ATU #41 Feeling Inspired?

Today starts another themed challenge here at All Things Unity!

This 2 week challenge is about getting inspiration from our magazines and catalogs!!! You know you have them out there, more than likely if you are anything like me you have a nice little stack or two

Now we all know that it can all be a tad bit easier to get our inspiration from our crafty magazines, but what about say like Time or Newsweek?  I can’t say that I get these mags but my dad does so I borrowed one to see what inspired me.  Now the one pic that I did use was an ad and a little more obvious but the other that was a top contender definitely wasn’t.  I think I’ll definitely have to save it for a future project.

Here’s the picture I decided to use…

I really liked the black and white simple background with the pop of color arrow.  I decided to go with the same concept.  I just turned my arrow the other direction (to give it a more positive turn).  I added a few more elements but overall but I really like the way it turned out.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Please go by All Things Unity blog for a to play along at this month’s prize.

ATU #40 One Layer

It’s time for another challenge.  Are you ready?

We are doing a No Layer or as some people call it one layer.  Guess it all depends on your perspective.  The point is KEEP IT VERY SIMPLE.  Think you can do it?

I was able to pull it off with a set that I thought was missing and found the other day plus I hadn’t gotten a chance to use it yet.  The even cooler part was that I was wanting to make some get well cards anyway.

I’m in Tampa this weekend at a ASL Circuit Assembly.  I’m so excited, I’ve already run into some friends I haven’t seen in a very long time.  I just might have to share more later.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by the All Things Unity blog to have a chance at this month’s prize which I just happen to know is rubbah.

ATU #39

Welcome back!!

Today starts another themed challenge here at All Things Unity! This 2 week challenge is a THREE WAY!!! Use any  Unity and Ippity  stamp and create something (anything) with a sticker/rub-on, a stamp, and an embellie.

Thanks so much for visiting!!

ATU #38 Anything Goes

Today starts another themed challenge here at All Things Unity! This 2 week challenge is ANYTHING GOES!!! Use any  Unity and Ippity  stamp and create something (anything) --anything goes on this challenge!

 

And if you link up for our challenges during the month of August--you could win our August Prize Package {below}! This month our sponsor is Martha- PaperLove!! You can check out her ArtFire site HERE and her blog HERE, and even head over to her ETSY store HERE!

 

Don't forget be sure to stop back by on Wednesday this week for some of our featured players from our last challenge {ATU #37 Vintage/Old School }!!!

Thanks so much for playing along! We really enjoy visiting your blogs and seeing your creations!!

Summer Wrapped Up (& I’m Late)

Welcome back to all those that like to play along with All Things Unity.  As it seems like that is the only posts I’ve been able to get uploaded lately. 

The new challenge is to create something that reminds you of Summer.

I love summer it’s one of my favorite seasons.  I love the flowers, and the fun carefreeness of it all.

Loved playing with The Twinery goodies.  If you would like to have some Twinery goodness to play with then you still have time to join in this month’s challenges to have a chance at the prize.

Thanks for stopping by!

All Wrapped Up - ATU35

Today starts another themed challenge here at All Things Unity! This 2 week challenge is all about TWINE/RIBBON!!

This is an awesome challenge because we are being sponsored by a marvelous company…

And they are offering up a fabulous prize!!  To see more details about it go check out the challenge at the blog All Things Unity.

This is my swimming take on the card…

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Getting to Soar–ATU#34

I’m addicted and I’m not afraid to admit it.  I have grown addicted to the Extreme Glitter (Hologram) paint.  It gives such a nice finish and effect.  And unlike paper that you buy covered with glitter, it’s not rough.  Plus it’s not as hard to add extra stuff to it.

So in honor of this challenge over at All Things Unity…

Seriously?!? Who can avoid using a little glitter with butterflies?  I mean butterflies are meant to sparkle.  They’re gorgeous!!

I hope I turned these and the pictures really show the sparkle that it added to the paper when I painted it with the Extreme Glitter.  Of course I then used foam dots & liquid scrap dots to add the rest of my project.  Stamps: KoM November 2010 – Picture Perfect, Donna Downey – She Said, KoM February 2010 – Nothing But Blue Skies

Another simple one, I used my Plaid paints to setup my background.  Then I used my With Sympathy Set where I used Versafine black & a Pitt Magenta pen to color.

