birthday wishes...

i adore this stamp of the week. as soon as i saw it i couldn't wait to get it inky.  it's perfect for cards...girls, boys, women, men, kids, adults, dogs, cats...you get the picture.  and i have never been a huge fan of mixing different patterned papers or using more than one.  until recently.  now i love to do it.

birthday wishes

stamps: unity, christy tomlinson
cardstock: my mind's eye pp, white
ink: onyx black, spiced marmalade, worn lipstick, spun sugar, broken china
embellishments: prismacolor markers, shipping tag

and the winner of the grab bag of unity goodness from my random acts of kindness post is...

 Julie Odil said...

Hi Angie, I LOVE this idea! Thanks for doing this. I work in a nursing home so it's easy for me to pass on RAK many times a day. One I did yesterday: as part of my job, I took 9 residents to a local restaurant for lunch. One woman had no money and wouldn't have been able to go, so I paid for her meal for her. She was very happy to go along and be with her friends.

10/26/12 12:24 PM

what an awesome thing to do, julie!! please email me email me your info and i'll get your prize to you.

a life inspired...

it's been awhile since i've done any art journaling. but after the last mixed media monday night (catchy, isn't it?) with tracy, i was excited to get this page done.  and i even used the dreaded charcoal pencil.  a lot.  i'm not saying i like it any more, but i do love how it looks on this page.  so here's to stepping outside the comfort zone and using something you aren't comfortable!

a life inspired
material: mixed media paper
paint: gesso, acrylic
stamps:  donna downey, christy tomlinson
  ink: jet black
other:  bubble wrap, cardboard, dictionary pages

and i found a new tool to stamp with.  those little cardboard hand protectors around a cup of coffee??  well, the corrugated inside makes a cool set of lines!!  

create...

see, and you were worried that i forgot how to papercraft.  three posts in a row of cards!!  and TGIF!!!  on so many levels.  be sure to check out the unity blog for friends with flair.   awesome thing about fridays. so much inspiration going on! this set of atcs i made for a swap.  theme was anything unity!  so i used a few different unity stamps:  distressed dots, tiny flutters and the flower from imagine it set.

wonderful
stamps:  unity, christy tomlinson, donna downey
cardstock: crumb cake, soft sky
ink: crumb cake, burnt umber, ice blue chalk
tools: corner chomper

balance...

last week, during the monday night crafty session, tracy challenged us to draw a bird.  i love crafty birds.  i've drawn a few and i have more bird stamps than i care to admit.  so i was excited to draw another one.  i started this background in my journal page last week, and loved the colors.  i've realized that i keep going to the same color palate.  blues and greens being the majority!  i wasn't planning on this being the page for my bird, but when i was looking at the page, it had the perfect spot for my little tweeter.  and i love how it fits together!!

balance

stamps:  christy tomlinson

paper:  art journal

ink: onyx black, island indigo, india ink

paint: gesso, acrylic

other: mini circle explosion template, paint can lid, plastic cup

the funny thing about this page is it started orange.  the cool think about mixed media is how the layers work and how you can start with something and in the end it looks completely different. 

canvas swap...

ack!  i haven't blogged in five days?  oh that's right...i've been in bed for the past four days...sicker than a dog. but i'm hopfully on the mend.  so moving on...

i decided to host a challenge over at the shack to spread my new found obsession crafty love.  the swap: a group of us signed up and picked partners (well, i assigned partners), then each person makes a canvas for their person and sends it to them. whatever theme they want.  this is the canvas i made for christie.  and she told me she has received it, so i'm going to post it!  and the one i received from here was amazing!!!

not a hobby

stamps:  christy tomlinson

paper: tissue paper, glitz pp

ink:   jet black

paint: gesso, acrylic

embellishments:  muslin, glimmer mist, buttons

other: decoupage, bubble wrap, gel medium

font:  rough typewriter

i took the ideas from a few places.  i know i used this quote from pinterest last week on my art journal, but i love it!  i also tried the cool transfer technique again.  you can't see it very well, it's very subtle in the corner...a bicycle with flowers in the basket.

and talk about button heaven!!  then i got the stacked canvas idea from tracy's ustream class last week.  talk about open a whole new set of options!!

another cool technique i tried was printing on tissue paper.  if i print on regular paper with an inkjet printer, the ink smears when i use mod podge.  but i read that if you print on tissue paper, it doesn't.  so i tried that  and it totally works!

so if you get nothing out of my mixed media posts lately, get this...just try something new.  you never know where it will lead you.  if you would have asked me if i would have loved this so much, i would have laughed.  so just go out and try something new!!

perfectly imperfect...

