Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Hi there!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. We want you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring something that "was inspired by a photo" and include your photo in your post - fun fun fun!

I found this gorgeous pic of lilacs over on Pinterest!

and here's what I came up with using my old PSX Lilac stamp (that I love)

wish I could draw....because I love that blue vase in the photo!

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.

have a wonderful weekend!

supplies

Stamp is retired PSX Lilac

cardstock:  SU Perfect Plum, Pale Plum and designer paper from Basic Grey "Euphoria"

ink: Memento Black and Sweet Plum

Copics:  G21, 24, 28...BV00, 08, 13...BG000

embellishments: stash scrunched seam binding, pink pearl brad, EK corner punch

Speedy the Fox Challenge #96

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Barb has challenged us to create "using lace" ...

Well, check out the gorgeous lace available at Marks Finest Papers store!

so using MFP's new release "Relax a Bit" ...my challenge card

We look forward to seeing your wonderful creations and commenting on your beautiful cards. You have until 3PM on Friday Feb. 24, 2012 to post your card. Remember if you use MFP a Heinrich Company stamps your name will be entered into the drawing twice. Have fun and good luck.

remember that the random drawn winner receives a FREE stamp set (-:

have a wonderful weekend,

supplies:
cardstock:  SU Not Quite Navy and retired SU designer paper
ink:  Memento Black, Ranger's Distress Faded Jeans and Antique Linen
embellishments: lace trim and flowers from MFP
copics:  E30, 31, 33, 17 ...G21, G24... Y28, 04

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create ....a Get Well project!

 I know I always like to have some extra of those...you never know when you will need it (same with sympathy cards) 

 so this week I grabbed my favorite bear - Phindy's image Beary Beautiful 

i love this bear....

Hope you get to join our challenge over at Phindy's Place!  and hope you pop over and check out what the rest of the design team has created to "get well"....

THANK GOODNESS ITS FRIDAY LOL

(and this was a short work week!)

hugs everyone,

supplies:

stamps: sentiment from Whimsy Stamps

cardstock: SU Pretty in Pink, black, white

ink: Memento Black

designer paper: Webster's Pages - Your Life

copics: E02, 04, 31, 55...G21, 24...rv02, r39

embellishments: SU circle and scalloped punch, cheery lynn flourishes die

STV's Mix It Up Monday Challenge

hi there,

This week at STV Regina Hardy is the Mix It Up Monday challenge hostess . She has challenged us to create using a distress technique.

"This week's challenge is to Distress a card and include some form of a Tag.  Momento inks work well in addition to Tim Holtz inks.  You may also use sandpaper, etc., as long as there is some form of distressing on the card."

I decided to go back a couple years and pulled out one of GKD's stamp sets by Nina Brackett -

 Lord of the Season

The sides of the image are distressed with Ranger's Faded Jeans, then used scissors along the edges and  sponged again - the bottom piece is white cardstock with torn edges sponged with Ranger's Antique Linen.

Matted onto SU's-Not QuiteNavy and GKD's - Green Grass cardstock - designer paper is retired from SU and ribbon is from GKD.  Colored image with various pencils .... but used Copic 31 at the base.

(I have made a REAL dent in my stash designer paper..... that's in the box under my desk LOL...only have about 4 more boxes to go)

Hope all are doing well,

Speedy the Fox Challenge #95

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Pat has challenged us to create "a Joy Fold Card"..... didn't have a clue what that was but turns out its a fabulous tutorial over on SCS - here is the link.

Using the newly released MFP set " Blessings"...here is my take on the Joy Fold card

the video on the tutorial made this so easy - I changed mine up a little...this was really a neat way to use  scraps for that smaller card that's attached to the center. Used that little flower to keep the card closed.

hope you get a chance to try it out! looking forward to visiting your entry in the challenge (-:
have a beautiful weekend,
 
supplies:
cardstock: from MFP, designer paper retired SU
embellishment:  butterfly border punch from MS, scrap flower with brad
ink:  Memento black, sweet plum
copics: FV2, G21, 24...C0, 1, 5...W1, 3...Y04, V01
copics:

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

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.

