Deconstructed Sketch 35~Owl Always Love You!

Heyo! Anyone out there want to play in our Deconstructed Sketch challenge this week? Check out this amazing sketch and I bet you WILL!

Here's my card using a fun Itty Bitty from Unity!

I was able to check out a new stamp store close by and then had a bunch of Unity and I just LOVED this one so I grabbed it up (last one, oh yeah!) They also had MFT, Stamping Bella, CC Designs, La La Land, and Whipper Snapper! I'm SO happy I found this place, I'm sure I'll be back a ton!  The papers are from MME Love Me. 

So I got a new job this week! I'm at the dentist office, my dentist giving me a couple fillings, and she starts asking me if I live close by, am I working, etc...and then says "Oh well I really like you and your personality, I want you to work here in my front office!" Ummm...can you say SHOCKED??? I adore my dentist, she is the sweetest lady so of course I snapped that job up in a heart beat! I start on Monday and I'm so excited:) This one HAS to be better than my last job *shudders*

Anyway, thanks for stopping by today! Check out the rest of the Deconstructed Sketch girls' blogs!

• Amber Hight
• Andrea Ewen – Guest Designer
• Arielle Gordon
• Donna Wardle
• Jen Shults
• Jessica Diedrich
• Kadie Ensley
• Lori Boyd
• Pam Varnell
• Sheri Gilson
• Tracey Pickersgill – Guest Designer

April SFYTT--Sponsored by UNITY!!!

Hey there! I hope your weekends are off to a RELAXING and WONDERFUL start:) I had a nice Saturday, did some crafting, exercised, took the dogs for a long walk, gave them baths (not an easy task!), made some cookies, read for a bit, now I'm watching CSI and enjoying my blog list! 

So since it's the FIRST Saturday of the month, that means there is a NEW SFYTT sketch! YAY! This month's sketch is SO DANG FUN!!

Isn't it awesome? LOTS of room for interpretation on this one! 

So you want some MORE fun news? We have a FABULOUS sponsor this month! Check it out...

That's right! Unity Stamp Co! Get OUT, right? I really miss my days on the Unity DT, they are a super fun and sweet group of girls and I still follow them all religiously:) And Angela, what a DARLING woman. Just love her. When I found out Unity was our Sponsor this month, I pulled out all my Unity and decided to use this gorgeous sentiment from Moments in Bloom...

I had made a card earlier today with these same BEAUTIMOUS papers so decided to keep the shabby chic theme rollin' while it was in my head, lol! You can't tell, but I embossed the Rustic Cream cardstock with my Woodgrain Impression place from PTI. The patterned papers are from Crate Paper's Portrait Collection. I can't TELL you how much I'm loving that paper pad right now! Gorgeous colors and patterns=HEAVEN! I had this card idea in my head and when I finished the main layout, I didn't know how I wanted this sentiment to work out. It would have just sunk into that patterned paper and been invisible had I stamped directly onto it, and I didn't want to hide it by putting cardsock on top. So I stamped the sentiment on vellum and wala (how do you spell that, anyway? LOL!) I love how it turned out! Now the only problem was how to mount it so you couldn't see the glue dots. I decided to add these brads to the corners of the torn vellum, and then stuck a glue dot on the back of each brad. That worked well because now the sentiment panel is raised a bit and pops off the card better. The pretty border dies are the Dainty Doily Border die-namics from MFT. I tied some twine around the card front (under the sentiment panel) and tied a bow, topped off with a pretty flower from Recollections! The fun "hinges" I created on the kraft cardstock are new dies from Verve called
"Charming Banner". 

1. The SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY will be posted on the first Saturday of each month on www.iheart2stamp.com at 8am EST and will stay open to participants until the last day of the month, unless otherwise noted.

2. This is for fun! Interpret the sketch as you wish and embellish as desired. There are no vendor restrictions, but we would love to see you use the sponsor’s stamps!

