Singing Souls for FWF

HAPPY FRIDAY Peeps!! It's time for another awesome Unity Friends with Flair (FWF) hop- start at the Unity BLOG for the list of fabulous chickies that are playing along today. Visit all the blogs and leave us some LOVE, for your chance to win blog candy- a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps. The blog that has the hidden blinkie is the blog that will give away the candy!!

Today, I used the brandy-new stamp set called Singing Souls. I just think this set is sooooo adorable, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how it has both inside and outside sentiments for the card.

Check out my card in yesterday's post (below), for some additional Unity inspiration. I used the April store kit and some cool distressing, and paper-piecing techniques. :-)

And...remember the blog candy I told you about earlier? Well, I am the host this week, SO, leave a comment here for your chance to win the grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps. I will pick a winner on Saturday! Yay!!

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Singing Souls. Papers: PTI- Hawaiian Shores, White. October Afternoon- Ducks in Row. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Spellbinders- Labels 1 die, PTI- Hawaiian Shores ribbon, Copics, Glitter Glue, Silver pearls.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy the hop today!!

I {HEART} Distressing!!

Ok, I have to admit, I have never been much of a distressing fan, but that's only because I didn't know how to do it too well. BUT, I have since been inspired, and I am soooooo very excited to share this card with you today! AND, I am soooooo lovin' the distressing techniques and possibilities with the new Tim Holtz line of products.

So, how did I fall in love??

Patti, the wonderful owner of the Paper Maniac store is now carrying the new Tim Holtz line of products, which range from inks and paints, to large sizzix dies and impression plates, rubber stamps, and a whole lot in between. You HAVE to check out the store to see the new, FUN, stuff- more items are added daily.

Patti tipped-off us designers, on these super cool Tim Holtz videos on you tube, and that was it for me. Mouth on the floor and everything. Amazing inspiration. AND....now I can distress!! AND...I need to distress more and more and more. Oh, how hubby is going to love that! LOL.

SO, if you haven't figured it out already, our Paper Maniac theme this week is DISTRESSING!! Please join us in some distressing fun on the BLOG- the possibilities are endless with these super-fab products.

Oh, and do you see the cute little owl friend on this card?? He comes from the NEW Unity Stampin store kit for April. This month, there is an exciting new option for getting the kit (it's only available in stampin' stores, like Paper Maniac). The kit is now offered as 2 mini kits or as a complete kit. The mini kits are called: Total Cuteness and Sew Cute, and Patti has reduced the price to $19.00 each. You can also order the complete store kit for $35. Sweet deal huh??

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Total Cuteness. Papers: PTI- Hawaiian Shores, Kraft and White. Ink: SU Cool Carribean, Memento- Rich Cocoa. Accessories: Tim Holtz distressing tool, Distress Inks- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo. PTI Hawaiian Shores ribbon, SU Word Window punch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

It's FRIDAY!! FWF!!! Rainbow

It's a Friday, and that means its Unity Friends with Flair day!! I am so happy that I actually have a card to play along today! Yayyyyy! Keeping with the spirit of CAS (see post below), I created another super-simple card. I used several different colored buttons from Papertreyink, to make my "rainbow." The sentiment comes from the FEBRUARY 2010 Unity KOM- Nothing But Blue Skies, which happens to be one of my all-time favorite Unity KOM's!

Check out the Unity Blog for the list of talented chicks that will inspire you today. Leave some love on all the blogs for your chance to win Blog Candy- a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps! There is a hidden blinkie on one of the blogs- thats where the candy is! FUN!

Have a wonderful day!!

Margarita Madness

This week at Paper Maniac, we are going to inspire you with Clean and Simple (CAS) cards. Clean and Simple is quickly becomming a go-to style for alot of papercrafters. I am really enjoying CAS myself. I also find that this syle of card are very clean, crisp and even elegant as well. I hope you can try it out for yourself!

