Our First Sketch Challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow - SSSC01

Saturday is a glorious day here in Charlotte, NC!! We will have a sunny high of 77 today! And, for the first day of spring, too! How fitting that this card today is so bright and cheery!! My card with my cute little chick is an image from Sugar Creek Hollow just in time for Easter! He is a breeze to color, and I really had a lot of fun with this wonderful layout that is our sketch challenge this week:

We would love for you to play along with this fun sketch...and Tracy has added Mr. Linky, so that we may go and admire your handiwork! Load your card HERE! She is also adding many new images to the Sugar Creek Hollow store, so please drop in and shop. If you are a bit leery of digital images, why not try one of her freebies to get you started...it's a great way to try it out!
SSSC01=Sensational Saturday Sketch Challenge #1! We would love to see what wonderful things you can come up with!

Stampin' For the Weekend #35 - Easter themed card or project

Card Details:

Stamps: Chick from the Easter Digi Special (an awesome value!)

Paper: Gable Green, Yoyo Yellow, and Pumpkin Pie CS by SU; Bungle Jungle by Sassafras

Accessories: Copic markers (YR02, YR04, Y000, Y02); Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder; SU orange grosgrain; May Arts ricrac; Marcella by K rhinestone stickers; Creative Memories Oval cutting system; Nestabilities

Sugar Creek Hollow Friday--A Hot Fudge Sundae for you!

It's Friday...where has the week gone? Today is Fabulous Friday at Sugar Creek Hollow. We have lots of samples from the design team, and FREE DIGIS!! These digis are just in time for Easter, so HOP on over and grab yours!!

My super fun card today was made with the Sodie digi from SCH, and it is just fun. It reminds me of the old lunch counters in my home town...yes, I can actually remember them. They weren't open for long in my childhood, but my mother and grandmother kept them alive with their stories. Life did seem simpler then, didn't it?

Our challenge this week was to use faux or real stitching on our cards...I chose faux stitching this time as I thought my poor little white pen was probably feeling neglected. I forget how fun faux stitching can be! My stitching went "loopy" with the holes in my border punch...I couldn't resist!


Be on the look out tomorrow...I will have another Sugar Creek Hollow card, and a new sketch challenge is debuting on the blog! You know how I love sketches, so you won't want to miss that one. Mr. Linky will be waiting for you, and there will be some beautiful bling for the winners!!

My card today is also for the Saturday Spotlight Challenge #22--make it slick (I used Crystal effects on the cherry).

Card Details:
Stamps: Sodie by Sugar Creek Hollow
Paper: Baja Breeze and Riding Hood Red by SU; DSP - Pretties Please by My Minds Eye
Accessories: Sakura white pen; SU border punch; Moda Fabrics trim; paper piercing tool; Copic markers; Crystal Effects;

FBW 101 - Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!! It's time for everyone to feel a little bit Irish today. Today's challenge is to use green or shamrocks on your card along with a butterfly, fairy, or angel. But wait, there is something really awesome!!

Paper Makeup Stamps is sponsoring the challenge this week, so please go to the Flutter By Wednesday website HERE to find out all of the details. You don't want to miss this one!!

In honor of PMS sponsoring us this week, I was able to take out my Chelly fairy, and it was really fun to color her...she hasn't been inked for a while!

I have made this card for another challenge:

Copic Creations #24 - use a favorite technique from the past year (I chose coloring red hair)

Card Details:

Stamps: More Great Greetings by SU; Chelly by Paper Makeup

Paper: Origins by Basic Grey; Garden Green and Black by SU

Ink: Garden Green by SU; Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers; May Arts ribbon and twine; SU circle punch; Scalloped circle nestabilities

Paper Sundaes 9th Challenge - Happy Birthday

HAPPY MONDAY!! I had to shout that just so that I might believe it myself!! Actually, it wasn't too bad of a Monday despite our rather strange weekend that including losing sleep, an early wakeup call, and a 2 hour trip to the CVS Minute Clinic (the name cracks me up in retrospect). A tired dad, a discombobulated mom, and a kid with a double ear infection. Can you say, "good times!"?

On to brighter things! My card today is my first attempt at the Side Stair Step card. It was fun, and it seems a little more stable than the traditional stair step card. I really wanted to play with my 80s Anya, and I finally put pink hair on one of my images. Now, that was liberating!!

