Thoughts of You!!

Today, I am sharing this card I made... "Thoughts of You"!
I thought it would be a great way to display caring thoughts in beautiful
teal blue, green, and yellow!!

I layered the card first by cutting the French Flair Classic Scalloped die in 

white cardstock.  Then, I followed by using the French Flair Classic dies 

in teal blue and green print papers.

I wanted that lovely Kiwi Spirt Doily to accent the layered sentiment, so

I cut it out using thick white cardstock.  By using this thicker cardstock,

it super-defines the intricate details 

of this beautiful doily even more, and adds great depth!!

Then, I stamped the sentiment onto the Oval Classic SM Silver Stacker 

using white cardstock, and layered it onto the Sentiment Tag #1 in green.  

Lastly, layered that piece onto the teal blue Sentiment Tag #2, 

and added two shiny pearls!

I ink distressed the flowers and leaves using the Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, and

Peeled Paint to make four full bloom Tea Rose medium flowers. 

I also made two closed Tea Rose Medium flowers and placed all the blooms 

to the top and bottom corners of the card.

List of dies used on my project:

XL12 French Flair Classic Stackers

L12 French Flair Classic Silver Stackers

XL13 French Flair Classic Scalloped Stackers

DL108 Kiwi Spirit Doily

M7 Oval Classic SM Silver Stacker

B424 Sentiment Tag #1 (set of 3)

B425 Sentiment Tag #2 (set of 3)

B436 Tea Rose Medium

Have a fabulous day!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Unity Thursday!!

Happy Unity Thursday!

So glad you stopped to visit!!

I made a card using the sentiment from this months KOM, 

along with this sassy fashionista "Anastasia"!

It's nearing the end of the month, but you can still order the KOM!!

Here's what's in this month's kit!!

Unity KOTM - Totally and Utterly Amazing:

This is just one of the fabulous fashionista's...

check out the rest of them right here!!

Anastasia (fashionista):

Hope you enjoy the rest of the FABULOUS projects today...

Now, over to fabulous Lisa Henke, to see her GORGEOUS project!

Hugs & Smiles,

Let's Shop!!

Happy Monday!  We are celebrating the "girlfriend collection" at La-La Land Crafts today!  This week's theme is "Hey Girlfriend"!  Come see what the rest of the designers have to show you today, and then again on Friday..each week!

Shopping Ally is just one of four from the Girlfriends collection, and I just loved her sitting there looking all sassy and ready for a full day of shopping!  I paired her up with the Basic Grey designer "Plumeria" designer papers and Wild Orchard flowers!  

Copics - 

Skin: E000, E01, E02

Hair: E15, E17, E29

Blouse/Purse: V000, V04, V12

Pants/Belt: B91, B93, B95, E49

Shoes: E81

Chair: E81, E84

Have a fabulous day!

Hugs & Smiles,

Eat Cake!!

Happy Friday!  Just sharing a card that I made using my  "Domestic Bliss" - Unity/Melody Ross Co-Brand set!  It's my daughter's birthday today, so I thought I'd make her a card featuring the cake from this set!  I added some thick glitter to the top of the cake for some fun texture...and don't you just love that font from this set...WOW!

So, we are off  for a fun day of  pampering!  We're getting the nails done, having lunch at her fave place, and shopping for gifts 'specially for this awesome girl..what a fun time this will be!!   There's more in store for her, but I can't let the cat out of the bag just yet (grin)!!

Whatever you do today, sure hope it will be a fun one!!  

Hugs & Smiles,

Inspiration Monday - Just for You!

We've got another Inspiration Monday happening over at La-La Land Crafts today!  This week, it's "One for the Boys - incorporate brads/eyelets"!

I pulled my older set of Basic Grey - "Vagabond" designer papers to go along with my Formal Luka stamp. Decided to go with a distressed look, add some machine stitching for a vintage spin! Then, I added the tiny little antique brass brads to each side!

