The Best Is Yet To Be

I've been painting a little this week, so I haven't made cards :0. Imagine the horror!

So I had to get in there and fix that. 

I used Cosmo Cricket's Circa 1934 and black cardstock. The sentiment is Unity, from the February, 2011 Kit of the Month.
This is for the Unity Friends with Flair. Stop by and see some great inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate you taking the time to pop in and see what I'm up to ;)

Have a great weekend!

Happy 200th Mojo Monday!

Mojo Monday is celebrating their 200th Sketch! And to celebrate, they have prizes this week! Every week they have an awesome sketch to get you motivated and inspired. Although I don't always get to it, I always look for it every Monday morning. 

 My card is based on this week's sketch. Fun stuff, eh!

I used Copics to color the little silver Airstream from Unity Stamps (believe it or not, we actually lived in one of these for a short time while I was very young). I've never colored silver before, but I've seen some fantastic coloring of silver pails and such. I didn't think to look at a pic of a trailer before coloring it (duh), but I did after and saw I didn't do too bad ;)  Of course it's not supposed to look completely realistic. I mean come on, it has hearts on the side :)

Source

 I had never used this stamp, ever! I love it, and always have, but never inked it up.  Crazy.

 I paired the image and sentiment up with Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy paper. I am trying hard to use up more paper that has been sitting here and not being shared.

Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy day.

Have a fantastic day!

Supplies

Paper: Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy

Cardstock: Copic Xpress-It, Stampin' Up Crumb Cake

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink

Accessories: Vintage Fibers

Be Nice

I made this canvas for my entryway, for various reasons ;)

I love it! I had seen signs with this saying on it lately, and I knew it was perfect for us :)

 To start with, I Mod Podged a piece of an old pattern on the canvas. I brushed a little cream paint over it, but only enough so you can still see some of the lettering on the pattern. For the next part, I traced the awesome Cosmo Cricket Blackboard "Sweet Mix" chipboard letters (that I may never use because I love them so much!) onto clear Contact paper. I think I'll just trace them forever!
I cut them out by hand (this is where one of those nifty Cricut's would come in handy). Then I lined them up on the canvas and painted it. I used a crumpled up paper to blot some of the paint off. I wanted it to look old. Yes, that was on purpose :)
When the paint was dry I peeled the letters off, and was sooo excited! There was paint that seeped under the letters, so I just touched it up a little. The I outlined it with a black pen, and added a sloppy little shadow for some dimension. Love it!

I may sand it a little yet. I'm not so sure. If I do I will post an updated pic.

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it :)

Have a glorious day!

Framed Friendship

I found this black frame in my bag after a trip to my friend's house for a day of crafting. I knew I wanted to use it on a card someday since it was almost exactly in the center of the piece of cardstock it was cut from. Today I pulled it out, and after a touch of trimming, got busy :)

 The sentiment is from Unity's February, 2011 Kit of the Month. 

The paper is from Cosmo Cricket's Circa 1934 Collection.

The die for the sentiment is from PTI. I traced around the outside of the die for the backing of the sentiment and cut it out by hand.

I added the rhinestones from MME's Lush to the corners. Then it was all popped up with Dimensionals.

Thank you for stopping by. It means a lot to me

Have a great day!

Sweet Strawberry

It's that time of year! Fresh berries! Yum1

 I love this strawberry stamp! I colored it with Copics and covered it with Paper Glaze, and highlighted parts with a white Sharpie Poster Paint pen. It was mounted on part of a shipping tag. I covered the tag with Tim Holtz Distress Ink and dropped water drops on it. You can see the "Sweet" tag on the bottom to see the effect. Unity has a video on the blog showing how to do this with the new Distress Stains. 

 Back to the tag. I stamped it with Unity's Worn Grid stamp. I wanted the tag, but I wanted a circle to mount the strawberry on, so I punched out a circle from the tag, keeping the brown hole. I used the remaining part of the tag for the sentiment.