Now remember that you can still play with this challenge and have a chance at the Mod Podge/Plaid prize.  I’ll also pick a winner for my blog candy shortly.

Getting My Manly On

For a lot of people this tends to be a real challenge.  I’m not an exception to this fact.  I think it tends to be the fact that we just don’t have a reason or want to go in that direction.  When people do they make really cute stuff.  So we decided for this challenge round we’d get manly.

Our new sponsor for this month is Mod Podge/Plaid.  As some of you may know I’ve been showcasing this past week where you can really think outside the box for using your stamps.  I’m not going to change that any today because Mod Podge products are perfect for supporting that habit.  In fact, they sent us some awesome goodies to play with… the same ones we are going to be giving away as the prize this month.

There are some really awesome products.  From the different kinds of Mod Podge to the paint brushes to the Extreme Glitter then finally to the stencils.  You can go wrong.  And it was all fun to play with.  So what did I do with it all?

I made a candy jar.  Because who doesn’t have a sweet tooth?

I got my tall jar from Hobby Lobby.  I then prepped the bottom half with Mod Podge.  Then I started adding pieces of Pattern (when I say Pattern here I mean like from a dress pattern) that I had stamped Clock, Inspired by Donna Downey, Vintage Postcard, and Lovely Lilacs.  I Mod Podged these pieces on as I went.  I then added the Green Chevron looking ribbon.  And Viola!!!  The cool thing to me is it’s got a vintage look to it but doesn’t have a very feminine feel to it.

Now for those that are stopping by for the giveaway that I spoke about.  I’m giving away the tote I made on Day 4 of GIU.  The catch?  Leave a comment here.  If you would like an extra entry, participate in this challenge, then come back & let me know you did.  This means that the giveaway will be open until June 26th.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Growing in Unity - Winner

It’s that time to choose a winner from the comments from this past week.

Without further ado…

Of the 68 comments that were posted this week, the winner is…

LOL, Karen L come on down you’re our big winner!!!

Email me and I’ll let you know what sets you can choose from. 

You have 5 days to contact and then I’ll redraw.

For the rest of you, if you come back tomorrow there’s the new All Things Unity challenge

PLUS…

I’ll be offering up a prize to those commenters & an extra entry to those that participate.

Growing in Unity–Day 5

Welcome back!!

Today is going to be just a slight twist on yesterday’s project.  In fact, I’ve done this project on a canvas bag and it was totally cute.

Supplies for today’s project:

• 1 – Tie (got mine from Mike’s for $2.99)
• Stamps of your choice (this time it really doesn’t matter about detail
• Ink (again with staying power)
• DMC thread
• Seed beads (if desired)

I will give you a heads up that I won’t be posting a project tomorrow just a winner of the Unity set.  If you do come back on Sunday you can see what All Things Unity’s new challenge is (hint: today’s project is a huge clue.)

Thanks to all that have been stopping by this week!!

Growing in Unity–Day 3

Woohoo!! We’ve made it to mid week.

We’ve got another trick up our sleeve today… I don’t know why I’m speaking in plural, it’s just me, hehe!!

Today it’s a spin on a bookmark.  Although i f you want you could make it into a couple of different things, so I will be showing quite a few pictures.

You can get a set of 4 spoons at WalMart for $.97.  I then used StazOn to stamp my image on the inside of the spoon.  You can then use your choice of filler, I used Nunn Design Gel du Soleil that I had gotten when I was at Inspired.  However you could use Ice Resin, Glossy Accents, Diamond Glaze, etc.

Here’s a more close up so you can see some more of the detail.

Once it all dries, bend the spoon into shape & add embellishments.

Now this is where I’m going to say you can do some other things other than just bookmarks.  You could remove most of the shank of the spoon and make it into a pendant.  Or you could stamp on some words or pics then use it for makers.  That’s just to get your juices flowing.

I’m not saying this is a perfect fit for our challenge over at All Things Unity this go round but it’s close with our spoon.  Feel free to go check it out and play along with go up for the prize.

