giu day five...

well, it's my last day as the growing in unity girl.  it's been a fun week posting projects each day that show off the awesomeness that is unity stamps.  (not that they need help...they are amazing on their own!)  i hope you had fun checking back each day.  here's my last card for the week.  i used stamps from the may '12 smak and the stamp lucky friend.

lucky
stamps:  unity
cardstock: wild wasabi, crumb cake
ink: lucky limeade, peeled paint, soft suede
embellishments: washi tape, masking tape
tools:  crafter's workshop bingo template

it's also friends with flair friday!!  don't forget to visit the unity blog and see the fun projects there.

and don't forget to comment (you can even go back to the other posts from the week). maybe you will be  the lucky one who is picked from the comments to get two ittie bitties of your choice.  i'll leave comments open through monday!  i'm going to pick a few peeps and throw in a bonus prize, too!!

thanks for sharing my week as giu girl!

giu day 4...

i can't believe it's day four already of growing in unity!  time flies!  i went on my crafty trip a few weeks ago (the one i mentioned yesterday) and actually had a productive time.  this was one of the easiest cards i made, but it is by far one of my favorites.  all it took was a little ink, a stamp or two, some cardstock and a paper bag.  i used stamps from the july '12 kotm again.  great kit!

old bag
stamps:  unity
cardstock: crumb cake
ink: crumb cake, soft suede
embellishments: paper bag

i'm like a broken record by now, but  unity is giving away 2 itty bitties of your choice to one of the lucky peeps that leaves a comment on my blog this week. they are still awesome like that. so check back each day for something new!  thanks for visiting!

giu day 2...

hello and welcome if you are coming to check out growing in unity day two!  today i'm sharing a project i made for an atc swap.  the theme was pink and black. i used one of my favorite unity stamps, (that i don't use enough...) hearts of old, for the background.  then added a little hello.  i made the banner using a tiny little  pennant punch and some baker's twine.

hello
stamps:  unity
cardstock: pink pirouette, basic black
ink: pink grapefruit, onyx black
embellishments: baker's twine, pennant punch

don't forget unity is giving away 2 itty bitties of your choice to one of the lucky peeps that leaves a comment on my blog this week. they are awesome like that. so check back each day for something new!  thanks for visiting!

growing in unity day 1...

hello and welcome to my week as the growing in unity girl! it's not a secret that i have a tiny little obsession with all things unity. who doesn't?   i figured i'd start off the week with a card to get you shaking and shimmying.  i made it for a friend of mine, the amazing tracy weinzapfel, who celebrated a birthday on may 4th. but if you ask her, her birthday is may 1st through 31st!!!  so get out your dancing shoes and party with her!

dancin' shoes
stamps:  unity
cardstock: echo park pp, white, blackberry, mermaid
ink: burnt umber, peacock feathers, onyx black
other: bubble wrap

i used stamps from the july '12 kit of the month, may '12 kotm, and my favorite bubble wrap for the background.

don't forget that unity is giving away 2 itty bitties of your choice to one of the lucky peeps that leaves a comment on my blog this week. they are awesome like that. so check back each day for something new!

and don't forget today is the last day for the AMAZING 50% off sale!  go check it out!!

hang out...

funny story about this set of atcs. i made it on my crafty getaway a few weeks ago. i wanted to use this cute owl/tree die from amuse. but i didn't want to cut them all out...so my cute friend sherri did it for me! so i have to say this was a joint effort. thanks, sis!!

hang out
stamps:  unity
cardstock: bermuda chevron, cool carribean, soft suede, crumb cake, white, papaya
ink: spiced marmalade, walnut stain, salty ocean
tools: owl die

love in an instant...

i never make baby cards.  which is funny, because i know a bunch of pregnant people at the moment!!  so i decided it was time to get one or two done.  i made this for my cute friend, ashely.  she is letting the baby's gender be a surprise, so i tried to keep it neutral.  (actually i used both blue and pink too!)  i wouldn't have thought the photo frame would be "baby card-ish" but then i saw the sentiment and thought it was totally fitting.  because you usually do have love in an instant with a babe!!

love in an instant
stamps:  unity
cardstock: barely banana, white
ink: onyx black, baja breeze, wild wasabi, pink pirouette

skip a beat...

happy valentine's day!!  

here's the card i made for my sweetie.

skip a beat

stamps:  unity

cardstock: white

ink: onyx black, broken china, cherry cobbler

embellishments:  glossy accents

tools:  corner chomper

believe in magic...

this is my second extra card for the bonus entry in the wcmd year's worth of kit of the month giveaway.  making a card for the unity kit of the month sketch challenge.  in this challenge  you had to make a card based on the sketch (found here) and use stamps from any kit of the month set.  i used stamps from faith, hope, love, live by it and love in an instant kotm.  here's what i made.

believe in magic
stamps:  unity
cardstock: echo park pp, white
ink: worn lipstick, spun sugar
tools: silhouette

cross your fingers!!  how awesome would it be to win a free year's worth of stamps??  and you all know me...i like to share!

and if  you haven't already, don't forget to check out this!!!

fall...

talk about under the wire!!  today i'm posting the last two entries for the world card making challenge.  i figured i could make two extra cards for an extra chance to win an ENTIRE year of the kit of the month or the smak kit.  right?? right. so here is the first one. it is for the unity monthly challenge. only the tricky thing was the challenge changed after the wcmd challenge started but before it ended.  so i didn't know which one i should do!  so i did both on the same card!  the first one was using banners, the second was using pumpkins (pumpkin challenge is here).  how did i do??

fall
stamps:  unity, ippity
cardstock: echo park pp, dictionary pages
ink: seedless preserves, burnt umber, dusty durango
embellishments: twine

your day...

today is a big day.  a shout out to my brothers, mike and mark, for their birthday.  happy birthday, boys!! and also to my cousin, mandy (who i still can't call miranda!), on her big wedding day to tyler.  congrats you two!!

here's the last of the challenge cards i made for world card making day.  how fun it's been trying to come up with a design for each challenge.  this one was using a sketch (found here).  i used the awesome stamps from this kit of the month.

your day
stamps:  unity
cardstock: certainly celery, my mind's eye pp, echo park pp
ink: spiced marmalade, onyx black

do...happy...*giu day 4*

good morning/afternoon/evening depending on when you are reading this!!  it is *giu day 4* here on my blog.  loving this week!!  today i have a set of atcs that i made for a swap my friend cindi hosted.  it was a "get your paint on" swap.  we had to use some sort of paint in the atc.  so i mix media-ed them!!  i used the chevron stamp from the dec 11 kotm and the sentiment from the {ippity} kit do what makes you happy.

do...happy
 stamps:  unity, ippity
cardstock: chipboard, book pages
ink: white craft
embellishments:  acrylic paint, glimmer mist, charcoal pencil, buttons

i can't believe this week is nearly over!  come back tomorrow for the last day of my *giu* week.  i hope you 've been commenting along the way for your chance at free unity goodies!