NOV/DEC GROWING IN UNITY GALS BLOG HOP

Welcome to the November/December

Growing In Unity Gals Blog hop!

This month we are featuring

Unity's Angie Girls stamps (of which I own many), 

created by Angie Blom.

I received Angie Girl Brooke,

and created an art journal page.

 I've always loved this quote, so

since my stamp featured a girl holding a glass of wine,

it seemed the perfect blend.

For the background of my journal page, 

I used Dylusions inks, Heidi Swapp Inks, and

Faber Castell gelatos.  

For the sun rays on the left I used a 

Crafters Workshop stencil with 

Viva Decor's glitter stamp paint.

The text/chevron across the bottom is 

tissue paper by Hazel and Ruby--

LOVE this stuff--you need some of this!

What looks like gold paint is actually

Folk Art's metallic green paint.

The silver glitter letters are 

Thickers by American Crafts.

Brooke was stamped with Archival Ink

and colored with Faber Castell colored pencils.

The Y-O-U banner is from the

June, 2012 SMAK Kit,

and the word cheese and the tag are from the

August, 2013 SMAK Kit.

I drew the rectangle around the word cheese

and obviously hand wrote the words on the tag.

The word some was written using another

Crafters Workshop stencil.

The question mark is a retired Technique Tuesday stamp.

I'm fortunate enough to live in a town with a

local scrapbook store, Cat's Creations Scrapbooks,

and everything in lime green print was purchased there.

I'm also very blessed to work at that store.

Thanks for stopping by!

Art journaling is outside my comfort zone

but is something I'm trying to learn.

I've purchased many of the Angie Girl stamps

to use in my art journal endeavors.

Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win

TWO Angie Girl stamps.

That is such an amazing prize, so

be sure you comment!

Your next stop is:

 Julia Vazquez

FRIENDS WITH FLAIR FRIDAY

I can't believe I'm finally participating in Friends With Flair Friday.  It has been too long!  I spent a few days creating cards to replenish my mom's and my stash.  Of course, I had to use some of the fantastic stamps that Unity has for cardmaking.  To speed things along, I used sketches (card maps) by Becky Fleck - LOVE using her sketches for cards and scrapbook layouts.  I made the card pictured above using a stamp from the "My Thoughts are With You" kit.  I love the vertical sentiment!  The papers are from Bella Blvd., My Minds Eye, and Jillibean Soup, with carstock by Wausau.  The ribbon is by Offray.  This card is simple and fun.

This card features a stamp from one of my favorite series of stamps, "Wit and Wisdom" by Joslyn  I LOVE these stamps and couldn't wait to make a card featuring one of them.  The paper I used is by American Crafts, with cardstock by Bazzill and Wausau.  The ribbon is by Offray  The candle paper is embossed and adds some fun texture to the card.  I used Archival Ink by Ranger on both cards

My local scrapbook store, Cat's Creations Scrapbook in Mineral Wells, Texas, is where the majority of my supplies were purchased.  The birthday papers were actually purchased when she had some sale bins full of paper.  We are so blessed to have a great scrapbook store in our small town.  Lots of people from the Dallas-Fort Worth area drive over to visit our wonderful store.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win some Unity goodness.  Go back to the Unity blog and check out the creations by everyone else.  Visit their blogs and leave comments for more chances to win.  

WOW....I'M FINALLY DOING A BLOG POST!

I'm excited to finally participate in WOW Wednesday.  I needed to re-stock my mom's and my card stash for a while.  When Cat had her latest big sale, I grabbed some birthday paper that is perfect for making birthday cards.  The paper is by American Crafts and I love how easy it was to make birthday cards with it.  I made the card above without even using a stamp!  The birthday candle paper is embossed and adds some fun texture to the card.  The ribbon is by Offray and the cardstock is by Bazzill and Wausau.

This is more of the same paper collection.  I cut around some of the balloons to make a scalloped pocket to slip the happy birthday tag inside.  The stamp is by Imaginisce and is one of their "Snag Em" stamps.  I used my handy dandy "We R" Corner Chomper to make my tag and the tiny attacher to attach the ribbon, which is by May Arts.  The cardstock is by Wausau.

