Unity Friends With Flair Friday

I am in a challenge over on Paper Artists Online called "Kill the Kit".  I selected to kill  Graphic 45 8x8 French Country paper pad.  I am getting the job done slowly, one card at a time.  This was my first card of the group.  I've been wanting to play with the Unity "Mod Clocks" for some time.  So I employed my Klic N Kut by scanning the clock and 'timeless' sentiment and using the print and cut method on the KNK.  So, so easy...no dies required.  I also made a shadow for the clock with the KNK.  The clock is colored with Copics, the sentiment edged with Distress Ink and the rest is all paper from the collection.

Unity FWF

Sometimes when I have very little time I can come up with a quick idea thanks to the awesome Unity Stamps!  Here's my very fast submission for this week's FWF using Bee Happy Hexagons.  What a darling set.  All stamps are from this set.  My Fisksars hexagon punch was the perfect size to pop out these different textured hexagon stamps.

Thanks for looking:)

PAO January 2015 Challenge

As I said below, I hope to participate in various challenges.  This PAO challenge simply involves using an item or items in your stash that need to be used up.

In my case that would be everything in my craft room!  Therefore I decided for the month of January, my selection for this challenge will be to use up, to the best of my ability, the November and December TSOL monthly card kits.

Today I completed my first Valentine card.  This quite possibly will be my card to my sweet hubby.  Valentine's Day is also our wedding anniversary...the 28th!  But knowing me I will change my mind a few times before 2/14.

Anyway this card was made with multiple TSOL items from December's Card Kit and Die Hard Club sets.  The base is Stephanie Barnard's Step-Ups Basic Card die for Sizzix.  What I found to be so wonderful in making this card was that everything I needed to make this card was included in those two December kits.  The only exception was the medium grey card stock from my stash used for the card base.

Thanks for looking.

HAPPY 2015!

Writing 2015 just blows me away!  Time flies.  My hope for all reading this blog is to have a very healthy and happy year to come.

I haven't posted all month but that is about to change.  My plan this year is to be more involved in card challenges AND get some kind of scrapping done as well.


First off is a challenge that I create myself on Paperartistsonline.com.  Each month I will be posting on the 1st, a card sketch for anyone there to use to create their own version.  For January I decided I wanted to push myself out of my semetricalness (I know, not a real word) and go for some different angles.  I like the opposing feel of angles being stretched out creating a sense of movement.  This is my sketch and first spin on that idea.

Materials used:

TSOL patterned paper from the December Card Kit used for the panels and paper piecing.
Paper Smooches "Spiffy Scooters" and die sets

Thanks for looking and Happy New Year

FWF Holiday Card

This Unity kit I played with tonight is the best!  I used the October 2013 KOM "Oh Christmas Tree". There are so many stamps to choose from that I had a hard time deciding what to do.  But I had two goals tonight.  One was to get a FWF card in on time and at the same time use my PAO sketch to create it with.  I think I achieved my goals.

I scanned the jar and tag and then printed and cut on my Klic N Kut.  I so love my KNK!  The jar was  printed on Copic friendly paper and my ink jet printer ink does the job.  No smearing or bleeding.  I also did a little paper piecing for the bow around the jar's lid.  Then once finished coloring the jar I stamped the peppermint candy inside the jar.  Love those little candies...so cute.

All stamps are from Oh Christmas Tree:

Thanks for looking and I appreciate comments:)

PAO December 2014 Sketch Card

I've taken over the challenge of creating a monthly card sketch on PaperArtistsOnline for my friend Jen who is focusing on the monthly layout sketch over there.  Jen will be a hard act to follow.  Her card sketches have been fabulous, challenging and so much fun.

So for my first sketch I actually created one of my typical stream-of-consciousness cards and then made the sketch.  Is that cheating?


Though going backwards here this is my sketch:

This is the original card I made the sketch above from.  Large die cut tag from PTI, fern stamp JudiKin's, little tag and stamp TSOL/Stephanie Barnard and matting from assorted MFT Blueprint sets.  Paper from assorted stash.

Finally, I actually made a card FROM the sketch.  I just wish the shimmery appearance of this card showed up better in the photo.  Card base and blue/green panel are from Club Scrap collections, tree is a die from Elizabeth Crafts and sentiment die is PTI.

Thanks for looking.

Unity FWF Easy Embossed Card

This was so easy it's embarrassing.  Embossing folders really are an easy, quick and terrific way to make a fast card.   The sentiment is a Unity stamp which fits nicely into the blank area of this embossing folder.  A few buttons with enamel dots, some baker's twine and Bob's your Uncle as my friend Jen says.

Thanks for looking.