Vintage Animals

Our challenge to you this week at Sugar Creek Hollow is to make a card or other paper-crafted project featuring VINTAGE ANIMALS.

We will be choosing one random winner who will receive a digi of our choice along with at winner's badge to display.  The Design Team will choose their Top Pick and that creator will receive a winner's badge but will also be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

I am back from my two-week vacation in England and Rome.  We had a busy but lovely time and for the most part the weather co-operated.  I met up with Anne Ray, who was the DT Leader at Phindy's Place and we spent a day together in London visiting the Tower of London and chatting.  It was so nice to see her again.

I also spent a day with Sue Carrington, who was on the DT for Isabella's Sketchbook with me and she taught me a whole bunch of things about stamping, which is something I have never done before.  I can't wait to try what I learned.  It was so nice to meet her in person and we had a super day.

Unlike people here in Canada as well as those in the US, the people in the UK were able to see the Paralympics from London and I got to watch some of the action from the last week along with the Closing Ceremonies.  The athletes were inspirational and it was so much fun to watch.

I loved Rome and found the history almost overwhelming since there is so much to take in.  People drive and park like maniacs there and I was disappointed to see the amount of graffiti they have.  The food (and wine) are terrific and there is a little restaurant on almost every corner.

For my card this week, I have used a lovely image from The Graphics Fairy and paired it with some paper I also found online, some die cuts, a ribbon rose, a sentiment tag I created myself and a few pearls.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Whimsy Inspirations - Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2 - Anything Goes
Sassy Cheryl's - Die Cuts
Crafty Boots - Children's Stories
Make My Monday - Vintage Childhood
Crafty Ribbons - Vintage
Digi Doodle Shop - Anything Goes

Image:  The Graphics Fairy
Sentiment:  Computer Generated
Card Stock:  Cream (Staples), Blue (Recollections)
Papers:  Cuttlebeez
Tools & Embellishments:  Brad (Making Memories), Pearl Stickers (Recollections), Pearl Strand (Michaels), Old Paper Distress Ink (Ranger), Checked Ribbon (Michaels), Leaves (My Stash), Button & Floss (My Stash), Petite Scalloped Circle Nestabilities & Lacy Motifs Shapeabilities (Spellbinders), Scalloped Circle Die (Nellie Snellen)

Daddy Delivers

The challenge this week at Phindy's Friday Challenges is All About Animals.  This image from Phindy's Place is called Daddy Delivers and I imagine that Mommy is going to be the recipient of the flowers - lucky her:)

Phindy has some wonderful images in her store, including a new series called Wee Babbies, so hop over and pick one or two up and then make a card for this challenge.  When you get to the store, click on Random Surprises in the list on the left.  This week there is a Buy 3 Get 1 Free sale.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenges - Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything Goes
The Crafty Pad - Use a Digi
2 Sisters - Furry Friends
Card Makin' Mamas - Animals

Image:  Daddy Delivers (Phindy's Place)
Card Stock:  Recollections
Papers:  Pink Gingham (Bev Rochester), Brown & Pink Floral (Sandylion Sticker Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Chalk (Mungyo), Large Ivory Flower (Recollections), Pink Rose (Wild Orchid Crafts)

Simply Pink

As you can see I finally got to play with a Sassy Cheryl image again.  I was going into severe withdrawal.  The challenge this week at Sassy Cheryl's is to use pink and white.  I had this image already printed and thought it would fit the bill but knew I need to go fairly simple with my design.

I bet you are wondering why my lambs aren't lovely white woolly creatures but are gray.  We buy a whole lamb each year right from the farm and to be truthful they are dirty brown so I opted for something in between.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's - Pink & White
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations Paint - Animals
Gingerloft Challenge - Use Flowers
Cupcake Inspirations - Photo Inspiration

Image:  Bear Pulling Toy Lambs (Sassy Cheryl's)
Card Stock:  White (Staples)
Paper:  GCD Studios, Pink Vellum (My Stash)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolors) with OMS (Taltine)
Tools & Embellishments:  Pearl Sticker (Recollections), Chalk (Mungyo), Flower Punches (EK Paper Shapers)

Miss You

Today the challenge at Phindy's Friday Challenge is to create a card or other papercrafting project with animals so we are calling it All Creatures Great and Small.  You must use a Phindy image on your project but there are lots of animals in her store if you don't have anything suitable.

The Christmas Eve challenge will be our last challenge for 2010 and will run for two weeks.  Make sure you come back to check it out because we are going to have some exciting changes to announce that day. 

I sent my husband to the post office with my Christmas cards a couple of days ago and he called when he got back to his office to inform me that he had to stand and add more postage to each card.  Needless to say, he did not sound happy.  As it turns out they weren't too heavy but they were too thick because of all the embellishments so they were considered large envelopes and as a result they cost $1.34 CDN each to mail.  As a result, I have vowed to try and make at least some of my cards in a more clean and simple style and this is one of them.

Image: What's Up With You (Phindy's Place)
Sentiment: Computer Generated (My Design)
Card Stock:  White (Staples), Red (Recollections)
Paper:  Ladybug (Page Maps), Stripe (Sandylion Sticker Designs)
Colouring Medium:  Pencil Crayons (Prismacolor) with OMS (Taltine), Chalk (Craf-T Products)
Tools & Embellishments:  Card Candy (Craftwork Cards), Circle Punches (EK Paper Shapers)