My card is for the 9th Paper Sundaes challenge, and it is for a multi-fold Easter or Spring card. Well, it is multi-fold, and the colors are definitely springy. Just chalk it up to my clouded mind from the weekend!! Anyway, it was fun, and I love playing this challenge every week!! It is my goal to keep playing every week, and so far, I have accomplished that. If you haven't tried one of their challenges, they post them every Sunday, and they are fun!! You'll love it!

I have a busy crafting week ahead of me, with a list of 10 different things to get done by Wednesday! This should be interesting! I'll pull it out, one way or another!

Card Details:

Stamps: 80s Anya by The Greeting Farm; Birthday Greetings by Stampin' Up

Paper: Sugar Rush and Lime Rickey by Basic Grey; Melon Mambo and Pink Pirouette by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Melon Mambo by Stampin' Up

Accessories: Copic markers; Nestabilities; Prima flowers; glitter brads; rhinestone brad

Some Cuties from Meljen's Designs

Happy Saturday!! I hit the craft room this morning, and I think I unblocked my block this morning. These wonderful images from Meljen's Designs have helped the process! I've been so crazy busy and then tired from the long days that I haven't been tapping into my creativity as much in the past week. Now, I did, and it feels good. Not to mention that the sun is shining...that is truly good for the soul. Funny about the above card...I wanted to name it either "Go for the Gold" or "Let's Do Lunch"...cheeky sense of humor, I know! Sorry!

I used my copics to color this, and the cat was colored with E51, 53, and 55. Fun time coloring this little mischievous cutie. The border punch is from the SU Sale-a-Bration catalog, and the designer paper is Sugar Rush by Basic Grey. I used Wild Wasabi and Pretty in Pink from SU.

These little cuties are from Meljen's Designs...you know I love cute, and these are CUTE!! She has a wonderful Etsy shop and a blog. The above card here is super simple, but I think the image begs to be kept simple. I wanted the big expanse of space to symbolize the space between two people who miss one another, and the blue bird, well, he's blue! You get it! I colored with copics, and the yellow is Barely Banana from SU.

I finally tried a circle card with this little cutie from Meljen's Designs...they just beg to be colored. I'm serious...my copics were yelling to me to come and color these images!! LOL! I had some issues with my ribbon, but it worked out for the most part. I also realized that sometimes my Creative Memories cutting system doesn't have just the right size circle, but I made it work this time. I used Basic Black and Summer Sun cardstock by Stampin' Up, and the shimmer is from SU's last mini, and it is called Champagne Mist from Tsukineko. I also used copic markers and my scalloped circle Nestabilities.

Sugar Creek Hollow - Easter Bonnet

"In my Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it..."

This lovely image from Sugar Creek Hollow reminds me of this little song (hopefully I wrote the words correctly!). The bonnet is so intricate and feminine that it was really fun to color. I've had a crazy week, and my crafting time has been seriously limited, so coloring the image was relaxing to me.

This week, we were challenged to use buttons on our card. I tend to collect things, so I have a ton of buttons that never get used, and lo and behold, I had three that matched this week. Don't forget that it is Friday, and that means a new freebie at Sugar Creek Hollow. Also, Tracy has added some beautiful and adorable Easter images to the store. Check them out!

My card is also for Mercy's sketch this week...MTSC64...it is a cute one this week. Check it out!

Card Details:

Stamps: Hat by Sugar Creek Hollow

Paper: My Mind's Eye DSP; Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, and Choc. Chip from Stampin' Up

Accessories: Copic markers (RV21, 23, 25, 29; G21, 24; V06, 09); buttons; Cuttlebug embossing folder (floral screen); SU Word Window and fancy label punch; SU rubons; Martha Stewart Daisy border punch

FBW100 100 Butterflies, 100 Challenges!

Today is the day!! Flutter By Wednesday turns 100!! Can you believe it? It is amazing all of the countless creations that have been made and inspired by Flutter By Wednesdays! I'm so honored to be part of a team of amazing women who absolutely blow me away each week with their creativity. Danni, our fearless leader has to be one of the most thoughtful and kind people I know, and Wednesday is my favorite day because of her!

In honor of this week's 100th challenge, we all made our creations with butterflies because that is how this wonderful challenge was born. Butterflies are truly God's way of reminding us that miracles do happen.

We all chose to use a wonderful template from Brenda Quintana (QBee's Butterfly Large Box Template) that was suggested by our fabulous teammate Karen Wilson. We have been secretly corresponding without Danni's knowledge, so we hope this will surprise her!!

We would love for you to join us...just link up your creation HERE, and don't forget to use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation.

