COLORING DOWN THE LINES!

So here we are with another week of spring

Coloring Down the Lines!!!

There's a lot going on at Stamping' Up! this week!! Retired Product List for the Annual Catalog & Occasions Catalog! We demonstrators got a sneak peek at the new Annual Catalog and oh my my!!! Cooler than cool!!! But I'm taking a break from dog-earing pages to show you a fun card!

Welcome back Helen!!! We missed you! You probably hopped here from her blog! Now head on to Lizzie's blog! We're "springing forward" this week!

Here it is:

Here's the inspiration photo:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors:

This is a fun simple card where I stamped the background & just added a sentiment!  I love that! CAS-just my style! I loved the way these colors just kind of told the story without too much effort!

The flowers & cute little bees are from the Garden in Bloom stamp set! 2-step stampin' baby!!! lol  The sentiment is from Watercolor Wishes-my current  go-to sentiment set! Just the right size & good useful sayings.  

The sentiment is cut from & backed with shapes from Lots of Labels framelits.  Throw in a 1/4" Cotton Ribbon & a Wink of Stella & it's a pretty cute card! The bee on the sentiment & the centers of the flowers are dabbed with     Crystal Effects. Not sure if you can see it or not.

So enjoy this week's card! More later with info on the retiring list! I can't share new catty info with you yet! You need to be a demo like me to do that! I will say tho-the new In-Colors!!! Like-WOW!!!!!! Best yet!!!!

Happy Stampin'!

PLUNGING INTO THE "FAIR"

This week over at 

The Paper Plunge 

we are celebrating one of the great traditions of fall-the country fair! Here in New England it's a big thing! Lots of leaves, apples, scarecrows, hay bales, corn stalks, and more!

Here's my country card:

This was kind of fun to  make! It's supposed to be more of a fall scene-one you might see on the way to the fair or at the fair!

The stamp set used is Sprinkles of Life-with A Dozen Thoughts for the sentiment!  I used the stamp set as well as the coordinating Tree Builder punch to cut out the apples, basket & cloud! The fence is simply strips of card stock stamped with the Hardwood background stamp & embossed with the Woodgrain embossing folder!

The cool thing here is the background paper is froms the Season of Cheer DSP pack! I love when I can use holiday type items on non-holiday spots!!!! It works perfectly for a "sky" effect!

The apples are blinged up a bit with some Crystal Effects, and the little clothespin comes from a past My Paper Pumpkin kit. The beautiful ribbon is from the Holiday Catalog!!!!

So hope this week's entry brought you to the fair!!! Now go over to 

The Paper Plunge & see who else you meet at the fair!

Happy Stampin'!

COLORING DOWN THE LINES

Hey all! Fall is finally here in New England. Pretty, yes. Chilly, yes! Perfect time to think about 

Coloring Down the Lines!

It's stampin' time!!!

You may be here from Helen's blog! When you are finished here hop on over to Lizzy's blog! Keep going & enjoy!!!!

So here's my card this week:

Here is the inspiration photo:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors:

So this is kind of a fun, simple little card!  I love these colors together, but couldn't for the life of me come up with something! Then I remembered my "cherry" stamp set! This is a fun set! Even the name is fun-Giggle Greetings!

I'm so glad I was able to use my Cherry on Top DSP! I love to use DSP on a card, but often times with these color challenges it's not possible. So this worked perfectly for this card! Adds a fun dimension!

So I know purple cherries are pushing it just a bit,  but I think they work!  For bling-and you KNOW I need bling-I used a bit of Crystal Effects & just dabbed it around the DSP a bit. I think it adds just the right amount of bling!

So hope you enjoyed! I really like this little card!

Happy Stampin'!

COLORING DOWN THE LINES WEDNESDAY

It's Wednesday! 

Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop 

day!!  This week it's a bit "pinky"! lol

You may have traveled here from Helen's blog! Welcome! After you are through enjoying here, hop on over to Liz's blog!! Then keep going & have fun!

Here's this week's card:

Here is the inspiration photo:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors:

This is kind of a fun floral card this week! I pulled out one of my preferred stamp sets from the old catalog-thank goodness continuing to the new 

Annual Catalog-Sweetbriar Rose.  It's a perfect stamp set for watercoloring, marker coloring, or just leaving as a pretty outline! 

I really enjoy now using those Work of Art swoopy things for the background now!!  I think for these blackline stamps it really works!  I just added some fussy-cut petals for dimension.

The sentiment, from Work of Art, is stamped on an altered punch out from the Tag Punch.  The big is a bit of Crystal Effects. Just because! Finish it off with the Venetian Crochet Trim & it's a pretty card1

So now keep hopping & enjoy!!!!

Happy Stamping'!

"COLORING DOWN THE SPOOKY LINES"!!!

Helllloooooo!!!! And welcome to this week's 

Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop!!! 

So as you may or may not know, this week we celebrate a fun holiday! It's called Halloween!!! lol

So if you're hopping over from Helen's blog-hope it wasn't too scary over there!-welcome!!! But Beware....!!!!

This week's colors are (NO, not orange & black!!! altho that would be cool, but no!):

                Garden Green, Calypso Coral, Soft Sky                 

 OR

Garden Green, So Saffron, Melon Mambo

I chose the first group & decided to say Happy Halloween to you all in my own way!

Ok, so this card is totally out of my comfort zone! But I just wanted to have fun! I thought it was a cute Halloween card! Not easy using these colors!

So the stamp set is the multi-purpose & well worth the $ Tags 4 You set from the Holiday catalog! I used it with the Label Bracket Punch!  

