[12.5.2013] unity thursday

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Unity Thursday

Happy Thursday… the Unity design team is at it again and hopping away today.  If you have been hopping you should be arriving from Joslyn’s blog, if not, all the action starts on the Unity blog.  Lots of fun new stamps being released and a fabulous IN STOCK sale.

The NEW kit of the month came out on Sunday.  Did you see it?  So fun!!!

Happy Love Day

I’m using some of the images in my card today.

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I took that sweet little arrow and created three lines with it on my popped up panel.  It is hard to see, but there is some sparkle added with glitter glue.  I scalloped the edge and then finished it off with some twine.

The heart doily was cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  Super pretty, right?  I put the sentiment inside and added a little wood veneer arrow at the end.

** COMMENT PRIZE **
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog today.
We’ll be giving away 2 prizes from comments left on the participating blogs.  Here is a look at the amazing prize package.

That is all from me, head on over to the amazing Renee next!!!!

Here are the list of blogs hopping today.

Angie
Alyssa
Erin
Jolande
Joslyn
Lisa A.
Renee
Shilo
Stephanie
Andrea
Thienly
Robyn
Lisa H.
Jen E.

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[12.2.2013] wanna sketch reminder

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Wanna Sketch no. 11 Reminder

Whoa!  Where da heck did November go???  I blinked and it was gone.  The date popped out at me today.  I’m going to blink again and it will be 2014… no more 2013.  That just blew my mind!  Ha.

It seems like this round of Wanna Sketch is going by way too fast.  I’m popping in with my second card and reminder.  Still PLENTY of time to play and I sure hope you do.  You all just make me giddy when I see what you do with the sketch.  It is so much fun.

Here is a look at the sketch again.

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The sketch is very trendy right now.  I’ve seen this basic silhouette in blogland for awhile, so I thought I’d challenge myself and you to see what we could come up with.  It always surprises me when two people have a similar design.  My sweet, talented friend Therese (from Lost in Paper) tilted her bottom panel too.  I love how we had the same idea, but our personalities still shine through and our cards are so different.  You should check out her card linked up below, it is amazing!

little-tip_leftI must admit this card gave me some trouble.  Mainly, in cutting that weird shape of pink paper.  The first time, I ended up cutting a perfect rectangle!  Yup, I have no idea what the heck I did.  Lol.  So the second time, I positioned my pink paper where I wanted it on my card base, flipped the whole thing over and used my pencil to draw a line along the side and bottom.  That helped tremendously.

Ok, now it is your turn!  I can’t wait to see what you do.  The linky will stay open until Friday, December 13, 2013 {11:55pm PT}.

Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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[11.21.2013] unity thursday

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Unity Thursday

Hello my friends. It is a JAM PACK Thursday with the Unity today. If you have been hopping along, you should be arriving from Joslyn’s blog, if not, all the action starts on the Unity blog.  Make sure you start at the Unity blog because it is FULL of today’s goings on… SALES, PRIZES, PROJECTS & FUN!!!

I’m excited to have a special release for this weekend.  It is an add on kit to my Everything series, introducing EVERYTHING MORE.

You’ll be able to find it in the NEW RELEASES on the website.

Also, I am excited to share this with you the Lasting Thoughts kit.  This was built by many of the Unity Artistas.  One quote from each of us to create ONE lovely kit.

Isn’t it pretty???  My quote is the “Good things are going to happen.”  It is one of my favorite sayings and it just needed to be a stamp.  Ready to see my card with it?

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I love stars.  You can ever have enough of them.  The saying was stamped onto my card and then I used a star punch to create the pattern on the blue patterned paper.  To help the stars pop, I glued some newspaper patterned paper to the back and popped it up.

I’m also playing with November’s Kit of the Month.  I just love these kits.  ALL of these STAMPS for just $26!!!  It is an amazing steal.

Strength & Dignity

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I grabbed one of my favorite images from the kit… the feathers. Feathers are so trendy right now and these have a classic feel to them. They can go vintage or graphic. Still playing around with my papers and I love the mixture of the flower paper with the others. THIS paper pack has become a staple for me. I keep grabbing for it.

You have TWO options to grab this kit…

1. SIGN UP to be a kit member and you will always get your kit first and for $26. PLUS tons of great benefits.

2. Purchase this kit as a ONE TIME purchase when it first releases for only $26, but there are a limited number. So if you like it, grab it fast (like this one, it is already sold out).

** COMMENT PRIZE **
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog today. We’ll be giving away 2 prizes from comments left on the participating blogs. Here is a peek at this week’s CRAZY AMAZING prize.

That is all from me, let’s go visit Tracey next!!!!

