Color ME delighted!

That's right, my friends - it's COLOR Cue time, once again - Wplus9 design studio
and the EVER so colorful, herself, Dawn Woleslagle is bringin' some color to the day!



So, you know me... I DOVE right in!

Are those colors HOT enough for you? For me....?
Well, let's just say, they REALLY helped me think

summer
&
family...





So, even though, summer has made a complete U-turn, in my neck of the woods,
I'm grabbing these warm and wonderful colors to zen my way into a seasonal dose
of goodness... and SPEAKING of GOODNESS! I can't wait until YOU see what
my designy co-horts have done with this palette... Get your sunscreen out -
the shear beauty may burn your hide! OR, get you ready to PLAY along!

How 'bout it!

Dawn
Kerrianne
Jinny
Lea
Savitri



I sure hope this lovely palette brings a little lovelier weather
wherever YOU are! And if not, well, just CRAFT something!
Guaranteed to make you feel sunny AND creative!
I hope you'll join us!

Thanks, so very much for stopping by!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
Stamps - Wplus9design studio
Ink - Stampin' Up! & Staz On
Punch - Martha Stewart Crafts
Circle Die Shapes - Spellbinders
Bling - Want2Scrap
Seam Bias - Wright's

Fishin' for COLOR inspiration...

You NEVER know where you might find it!





I caught me some RIGHT HERE, at Dawn's wonderful Color Cue! Do these colors say "make a fish card" to you? They sure were a challenge for little old me. Plus, I am SO loving this stamp set from Dawn's latest release.... And while I'm totally smitten for the supremely elegant, Mehndi Medallions, I just can't STOP playing with these little fishies, from Kerrianne's hand, and her darling, Hooked On You set! and their wonderful sentiments - the possibilities for fun card craft are endless! So, I just kept my "line" in the water until the conditions were right and I MADE me a fish scene out of these colors - FISH ON!




I've said it before, but it always helps to admit my problem... I'm kind of a literal girl. I have problems s t r e t c h i n g colors to fit non-traditional subjects.... ie... Using kraft as my underwater scene... But then I just "swam around in the idea." I thought of a shallow tributary of water, via snorkel and mask... and it kinda just came to me! Then, I got the idea to use real sand... combined with a wrong way splatter of glue, the sandy outcroppings of coral were born! HEEEE HEEEE! {Don't we love when a mistake turns... HAPPY!!!}



Forgive me, but I had to show you this card from an additional angle, so that I could share the JOY of using a happy bottle of Lumiere that's been living in a special drawer for, too many, years... {never used! DOH!} Today, it got out to play! Yes, I did! And it was "legal" in the color scheme and gave that adorable lil' fishy just the character she needed... next to this guy!




What a doll! I'm NEVER going to tire of Mr. Wormy, here! Don't these two make a darling pair!?!



So, there's my CATCH OF THE DAY! Color fun + happy fish + IT'S FRIDAY! Yeahooooooooo!

That's for swimming by! Hope it's flawlessly seasonal summer weather for you this weekend!

Enjoy!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
Stamps - WPLUS9design studio
Ink - Stampin' Up! & Versa Fine
Eyelets - Doodlebug
Embossing Folder - Stampin' Up!

Thoughts of NEW stamps...

Ahhhhhh, there's nothing like a terrific batch {or two!} of new stamps to make your creative dreams grow....

Mmmmmm hmmmmm! Ready for some fun!?! Check out WPLUS9's two new releases for July ~ Mehndi Medallions & Hooked On You! Both sets are LOADED with original images and super useful and fun sentiments, yet each set is uniquely styled... Brace yourself ~

I went pretty elegant with these gorgeous images from Mehndi Medallions! {Not a look I'm accustom too... hee hee} But sometimes you've got to let stamps have their way - and these are some seriously classy lil' numbers, so I just let them do their thing!

If you want to see some pretty AMAZING variety and use of Dawn's new stamps, visit her blog AND please check out how the other DT members have made their own unique creative magic with these darlings!

Maile
Kerrianne
Hannah
Heather
Savitri

And, if you haven't treated yourself to the past few days of Dawn's delightful collection of pre-release inspiration, I hope you'll give yourself some time to explore and delight in her vision and design expertise! She's not only one heck of a talented Graphic and Stamp Designer, Business Owner, Wife, MOM and sweet friend, but I'll always recall her as the gal who quietly won MANY challenges and befriended me with the kindest comments and truly artistic feedback and vocabulary, back when the blog world was NEW (to me!).... So, I've been a huge fan for a while! Additionally, through the Design Team experience, I'm getting to know some of the other gals, and in particular, the LOVELY and talented Kerrianne, who is ALSO a professional graphic designer AND she is the artist behind Hooked On You!!! Check out Kerrianne's blog~ she's got some prizes and super-terrific inspiration of her own, so I know you'll be glad you dropped by!

I'm so excited for Kerrianne and her very first stamp set! I hope you'll check back with me tomorrow as I "cast out" a lil' keeper I crafted with Hooked On You! {SOOOOO much fun!}

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Basic Grey
Stamps - WPLUS9 design studio
Bling - Michael's
Ribbon - Recollections by Michael's
Faux Pearl dimensional material - Tulip