Sweet Friendship

The challenge at Phindy's Friday Challenge Blog is to create a card featuring DISTRESSING.

I bet you were wondering how distressing and friendship go together. In my mind, if I were distressed about something, nothing would make me feel better than sitting with a dear friend at a cafe or coffee shop, pouring out my troubles and knowing that my friend would respond in just the right way.

You don't have to use a Phindy's image on your card but you get two entries if you do. If you don't have a Phindy's image, then I encourage you to pop over to her store because there are lots of great ones to buy, including some lovely new stamps.

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

Divas By Design - Spots and/or Stripes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Use a Digital Stamp
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's - Spots and Dots
Creative Mondays - Anything Goes
Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations - Photo Inspiration
PanPastel- UK - Use a Ribbon

Image: Sit and Stay Cafe (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Create with TLC
Card Stock: Cream (Staples), Green (Recollections)
Papers: People (Sandylion Sticker Designs), Polka Dot (Recollections)
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Frayed Burlap Distressing Ink (Ranger), Ribbon (Michaels), Oetite Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Exciting News To Share

I have some lovely news to share with you. I am the new owner of Sugar Creek Hollow. I am on the Design Team and for over a year now, I have been doing the blog postings and helping Tracy Vinson, the creator of SCH, to manage the Design Team. Tracy has recently launched a new business and has decided to break away from crafting to focus her attention on this venture, which is really taking off. She kindly offered ownership of Sugar Creek Hollow to me and I was excited to accept.

Tracy has some great things happening in her life right now and I know she is excited to embrace this next chapter in her life. I wish her all the best and thank her from the bottom of my heart for all the faith and trust she placed in me for so long and also for instilling a love of vintage card making in me.

You will see some changes to the look of the Sugar Creek Hollow blog and as time goes on I will be adding some new features. I have some great challenges lined up for you and hope to see lots of our wonderful followers participating and showing us their vintage, shabby chic and primitive creations each week.

We are also saying hello to a new Design Team member. Holly Young has participated often in our challenges with her gorgeous vintage creations and has won Card of the Week numerous times. Please welcome her and check out her work here.

Watch for the first challenge under the new ownership this Saturday and be prepared to be blown away with the inspiration our designers have created for you. I hope you will join in on our fun.

Inspired By A Photo

This week we have a super challenge for you at Sugar Creek Hollow. We want you to make a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card that is INSPIRED BY A PHOTO. You get to choose the photo and then create your card based on that photo.

Here is the photo that inspired me.

We would love to see your beautiful creations and don't forget to show the photo that inspired you in your blog post along with your card.

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.

I had so much fun with this card. The bird cage was cut with my Cricut from Kraft card stock and then painted with some gold paint. The bird was also cut with my Cricut.  The frame is two layers cut with a Spellbinders die and then embossed and inked.  The heart was hand cut and then embossed and inked.

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

Cute Card Thursday - Winged Things
Sarah Hurley Challenges - Die Cuts
Willow Sketchie Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Punches or Die Cuts
The Paper Shelter - Add a Sentiment
Ruby's Rainbow - Vintage
Crafty Blogger's Network - Shabby Chic
Crazy Challenge - Use a Die or Punch

Sentiment:  Create with TLC
Card Stock:  Cream (Staples)
Paper:  Basic Grey
Tools & Embellishments:  Sentimentals Cartridge (Cricut), Antique Gold Paint (Creative Inspirations Paints), Pearls (Recollections), Rusty Hinge & Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Ranger), Fleur de Lis Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Ribbon (Kate's Paperie), Frond Punch (Martha Stewart), Mulberry Roses (Wild Orchid Crafts), Large Peach Two Toned Rose (Excelsior Wholesale), Budding Vine Embossing Folder (Craft Concepts) Victoria Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

Get Well Card

It is Friday and time for another wonderful challenge at Phindy's Place Friday Challenges. This week we want you to make GET WELL CARDS.

If you are like me, you know so many people that are struggling with colds, other aches and pains or even more serious illnesses so having a few extra Get Well cards on hand is a great idea. This little rabbit looks so sad he reminds me of what a guy looks like when he is sick and I can just hear him moaning - lol.

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.

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

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious - All Creatures Great and Small
Crafty Sentiments - 2 Designer Papers
Creative Mondays - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
There She Goes - Animals
One Stitch At A Time - Use a Digi or No Image
Robyn's Fetish - Pretty in Pink

Image: Feel Better Soon (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated
Card Stock: Recollections
Papers: Sandylion Sticker Designs
Colouring Medium: Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Gotrick)
Tools & Embellishments: Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Flowers (Prima), Brad (Making Memories)

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)