Cherish The Moments

Hello blog friends,

It is Saturday again and that means a new challenge  at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week’s challenge is to clean out your craft room by using nothing but scraps and other items already in your stash - a really easy one. I think most of us have bits and pieces laying round in our craft rooms waiting to be pasted on a pretty card. The only restrictions for the challenge is that your card must be in the vintage or shabby chic style.

I found scraps of my Graphic45 designer paper and decided to do some fussy cutting of the flowers and clock on one of the papers to build my image. The vintage garden urn is from The Graphics Fairy . I printed this beautiful image a long time ago but totally forgot about it ’till searching through my stuff to complete my card for this challenge. A metal corner painted white, piece of  guipure lace, a cherub,  bits and pieces of pearl string and left over Prima flowers complete the picture. I strung the ribbon through tiny holes in the front and back of the card  to give the idea of  two pages bound together. It looks really pretty with the ribbon also showing on the inside of the card. Hope to see your card at Sugar Creek Hollow this fortnight. Our challenges will be running every two weeks, so you have more time to complete your projects.

I also entered  my card in the following challenges:

• Delightful Challenges (ends 05/22)  – Bingo (I used the middle row down: Add Dimension, Ribbon/Lace, Glitter/Sparkle)
• Simply Create Too Challenge #37 (ends 05/23) – Anything Goes
• Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenge #59 (ends 05/22) - Anything Goes (I used a Whimsy sentiment stamp)
• Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #52  (ends 05/20) – May Flowers
• Card and Scrap Challenge Utfordrung #55 (ends 05/28) – Lag på lag (Lots of Layers)
• Sandy’s Crafty Creations May Challenge  (ends 06/01) – Anything Goes with Flowers and More Flowers (3 or more)
• ABC Challenge (ends 06/01) - N For Not Just One (Use 3 or more embellishments)
• By The Cute and Girly May Challenge (05/31) – Flowers
• Crafting Musketeers Challenge #1 (ends 05/31) – Anything Goes
• Country View Crafts’ Challenge  #3 (ends 05/31) – ‘How does your garden grow?’
• 356 Cards Challenge Day 134 (ends 05/0) – Overlapped (At least Four Items)
• Happy Campers Challenge #16 (ends 05/30) – Use Lace
• Paper Crafting Journey Challenge (ends 05/30) – Photo Inspiration
• Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge #171 (ends 05/ ) – Use Favorite Embellishment (Flowers, Lace, Pearls)

The fussy cutting and dimension on the flowers from the Graphic45 designer paper

The clock, cherub and painted metal corner.

The Whimsy sentiment, lace and pearls

A close up of the cherub with a little bit of glitter added to the wings 

The bows

A peep at the inside with more flowers

Project details:

• Cream cardstock
• Graphic45 designer paper “A Ladies Dairy Collection”
• The Graphics Fairy image “Classic Garden Urn“
• Whimsy sentiment stamp “Birthday Letter Seals”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Nested Lacey Pennants”
• Spellbinders Nestabilities die “Fleur De Lis Squares”
• Guipure lace
• Pearl string
• Cherub embellishment
• Metal corner embellishment
• Hug Snug seam binding “Cameo Beige”
• Prima flowers “Avon Rose Romantique” and “Camelot Roses Gwenlyn”
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Vintage photo”
• Stickles glitter glue “Golden Rod’

Thanks for visiting today, I appreciate it so much. Have a wonderful week and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia

Spring Is Here

Hello blog friends,

We are celebrating Spring this week at Sugar Creek Hollow and I hope you can join us this week with your flower creations. The theme for our first fortnightly challenge is to create a shabby or vintage card with lots of flowers. The sponsor for this challenge is Heather Hudson and you can visit her shop on Etsy at My Artistic Adventures. The prize for one random winner is 3 collage sheets from her Etsy shop.

From Heather’s beautiful collection of digital sheets she kindly supplied me with the “Vintage chic Victorian Lilacs Envelope, Flowers Spring, Thank You, Birthday Card Digital Collage sheet”. The pink and turquoise colors did compliment the shabby style of the card well. I created a pocket with the envelope image to hide a tag stamped on a Spellbinders die cut. The flowers are mostly from Prima and the birdie a die cut from QuicKutz. For the decoration on the inside I used  the smaller version of the envelope and also the “Happy Birthday” sentiment that is also part of the digital sheet.

