tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23520476060766753472024-03-14T02:13:21.368-07:00Olas Moon {S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-33530570759915193262024-03-05T03:00:00.000-08:002024-03-05T03:00:00.200-08:00Little Birdie<p>Hi friends! I'm happy to announce that I'll be playing along with the <a href="https://theoutlawzchallenges-tuesday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tuesday Color Challenges</a> on the Outlawz Blog & Facebook page for the next six months. Today, I'm sharing my first card, my interpretation of the Tic-Tac-Toe challenge image below.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3YAoI_yi7fLQzcj4HP3bjXuEqDyEz_XV-vaMu3-w42sQz7Zi0OGmtrJDVxiS4gH5AW0cmVhD1hboA8P-aO2QMvj_oMK4xPnJEJdUP2nYVt2ApcCS1IHiLC7DCHVx2yunJybrJRSPpt7dA07wMn1WclMXBD8hEeGKwqdKpMBnTyo5GH4RMi5q01T_Ng58/s551/IMG_1864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="551" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3YAoI_yi7fLQzcj4HP3bjXuEqDyEz_XV-vaMu3-w42sQz7Zi0OGmtrJDVxiS4gH5AW0cmVhD1hboA8P-aO2QMvj_oMK4xPnJEJdUP2nYVt2ApcCS1IHiLC7DCHVx2yunJybrJRSPpt7dA07wMn1WclMXBD8hEeGKwqdKpMBnTyo5GH4RMi5q01T_Ng58/w200-h197/IMG_1864.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br />I chose the horizontal row in the middle, using little feathers, a bird in flight, the color of the parrot, and a nest in place of the wreath. A few weeks ago my friend demonstrated a magical way to color the reverse side of an embossed panel. The technique is now all the rage and I absolutely love it! My panel also has the nest isolated so it would not be embossed. Leftover diamond painting gems and sparkly gel pens accent the blossoms.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NnHDVQk0BPthh6Wj3ceY2EqyjxjsMM-kqT0cJdLEbhMGkojvYgVw71MhtVFV-rz8LiRYsbm3590JRVJKXwfL5i2ULfwaFOGPvbmXcDYva9GJ1ioL53YQe6jt6Pc52rVmkWZX8__c1hqQnpe1zJ9SKcxaWu-KrvDattmpdHeyh_tNjntk0j6dfVVKBD14/s1340/IMG_2365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="1005" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NnHDVQk0BPthh6Wj3ceY2EqyjxjsMM-kqT0cJdLEbhMGkojvYgVw71MhtVFV-rz8LiRYsbm3590JRVJKXwfL5i2ULfwaFOGPvbmXcDYva9GJ1ioL53YQe6jt6Pc52rVmkWZX8__c1hqQnpe1zJ9SKcxaWu-KrvDattmpdHeyh_tNjntk0j6dfVVKBD14/w300-h400/IMG_2365.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqqzS-U4X7fR_pDj5bxV2yrIb-fE7vXeih-jb0ZjaRH9tQLRuW73Ql5LSAbqx1OqCcUUEvlOhnraJxNJJXgClie3zUrIdk1TnaQGazz7yx3aeEOSsNMozwwnqfHriTLIo1eBkrcNfX6cpnHnTTxLTqQxLy1gCHQeflRxX1uh0qc18uSZQ_92s3YILwU7v/s4032/IMG_2366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqqzS-U4X7fR_pDj5bxV2yrIb-fE7vXeih-jb0ZjaRH9tQLRuW73Ql5LSAbqx1OqCcUUEvlOhnraJxNJJXgClie3zUrIdk1TnaQGazz7yx3aeEOSsNMozwwnqfHriTLIo1eBkrcNfX6cpnHnTTxLTqQxLy1gCHQeflRxX1uh0qc18uSZQ_92s3YILwU7v/w300-h400/IMG_2366.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></div><br />Play along with us and share your creations here ----> <a href="https://theoutlawzchallenges-tuesday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge</a><br /><p>Below is the list of stamps that I used.</p><p><a href="https://vlvstamps.com/large-bird-flying-left-3-x-3-1-4/" target="_blank">Bird in flight</a> - VLVS<br /><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e7/9d/be/e79dbe07124f8f3cb54b5bd1a7db553c.jpg" target="_blank">Nest </a> - Retired SU! "Soft as a Feather"<br /><a href="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/aRcAAOSwTVtfe6sl/s-l1200.webp" target="_blank">Eggs</a> - Retired SU! "Bunny Hugs"<br /><a href="https://www.franticstamper.com/Hero-Arts--Clear-Stamp--A-Little-Bird-Told-Me_p_152711.html" target="_blank">Sentiment</a> - Hero Arts "A Little Bird Told Me"<br /><a href="https://www.sizzix.co.uk/661821/sizzix-texture-fades-embossing-folder-floral" target="_blank">Embossing Folder</a> - Retired Tim Holtz "Floral" <br /><br />Thanks for visiting, see you again soon! <br />Shannon</p><br /><br />{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-21427592074570186012023-10-13T05:00:00.001-07:002023-10-13T05:00:00.141-07:00<p> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeJ5t16Xr-qF_giAv5tzPoJ-D7vGCxz7An6dP8JotPToBRLNuykButvK8zJWwmdTp_K9nX2D2PeJ_eVxAVGkwXlDw_09lTVQeB25I0J-oXFJnOp8brbCTfEKr__C2eQc7m6AhH0qdC3AHj1ozjILO4ahaZkd1ZXUQSoJLGNeWGlFpSpzOYL0fSpM14wk7/s3481/IMG_7403.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2927" data-original-width="3481" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWeJ5t16Xr-qF_giAv5tzPoJ-D7vGCxz7An6dP8JotPToBRLNuykButvK8zJWwmdTp_K9nX2D2PeJ_eVxAVGkwXlDw_09lTVQeB25I0J-oXFJnOp8brbCTfEKr__C2eQc7m6AhH0qdC3AHj1ozjILO4ahaZkd1ZXUQSoJLGNeWGlFpSpzOYL0fSpM14wk7/w640-h538/IMG_7403.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">What a week it's been! I'm very excited for today's share. I love it and hope you do too!</span></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;">This little house-shaped shelf caught my eye years ago. I've been using it for miniature foods my daughter collects. I got the idea to dress it up for the holidays from miniature groups I follow. </div><div style="text-align: left;">There are 9 rooms, 6 of which are just a tad smaller than an ATC card. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I used the entire <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/halloween-cuteness/" target="_blank">Halloween Cuteness</a> set to create the characters and many others from KOM Be Spooky which is not coming up in the Unity database. I didn't know it was retired. I'm sorry.</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'd like for you to see the images in the kit so here is a photo of the cover sheet. I don't know what year it's from. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ-G1KMWgCIwhMf1UZq4kPBNIKEahhmjklXF_BdBT60gZrcbZ7bU3zRmUW4XK6N5GUM-2kjaHLN9EG9ljs9JralFgNfukMZq0cv8S4oj4C5-WG6KmPpFRAR7Sml6YDZfI017TuSd8ZnQ9Ru_3QQ3iace5PFRbgkq4SKjgoQHtGnZKqmBSj_qDhyphenhypheniA_yIP/s2308/IMG_7405.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2308" data-original-width="1713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJ-G1KMWgCIwhMf1UZq4kPBNIKEahhmjklXF_BdBT60gZrcbZ7bU3zRmUW4XK6N5GUM-2kjaHLN9EG9ljs9JralFgNfukMZq0cv8S4oj4C5-WG6KmPpFRAR7Sml6YDZfI017TuSd8ZnQ9Ru_3QQ3iace5PFRbgkq4SKjgoQHtGnZKqmBSj_qDhyphenhypheniA_yIP/w238-h320/IMG_7405.HEIC" width="238" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Room 1, (lower left), I used the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/star-burst-background/" target="_blank">Starburst background</a>, Trick or Treat, and the trio of spooky pumpkins.<br />Room 2, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/baby-boy-plaid/" target="_blank">Baby Boy Plaid</a> background, the pillows from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/beginning-of-anything-kom-5-20/" target="_blank">The Beginning of Anything</a>, and two critters from Halloween Cuteness.<br />Room 3, the mini background with zags and dots from Be Spooky, and two friends from Halloween Cuteness. I made the chandelier from a picket fence die, the table, chairs, tablecloth, and treats are all handmade. I used a bottle cap, paper towel, paper clips, a boba straw, and hot glue. <br />Room 4, Spiderwebs and hanging spiders from Be Spooky, The cute jumping spider and heart web are from Halloween Cutness. *All of the candles were thumbtacks! <br />Room 5, Candy corn and "candy" from Be Spooky, Lollipops, and Caramel apples are handmade. <br />Room 6, Batty background from Be Spooky. Mummy and Bat from Halloween Cuteness. <br />Room 7, Skulls background from Be Spooky, The other bony critters are from Halloween Cuteness.<br />Room 8, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/r-i-p/" target="_blank">RIP</a>, the reaper and zombie hand from Halloween Cuteness.<br />Room 9, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/felines-galore-background/" target="_blank">Felines Galore</a>, All other images are from Halloween Cutness. The window frame is a die from Spellbinders. The wall candles were discards from my printer's toner cartridge! The looking ball and stars are beads. <br />The banner is from Be Spooky. The pennant banner is a die from SU!<br />Whew! That's a lot, but I had so much fun making it all! Which room is your favorite? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div><br /></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIhHp66E83QF9QI0hNZN4a8PaJM5I5ogi6m_0_wk2OVZRnzjpfzkJt198tSrkBIgJXQkDm2EjanpnO7X5Ns-P8cT63VkiaDfkU9jjiUucw68TujQCc_4GlSv5ssEmN6waCgOSaDfTqVlyIkcD8or_hhmEe883mlnGzZIh6pqhyzKRK6OH4FPvDUI43uYD/s4032/IMG_7394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIhHp66E83QF9QI0hNZN4a8PaJM5I5ogi6m_0_wk2OVZRnzjpfzkJt198tSrkBIgJXQkDm2EjanpnO7X5Ns-P8cT63VkiaDfkU9jjiUucw68TujQCc_4GlSv5ssEmN6waCgOSaDfTqVlyIkcD8or_hhmEe883mlnGzZIh6pqhyzKRK6OH4FPvDUI43uYD/s320/IMG_7394.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsee18IfYY9Fj2FPlqf0L72dlGPfjQmojeS6D7s98EHJQfyiZDUENbFtVrqHjsF19Pv2bZpXhtOc3gc2EfVY8DiJac1cknFo0JKathFCdt3-YrFWzZ53zedBjG6mn6IXSD9NvZ9_0xG0WB6S3Co3oqkYF2qN1tFmRNTNOcKacs4tiRNgWRewrQhzrr6fZ1/s4032/IMG_7395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm2JT9hgKXLnVsiiYI34HdE58KNzb-sVhdgh00eLcxDXHFSyBPLrAMYZ0a1Aps-n3ygarsLXQqZJcOPhKr3Zo33_-kfojAKr8rxj4eRbD3QnSPSX0lYyKFsXr_08U6ysor_35V8X0zaVREyYRhkX6cdZil2TZj8AuGDm_JCVAc-ODW88u4et1JXg8xZFp/s320/IMG_7402.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you all have enjoyed this week as much as I have. Remember to comment and check back early next week to see if you are the lucky winner of Unity credit! Enjoy the spooky day and have a great weekend! <br />All the best,<br />Shannon </div></div><br /><p><br /></p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-90104689479144876182023-10-12T05:00:00.001-07:002023-10-12T05:00:00.155-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5LtEEKg2TfkUxM2eL-9mndCLKMxrjYgp-Bb61iEFIBZEJS1AFCRiQM_gVLGr3zgEo3wKn0QHHcwUB9TbpUiGWvdQ6nlh6n7v8iFzTBa39n5TgVTuhqHwV5aHjN3fbRzMA0hxJWpqkL2mZTHxAeTQgl7GqIGNNMnxessYNoLOmmaxxPYArEgU7TqcyjZL/s3423/IMG_7342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="3423" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp5LtEEKg2TfkUxM2eL-9mndCLKMxrjYgp-Bb61iEFIBZEJS1AFCRiQM_gVLGr3zgEo3wKn0QHHcwUB9TbpUiGWvdQ6nlh6n7v8iFzTBa39n5TgVTuhqHwV5aHjN3fbRzMA0hxJWpqkL2mZTHxAeTQgl7GqIGNNMnxessYNoLOmmaxxPYArEgU7TqcyjZL/w400-h300/IMG_7342.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Thursday firends! My shares for today are quick and simple! </div><div style="text-align: left;">I have loved seeing the thrifted paintings that people are haunting and have wanted to try it. However, I don't have enough confidence with a paintbrush but I sure can stamp, so why not!? I tried it and it worked! After coloring and cutting out the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/hey-boo/" target="_blank">ghost </a> I added a thin magnet to the back of it and placed it where I wanted it on my painting then I carefully added another, stronger magnet to the back of the painting directly behind the ghost to hold it in place. This little ghost has been a big surprise to visitors. It's been funny seeing them go up the painting to check it out closer. I want to add more little holiday touches like this to all the paintings!</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Y-dtHdZ9zAjKa9MP9cx0VMAsH3Z9JfdBE-Avs5X7FPaX9OaPd7zwo3xrVWDsLfmW7bJKVh3q7IzuzoQhBBWc356jObsUlT-ZBrrVujJvhGMpcT2S7KOIBKIH7nz1_-gGLD9Bwy101MUQRnbez7cRTZVuzxfKEeUuSrG-6JQfIAk1jYKoQvD7afVReSw/s4032/IMG_7341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Y-dtHdZ9zAjKa9MP9cx0VMAsH3Z9JfdBE-Avs5X7FPaX9OaPd7zwo3xrVWDsLfmW7bJKVh3q7IzuzoQhBBWc356jObsUlT-ZBrrVujJvhGMpcT2S7KOIBKIH7nz1_-gGLD9Bwy101MUQRnbez7cRTZVuzxfKEeUuSrG-6JQfIAk1jYKoQvD7afVReSw/s320/IMG_7341.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtPGq8O6v_idF_EAhunTFSAO4RPWYlWkLEIWxuPrI9FQhDUyQ-aNz0MAU0LT8MmsPIk22E0xiA905v2vcLqXhWfpg430qeom7PMlfWmSDkf0DyrX0_UugxivNo7Sf7oSUR5jhkN-FOE_C7EP42F-Td2AwDDHENIGMA16Bdp5ZMeSau9yLn755PkkucvfN/s4032/IMG_7340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvtPGq8O6v_idF_EAhunTFSAO4RPWYlWkLEIWxuPrI9FQhDUyQ-aNz0MAU0LT8MmsPIk22E0xiA905v2vcLqXhWfpg430qeom7PMlfWmSDkf0DyrX0_UugxivNo7Sf7oSUR5jhkN-FOE_C7EP42F-Td2AwDDHENIGMA16Bdp5ZMeSau9yLn755PkkucvfN/s320/IMG_7340.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BGm_A5AMc2Ho0-s4AajVcloYhwzNC__aqQrikCpyF7MclZtU80gCUPTI2Ld18savyBalng0pzshtABd-K_DOAz_81boc0W_qOFg00xJ9uGZx2qCeqkYEXBbv3GCB9Vc-a8EsBZtbQJSZnsU1noABtNCNqswjX7A24PBrIOmxXR_GSxgFwhGcQoGsKFyq/s3896/IMG_7343.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3896" data-original-width="2897" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BGm_A5AMc2Ho0-s4AajVcloYhwzNC__aqQrikCpyF7MclZtU80gCUPTI2Ld18savyBalng0pzshtABd-K_DOAz_81boc0W_qOFg00xJ9uGZx2qCeqkYEXBbv3GCB9Vc-a8EsBZtbQJSZnsU1noABtNCNqswjX7A24PBrIOmxXR_GSxgFwhGcQoGsKFyq/s320/IMG_7343.JPG" width="238" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Up next I have another little surprise, a little plant I call Audrey & Rose. </div><div style="text-align: left;">When I was stamping my daughter's birthday card, I noticed that the shape of the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/simplicity/" target="_blank">simplicity</a> leaf reminded me of Audrey 2 from Little Shop Of Horrors. </div><div style="text-align: left;">I turned on the movie and went to work creating this mini-version. My old pinking shears came in handy for the teeth. I used a couple ginkgo leaves around the heads and added the texture markings with a <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/i-am-who-i-am/" target="_blank">grunge</a> stamp. Then I added <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/time-to-refresh/" target="_blank">palm leaves</a>, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/may-florals-bullet-journaling/" target="_blank">plant leaves</a>, twisted paper, and moss to fill in the base. It was done before the movie was over. Now I have a cute, freaky plant for my desk during Halloween! </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg358q4oAwR1lbLhHsEwouLuhw3HNb0Mw8M54Ecq55KzXu55VLXtVJrrYYkKf-afNc9OkR7u_bBn7lKR1BSdNy7p2DuzzoMJroPwNQyvnSWs7-wzf07F5AK7Ub3_FQg0LXKwMddh8haMfmJM00wWbfTccRY3fUvhvL67KgoJpLr3bR78_dbfD2rheW6YMA6/s3535/IMG_7348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="2651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg358q4oAwR1lbLhHsEwouLuhw3HNb0Mw8M54Ecq55KzXu55VLXtVJrrYYkKf-afNc9OkR7u_bBn7lKR1BSdNy7p2DuzzoMJroPwNQyvnSWs7-wzf07F5AK7Ub3_FQg0LXKwMddh8haMfmJM00wWbfTccRY3fUvhvL67KgoJpLr3bR78_dbfD2rheW6YMA6/s320/IMG_7348.