Mothers Day Card

Happy Friday!!! 

I am so happy! It's almost my and my husband's 25th Anniversary, so we're celebrating this weekend!Yay!!!

This card has nothing to do with that. this is the Mother's Day card for my amazing Mother-in Law! She's an awesome person. And hey, she raised my great husband!

This is the Unity stamp, Hello Pretty. Love the bottles with a single stem in each. So simple and pretty. Cooped up Notes is stamped along the bottom.

They are colored with Copics.

I am throwing this card in the mix for Unity Friends with Flair, and Retro Sketches.

Enjoy your weekend, and Stamp On!

Joyful Flowers!

I love these funky flowers! This is another card for a dear friend of mine!

The stamp is from the Unity Itty Bitty, "Be Joyful". I paper pieced the flowers, then shaded with Copics. Love Copics! I added some Tim Holtz Distress Glitter in the centers.

I like the distress glitter because it adds s little sparkle, but it's more subtle. Yum!

This card will be added to Unity's Friends With Flair, and the Unity Be Inspired Challenged! There are some great cards in both places!

I'll be back soon! Lots of cards to make!

Have an extraordinary day!

Owl Pals Card

I love these little owl buddies! I'll name them Midge and Madge. :-)

 So stinking cute! The stamp is from Unity of course. The set is Owl Pals. I colored the image with Copics (it looks much more smoothly blended in person).

See  that gold sparkle? Copic Atyou Glitter Pens. I used a lot of them on the card, but it's hard to pick up the sparkle. I'm glad I could show you the gold!

This card is for a very special friend who is going through a cancer struggle. This is the perfect stamp for it. I'll be right by her side. 

I'm sharing this card for the Unity Be Inspired Challenge and Friends With Flair.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday Cupcake!

Cupcakes for my friend!

 

I love these Unity Stamps, and I love cupcakes! :)

This Basic Gray paper went perfectly with the yummy stamps! I colored them with Copics. Sooo many Copics!

I am submitting this for Unity Friends With Flair.

Thank you for stopping by!

Love This Little Guy!

 I had to ink up this little guy, Bernie! He's so adorable, and so me ;)

He went to my boss! He was colored with Copics, with some glitter from Copic Spica pens. You can see in the picture below a little bit. 

You can also see I inlaid the image die cut. Love the look! 

I am linking this up for Unity's Friends with Flair, and the Unity Challenge.

Thank you for stopping by!

And Merry Christmas!

Valentines for Vets

It's time for Valentine's Day cards for the Veteran's Home. I love this Unity stamp, Love Never Fails!

 I colored the image with Copics. Love this color combo! 

I hope the vets like them :)

This card is linked to Unity Friends With Flair ;)

Have a great weekend!

A Little Unity

Happy little mushrooms, and a cute little happy snail! 

I made this card for Unity's World Cardmaking Day shaped card challenge.

I only have one picture because my computer is being repaired, and I don't have access to my photo editing software :( 

The cardstock is SU Crumb Cake. The ds paper is My Mind's Eye. Happy paper! I think paper piecing is an awesome way to go when you have solid areas. I did use Copics to add a little dimension. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

New Job, New Excuse to Make Stuff!

I have a new, full time job! While it will definitely take time away from my craft room, it will also give me more excuses to make things ;) 

 I have a cubicle to snazz up now! I have pictures to hang, and I thought these teeny tiny clothespins I have been hoarding for YEARS would be cute! They were pretty boring though. Cubicle's do not need boring. I colored them with Copics, doodled  a little, then used Mod Podge Dimensional Magic over the top. First time I used it. Dried very clear! I have used other similar products, and they can sometimes distort color, but this did not. 

 These babies are tiny. Sorry the pics are a little blurry. I tried getting really close.

You can see compared to the dime how small they are. You can also see the shine from the Dimensional Magic. Love it!

Thanks for stopping by! I'm going to try to get some cards going this week, promise! And I have some other ideas for sprucing up my cubicle too ;) Have a great week!

Last Day of Growing in Unity

This is my last day of my Growing in Unity week. It's been fun, and I truly appreciate everyone's kind comments :) This post is going to be long on pics, and short on words.

My first card uses the bird stamp from the February, 2011 Kit of the Month, "the best is yet to be". Paper is from Basic Grey Picadilly (loving that paper). I like the little frame around the image :)

I'm linking this card up to the Unity Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge.

My next card is the anniversary card for my husband (22 years this month). 

The ticket stamp is from Unity's "here's the ticket" set. The sentiment from the February, 2011 Kit of the Month, and it fits perfectly in the space on the ticket!

 I cut the strips of paper (Stampin' Up) to mimic the ticket shape. I sponged Weathered Wood Distress Ink around the edges of the strips as well as the ticket. 

This card will be linked up to The Deconstructed Sketch #50. 

 My final project is a notepad holder. The sentiment is from the Melody Ross set, "All Worth It". I love the sentiment! Great advice. I also used the Christy Tomlinson stamp, "Tattered Chicken Wire". The birds are from the Melody Ross set, "Love Life". 

The paper I used is Christy Tomlinson's new paper. Ok, I think I'm addicted to paper. 

 Here is a peek at the inside.

Whew, that was a long one, and not so short on words after all. 

Again, thank you for stopping by! I really appreciate all of the great comments!

I will be back on Sunday with the winner of the two Unity Itty Bitty Stamps~!

Have a great day!

Growing in Unity, Day Two :)

Thanks for stopping by to check out day two of Growing in Unity.

 The stamp is "It Suits You", a Unity Itty Bitty. I wanted to go retro beach with this one. The perfect paper for that is October Afternoon's Seaside. 

The suit was colored with Copics. Then it was popped up. 