3. Each month we will have a Designer of the Month that will be chosen from past month’s participants.

4. Come and play with us on each and every sketch! On Christmas Day 2011 a prize package worth over $200 will be given away to one very lucky and loyal SFYTT stamper that participates in EVERY sketch for the year.

5. To be eligible for the prize package, you must complete ALL of the sketches by each of the deadlines AND link your creation to the link system on that month’s sketch post (the first Saturday of the month). Everyone except for SFYTT Sisters are eligible for the prize package, including Designer of the Month and international players.

6. When posting your sketch creation on your blog, please post the sketch and link back to the sketch post on www.iheart2stamp.com. When posting to online galleries, please use the keyword “SFYTT.”

7. Check out the SFYTT Sister’s links just below to see more creations using this month’s sketch.

April Guest Designer--Jen Shults (YAY!!! LOOOOVE HER!!!)

Amber Hight

Amy Rohl (Amy has sadly stepped down from the team to spend more time with family, stop by and wish her well!)
Amy Sheffer
Carole Burrage

Jen Del Muro
Jodi Collins
Kelly Lunceford
Kerry Johnson
Leigh O’brien (Leigh has sadly stepped down from the team to spend more time with family, stop by and wish her well!)
Megan Lock
Sony Christoph
Susan Liles

Terri Moore (Our new SISTAH! Stop by and see what she cooked up!)

Unity Birthday Bash, Day 3--ALL COSMO!!!!!!!!!!!!

**If you're just hopping by while doing a little blurfing, go over to the Unity Blog and start this hop from the start!**

Well by now you've probably heard the buzz that Unity and Cosmo Cricket have teamed up! That's right! Can you stand it? I can't think of a better pairing that Unity and Cosmo:) We have three cosmo kits being released, and I'm previewing "Material Girl"!!!!!!!!! How cute is she?

I also used some yummy Cosmo Cricket papers from the Material Girl line:) I colored little sweetie in with Copics and did a boat load of sewing, because...well, it's a sewing card!!!

I'm sure you're ready to hop on over to Ms. Jen Bucks amazing blog so you can see some more Cosmo goodies!!! So, click on the button below and you'll be on your way! Thanks so much for stopping by:)

Unity Celebration, Day 3!

**If you're just stopping by for a visit and didn't start at the Unity blog, click HERE so you can start the hop from the beginning! I promise you you don't want to miss a single blog!***

I can't believe we've been partying with Unity for THREE days now! So far you've seen sneak peeks of 3 FABULOUS stamp sets that will be fully revealed and available for purchase on THURSDAY! Today, we're bringing you another sneak peek at a FOURTH brand new set! This one is called "Merry, Merry, Merry" and it's just PERFECT for the Holidays!

I adore the sweet Christmas tree in this kit! Isn't it fun and funky at the same time? I colored it with Copics and then used one of the sweet sentiments from the kit, cut out with a Nestabilities lable die! The paper is Holiday Treasures by SU!, I believe it's retired...

So, as always, don't forget that there are a ton of fun, fabulous events going on all day! Games, prizes, chatting, and MORE sneak peeks! As soon as you're done with this hop, head on over to the Unity Forums for the fun! Your next stop is the wonderful Jen Buck! Enjoy!

Have a wonderful day, see you at Unity!!!!!!!!!!!!

*~Heart Times~*

Hello! Welcome to Day 2 of the Unity 2nd Anniversary Bash! Are we having fun yet?;)

Today, we're bringing you a fun new kit called "Heart Times". It's full of fun, uplifting stamps anyone would love to help cheer them up on a sick day!

I wanted to ink up this sweet umbrella and matching sentiment for my card today! I used papers by Cosmo Cricket (Earth Love) and colored the umbrella with Copics to match!

There are a ton of fun festivities happening today, so make sure you start at the Unity Blog to get the low-down on the happenings for today, hop through the DT blogs, and then head on over to the Unity Forums to join in the fun!