Here are the list of blogs hopping today.

Angie Blom – http://www.angieblomdesigns.blogspot.com/

Alyssa Bennett – http://mythoughtsexactlystamps.blogspot.com/

Erin Schreiner – http://www.erinleecreative.com/

Jeanie Dickinson – http://jeaniesdesignstudio.blogspot.com

Joslyn Nielson – http://hereiswhatido.blogspot.com/

Lisa Arana – http://dahlhouse-designs.com

Tracey Malnofski – http://epiphanyartgallery.blogspot.com/

Tifany DeGough – http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com

Jolande van Oosterhout – http://www.justjolande.blogspot.com/

Renee Aslette – http://www.reneeaslette.blogspot.com/

Shilo Miles – http://papermeetsglue.blogspot.ca/

Stephanie Muzzulin – http://www.handmade75.blogspot.com/

Laurel Seabrook – http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/

Lisa Henke – http://www.mylittlecreativeescape.blogspot.com/

Karen Maldonado – http://www.reallifeinpictures.blogspot.com/

Jimmi Mayo – http://www.stampingwithjimmi.blogspot.com/

Shemaine Smith – http://www.shemainesmith.blogspot.com/

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[11.19.2013] sweet stamp shop

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Sweet Stamp Shop

I am back again with some more adorable projects from the latest Sweet Stamp Shop release.  They have a fun little write up over at the blog just for little ol’ me.  I am having so much fun with the Yummy Love stamp set.  I have two more things to share today.

These darling little fruits made for the cutest tags.  I cut the tags and fruit dies using my Cameo.  I stamped the fruit and then colored them with Copics.  Then, I had fun decorating the tags.  Lots of great possibilities with this fun little stamp set.

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IMG_1594_dahlhouseThe matching SVG files for these stamps are da bomb!  They make die cutting so easy.  Much easier than fussy cutting them with my scissors.  Again I cut the die, then stamped the image.  The clear stamps make it so easy to line up.  Add a little color and the cute little pears come to life.

I just love this saying.  So fun.

 

I had a fabulous time playing along with the Sweet Stamp Shop this month.  Thank you to Alyssa and Nicole for inviting me.

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[11.18.2013] unity stamp company

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A little love.

Ugh, it is Monday already!  Another weekend that has flown by, but it was filled with fun.  One I wouldn’t mind repeating.  We had dinner with some close friends and that is always a good time.

But today, I’m talking about love.  My love for all things Unity especially November’s kit of the month: Strength and Dignity.

So pretty right?  I have quite a few images in this kit.  Ready for the list… the feathers, bird, flower, love you/matching sentiments, true beauty sentiment and be strong sentiment.  I feel so blessed every time Angela selects one of my designs to be included in these kits.

I’m using the love sentiment today in this manly card.

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My hubs could handle this card.  Not very girlie, even though it has a heart and bow.  They are manly enough.  Ha.  I love the papers.  I can’t believe it is the first time I’ve broken THIS paper pack out.

I have one more card using this kit up on the Unity blog today.  Hop you’ll pop on over there to see it.

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[11.17.2013] wanna sketch no. 11

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Wanna Sketch no. 11

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Yay, time for a brand new Wanna Sketch!  I love this one.  Kinda partial… I know, but I really do love it.  I’m so glad you stopped by to see what the next sketch will be.  I hope you will be inspired to play along too.  It will be fun, I promise.

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I started out with the pretty bird stamp from the Strength & Dignity stamp set by Unity.  If you hurry, you can still get this stamp set for only $26 AND till November 18th at midnight, Unity will donate $1 to help the victims of the Philippine Typhoon.  An amazing time to place an order if you have been waiting.

I found some soft and pretty patterned papers to play with.  I put the busier pattern behind to help tame it.  Then, I stamped the bird on the lighter sheet and added the sentiment in a lovely bluish color.  I just happened to have some sequins that matched my ink perfectly, but they are HUGE!  When I ordered sequins the first time, I didn’t quite know what size they should be.  So, I ordered a variety and these just happened to be the largest of the bunch.  I love them, but they were just too big for this card.  I used my hole punch to cut out the middle.  Problem solved.  Yay.

I hope you love the sketch and will play along too.  The linky will stay open until Friday, December 13, 2013 {11:55pm PT}.
Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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[11.17.2013] wanna sketch highlights

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Wanna Sketch no. 10 Highlights

Good morning sunshines!  Time to wrap up Wanna Sketch no. 10 and take a look a few highlights.  I should just take a snapshot of all the entries.  They are absolutely fantastic.  It is so hard to just select a few to highlight.

