smile...

how can this little dude not make you smile? he cracks me up!!  thanks to sherri for letting me borrow the stamp.

smile
stamps: unity, alley way stamps
cardstock: pool party, white, stampin up patterned paper
ink: coastal cabana, ripe persimmon
embellishments:  ribbon, staples
other: prismacolor markers

flowers...

some stamps are made for water coloring.  these flowers are.  such a simple card.  makes me happy.

flowers
stamps: unity
cardstock: island indigo, calypso coral, watercolor paper
ink: jet black
other:  water colors

you rock...

i love pun stamps! this one is perfect!  and washi tape.  oh how i love you.  i shouldn't hoard it...

you rock
stamps: unity
cardstock: blackberry bliss, white
ink: coastal cabana, blackberry bliss
embellishments:  washi tape

thinking of you...

this stamp has been sitting on my craft table for a while, waiting for me to ink it up. i finally did yesterday.  went with a monochrome theme again.

thinking of you
stamps: stampin up
cardstock: strawberry slush, pink pirouette, apricot appeal, tangerine tango, white
ink: strawberry slush, tangerine tango
embellishments:  candy dots
other:  lawn fawn rectangle die

choose happy...

yep. another bird. they are so cute i can't resist.  made this for a friend who was WAY overdue to get a cheery card in the mail.

choose happy
stamps: unity
cardstock: lost lagoon, island indigo, white
ink: lost lagoon, island indigo
other:  corner rounder, project life card

a good life...

i love this stamp.  it's so cute and simple.  and great for water coloring!!  and i dug out the distressed dots background.  one of my favorites!!

good life
stamps: unity
cardstock: blushing bride, crisp cantaloupe, watercolor paper
ink: blushing bride, crisp cantaloupe, jet black
other:  watercolors

love you...

sometimes a challenge is in order to get the mind going. i felt good enough to get a little crafty last night, so i played along with this week's unity sketch challenge.  been dying to ink up this cute little owl (but haven't for some silly reason...)  he's adorable.  i used some project life cards from stampin up.  makes it so easy to make a card...

love you
stamps: unity
cardstock: raspberry ripple, crumb cake
ink: raspberry ripple, crumb cake, jet black
other:  prismacolor markers, chalk marker, banner punch, project life cards

good friends...

good friends
stamps: unity
cardstock: mme patterned paper, crumb cake, lost lagoon, white
ink: smokey slate, early espresso

be strong...

i've been under the weather the past few weeks (and it's getting really tiresome...).  so i figured it's a good time to catch up on some cards that haven't been blogged about.  so sorry for the potential overload!

i love this stamp.  the girl just makes me smile.  we all have those moments where we just need to hang in there and be strong.  unfortunately.  but we get through them.  hopefully.

be strong
stamps: unity
cardstock: coastal cabana, crumb cake, white
ink: early espresso, coastal cabana, crumb cake
other:  corner rounder

chocolate...

let's be honest here.  if you are a chocolate lover, then you can totally relate to this card.  this week was not a great one.  and this card couldn't be more fitting!!  i actually made this for someone else, but really wanted to send one to myself, too!!!

chocolate
stamps: unity
cardstock: pretty in pink, tangerine tango, white, crystal wilkerson pp
ink: pretty in pink, jet black
other:  prismacolor markers

do lunch...

the thing i love about ordering stamps from unity (other than the obvious...they are so damn cute!) is you get a little free surprise in each order. they are so awesome.  makes ripping open your order fun to see what you got.  it the latest order i received, it had some pieces of cardstock.  now if i were to see this cardstock, i probably would have never picked it out to use.  but when i saw it together, it just screamed "use me"!  i paired it with this stamp.  because i think the cardstock is so nice and pretty and this stamp gives the impression that it is so nice and pretty, then it makes you totally belly laugh. so at first glance you are like "what a pretty card" then you read it and it's hilarious.  or maybe that's just how my crazy mind works.  regardless, i love the freebies that are included with my stamps!!

do lunch
stamps: unity
cardstock: early espresso, soft suede, walnut cream, unknown pp
ink: soft suede, strawberry slush

what the flock...

i have been dying to use this stamp.  what sentiment is better than this one?  i love it. and the birds??  i can't get enough of them. i took a little different approach with this card.  i grabbed two pieces of cardstock and wanted to make two cards that were a tich different.  here's what came of it.

what the flock?
stamps: unity
cardstock: melon mambo, coastal cabana
ink: jet black, melon mambo
other: prismacolor markers, washi tape

be there...

how long has it been since i've participated in friends with flair??  who knows!  but i decided to today.  this card was inspired by one of the emails that angela sends out for unity with the awesome tips on quick cards.  it's sparked something in my brain.  i keep thinking taking time to make a card needs to be this big long process.  not.the.case.  i watched  one of the quick video tips, came up to my room and made a quick card.  I NEED TO DO THAT MORE OFTEN!!!  hope you have a great weekend!!

be there
stamps: phyllis harris-unity
cardstock: cameo coral, watercolor paper
ink: jet black, distress inks

swagger...

this little bird makes me smile.  i ordered it a while ago and it's just been hanging around, begging me to use it (like most stamps!)  so i finally did.

swagger
stamps: unity
cardstock: tangerine tango, pool party, white
ink: tangerine tango, pool party, onyx black
other:  journaling card, candy dots

coffee and friends...

it's so nice to be back in the card making mode!  love this cup stamp from stampin' up.  of course i also love starbucks, so it goes well together!

coffee and friends
stamps:  stampin' up, unity
cardstock: craft, white, cucumber crush
ink: cucumber crush, tip top taupe, onyx black

the inside says:

light shines...

how have i not noticed this awesome color before?  oh that's right...i've been out of the card making world for a while.  blackberry bliss is my new favorite!!  and i love this stamp.

light shines
stamps:  unity
cardstock:  blackberry bliss, daffodil delight, white
ink: blackberry bliss, daffodil delight
other: burlap ribbon, star mask

the inside sentiment:

beau*tea*ful...

i love that this could either be a coffee or tea cup. here it's a tea cup. because if it were a coffee cup, the "beau-tea-ful" just wouldn't work, would it??

beau*tea*ful
stamps:  unity
cardstock:  coastal cabana, raspberry ripple, white
ink: coastal cabana, raspberry ripple
other: corner rounder, glossy accents

girl time...

needed some cards to send just because i haven't sent them in a while.   just to let a couple of peeps know i was thinking of them.  again, sorry for the poor photo!

 

girl time

stamps:  unity

cardstock:  blushing bride, raspberry ripple, white

ink: blushing bride, raspberry ripple

other: corner rounder

beauty in the fight...

one of my dear friends had been given a courageous battle to fight.  she just started treatment a month or so ago against breast cancer.  i figured this was the best way to jump start my lack of card making lately and start flooding her mailbox with a little bit of something to hopefully put a smile on her face for a minute or two.  at least let her know that i'm thinking of her and she isn't alone in this battle.  i also asked my card making friends to help out.  and they have done an awesome job!

beauty in the fight
stamps:  unity
cardstock:  blushing bride, raspberry ripple, white
ink: raspberry ripple
other:  washi tape, corner rounder

i have to laugh at this picture.  i'm so out of practice from making cards and putting them on my blog that i forgot to take a decent picture!  took a quick snapshot before i mailed it!

merry.christmas.joy.

 merry.christmas.joy.
stamps:  stampin up
cardstock:  crumb cake, white, my mind's eye pp
ink: cherry cobbler
embellishments:  washi tape
tools:  envelope punch board