Wednesday Blog Hop -- Pretty Birds

I'm back again for our Wednesday blog hop.   We were given a picture today and asked to work with the coordinating Stampin'Up! colors.  Robbie was nice enough to work up the corresponding SU colors.  Although I used the colors given, I don't think there is as much yellow in  my card.  In any event, I had fun.

You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite.  I spoke to her yesterday and she was still working, so I will be heading around the hop to see what everyone, including Liz, did this week.

Here is the inspiration piece and the coordinating SU colors:

And here is what I did with it.  I used reinkers in Pear Pizzaz, Old Olive, and Tempting Turquoise on glossy cardstock.  Then I punched butterflies from some of the left over pieces of paper.  We were not given a specific added piece this week, just whatever we felt like doing.  So I decided to add homemade ribbon.  I used a piece of SU Organza ribbon and colored it with an Old Olive marker.  There is a lot of turquoise showing on my card.  If I could do it over again I think I would add several drops of Daffodil Delight to make it more like the inspiration piece.  But I do like the blues and greens too.  Hope you like it.

Now continue hopping to Robbie's blogsite.  If you started with her, then you have reached the end.  If you started with me, keep going to see what everyone else has done.

Until next time.....................

Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring With Seeds -- Add Rectangles

We have started something new for our blog hop.  Robbie continues to head up our Wednesday Hop, however, we have gone through the entire Color Coach and want something new.  We've agreed to use a super blog site called Design Seeds for our color inspiration.  Robbie takes an entry from there, uses MDS to find the most comparable Stampin'Up! color, we decide on the "twist," and now we have another interesting hop.  It was started last week, but I was in Florida and did not join in until this week.  I hope you love this new format as much as I do.  Come join us.  We would love to have more entries.  Just let me know you want to join.  My email is over there on the right in my profile.

You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite today.  I haven't seen hers yet, so I don't know what she has done, but she comes up with some beautiful ideas.

Here is the Seeds entry for today.  Love those pretty blues.  Following that is the Stampin'Up! comparable colors.  And our twist is to use layered rectangles.  We don't have to use ALL the colors, however, this week I did put them all in my card.

                         Here are the Stampin'Up colors.

And here is my interpretation of the colors and the rectangles.  Hope you like it.  

Now you should continue the hop to Robbie's blogsite.  I'm actually last, however, if you started with me, then hop on to Robbie and continue to see what everyone has created this week until you come back around to me.  I'm sure they are all beautiful.  I'm going to hop with you to see what they have done..........

Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring Down the Lines -- Pistachio Pudding with a Button

Hi All---
I'm on the road again.  This time we are driving through all these horrendous rain storms to Florida for my husband's high school reunion.  If our car doesn't float away, we'll be back on Monday.

In the meantime, you are here for the Wednesday color blog hop.  You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite, where she did yet another wonderful creation.  Whenever we talk, she tells me what she is up to, and I know she spends some time thinking and creating.

We are challenged this week to use Pistachio Pudding with either Baked Brown Sugar and Crisp Cantaloupe OR with Smoky Slate and Strawberry Slush.  I used the later.  The extra for this week is to use a button.  I used a clear button with baker's twine.  The Washi Tape I made by using one of the tapes from the Christmas collection and stamped the dots for the Watercolor stamp set in Strawberry Slush.   I hope you like what I did with the challenge.

Now you should hop to Robbie's blogsite.  Robbie starts the lineup, but if you began here, you can continue to her and keep on going all the way around.

Until next time................

Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring Down The Lines -- Crumb Cake with Lace

Hi Everyone.  Would you believe, I'm finally back.  We had 3 wonderful weeks of vacation in Norway.  Walking, flying, and cruising.  It was a great time.  But I will tell you about that another time when I have pictures to show you.  For today, we are doing our usual Wednesday Color blog hop.  I have been missing in action for several weeks.  My mojo has taken additional days vacation.  I had a hard time trying to figure out where my "toys" were and how to use them.


Well, here goes ---  we are challenged to use Crumb Cake with either Pumpkin Pie and So Saffron OR Cajun Craze and Garden Green.  I chose the first.  And the added twist this week is to add lace.  I don't have any ribbon lace, nor do I have any lace dresses I could cut from.  So I chose the SU lace style sticky strip.  Of course, to me lace goes with pinks and grays and whites, certainly a lot better than with orange.  Hmmmm......



You should have arrived to my blog by way of Liz's blog.  I bet she figured it all out and has something really pretty, and lacy.  And now you should continue on to Robbie's site, where it all begins.  Robbie always has very special creations.  I've been missing my friends.  I was able to look at their sites some, but I didn't have internet access every day on our journey.

