Friends for Life

Here is another card I designed from Ally's sketches on SO SKETCHY. This sketch is quite unique, and has an interesting shape and dimension to it. I had alot of fun creating this card. I was also really excited to use some of the new Haiku designer paper from Stampin Up, as it has some really bright and vivid color schemes. This card is a 5.5 square. I used SU Tangerine Tango as the card base, and Mustard and Olive as the layers. I sponged with Summer Sun ink on the flowers, the sentiment and the scalloped circle element. The wavy olive layer was run through the cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder. The ribbon is from May Arts. I placed rhinestones at the center of every flower of the stamped images and also on the DSP. Stamps are from Unity Stamp Co. - Wish and August KOM. Go check out Ally's SO Sketchy blog, and have a fun time, there is great variety and both card and scrapbook sketches. HAPPY STAMPING!!

So Sketchy Window Card!! FUNFUNFUN

I love, love, love, this sketch that I received from Ally (of So Sketchy). It is a window card format and I enjoy making window cards!! The sketch can be found by clicking here. Ally's sketches are so unique and she also has really neat scrapbooking layouts, if that is your forte. I really want to try some of those out!! This card is a tall card, 3.5"X7". I used PTI Aqua Mist, SU Old Olive, Very Vanilla and Basic Grey Designer Paper. Of course, Unity Stamps were used- Kit of the Month for September. If you havent, you NEED to check out the Kit Club, it gets better and better every month!! I colored the stamp image with my copics and used Old Olive and Soft Sky inks for the other images. Brown and sky blue ribbons from my scraps were used and mini sky blue pearls and rhinestones were also used. Be sure to check out SO SKETCHY and try out the sketches, they are so much fun!! Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

The Promise of God....

Here's another HIP HOP Challenge for you, brought to you from Lori today. Lori suggested a "recipe" challenge today, and her recipe was to use: something clear (buttons, acetate, glossy accents, ghost shapes etc), ribbon, and something from your latest Unity order. I used some clear-ish buttons from Foof-a-la (along with the bigger blue ones) and May Arts satin ribbon. The stamp is from my latest Unity order, and its called the Promise of God. This stamp is just amazing and speaks wonders, I love it!! I used SU Pacific Point and PTI Aqua Mist cardstock as the layers for the card. The white (PTI) layers are sponged with a foam sponge with distress inks. I used faded jeans distress ink and cool caribbean for the bottom layer, and fire red and pink on the top layer with the stamp. The SU Scallop border punch was used for the border on the stamped layer. Please check out the other Unity Challenge Girls' blogs located on the left, for some AWESOME inspiration. If you play along and upload to the SCS gallery, please use the keyword USC09, AND....of course, dont forget to party with us at HIP HOP Thursday. 10am Central time, in the Unity forum on SCS. Thanks for stopping by and have a HAPPY STAMPING day!

AND, the LADIES had a challenge too....

Ok, now for the LADIES preHip Hop challenge.... our challenge today, was to make a masculine card. This was hard for me, since I like to make my cards all glittery and "frou-frou." LOL. I ALWAYS have so much trouble making cards for my MEN!! I came up with this card you see here. I used the brand new Autumn Vine DSP from Stampin Up, which, I must say is the most flippin awesome paper I have EVAH seen, EVAH! I {LOVE} it! I also used my new Unity October Kit of the Month, which arrived in the mail yesterday! This kit is AWESOME. That's where the adorable quote on the bottom of the card comes from, and the big leaves are from Giggle Grove. The colors are: Sage Shadow, Chocolate chip, More Mustard and Really Rust. I used yellow dew drops and chocolate satin ribbon to finish it off.






And this is DH, Eric, he is proud of his challenge card.
See the post below for more details on Eric's card, and to leave him some LOVE!! :) Thanks for stopping by, and have a HAPPY STAMPING day! Dont forget to celebrate HIP HOP with us in the SCS Unity forum tomorrow. The fun begins at 10am Central Time!!

Unity HIP HOP Hubby Challenge! YES, that IS Eric, stampin away....

