Growing in Unity...Day Two

Hi Peeps! Welcome back to another day of stamping from Unity Stamp Co.. I have another project today that uses the Samantha Walker Blossom Stackers stamp set. On this one I also utilized the coordinating Spellbinders dies.

This card was the result of what we like to call of happy little mistake. Originally I had in mind that this was going to be a shaped card. Then after I attempted to die cut it, I realized that I used card stock that was too heavy. It had only cut through the first layer of paper....BUT it then had made a lovely impression on the inside of the card. I thought it was kind of cool so I went with it! You can see a glimpse of it below.

...and here is that impression in all of it's glory!

That will be a great little spot for my hand written sentiment!

See you all back here tomorrow! Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into the random drawing to win an Itty Bitty stamp of your choice!

Tonya

Growing in Unity...Day One

Good Monday morning to you all today. This week I have been offered that fabulous opportunity to participate in Growing in Unity Day by Day. For those of you not in the know, Unity Stamp Co. is one of the most amazing stamp companies out there!

Each day this week I will be sharing with you a project that I have made using their stamps, make sure to come by and leave a comment each day. At the end of the week I will randomly draw a winner from all of the comments that I have received throughout the week, that lucky person will win the Itty Bitty stamp of their choice! Awesome huh? and so generous of Unity!!!

Ok, let's get going with my first project of the week. Today I have a card for you. I used the Blossom Stackers stamp set that was designed by Samantha Walker.

I created the background by stamping with a cream ink and a soft pool ink, then embellished the middle of the circles with some small jewels. 

Finished it off with a strip of bold patterned paper along the top, a strip of glitter, some hand dyed seam binding, a button and twine!

Thanks for stopping by today, hope to see you throughout the rest of the week!

Tonya

Couple of Cards

Happy Friday everyone! I'm here today to share with you a couple of cards that I honestly did just whip  together with some scraps that were left on my desk. I love to make cards after I get done making a layout. There is usually enough stuff left over on my desk to put one or two together.

These were made using some My Mind's Eye...

This first one was super quick and simple as the leaves and flowers were already pre-cut and just sitting there waiting to be used.

Another pretty simple one that utilizes a bunch of thin cut strips of patterned paper.

                           

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. We are enjoying some beautiful weather in our parts, should be perfect for the soccer and baseball games on our schedule.

Tonya

1 stamp 3 ways...

Happy Wednesday all! Today I'm here with a trio of cards. All of these cards were made using the same stamp set in three completely different ways.

The set that I used today is Papertrey Ink's Heart to Heart #7.

Card #1 - this one pretty much used the stamps as you see them...

Card #2 - of this one I used two of the leaf stamps to create these geometric circles

Card #3 - I used the leaf stamps to create the outer edges of the three flowers.

All three were pretty simple an easy to put together. I love that a little $5 stamp set can be used for so many different looks!

Ahhhh....

These were the good times...having your bestie in the same class as you. This year they were split up, at first I thought this would be a good thing. However, after a two weeks plus of clinging and crying every morning as I am trying to leave her classroom I find myself wishing they were together again! She never cried in preschool or kindergarten, this has me a bit perplexed. Oh well, I know it will pass and eventually there will some new really good friends. I'm just praying the transition comes about quickly...she's breaking my heart. I did notice another little girl having some of the same emotions and talked to her mom. She came over after school a few days ago for a play date and that seems to have helped them both out a bit. We made it through Thursday and Friday with no tears!

This layout uses a Studio Calico kit...City of Lights if I remember correctly!

I saw an arrow shape on the Silhouette website that was very similar to this, and I knew it was an easy one for me to re-create on my own, so I made my own cut file for it. Super easy...I should so do that more often! 

Hope you are all having a wonderful Monday!

A Love Like No Other...

Hi peeps! I'm here today to share with you a card and a layout that I made for the My Mind's Eye September challenge called "Make it Work". This challenge was to make a layout and then use the remnants from the layout  or coordinating products to make a card.

I started with the photos, after I printed them out I knew right away that I wanted to use the Lost & Found 2 line.

Then the matching card...

For both of these projects I pulled out some of my Papertrey Ink dies and put them to use! Thanks for stopping by to take a peek! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings...

I have four of them that are very near and dear to my heart. I made this layout last week for the Clear Scraps blog. My post was to go up on 9/11, so I tried to make a project that to me was pertinent to the date that forever changed all of our lives. Every year when that date draws near I sadly remember all of those thousands of people whose lives were so deeply impacted by the tragedy. Which then makes me so very thankful for what I have and for those four sweet little faces that look at me every day.

This layout started with some papers and other products from the Indie Chic line by My Mind's Eye. The Clear Scrap Small Word Blessings was added right on top of the photo. To embellish the word I ran a strip of washi tape across the middle of the word, using my craft knife I then cut the tape off of all of the edges and middles of the letters. Next I outlined the word with a Zig paint pen.

The little wooden heart is from Studio Calico (love those!)

I love this photo. I take this exact same photo every year on Labor Day. This is the sixth year now, ever since my daughter was born...so fun to go back and compare the differences from year to year.