Use a Unity Itty Bitty

   
      This week the challenge on FB for Unity is to use an Itty Bitty stamp set.  In this case, I had to use 2, since the one that inspired me did not have a sentiment.  I stamped my rocket ship on blue card stock using VersaMark and sprinkled with silver embossing powder.  I found scraps of printed designer paper to paper piece the flames and parts of the rocket.  I added Glossy Accents to the porthole.  My white panel is the negative from cutting out a stitched oval.  I distressed the edges with Faded Jeans DI.  I added some crystal stars, and mounted the panel on a piece of embossed orange with white core, using a sizzix embossing folder.  Lastly is an A2 piece of paper from Imaginisce.

   
      The 2 Itty Bitty sets are called You Did It and Up, Up and Away.

   
      Thanks for the visit, and I hope this holiday weekend was all that you hoped for.

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes!

     Here is to the beginning of a lovely Memorial weekend.  Hope if you have big plans, that they go off without a hitch.  Mine is going to be a bit hectic, so I wanted to get a post up before I don't get back here.

     This is a birthday card that I created for my very best girlfriend's birthday, last week.  We have been friends for 41 years now.  If it were not for her and her DH, I would have never met my hubby!  She is the best, and is that person you can count on at the drop of a hat.

     This was made with all scraps of paper, and even the ribbon is a snip.  I used a small SB die for the sentiment panel and the sentiment is from D.O.T.S..  Do you remember them?  Probably one of the very first stamps I bought!  I outlined inside the die with a Marvy marker.  As for the balloons, they are SU! stamps from a set called Balloon Celebrations, and they were punched with the new balloon punch from SU.  I added a few coordinating sequins for sparkle.  I am truly in love with this color combo.

     I will be taking this over to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Anything Goes.
Also to Pixie's Snippets Playground #230, where it is all snippets, all the time!

     Thanks for the visit, and have a great, safe holiday weekend.

A Unity Girl Card

     The Show and Tell Challenge on FB for Unity, this week, is to use any Unity girl stamp.  This pretty lady is from the December of 2014 Kit of the Month.

     I stamped her on watercolor paper using Stazon , and went to town coloring her with my water  color pens from Spectrum Aqua.  The card base is Bazzill with a layer of designer paper from MME.  I added punched hearts, aqua brads, some delicate lace and a touch of Stickles for a frosty feel.

     Am I crazy for working with a chilly weather stamp?  Hey the way it has been going, you just don't know!  I appreciate the visit.

Blooming Fun!

     I try to do Little Red Wagon's Challenge whenever I can, and this week it is #342, Blooming Fun.  It says to use flowers all different ways, including floral paper and embellishments.  That is exactly what I did.  I started with a kraft base, added a scrap of a pretty floral designer paper from my bin, and added 2 rows of a soft plaid, satin ribbon to break it up.  My large embellishment is a gift from my dear friend Carol, and is made by Prima.  My sentiment are Tim Holtz word dies and I inked them with Distress Ink for a faded look.

     I see sun outside, so this may be a good day.  The gloomies have had everyone in a funk!  If you took the time to visit, I appreciate it.

Let's Do Show & Tell

     The challenge sponsored by Unity Show & Tell, this week, is a photo inspiration.  It has to do with pretty colors and butterflies!  Ohhhh, so pretty!

     This card started with a base of Innocent Pink card from Gina K. Designs.  I did a white layer that is embossed with a Darice frame folder.  The stamp set used is June of 2014 the Kit of the Month from Unity.  I used a large floral stamp from the kit on a panel of Rich Cocoa, using Unicorn White ink from Hero Arts.  Next, we have a SB die called Beaded ovals.  I used a butterfly diecut to stencil butterfly wings with Distress Ink.  I then stamped my sentiment and pretty butterfly for the KOM.  With a water brush and the Unicorn ink, I added white highlights.

     Have a great Monday.....yes, I used great and Monday in the same sentence!  LOL!

Feels like Christmas!

     Here I have a card I created using the SU! set called Winter Wishes.  I stamped using Versamark, heat embossed with white detail EP, and then created my background using 3 different Distress Inks.  I used scraps of kraft and blue card stock and designer paper to create my card base.  I used a simple embellishment of hemp twine.

     This will be entered over at 52 Christmas Card Challenge, for the May Color Challenge.  See the insert below!

     Well now that was fun!  I was so inspired by the weather person speaking of snow on the 15th of May.  Yikes, this is some fickle weather!  Hope you are have a great start to your week.

For the Boys!

     
     Here is a card I made for a the husband of a dear friend.   It was another way of using up all the small pieces of designer paper that accumulate on my desktop.  I used an octagon punch from SU!, and a set from Raisin Boat called Birthday Brewing.

      I would like to enter this at Little Red Wagon called "Let's Hear It For The Boys!".
This would also work well at Pixie's Snippets Playground Week # 228, where it is using snippets all the time.

     Everyone around here is into micro-brewing, so I figured this would be a great set to own.  Hope all is well in your little part of the world.  Have a great start to your weekend and thanks for visiting!

Stencil It!

   
     This weeks Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge is called Stencil It.  I  made this fun card a few weeks ago and it has been propped on my desk.  I looked up when I was checking out SSS this week, and there it was!  Yay!  I just had to play once my TH Crazy Birds arrived.  The stencil is called mini bricks from The Crafter's Workshop.  I used my favorite little AI grass stamp, a funny sentiment by Unity Stamps, and a bottle and flute punch from years ago.  Washi is my only other addition.  Coloring is Copic Marker and sponging of Smoky Slate t form the bricks.  Oh, I almost forgot the fussy cut top hat which is from a Dylusions stamp set called Mini Couture.Yes, the fun hats in that stamp set can be cut to fit that famous flock of goofy birds!

     Hope you like what I made and enjoy the rest of your day.

Color Throwdown

     This morning I got a jump on a Father's Day card.  I saw this great color combo, so I figured I would give it a try.

     This is for the Color Throwdown #390 to use navy, yellow and white.  I did a cut edge using a Hot Off the Press Design Tool Kit.  That let me apply 3 rows of chevron washi tape, and a strip of yellow scrap.  I used 2 SU! sets to create this.  The first one was Going Global for the compass rose and sentiment, and the second was Hello, Sailor for the tiny anchor.  My inks are Pacific Point and Hello Honey, also from SU. I also used an SU punch for my sentiment and a Gina Marie stitched circle die for the compass.

    Have a wonderful Monday!

Put On Your Sunglasses!

     Okay folks, this is a bright one!  This week the Unity Show and Tell Challenge is to use one of Unity's Itty Bitty stamp sets.  The set I have used, is one of my very favorites, which is called "Feel the Joy".  I embossed my yellow background layer with a Cuttlebug folder.  I then created a watercolor layer using the smoosh technique and Distress Inks.  It was cut down and mounted on black to form a thin edge.  Next came the flower stamps from my Itty Bitty.  There were vellum quotes in a little booklet, on my desk.  I cut the phrase in strips and applied them over my background.  My last touch were some clear melon sequins.  Tell me what you think!

     Have a great second half of your Sunday.  The rain seems to have slowed, but it is heading back in later this evening.