Yeah, Stamp Fairy at SSW

Happy Wednesday, have you all had a wonderful week so far? I am starting to paint now in my guest room/bathroom redo and it has been a busy two weeks. We have a friend doing the carpentry work on our redone closets and all of the new crown molding, etc. and after removing the wallpaper, we had another friend do our sheet rock work. That part is now finished and I am able to start painting. I cannot wait to be finished and straighten the rest of my house that now holds everything we have moved out of these two rooms, lol. 

Sorry to be so long winded as I am sure you are here to see what we are up to this week at Sweet Sketch Wednesday . We have a fun sketch, but then they all are don't you think?  

And we are so happy to have Stamp Fairy as our sponsor for this week. The Grand Prize winner of this week's challenge will get a $10 gift certificate. Be sure and leave a comment at SSW to be eligible. 

I used the image Linda Spring 1 for my card and also picked up a couple of freebies that they have available (the flower and spring sentiment). Using Prismacolor pencils and oms to color her and Making Memories papers from Boho Chic and buttons, I love this color palette. So much fun! Thanks for the wonderful images....we really appreciate their sponsorship.

Congrats to all of last week's winners and players, we are so inspired by the work that you do for our sketch challenge each week. If you have never tried playing along, please do....we would love to have you.

Well off to paint some more, thanks for stopping by!  

Release Day at Doodle Pantry

It's May Day and the start of this month's release at Doodle Pantry where Laurie's talent is showcased beautifully in the new sets being released. We have something for everyone. The specials this month are not to be beat and you can check them all out here . I am featuring the new set "Dream Catcher". I chose two of the sentiments of the five that comes with the dream catcher image. You just cannot beat the value in all of the sets at Doodle Pantry.  

I think this would make a fabulous graduation card for that male on your list.

As always there is a free with purchase set, this month it is a perfect one for all the men in your life "Man Stuff" and available until the 24th of May but this month to celebrate  National Pet Week which is May 6-13th we are offering an additional set "Dizzy Dachshund" and I have made a card using this adorable image. It comes in color and outline images, along with several sentiments and papers.

This set is available until May 13th, so don't wait! I knew just what I wanted to do with this one. Some of my regular readers may remember when we lost a dear friend to cancer back in November. She had just adopted a miniature dachshund that she named Murphy and Rick and I kept her during the funeral for about a week. Well since then she has wrapped the husband around her little paw.....everything is about Murphy. He usually eats dinner with us one night a week on the way home from his job as a teacher at the local high school and it always ends with.....need to go, Murphy will be waiting on me. I will send this to him and I know he will love it.

Hope you have enjoyed seeing two of the new items and there are so many more wonderful ones now available in the store. Stop by and check out what the rest of the team has done with them. We also have a new challenge starting midday and the new set "Scuba Sheep"  will be sent to all that participate in it....but that is the only way to get it until after the 24th....so be sure and enter. We also have lots of items in the Digi Grab Bag at 30% off until the 13th to also celebrate National Pet Week.

You know you want to go shopping and get a bargain....so off you go.

Thanks for stopping in!

One Layer Cards

I am showing you two more cards that I created using Doodle Pantry images. The first is from Christ's Gift . I love the simplicity of this sympathy card. The cross turned out just the way I wanted and I hope you like it also. For my second card, I have used Laurie's Forget me nots which are coming out next month in color, but shh, you didn't hear it from me.  

I used Prismacolor pencils and oms to color both of these and simply added some gems to the flower centers. My Friends Forever sentiment is also from the same set, I added a shadow in word before printing out.

For beautiful, simple and quick cards you just can't beat Doodle Pantry. The value and choices in the sets is fabulous and we have a wonderful release starting in the morning....Tuesday May 1st! Be sure and keep an eye out for the goodies on the way.

Thanks for stopping in....happy day!

Doodle Pantry.....

Happy Sunday.....hope your day is going wonderfully! I am still trying to get caught up with having my computer back and my design team obligations. I hate the feeling of  being behind and out of control as I am sure you do.

This is a card that I created a couple of weeks ago and at the time I had a couple of challenges to go with it but alas those have long passed. This uses Laurie's image from Cute Kitten , you can find it through the link and many more wonderful things at Doodle Pantry . The sentiment is also part of the same set. I simply used a base of Stampin' Up so saffron and layered coordinating papers from my scrap folder which I had embossed with a Tim Holtz folder. I angled the papers, used foam dots to pop my image square and added a piece of grosgrain ribbon and I was finished. We used to have a neighborhood cat that looked just like this one, he loved hanging out on our deck and looking in the door at our kitties.

