FRAMELIT MONDAY!

Welcome to 

Framelit Week

 on Joni in the Spotlight Stamping! lol  This Monday/Wednesday/Friday I'm going to feature a card made with our amazing Framelits!!! I don't know what I'd do without them!!! It's a new month!! 

So here's Day 1 card:

This one features not only the Sunshine Wishes Framelits, but also the 

16-18 In-Colors! Some of my favorite!!!!

This fun little Framelit set is designed to coordinate with the 

Sunshine Sayings Stamp Set! I love that it has the words with it! Makes the whole sentiment thing so easy!!!!

The background embossing is the beautiful 

Elegant Dots Textured Embossing Folder! I love the look of this one!

The "bling" on this card are some 16-18 Enamel Shapes, designed to coordinate with the In-Colors. See, how many times on this blog do you see the word "coordinate"? That's what Stampin' Up!'s all about! Our paper coordinates with the ribbon, with the embellishments, the inks, etc.  The stamps coordinate with framelits or punches.  It's the easiest catalog to work with! They do all the matching work for you!!!

So be sure to check back on Wednesday morning for the Coloring Down the Lines inspiration, and on Wednesday evening for the Inspire, Create, Share monthly blog hop! Everyone on the hop will be featuring framelits!!! And my final Framelit Week post will be Friday! It's a pretty elegant one! So be sure to check back!!!

Happy Stampin'!

ICS BLOG HOP INTRODUCING 2016-2018 IN COLORS

Well summer is finally upon us! I hope this month's 

Inspire, Create, Share Blog Hop 

finds everyone happy, well, and enjoying the season! Weather here in New England is summer-perfect right now!!!!

So this month we are featuring our brandy new In-Colors from out amazing new Annual Catalog!!! These are some of the best yet!!!

Here's my card:

I managed to squeeze all 5 In-Colors in! lol They even have fun names this year-Dapper Denim, Flirty Flamingo, Sweet Sugarplum, Emerald Envy & Peekaboo Peach!  Sometimes the In-Colors work best for a certain season or occasion, but this batch fits just about any!  So bright & bold, but not "in your face" if ya know what I mean!

I used my new stamp set Vertical Greetings for this one! I LOVE this stamp set! It's just different! It's perfect for a quick card too!!!  I can't wait to explore it a bit more!!!

The beautiful embossing is also a new folder called Seaside! I am totally the ocean girl, so anything that even hints sea is all for me! But I love the swirls on this one. I decided to try them vertically this time-goes with the stamp set! lol

Embellishments include the new Dapper Denim Ruched Ribbon and the 

16-18 In-Color Enamel Shapes! These will be a hit!! A super nice embellishment, but flat so it doesn't damage an envelope, and shiny! It's all about the bling in life! lol Throw in a dash of Wink of Stella & it's done!!!

Now if you'd like some other great ideas for the new 16-18 In-Colors then be sure to hit all the blogs on our hop! Next after me is Nicole's blog!! You can get there but either clicking her name or the badge below! And then she will have a connection on her blog to the next! So grab a cup of coffee, or wine, or whatever you choose & enjoy the hop!

Happy Stampin'!!!

COLORING DOWN THE LINES!

Hello Hoppers! Welcome to this week's 

Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop!

As you read this I am sitting on a beautiful beach on Cape Cod! Totally loving this summer weather! Summer in New England only lasts a blink, so I'm trying to take advantage of every moment!!!

So you probably hopped here from Helen's blog! I KNOW she has something amazing for us this week!!! Then on to Sandy's!!! She always has a beautiful creation for us to see!!!

Here's my card this week:

Here is the inspiration photo:

Here are the Stampin' Up! colors:

So I got to play with a bunch of my new goodies! There are 3 stamp sets here! Yup! I know that's a lot, but I just couldn't stop! lol

So first is the Weather Together stamp set! I love this umbrella! It's not supposed to be a beach umbrella, but that's all that's on my mind right now! lol No rain!!! The cool thing is it has a great Umbrella Weather Framelit set that coordinates. I'm not sure if you can see it in the photo, but at the edge of the umbrella, there's some embossing going on. That's actually a separate framelit in the set! There are several to choose from! Love that!!!

Next is Botanical Blooms stamp set. That's just the leaves in the corner! I love those leaves! Tropical.  They are cut out with the Botanical Builder Framelits.  The stamps were used for the details in the leaves. 

Lastly, the every popular & frequently used Gorgeous Grunge! Ya, it made the specks on the sand. That's all.

I used another of my 16-18 In-Color Enamel Shapes. I think I've already used more than half a package! They are so versatile!!! Love em!!!

So a fairly simple card, but it shows where my mind is right now-at the beach!!! And that's where it will remain until further notice! lol  So take 5 from the sun & go hop around a bit! Enjoy!

Happy Stampin'!!!