COLORING DOWN THE LINES AT THE "POOL"!

Hopefully you've had time to get back on track after the holiday craziness!!! Personally I'm getting friendly with the new Occasions Catalog!!! Can I just say WOW!!

So welcome to another Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop!!! And a special welcome to those hopping on over from Helen's blog!! Hope you're enjoying the party this week!

So lovin' this week's colors:

Pool Party, Crushed Curry, Old Olive

   OR

   Pool Party, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip

The Pool Party makes me think of summer!!! Gosh knows I need a touch of summer right now!!! Its 3 degrees F in MA as I write this!!! Yuck!!!

The  Added Piece - add circles!

So as I said, I broke out some of my new goodies from the AMAZING new Occasions Catalog!!! I went with the second batch of colors for no apparent reason. Just kinda liked the combo!!!

So first the card:

I can pretty much guarantee I will have everything in this catalog before the thing ends!!! This week I wanted to feature the new 

Spiral Flower Originals Die!  Most of the die cutting right now is done with the Framelits, but we forget that these Original Dies started the whole thing! They have a good use too! 

I always wanted to make these flowers & tried before with scallop edged circles & cutting & all. It's seriously a pain to do tho!! This die makes it so easy!!! just out out & roll!!! Works best with hot melt! Glad I have my Silicone Craft Sheet! You will LOVE using that with hot melt!!!

Here's a close up of the flower:

Only caviat with this is you really can't mail it! The flower stands up about 3/4" off the page. Nice for giving with no envie tho!!!

 I just took a little piece of the Wild Wasabi cardstock & fringed it. Would've been easier if I had the new Fringe Scissors!! Snipping that fringe is tedious!!!

For the circles, I just pulled a bunch of the  

Circle Framelits & Scallop Edge Circle Punches & had at it! A little embossing with the Perfect Polka Dots TIEF.  Just enough to add some texture & interest!

So hope you liked! Now hop on over to Laura's Blog to see how she's spiraling this week!!!

Happy Stampin'!!!

COLORING "CANTALOPE" STYLE-WITH A LITTLE MOJO!!!

So welcome to this week's Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop!!! If you're over here visiting or "hopping" from Helen's blog, great to have you!!!! I know her design is so bright & fun!!

This week, we are once again using the new In-Colors for our challenge! These colors are so fresh & exciting!!! Our choices this week were 

crisp cantaloupe, coastal cabana, pistachio pudding,
or  

crisp cantaloupe, pink pirouette, & soft suede. 

I chose the first because I want to work with all my new colors for awhile!

Also, they make me think of summer! Our weather in New England is soooo far from summer this year it's not even funny!!! We have had nothing but cold & rain for 2 months now. It's hard to believe that official summer is only a few days away! Geesh, I really need some summer!!!

This week I am doubling up on challenges! I'm using the design from the 

Mojo Monday 298 challenge this week! I haven't played that challenge for a bit, and I like to! So that is my design inspiration!  Here's the sketch:

Colors first though!

Anyway, these colors are helping me "think summer"!!! Does it work for you?

 I used 2 of my new stamp sets for the first time! The pretty flowery lacy thing is from Happy Day! The sentiment is from the Best of 25 Years Birthday stamp set for June-Best of Greetings. Such a versatile set that one is!!! A Round Array rounds out the stamp sets! Punched out of course with the coordinating 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch!  

The background is embossed with the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder!

Now the bow-that seems to be a big design these days-using cardstock/DSP to mke the bows. I embossed it first with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder. It's kinda cute I think!  Believe it or not I made it with the 

Medium Oval Punch! Hmmm, think you can figure it out?? :)

So now that you're hopefully feeling summery, take your little drink in a coconut with an umbrella over to Liz's blog! I'll see you there to enjoy the tropics!

Then I have to get to work on all my swaps for convention! It's coming up in just 1 month! So excited!!!! I know I promised to share some new stuff from the new catty! I'm working on it! 

I also LOVE this month's new Paper Pumpkin! I can't wait to make those cards so I can show you! Hopefully tomorrow!!

Happy Stampin'!!!