Summer Time!

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair!!

To see everyone's wonderful creations, please be sure to stop by Unity's blog.

To make today's summery card, I used the current Unity KOM Sketch Challenge, which you can see below. It's a long, skinny card....at least that's how I interpreted it:) I also went with the "Summer: Sun and Fun" theme for the Unity Challenge. Whenever I use this sentiment, the song "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess goes through my head! You know the one, "Summertime....and the living is easy."


Stamp Sets: Jun10 KOM, May11 KOM: Unity
DP: Summer Days: Echo Park
CS: Summer Sunrise, Green Galore: Stampin' UP
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Flourishes: Recollections, Ovals and Scalloped Ovals Large: Spellbinders

birthday wishes

These little birdies are singing their happy song despite the gray, yucky day outside! My card is based on the newest Unity Hip Hop Sketch. The sketch uses large scallops on the side. I don't have those dies now, but I definitely see them in my future:) I just layered four papers, colored my image and put it on layers, and then added my sentiment. Luckily I found that sparkly bright blue brad just waiting for me in my stash!

Have a GREAT week!
Anne

Challenge: Hip Hop Sketch Challenge #34
Stamps: Birds: June10 KOM: Unity; sentiment: July10 KOM: Unity
DP: Thrift Shop: October Afternoon (LOVE!)
CS: Ivory: Stampin' UP
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Extras: Stampin' UP markers, copics, brad, scallop punch

It's my Unity Challenge Idea!!

Hi!! My idea for a Unity Challenge is this week's Unity Addict's Challenge!!!! How fun is THAT??? Check out the Unity Stamp Company and Unity Challenges at Splitcoaststampers to join the fun. We would love to have you play:) The challenge is to use black and white with a pop of color, any color!! I can't wait to see what you all do!!!


Challenge: Unity Addicts Challenge 15
Stamps: butterfly: May10 KOM: Unity, sentiment: June10 KOM: Fly Free
Ink: Black Memento
Paper: dp: Imaginisce, black and white: Stampin' UP
Extras: Cuttlebug swirls embossing folder, Spellbinders Label Die 1, dotted ribbon, black rhinestones: Mark Richards, pop dots

Happy Music

Hello! It seems like it's been forever since I was able to stamp, but it's only been a week!! We got Brett back to college and I've been in my classroom getting ready for the start of the school year. I keep promising myself that I will save time and energy for crafting......but then I seem to run out of both!!

Today's card is music themed for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges challenge. This is the first time I've used these cute little Unity birds and I love them. They look so happy that you can practically hear them singing!


Challenge: Crazy 4 Challenge #50
Stamp: June10 KOM: Unity
Inks: Black Memento
Paper: Thrift Shop: October Afternoon, Black, Ivory, Tempting Turquoise: Stampin' UP
Extras: flowers, Stampin' UP markers

So Grateful and Fly Free

Good Evening!!! Thanks so much to Pam and Lynn for following me! When I get a bit more tech savvy, I'll figure out how to actually email my followers to thank them.....but I can't right now:) It seems I would have to become a follower myself and THAT doesn't seem right!

I made this card for the Unity Addicts Challenge #9. Their challenge was a color challenge to use teal, orange and navy. I have to admit that the color combo wasn't a natural fit for me, so it took me a while to play with them. I decided to use the teal just as an accent. I'm loving the images from Unity that have designs within the stamped image like this bird does. The images seem so fresh and kind of funky!

The card below was one I made the other day when I felt that I really needed to "fly free." You know, one of those days when nothing seems right and you just want to take a pass on everything!?! I decided to make several cards and express my thoughts that way. Creating cards does that for me. Creating can take me to another place that is so much more peaceful and calm. I love the flow that happens when I'm just creating and not thinking about anything else. I sure hope that you get that feeling sometimes too. There's nothing like it!!



So Grateful
Challenge: Unity Addicts Challenge #9
Stamps: June Kit of the Month: Unity
Ink: Night of Navy: Stampin' UP
Paper: dp- Gaga for Gingham: Lauren Meader; cs-Night of Navy, Taken with Teal, Pumpkin Pie: Stampin' UP
Extras: rhinestone flower, marker, dimensionals

Fly Free
Stamps: June Kit of the Month: Unity
Ink: Garden Green: Stampin' UP, Jumbo Java Chalk Ink: Versamark
Paper: Nook and Pantry: Basicgrey
Extras: dimensionals, scallop edge punch