COLORING DOWN THE LINES!

Hello hoppers!!! It's time for 

Coloring Down the Lines!!!

We are so happy to be hopping into spring!!!

Welcome to the visitors from Amanda's blog! Usually you are coming here from Helen's blog, but she is having technical difficulties this week!  On to Sandy's blog from here! Liz has such a busy life right now!

So here's this week's card:

Here's the inspiration photo:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors:

I wanted a simple, fun spring card this week. I just love how this turned out! I've been featuring a ton from the Occasions & Sale-a-Bration Catalogs, but I don't want you to forget the Annual Catalog! This stamp set is 

Butterfly Basics.  There are framelits, punches & stuff to go with it, but I love the simplicity of this card!!!

It's very simple! Just stamp and watercolor with the Aqua Painter!  For a little extra grounding, I watercolored around the flower with the Soft Sky. This is my new favorite technique. It really brings out the image!!!

Look carefully! You'll see a "Wink" of "Stella"!! Ya, I pretty much use it on every card I make!!!!! They had better continue this into the new  

Annual Catalog! If not I'm buying up a case of it before hand!!!!!!

That sentiment is my fave right now! It's from Suite Sayings which IS in the Occasions Catalog! That is a "suite" little stamp set (see what I did there?!)! Lots of great sentiments for just about any occasion!

So hop along now! Until next week!!!

Happy Stampin'!

COLORING DOWN THE LINES!!!

It's SPRING!!! April Fools! Not even close-at least not here in New England! Still yucky cold & wintery white!!! Everywhere except here on this 

Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop!!! 

Today we hit some beautiful spring colors!!!  In fact, I couldn't do just one! You'll see!

So hello hoppers from Helen's Blog!!! And everyone who is beginning the hop here!! Be sure to continue on over to Liz's Blog & then keep going!!! Get your dose of spring here!!!!

So here are my cardS:

Here's the inspiration photo:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors in MDS:

So yes, I couldn't do just 1 card! The first made me feel springy & got me motivated to make another!    Not only is it April 1, but Easter will be Sunday! And I love tulips on my Easter table!! 

Now both cards are fairly quick, CAS cards. Easy to whip up 2 in no time! Remember, CAS is my style! I like the simplicity of the cards, plus I like to give ideas on how the busy working stamper can make cards quickly& with minimal products!

The first is simply the Painted Petals stamp set. Both the image & the sentiment. Everything is cut out with the Oval Framelits.  

The  background on the card base is simply the Spring Flowers Textured Embossing Folder.  Add a bit of Bakers Twine from my Sale-a-Bration stash & it finishes off nicely! Easy breezy!!!

The second card is still simple. I did use 3 stamp sets for this one, but you don't have to. The tulips & fatter stems were made with the Works of Art stamp set. 

The sentiment & ferns are from Butterfly Basics (soon to be available once again!), and the thinner stem from the Lotus Blossom SAB stamp set.  You could do the stems simply with markers.  The only accessories are Linen Thread, Venetian Crochet Trim, & of course the bling-Dazzling Details!  Again, easy breezy!

So go try to find some spring where you are. If not, check out this blog hop! The talented ladies here are sure to get you "springing" into the season!!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!

ROLLIN' WITH THE PLUNGE!

This week over at The Paper Plunge we are working with our Brayers!

Here's my card:

So i'll be the first to admit, since they took away our Glossy Cardstock, my Brayer has been hangin' out all by itself! I'm not a fan of how it comes out on our Whisper White Cardstock. So when I saw this challenge, I thought I might sit it out. But then I decided to try something else-our 

Shimmer White Cardstock! And it worked like a charm!!!!

I've always struggled a bit with the blending, but I think it looks pretty nice on this card!  I used 3 coordinating colors-Pool Party, Coastal Cabana & Bermuda Bay.  I think the blend is nice & the colors work together.

The stamp set is Butterfly Basics. You'll be seeing a lot of that one! I LOVE it!!! And I've barely used the butterfly! lol I love all the "earthy", rustic designs in this stamp set.

The flowers are colored in with my Wisteria Wonder & Wild Wasabi Blendabilities. I also used them to color the Pearl Basic Jewels for that special pop! I love how the Blendabilities can color just about all the embellishments! Jewels, pearls, buttons, ribbons, etc., etc.,  etc.!!!!

So why not take a little time to go visit The Paper Plunge & get some ideas on what to do with your brayer!!! Our Design Team has been working hard!!! I'm glad my Brayer & I have reconnected! I missed it!

Happy Stampin!