triple layer circle

Happy Friday! Quick post today. I have to go shopping :)

I used the Jan kit of the month and my Coluzzle (remember those?) The current KOTM challenge has circles so I decided to try 3 layer stamping on a circle. I might have to do this again. 

Have a great WEEK!

FWF & Journal fun

I haven't played in my art journal much. I did the first one a while ago. The second one I did today. I have no idea what I'm doing when I make these pages but that's the whole point, right? No rules.

The first page is for me to write my wishes on which I will do....eventually. The second one started out with daisy and rose printed papers. I added paint and now those papers are gone. Oh well. I think I like the end result.I hope you like them but it's really ok if you don't. If you do journal pages maybe you can give me some tips on making better pages.

There's more to see at the Unity blog. And, of course, there's a sale.

Have a GREAT week!

FWF & Challenges

Happy Friday Everyone!

This weeks card was for the Crafty Steals challenge. I really enjoyed the sketch. I'm trying to enter more challenges. It gives me a much needed push :) 

This was for the most recent  challenge at Sue's Cricut and Crafts. I posted about it here. The challenges start on the 5th of the month and the winner is chosen by votes. You can read about it it here...Christmas Challenges. I was the only entry for August :(

Well that's it for me today. Have a great week!!

FWF

Happy Friday everyone! It's not too happy for me because my sister is heading back to Florida after being here for the past few months. :(

Anyway....here's my FWF card for this week. 

 

I used the Marah Johnson Marah Freedom stamp. I had been wanting it for so long and finally bought it. The sentiment is from the Ippity kit called All Things are Possible.

I have been looking for a good metallic ink. I've tried a couple and the ink will either not dry (even after heat setting) or the metallic part will just rub off. Anyone have a recommendation for a good metallic ink? Thanks!.

Inkadinkado

Inkadinkado has a new stamping tool. 

It's called Stamping Gear. Here is the Deluxe kit.

"To use, mount a stamp onto the Stamping Gear clear paddle, then stamp the image around your choice of the circle and oval cogs and wheels"

 

I found it at my local JoAnn's. I've been playing with it all day.

The two cards here were stamped inside the round gear.

 

There are other stamp sets that you can buy as well. The design possibilities are endless. I've found that any unmounted stamp, like Unity, will work as well.

These are really fun to stamp with. I do have a couple suggestions for them though. One is to make a long bar to stamp images in a straight line. The other is to make more smaller images.

August Christmas Challenge

Time again for the challenge at 

Sue's Cricut and Crafts.

This month's challenge is to try a new technique. And make 6 of them. I decided to make a gate fold card since I never made one. There were a few on the web that had two blocks, one attached to either side, instead of the usual single image.So, of course, I had to do that too.

I also tried to make a little scene by adding snow and snowflakes with Stickles.

I now have 24 Christmas cards done!!!

Stamps: Unity Co-Brand Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder

Ink: Clearsnap ColorBox

Coloring: Sharpies

Ranger: Icicles Stickles

Paper: DCWV

FWF

Another Friday....Another Friends with Flair. 

I hope everyone had a good week. 

For this weeks cards i decided to use Itty Bittys. My sister gave me the first one. The boy and girl are just too cute. The second card is an Ippity Itty bitty. It's just plain FUN. 

One randomly awarded to one of the peeps who participates

in the blog hop by using Linky Tools

One will be given away to a random commenter on one of the participating blogs

This weekends Unity sale is on the NEW Phyllis Harris and 150 Itty Bittys!

Card 1

Stamps: Unity Clever Handmade You are Cute & Frames in the House

Paper: My Mind's Eye

Card 2

Stamps: Ippity: Sucks to Get Old Itty Bitty

FWF

It's Friday and that means Friends with Flair!

I made the background for this card a while ago. It's stamped with the piece of foam that came with some Tim Holtz embossing folders. I couldn't figure out what to make with it....until now. Unity has all the Susan K. Weckesser stamps on sale right now. I decided to use one of the sets to make this card. The set I used is called Create Your Day. 

 

Unity is also have a Little Wish sale. Angela asked her customers what was on their wish lists and made a sale featuring some of the wishes.

Have a WONDERFUL week!!

Inspired

 Every time I saw an all white card I wanted to try it. Lydia Fiedler from Splitcoast has a lot of them on Pinterest for the Dare to Get Dirty challenges. Time to give it a try. I pulled out everything I thought I might use and this is the end result. The larger flowers were made using the discards from the Spellbinders. Hope you like it.

Embossing folder: Darice

Spellbinders:Blossom Tags and Accents

Daisy punch: Marvy

Bling: Studio G, Recollections

Stamp: Unity Kit of the Month

Ribbon: Offray

Embossing powder: Martha Stewart sterling

Friends with Flair!

The first card was for Chick Challenges with Ippity. I found some plum colored cardstock and I had some Colorbox raisin ink and decided to try stamping tone on tone. I honestly didn't know what would happen. I like how it turned out. The dots on the background were made with a pencil eraser. 

I really like the triple layer stamping technique so I decided to try it with paper. I cut the paper to fit the card then cut descending 1/2" 'frames'. I matted the frames on the red cardstock and stacked them. I finished it off with some ribbon, a flower, and a tag. 

There is a sale at Unity on all the Susan K. Weckesser stamps. They're 35% off!

And it's not too late to join in on Maria Levine's Got {Ippity}? blog hop. See the post here.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Card 1

stamps: Ippity Courage is my Strength; Unity Sentiments O'Simple

flower: Prima

Card 2

stamp: Christmas Eve Chowder (Jillibean Soup)

flower: Making Memories *I didn't stamp it...it came that way*

Got {Ippity}? Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to Maria Levine's 

Got {Ippity}?

Birthday Blog Hop!

