Get Well Soon

I have a few friends that are not well, and not so great around this time of year, so I decided to make one of them a get well card, I am using a new image by Sandra Caldwell, I just love her quirky images. They are a lot of fun to color and design cards around check out her store here. She also has a facebook group for you to get more info on her designs as well as fans joining together to share creations made with her designs, so come and join us there as well. Anyway for my card I have colored it with copics. I have used spellbinder die around the image, and mounted it onto Rich Razzleberry card stock, I have used paper from the retired Cottage Wall set, some 1.5 in grosgrain striped ribbon in Rich Razzleberry, sentiment is from the Delightful Dozen stamp set and a butterfly die from Stampin Up. The pearls are from my stash. Thanks for looking
Cindy

I will enter it into the following challenges
Allsorts: Anything but Christmas
Crafty Friends Challenge Anything Goes
Inkspirational : Anything but Christmas
Outlawz Challenge: Anything Goes

Merry Christmas from Holly Jolly

Hi Everyone, well this is our last post for this year, and we are all taking a break until January 12, when we will start a whole new year of Christmas projects to help you get ready for 2016. For my project I am using an image called Tinkles, which the stamp was available at Stamp and Create our sponsor, but you can get the digital image from Make it Crafty here.
I have colored her with copics can cut her out. I used a can and covered it with Designer paper, and die cut the sentiment and the bells. I added washi tape around the top and made a bow out of designer paper to finish it off. I figure I can use this little gal for some home made bits and bites or something like that or a small gift.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Merry Christmas with Come and Get It

Hi Everyone, I have a new project to show you as our month of Christmas continues at Come and Get It Challenges. This is a wine box I made and I have used the Snowman Pin Up image from Sassy Studio designs. Great idea for a hostess gift over the holidays don't you think.
Anyway I hope you will come over and join us at Come and Get It Challenges

Candy Cane Holiday

For this week at Come and Get It we are doing a simple challenge, anything goes with a sentiment. I have chosen to use the image called Candy Cane Stocking from one of our sponsors Bugaboo Stamps. 
I have colored it with Copics, added Dazzling Details to the cuff and Diamond Glaze to the candy canes to give them a shine like real candy canes. The paper is from my stash as is the 5/8 in Red Grosgrain ribbon. The sentiment is from Wonderous Wreath stamp set from Stampin Up.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Sweet Pea Blog Hop

This hop is from a loyal group of Sweet Pea stamp fans who want to let Lynette know that we appreciate all her hard work bringing us the wonderful stamps in both rubber and digi format over the years.  Thanks so very much for all the wonderful images we have collected from you!

Also, the store closes at the end of the today the 25th of November 2015., so if you see some wonderful stamps on this blog hop, today is the last day to get them, so please drop by the store!

Hi All Cindy here, you should have come from  Suzie's Blog and I would like to share a few projects with you, first one is an image from the very talented Heather Valentin, who introduced me to Sweet Pea Stamps,  This image is called Amy Boo which can be found here

The second image is by another fantastic artist at Sweet Pea Conie Fong 

The image is called Bowtie in my Hair available here

The next project I have is an image by artist Karen Middleton called Rosarna Christmas available here

The final project I have to share is a card using an image from Sandra Caldwell, I love the fun and quirkiness of her images. This particular one is called  Grandma Rules which can be found here

On closing my part of the hop I would like to extend my best wishes to Lynette the owner of Sweet Pea Stamps, we will miss your store as you had a great selection of images and your service was A1.
Thanks for everything, and good luck.
Cindy 

The next stop on the blog hop  is Vannessa, click on her name to go there
If you get lost you can always go to Sweet Pea's blog for the entire list of the hop

Hot Cocoa for the Holidays

Hi All here is my latest installment for our challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas. This week our challenge is Embossing, simple enough, could use dry or wet embossing method on a project and it will qualify, so why not come and join us. For my card I am using an image from one of our sponsors Sami Stamps called Winter Cocoa. I decided to color it more in a non tradtional color scheme, and originally the mug was a pumpkin pie color, but though oh for Christmas that won't work, so changed it to a red. I love the bright colors I used on the image, which was colored with Copics, I have used two different embossing folders for the background, added a sentiment from Hero Arts, then some pearls.

