Sugar Creek Hollow: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

#5 - Birthday Cards

I am sorry that you were stumped by last week's theme but thank you to those of you that gave it a try because your creations were wonderful. If you see this theme again, I hope you will be inspired to create because it lends itself so nicely to cards for guys and I don't know about you but I always need ideas when I make a masculine card.

But enough of that, let's look forward because it is time for a new challenge and this week we are going to take it easy on you and ask you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive BIRTHDAY CARDS.

This week we are pleased to welcome back Phindy's Place as our sponsor. Phindy will be providing one random winner with a digi of their choice from her store. The random winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow.

The Design Team will select one card as their Top Pick and that creator will receive a winner's badge and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot.

Our designers have created Birthday Cards for your inspiration using two of Phindy's more retro images. Check out their blogs to get the details and then start creating.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Winners - #3 - Layers

Wow, there were lots of vintage lovelies last week with lots of layers and here are the winners:

Our random winner of five digis from our lovely sponsor, Robyn's Fetish, is TRACY MacDONALD. Tracy will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow to display on her blog.

The Design Team selected this gorgeous card by PAULA as their Top Pick. Paula will receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot to be decided after the last March challenge is completed.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

#4 - Steampunk

Hello friends and welcome back to Sugar Creek Hollow. Wow, did you ever put out all the stops and show us your wonderful cards with layers but now it is time for another challenge and this week we want you to create STEAMPUNK cards or other paper-crafted projects. This theme is a perfect one for the vintage or shabby chic style we require.

We will be choosing one random winner who will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display. The Design Team will also select one project as Top Pick and the creator will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot.

Our designers have created some fabulous Steampunk cards for your inspiration and you can get details by clicking on their names. We are looking forward to seeing your Steampunk creations.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Winners - #2 - Monochromatic Green

There were some gorgeous vintage cards last week in lots of different shades of green and here are the winners:

The random winner of a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display on her blog is SCRAPJOANNY.

The Design Team has selected this beauty by HEATHER A. HUDSON as their Top Pick. Heather will receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for our monthly Guest Designer spot to be chosen after the last challenge of the month is complete.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

#3 - Layers

Wow, it is already Saturday and we have another great challenge for you. This week we want your vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards to have lots of LAYERS.

We would like to welcome a wonderful new sponsor, Robyn's Fetish who is generously providing 5 digis from her store to one random winner. The random winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award the winner her choice of 5 digital stamps.

The Design Team will choose one entry as their Top Pick and the creator of that card will receive a winner's badge to display and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot to be selected after the last March challenge.

Our designers have created some fun primitive cards for your inspiration this week using images from our lovely sponsor. For the details, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

While primitive isn't part of the challenge theme this week, we encourage you to give it a try. Don't be intimidated by the style because you just need to think simple images, simple embellishments and papers - everything with a bit of a country feel.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Winners - #1-Trash to Treasure

Thanks to all the participants in our Trash to Treasure challenge last week. There certainly were some interesting and wonderful transformations. Here are the winners.

The random winner of a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display on her blog is SUZI.

The Design Team has chosen this gorgeous vintage tin by GLENDA as the Top Pick for this week. Who would ever have thought that this vintage beauty started life as a tin of almonds? Glenda will receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot when the Design Team makes their choice after the last challenge for the month.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

Saturday, March 10, 2012

#2 - Monochromatic Green

Thanks to all the participants in the Trash to Treasure challenge last week. There were lots of interesting items transformed into some fabulous vintage creations.

The challenge this week at Sugar Creek Hollow is MONOCHROMATIC GREEN and you can make any green card or other paper-crafted project you wish but it must be done in a vintage, shabby chic or primitive style. Some of you may want to make something for St. Patrick's Day but it is not a requirement. However, whatever you do create, your papers, embellishments, etc. must be primarily green but any shade of green is just fine.

We will choose one random winner, who will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display. The Design Team will choose their Top Pick and that creator will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot to be chosen by the Design Team after all the Top Picks for the month have been chosen.

Our designers are happy to come and visit your blogs to comment on your creations so please ensure that your entry fits the challenge theme, follows the rules (including no back-linking) and that you have the comment verification turned off. Nothing is more disappointing to see a fabulous creation only to discover that it isn't eligible. We always feel so badly for the participants when this happens.

We are joined by another wonderful Guest Designer this week, Debbie Marcinkiewicz, and she and the rest of the team have created some fabulous green projects for your inspiration. To get all the details, just click on their names.

Debbie Marcinkiewicz - Guest Designer

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Winners - Inspired By A Photo

The creations were fabulous last week and I am happy that you could all play with us. I do want to remind you to read the rules and the challenge post carefully so you don't miss any necessary requirements. For example, this week you need to show a photo in your blog post of the trash item you use in your Trash to Treasure project.

Now, on to the winners:

The random winner of a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display on her blog is FLISS.

The Design Team has chosen this blue beauty by AMELIA as the last February Card of the Week. Amelia will also receive a badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

Saturday, March 3, 2012

#1 - Trash to Treasure

Welcome to the first challenge of the new Sugar Creek Hollow called TRASH TO TREASURE. This week we want you to take something that would normally be headed for your garbage can or your recycling bin and transform it into a vintage, shabby chic or primitive treasure. We also hope that you will make use of your scraps in this challenge but that shouldn't be considered your trash item.

When the Design Team come to visit your blog they will need to see a photo of your trash item along with the finished project so they can say "Wow, that started out as that!" Besides, the "before" photo is the only way they will know if your entry is eligible.

This week one random winner will receive a digi of our choice and a winner's badge to display on their blog. The Design Team will choose a Top Pick and the creator of that project will also receive a winner's badge and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

We have a Guest Designer joining us this week, chosen from the December Top Picks, Sheri Willshire. Sheri and the rest of the Design Team have created some wonderful Trash to Treasure items for your inspiration. Check out their blogs so you see how they made their transformation.

Sheri Willshire - Guest Designer