Always Bring Your Own Sunshine

Happy Friday Friends With Flair!!!!

So loving my Unity Stamp Company October KOTM, although I haven't used very many images yet.  I intend to...just haven't had the chance. 

This card is just chock-full of shimmery goodness but it's just not presenting itself here.  Oh, well.

This one isn't much better.  Oh, well.

I went for the Trifecta with this week's Design Dollies challenges on this card - color: black & turquoise; elements: distressing; sketch:

The circle element is covered with crackle medium.  Most everything is either crinkled, crumpled, docked, inked, and/or shredded.  Like the mat?  It's a piece of paper towel hit with some turquoise and black Glimmer Mist.  The black mat is docked all over the edges with the Stampin' Up perferator tool and then I rubbed turquoise Stickles in the marks. 

Details:  Paper - Stampin' Up!, The Paper Company; Unity Stamp Company stamps; Ink - StazOn, ColorBox, VersaMark; Stampendous embossing powder; Prima Flowers; Stampin' Up! distressing tool; Michaels ribbon; Stickles; Marvy Uchida punch; Unknown twine & butterfly bead; Bounty paper towel.

OMG - Did you SEE the new Unity Donna Downey stamp set??!!  How about the T-Shirts?  And there's an amazing 30% off sale going on, too!!!

Hope you have a great Friday and wonderful prospects for the coming weekend!

Heidi

 p.s.  Don't forget, today at 2pm EST The Studio's charity:water weekend extravaganza begins!!  There are challenges posting every 2 hours all weekend long and you will not BELIEVE all the prizes up for grabs.  Check it out!!  (See my post HERE for more details.)

p.p.s.  Sketchy Thursdays is posting their December Guest Design Team Challenge this morning!!

Rock On!

Happy Friday Friends With Flair!!!

How exciting...Hip Hop Thursday was back!  Cool!!!  That was really missed.

So, I'm sooo lovin' the October KOTM.  So many great images.  The first one that drew me in was the guitar.

I have several pics of my son over the years posing with his guitar and putting on his rocker attitude so I just had to use the guitar image for this.

I mean, really!  How stinkin' cute is this??

And unfortunately my pic doesn't do it justice but this K&Company rub on is FABULOUS!!  It's sparkly, it's got quite a bit of dimension (very raised), and it also came with the gems.  Thank you to my great friend Diana for knowing this rub on is so me!!! 

So, can you tell that my layout design was inspired by this Sketchy Thursdays sketch?  (Can you tell it's my all-time fave so far??)

I started with that guitars and stars triangle piece across the page with the photo centered over it just like the ribbon and pic in the sketch...at some point while choosing my background paper the triangle rotated and the pic migrated to the point. 

And I am SO loving my rediscovery of eyelets recently.  They truly do add quite a good bit of interest to a layout and in this one's case, I think give it that hard and edgy look the layout needed.

Details:  DCWV paper; Unity Stamp Company stamps; StazOn Ink; K&Company glitter rub ons & gems; Stickles; Making Memories eyelets.

Be sure to check out the Unity Stamp Company blog for this weekend's Garage Sale!!  It's back and it's as good as ever.  Some AMAZING deals to be had!!

Have a great Friday!!

Heidi

p.s.  Super shameless begging for votes again...please vote for my "That's How I Roll!" beaded sushi roll card in the Torendi People's Choice competition.  See THIS POST for the details of the card.  Mwah!!

Always In My Heart

http://www.unitystampco.com/

Happy Friday Friends With Flair!!

Make sure you hop on over to the Unity site this weekend to check out their amazing sale!!  (I apologize, I was unable to put a link on the Unity banner above so please click on the link right below it.  Eergh, Blogger!!)

A little card for you this week:

January 2011 issue

 

Recognize the flower border?  I got it off a postcard-like flyer that was in one of my last orders received from Unity!  How cute is that??

Loving the September KOTM, of course.  Can't wait for my October one!!!

Details:  Stamps - Unity Stamp Co.; Paper - DCWV, Stampin' Up!; Ink - Stampin' Up!, StazOn; Michaels ribbon.

Have fun on the rest of your FWF tour!!

Heidi


p.s.  Voting for the Torendi challenge is still underway.  If you enjoy my Domo "HiYa!" card in the post at the top of the page, I am shamelessly pleading for your votes!!  Please, please, please!!!!  Voting ends Tuesday and I would love to show you my next entry if I stay in the competition!  Thank you sooooo much!!!

p.p.s.  Reason #1 to pop back in here on Saturday...I'm hosting a fun Halloween challenge on the Memories Always-Forever Fall Festival Online Crop, noon EST!!!  Please join us for lots of fun, challenges, AND PRIZES!!  See this post for more details.

p.p.p.s.  Reason #2 to pop back in here on Saturday...We're having another Second Chance Challenge on Sketchy Thursdays Saturday and Sunday!!!!!  You WILL NOT BELIEVE the amazing prize that's up for grabs.  It's THAT GOOD.  I'm just sayin...

