So Thankful 4 U....

Hello All, it is with mixed emotions that I make my post for today as it will be my last one as part of the design team at Sugar Creek Hollow where I have had the pleasure of designing for the past two years. I have loved working with some wonderful ladies and visiting with some very talented bloggers.

With that in mind, I created my card today with each of you in mind to thank you for all of your visits and kind words through out my term.

The challenge this week at SCH is to use Numbers and Letters and of course as always in a vintage shabby chic style.

Aren't these papers from  My Mind's Eye's paper pad "Bramble Rose" lovely? I layered one of these on black card stock on my green card base using some of the MME paper and the green to create an

awning....I used a Martha Stewart punch and then foam pads to create some dimension.

I hope you like the look of the Spellbinders Elegant post as much as I do. Using a definition from Stampin' Up's set "Define Life" and a small pink rose stamp I created my sign. The 4 and U are cut from Cuttlebug's Olivia set.

My card hopefully conveys to you the gratitude that I have for each of you!

I wish only the best for our challenge blog at Sugar Creek Hollow and hope you will continue to support and play along as I will from time to time. I am stepping down so that I can take a break for a bit from working on any design teams. I hope to play in a few more challenges and to get some projects accomplished around the house this spring.

Sugar Creek Hollow has and always will have a special spot in my heart.

We are welcoming three new team members and I hope you will give them a warm welcome.

  Sherry Hickey 

Cathi O'Neill 

Moz Roberts

They will offer some new inspiration and I look forward to seeing their work for SCH.

Along with me, the fabulous Heather Hudson is also stepping down but stayed tune for next week for a surprise with her....but you didn't hear anything here, lol.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend and only the best always.

Fun with Sassy Cheryl's....

Hey there friends, has Spring come to your part of the world or if you are one of my readers from the 

Lower Hemisphere, I am sure you are enjoying my other favorite season, Autumn!

My card today speaks of the hope of Spring with the monochromatic colors of Autumn.

How sweet is that?

I have been enjoying my flowers beds in my yard but alas I am not now enjoying the case of poison oak rash that I also picked up on Wednesday. Who knew all of those twigs, sticks and limbs that I raked were actually dried poison oak? Yuck, will I never learn, lol.

I am playing along with the team at Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog where they are creating monochromatic cards this week. I love this image by Sassy Cheryl's "Farmer Sally", she is one of her retired images but she is bringing back some of the favorites in her Oldies but Goodies section and you never know.... 

There are two of the Sally images on sale this week and I may be going shopping after posting this.

I created the flower pot by making a top fold A2 card and measuring in the same distance from each side and then cutting from that point to a point 1 inch down from the top. I cut a rectangle which I rounded the bottom corners and then using foam dots created the top.

I love the Spectrum Noir markers and used them to color cute Sally.

My inside papers and quote are from Paula Deen papers that I bought ages ago at Michael's----love that quote, don't you? I clipped the backs of these cute flower pot and flower buttons to add to my twill.

Hope you can stop by and take a look at Sassy Cheryl's!

Now, I am off to put on some more Calagel....ooh, this itches.

Happy Weekend!

oh my Baby Face....

What's sweeter than a new baby?????

So to get you creating cards for that special new addition, this week at Sugar Creek Hollow we are asking you to make your very own shabby chic or vintage baby card. 

I have always loved this stamp by Inkadinkado....can't you see that proud parent pushing their new little one for a walk in this?

I recently picked up some beautiful DCWV Nana's Nursery Little Girl papers and they are in my 

favorite colors of green and pink. I went looking through my stash of embellishments and added

buttons, pearls, a little butterfly and a doily.

Be sure to stop by at SCH and check out the rest of the team as they have found some gorgeous

vintage images for their cards and I am sure they will share the links for you.

This week we also have a Guest Designer, Starr Timmons at The Paper Chase   joining us, so please

give her a warm welcome. We appreciate her joining us for this week's challenge.

We are still having a Design Team call at Sugar Creek Hollow until April 21st, if you are interested please check out all of the details at SCH.

Happy Day!!!!

Stamp It

Hello my friends, so happy you could stop by this morning to see what I am up to. I know that I haven't been posting as much and I am sure you can agree with me that there just seems to be not as many hours in the days lately...

Today I am showing you another of my tablets that I created using a plain lined notepad that I purchased at Walmart in a set and simply decorated around. This week at Sugar Creek Hollow we are going old school....you must stamp your card or project, no digitals ---just good old rubber or clear stamps!

And don't forget vintage or shabby chic style.

I used one of my favorite stamp sets by Stampin' Up "Elements of Style" along with the new poetry paper pack that I just purchased from them as well. I colored the flowers to go along with my paper using Spectrum Noir markers adding a bit of blue glitter to some of the centers. My binding was made using a piece of Kraft paper stamped with the flourish from the same set. I used designer dies from Clear Dollar Stamps for my sentiment with a sentiment and flower that I stamped from the same main image.

I hope this inspires you to get out some of your neglected stamps and give it a go......

Be sure and check out what my teammates at SCH have created to inspire you this week and take a look at the details of our challenge and then get your project in for a chance to win!

I would like to take the time to tell you that my dear friend Linda Payne is stepping down at SCH, girl we will miss your beautiful style and sweet encouragement! Her life is taking a hectic turn at the moment and she must devote herself to work and family. We wish you only the best and hope to work with you again in the near future. Love you gal....

I am off for some outdoors time with Rick today, hope you have a wonderful weekend planned as well.

Happy Day.....

Oh those Fabulous Flourishes....

Happy Day my friends, hope you are starting out on a wonderful weekend!

It is suppose to be warm and lovely here for us and hopefully for your part of the world as well.

Welcome to our challenge this week at Sugar Creek Hollow . 