Be sure you leave a comment to be eligible for a prize from Cat's Creations Scrapbooks.  Click here to go to Cat's blog, where you can visit everyone's blogs and comment on them for more chances to win.  Thanks for visiting!

GROWING IN UNITY WITH SOME CAT'S SKETCH FEVER!

I am really excited to have the opportunity to share some of my creations using one of my favorite products, Unity stamps.  I have joked with Angela that it is pretty sad when she has a sale and there is nothing for me to purchase since I already own it all.  I may not own all Unity stamps, but I do have a vast collection.  So, this week I am excited to be featuring these wonderful stamps on my projects.

Today, I am using sketches from my local scrapbook store (lss), Cat's Creations Scrapbooks, and participating in "Cat's Sketch Fever".

This is a layout featuring my son on his 29th birthday.  The patterned paper is from the Lost and Found collection by My Minds Eye.  I used Tim Holtz distress inks and the tiny attacher by Tim Holtz.  The washi tape is by Teresa Collins and My Minds Eye and the glitter ribbon is by American Crafts.  The shimmery paper is by WorldWin.  The dotted mesh across the top is by magic mesh and the brad is by My Minds Eye.  I used stamps from lots of kits:  the number background and @ sign- December 2011 SMAK; airplane from October 2009 KOM; tag from the March 2012 SMAK; son of our heart from June 2012 SMAK; banner from "The Best" kit; the letters are from "Frame this Alphabet"; the number 29 from January 2012 SMAK.  Bryan was deep in thought in this photo, and when I mentioned that he posed like "The Thinker" for the photos on the facing page.

The paper, washi tape, and ribbons are the same as used on the other page.  For the epoxy words, I used my Epiphany Crafts punch and epoxy stickers to make the custom embellishments for my page.  The words are from the November 2011 SMAK kit.  The journaling tag is from "The Best" kit and the months of the year are from the Simple Stories Yearography Itty Bitty.  The calendar stamp is from the new IOD kit "Welcome to my Life" and the clock stamp is from the IOD kit "Time Well Spent".  The words background stamp are from the December 2011 SMAK kit.  I really enjoyed making these layouts. 

I created this layout for the sketch that Trisha from Sketch Inspiration shared exclusively with Cat's customers.  This is a photo of my son and his dog, Sergei.  I was excited to get to use the picture wheel die from Tim Holtz/Sizzix and combine it with the stamp by Unity.  They have taken the stamp of the website since the wording on it is backwards, but I used it anyway since the print is so little and I wanted to use it on this layout.  Unity will replace the stamp for me.  The "Best Friend" stamp is from the May 2012 SMAK kit.  This paper collection is by Karen Foster.  The washi tape is by Glitz and the cardstock is from my stash.  The pawprint on the twill ribbon is from a stamp from the "I Ruff You" kit. 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win one of two prizes.  You have a chance to win a prize from Unity and a prize from "Cat's Creations Scrapbooks" for Cat's Sketch Fever (no international winners, sorry!).   So, comment away and good luck. 

 

WOW WEDNESDAY

 Today is WOW Wednesday over at Cat's Creations Scrapbooks' blog and I wanted to share an album I made for a dear friend of ours who turned 90 years old back in December.  I used one of the BoBunny word albums that I had in my stash for quite some time.  The paper I used is some that Cat gave us in a goody bag at the retreat (thanks, Cat!) and I combined it with some SEI paper.

There were some little party hat cut-outs, so I couldn't resist putting one on her!  The flower is by Petaloo, the button and bling is by My Minds Eye, and the sticker is by Imaginesce.

On the right is one of the little accordion albums that Lance Anderson taught us to make using duct tape for the hinges.  Embellishments are by Sassafrass Lass and SEI.  

 This is a folder album I made using a "Coluzzle" template that I've had for years.  Really loved how it turned out.  More paper from SEI with punch-outs.

This is the folder album opened up.  It held lots of photos!

This a little cascading album I made after being inspired by the Heidi Swapp product.  I used Tim Holtz dies for the shaped pages.  LOVED how it all came together just the way I wanted it to.  Fun when that happens!  The paper is by SEI and American Crafts, the bling and button are by My Minds Eye, the flower is by Petaloo and the sticker flower is by Sassafrass Lass.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win some blog candy from Cat! Be sure you visit everyone's blogs and leave comments for even more chances to win.