Growing in Unity - Day 2

Hi Everybody!

Welcome back for the second of my week long posts as the Growing in Unity Gal.

One of the things I LOVE about Unity Stamp Company is that there is something for everyone. As you saw in yesterday's post, if you like cheeky stamps - they've got you covered. Today, I'm sharing a couple of sympathy cards with simple, beautiful sentiments. I know none of us like to make cards for sad events but when you find yourself in need of just the right words for such an occasion, the folks at Unity have a wonderful array from which to choose.

card details:

• finished size: card #1 5.5 x 5.5 inches, card #2 4.25 x 5.5 inches
• stamps: Unity Stamp Company "Beautiful Life, Blessed Memories" {February 2015 Sentiment Kit}
• patterned paper: Prima "Firefly"
• card stock: CTMH Thistle
• embellishments: paper roses, ribbon and pearls from my stash
• layout card #1: Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #263
• layout card #2: just my own. I wanted it CAS to keep the focus on the beautiful rose and the lovely sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to leave a comment below to be entered into the draw at the end of the week for 25 stamps from Unity Stamp Company. There will be TWO winners selected from all of the comments this week. I moderate the comments so you won't see your comment below until I approve it. And be sure to stop back tomorrow for my Day 3 post as the Growing In Unity Gal!

Mojo Monday 333 - Birthday Wishes

Hi folks,

I'm still working on posting the backlog of cards I have made the last little while so today I am sharing a card I made for a dear friend for her birthday.

I have to confess to loving this paper this much that I use it very sparingly. Isn't that terrible? Anyone else guilty of doing the same?


card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base, white card stock mats
• patterned papers: Prima "Firefly"
• stamps: Verve "Big Wish", colour accents are Copic YR12m R83, R85, G46
• ribbons from my stash
• Spellbinders Petite Circles
• layout: Mojo Monday 333

challenges for this card:

• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes Birthday (I didn't do the toppings option - tags)
• Corrosive Challenge #200: Anything Goes
• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge (PWC311): Flowers (love the calla lily on my bigger panel)

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Sister Act Card Challenge #56

Hi folks!

It's Friday so that means it is time for me to share my latest creation for our weekly "Anything Goes" card challenge over at the Sister Act Card Challenge!

As you probably know by now, the rules for joining in our weekly challenge are pretty simple - anything goes as long as it is a new card of your own creation! Just join in the fun by linking up to your blog post featuring your lovely creation and you will be in the running for the prize offered by this week's sponsor - Stamp 'n Create! I can't wait to check our your fabulous creations!

This week, my "anything goes" project is this card I recently created for dearly beloved's step-mother.

card details:

• finished size: 5.5 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base
• patterned papers: Prima "Firefly"
• stamped image: The Stamp Barn - Enchanted Hollow "Sparkle", coloured with Copic Markers (Y11, BG10, BG11, BG13, YG61) and background sponged with CTMH Baby Pink
• sentiment: Verve "Small Phrases"
• brad from Girls Paperie, sparkly black ric rac from Recollections
• Spellbinders Classic Squares
• layout: Sketch Saturday #304

challenges for this card:

• Seize the Birthday: Anything goes birthday - optional topping of flowers (they are covered up but there ARE flowers on the bottom dp)

Viva La Verve March Week 1

Hi folks,

Long time no Viva La Verve posts from me! I haven't been much into crafting lately, well, much of anything truth be told. I'm actually in the midst of a Doctor ordered break from work due to massive burn-out from the stress I've been experiencing for the last year or so.

But I'm finally easing back into playing with the stamps and papers I love so very much so that means a return to my one of my favourite weekly challenges - Viva La Verve!!!!

My dearly beloved celebrated his 49th birthday last week so I grabbed the first sketch for the March Viva La Verve challenges and made this card to mark the day.

Clean and simple, with some fabulous papers from Prima.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, black card stock base, white card stock mat
• patterned papers: Prima "Craftsman"
• stamps: Verve "Borderline", "Merry & Bright", "Heart Flutter" Plain Jane, Love Notes (whoa, that's a lot of stamps sets on one card!)
• dies: Verve "Classy Label"

challenges for this card:

• Seize the Birthday: Anything Goes (I didn't do the toppings option of stitching)
• Love to Create #107: Clean and Simple
• House of Cards: March Challenge #2: Clean and Simple (oops...I missed the fact that I was supposed to include a button. Sorry! Tried to remove it from the linky list but couldn't!)

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Thoughts

Hi folks,

Last weekend I attended a crop and, of course, there were a couple of vendors there. I always have to check out the supplies they have for sale to see if anything catches my eye. Patterned papers are absolutely my biggest weakness when it comes to crafting and the papers I used on this card definitely caught my eye. So much so that I bought the papers at the crop AND set to making this card right away!

card details:

• finished size: 5x5 white card stock base, black card stock mats
• patterned papers: Prima "Firefly"
• stamped image: Yumi & Fumi Handmade "Yumi with Fan", coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, E02, E93, E50, E51, E53, Y21, Y23,BG10, BG11, BG13, BV01)
• sentiment: Verve "With Love"
• layout: Crafts 4 Eternity R#148

additional challenges for this card:

• Sister Act Card Challenge #31: Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door (Nov 5-11): Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap #17: Anything Goes

Be sure to stop by the Yumi & Fumi Handmade blog today to check out the awesome tutorial Blankina has for you. And, don't forget that you still have time to link up a creation for the Hallowe'en colour challenge which ends on Friday.