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February 2, 2017

[2.2.17] Unity Thursday

Happy Thursday Friends.

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.

We have LOTS and LOTS of brand new stamp sets releasing this week… AngieGirls and Phyllis Harris. They are all so amazing. I have 3 fun projects (with videos) to share today from the NEW ones releasing this week.

This dog stole my heart. I just want to hug him and cuddle all day. He needed a fun happy background, so I turned to my Distress Inks to do just that. Before I had all sorts of fancy tools, I would make due with what I had. Usually, I’d use a Tim Holtz Blending Tool for backgrounds like this, but you know what works just as well… baby wipes. Yep, good old baby wipes. I used my finger to blend each ink color onto watercolor paper using a baby wipe. It does a grand job. I added some water splatters, let it sit for a bit and then removed the water and some ink with the baby wipe. That creates the water drop effect. At the end, I splattered on some white ink spray and used my heat tool to make sure it dried completely before completing my card.

I colored the little puppy with Copic Markers, fussy cut him out and then popped up the sentiment and my furry little friend over the blended background.

Curious to see how I made this card. I have a quick video below. You can watch it here or at Youtube.

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Look at these two cutie pies thru that little heart shaped window. Just like a little picture. I colored the image with Copic markers and placed it inside the card. Then, I die cut a heart window out of the front of the card and the popped up striped panel. Lots of dimension in this little card. Last, I tied a tag to the front with the sweet smooches and hugs sentiment.

I have a quick video below on how I used my die cuts to create this card. You can watch it here or at Youtube.

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Last, we have this darling little girl with her ducky. Don’t you just want to go splash in the puddles with them. I sure do. I colored the image with Copics and popped it up after I created the cute scalloped borders underneath. Those scallops are super easy, just punch 1 inch circles and glue them down in a row. I love how they look and so fun with all the different patterns.

I have one more quick video below on how I made those sweet scallops. You can watch it here or at Youtube.

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January 8, 2017

[1.8.2017] Season’s Givings Winner

Oh my goodness, you all just blew me away! What a way to start to 2017, thank you all for your comments on what you are looking forward to this year. I read every single one. SO MUCH we are all looking forward to this year. Lots of creative goals, new grandchildren, self-improvement goals, health and I could just FEEL all the hope, love and warm intentions you all have for this beautiful year ahead. It made my heart happy to read them all.

Let’s get to our comment winner. There were 184 comments at the time of selection and random.org picked our winner.

Congratulations Kari VanNoy. Please EMAIL ME with your address so I can get your fat little package out to you.

I am absolutely inspired by each of you. I wish you all the most AMAZING 2017 and that you achieve your goals or your desires this year. You DESERVE them.

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December 31, 2016

[1.1.2017] Season’s Givings for 2017

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Happy New Year Friends!!!

I’m thrilled to be apart of the Season’s Givings Blog Hop this year, you should have arrived from Lee Murphy’s blog if you’ve been hopping along. A little about the Season’s Givings hop… a bunch of companies and bloggers all gather together to celebrate the season and by giving back to our amazing visitors. Just our little way of saying thank you for spending the year with us.

I sure hope 2016 treated you well and if not, may 2017 be the start of something beautiful. It was quite the busy year for me. The little blog kept chuggin’ along and I’m so thankful for those who stick with me. Your visits and comments keep my heart warm and a smile on my face. If you are new, welcome, welcome, welcome. I’m so glad and thankful you are here too.

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There are two things I want to start 2017 with — gratitude and a smile. This card encompasses it all. The cute little birdie to make me smile and the thanks to express my gratitude. I’m always amazed when I look back on the year, how blessed I am over and over again. I have moments where I don’t always see it or feel it, but when it comes time to reflect, there is no doubt I’ve had an amazing year full of wonderful things. I love that this hop reminds me to look back and remember those amazing blessings.

This little chickie was colored with Copic markers, a little Wink of Stella to the belly, fussy cut out and popped up on the patterned papers. He’s just a little burst of sunshine. I die cut the “thanks”, popped it up and then covered it in glossy accents to create some texture contrast and then stamped the sentiment right underneath. They go pretty well together. I added a bit of string at the end to tie it all together.

Every participant in this hop has a gift to give. So make sure to leave comments and/or follow instructions on how to enter each giveaway. FOR ME… just leave a lovely comment on what you are looking forward to in 2017 and I’ll pick a winner to receive a prize package full of Unity Stamp Co stamps (stamps are different from those pictured, I didn’t have time to snap a real picture) and anything else I can fit in a flat rate envelope. The prize package is open to {ALL} and a winner will be announced on this blog January 8th.