For this card, I used one of the super-cute new Unity Stamp Co kits, (available only to stores) called Margarita Moments. I also used Bazzil papers and Memento ink. Accessories can also be found in the Paper Maniac Store- Copics, green pearls and Big Scalloped Oval spellbinders dies. The ribbon is from Papertreyink.

Thanks for stoping by, have a fabulous day!

Paper Maniac Inspiration- Scrapbook Pages

I was so happy when the Paper Maniac girls decided we would showcase scrapbook layouts for you this week. I have fallen so behind in my scrapbooking, and this was a nice little kick-in-the-butt to get some pages done. I have been wanting to scrap this photo of my daughter for the longest time, so alas, its finally done! Now to keep the albums going (especially now, with another little one in the mix) :-)

Unity Stamp Co also posted a really fun scrapbook sketch this week, as part of their new challenges. Its a challenge with a prize (Hodgepodge of Happiness kit). Check it out if you have the time!

Here is a close-up of the stamps and papers I used on this page:

Supplies: (All found in the Paper Maniac Store) Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- March Stampin Sotre Kit "Adventures in Happiness," Treasure to Me kit and Could I Be Any Cuter kit. Paper: Bazzil- White base, Teal circles. October Afternoon designer paper- Farm Fresh. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Copics. Finished size: 8X8" Sketch used: USCSSC1.

Thanks for stopping by, Happy Scrappin'!!

Destination....HAPPINESS

I'm sooooooo lovin the March Stampin' Store Kit- "Adventures in Happiness" by Unity Stamp Co. It has a lighthouse image!! (I am a huge lighthouse fanatic- anywhere we travel, I have to research where the lighthouses are. My hubby, Eric, is such a sport, because we have driven some considerable distances just to see them.) There are also ALOT of other super-adorable images in this kit, which you can get at the Paper Maniac store!

Here is a close-up of the card details.

I LOVE this quote: "In life's adventures may happiness be your destination."

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Adventures in Happiness. Papers: Kraft, White and Navy. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Copics, Brilliant Blue pearls and sky blue twill ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by, have a very HAPPY day!!

The Claddagh

I am super excited to share this card with you today. St. Patricks Day is right around the corner and our theme at Paper Maniac this week is Everything Irish! The stamps for this card come from the AWESOME new kit from Flourishes, called Irish Blessings.

I remember, as a child, my grandmother (who is from Ireland), teaching me about the Claddagh symbol on this card. She showed me her ring and taught me that the Claddagh incorporates love, loyalty and friendship. Since that time, I have always been in awe of what this symbol represents, as these three powerful "ingriedients" are the core to any family.

Supplies: Stamps: Flourishes- Irish Blessings. Papers: PTI White. Little Yellow Bicycle- Lucky Me. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Lace Ribbon, Nesties- Circles, Copics. Inspired by: MOJO125.

Have a wonderfully happy day!!

Lavender Birthday Wishes

Purple is my favorite color (next to teal), so I just had to make a card using some of my yummy new purple papers from Prism (majestic purples) and Kaiserkraft (Lilac Avenue). I have tons of birthdays coming up in the next month, and I never have any birthday cards ready to go. So, any chance I get, I have been making birthday cards, with my daughter.

This card uses the Verve Spring Fling Sketch Challenge as the layout.

Here is a close up of the details of the card.

I used the Verve Stamp sets: Circular Sayings and Everlasting Life. The image and sentiment are stamped on white cardstock and then cut and embossed with the Spellbinders circle dies, then sponged around the edges with Memento Dandelion ink. The flower image is colored iwth Copic markers and then accented with clear glitter glue. The satin ribbon is from Papertreyink.

Thank You

I absolutely LOVE the layout on Clean and Simple Stamping this week (FTL81). I paired it with the Verve Spring Fling Challenge #1, which was to make a Clean and Simple card, using flowers. This is what I came up with. Soooooo easy!! And, I never have enough thank you cards on hand, so this layout was perfect to throw some together in a jiffy!