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmluh-pPEPhZtB26MV92fNItDQOm8KrL0j-dxahFWeXqDmhxA0MmhTuCNfZ4gVQxy1EnNjrvfIvgYOQ0_Bi5YDaJ7ZP6_ynlG3E1Zv74q8g3E8wT2rayvDf2Jg0HYlE66JnVremKb_xAyMYeveVT8N69XWX1zn2HfFF7JGvFzL0PptcNKz0hM34cb-r9T5/s4032/IMG_7347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmluh-pPEPhZtB26MV92fNItDQOm8KrL0j-dxahFWeXqDmhxA0MmhTuCNfZ4gVQxy1EnNjrvfIvgYOQ0_Bi5YDaJ7ZP6_ynlG3E1Zv74q8g3E8wT2rayvDf2Jg0HYlE66JnVremKb_xAyMYeveVT8N69XWX1zn2HfFF7JGvFzL0PptcNKz0hM34cb-r9T5/s320/IMG_7347.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz1bza6Kd2SnBaGmhIDwuMtOerc-5G_8AKdgD8OT4KXTGb23qhikklLBoh3Y-Drps7jjk2cc66kfDEIjgtonBsE3SEXpAQNHDDx2SVz4fl1u_TvEBDBmSN99KR54ZHDYgt6Dym1t4WU-K71IsDsfeJ6zxfNSUruIUrSqNkaNwyUPKvH4U7Kkj9g1WqjLj/s4032/IMG_7346.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz1bza6Kd2SnBaGmhIDwuMtOerc-5G_8AKdgD8OT4KXTGb23qhikklLBoh3Y-Drps7jjk2cc66kfDEIjgtonBsE3SEXpAQNHDDx2SVz4fl1u_TvEBDBmSN99KR54ZHDYgt6Dym1t4WU-K71IsDsfeJ6zxfNSUruIUrSqNkaNwyUPKvH4U7Kkj9g1WqjLj/s320/IMG_7346.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyU2OA6Erdm39zLkr2SJ06q-J1POgaAo2O9uKj0Hh3oa_wUxEvYnaLcC-7TnyeBvg3GD07Y_mvOT1GdbBPEEbYewkusDL_dptE9VqEv1FXznv67do5LQrcbOg2Bd-qqp3Z0I9kMKgjnw3jHL8yfjzZFyH-5m6En1Q0ZHqTKVi24cogACmkwriTVymhH6r/s3707/IMG_7344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3707" data-original-width="2780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyU2OA6Erdm39zLkr2SJ06q-J1POgaAo2O9uKj0Hh3oa_wUxEvYnaLcC-7TnyeBvg3GD07Y_mvOT1GdbBPEEbYewkusDL_dptE9VqEv1FXznv67do5LQrcbOg2Bd-qqp3Z0I9kMKgjnw3jHL8yfjzZFyH-5m6En1Q0ZHqTKVi24cogACmkwriTVymhH6r/s320/IMG_7344.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnrqzcJA-xJEwEfj6Gd-PguX-r8pHZUlN9sx5bpG7zQtuQwlsfqsf6PSC7rCQIwHlk7xrf7Gk_ESwRBeNWYjQG0usgiAGvgEpGMzH5QUhKDhEw75i53LwmeuN2ieqpITJYWpHqO3H_0yR3s7okaLrFgpuu6JtBAknuoypNDIMiyi_bXlRVxfB8gs-_qwd/s4032/IMG_7345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnrqzcJA-xJEwEfj6Gd-PguX-r8pHZUlN9sx5bpG7zQtuQwlsfqsf6PSC7rCQIwHlk7xrf7Gk_ESwRBeNWYjQG0usgiAGvgEpGMzH5QUhKDhEw75i53LwmeuN2ieqpITJYWpHqO3H_0yR3s7okaLrFgpuu6JtBAknuoypNDIMiyi_bXlRVxfB8gs-_qwd/s320/IMG_7345.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I hope you liked today's shares! Don't forget to comment! Someone will get Unity moola! </div></div>See you tomorrow! <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><br /><br />{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-25081207178760301162023-10-11T05:00:00.001-07:002023-10-11T05:00:00.141-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxPe_1j8VvlRBQO5Qdz6SqbINM9vaVbt60lpAo31e6NfkpdDQpU4HY9I2D4N_3546WKUzDt8wyYc6ysTATdxCl_R9B7WVppUBEA_4drHM66Px0qqJttxzXCnXd24YrRKMrj83LgEwbGrBvjrBijLy6A10JXHOSuupp6VTbkxnDQ9Ivil4Hhsg_jxK-UMt/s3827/IMG_7290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="3827" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKxPe_1j8VvlRBQO5Qdz6SqbINM9vaVbt60lpAo31e6NfkpdDQpU4HY9I2D4N_3546WKUzDt8wyYc6ysTATdxCl_R9B7WVppUBEA_4drHM66Px0qqJttxzXCnXd24YrRKMrj83LgEwbGrBvjrBijLy6A10JXHOSuupp6VTbkxnDQ9Ivil4Hhsg_jxK-UMt/w640-h480/IMG_7290.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Wednesday! Today I have a cute little Halloween display to share. Lots of creativity and fussy cutting went into this one. <br />I started with the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/cozy-cottage/" target="_blank">Cozy Cottage</a> tucked back in the woods with its <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/see-something-beautiful/" target="_blank">big tree and swing</a>, both were watercolored. Of course, we need <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/sweet-little-halloween/" target="_blank">pumpkins</a> to greet guests. The house has 4 walls and plenty of room for a battery tealight to light up those dark woods. However, there is no way that big of a <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/blessed-fall-kom-9-18/" target="_blank">pumpkin cauldron</a> would fit in the cottage! No wonder <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/esmerelda-girl/" target="_blank">Esmerelda</a> is outside brewing up her sweets. Esmerelda and her cat are... what is she doing? Melting down <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/search.php?search_query=candy+corn" target="_blank">candy corn</a>? Passing out giant candy corn? There's a cute <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/a-tiny-witch/" target="_blank">little witch</a> bravely approaching her counterpart and boldly saying Trick or Treat! There doesn't seem to be much room left in her <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/little-tricks-hallowen/" target="_blank">candy</a> bucket, maybe she'll share with the shy friend behind the tree.<br />The witches, cauldron, and trees all have a stand made by simply folding heavy acetate into an L and attaching it to the back on the bottom. <br />I sure hope you like this cute little paper-doll style display I put together for today. I can't wait for my little Moon to see it. By the way, the beautiful background is a painting that Little Moon painted for me. It has glow-in-the-dark stars hidden in it. <br />Let me know what you think! Will you be creating a little display too? Don't forget to comment! 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Welcome back for day two of my GIU week. <br />Today is my daughter's 19th birthday. Happy Birthday Ellyana! Saturday we will celebrate with a fancy dinner at home. Her birthday card this year wears the colors she requested for her celebration. Sage (her favorite color), Gold and White. I added a touch of black for contrast. <br />The sets I used are <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/simplicity/" target="_blank">Simplicity</a> and <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/gingko-greetings/" target="_blank">Gingko Greetings</a>. The Happy Birthday die is from Waffle Flower, a gift from my son for my birthday.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TRWtXxdh6rRUMJyxeAvBZYB6cn1p71JGnYZN6ZwbId9D6vkJPMQbGtEaq0YXtWjnbTzTT22sEIUqVVRNgtyD_V8C0R3Ax_x01UhenFRzwR3cqbCGXTjE2WTSWJ4gUUBy_F1QTY534JzurLo0OtheJehq71qBRCtGCo56plmNaVaSrC1EDAarb5jEnQKL/s1977/IMG_7196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="1483" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TRWtXxdh6rRUMJyxeAvBZYB6cn1p71JGnYZN6ZwbId9D6vkJPMQbGtEaq0YXtWjnbTzTT22sEIUqVVRNgtyD_V8C0R3Ax_x01UhenFRzwR3cqbCGXTjE2WTSWJ4gUUBy_F1QTY534JzurLo0OtheJehq71qBRCtGCo56plmNaVaSrC1EDAarb5jEnQKL/w300-h400/IMG_7196.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP8fFlzkWeT_xuVL6HJGpyAR40DkH9fOUeAXcdEBRyBjNgO8VXb1_pO8N4yHs1ivjRZ1nkCMBiMpDHKrcgPn0qpQlM3uZTtCMsQD0Mttsnn5VVDTe760Y8Alaeb9vebi14LwX75ysr9WDQesHlXAooIoSB4KFInN8XN37uz8FtryvBBlIUfkOWpGG7Ahv/s3860/IMG_7194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="3860" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDP8fFlzkWeT_xuVL6HJGpyAR40DkH9fOUeAXcdEBRyBjNgO8VXb1_pO8N4yHs1ivjRZ1nkCMBiMpDHKrcgPn0qpQlM3uZTtCMsQD0Mttsnn5VVDTe760Y8Alaeb9vebi14LwX75ysr9WDQesHlXAooIoSB4KFInN8XN37uz8FtryvBBlIUfkOWpGG7Ahv/s320/IMG_7194.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpji01CxDH3-cUHs5GObaFMiJdJbYzgqDgd8OquoGkmOjGe3IP-NlveE454HrGGbVkhsAvHZHfEQk5grDbN4fkaBR_4aVBMzZp2kshqy9U76N5BeQ6NhQuxTeKgjwb_pwoRLYRUQ1N3L1FEXazumSis-9tviUyL3G39sgT9ftCVuPgaLoOfZMQCYf7Fcn5/s4032/IMG_7195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpji01CxDH3-cUHs5GObaFMiJdJbYzgqDgd8OquoGkmOjGe3IP-NlveE454HrGGbVkhsAvHZHfEQk5grDbN4fkaBR_4aVBMzZp2kshqy9U76N5BeQ6NhQuxTeKgjwb_pwoRLYRUQ1N3L1FEXazumSis-9tviUyL3G39sgT9ftCVuPgaLoOfZMQCYf7Fcn5/s320/IMG_7195.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now, onto the fun spooky goodies! I'm not usually as into Halloween as I have been this year. I was really feeling the season and put out our decorations in August! I've been adding a little more here and there, I even decided to haunt an old dollhouse! I had a lot of fun coming up with ideas for this week. Today I'm sharing a couple potion bottles I made to add to my growing collection. If you follow me on social media you might have seen the ones I made last year as well as the ones for Valentine's and St. Patrick's Day! <br />This year my bottles have a new home. And an old shelf that was destined for the junk pile until I realized its potential. I cleaned it up, rubbed it down with bronze paste, and added some metal trim and lights. It's a big hit with all the kids! Anyway! Onto the bottles, I added. First, October Moon, anytime you want to see the big, gorgeous glowing moons of October, use this potion. I created the band from a border punch. The moon phases and the lid moon are from the retired Look Up and Get Lost SMAK kit. The tag features the word October from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/june-december-bullet-journaling/" target="_blank">June-December bullet journaling</a> kit. It is foiled with deco foil. The word Moon is from the itty bitty called <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/sun-moon-and-stars/" target="_blank">Sun, Moon, and Stars</a>. Also on the tag are fibers, wire, a pumpkin eyelet (!), and a bead with stars.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOWXrsoR0KbZFO95t75w7Prpeq3-lQctYqyBuocbfwil-g5kjvUD8lRW0GEAgplY_QezQfCiEHwUKdF6lbpPAGMpOgp0frFrJrgoRAlIfnpGqP_4WjnFsPwbmfeJBvoXm5ysRduuqhgZS5rok-f4RxWJmlr5N8o9InVE7CsISWdwPcU3UtqPUVa5fZsxU/s3934/IMG_7176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3934" data-original-width="2950" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOWXrsoR0KbZFO95t75w7Prpeq3-lQctYqyBuocbfwil-g5kjvUD8lRW0GEAgplY_QezQfCiEHwUKdF6lbpPAGMpOgp0frFrJrgoRAlIfnpGqP_4WjnFsPwbmfeJBvoXm5ysRduuqhgZS5rok-f4RxWJmlr5N8o9InVE7CsISWdwPcU3UtqPUVa5fZsxU/w300-h400/IMG_7176.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z2PJbEn0SqBj7wL8XmRD2njRqj3a2bk9okTCnWCeSvhOOaFOgsDyp6rQ8LQE5DtErEEOgUApHRWyBB0v2oo5Rh1plLewB_CLXt9HWPjvoWAYLw3bT9j35zhRKK2Qre2JRk6qVM21HP4BJWsOsyL1IG-_BmlQFYpH2lifBwQ9XWrtT8wnToF99mmm5zq0/s3470/IMG_7177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3470" data-original-width="2603" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9z2PJbEn0SqBj7wL8XmRD2njRqj3a2bk9okTCnWCeSvhOOaFOgsDyp6rQ8LQE5DtErEEOgUApHRWyBB0v2oo5Rh1plLewB_CLXt9HWPjvoWAYLw3bT9j35zhRKK2Qre2JRk6qVM21HP4BJWsOsyL1IG-_BmlQFYpH2lifBwQ9XWrtT8wnToF99mmm5zq0/w150-h200/IMG_7177.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27HF32Icm0sCSiHBo2fceCB_gWDQzKUcy4KTcxrpCnmNiUXI4LEXXcX3U_9p9nlBMD2YuIvR10uXBzWWfJYjNqJZxDBAy1oqaEF7KjwEsgLcwKfXvEjbV_-VJyeZb6QL1raNgNpXC1pBoQzYuanJQ_IgFyrM2rPBZKMMSa6JumKq3V4FVywbHUo6I1ESN/s3119/IMG_7178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="2339" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27HF32Icm0sCSiHBo2fceCB_gWDQzKUcy4KTcxrpCnmNiUXI4LEXXcX3U_9p9nlBMD2YuIvR10uXBzWWfJYjNqJZxDBAy1oqaEF7KjwEsgLcwKfXvEjbV_-VJyeZb6QL1raNgNpXC1pBoQzYuanJQ_IgFyrM2rPBZKMMSa6JumKq3V4FVywbHUo6I1ESN/w150-h200/IMG_7178.JPG" width="150" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbOWAGgBKnjVGnrB-QsZjkHSK4xWFme-vWYcVms0tW91lSf3xG4RRlcgv6vOTS3ticgmBgIcvmBuUx37pYE1p_6NUaOMV6Iec2lALsokmIAIbKDlsSWasHb2Ym_Hsg-uV4V7_RsS1G-ibVrkzF5_itUhaWbZdLSCxhm9I1MWoeFB7wAdHM9Mxbl1a5aHx/s3564/IMG_7179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3564" data-original-width="2754" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBbOWAGgBKnjVGnrB-QsZjkHSK4xWFme-vWYcVms0tW91lSf3xG4RRlcgv6vOTS3ticgmBgIcvmBuUx37pYE1p_6NUaOMV6Iec2lALsokmIAIbKDlsSWasHb2Ym_Hsg-uV4V7_RsS1G-ibVrkzF5_itUhaWbZdLSCxhm9I1MWoeFB7wAdHM9Mxbl1a5aHx/s320/IMG_7179.JPG" width="247" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Up next is a fun one for me. My daughter went to Disneyland and all I got was this empty Sprite bottle that she paid $8 for! LOL! She knows her Mama well. I knew I wanted to use it for a powerful potion. The darkest of magic must be locked with a vault-style lid, a hand to remind you of your mortality, and chains for good measure. Whoever opens this must be absolutely, positively ready to encounter the strongest forces there are. This one is the only liquid potion in my cabinet. It was created the same way I make my own shimmer sprays. Alcohol, Gylicerin, and Perfect Pearls or loose eye shadows. I also added black star confetti. The label is from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/happy-thankful-blessed-kom-9-14/" target="_blank">Happy, Thankful, and Blessed</a> KOM 9/14. <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxWw_YLv8M23KEZ_oBSl6Uxr78_QCw4OZ3AJVQ8eDyJ_XHiDuDQ5EXHffDl4FOOfpBtTsH2BuNFEBNRjNyKMb2tETu3oItMGBkr-DDp5icBJNecbItGpimF85tipDZH6XbqpovMMTHSdKy3u6SaLVRxP7FY99QxnRMChvSh91Loik9aMu7iaCtZIBPpE8/s2200/IMG_7172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="1650" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxWw_YLv8M23KEZ_oBSl6Uxr78_QCw4OZ3AJVQ8eDyJ_XHiDuDQ5EXHffDl4FOOfpBtTsH2BuNFEBNRjNyKMb2tETu3oItMGBkr-DDp5icBJNecbItGpimF85tipDZH6XbqpovMMTHSdKy3u6SaLVRxP7FY99QxnRMChvSh91Loik9aMu7iaCtZIBPpE8/w300-h400/IMG_7172.