Thanks for looking 

Cindy 

Snowmen

Hi everyone: This week at Come and Get It Challenges we have a fun and easy challenge for you, the theme is Snowmen, We are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs and by Sami Stamps. I am using an image from Crafty Sentiments called Snowman Song. I have used Copics to color it, have used a polka dot paper from Lori Whitlock's Christmas Floral Collection, and some 5/8 in Satin ribbon, to finish off this simple Clean and Simple card.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Wreath on Door

Our Challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge, is Ribbon and Pearls. I have chosen to use the image from Eureka called Wreath with Bird I have colored the image with Copics, I have fussy cut it out, then added pearls where the berries are on the image. I also colored them with Copic marker.
I used the stamp called Hardwood from Stampin Up to make the panels for my door, I added some hardware to it. Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Lots of Sparkle

This week at Come and Get It we have a new challenge called Lots of sparkle, oh yeah with the holiday season coming up, it is time to get out that glitter. I have used an image from OddBall Art called Snowball Fight: image #263 in the store. It is a great winter image and reminds me of when I was young. The image is colored with copics, I have added some glitter to it, and did some clouds with my ink and sponges for the background. I printed it off so it would be the main panel on the card. quick and simple once colored.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Dizzy Gal

Here is a card I did today, using an image from Sandra Caldwell, available at Sweet Pea Stamps at least till the end of Nov. after that probably available in her Etsy shop as Sweet Pea Stamps is closing on the 25th of November.
I have colored the image using copics. I have used Melon Mambo, Pool Party and Rich Razzleberry colors, The paper  and color dots are  from Stampin Up, the paper is  called Sweet Taffy, I used Hello You Framelits from Stampin up for the greeting, and pom pom trim as an accent.
Thanks for looking.
Cindy

I will enter this into the following challenges:

Your Scrapbook Place Challenge  Anything Goes
Hiding in your Craftroom: Freestyle
Sweet Stampin: Dies and Punches
Crafting with Friends Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes

Sunflower

Hi this week at Come and Get It we have a technique challenge for you and that is Paper Piercing. A really simple technique but effective. I have used the image Sunflower from one of our sponsors Oak Pond Creations. I have colored it with Copics, then pierced around the edges of the image to make a frame. I have added a sentiment  which I also pierced around the edges.  The paper is from Stampin Up from the Flower Pot paper pack.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Snowmen Cheer

Hi All, This week at Holly Jolly Frosty and Friends are our challenge. I have used the image called Snowman Candy and Holly from our sponsor Crafty Sentiment Designs.
I have colored it with copics, and paired it with Garden Green, and Pistachio Pudding card stock, I have added a snowflake and button and then stamped the sentiment from the Elegant cheer Stamp set.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Ribbons in her Hair

Hi Everyone, this week at Come and Get It with Halloween right around the corner, we have a new challenge that is derived from that Holiday, use Orange is the challenge. I am happy as I am not a Halloween kind of person, so chose an image that I could use the color orange in and not have to make it a Halloween card. Here is my card using an image from one of our Sponsors Sweet Pea Stamps, or other sponsor is Aurora Wings, so if you want to win some fabulous images go over and enter.
So onto my card, I have used the floral frames from Spellbinders, Water Color Wonder paper from Stampin Up. 5/8 Satin Ribbon in Chocolate Chip, the sentiment is from All Holidays from Stampin Up, the flowers from my stash.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Bubbles Autumn Center Step Card

Hi Everyone Cindy here with the latest installment of our theme of Autumn for the month of October.
I am using Bubbles Autumn Sticky Wings for my project.

Here she is colored

The colors I used for her are here on my recipe card

For my project I decided to make a center step card

Here is a template that you can follow to make one

The card stock is cut to measure 5.5 inches wide by 11 inches long

For my project I have used

Patterned paper: Autumn Traditions - Stampin Up

Autumn Wooden Embellishments - Stampin Up

Bakers Twine: Stampin Up

Sweet Essentials Stamp set from Stampin Up. 

marker for coloring embellishments, and ink for stamping sentiment

card stock in More Mustard and Cherry Cobbler

Here is a look at my final Project

Thanks for taking the time to stop by

Cindy 

Keeping Warm

Hi Everyone, this week the challenge at Come and Get It is Keep Warm, Oh how to keep warm, wear mittens and scarfs, have hot chocolate, oh so many ways. I am using an image from one of our Sponsors Eureka Stamps, called Bear with Scarf  I colored him with copics, then added glitter onto the snowball in his hands. For the background I used the stamp set called Snowflake Soiree and the sentiment is from the stamp set Winter Memories, both from Stampin Up, . The snowflakes and greeting are stamped with versa mark ink and then I used winter wonderland embossing powder to emboss it. It is a white and glitter mix, so very sparkly. I then just layered it with other card stock. a simple and effective look I think