Now go visit the sweet Miss Jennifer Buck! See ya back here tomorrow for more FUN!

In Stitches!

Today, the Monday girls are pulling the sewing machines out! Or, pretending to at least;) Our challenge today is stitching--real or faux! If you want to play along with us, just link your card to one of our blogs so we can take a peek!

I pulled out a favorite PTI set, Blooming Button Bits for this card...

My card base is Vintage Cream and that fabulous dp is from Kioshi, by Basic Gray! I stamped the leaves in Kiwi Kiss ink and then added some Ocean Mist and Spring Moss vintage buttons by PTI. The edge punch is by Martha Stewart and the lace is some pretty stuff I picked up at the 100 Yen store (lucky me, lace is SO cheap here!)

Check out the rest of the sweet girls to see what they came up with! You'll be sure to spot some new Unity releases along the way so you don't want to miss it!

AJ

Brooke

Jeanne

Jimmi

Latisha

Maren

Renee'

You can always start at the Unity blog and go with the flow of the hop! I'll be back tomorrow with a fun card using a new Unity set! See you then!

Flutter By Anya!

Today was another one of those days, ya know? You just want to come home, curl up in a ball and go to sleep! Well, one other thing I felt like doing, besides go to sleep, was color! I don't know what it is about these darling TGF stamps, but something just beckons to me, they BEG to be colored! I got a new load of TGF yesterday and stamped off this sweetie pie girl from Miss Anya Dressy and it just so happens that she qualifies for this week's Flutter By challenge! The only rule to the Flutter By challenges is that there must be a butterfly, angel, or fairy on your card. Do you see the cute little butterfly on Miss Anya's hat? TOO CUTE!

I used paper from MME and the white card base is PTI. The white cardstock that Anya is stamped on is Neenah Solar White, 80#. I am finding that this is my preferred Copic coloring paper! It's super smooth and takes the alcohol ink really well. The corderouy buttons (umm...HEAVEN!) are by SU! The "smile" sentiment is from "Say it with Style" by PTI.

There is alot of fun happening with Unity next week! Did you know we'll be celebrating our 2nd anniversary??? Well, you should totally come hang out with us next week in the forums, there will be a TON of things going on! You won't want to miss it! Head on over to the Unity Blog to get in on the Hip Hop action!!!

Also, Verve is having a new release this week! Go on over to the Verve Blog to see the Spotlights! I'll have some projects to share here on my blog tomorrow so come back then!

Thanks for visiting, see ya soon!

Berry Adorable!

Howdy doo, lovely ladies! Isn't it a beautiful day for a Hip HOp? It was a ROUGH day at work for me today, so it's nice to come home to my Unity stamps and stamp my little heart out and forget the worries of the day! I love that about this little obsession hobby of ours:)

If you haven't started this hop from the beginning, start on the Unity Blog and go through that way so you don't miss a SINGLE BLOG on this hop! You won't regret it;)

Today I have a *sweet* little card for you using some fun stamps from the April KOM, Together we Bloom!

I got the whole idea for this card when I was playing with this red dp by PTI. I put it down on my desk and it happened to fall onto this little scrap of felt! I thought, "hmm...mebbe I should sew that paper onto that felt and see what happens?" Turns out it is SUPER cute! Then with the colors I thought "Hey, there is a BERRY ADORABLE strawberry stamp and sentiment in the new KOM! Lets use that!" And my card was born:) I also just recently bought these sparkly blooms by Petaloo and thought the sparkly red flower looked just AWESOME on this card! I colored the strawberry in with Copics, in case you were wondering;)

So you ready to move on to the next stop? You're on your way to Jen Buck's beautiful blog! Just hit the button below and be swept off to her beautiful world:)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Unity Store Kit SFYTT!

Morning! I'm working DOUBLE duty with this post today! Not only do I have this weeks SFYTT sample, but it's also the day the Unity DT is posting samples with this month's Stampin' Store kit! If you didn't already know, the format of the Store Kits are changing a bit, Click HERE for the details!