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw5BJFYcoID6mwS1wZ9YvWpnM_Vd8uTjORpyc8T0J_BpQMPdEG-3f1_EimD0AlknSqg5O6KnjET76WQ96ZJz3nMTFxlXthErK7saGQPTdxLXvEiUVEGHIKDeZxecIn4rwTS_XszUersTKmKF-FB9r673x8TXk49Pyu8xK3voDr1rqKYt1FYDVgFFYMt_l/s4032/IMG_7173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmw5BJFYcoID6mwS1wZ9YvWpnM_Vd8uTjORpyc8T0J_BpQMPdEG-3f1_EimD0AlknSqg5O6KnjET76WQ96ZJz3nMTFxlXthErK7saGQPTdxLXvEiUVEGHIKDeZxecIn4rwTS_XszUersTKmKF-FB9r673x8TXk49Pyu8xK3voDr1rqKYt1FYDVgFFYMt_l/w150-h200/IMG_7173.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4puT5JWbA3U6L0Vl6krajli1SwpSwXg22SJts4axcPJ_1JI5FAt5P8wcMpGLgVhW-ljj5sPC5YS65hkgxdBk9A9hXyvV10bxJhgrNnDMhoTwk1b7UsYfRyUm9oqWzBLpFKBsF8KcWOzEu4ExwWwIHgnp32GjIl5fHfK35q-Po43BEYz7MJqOZyPWZZ-Y/s3728/IMG_7174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3728" data-original-width="2796" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4puT5JWbA3U6L0Vl6krajli1SwpSwXg22SJts4axcPJ_1JI5FAt5P8wcMpGLgVhW-ljj5sPC5YS65hkgxdBk9A9hXyvV10bxJhgrNnDMhoTwk1b7UsYfRyUm9oqWzBLpFKBsF8KcWOzEu4ExwWwIHgnp32GjIl5fHfK35q-Po43BEYz7MJqOZyPWZZ-Y/w150-h200/IMG_7174.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iXjhTEdjtLtRJGtlsHmsWLqe7u5LiPiKVlEG3ZGkIVa8HoGv8-uIclUTpKtiJRLMseWGJ_hXsKq-E2jTEIWEja9QPTbDLfZ3cmOMFy-3_IK6sxumB9CbvnQb4sSKeZMETF19M82RhZG88K6tEy33Ti9i139S486C68YBgfXTQV0a34vpGVGVTM5U_IPY/s4032/IMG_7175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0iXjhTEdjtLtRJGtlsHmsWLqe7u5LiPiKVlEG3ZGkIVa8HoGv8-uIclUTpKtiJRLMseWGJ_hXsKq-E2jTEIWEja9QPTbDLfZ3cmOMFy-3_IK6sxumB9CbvnQb4sSKeZMETF19M82RhZG88K6tEy33Ti9i139S486C68YBgfXTQV0a34vpGVGVTM5U_IPY/s320/IMG_7175.JPG" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Here they are inside the cabinet. <br />Let me know if you enjoyed this post by leaving me a comment and I will add your name to my sorting hat for the prize drawing! Have a great day! <br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtnCzqjlH7VcOZWt7uszrZZpA9DHouxQv9hRqZFQodU9AHqKb3umjDK79IHoAw3_raKqn6eyn6w5rcYDdbTwogsfQRDuPTqfAtx5RCbTNF5wyJWsdf9FdYOozeYrq6wTsgW6qJ2wdV4NeSPwopeLMJbuMhBTIj3_DFfj2kBTJdPOVBuStzD6WByllQbvg/s4032/IMG_7183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtnCzqjlH7VcOZWt7uszrZZpA9DHouxQv9hRqZFQodU9AHqKb3umjDK79IHoAw3_raKqn6eyn6w5rcYDdbTwogsfQRDuPTqfAtx5RCbTNF5wyJWsdf9FdYOozeYrq6wTsgW6qJ2wdV4NeSPwopeLMJbuMhBTIj3_DFfj2kBTJdPOVBuStzD6WByllQbvg/s320/IMG_7183.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncA6wDR_3ehOhmopiI7tB8xAt9YZYRg_qlUEvbvRBXO9p2pWKH4TxQCc7KIKHIIgcj8-4KMfp7oYG3fVUht9W5ZCVLXl92xlR_r-yFhBgWQeajUVAhvTniHW6Pw6vaXo70oPxj-X8ktmsXJ-pOsBrvW53bbRCXmy6Nqn6oiG5dBdn9kyy9txSBdWGi3Om/s1663/IMG_7182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1663" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjncA6wDR_3ehOhmopiI7tB8xAt9YZYRg_qlUEvbvRBXO9p2pWKH4TxQCc7KIKHIIgcj8-4KMfp7oYG3fVUht9W5ZCVLXl92xlR_r-yFhBgWQeajUVAhvTniHW6Pw6vaXo70oPxj-X8ktmsXJ-pOsBrvW53bbRCXmy6Nqn6oiG5dBdn9kyy9txSBdWGi3Om/w400-h300/IMG_7182.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Rw1r1HZvi2dz8VYrMyYP_X5QTUl4-amwElaTozSKzPfjyGjZoy1qURoGusHHqukw6_4KyEnfhqUs2cnMmwbJXktB9Ko3jnKuQXmqnV6p05m9uXyW25DFBhv6qrYXM6AgmBhEnZGyRbEM_XD6LYjYxy8KPT_yDAtHm4ImZUIyDJ1PYdAsCTo-gPfiS5Rn/s4032/IMG_7181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Rw1r1HZvi2dz8VYrMyYP_X5QTUl4-amwElaTozSKzPfjyGjZoy1qURoGusHHqukw6_4KyEnfhqUs2cnMmwbJXktB9Ko3jnKuQXmqnV6p05m9uXyW25DFBhv6qrYXM6AgmBhEnZGyRbEM_XD6LYjYxy8KPT_yDAtHm4ImZUIyDJ1PYdAsCTo-gPfiS5Rn/s320/IMG_7181.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVV-wpExg8XIFKWp8Z5wy5mYtzelM0ZPAiW0JNYwdSrUyxSTXZsPigzesn7MGoklah3uHTF8kcO5WuQYEZhn-BFIyfiX-tl4u-oFe66AchmSQzTgnFOEEK7Qi874BmKCIY2oPVPImE_Xd9y8vFcKDobQzEaYLGEjqy1bf8JNaYgSNBJvD4O_jv5_yJFTl/s3847/IMG_7180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3847" data-original-width="2885" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVV-wpExg8XIFKWp8Z5wy5mYtzelM0ZPAiW0JNYwdSrUyxSTXZsPigzesn7MGoklah3uHTF8kcO5WuQYEZhn-BFIyfiX-tl4u-oFe66AchmSQzTgnFOEEK7Qi874BmKCIY2oPVPImE_Xd9y8vFcKDobQzEaYLGEjqy1bf8JNaYgSNBJvD4O_jv5_yJFTl/s320/IMG_7180.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-83762502408898189722023-10-09T05:00:00.001-07:002023-10-09T05:00:00.136-07:00Who Wore it Best? <p> Happy Monday Unies! <br />Once again, I am very excited to share some fun projects featuring Unity Stamps. <br />I hope you like Halloween because I have a lot of spooky fun to share this week. If not, I hope the ideas I share will translate to other areas of your life. <br />For today, I have two cards for you, a vintage witch and a modern witch. Which one appeals to you more? I like them both for a variety of reasons, but my heart is with the vintage one. I just love how she turned out. So let's start with her. <br />The woman is from a past SMAK kit called Soul Reflection 8/19 (retired - sorry!), the hat I masked onto her is from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/halloween-chatter-october-2013-sentiment-kit/" target="_blank">Halloween Chatter</a>, and the sentiment is from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/esmerelda-girl/" target="_blank">Esmerelda Girl</a>. I used a star stencil for the background and added a few shiny ones too.<br />First I stamped and embossed the hat. I then masked it and aligned the lady so that the hat was where I wanted it on her head. She was also embossed. Simple ink blending to color her and the background made this really quick and easy. Once everything was dry and settled I added a white gel pen to her eyes and stamped the sentiment. The frame die is from SU! <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ054UaMDdrBVy12WFJOb-VAW5XW_BmyZP_5UeKiy6lr7eYF0ODfYXmIIii-v4mNNyMInLCe-m3ee9CdQ9bDOUG8GnFP29Pml6_FTVVPw-CQf20GtNrVTQXRTGEzanIkv1tttgXV-znYoFTFb6i_LmhBLBC2UpGkM7ETig6B5X0sS1BAK3HqP15ZGMlaB/s836/IMG_7113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvJ054UaMDdrBVy12WFJOb-VAW5XW_BmyZP_5UeKiy6lr7eYF0ODfYXmIIii-v4mNNyMInLCe-m3ee9CdQ9bDOUG8GnFP29Pml6_FTVVPw-CQf20GtNrVTQXRTGEzanIkv1tttgXV-znYoFTFb6i_LmhBLBC2UpGkM7ETig6B5X0sS1BAK3HqP15ZGMlaB/w300-h400/IMG_7113.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Zg3lktgc5PuHdpgFgMFl-Bo6bfCE-SkK8HdxDeH16-Ear_alLNMEzYdYuTxiIL5Dar-IjtQ8CJftzVBrgevAPjAkPm0gvnwTN26xqGh9p9iwePIKrCxYMLCglxLNclDB4czCG004joi5kUztDQxPNC4Nn2z4YWM3-PIFRY2Ccbz2Df1FLMnyJQkTlQjE/s836/IMG_7111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Zg3lktgc5PuHdpgFgMFl-Bo6bfCE-SkK8HdxDeH16-Ear_alLNMEzYdYuTxiIL5Dar-IjtQ8CJftzVBrgevAPjAkPm0gvnwTN26xqGh9p9iwePIKrCxYMLCglxLNclDB4czCG004joi5kUztDQxPNC4Nn2z4YWM3-PIFRY2Ccbz2Df1FLMnyJQkTlQjE/s320/IMG_7111.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__h4CCNp-2dqboyw_sRmBXocUmu0pc2jBacJos6XW8xk7k_UOCvGy8Zosa_LzWDJkUVqYhJzxO76Y_x7JcDX-Tsj7OhTxOm17xpUFQEcHj0U768-LLdPe3eIlXGp4ZX50PGgaTYqlaN45byshPjuchxGt63FhyByEy7-EFoXcnYqldjCiqTmcJxFdN-nk/s836/IMG_7112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__h4CCNp-2dqboyw_sRmBXocUmu0pc2jBacJos6XW8xk7k_UOCvGy8Zosa_LzWDJkUVqYhJzxO76Y_x7JcDX-Tsj7OhTxOm17xpUFQEcHj0U768-LLdPe3eIlXGp4ZX50PGgaTYqlaN45byshPjuchxGt63FhyByEy7-EFoXcnYqldjCiqTmcJxFdN-nk/w240-h320/IMG_7112.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Now for Miss Modern Witch, She is the girl from the past KOM called </span><a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/count-your-blessings-kom-8-20/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Count Your Blessings</a><span style="text-align: left;"> 8/20, her hat and sentiment are from the past KOM called </span><a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/summer-collapsed-into-fall-kom-8-14/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Summer Collapsed Into Fall</a><span style="text-align: left;"> 8/14. She is on a 3.5x6 slim-line card. She was stamped, embossed, colored, and cut out, as was the hat but on black paper. I cut away the brim of the hat so the pointy part would fit onto her existing hat just right. I reused that brim for her blouse decoration. She got a fancy cape and some flashy jewelry too. The sentiment was cut to fit better with the layout. I think the batty patterned paper is from SU! but I can't remember for sure. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIiavwT36w3S1d_nYAoCefOI2DFlHDIx3MtjnUV0qWTDDC1NfzzC_Ltat_ZNquBMllQaL4p6oNdJdZponV6qS8Gs63wiPq5tFpaOv0Jd4t4ALoblYsI0xqf1yzFP3BCsbe_MsV2vJYo_7Ibx1zB5RbrzuIJ2UFUkReoWAZXwnknOGIDBIDY4xFpaikQqs/s836/IMG_7109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMIiavwT36w3S1d_nYAoCefOI2DFlHDIx3MtjnUV0qWTDDC1NfzzC_Ltat_ZNquBMllQaL4p6oNdJdZponV6qS8Gs63wiPq5tFpaOv0Jd4t4ALoblYsI0xqf1yzFP3BCsbe_MsV2vJYo_7Ibx1zB5RbrzuIJ2UFUkReoWAZXwnknOGIDBIDY4xFpaikQqs/w300-h400/IMG_7109.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0POmkRUgdSOE9uUyQTYqIqlH2S6B6r5nExrLR-nIeTEdv_TF0WJ42U2Tg2kcGzycWtyzQayF8lFuCsqwrIacN8LYQo4ND4oAyukAbvr8aSpjgw-BVdIYpARw718r0Dz9PHUsMSUYlVes1RxIBDGZpSCiB-etZurZVt790F-eYEV3GlU39fsm8Z3P0HBhT/s836/IMG_7110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0POmkRUgdSOE9uUyQTYqIqlH2S6B6r5nExrLR-nIeTEdv_TF0WJ42U2Tg2kcGzycWtyzQayF8lFuCsqwrIacN8LYQo4ND4oAyukAbvr8aSpjgw-BVdIYpARw718r0Dz9PHUsMSUYlVes1RxIBDGZpSCiB-etZurZVt790F-eYEV3GlU39fsm8Z3P0HBhT/s320/IMG_7110.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFkdFmd6ABqphPf3y5o47AnCgQrjPj9xczzGVKUh9AL7Y2rtz4LdbglMReLsrd8W3rj0ZlbP7y3VxBdGTn8fO90mBWIO5ATkRtgAqFdDbqzdn8bakhScC2TWwvv_ioJwcSqKKbYXk1jcb5ARIyfNz_LJSvWojhxLkv6d5RwP18IE_Yya5lahKsVJJjK5a/s836/IMG_7108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="627" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGFkdFmd6ABqphPf3y5o47AnCgQrjPj9xczzGVKUh9AL7Y2rtz4LdbglMReLsrd8W3rj0ZlbP7y3VxBdGTn8fO90mBWIO5ATkRtgAqFdDbqzdn8bakhScC2TWwvv_ioJwcSqKKbYXk1jcb5ARIyfNz_LJSvWojhxLkv6d5RwP18IE_Yya5lahKsVJJjK5a/s320/IMG_7108.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Let me know what you think of these two ladies, I need to hear from you so you can be entered to win some Unity credit!</div></span><span style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;">See you tomorrow! </div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br />{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-87137626925580103212023-06-21T22:02:00.000-07:002023-06-21T22:02:00.418-07:00Dare to Get Dirty 2023 <p>Hi friends, Happy Summer! I wanted to share that I am hosting two (of dozens) challenges at <a href="https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/" target="_blank">Splitcoaststampers</a> this July. If you haven’t participated before I highly encourage you to join. These events are full of inspiration and always give me a huge burst of creative energy! </p><p>I hope you’ll join me and many other Dirty Girls for this fun week. In addition to the challenges there’s fun conversations, recipes and generous sponsors. I look forward to it every year! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr5JtNsJDNtnsbZ8EY-YWTRoGqysiwjg4_HGFwUz9tuRf8YFZ9PQsm5kFjBbtE6xkbof2nnhOc2c8wyiT5Zj4JRJ86EJGLUkl9fpO0tu6dxqTgtE8itsE8KPybzmzJWIcwOUlD9ivxJvuX6OCvJiTAT7B0fyFLVoGb6rJJ-G_xbI-NxhJL5cY7dl9AXkp/s686/IMG_2440.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqr5JtNsJDNtnsbZ8EY-YWTRoGqysiwjg4_HGFwUz9tuRf8YFZ9PQsm5kFjBbtE6xkbof2nnhOc2c8wyiT5Zj4JRJ86EJGLUkl9fpO0tu6dxqTgtE8itsE8KPybzmzJWIcwOUlD9ivxJvuX6OCvJiTAT7B0fyFLVoGb6rJJ-G_xbI-NxhJL5cY7dl9AXkp/s320/IMG_2440.webp" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-64499836703769489302023-05-02T21:51:00.003-07:002023-05-03T12:06:02.899-07:00Beautiful Blooms<p>Today I’m sharing a beautiful image drawn by my sweet friend, Sandra van Blaricum, for the <a href="https://outlawzchallenges.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Outlawz Challenge Blog</a>. I used Prismacolor pencils to color the flower & accented the center with a gel pen. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QFJDMjurkSPUDxpDR009R9PwQhI-bel4O3zw-5pVNarRtu4DY4dLq0-P4v6iABBbin51ozymxrWBR3RbmYzYOwmeM3VVf6IDoFvuJMt3dqdBd4Ot96ZBnWb2whuVrpndnD_lxZiM8rFSheyTgQ6d47Vu9QRk3Gn4BwMp7bbopYtKv6Wm29WU9hi8_g/s2400/IMG_1046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1929" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QFJDMjurkSPUDxpDR009R9PwQhI-bel4O3zw-5pVNarRtu4DY4dLq0-P4v6iABBbin51ozymxrWBR3RbmYzYOwmeM3VVf6IDoFvuJMt3dqdBd4Ot96ZBnWb2whuVrpndnD_lxZiM8rFSheyTgQ6d47Vu9QRk3Gn4BwMp7bbopYtKv6Wm29WU9hi8_g/s320/IMG_1046.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This image reminds me of the Dahlia I have in a pot that blooms a single flower for me each fall. Last year my Little Moon plucked it right out, full stem. I’m hoping it will grow back again this fall but my Daisies didn’t survive being plucked the previous summer. We will just have to plant some more. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShnhzZRWqdBguNSI2PQ5K4GYtxAIwazR5GaFcGW2FeO4TbG5KWfy_h8m_b7pIIC5IvSAEp4ZRB5FyYL6jzpduNICsiR1v0iDiE1EHEc2VlBYQTt2MRKGJmU8j-1OVaTRW25KTizsksBJ8bejsKQV6-gtGoVAcc0dHH837kq8T4qne4qTrHl1YM2JXRw/s2867/FullSizeRender.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="2867" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShnhzZRWqdBguNSI2PQ5K4GYtxAIwazR5GaFcGW2FeO4TbG5KWfy_h8m_b7pIIC5IvSAEp4ZRB5FyYL6jzpduNICsiR1v0iDiE1EHEc2VlBYQTt2MRKGJmU8j-1OVaTRW25KTizsksBJ8bejsKQV6-gtGoVAcc0dHH837kq8T4qne4qTrHl1YM2JXRw/s320/FullSizeRender.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-42245792816876649562023-04-28T19:25:00.001-07:002023-04-28T19:32:39.541-07:00I’m Playing Along<p> with different group challenges and I’m having lots of great inspiration. </p><p>This card is for the <a href="https://outlawzchallenges.blogspot.com/?m=1" target="_blank">Outlawz Challenge group</a>. </p><p>That little hedgehog is so cute. I gave her a little flower garden to explore, where she found a sweet little butterfly friend. