SASSY SALUTATIONS WATERMELON CARD

Hello Color Down the Line Blog Hoppers!  Did you just come from JONI'S blog?  I will be visiting there today myself!  Our Color Combos were:

1.  Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe  add a button

2.  Pistachio Pudding, Smoky Slate, Strawberry Slush add a button

After I get all the colors out, I usually get an idea of what I want to design.  Today was a no-brainer for me - a watermelon with these yummy colors.  

Next on the hop is LIZ.

Stamp Set:  Sassy Salutations

Ink:  Smoky Slate

Card Stock:  Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Basic Black, DSP- Neutrals Smoky Slate Chevrons

And More:  1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon*, Lattice Embossing Folder*, Stripes Embossing Folder*, In Color Boutique Details*,  Oval Framelits, Owl Builder Punch (heart), Oval Punch

* Retiring Items Available While Supplies Last 

Blog Hop Designers-

Robbie

Amanda

Carol

Helen
Joni
Laura (you are HERE)
Liz
Sandy

APRIL'S PAPER PUMPKIN & SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE!

This month's Paper Pumpkin was an adorable frame and a 3D design.  It was fun to assemble and like all the Pumpkin projects, you can do in 30 minutes or less.  All the supplies are included to make the finished project each month. You may need adhesives. (the glue dots & dimensionals were included).  Below is my frame and it is ready to share with someone special.  

Item	Paper Pumpkin Prepaid Subscription	Price (Shipping Included)
137858	1 month	$19.95
137859	3 months	$59.85
137860	6 months	$113.70 -- save $1 per month
137861	12 months	$215.40 -- save $2 per month

ADDY'S SCRAPBOOK PAGE

Miss Addy had her 6 month pics taken in her lace and pearls!  She was on this gorgeous hand sewn quilt and I wanted to pull the colors from it and her dress for the floating bubbles.  There are hundreds of pictures of  her whole family and big brother Harrison that I will put a book together using My Digital Studio. Sometimes I get the itch to make it all "hands on" scrapbook page from photos & paper! She is definitely NOT camera shy!

Here are the supplies I used-

Card Stock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder
Designer Papers: Subtles, Neutrals & Brights Collections, Watercolor Wonder
And More:  Large Pearls*, Typeset Alphabet Bigz*, Circle Punches

*2014 retiring products- available while supply lasts

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Get FREE shipping on everything (excluding expedited orders) April 21-25! The lists of retiring products will be available on April 21, so you can take advantage of free shipping by ordering all your favorites right away!

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OUT ON A LIMB

I'm going out on a limb with this Wall Art 3D project! I have two curly willow trees in my backyard that shed the perfect branches to use in my flower pots and now on a canvas!  I googled bird silhouettes to get a variety of birds to add to the curly willow branches.  The birds are very sturdy- I traced them onto Coaster Boards (129392)  and covered them with This & That Epic Day Designer Papers (130814). Can you say MODGE PODGE?  Yes, everything is sealed with it!

The branches are attached with Linen Thread by poking a hole through the canvas and wrapping Linen Thread around the branch and threading it through and knotting it on the backside.  I also used hot glue on the front in several places that the branch came into contact with the canvas. 

To add more movement to the picture, I left the Washi Tape hang off the edges and the Loving Thoughts sentiments lift off the page.  

Stamp Set:  Loving Thoughts
Card Stock:  Soft Suede, DSP- This & That Epic Day
Ink:  Soft Suede, Versa Pad, Basic Black Stamp & Write Marker
And More:  Washi Tape- Epic Day This & That, Coaster Board, Doily, Woodgrain EF, Linen Thread, Curly Willow Branch, Modge Podge, Black Embossing Powder, Naturals Designer  Buttons

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STAMPS

PRODUCTS

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Get FREE shipping on everything (excluding expedited orders) April 21-25! The lists of retiring products will be available on April 21, so you can take advantage of free shipping by ordering all your favorites right away!

Order online HERE. or through your demonstrator.  If your product order total is $150 or more, you will receive hostess benefits. If your order is less than $150 products- Used Hostess Code D3UV3ZXF

ZOO BABIES CYCI 15

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It's a sketch challenge this week at Can You Case It!  CYCI 15   I kept the stamped images simple with the colorful bubbles floating all over the page.  Stampin' Up! keeps us happy with a variety of color combinations and designs used in their Designer Series Paper.  Once again, I used Watercolor Wonder.  I will miss this paper when the Celebrate your Everyday Mini Catalog has expires on June 1, 2014. 

http://canyoucaseit.com/

The Circles are made using the Circle Framelits.  

