***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!!!

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!!

Cuckoo...Missin' You

This is just a simple card I made using the new Unity Stamp Co kit called Folk Inspired. This kit has some AWESOME images and sentiments. I sat and debated on whether to color-in this gorgeous cuckoo clock, and finally decided to just leave it. I almost gave up on the whole card itself, until I was packing up and came across this lovely orange dotted paper by WeR Memory Keepers. (It comes in the Nonsense stack). Then, the card finally came together. I swear my creative mojo is on vacation lately...

Anyway...here is what is used on the card. Stamps: Unity Stamp Co: Folk Inspired. Papers: PTI- White, Spring Rain, Stampin Up- Turquoise, WeR Memory Keepers Designer paper- Nonsense stack. Ink: Memento- Black, Summer Sky (sponging). Accessories: Nestabilities Die (Labels 3), Prima flowers, Foofala Button.

Don't forget to join the Unity folks tomorrow for another fun and inspirational blog hop. The fun begins on Angela's blog at 11am Central time, then you HOP, HOP, HOP, from blog to blog. 100 Blogs to be exact.

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

JOIN US!!!

Since we had SOOOO much fun last time, Angela decided to have another blog hop! This time, the requirement is to use the Unity Kit of the Month on your project. Any KOM. Easy for me, I love the KOM's and have been a kit member since the beginning. Lots to choose from. SO, starting on Friday 5/15/09 through Sunday 5/17/09, you can be inspired by lots of different KOM creations. Start at Angela's Blog at 11am on the 15th, and HOP HOP HOP through 100 blogs. I CAN'T wait to share my project with you!! If you want to check out what an AWESOME deal the Kit of the Month is, click HERE.

These three remain...

I made this card for my dear Aunt and Uncle who are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this week. What a great thing to be married to your best friend for 25 years strong!!

This card uses the new stamp set from Our Daily Bread Designs, called Love. Papers: American Crafts Black, PTI White, Silver prepackaged cards (with awesome matching envelopes!!), and American Crafts Designer paper. Accessories: Hero Arts Pearls and Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. I used Splitcoast Sketch Challenge SC204 for the card layout.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day.

FIRST Challenge

This is a card I made for Christi's FIRST challenge for Unity's Birthday week. This was a really fun challenge, because we had to have all of the following on our cards:

F- Flowers

I- Insect (butterflies, ladybugs, etc)

R- Ribbon

S- Scallops

T- Teal or Turquiose

My card uses the following: Papers: PTI- White, Lemon Tart, Kraft. SU- Cranberry. Designer Paper: K&Co- Wild Saffron. Stamps: Unity Stamp Co: Sept 08 KOM (Butterfly), Nov 08 KOM (quote). Ink: Memento- Tangelo, Dandelion Bamboo Leaves. Accessories: May Arts ribbon, Hero Arts pearls, SU scallop border punch, dimensionals and Angels Wings Shimmerz.

I just love the quote on the stamp for this card:

All journeys

have secret destinations

of which the traveler

is unaware.

Love that!! Thanks for stopping by, come play the challenges with us in the Unity forum on Splitcoast!! Have a great day.............

Celebrate...

Here is a card that I made for Jeanne's challenge (USAC4) for Unity's Birthday Party, which was to make a 1-layer birthday card, meaning just a card base. This type of card has always been a challenge for me, as I like putting LOTS of layers on my cards. This is actually the 2nd-try card. (The first one I ended up throwing out, because it looked BAD....very, very BAD. lol.) We were, however, able to embellish the card as much as we liked......

I ended up paper-piecing the present, since my markers were not cooperating with coloring the image. The papers are from a Martha Stewart designer paper pad. And, I hope that paper-piecing counts as embellising here and not an additional layer. :-)

Paper: PTI White. Martha Stewart DSP. Stamps: Unity Stamp Co: April KOM and Giant Present. Ink: Memento Black and Dandelion for sponging. Accessories: Michaels ribbon, Lilac Shimmerz, Dimensionals. Techniques: Paper-piecing, paper-piercing, sponging.

