Color Blog Hop -- September 24, 2014

Happy blog hop Wednesday.  It is time to see what the group did with the color challenge this week.  You should have come from Liz's blogsite.  Haven't talked to her, but I know she has been working hard.  We were challenged to use some really pretty and bright colors.  I chose this inspiration piece because I loved the flowers, the oranges and purples and yellows.  And because I wanted to use my new Corner Garden stamp.   I never even noticed that stamp until I saw someone else do the most beautiful sympathy card.  I have already done about 4 cards with this stamp.  I love it, but it does take a while to do all that coloring.  Of course, I am one whose favorite used to be those watercolor crayons.  I hated to see them retire, but I still use them.

So here is the inspiration piece:

Here are the comparable SU colors Robbie worked up:

And here is the piece I did.  I wanted a little more fall for right now, so I highlighted the oranges and yellows, but there still is some beautiful rose/purple/melon mambo.  I still need a lot of practice, but I am working on it.  Love those Blendies!

So now you should hop to Robbie's blogsite.  She is the start, but if you started here, you can continue on to her and then all the way around and back to me.

I am currently in Wisconsin on vacation.  I am visiting my sisters and we are having a blast, I know.  We always have a great time when we get together.  We plan craft fairs, wine tastings, a trip or two where we go in and out of shops to see what we find there -- I'm sure you know exactly what I'm talking about.  And I will bring home some of my favorite cheeses, sausages, and some cherry salsa (yum).   Have a great week.  See you when I return.

Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Color Blog Hop -- September 17, 2014

It is color blog hop Wednesday.  Welcome back.  You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite.  Love, love, love her entries each week.  She is such a designer.  We were challenged this week to use the below inspiration piece from the Seeds website.  Then Robbie -- or fearless leader -- coordinated the colors with the Stampin'Up! colors as you can see by the below chart.

Stampin'Up! colors:

 Oops, I goofed and didn't catch it until I had already finished my card, photographed it and copied to my computer.  I colored the bear and the children with the appropriate SU colors, but did the background and layers looking at the color selections for next week.  I wondered why I didn't see any yellow in all those pink flowers in the inspiration piece.  Oh sheesh, so my yellow background is not quite the colors, but not too, too, bad.  I have been doing nothing but flowers lately, and will have flowers again for next week's challenge, so I decided to try a Christmas card.  Well, yellow doesn't do much for me in the way of Christmas, but those kiddies sure are cute.  I will probably use this stamp for at least one grand or two for Christmas.

So now you should hop around to Robbie's blogsite.  Bet she has something really super, and bet it does not have one teeny tiny bit of yellow.

Have a wonderful week.  I am leaving tomorrow morning and driving to Wisconsin to visit my sisters for 11 days.  We always have a blast when we get together, so I am looking forward to it.  I am posting my challenge for next week before I leave, so be sure to come back again next week.

Happy Crafting and Many Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Color Blog Hop -- September 10, 2014

Happy blog hop Wednesday.  It's time for color!  This week our challenge inspiration piece has very bright colors.  Here is the piece:

Our challenge is to use Stampin'Up!'s Crisp Cantaloupe, Tangerine Tango, Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz.   You should have come to my blog site by way of Liz's blogsite.   Great creation.  Love her interpretation.  This is what I did with the colors.  I wanted something really bright, but also wanted to somewhat keep the lines, circles and idea behind the inspiration piece.  I hope I succeeded without actually having food on my card.

Now you should hop to Robbie's blogsite.  If you started with her then you will have gone full circle.  If you started with me, then keep hopping.

I have a craft day today and hope to work on some Christmas things.  I have been inundated with birthdays lately, and want to stop birthday and thank you cards.  Just had my granddaughter's b-day last week, my grandson's yesterday, and today is my wonderful hubby's day.  Happy birthday everyone.

Happy Crafting........See you next time

Sandy

Color Blog Hop -- September 3, 2014

I need to make this really quick tonight.  It is Tuesday night and our power was knocked out by a storm.  I am currently up at the General Store piggybacking on their wifi.  And I see that my laptop is down to 10% on top of that.  Ugh!

So you have probably already seen the colors, as well as the inspiration piece.  Here is my creation based on the colors we were to use.  I colored with markers directly on my stamps.  Love working that way.

