Friends with Flair

    

 

     Just a real quick post of a card I made for some very dear friends.  It uses a very pretty Unity sentiment, some fall paper pieces, some very narrow Washi tape, and 2 embossed punched hearts w/pearls. 

      I would like to enter this for Friends with Flair this week.

     BTW, Angela has another wonderful sale going on this weekend.  Stop over to the store and take a look see.  I am sure there is something that you have been dying for!

     Have a great weekend.  It is suppose to rain for days here.  Great excuse to stay in and finish decorating the tree, and writing out my cards.  I always enjoy when you visit!

Making Little Scenes

 

     Not going to work today, so I decided to play with some older stamps, and new ideas.  I scored a pack of kraft card stock at Michael's the other day, and it was on super sale.  I am usually true to my brand, but I figured I could whip out some quick Christmas cards, that would be easier to send.

     This first card uses a white chalk marker for the snow drifts, unicorn white ink from Hero Arts for the moon and falling snow, and tiny stars from Recollections.  I just bought all of the stars that they had, as I think I am addicted to them.  I will list stamps at the end.

 

     My second card uses the Lawn Fawn, Stitched Hillside Borders, which was a gift from my DS for my birthday.  I am going to get lots of use out of these!  It also has a dimensional snowman from K&Co.  I have a huge pack of these, and now have the perfect setting for them.

     Card three does not have as much going on, and is using a different snowman.  I still love the stitched slopes!  So fun!

Here is a list of the assorted stamps used:
Sentiment- Unity
Snow dots- Stamps by Judith
Trees- DJ Design Company
Left facing deer- Stampscapes
Deer duo- DJ Design Company
Flying bird- Ann-ticipations 2001

I also used Diamond Stickles, and a Stardust pen for my sparkle.

I would like to enter these cards over at Pixie's Snippets Playground Week 153
Also at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge for their Anything Goes week.

     Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope to see you again soon!

FwF on Black Friday!

 

     How did it ever get to be the day after Thanksgiving already?  I am as busy as can be, but I just wanted to post for Friends with Flair.  I have one last Thanksgiving card I would like to share. It uses a sentiment and leaf stamp from the September 2014, Unity Kit of the Month.

     My card includes orange card stock and a background created using and old SU! stamp called Pindot Plaid.  My ink is Tangelo Twist.  I place the sentiment on a small manila shipping tag, and the rest are embellishments.  They include burlap, a metallic pumpkin sticker, and a jeweled fabric button from K&Co.
    
     That is it for today.  If you are into the shopping madness, I hope you get all the goodies you are on the hunt for.  Me, I am off to work, to see what Black Friday hold for me there.  Thanks for the visit!

Friends with Flair!

 

     Heidi-Ho, stamping pals.  Today I am posting some tags that I created with the October 2012 Unity KOM.  Friends with Flair, is one of my favorite days. I also wanted to remind everyone that there is an amazing sale going on in the Unity shop, called the Brown Thursday Sale.   How can you pass up $20+ kits for $4.95.  Eek!  The new releases are so cute!  I also saw that this KOM is reduced to $22, so hurry!

     Anyway, back to my tags.  This KOM is one of the favorites during the holiday as it has everything you need to create those special touches on hand made gifts and goodies.  It is a little early here for me to start baking, but now I am ready to tie and give.

     I used kraft card stock for Gina K. Designs, and punched my tags with the tag topper punch from SU!.  I stamped my images in Memento ink, and then added the snowy dots and the flakes with Hero Arts unicorn white.  Coloring was done with Copic markers, The white on the trees is with the SU! chalk marker, and I used a Stardust pen to twinkle up the trees.  I added brown and white bakers twine for attaching.

     Hectic week around here.  I have to work tonight to set up for our Christmas preview at 8 am, tomorrow.  That is all of the donations of Christmas items that generous people have donated all year long.  Then, tomorrow, I am cooking our Thanksgiving dinner, as the family all has to work next Friday, and can't make it home for Thursday. It will be a fun weekend!  There are going to be some good smells coming from this kitchen!  Thanks for stopping by.

    

Filling Holiday Orders

 

     Everyone seems to be needing a little of this and that to add to their holiday list.  I was given a request by 2 co-workers, for Mother cards.  I was finally able to come up with a design, so I will be using it for both.  I love a good easel card!  Since I worked real hard at using up all of my white pieces, I would like to take this over to Pixie's Snippets Playground # 151. 

 

     My base is Neenah white, and the red sparkle stripe is very thick, and is from American Crafts.  The stamps are from Flourishes Christmas Candles SS172.  The dies are Spellbinders scalloped oval, and Sweet n Sassy's mother die.  Sponging was done with SU! real red, and the coloring was done with Copic markers.  Embellishments are a paper doily, red gems, and touches of Stickles.

I would also like to enter this at the:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge-  Christmas

     Thanks for stopping by, and if you are in the grips of this Polar Vortex, stay safe and warm.

Sharing for Friday Flair!

    

 

     Happy Friday morning, Unity friends!  We had our first snow of the season, last evening.  Some got more than others, and it did not last.  The cold air, however, is hanging around.  Today I would like to share a card I made as an order for a lady at work.  I grabbed my kit of the month and just went to work.  For that reason, I will share this for Friends with Flair today.

