BLOG HOP TIME!

Hi All! Welcome to the Rose Blossoms Spring/Summer Idea Book Blog Hop! I am so glad that you have stopped by my blog along the way! You should have come to me from the incredibly talented Cindy Dale's blog, It's All In the Details. The rules for the hop are simple, but first let's take a look at this little Welcome Sign I created using the new Buzz & Bumble line.

For this project, I used a CTMH My Creations Bracket Frame, and covered it with Buzz & Bumble patterned paper. This can be done in a snap using the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge. Just cut the bracket image at fit-to-page, and you're pretty much there. I added a little zest using strips of our new Glitter Paper! For the banner, it's Art Philosophy once again. These are cut at 1 1/2 inches. "Welcome" is from the Irresistibles Houndstooth alphabet, which I sponged with Sweet Leaf Exclusive Ink. The flowers are from our Just Blooms collection. While the Florets would go nicely, I chose to use Paradise. I fussy cut the bee and leaves from the Buzz & Bumble My Stickease Assortment. The "friends" pin was made using a sticker from the Buzz & Bumble Assortmentand a paperclip (you gotta use what you have, right?). The wooden flowers and bees are also from the Assortment. I used Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and a little Burlap Ribbon to make the bow and add a little accent to highlight the sentiment. Some Brown and Tan Sparkles, small Sparkle Flourishes, and retired Sparkle Brads add a little whimsical bling. The sentiment is from Home Sweet Home, the February Stamp Of The Month, and is stamped in Goldrush and Sweet Leaf Exclusive Inks.
Here are some close-ups:

I hope you enjoyed a little Spring Buzz.... Now on with the blog hop!

Now, here are the blog hop rules:

**Collect one word at each blog stop
**My word is "the". 
**Brenda is at the end of the hop, and you will write your completed sentence there. Don't worry that your comment doesn't show! Brenda has the comments hidden for the blog hop!
**The winner of the grand prize will be randomly selected from the completed sentences!

And what is that grand prize you ask? A Buzz & Bumble paper pack and Honeycomb Stamp Set!! With it, you could create a project like this:

Isn't this FANTASTIC? So be sure to get those sentences done!

If you are inspired here today, I would love for you to follow me and comment on my blog! Your next stop on the hop is the über-talented Kim Richardson's blog. Should you get lost along the way, here is the order:

Lynn
Kristine
Marg
Sara
Tammie
Cindy
Kim H (YOU ARE HERE...in the blogosphere anyway....)
Kim R
Crystal
Brenda

Oh Happy Day!

Hi All! There's just so much to be excited about today!

First of all, it's my sister's birthday. Happy Birthday, Kris! I hope your day is full of fabulous things. You are an awesome, wonderful person. (And I promise, your birthday goodies will be there soon!)

Second, it's Friday!!! WOO HOO!!!!

And, finally, in honor of my sister's birthday (okay, not really, but it should be) the new Close To My Heart Spring/Summer Idea book is available to you TODAY! (Go ahead and do your happy dance, I'll wait....) Done? Okay. There's more...

This month, CTMH is running a special on Studio J layouts. That's right. This month you can purchase Studio J layouts for just $5 per 2-page spread. If you haven't yet discovered the beauty of the digital layout, this month's special gives you even more incentive to try it out. If you already know the joys of Studio J, this is your month to go wild in you creativity! All of the new patterned papers are available in Studio J, along with dozens of others from past Idea Books. Whether you do your layouts from start to finish on the computer or like to add a little traditional elements to the page when it comes to your door, Studio J has you covered!

To give Studio J a try, click here!

To peruse the new Idea Book or shop for all things Close To My Heart, click here!

And by way of a heads up: This month Violets & Sunshine will be participating in the Rose Blossoms Blog Hop on 15 February and in the Kraft-y Heart's Stamp Of The Month Blog Share. Look for more coming on both of those AWESOME events!

Happy Friday!

Are you ready?????

Okay, if you thought this last idea book was a fabulous extravaganza of fun just waiting to be inked and assembled, get a load of this:

Oh YEAH! It's the Spring/Summer Idea Book, and it's coming to you live on FRIDAY! (You can link up to it online by visiting my CTHM site here.)  Kids, you're gonna love it! The paper prints and new bling is FANTASTIC! But don't worry, some of our Fall Faves will be making an encore appearance. Avonlea, Clementine, Dakota and Scholastic will still be available, though not as Workshops On The Go. But oh wait til you see Chantilly, Claire, Tommy, Later Sk8r and Surf's Up! Your creative juices will flow! And of course the new stamp sets are phenomenal! And the bling, and ...... Well, you get the picture. You just don't wanna miss it!

And if you find you just want it all (and this might just be the Idea Book that drives you there!), you can always become part of my team. Check out the kit below (kinda makes me want to start all over again!):

You can get all this (about $155 worth of goodies) for $49! Or if you want to go big (and quite honestly, I always recommend going big....), you can get the "Master" kit for $99.

So in addition to all the goodies in the "Essential Kit" above, the Master kit includes what you see here. (And trust me, you'll want the scissors, the stamp cleaner, the scrubber, the sponges, the beautiful alphabet stamps, and the liquid glass anyway!) Remember: all of it can be yours for just $99. 

The 2013 Spring/Summer Idea Book and Consultant Kits are ready and waiting for you to peruse online here on FRIDAY! If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.