Stamp Set:  Zoo Babies

Ink:  Summer Starfruit, Basic Gray

Card Stock:  Smokey Slate, Summer Starfruit, Watercolor Wonder DSP

And More:  Circle Framelits, Small Scallop Circle

Get FREE shipping on everything (excluding expedited orders) April 21-25! The lists of retiring products will be available on April 21, so you can take advantage of free shipping by ordering all your favorites right away!

Order online HERE. or through your demonstrator.  If your product order total is $150 or more, you will receive hostess benefits. If your order is less than $150 products- Used Hostess Code D3UV3ZXF 

FREE SHIPPING APRIL 21-25

Get FREE shipping on everything (excluding expedited orders) April 21-25! The lists of retiring products will be available on April 21, so you can take advantage of free shipping by ordering all your favorites right away!

Order online HERE. or through your demonstrator.  If your product order total is $150 or more, you will receive hostess benefits. If your order is less than $150 products- Used Hostess Code D3UV3ZXF 

NATURE'S HELLO EASEL CARD

Today is April's Monthly Card Class!  The theme is SPRING!  We are making this center fold Easel Card using the Hostess Set Nature's Hello from the Celebrate the Everyday.  The beauty of this set is that it coordinates with the Secret Garden Framelits and the Secret Garden Stamp Set. 

The center front tucks under the leaves and stands on it's own. 

I doubled the leaf stand to give it a sturdy base by cutting a layer of Gumball Green and gluing it to the stamped leaf image.

Stamp Set:  Nature's Hello, Secret Garden

Ink:  Island Indigo, Gumball Green

Card Stock:  Gumball Green, Watercolor Wonder Designer Paper

And More:  Secret Garden Framelits, Brights Candy Dots

HEY SCRAPPERS! PROJECT LIFE VIDEO ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

I've said in the past that "I don't scrapbook life, I scrapbook events!". Stampin' Up is joining Becky Higgins and introducing their partnership with "Project Life".  

"Becky explains, "It's called Project LIFE because it's about YOUR LIFE. Whatever your life is. Whatever your stage of life. Whatever your family circumstances. Whatever your lifestyle. Project Life is designed to help anyone and everyone get their pictures into a book."  In a nutshell, it's all about spending more time making memories and less time scrapbooking them."  I'm excited to try this out!

Watch for future projects including Project Life!

You will be able to order a selection of Project Life products starting May 1. And with the launch of Stampin' Up!'s new annual catalog on June 2, you'll be able to buy from the complete line of Project Life products!

• Coordination, coordination, coordination. You know Stampin' Up! does it best, and the Project Life line is no exception. 
• Our products center on things that matter most-weddings, babies, kids, and the everyday moments of getting together with your favorite people-all things that need to be remembered.
• Our card collections come without rounded corners so you can decide if you want to keep them that way (and match the corners of your photos as they come) or use our Project Life Corner Punch to round them out. 
• Our card collections come packaged in an exclusive storage system that holds all your Project Life supplies on your desk: cards, journaling pens, photos, accessory packs, stamp sets, and more.

K is for KINDNESS

This sweet card was done in a very short time!  I even sewed a little bit to add a layer of texture!  But it sure packs a lot of pop and color!  In the Mini Catalog - Celebrate the Everyday, contains the Designer Paper- Watercolor Wonder.  I love the zig-zag of rainbow colors.  It made me think of the EKG lines and complimented the sentiment.... "yours touches my heart". 

The Small Heart Punch lined up vertically with it's coordinating colors.

Stamp Set:  Occasions Alphabet
Ink:  Island Indigo
Card Stock:  Whisper White, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Smoky Slate, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green, Watercolor Wonder- Designer Paper
And More:  Banner Framelits, Regal Buttons, Baker's Twine, Sewing

SECRET GARDEN & CHEVRONS!

CAN YOU CASE IT? CYCI 14 is all about CHEVRONS for this weeks challenge. I picked the Embossing Folder to showcase Chevrons.  I layered White on White to have a bright clean simple look.  After stamping the sentiment and punching it out, I ran it through the Embossing Folder to repeat the Chevron pattern.  The colorful Secret Garden flowers with Rhinestones add a happy pop of color.