So come back again.  I hope to get back in the swing soon.  The first four days after we returned we had my grands for a visit, and the last three days I have been working hard on our vacation scrapbook.  I have the first 5 days finished -- whoo hoo!  Since there were 19 days, I think I have a long way to go.  I'm trying to use the Project Life system, hoping I will get it finished before the next century.  And what appropriate timing, Stampin'Up! has partnered with Becky Higgins at Project Life, so if I can hurry and get some of our SU product for this scrapbook, I'll be ready for showing on my blog and showing my customers.  I hope to have a few vacation pictures and some scrapbook pages for you soon.



Until next time..............................




Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring Down the Lines -- Summer Starfruit and Something OtherTthan a Card

Hello everyone.  Is it spring yet?  Not around here as it is still snowing.  I am happy you are here for our Wednesday color blog hop.  You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite.  I saw, in person, the other day what she had made, and it is soooooo cute.  Love the things she comes up with.



We are to use the colors Summer Starfruit with Elegant Eggplant and Baja Breeze OR Summer Starfruit with Marina Mist and Real Red.  I chose the first.  As an added twist our challenge is to make something other than a card.  I chose to make a bookmark.  I really wanted to get a scrapbook page done, but once again I didn't get there.  One of these days, one of these days.

I used a piece of the FREE paper in our SAB catty.  I love that paper, but hadn't used this piece yet.  This piece is ok in small doses but Summer Starfruit is not my favorite.  I like it, but I don't LOVE it.  The rest of the bookmark is pretty self explanatory, except the tab on top, which was cut by using the Envelope Punch Board.  It is NOT the tag punch.  I cut a small piece 1 1/2 by 2 1/2 and punched the notches in the center and folded it over to make the little tab.  It is hard to see, but the tab piece is glued at the top over the piece on the front of the bookmark.   The pointed corners were rounded and then I used a little circle punch with a hole punched so that I could insert the ribbon.



Ok, so now you should hop to Robbie's blogsite to continue on your way.  She has something really nice for us, as always.  She also is the first on the list, so you may have started with her.



I am going on vacation next week but hope to pre-schedule my blog entry.  But I will miss the following week.  If you don't find me here next week, then I return April 11th.  See you soon.

Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring Down The Lines -- Basic Black with some type of metal

Happy Wednesday everyone.  It's blog hop Wednesday and we have great colors for you -- at least in my opinion.  You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite.  Beautiful.   Our main color this week is Basic Black.  And everything looks good with black.  We could use Smoky Slate and Bermuda Bay with Black OR Daffodil Delight and Old Olive with Black.  I chose Smoky Slate and Bermuda Bay.   Our added twist this week is to add metal in some form.  I chose to cut a soda can and use the Starburst thinlits to cut my piece of metal.

Once I cut the metal I started building and eventually ended up with what you see.  I used embossing, and various circle shapes.  The stamp set is Layered Labels, however, I didn't want the odd shape of the Create stamp, so I stamped it and then used a circle to cut it out.


I hope you like my creation this week.  I rather like this one and plan to do some more with metals in one form or another.   Now you should hop to Robbie's blogsite.  She starts us off, but if you began with me, continue to her and go all the way around back to me. 


Until next time....................


Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring Down The Lines -- Raspberry Ripple, Christmas Card

Good day to you.  It is another Coloring Down The Lines Wednesday blog hop.  Welcome.  You may have arrived by way of Liz's blogsite.  I wonder what she did with these colors, and how she chose to design a Christmas card in March.  Although Christmas is over, there still is a lot of snow around, so it was not a stretch to make this challenge into a Christmas card.


Our colors this week are Raspberry Ripple with either Old Olive and Blushing Bride, or with Crumb Cake and Perfect Plum.  I chose Old Olive and Blushing Bride.   I used some new and some old.  The embossing folder is Decorative Dots, which is from Sale-a-bration, and it is FREE with a $50 order.  Don't forget to place your orders before March 31st if you want to get your FREE SAB choices.    If you don't have a demonstrator, just contact me at the e-mail you see over there on the right.

I also used an old, but favorite stamp set, Bells and Boughs.  I hated to see that one retire, but I took liberty to use it for this challenge.  I used the so nice Circle Thinlit set, but turned my card side ways for a little change.  I love both the Circle and the Label Thinlits because of all the parts in each set.  I am in the process of making a card with the Label Thinlit for a school event this weekend.  Hopefully it will be on my blog after that.


I hope you like my challenge card today.  Now you should hop on to Robbie's blogsite.  She is the start, so you may have seen hers already.  I'll bet it is unique, just like always. 


Be sure to come back soon.  Stay safe and warm during all these storms our country is having.


Crafty Hugs,
Sandy