who knew that a box of rubbery goodness from unity, a container of golden gel medium, some paint and an hour would turn into this?  i ♥ getting crafty!!

thanks to donna downey's inspiration wednesday video, i learned a new technique. it is awesome and i highly recommend you watch the video.  i got the butterflies i printed from here.  stamps i used are:  poppy chevron, imagine it, and a couple me documented (4/12 smak kit).

and i can't belive it's friday already.  good times with friends with flair.  all the fwf players can be found here.  new unity and {ippity} stamps just released yesterday, so be sure and check them all out.  a few peeps will win free stamps for it!  and speaking of free unity bliss, check out my posts from earlier this week for your change to win more goodies.

perfectly imperfect
stamps:  unity, donna downey, christy tomlinson
paper: watercolor paper
ink:  burnt umber, soft suede, daffodil delight
paint: gesso, acrylic
other: gel medium, bubble wrap, butterfly printout

and if i haven't mentioned it before *wink* there is a huge sale going on!!  30 sets up to 60%off. 30% off all regular priced sets with code SUNSHINE30.   check it all out here!  you should definately take advantage!  this includes {ippity} to!   you can order {ippity} straight from the unity site, combining unity and {ippity} orders.  just pick {me} as your {ippity} chick or you can visit my {ippity} blog for all the details!!

dared to dream...*giu day 5*

wow *giu day 5* is here so fast!!  what a week this has been!!  thank you for coming to visit each day and checking out all my projects as *growing in unity* girl!   and thank to unity for the opportunity!  and don't forget that it is friends with flair today!!   be sure to check out the unity blog for the awesome projects.

today's project is another 4x4 canvas.  i think that this sums up what i've been doing lately. daring to dream.  working outside of my comfort zone and trying new things.  i never would have guessed in a million years that i would a) create a canvas like this and b) like this girly girl stamp!!!  but i do.  love them both!!  i used a few unity sets on this canvas.  all  lovelies from christy tomlinson:  reversed punchinella,  she leaped and she art print texture.

dared to dream
 stamps:  unity, christy tomlinson
ink:  jet black
embellishments:  paper flowers, glimmer spray, rhinestones, muslin
other:  canvas, acrylic paint, gesso, watercolor crayons

thanks for your comments all week.  i'll be picking the winner of the free stamps from all the comments and announcing it on monday so be sure to come back and see if it is you!  

you.are.old. *giu day 2*

it's day two of giu week!!  !   today i have a card i made using the feb 12 kotm and an awesome stamp by christy tomlinson.  i know a few people with birthdays coming up and this will be perfect!!   i stamped on muslin, which is becoming a favorite embellishment of mine!!

you.are.old.
 stamps:  unity, christy tomlinson
cardstock: river rock, soft suede
ink: walnut stain, old paper
embellishments:  muslin

be sure to come back each day and leave a comment.  at the end of the week, i'll pick a winner and  you can win your choice of two itty bitties from unity.  they are awesome like that!!

makes me happy...

i know...i know...can  you believe two art journal pages in a row?  i had to post this one because i got up early this morning to finish it, i was so excited about it.  it was inspired from last night's ustream class with tracy.  what do you think??

makes me  happy
 stamps:  unity-christy tomlinson, donna downy, susan weckesser
cardstock: watercolor paper
ink: jet black, broken china distress, seedness preserves distress, island indigo, versamark
embellishments:  silver embossing powder, glimmer mist, frost white & platinum all purpuse ink, acrylic pain, paper flower

plus this is entered into the unity-cha pinterest challenge.  i would love love love it if  you are a pinterest-er and would go "like" it!  click here!  and thank you!!!

owlie hello take 2...

so i don't normally post the same exact version of a card on my blog, especially in the next post.  but i wanted to make some more of this cute owlie card but didn't have enough paper.  so i changed it to the cute cloud background.

and once again, it's friday so soon.  so go take a look at the unity blog and check out friends with flair.  plus it's another huge sale...50% off some unity goods...and the little {ippity} gem below is only F.I.V.E. bucks!!   so get a little {ippity} (and pick me as your chick!) and some unity and get a little inky!

owlie hello take 2
stamps: unity, christy tomlinson
cardstock: early espresso, white,  amuse pp, my mind's eye pp
ink:  old paper distress, early espresso
embellishments: prismacolor markers

owlie hello...

got up at an ungodly hour this morning, especially for a day off.  so i decided to be crafty.  i love this little owlie!

owlie hello 
stamps: unity, christy tomlinson
cardstock: early espresso, fancy pants pp
ink:  onyx black, old paper distress, early espresso
embellishments: prismacolor markers