One Layer Card

This is a one layer card on kraft paper colored with Copics - WHEW! It wa a challenge just to describe it!!!! 

I added Glossy Accents to the middle of the flower and to the bees wings.

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Unity Friends with Flair 6.6.14

Happy FWF day - and TGIF!

I spent three hours in the chair at the blood bank. They had posted on Facebook that the hospitals were dangerously low on platelets, so I heeded the call. I had no idea that it took 3 hours!!!! I survived thanks to a Kindle book!!!!

Here is another sympathy card using Unity's "With Sympathy" set. I hope there is no more need for these cards the rest of the summer!!!

Have a great weekend!

Tribute to Gus Gus 5.22.14

My little Gus Gus 

lost his battle with a bad heart valve. With lots of love and great Vet care he lived longer than any expected. This card I made as a tribute to him and as a gift of thanks for the Vets that cared for him.

 Here is my favorite photo of him!

This is the card that I made......

The cute little dog stamp is "Tail Wagger" Unity for Bella Blvd. I thought it look so much like Gus Gus.

Thanks for looking!!!!

Challenges

Unity Friends with Flair

Mountain Plains Crafters

Gus and his portrait!

Unity Friends with Flair 3.14.14

This is such a fun technique and a great way to use the quartrefoil die that I love.

 You can see the shine on the plastic packaging or transparency.

Here is the technique. I have tried this with lots of my favorite color combinations!

I love the little flower pot. It is from the Jan 2010 KOM "Savor the Journey. I hope you enjoyed this!

Happy Saint Patrick's Weekend!

Core'dinations Card Sketch 1.20.14 attempt 2!

Here is my second attempt at the Core'dinations Card Sketch!

I used Core Impressions Ornate Collection for Basic Grey. The stickers behind the labels (Sizzix) are from the Maggie Holmes Collection for Crate Paper. The rhinestones are from Queen & Co. The banner is from the Tim Holtz Alterations line for Sizzix and the ink is Memento.

Thanks for looking!!!!

Core'dinations Sketch Challenge 1.20.14

 This is my take on the Core'dinations Sketch Challenge. This is the sketch:

I used the Core Impressions Ornate Collection by Core'dinations for Basic Grey. I also used Tattered Banners of the Tim Holtz Alterations line by Sizzix, Memento Ink, and Want2Scrap pearls.

Thanks for looking!!!!

Unity's FWF 1.10.14

Valentine

Here is a Valentine using a Sizzix flip-it die! I love this paper from the Lucky Charm collection by Dear Lizzy for American Crafts. The Unity stamp is from the Family Dynamix set.

Unity FWF - 11.22.13

This is a birthday card for my granddaughter, Kyla. Can you tell that the flourishes pop-up when you open the card?
I have had a couple of questions about how I made this pop-up so I will link you up with the Sizzix-Karen Burniston designed die!

It Is Crystal Clear Now!

This is a birthday card for my niece. I wanted to try using a transparency with Karen Burniston's Accordian Flip Album and Frame and Label Dies. I love this technique. I used Maggie Holmes Collection for Crate Paper. I also used Tim Holtz's Simple Sayings stamp (Happy Birthday and label) and Stazon "Azure" ink.

Unity's Itty Bitty Challenge - Day 5 - Friday

This is the Best Witches Itty Bitty with the inside sentiment from an old Itty Bitty. I am not sure if you can tell that the spider is on a transparent web from Karen Burniston's Spider and Spiderweb 3-D (Pop-Up). I also cut the bats, owl tree and pumpkin from Tim Holtz's "Halloween Shadows" decorative strip die. I love interactive cards! The paper is Echo Park's "Chillingsworth Manor".

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Unity Itty Bitty Challenge - Thursday

Here is Thursday's entry ino the Unity Itty Bitty Challenge! I used the "Day & Night" Itty Bitty. I used VersaMark and Stampin' Up's Gold Glory Emboss Powder on the stamped images. The wooden clock is from Prima. The patterned paper is Simple Stories "Documented".  The ribbon is Berwick. The card was cut with Stephanie Barnard's Flip-it Die for Sizzix.

Unity's Itty Bitty Challenge - Wednesday

This sentiment is from the "Where You Are" Itty Bitty. I used Basic Grey's "Max and Whiskers" paper and embellies, Memento Rich Cocoa ink, and the Accordion Flip Album,  Frame & Label Bracket and Flagpole w/Lantern and Sign dies by Karen Burniston for Sizzix.

Unity's Show and Tell Itty Bitty Challenge - Monday

This is the "Orange You Glad" Itty Bitty! The paper is Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry, Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Copic markers and Stephanie Barnard's Flip-it die for Sizzix.

Zig Zag 3-D Pop-UP

For this label I used Hero Arts for Sizzix Stamp and Die-Cut with Tim Holtz Stampers' Anonymous Simple Sayings and Mememto Ink 

Rich Cocoa. The paper and embellies are Basic Grey's Nook and Pantry Collection.

I used Karen Burniston's Zig Zag Pop-Up and Flagpole w/Lantern & Sign by Sizzix. The bunting is Pennants by Lifestyle Crafts.

Our anniversary and the card for my husband! FWF 7.18.13

My husband is a golfer (oh really?). So to tie in the number to the golf cart (Silhouette) I added the word score underneath - is the number a score or the number of years we have been married? Too obtuse?

Inside: I love my new Pull Tag Frame, Scallop 3-D by Karen Burniston for Sizzix. I added a couple of sentiments inside and our photo. Plus a sentiment on the top - all Unity, of course.

You can see how it looks as you pull the tab!

Unity Stamp Co's Friends With Flair 7.5.13

A get-well flip card! Love the Unity sentiment!

Unity Stamp Company's FWF - 6.28.13

This is a "Flip-It" card for a friend's retirement. The Sizzix dies are by Stephanie Barnard. The patterned paper is Maggie Holmes by Crate Paper. The stamp is from Unity's "Everything Wonderful" set. 

Pop N Cuts - Anniversary

This is a fun card for my daughter and son-on-law's anniversary. The pp is Maggie Holmes for Crate Paper. I love this new line and want to use it for everything yet hoard it at the same time. Am I alone in this paper craze? All of the ephemera is from this collection.  The die is Karen Burniston's by Sizzix. "Happy Anniversary" is from K&Company's Smash collection, the twine is from my stash!

FWF - Unity - 5.31.13 (Thanks, Julie!)

This card is for my son-in-law's birthday. Love the Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folder (Riveted Metal) with  metal paper (QuicKutz) and some alcohol inks. I added Tim's tissue paper with Collage Pauge glossy decoupage. The gears are Tim's Sizzix big die. The "Cherry on top of the sundae" (the sentiment!) is Unity's "It's Your Day"!

Unity FWF - Graduation Card 5-15-13

My daughter needed a graduation card for a girlfriend. I just got a Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic paper pad and thought I would use that! The stamps are Unity's Phyllis Harris "Your Wings Exist" and "Brave Girl". I used Copics, Memento Rich Cocoa ink and Ranger Distress Ink. I also used Karen Burniston's Pop N Cuts die by Sizzix.

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(I tried posting this from my iPad, the first version with no camera and limited photo capabilities, and the photo did not register with the "Linky". The Linky will not let me post it again. Any suggestions?)