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[5.14.15] unity thursday

Happy Thursday!!!

Time for some more THURSDAY fun with the Unity design team.  If you haven’t been hopping along, all the action starts on the Unity blog.  There’s always fun stuff going on.

And since it is the SECOND Thursday of the month, that means we have a new Unity {Be Inspired} Challenge.

And of course a new Sentiment Kit to kick off the new challenge.  This one is full of one of a kind type sentiments.  I’m using my fave today.

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Hee hee, this one really makes me giggle.  I found the PERFECT image to pair it with from the March KOM.  Do you ever have a great boob day?  Some days, they just sit all perfect and look darn awesome.  My girlfriends and I joke about it a lot.  Not to mention that they still look awesome for our age.  Ha ha.  So this card is for one of my girls for their birthday.

** 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 are all the girls hopping today…  just click on the next pretty girl in line.

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[8.14.2014] unity thursday… be inspired

Beware…

Bring on the SPOOK… it is THURSDAY FUNDAY with the Unity design team blog hop.  If you haven’t been hopping along, all the action starts on the Unity blog.  There’s always fun stuff going on.

Let’s check out our new BE INSPIRED challenge.  Did you know we have a new challenge every month???  They start every second Thursday of the month.  You just create however the challenge inspires you with your Unity stamps.  The PRIZE pack is crazy amazing… $100 worth of stamps.  Uh huh, I think you might want to play.

I know, you’re saying, “Halloween already?”  Yep.  We are bringing it on.  Nothing like being prepared.  Ha.  Plus, it is fun.  But you do not have to make a Halloween themed entry, that is up to you.  School is back in session (or soon to be for some of you) and our first holiday will be Halloween.  I have a fun treat bag idea to share with you using the brand new sentiment kit.

{…pick your poison}

Surprisingly, these were quite easy to put together.  All thanks to my Cameo, that machine is a life saver when lots of cuts are needed.  The treat bags, jars, label, web and spider were all cut with my Cameo (files listed below).  I just glued the black cardstock to the bags (after tying on some twine).  Then, moved onto using Pick Your Poison to create the the labels.

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If you don’t keep glassine bags laying around (like this girl), use wax paper instead.  I cut out the bags using my Cameo and then sealed with a strong adhesive.

For my poison lables, I used various Distress inks to “age” them.  I stamped them on white cardstock and then used my blender tool to add different colors to the labels.  I added orange, purple and green as highlight colors to the different labels to match the twine.  At the end, I used my Spritzer with some Distress markers to add a speckle more of color.  Then, I hand cut out the labels.  I have a PixScan mat coming soon and I have a feeling that would have come in handy.  Heehee.  I popped them up on the jars and then added some rhinestones and glitter glue to finish them off.

** 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 are all the girls hopping today…  just click on the next pretty girl in line.

 

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[2.13.2014] unity thursday with pretty stamps

Unity Thursday

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Thursday fun is happening with the Unity design team.  If you have been hopping you should be arriving from Joslyn’s blog, if not, all the action starts on the Unity blog.

We have a brand new Unity {be inspired} Challenge, it is really pretty too.

Plus, I have a brand new sentiment kit releasing today for the challenge.

I spent a few days drawing this flower.  It is a new adventure for me.  I have always doodled, but this is my first attempt at turning it into a stamp.  I like the whimsy feel and yet it is somber enough for either a sympathy card or a support card.  Hope you like it as much as I do.  It is one of my favorite designs… it might BE my favorite ever.

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I was inspired by the sketch and the colors.  I’ve been in a wonky mood, so I turned the sketch sideways and then tilted the center panel.  I stamped the flowers and sentiment and then colored it in with Copics.  This is a fun image to color.  You could really go wild with it if you wanted too.  I added some glitter glue and enamel dots at the end to add a little sumptin’ sumptin’ to the design.

** COMMENT PRIZE **
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog today.
We’ll be giving away a Unity fabulous prize from comments left on the participating blogs.

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

Here are the list of blogs hopping today.

Alyssa
Erin
Jolande
Joslyn
Lisa A.
Renee
Shilo
Stephanie
Gaylynn

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[1.30.2014] unity thursday hopping fun

Yay for Thursday

Happy Friday EVE… the Unity Design team is celebrating (like we do every week) with a fun
hop.  If you have been hopping you should be arriving from Joslyn’s blog, if not, all the action starts on the Unity blog.

I don’t think I’ve shown anything from this month’s Kit of the Month yet!  Eeek.  That is just plain awful.  We are going to solve that today!

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I seriously LOVE this kit.  It is full of stunning stamps.  I admit it, I grabbed my favorites first.  Here is a look at the kit again, just because it is so beautiful.

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I stamped the circle woodgrain on the card base three times in random directions.  I wanted to put my butterfly at the center where they overlap.  So I stamped three butterflies in different colors, trimmed them out and then stapled them together.  They look so pretty fanned out.  I popped it up on the card with foam adhesive.  Next, I stamped my sentiment and glued it to the front.  Last came the pretty sequins.  They just seemed necessary.  My color palette for this card came from the current {be inspired} challenge.  Have you played along yet?  You should, the prize is amazing.

** COMMENT PRIZE **
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog today.
We’ll be giving away a THREE MONTH membership to ANY kit club of your choice.  You’ll want to leave a comment on all the participating blogs to increase your chances to win.

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

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[10.23.2013] everything christmas

Everything Christmas

I’m thrilled to share with you my new stamp set with Unity Stamp Company.  Here is a peek at Everything Christmas.

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Everything Wonderful was so popular that we decided a Christmas set was needed.  As an added bonus, these sets work together.  You can use the sentiments in the labels from both sets.  Cool huh.  I have a variety of friends with different cultures and beliefs, so I wanted a set that I could use for all of them.  So hopefully you find a little something for everyone in this set.

The brand new Unity {be inspired} Challenge is out and I couldn’t wait to play along.  Want a peek at the challenges?

Fun right?  I just loved the red and mint combo.  Yum.  So I’m using the colors and the sketch for this card.

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I’m using up some older Christmas paper pads this year.  Trying to reduce the stash and I squealed when I found these papers in my Echo Park Holly Jolly paper pad.  Just perfect right?  I fussy cut the label (which wasn’t too fussy, so that is good) and popped it up on the card.  Added some yummy mint ribbon and a few sequins to finish it all off.  This would be a great mass produced Christmas card.  Just change up the sentiment and papers for a little variety.

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you will play along with our current challenge.  The PRIZE is AMAZING.  You can find all the deets HERE.

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