BWAHAHAHAHAHA, I am STILL cracking up, that my hubby ACTUALLY participated in this challenge!! Im so proud of him. LOL. The Unity Chickies thought it would be a good idea to challenge our hubbies to make a card, after all the men at the Unity Stamp Co had posted some cards on their website. I asked Eric if he wanted to participate, thinking all along that he would say NO WAY, Are you NUTS?? and, low and behold, he says, "Yeah sure." (I think he likes the challenge aspect) Go Figure... So, he decided to go with a Halloween theme. It was kinda scary allowing him in to my stamping sanctuary, first because he would actually realize how much stuff I really have..not like he doesn't walk by it every day, but he was actually rifling through it now. SCARY!! And second, because I didnt wan't him to destroy anything- hahaha, I am VERY PROTECTIVE of my stamps. Anyway, I showed him where all my Unity was kept, and when he opened the drawer, he said, "Whoa!" Haha. Ok, so he chose the super cute stamps fround in the Boo Crew and Oh Spooky Day sets, and stamped away. At one time, he said to me, "Hun, this one doesnt have any wood on it," and I said to him, "that's ok." And he proceeded to put it right in the ink. I was laughing so hard, and he was wondering why it wouldn't stamp right, so I told him it needed to go on an acrylic block!!! Heres some more pictures of the fun time:

NICE TECHNIQUE, Babe














MMMMM, Beer...He said it helps his creativity.

















The finished product. Not bad for a newbie!!
CHECK the googlie eyes out....hey, where did you find those, I have been looking for them!!! I'm proud of you, babe!! Thanks for giving it a try, as the girls say, "You ROCKED this challenge." AND...I must THANK YOU for always ALWAYS always supporting my hobby, so much FUN isn't it??

It's a HIP HOP Challenge day!

Hello girls! It is time for ANOTHER fun, FUN, fun Unity Challenge for you. This week Jess Russel picked the challenge and it was to make a non-A2 card (it can be tall & skinny, square, shaped, etc, just not A2 size). Sounds fun right?? It definitely got me thinking outside the A2 box. My card is a 5.5" square card. My mother called me yesterday afternoon and asked if I could design a baby shower invite for one of her friends at work. This is what I have come up with so far. It's not the final product, and my mind is still thinking up different ideas, but I just HAAAAAAAAD to ink up this adorable little girl outfit stamp from Unity!! The huge outfit stamp is sold as part of a set, and now as a single and is a lot of fun to color in! Card recipe: Paper: PTI White, Lemon Tart, Sweet Blush, and Berry Sorbet. American Crafts DSP. Stamps: Unity: Sweetheart Girl, Distressed Dots, Tiny Trinity and Thank You Words. Ink: Versafine Black, SU Regal Rose. Accessories: Glitter, PTI Swiss Dots Ribbon, Dew Drops, SU Scallop Circle punch and Sponging. If you are going to play along in this challenge, upload your card to the SCS Gallery using the keywords: Unity, USC7. Please check out the other Unity Challenge Girls' Blogs, located in the left column, below. Don't forget to party along with us tomorrow for HIP HOP, starting at 10am Central time in the SCS Unity Forum. The schedule of festivities can be found by clicking: here. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!

Creatively Yours is looking for Guest Designers!!!

Creatively Yours: Sketches by Noella is a sketch blog rich in inspiration for scrapbookers and card-makers alike, and is seeking two talented Guest Designers for the month of November.
The site is running a two-step contest to help find these two Designers.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO APPLY!
Here is the link to the contest information: creativelyyours.wordpress.com… Deadline for the FIRST step in the contest (2 cards made from a single sketch) is October 17th, midnight, AST. Finalists will be chosen and a further challenge will be issued via a layout sketch [Deadline October 29th, midnight AST]. Two winners will be chosen from the finalists. They will be Guest Designers at "Creatively Yours" for the month of November 2008, interpreting sketches by talented sketch-creator Noella Arsenault. The sketch for this contest is amazing, ladies, it's posted on the CY website now, so check it out. The card I made here is one I designed for CY, and the sketch can be found here. This sketch has been one of my favorites from Noella. I used the following supplies for this card: Paper: SU Old Olive, PTI Sweet Blush, Pure Poppy and White, American Crafts DSP. Stamps: Unity KOM August, KOM September. Ink: SU Tempting Turquoise, Pomegranate. Accessories: May Arts Satin Ribbon, Dew Drops, Pink Felt overlay, and dimensionals. Thanks for stopping by, please try out for the Guest Designer spots, Noella's sketches are amazing and its great fun being part of the CY team!! HAPPY STAMPING!!

