Winner of heartfelt creations blog hop

Yes we have a winner!
First Thanks to all that participated!!

Christine H was picked from Lisa's Blog.  Congrats.
to claim your prize send Emma Lou an email here and put Sept Alumni Blog Hop winner in the subject line.

Sugar Creek Hollow

Good morning, again (-:

Second Post today (see post below if you looking for the STV challenge)

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow

This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

Things with Wings

(birds, butterflys, bees, etc)

I am still enjoying the images I've used for my September projects for Sugar Creek Hollow using images from TJ Designs - this is one of their vintage bird images....and I added the butterflys

Base cardstock is SU's  Not Quite Navy and the butterfly flourish in the background is from Silhouette Cameo. Little butterflys are Martha Stewart punch, stash designer paper, touched up image with Copic Y08, E31, 35, 37, and bleach pen to remove a little color from front bird,  added ribbon and gold pearls using Viva Pear Pen.....

Hope you get to play along - love love to see what everyone creates...

OK, now that I've got my posts back up...

.going to recliner with my coffee and come visit ya (-:

hugs,

Free for All Friday Challenge at Stamp TV

Good morning

Have two posts for you this morning...WHY?...because we lost our power late last night and when I came to check my blog this morning...both are gone! Not sure how or why that happened unless I did something wrong with auto posting. I love Blogger - it's free...but they switched me to the NEW blogger yesterday and it threw me a little...so....

FIRST POST TODAY

I'm hosting the

and the theme is FLOWERS!

Havent hosted a challenge in quite sometime and very happy to do so...My card was done using the color challenge from the CSSDT's September Hop (pumpkin spice, asparagus, corn) and the sets from GKD by Melanie Muenchinger - Stately Flowers 4 and Holiday Basket.

Copics used were E13, 35, 37, Y11, YR20, YG63, 67. Used a cuttlebug folder on one piece of the background, the other background piece is from GKD's paper pack Berries n Vines, ribbon from GKD and then final touch was gold stickles

Hope you get to play along, this challenge closes Oct 4 at 8pm CT (9 pm EST)
More details over on the challenge at STV .

Looking forward to seeing your flower creation., hugs .....

Copic/Promarker Challenge - Anything Goes!

Hi there (-:

the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at the Outlawz challenges you to create with theme... ANYTHING GOES!

This is always a favorite theme...and the Design Team has awesome creations for you!

As most of you know, the Digi Doodle Shop closes the end of this month (get over there quick!)

(if you do order, would you mind entering my name in the special instruction box, please!)

 using this Digi Doodle Shop's adorable image called Tu Tu Shy

isn't she just adorable, cut her out with Cameo!

Cardstock is from SU - Sage Shadow. Designer paper and  ribbon is also from SU.

the sentiment is a 1998 PSX stamp

Copics used were G40, YG41, R20, R81, C1, 2, 3 and BG01

Remember our sponsor for September at the Copic/Promarker challenge is the fabulous

KENNY K!

KennyKDownloads.com

The winner will receive FIVE images of their choice from Kenny K!

oh, did I say how glad I am it's Friday!!!

hugs,

Heartfelt Creations September Alumni Hop

Hi there!

Well, it's the last Tuesday of the month, so that means the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Designers are having their monthly hop...our theme is always Anything Goes with our Heartfelt products!

Using the same stamp set  that I did in last month's hop (because this is one of the stamp sets I'll be using this year) It's HCPC3429- Wisemen Ornament PreCut Set.

My first card is also same layout from one last month, just trying to get a different "feel" for which card I will mass produce (by "mass" i mean about 25, that's about all I can take of same card before switching to another design)

This second card is vintage - I love vintage. Grabbed the music from clipart off the Internet - can hardly see the vellum flourish but it's pretty in real life (-:

Supplies used are at the bottom of my post...Now off to check out the awesome designers this month!!! They are:

Olga

Dina

Lisa Allen

Marsha

Carla

Tesa

and ME - but you're here already and know that! LOL

REMEMBER, to post comment on each blog as the randomly chosen winner is randomly chosen from one of our blogs! WINNER will receive $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!!! Hop closes at midnight on September 28th and winner will be announced 

by noon on Saturday the 29th!