This was a fun template to work with, and you will see that I have a lot of butterflies on here...well, 100 of them in fact. I had to go all out, didn't I? That was a lot of punching and cutting involved on this box, but it was all worth it. It's so springy, and I just needed the cheerfulness of the project! The butterflies poking out of the box are from a cute new set I bought from Woodware USA called Flutterbys (appropriately!). They have wonderful clear stamp sets!

Additional Challenges:

Paper Sundaes Challenge #8 - Color challenge (CTMH colors that I used the closest match) Rose Red, Certainly Celery, and Tempting Turquoise

Cupcake Craft Challenge #81 - Flower power

Stamp With Fun Challenge #49 - Spring theme

Card Details:

Stamps: Flutterby Butterflies by Woodware USA

Paper: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Tempting Turquoise, and Certainly Celery CS by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers; Prima flowers; rhinestone stickers; wooden skewers; Martha Stewart ribbon; Martha Stewart Butterfly punch; QBee Large Butterfly box template

SCH Color Challenge...it's a beauty!!

We have a fun color challenge for you today! I love all of these colors, especially Riding Hood Red (such a shame that it is retired)! My image is from Sugar Creek Hollow, and we are so excited that the grand opening was such a success. I had a lot of fun with this teapot image. I actually printed it out on three different pieces of paper...white cardstock, opal shimmer paper, and a designer paper from Making Memories. And, don't forget, it's Friday, and Tracy has a new freebie in the store! It's a fun one this week, especially for our 3D lovers!

My card is also for two more challenges this week:

Diedrich Dare DDSC25 - sketch from Madelynn

Creative Belli Challenge#86 - use your eyelets!

SCH Color Challenge - see colors below

Card Details:

Stamps: Teapot by Sugar Creek Hollow; Small Script by SU
Paper: Making Memories DSP; Paper Source shimmer paper; Baja Breeze CS and DSP, Choc. Chip, and Riding Hood Red by Stampin' Up

Ink: Chocolate Chip by SU

Accessories: Copic markers (R35, R37, BG72); grosgrain ribbon; eyelets; SU oval and scalloped oval punches; flowers; CM circle cutter; Nestabilities; Victoria embossing folder

FBW99 A little Pixie Dust

So sorry for the late post for this week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge! I think that the universe is just conspiring against me a bit for the last couple of days! We were away for 5 days, and I've had trouble getting my groove back, so to speak.

This week's Flutter By Wednesday challenge (FBW99) is an inspiration challenge. You can link it up HERE. Danni's favorite character is Tinkerbell, and we have this wonderful picture of her below as inspiration for this week's challenge! I was a bit liberal with my take on it, so I will explain where I'm coming from. I sometimes take inspiration challenges very literally, and at other times, my reasoning may seem somewhat obscure. I guess that is the way my mind works! When I look at this picture of Tinkerbell, I see the little mischievous, yet loyal with a big heart fairy that she is. I guess I imagine Enchanted Lily to be a bit like that. Let's face it, fairies are all of those things wrapped into one! I wanted to explain my card for a second reason also...I think sometimes we get intimidated by inspiration challenges! This just shows you that you can trust where your creativity takes you! Enjoy!

My card is also for this week's Paper Sundaes seventh challenge...I'm still trying to keep up with everyone!! It is a sketch challenge this week, and I know you will love it!! The sketch challenge is HERE.

Card Details:
Stamps: Enchanted Lily by Pink Cat Studios

Paper: My Mind's Eye DSP; Basic Black and Melon Mambo CS by Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Copic markers (E00, E01, G21, G24, Y11, Y21, E31, E21, E25, E27, RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29, BG000, BG01); Target ribbon

Sugar Creek Hollow GRAND OPENING and BLOG HOP

It's Grand Opening time at Sugar Creek Hollow!!!! I am so excited to be part of the celebration and Design Team!! We are kicking off the Grand Opening with a Grand Celebration!!! For today only, we are offering a free digi for for EVERY $10 spent. Spend $10 you get one free digi, spent $20 you get 2 free digis, spent $30...well you know the rest! The Design Team has created a card for you to see these beautiful digis in use. Here's my card:

Now go visit the rest of the DT to see their beautiful cards. Then, go to Sugar Creek Hollow's website to purchase your favorite digis!!

First Up is:

Donna

Stephanie

Loretta

Cheri

Sarah

Dani

Tracy-Owner

Kelly

Linda

Marsha

Joan

Joseline-DT Coordinator

Kristina

Cassie

We hope you enjoy today's blog hop!! Try some Sugar Creek Hollow digital stamps...you'll love them!!