The die cut is inlaid. I cut the shape out of both the patterned paper and the cardstock, and placed the cardstock shape inside the patterned paper cut out. 

 And it couldn't be one of my cards without buttons.

Now don't forget to comment for a chance to win two Itty Bitty's from Unity!

Thanks for coming by! Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for another project!

Have a great day!

Growing in Unity, Day One!

Welcome to my first Growing in Unity post of the week! 

I'm happy to share some Unity love with you all, while giving you a chance to WIN a cool prize! :)

Make sure to come back every day this week and leave a comment on each Growing in Unity post. At the end of the week, one lucky commenter will pick two Unity Itty Bittys!

This adorable stamp is from the June, 2010 Kit of the Month, Fly...Free. I decided to add a little nest, and some texture by giving them a nest made of tiny pieces of felt. I was inspired by the lyrics of the song on the patterned paper along the bottom of the card.

 The paper is one of my all time favs, October Afternoon's Thrift Shop. 

The frame is SU's Crumb Cake. It's made of what was left after die cutting a shape using Nestabilities. I popped it up over the image for dimension. 

A variety of punches were used to make the layers. All of the edges were inked using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper. It's my go-to ink for aging. And of course, I had to add some buttons ;)

I really look forward to sharing Unity with you all week! And don't forget to comment every day for a chance to win:)

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Thank you for stopping by. Have an awesome day!

Valentines Cards for Vets

One of my dearest (and most talented) friends, Deb V, came up with a brilliant idea!

She asked us to help her make Christmas cards for the Veteran's Home in our town. There are 600 men and women in the facility. There are six of us in our group, The Stampin' Chix. Between us all we made it! We gave each and every one of the veterans a hand-stamped card :) And we got together to sign each and every one of them too. Yep, each one of us sign each card. 

These veterans have given us as a country so much, and it's just a small thing, but we want to give them something heartfelt. So many organizations are giving to the soldiers who are currently serving, and we wanted to honor those who have served in the past.

We will be creating a blog to encourage others to do this in their towns. Our little endeavor is called 

"Holidays for Real Heroes." by the Stampin' Chix. 

We are going to continue this with other holidays. Yesterday we got together and worked on making and signing Valentines Day cards for the veterans. 

Here are a couple of mine.

Of course I used Unity Stamps :) The heart image is retired :( 

The sentiment is from the October, 2010 Kit of the Month.

 The image is colored with Copis, and highlighted with Spicas. 

The sentiment was also highlighted with Spicas. 

 The second card was fun, but time-consuming. 

First I swiped my Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Picket Fence across the card. 

 

I punched a lot of hearts with a Martha Stewart punch and glued the little @#^%*&@! suckers on.  

Thanks for stopping by :) 

Have an awesome day!!!

Warm Winter Comforts

I am so excited about this card, and I think I'm getting excited about making cards and stamping again! 

The holiday season was crazy to say the least. Working in retail will zap your joy every Christmas season if you let it, and I did : / . 

But I got a little inspiration somewhere along the way and here is the result :)

I decided to make a shaped card because I wanted the image to be the focus. Love it this way!

I got out my Copics. It's been awhile. How I've missed them so! And I used no less than 15 markers! 

These guys are from the Unity Kit of the Month from January, 2011. 

I think I'll name them Frank and Johnny ;)

How cute are these guys! 

A little sparkle never hurt anyone!

I hope this card makes you smile, even a little bit ;)

Thanks for stopping by! I love company, and I really appreciate every comment you leave too!

Have an incredible day, and stay warm :)

Halloween Unity

I made it back into my craft room! Busy craziness lately! I started working at Michael's, and sometimes it kicks my butt! I have to get back in the swing of things ;) So here's my creation of the day!

I made a gate-fold card for a Unity World Card Making Day Challenge.

I combined two challenges. One was to make a Halloween card. The other was to dry emboss the base using colored core cardstock. I didn't want it on the outside, so it's inside. 

I stamped the broom and witch hat on the front. I then stamped them on white c/s and colored them with Copics. I cut them out and attached them over the stamped images. 

I wanted it to look like big doors, so I colored these clear rhinestones with a black Copics and attached them like door handles.

The swirls on the sides are rub-ons.

 Below is the inside of the card. I love it! It's like a little surprise. I embossed it in my Cuttlebug, then sanded it lightly to bring out the detail. So creepy! 

 Thank you for stopping in! 

Have a fantastic day!

Bike and Flowers

This is a beautiful Melody Ross stamp by Unity! The sketch is the CPS Sketch #228.

 I inked the stamp up with Stampin' Up markers. It stamps such a great image! The inking of the stamp was a little off in some spots, but that's ok :) 

 I added some yellow flock to the flower centers. Love flock, and I don't know why I don't use it more.

Paper is Basic Grey. 

 I added a piece of cotton lace around the one end.

I stacked two buttons on the bow. I couldn't find the right shade of twine, or small button, so I colored them both with Copics. 

Thanks for stopping by :)

Have a great week!

My Unity Place Challenge

Today I want to tell all Unity lovers about a great place to gather and learn and share!

My Unity Place is awesome! There are Unity Challenges and lots of pictures and videos! I think it's sometimes a forgotten resource, but go there now!

 This card was made with the current card challenge, one designer paper, one ribbon, one button. I thought it would be plain, but it's so not! Since I had this dragonfly out from yesterday I thought I'd use it again. It's such a pretty image :)  

I stamped the image with SU Basic Brown. I know it's not on any list to use with Copics, but it never runs for me. I colored with Copics, then colored over it with Copic Spicas. 

the die cut is from a Nestability. While it was still in the frame I sponged it very lightly with Old Paper Distress Ink, then traced the inside of the die with a Spica. So pretty :)

Thanks for stopping by ;) I really appreciate it! Really I do!

Have a great day!