Unity Friends with Flair March 21, 2014

Hello!  Happy Friday friends!  Well, actually it is now early Saturday morning; minor detail.  I was a little late in posting my submission for Unity's Friends with Flair; but I got it in.  I was trying to get better pics, but time was of the essence.  My camera really did not do this card justice or should I say my lack of photography skills did not do this card justice.  I believe this was the first Unity stamp I have ever purchased.  I purchased it at the Scrapbook Megameet in Novi, Michigan; probably 6 or 7 years ago.  I have been designing this card in my head for the past several days.  I grabbed some watercolor paper and a few of my Stampin' Up watercolor crayons.  I lightly scribbled yellow, then pink, then purple.  I used three paintbrushes to give a soft watercolored background for this large stamp which reads:  Go for long walks indulge in hot baths Question your Assumptions be kind to yourself live for the moment loosen up scream curse the world count your blessings just let go just be.  I inked the stamp with watermark ink and sprinkled white embossing powder on the stamped image and then used a heat gun.  I cut a block of African Daisy cardstock (Bazzill) and adhered it to a white cardstock card base.  I cut a block of Authentique pattern paper and adhered it diagonally over the yellow cardstock.  I adhered foam adhesive to the stamped block and adhered it to the pattern paper block.  I grabbed a mini yellow clothespin and clipped it to two pink paper flowers.  I glued the clothespin to the stamped panel.  I then grabbed two white sequins and attached a pink brad to each.  The sequins were adhered to the stamped panel at opposite ends. 

Thanks for visiting!  I truly appreciate it!  Have an awesome week-end and keep crafting in love.

Princess for a Day

Hello Friends!  Sorry it has been a while since I last posted.  I hope everyone is having an amazing St. Patrick's Day!  I know I am!  Unfortunately, I do not have anything to post related to this wonderful holiday, but I do have something 'royal' to post.  From time to time, I like to create things for the princesses of the world.  You know who I'm talking about!  Our daughters, nieces, and granddaughters who are all about the 'sparkle.'  First up is a #8 size manila tag I altered.  I painted each side with silver paint.  I then stamped the front side with stamps from the Doodle This stamp set from Stampin' Up.  White chalk ink was used.  The wood castle is KaiserCraft that I painted and applied glitter to.  The butterflies were punched from patterned paper.  Pearls were used to show the flight of the butterflies.  The doily was cut on my Cricut.  The pennant baaner was cut from a Spellbinders die. 

Next up is a Happy Birthday Princess card.  The chipboard princess, crown, and gown are all Imaginisce.  The yellow patterned paper is American Crafts.  The patterned paper used on the pennant banner is from the Girls Paperie.  Green cardstock is Bazzill.  The happy birthday stamp is from Unity Stamp Co and the princess stamp is from the Girls Paperie.  The  ink is Pixie Pink from Stampin Up.  The rhinestones are KaiserCraft.

Thanks for looking!  Let me know what you think!  I appreciate your comments more than you know!  Have a wonderful week!

Keep crafting in love,

Dawn

Friends with Flair February 21, 2014

Hello Friends,

This is my entry for Unity Stamp Co.'s Friends with Flair for February 21, 2014.  I hope it'll post; I just tried and seems there is a problem with Linky Tools.  I only have 30 minutes left to post so this will be a quick blog post.  For this tag, all of the stamps are from their Delight in Beauty set.  I inked a manila tag with squeezed lemonade (Tim Holtz).  I then stamped a canvas ATC with cactus green (Staz ON).  The floral border was stamped with brushed corduroy (Tim Holtz).  Sentiment was stamped in picked raspberry (Tim Holtz)  Thanks for looking and have a wonderful week-end!

Unity Stamp Co. Friends with Flair Post; February 7, 2014

Hello friends,

I have been wanting to alter a picture frame with one of Unity's awesome sentiment stamps for some time now; mission accomplished!  Yey me!  Since Valentine's Day is in 6 days, I decided to go with this sentiment from the December 2013 KOM (Happy love Day).  I also decided not to go with traditional Valentine's Day colors so that this frame can be displayed year round.  I stamped the sentiment with Coastal Cabana (Stampin' Up).  Copics and Sharpies were also used to fill in the image.  Patterned paper and chipboard embellishments are My Minds Eye.  I really love how this frame turned out!  I can't wait to start the next one.  Stay tuned, but until then, here are the pics for this one.  Thanks for visiting and have an incredible week.  Dawn

 

Friends With Flair January 31, 2014

Hello Friends,
My mom's birthday is Monday, February 3.  She loves the color blue.  So I grabbed blue paper, blue markers, blue ink, blue pencils, and of course, my Unity stamps.  I went with the flowers from 'wishing you joy' and the sentiment from Maggie girl.  Patterned paper is American Crafts and My Minds Eye.  I inked the floral stamp with Paris Dusk then colored in the image with a Copic marker and a blue pencil.  I wanted to add ribbon to her card, but I did not have any that matched.  I am still content with how her card turned out.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful week-end!

Friends with Flair Jan. 3 2014

Hello all!  Happy New Year!  I am so looking forward to a crafty 2014!  Despite my enthusiasm for what the new year will bring, I am deeply saddened that one of my favorite craft stores, Archiver's, is going out of business.  Per the Archiver's team, the store has been struggling for several years.  I feel they gave their very best in keeping up with the ever changing trends in the world of paper crafting.  I would just like to wish everyone who works for Archiver's the very best of luck in all of their endeavors.  Thanks for a wonderful 14 years!  I am so going to miss going to your store and admiring all the new product that other stores did not offer.  What am I going to do when I need an Archiver's fix?

Here is a card I made for Valentine's Day that I posted on my website; I am also entering it into Unity's Friends with Flair.  Both the heart and sentiment are Unity.  Thanks for looking in advance!  I always look forward to the comments...they make my day more than you know!

Keep on crafting,
Dawn

Poppies on Black Journal

Hello!  Just 8 more days 'til Christmas!  Are you finished shopping? Or are you like me and still have plenty of shopping to do?  I also have to buy and prepare food for Christmas dinner.  AAHHH!  Dawn, you gotta get it in gear, girlfriend.

Well, nothing like a little crafting to destress.  Is this even a word?  I'm not sure, but I'm rolling with it!  I have had this black Moleskine journal lying around my craft room begging to be transformed.  I also have had these Poppy stamps by Donna Downey Studios and Unity Stamp Co. begging to be inked up.  The name of this stamp set is donna poppies.  The sentiment is also a Donna Downey and Unity Stamp Co. creation.  It is from the imperfection is beauty set.

Well, voila!  I grabbed some white chalk ink, my poppy stamps, and sentiment stamp and got busy!  I am so pleased with how this journal turned out.  I did use a heat gun to set the chalk ink to prevent smearing.  I also used a brown Spica pen to add some sparkle to the poppies. 

Again, I ask myself, "Self, why haven't you used these poppy stamps before?  They are gorgeous!  I'm looking forward to using them on future projects, i.e. home decor projects.

As always, thanks for visiting my blog.  It means a great deal to me!

Keep spreading the joy of creating,

Dawn