Friday Fun # 27 and HHH!

Happy Friday! This week's Friday Fun challenge was brought to us by Kimme. "is the color of Royalty and associated with The Passion. Create a card with purple as the main color"

My card uses the Unity Stamp set Love Ewe. I just think it is adorable! I used PTI Plum Pudding and Lavender Moon inks and paper and Star Dust Stickles to accent the image.

We would love for you to play along with us! Be sure to use Keyword FFC27 when uploading to SCS! Check out the following blogs for more Friday Fun!

Jimmi

Kim

Sara

Thanks for stopping by!

Prayers and Thank Yous

Happy thursday to you. I've got some new projects to share with you today. First up, is a Thank You card. I made a set of six of these to send to my Dad. He needs some thank you cards to send out to all the friends and family that helped him out when my Mom passed. I tried not to make it too feminine since they are from my Dad but since they are also (kind of) from my Mom I wanted them to still be pretty. I tried to keep them simple so I could mass produce them but my inner-embellisher came out and I had to add paper-piercing, brads, and STICKLES.
Stamps: Unity Feel The Joy and Simply Said
Paper: SU: Certainly Celery, So Saffron; PTI White
Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, So Saffron
Accessories: Saffron brads and Ribbon, Stickles, Paper-piercing tool

The next card can be used for a Sympathy or Get Well card. Unfortunately, I have needed too many of these lately. Hopefully all my friends and family will stay healthy and happy for a while! I love this card- but I want to make cards for more happy occasions!!

Stamps: Unity: Linden Branch, Simply Said, and butterfly from a past KOM
Paper: Kraft, Old Olive, PTI White
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: Kraft Ribbon, Aged Copper HPH, Nestabilities, Dimensionals, White Gel Pen, Martha Stewart Border Punch

Of course both these cards use my favorite stamps- Unity! Be sure to join us today(and every Thursday) in the Unity Forum on Splitcoast for Hip Hop! It is sure to be inspiring and FUN!

Friday Fun #26 with a Hip Hop Hangover

Happy Friday! Yesterday we had so much fun Hip Hopping in the Unity Forum! Everyone shared their baby and childhood pictures. I thought I would share this family picture with you today. As some of you may know, I recently lost my Mom. To me, she was the BEST Mom in the whole world. This is what she had to work with: My sister (who is also deceased), me (I am about 6 here), My Brother, My Great Grandmother, and that handsome guy is my Dad! We were quite a handful but she managed to keep all of us in line....somewhat. ;)

This week for the Friday Fun Challenge Kimme is going to be our hostess! Actually, she will be hosting every Friday in April. She's got a bunch of great challenges lined up for us, but I am only going to tell you about this week's challenge now. ;) No cheating! Here is our challenge:
April 3-Spring Garden-The bulbs in my garden are beginning to bloom. Spring is in the air! This week create a card using your floral stamps. Even if you aren't a flowery person we all have a couple in our stash

I am ready for Spring so this challenge is perfect for me! I used Unity's March Kit of the Month for this card. I just love this flower. I also went a little crazy with the colors, but like I said before, I am ready for Spring! The patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket- it was just so much fun to play with! I also used Amber's fabulous sketch from the Unity Forum this week: USCSC18

Be sure to check out the rest of the Friday Fun Girls' cards and play along with us too! Use Keyword FFC26 when uploading to SCS! Have a great Friday!

Jimmi

Kim

Sara

Viva Las VSN March Mini

I hope you had a chance to play in the VSN March Mini. If you didn't have time to do the challenges, don't stress because there will be another Mini in April and the main event will be on May 15th and 16th.
For the March Mini the six "Pit Bosses" took you on a tour of some of the most fabulous hotels in Las Vegas. Unfortunately since I had a busy week, I only got to visit three of the hotels. But I had a great time.

First up is the Circus Circus hotel. The challenge was to make a card inspired by the circus and to use ORANGE on your card.

Stamps: My Favorite Things: It's a Jungle Out There

Paper: Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Hawaii Papaya DSP
Ink: Brown Stazon, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron

The next hotel on our weekend trip is the Bellagio. This challenge was to use a transparency and flowers on your card (like the beautiful ceiling of the Bellagio). What a fun time!

Stamps: Unity Something Within and Just Circles
Paper: PTI Raspberry Fizz
Ink: Black Stazon, Raspberry Fizz
Accessories, Nestabilities, Ribbon

The next and last hotel on MY trip is The Venetian. With it's beautiful marble floors and the gondolas floating down the man-made canals the Venetian is the ultimate in luxury. This challenge was to use the colors found in the lobby of the famous hotel: Yellow/Gold, Burgundy, Blue, White/Cream. Here is the card I made for that challenge- I think it fits the Italian feel of the hotel.
Stamps: Unity Teatime Toile, Beauty Within
Paper: So Saffron, Night of Navy, Bravo Burgundy, PTI White
Ink: So Saffron, Bravo Burgundy, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Navy Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to catch more VSN action next month and make room on your calendars to play along!

Unity's World Record Blog Hop!

Good morning. You should be joining me from AJ's blog. If not, start at the Unity Blog and follow the links! Onto the good stuff- here's my project:

Stamps: Unity Bitty Easter Blessings
Paper: Kraft, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, WC Paper
Ink: Black Stazon, Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Rose Red
Accessories: Certainly Celery and Regal Rose Ribbon; Nestabilities, Dimensionals, Aquapainter

Your next stop on the blog hop is JIMMI!!! Have fun!