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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.

tough to make "cute" vintage so this definitely made me put my  thinking "outside the box" hat on LOL and isn't that what a challenge is supposed to do...challenge ?? heeeheeeheee

so let's see YOUR cute image turned into vintage...

hugs,

 
 PS have several posts today all auto posted because I am in Richmond attending
      an Intermediate Copic Certification class...Pinch ME !!!


supplies:
cardstock: black, lavender, Basic Grey Wisteria, GKD's Fog
stamps: SU's Wee Watercolors, and sentiment from MFP's Love Remains
Spellbinders Deckled Edge Classic Ovals Lg
Copics: E21, V06, RV10, BV31
ink:  Memento Sweet Plum and London Fog
embellishments: Websters Trim, mini adhesive pearls, large adhesive dots

celebrate GKD Day at STV

hi there,
this card is for the celebration of GKD and all the wonderful inspiration we've all received from Stamp TV.
the celebration wanted us to create using a fav technique that Gina has provided....for me..it's the shaving cream technique.  Love it and your card smells sooooo good!

have been trying to get this to post for two days! shouldn't complain since blogger is free...but sometimes...grrrrrr  LOL

hugs,

supplies:

GKD Showtime Stamp Kit - Picture It

cardstock - GKD black, white with retired SU designer paper

Shave Cream Technique

Butterfly stamped on same SU designer paper and matted

ink: Memento Bamboo, Black and Angel Pink

embellishments: GKD ribbon, yellow pencil

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create "using BLING!"....fun fun fun!!!!

i used the Phindy image  Hyacinth and Ivy

You don't have to use a Phindy image in your project but if you do, please follow the instructions on Phindy's 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.

now "bring on the bling" (-

supplies:
cardstock: GKD Black, white
Copics:  BV000, V06, FV2, C3, 5...B000, B21...G21, YG67, BG09, 13
embellishments: Graphic 45 designer paper, adhesive pearls from Prisma, Gossy Accents
Spellbinders: Ribbon Banners with sentiment from LOC's Sentimental Banners

Designing DIVA's Oldie but Goodie Blog Hop

Hi there,

Once a month the blogging group Designing DIVA's...gets together to do an "oldie but goodie hop"...this just means that something we use has to be at least six months old.

If you're following the order of the hop, you should have come from the precious blog of Designing DIVA Vicki Patranc

For me - my 6 month old stash used is my stamp from Emerson and the retired designer paper from Stampin Up!

kept it very simple because its going to a friend over seas who needs the encouragement and doesn't go for all the embellishments anyway (-:

now your next stop is off to the fabulous Designing DIVA Maria Matter .
hope we inspire you to pull out something "old"

have fun hopping (-:

hugs,

Tropical Birthday

hi there,

this one is for Geri's challenge over at STV and  she wants us...

"... to use for your main image, something that moves in  real life. For example: Birds, animals, water, insects, even a boat, anything that moves!"

so I created this tropical birthday card...

while we haven't had snow (thank goodness!) I sure would love to be somewhere tropical...with NO cellphones or work or...dare i say it...COMPUTERS!! at least not one that I had to work on  LOL...


have a wonderful blessed day,


supplies:
sets GKD's "Aloha" and Vogue Vases" by Theresa Momber
cardstock:  GKD black-white, designer paper from MME - Follow Your Heart
ink:  Memento black, summer sky, paris dusk, cantaloupe ...Ranger's pine needles, peeled paint green
Copics: E30, 55, 74...B05, 24, 91...R08, 29...C0...Y08, 26...BG11, YG 67
embellishments: Vivid Pearl Pens - black, gold, gold stickles, mats cut with Cricut

Speedy the Fox Challenge #94

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Barb has challenged us to create "a shaped card"....


well, i messed up. My goal was to do the Word card as seen on this tutorial over at SCS ...but I got distracted and had matted all my insides and the cover before I remembered I was to CUT OUT the shapes... so I would have a "shaped card".....bummer! but I liked my card too much to start over..so you have a "Tri Fold" card instead of a shaped card...double bummer!


using the  gorgeous MFP set "Love Remains"...I can't seem to stop creating with it LOL....
my Shaped card aka Tri fold (-:

This is going to my 11 year old  Grandaughter in North Carolina, 

hope you get to play along - remember...the challenge is a SHAPED CARD heeeheeee....and one random winner will receive a FREE MFP Stamp set...looking forward to visiting your blog,

hugs,

supplies:

cardstock: SU Pink and  SU retired designer paper

ink:  Memento Black

Copics:  R20, 22...G21, YG63

Embellishments: stash ribbon

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Hi there,

It is Saturday, it is sensational and it is time for a new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow. 

This week we want you to make a MASCULINE VALENTINE card 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.

