Basket of Wishes

I've saved this card that I made on WCMD to share at this weeks Friends with Flair blog hop. It's the first time these super cute images have touched ink. I always wanted to use them but had some trouble of thinking of a layout for this bicycle image to really shine. Adding the texture image on the card base helped bring in more color and allowed the image to pop. I also had a lot of fun playing with my new edger die cut from Paper Trey Ink. I just love the curved scallop and how effortless it is to add to the card.

Thanks so much for dropping by!

Crazy Daisy

I was so proud of myself today for getting both kids to nap in their beds at the same time! My craft room is between their rooms so it's really easy for me to sneak in and craft IF they are both sleeping (this has only happened once before today in 5 weeks so far). I've finally fulfilled my dream of being a nap time stamper!

Source: thechildhealthsite.com via Misti on Pinterest

I wanted to take advantage of the Friends with Flair challenge and used this weeks trigger over at Moxie Fab World to inspire me. At first I had all kinds of ideas on making layered shapes with scrap paper. I settled on crazy petals for these two flowers and a layered scalloped edge made with lots of little punched circles from scrap paper. It's a really great inspiration this week and I think I'll give it another go if I get the chance to craft again this week. I can't wait to see what everyone makes...have you played yet?


Images - Unity, sentiment from Stampin'

FWF Ups & Downs

I haven't blogged in a bit since last Thursday our lives were forever changed when we were place with a 1 month old boy and a 12 month old girl sibling set we very much hope to adopt in the coming year. This has left me no time to stamp, I can't even get 2 hours of sleep at a time! While both are napping I wanted to share a card I made pre-kids and share why things will be quite around here on the blog for a bit.

All images by Unity, cotton candy stickles, copic markers

Rainbow Jersey Style!

Today I'm playing along in the Friends with Flair Blog Hop with Unity and the CAS-ual Friday challenge. I've used my cheetah butterfly and background stamp from Unity for this card. I wasn't sure what I'd ever use them for but once again I love how getting the Kit of the Month has stretched me out of my comfort zone.

The CAS-ual Friday challenge is to use border punches and I thought a rainbow would be the perfect way to really put a punch to work. I selected the scallops with the peekaboo holes just so you could really see the colors layer on top of each other. I love the end result!

Stamps: Unity and sentiment from Savvy Stamps, Paper from Stampin' Up! & PTI, EK Success Punch, Making Memories stick pins.

Sunshine Trigger & FWF

This week I was inspired by the Moxie Fab Trigger to create a card with some shine and a rainbow of colors. The stripes on my paper are the "rainbow" and some stickles added the perfect touch of shine. This is a smaller card size than I'd usually make and I think it's why I think it's so darn cute. It measures at 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" which allows for the over hang of ribbon and paper.

I'm also using this card as my Friends with Flair card for the week. For you Unity fans that haven't already commented for a chance to win, I have 20 images and a lot of other goodies up for grabs on this post. I was lucky enough to win FWF a few weeks ago and ended up with a lot of duplicate images to ones I already own (they are pretty awesome!) so I want to spread the love!

Source: moxiefabworld.com via Sarah on Pinterest

Thanks so much for looking and please give the trigger challenge a try!
Image by Unity, designer papers by October Afternoon

FWF Hey Girlfriend!

Hey girlfriend, thanks for swinging by my blog! Yep...this card is for YOU. I have been eyeing this set since Cosmo Cricket came out with the Upcycle line. I was thrilled to see it on special when Unity had their Warehouse sale last week. It was a simple card to make just stamping on the Upcycle paper. I used a scrap of it to cut out the hand bags and add them on foam to the stamped image for a fun little twist.

I've been gathering goodies for the blog candy I'll be posting next Tuesday on the 17th. So far I have over 20 Unity images, two packages of adhesive crystals, and some luxuriously thick and richly colored paper. It will be a collection of my favorite things. You must be a "follower" of my blog to qualify. Look for the post next Tuesday!

FWF Sweeter

Today I have a simple and sweet card to share for the Unity Friends with Flair blog hop. I made this card as a thank you for a friend who has kindly given me lots of baby items to help me prepare for the kid(s) we hope to soon be adopting. Since we don't know the age (will be 0-3) or even if it will be one or two kids, it's been very hard to prepare yet I have a need to "nest".

I've asked for help and the world has given back in such amazingly generous ways. I want to spread the love. I was thrilled to see I was last week's FWF post winner! I'm nearing my 300th post on my blog and to celebrate I'll be giving quite generously to one of my followers as well. I'll have a post on this soon but wanted to give everyone the heads up in case you are not already a follower. I so appreciate each visit to my blog and send a personal thank you to each and everyone of you for making my day brighter!

All images by Unity, ink and paper by Stampin' Up! - Regal Rose & Certainly Celery, green/gold stickles, copic markers, and buttons.

FWF Father's Day

I'm sharing two cards today. This card is one I quickly made, late the night submissions were due to Paper Crafts Magazine for the 365 Cards special issue. After I finished it I had wished I used a different sentiment, something a little smaller and delicate but it's a fun card overall. In real life it has a nice depth to it since I have the circle panel popped up from the sentiment square.


