Hope You're In Shipshape Soon!

Hey there my crafty friends!  Hope you're all having an awesome Friday!  Don't forget that my design team friends and I will be having a fantastic blog hop tomorrow at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons! I am sharing a couple cards I created to help inspire you all and get you excited for the hop tomorrow!  Don't forget to stop by for this week's brand new freebie--it's super fun!  And this weekend Lisa will have an amazingly adorable freebie for all of you who participate in the hop!  Can't wait to catch up with you all tomorrow!

A few details for you: 

Paper is from my stash... sorry not sure of the details!

The sentiment is from Unity Stamp Company: Pirate Madness

Cuts are all from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons

Little Pirates Cutting Files

Borders 5 Cutting Files

Happy New Baby!

A friend just had a baby boy last night and of course I had to make a card.  I knew that I wanted to use my Unity stamps... but I just wasn't sure which ones I wanted to use.  I decided to create a card with a window for the Unity Challenge and it was to use a window or a door.    I created my own DSP by stamping repeatedly with a stamp-- it didn't turn out quite as great as I had hoped but not too shabby :)

The Details

Paper and Ink SU

Stamps: Unity: Happy Everything and Love You Tons

Ribbon from May Arts ( I think...purchased from my LSS)

Circles cut with Nestabilities

Arrrrrrrrr....

Yay a new stamp set arrived from Unity Stamp Co. they were having a super great sale so of course I had to place a small order.  I can definitely say I wasn't disappointed when my goodies arrived :)

I needed to whip up a birthday card and I knew this stamp would work perfect for this card.  I had been thinking about using this Cricut cut and I like how it turned out.  I found a new blog that offers some great challenges so I decided to create a scene in order to make my card fit for the fun challenge with Ashley at Welch Creations.  I found this great blog through my friend Barb.  You'll definitely want to check out her blog-- she is super talented and I LOVE her creations!

Stamp from Unity Stamp Co. 

Paper: Solids SU! DSP Creative Memories

Ship: cut from Cricut Wrap it Up

Punch: SU scallop and tag (scallops used to make clouds)

Wave punch from Fiskars

Friday! FWF

It's Friday! Whoot!  I am apparently stuck on sympathy cards with Kraft.  I made this card for a friend who's grandfather just passed away.  Hopefully she will appreciate it and enjoy a handmade card.  It is of course Friday...which means it Friends with Flair at Unity.  I love this stamp set and I am soooo excited to see that Unity has just released some new stamps-- can't wait for my sentiment bundle to arrive!

Unity FWF!

Whoot! It's Friday.  I had a great evening out last night with friends!  We had a blast at dinner!   I did find some time over lunch to create a card for Unity's Friend with Flair!  Here is a sympathy card I needed to make and need to get out in the mail this weekend.  Hope you all have a great Friday.

Chick Challenge #19

Well...so far no snow yet here in MN...but they are predicting lots and lots.  I am hoping the snow bypasses us completely!  But we shall see.  I did find some time however to do some stamping.  Hello LOVE this new stamp from the Ippity collection from Unity.  And I knew it would be the perfect stamp to use for my card for the sketch challenge over with the love chicks at the Chicks challenge with Ippity blog.

The Deets:

Paper: Mostly SU! and DSP I believe is MME

Ribbon: $Tree

Stamp: Unity!!  Ippity Itty Bitty

Happy Monday! Let's Shake!

Good Morning friends!  I hope this Monday is treating you well.  I am not at all looking forward to the snow that is predicted but I had a nice relaxing weekend that will hopefully carry me through the long snowy week!  I would be perfectly okay if the snow decided to miss us here all together--but I doubt that will happen.  The card I have to share with you today is for a customer contest on Pinterest-- I will be emailing it to the amazing Angela from the Amazing Unity Stamp Company!  If you would be so kind as to go in the next couple of days over to Pinterest and like my card!  I'd really appreciate it! 

But enough blabbering... this card is a shaker card--I think it turned out super fun.  I had never made one before so will definitely change up a few things when I made another one-- ie. I wouldn't use black glitter again! :)  Enjoy!

This is the card lying down and all the beads are all over!

The Details:

Paper: SU!

Twine: The Twinery

Ribbon: May Arts

Charm: No clue

Embossing Folder: ProvoCraft

Heart cut on cricut--can't remember cartridge!

Stamp: Unity: Love Survives Everything

TGIF!

Yay it's finally Friday!  I am on duty all weekend...but alas it's still Friday!!  I love Fridays because it means the weekend is here...but it also means it's time for Unity's Friends with Flair every Friday you can create a card or comment on all of the other amazing cards that others have posted in order to win Unity stamps--ummmm hello does it get any better than that?!?!  I think not :) Stamping and Free Stamps...hello sign me up!

The card that I made for today was inspired because a friend asked me to make her some good luck cards--so of course I couldn't say no.  As I was doing some checking of my favorite blogs I noticed that the lovely Cathy at Creative Cutter Room is having a challenge.  And the challenge is to create a shaped card...hmmm so my gears were definitely turning at that point.  I've been big into monster cards for a few weeks now and knew it had to be a monster.  The shaped cards on the Mini Monsters cart make these cards super easy to make!! Love that!  I also did some minor surgery and dissection to one of my new Unity stamps--yes I know I took the scalpel to it and I love how it can still all be put together :) This is my new favorite Unity stamp!!!

Unity: Stamp of the Week!

