Saturday, September 18, 2010

Sugar Creek Hollow Color Challenge

It's Saturday morning and again it's time to highlight Sugar Creek Hollow digital stamps.  This week we have a color challenge for you using Black, Riding Hood Red and Vanilla.  So here's my card using this color combination.

I really like this image from Sugar Creek Hollow digital stamps called "Sing and Make Music".  I used to play violin as a kid and so it probably grabs me for that reason.  But it also has a great saying and an interesting floral frame around it that is unusual.  You can find it here at the Sugar Creek Hollow Shoppe.  I colored it using Riding Hood Red ink and an aqua painter.  I also used antique linen distress ink from Tim Holtz to age the images.  And what's hard to see here is the glitter gel pen that was used on floral frame of the image to add a little zing! 

I created my own background paper too for this card using another digi from Sugar Creek Hollow - just to show you how versatile digi images can be. 
I took the "Autumn Swirl Filigree" digi pictured at the left, and duplicated it so I was starting with two identifical images in Microsoft Word.  I rotated them so they were more vertically oriented, flipped one so they appeared as mirror images of each other.  From there I just copied and pasted the duo all over the page so when it printed it would have a damask look.  There's just no end to the patterns you can create with just one digi - why don't you visit Sugar Creek Hollow today and get this one!  And on the way visit my design team colleagues (links are on my left sidebar) to view their stunning works today.

Thanks for stopping by!

16 comments:

Nancy said...

The background paper is fantastic!! You should definitely do a tutorial for that!! I will have to try it!! This image is also one of my favorites and you highlighted it so perfectly!!

Heide said...

Oh Sharon, Sharon, Sharon...
I just love the BG paper you have made with your card! I want to learn your secrets.Beautiful card!

Tracy Vinson said...

Sharon, you have such a creative mind...I would love to come sit by you for a day or two...or three..haha! My daughter, Rachael designed this stamp that you have made the background paper with. When I showed her what you did she jumped up and down and was so excited. This is truly a gorgoues card and piece of art work. I am truly honored to have you on this team...no...I am BLESSED to have you on this team. Tracy

Joseline said...

Great card Sharon!! You totally rocked with the background paper! So creative and beautifully executed.

marsha said...

Gorgeous! This is one of my favorite images and your ribbon treatment is just fabulous, along with your distressed sheet music and that fantastic DP!
Hugs, Marsha

Gunn (MsPlum) said...

This is so beautiful Sharon! Love the music notes and the striped ribbons.
Thanks for sharing how you made the DP - that is soo cool! I have to try that.

Mvh
Gunn

Renee Matarese said...

I love this image with the musical paper you used. That's an awesome idea for the background paper. I'll have to try something like that. The whole card is very pretty.

KarinsArtScrap said...

great and beautiful card sharon
love that ribbon how you added too

greetings karin

Dawn Edwards said...

I know we both chose the same image for our cards this week but yours Is just Stunning! I love how you created your background paper and your coloring is fabulous.

Mary Duffek said...

You're background paper is awesome! So very pretty! Love your ribbon treatment on the side...such a pretty card.

ChristineCreations said...

What a lovely card! Beautiful violin and what great images!

Julie said...

This is gorgeous! I love the way you used the ribbon. Your coloring is beautiful.

Hugz,
Julie

Lavender Rose said...

What a wonderful card! I love your background paper and what you did with the ribbon, very stylish.

Donna Moore said...

I love your design paper, it is such an awesome idea and you did a beautiful job. The entire project is no less than art, this would be gorgeous framed!
hugs
donna

Lisa Atha said...

OH MY GOSH!!!!!! What a creative idea for that filigree image! Of course you know, we are all probably going to copy/case that idea now!!! LOL. The card is absolutely beautiful!

Lisa

Lisa Atha said...

Sharon,

I have been trying to rotate this image in Microsoft Word, and can't seem to get it correctly. How on earth did you do it? I have an email link on my blog if you want to contact me that way. Thanks for any help you can give me. Lisa