A sneaky peaky...

Sapphire & Witches

Happy Unity Friday Friends With Flair!!

Hope you are enjoying your Unity Stamp Company followers blog hop. 

Let's begin our morning with a nice, fortifying drinky-drink!  Ah, c'mon!  "It's 5 o'clock somewhere." 

This is for The Pink Ninja's prompt "drink of choice".  The thing I love about our prompts is there really is no deadline for entry.  We're all about the inspiration and whenever it grabs you is OK by us!  Just get 'er linked up because we want you to inspire us!!!

It's really hard to see on the full layout, but I've got the {good times} stamp from the October '08 KOTM on there in all it's sparkly glory.  Truth be told, I got this kit FOR this stamp.  L-O-V-E it!! 

So, once again I had a blast splattering my layout.  Got paint EVERYWHERE in my dining room, but that's OK.  My kids thought it was a "good time".   It's also really hard to see in the pics, but in addition to the paint splatters, the background is also misted with pearl Glimmer Mist and hit with a sprinkling of that gorgeous Martha Stewart glitter.  (Can someone please tell me the best way to photograph glittery elements while maintaining the overall integrity of the picture??)

My background was inspired by this Basic Grey print ad for their Lime Rickey line:

I had such a "good time" (Ok, too far, huh?  I'll stop.) staging my little Sapphire photo shoot.  No other gin will do me.  It's so luscious with some tonic (diet if you have it) and lime.  Mm mm good! 

And can I say I am lovin' Picnik??  They make it so easy to play with your photos.  I used the neon option for this layout:

But played a bit before I chose it:

"Lomo-ish"

Orton-ish with Matte

Helga-ish

So much fun!!!

Details:  Paper - Stampin' Up!, Basic Grey; Making Memories paint; Prima rhinestone flourish; Stampin' Up! heat & stick powder; Martha Stewart glitter; Glimmer Mist; Picnik photo editing. 

OK, enough with the tantalizing drinks...how about some Halloween fun??

My inspiration for this card is THIS ONE made by the fabulous Leah the Orange for Humble Pie Stamps.  They are currently having a challenge (ending tonight, Friday 10/9, at midnight EST) to lift any of their DT's cards on THIS POST.   I pretty much straight lifted Leah's card.  But, remember, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right??!!  If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 

I am sooooo happy with the way this card came out.  I love Halloween with all its black and orange.  Super fun!!  And this little rag dollie from the September KOTM is just perfectly creepy enough (in a totally adorable way) for Halloween. 

How cute are those heidi grace pumpkin and spiderweb rub ons?!! 

I love the way the spiderweb stamp looks embossed.  So creepy. 

Details:  Paper - Stampin' Up!, The Paper Company; Stamps - Unity Stamp Co., Studio g; Ink - VersaMark, ColorBox; Stampendous embossing powder; Brads - Making Memories, Stampin' Up!; heidi grace rub ons; Fibers - Stampin' Up!, EK Success; Punches - Fiskars, Stampin' Up!.

Have fun perusing the rest of the blogs on the hop! 

Happy Friday!! 

Heidi

Dear Long and Winding Road

Howdy Unity Friday Friends with Flair!! 

I've been hoarding this pic for a while, not knowing how to scrap it.  It's so pretty.  I took it while driving down the road between nowhere and somewhere.  Yes, I know, bad Heidi!

Then Get Meaningful comes along this week with the prompt "Dear...", to write a letter. 

Dear long and winding road,

Thank you for stretching into the horizon.  For offering discovery just around the bend.  For never making the journey too easy.  You demand creativity.  I'd expect no less.

Details:  Basic Grey paper; Stamps - Unity Stamp Company, Technique Tuesday, Autumn Leaves; StazOn ink; Zig Milennium pen; Making Memories paint; staples.

Where does your long and winding road lead?

Have a good Friday!!

Heidi

p.s.  Didja see my wicked news??  I'm a PINK NINJA baby!  Check out the next post!!!

As Far As I Can Tell...

Happy Friday Friends With Flair Unity Stamp Company fans!!

OK, I am officially OBSESSED with the camera stamp from the August KOTM.  It's made it's way onto another layout:

(You can click on the pic above to see a larger image.)

I made this layout with two challenges in mind.  First, the prompt on Category Stories "As Far As I Can Tell...". 

I'm pretty proud of my machine-stitched swirl.  I'm getting better at curves.  And, you can see in the pic above my favorite element on the whole layout...I was going for a school papers look so I stapled a piece of random paper to the upper left corner and then ripped off said paper leaving a little fragment...doesn't this always happen??!!  LOL

I also made this layout for the challenge on ScrapFIT:  no peeps and you must include some Cosmo Cricket because they're the prize sponsor for this challenge!  After giving away our own fair share of fabulous CC kits on Sketchy Thursdays these past couple weeks I would LOVE to win some of my own!!! 

