A Miracle

Here is the first card for my new term on the SO Sketchy design team!! I really liked this sketch Ally gave us, its really fun and enabled me to "create out of the box." Check out the quote on this card: "Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle." Well, this is as true as any quote can get, and we expereinced it yesterday firsthand.

Card supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co: June 09 KOM. Papers: PTI White, American Crafts Black, DCWV Garden Party designer paper. Ink: Memento- Tangelo. Accessories: foofala buttons, white thread, felt flowers, dimensionals.

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AMERICANA

So, I got in a festive Americana mood and came up with this card. Its another no-layer card, which I seem to be making alot of lately. This is the new Unity kit called: Unity in America. It is an exclusive kit, sold only at Memory Making Crafts, and its a must for anyone who has military in their families or friends, yet, versatile enough to make everyday cards, as well as cards to support our troops. The white paper is from PTI (Papertreyink) and I used their awesome tutorial on how to emboss the frame on the card front with Nestabilities. (Now I do it all the time) :-) Ribbon is from Walmart and I also used stickles on the heart. Ink is Memento and I sponged the insdie of the frame with Desert Sands.

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BEE-lieve in Yourself

I finally got to make a BEE card!! This is about as close as you'll ever see me get to a bee, I avoid them at all costs, since I am allergic. I do like crafting with these little buggers' images though. I have had this adorable set from Unity Stamp Co, called Everyday Adorable out on my desk for a bit, and the cute little bee was wishing to make it to paper. And now, she finally did! I just love the way the white and black look together, with just a small splash of color. I followed Julee's sketch for Mojo Monday (Sketch #88) for the layout of this card. Card Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Everyday Adorable. Papers: PTI White, American Crafts- Black Textured, SU- Summer Sun, and Basic Grey- Urban Prairie DSP. Ink: Memento- Black and Dandelion & Sumemr Sky for sponging. Accessories: Shimmerz (although the picture does not show them well), Hero Arts Silver pearls, Nesties Scalloped circles die, and stitched ribbon from Michaels. Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!

Sweet Smiles

WOW, I must have got my scrappin' mojo back or something. I have been working on pages all week, and moving right along in Amanda's baby book. It might also have something to do with a SUPER cool sketch site I recently found, called 52 Sketches 52 Weeks. They are AWESOME!! If you need scrappy inspiration....head there....NOW!!! :-)

This layout uses Sketch #3 from 52 Sketches. The only thing I changed on the sketch, was adding another row of photos since I captured soooo many "Sweet Smiles." I couldn't decide which ones not to scrap, so they all made it, for now. Above, you will see the details of the Sassafrass letters (sunshine lollipop), which I painted the outlines of with Marigold Shimmerz, and the Dragonflies from the Unity Stamp Co May KOM, also painted with Marigold Shimmerz and popped up on dimensionals.

Here is a close-up of the Fancy Pants transparency frame. I just love the way these flourishes extend from the frame. On the top of the page you will see "you light up my life" stamped- that also comes from the Unity Stamp Co May KOM. The word "Sweet" stamped at the bottom of the page is also from the May KOM.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day!!

Page supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- May 09 Kit of the Month. Papers: SU- Friends & Flowers Kit, Celery and PTI- White. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Fancy Pants transparent frame overlay (doodles), Sassafrass letters (sunshine lollipop), Shimmerz- Marigold, Hero Arts- Silver pearls. Distressing layers.

HHH...Happy...

HAPPY HIP HOP HANGOVER DAY!!!

What's a scrapbook page without some UNITY?

I stumbled upon an amazing site called 52 Sketches 52 Weeks the other day, and I just absolutely love the sketches and friendly community there. This page is created from Sketch #6. I think the sketches on this site will really help me jump-start this baby book for Amanda, again and maybe I'll actually catch up...after all I'm only about 4 years behind. LOL.

Page supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- April 09 KOM, Confession i {luv} Unity.

Papers: SU Friends & Flowers kit, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron. PTI- White.

Ink: Memento.

Accessories: Sassafrass letter stickers (poket full of rosies), Hero Arts pearls, White Signo gel pen, Shimmerz (on butterflies). I distressed around all the edges as well.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Friday.

The Difference

I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this new stamp set from VERVE, called Because of You. It is such a versatile set and can be used for many different cards for Mom's, Friends, sisters, etc. This time around, I decided to make a friendship card.

Above, is a picture of the inside of the card. I am sooo into decorating the insides of my cards lately, its so much FUN!! Card recipe: Stamps: Verve- Because of You. Papers: PTI- White, SU- Basic Grey, DCWV- Garden Party glittered DSP. Ink: Memento- Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue and Desert Sand (sponging). Accessories: SU Stitched Ribbon Wasabi, Hero Arts silver pearls, dimensionals, and Nesties Labels 2.

Thanks for stopping by, have a FABULOUS day!!

**Scrapbooking Adventures** My Sleeping Baby

I am working on Amanda's baby book again...and this time I came across some really adorable photos of her when she was only a few weeks to a month old. She is sleeping soundly in most of them, so I decided to scrap about how peaceful she looks while sleeping. To this day, and she is almost 4 now, I still find that I have to just sit and watch her sleep in the middle of the night. I have a feeling I will be doing this for quite a LONG time....