Would you like to play along? If so, just upload your cards to the La-La Land Crafts Customer Gallery!

Also wanted to let you know that La-La Land Crafts will be having a CHA Blog Hop tomorrow!  So, stop by again to see some of the NEW RELEASES that will be debuted at the La-La Land booth this week at CHA!!

Have an aweome week!

Hugs & Smiles,

Oh Happy Day !!

Hi there!  It's Saturday and I am ready
to have some fun in the sun today.., how about you?

I'm sharing a birthday card that I made
with Unity stamps and Basic Grey Designer Papers
from the "Hello Luscious" collection!!

This one's called...

"Oh Happy Day"

I'm using THREE different stamps from this FABULOUS kit! 

Made a stamped collage, colored some of the stamped words

with my PITT Brush Pens, 

and then distress inked the whole card!

Look at the rest of this AWESOME kit!! WOW!!!!

Oh Happy Day - Store Kit

If you'd like to see the rest of the 

Stampin' Store Kits, click right here!!

and
For a list of stores that carry Unity Stampin' Store Kits,
click right here!!

Hugs & Smiles,

My 1st She Art - She Listened to Her Heart!

I'm excited to share my first She Art Canvas project that I made!! First of all,  I have to admit that I am a little intimidated to share my artwork!  Typically, when I draw, paint, or doodle it's straight into my art journal,  then it stays tucked away just for my eyes to view!  So...aaah..here it goes... 

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This is my first attempt at canvas painting a She Art girl!  I was gonna wait for my Faber Castell Gelatos to arrive, as well as some cool rub-ons and other mixed media supplies I ordered, but I just couldn't wait any longer!  Anyway, I  know that I will be making more canvas artwork, so there will be plenty of time to play when the new stuff arrives!!

I had no idea where I was going with this project, as I had been delaying creating due to all the ideas floating around in my head and into my notebook.  I think I've mentioned before, that I tend to procrastinate sometimes with creating.   Well that made me delay creating, and I just thought... know what?  I just need to dive in and create NOW!!  So,  I finally let all of that go, for the time being, and let some stamps inspire me for this first 6x12 canvas.  Can you believe that most of what you see on my project are older Fancy Pants 12x12 acrylic stamp sheet sets that have been waiting for me to ink up..literally for years! Okay, so I think the only newer stamp you see is the big roman numeral clock one on the top left corner! 

Gave my She Art girlie some flowing hair.  I added some doodling onto her outfit and headband, and cut out a heart and added to top of her dress!  The little tiny flowers you see have been painted with my new Faber Castell Big Brush Pens and Faber Castell PITT Artist Pens!!  I even added a little lace daisy onto her headband, and then paper pieced the phrase "She listened to her heart above all other voices"

I truly enjoyed the process of painting and using different art mediums on my canvas piece! 
If you are interested, this is the on-line class that I took with Christy Tomlinson.  Just click on the icon below and you can go and check out all the details!  I tell you, it will be fun, and I think you too will enjoy the process if you like to create with mixed media.  It's 3 weeks of videos and 3 months to view them over and over and over again. So, there's plenty of time to create in between!!

That wraps it up for me today! Thanks for stopping by and peeking at my first She Art girlie.

Hugs & Smiles,

Unity Challenge - Tooty Fruity!

How about joining us for the next Unity Challenge?  It's all about fruit, and all you need to do is create a project using Unity "fruit" stamps.  We are right into the strawberry season right now, so I just had to feature sweet strawberries!!  

The papers I used from the "Nook and Pantry" collection by Basic Grey!  And, that big ol' strawberry is from the April 2010 Unity KOTM "Together We Bloom"!  We're just a couple of weeks away from Memorial Day weekend, so I am gonna have to hit one of those strawberry stands and make a deliciously sweet strawberry pie...yum!