I have a couple of other cards to show you in another post from Doodle Pantry....hope you are looking forward to the new release! It comes out on Tuesday the first of May!

Now if you are browsing and looking for wonderful deals on digital images....take a minute and check out the store at Doodle Pantry.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Mother's Day at SCH with Nana Vic

Welcome to a wonderful Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow  where we are celebrating Mother's Day in a vintage ,shabby chic and primitive way with this week's wonderful sponsor----- Nana Vics .

I have used Vickie's image Nana Vic-Story Time .

I had a fabulous time coloring this image! She has lots of wonderful images and I hope you will stop by and check out her store. We really appreciate the use of her images for this week's challenge and her sponsoring us.

I used Stampin' Up certainly celery for my card base adding retired SU porcelain prints and MME Breeze design papers. My coloring was done with a mixture of Copic, Stampin' Up markers and distress inks. I used Stampin' Up and Verve stamps for my sentiments.

I hope you will stop by Sugar Creek Hollow and check out the rest of the team, I am so sorry that I haven't been by to visit any of you and promise to make it up as soon as possible.

On a brighter note, I did get my computer back on Friday evening and as for now it is working wonderfully, unfortunately a week down has put me very far behind. Thanks so much for the kind words and support this week. I know what I have shown has not been very good posts, pictures or info. I have missed you all so much and I am so happy to be back.

Happy Day my friends......

Card Details:

Paper: Stampin' Up certainly celery, porcelain prints design paper, My Mind's Eye Breeze dp

Ink: Copics, SU markers, Tim Holtz distress inks

Other: Spellbinders labels 3, standard tags, Dollar Tree sheer ribbon, Oueen & Co pearls, Martha Stewart border punch, flowers from friend

Sentiment stamps: SU All Holidays, Verve Mother set

Sketch 151 with Bugaboo

In case you are wondering, I am still not up with my computer. I have figured out that I could copy my picture for Sweet Sketch Wednesday from our team group, but I am unable to load any other pictures or info since I am using the library's computer still. I hope to be able to go back for this post and my Sugar Creek Hollow post and give you some more pictures and info as soon as my computer is back home.

I hope you will stop by SSW and take a look at this week's sketch and go by this week's sponsor Bugaboo and check out their wonderful stamps....I am using Jodie's daughter- Skye's pencil drawing this week "Skye Pencil Pics-Pansies" which you can find  here .
Isn't it beautiful????
I apologize again for such short and uninformative posts and hope to be back to normal soon.
Please join us this week for our challenge as the Grand Prize winner will get 7 of Jodie's beautiful images.....don't forget to leave a comment at SSW to be eligible.

Happy Day my friends!

Fancy Folds at Sugar Creek Holllow....

Wow, what a week......
I want to apologize to anyone that has stopped by to see my card for this week at Sugar Creek Hollow.....I am still waiting on my computer to be repaired and it looks as if it may be Wednesday now before I have it back and that is said with fingers crossed and a big prayer. I have a memory part that went bad and the repair shop did not carry that particular one for my computer. Even though I cannot really afford it , we may be computer shopping soon for a second laptop as this past month of problems is way too much stress! I will admit that I am addicted to spending time on the internet and with all of you and I miss you so much.

I am on the local library's computer at the moment and of course cannot upload any of my pictures of my card. I am so disappointed as I love this Mother's Day card and wanted to show you the inside of my easel card.

I got the idea after finding these beautiful images at Lilac and Lavender. I hope if you are interested that you will go back to an older post of mine and look up her blog and the papers that I used. I promise to upload and do another post as soon as I can.

I am stripping wall paper from my MIL's bedroom and redecorating it back into a guest room.....will have pictures when finished.

Take care everyone and thanks for understanding......hope to see you soon.

Sketch 150 with Digi Stamp Boutique

My first Mother's Day card for this year....and what a fabulous set of stamps from Digi Stamp Boutique to create with, don't you just love this image and sentiment from their new set, "Mother's Day" which includes the vase of flowers and 6 sentiments....such a value. They are our sponsor for this week's challenge using this fantastic sketch from Arlana. Thanks so much Sally Ann!

The Grand Prize winner will receive 6 of Sally Ann's beautiful images and a badge from Sweet Sketch Wednesday and please don't forget to leave a comment at SSW to be eligible.

For my card this week, I created a standard A2 card and I know you are saying where is my square card?--well, I needed one in just this size for someone and as you can see the sketch works wonderfully .