Here's the weeks' SFYTT:

And here's my sample, using "Stuck on You" This is seriously a sketch I could go back to every day, it's SO easy and the layers REALLY work well together! Give it a try!

Don't you LOVE that image? I am so into sewing stamps lately, and this spool of thread just makes me smile:) It's really fun to color and you can easily customize the "thread" color to what color you dp is! In this case, I chose a Hawaiian Shores combo, since I'm using the Hawaiian Shores ribbon, cardstock, and buttons:) The sentiment is from "Best Wishes and Blooms"

Remember to hop on over to the Unity Blog to see a list of all the sweet ladies with eye candy for you today!

Also, check out my SFYTT Sistahs and see how they rocked this sketch!

Jen Del Muro and guest Makeesha Byle

Amy Rohl

Amy Sheffer

Leigh O’Brien

Kelly Lunceford

Megan Locke

Jenn Diercks

Sonja Christoph

Susan Liles

Have a WONDERFUL Saturday! See you tomorrow:

Hip Hop Thursday!

Howdy Hip Hoppers! How are you enjoying the hop so far? LOTS of fabulous inspiration, I'm so HAPPY that HIP HOP is back!

I have a little card I made with one of the newest releases, Inside and Out! There are so many sweet, fun sentiments in this kit--good for many different occasions!

One thing I'm loving are these Hydrangea flowers, aren't they BEAUTIMOUS? I stamped the sentiment on Vintage Cream (PTI) cardstock in Plum Pudding (PTI) ink. The border punch is the Apron Lace punch by Fiskars. I also used Plum Pudding ribbon, and Star Dust Stickles on the heart in the sentiment and on the flower centers! The dp is from the Kioshi line by BG. I used this weeks Hip Hop sketch! Check it out:

Hop on over to the Unity Forums to play along in the sketch challenge and to party it up with the rest of the girls! Your next stop is Jen Buck!! Click the button below!

Thanks for hopping by! Enjoy your HIP HOPPING DAY!

A new challenge!

Hey there! In case you're hurtin' for a new challenge, you can head on over to the Unity forums and play along with the all new Color Challenge with a TWIST!

The colors for today's challenge are Pomegranate, Tangelo, and Caramel with the {twist} being ruched ribbon! Well, as you can see I forgot the twist, but had fun with the colors! The sentiment and funky floral image are from Treasure to Me by Unity.

Some of the other Monday Chicks are going to play today so hop on over and show them some love!

AJ

Jeanne

Jimmi

Hip Hop is BACK, baby!

And in a BIG way! You know  when Unity does something, it's done with 100% gusto and 500% heart! How can you go wrong? You can't. And I'm sure you'll agree as you hop through the blogs and enjoy the NEW RELEASES! Have you SEEN them yet? To DIE for, right? I'm totally loving them:)

If you're just stumbling upon my blog by sheer accident (thank you!) hop on over to Angela's blog to start from the beginning and get the scoop on today's happenings!

Here is a fun card I created with the new kit called "Singing Souls" by Lisa Hetrick (wonder woman, that's who she is!)

I really love the sentiments that come in this kit, there are FOUR of them! And that microphone? How cute is that!? I created this one, for DH, but c'mon, it's too girly! What is wrong with me??? Why can't I make a man card? LOL! I get all carried away with my girly feelings and start adding frillies and buttons, and lace, no man wants all that, on a card anyways, lolol! 

Here's another one I created with the amazing new kit "Soiree's and Such"

Another completely girly card, but this one CAN be girly cause it's for a "soiree"! I've never had a "soiree" but it sounds girly, lol! I used more of my beloved Prima pearl flourishes on this card, another mini rose (ADORE these!), some crepe ribbon, some new nesties, all sorts of goodness! The panel that "soiree" is stamped on is a stamp from the same kit! I just hand-cut it out, it's really pretty easy to do on this one!

