopefully nothing larger than 3 square inches.

You don't have to use a Phindy image but if you do, follow the instructions on the sidebar and enter your card twice.  There are two winners each week - one random and one chosen by the Design Team.  If you don't have any Phindy images, then pop right over to her store and pick up one or two of the fabulous digis that you will find there.

This challenge at Phindy's Place will be the last one for 2011 and will run until January 6th so you have lots of time to enter.  The Design Team is going to enjoy this break but we have a bunch of wonderful challenges lined up for you in the New Year so check back on January 6th to see what we have planned.

I have two boxes that I put my bits and pieces in (one for card stock and one for designer paper) and for the longest time, I ignored them because it was so hard to find anything. One day a couple months ago, I had an ah-ha moment and sorted it all out, organizing each box into colour families and then put each into a zip lock plastic bag. Now, when I open the box, I just find the bag holding the colour I am looking for and I can quickly determine if there is something useful in the bag. Now, if only the rest of my craft room was as organized but maybe that is a project for the holidays.

I made this card intending to send it out but didn't need it because I had made more than enough so I can say I have the first card for 2012 made - what a head start.

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

Party Time Tuesdays - Red & Green Christmas
Crafty Boots - Christmas
Creative Stamp Friends - Christmas
Hooked on Crafts - Christmas
Pollycraft - Christmas Fun
Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks  - Christmas
AI Factory - Christmas
Paper Play - Christmas

Image:  Deck The Halls (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock:  Red (Wassau), Gold Metallic (DCWV)
Papers:  My Bits and Pieces Box
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools and Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Scalloped Die (Nellie Snellen), Large Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Small Snowflakes Punched from Edge Punch (Martha Stewart). Gems, Dollarama)

Show Me Thursday

I have never participated in Show Me Thursday at Sassy Cheryl's blog but I am going to show you my desk today. Now, those of you who chat at Sassy Cheryl's PCP group know that I have been making a little red velvet skirt for my 5 year-old Granddaughter and she chose the fabric.

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT let a 5 year-old choose fabric because if the fabric is velvet you must be prepared to curse, cry and vacuum a lot. The only up side of this is that after Christmas, the little red bits are my daughter's problem but chances are good that I will hear about it.

Here is a photo of the little red bits under my task lamp (hence the yellow glow).

And here is a view with the skirt.

In order to try to minimize the mess, this skirt has two sets of seam binding on the hem and I have zigzagged all the edges I couldn't cover with seam binding. This is not my best job but my Granddaughter will love it and grow out of it in no time so I am not going to stress about that part.

Now all I have to do is get this into a box with the pink tights and the red and pink sweater I bought her in England when I was there in September. Oh yes and I have to hope that it fits because if it doesn't, I am not making another one in velvet.

Since she is asking Santa for Barbie dolls for Christmas, I have decided that my sewing machine is actually broken so that I don't have to make itty bitty Barbie clothes. I suspect that I would have to put a long straw in the scotch bottle if forced to sew those.

My next project is to make cookies but I won't be showing you those because they have to go right in the freezer so I am not tempted to eat them. Cookies are lovely morsels but they are 20 seconds in the mouth and 20 years on the hips :)

Vintage Christmas Tags for Sugar Creek Hollow

We have arrived at another Saturday and that means a wonderful new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow. Since we are fast approaching Christmas we decided to challenge you to make VINTAGE CHRISTMAS TAGS. Your vintage tag can be part of a card or a stand-alone beauty.

We want to remind you that we are a vintage, shabby chic or primitive challenge blog and when you enter one of our challenges, your creation must fit one of those styles as well as following the weekly theme.

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

Don’t forget, we also have Christmas Blog Candy for one lucky winner to be chosen from our challenge entries between now and Christmas Eve.

Our designers have created some gorgeous tags for your inspiration. If you would like the details just click on their name to be taken directly to their blog.

