Friends with Flair - Mushy

Finally Friday !!!  That means Friends with Flair at Unity !!  Sharing some Love cards today.

I decided to finally use my Unity You Make Me....Mushy stamp.  I didn't overpower it with lots of reds and pinks, instead I wanted something nontraditional...green (my favorite color and husband's).  Added Lace on a roll and a brad, DONE!!

 The inside to match the outside.

Next, is another stamp from Unity I haven't used yet, Everything in Love (it's only $2.99 right now).

I found this handmade paper years ago and love it.  Just love the little hearts added into the paper.  

As you can see both cards are very simple.  I admit, that sometimes I make things more complicated than they need to be.

I'll also be entering these cards in the Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #46 Red and/or Hearts

thanks for looking and reading :o) Hope everyone is staying warm today !

stamps used: (1st card) You Make Me...Mushy

(2nd card) Everything in Love, sentiment MFT Sentimental About Love

paper used: (1st) scraps  

(2nd) SU, Michael's and scraps

die-cuts: (1st)MFT Rounded Banner Stax

(2nd) MFT Layered Heart, Sizzix Scalloped heart of hearts

embellishments:  Lace on a Roll be Recollections, Spare Parts by The Paper Studio Vday Brads

(2nd) Really Reasonable Ribbon, Spare Parts by The Paper Studio Vday Brads

Tuesday Teapotters - American Bike

Teapotters are going to Illinois, my home state, to send cheers to a Harley riding mama that has been diagnosed with Leukemia.  The challenge was to have red, white and blue and extra cookies for a bike.  Here's the inspiration teapot:

We always have cookies for inspiration too, but I usually don't post the cookies, but here they are: (just in case you needed a snack)

Here's my Biker card:

Just a lot of paper cutting and pasting for the flag.  I used MFT Star die-cut for the stars.  There are 9 stars for her 6 kids and 3 grand-kids.  For the awesome bike, Unity Big Bad Bike stamp.  I stamped the image and embossed it in clear.  

Since I used a Unity Stamp, I'll enter this card in the Friends with Flair on Friday.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: Unity BIG BAD BIKE

die-cut: MFT Star Stax   

Friends with Flare - True Love

It's Friday and that means Friends with Flare at Unity Stamps!
Getting ready for Valentine's, even though we don't celebrate the Hallmark holiday, I still make cards for those in the family that do.  I used the Stamp of the Week from Unity for my card, Love Speaks Volumes.

Using up some of my old Stampin' Up papers for this card.  I thought the bg paper would be fun to use.  The image was colored with watercolor pencils and regular color pencils.  The hearts were stamped on Razzleberry paper and embossed like the rest of the image.  The last 3 hearts are popped up.  

it's been cloudy here, so the images are darker than i would like.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: Unity Love Speaks Volumes

paper used: SU, the yellow was scrap

die-cuts: MFT Square Stax 1 & 2

UPDATE ON MY DOG:  thank you to so many who have asked about our dog.  He is a 13 1/2 year old Shiba Inu. After a couple days at the animal hospital, we found out he has vestibular disease. He's still having trouble walking, but at least he can walk and he is finally eating tonight (Friday).  I'm just glad he is home.   

Tuesday Teapotters - Simple Things

The teapotters are going to Texas again this week to bring a smile to Martha. A spur of the moment trip with her husband and some friends to NYC was her husband's last.  Couldn't image what she is going through right now.  We are sending much warm smiles to Martha.  Here's the inspiration teapot:

Here's my card for Martha

I used this image because part of the challenge was a need for a lake to swim in and flowers. I didn't have a swan stamp.  

I will enter this card in the Friends with Flair with Unity.

(i'm sorry.   i started typing this post up and i had to rush my eldest dog to the vet.  right now my head is not where it needs to be with this post.)

stamps used: Unity Simple Things

Teapotters Tuesday - Bundle of Care

Finally getting back to card making after the holidays.  It was much needed time to spend and enjoy our family.  When you  live so far away from your family and friends every minute counts.
Starting off the New Year with a Teapotter challenge.  This card is going to a women having a difficult time after her husband's tragic death and to the injuries she sustained herself.  Much cheering up is needed.

Here's the teapot:

Here's my flower card:

Very simply card.  I used the Unity Stamp of the Week image Bundle of Care.  Colored the image with.....not my water or regular color pencils, but with Copics and other markers.  Thought I would switch it up a little.  Added a ribbon from Ribbon Carousel.  All the paper, but the off white, is from Stampin' Up.

A butterfly for extra cookies.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: Unity Bundle of Care, Unity KOM April 2011 (butterfly)

paper used: SU 

die-cuts: MFT Designer Labels 4 Stax

embellishments: Ribbon Carousel

Elves Make Christmas Happen

 I haven't shared my last design from my Christmas card collection.  It's all about the elves during Christmas and don't we parents know that !!

This image is from Stampin' Up Holiday Lineup set, which is just cute.  They also have the lineup of snowmen and reindeer.  Just some die-cutting and lots of coloring made this card come to life.  I also had some red suede for the front of the card, but not enough for the inside, at least not for all 10 cards (I bought it a while back).

I found these cute sentiments from All That Scraps.  Thought they were perfect.  Pretty simple card, except ALL that coloring !!

