Friday Unity Friends with Flair

Talk about cutting it to the wire!! I was up at 5am making this card. I haven't been feeling great for the last few days. I went downstairs last night w/every intention of making a card but was too tired & wrung out. Went to bed instead! Now, it's 8:46, I'm sitting at McDs (my home for the last few weeks trying to upload this before the 9am deadline!!

Anyway, this doesn't look quite as good as I envisioned. I thought the cut out words would look a little better than they turned out. I'm probably going to redo this & see if I can make it look better. But I like the CONCEPT!!!


Supplies: Carstock, SU & Bazzill, PP -- October Afternoon, Ink -- Pallet Hybrid & SU, Stamps --Unity Following my Heart.

Next on the hop is Donna or head back to the Unity site for the full list of participants.

Puppies!!!

I'm hosting two Doggie swaps at the Shack. I bought these adorable stamps at Michael's and hosted a swap to have an excuse to use them. LOL They are so cute!!

Supplies: Stamps -- Inkadinkadoo, Cardstock -- SU, Pattern Paper -- My Minds Eye, Ink-- Colorbox & Versacolor, Stampin Up corner punch.

Hello, I Love You

This was my first attempt at Paper Piecing for the Ippity Challenge last week. After I was done with it, I decided I didn't like it. Cutting a detached image out just doesn't feel like paper piecing, as far as I'm concerned.

Supplies: Stamps -- Ippity Because of You, Cardstock -- from my stash, Pattern Papers -- Basic Grey, Ink -- Colorbox Chalk inks

Hippity Hop

Hippity Hop everybody!!! I know I'm hopping around here. Hubby's out of town, Becca's got Driver's Ed for one more week & Nick's "working" at the library today. Hop, hop, hop goes the mom taxi!! Only 9 months & 1 week until Becca can start driving. LOL

On to today's card. I picked the PP and then the matching colors. I knew I wanted a circle inside a scallop so I stamped & cut that. The card needed something else but the PP seemed too busy for everything I tried: ribbon, buttons, primas. Nothing looked right. Well, if the paper's too busy, lets add STAMPS!! LOL I pulled out the tubs of MM paints that I HAD to have an probably haven't used in at least a year. Pulled out a Unity swirly and, I don't know about y'all, but I think it works.

Supplies: Stamps -- Ippity Because of You and Unity Growing in Unity, Cardstock -- Pink from my stash and Cool Caribbean from SU, Ink -- ColorBox Chalk Ink & MM paints, nesties and Fiskars threading water punch.

Now, on to Angie's blog or you can go back to the Ippity blog for the full list. Have a great Monday!!!

Eyelet Swaps Number Two

For the second half of my eyelet swap. I'm not sure how much I like the eyelets on this one. They DO match better IRL but they are awfully bright & the b/g (oooo, that can stand for background or Basic Grey in this case. Neato!) is a little subdued. And, I'm trying to decide if I should go back & color in the leaves.....

Supplies: Stamp -- Unity Everything Extraordinary, Cardstock -- SU & pink from my stash, DP -- Basic Grey, Ink -- SU, Eyelets -- from my stash.

Friday Unity Friends with Flair

For my eyelet swap. I went thru so many ideas for this swap & none of them worked. I really wanted a stamp the incorporated the eyelets INTO the stamp but what I had planned just didn't look right. So I settled for this. And, you know what? I LOVE it!!! IRL, the eyelets match a bit better.

Supplies: Stamps -- Unity Everything Extraordinary, Cardstock -- SU, PP -- MM, Ink -- stazon & SU Markers, eyelets from my HUGE stash of eyelets that I didn't even make a DENT in!!!

Next on the hop, Lori's blog. Or you can go back to the Unity site for the entire list. Happy Hopping!

Fuzzy Ducky

YIKES!! 2 days in a row w/o a unity stamp? Y'all are going to start worrying about me. LOL. I fell in love w/this little Imaginisce stamp & bought it w/o a plan to use it. Then, Angie posted a duck swap. Well, I'm not really sure this IS a duck but I figured if it quacks like a duck & walks like a duck, you'll have to assume, it's a DUCK! LOL

I made fake flower-soft for this little guy. I took a Styrofoam ball and shredded it. Then, I colored part of it w/yellow Alcohol ink. I think it turned out CUTE! Hope everyone else in the swap thinks so.

Supplies: Stamp -- Imaginisce, Cardstock -- SU, PP -- Sweetwater (from the stash!) ink -- stazon & SU Markers, nesties

Sorry No New posts

I'm driving my little pumpkin-lumpkin to drivers ed every day this week (and next). I'm taking my laptop & have plenty of time to post but, my Externa Hard Drive is home w/the pics. When I get home, it never occurs to me to move the pics to my laptop so I can post. I'll try to get something done tonite.

Hippity Hop

Another card from Fall for You. I do love this set but, happily, I have 2 more Ippity sets on their way to me (hope to have them today!) Can't keep away from this October Afternoon paper. I'm going to be so sad when it's gone. Hmmm, maybe I should order more? LOL


Next on the hop, Heather. Or head back Ippity for the whole list. Enjoy the journey!

Supplies: Stamps -- Ippity Fall for You & SU burlap-y b/g stamp (I guess I'll have to look up the name if I keep using it!), Carstock -- SU, Ink -- Stazon & SU, Markers -- SU.