So what do you think of the new kits? Are you excited to get your inky lil hands all over them? Well you better HURRY! These kits (along with Inside & Out for which I have no sample yet) will ONLY be available on the Unity website from 1-31 April! After that, they'll be available only to wholesale stores, so you'll have to buy them at a brick and mortar or other online store! AND they're on sale TODAY ONLY! Get them discounted when you purchase them today, but tomorrow through the rest of the month they'll be back to regular price!

Remember to head on over to the Unity forums on Splitcoast and join in on the party thread! Who knows WHAT is happening over there;)

Your next stop is the phenomalicious JESSICA! I adore this girl, she Oooozes crafty inspiration and is just the sweetest person you will ever meet! Miss her!

Okay, off you go! HIP HOP!!!!!!!!!!

Drive...

Hello! Can I get a w0000000000OOOOOt for Friday EVE? LOL! I am SO over this week and ready for a relaxing weekend with my sweetie (who is currently VERY sick, awwww:(

A few days ago I actually got a few scrapbook pages done and I'm loving them! Today's layout is one of my favorites ever, my babies are so dang cute!!!

Right? Am I lying? I think NOT! They are so crazy when it's time to go for a walk (I even have to TYPE that word quietly or they might hear me and go bonkers!) or a ride in the car and they get all out of breath before it's even time to go, lol! This layout has a couple pictures of them last summer when we took them to the beach!! I used the phenomolishicious March KOM, Rockin' it Unity Style, (the journaling tab) and "I Ruff You" (paw prints, heart) which is another SUPER cute kit that any doggy lover MUST own;) The dp I used is more from Imaginisce (SO loving this sweet line!)

That's all I have for you today! Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to hop over to Angela's blog for today's Specials, Deal of the Day, and a list of all the lovely ladies who have worked hard to bring you BEAUTY today! Have a wonderful weekend!

She SCRAPS?!!?!

That's right boys and girls, Amber scrapped today! And on the day after Billy got home no less, lol! I think having him home does something for my mojo, really gets me wanting to create because I'm happy and everything is right in my world:) FIRST I must share with you a card for the Monday Chicks challenge! I threw down a color challenge since we were coming upon Monday with no plan (SO NOT US! LOL, I totally kid, this is SO us!) The colors are Turqouise, Pink, and White! However, some of the girls wanted to use Kraft instead so we changed it to Turqouise, Pink, and a NEUTRAL! Everyone wins:)

Here's my card based on Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #61 this week!

I love these colors! They are so fresh and girly:) PERFECT for a gumball card! All stamps on this card can be found in this months KOM, Rockin' it Unity Style! I use to love gumballs and would search under couch cushions for enough change to buy one the next time we went to the grocery store:) I colored the image in with Copics and then applied some 3-d liquid dimensionals on the globe of the gumball machine but the picture doesn't pic that texture up, bummer! The colors I used are Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo (SU!), Sweet Blush and White (PTI). The ribbon, buttons, and twine are also from PTI!

Go see what the other ladies have for you today!

AJ, Brooke, Jimmi, Maren, Jeanne

One of the scrapbook layouts I created today also uses stamps from the March KOM!

If that sketch looks familiar, it should! Latisha came up with it and is hostessing a sketch challenge in the Unity Forums! Go check it out, all projects will be entered to win Le Chic Vintage (this kit isn't available for purchase! It's a past Scrapbooking KOM) That is a fab kit, one I don't have, and one I need to own! GO HERE to see the challenge and enter! The dp is from the new Imaginesce line, I forgot what it's called though! I picked it up on my travels in the states a couple weeks ago:)

Well there it is! I have one other layout that I made, but I don't want to overload you with TWO layouts on ONE POST!!! That would overload ME! LOL! Mebbe I'll post it tomorrow, I sure do love it:) Okay, have a great Monday peeps!!

Unity Thursday!

