Growing in Unity Wednesday...Thinking of You

Thinking of You on this Wednesday. 

And Sending My Love (from Unity Stamp Co. UK-427A) to you too.

Copic markers, chalk ink, sander, and a diecut, oh my! When you grab a bunch of tools, you never know what you will create. I do know that when I pull out the Copic markers, I am going to have a blast. I love to color ever since I was a little girl. So I always look for an excuse to pull them out. 

This is what I created this time around.

 

So here is the guidelines for this week, comment your heart away all week for your chance to win your choice of 2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I will be picking the random winner on Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow with another creation.

Enjoy!

Growing in Unity Monday...Hello...i love you

I am back as a Growing in Unity gal this week. So very exciting. Life has been so very busy the last few months, but it is good to blog again. 

So here is the guidelines for this week, comment your heart away all week for your chance to win your choice of 2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I will be picking the random winner on Saturday afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

For today, I created a card to say hello and I love you for either a man or a woman. I used the Because of You set from {ippity}. I love this set because of all the possibilities it offers. I stamped the images with black ink and then chalked the images with yellow-green chalk for added depth. The card is built up on layers of cardstock with some of the cardstock being edge distressed. The sentiment is popped up on the card to make it the focal point. 

 

Detail Shots

 

Thanks for stopping by today. See you again tomorrow with another creation.

Enjoy!

Merry Christmas

I hope you have enjoyed checking out all the cards I have created for Christmas. But I will let you know that these cards you have seen are next year's ideas. I know sick right. I am a planner by nature and when you work retail, you have to be. So this year's card is ready to go in the mailbox any time. Check back to see it soon. 

This card is featuring the snowflakes and saying from the Season of Joy stamp set.

Detail shot

 

Have a very Merry Christmas and a safe holiday!

Happy Holidays

Country Christmases are celebrated all throughout the United States. Expressing it in a card, can be a little be more difficult. 

I choose to take a stab at it by using Gingham Christmas Greetings as my stamp set and green, red, and cream papers. The paper the stamped images are mounted to features a green gingham background to add to the depth of the stamps.

Adding a softness with chalk ink to add to the depth of this card.

You can see in this close up shot that the paper is all layered upon each other.

 

One more card coming at you tomorrow!

Merry and Holly

Traditionally,we see red and green representing Christmas cards. This card is no exception, except it brings in the element of black and a whole lot of white. 

This card features the stamp set, Season of Joy.

In the up close shot, you can see that a whole lot of hand cutting went on. The saying is stamped inside another stamp and then the holly is stamped and then cut out as well. Spring loaded scissors were my friend when I was creating this card.

 

See you tomorrow with another creation.

Merry Kissmas

Time for more holiday cheer! Soft greens, evergreens, and splashes of red keep this card elegant. 

This card was created using Kissmas & Mistletoe as well. 

To add softness to the cream cardstock, the edges were inked with chalk ink. The Christmas tree's poinsettia was colored in using Copic markers.

Same with the Merry Kissmas saying, the heart was colored with a Copic marker.

 

Hope you are enjoying peeking at some of my creations as much as I had making them.

See you again!

Snowing Joy

Some more Christmas cheer coming at you! Christmas colors are in all forms now a days. This card features browns, burgundies, and olive greens.

This card was created using Gingham Christmas Greetings. 

Close up shot of the stamping and die cuts

 

Enjoy and see you tomorrow!

Snowbody Like You

The next few days I will be posting ideas for Christmas cards. If you are a last minute crafter, you still have time to make some cards and get them out. Or if you are already planning for next year, I hope you get an idea or two. Enjoy!

This card was created using Kissmas & Mistletoe.

 

Enjoy following the next few days!

December {ippity} release

The new stamps are Oh, so cute!. I had such a fun time creating the card that I am featuring today. But first, lets look at the new stamps. 

I decided to use Your Friendship, My Cup of Tea. This little birdie is so cute. I gave it a loving twist that could be used to brighten a loved one's day or for a Valentine card.

Up close of the birdie

Enjoy!

{ippity} Thanks(giving) Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the thanks(giving) blog hop with a few {ippity} chicks!!  Thanksgiving is a great time of year...it usually marks the beginning of the holiday season.  It's also a time to think about all we are thankful for. What a great time to have a blog hop centered around giving thanks and thanksgiving!

So pull up a chair, grab your favorite beverage, and hop through the blogs!

I am giving away some {ippity} goodness to a random peep, so don't forget to leave a comment (winner will be picked on 11/25!).  Some of the other chicks are also giving away blog candy, too, so comment along the hop!!  Happy Hopping!!!

My project is a mini acrylic tag album. I created this album to carry with me as a symbol of my gratitude and thankfulness. Loads of pictures to show you all the details.

I used the following {ippity} stamps for this project: Season of Joy; A Moment in Time; Here and Now; Straight from the Heart; Loads of Love; Love in Return; and The Simple Things. 

Next up on the hop is Cheri.  visit her blog at the paper freak.  The complete list of hoppers is below.

Angie - {stampsings of the shug}
Lisa - schnauzer scraps
Andrea - ippity stamps 4 u
Jen M. - mitten's papercrafting
Barbara - {ippity} do da
Kim - scrappin creations
Cheri - the paper freak
Jenmarie - taylor-made by jenmarie
Noelle - noelle scraps a lot
Jenny J. - jen's cup of creations
Sarah - the joys of creating
Crystal - crystal's craft corner
Susan - paper & joy

Enjoy!!

Unity's Friends with Flair

With Thanksgiving next week, I thought to show a little gratitude with this card. I used the following {ippity} stamps to create this cute little birdie card:

A Moment in Time

Fall for You

Copic markers used to color this cute little bird on the branch are V20 - Wisteria; V25 - Pale Blackberry; Y23 - Yellowish Beige; and YG95 - Pale Olive.

Other supplies used: Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa; ColorBox Chalk Ink in Blackberry; and a white Glaze pen.

As always, shipping is free for any size {ippity} order and you get a free gift.

Enjoy!!

November Release Day!!!!

So very excited for this release! So without further ado,

Pain and Pride - so very cute

Warm Wishes - hello winter wonderland

Find us under New Releases to take us home

Card using Pain and Pride: I wanted a clean look to feature the adorable penguin on skis. Of course, there was a load of Copic markers used to create this little guy, but it was way fun.

Up close and personal to the Mr. Skiing Penguin

Card using Warm Wishes: I pulled out the embossing gun (a tool that I have not had out in a while) for this card. To add some more elegance to the flourish, I added pearls to the centers of all the snowflakes. I love using Memento ink pads - they stamp clean and crisp. I have had the London Fog color for a while now. I bought it thinking it was gray. It is really a blue gray but, works wonder for tone on tone looks with this color range.

Detail shot of the flourish and saying

Remember, there is always free shipping on all orders. And all orders receive a grab bag stamp and a handmade card added to the order. So have fun shopping for {ippity} stamps.

Enjoy!

It is often the Bend...

It is often the bends in the road that teach us how to live our lives. Funny how a car stamp and saying make me look at life. October is here and gone and now we are into November. How time slips away sometimes. I say goodbye to October with a cold that is still hanging on and memories that I wish that I did not have from this month. But I have learned that God does not protect us from what will perfect us. Certainly when I made this card, I did not think it would be a life lesson, but sometimes the simplest things come from the things and people we love.

Onto the card: I used some burlap like ribbon, Tim Holtz patterned paper, and Authentic Man stamp set from Ippity.

Detail Shots:

 

Enjoy!