Merry Christmas from Wags'n Whiskers

Hi everyone, it is a pleasure to be sharing this card I have made using an image from Wags' Whiskers called Dani and Bella. I have used Promarkers to color her in traditional Christmas colors. Then have made a simple layout to show her off. She is such a sweet image. The papers are from my stash, one is Stampin' Up, and the other is from a DCVW stack. The flowers are prima, the brads used on the flowers are retired, and the corner Stampin' Up, and the greeting is from a set called Petite Pairs from Stampin' Up. 

Thanks for looking. 

If you are looking for the Come and Get It Christmas Blog Hop Post go here

If you are looking for the Holly Jolly Christmas Blog hop go here 

Anything Goes Christmas Challenge and Blog Hop

Hi Everyone, It's been a busy week first we had the blog hop for Come and Get It now onto another one for Holly Jolly. The theme again is Christmas as usual at Holly Jolly but this time it is Anything goes. We have some great sponsors and some lovely prizes available to be won. go and check it out. Not only that but we are also welcoming our New Design Team Members Anne, Carol, Linda and Joey. Welcome aboard ladies. Oh and that isn't all, come back on the 18th of the month for some more great inspiration too.

Christmas Robin from Digi Stamps 4 Joy

For my first card I have used an Image from Digi Stamps 4 Joy called Christmas Robin. As you can tell I am a bird lover at heart, so any images with birds on them I just adore. So I had to have this one LOL. I used water colors to color him then fussy cut him out. He is on a Garden Green panel embossed with a holly leaves embossing folder, and then put onto the beaded circle die cut, with the rhinestones. I then used a back panel of Always Artichoke that was embossed with the same folder. I've added the piece of silver glimmer paper, for some interest and sparkle. and used Ridinghood  taffetta ribbon.
Thanks for looking.

My Second card is a Saturated Canary Image- Noelcarols for Stamp and Create. I have colored her with Promarkers, then cut her out and layered her on top of another image, so that I still had the music notes in the background. I've used retired paper behind her as well as Real Red card stock embossed with swirls. the jingle bells are a die cut from Memory Box, which I've cut out of champagne glimmer paper. The ribbon and bow are old olive taffeta ribbon, then I've added some color dots in real red to the top of the card.
Thanks for looking
Cindy
Well that's it for my cards for this part of the hop I hope you've enjoyed them and look forward to seeing you on the 18th. But before you go the letter from my blog is the first letter of the the persons name on the next stop.    Now you will continue onto Anne's blog.

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge

Anne

        

CCAYR guest designer spot.

Hi Everyone,  I was asked to be a Guest Designer  at Christmas Cards All Year Round, for the Month of October, the theme for this challenge, is Getting Ready for Christmas, so anything related to that. My first card was colored with Markers, it is a Meljen's Design image, and thought it was so cute.
The second on is colored with markers as well, it is from Stampin up, called Greeting Card Kids, the greeting is from More Merry Messages. The third is direct to paper stamping, using the Scentsational season set by Stampin up.  Thanks for the guest spot, now go hop on over and join in the challenge.
thanks for looking.  My apologies to the owners of CCAYL blog for getting this up late but had some computer issues. Thanks for having me as your Guest Designer.

Cindy

No Patterned Paper

This week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge, It's Paige that is hosting this week and she has asked us to create a card using no patterned paper. So I decided to try out my new dies I got recently from Memory Box. I sponged the background with Blue Sky ink then added the trees that were cut out from the die, then sponged with Smokey Slate, I then added the foreground of white glitter paper to make it look like hills, then mounted the deer trio onto the snow. I used the Blue Sky card stock as a border, then mounted it onto a piece of white which I stamped the greeting from The Christmas Lodge set, then mounted it all onto a base of Chocolate Chip.Check out the other beauties at the blog .
Thanks for looking,
Cindy

Monochromatic Christmas Challenge

This week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges, Paige is our hostess, and she has decided on a monochromatic color challenge, for which I have decided to use Always Artichoke as my color. I have used the tree from the retired set from Stampin Up called Christmas Lodge, the sentiment is from the More Merry Messages set. I used ink on my embossing folder and then ran through the big shot, to get the background, then stamped the tree, and added sentiment and seam binding ribbon. A simple but effective card. Thanks for looking
Cindy

Snowmen

This week at Holly Jolly we have an easy challenge set by Paige for Snowmen. I have used the Snowman with Birdhouse by Serendipity Stamps. I just love this image, I used inks and blender pen to color this guy, using More Mustard, Garden Green, and Ridinghood Red. The sentiment is part of the Holiday Cheer set from Hero Arts. The snowflakes are a foam snowflake with glitter on them from my stash, the ribbon is the retired pleated ribbon from Stampin up, the paper is from my stash.
Thanks for looking
Cindy
I will also enter this into the following challenges.
The Stamp Spot- Christmas in July