Morning friends! Nothing better than a Friday Eve and Unity! I have a couple cards to share using the March KOM today! I have been so inspired to stamp with this kit that I went crazy and made TWO cards to share with you;)

I've had the idea for this fun card in my head for a few days! The color combo, the layout, the stamps, it all just went together exactly like I imagined! The colors are black, pure poppy (PTI), and the turqouise in-color by SU! (I forgot the name?) I loved this juke box from the March KOM as soon as I saw it! There are a couple fun sentiments that go along with it too, fun right?

This next card is a softer, more feminine card using the SAME KOM! That's what's great about these kits, there are so many stamps, all of varying styles, that just makes making a TON of DIFFERENT cards so easy! The papers (with the exception of the Lemon Tart and Rustic Cream cardstock by PTI) are all from the Caffinated Cropper kit, The Beez Kneez!

I love this happy little card and the vellum butterflies just make me smile!

Okay, well head on over to the Unity Blog for today's steals and deals! I think you will all agree, Angela has the BEST deals on the web and today is sure to be more of the same! You'll also get a list of all the sweet DT ladies playing along and bringing you KOM inspiration today! Hoepfully your kits are making their way to your door as we speak! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

March Store Kit HOP!

This is my 2nd post today! Scroll down for my SFYTT sample:)

Today, the Unity Rockstars are showcasing the March Stampin' Store Kit, "Adventures in Happiness!" How much do you LOVE the name of this kit? It's SCREAMS fun!

Here's my card using that FAB tree and a fun sentiment!

I stamped the tree in Melon Mambo ink right on the card base and paper pieced a few of the "leaves" with some Bo Bunny paper. I also added some Star Dust Stickles on some of the leaves, you just can't really see it in the photo. The birds (from Birdie Inspiration) are stamped in Kiwi Kiss ink, and then I went over the wings with stickles, again:) I stamped the sentiment in Fresh Snow ink and then wrapped some white grosgrain ribbon. I got those adorable mini roses when I was shopping with Jessica in Nashville and I've been DYING to use them! SCORE! LOL!

Hop on over to Angela's blog for a complete list of all the DT members playing today, I'm sure you're in for a treat!

Remember, you can't buy this kit directly from the Unity website, you CAN buy them from any of the fantastic stores listed on THIS PAGE, just scroll to the bottom for a comprehensive list of all the stores!

Happy shopping, have a wonderful day!

Songbirds

Hey there! It's a lovely day for some Unity, doncha think?;) I'm using my February KOM, Nothing but Blue Skies!

I really love this sweet bird, he's so fun to paper peice! I used papers by October Afternoon and cardstock, ribbon, and buttons by PTI!

I have a friend over right now so I gotta run! I just had to make sure I didn't forget to post, lol! Check out the Unity Blog for today's specials and a list of the rest of the DT girls playing along today! Hope you have a MARVELOUS Friday-eve!

PS--Christy, ya like how I used NO nesties?;) Christy is babysitting all my nestabilities while I'm gone for the next two weeks and I thought I might die tonite without them, but I didn't, lol!!!!!! Whodathunk?

Stampin' Store Kit HOP!

I miss the days of our Hip HOp blog hops, so every time we do these, I cherish them:)
Today, we're showcasing this month's Stampin' Store Kit, "Life is Fabulous"! It really is, too, isn't it?:) It's a three-day weekend, nothing but CRAFTY time, and I'm participating in TWO blog hops today! Yep, I've been a busy lil stamper but it's been so fun:)

I created TWO cards using the Stampin' Store Kit, and you'll see that I've got quite an attraction to the beautiful Monarch butterfly:)

This first card was SO fun to make! Just the other day, Billy, my darling, honest, husband, told me that I should think outside the box and make cards that don't all look the same, lol! He was particularly concerned with how I don't do any cool folds (his mom sent us a Christmas card that was sort of a gate fold style, and he loved it, lol!) so this card is in honor that funny moment, lol!

