Friends with Flair April 25, 2014

Hello Everyone,

TGIF!  Since it's Friday, that also means Friends with Flair over at the Unity Stamp Co. blog.  This week I am entering a card which can be given to a grandmother for Mother's Day, her birthday, or as a thank you.  I used some Graphic 45 paper, and of course, all of the stamps are Unity.  The mini ruler is Maya Road.  The chipboard and sticker accent is also Graphic 45.  The crochet trim is Michael's.  The grandma stamp is from an older Unity KOM (April 2011; small things Matter Most); thank you for helping me grow is from a Unity KOM (February 2013; Let Love Grow);  The leaf stamp and beauty definition on removable tag are from a Unity Exclusive Stampin' Store Kit (May 2010; Moments in Bloom and Naturally You).  I believe the mini kraft paper bag was purchased at Archiver's some time ago.  I really love how this card turned out!  Thanks for visiting and have an incredible week-end.  Don't forget to shop the Unity sale; great things as usual and also many new stamps!  Yay for us!

Friends with Flair...Friday, April 18, 2014

Hello Friends,

Today, I am participating in Unity's Friends with Flair.  Since Mother's Day is coming up, I thought I make a Mother's Day card.  This is a nice size card; it measures 4 1/4" x 8 7/8"!  The large flower is from this month's SMAK Kit (Wildflowers and Wings).  I loooovvvee this SMAK kit!  I know I am going to use it a lot!  The images are gorgeous.  The 'mom' stamp is from the April 2011 KOM (small things matter most) and the sentiment is from the September 2013 KOM (Happiness Has No Limit).  The flower was stamped in crushed olive (Tim Holtz).  The petals were colored with squeezed lemonade (Tim Holtz) and the leaves were colored with shabby shutters (Tim Holtz).  The center of the flower was colored with seedless preserves (Tim Holtz).  A little sparkle was added with my wink of stella brush pen.  The chipboard tag is Basic Grey and the bead is from Blue Moon beads.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Easter to everyone,

Dawn

Unity be Inspired Challenge (March/April 2014)

Hello Friends,

It's been awhile since I've entered the Unity be Inspired Challenge.  I would love to participate more, but that thing we call time, gets away from me, or I forget.  Sound familiar?  Well, here is my entry.  But first, the instructions in creating this get well card:  I stamped the mason jar from the jar of sunshine set (Unity and Simple Stories) in pumice stone (Tim Holtz) onto watercolor paper (Canson).  I then shaded in the jar with a watercolor crayon, Tempting Turquoise (Stampin' Up).  I then stamped the butterfly from Here Today, Here Tomorrow (Itty Bitty, Unity) in worn lipstick (Tim Holtz).  I stamped the sentiment which is from Happiness Has No Limit (KOM-Unity) in crushed curry (Stampin' Up) onto a tag and I cut the top part of the tag off.  I added some patterned paper, a sequin, and some twine, and voila!  Good luck to all!

Friends with Flair Friday, April 4, 2014

Hello Friends,

I swear I posted this yesterday (today is Sat. April 5);  I do not know what happened.  I noticed that blogger did look different last night, but I thought it was because my son got a new computer for his May birthday from my mother-in-law.  I guess that's what I get for taking his computer for a test drive; well, I'm not giving up.  I'm giving it a go again on this new computer!  Has anyone out there ever have a pinched nerve!  Well, I must tell you I am not having the time of my life!  It is so painful!  And this tingling and numbness in my fingers is getting on my last nerve (pun intended).  The following pics are from a card I made a week ago.  The sentiment and stars and moon stamps are from Unity's July 2010 KOM (Happily Ever After).  Thanks for looking!

Peace and love in crafting,

Dawn

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!