All Things Unity #13

Hello, friends:}

I'm excited to let you know about the new All Things Unity challenge!! It's titled "What your Flavor?"Not long ago PaperCrafts magazine put out an entire magazine dedicated to finding your style!! The new ATU challenge is about making a card IN YOUR STYLE! Love it:} And one lucky winner will get a copy of this magazine! ACK-I don't have this copy yet!! Wish I could win!!


I actually entered a contest for this on the PaperCrafts blog!! I won  #1 place!! ACK--get out:) I about died! You can see my winning card and post HERE! **NOTE:: this is actually another card--I was picked as #1 twice within weeks on this blog!!  **NOTE:: I also used Unity and Ippity stamps for these wins!! I love these stamps;}


Here are the five categories if you need help finding which one you fit in (**NOTE:: I think I fit in two categories- Fun/Cute and Clean/Graphic): 
1. Classy/Elegant- polished; shiny finish, sparkling embellishments, rich color scheme; sophisticated sentiment
2. Shabby/Chic- layering; soft; utilizing ribbon, lace, inking and distressing; looks comfortable, worn
3. Vintage- one step farther than Shabby/Chic--adds old images, found items, antique trinkets
4. Clean/Graphic- white space, clean lines, and simple treatment of texts [bare minimums]
5. Fun/Cute- happy color scheme, sweet sentiments; uncomplicated design; whimsy (cartoons or doodles); friendly patterns

So for my cards...I think this first one is Fun/Cute and possibly some Shabby/Chic. I love love love this card--I love the colors and the images! I love that DP! I used Unity's postcard stamp (top background) with the butterfly from Life Becoming and the sentiment from May's KOTM! I love love love how this turned out. I actually used Limelight's sketch! I love that envelope flap [made from scratch again]! LOVE it all! And because I think this ribbon is pleated--I'm linking it over the Stamp Simply #153! LOVE that bias tape:}

This next card is also Fun/Cute and was created for the Critter Sketch Challenge {make a boy card/scrapbook page using glitter--which is on the owl and on the sentiment}. I used Unity's owl from the August KOTM and Ippity's Book It! and Authentic Man {star} stamps. I love love love how this card turned out too! I love that owl! I accidently messed up on the sentiment--I had to pull up the "w" one to many times and it kind of looks crazy--but I still love it:} **NOTE:: Just wanted to let you know a little funny--I called Trav to ask him if this sentiment was ok for this card, and he didn't really agree. Funny thing about this--I made this card for HIM! AHHH! Hope he likes it now:} **NOTE:: I actually thought about entering this in the Ippity challenge {using string} but I wasn't sure if this counts since I used Unity stamps too. Eh.

That's it for me today--but you won't believe what the ATU DT has shared today--some Unity and Ippity goodness! LOVE it:} Be sure to stop by their blogs and leave them some love!

Sara Henton

Andrea Murdock

Kyra Sandstone

Lynn Miller

Cathy {Guest Designer}

Savannah O'Gwynn {that's me}

If you want to play along with us at All Things Unity--all you have to do is use Unity or Ippity stamps and link your creations HERE before September 4 at 11:59pm! This is an excuse to ink up those stamps!!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to stop back by tomorrow--I'm sharing two of my FAV cards for H{ippity} Hop!! Can't wait! I love Unity! I love Ippity! Be blessed!!

ps...Don't forget to sign up for my Ippity giveaway HERE, HERE, or HERE! Good luck:)

FWF {I couldn't help myself...LOTS of pics!!!}

Hello, friends:} And welcome friends with FLAIR!!!

I'm super excited to share with you today all of the cards that I created this week. I also have so pretty exciting news! Remember this card from earlier this week...well...it was for our friends, The Neff's. They had their baby boy, Isaiah Riley, on June 22 at 11:46pm! HOOOORAY! I love that card--and I just had to give it to them!!! Here is a pic of me holding Isaiah {I think he already knows who his fav aunt is--ME!}. **NOTE:: Look at all that blonde hair! CUTE!!! 