Friday Fun # 25

Happy Friday! Are you ready for the weekend? Saturday is going to be an amazingly FUN day! There is the Unity World Record Blog Hop tomorrow...and then there is also the Mini VSN!! You can visit SIX Vegas hotels without leaving your stamp room! I know where I will be tomorrow....right here at my computer and stamp table. I can't wait!
Today's Friday Fun Challenge is brought to us by Sara. She sent us a picture of this book cover as our inspiration:

Be sure to check out the other Friday Fun Girls - they are sure to have something wonderful for you to see!

Jimmi: The Stamping Shopper

Kim: Papertastic Creations

Kimme: The Life of a Princess

I took the inspiration somewhat literally however I used red instead of pink. I just think it pops more. The umbrella girl is from Rubber Romance and I popped up the umbrella in red. The sentiment and the branches are from Unity. So it's really a mixed up card. I chose that sentiment because I think it captures the playfulness of the character playing in the fountain.


Stamps: Rubber Romance; Unity Sentiments O'Simple, Oh what a Beautiful Morning
Paper: Basic Black, Baja Breeze, Real Red; PTI White
Ink: Black Stazon, asst. markers
Accessories: Black Gelly Roll embossing pen, Gingham Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by. If you want to play along just use keyword FFC25 when uploading to SCS! Can't wait to see what everyone creates!

Unity Challenge Wednesday # 29

Good morning! Today's Challenge was from Cyndi and she challenged us to use the colors Brown Pink, Orange and Turquoise! I think that is a Great color scheme- a little out of my comfort zone, but beautiful nonetheless.
I got my Hip Hop order yesterday so I inked up Feel the Joy. Can you feel it? I can. :) I made my own patterned paper with the stamp using Versamark and I also used a butterfly from the past kit of the month.
Be sure to check out the other Unity Addicts blogs- I am sure they have some yummy eye candy for you! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Unity Feel the Joy
Paper: SU- Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Tangerine Tango, Close to Cocoa, Versamark
Accessories: Chocolate Ribbon, Oval Punch, Water Mist bottle

Saturday Fun with Unity's Kit of the Month!

I had so much fun stamping yesterday that I kept going. :) That darn Kit of the Month from Unity is just too darn fun to put away! I love it! If you haven't signed up yet, you have until the end of the month to get this kit for the amazing price of $24 plus $5 shipping! There are so many stamps and they are the perfect size! I must say that Unity comes out with the perfect kit every month! I don't know how they do it- they must be creative geniuses. ;)

On this card I used the candy and the sentiment "You and Me simple and Sweet" from the kit. While I was out in Arizona I managed to visit some of the craft stores that we don't have here. I couldn't buy a whole lot since my suitcase was already loaded but I did pick up some paper. I used the DCWV Sweet Glitter matstack for this card. Perfect with those little strawberries, don't ya think? Inside is a special message for a friend of mine. I have one piece of candy popped up on a dimensional for some added "oomph."

Stamps: Unity March KOM Simple Life
Paper: SU Pink Pirouette, Gable Green, Real Red; PTI White; DCWV Sweet matstack
Ink: black Stazon, Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Gable Green
Accessories: Real Red Striped Grosgrain, Nestabilities, Buttons, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope to have more stamping goodness for you soon! :)

I'm Back with Some Friday FUN! #24

I finally stamped again and it felt GREAT!! This week's Friday Fun Challenge is hosted by yours truly and I chose clothes from my favorite store for an inspiration challenge. This week the challenge is to pick an outfit from this page on the NY & Co website and base a card around it. Be sure to check out more Friday Fun cards on the following blogs and welcome Kimme (melenaprincess) to the group! We are soooo excited to have her join us!
Jimmi- The Stamping Shopper
Kim- Papertastic Creations
Sara- Expressions of a Creative Mind
Kimme- The Life of a Princess

I chose the shirt above for my inspiration. I LOVE brown and white together for a spring/summer look. I love the colors and print of this blouse - I may have to go look for it at the store. I love it!
My card uses Unity's latest Kit of the Month: Simple Life. I just got it in the mail and it really cheered me up! The sentiment is from the Simply Said kit designed by AJ Otto.

We would love for you to play along! Just use keyword FFC24 when uploading to the Splitcoast Gallery and feel free to link your creations back to one of the team blogs! Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a Happy Friday!

Thanks for the Cyber Hugs!

I know I have been MIA for the past few days but I just wanted to let everyone know that I have been getting your messages and I appreciate all the cyber hugs and warm wishes and prayers. It truly means a lot to me. My Mother's passing is very hard however I believe that she is in a better place and free of the illness that she has been fighting now for several years.

After a a day and a half trying to get a flight out (darn winter storm) I finally made it to Arizona last night. My original flight was scheduled to leave Sunday afternoon but I ended up flying in on the same plane as my brother 24 hours later. It has been exhausting to say the least- but I am here in one piece and that's all that matters.

I had a bittersweet moment this morning. Many of my truly wonderful SCS friends have sent cards to my Mom. I had the pleasure of opening them and reading the kind and thoughtful things that everyone wrote. Thank you so much for your warmth and generosity. I have truly "met" some wonderful people and it is amazing to me how kind everyone is to someone they barely know. SCS is a group of truly amazing and strong women (and some guys too) and I feel so blessed by your support.

Thank you for everything!! It means more to me right now that you can even imagine and I am cyber hugging you back.