just a note...

sometimes you want to send just a note.  love this little notepaper stamp and flowers!

 just a note
stamps:  unity, jillibean soup
cardstock:  crumb cake, pistachio, white
ink: midnight muse, gumball green, pacific point
tools:  hexagon embossing folder, envelope punch board

what's up?

this is a totally quick and simple card.  and i mean easy.  three steps.
fold cardstock.
add washi tape.
stamp word bubble.
done. gotta love that!!

what's up?
stamps:  amuse
cardstock: winter sky
ink: ripe persimmon
embellishments:  washi tape

birthday...

i'm so happy it's friday.  and the weekend.  woot woot!  i thought i'd play along with friends with flair today. i love this numbers stamp.  it's so cool.  go see the rest of the fwf players this week on the unity blog.

birthday
stamps:  unity
cardstock: white, blackberry, mermaid
ink: peacock feathers, blackberry

edit:  i've had a few comments asking about the stamp.  here is the link to the stamp.  it is one huge stamp!

giu day 3...

day 3 for growing in unity.  thanks for visiting.  i've mentioned a few times that once a year, a group of my stamping crafty friends gather for an extended weekend and have a craft-fest.  we have gone to the same place for either five or six years, now.  (i've lost track!)  so i made this card in honor of them.  i used the life is a journey set.  it is perfect for this!  it would also be great for an anniversary card (hint hint, sherri!).

it happened here
stamps:  unity
cardstock: crumb cake, white, lemon chiffon
ink: tumbled glass, salty ocean, peacock feathers, walnut stain, onyx black, versamark
embellishments: clear embossing powder

remember, 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!

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

{ick}...

i love this stamp.  it pretty much says it all when someone is sick.  they just feel, ick.  so to those of you who may be under the weather right now, feel better soon!!

{ick}
stamps:  stampin up
cardstock: winter sky, island indigo, becky higgins pp, white
ink: island indigo, onyx black

need a lift...

well, i guess i've taken about 10 days off from blogging   not on purpose, i swear.  i just got back from our annual crafty/girls out/stamping weekend so i have a lot of things coming in the future!! we had so much fun and laughed literly until we cried a few times!!  it rained the entire time with a hint of snow a few times, but we didn't let that stop us from enjoying it. we also had a surprise party for my friend sherri, who will be turning 50 next month.  it's very hard to keep anything from her and she had no clue!!  it was awesome!

i'd like to say happy anniversary to my cute mom and dad.  46 years.  wow!!!  crazy.  and...it's also my cute neice, madison's, birthday.  happy birthday to her!

here's a card i made using a cute set from amuse.

need a lift
stamps:  amuse
cardstock: white, crumb cake, amuse pp
ink: cherry cobbler

this is the group that went to palooza this year.  (not sure why we still call it palooza, but we do!)  we got matching shirts for the surprise party.

just because...

it seems like i've haven't spent a lot of time just making cards in the past few months.  i sat down a few days ago and made a set of these "just because" cards, just because!!  i also broke out some stamps i haven't touched in a very long time.

just because
stamps:  amuse, donna downey-unity
cardstock: white, bellini
ink: midnight  muse, tangerine tango, so saffron, morning marigold, regal rose

sunflower girl...

i've been making some cards the past week.  trying to do some non-specific, clean and simple, for any occasion type of cards.  here's one i made using this awesome stamp by phyillis harris and unity.

sunflower girl
stamps:  phyllis harris-unity
cardstock: white, burano
ink: onyx black
embellishments:  distress 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

holiday wishes...

well the big day has come and gone.  hope the man in red (or whoever brings you goodies) was kind!!  now is the time for what i call, chill week. because the week between christmas and new year's is always pretty mellow and low key. i still have a couple of holiday cards to share, so i'll do it over the next week.  hope you are having a good chill week!

holiday wishes
stamps: unity
cardstock: white, soft sky, chevron cherry
ink: onyx black, cherry cobbler
embelishments:  rhinestone
other: prismacolor markers

august...