I colored using a copics, Stampin' Up baja breeze, blue bayou and distress inks. I have been hanging on to this beautiful pleated ribbon for a while and decided this was the special card to cut it for....do you do that? buy something and then hate to use it?

I hope to see you join us at Sweet Sketch Wednesday this week.
Wishing you all a happy day!

I am also entering my card into the following challenges. Be sure and check out these great challenge blogs.

Crafty Sentiments where they are asking us to use a digi

Use it Tuesday where this week Anything Goes and they always ask you to use something you hoarded and tell about it. My hoarded items are the pleated ribbon and the Bloosomwood dp, I used it in a commissioned project last year and haven't touched it since...although I do love the colors.

Card Details:
Paper: Gina K Designs chocolate, K&Co Blossomwood , SU baja breeze
Ink: SU markers, Distress inks, copic
Other: SU baja breeze pleated ribbon, Spellbinders carnation. oval and scalloped oval dies, Making Memories brad, Martha Stewart border punch

Shabby Chic with Sassy Cheryl's

Hi all, welcome to this week's challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow where we are being sponsored by Sassy Cheryl's . We all used her fabulous images to create our cards for the die cut/punch challenge we are doing for this next week. I decided to go a little more shabby chic using "Little Girl's Flower". 

We will choose one random winner who will receive a $5.00 gift certificate from Sassy Cheryl's store and a winner's badge. The Design Team will also choose one project as their Top Pick and the creator will receive a winner's badge and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot, which will be determined after the last April challenge.

For my card I used Spellbinders Curved Rectangles and a Stampin' Up scallop square punch.

I love this image and for that matter all of Cheryl's beautiful digitals (shh, I will admit that I had to go shopping this week as well and pick up a few more of her designs, but no telling!)

I hope you will join us this week for our fun challenge.....you know that you all love punches and dies and all you must do is combine that love with a vintage, shabby chic or primitive style card and you are in!!

Don't forget that we at SCH are also putting out a design team call....we would love to have you apply and you can get all the information for that by clicking here . Our teamie Peggy Marsh is stepping down....we will miss you!

I hope that you all have a sensational Saturday whatever you are up to.....Rick and I are slipping away to another competition shooting clays today, so wish me luck!

Card Details:
Paper: SU card stock, Prima Sparkling Spring
Ink: Prismacolor pencils and oms, Memento pink and Distress ink Frayed Burlap
Other: Spellbinders curvy rectangles, SU scallop square punch, Recollections bling, Clear Dollar Stamps square and Just for you stamp (Designer Label Additions), Papertrey Ink buttons, American Crafts ribbon, SU Noteworthy flower and friend stamp
Image: Sassy Cheryl's  Little Girl Flower

Digi Doodles Shop at SSW!

Hi everyone, I am so excited for this week's challenge at Sweet Sketch Wednesday , not only is it my turn to host/post at the blog, but we have Digi Doodle Shop as our sponsor this week. After having them as a sponsor sometime last year and discovering their beautiful images, I became a huge fan! I have purchased several of their designs and I always love creating with them. Let me show you a bit about them in their own words:

Digi Doodle Shop

Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps. Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair. Having these two complimenting styles have enabled

Digi Doodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

It is a real honor and pleasure to sponsor this challenge, and we look forward to seeing all the amazing creations. We thank the design team for their incredible creations, and wish all the participants the very best of luck in this challenge.

Thank you so much for having us, and again the very best of luck to all of you.

Sincerely,

Judy and Joy

  

Our Grand Prize winner will get a $10 gift certificate to their store, so be sure and join us this week and after linking your card, please leave a comment on SSW so that your entry is eligible.

For my card I used "Daisy Girl", isn't she the sweetest? I couldn't resist using a corner punch again to create my frame for her-  don't you just love this?

Here is this week's sketch by our own Arlana......

Be sure and stop by to see what the rest of the gals have for you this week, some real beauties and then get on to your creation....we'll be looking for you.


I am entering my card in these challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 58 Just Because and you must use Pink

Crafty Sentiments Spring Creations using Pastel colors

Paper Pretties Use lots of layers 3 or more

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge 102 Something New--My image is new, new lace and a new technique using a corner punch to create a circular layer.


Card Details:
Paper- Stampin' Up old olive, scrap mauve, Basic Gray Green at Heart
Ink- Prismas and oms
Other: Martha Stewart laurel corner punch, Making Memories Noteworthy lace, Pink Paislee moth