hip hip hooray...

seriously, it's been a week since my last post? time flies so fast when you have a vacation! we skipped town and went to vegas for a few days. it was pure bliss hanging by the pool each day.  here is another birthday card i'm sharing for friends with flair.  i used the silhouette to cut out the balloons.  love that machine.  the stamps used are stars of worn and one of the stamp of the week stamps, hooray it's your birthday.  be sure and see the rest of the fwf participants (clickie, clickie) for a chance to win some free stamps from unity!!

birthday
stamps:  unity
cardstock: white, pool party
ink: tumbled glass, onyx black
tools:  silhouette

mr moustache...

my cute friend sherri is addicted to mustaches lately.  they are all the rage and she is taking full advantage.  she hosted a mustache atc swap and i used the little owl from this stamp of the week and cut some little mustaches using the silhouette.  i think he turned out kinda groovy.

figured i'd play along (a little late) with this week's friends with flair. and spread the word about the awesome sale they are doing this weekend.  a whole slew of new stamps and a TON marked down!  your crazy if you don't go get you some!  and your crazy if you don't go check out the other fwf posts.

have a good weekend!

mr moustache
stamps:  unity
cardstock: white, tangerine tango, basic black, stampin up pp
ink: tempting turquoise
tools:  silhouette

let's ketchup...

i can't wait.  in a few weeks, i'll be taking my annual girls/crafty trip with my cute mom to meet up with a bunch of my crafty peeps. woot woot!!  so to get ready for the event, i made them each a card using this stamp of the week stamp from unity.  it was perfect for the occasion!!

and it's friday so i decided it's been way to long since i joined up with friends with flair.  take a gander at the unity blog to see who else played along this week.  you have a chance to win some free unity lovelies!

let's ketchup
stamps:  unity
cardstock: white, going gray, red
ink: onyx black, cherry cobbler
embellishments:  washi tape, prismacolor markers

hugs...

i made this card a while ago, but i never posted it. took me about 2 minutes. cut. fold. stamp. tape.  done!  it is one of those cards you can make a bunch of in a few minutes to have on hand.  which is what i did!!

hugs
stamps:  unity
cardstock: burano
ink: onyx black
embellishments:  washi tape

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.

home...

i have a couple friends who have recently moved.  and i think this may be the first time i've ever sent a "happy new house" card to anyone!!  hopefully they have gotten their cards by now, if not, SURPRISE!! i have loved mixing card making and mixed media together and that's what i did here.  i used watercolors to color the card.

and it's friends with flair day!  so check out the unity projects over on the unity blog.  you have a chance to win!

home
stamps: unity (sotw)
cardstock: white, watercolor paper
ink: jet black
other:  watercolor crayons, gesso

plus, don't forget that i'm giving away some a little bag of goodness.  check out this post.  you don't want to miss it!!

and speaking of practically giving away, go check out this awesome sale at unity!  

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

wonder...

here's another card for world card making day. this one really made me stretch. the challenge was to create a border using a stamp that was not a border stamp. i love this star stamp (i've used it a ton lately).  and i had some post it notes on my table.  and it dawned on me.  mask the middle of the stamp.  created a cool border!!  check out the challenge here.

wonder
stamps:  unity
cardstock: summer sun, island indigo, white, echo park pp
ink: summer sun, island indigo
embellishments:  button, twine

happy fall...

it's fall in my neck of the woods.  full blown.  leaves are changing.  the air is cool and crisp in the morning and evening, but still warm during the day.  i love fall.  except that it leads to winter.  which i don't love.  but here's a card i made in honor of fall.  i made it for the creative cuts and more blog, diecut diva.   and as part of the world card making day event over on the unity blog.  (have i hit all eight categories yet??)  go make some cards!!  you have until the 20th to enter.  HUGE prizes!

happy fall
stamps:  unity
cardstock: sunshine, basic grey pp, walnut cream
ink: pumkin pie, dusty durango, soft suede
tools:  prismacolor markers

hold it together...