Thanks for stopping by....come play the challenges with us!!

You & Me...Simple & Sweet

This is a card I made for the Unity challenges this week. Jennifer Buck challenged us to use the colors: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red and So Saffron. What a pretty color combination!!! I was able to finally use some of my favorite stamps from the March Kit of the Month from Unity Stamp Co. as well. If you haven't joined in on the BIGGEST BIRTHDAY PARTY EVER, you MUST....head to Angela's blog for the deets.

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- March KOM. Papers: SU- Kraft, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red and So Saffron. PTI- White. DCWV designer paper- Green Stack. Ink: Memento- Black, Dandelion for sponging. Accessories: Hero Arts 3 mm pearls, Copics for coloring, May Arts Satin ribbon, and distressing.

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day.

Simple ATC

I was just messing around with some scraps and thought small-scale, what can I create? Ah-HA...an ATC (Artist Trading Card). I just love this image from the Unity Stamp Co March Kit of the Month...such a great quote.

Stamps: Unity- KOM March. Papers: SU- Tangerine, Taken with Teal. PTI- White. Ink: Memento- Black. Bic Mark It markers and Shimmerz for coloring and sparkles.

Thanks for stopping by, happy stamping............

Time to Celebrate!!! UNITY is turning 1 this week!!!!

It's Unity Stamp Co's 1st Birthday this week and in traditional Unity fashion, we are PARTYING ALL WEEK LONG!!! Stop by the Unity Stamp Co blog and the Unity Forum at Splitcoast for FUN challenges, games, chit chat and prizes!! The fun begins at 9am Central time every day this week. Dont forget to check out www.myunityplace.com for additional fun, friendships and inspiration!!

Do not put off till tomorrow

what can be enjoyed TODAY.

~Josh Billings

This card uses Unity Stamp Co's April Kit of the Month stamps. Papers: PTI- Kraft, White, Spring Rain. SU- Tangerine, Celery. SEI Designer Paper- Dill Blossom. Ink: Memento- Cocoa and Black, Bic Mark It markers for coloring. Accessories: Foofala buttons, lace trim (Flourishes), Hero Arts 3mm pearls and SU Scallop border punch.

I followed Julee's Mojo Monday Sketch #83, for the layout of my card.

Thanks for stopping by, please CELEBRATE with UNITY this week!! It's sure to be a BLAST!!!

1 Corinthians 13

This is one of my most absolute favorite bible readings, ever. Eric and I also used this reading in our wedding ceremony. Its definitely something to live by.

This card uses Our Daily Bread Designs stamps- 1 Corinthians 13. Papers: PTI- White, New leaf, Spring Rain, Raspberry Fizz. Basic Grey DSP- Urban Prairie. Ink: Memento- Black, Angel Pink and Dandelion for sponging. Accessories: Hero Arts 3mm Pearls. I also followed SCS Sketch Challenge 201 for the layout of my card.

Quote of the day:

It's not how much you do,

but how much LOVE

you put into the doing, that matters.

~Mother Teresa

Thanks for stoppping by, have a wonderful day.

Hello....

Hello peeps!! I have been MIA almost the whole month of April. My stampin mojo took a hiatus without my permission and I was on vacation in NC for a while. I am getting back into the swing of things and oh, so, very happy!! I get SAD....very, very, SAD when I cant stamp!!

This Hello card uses Unity Stamp Co's April Kit of the Month. Papers are: PTI: White, Spring Rain, Stampin Up: Cranberry and Celery, and Basic Grey: Euphoria DSP. Ink: Memento- Black, and Bic Mark It markers for coloring. Accessories: Prima Belle Fleur Daisy, Hero Arts Pearls, White Souffle pen, and SU Scallop border punch.

Thanks for stopping by. Happy Stamping................