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Tenia

I adore Tenia’s style.  She is always so edgy with her designs!  I love how she layered the pears and angled the sentiment.  Not to mention the amazing colors and splashes of green.  I love how she made the sketch her own.

Laurel

Don’t you just fall in love with Laurel’s design?  The lovely colors and patterns.  My favorite part are the lovely leaves… lots of pretty patterns and that texture with the burlap is the perfect accent.  Just gorgeous.

Therese

Heehee… this card is darling!  The sentiment and the colorful balls are absolutely darling.  I love the movement they create.  Fun, fun, fun!

Thank you to everyone who linked up and played along.  I love to visit each of you as you make the sketch your own.  I’ll be back in a little bit with a brand new Wanna Sketch for this month.

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[11.14.2013] Sweet Stamp Shop

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Sweet Stamp Shop

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I am so excited for today.  My amazing friend, Alyssa, from Alyssa Lea Designs is releasing her FIRST stamp set with the Sweet Stamp Shop.  You will have to jump over to the Sweet blog and see the whole stamp set and what the other designers have come up with.  It is AMAZINGLY sweet.

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See what I mean, soooooooo cute!  I just love this little honey pot.  Notice the cute little bee too?  The Sweet Stamp Shop has flair too, perfectly matched to their stamp releases.  So much fun.  I used the SVGs available to cut the die and then stamped the image on top.  Just take care to keep an even white edge around the image.  Then, I pulled out my Copics and got to coloring.

Just a whole bunch of cute going on.  Thanks for stopping by and remember to head to the Sweet Stamp Shop to see all the great projects and the full stamp set.

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[11.9.2013] a moxie fab THANKS!

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Thank you Cath.

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This NEWS shattered the blogging world and today we come together to thank the heart of the Moxie Fab World blog, Cath Edvalson, for everything she has done to bring some MOXIE to the crafting world.

Moxie Fab World was one of my FIRST blog inspirations.  It was and still is one of my favorite stops to check in everyday.  No one is more entertaining and inspiring than Cath.  I have never met her, but I feel like I ‘know’ her from her posts and her supportive comments and visits.  I am going to miss her amazing spirit and posts.  She is and will ALWAYS be Moxie Fab!

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This sentiment says it all… Cath, you are SIMPLY wonderful!!!  Thank you for your daily posts, your warmth and your inspiration.  I can’t image the Moxie Fab World without you.  You will be greatly missed, but I wish you all the best with your future endeavors.  You are amazing I know there is still wonderful things ahead for you.  Hugs.

The BIG, HUGE, GINORMOUS hop starts at the Moxie Fab World!!!  It is amazingly MOXIE FABULOUS how many girls came together for this hop.   I’m just #137, so there are still so many more blogs to visit.  Kalyn Kepner is next and this lady will knock your socks off!!!

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and the full list of hoppers today (I am #137):

 

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[11.7.2013] unity thursday

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Unity Thursday

Yay for Thursdays!!!
The Unity design team is hop, hop, hopping away today.  If you have been hopping you should be arriving from Joslyn’s blog, if not, all the action starts on the Unity blog.

Check out the blog for all of this week’s AMAZING news and sales, but here is a quick peek.

and these are RI.DIC.U.LOUS!

You will have to check out all the PUNNY new stamps.

Back to our hopping adventure.  Have you been enjoying all the amazing projects so far?  This team is amazing, I’m always blown away with what these girls come up with.  Such brilliant minds.

I’m focusing on the current kit of the month and stamp of the week.  All these amazing stamps, so little time.  Up first…

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Strength and Dignity

It was so hard to pick which image to use first.  I love them all so much.

This pretty lady won out in the end.  I paired her with my favorite sentiment from the kit.  While creating this, I was thinking of a teenage girl.  Wouldn’t this be a nice message to leave for her to find?  Such a hard lesson to learn when we are young.

The background is cut with my Cameo and then I layered some pretty paper in the center.  Last came the stamped girl and banner with sentiment.  Quick and easy.  Just wanted the stamps to shine.

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Mind & Beauty

Such a pretty dress!  I love Angie’s dresses on dressforms.  Always so elegant and fun to color.  Usually I’ll color an image and then go find some papers to match.  WELL, this time, I found my papers first.  Usually I have no clue what I’ll make when I color, so this was much easier!

I pulled out an older paper pad to match this pretty dress.  Trying to use up my older stash.  It is slow going!

** COMMENT PRIZE **
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog today.
We’ll be giving away 2 PRIZE PACKAGES (pictured below) from comments left on the participating blogs.

Hurry on over to miss Shilo next!!!!

Here are the list of blogs hopping today.

Angie
Erin
Jolande
Joslyn
Lisa A.
Shilo
Stephanie

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