If you came from Julie's blog you're in the right place. If not,

you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop at Maria's blog. 
There will be an Ippity prize for one random person who comments on all of the blogs!

Comments will be open until Sunday July 29th and the winner will be announced on the 30th on Maria's Got {Ippity}? blog.

I was so excited when Maria asked me to be a guest designer for this month's hop! She sent me the Java Friend Ippity Itty Bitty.

I couldn't wait to ink it up. 

And what is a BIRTHDAY hop without a birthday card? 

I used these sets:

 Next up on the hop is Martha's Blog! I know she has something wonderful to show you!

Here is the list for the hop

Maria -http://riacreations.blogspot.com/
Lisa -http://kindcreations.blogspot.com/
Julie -http://www.juliemakescards.blogspot.com/
You Are Here>>>>Jamie - July Guest - http://scrapcloset.blogspot.com/
Martha - http://creatingisfun.blogspot.com/
Vicki-http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/

If you're on Facebook why not LIKE Maria's Got {Ippity}? Fan page?

If you need some Ippity Maria Levine would love to be your chick.

FWF

Not much time this morning so just a couple cards using Unity kit of the month.. My daughter is taking her driving test again and need to practice parallel parking. What does parking have to do with driving anyway? Wish her luck!

*************SHE PASSED!**************

Challenges

A couple of challenge cards.

This one is for the new Unity challenge to make a wedding card. I saw this technique on a few blogs and had to try it. 

This card is for the Authentique sketch and the Stamp It! Cards Congratulations Challenge. It's hard to tell but this card is popped up twice. The center block and the 'congratulations' are on pop dots.

Card 1

Stamps: Unity Quiet Essence & Generations

Bling: Studio G heart gems

Card 2

Stamps: Unity Jan. 11 KOM & Sentiments O'Simple
Paper: Authentique

Ribbon: Offray

July Christmas Challenge

This month's challenge at Sue's Cricut and Crafts is to use a Santa stamp or Cricut Santa on your cards. I was surprised to find I only have 2 little Santas!

Stamps, Making Memories, Unity

Paper:DCWV

Twine: Martha Stewart

Playing with Paint

I have been having fun playing with paint this week. It started with a video by Donna Downey. In one video she used something called Gouache (gwash) paint. It's a watercolor paint that's opaque. I fount a 24 tube pack of paint at Walmart and started playing :)

These two were both done using the gouache paint. I love the bold colors.

This one was done with regular watercolor.

And finally, This one was done with acrylic paint.

I'm entering one of these into the  Stamp It! Cards Thank You Challenge in the Moxie Fab World challenge and one into the Stamp It! Cards Love Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World challenge. 

This will be my first time entering their challenges.

I already entered the last card in the Ippity challenge to use paint.

It is a sale weekend at Unity in honor of Mr. Unity's birthday. Itty bitty's are by one get one free. All the details are on the blog. 

Maria Levine can be your chick if you need some Ippity!

Ippity stamps: Music of My Heart, Bloom and Simplify, Angie Girl

Unity stamps: Insightful Meadows, Love Bug

Paints: Daler Rowney gouache, Crayola, Craft Smart acrylic

Cuttlebug swiss dots

Challenges :)

I have been having so much fun doing challenges lately. It doesn't even matter if I win or not....although winning is always fun ;)

 

This card is for the Die Cuts With a View sketch challenge. I have 2 Christmas stacks and found this striped paper in one of them. Not all the paper in the stacks is just for Christmas.

Next up is for Chick Challenge with Ippity sketch and My Minds Eye monochromatic challenge.

I recently bought a package of doilies and they worked out great for this sketch. 

CARD 1

Paper: DCWV

Flower: Michael's dollar bin

Stamp: Ippity Just wanted to Say

embroidery floss

CARD 2

Paper: MME Stella & Rose

Brads: Making Memories

Stamp: Ippity itty bitty

 embroidery floss

The $4.44 sale is still on at Unity. It's also where you can pick up some Ippity. It would be great if you would choose Maria Levine as your Ippity chick :)

My Minds Eye

The July challenge for My Minds Eye is to make a monochromatic card or layout.

I used paper from the Stella and Rose collection. The flower is from the flip side of the background.

Paper: My minds Eye

Butterfly stamps: Martha Stewart

Birthday stamp: Stampin Up

Ink: Colorbox

FWF

Hope everyone a a fun 4th! My sister is in town for the summer so we had a cookout and then hubby took some of the kids out to watch the fireworks. 

The first card I made using the sketch for Chick Challenge #37. I made the second card for the Ippity challenge to use bright colors.

Since it's going to be HOT this weekend I don't plan on leaving my AC dining room! I'll be making cards for the new Chick challenge and Ippity challenge. I'll also be playing with some new Walmart clearance

This was all on sale for $.50 each on Tuesday! I went back on Thursday and the clearance was down to $.10 each. I bought most of this again and more for me and my sister. The second trip includes ribbon, bling, brads, ink, Elmer's spots, stamps..... She's going to be so happy on her next visit :) I just can't figure out how they put the Smash and Studio G washi tape on sale when they never had it in the store. Oh well, I'm a happy crafter. Since I have almost all the Smash accessories I have to get a Smash book, right??

 

And speaking of sales...Unity is has 21 kits for $4.44 each!

Enjoy your weekend and KEEP COOL!

FWF and a baby shower gift

My nephew's wife is having her baby shower on Saturday. I always make an afghan for the first born. Since they know they're having a boy I made this:

The invitation had a cute little monkey on it and I cut it out to make my card.

I think it turned out cute. 

 I hope everyone has a great weekend! Unity is having a 55% off sale on some stamps that you might want to check out. 

 Stamps:Unity

 Designer paper: Prima

Authentique sketch challenge

All paper and stickers are from Authentique Celebrate collection.