So you arrived from Liz's blogsite, and it is lovely.  Bet she has power.  Now you should hop back to the beginning to Robbie's blogsite.  Robbie's is super too, I bet.  And I bet she has power too.  We are in the process of buying and installing a generator, so maybe we won't have to deal with this much longer.

Enjoy the hop.  See you soon.

Crafty hugs,
Sandy

Color Blog Hop -- August 27, 2014

Hi all.  It's Wednesday Color blog hop day.  You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite.   I haven't looked yet, but we've been talking the last couple of days and I know she has been working hard.  We were challenged with the below inspiration piece and the colors.  Looks very much like something of the sea.  But I decided not to do anything like sea.  At first I wanted to use the little seahorses, but found that I don't have that set -- ugh!

Here are the Stampin'Up! colors Robbie worked out for us:  

And here is what I created from these colors.  I used all the colors.  The base is Night of Navy and the mat just above that is Real Red.  My sponged colors are Pacific Point, Crisp Cantaloupe and Marina Mist.  Then the stamp is Marina Mist with some greens.  I used a little Soft Sky in the background.

So now you should hop back around to Robbie's blogsite.  She starts it, but if you began with me, continue with her until you come all the way around.  Robbie has something special, I know.  She has a very creative mind.

Today is my granddaughter's birthday (Hannah).  Over the weekend we had a little party.  Here she is with her new American Girl tent, new camping clothes for her doll and her new little camping puppy.  And just how did she know to wear a color-coordinated dress to go with both the new presents and our color challenge for today -- LOL.  Happy birthday my dear sweetheart!

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

Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring Down the Lines -- August 20, 2014

Are  you ready for another Wednesday Color blog hop?  Great.  You should have arrived here by way of Joni's blogsite.  Joni had something really gorgeous once again.  I love looking at her talent.  We were challenged this week to use Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe and So Saffron.  Whew, that is a lot of colors, and I used them all.

Below is our inspiration piece from the Seeds blogsite, where we have been finding lots of color ideas.  I just love the soft colors of this piece, and especially the soft purples and the cantaloupe.

Robbie, our color leader, once again coordinated our Stampin'Up! colors for us.

And her is my interpretation and use of the colors.  I used the Everything Eleanor stamp set.  It is one of my go to sets for the flourishes and small flowers.  The sentiment is from Bloom With Hope.  I've had the pack of large pearls for a long time, unused.  I thought it might be fun to use them here.  Not so sure.  I colored them with my Crisp Cantaloupe marker.  What do you think, should they stay or go?  

I am last on the hop, so you should go back to the beginning with Robbie's blogsite.  However, if you started here, then hop to Robbie and continue on around.  It is fun seeing how Robbie interprets things and what a great job she always does with not only the card, but the inside and the envelope.  So hop over there.

Have a happy day.

Crafty Hugs,
Sandy

Coloring Down The Lines -- August 6, 2014

Happy Wednesday, and welcome back to our Coloring Down the Lines challenge.  You should have arrived from Liz's blogsite.  Such a pretty creation.

We were challenged to use Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe, Basic Black, Garden Green, Wild Wasabi and Pistachio Pudding.  I think I covered them all.  Here is our inspiration piece from the Seeds blogsite.  I really do not know my plant life, but they look like those little fall cabbages.  However, I bet they are some exotic flower and I should know better.  Anyway, they are pretty.

And here is the conversion to Stampin'Up! colors that Robbie prepared for us.  Thanks Robbie.  Those colors are really close.

So I decided I would use Crisp Cantaloupe for my base and then the black as a background mat.  Black always sets everything off.  The rest of the colors are in my flower arrangement.  I wanted to try out my new Flower Patch  Bundle.  There are so many things to choose from in that stamp set.  And the thinlits make it so easy to cut everything out.  I love that.

 I decided this time to show you the inside and the envelope.  Unfortunately I have 2 sympathy cards to do this week.  This one has already gone out and another will have to be sent in the next day or two.

Now you should hop back to the beginning to Robbie's blogsite.  Unless you started with me.  Then you can keep on going until you get back.

Happy Crafting.
Sandy