I colored the words with my markers and stamped on the Soft Sky cardstock! I love doing that! Makes fun 2-tone sentiments! Backed it all on some Calyspso Coral cardstock cut using the Chalk Talk Framelits! Kinda fun!

 I used the Chevron Textured Embossing Folder & just cut the edges! There's the Garden Green!  I did the same on a small piece of the other 2 colors, cut them out, & fit them in the grooves! 

Now the with is stamped with the Garden Green & topped with Crystal Effects to make her "pop"! She's too cute to be spooky tho!  

The tough part for me was the web & spiders! I hand drew those! Not one of my best talents I'm afraid! That's why I stamp! lol

So just wanted to share a fun Halloween Treat! Hope you enjoyed!

Now go hop over to Liz's blog & say BOO!  Don't scare her tho!

Have a save & happy Halloween!

Happy Stampin'!

IT'S "TEMPTING" TO COLOR DOWN THE LINES!!!

So did you figure it out? Yup! This week's color is Tempting Turquoise!!!

It's a very small Coloring Down the Lines blog hop this week! But there's still awesome stuff to see!

Hello to the hoppers from Helen's blog! Hope you had fun over there! I love hers this week! Well, every week!

So here are the colors this week:

Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Tangarine Tango

  OR

     Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpin Pie

I decided to try a new technique! Here it is!

So I went with the "masking tape" technique. I actually used painter's tape though! Less sticky! It's a very easy technique & packs quite a punch! It's a little heavier than I'd hoped for on this one, but it makes the colors nice & vivid! It's such a big deal for me to use a white background! I just like color! What can I say?!

I used a Christmas stamp set from the Holiday Catalog too! It's Wishing You! The sentiment may be familiar from Teeny Tiny Wishes! I think that's probably my most-used stamp set! There's a teeny tiny bit of Crystal Effects on the center of that middle package! Here's the closeup Mr. DeMille!

So short & sweet this week! It's late! I finally got my new camera, but now trying to make it work! It's dark as I post this & didn't get to take the picture in the best of lighting! It's nice & clear though! Much better than the older one! At least I hope it will be once I figure it out!! lol

So keep hopping now over to Robbie's blog! She's the beginning & our "fearless leader"!!! Notice how she always matches her envelopes! I love that!!!

Happy Stampin'!

TAG-YOU'RE IT!!!!

So you may or may not know, but every year, Stampin' Up! gives tons of $ to the Ronald McDonald House Charities! It's a wonderful organization that provides housing for families of children who are receiving treatments in hospitals.  

Well, one of the ways they raise the funds is through an annual stamp set. This year's stamp set is called Tag It!  Here's what the stamp set looks like!

It comes in clear mount or wood mount! $3.00 from every purchase is donated by SU!

Clear mount 130303  $16.95

Wood mount  130300   $22.95

Here's a cute card I made using Tag It!!!

I pulled out my new In-Colors & used Crisp Canteloupe & 

Pistachio Pudding for the base.  

The beautiful paper is from the beautiful Venetian Romance DSP Pack!  This is a great pack of paper!!! Such interesting designs!

I cut out the sentiment using the Chalk Talk Framelits! They work wonderfully with this stamp set! Of course I used my totally awesome 

 Magnetic Platform!!!

 I used some Crystal Effects to make the balloons pop a bit-shiny! 

The whole thing is finished off with the totally awesome  

Baked Brown Sugar Stretch Ruffle Trim!

So if you'd like to donate to the Ronald McDonald House Charities, buying this stamp set is a great way to do that! You can order it HERE!!!  Nice way to help out others!

Happy Stampin'!

COLORING RED!

Before I begin our Coloring Down the Lines post this week, I must say that my heart is heavy with the events that occured in Boston yesterday at the marathon. I am a Massachusetts girl born & raised! I was actually born in & lived in Boston until my jr. high years. It's my first home. It was horrible watching the events unfold yesterday. Not to mention, my son & his fiancee were right there when it happened, & it was awhile before they were able to reach us to tell us they were ok. Tense moments. My prayers are with everyone involved-the runners who worked so hard for the race, the victims, their families, the emergency workers that had to endure that horrific scene, and the people of the city of Boston. But knowing so many there, they will not let this coward win! The city will come back stronger than before!

So now onto the blog hop! Hi there to my visitors from Helen's blog! Love her card this week!!!!

This week's colors were Cherry Cobbler & Riding Hood Red-incidentally, Riding Hood Red will be retiring with the new color refresh! Be sure to get your supplies now!!

Anyway, here goes:

 So many of my customers ask me how I decide to design a card. I usually start with the stamp set. With these challenges, we are given specific colors, so I have to begin there. 

These 2 colors were tough because they are so close.  

So I got the colors out then went to the stamp collection & decided to pull out my Cross My Heart set from the Spring Mini. I used it quite a bit around Valentine's Day, but this is really more versatile than I thought! This is red, but not Valentine's in my opinion!!!

And of course must emboss!!!! The Lattice Embossing Folder works so well for this "double" embossing!!

Time for my close up Mr. DeMille!

 

I do use my Oval Framelits quite a bit. I like them-especially for something like this. It's a nice combination of rounded & square. I usually tend to stick with the same shapes, but I like the contrast here.

I pulled out my Beautiful Wings Embosslits to make the butterflies. It's kinda hard to tell, but I added some Crystal Effects to the butterflies & the flower to give a shiny pop! It's a bigger pop in person! lol

So now on to Liz's blog to see what's "poppin'" over there!!! Sorry, couldn't resist!! She rocks!!!

So I bid you a fond farewell until next time. Take the time to hug your loved ones & let them know you love them. You never know.  

Happy Stampin'!