03.02.12 FWF

Welcome to a March

Friends With Flair!  Unity's FWF

makes Friday a treat, don't you agree?

Check out the linky list of everyone

playing along HERE.

Great creativity and great prizes!

This card is for

Moxie Fab World's

Cure for the Winter Blues Challenge

and is also entered into

Little Birdie Blessings

Scripture Thursday Linky Party #18.

The verse is from FAITH set.

DP is Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman

Archival Cobalt ink, Paper Studio trim

Spellbinders Labels 13 & Moroccan Motifs dies

This second card was intended 

for the sketch challenge

but then realized I used stamps from

Bevy of Butterflies instead of a KOM!

The cardfront is embossed with a

new M-Bossabilities folder I

won from Spellbinders.

Tattered Rose & Vintage Photo DIs.

Pearls are Paper Studio.

And this is the card

 that actually went into the

Feb. KOM Sketch Challenge.

Stamps are from Delightful Moments

& Perfect in Every Way KsOM.

Worn Lipstick & Vintage Photo DIs

Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die.

Cosmo Cricket Clementine dp.

Happy March!

Have a blessed weekend!!

Moxie Fab Cure for the Winter Blues

Moxie Fab has a current challenge

to use navy blue on a project.  I

found this old pattern tissue paper

and realized it was printed in blue

so decided to ModPodge it onto

a cardfront.  I stamped some

sewing notions along with

the machine.  Stamps from Unity's

Material Girl set.

You are sew sweet for stopping by!

Moxie Fab Cutting & Trimming Challenge

SHE trusts in the LORD
with all her heart!

October Afternoon 
Farmhouse papers
on an 8 x 8 canvas 
and a paper-pieced

Suzi Blu. I hand

trimmed the banner pennants
and tied it up with OA twine.

Check out Moxie Fab's

Cutting & Trimming Challenge!

Moxie Fab Challenges

Here is a krafty little
 card for Moxie Fab's

Map to Your Heart Challenge
and Die Cutting Challenge.

I've had this idea for foxy-maps-

or mappy foxes--rolling

around in my head for awhile.

I used Silhouette fox_C00838_18816
a map of Paris and Unity Stamp Co.'s
moon and sentiment stamps.
A paper doily threaded with twine
and some Vintage Photo DI
around the edges finish it off.

                              

01.06.12-FWF & Moxie Fab Challenge

Happy FWF Day!

Only one card today,

just got back from visiting

DD in Texas.

Check out the UNITY BLOG

to see who all is playing along today.

Still using my phone to take pictures

so sorry the quality is poor.

I used a sketch from a 

Crafting By Designs

challenge and the idea

to use map paper is for the

Moxie Fab

Map to Your Heart Challenge.

These locations are meaningful

to DH and I because we are

from MN and Duluth is one of our

favorite spots to "get away

from it all" for a weekend!

Following My Heart stamp set

OA Farmhouse pp and scalloped border

Silhouette hearts & Spellbinders scalloped circles

Chevron Challenge & Mixed Media Fun for FWF

Moxie Fab World has a challenge

 to use a chevron...

the Chevron Chic Challenge. 

 I had this chevron in my Silhouette library. 

I confess it was a freebie and I

didn't think I'd ever use it.

AND....

my parents had all their slides put on DVDs

so I have access to TONS of old slides!

My DH said, "why don't you

use them on cards?" 

 I thought

it went great with this sentiment,

which was an unused stamp for me. 

I don't know what set it is from

because I just got it with the 100

stamps that I won from the

Tweet Challenge!!!!!

(Thanks so much Unity!)

That makes this card work for the

All Things Unity Challenge #31:

Stamps Never Used.

MS pewter cs, Amy Butler dp, MME black paper

Unity stamp

the Paper Studio flower, s.e.i. brad

EK Jolee's boutique silver flowers

Here is my Mixed Media project.

These are our grand daughters a year ago.

This is a 4 x 6 canvas and this was

F.U.N.!!!

Because there are a lot of details

I'm not going to list them here.

You can check them out in my SCS gallery .
Stamps:
Bella Fiori, It's A Good Day,
ippity Fall For You,
Pocket Full of...KOM

  I think their little brother should

have a canvas all his own.

I have an idea for his birthday

coming up on June 4......

