owl-right...

i've shown a glimpse here and there of this card. but here it is in all it's glory. these owls. i seriously don't know how the designers at unity continue to make stamps that i simply can't refuse to buy! smart cookies, they are!!

owl-right
stamps: unity
cardstock: mme patterned paper, crumb cake, white
ink: fossilized amber, hello honey, walnut stain, jet black
embellishments:  twine
other:  prismacolor markers

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

feel better...

my cute friend had surgery last week.  so i sent her this little feel better card.  i know when i receive cards, i love it so much.  so i'm really trying to send more to people out of the blue.  just a little pick me up for their day!

feel better
stamps:  unity
cardstock: white
ink: watermelon wonder, daffodil delight, pacific point

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:

be alright...

i've been working on a project for my niece for the past few weeks (or month).  finally got that finished and cleaned up the disaster area that came after!  got back to a little card making.  needed something quick and simple (because i really do love simple!) to make.  i will get back to my inspiration journal sometime!

be alright
stamps:  unity
cardstock: craft, white
ink: coastal cabana, onyx black
other: prismacolor markers

the inside says:

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

having fun...

happy world card making day!!

having fun
stamps:  elzybells, unity
cardstock: pool party, white, amuse pp
ink: broken china, midnight muse, bubble gum
tools:  silhouette

hey there friend...

hello!!  here's a card i made from a kit, only of course i had to mix it up a bit.  it's the first bit of crafting i did after my knee drama.  got me back on track with crafting.  i chose something easy that i knew wouldn't take long.  but i love the cards.  they came from the stampin up paper pumpkin kit.

hey there friend
stamps:  stampin up
cardstock: basic gray
ink: basic gray
other:  cardstock stickers

fabulous...

do you know what i love about challenges?  it gets me thinking of ideas that i never would have thought about.  take this card for example.  i made it for  this week's challenge (cc19) over at the {ippity} chick challenges blog.  and as i was taking a picture to post here, i thought of two more sayings i want to use with the exact same card.  love the chick challenges!!  and now that {ippity} is available on the unity website, more of you are getting some {ippity} goodness!  so you should play along with the challenge!  i think this is the first time i've ever made a project with only patterned paper.  i think it turned out pretty cute!

fabulous

stamps:  ippity
cardstock:  fancy pants pp
ink: onyx black
tools: dotted scallop ribbon punch

and ps right now you can get all the {ippity} and unity you want for 30% off.  plus free sentiments with  your order.  how awesome is that???  don't forget to pick me as your {ippity} chick!

true friends...

are you loving the {ippity} and unity sale?  i know, i know...i'm like a constant ad for this sale.  but come on!  {ippity} has never been on sale like this and probably won't for a while.  so why not take advantage?  here's a card i made for this week's challenge at over at the {ippity} chick challenges blog.

true friends 
stamps: ippity

cardstock: white

ink:  black soot distress, melon mambo

embellishments: baker's twine, glossy accents
tools:  prismacolor markers

here is the card sketch, cc13.

see, when you take advantage of the {ippity} sale (making sure you pick me as your {ippity} chick!), then  you can play along with the challenges.  so go get shopping!!   and if you want unity stamps, they are on sale, too!!

hard to say...

one of  the nurse practioners i work with is taking a new job out of state and moving.  how do you say goodby to someone who has had such an impact you as a professional and as a person?  she joked that she better not receive a 'hallmark' card from me and although i really wanted to buy one, i couldn't.  i didn't want to make a good-bye card, because that just sucks.  so i made this.  it doesn't even sum up what she has taught me, the times she helped me through something horrible, the times she listened to me vent over something (probably stupid), and the times she let me cry because i didn't feel like i was good enough to do what i was doing but helped me realize i was.  so i'm not saying good-bye.  i'm saying thank you.

i'll miss you, kristin.  and don't slack on the arm pt!!

thank you 
stamps: marah johnson & unity, ippity

cardstock: crumb cake, pear pizazz, mme journaling spot

ink: early espresso, lucky limeade, pool party, peeled paint distress, old paper distress

embellishments: bling

tools:  corner chomper

feel better...

this is for my friend patty who had some surgery last week in preperation for more surgery next week. she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. nasty thing is affecting so many people. luckily, it's getting more and more beatable. hope you are feeling better, patty!  i added sparkly stuff just for you!

feel better...
stamps: unity
cardstock: pink pirouette
ink: purely pomegranate, melon mambo, onyx black
embellishments: stickles

what's shakin...

i love my hobby. it's such a good stress reliever when one is needed! i go hide in my craft room and start getting lost in all the crafty goodness. this week has been a hard one at my work. too many crazies in this world. so i've had a lot of reason to escape. i am loving paper tape lately. i played with it a little and made a frame from it.

what's shakin'?
stamps: unity
cardstock: cherry cobbler
ink: onyx black
embellishments: paper tape

true friends...

so i had an idea in my head of a card i wanted to make.  i usually have several ideas.  but they almost never turn out how i thought it would.  this card did.  it turned out even better than i wanted it to.  when i first saw this cute set (flowers+friends=priceless...see the whole thing here!), i thought "oh great...another flower set" because i don't already have a dozen.  but it is starting to turn out to be my favorite set!  it's got so many possibilities!

true friends
stamps: ippity
cardstock: white cardstock
ink: daffodil delight, marina mist, rich razzleberry, blushing bride, peeled paint distress ink

and today is my introduction as an official {ippity} chick on the unity blog!  how fun is that?!

hello dear friend...

happy april fool's!!  no jokes from me...boring i know.  but wow.  how long has it been since i've done friends with flair on friday??  feels like forever, when it's probably only been a few weeks!!  whatever...i'm glad to have you visit today!!  i made this card last night.  it just sort of came to me.  i had some scraps sitting on my mess of a table (it's so embarrassing how big of a mess...) and i have been wanting to use the stamps from the set could i be any cuter  for a while (one of those i got at christmas with my mega order!).  so i put the two together and voila!   and i added buttons!!  oh how i love them but don't use them enough!!   now go enjoy the rest of the fwf crafty goodness and have a great friday!!

hello dear friend
stamps:  unity
cardstock:  pear pizazz, stampin up pp
ink: early espresso, soft suede, pear pizazz
embellishments:  buttons
tools: prismacolor markers

good friends...

woo hoo!!   i   you made it to another friday! and that means friends with flair. i didn't play last week because i was too busy working (oh how i would love to be part time!!) but i'm in this week's fwf...here is a card i made for a friend who's going through a bit of a rough spell.

good friends
stamps: unity
cardstock: pebbles pp, dcwv pp
ink: night of navy

now go check out all the other fantabulous projects on this week's installment of fwf and watch for the lucky blinkie!!!

some bunny...

every now and then, i get a wild idea to try out for a design team. and whenever i don't make it, i swear that it will be the last time. but here i go again!! when i read that hambo stamps was having a dt call, i thought i'd give it a shot. i love their stamps. they are funny, a little quirky (kinda like me) and their mascot is the coolest pig!  this is one of the two designs i submitted.  one of the little bunnies is popped up with pop dots to give a little dimension!

some bunny
stamps: hambo
digi stamps: hambo
cardstock: blushing bride, bo bunny pp
ink: purely pomegranate, blushing bride
other: primsacolor markers

gets better...

my friend, sherri, had an unfortunate run in with a speeding ticket last month. and it's not a simple fix. i found this stamp i forgot i had and knew i had to make a card for her. now that i know she's received it, i can post it here!

gets better

stamps: elzybells, studio g
cardstock: cherry cobbler, echo park digi pp
ink: cherry cobbler
embellishments: prismacolor markers