Birds of a Feather ATCs

I made this ATC for my Birds of a Feather Swap. I loved this bird the minute I saw it. And, I really, really wanted to stamp it on pattern paper. I think this turned out pretty good.

Supplies: Cardstock -- SU, PP -- PSX (from my stash), Ink -- TH Brushed Corduroy, Stamp -- Growing in Unity

Friday Unity Friends with Flair

Happy Friday!!! Today's FWF card is a Birthday Card for a friend (we will not discuss just HOW LONG AGO the friend's birthday way. I'm just stretching the celebration for her. Can anyone say Birthday MONTH?"

At any rate, this card uses my first Unity set, Following Your Heart. I think there might have been one or two stamps in this set that I HAVEN'T used yet. Every stamp is greater than the next!! Fabulous set. Maybe if it wasn't quite so fab, I wouldn't have such a Unity Addiction?!?! I used my newly purchased Glimmer Misty on this card too. You can't tell in the picture but it's very glimmery (and a little splotchy but I guess that's the look that GM gives you?)

Next on the hop is Donna or got back to the Unity site. Enjoy your hop!!

Supplies: Cardstock -- SU, PP -- October Afternoon, Ink -- Stazon & SU Markers, lace from my stash, dyed w/walnut ink.

Ippity Sketch Challenge

Another Sketch Challenge. This time it's Ippity! This is pretty much the card I envisioned when I first saw Fishy Philosophy. Love it!!!

Supplies: Cardstock & Ink -- SU, Ribbon -- Michael's, nesties.

Unity Anniversary

The final of the Unity Anniversary Challenges. This was a sketch challenge. I really dig how this one turned out too!! All the paper is from my stash. Used a TH die for the flower and buttons from the stash!

Ugly Unity/Ippity

I did the first two cards for challenges and the 3rd just trying to prove to myself I could USE the Sew What kit. I'm not digging ANY of them. I liked the first one before I used the pattern paper. I just don't like the fishy one AT ALL. There is nothing inherently wrong w/the pink one but I don't like it. If I hate all these, WHY AM I SHARING THEM??? I have no idea. They were in my craft "folder"so I posted them. Feel free to hate them, I do.

Unity Anniversary

Another card from the Unity Anniversary challenge. This was to use our first Unity set. Well, I got my first 2 together. This is from Following your heart. I {heart} the way it turned out.

Supplies: PP & Cardstock from my stash, TH Distress Ink, TH Die (on the edge) and Nestibilities (oval)

H{ippity} Hop!!

My FIRST H{ippity} Hop!! Woohoo!! Sorry about the delay but Blogger was being a pain!

I finally got a new set of of Ippity stamps. I LOVE my Fishy Philosophy but I was afraid you were getting a bit tired of it. LOL So, I offer Fall for You!! LOVING this set!!! I don't think you can tell but I stamped the birds with the cage stamp so it would look like they were inside. I am also loving this October Afternoon paper. It's mucho YUM!!! But, what will I do when it's gone! I'm using every tiny scrap of it!


Next on the hop is Carolina’s Blog or head back to Ippity. Thanks for looking!!



Supplies: Stamps – Ippity Fall for You, Cardstock – SU, PP -- October Afternoon (the b/g is from Archiver’s, the rest is from Ippity!), Ink – Stazon Black & Teal.

Unity Sketch Challenge Card

Another SCS challenge. This was a sketch challenge. This is one card I really LOVE!! This one includes a faux button & a faux ribbon (the "ribbon" under the image is a stamp. Bought this set years ago & rarely use it!)

Supplies: Cardstock, DSP -- SU, Stamps -- Unity & Hero Arts (the dots around the button), Punches -- SU, waxed twine

Ippity Challenge Card

I've been trying to challenge myself. First to do some CARDS. I find ATCs sooooo much easier and cards just seem to stymie me. Some days the cards work, some days the DON'T!!! I've been doing the Unity & Ippity Challenges over at SCS.

This card was from a few weeks ago. The challenge was to use something "faux". I was having a problem figuring out what I could fake. Well, I had just made my first Flower Soft purchase & decided to try the fake Flower Soft that my Shackies had shared. This idea worked MUCH BETTER in my head than reality! Mostly, I'm blaming the photo tho. There are fishies & plants BEHIND the vellum that show up better IRL.

Supplies: Cardstock -- My Minds Eye, Ink -- Stazon & SU, Markers -- SU (the fishies are colored under the vellum), Vellum -- from my stash

Friday Unity Friends with Flair

My second FWF. So loving all my Unity stamps. Today's sample was made with Insightful Meadows. I was STUNNED at how big these flowers were. And, as with most Unity stamps, as soon as I saw them, I knew what I wanted to do with them. Stamped with TH Distress Inks on watercolor paper. Love how this turned out.

Supplies: Cardstock -- Stampin Up, Watercolor paper -- Canson, Ink -- Milled Lavender & Scattered Straw

Head over to Laurel's Blog or back to the Unity site.

Friday Unity Friends with Flair

For my first Friends with Flair and my scheduled post did NOT post. Good thing I checked it before the 9am deadline. (Now that I'm redoing it, it'll probably show up later today & be here twice. LOL)

Anyway! This is my third set of Unity stamps. My friend Charity (who I think might have started all the Shackies obsession) some how ordered two of the September Store kits. So, she offered this one & I grabbed it!!! Love the kit!! Love all the different stamps & the options!! This was made for my mother and mother-in-laws Mother's day card.


Supplies: Unity Everything Extraordinary stamp. Cardstock and markers, SU. Pattern paper, Making Memories. Ink for image, Stazon.

Unity Anniversary

Unity Sketch challenge during the anniversary. Buttons & Ribbons from my stash, all else is SU. Stamps are Unity of course.

Unity Anniversary

During Unity's Anniversary at SCS, I was determined to complete all four challenges. This was for the first Challenge using either a Tree or a Bird. The stamp is from the set Growing in Unity. It was technically the first set I physically held in my hands. I bought it at Archiver's while awaiting my shipment of my first Unity Set.

Stamped on Acetate (easier to spell than transparency, LOL) with white Stazon. PP (and the green w/the sentiment) is Chatterbox from my stash. The pink I'm pretty sure is SU

Happy 16th Birthday

Becca's classmate Hannah B (there are 4 Hannah/Hanna's in HS) turned Sweet Sixteen. becca went to her party. This is the card I made. I realized I only had 1 car related stamp. I asked for image help at the Shack & soon rec'd TONS of images w/cars. I'm going to have to do ALOT of car stamps as Becca & all her friends will soon be 16!

I'm in love with Trees!!!

Anige hosted a Tree swap that I was able to get into. But, then I got my first Unity stamps & HAD to use this tree. So, I hosted my own. LOL

Supplies: Paper: Purple & green dot -- My Minds Eye, Purple & Blue Paisley -- MM, Sage Shadow. Inks: Image-- Stazon, Trees -- SU Markers. Stamps: Unity; Following My Heart.