I decided to add my tag to a card and use some really non-traditional colours - rust, brown and lime green. I also dug deep into my unused stash and found some page pebbles. They were perfectly clear and colourless when I bought them 4 years ago but have changed colour, which turned out to be just fine for this card.

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

Sassy Studio Designs - Non-Traditional Christmas Colors
ABC Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes (must be Christmas)
Creative Belli - Winter & Christmas
I Brake for Challenges - Vintage
Little Red Wagon - Vintage Christmas
Simon Says Stamp - Photo Inspiration
Creative Card Crew - 'Tis the Season
Crafty Sentiments - Snowflakes
My Time to Craft - Vintage Christmas

Image: The Graphics Fairy
Date Sentiment: Sprouting Seeds
Card Stock: White (Staples), Copper & Silver Metallic (DCWV)
Papers: Snowflake & Green with Dots (Summertime Designs), Red Damask (Miss Cutie Pie)
Tools & Embellishments: Burgandy Ribbon (Bouclair), Green Ribbon (Fabricland), Lace (My Stash), Lace Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Create A Flake Two Shapabilities (Spellbinders), Pearl Stickers (Dollarama), Page Pebble (My Stash)

Sweet Singing Angel

The challenge this week at Phindy's Place is to create a CLEAN AND SIMPLE card. This is the time of year that schools and churches put on their annual Christmas pageants and there is always an adorable little girl or two dressed up like an angel to sing the Christmas carols. I thought this sweet little angel should shine on her own and used as few embellishments as possible for my card.  Few embellishments is always hard for me but I really must remember to do this more often because I discovered that even a couple of buttons on a card bump the cost of the postage up considerably.  The post office is not particularly kind to us crafters, especially at this time of year - scrooge :)

You don't have to use a Phindy image this week but if you do, follow the instructions under the challenge rules on the sidebar to enter your card twice.  If you don't have a Phindy image, there are many fabulous ones over at the Phindy's Place store, so why not pop over and pick up one or two.

One random winner will win a $5 gift certificate to the Phindy's Place Store. In addition the Design Team will select one entry as Card of the Week. The creator will also receive a $5 gift certificate and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot.

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

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Winged Things
Meljens Designs - Use Green
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes (must be Christmas)
Divas By Design - Anything Goes
Flutterby Wednesdays - Open (with a butterfly, fairy or angel)
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Merry Christmas
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Image:  Sweet Carol  (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated on Circle Blank (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock:  Wassau
Papers:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Mungyo), Buttons (Dress it Up), Border Punch (Martha Stewart)

Birth of a King

The last few days have been so stressful. Last Thursday my computer started acting up and I had viruses and spyware - despite my care about not opening things. So this weekend, my wonderful husband spent 6 hours reformatting my computer and reloading programs. Talk about a major pain. There are still a few things to do but at least I can work with it now. I really do not understand why people need to be so malicious just to prove how smart they think they are. They could put all those smarts to some good use and we would love them and not hate them.

Anyway, I managed to quickly get a card done this morning for the challenge at Sassy Cheryl's but I apologize for the photo. It is so dreary here today and I really didn't have time to move lights. The theme is WINTER so I dug out this adorable snow family image and made a Christmas card. Now I better concentrate on getting the cards in the mail so no more crafting for a couple of days.

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

Whoopsi Daisy - Snowflakes
Gingerloft - Christmas and Winter
Quirk Crafts - Snow
2 Sisters - Punches and/or Dies
Sassy Cheryl's - Winter

Image: Birth of a King (Sassy Cheryl)
Card Stock: White (Staples), Blue (Recollections), Blue & Silver Metallic (DCWV)
Paper: Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors)with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Mungyo), Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Labels Four Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Non-Traditional Christmas Card for Sugar Creek Hollow

Welcome to Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow and a new challenge. Before I get to the challenge, let me tell you about some changes to the Sugar Creek Hollow Design Team.