If you'd like to join Unity in creating a project using birds this month, just click on the icon below, to read all the deets!!  I can't wait to see what you create!!  There's also a badge on the Challenge Page for you to download to your blog too!  Can't wait to see what you create this month!!

Have a fabulous Sunday!

Hugs & Smiles,

Hey There Baby Cakes!!

Today, I am sharing sweet Sugar n' Spice Marci over on the La-La Land Crafts Blog!!   Using my Basic Grey "Nook & Pantry" 6x6 paper pad, I came up with this little BabyCakes cutie!!    She's stirring up some fun, & coming up with lots of delicious cupcakes all sprinkled with love!!

 I couldn't help but add my sweet {ippity} by Unity sentiment to this card!!  Isn't that a cute font and title??  It comes in the "Cuppy Cakes" set and I just love it!!

You can purchase Sugar n' Spice Marci  in DIGI or Rubber!  Either way, she's fun to create lots of different projects!  If you are interested, play along with us and just upload your projects into the La-La Land Customer Gallery for a chance to win a great prize!!

Have a fabulous day!!

Hugs & Smiles,

H{ippity} Hoppin'

Hello there and hope you had a great weekend! Time for a new {ippity} challenge, and we've got a fun sketch to try this week!  I think you are gonna love it lots!

My card features the {ippity} "A Moment in Time" stamp set!  Using one of my  Spellbinder dies, Basic Grey "Hello Luscious" designer papers, and Sour Apple ink pad that I picked up from this weekend's Scrap Expo sure makes me smile!

I changed the sketch just a tad to make the card more wide than tall, and I was pleased with the end result! If you are interested in playing along this week or anytime throughout the month of March,  come join in on the fun for a new GRAND PRIZE!!  Here are the deets and a photo of this week's SKETCH in case you'd like to give it a try!

Next on the this week's hop is  LISA ARANA who has made a gorgeous creation to share with you today!! 

Hugs & Smiles,

Friends with Flair Time!

Happy Friday!!  That means another Unity "Friends with Flair"!!

Today, I am featuring ...

Unity's December KOTM - "Just be You"

I've been wanting to use this stamp for quite some time, and found the new Basic Grey "Curio" designer papers to inspire me to paper-piece this lovely tea cup!!  What I love is that this stamp can be colored in with my Copics, or paper pieced!  I put a little vintage spin on my card today, but I can see using this stamp in other ways too!!

I could use a cup of tea just about now, with a scone and Devonshire cream! Oh my!!

Well the week is coming to a close...and, I am excited to have the weekend begin!  How about you?

Hugs & Smiles,

Unity Hop Time!

If you are like me, sometimes I need to have that quick gift ready to go and rather quickly!  Today's Unity project theme is just in time for me to get movin'...



It's crunch time...quick Christmas presents!!

So, here's a quick one to make!  I just downloaded a couple of Silhouette cutting files, stamped my {ippity} holly/berries & sentiment, and tied a brown bow using Baker's twine and I am done!  All I need to do is insert the gift card of my choice.  And..isn't this Basic Grey "Jovial" snowman papers sweet!  One gift down..so many more to go! Hee he he!!  I think I need to make some more of these to have them ready and on-hand!!

What I love about the Silhouette is how you can size up or down your files.  See that little tag designed by Samantha Walker....I  just downsized it to where I knew my sweet little {ippity} sentiment would fit!  Just love that feature and love to manipulate these files!

Details - "Christmas Gift Card Holder"
Supplies - Stamps: {ippity} by Unity ("Season of Joy" & "How YOU Doin?"); Designer Paper: Basic Grey (Jovial Collection); Baker's Twine: Martha Stewart (Brown); Markers: Copics; Die Cutting Files: Silhouette (Gift Card Holder C00783_20509) & Tag Nesting Set 5 designed by Samantha Walker (C00425_19210);

Lookin' to buy some {ippity}...just click on the icon below and you'll be taken to the right place!!

Now time to hop on over to our fabulous KELLY who has a spectacular project to share with you today!