Being the proud momma of a 6-y-o boy, my house is OVERRUN with all manner of action heroes and Lego people.  And, I wasn't just saying it for my layout title...I am pretty sure they're all plotting something.  Something quite disconcerting to happen upon little gatherings of figures in random locales throughout the house.  (Don't get me started on what I think my daughter's dolls are doing...)

Details:  Stamps:  Unity Stamp Co., Technique Tuesday; StazOn ink; Cosmo Cricket paper; Heidi Swapp tapes; Making Memories alpha stickers; thread, masking tape.

Another Unity layout made earlier this week you may have missed:

I Collect Dust

Click on the title to see the original post or scroll down a couple days to see more pics and details.

Have a great Friday!!

Heidi

What Did You Do Today

Happy Friday Friends with Flair all you Unity fans!!

October/November 2010 issue

Just a fun little "snapshot" of a day in the life...  I have to say this little camera from the August Unity KOTM has got to be one of my absolute all time stamps, Unity or otherwise!! 

Got my inspiration for the design of this layout from my girl Euphoria!!  See this layout HERE.  No where near as awesome as the original but I'm still pretty happy with it.

Details:  DCWV papers; Unity Stamp Co. stamp; StazOn ink; Dymo labeler; Maya Road mask; Glimmer Mist; Martha Stewart glitter; thread.

Before you continue on your way, be sure to check out the Sketchy Thursdays blog today.  For those of you that don't know, we're having our big grand opening all this week and next and have gotten some pretty awesome sponsors for the giveaways we're doing DAILY!!

And guess who donated today's prize????  

UNITY STAMP COMPANY!!!

Lookie, lookie, lookie what's up for grabs today:

Yep!  It's the This is the Time mini set.  YUMMY!! 

So head on over to Sketchy Thursdays for your chance to win. 

And, hey, while you're there, why not take a peek at this week's sketch and play along with us??  We'd love to have you inspire us!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great Friday!!!

Heidi

p.s. I'll let you in on a little secret...there are Unity prizes 3 more days this week!!! 

100 mostly random WORDS

Happy Unity Friday Friends with Flair!!!

Did your week just FLY like mine? Holiday weeks throw me.

I must start with a HUGE congrats to The Pink Ninjas challenge blog for reaching 100 followers! I'm so excited for them. I am a BIG fan of their prompts every week. If you haven't played along before, give them a look-see.

To celebrate their 100 milestone, they're having a random challenge: "100".

So, as you can see, my 100 is words. And, yes, there are exactly 100 words on the layout. Some are random words, some are in quotes, notes, and declarations.

LUH-HUH-HUVIN' this rockin' quote from the August Unity KOTM!

Had some fun fingerpainting, literally.  The border and the hearts are all fingerprints.

The design for this layout is based on this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch. Once again, I took a bit of creative license with the sketch, but isn't that what sketches are all about? A starting place? A springboard? I'm pretty confident I'm not offending or hurting Miss Diana's feelings. She knows I love her!

So, I'm thinking if you click on the pic of the whole layout, you just might be able to find all 100 words. Here's a close up of some...



Details: Paper - American Craft, Stampin' Up!; Unity Stamp Co. stamp; StazOn ink; Provo Craft alpha stickers; Zig Milennium pen; Making Memories paint; thread.

 Don't forget to stop by Unity Stamp Co. this weekend to see what awesome specials they have going on. (Don't they ALWAYS??!!)

And, hey, if you're feeling a bit raucous, head on over to The Pink Ninjas' blog to get in on the super fun action, give them a congrats, and poke around a bit!

Plus, join us on Sketchy Thursdays for the weekly sketch challenge. You won't regret it! (P.S. there's a super secret announcement revealing this weekend...)

 Hope you all have a good weekend!

Heidi

Friends With Flair - Trick or Treat

Woohoo!  Welcome to week one of Unity Stamp Company's Friends with Flair!!

The KOTM challenge this time around is to make a project using either July or August's KOTM AND incorporate the colors black, orange, green, & purple.  Well, those colors just SCREAM Halloween to me:

I just HAD to get this Debbie Mumm stack last year for the Halloween papers.  They're just so stinkin' cute.  And sparkly.  Love sparkly.

The design is based on this week's sketch on Sketchy Thursdays:

Details:  Unity Stamp Company July KOTM; Debbie Mumm paper; StazOn ink; Dymo tape; Joanns sequin trim.

Have fun hopping around to all the blogs on the list!  Remember, if you find the one blog with the Friends with Flair blinkie, leave a comment for a chance to win 25 UNITY STAMPS!!

Happy Friday!

Heidi

OK does anyone else have a FRUSTRATING time with Blogger not formatting their posts as shown in the compose screen??!!  Eeergh!  Normally I painstakingly try to fix it but it's too late to mess around tonight so I apologize for the squished up post!