I'm going to enter this card in the Anything Goes Challenge - Traditional Colours, because let's face it, this card doesn't get more traditional than this.

thanks for looking and reading ;o)

stamps used: SU-Holiday Lineup (Retired set), C.C. Designs-Funny Christmas Sayings

paper used: Hot Off the Press-Red Suede, The Paper Studio-Christmas Spirit Polka, SU-green, white

die-cut: MFT-Designer Labels 4 Stax

Friends with Flair Friday - Cool Penguin

All fifty Christmas cards are done and in the mail! Whoohoo!!  5 different designs, 10 of each design.  Here's my collection.

 I look forward to Friday's to see everyone's hard work and inspiration pieces from using Unity.  It's a fun Friday - Unity Friends with Flair!  Today I'm sharing a card I made for my son's Spanish teacher.  Her favorite color is yellow, but I thought bright yellow was not the ticket for this card, so I used my parental vote and made it Goldenrod color.  Thought is was more appropriate Christmas color.  Here it is:

Using the Unity Stamp of the Week, Penguin Coolness, because his teacher is SO cool.  I embossed the image and fussy cut it out and cutoff the hanging snowflake.  I decided to cut out the snowflake twice so I could double side it and hang it from a goldenrod piece of floss.  That way the snowflake spins.  Die-cut some snowflakes and put some brads from the Spare Parts collections in the middle of them.

thanks for looking and reading :o)   Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and to a best New Year!!


stamps used: Unity Penguin Coolness (this was a stamp of the week and not available yet to purchase)

paper used:  Colorbok-Antique Paperie, Bazzill-goldenrod, SU-sage, Chocolate Lovers-kraft

die-cut: MFT Let it Snowflakes

embellishments: Spare Parts brads

Friends with Flair - Blue Tag, Snowflakes

It's Friday !!  Friends with Flair at Unity Stamp Company!!  I won last week, it was a happy surprise Monday night when I saw my card as the winner.  If you have any Unity stamps and have created a project with them, Unity wants to see it.  It's always great to see what other crafters have made with Unity Stamps and get ideas for the stamps you do have and want.

This week I made a real simple card because I needed to get done with the my Christmas cards.  Every year I make 5 different designs and 10 of each design. That way family members can talk about the different cards they received.  I'm crazy, I know.  I use the deep navy as my main card, a medium blue for the tag and white embossing powder for the tree stamp.  Added ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and Ribbon Carousel (they have the same curly ribbon, luckily I had some from both companies, because I needed it all).  Then die-cut some snowflakes. Easy and fast to make 10 of them.

Once again I can enter into more than one challenge.  YAY !!
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Challenge #39 Anything Christmas
Simon Says Stamp! - Snowflakes

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: Unity Peace Tree, Amy R stamps - Frosty Sentiments for the inside

paper: Hobby Lobby

die-cuts: MFT Traditional Tags Stax, MFT Let it Snowflake

embellishments: Really Reasonable Ribbon, Ribbon Carousel, white embossing powder

Friends with Flair Friday - Pain and Pride

After much needed time with the family for Thanksgiving, it's time to get back on schedule with card making. Sometimes Thanksgiving is the only time I see my family due to we live so far away from each other.  I spend every moment I can when we are together.

This week I've been trying to finish up my Christmas cards.  Uugghh!!  Christmas came too fast!  I have 30 cards done, 20 more to go.  Today I'm sharing my Christmas card with the Unity Pain and Pride stamp set.  This guy is SO cute.  I think I'll stamp one or two of the sentiments that comes with the set inside.

Couple layers of paper. Colored the image with my handy dandy water color pencils and color pencils.  Put some puffy paint in certain areas and added glitter on top of paint.  Cut out the image.  Threw a ribbon around with a bow and a couple curly ribbons behind the bow (because I like them) and we have a card.

I think I'm going to enter this little guy in a couple of challenges.  I know, I know.  Me a couple of challenges, I just don't see how some card makers enter one card in 15 challenges (they are good).
First, the reason I made this card for Unity Friends with Flair.
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - challenge #27 CAS
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Challenge #38 Let it Snow  (Her husband, co-owner, can make some cards! Check it out!)

here's 10 happy guys.....hahaha

Have a good weekend!!

thanks for looking and reading :o)

stamps used: Unity Pain and Pride

paper used: SU Razzleberry, Gray was from Michael's, PaperStudio-Classic Snowflakes

embellishments: Really Reasonable Ribbon, Puffy paint, glitter

Tuesday Teapotters - A Beary Tea Party

Another Tuesday another teapot party.  This week we are going to FL for MaryLou who has been battling numerous medical conditions and it has made everyday life difficult for her.  MaryLou loves bears and the colors blue and purple.  I didn't have a bear dressed in fancy teaparty clothes, all my bears like to be bare..hahaha.  Here the inspiration teapot:

Here's MaryLou's card:

I used the soon to be retired line from MFT stamp line, Fred Bear and the Pinwheel stamp.  Fred was first colored with watercolor pencils.  Since I didn't want smooth fur, I used regular colored pencils to make the fur a little shaggy.  The pinwheel is also from MFT die-namics.  I hope this card will bring a smile on MaryLou's face.

After I was done with my card and happy with it, I let the husband give his approval, like all my projects.  He informed me that I should have used a cinnamon stick for the pinwheel handle.  You know what, he was right, but too late now.

I'll  also be entering this card in the Chocolate, Coffee & Card Challenge, because they are looking for stripes.  I do believe I have some stripes going on in this card.

stamps used: Fred Bear & the Pinwheel

paper: MFT paper sampler, Coredinations Chocolate Lovers, Colorbok Antique Paperie

die-cuts: MFT Pinwheel

embellishments: Really Reasonable Ribbon, Recollections mini brads

inks: VersaFine onyx black, black embossing