Unity Stamp Co. Inspirational Blog Hop!

Woohoo, the blog hop is finally here! View the Inspirational Blog Hop by starting at the Unity Stamp Co. blog. I love using Unity Stamp for my scrapbook layouts and for making cards - so versatile.

Today I made a card for one of my favorite causes, Cards for Heroes. I think a soldier's family might enjoy receiving this cute card in the mail:

This mushroom stamp pairs up perfectly with the The Green Stack papers from Die Cuts With a View. I paper pieced the mushroom, and added some pearls. The tiny mushrooms were cut out of patterned paper, and the owl and branch are part of the patterned paper. Supplies: mushroom stamp from Unity Stamp Co. February 2009 Kit of the Month; patterned papers from Die Cuts With a View (background, tiny mushrooms) and My Mind's Eye (big mushroom); pearls are Kaisercraft; ink is Memento Rich Cocoa; cardstock is Bazzill; misc. jute twine.

I am a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland. Here is one of my favorite little quotes from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll: [said by the Queen of Hearts]

Sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.

Thanks for visiting. Now hop over to the fabulous Natalie's blog and check out what fun project she has made.

What Eva

I completed a bunch of layouts from my scrapbook weekend a couple months ago. I never did upload them here, so here's a start:

Let's start with my favorite "What Eva." I got the "Whateva' stamp in Unity Stamp Co.'s Dec. 2008 kit of the month. I thought, "when will I ever use this?" Well, I know a little girl named Eva and I thought it would be a fun play on words. This is from my August 2008 trip to San Francisco.




Supplies used: Papers & cardstock from Studio Calico's November 2008 kit of the month. Patterned papers - Sassafras Lass, Collage Press (journaling scrap), "Whateva" stamp from Unity Stamp Co., Ranger Archival Black Ink, Colorbox Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan (inked edges), Copic Markers, misc. button.

More to come...

WinterHaven at StampHaven

I know I haven't blogged for quite a while. I decided to jump back in and mention the stamping fun at WinterHaven. It is hosted at StampHaven, and has lots of fun stamping challenges ranging from techniques to limited supplies to themes. Here is a link to the main thread: http://www.stamphaven.com/forum/index.php?topic=90.0.

I've been participating in the challenges and having a blast. I am hosting the "ugly paper" challenge. I mailed out packets of u-g-l-y paper and pink and green neon vellum to haveners, and they have been creating works of art. Here are my samples:

Isn't he cute? Stamp is from Prima, and I colored him with Copic markers. I'm still getting the hang of them, but they are great to use. Sentiment stamp is from Prickley Pear, flowers are from Bazzill and Prima.

Sorry the picture came out so dark on this one. I just had to create another since I am lovin' this little owl! The "ugly" patterned papers are from a DCWV Retro Paper Stack I bought a long time ago.

Lastly, I used the pink neon vellum to make a teen card for Cards for Heroes. I used black Staz-On ink since vellum is a non-porous surface. Stamps are from Inkadinkado. It's hard to tell in this picture but I distressed the edges of the black cardstock with sandpaper to reveal it's pink core. I love Co'redinations black cardstock with the colored cores! I also smudged some black Staz-On around the edges of the vellum to distress it up a bit.

That's all for now, I'll upload more projects later.

I'm getting ready....STAMPTOBERFEST

I am getting ready for Stamptoberfest at Two Peas in a Bucket. I am hosting a challenge called, "You're Such a Character." Cards made for this challenge will go to Cards for Heroes. We recently had a Snoopy image swap on the 2Peas message board, so I thought this would be a great way to use some of those images.




There are many fun challenges, such as Spiders Galore, Make it Sparkle, Vintage Lace Holiday, Language of Love, and many others. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join us for Stamptoberfest! It runs from Oct. 3 - 12, 2008.

Gothic Arch - Favorite Movie Challenge

This week's Gothic Arch challenge was favorite movies. One of my all time favorites is Amelie. This is my first week participating in the challenge. I had a lot of fun with it.

Moos and Inchies and Arches, Oh My!

Just for fun, I decided I want to start participating in some weekly challenges. I will have to veer from my standard cards and scrapbook pages into new territory -- moos, inchies, ATCs, and gothic arches. All are pieces of art but in different size formats. Moos are 1.1" x 2.8" (about the size of a business card). Inchies are 1" squares, and twinchies are 2" squares of art. Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) are 2.5" x 3.5" (about the size of a playing card). These have 'strict rules' where they can be traded but never sold. And gothic arches, are, well, arch shaped, but the size may vary. All of these can be used on cards (or you can make arch shaped cards like Kristin).

I am hoping to get some done and posted soon. This week's Gothic Arch Challenge is your favorite movie (also hosted by Kristin). I'm not going to tell you which movie, but I will give you a hint - there is a gnome. :)

And the Winner Is....

Using random.org, the winning poster is poster #1. Congratulations Sandy, you are the winner of the blog candy!