I just trimmed about 2" off the top of the card front and it opens half-way, very cool! How gorgeous are those butterflies? OMG they are SO fun to color! I pulled out my Copics and shaded away! I kind of went with a traditional Monarch butterfly colors. I cut them out and then popped them up on the card front! The card base is Melon Berry. I stamped the large floral element from "The Artist in You" in Mushroom ink right on the card front and then popped the butterflies up! I cut a small strip of Spring Moss cardstock and cut it with my Apron Lace punch and then stuck it on the top of the front (it looked goofy without it, lol!)

Here's what the inside looks like:

I glued some Summer Sunrise Bitty Box dp on the inside and stamped the "magical" sentiment from the 2009 November KOM, "Simply Magical"!

Lastly, I wrapped some Melon Berry ribbon around the card and tied a sweet little bow:)

You'll noticed I blurred the sentiment on the inside of the card. That's because it's from a different stamp company! This is going to be my folks' Anniversary card and I didn't have a Unity anniversary sentiment.

Okay, this next card is Asian inspired! As soon as I saw this kit, I was instantly drawn to the Asian inspired stamps! There are sweet little paper lanterns, these Kanji stamps, the trees, it's all so beautiful!

The color combination is also sort of Asian inspired, I find alot of browns and oranges over here in the art, china, pottery, you name it! These papers are from Pink Paisley and the Vintage Moon collection. Ya see that purdy butterfly again?:) I'm all about butterflies lately! Maybe it's cause spring is a-comin! Well, it's pretty much spring here, but for you poor peeps in the states, with all that snow, you probably won't see any butterflies for awhile, lol!

So do you love this kit? Scroll to the bottom of THIS page to find all the lovely stores that carry this kit! Remember, you can't buy it from the Unity store, so get to shopping!

Swing on by the Unity Blog for the entired list of all the lovely Unity DT ladies offering up eye candy! Thanks for stopping by:)

It's time to CELEBRATE!

No special reason, other than it's UNITY THURSDAY!:)
I still don't have my KOM so unfortunately I don't have any fun KOM creations for you, but I DID pull out my favorite bday set, "It's Your Day" I used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch for the layout, isn't if fun?
I love the polka dot paper! It's from MME in the collection called Garden Party. You can't really see the sparkle, but I used some pink glass-shard glitter on the cake, it's super sparkly! I aged the card a bit with Old Paper Distress Ink, it's one of my fave distress ink colors. JUST enough dirty to make it look soft and vintage:) The ribbon is Spring Rain by PTI, as is the blue cardstock!

That's it from me today, I'm off to watch more Dexter!:)
Make sure you stop by the Unity Blog to see what kind of fun and sales Angela has waiting for you! You'll also see a list of the other DT girls who have worked hard to bring you more fabulous-ness:) MWAH and have a GREAT day!

New Unity Releases!

So, now that most of the Unity crew is back from CHA we can get back to our regularly scheduled UNITY THURSDAY! I miss them all when they leave! Mostly because I'm SUPER jealous I can't be with them! Someday, once I'm off this rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, I'll be at CHA!;)

I've been playing with a few of the new Unity releases this week! They're not available *quite* yet, but they should be soon!

The first three (I know! THREE!) cards are using stamps from a gorgeous, fun new kit called "Lovely Bits & Baubles" It's got some fun heart images, a flourish, fun sentiments, and a couple heart border stamps! Doncha love it?

This purple card is for this weeks sketch challenge on SCS and Melissa Phillips' inspiration challenge!

And finally, a kind of masculine card using a fun birthday kit called "It's your Day"...

I know I threw alot at ya, so I won't bore you with all the teeny details;) Make sure you head over to the Unity blog to find out what kind of sales and FUN Angela has planned! She'll also have a list of all the girls participating today:) Hope you have a fantastic day!

***just a quick note: the links for the two stamp sets I linked up have prices that are for wholesale only! They have not been released for retail sale yet, so don't freak out over the price, lol!***