Happy H{ippity} Hop Monday! So much going on, it's Labor Day and we are driving home from Florida. The trip started out Sunday morning so as you read this I am not sure where I will be! Since we stayed in a nice 2-bedroom condo in Orlando, I had some room to spread out one night and make a card to share with you today for my first day of "Growing In Unity".
What does that mean?! It means that I will be sharing a card or project every day this week using
Unity/
ippity stamps. Leave a comment on my blog each day for a chance to win a prize at the end of the week! Simple? right!
W hile in Orlando, I had the opportunity to sneak away for 2 hours one afternoon as my son was napping and visit the
Scrappy Boutique. If you are in the Orlando area and get a chance to go there, you will NOT be disappointed! So many new CHA releases, my head was spinning! I really could have gone CRAZY, but since we were on a family Disney vacation, I had to contain myself! I did pick up some fun stuff though and I'm sure you will see some of it this week as I share my projects!
The card I have for you today is made with {ippity's} Summer Release set
"You Deserve" (in stock and ready to ship over on my
{ippity} sales blog!)
I started with a base of PTI kraft cardstock (first time using their cardstock and it's SUPER thick, great quality!) The next layer is from the 6x6 Basic Grey Pyrus paper pad that I picked up at the aforementioned Scrappy Boutique (aka scrappy Heaven!). I then took another sheet from the BG paper pad and stamped the flowers from "You Deserve" in Ranger Distress ink to make my own patterned paper. I stamped the houndstooth scalloped corners from the same set onto this paper and cut them out and popped them up for some dimension. I stamped the sentiment with Pumpkin dew drop chalk ink and backed it with the same DP and popped this up as well, underlining it with some pearls and there you have it! A quick and easy card that can be used for many different occasions!
Make sure to stop back each day this week for my
Unity project as well as some tears as I send my baby off to pre-school *sob*! Where did the last four years go?!?!
Have a great week!
xx, nora anne
When I look at this set, I really think more along the lines of bright fun colors, however, I thought I'd go for a different look with more natural muted tones. Okay, I have to admit, it was more about laziness, because these supplies were with me in my living room and everything else was 2 floors up in the disaster I sometimes call my craft room!
Welcome back for day 4 of Growing In Unity! I made this card with these beautiful Making Memories papers and some Amuse woodgrain cardstock for the Unity Hip Hop Sketch Challenge HHSC34. The wreath is from the Unity July 2010 Kit of the Month, love this image, it can be used for Christmas, fall or any other time of year-so versatile!
My card today is made with another Ippity new release and some fussy cutting. I am just having too much fun with these stamps! Make sure to leave a comment again today for your chance to win a prize from Unity at the end of the week! In addition to being the Growing In Unity gal this week, I am also the Unity Addict Challenge Guest, and I am challenging you to make a card using the "fussy cutting" technique. This originated as a quilting term, but is now also popular in papercrafting and basically means to cut out a design from paper to add dimension. So stop by the Unity Challenge forum on Splitcoast Stampers for another way to win a prize from Unity!
Welcome to Day 2 of Growing In Unity! Today I thought I would share a card made with the new Ippity release set, Cuppy Cakes. I paper pieced the cupcake wrapper with some Martha Stewart designer paper and used my Spellbinders Ovals and Scalloped Ovals to cut the same paper for the background of the cupcake. The rest of the cupcake was colored with copics. The sentiment stamp is from Party Hat Wishes, another new Ippity release.
Gotta "post & run" today! Made this card with the ippity new release stamps~check 'em out HERE! Be sure to come back tomorrow, I'll be sharing a card each day this week for Growing In Unity. Leave a comment all week for a chance to win a fun prize from Unity! Next stop on the hop is LISA.
Anyway, very simple card here starting with PTI kraft cardstock, a layer of BG Pyrus and then some very pretty trims that I picked up in Orlando at the Scrappy Boutique. The lighter brown crocheted trim is by Prima, the flowers are by BoBunny and the darker brown is (I think) May Arts. Finished off with a Maya Road stick pin and some coordinating Recollections pearls. The sentiment is from my Unity August 2010 Kit of the Month, {all you need}. Love this one! So much fun :)
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