It's Unity Challenge Time!!!!

Hello, here is another fun installment of Unity Challenge Wednesday, our pre-HIP-HOP-celebration. Today's challenge is a sketch challenge, hosted by wonderful Maggie! Please check out the Unity forum for the sketch, and to upload your artwork into the USC6 gallery. THIS JUST IN: Unity will offer up our BRAND NEW SET "Simply Said" to one lucky challenge participant! Check out the other HIP-HOP girls' blogs listed on the left column, below, for some more awesome inspiration. My card uses the September Kit of the Month (KOM), called Friendship.Love.Miracles, which just retired yesterday. You can click on this link for more info on the KOM club and to see October's kit. I went with a winter theme for this card, which is so NOT like me, since winter is not one of my favorite seasons. Nonetheless, I was feeling winter when I made this card, so I went with it. Dont forget to play along with us tomorrow for HIP HOP Thursday, also in the Unity forums on SCS. The fun begins at 10am Central time and goes well into the night. We chat, play games, make cards, win prizes and make new friends...stop on by for a great time!! HAPPY STAMPING!!

Recipe: Paper: PTI Kraft, Aqua Mist, Pure Poppy and White, SU Prints pack DSP. Ink: SU Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip. Stamps: Unity KOM September 08: Friendship.Love.Miracles. Accessories: May Arts ribbon (Flourishes.com) Martha Stewart border punch, White fun flock (snowy touch on trees and other side of the road) glitter, copics for coloring images, and sponging.

Swappin'

Hello- I just wanted to share with you, real quick, a card I made for the Unity Swap we just finished. I made ten of these babies!! They are 4.5X4.5 square cards. I used the Unity KOTM for August, called: Remember Happiness. (Unfortunately, it is now retired) If you are interested in the Kit of the Month, which, gets better each and every month, please check out the Kit Club link on the Unity website! Ok, back to the card, I used PTI (PaperTreyInk) paper: White, Berry Sorbet and Sweet Blush and American Crafts DSP. I used copics to color in the image, dew drops and rhinestones for some bling, and PTI Swiss Dots ribbon in Perfect Plum. The Remember Happiness quote is stamped in regal rose in and sponged around the edges with the same color. The butterflies are popped up on dimensionals. This was a really great swap to be a part of, and hosted by the lovely Jess Russel. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!

Where there is Great Love....there is a HIP HOP challenge!!!

Its HIP HOP Challenge day peeps, and Im so excited to share this card with you, because it uses Unity's Kit of the Month for September, called: Friendship.Love.Miracles. This kit is available until September 30th, and then it is gone forever....so, if you are interested, click on the link above, read about it and join the kit club fun. The kit club is phenomenal, and the kits get better and better each month. Ok, back to our HIP HOP challenge for you today. The challenge was picked by Sherry this week, and she suggested paper-piecing. Sherry gives an awesome tutorial on paper-piecing on her blog as well. This is such a fun technique and adds lots of dimension to your cards. Basically, you stamp your image on white cardstock first, and then another time, or multiple times on different desinger papers. I used the tree trio stamp from this set and stamped it on white, then 3 more times on Basic Grey's Mellow DSP, to give each tree their own appeal. LOL. You then cut very closely around the edges of the DSP stamped images, and then glue them down (or use dimensionals) onto your white cardstock image. Color and finish your image. Here I used copics to color the tree trunks, and I sponged around the white cardstock with saffron ink. I added sunflower dew drops to the four corners of the image. I also paper pieced the sentiment, which, I normally just use different colored markers to create the same effect. This was so much fun though, so I thought I would try piecing the words as well. I stamped the sentiment in Pumpkin Pie and Always Artichoke inks on white cardstock. I cut the larger words from the pumpkin pie sentiment and attached them to the Artichoke sentiment. I finished the sentiment by sponging the edges with saffron ink. HIP HOP Thursday is going to be loads of FUN tomorrow. There is going to be 3 new sets released and 4 new singles!! WOW, not to mention all the other fun specials, chatter, challenges and prizes!! Stop by the Unity forum on SCS tomorrow. The fun begins at 10am Central time and goes well into the night!! Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Recipe: Paper: PTI White, Lemon Tart. SU Close to Cocoa, Always Artichoke. Basic grey Mellow DSP. Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Always Artichoke. Stamps: Unity KOTM September 08: Friendship.Love.Miracles. Accessories: Dew Drops (Sunflower), May Arts ribbons, and sponging.