Have a great time looking through

all the UNITY FWF posts

and have a great weekend!!

A Birthday Tag

Here is my tag for a couple challenges.  Stampin' Sisters in Christ challenge #83 is to make a card or project for a child and Moxie Fab has a challenge called  Gift Wrap Challenge in the Moxie Fab World to make a tag, gift bag or wrap to give to someone dear.  This will be going to my goddaughter.

Using Decorative Tape

This card is for the Get Daring with Decorative Tape Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

I used Unity Stamp Co. stamps, Bazzill Basics kraft cs, Graphic 45 Le Romantique papers, Basic Grey ribbon doilies tape, Memento tuxedo black ink and the Paper Studio pearls.

Snowy, Icy Day & a Marker Challenge

A day good for staying home and making cards!  I used stamping and Copics on this card so am entering it into the Moxie Fab Stamping With Markers Challenge.  Still time to play along thru 3/14:

Stamps:  {ippity} Sing a New Song

Paper: HL cs, BG Lemonade, Paper Studio textured cs, Paper Company ivory cs

Ink: Memento rich cocoa, Ranger cranberry, Copics

the Paper Studio pearls, Wrights lace, MS edge punch

Stamps: Unity Wherever You Go; Stampabilities sentiment

Paper: HL & Canvas cs, Tim Holtz dp

Ink: Memento rich cocoa, Ranger clear embossing powder

Recollections brads

Christmas for Moxie Fab

Moxie Fab had a great week looking at some Christmas projects. Here is my card for the Christmas card challenge. You can find the post HERE.


Paper: the Paper Studio kraft cs; BG Wassail
Stamps: Unity's Christmas Bough & Bright & Merry Winter Wishes set
Ink: ColorBox olive pastel, Ranger cranberry, Memento rich cocoa, Ranger antique linen distress ink, & Ranger clear embossing powder
Accessories: Offray ribbon
Scalloped square cut with Silhouette

FWF Day & New Grandson!! (Moxie Fab Challenge, too)

**See post below for the winner of my GRAND GIVEAWAY****
YEAH--We have a new grandson, he was born last Friday, the 4th. Just thought I'd let you know that!! :) (Scroll down for the pics!)
You can check out the whole Unity thing and who is included in this Hop by going to the Unity blog right HERE.
This first card is for the two big sisters, our granddaughters, just for fun to let them know we still love them!!

I used Material Girl, Sending My Love, and July 09 KOTM. Cosmo papers, Palette and ColorBox ink. Burlap from my stash that I inked for the "grass".

My second card is for the I Want to Ride My Bicycle Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. It is an anniversary card for the new parents. Their anniversary is today!

(MME paper, Unity Aug. & Oct. 09 KOTM, Palette burnt umber ink, Bazzill Basics brads, rick rack & burlap from stash.)
For an extra little treat, go check out Patty's Giveaway HERE. You'll be glad you did!
Happy Hopping, next up is SHE and don't forget to watch for the blinkie! Have a great weekend! Next week this time, I'll be hugging that new grandbaby!

For my sister the teacher

Another card for the Moxie Fab Fun with Floss challenge. I made a grid of floss, inked it and used it for the background. (It was also going to be for the Tuesday Trigger, but I missed the cut off!)
This card will soon be on it's way to my sister who teaches in Ontario, Canada, and recently won the 2010 Norah Morgan Memorial Award. "The award celebrates the commitment and achievements of elementary school teachers who have made a strong contribution to the arts in Niagara area schools. Lakeview Principal Andrea Jack says, “Sharon has a passion for the arts that inspires the entire school. She models her love of art everyday and finds ways to help students make connections between the arts, literacy and social studies.” (DSBN website)
So here is a little "shout out" to my big sister, of whom I am very proud! (If she reads this, I better have all my grammar correct!!)
Stamps: Unity Sept. & Dec. KOM, Prima flower, paper, ribbon, button, bead from stash. Martha Stewart edge punch, machine stitching, paper-piecing.

Frazzled?!! (Warning: this card may make you feel worse!)