how is it that i have not used this stamp. ever??? what is wrong with me? it's awesome! i think someone borrowed it a few weeks ago and i remembered i had it. so i had to use it. this is for another world card making day entry. this challenge was all about texture.

and it's friday.  and i know some fridays i need a little help holding it all together!  so check out friends with flair  (clickie clickie) to help you hold things together and have a good weekend!!

hold it together
stamps:  unity
cardstock: pistachio, walnut cream
ink: midnight muse
embellishments:  fabric, muslin, cardboard
tools:  tiny attatcher

and don't forget there are some killer sales going on this weekend.  here's one of them.  (click image to go to the sale).  and if you put any {ippity} in your cart (and you SHOULD!), put my name in the comments...brownie points, you know?

beauty...

i got a card the other day from my cute friend sherri.  it inspired me to make this card.  i loved how she did such a simple background.  this card is a bit of mixed media and stamping.  i gessoed some watercolor paper then stamped the image.  used watercolor crayons and painted the image and background.  so simple!

another unity world card making day challenge.  and you guessed it...the challenge was to color an image.

beauty
stamps: phyllis harris
cardstock: white, watercolor paper
ink: jet black
other:  watercolor crayons, gesso

what do you know?  it's a sale!  go shop...

butterfly kisses...

another world card making day challenge. the challenge here was to create a card that is shaped.  basically, not your regular square or round card.  so i used my trusty silhouette to help cut out a ticket shaped card.  when it's flat, there's a heart in the middle.  (challenge #1 found here)

butterfly kisses
stamps:  unity
cardstock: crumb cake, cherry cobbler
ink: cherry cobbler
tools:  silhouette

life brighter...

so are any of you fans of the show, next food network star? i love it. i know...what does this have to do with crafting? well, on this season, the room where team giada goes after the competitions, there is a lamp. and it's the coolest lamp! and every time i see it, i love it more. so when i saw this quarterfoil stamp, a light bulb went off! (hehe) i used this stamp from the stamp of the week and created a card inspired by the lamp i love from the show!  now it's time for friends with flair friday on the unity blog! 

life brighter
stamps: unity
cardstock:  not quite navy, summer starfruit, white, authentique pp
ink: not quite navy, onyx black, walnut stain, spun sugar, black craft
embellishments:  clear embossing powder

ps. i was able to copy a picture of the lamp from the show! 

happy mother's day!

happy mother's day!  

i have the best, cutest mom in all the land and i'm so thankful for everything she has ever taught me and done for me.  love you, mom!!

mothers

stamps: unity
cardstock: jillibean soup pp, crumb cake, pink pirouette

ink: burnt umber

embellishments:  ribbon, distress markers

tools:  top note die

precious...

ahh...i haven't been in my sanctuary craft room much this week. but i spent a good chunk of today in it. so i'm feeling much happier about life!!

precious
 stamps:  unity
cardstock: fancy pants pp, dusty durango
ink: soft suede, dusty durango, old paper
embellishments:  ruffled ribbon, prismacolor markers
tools:  silhouette

and i definitely haven't used my silhouette much.  so i played with that a little too.  i love it because i can cut out different pieces that i need to use and arrange them as i want them all at once.  don't think the other cutting machines are that savvy!!  a great way to use up scraps, too!!!  no more wasting a whole sheet of cardstock for one little cut!

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

follow...

i think i said this monday, but i can't believe it's friday already!   time, it's a flyin'!!!  with friday comes friends with flair.  now those who know me know that i'm not a huge fan of hearts or valentine's day.  but i do love this stamp and i think this would make a cute valentine!! this is a stamp of the week stamp.  i'm loving it.  new rubbery goodness in the mail every single week.  i'm also not a huge fan of leaving edges of ANYthing uninked.  but i thought this was cute with the clean edges and a little doodling.   go check out what the other unity peeps have done for fwf!

follow
stamps: unity
cardstock:  cherry cobbler, crumb cake, white
ink:  onyx black
embellishments: twine, prismacolor markers