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKcTfir8ULwvhTnSrnJTY-KxL6XKEtUeb3HKJzZETw9-oJh-awfEZYZDe26vqS2D0DdIt6jq6GAF0ElQmc8fZU1290ENvw9CB09i0W3k2qEnafyI4COG0BXcq2Lgzt1oWWSNmxbuGCwkRlm3VfIK6TzrrtcbcXt-ZEBrtSNweP-4nUpHyb6lNbjwMgQ/s2966/IMG_0978.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2255" data-original-width="2966" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKcTfir8ULwvhTnSrnJTY-KxL6XKEtUeb3HKJzZETw9-oJh-awfEZYZDe26vqS2D0DdIt6jq6GAF0ElQmc8fZU1290ENvw9CB09i0W3k2qEnafyI4COG0BXcq2Lgzt1oWWSNmxbuGCwkRlm3VfIK6TzrrtcbcXt-ZEBrtSNweP-4nUpHyb6lNbjwMgQ/s320/IMG_0978.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-19417606139919291122023-04-27T22:15:00.000-07:002023-04-27T22:15:05.612-07:00It’s never too early for Christmas <p>I’m preparing for the holidays ahead of time this year. 🙌🏼 I have lists made and I’m getting some cards made early. Here are some I created this week. </p><p>The first set was made using the 4 from 1 technique. I plan to make more of these, they’re so quick and easy!<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2IDuPilv84sODtHb2UPgQh9d_SQ6kf4hTlTPZewaVTMoUEKAeqq21iSXaCI6SgmNlVsLryZc-QCgTMixX_Z9wQKVH86tOEXttvqRG74GNN1qwMTRTDTfY_mXbH6Draej1TPiJRek1U8jJjZIt7DS8ATb1SrF61DWbl17RuHmEhZFcXvLUa4nFGNc0g/s1965/IMG_0853.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="1965" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2IDuPilv84sODtHb2UPgQh9d_SQ6kf4hTlTPZewaVTMoUEKAeqq21iSXaCI6SgmNlVsLryZc-QCgTMixX_Z9wQKVH86tOEXttvqRG74GNN1qwMTRTDTfY_mXbH6Draej1TPiJRek1U8jJjZIt7DS8ATb1SrF61DWbl17RuHmEhZFcXvLUa4nFGNc0g/s320/IMG_0853.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The deer are for my Little Moon. She thought the stamps are so cute, so I made her a card with them. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaOMit5_8IvY1Aqz2uSt-JbvXccCmCv6_p_HNc0Hz8xZRZivLDvvoOne4vAiEKbmiik9X7KpSypoDiCfc_SPL5DN9t9jo4yCV_9iHRbzjZUTqBThvHj5cNUkUQXKvcYO92OpDiIVxGCbixlJV_cw0zx41wYEk_EtFk5B65cusnczR2QomnmyIQBvGnA/s1980/IMG_0857.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1745" data-original-width="1980" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQaOMit5_8IvY1Aqz2uSt-JbvXccCmCv6_p_HNc0Hz8xZRZivLDvvoOne4vAiEKbmiik9X7KpSypoDiCfc_SPL5DN9t9jo4yCV_9iHRbzjZUTqBThvHj5cNUkUQXKvcYO92OpDiIVxGCbixlJV_cw0zx41wYEk_EtFk5B65cusnczR2QomnmyIQBvGnA/s320/IMG_0857.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-21671986884038680152022-04-29T03:00:00.001-07:002022-04-29T03:00:00.269-07:00<p><b> Swinging in to say, Happy Friday! </b><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurBpkyLmBqTiD37i8DrlyqyqF67uusddziAhT0rffHQOsnrgbGBXH4_mlIE0wDsAgbQpTkzCnAZnZErzet615Dl9J9JMuQgub7se9Xl0pN2-Oa5PF63wotlBU-DMYboVnR-vzPw8dDAw8jlR3o3UfXyTbO_6jLyEAqRQT_vkCsUP_jpmj4EfjmZwTGQ/s4032/IMG_8873%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurBpkyLmBqTiD37i8DrlyqyqF67uusddziAhT0rffHQOsnrgbGBXH4_mlIE0wDsAgbQpTkzCnAZnZErzet615Dl9J9JMuQgub7se9Xl0pN2-Oa5PF63wotlBU-DMYboVnR-vzPw8dDAw8jlR3o3UfXyTbO_6jLyEAqRQT_vkCsUP_jpmj4EfjmZwTGQ/w300-h400/IMG_8873%20copy.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today, I have a very special mixed media piece I created to hang in Little Moon's room here at Nonnahs. <br />To create this cute scene I masked out the owls from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/everyday-wonderful-owls-uu-8-17/" target="_blank">Every Day Wonderful Owls</a>. Then I lined up the little girl on the swing from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/everyday-wonderful-owls-uu-8-17/" target="_blank">Happy Mind Happy Life</a> and extended the rope to the moon using Staedtler sketch pens. Now, this is where things went wrong, I used different pens to fill in the masked gaps around the edges of the moon. I don't know what I was thinking... apparently, I wasn't! The ink from the pen I used to do that (I can't even remember which pen it was) bled and created a green tint that I just couldn't get past. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfsSkASZ-bjMmZirhLsf2sEG0kaF4qBLE1IQiEFp3TPIoUT_0OkgISKCR1OZzOQ8vJT6mAduwHYaUkZ5j4MdUlVW0SuzR1Up6NEcanC5Nv_uEgp1Fw3HC0uFP768NO_RkLKasIBXB0DtFbp_xyAMS53n-9KR6ImqRLhQxjj6DPksdkLkil2fHwfBj4g/s2534/IMG_8505%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="1890" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfsSkASZ-bjMmZirhLsf2sEG0kaF4qBLE1IQiEFp3TPIoUT_0OkgISKCR1OZzOQ8vJT6mAduwHYaUkZ5j4MdUlVW0SuzR1Up6NEcanC5Nv_uEgp1Fw3HC0uFP768NO_RkLKasIBXB0DtFbp_xyAMS53n-9KR6ImqRLhQxjj6DPksdkLkil2fHwfBj4g/s320/IMG_8505%20copy.jpg" width="239" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I wanted to watercolor the whole background so I tried masking fluid for the first time. It was interesting and very simple to do. I will definitely use it again. However, I noticed the ink bleeding in various areas, so I need to research the best inks to use with it. Some of the tintings didn't bother me because it's a colorful scene and I knew it would add interest rather than ruin it. I tried to fix the area around the moon because it looked like a shadow and I wanted it to look more like a glow. The background was painted with Daniel Smith's Iridescent Electric Blue from the Luminescent line. It. Is. Gorgeous. So vibrant and shimmery! </span></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8QrGbpIKUtoX_XN0sQsVElQWBrEoSkzFgDcFSp-kWM4zkOyeaDiXU_6gzg6cvvHMP_eYHc0V4pN5eQEUoTRjDAQ4Qy5Mf9ZdZXrY1cHhCOH3CKLvZx4RQ8mxmCKrIRtD7i34j1zSQ8PD-F73kDmJX8oi4gSbO17vn6sucUhJ2oso4S9uyH_ZEWA-OA/s1800/giu%2022%20collage.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="926" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8QrGbpIKUtoX_XN0sQsVElQWBrEoSkzFgDcFSp-kWM4zkOyeaDiXU_6gzg6cvvHMP_eYHc0V4pN5eQEUoTRjDAQ4Qy5Mf9ZdZXrY1cHhCOH3CKLvZx4RQ8mxmCKrIRtD7i34j1zSQ8PD-F73kDmJX8oi4gSbO17vn6sucUhJ2oso4S9uyH_ZEWA-OA/w330-h640/giu%2022%20collage.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>For the sake of not overworking the paint any more than I already had, I stamped the moon again on gold foil paper and adhered it to the piece, and was much happier with the look. <br />Little Moon loves rainbows. LOVES them. So I paper pieced the little rainbow t-shirt onto the little girl in the swing. I used gel pens to color her and add "moon dust" to her hair and also for the rope. I tied little bows from embroidery floss to anchor the swing to the moon. Don't miss the tiny hot pink toes and fingernails! So cute! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7qTsv4OX8hEUcKcI7yoiG8b-wkhs4SicN5wRLigo-htbGmA-Y9ad1u1qtUGEEusQlhetZLFE9IXlqK8xaEAgIzwdJl2ut9Otes9s_8vkLQ61jzZCbcpqJe6kxi_7MVdlhL4WArZKUsRWciQazBD6WWhrkYUKXjpvV4lpG2Mah0Z_aGw3iWqq1b-tQg/s4032/IMG_8863%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7qTsv4OX8hEUcKcI7yoiG8b-wkhs4SicN5wRLigo-htbGmA-Y9ad1u1qtUGEEusQlhetZLFE9IXlqK8xaEAgIzwdJl2ut9Otes9s_8vkLQ61jzZCbcpqJe6kxi_7MVdlhL4WArZKUsRWciQazBD6WWhrkYUKXjpvV4lpG2Mah0Z_aGw3iWqq1b-tQg/w300-h400/IMG_8863%20copy.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN7DZT2NqvfJ-PVPvAHchm3Pb0NPCjk0Q4EfqjWgcBayYFn6CPOUIBVx31P6yRrSHJyewT8EMl_t-HeLCHffYfLhoIfiOW7XoX1FCTsj8nApR6LT-C8U1QBzmGlI-HOrfCMtcFtLEpZ_KNPovvRQVEb7HhtG4pR9dC1X9SkhlIfapI3INo1Kd6oEWnA/s4032/IMG_8858%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN7DZT2NqvfJ-PVPvAHchm3Pb0NPCjk0Q4EfqjWgcBayYFn6CPOUIBVx31P6yRrSHJyewT8EMl_t-HeLCHffYfLhoIfiOW7XoX1FCTsj8nApR6LT-C8U1QBzmGlI-HOrfCMtcFtLEpZ_KNPovvRQVEb7HhtG4pR9dC1X9SkhlIfapI3INo1Kd6oEWnA/w300-h400/IMG_8858%20copy.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><br />The stars were added by outlining randomly from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/star-confetti-stencil/" target="_blank">Star Confetti</a> stencil then they were colored in bright colors and coated with transparent glitter and a few in purple foil.<br />Fun Fact: Little Moon's legal name actually means "golden moon." When my daughter decided on what to name her, I was excited to immediately have a nickname for her and began to call her Little Moon or Auri Moon. Recently, I discovered that the meaning of Auri is gold. She was born on the first full moon of 2018. Kismet. So of course I'm even more drawn to the moon now than ever, and of course, her room must be personalized! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaYFSyepQat3PzY_q8igcwz6-fQe-NLFC_m5gWt8MddyH_ngbBftlD0Ig_W0pVb9qCXTYJEzVouul5meFa6XThPnt_Vx_ecZM62LMC04jM27w-iOZdQk6dgKQd7k_BigKbW0C2u1YO-s9MLaHQkk1aECPukbVI0v9SCHTca8AdDWfE80TelQdIvMIcQ/s4032/IMG_8917%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaYFSyepQat3PzY_q8igcwz6-fQe-NLFC_m5gWt8MddyH_ngbBftlD0Ig_W0pVb9qCXTYJEzVouul5meFa6XThPnt_Vx_ecZM62LMC04jM27w-iOZdQk6dgKQd7k_BigKbW0C2u1YO-s9MLaHQkk1aECPukbVI0v9SCHTca8AdDWfE80TelQdIvMIcQ/w480-h640/IMG_8917%20copy.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That does it for my week this year! I hope you have enjoyed the things I shared. Make sure you leave a comment on each post from this week so I can select one of you to receive a gift card from Unity! <br />Stay tuned for a few follow-up creations I'll share during the upcoming blog hop as well! See you then! <br />Happy Creating! <br /><3 <br />Shannon</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHPyJN1laUnm80MyQoTQxBKbOAErRJOBL6pRXA5VWh0ZiGIbysuss4cTtindIR-qCYqmpVWq8rpunfPyLC8rF83N9fmnjhuR1nPYrCZ-4NcPk3DqZroHdB0AVg-WDiXVGuyENKRTtrXitCrJuBDRZVuTYexVi5hYPulft2NxvKDxdzGqgh2JTBaTa1-A/s4032/IMG_8873%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-12907366062844842422022-04-28T03:00:00.001-07:002022-04-28T03:00:00.263-07:00<p>Hi again! I'm glad you're back. <br />Today, I have a very special card I created for my daughter. It will be her Mothers Day card. I had hoped that I would have more to share with you all today, but life happens, right? <br />I am really pleased with how this card turned out. It was unplanned and unexpected, yet looks as if it was meant to be. I had colored and cut out the floral crescent called, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/world-needs-your-light-uu-8-18/" target="_blank">World Needs Your Light</a> last week and it sat waiting for me to be inspired to use it. The crescent moon stamp from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/magical-summer-days-kom-6-21/" target="_blank">Magical Summer Days KOM</a> also sat there waiting. I imagine they got pretty chummy being shuffled around, looked at, and tossed back over and over the past few days. Once I had the moon embossed and cut out, I picked up the floral one and held them together, I couldn't help but notice they snuggled up together perfectly. Next, was finding the perfect sentiment, which isn't hard with Unity Stamps. I chose to use part of a sentiment rather than a whole phrase from the sentiment kit called, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/patience-with-yourself-august-2019-sentiment-kit/" target="_blank">Patience With Yourself</a>. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3FCpJitV5yoWdAEUVgfs3bApKV5T_eVcTBdGDbQacKzQK6wB-Pyd5UDVUvYAwxk93cktysisoF4CI8zV2tKrOdLkyNWK0spFe6lFUb0Wulm5wIR3SpAjmEMlXmdJJAM_H7HFybRxYNazbMp3n8rUtOh4-9u7NW9XhaLKanIkMIow0Prl0d1p-HhXxg/s2096/IMG_8814%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="1572" height="711" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3FCpJitV5yoWdAEUVgfs3bApKV5T_eVcTBdGDbQacKzQK6wB-Pyd5UDVUvYAwxk93cktysisoF4CI8zV2tKrOdLkyNWK0spFe6lFUb0Wulm5wIR3SpAjmEMlXmdJJAM_H7HFybRxYNazbMp3n8rUtOh4-9u7NW9XhaLKanIkMIow0Prl0d1p-HhXxg/w534-h711/IMG_8814%20copy.jpg" width="534" /></a><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOdnVWcBBdOrN-wKF0XZ4Qv6TGPoILUUNpg3x_XzrwRPsSWkE3ajRWvGeBv6ND8rdMBhn_pjcfbtYK6W9iTZzJv0S8uXL4x5izVOBbz2ptE3scO2P7Jk34BYZfod8Tx8EUjp0XMz-k1STO4BS_2bQLBKupeIqTQqMFUuILQRdoKd3vfmSU19X8NyhVw/s4032/IMG_8819%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglOdnVWcBBdOrN-wKF0XZ4Qv6TGPoILUUNpg3x_XzrwRPsSWkE3ajRWvGeBv6ND8rdMBhn_pjcfbtYK6W9iTZzJv0S8uXL4x5izVOBbz2ptE3scO2P7Jk34BYZfod8Tx8EUjp0XMz-k1STO4BS_2bQLBKupeIqTQqMFUuILQRdoKd3vfmSU19X8NyhVw/w258-h343/IMG_8819%20copy.jpg" width="258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oaC6J_6ptXp8gYP0x43ztooN7coyHip4dCkZAWtaW1nfMl74UNPcX1dUV5rDzOBqFXRIO_vStPxErwV9Imq-gXQZQmrsTTZxjOWAa3YY5sW0PT-lSQf4nN9IpXuB9Twj1OW9ZnfYApIu2FqkdVmR_I0-4qsajPZ1LgypO-a0GB4sNtUaAVClnf38Fg/s4032/IMG_8821%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oaC6J_6ptXp8gYP0x43ztooN7coyHip4dCkZAWtaW1nfMl74UNPcX1dUV5rDzOBqFXRIO_vStPxErwV9Imq-gXQZQmrsTTZxjOWAa3YY5sW0PT-lSQf4nN9IpXuB9Twj1OW9ZnfYApIu2FqkdVmR_I0-4qsajPZ1LgypO-a0GB4sNtUaAVClnf38Fg/w257-h343/IMG_8821%20copy.jpg" width="257" /><br /></a><br /></div></div></div><br />I hope you'll be able to return again tomorrow as I close out this fun week! I love reading your comments and appreciate all the kind words that have been posted. Thank you! <br />See you tomorrow! <br /><3 Shannon <br /><br />{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-59585834114919829642022-04-27T03:00:00.001-07:002022-04-27T03:00:00.262-07:00I can make that!