Here is a close-up of the detailed area of the card. I colored the flowers in with Copic markers, and then placed a small silver pearl inside the center of each flower. I used the Verve stamp sets: Grateful Elegance and Abundant Blessings.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful Saturday!!

Birthday Wishes

I made this card to play along with some of the awesome Verve challenges taking place today, as part of their new stamp release. I havent been able to play along in the release challenges in soooo long, so this has been great fun for me!! This challenge was a color challenge, and we were tasked to use the colors: Yellow, Chocolate and Green. Check out the challenges if you have time, prizes are awarded, and you have until Monday to upload your cards to the Verve blog!!

I also used Clean & Simple Stamping FTL #80 for my card layout.

Here is a close-up of the details of the card. The butterfly is colored with Copic markers and popped up on dimensionals. It's body is lined with silver pearls. I used the MS Loops punch down the side of the designer paper, which is Kaiserkraft- Lilac Avenue. The butterfly is from the Verve stamp set called: Beautiful Kindness, and the sentiment, also from Verve, comes from the Circular Sayings stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by, wishing you a fabulous weekend!!

A Get Well Card

My grandmother is not feeling too well lately, so I made this card for her, to help her feel better. Its always nice to get "Happy Mail" when you're not feeling too swell, so I hope this does the trick.

I love this Sick Doggie image and Get Well sentiment from Pink Cat Studio. PCS releases new digi stamps every Thursday, and they are always sooooooo adorable.

Here's another shot of the card:

Supplies: Stamps: Pink Cat Studio Digital Images- Sick Doggie and Get Well sentiment. Papers: PTI- white, spring rain, black. Ink: Memento- Summer Sky (for sponging). Accessories: Copics. PTI Pure Poppy ribbon. Button- Foof-a-la. Circle Nesties.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Paper Maniac Inspiration- Waiting on SPRING!!

I don't know about you, but I am ready for Spring! With all the snow we have been getting lately, I just want to see some nice green grass already. Our Paper Maniac theme this week is waiting on Spring. Paper Maniac has so many neat new papers and stamps being stocked, that just scream Spring. Here, I used the Unity Stamp Co- February Stampin Store Kit- Life is Fabulous and some yummy Making Memories designer papers, called Flutter.

Here is a close-up of the butterfly, which is ohhh-soooooo-sparkly in person:

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB Stampin Store Kit-Life is Fabulous (butterfly) and Best Wishes and Blooms (sentiment). Papers: PTI Raspberry Fizz, Neenah White, Making Memories- Flutter pack. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Copics, glitter glue, pink pearls, Nesties- Large and Small circles. Inspired by: Clean & Simple Stamping FTL #78.

Thanks for stopping by, here's to Wishing for Spring!!!

Songbird Serenade

Here is another quick and easy card I put together while stamping with my daughter. I used FTL#79 from Clean & Simple Stamping and the Unity Stamp Co February Kit of the Month- "Nothing but Blue Skies." It's been fun using these CAS sketches and new stamps, while helping my daughter with her cards. FUN FUN FUN!!

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB 2010 KOM- "Nothing but Blue Skies." Papers: SU- Naturals Ivory. PTI- White, Raspberry Fizz. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Copics. Orange Polka Dot Ribbon. Inspired by: FTL #79.

Thanks for stopping by!

Let's Hang Out

Here's a quick card I put together using TESC99 (Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge) and the Unity Stamp Co February KOM- "Nothing but Blue Skies." I have to say the February kit is one of my all-time favorites. There are a ton of really adorable images and sentiments in the kit and its very spring-y, with rainbows, a really funky tree, birds and birdhouses.

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- FEB 2010 KOM. Papers: Bazzill. My Minds Eye- Be Loved. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Circle punches, green pearls, copics. Inspired by: TESC 99.

Thanks for stopping by!!