If you are not familiar with SCH, we are a vintage/shabby chic themed challenge blog and this week's

challenge is "Fabulous Flourishes", either stamped, in jewels, die cuts or whatever your

imagination comes up with.

Our team looks forward to seeing your creativity this week.

For my card I decided to create one for Mother's Day since it will be here shortly.

I love yellows and grays as a color combo and using various ribbons and lace I layered them,

added flourishes cut from the smokey gray card stock, Want 2 Scrap gems and stamps from both 

Stampin' Up and Verve. 

I thank you for your sweet comments and visits, I know I have been absent quite a bit more than

usual lately but life has been extremely busy. Doesn't mean that I don't still love you though!

I hope to be by soon to visit.

Please take a moment to stop by the Sugar Creek Hollow blog for more inspiration and then please come back with your entry. 

Have a wonderful day my friends!

Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes

Do you love A Day For Daisies images as much as I do? Then  you will want to join us this week

at Sugar Creek Hollow where they are sponsoring us this week. Tammy creates beautiful images that will spark your creativity no matter what your tastes. As for the team this week we all chose

an image for our theme: fairy tales and nursery rhymes done in vintage/shabby chic style.

I chose the image Magical Wood . Can't you just see Snow White or Red Riding Hood slipping through those woods? Do you watch the show on ABC "Once Upon a Time"? I am such a fan and love all of the stories. Snow White and Prince Charming....

I used Simple Stories paper for my base layer along with a tree and leaves cut with the Cameo. I added some punched flowers with gems, Spellbinders fence and fleur de lis dies, lace flowers, silk ribbon and the gorgeous image colored with Spectrum Noir markers.

I hope you will visit A Day For Daisies and check out their gorgeous site and hopefully

join us this week at Sugar Creek Hollow.

Have a beautiful weekend!

                                                             

An Altered State

It's the first Saturday of Spring and we have a forecast of a wintry mix for tomorrow....oh my! But today is sunny and warm so I will enjoy that. Welcome to this week at Sugar Creek Hollow where we want you to alter something in a vintage/shabby style.

I found this frame at a  local thrift store for a dollar and decided to see what I could create. I used some paint to cover the unfinished wood part before stamping and distressing. My panel was created in the My Digital Studio software using various elements. I love the script background paper and the way using drop shadows makes the elements appear to be on different levels. I added a couple of real brads, lace, a key and pin.

The blues and browns are the colors that I used in our guest room so this works perfectly as an added

piece of decor. The blue gloves are my late Mother in laws and the lace runner was crocheted by Rick's great grandmother.

Here is a peek at my room.

Hope you can stop by at Sugar Creek Hollow and join us this week for this fun challenge.

This week we are joined by our Guest Designer Sandra Mathis whose blog is Sandy's Stamping Scene . Be sure to check out her lovely card and stop by for a peek at her beautiful work. 

Happy Weekend!

Sweet Season....

Don't you just love the wonderful season coming?

Spring with it's promise of renewal and the celebration of our sweet Savior and His promise of everlasting life!

I know that I do and saying such, loved this week's challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow -"Vintage Easter". We are looking for a card or project celebrating Easter

in a vintage/shabby chic style.

The random winner will receive a badge and digi of our choice and the person

chosen as our Top Pick of the week will have a chance at a 

Guest Designer spot with the team.

My card uses a lovely image that I received a good while back from Magic Moonlight Free Images , isn't she lovely? 

For inspiration I decided to join my old (and that means previous, lol) design team mates at Sweet Sketch Wednesday using this week's sketch. 

My papers are all from the K and Co McKenna paper pad along with card stock from Stampin' Up.

My trims are from a local fabric outlet with the old olive ribbon from SU.

I am also playing in the following challenges: 

Polka Doodle  Week 11 Easter

  QKR Stampede  Dreaming of Spring

  The Sweet Pea Stampers  Spring Colors

Looks like everyone is ready for Spring.

Please stop by at Sugar Creek Hollow and see our cards and then get yours entered for a chance to win this week.

Hope you are getting ready for a wonderful weekend,

thanks so much for stopping by to visit.

Photo Inspiration at Sugar Creek Hollow

Happy Saturday!

This week at Sugar Creek Hollow  we have a photo for your inspiration and ask you to find something

in it to inspire you and create something in a vintage/shabby chic style telling us in your post how you found inspiration from the picture.

I love the purple colors, vase and ruffles of the flower, so I immediately thought of the "peonies in a vase" image from Beccy's Place which I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.  I printed two of these, hand cutting a couple of the flowers which I placed on foam dots for some dimension.

I embossed the background piece, distressed it and sponged on Milled Lavender distress ink, adding

some of that gorgeous floral lace trim from a local fabric outlet.

I also used a single peony image from Beccy's Place for the inside.

For a chance to win a digital image from us this week, stop by at SCH for all the details, some inspiration from my teammates and get started on your card.

We hope to see you!

Happy Day all, I am off to a shooting tournament, so I will see you soon.

Hugs.....

Butterflies and Flowers....

Are you in the mood for Spring as much as I am?

It is suppose to be a warm weekend for us in the low to mid 60's and I am so very excited.

I created a card for the challenge this week at Sassy Cheryl's where their theme is  Flowers, Flowers, Everywhere! You also need to use one of their images. I used "Cross eyed Butterfly".

You know I do not usually use this type of flower but I dove into my stash and created this 

group and was fairly pleased with the layout. I love the small butterflies!

Hope you will check out this fun challenge blog and Cheryl's beautiful images.

Have a wonderful evening.

Card Details:

Paper: Retired in color Stampin' Up textured card stock, Echo Park "So Happy Together"

Inks: Spectrum Noir markers

Other: Spellbinders Butterfly die, variety of flowers