Final day of Bugaboo Christmas in July Event- Recipe Challenge

For this card I'm using the Freebie Friday image, Isn't it cute. Love it, Thanks Bugaboo. My bear was colored with promarkers, I have used an old sketch from Mojo Monday for my inspiration The colors are Real Red, Chocolate Chip, and Very Vanilla, to go with the recipe the red is embossed using the chevron embossing folder, I've used retired paper from Stampin up, and the sentiment is from the Holiday Cheer Messages  from Hero arts. Used spellbinders dies to cut out scalloped square and square, and punches for the sentiment. For the bling I added rhinestones and ribbon
Thanks for looking
Cindy

I will enter this into the following challenges
Catch the Bug. Week of Christmas Event
Crimbo Crackers. Anything Goes Christmas
Milk and Coffee Challenge. Emboss it
Shelly's Images Challenge. Christmas in July

Day 6 of Christmas in July with Bugaboo- Tag it

For today's challenge at Catch the Bug  it is to use a tag on your project, well I decided to go with a 3d project. I made a box from the top note die from Stampin Up, and used ribbon for the handle, the front is decorated with little sparkle stamp from Sparkly and Bright set by Stampin Up, along with the Greeting, is from the Four the Seasons set, the Star is a chipboard piece that I painted with an  Adirondak sponge dauber in gold, then I added the rhinestones to the edge and in the center I used the image from Bugaboo called Elf Pocket, which was colored and cut out and popped onto the star with dimensionals, The tag has the same elf on it and is another image from Bugaboo called Christmas Tags- Elf. I thought this turned out rather cute having the elf and the tag matching Anyway thanks for looking.
Cindy

Day 5 Bugaboo Christmas in July - Make us Laugh

Make  Us Laugh Christmas Card/Project is the challenge at Bugaboo for today as part of there Christmas in July week. I have used Stella Calendar Month December for this card, she is quite the character. Anyway for my card I used paper from my stash, I have made it into a Center Step card, and added ribbon, snowflakes and some flat charms from my stash. The colors used are Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant, and Wisteria Wonder, the snowflakes are glittered then colored to match the colors.  Thanks for looking 
Cindy
 Challenges entered

Catch the Bug: Week long Christmas event Day 
LEJ Design challenge- Anything goes
Songbird challenges   Use Ribbon
Pink by Design Challenge. Christmas in July

Day 4 of Christmas in July at Bugaboo - Bingo

Day 3 of the Christmas in July week at Bugaboo calls for a bingo card, so I've made my card using Old World Santa 1, I've colored him with Promarkers, distressed the edges with my distressing tool, and sponged it with Old Olive Ink, I distressed all the paper, which is from my stash then used pearls and lace ribbon to finish off the vintage look. I stamped my greeting from the Winter Post set from Stampin Up onto the card, above the ribbon. So for the bingo I have the middle line of Distress, Red and Green, and Bugaboo Image, or I have the diagonal line of Pearls, Red and Green and Ribbon, or the bottom line of Ribbon, Bugaboo Image, and Sentiment. or the top line if you count the red border

 around the card, Distressing and Pearls. Thanks for looking.

Cindy

I will also enter this into the following challenges

Catch the Bug.  Christmas week day 4

Stamp and Create. Christmas in July

Always Something Creative- Christmas in JUly

Winter Scene

This week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges, Judy is our hostess and she as asked us to Create a Winter Scene. I have used the Winter Memories, and Lovely as a Tree set to create my scene. I've colored it with promarkers, and there is lots of glitter on it for the snow. I used some paper from my stash, old olive brads, ribbon from my stash and the sentiment is from the Holiday Cheer Messages set from Hero Arts, which was punched with postage stamp punch and then layered onto a square.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

I will enter my card into the following challenges
Merry Monday- July Anything goes
Make My Monday - unlinked stamp snowman scene from Winter Memories set
Eureka Stamps- Christmas in July

Christmas in July at Bugaboo Show us your Santa

The first challenge from Bugaboo for their week long challenge, is Show us your Santa, and to use the picture as inspiration.You can find out all the details here at Catch the Bug.  Last year Bugaboo released the Tropical Santa set, which I thought perfect for this challenge, my card uses the Tropical Santa- Suntan, which you can get if you click on the link, great image.  I have added the umbrella, and I did a sunburst behind him. So here is my card for this challenge. 

Thanks for looking

Cindy

I will also enter this into the following challenges

Chocolate Coffee and Cards Challenge- Life's a Beach

Digitally Sweet- Must use Digital and bright colors, Santa is a digital stamp

Polkadoodles: Summer Fun

Wags and Whiskers: Summer Fun

Simply Create Too: Christmas in July

Christmas Stampin All Year Long: Kraft with another color/pattern

Julie's Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Hi Everyone, this week it is Julie's Tic Tac Toe Challenge at Holly Jolly, Just pick one line horizontal, vertical or diagonal and make a card or project with the elements. Great Easy Fun, so come join us won't you.
We are also sponsored this week by Fred She Said, beautiful Digital pictures, Stamps, or Cutting Files. For my card I used the beautiful lantern with poinsettias,  as I decided to make a 3d card for a change. I also used Crystal Effects on the lantern itself. I used the sketch from Christmas Cards with Sketches Challenge. For the Bingo I managed to use the line of Ribbon, Die Cut and Embossing, or Pearls or Gems, Stitching ( Ribbon is stitched) and Embossing, or the other diagonal, which is Designer Paper, Die Cut, and Pearls or Gems. So take your pick lol. Anyway thanks for looking.
Cindy