Hugs & Smiles,

H{ippity} Hop Time!

Happy Monday! Today, Lisa's ippity challenge (IHHC53) is to "use your first {ippity} stamp"!  So, today I am showcasing the swirly heart that comes in the {ippity} "Music of My Heart" stamp set!  

I made this Heart Notecard using various Spellbinders, a wide Martha Stewart Punch, and the ivory colored Silhouette die along with Basic Grey papers!  The heart's been popped up with 3D Zapdots and I added the beautiful orange Prima flower to the center!

That's about it for today!  Come play along this week, and don't forget to leave comments on each of the the Designer and {ippity} participating blogs today, for your chance to win an {ippity} set!

Have a wonderful week!

Hugs & Smiles,

Unity Hip Hop!!

It's Unity Hip Hop Day!!!  Can you believe that Christmas is right around the corner..yikes!  So, to get you in the mood, Unity and ippity designers are sharing "Christmas Cards" today!

My card features a mix of old and new ippity stamps: Season of Joy (label & sentiment) & Sing a New Song (the background wildflower)!!  The papers are by Basic Grey's "Jovial" collection! Love all the papers in this collection!  I just love poinsettia's, so I used a little poinsettia flower to top off my card! 

The NEW ippity wildflower stamp (I'm calling it..smile), has been Versamarked so as to lightly appear through the ink distressing I added to that gorgeous ippity label!!  The beautiful doily in the back is a Silhouette die!

Next designer up to share a FABULOUS creation  for you is  LISA ARANA!!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Happy Holidays with Marci!!

Happy Tuesday! I am sharing Birthday Marci who is ready to celebrate the holidays with her sweet little panda and present she has all wrapped up for that special someone!

Designer papers are from Basic Grey's "Jovial" collection!  The background is a Silhouette die designed by Samantha Walker (10 piece mini scalloped oval set 3- C01039_19210 ), and the little present has been paper pieced too!

If you are interested in purchasing any of the Marci or Luka stamps by La-La Land Crafts, just visit the La-La Land Crafts store!  They come in both digi and rubber!! 

Ta ta for now!

Hugs & Smiles,

La-La Land's Got a NEW Release...Come & See!!

It's a NEW RELEASE day at La-La Land Crafts Blog!!  We are introducing THREE NEW stamps and ONE digi sentiment that are now available: Winter Marci, Luka with Truck, Football Luka, and a digi sentiment set (available at $4.25/per digi set) can be purchased toda right here at the La-La Land Store!!

Today, I am showcasing lovely little Winter Marci!  I immediately fell in love with this little one and I knew right off that I had to color her in warm golden caramel colors.  You see my mother owned a winter coat just like this one and in this same color.  It brought me back to my childhood days remembering how much Mom just loved that coat!  So, as a tribute to my Mom, here's sweet Winter Marci wishing you all the "Warmest Winter Wishes"!!

The designer papers I used are by Basic Grey's Wisteria collection! Winter Marci has been placed right on top of my beautiful shaped Silhouette die "Artisans Nesting Rectangular (C00685_19210)" by Samantha Walker!  Then, I tucked three Silhouette "Snowflakes (C0301)" dies by Samantha Walker to go with my winter theme!  I just love that you can size & cut these snowflakes in different sizes!!  They'd be so sweet in  larger sizes too!!

Click on the photo, and you can see the buttons on her coat are tiny shiny gold adhesive pearls!!  The itty bitty stars that come right out of the snowflakes were layered on the ride side of the sentiment that has been popped up with Helmar 3D Zapdots, as well as the long rectange paper! 

NEW RELEASES

Winter Marci

Luka with Truck

Football Luka

Digi Sentiment Set

(15/ea sentiments now available in digi for $4.25/set)

Stop by the La-La Land Blog to see more inspiration and beautiful creations from the Design Team!! 

Hugs & Smiles,