Winners - # 21 - All About Sports

Are you watching the Olympics? If so, I hope you are enjoying them and can appreciate all the hard work these athletes have put into a few performances. I know I am in awe of them.

Here are the winners of our All About Sports challenge:

The random winner of a digi of our choice and a winner's badge is SUSAN.

The Design Team chose this lovely golf-themed card by SCRAPJOANNY as their Top Pick.  Scrapjoanny will receive a winner's badge and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

# 22 - Vintage Christmas in July

The challenge this week at Sugar Creek Hollow is called VINTAGE CHRISTMAS IN JULY and we want to see your best vintage, shabby chic or primitive Christmas cards.  After all the heat many of us have been suffering through, making a Christmas card should make you think about Winter and offer some welcome respite from the brutal temperatures - at least in our minds.

We have a returning sponsor this week.  Sassy Cheryl's has the most wonderful images suitable for a primitive or shabby style and will be providing one random winner with a $5 gift certificate to her store.  The random winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow to display.

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

The Design Team has worked their magic with Sassy Cheryl images and have created some wonderful inspiration for you.

Cec Wintonyk

Daniele Haddon

Heather Hudson

Holly Young

Linda Payne

Liz Droege

Patti Painter

Yvonne Whaley

Winners - #20 - Sympathy Cards

Sadly we didn't have too many entries last week but here are the winners of our Sympathy Cards challenge:

The random winner of a digi of our choice and a winner's badge is BETTINA

The Design Team has chosen this lovely card by LeANNE as their Top Pick.  LeAnne will also receive a winner's badge and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot..

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

# 21 - All About Sports

Another Saturday is upon us and that means another new challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow.  With the summer Olympics starting next Friday, we are calling this challenge ALL ABOUT SPORTS.  We want you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive cards featuring sports.  The sports do not have to be Olympic sports but the images must be vintage to go along with the style we are looking for.

We will be choosing one random winner who will receive a digi of our choice along with a 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.

Renee is joining us this week and has another tutorial to show you. You can find it by scrolling down to the post below this one or by clicking on the link on the sidebar.

Renee and the rest of our super designers have scoured the internet and their personal stashes to come up with some fabulous vintage images of different sports and then have created the most wonderful inspiration for you.  Now we can't wait to see what you can create.

Cec Wintonyk

Daniele Haddon

Heather Hudson

Holly Young

Linda Payne

Liz Droege

Patti Painter

Renee Matarese

Yvonne Whaley

Tutorial - Getting More From Your Dies

Hi there, my name is Renee Matarese and today I have a tutorial that will show you how to make the most of the tools you have.

I've chosen a set of Spellbinders frames and used the 2 largest on my card. As we all know these dies can be a little pricey ... especially when you think you need them ALL!!

I'm going to show you that if you have a frame you can turn it into a border and a corner die as well.

To make corners your first step is to cut out a frame.

Next take a square punch (or some cutting tool)and cut it out as shown in the photo.

To make another style corner cut another frame and then trim out the inside as shown.

Trim out the corners with scissors or a knife. You can also use the sides to make a border. Trim the sides of the frame, line them up, and glue them together. I've used the border on the inside of my card.

I hope this inspires you to try and see your dies or other tools in a new light.

Winners - # 19 - Summer Days

Here are the winners of our Summer Days challenge:

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

The Design Team chose this lovely easel card by LENA KATRINE as their Top Pick.  Lena will also receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

#20 - Sympathy Cards

This week at Sugar Creek Hollow we are challenging you to make vintage, shabby chic or primitive SYMPATHY cards.

These are not the most fun to make because of the occasion but they can be the easiest, especially if you think elegant and fairly clean.

One important note - we love seeing all of your wonderful work and we will make every effort to come to visit you and comment but we are a vintage, shabby chic and primitive challenge blog so if your card doesn't fit in one of those styles, you are not eligible to win any of the prizes. Please make sure your entry fits within both the style and the challenge theme.

We have a returning sponsor this week, Robyn's Fetish, who will be providing a prize to one random winner of 5 images from the Robyn's Fetish store. The random winner will also receive a winner's badge from Sugar Creek Hollow.

The Design Team will choose their Top Pick and the creator will receive a winner's badge and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

Our designers have created some lovely inspiration for you using images from our sponsor.

Cec Wintonyk

Daniele Haddon

Heather Hudson

Holly Young

Linda Payne

Liz Droege

Patti Painter

Yvonne Whaley

Winners - #18 - Vintage Children

Here are the winners from our Vintage Children challenge:

The random winner of a $10 gift certificate from our sponsor, Create with TLC, is JOAN  Joan will also receive a winner's badge to display on her blog.

The Design Team has chosen this gorgeous card by AMELIA as their Top Pick.  Amelia will also receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.

# 19 - Summer Days

Welcome to Sugar Creek Hollow and another fun challenge called SUMMER DAYS.  We want you to think about what summer means to you and then create a vintage, shabby chic or primitive card to tell us what that is.

If you are in a good portion of the United States and north into Canada you are thinking about oppressive heat so how do you translate that into a vintage card - hmmmm?

We will be choosing one random winner who will receive a digi of our choice along with a 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.

Summer means something different to each of our designers and they have made some wonderful inspiration for you.

Cec Wintonyk

Daniele Haddon

Heather Hudson

Linda Payne

Liz Droege

Patti Painter

Yvonne Whaley

Winners - #17 - Circles

Here are the winner for the Circles challenges from last week:

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

The Design Team has chosen this beauty by SALLY McD as their Top Pick.  Sally will receive a winner's badge to display on her blog and will be in the running for a monthly Guest Designer spot.

Congratulations ladies and please email Cec to claim your prizes.