First, we are losing a couple of our wonderful designers because of family commitments. Marsha has been with Sugar Creek Hollow since the very beginning and her wonderful vintage designs will be missed. While Heide hasn't been with us as long, she has inspired us all each week with some gorgeous designs. Renee is going to stay with the team but will be scaling back her participation. Starting in the New Year she will become our Feature Artist and will show us all how Recycling and Repurposing are done the vintage way when those challenges come up. These ladies have made valuable contributions to the Sugar Creek Hollow team and have become lovely online crafting friends.

Next, we have three new designers coming on board and they are joining us with their vintage beauties for the challenge this week so you can get a preview of what they will be showing you starting in January.

Give a big welcome to:

Linda Payne from Payne Holler Cards

Peggy Marsh from The Wired Angel

Daniele Haddon from The Musings of a Chocoholic 

Now on to our challenge. With Christmas close at hand, our challenge to you this week is to make CHRISTMAS CARDS IN NON-TRADITIONAL COLORS. Don't forget that we are a vintage, shabby chic or primitive challenge and want you to create in those styles.

We have a lovely new sponsor this week. Please welcome Delicious Doodles who will be providing one random winner with 4 digis of her choice. The random winner will also receive a Sugar Creek Hollow winner's badge to display. The Design Team will also choose a Card of the Week and the creator will also receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Don’t forget, we also have Christmas Blog Candy for one lucky winner to be chosen from our challenge entries between now and Christmas Eve.

To inspire you all of our current and our new designers have created some fabulous Christmas cards in non-traditional colors using a couple of the images from Delicious Doodles.

Now a bit about my card. I saw some gorgeous pink poinsettias at the garden centre last week so that was the jumping off point for my card. The pink piece in the middle of the card looks like a die cut but is actually a Martha Stewart punch around the page set and I just punched the corner and two sides on a couple of scrap pieces of card stock. It has been sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist but that didn't show up in the photo. The big poinsettia is a combination of card stock and vellum.

Image: Christmas Candles (Delicious Doodles)
Card Stock: Pink (Recollections), Vellum (Curry's Art Store)
Paper: Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Chalk (Craf-T Products), Pearl Stickers (Dollarama), Organza Ribbon (Arton Bead Supply), Brown Satin Ribbon (Fabricland), Topiary Punch Around the Page Set (Martha Stewart), Yellow Stickles (Ranger), Pearl Glimmer Mist (tattered Angels), Budding Vine Embossing Folder (Craft Concepts), Cuttlebug

A Full Sack

Wow, the time is flying and yet another month has rolled around and since this is the first Friday of the month that means the challenge over at Phindy's Place is ANYTHING GOES USING A PHINDY IMAGE. You can make any kind of card or paper-crafted project but you must use a Phindy's Place image. If you don't have one, pop over to the store and pick up some of the fabulous images you will find there. You have a couple of chances to win so I hope you will join us.

This Santa looks like he is on a mission with that full sack.  I wonder if he got my letter telling him I have been a good girl and I want a pile of craft supplies.

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

AI Factory - Something Red
Color Create - Red, White & Green
Crimbo Crackers - Santa
Digi Stamps 4 Joy  - Christmas Card (no animals)
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
City Crafter - Santa Claus Is Coming
Everybody Art Challenge - Santa Claus

Image: Ho Ho Ho (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Wassau
Papers: My Stash
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Chalk (Mungyo), Poinsettia Die (Marianne Creatables), Labels Ten Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Golden Star Gel Pen (Sakura)

Father Christmas

The title of this post should really be Father Christmas - Take 2. I made this card a few days ago and once I saw it finished, I didn't like it so I remade it. I know I am my own worst critic but this time I was right.

I have 2 more Christmas cards to make in order to match my list and then I can get them off in the mail.  While I have enjoyed making them, I really want to do something else.  Now we will see how many I have to add the extra postage to.

