GIU Day 5 Become the Woman You Dream of Being

Welcome back to Day 5 of my GIU week. I have enjoyed all the comments on my blog this week and will be choosing 2 winners tomorrow. Now on to my project.

I decided to use this stamp set- Dream of Being by Angie Blom from Unity Stamp Company for this page in my SMASH book that my friend, Laura, made for me for our Arizona trip this past September. The picture is of me standing at the overlook at Grand Canyon just before we went on the trail down the canyon. She added the colored pencils/Joy stickers and the papers. I decided to leave the green paper area blank in case I decide to write something there one day. I stamped all 3 images on typing paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink. I colored in the woman image with American Crafts colored pencils and NPW 50/50  Two Tones colored pencils.

Please feel free to join me later tonight in A Day of Thanks Blog Hop. I used another Unity stamp set on that project. Thanks again for stopping by!

GIU Day 4 Too Beautiful For Earth

Welcome back to Day 4 of GIU! Thank you all for the comments this week.

I used Too Beautiful for Earth by Phyllis Harris stamp set on this card and stamped all 4 images on typing paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink. The card base is Recollections 4" x 5.5" White Value Pack. The yellow background paper is from Basic Grey Saturday Morning 6" x 6" pad. I don't usually use yellow paper since it's not a color I like, but I thought it fits with this stamp set. I used NPW Two Tones 50/50 Colored Pencils to color in the angel image. The gold trim/washi tape at the bottom is from a recent Halloween swap. I'm actually thinking about sending this card to First Baptist Church in Sutherland, TX after all those children and parents were killed this past Sunday. This world is becoming worse and worse. The more I look at the front of this card and the verse stamped inside it looks appropriate for them. If anyone would like to mail a card to them here is the address: First Baptist Church

P.O. Box 115

Sutherland Springs, TX 78161.

Thanks for stopping by and please come back tomorrow to see what I have in store for my last GIU post for this week and possibly the year. I've enjoyed this week! I'm actually participating in a blog hop tomorrow night- A Day of Thanks Blog Hop. Be sure to come back for both posts and hop along. I used a Unity stamp on my card for that hop, too! ;)

GIU Day 3 The Wild Adventures of An Authentic Woman

Welcome back to Day 3 of Growing In Unity with Unity Stamp Company!

I'm sharing a layout of some pictures of me at the Grand Canyon this past September. I believe you may see the top right picture with my bio on Growing In Unity today. Anyway, back to my layout. I used patterned paper from Craft Smith Watercolor 12" x 12" Paper Pad for the background. The Unity stamp set I used is A Girl & Her Adventures. I used The Wild Adventures of An Authentic Woman and the camera stamps from the set. I stamped the title stamp with Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink and Versa Fine Onyx Black ink on the camera stamp. Versa Fine brings out fine details in stamps. I stamped the camera on a piece of Basic Grey Saturday Morning 6" x 6" paper. All 3 pictures of me are taken at Grand Canyon. The 2 with me in a sweater were taken at the lookout view and then with my sweater off is right before the trail on the South Rim of the canyon. It was cool that morning at sunrise and warmed up a little by the time we walked on the trail. Grand Canyon is beautiful and I can't wait to go back again one day!

Please come back tomorrow to see what I have to share. As always, leave me a comment and become a follower if you aren't already. Have a great day!

GIU Day 2 Hello Love

Welcome back to Day 2 of Growing in Unity with Unity Stamp Company!

I'm sharing a card today. The card base is Recollections 4" x 5.5" White. I added a piece of Basic Grey Saturday Morning 6" x 6" Paper that I trimmed to fit the front of the card. The Unity stamp set I chose for this card is Hello Love. I stamped all 3 stamps with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink on typing paper. I used NPW Two-Two Colored Pencils again and maybe a few American Crafts Colored Pencils. The ribbon is Offray from a swap and I just wrapped it around the card and tied it in a loose bow.

      This is a close-up of the inside.

              Please make sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have to share.

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if you aren't already. Have a great day!

GIU Day 1 All Because Two People Fell in Love

I'm the Growing in Unity Gal for this week with Unity Stamp Company and will be sharing a different project with you each day here on my blog. I will pick 2 winners on Friday that will have a chance to win some stamps from Unity. 

Here's my project for today:

I'm making a wedding scrapbook album for my sister and her husband. This is one of the pages I'm including in the album. First off the album is 8.5" x 11" so if I use 12" x 12" scrapbook paper I'm having to cut it down. This was 12" x 12" paper and I cut it down to 8.5" x 11". The patterned paper is from Craft Smith Love Story 12" x 12" Paper Pad. The photo mats are from DCWV Gilded Paper 12" x 12" Stack. The Unity stamp collection I used is Cherished Moments. I decided to mat the stamped images as well as the photo since I stamped the images on typing paper with Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink and if I didn't you would see through the paper and not see the image/sentiments as well. I used NPW 50/50 Two-Tone Colored Pencils and a Gelly Roll Silver Metallic Pen to highlight the accents on the bride's dress and veil/crown. As you can tell in the picture of my sister- bride and brother-in-law- groom, the wedding had a beach theme. This was their table and I wish I could include the decorations on the other side of the table, but it's in another picture. I thought this stamp set fit well with this picture and the paper.

 That's all I have today, please leave me a comment and if you're not a follower I would love for you to become a follower. I always welcome new followers! Please make sure you come back tomorrow to see what I will be sharing. I plan to make this a fun week! :) Thanks for stopping by!