Stamp Set:  Secret Garden, Yippee Skippee
Ink:  Burmuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry
Card Stock:  Whisper White
And More:  Chevron Embossing Folder, Rhinestones, Secret Garden Framelits

Tip:  Add color to your Rhinestones with your Sharpie Permanent Markers.

Would you like to play along with CAN YOU CASE IT? View the design team's projects, make your own and post them to share with us!

GARDEN STAKES & MARKERS

It's Spring, right????  Time to prepare for the garden. Butterflies & Flowers & Vegatables!

I've posted the Metal Garden Stake before and the video, but I wanted to use a current Embossing Folder- Wildflower Meadow.  I took these as gifts to share with my sisters when we got together last weekend.  I've also made some Garden Markers for the upcoming planting season!  I will probably mount them on some wooden craft stakes before placing them in the garden.

Embossing Folders- Perfect Polka Dots, Wildflower Meadow

Big Shot Dies- Scallop Circle, Beautiful Butterflies

And More- Vintage Buttons

Adhesive- E6000

MISS YOU ALREADY!

A little mushy, but I left this for my husband when I took a trip to see my 3 Sisters and my Dad. There is never a dull moment when we are all together and a LOT of giggling! That being said, I always miss my hubby!

The dual purpose for this card is this week's challenge at Coloring Down the Lines.  Basic Gray, Melon Mambo & Old Olive.  The special addition for the week was using the Envelope Punch Board.  I made the Envie using the Envelope Punch Board and turned the card into a file folder.

I only made a card front and added a message on the back.  Who says you have to make a folding card all the time?

Stamp Sets:  Around the World, Really Good Greetings
Ink:  Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Card Stock:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Designer Paper Patterns- Brights and Neutrals
And More:  Linen Thread, Envelope Punch Board





Here is the lineup for the Coloring Down the Lines Blog Hop:



Robbie
Amanda
Helen
Laura (you are HERE)

SWEETLY FRAMED FOLK STYLE!

The Honeycomb Embossing Folder takes on a Chicken Wire image when I look at it.  After I sponged some ink on the embossed paper, the idea took off to use it with the Sweetly Framed Stamp Set. Repeating the pattern of the chickens and the houses and a few pieces of Designer Papers reminds me of a folk art quilt. There is a lot of layering and distressing with sponging and roughing up the edges.

Stamp Set:  Sweetly Framed
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Crumb Cake
Card Stock:  Very Vanilla, DSP- Afternoon Picnic
And More:  Twine- Natural, Subtles Buttons, Crochet Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Honeycomb Embossing Folder

OWL DREAMS

shhhhhhhhh...... i'll be whispering during today's post while the owl sleeps!  i love this owl punch and it was time to ink up my hardwood background stamp to give the owl a tree to nap in! i layered the eyes to give the appearance that he has them closed. the dream plaque is hanging from a limb- "faux wood carving" is what i will call it.

Stamp Sets:  Hardwood Background, Loving Thoughts
Ink:  Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar
Card Stock:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Baked Brown Sugar, DSP- Afternoon Picnic
And More:  Twine, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Punches- Dual Ticket, Owl Builder, Bird Builder, 2 1/2" Circle, 1 3/4" Circle

Tip:  To make the inside layer very light, stamp off your Hardwood Stamp several times  before laying it on the paper.

MUSICAL HEART SCORE

Welcome blog hoppers!  This week's Color Down the Lines is featuring Coastal Cabana.  I chose the combo Coastal Cabana, Pumpkin Pie, and Crushed Curry.  Our additional challenge was to add Scoring.  I scored the Musical Staff and the Scallop Sun's Rays.  I am not sure how clear they show up in the photo.... look real close!

We have a small group of blog designers on our hop this week. Please stop by and let them know you have visited!   Check below for the other blogs!  

Stamp Sets:  Yippee Skippee, Photopolymer Designer Typeset

Ink:  Coastal Cabana, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry

Card Stock:  Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry

And More:  Scallop Circle Punches, Sm Heart Punch, Owl Builder Punch (little hearts)



HOPPIN' DESIGNERS-

Robbie

Helen

Laura (you are HERE)

Liz

Happy Stampin' (& Punchin)