Hope we have inspired you

Hugs,

Card 1:

Cardstock - GKD - All Spruced Up and stash dp

Memento Cottage Ivy ink

stash gold cord

imaged stamped with Ranger's Pine Needles, sky sponged with Ranger's Tumbled Glass

Heat n Stick from SU with fine glitter

Card 2:

Cardstock  - SU's Blue Bayou, Vellum, stash dp (I think THoltz)

Music from Internet

Inks used - Ranger's Vintage Photo, Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky

Flourishes diecut from HCD 711 - Decorative Dutch Iris

Stickles - Baby Blue

Ribbon - stash crinkled seam binding

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow

This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

ANIMAL FARM

 Featuring Vintage Animals/Animal Scenes

I am loving using the images from TJ Designs that I purchased this past summer at the huge American Scrapbooking Convention in Chantilly, VA

Card stock dark brown and black, Designer paper is stash Basic Grey, stash ribbon and hardware from Stampin Up, Viva Pearl Pen - black....hand wrote sentiment white gel pen, corner punch from EK

Gotta go...much going on this weekend (-:

hope no rain

hugs,

 

Stamp TV's September CSS Alumni Blog Hop

Hi there

Welcome to a Color Combination challenge blog hop hosted by members of the Gina K.' CSS Alumni team. Today we are featuring hand drawn sets designed by Melanie Muenchinger and Theresa Momber .
 As you hop along make sure to leave a comment because on Tuesday morning (September 25),
we will randomly choose two comments from all the blogs and two lucky individuals
 will receive a Gina K. Designs Stamp set each
(the winners will receive either a set designed by Melanie Muenchinger or Theresa Momber).

  For this month's Hop, our awesome team mate Sharri Seffens has given us this color combination:
 Pumpkin Spice, Fresh Asparagus and Sweet Corn plus 
neutral colors (white, ivory, black, and brown)
 are also fine to incorporate.

To be sure you are on track, you should be coming from blog of the  beautiful talent of Kay Simmons.

First up for me, is Theresa Momber's set "Under the Sea".

This month I decided to use some favorite techniques that I don't use often...and one is this first card - reverse masking! Using Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Squares I cut out the square and then set it over the card to sponge and stamp. Had stamped and masked my turtle...fun easy CAS card!

this is another simple card - paper pieced the fish  (i do paper piece a lot!)
aren't these fish wonderful!

next is my card using Melanie's Stately Flowers 4 (did you see her new release this month!...it's a must have!)and sentiment from Melanie's Holiday Basket. For this card I blocked and masked! almost forgot how to block and had to "think" LOL

 colored with waterbrush and Memento's Potter Clay ink and finally caved in and had to use some Copics (Y08, YR31, YR02, RV42, E37, G99 - strange selection but I like it ok)

Now I was nervous stamping my sentiment directly in middle

 and don't you just know I got it crooked!

Remember to leave a comment because on Tuesday morning (September 25),

we will randomly choose two comments from all the blogs and two lucky individuals

 will receive a Gina K. Designs Stamp set each

(the winners will receive either a set designed by Melanie Muenchinger or Theresa Momber).

Next, you are off to awesome blog of Melissa Cash ..

Enjoy and hope you were inspired

hugs

Copic/Pro Marker Challenge at the Outlawz

Hi there (-:

the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at the Outlawz challenges you to create with theme...

Singing or Dancing!

immediately I thought of this fave image from Mo Manning... Mummu with Grandaughter

hmmmmm, If I can hold on to it....this would be great birthday card for my Lily when she turns 6!!

but could I let my hair grow that long ????? naaaaaaaaaaaaa

hope we get to see your Dancing or Singing projects (-:

hugs

used Copics C1, 2...E00, 21, 18, 25...RV21, 32...V15...B91, 93, 95, 99...G40, 43

also entered in following challenges:

Trimmies Craft Challenge - Children

Milk Coffee Challenge - use 2 different shapes

Grandaughters birthdays

Hi there,

We had such a great weekend! Oldest daughter's family here from North Carolina and we celebrated Maggie, our oldest grandaughter's birthday, Saturday...she is twelve!