i know, i know...it's not august, it's november!  but i'm sharing a calendar of august with you.  each year for the past probaby five years maybe?  i've hosted a swap with 11 other peeps  and we create a coaster calendar.  i'm addicted to them.  they are so cute!  i have august in this year's swap.  i struggled trying to think of something "augusty."  i came up with a sort of back to school/varsity type theme.

august
stamps: jilibean soup
cardstock: white, pebble, becky higgins pp
ink: raspberry ripple, pacific point, dafodill delight, lulu lavendar
embellishments:  wood veneer stars & arrows
font:  king cool kc
other: acrylic paint, gesso

and i of course used lots of unity stamps on it, so it fits right in with friends with flair.  after you check out the awesome projects, visit the unity site for an awesome sale!!

finally, remember you have another day to enter my random acts of kindness contest for a grab bag of unity goodies.  check it out here.

queenie...

haven't made a set of atcs in a while.  feel like i'm out of practice!!!  i hosted an atc swap incorporating a little mixed media into it.  it was a technique themed swap.  had to paint the background with a baby wipe.  sounds crazy, i know, but using a baby wipe as a paint brush is amazingly awesome!  i used one of my favorite stamps, ever.  although i haven't used it much.  it was in the may kotm from unity (who else!).

queenie

stamps:  unity

cardstock: watercolor paper

ink: onyx black, bubblegum

embellishments: glossy accents, rhinestones

and don't forget that it's friday! woot woot!  so check out the unity blog for friends with flair awesomeness.  and if you have been waiting for a special sale to buy some unity or {ippity} stamps, now's the time!

live life...

it's wednesday, so there is a new fabulous feature over on the {ippity} blog.  this week, the focus is on the set dream to be.  i love how diverse this set can be.  during the monday night ustream session, i had an idea of what i wanted to make using this set, so i whipped out  my small art journal and started creating.  this is the end result.  did you know rub ons work out awesome on art journal pages??  true story.  the "live life" is a rub on.  cool beans.

live life.
stamps:  ippity
paper:  art journal
ink: jet black, peeled paint, bermuda
paint: gesso, watercolor crayons
other: bubble wrap

the bermuda ink is kind of subtle on the green background, so i tried to do a close-up of the "dream to be" sentiment.

what's cookin' take 2...

playing a little more with the new what's cooking?  set from {ippity}.  i just think this little chef guys is too cute!

what's cookin'
stamps: ippity
cardstock:  cherry cobbler, basic black, white, amuse pp
ink: cherry cobbler, onyx black, white craft
embellishments:  clear embossing powder
tools:  silhouette (recipe card, zigzag border), prismacolor markers

there is a new feature each wednesday on the {ippity} blog, where one {ippity} set will be featured. called, the fabulous feature!  so check back for all the projects by the {ippity} chicks using that set!

what's cooking...

i love when you see something, don't love it, and then play with it and discover you really do love it!  that was how it was with this new set from {ippity}.  at first i thought, "i don't make recipe cards" or any thing like that so what would i use it for.  then i figured out i could just send a card to someone with this sentiment!  light bulb moment!!

what's cooking?
stamps: ippity (what's cooking?, bit o'burlap)
cardstock:  cherry cobbler, basic black, white, amuse pp
ink: cherry cobbler, onyx black
tools:  silhouette (recipe card, zigzag border)

light...

friday, friday!!  and time for friends with flair with the unity friends.   i have some friends going though a rough patch lately and i wanted to send them a card.  i made just a simple card. to get the light effect, i ink through a stencil.  have a good weekend!!

light 

stamps: ippity 

cardstock: burano, white 

ink: burano, daffodil delight
other:  stencil

thanks so much...

thank you to all those who protect and serve

 to make this an amazing country to live in.

happy memorial day.

thanks so much
stamps:  stampin up
cardstock: white, crumb cake
ink: burano
embellishments:  ribbon, staples