Sketch Challenge at Come and Get It this week

This week Judy is our hostess and she has given us a sketch to work with. I have used a  couple sets that I got way back in March I think it was and never used from Stampin Up called Feeling Sentimental. and Pretty Petites, part of the SALE-A-BRATION sets this past year. I also used a new set called Gorgeous Grunge. Great for backgrounds and stuff, just love it.  I have used Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake for the colors. I have used the First Edition Designer paper, bottle cap, Simple Silver Buttons, Cherry Cobbler twine. Thanks for a great sketch and thanks for looking.
Cindy

Open Sea Collage

This week at Come and Get It we have an interesting challenge, set by Judy. We are to do collage stamping. I've not done a lot of this in the past. For my card I have used  The Open Sea set by Stampin up to do my collage, and for the designer papers it is from the Nautical Expedition set, which retired, but available on MDS. I have added cherry cobbler bakers twine and a compass charm to add interest. I've decided to leave off a greeting this time as I figure it can be used for any type of occasion. Thanks for looking
Cindy
I will also enter this into the following challenges
Brown Sugar: Anything goes
Crafty Chicks: Lets Here it for the Boys

Babies is the Theme

Babies are the theme this week at Come and Get It, who can resist them, and it is always a pleasure to give a card to a new mom, so they can put it in the new scrapbook for the baby, or just hang on to show them when they are older. I am always being asked to make new ones for people I know to give to others, so I am asking to show us your baby cards. I decided to do a non generic one for my card, as I know most of the time now a days people do know what they are having in advance,  but every now and then you get a couple who have decided they don't want to know and want to be surprised, so this is for them. I have chosen for the image and sentiment on my card are  from the Embellished Events set from Stampin Up. I have also used the 2.5 inch scalloped circle punch and the large delicate doilies die to make the white piece. The image was stamped twice and I cut out the duck the second time to put up on dimensions. The ribbon and background paper are both retired, then the button is from the subtles collection and I used a small piece of baker's twine for the bow. Thanks for looking
Cindy

From the Recyling Bin

Hi Everyone, Judy has the challenge this week at Come and Get It, and it is to use something on your card from the recyling bin, well I took some newspaper and made the flower on my card, I punched out 5 large scalloped circles, and 4 small ones, and then spritzed them with a combination of alcohol, and re inker, and frost white paint, so it is very sparkly, then sponged on some darker blue around the edges. The brad in the center is one of the antique brads from Stampin Up. The white layer is embossed with the fancy fan folder, then added some retired satin ribbon, and then added the banner, made using the banner framelits and the  itty bitty banner stamp set.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Happy Birthday Canada, Happy Independence Day America

Over at the Come and Get It Challenges this week, Shell picked a patriotic Theme. Well me being from Canada, had do to something for our Birthday which was Celebrated on Friday, and thought I would also acknowledge my American Friends as well in saying Happy Independence Day to them. As two of the design team are from the states. Thanks for looking.  I'd also like to enter this into the Friday Mash Up Challenge. as they have a Red White and Blue or Patriotic or mash them up.

Cindy

Summertime

Here is a card I made for the Friday Mashup Challenge which is to have a summer theme with polka dots. I also used the sketch from the Come and Get it Challenge again. So thanks for looking.
Cindy

Sketch Challenge

For this week we have a sketch challenge at come and get it, I actually made the sketch in My digitial Studio, trying to work on a few things using the new software. It's another Christmas Card I know, but yeah it's new stamps from Stampin' Up available July 1st, when the new catalogue comes out. It's called pennant parade and it has some really cool pennants and accesories with it, also they have a punch to make it even easier to make them. Anyway thanks for Looking have a great Sunday and a great week.

Color Challenge at Come and Get It

Hi Everyone, I know it's been a while since I've posted but It's been a really busy time for me in the past while. Last weekend I was part of a street festival here in my home town. I had a booth there so I have been busy getting ready for it. It was a great day and had a great time. After that I was busy with meetings, and just doing a whole bunch of different things. I still haven't even put the stuff away from the Street Festival, but my goal today is to get that stuff put away and get my house back in some sort of order, but before I do that I have a card to show you which was used a double purpose. As Yesterday I went to a get together for demonstrators only put on by the lovely Heather Summers. She is a wonderful personable person. I learned a lot from her and she was very generous with her knowledge as well as with her workshops. Thanks Heather. Anyway I did this card for a swap that we had during this event, and I also made it for the Come and Get it Color Challenge. Hope you all like it. Thanks for stopping in
Cindy

Come and Get It celebrates Father's Day

Come and Get it Challenges is celebrating Father's day this week as our Theme this month. I have used a set that was out in the summer of 2009, but I still like the set. Thanks for looking
Cindy

Technique Challenge

This is another card I've made using the technique over at Come and Get it Challenges. I used the en francais set for the background and the vintage vogue set for the flower. I'd also like to enter this into the
Paper Players for the Anything Goes Challenge this week.
Thanks for looking.
Cindy

Come and Get it Technique Challenge- Faux Linen

Hi Everyone, This week is was my turn over at come and get it challenge blog to decide on the technique, I chose Faux Linen, since I hadn't done it in a while and I really like the look of the technique. I also wanted to show that it can be done as part of the main image or can be done as a background technique. If you go over to the blog, there are some great ways of using this technique and a link to a video so you can come and play with us.
My first card is done using the Lovely as a Tree Set, and I used a retired set called riveting for the sentiment.
The second card is done using the Fast and Fabulous Set, the Wonderfully Worn Background and the Sentiment is from Whimsical Words Set

Come and Get it Sketch Challenge

This week over at Come and Get It, Shell had a sketch for us to use in creating our card. So this is the result of the sketch. I moved the bow over, as it wouldn't fit where it is in the sketch, but other than that I think I like the result.