Here is my favorite Valentine's Day card I made this year!  I made it with my Unity Stamp of the Week Stamp and some other Unity stamps for the background.  I love the look of the kraft with the black and red. Hope you love it too!  I will be posting it on the Unity Facebook page-- I hope you like it :)

The details!

Stamps: Unity 

Paper: SU! and Recollections

Ink: Staz-On and Distress Inks

Unity Friends with Flair

Yay it's Friday so that means it's time for Unity's Friends with Flair.  Stop on over at Unity to check out all of the awesome cards/projects that have been posted using Unity projects!  I am sure you will finds tons of inspiration. And remember to leave some love for other who are posting too :)  Isn't she sweet!

Stamp of the Week

If you don't have the Unity Stamp of the Week why on earth NOT?  You totally need it.  Yes, it's a stamp a week...delivered right to your door...sometimes it's even a couple of stamps!  Ummmm so much Unity goodness I just don't know how you can say no...well yes, I do know the many, many reasons you can say no...but spoil yourself!  It's sooo worth it.

Here is a super simple card I created using this week's stamp--the bicycle is super cute!  Just don't forget to ink the edges of the paper AFTER you emboss the sentiment--ugh so messy but still cute!  Hope you like it!

Chick Challenge!

I'm sooooo glad I had a few minutes to put together a card for the Chick Challenge with Ippity. As you all know I am currently obsessed with all things Unity so of course I had to pull out this stamp set...ummmm hello Ippity is now available right on the Unity sight...love! This set with the flowers is so great so I inked that baby up and colored it with some Copics. I couldn't resist putting a little glitter on this baby!  It's an odd size so I hadn't planned on adding it to OWH collection anyway!  So yay glitter!

Details

Paper: SU!

Copic Markers

Ippity by Unity stamps: Friends is from Time with Wine and Friends

Flowers from: Now and Always---you need this set!

Ribbon: $ Tree

Twine: The Twinery

Punch: SU!

Friday!

Thank goodness it's Friday. Again...another super long week-yikes.  Work has been nuts-- I think the snow and cold weather are finally getting to people.  But it's Friday!  And of course that means it's time for another Friends with Flair challenge with the awesome people at Unity.  I did have to of course use another sketch challenge from OWH and I think it turned out pretty well :)

The Deets:

Stamp: Unity Stamp Company

Paper: SU! and DCWV

Copics

Brads from the stash

Beep Beep!

I am still working on creating cards from the OWH sketches and this was a card I came up with to match one of the sketches!  I love this little car stamp!  

The Deets

Paper: SU and American Crafts

Car stamp: I think Morning Glory stamps... (I will check!)

Hi There!: Unity Stamp Company

Coloring: Copics

Gnome Place Like Home

Working on my  OWH  cards!  I decided to use some of the Sketch Challenges and here is one that I came up with :) I think I am in love with using tulle as ribbon-- cut a small strip and tied that baby onto the card!  Unity--Apple Cheddar Soup-- the gnome is stinkin' adorable!

Butterflies!

Happy Friday!  It's Friday...and you all know that the means!  It's Unity Friends with Flair!  So in love with Unity right now :) I had wanted to participate in the OWH Midweek Throw Down but darn it I used glitter-- it just called my name so I used it!  Oops!  Guess I will be making some more of these cards those-- love this quote.  I did also make 12 more cards for my OWH stack so things are looking okay for my 100 cards--which I hope to get done soon!  I do know once I have that done I might then just keep track of how many I do versus a count like this!

The Details

Sentiment Unity Stamp Company: Quote Bundle these stamps are HUGE! Love

Ink: Memento and SU Old Olive

Paper: unknown DSP, SU! Old Olive

Ribbon: SU! Old Olive

Butterflies: SU! embossing die

Yay for the new KOTM!

A quick post for today! My Unity KOTM arrived yesterday so I had to ink that baby up!  On facebook I learned a friends Grandmother had passed away so I made this card for her.

Main Squeeze!

It's finally Friday! Whooot!  I swear it was the longest week ever... well or one of the longest that I can remember in a long time.  Everything just seemed to drag on and on and work was sooooo busy!  Oy!  But seriously that's enough complaining!  This blog is supposed to be awesome not dreadful!  I hope you're excited because it's Friday...and Friday means Friends With Flair at Unity.  Soooo many amazing things are happening at Unity right now I just wanna pass out from all the fun they are having!  A design team call will be coming soon... and I soooooooooooo would love to be part of their amazing time...haha but me and about 1 million other talented crafters have that same dream :)

Midweek Throw-Down

It's time again for another midweek throw-down with the lovely and talented crafters over at OWH.  The challenge this week is to make a card with flowers-- so I did just that.  The picture makes the colors look a little off but in real life they match!  Or perhaps it's way past my bedtime and my eyes aren't working so well.

The Details

Stamp from Unity Stamp Company

Twine from The Twinery

Colored with Copics

Paper: Solid SU! and DSP My Mind's Eye

Chick Challenge!

It is time for another Ippity Chick Challenge.  Love the challenge this week!  Soooo fun!  I love my new Ippity set and I can't wait to find out more about the changes that are happening in the Ippity/Unity world :)  I love that I can now purchase them right from Unity-- NOT that my Unity gal didn't rock my socks off...perhaps she will remain my chick-- guess I will have to do some research!

The Details

Paper....Echo Park! Thanks Catarina! Solid is SU!

Circles cut on Cricut

Stamp: Ippity Your Friendship, My Cup of Tea

Copic markers