<br />Hi there! Glad you're here and hope you're having a good week. <br />Today, I'm sharing a couple of inspiration pieces. My first one is a slimline sized card inspired by a new series of printed papers I'm gaga for. I decided not to share the link because it's from a competitive company and this week is all about Unity. When I saw the different designs of loose watercolored style paintings that abstractly look like landscapes, I thought, "I can make that!" Ha! Well, I need a lot of practice and a lot more patience to work with watercolor. Mine doesn't really look like the inspiration but I do like how it turned out. I use the sentiment kit called, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/no-better-words-december-2020-sentiment-kit/" target="_blank">No Better Words</a>, as well as the full moon from the SMAK kit, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/look-up-get-lost-smak-7-18/" target="_blank">Look Up & Get Lost</a>. After the panel dried I splattered it with white acrylic paint, then stamped and embossed the moon in white and the trees in black with some stardust powder sprinkled in to look like light from the moon coming through. The water area reflection was done by lifting color using water and the round moon from the No Better Words kit. I love the slim sentiments in that kit and think they're perfect for cards where the art wants to shine. <br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxzzV1PsOZyRj8VzknyBMYvC0rmh1fai-Y_UdZyKzvBxSi-_Xbd16teHALRXV-c8SQvqx5akbbyU8YTNxME-Hs1VavwxwiH44BRIjQXPJbuFhY2_I_UQJK-qOyqxCZhF6G_Xgs7E8YDMv-szySWPwEDi_8djgraIf_CB_KUQ-Z7Z2klqRU2PMKsCT8Q/s3545/IMG_8664%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3545" data-original-width="2486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibxzzV1PsOZyRj8VzknyBMYvC0rmh1fai-Y_UdZyKzvBxSi-_Xbd16teHALRXV-c8SQvqx5akbbyU8YTNxME-Hs1VavwxwiH44BRIjQXPJbuFhY2_I_UQJK-qOyqxCZhF6G_Xgs7E8YDMv-szySWPwEDi_8djgraIf_CB_KUQ-Z7Z2klqRU2PMKsCT8Q/w448-h640/IMG_8664%20copy.jpg" width="448" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllQqgRjoCA9H3bVHSxUK-hvZ6VYYprD0XtPtg7lSC083UNHbVYbAFoQkBnWfcTlX6h4886oQKY8tnKr3hs4VNffG1xIGFNeam6f344qiXdzPMcx9E6QEpQws_PFK-UWVDyFdkiZp4GXhaOTD8wf7s_U0BsF3zh6rmV023gi49PUYSlmYBCL01-pgNcg/s4032/IMG_8667%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllQqgRjoCA9H3bVHSxUK-hvZ6VYYprD0XtPtg7lSC083UNHbVYbAFoQkBnWfcTlX6h4886oQKY8tnKr3hs4VNffG1xIGFNeam6f344qiXdzPMcx9E6QEpQws_PFK-UWVDyFdkiZp4GXhaOTD8wf7s_U0BsF3zh6rmV023gi49PUYSlmYBCL01-pgNcg/s320/IMG_8667%20copy.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My second inspiration piece comes from a tapestry I came across while looking for items for my granddaughter's bedroom. Instead of a card, I made it a 5x7 framed piece and really like it. <br />I used the moons from Look Up & Get Lost, the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/star-confetti-stencil/" target="_blank">Star Confetti</a> stencil, and floral bits from, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/in-my-garden/" target="_blank">In My Garden</a> and <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/circle-of-friendship/" target="_blank">Circle of Friendship</a>. I stamped and embossed in layers, green, then pink. The moons are silver. The little flowers and butterflies were hand cut and added separately. The whole panel was spritzed and splattered with shimmer and stars. <br />What has inspired you lately? </div></div></div><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81kkutZXGtL._AC_SX679_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81kkutZXGtL._AC_SX679_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9FMT3jH79QgzQExMz4Lo2-0wdrhtXUlApbjhJc512Yay15S_CTSIIBPdy1pm1gaaXXNW6Tyg1ERKh6LExsnPB0AhFJkq2kQbSDKhF48TOR1z1SSZRDuYr2248qu2IudUND9ra1S1Nk_b8BoSItnDC90hNbP0u1oT1A8th9OHbBeaZsS8X0NDBQ2suA/s807/IMG_8511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9FMT3jH79QgzQExMz4Lo2-0wdrhtXUlApbjhJc512Yay15S_CTSIIBPdy1pm1gaaXXNW6Tyg1ERKh6LExsnPB0AhFJkq2kQbSDKhF48TOR1z1SSZRDuYr2248qu2IudUND9ra1S1Nk_b8BoSItnDC90hNbP0u1oT1A8th9OHbBeaZsS8X0NDBQ2suA/w242-h320/IMG_8511.JPG" width="242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytLFAJpXyCMts-W5psG1KwfNpd6XjTmy55myAXepoYwsAS7LQyVxkFGXNkgARHXajYuBwgDlnFd4gDeWvi6Il3Fp8Nnykc7rAeoNasKaZ5VQI-tLStJEnRYt9k8LhI6zo3uIwgDK1ZoVFnrw7zq3R9vOhutcXURJZKWcH4Knb-FMVSwZiYnAs9jUhFA/s2848/IMG_8696%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2848" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytLFAJpXyCMts-W5psG1KwfNpd6XjTmy55myAXepoYwsAS7LQyVxkFGXNkgARHXajYuBwgDlnFd4gDeWvi6Il3Fp8Nnykc7rAeoNasKaZ5VQI-tLStJEnRYt9k8LhI6zo3uIwgDK1ZoVFnrw7zq3R9vOhutcXURJZKWcH4Knb-FMVSwZiYnAs9jUhFA/s320/IMG_8696%20copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXSeuWOAZpKi4MB5-N6bg2tGXDGhAr-AxpmiHMA7SffIAJiX8jyXbhNBKszUtrQaxufBhYB4R6vCd6MZ2x1cJz2W3WfrAaZe3P4FvrjKbknuw-yYGj9wBZ7AXfEPwZUpYq2y8WWLjKs9jZGrfvj8-diuPf6ZsJ8zUjOUsWDVyxL-MyDxxXb6gVmOHww/s1777/IMG_8647%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="1777" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXSeuWOAZpKi4MB5-N6bg2tGXDGhAr-AxpmiHMA7SffIAJiX8jyXbhNBKszUtrQaxufBhYB4R6vCd6MZ2x1cJz2W3WfrAaZe3P4FvrjKbknuw-yYGj9wBZ7AXfEPwZUpYq2y8WWLjKs9jZGrfvj8-diuPf6ZsJ8zUjOUsWDVyxL-MyDxxXb6gVmOHww/w200-h200/IMG_8647%20copy.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuvRz5wAUUqdecBI8lWS8HM6rVAA3F7j3D4wYsqclwJCp31V9dMverhfp0ssTcmYR84KeoftgjvHfbyNy8Rb9PdjoTMtr4io5CqnL1xWydJu5CVyZYz4Ij2XDkXGeB97stC6ZhTT_-Jg9tPj7xy9TPJcagOxY6CW_PxxnKvzoCvW_kulE9jKuQwNybQ/s3483/IMG_8648%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3483" data-original-width="2612" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbuvRz5wAUUqdecBI8lWS8HM6rVAA3F7j3D4wYsqclwJCp31V9dMverhfp0ssTcmYR84KeoftgjvHfbyNy8Rb9PdjoTMtr4io5CqnL1xWydJu5CVyZYz4Ij2XDkXGeB97stC6ZhTT_-Jg9tPj7xy9TPJcagOxY6CW_PxxnKvzoCvW_kulE9jKuQwNybQ/w150-h200/IMG_8648%20copy.jpg" width="150" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thanks for stopping by & have a great Wednesday! I'll be painting and playing with my Little Moon all day! <br /><3 Shannon</div><br /></div><p></p><br /><br />{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-14966443347242900092022-04-26T03:00:00.001-07:002022-04-26T03:00:00.256-07:00<p> Shimmer or Shine<br /><br />Hi there! It's day two of this fun week and like yesterday, I have two slimline cards for you showing two looks, the same but different. Both cards feature the crescent moon and star clusters from the SMAK kit called, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/look-up-get-lost-smak-7-18/" target="_blank">Look Up and Get Lost</a>, now I know you're thinking, "Wait a minute! SMAK kits were retired!" Yes, that came to mind for me after I had created four cards using that kit (it's my favorite ever!), I had a mini-meltdown thinking I'd have to start over. I reached out to Kelli at Unity and she reminded me that even though the membership for SMAK was closed, the kits are still available. I was so relieved and happy to hear that! <br />My first card has a watercolored background using purples and blues (Daniel Smith watercolors), very loose and saturated. I also splattered some pearly greens and golds all over. The stamp images were embossed in white and I just wasn't happy with the stars, so I double stamped and embossed and it looked worse. The image was offset a bit and the embossing powder bubbled. It was a mess. I was close to tossing it out. I used the Itty Bitty, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/sun-moon-and-stars/" target="_blank">Sun, Moon, and Stars</a> for the sentiment. It's embossed on vellum in a midnight blue color. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrAS2EIvhXmFjkwUl2DMR7SefeFAHSNtRNIqt-p5Cf0QBR7TCnKC8i2OKaqbhtEmGT5WRp15e-q9VqkRTlbyAMGxRx3MFU6FQyAFrLvzShJVStHJMCcNAUTAVuP4zcuwwgrjSQxQDeRBwlleAtGvSGEn6h3i3bOuu_FZxeOsW-6TpcPPcvMUglJvjgQ/s2378/IMG_8635%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2378" data-original-width="1783" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijrAS2EIvhXmFjkwUl2DMR7SefeFAHSNtRNIqt-p5Cf0QBR7TCnKC8i2OKaqbhtEmGT5WRp15e-q9VqkRTlbyAMGxRx3MFU6FQyAFrLvzShJVStHJMCcNAUTAVuP4zcuwwgrjSQxQDeRBwlleAtGvSGEn6h3i3bOuu_FZxeOsW-6TpcPPcvMUglJvjgQ/w480-h640/IMG_8635%20copy.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzaRHyPuu9pMO16eXF7ofPTrKtbkku-SMIUWcnAiG44NSmsv0JYQoLunEhF4529XRaoaP33T6DyNUog-u7lasqOrgHQ-DFNfWlTs5dnLjdao54k7I6fVhGoguLLrWHyDZHmPEzsLxRCn4dSA7GRObCl6jMhHH14kAe_c6ygVe_FCLs2s1w0wbplPsCA/s2481/IMG_8640%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2481" data-original-width="1861" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzaRHyPuu9pMO16eXF7ofPTrKtbkku-SMIUWcnAiG44NSmsv0JYQoLunEhF4529XRaoaP33T6DyNUog-u7lasqOrgHQ-DFNfWlTs5dnLjdao54k7I6fVhGoguLLrWHyDZHmPEzsLxRCn4dSA7GRObCl6jMhHH14kAe_c6ygVe_FCLs2s1w0wbplPsCA/w480-h640/IMG_8640%20copy.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Instead of tossing that first card out, I started on a different one with a softer, cleaner look. For this card, I used the same colors with a more controlled stroke and less water. I stamped the image with clear embossing powder and filled in the moon with paint and the stars with glitter. It shimmers beautifully The sentiment is the Itty Bitty called, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/you-are-magical/" target="_blank">You Are Magical</a>, it's stamped on vellum, embossed white, sprayed with adhesive, and finished off with a coating of pretty transparent glitter. As I worked on this one I kept the first one in mind thinking of remedies. I decided to try foiling on top of the stars, so I coated each one with a liquid glue pen and when it was tacky I used <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/deco-foil-transfer-sheets-gold/" target="_blank">deco foil</a> from Unity and peeled it off. It worked great and now it's so shiny! I don't dislike it anymore and learned a few good lessons. Which team are you? Shimmer or Shine? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ar1yrANaUzJaTrH1TRJ8L8WcYxs7yPIeKGLTwROI9OabyZbQlCIBNDENdnTdbF_l6SaJuXOfUd19wKOO0_FKpO5V2JMX7xOqvwQ0wSe4C6FC6jgJRQ3YMK6hsXzCvL88GgnRz-1rrmXmOfrRXY3eHrDAXA2VDj2vIUc80ajS_7HXGeKqT1duL3F4og/s4032/IMG_8644%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ar1yrANaUzJaTrH1TRJ8L8WcYxs7yPIeKGLTwROI9OabyZbQlCIBNDENdnTdbF_l6SaJuXOfUd19wKOO0_FKpO5V2JMX7xOqvwQ0wSe4C6FC6jgJRQ3YMK6hsXzCvL88GgnRz-1rrmXmOfrRXY3eHrDAXA2VDj2vIUc80ajS_7HXGeKqT1duL3F4og/w150-h200/IMG_8644%20copy.jpg" width="150" /><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5jAWRVSYkpopXVC_fhZmombhEwFrd5vFPJ7O1SYZNHCjb5Kq1sHZrdBLOZC-KkgGECxbWmll54WavaYbVLPLPFtQVoaBCC8YHivwmmC4F9jjF5KS1b6K8Wy_28cwpbWCAQuVU8F7bZvDcim-LnElZnTe_xHaqpotG9kXk6SvzLVuKsf_fqe_t_masPA/w150-h200/IMG_8638%20copy.jpg" width="150" /><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMpA6IeW2kJ6WLUcyEqG54CoXLpkI0V6b-vA9nhAGJyxwyCl56vl2ji8vmUXlRADMXLhx6B8oaKKi_TahppJ1WcNdvIsA0u8c9j9_lMwjAVvSWZ1aLSQEyK33j2wERLa3hLEZPJVCuHRiWfFICB3bOxlaESXPwxkw7zM5IfmMWct_VPZSBmcR5URCZg/w150-h200/IMG_8636%20copy.jpg" width="150" /></span><br /></a><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Thanks for all your comments yesterday! I loved hearing from you! Have a great day! <br />Happy Everything, <br /><3 Shannon<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-77157688059377064062022-04-25T03:00:00.107-07:002022-04-25T03:00:00.209-07:00<p><b>Welcome back Unity friends!<br /></b><br />Time seems to be moving a lot faster; this week snuck up on me! To help me decide on what to feature this week, I asked for suggestions in the FB Unity Show & Tell. I had an idea in mind, but wanted to see what others would be interested in. One of my Unie sisters suggested a theme from my moon collection, that happened to be something I was already thinking about, so I ran with it! <br />Another suggestion, was to use Unity background stamps, and that's what we're starting the week with.<br /><br />For todays cards, I used the beautiful <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/celestial-city-bkg-1-22/" target="_blank">Celestial City</a> background stamp, and an Itty Bitty from Donna Downey called, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/a-certain-darkness/" target="_blank">A Certain Darkness</a>. <br /><br />The first card is stamped with Versamark ink on black linen cardstock, then embossed with gold powder. The entire panel was spritzed with homemade shimmer spray (gold eye shadow, glycerin & alcohol). The sentiment is also embossed in gold on vellum paper, framed in gold from a die cut from Gina Marie Designs. I finished it off with a few gemstones (Amazon nail art). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7c8J3BSLgWtj6nj6tw4wHoD_ECnMgBZiBeOLYNALVJTVJSk-C5IDViFqZWvufr0aSuETpApDpzMlgDLOWvK9sHQnFHEZtHwF8cN3WBb85Sd8JAeBfYnEGLZxlVR3mNLcZpxrMuZ5eiUPusTXpcRqbdVsE6gR-xfGosLJGDzZw5Lo3G2N_skhHQdHnQ/s2548/IMG_8542%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2548" data-original-width="1911" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7c8J3BSLgWtj6nj6tw4wHoD_ECnMgBZiBeOLYNALVJTVJSk-C5IDViFqZWvufr0aSuETpApDpzMlgDLOWvK9sHQnFHEZtHwF8cN3WBb85Sd8JAeBfYnEGLZxlVR3mNLcZpxrMuZ5eiUPusTXpcRqbdVsE6gR-xfGosLJGDzZw5Lo3G2N_skhHQdHnQ/w480-h640/IMG_8542%20copy.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxBeIl5pGPHNul_I4YsO5MqQLTt-9VjK9GZbPWJ-rpJYs3iEpZt0xUgm52klPu3MY-ynoRe2ituMtwENS3i2g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div>The second card uses the same stamps on a panel created with lots of ink blending and paint splatters. It's fun to get messy sometimes! The background image was also stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver powder. I die cut a silver frame and embossed the sentiment in silver on a piece of smoky blue vellum. I spritzed with homemade silver shimmer spray and embellished it with punched stars from the same silver paper and tiny holographic stars (I've had them forever and cannot remember where they're from). I used the little triangel cuts from the frame die to make shooting stars. <br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1KCC0FxZS7osdUL9Fqw5A6ZobBinAsfRVHqNU4WQuyei1_DLevB9l2RVV2npO-4RKSGqPwrj3e4kNVuEAv50JEs6Eg5EGzz1PUM4zhn2Glw3q8cAmxr4bgwg2fklBE8YRMqXQ9tV18r8VweuF6lLujMETb9nNaysoiU1YOHi4Xm-4pGtiU2yRNdJ7w/s3284/IMG_8559%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3284" data-original-width="2463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil1KCC0FxZS7osdUL9Fqw5A6ZobBinAsfRVHqNU4WQuyei1_DLevB9l2RVV2npO-4RKSGqPwrj3e4kNVuEAv50JEs6Eg5EGzz1PUM4zhn2Glw3q8cAmxr4bgwg2fklBE8YRMqXQ9tV18r8VweuF6lLujMETb9nNaysoiU1YOHi4Xm-4pGtiU2yRNdJ7w/w480-h640/IMG_8559%20copy.