COLORING DOWN SUMMER'S LINES!!!!

So hi again!!! Isn't it great to be in the season of new catalog?!  I'm so excited I could scream!!! Love this catty so much! But enough about that!

It's Coloring Down the Lines time again!!! Must be Wednesday! So this week's colors were Sandy's choice! Check out her design when you hop thru our blogs!!!  You may be hopping here from Helen's blog! Awesome right? Now keep going to Laura's place & keep going until you get right back here!! Comments always welcome!!

So here's this week's Design Seeds colors:

And here's how they look on MDS with Stampin' Up! colors:

This week's added piece is to use a cut out!  (I will admit NOT my favorite thing to do, but there are definitely a lot of possibilities with cut outs!!)

So here's my card:

Now these colors make me think summer/sunset/beach sand.  So I went with beach!!! Can't wait!!

 I sooooo wanted to use this cute little octopus!!! He's (or she's) from the 

Sea Street stamp set in the new catalog!!! It was the first I bought!!! I love me my nautical! lol  

The sentiment is from the Just Sayin' stamp set, first introduced in the now retired Occasions Catalog! It's a great carry over to the new book! So are the Framelits that work with it-Word Bubbles! See, that's MY idea of a cut out!!! lol 

 I actually used all the colors this week! They kind of blend together!

 Little Ollie the Octopus is a little ragged in the cutting, but I like him that way!! lol

 Not sure if you can see in the pic, but there's Dazzling Details bling added to the school of fish & the octopus. Thought it looked a little like bubbles!!! What's a day without bling?!

So be sure to enjoy a trip on the "hop" then check out the new 

2014-2015 Annual Catalog! I promise you won't be disappointed!!!!

Happy Stampin'!

AN A"MUSE"ING "FRENZY" OF COLORING DOWN THE LINES!

Ok, so I know I spelled it wrong, but it was supposed to be fun! lol

Welcome to this week's Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop! 

 I hope you're hopping over from Helen's cool blog!!! I've missed her!!  After you're through here, be sure to keep hopping over to Liz's awesome blog!!! And then keep going! There are tons of amazing creations & ideas on the blogs in this hop! We may be a small hop, but we pack a punch!!!

So this week's colors are

Midnight Muse, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry

 OR

 Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party

And our Added Piece - use a sketch from a challenge blog

Now many of us go to the challenge blogs to get ideas. When our "mojo" isn't there, it's nice to be given a parameter where you can jump start your design! There are tons around the internet! I've used many on this blog! I really like them! Then you can go back & post your design on the challenge blog. You may even win the challenge! I did once & it was such a great feeling!!

So first, my card uses the second batch of colors:

I had to take the pics at night so the Pool Party doesn't really show up unfortunately! In person, it's such a nice contrast to the darker colors! 

 I love this stamp set, Just Sayin', from the Occasions Mini! I sure hope this one makes it into the big book!  

The little bird comes from the Animal Talk stamp set! I just stamped & fussy cut! 

Lovin' this new Arrows Texured embossing folder! Also from the Occasions Mini! And again, those Banner Framelits that I never thought I'd use & use all the time!!!!

So the sketch challenge I chose this week is Sketch Frenzy Friday 021414! I've used their sketches before! I also frequent this site for ideas! They offer a simple sketch each week. Some challenge blogs use colors, kinda like this hop does!

Here's the sketch:

So you can see my interpretation is a bit different, but on the same idea! That's what nice about these! You use them as a jump start but then you can modify on your own!!! Fun stuff!!!

So hope you liked this week's hop! Please hop over to the other blogs on this blog hop, and if you have time, hop over to Sketch Frenzy Friday to see what other great "designers" came up with!!! You might even want to check out the challenge sites they chose!!!

Happy Stampin'!

A LITTLE VALENTINE'S FUN!!

So if you follow this blog, you know I love to do challenges!! Well, I found a brand new on on Facebook! It was introduced to me by my friend Amanda over at Our Crafty Playdate! 

The new challenge is called "Can You CASE It?"  Now most of you know that CASE=Copy And Share(Steal!) Everything! So they give you a design & you "copy" it to make your own creation! I like this one!

Here's their card for us to CASE:

And here's what I did with it:

I had fun working this one! I got to use my new Banner Framelits! It's not a difficult card, but it got a bit tricky making the big heart work! I think it works!!!

I must admit tho that I didn't actually stitch anything!! Nope! Don't do that! I used my White Uniball Gel Pen for the stitching on the hearts & the Raspberry Ripple marker for the faux stitching around the banner. 

 The embossing folder is from the Adorning Accents folders. Simply cut the Perfect Plum with the 1" Square punch. 

I did cut out the large heart from the Raspberry Ripple CS using the Hearts Collection Framelits and then "guesstimated" where to cut!  That was the tricky part! Stamp set-Just Sayin'!!

But overall, I love this simple little card!!!  Enjoy!!!

Countdown to Sale-a-Bration has begun!!!! Only 5 days left!!!!! WOOHOO!!!

Happy Stampin'!