And then Sunday after church we celebrated Lauryn's, our youngest grandaughter's, birthday...

one year old! Here is pic of her enjoying her first cake (-:

She loved her first taste of butter cream icing....LOL and here is Lauryn without icing (-:

hugs,

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow 

 This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

PRETTY IN PINK

use monochromatic shades of pink!

ahhhhh right up our alley, who doesn't love pink (-:

This week my card is very quick and easy ....used a wonderful
TJ Designs Vintage image

 AND got to use my most favorite lace trim

Card base is from GKD - Innocent Pink and Designer Paper is stash from Stampin Up.

stash ribbon and a few flowers, VOILA! Done...

didn't add a sentiment because this is a great card for almost any occasion

so saving it (-:

so let's see YOUR Pink!

have a beautiful weekend (-:

hugs,

 

Copic/Pro Marker Challenge at the Outlawz

This week, the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at the Outlawz challenges you to create..

using the theme "elements" (air, earth, fire water, etc)

 well I chose Earth...actually farming!

 Our sponsor this month is Kenny K who gave us each an image to work with and I chose this cutie pie called "Farmer's Daughter" .

the pumpkins are from GKD's set "Signs of Autumn"

The really cool thing for me is that EVERYTHING was cut out by my Silhouette Cameo!!

wooo hooo, so now I wont be buying any Fence dies

 (silhouette has a ton available for only .99 each)

pumpkins were stamped on white card-stock, took pic, saved as digi...and voila!

 cut out by the Cameo...I figured out how to line up the girl and pumpkins so they were cut out at same time...then used scraps for the sentiment and the fence...

Now there is a lot to learn with this machine but i think my intimidation is past and I'm looking forward to what all I can do with it...ok enough about me...

Hope to see you join our challenge

Hugs

oops, forgot my Copics. They were E00, 11, C3, 5, 9...B93,97...RV29, R20, Y23, 26, 32...YR04,9,18

Designer Paper from Paper Studio - Countryside Villa

Digi Doodle Shop 's Last Challenge #125 - Anything Goes

hello there, 

Well this is the last challenge for our beloved Digi Doodle Shop Challenge.

Since this is our last challenge, both of the two Design Teams are joining together with the theme...

 ANYTHING GOES!

 AND

 there are some great gift certificates to be won...
 Digi Doodle Shop is giving away gift certificates to shop at their online store: 

 first prize - $15 gift certificate  

second prize - $10 gift certificate 

third prize - $5 gift certificate
This last challenge closes on Sept 26

For my last card, I used this funny image called   Cousin Jethro
Had to use it because "Jethro" is my husband's nickname...and yep, before he turned his life over to the Lord....that little brown jug used to have his name allllll over it (-:
however, my hubby is 6'4"...LOL

everything was cut with my Cameo!

now the pumpkins were just flat images so i added the lines and shading

my mat is still bigger than I want..but i forgot to adjust the setting - a learning curve ...must use memory!

sentiment is hand-written

Copics E02, 13, 31, 35, 49, 55, 57 ...Y28, YR15, C2, 5...B93, 95, 97

the background and things on the pumpkins are small unidentified stamps stamped with Memento-Cottage Ivy

I want to take this opportunity to thank Judy and "Mom" for inviting me to be on their DT

It has been a real pleasure...because their talent is amazing!

Will miss them but wishing them the best as they move on to other endeavors

thanks again,

 

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow

This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...
only use Fabric, no ribbon or lace
huh yep...that's what I said....whaaaatt!!!
but, isn't that why we like challenges..or it is just the prize?  hmmmmmm LOL

well I love a challenge so this one got me thinking...at first I was like.."well, I cant do this, no fabric!"  I have fabric from my sewing days but its all out in the shed (buried) and that was too much work to try and get to it....but when I was searching for a lost stamp, came across my little plastic box of fabric stash from when I made stuffed "country" kittens...
bingo! now I have fabric (-:

even pulled out the sewing machine for this one

stamped the pig onto muslin (sorry about the shadow dots, don't see them on my card) and colored pig with Copics RV23, R11. The background is glued to white card stock so the fabric glue wouldn't warp my card. Then adhered to red card

 Stamped a pennant image onto the green checkered fabric, cut out and adhered to card. 

Using stash strip of same fabric I sewed it onto card using the finger pushing "bunch-up" method (LOL, I'm sure that's a name for it somewhere!)