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyi-2UZZHThElPMOOnFmZjwxZMaRZE62__ZPxFZYxF1rJz1BQtOuWu8xVHJJ_JvVUhQkdqbtb1XbOdnUWtMew' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div>I really ejoyed making these cards. I'm not sure which one is my favorite, I love the monochromatic style of the first card, but also love the fun holographic colors on the second card. Which is your favorite? <br />If you are familiar with the GIU week, you know what to do next! If youre not familiar, Unity geneorusly gives a gift card to someone that comments on this blog all week long, so be sure to come back each day! See you tomorrow! <br /><3 Shannon <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-85997163133978895592021-01-17T03:00:00.008-08:002021-01-17T14:47:30.928-08:00<h1 style="text-align: left;">Gifts</h1><div><br />Hi There! Today I'm hopping along with the other Growing In Unity artists from the past couple of months. As always, Unity is generously giving away a prize to the lucky winners chosen from the comments left on all of the blogs during this hop. Make sure to follow the links below. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1p9MWbsEC5kGVkEktxHM3BEM-TpkkAFj7iRA0ymf1CR4NcCKNfWek47sLT7EYwIGWXqTO06TBOUHGvX8GhfB5lVALHq_pHk63wpVCvB0yg87dsCO38EDV24XNDAuaZKEj7B3NdbOxPRU/s2048/IMG_4534.2+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1p9MWbsEC5kGVkEktxHM3BEM-TpkkAFj7iRA0ymf1CR4NcCKNfWek47sLT7EYwIGWXqTO06TBOUHGvX8GhfB5lVALHq_pHk63wpVCvB0yg87dsCO38EDV24XNDAuaZKEj7B3NdbOxPRU/w488-h640/IMG_4534.2+copy.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br />Speaking of generosity, I decided to create with and feature some of the gifts I have received from Unity. Among them is a little canvas bag that came in one of my membership kits, a cute Gnome that was a freebie a while back, and a large shipping tag. <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> One of my favorite things to create is stuffies. Sweet little felt cuties created by stamping onto felt and sewing them together. They are a labor of love and worth every minute...and pinprick! It's truly a special moment when they're complete, it's like the rubber stamp has come to life. Just look at that little guy! Ahh! I love him!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTqSWnhzXKZ5P7r1S-rDMJqao7NaGT8RECX5JaNBnsbepiOC9HT8OaK0g8T64QlQsIuCoOWBG9glb6rXD2x0cB1fUinN5prRhSSO9fmZ875BEQJCqX-hiIBUe2BAEKt4QCra36HqlV5E2/s2048/IMG_4531.2+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGTqSWnhzXKZ5P7r1S-rDMJqao7NaGT8RECX5JaNBnsbepiOC9HT8OaK0g8T64QlQsIuCoOWBG9glb6rXD2x0cB1fUinN5prRhSSO9fmZ875BEQJCqX-hiIBUe2BAEKt4QCra36HqlV5E2/w480-h640/IMG_4531.2+copy.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>I also stamped the large heart from Loads of Love. I sewed the design with regular thread then stuffed it up so my little Gnome would have a comfy buddy. <br />The canvas bag was stamped using the background sized image from the current KOM and then I traced the designs with embroidery floss. I hope to develop real embroidery skills this year and create some really beautiful things. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sCjauaj-8r7Bc2pY0J41HVimGvAryv_9zPZoVzNWmxLH1lclgorUr_US3rbYONASMk9RSvZ08sIN0U57sqn7L-N96WWayeZt6rbORD-McbttTDcUFai9WFHL1uX3yhQJEGKJXZKurJep/s2048/Gnome+Stuffie+Collage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="2048" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0sCjauaj-8r7Bc2pY0J41HVimGvAryv_9zPZoVzNWmxLH1lclgorUr_US3rbYONASMk9RSvZ08sIN0U57sqn7L-N96WWayeZt6rbORD-McbttTDcUFai9WFHL1uX3yhQJEGKJXZKurJep/w640-h518/Gnome+Stuffie+Collage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Finally, I channeled the Queen of tags, Angela Magnuson, and dressed up a large shipping tag that came as a gift with one of my orders. Angela just celebrated a birthday, which means great deals are happening at Unity! <br />*both stamps I used on the tag are from previous KOM's. Love is from 09/19 & the heart border is from 01/13</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLC9E9YniGKDcrf6EokIjHjMq6-nV7nVIyS8zm20In9GlO-yY7pLGRD4Wigr0hYUegbm-tPJJ7LNNDUnTWhvnKZqzt7CSuGXyU2A8ZxSy1A8N540gXy20pr7zmgWAZw5k_6vfB1XPcoMx/s2048/IMG_4522.2+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLC9E9YniGKDcrf6EokIjHjMq6-nV7nVIyS8zm20In9GlO-yY7pLGRD4Wigr0hYUegbm-tPJJ7LNNDUnTWhvnKZqzt7CSuGXyU2A8ZxSy1A8N540gXy20pr7zmgWAZw5k_6vfB1XPcoMx/w640-h640/IMG_4522.2+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />That's the blog for today friends! 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I’m back with a little peek at a set of cards I made late on Christmas Eve for my daughter to give out to family members. It turned out so cute and went together quickly. The little foam gingerbread guy fits right in with Unity’s candies from the 10/13 KOM “<a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/oh-christmas-tree-kom-10-13/" target="_blank">Oh Christmas Tree</a>” and the background called “<a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/a-little-christmas-carol/" target="_blank">A Little Christmas Carol</a>” <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwYDD91F7WOK7j6QeIW_EdTWV79_chOaoth8FZDyZWV5z7PYJERumU0ZxdSbb5sFez7ysTTBu380E_uz7AW03hxJ3svrCNCRSXG8EdOX4ORa5qrmN-SeS9tk5kSUryEhODIEY2FDOxe9X/s2048/C3A7174B-62C9-41A9-8451-B207CFA698AC.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwYDD91F7WOK7j6QeIW_EdTWV79_chOaoth8FZDyZWV5z7PYJERumU0ZxdSbb5sFez7ysTTBu380E_uz7AW03hxJ3svrCNCRSXG8EdOX4ORa5qrmN-SeS9tk5kSUryEhODIEY2FDOxe9X/w400-h400/C3A7174B-62C9-41A9-8451-B207CFA698AC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Now for the announcement you came here for!! 😁 </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzGV9Nx9usaRWP88uziugcgA3PxrWP6cuLLvDHvSaCjD84oH2g2La-erWUpJkNKH0OyihiBDJYwfCK2w1THfDoM5UWI_dKSfBfLROQUWUTK-zNnvzPlp5v1TbUgCaoj7sIljgtFYTuQc1/s2048/67D7092E-F105-449A-88E5-A3CEFEC9C3B9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzGV9Nx9usaRWP88uziugcgA3PxrWP6cuLLvDHvSaCjD84oH2g2La-erWUpJkNKH0OyihiBDJYwfCK2w1THfDoM5UWI_dKSfBfLROQUWUTK-zNnvzPlp5v1TbUgCaoj7sIljgtFYTuQc1/w400-h243/67D7092E-F105-449A-88E5-A3CEFEC9C3B9.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p>Congratulations you two! Be sure to message me or email me your address within 2 weeks! scrapaholic007 @ yahoo. com - no spaces </p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-1469145281134660632020-12-25T00:00:00.033-08:002020-12-25T00:00:08.568-08:00<p> Merry Christmas! <br /><br />My last post this week features my very favorite SMAK kit <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/look-up-get-lost-smak-7-18/" target="_blank">Look Up and Get Lost</a>.<br />You might recall I used this kit for my 2020 Year in the Life journal as well. If you have the opportunity to get this versatile kit, don't hesitate! Unity just announced that SMAK is ending this month. :( </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxM2zMXmfIhyphenhyphenn77nAB54g9HmTJbCRZuX2xrCbZZDaJcXaBYtZew9ltdqZFfRsevFce0r1FMcZ357up_X4dqOeBJB-Zo2pK1NS4jWcuPFM4HSZgEzG7aC2LBoZ5w3M865nGPeSY6k9zK3H/s3185/IMG_3171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3185" data-original-width="2773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxM2zMXmfIhyphenhyphenn77nAB54g9HmTJbCRZuX2xrCbZZDaJcXaBYtZew9ltdqZFfRsevFce0r1FMcZ357up_X4dqOeBJB-Zo2pK1NS4jWcuPFM4HSZgEzG7aC2LBoZ5w3M865nGPeSY6k9zK3H/w349-h400/IMG_3171.JPG" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I used the Moon phase images to create jewelry for gifts. Black shrink film was punched with 2.5-inch circle punch and another small punch was used in the places where the jewelry rings, clasps, and the keyring would attach to them. The moons were stamped using acrylic paints on some and white pigment ink on others. The paint held up to the heat shrinking a lot better than the pigment inks. This was a very quick and fun project. I really love how they turned out. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGULf54PYQ-wikZ8RKh1_3sQz1oXfocuO4_aD0iPWhkxYAAr0S6lDbwb_8CBAnb_BSHZI3hNJVwWKqq3gCEuqEtNuuTEltDMSuUkKjx588ZOvN5i07uPli89sckjzJdzG3VQ_x_u4OD9n2/s1904/blog+jewelry+collage+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1904" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGULf54PYQ-wikZ8RKh1_3sQz1oXfocuO4_aD0iPWhkxYAAr0S6lDbwb_8CBAnb_BSHZI3hNJVwWKqq3gCEuqEtNuuTEltDMSuUkKjx588ZOvN5i07uPli89sckjzJdzG3VQ_x_u4OD9n2/w640-h530/blog+jewelry+collage+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Thanks for visiting this week and be sure to pop into the comment section for a chance to snag a grab bag of Unity Rubber! </div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Have a wonderful day! </p>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-14837875127037695992020-12-24T00:00:00.360-08:002020-12-24T00:00:05.207-08:00<p>My Little Moon<br /><br />Yesterday I mentioned that Phyllis Harris draws just for me. I became convinced last January when she shared <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/769461499/kiss-the-moon-art-print-hand-signed-girl?fbclid=IwAR01QJ0qgbGzEw86SvT2cKgdCp9vZHr0bswwHWizESYh1xqYFcMlnWznlW4#" target="_blank">a new illustration</a> she had created during the first full moon of 2020. I requested to purchase it immediately. We had a conversation about it and she mentioned that she "just sat down to draw and didn't even realize that it was the first full moon of the new decade." I shared with her the special connection it has for Aurelia. She was born on the first full moon of 2018. Her middle name chosen months before her birth is Luna. My loving nickname for her is Auri Moon. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4tMuvd0OqZWbBhYAGj4-vSxJg18aKlVCjdO_BoGA1OudeGdXVCrLdwu2tdufLHpzlM5JrhfcV61I9jxlwX3LkyyWLMux6yVByZHYQAYaj9Ai0JeP7OhD2K8pQSImLy8th6Tajxg2uO81/s4032/IMG_3135.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4tMuvd0OqZWbBhYAGj4-vSxJg18aKlVCjdO_BoGA1OudeGdXVCrLdwu2tdufLHpzlM5JrhfcV61I9jxlwX3LkyyWLMux6yVByZHYQAYaj9Ai0JeP7OhD2K8pQSImLy8th6Tajxg2uO81/s320/IMG_3135.JPG" /></a></div>Anyway! Much to my happy surprise, Phyllis released that image as a stamp! It's called, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/together-were-better/" target="_blank">Together We're Better</a> and I used it to create this light-up monogram for Auri's space here at my house. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt4lb53YP31iBiEFthsnmM-_PHhvgrYPSwRdE3Rw-wXq15KF6Bc76c5TbgCRcUoRc27jzhjxGTrVTmiyyEtIjbHNPhCA2ACCg5fqTpbZ45TDAb5jxnG7KuoSk-XUhFYgMwtPD8Nwpw-_r/s3926/IMG_3124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3926" data-original-width="2944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWt4lb53YP31iBiEFthsnmM-_PHhvgrYPSwRdE3Rw-wXq15KF6Bc76c5TbgCRcUoRc27jzhjxGTrVTmiyyEtIjbHNPhCA2ACCg5fqTpbZ45TDAb5jxnG7KuoSk-XUhFYgMwtPD8Nwpw-_r/s320/IMG_3124.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmJTr5D3wjtfZpwm0Qk12UfF7DDHW3lqh-j787PedTZgzSgvfOaL7osON9tmUY9TMy-4_q2ie5deBBRoaHaHqLRzZlsF_YK-3K5gH7q7znzmMGrPBNuF93zXjwd3q13kC3Bdr0xBGZf93/s3873/IMG_3129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3873" data-original-width="2734" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmJTr5D3wjtfZpwm0Qk12UfF7DDHW3lqh-j787PedTZgzSgvfOaL7osON9tmUY9TMy-4_q2ie5deBBRoaHaHqLRzZlsF_YK-3K5gH7q7znzmMGrPBNuF93zXjwd3q13kC3Bdr0xBGZf93/s320/IMG_3129.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;">Most craft stores carry these letters in various styles and sizes, the one I used is made of cardboard and is hallow so it was very easy to work with. It's 8.5-inches high and 1-inch thick. It stands perfectly on its own. I cut the back off and cut a hole in the front where the moon would be so that when I added the light, a C-7 bulb used for Christmas village houses, it would glow softly through the paper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyv6LJRPPrefMKf1SZHvvIPDiRtqD8KkslNT5DN5zMSvws5LT8hKJ_7wo3FOmg1sVA5Fj0L8twGg_f3ET2zzHidyZE889CU5Qi7v3p0KZRXIJ_sUUQCPWtTM7lOqSVLb9NmZJthC5MY9BQ/s1931/blog+monogram+light+collage+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="1931" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyv6LJRPPrefMKf1SZHvvIPDiRtqD8KkslNT5DN5zMSvws5LT8hKJ_7wo3FOmg1sVA5Fj0L8twGg_f3ET2zzHidyZE889CU5Qi7v3p0KZRXIJ_sUUQCPWtTM7lOqSVLb9NmZJthC5MY9BQ/w640-h524/blog+monogram+light+collage+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">I traced the letter onto Mixed Media paper and did a lot of masking to fill in the bottom with the neighborhood homes and trees. I used inks, pencils, gel pens, and chalks to color everything. There is some white paint splatter and shimmery accents throughout. I added a second layer of clouds for some dimension. The trees were borrowed from the KOM called <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/twinkle-kom-1-18/" target="_blank">Twinkle</a> and the Houses are from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/house-a-home/" target="_blank">House a Home</a>. <br />Thanks for stopping by this Christmas Eve. I hope everyone in your life is healthy and wish you all a very Merry day.