If you are looking for where to sign up for updates or where I might be in social media-land, check out my links below. Thank you so much for joining me in welcoming the new year. I can already tell 2017 is going to be a fabulous year. Keep in touch as I have a few fun things planned. If you ever have suggestions for what you want to see or questions on anything, email me. I’d love the suggestions and I’d love to help you out too. My email box is always open!!! HUGS.

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Well, you’ll be off to Giovana Smith’s blog next.
I’ve included the whole list of blogs hopping today below as well.

Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Clear & Simple Stamps

Richard Garay

My Sweet Petunia

JustNick

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

>>> Lisa Arana <<<

Heidi Ramsey Blankenship

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December 9, 2016

[12.9.16] for the love of COFFEE…

It has been a long, long time since I’ve had the pleasure of participating in the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I just had to make it happen this time. There is nothing I love more than combining my love for coffee and cards. Unity Stamp Company is a super sponsor and I’m proud to be using some of their stamps for my project today.

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I’m finished with my Christmas cards. *gasp* I can’t believe it and they are actually going to be mailed out in time. You’d think I had my stuff together this year. Haha. I just know I’m going to need a couple thank you cards and this blog hop theme was the perfect reason to get ahead on that as well. Thank you for the swift kick in the pants to get in gear.

In case you were wondering, this cuppa love holds my favorite Starbucks holiday drink – A Soy Caramel Brulee Latte. And then it is all wrapped up in a sweater… if this cup had boots it would contain 3 of my favorite winter things. Haha. I just love this sweater wrapped mug from the 9/15 kit of the month – Our Hearts to Yours. I colored it with Copic markers, fussy cut it out and then popped it up on the card with a little string bow. The sentiment is from the same kit and just perfect for holiday thank you cards, don’tcha think?

Also, these are 3 x 5.5 inch cards. Just too stinking cute and use up my 6×6 papers perfectly. I love this size for cards I know won’t need an envelope. I just leave them for people or drop them off as is. Just a quickie kinda card. Not so formal, but oh so cute.

Are you interested in hopping too? You can! It is tons of fun too. You can link up HERE till December 16th. Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate the visit. May your day be as warm and comforting as your favorite beverage. Hugs.

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November 10, 2016

[11.10.16] Unity Thursday

Happy THURSDAY! It is an evening and weekend of 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. I have a bunch of projects to share with you.

FIRST, I have this darling little card using a BRAND NEW kit released for BROWN THURSDAY (Unity’s version of Black Friday)… I Tolerate You.

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I Tolerate You is all about this cute little bear and his bunny pal. Still perfect for holiday/winter cards, infact, I think I’ll do this one again and use a Happy Holidays sentiment from Believe in the Magic. That is what I love about Unity, so easy to mix and match images and sentiments from all the kits.

Anyhoo, for this card, I broke out my patterned papers and paper pieced my heart out on the little bear and bunny. This card feels like I’m visiting an old friend. I’ve done so much coloring with watercolors or markers lately that paper piecing was such a treat. I used to do it all the time and realized how much I miss it. I’ve die cut all the rectangles, layered them up, popped up the bear & bunny and finished it off with a bow. Super sweet and super simple to put together.

Next up, we have this pretty one. I love how the background looks like the Northern Lights.

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A Joyous Season

Something about the little deer in this stamp set made me want to create this colorful background setting. I thought it would make for a beautiful and unique holiday card.

The combination of pink, blue and a bit of mint blended perfectly into a bright watercolor background that I also splattered some white ink onto once it was dry. It made for just the perfect magical scene I was hoping would happen.

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Here is a quick video to share my process in creating this colorful Northern Lights background.

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dahlhouse-designs-10-2016-joyous-season-1 Now, I couldn’t ignore those beautiful trees and snowflakes also available in A Joyous Season. They had to have a beautiful background of their own too.

This time, I used plain old watercolors and an aquabrush to create a soft winter-ish background in blues, purples and a bit of blueish-green. Here’s a trick, cover it with vellum and your painting doesn’t have to be perfect, just vibrant enough to show through. I love the softening effect the vellum adds to the card. What do you think?

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Here is a quick video to share my process in creating this watercolor winter background.

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Mister & Missus Fox

Say hello to Mister & Missus Fox… aren’t they adorable!?! Say yes, please. Because I just couldn’t stand it if you didn’t.

Now, I have some more practice to do with watercoloring. I’m more confident with backgrounds and techniques when it comes to watercolors. Detail work and images are SO much harder. But it takes practice and that is just what I’m gonna do. Normally, I’d grab my Copic markers for this type of image, but I’m happy with how it turned out. And these too are too cute for it to go bad, right?

That is all from me today.

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