Creatively Yours Sketch 16

Here is the card I desinged for Creatively Yours, for sketch 16. Noella keeps giving out awesome sketches each week! If your looking for a new twist on things, check out her fun site! I just loved this sketch and all the circles and elements it combined, and for the fact that is was a tall card! My card is 3.5" X 7" Supplies: Paper: American Crafts Black, PTI White, Lemon Tart, American Crafts DSP, and SU Old Olive. Ink: Black Versafine, and Copics for coloring. Stamps: Verve: Abundant Blessings, and Beautiful You. Accessories: PTI Swiss Dots Ribbon Lemon Tart, Rhinestones, and Sponging. The quote on this card is one of my favorites, it reads: "If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus one day so I NEVER have to live without you." Thanks for stopping by, be sure to check out Creatively Yours for some awesome sketches! HAPPY STAMPING!!

NEW BLOGGIE!!

YAY! My blog has been revamped by the ever-so-talented Veronica (of VK Designs)! She is so awesome. I basically told her a few things I liked, and colors I like, which my fav's are purple and teal, and she came up with this beautiful design. THANK YOU so much Veronica.
If you are looking to spruce up your blog, check out her website and then email her. All of the blogs she has done are listed on the right side of of her site, if you want to see what she has done, click on them. Truly AMAZING work. one TALENTED lady!!

Here's a HIP HOP Challenge 4 You!!

Its time for another HIP HOP Challenge to get us ready for tomorrow's HIP HOP Thursday, in the Unity Forums on SCS. Today's challenge was picked by Jeanne (also a new Unity DT member! Congrats Jeanne!!). The challenge this week is a color challenge- use black and pink on your card. Easy enough, right??? For this card, I used a 5X5 black scallop circle base, then layered it with a 4.5" pink layer, a 4" DSP layer and then a 3.5" pink layer. I lined the card with Martha Stewart rhinestones and white opaque dots, to coordinate with my DSP, which has lots of cirlces and dots on it. I used the HUGE cupcake stamp from the Unity set Confetti Birthday, and the "Party" stamp is also from Unity, from the Cupcakes a'la Yummy set. I paper pieced the cupcake wrap from the same DSP I used on the layers. I glittered the flame on the candle as well as the yummy icing. Light pink paper flowers line the bottom of the card. I apologize if the photo looks a bit "off." I tried to "soft focus" so that the scallops could be seen better. (Note to self: use the white background next time. lol.) Check out the other Unity Hip Hop Challenge Girls' blogs, located on the left side of my blog for some awesome inspiration, and upload your challenge cards in the Unity gallery on SCS. Tomorrow's HIP HOP celebration is sure to be lots of fun... as always, lots of chatter, challenges, prizes and FUN!! Check it out, starting at 10am Central time. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

SC193, and HAPPY HIP HOP DAY!!!

Here is a card I made for Splitcoast Sketch Challenge 193 (SC193). When I fist saw this sketch, I thought, FUN! It looked like a card where you could add a lot of little details! Ok, maybe I went a little crazy on the details for this card?? I used the following: Paper: PTI White, Lemon Tart and Berry Sorbet, (and I just now realized there is no DSP on this card....how did that happen?) Stamps: Unity- Whimsy Flowers. Ink: SU Chocolate Chip. Accessoires: PTI Ribbons, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Dew Drops, Glitter, Copics for coloring, Circle punches, and sponging. Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING. and....HAPPY HIP HOP too! Dont forget to join us in the Unity forums on SCS today for lots of fun, chatter and giveaways!!