The second I made for Father's Day with a sentiment I LOVE. I kept the colors masculine and the layout simple. Just a few stitched "X's" for embellishment and a little popped up paper pieced heart stamped in rust.

Thanks so much for looking and be sure to check out other Friends with Flair blogs!
All images by Unity Stamp Company.

FWF Friday & Pin Of the Week

This week I've been playing with my May Unity Kit of the Month...LOVE!

Source: snowybliss.blogspot.com via Sarah on Pinterest

I've had this pin of a cake filed away for inspiration and it came in handy for this cake image. I made a very simple card but played with different ink colors for each of the "party" images. It's times like this I'm glad I've hung onto my Stampin' Up! markers. Direct to rubber is one thing Copics don't quite pull off in the same way as water based ink markers. The flame and scallops are dotted with stickles that didn't quite show up in the photo.

Have a great Friday and go check out some of the other blogs in the Friends with Flair blog hop!

Fruity Challenge

Unity is having a monthly challenge over on their blog where you can win 100 stamps AND a kit just for playing along! The challenge this month is any project using a fruit stamp. So if you've got some fruity Unity why not play along? I'll leave you some love :)

I used the three apples stamp from a Unity Kit of the Month on some deep red paper. No coloring means a card in a snap! I love the texture of the celery colored jute cord paired with kraft paper. I think it would make a great card for a teacher.

Sentiment from Papertrey Ink, Apples from Unity Stamp Co.

Rise Above

Last night my Unity Kit of the Month arrived just in time for a little Friday night stamping. I'm currently working on Christmas projects for a Paper Craft Magazine call so it was a really nice change of pace to indulge in some of these new images. I grabbed my favorite of the whole kit to work with first. I just love the sentiment and the cheerful hot air balloon!

All images by Unity, copic markers, banana, white, and kraft paper by Stampin' Up!, copic markers, and gems from Little Yellow Bicycle.

Have a GREAT weekend all!

Winner Day!

This morning I wanted to share another card made from the March KOM images as a tribute to thanking Unity for their generous 25 stamp prize for the Friends with Flair blog hop!

So who is the winner of this weeks prize kit? Random.org says it's post #16! Congrats to Lori who said...

"Love the funky feel of your card...it's great. "

To claim your prize please email Amy at amy@unitystampco.com with your full name, address and that you have won 25 images from the Friends with Flair Blog Hop.

Supplies - All images by Unity, white cross hatch Bazzill paper, copic markers, Cameo Coral paper and ink, pewter hardware from Stampin' Up!, fruit punch stickels.

Friends With Flair Friday!

Can I get a big whoop whoop for Friday?! It's been a trying week at work and I'm sooooo looking forward to a weekend with no plans except for a little me time in my craft room spent with my brand spankin' new Unity March Kit of the Month! A whole 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of new rubber goodness...do you have yours yet?

Last night I just had to sneak in a card before bedtime. I'll admit this winged heart isn't an image I would ever pick out and buy on my own but when presented in a kit it helps me try new things. When I held the rubber in my hand it just spoke to me and I knew it had to be the first image for me to use from the bunch.

I was inspired by the designer paper from My Minds Eye and used that as the base background of the card. The reverse side had a super cute print of plaid that I thought would be perfect for the heart center. I stamped the winged image on vanilla cardstock and the designer paper. I used a copic marker to add a touch of the aqua color to negative space on the wings. Thanks to the deep etching of the Unity images I was able to pull off stamping the sentiment onto a thickly textured piece of vanilla cardstock...LOVE that!

This is my first time playing along in the Friends With Flair blog hop (but not my last!) so I am SUPER excited to be posting this blinkie. Unity is giving away 25 stamps to one lucky person...will it be you? Just leave me a comment and it could be! I'll be selecting a random winner on Saturday morning and leaving the results as a post here and on this thread at SCS. Now go visit some other blogs in the hop and leave some love!

Birds and Buttons

Hello! On Sunday night I spent the evening cleaning up my craft room and decided to make some major changes to my workspace. I've been playing with the idea of moving inks off my desktop with the exception of my black and brown ink. It's what I've been using about 80% of the time now that I love using Copic markers anyway so I cleared it off and it's just a few steps away in the closet now.

I also wanted to do something pretty to both display and organize my supplies. Buttons in jars sorted by color it is! Colors and shapes (especially circles) inspire me so what better to have line the edge of my desk than 5 jars of buttons?

I love having more workspace, especially when scrapping. The ink just too up so much space! Here's a card I made this evening. All stamp images are from Unity. The branch is from Maya Road.

Bejeweled Thank You

I received this wreath image from Unity a little too late into the Holiday season to make use of it so I thought I'd use it for a Thank You. Once I started coloring I let the colors "speak" to me and it took on a life of it's own, not at all a Holiday feel now! But I love how it turned out. The crystals, chrome balls, and glass like dew drops are fantastic on this image that take the placement of them a snap.

I stamped the image in Old Olive and then accented the swirls with a Celery marker. Add a little sponging with Baja Blue and a punch sentiment...you're done save the adding of the jewels which is the really fun part!