Peace I Give You

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, a lovely Palm Sunday and are looking forward to Holy Week. There will be many opportunities this week to ponder the coming celebration of the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, I hope we can all take time to thank God for His ultimate gift to us!

The card I am sharing tonight is from a ODBD set, Peace on Earth. There is a challenge called "Stamping In Time" that I wanted to play in; this is the set I chose to use. Challenge SNTODBD6:  "The challenge this week is to make a monochromatic card.  Choose any one color of choice along with any neutrals and go for it!"  

The layout is from Mojo Monday's sketch #132.      

This is a perfect sketch to show off this stamp set. I hope you like the way it turned out!!

Thank you so much for stopping by tonight! It is getting late for a person that gets up most mornings at 4:00 AM so I am going to put the "particulars" in and hit the sack! Good night all and thanks again for coming by!

Challenges:   SNTODBD6    and Mojo Monday 132
particulars:
stamp     ODBD
Paper     K& Company's Ancestry/Club Scrap
Nestibilities doodles
inks:  Distress ink Antique Linen, Tea Dye; Memento Black, Versamark
water color pencils
paper piercer/clear embossing powder/ heart charm from Michaels'/brads from  Michael's
flower soft

Fabulous Friday Blog Hop for SCH

Today the Design Team will be showcasing their Easter cards. I chose the decorative cross and Luke 24:6 as my verse, both can be found at Sugar Creek Hollow!  I wanted to really let the cross be the focal point so I chose a somewhat understated paper from K & Company's Life's Journey. Although this paper is gorgeous it doesn't take away from the image but it does enhance it! The mat just behind the cross was distressed quite a bit and then inked with distress inks in tea dye and walnut and then rubbed some metallic creme paints. (You may be able to see some of the gold paint on a close up)

The cross and the frame were both embossed with gold and then rubbed with metallic paints to tone them down. Unfortunately the picture doesn't do justice to the effect, it has a worn and aged look, almost a verdigris. I was pleasantly surprised to get that particular look!  I also used the metallic paints to distress the edges of the oval and rectangle.

The shimmery gold paper used under the ribbon is from Club Scrap--I think! It has such a beautiful soft, slightly shimmery look, that's why I posted the close up photo so you could see how nice it is. Finally I used a gold Krylon leafing pen to outline the darker mat in order to tie everything together.

I am so glad you came blog hopping today, be sure to visit the rest of the blogs and then go over to Sugar Creek's store to check out the new releases and the sketch challenge that ends Saturday night!! Don't forget to pick up your Friday Freebie!



Donna (you are here!)
Stephanie
Loretta
Cheri
Sarah
Dani
Tracy-Owner
Kelly
Linda
Marsha
Joan
Nancy
Joseline-DT Coordinator
Kristina
Cassie


particulars:
images        Sugar Creek Hollow
paper          K & Company, Club Scrap, vellum
inks            Distress, Adirondack, metallic paints, Krylon leafing pen
other          MS punch, ribbon, faux brads

Challenges entered:
Sew Many Challenges #9
Paper Cutz #34
Stampin For the Weekend #35
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge 43 Easter
I Love Digi Challenge #3
ABC Challenge Q is for Quote

Apron Strings

Good Morning!

Here is a cute little card using a Sugar Creek Hollow image that is part of a set. You can see the set  here. I thought I would enter this in a couple of challenges. Crafty Sentiments has a challenge using a sketch (challenge #10). The card is also supposed to be monochromatic, using pinks, greens or blues! The other challenge is from CCEE Stampers; their challenge is to make a card using this inspiration image found on Williams and Sonoma.

Ok, now I have my guidelines; here is what I came up with. I do hope I have stayed within the perimeters. I think this little apron card is close and turned out pretty cute! I hope you like it as well!!

particulars:
stamp    SCH
paper     Club Scrap, digital paper from Shabby Princess
flowers   Shabby Princess
nestibilities, beads from stash

Spring Makes you want to Sing!

A very happy Tuesday to you! This card was made to enter into the MOJO Monday sketch challenge Mojo131, the Our Daily Bread Designs ODBDSL6 and for Christian Paper Crafts, CM49.