     Here is the supply list:
Stamps:  Unity Nov. 2014 KOM
Paper:  Card stock, Gina K. Designs- Blue Raspberry, Dp, Pebbles-Family Ties collection
Punches:  Martha Stewart butterfly punch
Dies:  Fence, Sweet N Sassy, and the Number Dies are from Memory Box- Large Typewriter
Embellishments:  Stickles, and pearls

     I would also like to send this over to Pixie's Snippets Playground #150, since I used up lots of white bits for my die cutting and stamping.

     Whatever you do this weekend, make it fun!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

Friends with Flair

 

     I am a little late with my Friends with Flair post for today.  I love this little Unity Itty Bitty stamp called Hey There, Wise Guy.  Isn't this bird a cutie?  I changed up the sentiment for another Unity sentiment, which I thought went well.  The card was made with mostly scraps, and the addition of twine, Dew Drops, and gems.  Coloring was done with Copic Markers. 

     I thought this would be sweet to send to my DGS, for a just because occasion.  Hope your holidays are starting to come together, especially Thanksgiving.  Sounds like I may be cooking the weekend before, and going out for the actual day.  That will be fun!  Plan on hitting a few church bazaars tomorrow, and if I come across anything fun and crafty, I will be sure to post!  Have a great weekend.

Snippets to the Max!

 

     Welcome to another week, and a new post for Pixie's Snippets Playground # 149.  This card has more bits than a horse with it's tack.  I was so happy when people started to include banners on their cards.  It makes for some good use of those strips that are too wide to just toss, but not wide enough to create a whole background.

     That about sums up all of the papers used on this card.  The lacy heart die is from Simon Says Stamp, and the little love die is from PTI.  There is some hot pink burlap, and faceted square gems.  I used one of the threads I pulled from the burlap, to tie a little bow.  Just in case you did not know, if you pull a thread in your burlap, you have a perfect straight line to cut on.

     Since I did use one of Simon Says Stamp exclusive dies, I shall load this on their Anything Goes, Wednesday Challenge.

     Looks like some of my stamping friends had a bit of the white stuff, over the weekend.  Sorry, guys!  We just had cold and wind.  They are starting to hype up about something coming this weekend, so we will see.  Have a great week.

Happy Halloween!

     I was sure to save my last Halloween card to post today.  How perfect that Friends with Flair fell on the holiday.  After a couple hours of work this morning, it will be time to greet all of the children in their costumes.

 

     My card uses the August KOM from Unity, called "Summer Collapsed into Fall".  My base is orange and the designer paper is from Bazzill, called Spooky and Kooky.  I broke out the crimper to create the center panel, and attached a Spellbinder leaf die cut to anchor my witches hat.  There are touches of Copic marker, and lots of gold Stickles.  Gold sequins were the finishing touch.

     I am very excited to hear all about my grandson's festivities, today.  Hope that everyone has a safe, and Happy Halloween.  Don't eat too much candy!

  

Busy Beaver

     Happy Thursday!  I can not believe it is going to be Halloween, already!  We are expecting a deep chill in the air for the weekend.  I hope to be able to settle in and get my craft on. 

 

     Today, I would like to share a card that I created using stamps from Darcie's Heart & Home Stamps, and lots of paper scraps from my desk.  Coloring was done with Copic markers, and I added a simple cake brad as an embellishment.  I do believe some of the paper scraps are from We R, and their Happy Camper line.

     I would like to enter this over at Pixie's Snippets Playground #148.  I just love Di and the gang .  It is all snippets, all the time, at the playground.  It helps to keep a paper hoarder like me in check!

     It may be a good idea to enter over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, this week, since it is "Anything Goes" week!

     Have a great weekend, and it makes me so happy when you decide to stop by!

Almost Halloween!

 

     With just a week to go until Halloween, I thought I had better post one of the many cards I made for this season of fright.  I will be entering this over on the Unity blog, for their weekly Friends with Flair linky party.

     My card and tag each started with a metallic pewter card stock.  The scrap of harlequin paper is an unknown.  All of the stamps used are from the August 2012 Unity KOM, called "Colors of the Season".  This has been one of my very favorite kits during the Halloween season.  I used an assortment of inks, including Distress Ink, and SU!  There are some lavender pearls, sequins, and ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

     Yesterday was a real fall day, here in PA.  It was blustery, rainy, and had a chill that went right through you.  I hope to get some baking done this weekend, before the temps hit darn near 80 next week.  They should call it "Fickle Fall"!  Thanks for the visit!

Vroom, Zoom, Roar!

 

     Can you say masculine card with snippets.  I struggle sometimes with making manly cards.  My good stamping friend brought over her vintage car stamps (Crafty Secrets?) and her sprocket dies for me to use.  I cut as many as I could with all the scraps on my desk.  My embossed background is also gears, and is from Darice.  The embossed background is shaped using a template from Hot Off The Press.  I added some amber gems for a bit of sparkle.  The card base is Sweet Corn from Gina K. Designs.  Coloring was done with Copics, and I sponged on some grey ink to bring out the embossing.

     I would like to enter this at Pixie's Snippets Playground #147, where it is all snippets, all the time!  Check out this great challenge, because we all have lots of bits to use up!

     It has been a busy, busy week, so I am glad to get back in the craft room.  A fall chill is in the air, and it sounds like a cold rainy week ahead.  Just glad it is rain and not the white stuff!  Thanks for the visit!