</div> <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwCl0iDKx1E83LCu13g-0KEG3PBwQ3-3xVGXE9i4nu07Ftr5YO8rOW1e_zLV6LQtGZvlDY537EuNKA8UeZuxrYzsFt1v2oAFA_LDpJ06PCgK661UxSou4pwW43a3Cij3kUYsddEwGNjivq/s4032/IMG_3737.HEIC" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></a></div><br /><p></p></div></div>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-39703749282915113232020-12-23T00:00:00.000-08:002020-12-23T00:00:00.182-08:00<p>Three <br /><br />On January 2nd my granddaughter will turn 3 years old. She has been an absolute light in our family. Especially during this traumatic time. She keeps the vibes happy and keeps us all too busy to dwell on the negatives. <br />Phyllis Harris knows the embodiment of childhood, I swear she has drawn some of these just for me! 😏 <br />This card features the kit, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/all-about-balance/" target="_blank">All About Balance</a>. This little illustration is definitely Auri, she's learning balance and actually lays down the basketball stand to practice. (Future gymnast?) How about that 3 on the t-shirt?! And, if you look closely you can see the little band-aid on her ankle. LOL!! I mean, come on! It couldn't be more perfect! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmjvkWpOaC2N72xLdQk5qO7Fly4p-nLXDXe68hPEwWa6zmchNwUB3oktQwHugigdfGKqk0673SAyvKk8wjOp4nOeWBBYF4BTbn8bWaj_gK6GFfBxLcchZljV0Ushn7NGWnq8gSjsiNqm9/s2948/IMG_3187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="2082" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmjvkWpOaC2N72xLdQk5qO7Fly4p-nLXDXe68hPEwWa6zmchNwUB3oktQwHugigdfGKqk0673SAyvKk8wjOp4nOeWBBYF4BTbn8bWaj_gK6GFfBxLcchZljV0Ushn7NGWnq8gSjsiNqm9/w453-h640/IMG_3187.JPG" width="453" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzrOTvG9_8pDZYQe4WC3V2TP3kp6KlNPEz4CDJFHDgDWjgsTkU6xK9gRFbjZ9NEOsjL-VhFQYOSNu33RhBTc3g92r3_TyFIdPryVjWqIIAnlqRWsR2GSwPvQu4RzWv_ybQUX0G-cpRP8S/s4032/IMG_2855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzrOTvG9_8pDZYQe4WC3V2TP3kp6KlNPEz4CDJFHDgDWjgsTkU6xK9gRFbjZ9NEOsjL-VhFQYOSNu33RhBTc3g92r3_TyFIdPryVjWqIIAnlqRWsR2GSwPvQu4RzWv_ybQUX0G-cpRP8S/w400-h300/IMG_2855.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><p></p><p>I colored her with color pencils and accented her with gel pens. I used some printed paper from an old paper stack from DCWV, a banner die, and an alpha die for her name. The gifts and teddy bear are little bits I borrowed from other kits, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/joy-and-things/" target="_blank">Joy & Things</a> & <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/more-blessed-to-give/" target="_blank">More Blessed to Give</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3985" data-original-width="2989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHBRr3OUSY8WCezUjsuwFpOmjTUp6KDZ881YxlLWnr5rwniJu-YODyXVE8v4rvNP00gt0lNi48KDmXo7UgIBtP7GOu4WMnZl4tFPqQw8cwU-1iYXbkqjmJ87L7e6vqknTSV2eEOADJ1Yk/s320/IMG_3190.JPG" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOY88bL-_xPsvh898DqanKxAyCR_dew3bjtDVLL_SwqSmf9ZA2LwbNgZO91sY7uA7RpCS13ZfzbKCo63jG50CtaRQeeHdjafUD8ZxwECnGNr4uigmbKiwGU6b_CkknHq3o4OdLTTPxOTBt/s4032/IMG_3188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOY88bL-_xPsvh898DqanKxAyCR_dew3bjtDVLL_SwqSmf9ZA2LwbNgZO91sY7uA7RpCS13ZfzbKCo63jG50CtaRQeeHdjafUD8ZxwECnGNr4uigmbKiwGU6b_CkknHq3o4OdLTTPxOTBt/s320/IMG_3188.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="color: black;"></span></div></div></div></div>{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-6954293376116925412020-12-22T00:00:00.001-08:002020-12-22T00:00:10.116-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Coffee, Books, Thanks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Hello! Today I have a set of thank you cards for friends that supported a book party I hosted for my granddaughter. <br />I have a confession. I am awful at getting things mailed. I make, set aside, and make something else. Sometimes that works out in my favor. A few of you reading this will find these in your mailbox sooner or later. 😖 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPSz8bNiJJsaw4k7d0rzA5tmHBX6nViFFSFAivubKJIziNLRgWvTheGXbNFmEByKDzUeWj-7Ql7EYo44xg2V1vlu2nCFPUZWoWNah5oxc17IZ39JkoScS3wgAoFASdTf7Mt79Kq14kXoX/s3767/IMG_3231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="3767" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPSz8bNiJJsaw4k7d0rzA5tmHBX6nViFFSFAivubKJIziNLRgWvTheGXbNFmEByKDzUeWj-7Ql7EYo44xg2V1vlu2nCFPUZWoWNah5oxc17IZ39JkoScS3wgAoFASdTf7Mt79Kq14kXoX/w400-h300/IMG_3231.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />This set was made using the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/small-details/" target="_blank">Small Details</a> background stamp, <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/chapter-one/" target="_blank">Chapter One</a> and <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/love-is-in-the-pages/" target="_blank">Love is in the Pages</a> on the envelope. The pages of the book were gilded with gold flakes. The books were softly colored with watercolor. 'Thanks' was computer generated, then cut with my Scan-n-Cut. They were spritzed with homemade shimmer spray. I embossed the purple panel with a swirl design to tie in the steam from the coffee or teacup. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O2wpE6-H3iL_YW40lkHuhgpmbG9G1iM6KITBCZt83lWq2wFPz3Ogmd6-gvl6JnArrjlf9-4VfqNQgw001QkWzAMrK716zICpOJEZ8ilppVT7MQIqKOE7TFkS7MVIlLBdSXuNQvmj1GFI/s4032/IMG_3228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O2wpE6-H3iL_YW40lkHuhgpmbG9G1iM6KITBCZt83lWq2wFPz3Ogmd6-gvl6JnArrjlf9-4VfqNQgw001QkWzAMrK716zICpOJEZ8ilppVT7MQIqKOE7TFkS7MVIlLBdSXuNQvmj1GFI/w300-h400/IMG_3228.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3towq4v8auj0Vq9VVrFMRVoBUfvVW2bUZU9X9vF4nU8MfArNaTOQqL_uZIP1i55YuKfqYV3Ohkummq3g_aQgo8pQxwLJjq1ZJPmRORptyZR5jqemTqvBytfQScdmVgQhL-aj78sh-9lY/s4032/IMG_3236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3towq4v8auj0Vq9VVrFMRVoBUfvVW2bUZU9X9vF4nU8MfArNaTOQqL_uZIP1i55YuKfqYV3Ohkummq3g_aQgo8pQxwLJjq1ZJPmRORptyZR5jqemTqvBytfQScdmVgQhL-aj78sh-9lY/w400-h300/IMG_3236.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Make sure to leave a comment before you go; freebies from Unity are up for grabs! <br />Thanks for stopping by!{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-12492971848651147902020-12-21T00:00:00.341-08:002020-12-21T11:38:32.073-08:00<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228;">
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2020 life journal</span></h1><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face="helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">Hi Unity friends! It's been a really difficult year for us all. The separation anxiety, the stress of adjusting to changing the way we conduct life, the effects it has had on us all. I was super pumped and ready for this feature last November when the lineup was announced. I had all my projects planned and started. I was happily teasing all of you Unies and making beautiful progress until May when my<span style="color: black; font-size: 16px;"> family endured a life-altering event that really knocked the wind out of me in every way. I'm still finding my footing in this new arena.</span></span></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The entry below was written back in early May of 2020. Shortly after, life changed and my special year-long project suffered a setback.💔<br /></span></h4><h4><span style="font-family: arial;">I am determined to complete it anyway so I kept this post as scheduled. </span></h4><h1 style="font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Hello GIU followers! it's so good to see you again! I've been looking forward to this week since last year!</span></span></h1>
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When my name was selected for GIU 2020 back in November of 2019 I was instantly inspired to create a journal dedicated to the amazing Unity & Unie family. The timing was perfect since my week landed at Christmas (again) giving me an entire year to complete my week of projects. I took advantage of the opportunities a year gave me. Immediately after my week was announced the ideas and inspiration began overflowing! So much that I had all but one project started before February 2020 arrived! Eventually, I did start second-guessing myself and got nervous that I might not be as excited for these creations in 10 months on reveal day. I also took into consideration all the new stamps Unity would release this year! Oh, man... Yikes! However, the beauty of working ahead gave me the opportunity to take my time, make changes, and not be stressed during the Christmas season.<br /><br />For my first project, I created a mini journal documenting 52 weeks of my life using Unity's generous, "gift with purchase" paper bags, tags, and Unity stamp images from my collection. When I planned this the Pandemic hadn't yet begun. Luckily it didn't seem to matter as I am generally a homebody by nature. </div>
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I've had this idea brewing for quite a while and I’m so relieved the timing was right to finally start on it. <span face=".SFUI-Semibold">I had saved each little paper bag and tag </span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Unity</span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold"> sent me for </span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">several</span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold"> years. I wasn't entirely sure what I would use them for but I knew it would be something special although I never imagined that I would also be documenting historic times of our world.<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">
<span face=".SFUI-Semibold"><br />If you'd like the details of the pages keep reading below!<br />Thank you for joining me again this week! Don't forget to comment <u><b>each day</b></u> for a chance to be chosen to win a generous grab bag from Unity Stamp Co. </span></div>
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<span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Here's how I created the bag book:<br />I </span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">c</span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">ounted out the amount of bags needed for 52 weeks. I folded them in half </span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">a</span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">nd </span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">arranged </span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">them so that the openings matched - one side of the </span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">b</span><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">ags natural opening is shorter, those were flipped to meet each other face to face - I punched five holes in the side and bound the bags with the jute that Unity had included in one of those gift bags. I kept the binding snug but loose enough to allow the pages to still lay flat when opened.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1d2228;"><b>The cover</b> was created using the Kit of the Month “</span><span style="color: blue;">Crazy Tragic Life</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">” from December 2015 and SMAK “</span><span style="color: blue;">Look Up and Get Lost</span><span style="color: #1d2228;">" from July 2018 </span><br />
<span style="color: #1d2228;">I literally slapped and splattered ink and paint until I was happy, then went back and filled in the details with pearl ex powders, glitter paints & gel pens<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CVG-WoVq-ccAFvM6zSkBT2zrLD1N3P5tj6RY__GUZV7ll0abLh4kTKr_Rwxdoiu-aWlwYueAzT4VZ0XPF5OOr5UvYHUUcvb2feJnJpLNC4w74bETNTCXqa-pyVU_pzx2IryIndlnXKP0/s4032/IMG_2517.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0CVG-WoVq-ccAFvM6zSkBT2zrLD1N3P5tj6RY__GUZV7ll0abLh4kTKr_Rwxdoiu-aWlwYueAzT4VZ0XPF5OOr5UvYHUUcvb2feJnJpLNC4w74bETNTCXqa-pyVU_pzx2IryIndlnXKP0/w320-h240/IMG_2517.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I used the Sun from the SMAK kit on the front and the moon, stars, and constellation map on the back. I wanted to give the feel of a whole day. The hummingbird and sentiment from this KOM was just perfect for the title of my little journal. It reads, </span><span style="color: #1d2228; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span>"</span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222;">I love this crazy, tragic, s</span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222;">ometimes almost magic, a</span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif" jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222;">wful, beautiful life<span>.</span></span></span><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">" </span><span jsname="YS01Ge" style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><span>Which I discovered are song lyrics. Their design layout fits the center of the sun perfectly. </span></span></span></span></div></div></span></div><h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;">I painted the hummingbird with </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">Pearl</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"> Ex powder medium and powders, the entire bird shimmers just like a jewel. I added details with gel pens and accented it with glitter glues in </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">various</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"> colors. They are a little hard to see but I filled in the </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-weight: 400;">empty</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"> areas with the trio of feathers from the KOM as well. I really love how it turned out. <br /><br />✋I originally planned to break this up over the whole week. Because of the situation, I decided to only share the first several weeks. Maybe I will share more at a later time. <br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span jsname="YS01Ge"><span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #222222;">Week 1 & 2 </span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">Firstly, I created a little notebook that fits in the first pocket. It contains a recap of 2019 and the struggles I had endured with severe anxiety and depression. I wrote about how the fellow Unies, Unity </span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: 400;">designers, </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222;">and the Magnuson family helped me survive. I expressed my gratitude and dedicate the album to them all. I also do a bit of rambling. LOL! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JK8qWEwlVteujD9e-gXPkYytMTQtFtTwe7at49FeI61eMSWMKJLG1aIUMNFV_z-NfuOL74TuwL7SI4ndeBqsshidZt5co0OXBlkgsld-zd4hfcAvPLwGr10OO1oH8VhMkzsP6SjNeiJy/s3176/IMG_3243.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3176" data-original-width="2813" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JK8qWEwlVteujD9e-gXPkYytMTQtFtTwe7at49FeI61eMSWMKJLG1aIUMNFV_z-NfuOL74TuwL7SI4ndeBqsshidZt5co0OXBlkgsld-zd4hfcAvPLwGr10OO1oH8VhMkzsP6SjNeiJy/w177-h200/IMG_3243.JPG" width="177" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFJa79G1UoyMcGCmQ-oByynPI7hgPaQStA4vqh4bNiKD8HTBkkvKMorcQYUqsR0yrSYjRK36671lMnM6oZkfSVp04IPlhAf23WuzpemNOEHwp4yoWT3qzAPBc8shg3a3OLnc_RjXSv9-4/s4032/IMG_3244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFJa79G1UoyMcGCmQ-oByynPI7hgPaQStA4vqh4bNiKD8HTBkkvKMorcQYUqsR0yrSYjRK36671lMnM6oZkfSVp04IPlhAf23WuzpemNOEHwp4yoWT3qzAPBc8shg3a3OLnc_RjXSv9-4/w150-h200/IMG_3244.JPG" width="150" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOWrq-ME6JOuNLpPEtNqXpRAAN0SSpkP59tYDZmRCqU5yxwv2PYphTNeSRUbfueMgFekMeBGcNSaaBBakq5g0MpVdFepFN57NcI32RGv4dr3623OKwJyphHiLWSPPFuHvjzmP6ojLtHKG/s3603/IMG_3246.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="3603" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOWrq-ME6JOuNLpPEtNqXpRAAN0SSpkP59tYDZmRCqU5yxwv2PYphTNeSRUbfueMgFekMeBGcNSaaBBakq5g0MpVdFepFN57NcI32RGv4dr3623OKwJyphHiLWSPPFuHvjzmP6ojLtHKG/s320/IMG_3246.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I used: "</span><span style="color: blue;">Frazzled</span><span style="color: #222222;">" - a grungy stamp from "</span><span style="color: blue;">I am Who I am</span><span style="color: #222222;">" - the sentiment </span></span><span style="color: #222222;">Breathe Deep</span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;"> is from the Itty Bitty "</span><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tiny M</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">ountains</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: 400;">.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">" </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">The inside is also stamped with the Itty Bitty "<span style="color: blue;">Strong & Beautiful</span>" <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2iKWCVNetJ5zLSvYMaCNh71M8dX4tJrES_poAGa3ExG3iFliOHQ2mKiUGtUw2a2sG9qGxEk84VEkcS8dA3OQRn20csaMcxlnafVE-HNBl1rkq72d3bavcTAW7SEhb36CbIzSwGRGOsIQ/s4022/IMG_3103.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="4022" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2iKWCVNetJ5zLSvYMaCNh71M8dX4tJrES_poAGa3ExG3iFliOHQ2mKiUGtUw2a2sG9qGxEk84VEkcS8dA3OQRn20csaMcxlnafVE-HNBl1rkq72d3bavcTAW7SEhb36CbIzSwGRGOsIQ/w400-h274/IMG_3103.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">Week 1- My </span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: 400;">granddaughter</span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;"> turned 2. I used Itty Bitty "</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">She Always Knew</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">" (Retired) and the balloon from "</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue;">Sweet Elle</span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">" to represent her. </span></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">I bought an </span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: 400;">exercise</span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;"> bike for my health journey and used the bike from KOM "</span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;">Be My Bird</span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">"<br />We had the first full moon of the year/new decade so I used the moon from SMAK "</span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;">Look Up and Get Lost</span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">"<br />The whole background is stamped repeatedly with the sentiment "This will be the best year yet!" From "</span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;">Midnight Kisses</span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">" "hello New Year!" is also from that kit. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">To create the background I sprayed distress dyes onto the back of glittered tissue paper concentrating blue on the right for week two's night sky. The bike was stamped onto tissue in order to create the reverse image of it since I wanted the bike to face the opposite direction of its natural state. It worked </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">perfectly. Because the background was so saturated it worked out to continue stamping all of the images onto tissue paper. I softly rubbed white paint with my finger over the areas where the images would sit so they stood out a little more from the background. I ended up at this point after many different attempts. I was so unhappy at one point I almost quit. But the white paint and tissue saved the day! I'm very happy with the final result.</span></span></span></span></span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><b>Week 3 & 4</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span>Week 3 - Been sick and </span><span>housebound</span><span> since Christmas, have a sinus infection but I'm finally recovering from the stress of moving, unpacking, decorating, and hosting dinners during the holidays. Finally the house as a home and loving it so much. Used "</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial;"><span>Heartfelt</span><span> Warmth</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">" and a grab bag goodie H O M E from "</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: arial;">House a Home</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">" faintly </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">visible</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"> on edge under "love."</span></div><h4><span jsname="YS01Ge"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal;">Week 4 Used "</span><span style="color: blue; font-weight: normal;">GiGi Party</span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">" to represent my dog Charlie who has had a horrendous time adjusting to our new home. I resorted to buying a sound emitter to train him and calm him down. Miraculously it works! <br />I masked off GiGi's party hat and cape, drawing on arms and a tail instead. </span><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">The background was created by using the </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">leftover</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">paints</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> from the house and another project by dipping a coarse sponge into it and twisting it, creating the swirls. I felt the swirls were fitting to </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">depict dizziness from my illness, the sound waves from the sound trainer and it</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> matched the circle designs on the </span>large<span style="font-weight: normal;"> Heart-Felt house stamp... </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">it's</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> so large the whole thing </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">didn't</span><span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> fit on the page!</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaLaqa8_g8qK-ou6t_4pVlfArQZ92KtALzizbYw2lSeOhH-9YmpCPUMqLNDuxlWkIjgElwfDxdqwwPubTvESznwqcGtHl7zHF5lCucIwrtlWAErktBGinhrf3qQeYsbCZ25wcOrGVjU47/s3864/IMG_3200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="3864" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwaLaqa8_g8qK-ou6t_4pVlfArQZ92KtALzizbYw2lSeOhH-9YmpCPUMqLNDuxlWkIjgElwfDxdqwwPubTvESznwqcGtHl7zHF5lCucIwrtlWAErktBGinhrf3qQeYsbCZ25wcOrGVjU47/w400-h259/IMG_3200.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></span></h4>