Well...I haven't made a card like this before! I used sketch #42 from MMSC. I also used DMC floss so will enter this in Moxie Fab's Fun with Floss challenge. I added 2 shades of purple floss for her hair and made a grid with floss which I inked up to make the background.
Part of my inspiration came from the oddest place. I've had this stamp for awhile and just never felt like using it. But the other day I was working on a banner for church and in order to make a tassle at the end of the cording I pulled the outer fibers off and they made these darling brown curls that reminded me of this stamp. Lots of colors, layering, stitching, roughing edges, anything I could do to make it FEEL frazzled.
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Snorkel line, the Paper Studio kraft cs, houndstooth & graph paper from stash
Stamps: Unity's Sept.09 & Feb.10 KOM
Ink: Palette burnt umber
Accessories: Buttons, Basic Grey; floss, DMC; machine stitching, paper-piecing

2nd Card--Songbirds!

Made another card with the wonderful February KOM! This one is for a couple challenges: ColourQ Challenge #20, (blue, red, yellow, turquiose and white) and Moxie Fab World's challenge to use embroidery floss. I started with sketch 46 from 2 Sketches 4 You, it really didn't turn out anything like the actual sketch!!
I used WausauPaper royal blue, Paper Studio's yellow w/ white polka dots, and scraps, ribbon and a button from my stash. I braided the DMC floss, used a Martha Stewart edge punch and did lots of paper-piecing.
Enjoy the rest of the FWF HOP and don't forget to watch for the blinkie!! You could win marvelous stamps from Unity! Now hop on over to Robyn's blog to see her beautiful card that won last week's FWF challenge and is featured on Unity's blog today!

FWF & Moxie Fab Start to Finish

Welcome to Unity's

Friends With Flair Friday!!

And can I just say...YIPPEE! We are half way through January...my least favorite month of the year!! If you live in MN you might know why I feel this way!
For a complete list of everyone taking part in today's blog hop, you can go to Unity's blog. Don't forget to watch for the blinkie so you can leave a comment and have a chance at winning some Unity stamps!!
I must have had Carolina's card from last week's FWF in the back of my mind! I stamped the journal page on some "cheesecloth-like" material. It was a little bag that held my Anthropologie receipt for the adorable salt/pepper shakers that my dd requested for Christmas...not that I am getting side-tracked here.....!
I was over at Moxie Fab earlier this week and saw Cath's Start to Finish challenge to show how the inside of the card coordinates with the front so thought I'd share a picture of the inside of this card with you. Also works for the Friday Fun Challenge!

The stamps are Unity's Distressed Dots (which I won on Jen's blog in December), the December KOM journal page and the sentiment from the Love is in the Air set. Inside the card I used stamps from Bevy of Butterflies and the August KOM. I hand cut the heart and edged it with ColorBox pink, the burnt umber Palette ink (which I love) was also in with the goodies Jen sent. The vintage velvette ribbon is from my dh's grandmother's things. The paper is citron from WausauPapers.

A Plum card for Moxie Fab's challenge

I was looking around over at Moxie Fab World and found this plum challenge! My oldest daughter loves purple and has been feeling a bit homesick so I knew right away which direction I would be flying with this one! She works in aviation....on small planes. When Unity gave us the sneak peeks of the October Kit of the Month I was super excited to see this airplane. I used ColorBok and 49th Street Market (baby blanket) papers, Unity Oct. KOM & Sending My Love stamps, Stampabilities walnut ink, Offray ribbon, and my Martha Stewart edge punch.

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY!!! IT'S FINALLY HERE!!

WELCOME to the WORLD CARD MAKING DAY celebration and to my blog on this amazing day that unites card makers from all over the world! Have you been able to enjoy seeing the cards this past week on the major traveling blog hop over at Moxie Fab World?! It was wonderful to see everyone's designs! There is a HUGE blog tour today at the WCMD website, check it out HERE.

Today I am playing in my craft room while DH is gone to a men's event at our church! :) I am working on Christmas cards and one for my ds who will be 25 in a couple weeks.
Below is the card I am sharing today. I made this for my dgd's 2nd birthday in September. I used the MMSC sketch #19 and here are the details: Paper is Amy Butler & Bazzill Basics guava sensation; Stamps: Unity May & August KOM; VersaMagic cloud white, Stampabilities basil leaf & ColorBox pink pastel, Martha Stewart markers-putty, granny smith, & ladybug, Distress Ink antique linen; buttons from WalMart, cord from stash, and Stickles.