Happy Card!

 A fun happy card for today. I used the sketch from Card Positioning Systems. 

I know I've said it before, but this Echo Park "For the Record" paper is my fav at the moment! The awesome stamp is UNITY, of course :)

 I sprayed these crocheted flowers with Glimmer Mist. The flowers and buttons are from SU. 

Thanks for stopping by! Feel free to leave a comment ;) 

And have a great day!!!

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!!!

My Unity Place Butterfly

 

My Unity Place has a challenge to make your own background. So I found this butterfly in the February, 2011, Kit of the Month and went to work. I colored the butterflies with Copics (B000, B00, and B02), and went over the outlines with the clear Spica pen. I also went over one entire butterfly, and the sentiment, with the clear Spica.

I cut out the die cut with a die from PTI, then traced the die on black cs and cut the shape out with scissors.

The awesome scroll punch is EK Success.

                                      

 This card is for a sweet friend's graduation :)

Thank you for stopping by. Have a phenomenal weekend!!!

With Love

A little Friday Night Fun!

I needed to get into my craft room tonight. The stamps I used are from the November, 2010 Unity Kit of the Month. 

Paper is from Sassafras' Indie Girl. Cardstock is SU. 

I wanted to make the little accent in the corner look a little frilly. I sponged a paper doily with Tim Holtz Old Paper distress Ink (all edges are also sponged with this ink) to make it look old. I cut out the center, then cut a big section out (about 1/4 to 1/3) of what was left. I accordion folded the remaining doily, adhered the ends to each other, and flattened it. Using a pop up glue dot I attached the heart, which was cut out after stamping.  The twine was tied into a double bow behind the doily, but the darn doily covered it up ;) Ink is SU Not Quite Navy.

I'm linking this card up to All Things Unity Challenge #31.

Thank you for popping in :) Have a fantastic weekend!

How's It Rollin'?

I just love this Unity Itty Bitty stamp (It's a Good Day) with the October Afternoon Seaside paper! I always stamp it in Tim Holtz Barn Door Distress Ink because it's the brightest, most concentrated red I've found. The Seaside paper is awesome with it :)  

After cutting out the image with a Spellbinder Nestie I sponged the edges with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. 

I wanted a little something extra on the bike to make it even more playful, so I used some blue and white twine to make little streamers for the handlebars ;)  I added the little grid paper (Basic Grey laser cut doily paper) and some rikrak from my stash, as well as some coordinating buttons to kind of mimic the 'rolling'.
This is linked on the Unity Blog for Friends with Flair, and to Card Positioning Systems Sketch.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great holiday weekend, and don't forget the reason for the extra day off ;)

One Layer Birdhouse

Single layer cards are a real challenge for me, because I love lots of layers!!! But My Unity Place is having a One Layer Challenge! I had to do it! And surprise, surprise, I was really happy with it :).

I started with a plain white card. I used X-Press It Copic Cardstock because I knew I would use Copics and I LOVE the way Copics blend on this cardstock. I stamped the birdhouse from the Itty Bitty set, "Where You Are," with

SU Basic Brown. I inked the bird with a Faber Castell Pitt pen, and the bird's feet with orange. I worried about the Copics with the brown ink but it worked out fine.

I made a rough mask to put over the birdhouse so I could paint the background with acrylic ink.

I painted the background with very little paint on my brush. I wanted a little more texture, so I used a piece of Magic Mesh that I usually use for texture on my mixed media work. I held it down and blotted paint onto the card with a little paint on the brush. You can then use the other side of the mesh to stamp the design onto the card. You can see the details on the pics below.

The corner where the sentiment is was embossed with a punched out shape. I used an SU punch and punched out 3 of the shapes. I glued them together, then placed it under the cardfront and embossed it like I do with nestability dies in my Cuttlebug.

I inked the edges with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. I finished it off with some seam binding, a Prime flower, and a big brad from MME Lost & Found Market Street Love brads.

The Copics I used were E31, E33, R02, R05, & W1.

So there ya go. My first try at a single layer card ;)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a spectacular day!!!

Summer Fun Card

This card was a blast to make! I don't even know if I've ever made a round card before.

This paper is great! It's Rusted Sun by Fancy Pants Designs. I like the summer theme with different colors than expected. Almost everything is Rusted Sun, even the letters and rub-ons. The image is Unity, and I stamped it on X-Press It Copic Paper. I inked the stamp with SU markers, then colored the water with Copics. It's layered and popped up on dimensionals. I inked the edges of the oval image with Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink. The ovals were cut with Nesties. The orange velvet trim is from MME's Fine & Dandy Tickled Pink Trims.

I'm entering the card in the Card Patterns Challenge Sketch 115.

I'm also linking up to Unity's Friends With Flair!

Thanks for stopping by :) Have a fantastic day and an amazing weekend!!!