I have also made a card using Summer Camp from The Stamping Boutique, simple friendship card, colored with copics. as well.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Beary Merry Christmas

Cuddly Teddy Bears is our theme this week at Holly Jolly Christmas. I am using an image from one of our sponsors OddBallArt Co., called Bessy I have colored her with Copics, then cut her out, matted her onto green, then on a scalloped edge piece of red, then onto a scalloped piece of green. I've added a bear from Oak Pond Creations, which is part of the baby blocks stamp. I cut the bear out and put him on the card too. The sentiment was done on my computer then punched out. and I added a tree charm.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

One for the Boys

This is my card for our new challenge at Come and Get It : One for the Boys. I have used the image called Steampunk Octopus- Freddie, from OddBall Art. I have colored him with Copics, with the exception of the background, which is stamped and chalked. I used the By the Tide stamp set from Stampin for the background as well as Easy Events Stamp set for the Sentiment, I have added some shells from my stash and the gears are die cuts.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Santa Through the Window

Hi Everyone this week at Holly Jolly Christmas challenge we are having a challenge just for the jolly old elf Santa. So any card that has Santa on it will work. for my card I have used an image from our sponsor called Santa in the Window, yeah, it is a small picture of Santa, but he is on is sleigh riding through the sky in the night with a small child watching. Anyway the image is sweet and can be found at our Sponsor this week The Stamping Boutique, it is called Santa Through the Window.
I have made it into a simple card, as the image is complete as is, but I thought I needed to dress it up a bit, so I added the garland with the gingerbread people, and then added Dazzling Details from Stampin Up to the moon and the stars. just to give it that glitz factor for Christmas, then the sentiment is from Stampin Up from the stamp set called Festival of Trees.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Merry Christmouse

Hi All, This week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge we have a Buttons and Bows challenge for you. We have some great sponsors and for my card I am using an image from Bugaboo called Mouse Present. Isn't it sweet, love these mouse images she has come out with. I have used Copics to color the image, and have cut out with Oval Framelits from Stampin Up. I have used Be of Good Cheer Designer paper, the ribbon is the stitched Raspberry Ripple and the buttons on the card are from the regals pack of buttons, and I added pearls to the centers of them. Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Button/s and Bow/s

Hi Everyone a new challenge this week at Come and Get It, is Buttons and Bows. We have three, wonderful Sponsors this week A Day for Daisies, Oak Pond Creations, and Limited Runs Stamps.
I am using the image called Pearls in my Hair from A Day for Daisies, A beautiful image.
I have used the sketch from the Sketch Wednesday from Outlawz Challenge as my inspiration.
I have used designer paper from Stampin Up, from the Old Sweet Pea Collection, The Buttons are the old regal buttons in Cherry Cobbler, and the Satin Ribbon is Chocolate Chip also from Stampin up. The sentiment comes from the stamp set Label Love, and I have used the coordinating artisan punch to punch it out. the image was cut using spellbinders circle die.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Christmas is Coming Soon

I made a card similar to this one, but in different colors, and sentiment a while back, but I just love this elf, and all the other ones that are in the Make It Crafty store. I have colored this guy with copics, and just just trimmed down the paper, added the sentiments which are from the Petit Pairs set from Stampin Up, and layered him onto a gift card that I made, Quick and simple card once the coloring is done. Thanks for looking.
Cindy

I will enter it into the following challenges.
Alpabet challenge: O is for one layer
Left of Center Creative Challenges Use Mainly Red
Christmas Stampin All Year Long: Anything Goes
Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers: Anything Goes

Poinsettias

Here is my card for this weeks challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge, we have a really simple challenge, and that is to use a die. I have used the Label Framelits dies to cut out the image after coloring it with Copics. The beautiful Poinsettia Image is from A Day For Daisies, one of our sponsors this week. I have used some different papers one is from a Christmas stack I have and the other is from Stampin Up a few years ago called Candlelight Christmas, I have also used the Stamp Set Jolly Jingle Bits for the tree and the sentiment is part of the Merry Christmas sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. I punched it out, and then added it to a 1.5 in button, the twine was used as a decorative touch under the button, and for finishing the card I have used perfect pearls in gold in the corners as well as the centers of the flowers.
Won't you come and join us, as I am sure everyone is in need of Christmas cards and wanting some new images to work with.
Thanks for looking Cindy 