Watermellon ATCs

I don't have a watermellon stamp. Ok, I have one teeny, tiny stamp but I couldn't figure how to pull off an ATC w/that tiny stamp. So, I decided to make a watermellon. I LOVE the papers I found in my stash to make these. It was a PAIN in the pattoot to glue those seeds on!! I wish I could punch thru xyron'ed paper.

Supplies: Patten Papers: Blue -- Rusty Pickle, Green -- Magenta, Red -- My Minds Eye, Cardstock -- Office Max & SU, Ink -- Stazon, Stamp -- SU, teardrop punch & glassy glaze.

Friday Unity Friends with Flair

Welcome to Friday!! And Unity's Friends with Flair!! Today's card is for my Dad! A few years ago, my parents moved to southwest MO after living in IL for all their lives (well, my mom moved to IL when she was 15 so all of her adult life. LOL) Now, I have to have a card ready to mail for holidays and events instead of just handing it to them. So I made this card early thinking I would mail it on Wednesday & he would get it BEFORE Sunday. Well, I decided to send him a g/c for his favorite restaurant.....in Springfield. Just so happens, hubby's in Springfield this week for work. So, he got the g/c & will bring it home w/him today. Which means I can not mail this before this afternoon & it will be late. AGAIN. Oh well, it's pretty!! In a masculine way of course. LOL

Supplies: Stamps -- Unity Nothing but Blue Skies, Cardstock -- SU, PP -- October Afternoon, Ink -- Stazon, Markers -- SU, glimmer mist

Next on the hop, Savannah's blog or head back to Unity or the full list. Have a happy Friday!!

Flutter Butter (flies)

I am NOT a fan of butterflies. I realize I'm alone in this & it makes me WEIRD. I also hate sunshine, the color yellow and baby harp seals. I'm not wired properly but, it's who I am & I know you all love me (don't understand me but, you love me!!)

Anyway, I got my first Unity set the day that Christie hosted a butterfly swap. Although I hate butterflies, there was an adorable butterfly in my set so I joined. (Not realizing no matter how cute my ATC was, I'd be getting 8 different ones that might skeeze me out!) When I went to stamp my planned ATC, I discovered the adorable butterfly was in fact, a dragonfly!!! (I do like dragonflies & other creepy crawlies in stamp form, just not butterflies!) Ok, now what? I don't have a lot of butterfly stamps 'cause, I don't know if I told you this, I HATE them. LOL But, I had another Unity butterfly stamp (apparently, Unity LOVES butterflies! How incredibly normal of them?!?!) and thus, this ATC was born.

The antennae was an AHA!! moment that was SOOO much easier in my brain than in real life. I fought & argued & cursed those stinking beads so much. It took hours for my brain to wrap around the idea that the WIRE needed to wrap AROUND the bead to keep it in place. I am VERY happy with the results tho. The butterfly swap is "winging" it's way back to me as I type. Can't wait to see what I'm getting back.

Supplies: Stamps -- Unity Growing in Unity, Cardstock -- SU, Ink -- SU & Stazon, PP -- My Minds Eye, TH Die, SU Circle Punch and Provo Craft embossing folders, Wire (MM) & Beads (Mill Hill) from my stash.

I do believe this is the most time "butterfly" has been said in a blog post....

Flutter

For my Unity Swap. Actually made this card first for a paper piecing swap. I decided it was not "piecey" enough & decided, since it was done, to hold a swap for cards made w/Unity stamps. Lovin' it!!

Supplies: Stamps -- Unity Following My Heart, Cardstock -- SU, PP -- Chatterbox, Ink -- Stazon

H{ippity} Hop!!

Happy Monday & Happy H{ippity} Hop!!


These are ATCs I worked on all weekend. After coloring & cutting each individual fish (and extras in case I messed up!), deciding to glimmer mist the fish, messing up the glimmer mist & redoing the layout 3-4 times (which required recutting & then re-recutting the sentiment) it took me all weekend to finish. But, I'm very happy w/the end result! Happy enough to share it here for the Hop!!

Supplies: Stamps -- Ippity Fishy Philosophy, Cardstock -- SU, PP -- Making Memories, Ink -- Stazon & SU, Markers -- SU, nesties & glimmer mist (somebody stop me, I'm a glimmering fool!!)



And a Bonus!


Last night, after finishing the ATCs, this card started brewing in my head. Not as perfect as I would have hoped but I still kinda dug it. The flower is SUPPOSED to looking Ang b's gorgeous shabby-chic flower here but, I think it just kinda looks shabby, NO CHIC! I can't get that paper rolling technique. I'll keep practicing.....

Supplies: Stamps -- Ippity Fall For You, Cardstock -- SU (hot pink cardstock is from Archivers) , PP -- October Afternoon, Ink -- Stazon & Color Box Chalk (for distressing), nesties (circles), punch & glimmer mist (yes, I HAD to glimmer the flower w/mixed results...)


Your next stop, JenMarie or head back to the Ippity Site for the full list. Happy Hopping!!!

Who Are YOU????

For someones Owl ATC swap. I have a couple different Owls but had already used them in previous owl swaps. Found this for a $1 (or maybe 1.50) one day. Paper pieced and pop-dotted his eyes. Kinda diggin him! (I did see a couple of my fellow shackies bought this guy at the stamp show they went to last weekend!)

Supplies: Cardstock -- SU, PP: yellow -- Paper Patch, pink -- Carole's Creations (both from my stash!) Stamp -- Studio G, Ink -- Stazon