I entered my card in the following challenges:

• Creative Card Crew Challenge #35 (ends 05/14) – Bling
• Allsorts Challenge Week #205 (ends 05/11) – Add Some Sparkle
• Fashionista Challenge #15 (ends 05/25) – Shabby or Vintage
• Love To Create Challenge #63 (ends 05/06) – Punches and/or Dies (Tag and bird die and butterfly punch)
• Crafts and Me Challenge #131 (ends 05/08) – Floral Frenzy
• Cuttlebug Mania Challenge  (ends 05/07) – One For Mum Challenge (I used Spellbinders Shapeablities tag die and QuicKutz Birds die)
• The Cutie Pie Challenge #43 (ends 05/13) - Lots of Layers
• Country View Craft Challenge #3 (ends 05/31) – How Does Your Garden Grow?
• Really Reasonable Ribbon’s Ramblings Challenge #71 (ends 05/12) – Sparkle, Bling and Ribbon 
• Crafty Calender May Challenge (ends 05/31) - Blooms and Blossoms
• One Stop Craft Challenge #227 (ends 05/11) – Flower Power
• The Cupboard Trilogy Challenge #11 (ends 05/28) – Spring Flowers

The little birdie

The flowers from Prima and Petaloo

The hidden tag stamped with a Whimsy sentiment

A close up of the Spellbinders die cut tag decorated with a bow, lace, rose and a gemstone.

The butterflies and a glimpse of the Kaisercraft postage stamp in the background

A peep at the inside

Full view of the inside decorated with a lace flower, butterfly, small envelope and a birthday sentiment

Project details:

• White cardstock
• Marianne Design designer paper “Birds and Flowers”
• My Artistic Adventures digital collage sheet
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Fancy Tags Two”
• QuicKutz die “Birds” REV-0144-S
• Martha Stewart punch “Classic butterfly”
• Whimsy sentiment stamp “Vintage Seed Packets”
• Kaisercraft clear stamp “Postmarks”
• Hug Snug seam binding “turquoise”
• Prima Fairytale Roses “Baby Pink” and “Teal”
• Prima Tasha “Ruby”
• Prima Kennedy “Blueberry”
• Petaloo Penny Lane Garden Collection Forget me nots “Slate Blue”
• Pink stamens
• Lace
• Gems
• Heart embellishment
• Fancy heart pins
• Skwiglues glitter glue “Crystal”

Thanks for stopping by today. The Design Team at Sugar Creek Hollow created amazing inspirational cards and we will be so glad if you join us this fortnight in our spring celebration challenge. There is a wonderful prize to be won by one lucky participant. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia

The Distinguished Gentleman

Hello dear blog friends,

This week we have another fun challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow. The theme is to create a vintage, shabby or primitive card or  paper craft  project with both numbers and letters. For me this was a chance to challenge myself with a male card as I always refrain doing these type of cards. I love flowers, lace and dainty embellishments and doing something bold didn’t come easy. The beautiful background paper from 7Gypsies and already printed with script, makes the task easier to meet the theme. I cut the Spellbinders Retro Mod Clock from Tim Holtz Core’dinations Core Color Cardstock and sanded it for a weathered look. To give the clock a little more depth I embellished it further with bronze chain and gold number stickers. The sentiment stamp is a favorite and from Inkadinkado.

We also say goodbye to two  of our designers, Patti Painter and Heather Hudson. Their beautiful creations will be missed each week. We have three new designers joining our team next week. They are Sherry Hickey, Cathi O’Neill and Moz Roberts. We are looking forward to see their lovely cards on the Sugar Creek Hollow challenge blog.  More news is that beginning next week, May 4th, our challenges will be running every two weeks so you have more time to show us your creations.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges as well:

• Cards For Men Challenge #8 (ends 04/29) – Anything Goes
• Love To Scrap Challenge #4 (ends 04/29) – Cut It Out!
• 613 Avenue Create Challenge #16 (ends 04/27) – Anything Goes/Color Twist
• Card Crafter’s Circle Challenge #72 (ends 05/03) – Boys To Men
• Paper Crafting Journey Challenge (ends 05/02) – Use A Sentiment 
• Cards Galore April Challenge (ends 04/28) – Vintage
• Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #87 (ends 05/02) – Vintage

 A close-up of the retro mod clock

The gorgeous sentiment from Inkadinkado

The hanging sign cut from the 7Gypsies design paper and attached to the button with a bronze chain

A peep at the inside decorated with a mini postage sentiment stamp from Whimsy

Project details:

• White and black cardstock
• Tim Holtz Core’dinations CorColor cardstock
• 7Gypsies designer paper “Abundance”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities “Retro Mod Clocks”
• Tim Holtz Alterations Movers and Shapers die “Mini Old Jalopy & Arrow Set”
• Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzlits die “Typeset Alphabet”
• Inkadinkado clear mini stamp distinguished Gentleman” 60-30829
• Whimsy stamps “Adventure mini postage stamp”
• Burlap ribbon
• Button
• Wax cord
• Gold number stickers
• Bronze chain
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Vintage photo”

Thanks for visiting today, I appreciate your visits and comments so much. I can’t wait to see your cards with numbers and letters at the Sugar Creek Hollow challenge this week. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia

Daisies

Hello blogging friends,

From me a Mother’s Day card with some pretty daisies to share today. I am currently recovering from an eye operation, so I can call this card a “one healthy eye creation”. Hubby said everything is glued thoroughly and the papers are not crooked. I believe him and hope he has a “crafters’ eye”. I used the inspiration picture from the Shabby Tea Room Challenge this week to create my card. I had the pretty white daisies for ages in my stash and was delighted to see it fits the challenge theme so well. The teapot die cut is from Joy Crafts. This was such a fun card to make with its sunny yellow and summer green colours – hope you like it! Here is the inspiration picture:

Challenges:

• The Shabby Tea Room Challenge Week #136 (ends 04/29) – Spring Bliss
• Crafting By Designs Challenge (ends 05/01) – Anything Goes
• Creative Belli Challenge #168 (ends 05/08) – Spring
• The Perfect Sentiment Challenge PSC76 (ends 05/01) – Mother’s Day
• Totally PaperCrafts Friday Challenge #164 (ends 05/03) – Flowers and Lace
• Crafty Ribbons Challenge #44 (ends 05/08) – Anything Goes With Ribbon
• Crafting For All Seasons Challenge #50 (ends 05/01) – No Stamps Allowed
• Clear It Out Challenge (ends 04/29) – Anything Goes with 2 or More Buttons
• The Cupcake Craftroom Challenge (ends 04/30) – Summer Blooms
• Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings Challenge #70 (ends 04/28) – Mother’s Day and Ribbon
• Artistic Inspirations Challenge #38 (ends 04/29) – Card For A Lady

The label, teapot and bow with buttons

A close-up of the teapot embellished with daisies, pearls and lace

The little birdie

A peep at the inside

 

A full view of the inside decorated with a label, lace and a button

Project details:

• White cardstock
• Designer papers from My Mind’s Eye “Rosy Love Blossoms paper” and Graphic45 Secret Garden “Pretty Primrose”
• Image from Lilac and Lavender
• Joy Crafts teapot die “6002/0113″
• Die’sire die (Crafters Companion)”Scalloped Tags”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Bird Sanctuary”
• Marianne Design Creatables ”LR0151″
• Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip die “Cute As A Button Alphabet”
• Martha Stewart border punch “Garden Trellis”
• Lace
• Hug Snug seam binding “Winter White” and “Moss Green”
• Paper daisies
• Pearls
• Buttons
• Wax cord
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Tea Dye” and “Mustard Seed”

Thank you so much for visiting today, I would love to know what you think of my card. I am sorry that I skipped visiting all of you the past week. Unfortunately the eye specialist reduced my computer time ’till my eye is fully recovered. Hope next week I will be fully operational in blog land again. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting,

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia

Welcome Baby

Hello everyone,

Another lovely Saturday and time for a new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we would love to see baby cards in the shabby or vintage style. The uber talented Starr Timmons is joining us as a Guest Designer this Saturday. You can visit her blog The Paper Chase to see more of her beautiful work.

For my take on the challenge this week I used an illustration from Antique Images for my background. The lovely  pastel colored vintage baby illustration is from a 1915 baby book. The baby carriage die cut is from Marianne Design Creatables. The sentiment is my own computer creation. The lovely velvet For-get-me nots were purchased from a local vintage craft market. Baby cards are a bit difficult for me  but I hope you like my creation.

