Trying to be Eco Chic!

Good Morning! I hope everyone is having a great day! I am sharing two cards I created with Unity's Eco Chic kit. I put away some of my Unity kits yesterday and decided I HAD to save the part of the packaging with that cut window. I felt I could do something pretty cute with them. It also got me thinking that the best set to use with recycled materials was Eco Chic- plus mine has not seen ink yet. (GASP!! ) Yes, I actually have several sets that need some inky love. I am working on that this weekend, though. ;)

My first card uses Cosmo Cricket Paper and that fabulous window. I stamped the flower in Black Stazon then colored with my Bic Markits. I layered it over some Designer Paper and Riding Hood Red and added some red brads to accent the panel. The card is finished off with some twine I received from one of my fabby stamping friends. :)

The second card is a 5.25" square card that I tried to get creative with. I'm still not sure about it, but I can definitely say it is different for me. :) The patterned paper is from K&Company and I used my Nestabilities to cut out the circle, then cut it in half. I paper-pierced around the circles and then used my handy dandy SU tool kit to punch those huge holes. The twine was threaded through and tied in a knot. It was fun to use the hammer- it woke Alex up! hehe. Yes, I am an evil Mom. But having a Cropodile has made me forget how therapeutic using the hammer and hole punch can be.

Thanks for stopping by today and viewing my little creative spurt. Hopefully I will have some more time to create today. Happy Saturday!

Friday Fun #34 and a Hip Hop Hangover

Happy Friday!! I hope everyone has a fun weekend planned. Our last challenge in May is brought to us by Kim. "I want you to make a SUMMER THEMED card. Use summer stamps, fun summer colors, or anything else that would remind us of a warm summer day. "

Check out the other Friday Fun Girls:

Jimmi
Kim
Kimme
Sara

I broke out my favorite Summer-themed stamp set, Unity's Beach Days & Sun Rays. I also used this week's Sketch Challenge # 229 from Split Coast for my layout. We would love for you to play along with us- just use keyword FFC34 when uploading to SCS OR link it here in the comments! I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Stamps: Unity Beach Days & Sun Rays
Paper: PTI: White and Spring Moss; SU Cameo Coral; DCWV patterned paper
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Spring Moss Ribbon, Nestabilities, Buttons, Word Window Punch Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today! :)

Friday Fun #33 Red White & Blue!

Happy Friday! I hope you are ready for a wonderful Holiday Weekend! Our challenge this week is brought to you by Kim! Here is her challenge: Make a Red, White, & Blue card in honor of Memorial Day.
Please visit the other Friday Fun Girls' blogs for more inspiration.
Jimmi (posting later today)
Kim
Sara
Kimme

Here is my card:Stamps: Unity Spin, Baby; Fresh Beginnings
Paper: Confetti White, Night of Navy, Real Red
Ink: Real Red, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Ribbon, Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Stickles, Real Red Brad

We would love for you to play along with us- use keyword FFC33 when uploading to SCS!! Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday's Unity Challenge # 36

I haven't had a chance to participate in the Unity Addicts' challenge in a few weeks so I am really excited that not only did I complete this one- I did it on Tuesday! LOL! Usually I am squeezing it in before work on Wednesday, IF I get to do it at all.
This week's challenge is brought to us by one of my favorite Unity Addicts (Ok, I really love them all...) Michelle! This is her challenge:
"It's almost summer (and it feels like it here, we're having 80F+ weather)! So, your challenge is to make a summer card using the colors of this adorable beach bungalow kitchen (image is from Martha Stewart Living) for COLOR INSPIRATION. If you have a summery image to use, extra brownie points for you! ;)Colors: Tangerine, Turquoise, Yellow, and LOTS of White!"

Below is my card. I guess I get extra points because I used Unity's Beach Days & Sun rays stamp set. You can't get much more Summery than the beach!!

Stamps: Unity Beach Days & Sun Rays
Paper: SU Confetti White, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise
Ink; black Stazon, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: Saffron Ribbon, Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Stickles

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Unity Kit of the Month Inspiration Blog Hop!

It's Unity's Kit of the Month Inspirational Blog Hop this weekend! The hop starts at the Unity Blog and continues through 100 blogs! How exciting!!
My card uses the April kit of the Month: Fresh Beginnings. I love this kit!

Supplies:
Paper: SU Soft Sky, Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla, Cosmo Cricket DP
Ink: Basic Grey, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Nestabilities, Dimensionals

DON'T FORGET THAT VSN STARTS FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7PM EDST! WHAT HAPPENS AT VSN- STAYS AT VSN! ;)

NOW HOP ON OVER TO KELLY!!!

Friday Fun # 32- and an Invitation to VEGAS!

Happy Friday! Today's challenge, brought to us by Kim is to use a stamp set that hasn't been loved. If it's been over 6 months since you used it- then it's time to bring it out and use it for the challenge.
I actually used THREE stamp sets I haven't touched in ages. I used Stampin' Up's Weathered Background stamp, Thoughts of Father, and It's Your Birthday. Check out the other Friday fun girls and if you want to play along just use keyword FFC32 when uploading to SCS.

Jimmi
Kim
Sara
Kimme



TODAY IS THE BEGINNING OF VSN AT http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU THERE FOR ALL OF THE FUN!!
DON'T KNOW WHAT VSN IS??? READ THIS THREAD AND YOU'LL BE AN EXPERT!
WE HAVE FABULOUS HOSTESSES WITH 15 CHALLENGES OVER TONIGHT (starts at 7pm est) AND TOMORROW (starts at 12pm est) AND TONS OF WONDERFUL PRIZES TO GIVE AWAY!
WE HAVE PRIZES DONATED FROM MY FAVORITE THINGS, FLOURISHES, UNITY STAMP CO., GINAK DESIGNS, HANNA STAMPS AND SCOR-PAL....(YES WE HAVE SCOR-PALS, TOTES, MATS...ALL OF IT)! THESE PRIZES ARE GOING TO BE GIVEN OUT RANDOMLY TO PLAYERS EVERY HOUR, 3 PER HOUR ACTUALLY!! THAT'S A LOT OF CHANCES TO WIN!!!SEE YOU THERE!!

Friday Fun # 30

Happy Friday! I hope you are ready for a great weekend! I am already halfway through mine- but it's a good one so far. :)
KIM is going to be the hostess for May's Friday Fun Challenges. Her first challenge this month is to make a Bright and Festive card in honor of Cinco de Mayo.

My card uses Unity's Kit of the Month from March the Simple Life. I don't think you can get any brighter than a rainbow. I am sending this card to a friend who just had surgery. You might know who I am talking about- our very own Friday Fun Girl, Sara! She's a super sweet person and I am wishing her a speedy recovery. She stamped her card early this week and posted so be sure to check out her blog as well as all the other Friday Fun girls' blogs.

Kim

Sara

Kimme

and Jimmi (she is not posting the challenge this week but she still has some goodies on her blog!)

We would love for you to play along with us- just use keyword FFC30 when uploading to your Splitcoast Gallery. Thanks for stopping by and Happy Friday!