Rustic Elk card

Hello Ai fans and Happy Birthday America!

The current challenge over at Art Impressions is Rustic Roundup.

I chose to use the beautiful 5174 – Elk Circlet MTF.

The circlets are trifold cards and I chose to use it in a way I never have before.

The problem was I couldn't decide which panel I wanted to be on the front.

I like the red panel and the beige panel on top.  I guess it will be for the recipient to decide how they like it best.

This is the 3rd panel on the inside. I left room to jot a personal note on the left side of the circle.

We don't have elk where I live but my husband is a member of the Elks club in our area.  They're a wonderful organization of people who do volunteer work in our community.

This elk is so majestic.  I love this set so much.

Sugar Creek Hollow vintage challenges Patriotic colors

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. 

This week we have a PATRIOTIC challenge

for you.  We want you to celebrate your country and its
history and make your vintage, shabby chic or primitive card

using the colors of your country as represented by its flag.

Most of the ladies on the Sugar Creek Hollow Design Team are from the

United States so patriotic cards have a red, white and blue theme. 

One of our members is Canadian and she has used a classic Canadian icon

and done her card in red and white as those are the colors of the

Canadian flag.  We are really looking forward to getting a colorful

history lesson of the countries of our challenge participants.

This week we will reward a random winner with a badge to display on her

blog and a digi of our choice.  The Design Team will choose a Card

of the Week and the creator of that card will receive a badge to display

and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

Stars:  Spellbinders dies

Star border:  American Girl (how fitting!)

Star embossing strip: Cuttlebug