oh how I love my Unity stamps!!!

Spent some time Sunday evening watching Twilight and stamping with my Unity Stamps....I seriously LOVE my Unity stamps. They are so easy to work with and have such a variety you can find something for every mood. Today my cards are a little more 'fancay' than normal for me, but I like it!

This first card was just a fun one, hadn't used a larger bow in awhile oh and how about that beautiful button! That's from Papertrey Ink.

The second card was made for a 'Featured Stamper' Challenge on Splitcoast. The stamper that was featured is Sandra....and wow, she is sooo AMAZING! she has an eye for detail that I envy!

I used the July KOM and some fabulous Basic Grey papers on this one!

A new Sunday Challenge!

Every Sunday Rachel over at Hope Stamps Eternal posts a picture of a cupcake (or two) as a challenge. We are to use the photo as inspiration and make a card or other item from that inspiration. This weeks photo kinda just cracks me up. Isn't it cute!!! I sat and thought and thought about how I could pull this off...no penguin stamps, in fact no penguin anything. But I did remember I had a bikini (or bookini as my 4-year-old says) girl from My Favorite Things.

I colored her "bookini" black in honor of the penguins, used pastel colors in my card and added buttons instead of tiny flowers. I also used my favorite Martha Stewart punch. Oh how I LOVE Martha Stewart punches...AND if you love Martha Punches like I love Martha punches, Rachel is taking pre-orders on the new releases....she even has the drippy goo punch that was all the rage last fall!!
Hope you play along on the challenge!!

My Favorite Things has a new stamp artist...

AND My Favorite Things

turns 3 this weekend, so we are celebrating ALL month long!

This weekend ONLY (July 4th and 5th), we are offering a Buy 3, Get 2 FREE promo!

Purchase any 3 full priced stamp sets (Excludes July New Releases) and we will add:

1) One set from our Get Sentimental category (we will select the set for you) AND

2) A FREE set of YOUR choice! (Excludes July New Releases)

The July New Releases are excluded from this promotion. They don’t count as either your Buy 3 sets OR the 2 FREE sets. They are:

Catch Some Rays

Puttin’ on the Glitz

Puppy Chow

Purrfect Treat

But since we know the new stuff is on your wish list, we are EXTENDING the 10% discount offered on the One-Click Collection and Buy It All Bundles on these sets through Sunday, July 5th as well!

The new stamp artist is Amanda Baird and her first stamp set is called Puttin on the Glitz and it has a glamorous but fun feel too it. I made a couple of different cards with her... focusing on the Diva herself, but will show you more with the accessories soon!

Hope you have a fun and safe holiday weekend!!

Can you believe it's July already Hip Hop!!!

Hip hop all you peeps! Can you believe it's really July??!! I'm still in shock, and have LOTS planned for July so I'm sure the summer will just keep a zooming on by!

For the hip hop today I used the new July KOM. another fantastic kit and if you sign up this month you will get the absolutely amazing stars!! I think Lisa read my mind when she designed this kit, I was wanting some uber cool stars and Lisa did an amazing job with this kit!

my papers are from Cosmo Cricket...don't you think Unity and Cosmo Cricket were made for each other!!! love them both!!
I also wanted to share a couple of easy one layer cards made with the Butterflies that were the free kit for signing up in June for the KOM! I stamped the butterfly, then stamped another and cut it out and added a pop dot for dimension. I am seriously loving one layer cards!!!



now hop on over to ***Christi***

MFT Blog Hop!

Random Number is 36!! Teresa!!

For my part in the MFT blog hop, I decided to focus on "Puppy Chow" I tried to think a little outside the box with my projects. My card is a 'Congratulations' on the new puppy card. I used the congratulations stamp from the Essential Sentiments ( a must have set if you ask me!!)

For my next project I stamped my own background paper. I started by making a 'grid' with the rectangle bones stamp and then filled in spaces with the paws and added a few red bowls. This layout has pictures of me and my hubby doing one of our favorite things (NOT) trimming the poodle :) just a fun thing to remember!