Treacle Toffee Sticky wings

Hi everyone, well it is fall and time for fairs and such around my part of the world, and for my fall inspiration for today I have used a sweet image by Heather called Treacle Toffee Sticky Wings. She is making some yummy caramel toffee apples. I have used copics to color her which are listed below, and  have added Stardust Stickles to her wings

The papers are from Stampin Up and old retired set called summer Picnic. I have used Pacific Point and Real Red, card stock, along with some color dots, in Real Red and Old Olive, and Satin ribbon which I colored using Pacific Point re inker and alcohol. The sentiment is from the Stampin up set called  Something Sweet, and the Apple is a stamp from the Perfectly Preserved set, stamped in two pieces and cut out and placed on the card.
Thanks for looking, have a great day
Cindy 

Get Well

This week at Come and Get It we have a interesting challenge for you. We are making Get Well cards. Figuring everyone can use this type of card every now and then. I am using the image called Night Nurse Nina from Dr. Digi. here is a close up of the image, she was colored with Copics.

 The sentiment is from the Stampin Up set called Word Play.
I have used paper from the Stampin up Designer paper Stack called Flash Back. The dies are all from spell binders, Ovals, Scalloped Oval and Floral frame. The rhinestones are from Hero Arts. given to me as part of a gift.
Thanks for looking.
Cindy
I will enter it into the following challenges
Crafty Friends Challenge- use a sentiment
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards- use a sentiment
Crafting-With-Friends- Anything Goes

Black and White with one color

Hi Everyone, this week we are having a fun color challenge at Come and Get It. It is Black and White with one other color, the only exception to this is skintones, or grey for shading white. We are sponsored by Eureka Stamps and Time 4 Tea Designs, and we were given some images to work with. I am using the image called Cat and Ball from Time for Tea Designs for my card.
My color of course is pink.
Here is my card

As you can see, I have decided to leave the kitty white, I used some cool grey to add the shading onto the kitty. I have colored in the tongue, the ears and the collar in pink, as well as parts of the ball. 

I have used a paper from a DCVW stack for the background, and added some pearls in the corners which I colored black with my Prismacolor black marker. The sentiment was added using Memento ink and it is from the Catitude set from Inkadinkado

Thanks for looking and have a great week. 

Hugs Cindy 

Snowflakes and Sparkle

Hi All our challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge, is Snowflakes and sparkle. I have used an image from QKR Stampede on my card which is one of our sponsors. The image is called Selling Snowflakes. so I have colored him with Cops, then cut him into a rectangle and place him on a banner cut with the Banner Framelits from Stampin Up. I have added some paper behind him. The paper is very old, and can't tell you where it came from. I also stamped some snowflakes using a retired set from Stampin Up called Serene Snowflakes. I have added Dazzling Details to the snow coming down around him as well as the snowflakes in his box.
Thanks for Looking.
Cindy 

Feature a Creature

This week at Come and Get It, we have a new challenge, featuring creatures, I have used a stamp from Stamp and Create from Saturated Canary called Ratatouille for my card.
I have colored it with Copics. I then used a simple layout, with the colors of the card stock being white, Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder, I embossed the white panel with a spellbinders embossing folder called Twisted Hearts. I have added Sweet Shop Designer paper banners to the edge, punched with banner punch. I then added a couple of color dots and sequins. The final addition is silver embossed Happy Birthday Sentiment.
Thanks for looking
Cindy 

Christmas Star

These are two Christmas Cards I have made using the same image called Christmas star from Conie Fong, available at Sweet Pea Stamps. I have colored both with copics. The one on top I have used pinks for the colors along with cool grays, and skin tones. The bottom one I used reds, warm grays, and skin tones. The bottom one i also added taupe frantage embossing powder around the image.
Thanks for looking
I am entering it into the
Outlawz Friday Coloring Challenge,
Fab and Funky No Patterned Paper
Inspiration Destination- Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes
Clear It Out - Anything Goes: Stash is Ribbon, Lace

Feathered Friends

Hi All this is my card for this weeks challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge. This week we have a great challenge and that we are featuring our feathered friends. It is a special one close to my heart of course because of my love of all birds. Anyway for the challenge I chose to use one of our arctic friends the penguin. This little guy can be found at our sponsor Crafty Sentiment Designs. He is darling. I have colored him with copics, then used Dazzling Details on the ice and on his pom pom.
I have added some retired designer paper from Stampin Up, and then put a bow using the 5/8 inch Satin Ribbon. and added the sentiment from Hero Arts to the bottom of the card.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Fairies are Sew Sweet