I will enter this into the following challenges
Paper Players: Christmas in July
ABC Challenge: Christmas in July
The Stamp Spot: Christmas in July

Christmas Sweets

This week at Holly Jolly, we are sponsored by Bugaboo, and Paige is our hostess and she has asked us to create something with Christmas Sweets in mind. I chose the Bobblehead Gingerbread guy for my card, and decided to make him into a bobblehead, using card stock folded accordian style. with dimensionals at either end.  I used liquid applique for the icing, and just thought that turned out cute.  Now hop on over there and see what the other designers have done and lets see them sweets.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Lots of Layers for Holly Jolly

Julie is the hostess at Holly Jolly this week and she's asked us to use lots of layers on our projects this week. I started off with Tempting Turquoise base, The next layer is actually two layers in one, using a technique called inlaid embossing. I cut the white to be 4.25 by 5.25, then added two triangles onto the card using Daffodil Delight, I then ran them through my big shot using a folder from Cuttlebug. I then added another layer of Turquoise and then the image, which is two images, Desiree Sitter, and Candy Cane, I combined them using Paint Shop Pro, printed them out and colored. Then after that was added, I embellished it with a ribbon, button, and twine. 

Thanks for looking. Now hop over to the blog, check out the other creations by the DT and join us won't you.

Cindy

I will enter into the following challenges

Christmas Stamping All Year Long: Anything goes.

Crimbo Crackers: must be cute

Boy on Ornament for Holly Jolly

Over at Holly Jolly this week, it's Meighan hosting the challenge and she's asked for 3 embellishments and we are sponsored by Bugaboo, so I've used Michael Sitter and Furbac Ornament from Bugaboo and combined them to make a sweet image. I've colored it using promarkers, I've used Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight, and Rich Razzleberry . For my embellishments, you could count just the buttons, or the buttons as one, then the ribbon and glitter as the other two. The sentiment is from the That's the Ticket set from Stampin Up. I stamped it and punched it out, then cut around, then punched a second one and layered it.Thanks for looking.
Cindy

I will also enter it into the following challenges
Crafting When We Can: Punches and Dies
Here Come the Boys Challenge: Use Buttons
The Craft Place: Dies and Punches
Christmas Stamping All Year Long. Non Traditional Colors
QKR Challenge: One for the Boys

Two Bugaboos Times Two

Hi Everyone here is a card I made today using two Bugaboo Stamps, one is the curlyhaired boy and the other is the furbac ornament stamp. I've colored the image using promarkers and have added some crystal effects to the ornament to give it some definition, I've also added some nail heads under the sentiment for added bling. I've used the Stella Sketch this week as well as the Bingo Challenge at Bugaboo. I used Blue and Brown, die cut ovals, and a bugaboo image for the bingo.  

Thanks for looking

Cindy

I will enter this into the following challenges

Catch the Bug: Stella Sketch

Catch the Bug: Bugaboo Bingo

QKR stampede- cards for kids

Crafty Boots Challenge- Celebrations

Creative Creations Challenge: For a kid

Forever Friends Challenge For a Child

Red, White and Blue Christmas

It's a Red, White and Blue Christmas this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge. The challenge was set by Julie, and this is the card I came up with. The mittens were made using the mitten builder punch and make a mitten set by Stampin Up. Then the sentiment is from the More Merry Messages Set.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Embossing and Ribbon For Holly Jolly

Embossing and Ribbon on a Christmas Card are the only requirements at Holly Jolly this week. Easy you say, well it all depends on how you look at it I guess. I had this card in mind and then I was not sure about the ribbon, so I ended up using it at the top of the ornament. I suppose I could have used a different image and did a different card, but I love these ornaments, so thought better use it again. Anyway my card has both heat and dry embossing on it, the ornament and sentiment were embossed using the Cherry Cobbler embossing powder, the background behind the ornament was embossed using the snowburst embossing folder. and then to give it some glitz I backed it onto some glimmer paper. and added my white taffetta ribbon to finish the card. Thanks for looking
Cindy

Creative Folds at Holly Jolly

This week Paige is the hostess, and she's asked us to make a card using a creative fold.  I chose to do a diamond fold card.  It's the first time for me to try this fold. I used the retired set serene snowflakes to create my card. I used the colors of Pool Party, Regal Rose and Crumb Cake.  To add just a bit of sparkle, I used some dazzling details in the center of the snowflakes on the side panels.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

I will also enter this card into the following challenges

Delicious Doodles.  More than one fold
Christmas Stamping All Year Long List to Santa ( Card Stock, Dazzling Details Glitter , Stamps, Ink. Embellishments)
Crimbo Crackers: No Designer Paper