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

2 Sisters - Holiday
Craft Your Days Away - Buttons or Bows
Fairy Tale - Christmas
The Poodles Parlour - Christmas
Simply Create Too - All About Christmas
Totally Papercrafts - Christmas
Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Image:  Father Christmas (Sassy Cheryl's)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated using Circle Blank (Digital Delights by Louby Loo)
Card Stock:  Recollections
Paper:  My Stash
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Classic Oval Nestabilities (Spellbimders), Corner Rounder Punch (Marvy Uchida), Buttons (Dress it Up), Chalk (Mungyo)

Fancy Fold for Sugar Creek Hollow

Good morning and welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week our challenge to you is FANCY FOLDS. So think outside the box or past the single fold and let us see vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards with fun and fancy folds.

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

Don’t forget, we also have Christmas Blog Candy for one lucky winner to be chosen from our challenge entries between now and Christmas Eve.

The ladies on the Design Team are joined by a Guest Designer today. Please welcome Brenda Brown, who was chosen from the October Cards of the Week. All the designers have created some cards with very fun folds for your inspiration. To get details just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

I found this fun fold when I was surfing around and thought it was interesting enough and easy enough to make this week. It is an upright Z fold and I found the pattern here. Just one comment, my card only stands if it is clipped together (see the little circle), otherwise it wants to fall down. I am not sure if it the fact that I used card stock for the back section and that gave it too much weight but I don't mind, I still like the look of this card.

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

C.R.A.F.T. - Unusual Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Shabby Chic/Vintage
Little Red Wagon - Christmas
Papercraft Star - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas
Truly Scrumptious - Christmas Project with Pearls or Vintage
Everybody Art Challenge - Christmas Card
Top Tip Tuesday - More Than One Fold
Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Anything Christmas with Pearls

Image: Far Far Hill
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Green (Bazzill), Dark Cream & Light Brown (Recollections)
Papers: Floral (Basic Grey), Cream Patterned (My Stash)
Tools & Embellishments: Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities & Fancy Tags (Spellbinders), Circle Punch (EK Paper Shapers), Script Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Gold Star Gel Pen (Sakura), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Flower (Prima), Pearl Button (My Stash)

A Sprinkling of Snow

The challenge at Phindy's Place this week is called A SPRINKLING OF SNOW. If you don't have snow where you are consider yourself fortunate because there are some areas about one hour north of where I live that already have 6 inches of the white stuff (at least it was white when it landed).

I love this little winter cutie and decided it would make a great Christmas card.  I counted all the cards that I made and I thought I was doing really well but discovered that I am at least 6 cards shy of my goal so I guess I have to put my nose to the grindstone or remove someone from my list since I only have 1 week to meet my goal.

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

4 Crafty Chicks - Snowflakes
Charisma Cardz - Snowflakes
Shopping Our Stash - Christmas or Winter Related
Stamp 'n Doodle - Snow
Kaboodle Doodles - Baby It's Cold Outside

Image:  It's All Downhill From Here (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Metallic Blue (DCWV)
Paper:  My Stash
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Snowflake Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Stardust Stickles (Ranger), Christmas Tree .svg File cut with my Cricut (Online - sorry can't find source), Chalk (Craft-T Products)

Santa Bell Ringer

Here is another Christmas card that I have made on my mission to get them all done by the end of this month. I love this funky Santa ringing his bells to let everyone know that they better get out of his way because he has lots to do before Christmas arrives in just 35 days.

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

One Stitch at a Time - Anything Goes
Wags 'n Whiskers - Christmas Themed
Winter Wonderland Challenge - Any Cute Christmas Image
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Cooking it up with Katie - Christmas, Die Cut & Tag
Sassy Cheryl's - Stump the Boss (Anything Goes)

Image: Santa Bell Ringer (Sassy Cheryl's)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Mustard Brown (Bazzill)
Papers:  Red Spotted (Lasting Impressions), Tree and Medallion Papers (Sandylion Sticker Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Crinkle Ribbon (Gift), Tag Punch (Martha Stewart), Open Scalloped Die (Nellie Snellen), Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Chalk (Mungyo), Golden Star Gel Pen (Sakura)

Sweet Holiday Wishes

It is Saturday and we have a really fun challenge for you at Sugar Creek Hollow this week. We want to see a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card or other paper-crafted project that features a RECIPE CARD. The recipe card can be shown either on the front or inside your project and the recipe itself should be a family favourite that has been passed down over the years.