For this card I used the sweet and sour designer paper, and paired it up with basic black. The stamp set for the flower is a new one out of the summer mini catalogue called Flower Fest, The words come from a retired set called very versatile. and I used the little leaves die for the leaves and the rose red seam binding ribbon to finish it off, the black strip behind is punched with the double scalloped border punch.
Thanks for looking.
Cindy

Color Challenge

At the Come and Get It Challenge blog this week it was Julie's turn to pick the challenge for our color combination. So she picked Olive Green, Peach, and Light Green. Wow, I found that very difficult to work with. But I did manage to finally come up with something. Here are the results.

For this card I used the new fun flower die from Stamping Up. Oh what pretty flowers you can make. I cut out the bottom layer of the flower with the Sunny Garden Designer Paper, the second layer is Peach Parfait card stock. I crinkled them all up and then added a bit of ink to the edges to distress them a bit. I added an olive green button and some linen thread to finish off the flower. The background was using old olive designer paper from the color packs, on a piece of pear pizazz, then I ran it through the tulips border embossing folder, and adhered it to a piece of peach parfait card stock. before I did that though I added a piece of pear pizazz scalloped cardstock across the middle, and then pear pizazz ribbon and tied a knot. the greeting is from the tiny tags set and I used markers to color the flower in peach parfait and the hello in pear pizazz. I tied it onto the ribbon with linen thread

Birthday Celebrations

Hi Everyone, This is the card I have done for the Come and Get it Challenge Blog. I love vintage, so I decided to do it for a Birthday card.
Thanks for looking and hope to see you playing along
Cindy.
I'd also like to enter this for the challenge over at A La Card Monkey Challenge, as this is their sketch and  you were to use flowers with it.
Items Used:
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Happy Moments (Sentiment)
Inks: Old Olive, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Night of Navy
Card Stock: Regal Rose, Very Vanilla, Night of Navy
Designer Paper: First Edition
Accessories: vintage brads, 5/8 in Satin ribbon, in Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Night of Navy
word window punch, mat pack and piercing tool

Happy Birthday Leslie

This is the birthday card  that I made for Leslie this week, one of the fellow designers over at Come and Get it Challenge,  The theme this week was picked by Leslie. Her Birthday was this past week, and mine is this coming week.I have another friend whose birthday is the day after mine, so I have another card I made for her, which I will show later in the week, It's all about Birthdays this week, so will be showing a number of cards for this theme.
Cindy
Items used:
Card Stock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip,
Designer Paper : Sweet Always (retired)
Stamps: Fifth Ave Floral, Well Scripted
Accessories: Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Large Decorative Label Punch
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip,

Technique Challenge

Hi Everyone, well for this week over at the Come and Get It Challenge, we've got a technique challenge set by Shell, She's asked us to use the Bandana Technique on our projects. I had never done it before so it was something new to try. Anyway this is my card for the challenge. Go and check it out and check all the other designer's cards. they are all different and unique.
Thanks for looking
 Cindy
Items used:
Card Stock: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Rose Red
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Watercolor trio
Inks: Daffodil Delight, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Designer Paper, Daffodil Delight
Embellishments: gold glitter, daffodil delight ribbon white pencil crayon
 

Come and Get It Challenge Christmas version

Hi Everyone, Here is another card made with the sketch from the Come and Get it Challenge, but this time doing a Christmas Card. It is such a versatile sketch.
Thanks for looking
Cindy
Items Used.
Stamps: Short and Sweet, Dasher
Card Stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler
Designer Paper, Holiday Collection  DCVW Deck the Halls SU
Accessories: Nestabilities, big shot, ribbon from stash, brads from stash,

Happy Easter

Over at come and get it challenge, we have a sketch for you this week, come over and play with us. This is my card using the sketch, a very simple on to incorporate so many ideas.
Thanks for looking
Cindy
Items used
Stamps: A Good Egg, Easter Blossoms
Ink: Regal Rose, and markers to color eggs
Card Stock, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Rose Red
Designer Paper: Springtime Vintage
Accessories, Pink Pearls, nestabilities, vintage rose, perfect polka dots embossing folder, big shot.

Color Challenge

Over at the Come and Get it challenges, we have a color challenge this week. I think I's a pretty color pallete and hope that you all can come and join us. I've made a second card this time I'm using the faux pressed flower technique for the card. I think it turn out pretty well.
Thanks for looking
Cindy

Color Challenge

For this week Leslie one of the other designers of the Come and Get it Challenge, came up with this color challenge.

which I think are very pretty spring colors, and since it is Easter next weekend, figured I would do an easter card. I have had this pattern for stitched cards for a long time and have only used it once before this, so I thought it was a perfect choice for this challenge.
I used silk threads to embroider the design and added nailheads to the design and stamped Happy Easter on the finished stitched design. I will also enter this into the HSS Challenge, which is Easter projects
Thanks for Looking and have a great Sunday