Thanks for coming over today!!

From the Heart{h}

Hello my All Things Unity friends!!  It’s time for another challenge.  And this time we’re coming from the heart{h}.  What’s a hearth you say?  I mean it’s not like it’s an everyday word anymore.  It was the place in front of the fireplace that was used for cooking.  That’s why we are using anything food related.

For our cherry bling earrings, it was just stamped with Green StazOn on Shrink Plastic, colored with sharpies & Faber Castell markers then of course shrunk.  I added just a smidge of Rock Candy Distress Stickles on the green cherry then added the earrings.

Just a simple cute little 4x4 card.  I figured I do something a little different than fruit.  And who doesn’t like cake?  Cut our yellow Bazzill to 3.5x3.5 and stamped with our sentiment.  Colored the cake with Copics and added to the base with some of my new favorite adhesive.  I’m loving Helmar.  First, when I met Tracy and I was talking about a problem I was having about my Crop-a-dile she said try the Remove Cleaner.  At first I was skeptical because let’s face it, we’ve all had someone try to sell us on something.  But over the weekend the more I used Helmar the more I got sold on the idea it might work.  Well let me just tell you I busted out the can and my crop a dile is acting like it’s brand new.  Why am I telling you about this now?  Because I used my crop a dile on my earrings and I used my ZapDots on this card.  So I’m totally loving Helmar right now!!

Now for you challenge players.  If you want a chance at the Flower Soft prize for this month this is your last chance to play.  So please come join us over at All Things Unity.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Break out the Unused

The poor neglected, ignored and unused.  Sitting there waiting for you to use them and to feel your love.  That was kind of the point of this challenge over at All Things Unity.  If you have anything fitting that description and uh umm ya know you do, come play with us.

Now I made my project, I got the opportunity to make while at Donna Downey’s Inspired.  EEKKK!!!  So you know I had to use some of my Donna Downey “inspired” stamps.

Thanks for coming to see but make sure NOW you come and play!!

New Month, New Challenge FWF FFC

Hello my darlings!!  Well crazy town may officially be slowing down just a bit.  Later today I will be finally heading to Athens for the Craft Fair.  So if you are in the area I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU!!!  If not, I totally understand.

We in the Friday FUN Challenge world are starting a new month of challenges, although you wouldn’t know if by me since I’ve missed the last few due to drowning in craft world.  But I hope to be getting back  into the swing of it now.  Kimme is the one back to challenging us and today she challenged us to use ribbon and/or pearls.  Cool combo!!

I used seam binding and twine for my ribbon.  For my pearls I used Liquid Pearls for the dots on the bathing suit.

Now for those All Things Unity fans out there, we have something special out there that you will really want to check out tomorrow on the blog.  So stay tuned.  As for being tuned in though you may want to go check out …

Christi
Jimmi
Kimme 

Thanks for stopping by today!!

ATU#30 {Get Felt Up}

Welcome back, ATU fans!!

Today starts another themed challenge here at All Things Unity! This 2 week challenge using your Unity and Ippity stamps along with some texture! Our theme is called "Get Felt Up" and you can add texture by using embossing (dry and powder), fabric, rolled paper, flower soft, glitter, and so much more!! There are lots of textures you can add to your creations!

To help you get started, you should check out what the ATU DT gals made--this will def. get you inspired. And we are happy to have Kim Howard, Lisa Somerville, and Megan Lock join our team as our May Guest Designers!! Soooo fabulous! Be sure to leave some love for all our gals:}

And if you link up for our challenges during the month of MAY--you could win our MAY Prize Package! This month our sponsor is Flower Soft!! You can check out their fabulous site HERE! Here is a bit about our sponsor::: Flower Soft is an amazing pot of coloured sprinkles that allows you to create text, designs and miniature floral embellishments, it’s acid free and is loved by card makers and scrapbookers alike and of course Flower Soft also makes fabulous realistic plants for dolls houses too!

Visit the Toppers or Paper sections on this site to see our unique designs, which work perfectly with your Flower Soft. Whether you are an expert or a novice we hope our website will inspire you with our examples and easy to follow projects. 

Can't wait to see what you make! Link up here to join in the fun!!