Ok, now your turn...what can you do with fabric?

hugs,

Pig from Artistic Outpost - Country Life

Sentiment from Inkadinkado

Spellbinders Label 15

Copic/Pro Marker Challenge at the Outlawz

Hello FRIDAY!

This week, the Friday's Copic/Promarker Design Team at the Outlawz challenges you to create....

using school colors!

Both of our daughter's graduated from Liberty University....whose colors are

Red, White and Blue

since we paid a ton of money for their education...decided to use their colors for my card...

Found this new honey comb paper (new to me) and stamp set from Inky Antics at the craft store in Morrisville, NC called the Stampers Alley....really awesome store - check it out if ever near there...

thought this bookworm was sooo cute!

Honey Comb Paper and stamp set are from Inky Antics
Copics used: R29, 59, B21, 24, 29
Spellbinders Label 7, Glossy Accents on glasses
Dark Blue and White Card stock with stash designer paper

Hope to see you in the challenge!

I'm looking forward to this weekend...hubby and I are going with about 10 other couples from our church to Lancaster, PA on a "marriage retreat" and the Sight and Sound Theatre...

sure hope this retreat whips him into shape.....just kidding LOL

hugs to all

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge #124

hi there,

Well I now have everyone confused...in previous post I stated "no challenge involved"..

HUGE mistake!

 There is a challenge this week... from Team Karen over at the Digi Doodle Shop Challenge Blog

and the challenge this week is ... to use handmade flowers

 So I am reposting my card and encouraging you to participate in the challenge

Used this adorable image called Violets in Wagon . Paper pieced many of the little violets...and raised the entire flower bed on pop-dots. Another card with EVERYTHING (except sentiment) cut out with the Silhouette Cameo!

even did a separate cut of the flowers in the wagon AND a few individual violets...love that fence border!

If you haven't heard, the Digi Doodle Shop is closing it's doors at the end of September. Hope you get the chance to pop over and purchase their adorable images while you can!

 ALL IMAGES ARE ONLY $1.00!

Digi Doodle Shop

hi there,
Wanted to share a new Digi Doodle card - no challenge involved (-:

Used this adorable image called Violets in Wagon . Paper pieced many of the little violets...and raised the entire flower bed on pop-dots. Another card with EVERYTHING (except sentiment) cut out with the Silhouette Cameo!

even did a separate cut of the flowers in the wagon AND a few individual violets...love that fence border!

sentiment is from SU and used Marvy punch, Memento ink - Sweet Plum, stash designer paper and GKD cardstock - lavendar and wine.

Copics: C3, 5...E25, 29...BG53, Y26, BV000, 11, 13...V17, YG 63, 67

hope you like!

Reminder- Digi Doodle is closing at the end of September. The owner is having a huge sale in hopes of closing out with a bang! 

 ALL IMAGES ARE ONLY $1.00!

if you make a  purchase, would you PUH-LEEZE enter my name or my blog name in the "Special Instructions Box" at check-out (-: The DT is having a competition....

would really appreciate it,

thanks so much

         

Winner of Alumni Heartfelt Creations Blog Hop

Good Morning,...drumroll please! 

Announcing that the winner of the Heartfelt Creations August Blog Hop was chosen from Olga's blog..

and the winner is... 

 MARY ANNE 

 Super Congrats, Mary Anne send Emma Lou an email to claim your $25.00 Gift Certificate at emmalou@heartfeltcreations.us, be sure and put August Alumni blog hop winner in the subject line.

 Thanks to everyone who played along, see ya next month!!!

 Hugs,

 

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Woo hoo! Saturday is finally here!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow

This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme
 Vintage School Days!

Well there have been a lot of challenges with school starting and many have been vintage. soooo...I have gotten to use my Graphics 45 - An ABC Primer designer paper...finally! This card was done completely using stash that I have from that designer pad....

cardstock was dark green with kraft mat, corners punched with SU punch, added black Pearls from Prima, scrap of scrunched seam binding...DONE!

Hope we see you in this challenge!

perfect way to use up some of those scraps of designer paper 

and there are tons of vintage school images online ...

for those of you who get to have a long weekend (which I do and am sooooo glad)

enjoy!

 keeping watch and praying for those affected by the hurricane and those who've lost so much in the fires

hugs,