I used the Deconstructed Sketch #6 for the layout. I like that it resembles a fence :)

Well, that's it for today. Happy Friends with Flair Friday ;)

Original Canvas :)

When I get stressed I go to my craft room. Yesterday was one of those days :/ I was in a really bad mood. I don't know how I created something so bright and cheerful while I was in such a yucky mood, but I did :)

I really enjoyed making this. It's an 11x14 canvas so I was a little nervous.

The papers I used are My Mind's Eye - Bloom & Grow and Fine & Dandy, and Cosmo Cricket - Material Girl.  

The background was done using Faber Castell Gelatos over tissue paper for texture. I used various acrylic paints over the papers. Everything was outlined with a Pilot Permaball pen, and highlighted with a Sharpie Poster Paint Pen in white. A little shading on the stems and leaves were done with a Copic marker. I almost forgot, I used the Unity Worn Grid and Distressed Dots Backgrounds for added texture. And of course, Mod Podge over everything :)

Thank you for looking :) I really enjoyed creating this, and couldn't wait to share it with you!

Have an awesome day!!!

Growing In Unity First Card!

It's my turn to host Growing in Unity! I am so excited! Anyone who knows me knows how much I LOVE Unity! I thought I'd take my turn to show some Unity love ;) And if you comment there may be a prize in it for you! There will be a drawing at the end of the week!
These adorable birds are from June's Kit of the Month, Fly....Free. How cute are they!
I love buttons! I'm always trying something different. Here I punched a circle of the paper to layer between the two buttons. More color without the bulk of another button.
I used Copics! Yikes, that pink is a little sensitive! I haven't really used them on a project before. I have a few, but haven't used them hardly at all. I know I want more now! I am pretty proud of that little blue bird though!



Thanks for stopping by, and come back tomorrow for another project or two!

Hello, Thank You Unity!!!

Another card using the Hip Hop Sketch! I love this sketch! All of the paper is October Afternoon Fly a Kite, except for the scalloped piece. That's from Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl. I punched little circles out of the Cosmo Cricket paper and put the little plastic stickers on them. Love the effect.
Thanks for looking at my card. I really do love creating them. And don't forget to follow my blog or subscribe so you won't miss anything ;) Have a great day!

Love Blooms

So excited about this card! I thought I'd try the Etsy Inspired Challenge for the first time. I used THESE buttons for my inspiration. Great colors! I recently bought a few ;) kits Donna Downey had up in her shop, and the paper for the flowers was in one of the kits. Big circles. Perfect colors! I punched the circles and wet them with a spray bottle of water to soften the paper. Then I wrinkled them up and let them dry. I stacked them and held them together with a plain silver brad. I used these awesome gemstones in the middle. They were from a Christmas pack. I think I've used them on everything but Christmas.

The paper is from everywhere! The card base is Stampin' Up Certainly Celery, sponged with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink. The pink is Optimistic Designer Cardstock by Basic Grey. The peach is Cosmo Cricket Material Girl. The grid paper is October Afternoon Fly a Kite.

This card is also for Unity's Hip Hop Sketch Challenge #14. Love these sketches every week. "Love Blooms" is from Unity's April, 2010 Kit of the Month, Together We Bloom.

Thanks for checking out my card.

Have an awesome day!

DeLovely Birds

I had to get the Cosmo Cricket DeLovely paper out. It was calling my name and there have been so many gorgeous cards using this paper. I received these two chipboard birds in a couple of kits from Donna Downey. I was lucky enough to snag a few ;). I covered them in some DeLovely paper and inked the edges with matching ink.

I was inspired by all of the paper flowers I've seen lately on blogs. I decided to try a couple of different styles. The little ticket is from Michelle Wooderson's Etsy shop. I put a little strip of paper on the middle of the ticket. The "Thanks" stamped on the ribbon is from Unity's Ippity Regal Greetings.

Thanks for checking out my cards. Have a great day!