My first card was created for the Everything But The Kitchen Sink #17 and CARDS challenges. I was really stumped with Paige's challenge [to use pretty pins, hat pins, etc.]. I only had these pins for sewing...but I love the way this card turned out! I used Unity's Oct. KOTM sentiment stamp. I thought it was perfect for this card! LOOOOOOVE it:}

**NOTE:: I really need to learn how to take pics...that teal paper has score lines--it is super cute in person!

My next card was created for the EtsyInspired challenge. I love that blog!! I was inspired by this candle and gems from White Birch Designs. I used my new stamps from Unity by Samantha Walker {Butterfly Garden and Encompassed Grace}. I really like these stamps! So pretty! This card didn't turn out the way I wanted it to...but I really like this version compared to the first one! HA! LOVE it:}

 

This next card was inspired by the FWF30 and Cupcake Inspiration challenges. I used the same stamps as the challenge card, and the colors from the cupcake! The stamps I used were from Unity's Moments in Bloom and Quite Essence sets. The sentiment is from Unity's Life Becoming stamp set. I really really like the way this card turned out. I LOOOOOOOVE it! I really do:}

My next card was created for my friend, Jen Am. LOVE her! This card was actually inspired by last week's Cupcake Inspiration challenge. I loved the colors--and I had to create a card for Jen with them! I used Unity's Life Becoming {butterfly} and Naturally You {beauty definition} stamp sets for this card. I just love those rhinestones! BEAUTIFUL! 

This last card....has got to be one of my FAVS! **NOTE:: I know--I say that a lot...but I really do love this card! I created it for the Critter Sketch challenge. I've had this idea for this New Year's Eve party invite for about three months...but I just didn't know how to make it. Then I saw this challenge sketch--and KNEW!  All the stamps used on this card are from Unity's Soiree and Such stamp set. I absolutely love those little glasses (wine/champagne glasses--not even sure what they are called)!! This stamp is actually solid--so I stamped it and cut out part of the glasses and masked the stamp again. I stamped the second time to reveal an open area. LOVE it! Then I added Glossy Accents and glitter to make it look like champagne! I LOOOOOOOOOOVE it! The 2011 is also glittered! I just love this card:} Now I have to have a party so I can use these invites!

 Just had to show a close-up of that glass:}

Well...that is all for me today! Be sure to stop by Unity's blog for a complete list of friends with flair!! And be sure to leave some love--you could win 25 free Unity stamps!! HOOOORAY!


Thanks so much for stopping by!! I just LOVE sharing with you all my cards that I made with Unity stamps! LOVE Unity!! Speaking of....you have to be sure to stop back by tomorrow and ALL of next week! I will be sharing more Unity creations...and next week starts my second go for "Growing In Unity"!!! I love it! I've got some pretty cool cards and scrapbook pages that I would like to share--all using Unity stamps:} Thanks again for stopping by! Be blessed!!



ps....so next week is my Growing In Unity...that means there will be a prize from Unity. The GOOD news::: I will be having two other giveaways all next week! So BE SURE TO STOP BACK BY!! I love giving away things!! Can't wait:}

Squigglefly and Critter challenges

Hello, friends:}


As promised....I've made two cards using Nina Brackett's Squigglefly images! I love her images! Be sure to check it out HERE.

The first card is for the Squigglefly challenge- make a flap card. I wanted to make a cute double flap card for a friend. I love love love these two little birds on the branches! I flipped the image to make it look like they were talking to each other. These birds are from the Sew Cute set. I also used the sentiment from the Tweet Friend set. I love this card--super super cute!

My next card is for the Critter Sketch Challenge. We were to use the sketch provided. I thought that Nina's Squigglefly branch would do the trick! I said I love these images!! LOVE them! The images are from the Sew Cute set. I love it! I love the gingham paper in the background--I didn't think it was gingham at first, but I researched the definition (I know--geeky!) and it fit! **NOTE:: This card also fits the CAARDVARKS challenge.

That is all for today--I know, short post, but I have to get to bed. I've had a long long week. However, I think things are looking "up" and positive! So I'm excited about that! Thanks so much for stopping by! I have an awesome award to share tomorrow! My friend, Bonnie, gave it to me!! It made my weekend:} I also have a fun card that I entered into the EBTKS, Die Cuts R Us, and Color Throwdown challenges....and there is a story for this card! So be sure to come back tomorrow!
Until next time~
Love, Sav


ps...The following challenges are going on right now: The Play Date Cafe, EtsyInspired Challenge


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