Be A Little Wild

  I made this layout for Scrap the Girls October Challenge. The challenge ends October 31, so you still have 6 days to join in on the fun. Now for the deets on my layout! The 12 x 12 pink PP is from  Colorbok Bright Punch Out Pack. The title- Be A Little Wild- is from Craft Smith Watercolor 12 x 12 Paper Pad, I just fussy cut it out. The 3 enamel dots are from my stash. The photo mat is from Basic Grey 6 x 6 Saturday Morning Paper Pad. The Smile frame and journaling block are both from Becky Higgins Project Life Sweet Edition 4 x 4 cards.  I used Monotype Corsiva font on my computer to add the journaling- Laura and I were posing as Charlie's Angels. I never could get my fingers right to look like a gun. Lol! :) This was our first view of the Grand Canyon not long after sunrise. 9-17-17. I used Elmer's Craft Bond Permanent Runner adhesive on everything except the Smile frame and the journaling, I used ScorTape on those. I'm running out of adhesive and am going to have to buy more soon! I hope you enjoyed my layout and join the challenge. Please leave me some bloggy love- comments. :)

close-up of the picture and journaling

Don't forget to come back here the week of November 6. I'm the Growing in Unity girl that week with Unity Stamp Company! I've got to get working on my projects this week and next!

October A Year of Card Techniques Waterfall Blog Hop

Welcome to the

 Welcome to A Year of Card Techniques Blog Hop where each month we feature a different card technique. We’ve assembled a team of card makers who range from new to advanced, so you’ll see a great variety of cards and ideas.

There’s just something about interactive cards!  And Waterfall Cards are among the best interactive card techniques.  They look intricate, though, so we’ll let you in on any hints we uncover along the way.   Hopefully, we’ll inspire you to try one for yourself.

If you would like to check out our past technique hops, you can do that here:

• January-Shaving Cream Marbleizing
• February-So Sketchy
• March-no hop this month
• April-Stamp Set Showdown
• May-World of Watercolor
• June-Basic Card Folds
• July-Bleaching Your Card
• August-World of Watercolor
• September-Inlaid & Lifted Die Cuts

This month our amazing sponsor is none other than  Bugaboo Stamps

Please take a moment to check out their store here, their blog here and their Facebook page here.

And the awesome prize this month is $12.00 gift code to the store (about four digi images).

We really appreciate feedback, so please leave a comment on each of the blogs in the hop today.  The winner will be announced on Sunday, October 29, 2017, on A Piece of (my) Heart’s blog, so be sure to check her blog on Sunday.  If you would prefer to be notified if you win, please leave your email address in the comments and someone will contact you.  The winner will have until November 16, 2017, to claim their prize.

You should have arrived here from Debbie. If you're visiting here first, you might want to start at the beginning so you don't miss a thing and increase your chances of winning by commenting on each blog.

Now on to my waterfall card that I made for you today. I must say I struggled with this technique, but after following this tutorial and pausing as I made the card it was easy to make! I decided to stick with a fall theme since I made some Memorydex cards for a swap. One of the cards was fall themed. We were given a theme of Free Choice. Anyway, back to the details of my card. Oh, first of all, the tutorial I used is: Simple Sunday's Waterfall Card. She is very easy to follow. My card base is Recollections Strawberry Cream 8.5" x 11" paper pack that I trimmed down to A2 (4.25" x 5.5") card size. The mechanism of the waterfall that you pull with the ribbon is also from the same paper. The orange squares are from Colorbok Textured 12" x 12" Cardstock paper pad. My dimensions are off just a little, but that's what makes it unique! The top 2 stamps are from Inkadinkado Autumn Foliage Clear Stamp Set. The Enjoy stamp with the leaves falling towards it is from Stampin' Up Gently Falling. Cayla- the Stampin' Up demonstrator I linked to- actually gave me the stamp when I met her in Flagstaff, AZ in September. The pumpkin stamp I'm not sure of the manufacturer- it's not on the stamp anywhere, I bought that from a girl here in New Bern. It may be from Stampin' Up since the label on the stamp is creased a little, but that's speculation. I used Versa Fine Onyx Black pigment ink on all 4 stamps. I used Scor-tape at the top of each orange square and permanent adhesive for the rest of the card. The gold paper behind the waterfall is from Jolee's Boutique Fall 8" x 8" paper pad. The ribbon to pull the waterfall out is Celebrate It Easter Decorative Trim found at Michaels. The ephemera- leaves on each corner and the tree under the waterfall- is from an autumn pocket letter swap that an online friend made me out of DCWV Autumn Splendor stack. I really dug through my stash for this card!

a close-up of the mechanism/waterfall pulled out

 a close-up of the Stampin' Up Enjoy stamp

I'm the last stop on the hop. Hope you had fun and thanks for stopping by. See you next month with another technique!

I just recently attended my first Stamp and Scrapbook Expo in Mesa, AZ, in September thanks to Kim- I won 2 free admission vouchers from her blog. I found out that once I got there the vouchers never expire and that once you sign up for workshops admission to the Expo is free. I learned a lot at the Expo and one thing I learned is that Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy  is the best way to clean your stamps. You just soak it with water and wring it out a little and the ink absorbs in the shammy.  I admit it doesn't remove all ink, but it removes most of it.
I will be posting for Growing in Unity with Unity Stamp Company the week of November 6 and would love for you to stop by my blog that week. I've got to get working on projects for that soon. Have a great Halloween! :)

Here’s the full line-up in case you get lost:

Sharon
Claudia
Wilma
Jearise
Lisa
Jodie
Card A Day Challenge Team
Debbie
Amanda