08.31.12 FWF

It's Friday again, YAY!!

Time for Unity's Friends with Flair!

Check out the details HERE.

Inspiration, prizes...what

more could you ask for?

My card was made for

the current Recycle/Repurpose

Challenge at

Crafting By Design.

I used alcohol inks on some plastic from a little tub of

chocolate-covered raisins.  I stamped this gorgeous

Unity leaf on with StazOn ink and cut it out by hand.

Anyone know which set it is from?

The die cut is from a coffee cuff and

the button was an extra that came

with some shorts I bought awhile back.

I'm off and running, got inspired to paint

 my front door from THIS post by Melissa.

Don't forget to comment on every

post till Sept. 8th for a better chance

at my birthday celebration goodies!

See ya' later!

Balance Card/SSIC Die Cut Challenge

This card uses some more of

the design elements that have

been highlighted on the Moxie Fab/

PaperCrafts sites this past week.

I made this card asymmetrical and

also used the concept of having

a line to add balance.

The Stampin' Sisters in Christ

Challenge #154 is to use a punch,

die or shape on a card.

Spellbinders die cut from coffee cuff

scraps from my work table!

Unity stamps

Gallon/Quart/Pint Challenge

Yes, you read that right.

Learning about color proportions

at Moxie Fab World.

Here is the G/Q/P Challenge,

info taken from their Design Handbook.

I used turquoise for my

gallon color, yellow for my quart,

and pink for my pint.

Washi tape from Target

Crate Paper Slipcover pp

lilybeedesign ABC stickers

Gel pen

Moxie Fab Movement Challenge

Check out the Movement Challenge

at Moxie Fab World.  These design

challenges make so much sense, brings

card making to an artistic science!!

Rather CAS

Unity stamps

Butterfly is a Silhouette cut

on pp that has been laying on my desk

for AGES.  I think I covered it with

Mod Podge.

Soot DI

Asymmetry Challenge MFW Style

Great stuff over at

Moxie Fab World this week

what with all the awesome

info from their new Design

Handbook.

I made this card with this

Asymmetry Challenge in mind.

Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folder

Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas pp

the Paper Studio pearls

WalMart lace

Unity Itty Bitty A Child Is Born stamp

Soot Distress Ink

08.24.12 FWF

I'm happy you stopped by today

since it is Friday and that means

Unity Friends With Flair!!

Check out their blog for all

the details HERE....lots of fun

and Unity inspiration on the links!

So....I'm pretty much addicted

to making Christmas cards lately.

Got some new supplies!

I just had to cut into my

Simple Stories 25 Days of Christmas 

paper pad and spritz it with some

Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls!

(which don't show up at all in the pic)

And got to use a new Itty Bitty:

A Child is Born.

That is it for me this week,

enjoy the hop and have

a blessed weekend!

Unity Star Challenge

I took my bunting down awhile ago

and thought what a great background the

faded, velvety stars would make. 
Works great for the current
Unity Challenge to use stars.

I cut the bunting in my Big Shot

and added some mica pieces

 I had embossed awhile ago.

I white embossed the thank you stamp,

red embossed the stars 

(from Twinkle, Twinkle Itty Bitty)

and hand wrote the sentiment

with my white gel pen.

When Veteran's Day rolls around

I am going to send this to my sister and bil

who are both retired from the Reserves.

My sister spent a year in Iraq and

although I've thanked other veterans

I don't think I've ever literally thanked

either of them for their service to the USA.

10 Minute Craft Dash

I've been seeing this new

challenge around lately.

The 10-Minute Craft Dash

is a blast and you should check it out!!

I can't believe it took me 9

minutes to make this card!

9 MINUTES.

I was all thumbs...

maybe I'll get better with practice...

Paper is Bella Blvd

Stamp is Unity

08.17.12 FWF

I'll be honest, Friday snuck up on me!

And then when I typed my heading I

said outloud, "it's the 17th already"?

I feel the need to make time

slow down....but I don't know how

to make that happen....is it an age thing?

More about that later!

It's Friends With Flair Friday!!

Go HERE to the Unity Blog for all the details.

My first card is one I had made

awhile ago but I needed a baby girl

card for my grand-niece, Kelsey.

I added the Itty Bitty

Delight in the Little Things

baby carriage.

Butterflies from Bevy of Butterflies set

 I'm kinda into making

Christmas cards.  This quilting idea is from

Kristina Werner's blog HERE.
This card is for a Anything Goes
challenge at Crafting By Designs.

BG's Wassail 6 x 6 paper pad

Stamp from Bright & Merry Winter Wishes

And now, about that age thing...
I'll be turning the big 5-0 in September!
Loving life and want to share the joy,
so here's the deal:
Comment on as many of my posts as you want
from now until midnight September 8th.

 A bunch of Unity stamps
 6 x 6 paper pad (to be determined)
& other random goodies.

Thanks for stopping by and

have a  blessed weekend!

Unity KOM Sketch Challenge

Here is my take on the

current sketch challenge at Unity.

I embossed the background

paper and then scored the lines.

Stamps are from

Nothing But Blue Skies &

To the Moon & Back

Thanks for stopping by!

08.10.12 FWF & WAW

I tried to post last week

while sitting in an airport.

Both my flights were cancelled so

I thought I would post from my phone.

I think I would have figured it out eventually

but never did get the post finished!

For all the Unity Friends With Flair

details, check out the UNITY BLOG.

I've been working on some Christmas

cards for the monthly challenge

at Crafting By Designs. 
Since this stamp has a verse from
Luke 2:14 on it, I am also linking this
up to Word Art Wednesday.

Angel stamp is GLORIOUS

Papers are BG Wassail

Love my Unity Christmas stamps!

Thanks for stopping by,

have a blessed weekend!