Above, is a detailed close up of the page elements. Here is what I used for this page: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- July 2008 KOM, Mix Up of Cuteness and Journaling Block- (Scalloped Details & Dates). Papers: Colormates- Medium Terrific Teal, We R Memory Keepers- Nonsense DSP, Rainbow DSP, Papertreyink- White. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Cosmo Cricket- Honey Pie Rub-ons, American Crafts-Thickers letters, corner rounder punch and I distressed the edges of the DSP layer. Thanks so much for stopping by, hopefully I will have more scrapbook pages to share in the near future. HOPEFULLY.........Have a WONDERFUL day.

***HAPPY BIRTHDAY SO SKETCHY*** Up Up and Away...

Today is SO SKETCHY's 1st Birthday!!! Wow, that just flew by so fast. Congratulations Ally on your wonderful blog and awesome sketches. This card was made following the sketch found here. Just for being here as a part of the So Sketchy Birthday Bash,

you can WIN some fabulous prizes! YUP!

All you have to do to win is

leave a comment on EACH of the participating So Sketchy Sista's blogs and then return to the So Sketchy blog birthday bash post and leave a comment with: your first name & last initial, your location (state/province & country) *open world wide* and some means of getting a hold of you (ie: email or blog link).

So make sure you have commented on all the Sista's blogs to be eligible to win. The prize draw will take place on Thursday June 4 after 10pm MST so you have until then to complete the round of So Sketchy! Sista blogs celebrating our 1st birthday. The winner will be posted on the So Sketchy! blog sometime after the 5th of June. Good luck!

Now Please HOP to ***ABBIE'S*** fabulous blog.

Card Recipe: Stamps: Verve- Up, Up and Away, Whimsy Tree. Paper: PTI White. Ink: Memento- Black, Cocoa, Summer Sky, Bamboo Leaves and Potter's Clay. Accessories: Fun Flock White, Yellow Shimmerz, Dimensionals, Nestie Labels 2. This is a no-layer card.

HHH- Hip HOP HaNgOvEr....

OK, so, I NEVER have enough birthday cards on hand, so I decided to start making/stockpiling some, especially since the Unity Kit of the Month for May is just chock full of adorable images and sentiments. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this kit!! Its so fun and versatile. I also made this as an additional card for Wednesday's Unity Challenge, which was to make a card using the following colors: Tangerine, Turquoise, Yellow and LOTS of White, since I didn't like my first card too much. LOL.

This is also my FIRST post for Unity's Hip Hop HaNgOvEr. Today's HHH theme is OUR HERO's, being that Memorial Day is right around the corner. My hero is the man whose picture you see below. That is my darling husband, Eric. He is my hero and my rock. I would not, and could not, be where I am today, without him. He is my BEST FRIEND. He is the most WONDERFUL father to our child. I honor him today because he is the most friendly, caring, funny, generous and responsible person I know. He also does his best as a police officer to protect the public and natural resources entrusted to him in the NJ State Park Service. I am extremely proud of him. AND...I LOVE him with all of my heart.

Card supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- May KOM. Papers: PTI White, Stampin Up- Turquoise, YoYo Yellow. Designer Paper: DCWV- Rainbow stack (glittered paper- soooo awesome). Ink: Memento- Black and Tangelo for sponging. Accessories: Copics for coloring the images, Scallop border punch.

Thanks so much for stopping, have a wonderful day!! HUG your HERO!!!

Plant a Tree

I just love this stamp from Unity Stamp Co, called Plant a Tree. The quote is just beautiful and the image is fun to color and sponge a sky and grass around it. It's also got an inspirational, hopeful message.

Card Supplies: Papers: PTI- White, New Leaf, Aqua Mist, Summer Sunrise and DCWV Designer paper- Garden Party. Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Plant a Tree. Ink: Memento- Black, Summer SKy and Bamboo Leaves. Accessories: Blue grossgrain ribbon, Scallop border punch, Hero Arts pearls- silver, Nesties- Labels 3, Copics for coloring, distressing, sponging.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful day.

Enjoy your day...

Here is the card I made for today's Unity challenge. Michelle challenged us to make a bright, summery card using the following colors: Turquoise, Tangerine and Yellow, along with LOTS of white. I decided to make another no-layer card, using the new Kit of the Month from Unity Stamp Co. I am sooooo LOVING this kit, it's gotta be one of my all-time Unity fav's!! It has a great variety of stamps, as it does every month, however this month, the stamps are just amazing. I know I say this every time, but the KOM keeps getting better and better.

Card Supplies: Papers: PTI- White, Stampin Up-Turquoise, Tangerine, and YoYo Yellow. Ink: Memento- Black, Tangelo, Summer Sky and Bamboo Leaves for sponging. Accessories: dimensionals, Shimmerz, Copics and SU Markers for coloring images.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day.

***Unity Inspirational Bloggy Hoppy***

Hello!! Hope you are enjoying the Unity **Kit of the Month** Inspirational Blog Hop so far. If you did not start at the beginning, head to Angela's blog, Unity Stamp Co and start there. You will be nothing short of delighted with all of the beautiful artwork you will see along the way.

Click HERE to read what an awesome deal the Kit of the Month is. Angela is having a HUGE sale on past KOM's this weekend only, you have to check it out.

Materials: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- April 09 Kit of the Month. Paper: Papertreyink (PTI)- White, New Leaf, Summer Sunrise and Aqua Mist. Designer Paper: DCWV-Garden Party stack. Ink: Memento- Black, Bahama Blue and Desert Sand for the sponging. Accessories: PTI Ribbon, Nestabilities Die (Labels 2), Stampin Up scallop border punch and Liquid pearls.

NEXT STOP ON YOUR HOP......

THE VERY TALENTED **CHRISTINE**

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful, inspirational day!!