Summer Begins Blog Hop Day 1

Hi all and welcome to the Summer Begins Blog Hop. I did have another project planned for this hop, but my computer fried on me, so I am using a friends and have another project that I am putting up for the first post of this hop. There are some wonderfully talented ladies on this hop and know that you will enjoy peeking all that they have created. Please be sure to come back on Sunday to see the other creations that we have for you to view.

I am offering blog candy for any and all that post. You can get more chances to win if you post on both days, so double your chances. The blog candy I am offering is a Stampin' Up Punch Border Scallop Trim. It is a great punch and I do love how easy they punch and store.

Well on to my first project:

I am sure you all are going that has nothing to do with summer. Well here in California (Northern) we have just in the past 4 days had good weather. The birds are finally singing in the morning and flying around my trees. We have been so cold and wet that we really had one of those soggy Spring Seasons. This is a card I made for a friend of mine who has been really depressed about the weather. She has some type of bird that during the warm days takes out with her on the porch and he sings like crazy to the other birds outside. It is a wonderful thing to hear. Well finally on Wednesday her little Pepper sang, and boy did he sing his little heart out. My friend was in tears, cause she said it had been to long of a Winter and she truly missed his singing.  Well this is what the begining of Summer means to me this year.

Instructions:

Papers Used:

Misc. scraps from my scrap files (still trying to go green).

Stamps Used:

Bird Cage - Stampin' Up - Chic Boutique

Here for You - Stampin' Up - Friends 24-7

Punches Used:

Label - Stampin' Up - Curly Label Extra-Large

Border - Stampin' Up - Eyelet Border

Stamped Images Inks Used:

Bird Cage - Memento - Tuxedo Black

Here for You - Stampin' Up - Pacific Point

Image Colored Inks Used:

Bird Cage:

Chrome Orange - Copic YR04 

Lilac - Copic V04

Emerald Green - Copic G05

Tahitian Blue - Copic B04

Glitter Pen - atyou Spica - Peach 15

Well I hope you liked my project and return on Sunday to see the special Summer Journal I made for my youngest to journal all the things she will do this summer. Your next stop is One by One the Flamingos are Stealing my Sanity

Here is the list of blogs you will be hopping over to:

Kathryn

http://www.creationswithkathryn.com

Karel J

http://karelj.blogspot.com

Yolanda

http://www.craftyscentiments.blogspot.com

Nicolette

http://www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com

Scraps To Treasures

http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com

Janice

http://www.cricutconfessions.com

Jen M

http://mccalleyhouse.blogspot.com

Michelle

http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com

Jessica

http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com

Lissa

http://somanycrafts.wordpress.com

Leah

http://leahscarddesigns.blogspot.com

Jen P

http://roxybonds-scrappin.blogspot.com

Sigrid

http://lovescrapreflect.blogspot.com

Laura

http://www.makinprettythings.com

Lisa K

http://www.cricutingwithlisa.blogspot.com

Shannon

http://purplelionpaper.com/blog. Thank you all and God Bless and Keep You.