If your recipe isn't easily read from the photo of your project, then we would ask that you detail it in your post. It would also be great if you could show a photo of the finished recipe. Your recipe can be of any type and we would love to hear the story behind it. Soon your family's favourite could become someone else's family favourite so thanks for sharing.

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

Don't forget, we also have Christmas Blog Candy for one lucky winner to be chosen from our challenge entries between now and Christmas Eve.

Our designers have shared some wonderful recipes so click on their name to be taken directly to their blog where you will find many more details about their recipe and their project.

I have created a card with a recipe inside.

The recipe is a cookie recipe that I just make at Christmas called Ginger Sparklers although they could be made any time of the year. These ginger cookies are easy to make and freeze well. My husband has been known to eat them right out of the freezer while they are really crisp but if you let them thaw they are slightly chewy. The recipe was given to me almost 30 years ago by my Sister-in-Law but I understand that it might have originally been printed in a Robin Hood Flour recipe pamphlet.

I know this is a really long post but here is the recipe:

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

Cupcake Craftroom- Sweet Christmas
Frosted Designs - Die Cuts

Image: Mom's Helper (Isabella's Sketchbook)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: All (Wassau)
Paper: Brown (Sweet Tweet), Gingerbread Boy (Online but forgot where - oops)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Edge Punch (Martha Stewart), Ribbon (Arton Beads), Button (Dress it Up), Pearl Stickers (Dollarama), Chalk (Mungyo), Circle & Star Die (Nellie Snellen)

Holly Fairy

The challenge this week at Phindy's Place is CHRISTMAS and the timing is perfect since Christmas is only a little more than 5 weeks away - sorry but I had to say it - so the deadline for sending cards is looming fast.  Of course the deadlines for shopping, decorating and baking are too - oh my!

You don't have to use a Phindy's image but there are so many wonderful images that would be appropriate for your Christmas cards in her store, that you should rush right over and pick up a few. Besides, if you do use a Phindy image, you can follow the instructions under the challenge rules to enter twice for more chances to win one of the two prizes available.

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

Charisma Cardz - Lace & Pearls
Crimbo Crackers - Make it Sparkle (must be Christmas)
Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow.  - Anything with Wings
Truly Scrumptious - Christmas with Pearls or Vintage

Image:  Flower Top Fairy Holly (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock:  Green (Bazzill), Red (Recollections)
Paper:  Provo Craft
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Lace (My Stash), Ribbon (Bouclair), Chalk (Mungyo), Gold Stickles (Ranger), Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Helpful Elves

I just picked up some new images from Sassy Cheryl's so I thought I better put at least one to good use and make something for their current challenge. Since I am on a mission to get my Christmas cards all made before the end of November, that is what I made and of course it is very flat so it can be mailed without requiring me to float a loan for postage. I have said this before and I will say it again, I really do prefer a bit more embellishment so these cards seem almost naked.

I don't usually wish Christmas was tomorrow but I have asked my husband to make me a photo booth for Christmas and given the horrible photo I got for this card, then Christmas can't happen too soon. Sorry about the quality.

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

Sassy Cheryl's - Embossing
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - Anything Goes with a Digi
Kenny K Krafty Girlz - Emboss Away
Paper Sundaes - Use a Digi
Pile It On - Traditional Christmas
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - Christmas Traditions
Cardmadfairy's - Digi and Texture
Crafty Catz - Use a Digi
Wags 'n Whiskers - Christmas

Image:  Christmas Elves (Sassy Cheryl's)
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock: Green (Wassau), Red (Lasting Impressions)
Paper:  Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments:  Chalk (Craft-T Products), Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Ornament Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)