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<span jsname="YS01Ge"><span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><b>Week 5 & 6 </b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Week 5- We have a Woodpecker that visits my Catalpa tree daily. I spent time with him/or her while having coffee this week. For this page I used the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/blu/" target="_blank">Itty Bitty Blu</a> and just tweaked him a little to look like my friend. </span></div><div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQpuPOwSa5UjmV2oP9GbOcG3bZIMHlRpYFHSXwyTP0q5bvUHruFCWEsWPxQFhxkfytqXAx_4Ud6LTaBW8veAnYBzm7M4aDEF95S2262qbcfTOopCIuHAJC0LQLZEkeCThZAFKG9gh5iZr/s4272/49656782757_124177cee1_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="4272" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQpuPOwSa5UjmV2oP9GbOcG3bZIMHlRpYFHSXwyTP0q5bvUHruFCWEsWPxQFhxkfytqXAx_4Ud6LTaBW8veAnYBzm7M4aDEF95S2262qbcfTOopCIuHAJC0LQLZEkeCThZAFKG9gh5iZr/w200-h133/49656782757_124177cee1_o.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRevrG-SMFf_gNmXkbfS63_XPEk3ypx-UpTC6qs7Fl3jmP2FfEVG_uW0t47j2clxxHQuYptivLqlQAF8iUUtTjDdtN6SwGPZj_R2VqPzNZ5-W8BgOusi7Wz6Zh9jC0t2ABhnNjSZzV7ZA_/s3868/IMG_3333.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="3868" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRevrG-SMFf_gNmXkbfS63_XPEk3ypx-UpTC6qs7Fl3jmP2FfEVG_uW0t47j2clxxHQuYptivLqlQAF8iUUtTjDdtN6SwGPZj_R2VqPzNZ5-W8BgOusi7Wz6Zh9jC0t2ABhnNjSZzV7ZA_/w400-h253/IMG_3333.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif"><span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Week 6- I Love that my house is lined with huge Calla Lily's. My Grandparents had them around their house too. I didn't have a Calla Lily stamp from unity so I had to improvise again. I used the big flower from </span><a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/blow-your-mind/" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Blow Your Mind</a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">. You might recall I used that flower as a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2352047606076675347/591330973107091560?hl=en" target="_blank">P</a></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(77, 81, 86); text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2352047606076675347/591330973107091560?hl=en" target="_blank">oinsettia</a></span><span style="color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/2352047606076675347/591330973107091560?hl=en" target="_blank"> </a>a few years ago too. I just love its versatility. I used the biggest petal in the center and for the stamen I used the grunge element from </span></span><a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/you-can-do-it/" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;" target="_blank">You Can Do It</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">. Because I had been so creative that week I used the Art sentiment from Let Adventure kit, which isn't on the Unity site right now. </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdAsWyQLwKFX_DkGX_rbH_wO85BJE4thwetBq0JK62fwFHntHmtogx-fC5hFOPla3TM-I3H2TaRSB4NhdE42SWFWIzS691cV0ewpMPuGq3c7DnluVz89SGIgqFUJkTHTUktu1J_nhxbat/s3274/IMG_3355.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdAsWyQLwKFX_DkGX_rbH_wO85BJE4thwetBq0JK62fwFHntHmtogx-fC5hFOPla3TM-I3H2TaRSB4NhdE42SWFWIzS691cV0ewpMPuGq3c7DnluVz89SGIgqFUJkTHTUktu1J_nhxbat/s320/IMG_3355.HEIC" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lots of goodies on these little pages</td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Week 7 & 8</span></b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span jsname="YS01Ge"><span><span face=""roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">I LOVE how this turned out! More art referencing and it was Oscar week! I had received a grab bag stamp of a group of vintage men from this <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/totally-utterly-amazing-kom-5-13/" target="_blank">KOM</a>. I used one of them as my model for my oscar statue. 😁 He's perfect! <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQ0K2GEyXjUVOjUqw7mgqKk934PzxiwwyvsNUY9Rroij6E9duMnPBV79YIKGEOx5yY1VhaVvtWVQNZ4E-TO-vEeBC82eH-hg8HfyOdfP-9BdMPFJ7K9q8qBeY05qwlwbnEwsqpZrw3OdW/s4032/IMG_3386.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="4032" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCQ0K2GEyXjUVOjUqw7mgqKk934PzxiwwyvsNUY9Rroij6E9duMnPBV79YIKGEOx5yY1VhaVvtWVQNZ4E-TO-vEeBC82eH-hg8HfyOdfP-9BdMPFJ7K9q8qBeY05qwlwbnEwsqpZrw3OdW/w400-h260/IMG_3386.HEIC" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/unusual-day-poppy/" target="_blank">Unusual Day Poppy</a> & <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/stay-classy-kom-3-18/" target="_blank">Stay Classy</a> <br />Right: SMAK <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/its-a-feeling-smak-1-20/" target="_blank">It's a Feeling</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T0cAPeos_-vhyrF2LDFlx4AcFvmDkR60g1ERxhxuI7zXBXZQEPMMPnuiE3xASf5fNxS_EOe9omVSZbTJx0sBlyL1bcm-1bpTU3zizkaknyn0x7PqGKWoKC8Txv3SN5SMJamZJ72RoMgV/s4032/IMG_3383.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T0cAPeos_-vhyrF2LDFlx4AcFvmDkR60g1ERxhxuI7zXBXZQEPMMPnuiE3xASf5fNxS_EOe9omVSZbTJx0sBlyL1bcm-1bpTU3zizkaknyn0x7PqGKWoKC8Txv3SN5SMJamZJ72RoMgV/s320/IMG_3383.HEIC" /></a></div><br /><b> Week 9 & 10</b><br /> reached for the kit I wrote about in the mini-notebook this week. </span></span></span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDA1-9szFVIcRZCN5yU7hoLdEzuoFSjupJL1jvjaS42lfLs3NX3qVoeaM4dZiBh24fm6vIngCaAU5jf30BQ-tWZI8_KY4W7r5UKZNyJJxynotkUnVZ2tfFqsPjkF-1t8_ga2AteknnnHV/s3868/IMG_3203.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="3868" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDA1-9szFVIcRZCN5yU7hoLdEzuoFSjupJL1jvjaS42lfLs3NX3qVoeaM4dZiBh24fm6vIngCaAU5jf30BQ-tWZI8_KY4W7r5UKZNyJJxynotkUnVZ2tfFqsPjkF-1t8_ga2AteknnnHV/w400-h276/IMG_3203.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/dont-give-up-april-2019-sentiment-kit/" target="_blank">Don't Give Up</a> & <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/you-are-my-person/" target="_blank">You Are My Person</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGEonGiMMIR8TFX5zzDnx9eSGcbkYolTCJ-S_gYAFxAGVrhEgJlrCgEOQU-twv9aVBvxi7EGartjW2BNE5QplQqadcuUXHGxK1QjUOGi_iSrqCDjZBhPOuCv0EpGDmiycVNHFxtHLwdHR/s3868/IMG_3204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2901" data-original-width="3868" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiGEonGiMMIR8TFX5zzDnx9eSGcbkYolTCJ-S_gYAFxAGVrhEgJlrCgEOQU-twv9aVBvxi7EGartjW2BNE5QplQqadcuUXHGxK1QjUOGi_iSrqCDjZBhPOuCv0EpGDmiycVNHFxtHLwdHR/s320/IMG_3204.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>
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<span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Unity typically sends shipping tags in these gift bags. I also saved those over the years. When I began the bag book I also began preparing the tags. I splattered and sopped up the excess paints and inks (from other projects as well) with them to create interesting backgrounds. The tags tuck into pockets perfectly and give extra space for more images and journaling.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwONjKq_-WMhnWWN4Vorhd-7pva0y3Ey8cARRcK3kP-gC_BqcpWsYpD0cpN1U_fMgxb7GiEmF-QYFkNzlBIbUsjPDWRYyoBuuHSJl82FBffmrqd-Iq6_9931rRddpeMFFaIuHlZ3bfrO_4/s4032/IMG_3259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwONjKq_-WMhnWWN4Vorhd-7pva0y3Ey8cARRcK3kP-gC_BqcpWsYpD0cpN1U_fMgxb7GiEmF-QYFkNzlBIbUsjPDWRYyoBuuHSJl82FBffmrqd-Iq6_9931rRddpeMFFaIuHlZ3bfrO_4/s320/IMG_3259.JPG" /></a></div>I hope I will feel inspired to work on this Life Journal again after Christmas. Despite everything that was going on, I managed to keep notes and follow the tips that I wrote out below. <br />Before you leave, make sure to pop into the comment section for a chance to win some Unity stamps! <br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Thanks for stopping in! </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span face=".SFUI-Semibold"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span face=".SFUI-Semibold"><b>*Quick Tips</b></span></div>
<ul style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">
<li><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">If you’re ready to take on a 52-week journal like this I recommend keeping a lot of notes instead of relying on memory. I used post-it notes with the week numbers and dates through the entire book then added important details to them so they were ready for me when I had time to spend creating art in the book.</span></li>
<li><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Work in batches. As long as your notes are current it’s ok to fall a week or two behind (4 weeks is only 4 pages) this gives you time to think about what images would work best with your life at that time.</span></li>
<li><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Keep it simple. These are small pages and it taught me to not overthink or try to cram everything onto a page.</span></li>
<li><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">If you’re blogging about your book, work ahead and don’t publish until completed. This keeps you from getting overwhelmed by a large volume of content all at once. This includes links to products used.</span></li>
<li>If you're sharing publicly on any platform you're bound to be asked the who-what-where's of your supplies. Keep notes of what is used while creating so that you are able to mention/link them quickly without struggling to remember. </li>
<li>Each bag can have an opening - the closed bottoms can be cut open for more pocket space if needed throughout the year.</li>
<li>Tissue paper (gift wrap style) works perfectly for reversing images or covering a mistake, trust me! I learned this week one! LOL! </li>
<li><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Mistakes are fixable - Also learned week one! my first two pages were a <b>mess</b>! I almost gave up right then. White paint is amazing. Combined with tissue paper... MAGIC!</span></li>
<li><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Use what you have but keep your materials lightweight. The paper bags are super forgiving and a great substrate but they are thin so keep things light.</span></li>
<li>Scraps and small leftovers from previous projects are perfect for adding accents and notes.</li>
<li><span face=".SFUI-Semibold">Dictate your notes to save time. Email them to yourself and paste them into your blog. This is such a time saver and can be done anywhere! </span></li>
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{S}http://www.blogger.com/profile/05637149105127644481noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352047606076675347.post-83982141742048201282020-03-09T15:16:00.001-07:002020-03-09T15:17:23.992-07:00<h2>
Overly Inspired</h2>
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I've had some pleasant life changes recently, things are finally in our favor.<br />
We moved over the holiday season. It took months of searching, lots of disappointment and eventually the perfect one for us appeared. We feel so at home here and believe it is the perfect place for us. Now that I'm recovered from the move, holidays and illnesses, my art room is set up and full of light and inspiration!<br />
I currently have <b>several</b> projects going at once and I hope to rein in the flow of creativity to a steady stream rather than a flood that runs dry just as quickly. In effort to do just that I am working on a personal weekly project. The project is small with big benefits as I'm finding that working on it is almost like a warm up phase for other projects.<br />
Along with that, I have several other items begun. I'm working a year in advance for upcoming events throughout 2020, It feels good to have a plan in place. I've always been a "procraftinator" and worked great under pressure. Lately, I've found that I'm no longer able to enjoy the creative process while rushing to get it done. It's nice to play and experiment with have time to change things if need be.<br />
One of the first creations from the new art room was this personalized frame for my niece. She turned 14 and is into gothic style skulls and villians. No problem, right?<br />
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I used a couple different stamps sets, silver embossing, glitter and silver leafing. Her name was cut several times and stacked for dimension. I spritzed it all over with shimmer spray and added it to a 5x7 frame. It's so cool in person! Lots of shine and shimmer, with so many little hidden images to look for. I love how it turned out and thankfully, so did she.<br />
I went in the opposite direction for her card and used holographic embossing powders to highlight the skulls repeatedly stamped throughout the background. The skulls continue inside the card and onto the envelope as well. I decided to use the leftovers to make a gift tag. <br />
I really enjoy themed gifts like this. <span style="text-align: center;">I was excited to receive a request for a dinosaur themed gift set for a party this spring so watch for that one! </span><br />
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Skull - Inkadinkadoo Halloweenscapes<br />
Flourishes - Rhonna Farrar for Autumn Leaves<br />
Flourishes with words - I lost the packaging & cannot recall the manufacture<br />
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Smaller skull - TAC<br />
Sentiments - Unity<br />
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My sons childhood buddy is expecting his first baby, a boy due in early July. (YAY! maybe on my birthday!) The baby's room and shower theme is Winnie the Pooh. I am a Disney fan but have never really paid much attention to Pooh bear. I have no idea why, he's adorable. Due to my ignorance I was utterly lost when initially starting this personalized gift. I knew I wanted to make a monogram since I happened to have a wooden 'L' for Luca handy. How to make the 'L' Pooh themed without it being contrived was another hurdle. I decided to cover the 'L' with honeycomb. That was the first step. I used a hexagon embossing folder coated with heating embossing medium and pressed and heated the shapes onto soft yellow cardstock.<br />
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I liked that it was slightly messy and imperfect; more organic looking. Then I used pearlized powders and paste to make the hues of honey. <br />
Once the 'L' coating reached its happy place I had to figure out how Pooh would fit in. I imagined him sitting or standing on the lower portion of the 'L' and tasting the honey, but he seemed too small and not prominent enough. I decided to look for images of Pooh on the web and within my Disney scrapbook stash. I decided that in order for Pooh to be large enough to compete with the size of the letter, he needed to be reaching into it for a taste of honey. I came across a pattern in a Creating Keepsakes idea magazine from 20 years ago(!) that was perfect.<br />
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I just tweaked it a bit and went for it. The rest of the process was just incredulous to me because I truly have no idea what wizard possessed me and created the end result. All I know is, I am absolutely amazed and proud of this little guy! I really can't believe I made it! I'm a little embarrassed at just how proud I am over it. But thats Ok.<br />
Honestly, the hardest part was selecting the background paper! I settled on some older SU! designer paper with a cloud print from my stash. Pooh, is essentially a partial stuffie made from felt. He's positioned and adhered to the background. The bumble bees were created with yellow pom-poms, black chenille pipe cleaners & vellum wings stamped with a texture design. I painted the edges of the letter with red paint to acknowledge Pooh's iconic t-shirt. <br />
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I adhered the monogram to the back and edge of a frame. It can be freestanding or a wall hanging.<br />
The frame is 8x10 size.<br />
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I made a couple cards as well. The only stamp I had of Pooh was tiny! It fit perfectly on the SU! onesie from the set "Made With Love." This onesie became official Disney merch when I stamped the inside collar with its label image and hung it on a wire hanger (made from a paperclip), completed with a big inflated price tag. The tag is stamped with an image from Unity's "Stinkin Cute" set.<br />
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I had some old Creative Memories paper with Pooh on it. I cut him out and got him messy with honey. He sits on a grassy hill with a perfect cloudy sky background I created with distress inks. I added in little bees and a honey pot from the classic SU! set, "Button Bear." <br />
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Interactive cards are so much fun and make a memorable impact for all that receive them.<br />
They don't require any special tools or gadgets and they're surprisingly easy to make.<br />
I thought I'd share a few of my favorites.<br />
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The butterfly above is the interactive part of this card. Gently pull the tab and it moves back and forth.<br />
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The party girl card above is a little more involved. The balloons, upper body and skirt all move with the pull of one tab.<br />
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On the sweet giraffe card above, both Mama and baby heads rock back and forth. Awww! </div>
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