Challenges:

• Crafting by Design Challenge (ends 04/24) – Anything Goes with a Twist: Oh Baby
• Crafting for all Seasons Challenge #50 (ends 05/01) – No Stamps Allowed
• Creative Belli Challenge #167 (ends 04/23) – Pastels
• Marianne Design Divas April Challenge (ends 005/15) – Something Girly (Used Baby Stroller LR0218)
• The Paper Shelter Challenge #108 (ends 04/24) – Make It Bloom
• ABC Challenges  (ends 04/29) – L for Lovely Lace
• A Gem Of A Challenge #76 (ends 04/27) – Distress It
• Daring Cardmakers Challenge  (ends 04/26) – Child’s Play
• Cards Galore April Challenge (ends 04/30) – Vintage

The baby illustration from Antique Images

A close up of the sentiment

A paper rose, velvet For-get-me nots and pearls

The bow and wooden button

A peep at the inside decorated with lace  and butterflies

Project details:

• Cream and turquoise cardstock
• Antique Images  “Vintage baby illustration“
• Marianne Design Creatables LR0218
• Die’sire die “Scalloped Tags”
• Upikit butterfly punch
• Computer created sentiment
• Lace
• Pearls
• Wooden button
• Wax cord
• Paper roses and velvet For-get-me  nots
• Hug Snug seam binding “turquoise”
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Old Paper”

Thanks for visiting today, I am so happy you could stop by to look at my card. Your visit and comments make my day. If you have time to spare check out what beautiful cards my design teammates at Sugar Creek Hollow have created. Hope you can get your project in for our challenge this week. Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia

Design Team Call

Sugar Creek Hollow is holding a Design Team call. We are looking for three (3) individuals to join the Sugar Creek Hollow Design Team. The successful applicant does not have to have Design Team experience but must have an active blog and be creative, enthusiastic and punctual. We will be moving to challenges every two weeks beginning in May.

The successful applicant must be willing and able to do the following:

• Create in a vintage and/or shabby chic style
• Commit to an initial term from May 4 to October 19, 2013, inclusive
• Create and blog one project every two weeks (further requirements such as a blog hop may come up once in a while)
• Take good photos and submit them on time (By 7:00 pm EST on the Wednesday prior to the challenge)
• Use sponsor images when provided
• Comment on assigned challenge entries (we have a rotation system so you will not be required to comment on every entry unless you wish to)
• Respond to all emails and requests for information on time

To apply – send an email with Design Team Call in the subject line to sugarcreekhollow@rogers.com with the following information:

• Your name
• Your email
• Your blog URL and links to any online galleries you might have
• Three (3) samples of your best vintage and/or shabby chic work
• A list of your past and present Design Teams (if any)
• A little bit about you
• A brief note about why you would like to be part of the Sugar Creek Hollow team

This Design Team call will end on April 21st and successful applicants only will be notified by April 25th.

A Birdhouse

Hello everyone,

It’s time for another fun challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow again, unbelievable how the days go by and we are already in the middle of April. We are enjoying the cooler autumn/fall weather in our country now and  our garden is still spoiling us with lots of flowers. I think the seeds in the field is getting less, as more and more wild birds are visiting my bird feeder in the back yard. While watching how they rummage to get the best spot for their daily meal I decided to capture something of the garden in my card today. The theme of the challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow is to use a rubber or clear stamp (no digital images) on your vintage or shabby project. My choice was a rubber stamp from Oricraft that I purchased at our local Hobby X Craft Show a month ago. Hope you like my take on the challenge.

Challenges:

• City Crafter Challenge Week 154 (ends 04/16) – Happy Birthday
• Creative Moments Challenge #14 (ends 04/17) – Things With Wings
• Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenge #166 (ends 04/17) – Spring Colours
• Twisted Tuesdays Challenge #47 (ends 04/16) – Animals and Flowers
• Crafts 4 Eternity Challenge R#119 (ends 04/19) – Wonderful Wings
• My Time to Craft Challenge #217 (ends 04/20) – In The Sky (Birds)

The little birds and their house

A close up of the sentiment tag and flowers

More flowers, blooms and leaves

A peep at the inside with a leaf and doily

Project details:

• White and pink cardstock
• Anna Griffen designer paper for background
• Oricraft rubber stamp
• Kanban sentiment stamp
• Die’sire tag die “Scalloped Tags”
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities die “Foliage”
• Wax cord
• Paper roses
• Petaloo ”Forget Me Nots” (Slate Blue)
• Lyra Rembrandt Aquarelle water-color pencils for coloring
• Tim Holtz distress ink “Tea Dye”

Thanks for visiting, hope you can join us this week at the Sugar Creek Hollow “Use A Rubber/Clear Stamp” Challenge this week. Have a wonderful week with lots of crafting.

Regards from South Africa,

Amelia