Tracy Cec Patti Renee Peggy Daniele
and ME !

This card is for my hubby...he loves old trucks (is an auto mechanic) and pot belly pigs (-:

He's my star in our house

have a beautiful weekend!

hugs,

supplies:

stamps: truck is unknown, pig is from Artistic Outpost, Love panel and gingham pattern on stars from Unity sets Because of You and Gurnsey Gingham

cardstock: SU's Real Red, Black, White

designer papers: from stash

ink: Ranger's Distress Frayed Burlap, Rusty Hinge and Peeled Paint Green, Memento Black

Sentiment from Unity's set Because of You

Copics: RV02

Embellishments: Spellbinders Labels 8, Pearl Pen - black, Star punches from SU and washers from hubby's toolbox

Stamp TV's CSS Alumni Blog Hop

This month the CSS Alumni were given a photo inspiration challenge brought to us courtesy of Karen - thanks Karen!  Isn't this pic fabulous!!!

Now you should have arrived here from  Melissa's awesome's blog....if you missed starting at the beginning, pop over to STV and begin the hop from there. You don't want to miss any of the blogs and make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (February 14) the randomly chosen comment from all the blogs will win a HUGE GRAB BAG of fabulous Gina K Designs Stamps!

For this first card I went with the gorgeous colors in the inspiration photo using the new GKD set "Dogwood and Butterfly" by Theresa Momber

supplies:
cardstock: GKD's Sand, Cranberry Tart, Green Apple, white and SU's Not Quite Navy
ink:  Memento Black, Rhubarb Stalk, Ranger's Distress - Faded Jeans, Antinque Linen
Copic:  B00, 0000, 12...G24, 28...Y04
embellishments:  Cricut scallop cut mats, MS leaf punch, gold pen, stash ribbon

next card is done with  GKD's Inspiration Mosaic by Melanie Muenchinger (had it out from earlier stamping so was able to use the scraps from some recent cards)...again grabbing the colors but also the rectangle theme from the photo...for a masculine card!

i just realized my top mat is crooked - well don't I hate that! but its glued on there good - no pulling it off and fixing ...oh well, it will go to a male friend of ours who probably wont even notice (-:

supplies:

cardstock: scraps

ink: Memento Black, Ranger's Distress Rusty Hinge

Dry embossed with Cuttlebug Folder

Your next hop is over to KAY's  always elegant blog  .....

thanks for stopping and hope you enjoy our hop,

hugs

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create " using circles"!


I'm so ready for Spring! our crazy warm weather is confusing the tulips and they are poppin up ...so decided to use this wonderful image from Phindy called Vase

You don’t have to use a Phindy image to join in the challenge, but if you do – you can enter your project TWICE. One random winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy’s Store . Plus, the Design Team will choose one project as Card of the Week. That person will also receive a $5 gift certificate to Phindy’s Store AND will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot!

 Hope you get to play along with us (-:

have a beautiful weekend,

supplies:
Sentiment:  from SU set Circle of Friendship
Cardstock:  SU's Bashful Blue, Sage Shadow, black, white
Ink:  Memento Black
Spellbinders:  Lacey Circles, Std Circles Large
Designer Paper:  DCWV
Embellishment:  stash ribbon
Copics:  B00, 000...RV02, 04, 19, 34,,,,E18, 33...G24...YG63
Card Size: 5.5 x 5.5

STV Challenge

hi there,

so glad I got to play in a challenge again over at STV...

This one is for the Free for All Friday Challenge in which you are to create with your favorite GKD stamp set and Favorite color combination.  NOW THAT IS TOUGH!

Can't pick a favorite GKD stamp but can pick the one that I first truly fell in love with...Inspiration Mosaic by Melanie Muenchinger .  I love it still....great to lay scraps down and stamp on them, paper piece them and save to put together on a card.

Favorite color combination...oh my! there are many...but I do love creams and blues and always love Black for matting and a card base. I think it just makes a card pop!

Working on having a stash of birthday cards ready for 2012....


Have a beautiful day,


supplies:
Stamps: Inspiration Mosaic and A Year of Borders
Ink:  Memento black, Summer Sky
Cardstock: GKD's Black, white, ocean mist
Copics:  B12, E31
Embellishments: Swirl Flourish punch by EK, Liquid Pears - White Opal, gold accent pen

WINNER of the HEARTFELT CREATIONS ALUMNI BLOG HOP

The winner for this hop was randomly chosen from the comments left on Marsha's blog.