The challenge at ODBD was "Think Spring and New Life" and the challenge at Christian Paper Works was to use "colors of the sea".
This card was great fun to make! Hope you like it! :)

particulars:
paper    gp and K&Company
ink        Memento black, distress antique linen, metallic rubs, versamark, Adirondack Bottle
tools      nestibilities, MS punch
Stamps  ODBD Sing to the Lord
other     ribbon, pearls

He is Hope for the Hopeless

 Good Saturday morning! It is going to be a beautiful, sunny, warm, spring day here in the piedmont area of North Carolina! I hope your Saturday is starting out pleasant and hopeful!

The card I am posting today is for the challenge at SCS challenge SC242.  I thought the challenge was well, sort of challenging!!  We were to use four different designs or pieces of cardstock, whew, that is definitely not me!!  Once I started putting it together I was pleasantly surprised at how good it looked! In fact, I really like all these different designs and or colors together!

The stamp is from Sugar Creek Hollow, "He is Hope for the Hopeless". You can find this stamp as well as many, many others at the store site: HERE! Let me know what you think!!  Thanks for stopping by!

particulars
paper     K & Company Ancestry and Club Scrap
ink         versamark/gold embossing
punch    EK Success
stamp    Sugar Creek Hollow
other    ribbon, buttons, gold metallic thread, key charm

Stitching Challenge and Sugar Creek Hollow Sketch Challenge for You!

For information on the Sketch Challenge scroll down to the end of this post.

Good Morning! It's Fabulous Friday and time for the DT weekly challenge! This week we were asked to create something using either real or faux stitching. What!!! I can't sew!! I have tried faux stitching several times but it never looks as good as I want it to look, do you know that feeling?

Since this was a challenge for SCH I wanted to do something that would look good with these awesome images so I decided to do so some hand stitching. I used to do counted cross stitch so I figured I could pull this off. Let me just say right here; I am not a sewer!! I found some gold metallic thread that has been tucked away for probably 10 years and decided to use it.

First I printed the Vintage Flowers on a transparency and colored it with markers on the opposite side of the printed image. Once I was happy with that I cut it twice with the oval nesties, The smallest oval highlighted the front most flower. I put just a touch of glue on the colored areas and mounted the transparency on card stock. I used some vellum to cut the scalloped oval for matting the main image.

This yummy paper is from an old Club Scrap kit, I just love this paper, it is so elegant and has such a velvety feel to it! The chocolate brown strip is where I decided to do just a bit of stitching. If you look carefully you can see the metallic thread. It's not much but it does a nice job of presentation.

OK, I admit this is not a very good example of stitching because there just isn't sewing here to look at! I warned you, I am not a sewer!  That's because I am not good at it and didn't want to ruin the focal point of this image. I am determined to get better at this, in fact, I saw a couple of sewing machines at Walmart that are under $100 and am toying with the idea of getting one. When you go the rest of  the girls sites you will see why I want to give this machine thing a try. You are going to see some awesome examples of stitching. But before you head out to the rest of the blogs I would like to tell you about the very first sketch challenge just for you!!

This Saturday, March 20th marks our first weekly sketch challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow.  Mr. Linky is ready and waiting on you to post your entries and we are armed and dangerous with some SERIOUS BLOG BLING for our winners.  

 I hope you will all participate, we want to see your lovely creations.....good luck!

Donna (you are here!)
Stephanie
Loretta
Cheri
Sarah
Dani
Tracy-Owner
Kelly
Linda
Marsha
Joan
Nancy
Joseline-DT Coordinator
Kristina
Cassie

particulars:
paper:  Club Scap
images :  SCH
technique markers/ stitching
brass flowers from Club Scrap
pearls from Michaels
gold leaves from Michaels
ribbon from Ben Franklin

Button Challenge!

It is time for the weekly design team challenge for Sugar Creek Hollow! This week we have been challenged to use buttons, that's right buttons! I have very rarely used buttons, in fact, I can't really remember when I last used buttons on a card.  The first thing I did was to got to SCS and look at some inspiration; I found some really cool cards with buttons used as embellishments. I figured I could come up with something that would be acceptable! :) 

Next I needed to pick just which of the many images SCH has; since we are getting close to Easter, I decided to used the Raggedy Bunny images.

Aren't these little guys just adorable!! I wanted to use Raggedy Bunny and his carrot! Here's the card I finally came up with!