Improvement on Previous Card

I liked my last card, but there was something missing. Then as I was looking around my room I realized I had a whole little tin of rik rak of all colors that would be perfect for this card. So I took the image off and laid down the rik rak. What a difference! I popped the image up on dimensionals. Much better!

More Cosmo Cricket and Unity

Lovin' this, coordinating stamps and paper. Decided to do some hand sewing with the bakers twine to use this needle. Too cute!

Cosmo & Unity

Love the Material Girl Cosmo Cricket paper AND stamps from Unity. I broke out the new sewing machine (which I bought probably a year ago and just used for the first time last night). Sewing machines scare me. I don't have much luck with them. The thread breaks, the thread bunches up under the fabric. After a few minor issues (the thread broke a few times, and the thread bunched up under the cardstock, Aaaaghh) I was so happy with the results. Not bad for a first try. I know just who is getting this ;)

Unity Challenge - Anniversary Challenge #4

Happy 2nd Anniversary Unity! I love, love, love, Unity!!! This card is for their Challenge #4. This is a sketch I will surely use again!
The DP is Cosmo Cricket. Ribbon is Papertrey Ink. The ink and green CS are also Papertrey. Buttons are from my stash. The card base is Kraft from SU.

Thanks for looking!

Unity KOTM Blog Hop Preview

Good Morning! Here is a preview of the Unity Kit of the Month Blog Hop. Make sure you come back later when the Hop begins at 11:00 Central Time!
This card uses the March Kit of the Month, Simple Life. I stamped the journaling block (not just for scrapbooking!), cut it out, and punched the edge using an EK Success edger punch. I saw the "But wait, there's more" along the bottom of the DP and thought it might be kind of cute along the bottom ;>. I stamped one of Unity's beautiful quotes on the inside. Sorry, could not get a decent picture of the inside, but you get the idea. I used my Cutter Bee Bug to add the perforated lines to mimic the lines in the paper. By the way, how awesome is the Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday line! The buttons I love! I put little snips of ribbon over the buttons and tied them to the buttons using linen thread. I got the idea from Michelle Wooderson. She always has awesome ideas!

Thanks for looking, and don't forget to come back for the Blog Hop.

Unity Shroom

Here is my first card using the February KOTM. Love it! This is the cutest little house! I paper pieced the heck out of it using Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy paper. Love it! I made this for one of the Hip Hop Challenges over at SCS.

The base is Papertrey Ink Ripe Avacado. The brown is Dark Chocolate from PTI also. The color in this picture is a little wonky, but it's close. I popped the house up on dimensionals.

Thanks for looking, and check out Hip Hop!

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity February KOTM

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

Paper: Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate and Ripe Avacado, Cosmo cricket Mr. Campy

Accessories: SU, PTI, and stash buttons, SU Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Something Different

Taking a break from cards. Here is a nice little thing to hang somewhere. I started with these cut outshapes by Plaid that I picked up at Michaels. They were inexpensive too. I know I'll use them for lots of things. I saw Anna Wight's post about some bird shapes that she picked up. I didn't think much about them until I saw them myself. They're a good size. The hearts are about 3.25 x 4.5 inches. It says wood shapes on the package, but they're more like pressed board. Had to have them! I have to get the birds too. Don't know why I didn't get them when I was there.

Anyway, I used the Cosmo Cricket Mr. Campy paper. It's so cute! I covered the heart and the back of the paper with Mod Podge. When it was dry I covered the front with Mod Podge. When that was dry I sponged the edge with SU Basic Brown. I put the holes in afterward. I used the large hole puncher thingy from the SU tool kit. It took some pounding, but it went through. I don't have one of those fancy Crop-a-Diles :<. But it's all good. I cut out the pinecone from one of the other papers. I covered it with a couple of coats of Mod Podge to stiffen it a little. I curved it a little and put it on with some dimensionals. I added some buttons with linen thread. The ribbon I picked up at Michaels quite a while back. I might go back later and add something else to it but I'm not sure.

Thanks for looking!