That lucky person is.....

NAN  G

 please email Emma Lou at emmalou@heartfeltcreations.us and let her know you are the winner of the January Alumni Blog Hop to receive your $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations...

enjoy (-:

         

hope to see everyone again for our February hop on 2-28!

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. We want you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring something that depicts a " beach vacation".

 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.

for my project I chose the wonderful stamp set "Beyond the Sea" from Artistic Outpost...

base cardstock is SU's Not Quite Navy. The designer papers, cranberry cardstock and scraps of NQN ...

all are from my stash paper bin...

MS border and anchor punchs, SU's photo corner punch, knotted twine, Memento Black and Rich Cocoa, Ranger's Distress Stormy Sky. The image has just a touch of color using Copics C01, and E00.

hope this has given you some mojo to create your own beach vacation project...

hugs ,

also entered in following challenges:
 That Craft Place - beside the seaside

Speedy the Fox Challenge #93

This week over at the Speedy the Fox Challenge Blog , Pat has challenged us to create "using a spray"....WHAAATTTT ??? you say....LOL

I had to ask too! by "Spray", they mean use "something sprayed onto your project"...ohhhhhhhh...OK!

for my project I created again with the  newly released set "Love Remains". My "spray" was Smooch Spritz and Glimmer Mist....(see supplies below)


i took 3 pics because depending on how you hold it - the glimmer mist gives it a different look

isn't that neat - i sprayed the cardstock first with Smooch, heat dried and then sprayed with the gold glimmer mist...paper pieced the roses onto red cardstock and cut the roses smaller to have a border of the red

hope you get to play along  - remember random winner gets a FREE MFP stamp set...

have a beautiful weekend!!

hugs,

supplies:
cardstock from MFP - red, black ,white
ink: Memento Black
SPRAY: Smooch Spritz "Cherry Ice" and Glimmer Mist "Iridescent Gold"
ribbon: MFP black gingham
Embossing Folder from THoltz "Gridlock"
embellishment: Viva Pearl Pen - black
technique: paper piecing
Copics: R27, 39...YG63, 67

Phri-days are Phindy's!

This week at Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog the challenge is to create using this beautiful picture for inspiration...

hmmmmm, this one I had to think about....definitely didnt want to do anything Christmas LOL  not even ready to do Valentine's yet...but wanted something for Spring!

aha!! Phindy's little Garden Gnome  (-:

the sentiment is computer generated

fun to color - used Copics (just grab every red you have and go to town LOL) also used E00,E13,E55...B21,32...Y04,26...V06...N4,8...YG63,67...C2

retired SU designer paper, stash ribbon and MFP's Aged Cranberry for the base.

 we have a Guest Designer this week. 

Her name is Katja. Hope you get a chance to stop by her blog KatzzCreaties!

and

hope you get a chance to play along - remember you don't  have to use a Phindy image, but are entered twice if you do !!!

hugs,

 

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

hi there,

Well, it's the last Tuesday of the month so today is the beginning of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team's monthly Blog Hop. This month the participating Design Team members are:

Olga

Selma

Loretta

Clare

Carla

Marsha

ME

One of our blogs will be randomly chosen and from all those that commented on that blog, the winner will be again, randomly chosen. Blog Hop will remain open for comments on everyone's blog through midnight Friday night February 3rd.  The winner will be posted here (and on the member's blogs who are able to post) by noon on Sat February 4th. 

Winner receives a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!

My project is a blend of several Heartfelt Creation stamps (supplies listed below)

This week... Heartfelt Creations is at CHA debuting new products! their new release will be on February 7th!!

Enjoy the hop!
 

also entered in the following challenges:
Stampin Sisters in Christ - who you are!

Supplies:
Stamps: HCPC 3305 Posy Patch Clusters PreCut Set
             HCPC 3312 Uplifting Scriptures PreCut Set
             HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set
             HCPC 3307 Jean Pocket/Ball Can PreCut Set
Die: Spellbinders HCD 701 Posy Patch Diecut
        scraps of Cheery Lynn's Flourish
Cardstock: SU White, retired designer paper, stash Wild Wasabi
Ink:  Memento Black, Rangers Distress Stormy Sky
Embellishments:  MS daisy fan punch, Gala Glitz Blue, pop dots, stash gingham ribbon
Copics: B21, 95...G21, 24