This week at Come and Get It we have a new challenge, and that is Fairies, so pick a fairy image and play along. For my card I have used a fairy from Stitchy Bears called  Stitcher Fae 2 by BB Kakes
I have used paper in background that is from a DCVW stack, not sure of the name as I was in Vancouver on vacation when I made it and the paper belonged to Judy. Anyway it feels like a linen fabric, so cool. I have colored her with copics. The dies I used are also Judy's which have a stitched border, the scissors are a stamp, and the measuring tape is a ribbon.  I added a sew special sentiment and once on the card I added drew on the thread to make it look like it was coming onto that part of the card. I added a button as well.
Thanks for looking.
Cindy 

Christmas in July

This week at Come and Get It, we are celebrating Christmas in July. For my card I made it really a clean and simple card. I have used the image from Bugaboo called Ava and Deacon Merry Christmas. I printed it out to be 4 by 5.25 and colored it in with copics. I have added a bit of sparkle to her hat, and the stars on the tree, and on the snowflakes. That's it.
Thanks for looking.
Cindy 

Winter Wonderland

Hi Everyone, this week at Holly Jolly we have a new theme for this fortnight make a holiday card with the theme of a Winter Wonderland. I have made my card using a couple of images from OddBall Art Co. #9 Wanda, and #139 Kawaii Bunnies. Are they not cute. Anyway I have colored the tree, bunnies, and her with copics, then fussy cut out her and the bunnies. The tree is a die cut from Memory Box, along with the border of pine trees I used. I sponged the sky and snow with Marina mist ink, and then I splattered some white paint onto the card after parts were attached. Wanda is on dimensionals.
Thanks for looking.
Cindy 

Sunflower Sprite

Hi Everyone, Here is my card for the current challenge at Come and Get It, with the challenge of Flowers. I am using the Sunflower Sprite image from Aurora Wings, one of our sponsors this week. Come over and See what the rest of the ladies have done, some great inspiration.

My card is made using the paper from Stampin up called Flowerpot and Dafodill Delight card stock, along with some garden green flower buttons and twine. It's a simple layout so that the image can shine. the layout is from this week's sketch Challenge over at Outlaws.
Thanks for looking Cindy

Cutie Pie

This week at Come and Get It Challenges we have a new challenge for Cute Cards, what a simple and fun theme, come join us won't you. Anyway for my card I have used an image from Crafty Sentiment Designs called Little Friends. I have used copics to color it in, and made it into a simple center step card, adding butterflies to the sides, and a flower with a sweet sentiment to the bottom
Thanks for looking, and have a wonderful day.
Cindy 

Mixed Media Collage

Here is a small mixed media collage I have done. 

It started off as a canvas board from the dollar store, I had done a background with moulding paste, but didn't like it, so took the canvas off, and decided to use the board, as it had some texture to it. It is 6 in. By 8 in

Next step was to cover it in Black gesso, I then cut some old pieces of patterned paper and pu them on. I stenciled a background over that, then added another layer of black gesso, let it all dry. 

Then I started looking for pieces for the collage. There are a number of elements:

Felt flowers, buttons, metal gear, metal flourish, metal grommet, metal bottle cap, paper flower, with corduroy brad, then a wooden guitar, cat,bird, flower, star, and heart rounded it all out. The butterfly is a die cut cut out of wood paper

I the. Glued them all on with gel medium and let dry over night, then I painted it all black once again.

After that was dry, I used a dry brush technique and painted some of it white, with cheap acrylic paint.

Before spraying with the inks I attached the butterfly, as I had left it off in order to get the black on the underneath, as well as on the pieces that would be under the butterfly

Then to finish it off I sprayed it with spray inks I made using re inkers and alcohol to the whole thing, 

Colors of these were Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, and Garden Green. Oh also a bit of the gold glitz shimmer spray I had from Stampin up as well. 

This is the before picture when I was laying it ou

Tag it

Hi Everyone, well I have a simple tag for you today, we at Holly Jolly are featuring tags this fortnight so come along for your chance to win some prizes from our sponsors, Stitchy Bear Outlet, Crafty Sentiments, and QKR Stampede.

For something a little different I colored the image with inktense pencils, then cut it out into the tag, and added some glitter and sentiment from Stampin Up Jolly Old St. Nick Stamp Set.
Thanks for looking
Cindy