Oh Sarah O's Christmas To-Do List

Hello Everyone! My name is Sarah O of ohsaraho, blogger of all things artsy, crafty and fun. Christmas is less than two weeks away, which means that I am in full Christmas elf mode, knitting away on my last minute gifts, completing my last minute Christmas shopping, and wrapping up all of my Christmas gifts to place underneath the tree. Right now I have several projects on my knitting needles that I am hoping to complete. Here's a list of knitting pattern's that I'm hoping to complete this holiday season (note: if you have a Ravelry account you can click the link to view the patterns):

• To Eyre... by Carol Sunday. This shawl pattern is based off of one of the shawls worn in the new Jane Eyre movie (which I have yet to see). I picked up some skeins of Ella Rae Classic wool in a grey/navy blue color for this shawl and can't wait to knit this up and check out the film.

• Cambridge by Carol Sunday. I've had my eye on this shawl ever since I saw those paparazzi photos of Kate Middleton pushing her shopping cart. I've even caught myself thinking that I could shop like a princess, if only I had that shawl. I'm sure I could not afford the original, but thankfully there is a look-a-like pattern available on Ravelry. So this weekend I picked up some skeins of The Spectrum Collection Fluffy Stuff DK yarn in green and began casting-on this shawl. Check out my progress:

• Wurm by katushika. This floppy hat pattern is based off of the hat worn by Michael Cera in the film Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World. It looks like a fun, quick knit, but I'm not sure of what colors and what kind of yarn I'm going to use.
• Ribbed Watchman's Hat by Channah Koppel. This pattern was originally designed to create hats for Israeli (IDF) soldiers. I'm actually going to use this pattern to create a navy stocking hat for another soldier that I know whose a little closer to home.
• Winding River Cowl by Kathleen Cubley. I recently purchased some beautiful Lion Brand Amazing yarn in Mesa and hope to quickly knit this up for a family member who often ventures West.
  

2011 Christmas Card Challenge Week #9

Hi everyone!

Wow, we had some awesome entries last week!  Thanks so much to all of you who have joined us for our challenges!  We love seeing your cards, and are totally inspired by what you create.  Hopefully, you'll be ahead of the game come Christmas time this year. :) 

This week's challenge is to use a transparency.  Please remember that our challenges are optional, any winter or Christmas card is perfect, we just want to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards. Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

Here are the beautiful cards created by our lovely design team for this weeks challenge.

Alica - January Guest Designer



Alanna

Peggy

Shaela

Steph

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC09, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Can't wait to see what you create this week!

2011 Christmas Card Challenge Week #8

Hi everyone! We're back with another challenge for you this week, and we're so happy to see that so many of you seem to be joining us this year! You're all going to be way ahead of the Jones' come November, hahaha.

This week's challenge is no coloring. *Gasp!* I know some of you may not think that's possible but I assure you that it is. ;) Please remember that our challenges are optional, any winter or Christmas card is perfect, we just want to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards. Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

To inspire you, here are the cards our design team has created for you this week:

Alanna

Alica  - January Guest Designer

Peggy

Shaela

Sparkle

Steph

 
Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC08, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Happy crafting!

2011 Christmas Card Challenges Week #7

Good morning.  Thanks to those who played in last week's snowman challenge.  This week, we have a fabulous sketch for you. Remember, however, that the only real rule to play along is that you make a Christmas or holiday card.  The goal is to have all your cards done by the end of November so you are not rushing at the last minute. Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp, but we sure love it when you do. :)

Here's what the designers have for you this week with Peggy's sketch.

Alica  -- Guest Designer

Peggy

Shaela

Alanna

Steph

Sparkle

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC07, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

We look forward to seeing your cards this week! Have a wonderful day!

2011 Christmas Card Challenge Week #6

Hi everyone!  Thank you to all who played along with us last week, we love seeing all of your wonderful cards!  You guys are still rockin those Christmas cards!  As promised, we have a winner from last weeks entries.  The winner, thanks to Random.org, is #31 - Karen Flores!  Congrats Karen!  Please email me (onecraftychica@gmail.com) with your address so that we can get your Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp out to you. 

Our challenge for you this week is to incorporate a snowman or snowmen on your cards.   Remember that our challenges are not mandatory, any Christmas or winter holiday card works.  The goal is to have all your cards done by the end of November so you are not rushing at the last minute.  Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp, but we sure love it when you do.  :)

What a fun challenge, don't you think?  Here are the wonderful cards created by our designers this week.

Alanna

Alica - January Guest Designer

Peggy

Shaela

Sparkle

Steph



Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC06, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

We look forward to seeing your cards this week!  Have a wonderful day!

2011 Christmas Card Challenge Week #5

Happy New Year everyone!  Thank you to everyone who played along with us last week, we love seeing all of your wonderful cards!  We would also like to thank Brenda for joining us in December as our guest designer.

Our challenge for you this week is embossing, either dry or heat works.   Remember that our challenges are not mandatory, any Christmas or winter holiday card works.  The goal is to have all your cards done by the end of November so you are not rushing at the last minute.

It is also the first challenge of the month so there is a Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamp up for grabs to one lucky participant!  Good luck!

Our guest designer for January is Alica.  Here is a little bit about her in her own words.

My name is Alica and I live in beautiful Niagara Falls (on the Canadian side) with my hubby of almost 10 years and 2 kiddos (8 & 5). I started crafting as a kid - I did a lot of needlepoint, cross-stitching, knitting, sewing until I discovered card making and papercrafting about 3 years ago. It developed into a serious addiction, too bad I can't do it all the time - life gets in the way. :)

I'm mostly a card maker, but I do love creating little gifts and altered items. I don't know if I have a "style" - I like to try new things, techniques, papers, stamps a coloring media all the time.

I love to participate in challenges - they boost my creativity and expand my crafting horizons. I never have enough Christmas cards so I was very excited when I was asked to be a guest designer for Sparkle's Christmas Card Challenge. This way I'll make an early start and I hope you'll like my creations.
 

Alica

 

Alanna

 

Peggy

 

Shaela

Sparkle

Steph

 

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC05, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Happy crafting!
 

2011 Christmas Card Challenge Week #4

Hi everyone! Did you all have a nice Christmas? Get all those cards sent? Well, it's not too early to start for next year, haha! :) This week's challenge is to CASE a past DT card. Please remember that our challenges are optional, any winter or Christmas card is perfect, we just want to help you get a jump start on your holiday cards. Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

To inspire you, here are the cards our design team has created for you this week, as well as links to the original cards they CASEd:

Alanna

CASEd Peggy's card from this post

Brenda - December Guest Designer
CASE'd Steph's card from this post

Peggy

CASEd Alanna's card from this post

Shaela

CASEd Peggy's card from this post

Steph

CASEd Alanna's card from this post

 

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC04, so that we can all enjoy your cards.

Happy crafting!

2011 Christmas Card Challenges Week #3

Good morning and thanks to those who joined us in last week's challenge.  This week's optional challenge is to incorporate holiday travel.  Remember, though, that the only real rule is that you have fun and create a Christmas or holiday card.  Also, it is not required that you use a SCRS stamp to participate, but we sure love it when you do.

Brenda -- December's guest designer

Alanna

Peggy

Shaela

Sparkle

Steph

Please link directly to the blog post or gallery page where we can view/comment on your creation and not just the generic link to your blog. Generic blog links will be disabled or deleted. To get the full URL, click the title of your blog post (which will load a page that has just that post on it), then copy and paste the URL.

Don't forget to post a comment so we know you added a card! If you are uploading to an online gallery such as Splitcoast, please use the tag SCCC03, so that we can all enjoy your cards.