The dp paper is all digital, it's a free kit from Shabby Princess, Promise Collection. I used it to make Raggedy Bunny look like a hand made bunny you might have seen as little girl, perhaps something your grandmother might have made for you! The single butterfly on the three eggs is also a digital from SCH. I had lots of fun with this card, I do hope you like it!!

Thanks for coming by!!  Here is a list of the dt, take a look at all the awesome art with buttons!!!

Stephanie
Loretta
Cheri
Sarah
Dani
Tracy-Owner
Kelly
Linda
Marsha
Joan
Nancy
Joseline-DT Coordinator
Kristina
Cassie

When you have feasted your eyes on all the delicious art, take a trip to SCH and browse around for your new images. Tracy has some wonderful playthings for you!!
 
particulars:
design paper    Shabby Princess Promise Collection
cardstock        Club Scrap
buttons           Walmart
punches          EK Success and Martha Stewart
gel glitter pen, silver thread, water colors

Legend(s) if the Dogwood

Sugar Creek Hollow has both versions of the Legend of the Dogwood plus the dogwood flower or branch for you to chose from.  I thought I would make a card using each of the versions and each of the flowers that are available...these come together in a "kit", you will get five beautiful images for $5.00! Let me repeat that, you get 5 images for $5.00; both versions of the legend, both flowers, and a word image-Atonement- done in a beautiful font.

 

                          

I have entered this card into a couple of challenges: Cupcake Crafts, and Ooh-la-la Creations.

Remember with these digital images you can make them as small or as large as you want them. While you are visiting the web site don't forget to check the other Easter images available!


particulars:  Sugar Creek Hollow for both cards
 first card     tattered angels mists                      
                   K&Company paper            
                   nestibilities                
                   fiskars punch      
                   lace                                 
                   water colors
                   versamark, clear embossing
second card club scrap paper
                     K&Company paper
                   Martha Stewart punch
                   ribbon
                   button

Color Challenge--Sugar Creek Hollow

A very good Friday morning to all!  This morning I would like to share a card made for the color challenge at SCH, this challenge was for the DT to make a card using the following colors:

After giving it some thought I decided to make something that would be really fun, so here is the card I came up with.

 

I love these stamps, I have been wanting to find a way to combine the chicken and rooster, what better way than also including the easter eggs. If you look closely you can see Miss Chicken has some bling going on, and blue eye shadow! She is one "hot" chick!! The eggs combine the best of both, mingling the colors.  This layout is from the Mojo Monday #128 sketch challenge, since I have some scallops I can also enter the Digital Tuesday #48 challenge!!

To take a look at these stamps and so many others you need to go to Sugar Creek Hollow, you will enjoy just looking around and filling your senses with beauty! Click on New Releases to see all the images available. 

Now to further soak up eye candy this morning you will want to check out all the other cards that the DT has come up with, I am sure you will have a few gasps and "wowzers". Have fun....thanks for stopping by!!!

Stephanie
Loretta
Cheri
Sarah
Dani
Tracy-Owner
Kelly
Linda
Marsha
Joan
Nancy
Joseline-DT Coordinator
Kristina
Cassie

particulars:
stamps   SCH
saying    about.com
paper     K& Company
nestibilites, liquid glaze, rhinestones, water color pencils
ribbon, versamark pen, clear embossing powder

Today is the day...Sugar Creek Hollow's Grand Opening!

Are you all as excited as I am? Today Sugar Creek Hollow is officially open for business. Many of you have already become quite familiar with the types of images that Tracy will be offering.....but don't let that keep you from going there today! The official Grand Opening promises to have more images for you to oogle and purchase! I am telling you this from my heart, these images just "speak to me"!!

This card combines two images, vintage flowers and the dove and cross image! Don't you just love how the two seem to belong together here!!? What a wonderful Easter card! This Bible verse is also an image that is available.

I hope you have enjoyed the preview that has been going on, take a look at the other design team members to see what they have posted for your pleasure BUT don't forget to go over to Sugar Creek Hollow and shop!! Remember for every $10 you spend you get a free digi!


Stephanie
Loretta
Cheri
Sarah
Dani
Tracy-Owner
Kelly
Linda
Marsha
Joan
Nancy
Joseline-DT Coordinator
Kristina
Cassie

particulars:
paper:    K & Company, generic card stock for watercolor
stamps:  SCH
tools:     punches, nestibilities, ribbon, embossing powder
other:    ribbon from Ben Franklin, rose from my stash