Some of the things you can look forward to with this release:

New Sets:
WTG Catch Some Rays $15.95
Puttin on the Glitz $17.95
Puppy Chow $9
Purrfect Treats $9
First 50: Memento Dew Drop Collection Launch Day! For the next 24 weeks, the first 50 prize will be a Memento Dew Drop and each week, we will feature a NEW color. If you place an order each Wednesday and are in the first 50 orders, you will earn the complete collection for FREE over the next 24 weeks. Today, the first 50 will receive a FREE Memento Dew Drop in Angel Pink with their order.

Polka Dot Ribbon Nest in perfect for summer colors! (5/8” grosgrain, swiss dot ribbon in bright pink, red, navy, emerald green and yellow) 5 yards each of the 5 different ribbons for a total of 25 yards. $11.95

Hook up:
One Click Collection (all 4 stamp sets) retail $51.90 on sale for $46 for the first 48 hours after the release.
Buy It All Bundle: all 4 stamp sets, plus the polka dot ribbon nest retail $63.85 on sale for $57 for the first 48 hours after the release

I am the end of the hop, so be sure you leave a comment! One winner will receive a code for a free $9 set with their order! Winner will be announce at the release party!

Got a couple of fun packages!!

and you know I just had to find some time to play! I got some more Copics from Carpdiem.
I absolutely LOVE my copics, the more I play, practice and learn them the more I like them. My stash is slowly but surely growning!! I also got my first DT order from Hope Stamps Eternal, I tried these Greeting Farm Stamps for the first time, think I may have to collect them all! Look how cute she is all inked up with Momento Black (my favorite ink for copics) and then colored her in with my new pens!!!

what do you think?

Top 10 in the Ultimate Card Makers Showdown!!

It's time for the next round in the showdown and I'm still pinching myself!! The talent in this contest has been nothing short of amazing....every card in every round has been beautiful in their own way. I have really enjoyed playing along in this contest!!

Now the sketch!

When I saw this sketch the first thing that came to my mind was a tri-fold card so that's what I went with. I'm not gonna lie....this sketch was HHHAAARRRDDD for me. I made several cards before I settled on this card. I cut out the chandelier with my Cricut and then tapped it into my glue pad and added Martha Stewart Glitter to it. I think you can kinda see the glitter in the photo!

Thank you 2 sketches 4 you!

Something exciting!!

woohoo! have a little toot!! Check it out Here!!
will post more about it soon!! Thanks Rachel!
Here's a look at the whole team! I am so excited to be among these talented ladies!!
Bonnie Sharp
Carolina Buchting
Jessica Colligan
Kelli Caslow
Michelle Woerner - DT Coordinator
Natalie Dever
Tammy Hershberger
Colleen

Ho Ho Ho! It's a Holiday Hip Hop!!! WINNER announced!

Blog candy Winner is
75

Linda AKA hotwheels!!
email eryn and let her know!!


Have you seen the new Bright & Merry Christmas set yet!?! Can I just tell you that it is fabulous! LOVE every single stamp in this set. It's perfect for Christmas Cards OR for your scrapbooks, the sizes and designs are perfect! Here are a couple of cards I made with this set.

You've made it to the end of the hop! Make sure you leave a comment for some Unity Blog Candy!!! woohoo!!
Winner will be announced at 9:00 PM TONIGHT (thursday)

A card, a fortune and a woohoo!

First I have a funny card to share with you, it uses these super fun monsters from My Favorite Things. I paired them with some super cool Basic Grey Papers. I stamped and colored my images on one of my personal favorite things.... Coloring Panels from MFT. I don't color on any other paper now that I found these, I also am a little freaky about running out so I always make sure I have plenty on hand :)

Next is my fortune. The other day the kids and I went to the mall and had dinner in this Chinese Buffet place and I got this fortune....if anyone knows what it means could you please let me know :) teehee

And now for the Woohoo!! I made it through the next round of the Ultimate Cardmakers Showdown over at 2 Sketches 4 You! It's now down to the final 10, I never thought I would make the first cut let alone the top 10!! WOOHOO!