FWF {August 27}

Hello, friends:}


I just love love love Fridays! I love sharing with you my Unity and Ippity creations! Unity is the BEST stamp co. ever!! EVER! I always reach for these stamps first:} And I have to say THANK YOU to all the Unity peeps from yesterday's hop---all the comments were super sweet:} 

Now on to the cards--this first two cards were created....just because. I wanted to make some baby cards, and I thought this would be fun to feature an animal and an alphabet card. I embossed in white the Thoughts from the Past by Ippity on the alphabet card. Then I printed on top of it and used glossy accents to make it pop! Then the lion {Unity's Wild Crazy} was created by paper piecing (and that famous ribbon and rik rak that I did a couple of weeks back)!! Super fun! 

And to match the baby boy card...I made a girly elephant card. This one was stamped with the same Ippity background stamp and the elephant is from Unity's Wild Crazy. LOVE that truck with the bow! So fun!!

This next card was created based on a photo I saw on Dear Lizzy! She is soooooo creative!!! I used the same papers and stamps that I used on THIS and THIS card! LOVE these papers! And I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE these stamps! I have to make myself pick other sentiments or other images because I pick these more than anything!! The butterfly is from Unity's August 2009 KOTM. The sentiment is from May's KOTM. SOOOOOOOOOO simple! LOVE it! **NOTE:: I just noticed that I used a lot of kraft on these cards! ACK--I'm so silly! LOVE it anyway:} And I just noticed that several of my cards have been almost (ALMOST) CAS! Love that too:) 

This last card was created for my husband using the Sweet Sunday Sketch. I was also inspired by our FWF39 challenge card. HOW does that match this inspiration card?? Well...I was inspired by the plaid paper...and I have not used those Ippity stamps. So I wanted to use some Ippity stamps that I had not used before. I modified the sketch it a bit--I made the bottom rectangle and circle into the bracket/rectangle. I love how this card turned out. I used Ippity's So This is Love tree/bird stamp. I also used Unity's Naturally You and Quiet Essence sets. I love love love this card! **NOTE:: Inside the card- I tell Trav that I should be quieter--I talk all the time:} LOL!

That's it  for me...however....if you haven't already been to the All Things Unity blog....I've written the post over there sharing with you my card that won over on the Paper Crafts blog. I linked to it last week but this is the first reveal--since ATU is having a style challenge and this card was picked for the Fun/Cute style!!!! And there might be another card there as well! 


If you would like a complete list of Friends with Flair....head on over HERE! Lots of crafty goodness shared today:}


Thanks so much for stopping by! I love sharing with you--and I love all your support! I really don't think I could do any of this without your love and support--so THANK YOU! Be blessed;}

ps...I will be back tomorrow with two winners (one from THIS post...and one from THIS post--so that means...if you haven't already been by all my posts...do so now!! You could win:}

ps2...This card was featured on the Limelight blog on Monday!! HOOOORAY:} Using Unity stamps of course!!

ps3....These cards were featured on the Sketchy Thursdays blog yesterday--what stamps did I use??? Unity! LOVE it!!

Sketchy Thursday cards....and FINALLY the BAG!!! {another giveaway}

Hello, friends:}

I've got a couple of things to share today--I just love Sketchy Thursdays! I love their challenges [scrapbook layouts]...but by the time I figure out what I'm going to do and print the pics....I've missed the deadline! I need to have pics printed ahead of the time:} Lesson learned. HOWEVER...this week was a card challenge! GET OUT:) Right up my alley! So I created two pics based on this sketch. I loooooooooooove this first one. I love these papers (I used them on two other cards--can't get enough of those soft peach and yellows with that green ticket! LOVE it). I used Unity's August 09 butterfly with Ippity's Thoughts from the Past and Regal Greetings {the sentiment}. The pic doesn't show it very well--but that butterfly is stamped in light yellow on kraft! BEAUTIFUL in person! Love these colors! 

My next card was created by rotating the sketch. I love making these envelope flaps--only this time I didn't attach the string and eyelet. I used Unity's ledger stamp (on grid paper--it looks cool) along with the snail from Naturally You and the sentiment from Jan. KOTM. LOVE it--I do wish that my pics wouldn't show the teal so bright! It is softer in person--taking pics inside after dark is not always the best:) 

That's it for cards today...but I promised to bring you pics of my new bag last week....and GUESS WHAT?? I got two of them in the mail! I actually did a review for CSN stores a couple of weeks ago. I picked this bag--LOVE LOVE LOVE that grey with mustard color! I love the size and that feel of the bag--it looks almost suede but it is more nylon something! All I know is that I LOOOOOOOOOVE it! I am actually shocked at the size and the amount it holds--look at all these pics of the inside! FAB! Love the price too--$52!! ACK--so glad I got it:} This bag is called Baggallini. I would give this bag 12 out of 10! LOVE it that much:}

 

In that first pic--I was telling Trav how much I love love love this bag! He caught me in the act:}

 

LOOK at all that room--there are two side sections and a a zippered pocket between the two! ACK-love love love it:}

I originally was going to get this bag from Chinese Laundry. I looooove this bag too. I just love how it looks. Unfortunately, I waited too long and CSN was sold out. So I searched the internet....found one....bought it! LOVE it! I am disappointed in the size--it is SUPER HUGE! I thought it was small like the Baggallini. Not so!  SUPER huge. I just love the feel of this bag too. I'd give this bag a 9 out of 10. 

 

Thanks to Trav for taking my pics. I just hate getting pics taken...but he is always fun to work with:}


Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope that you are doing well--and to make your day sweeter like mine was with two new purses...how about you head on over to CSN stores and come back and tell me what you would buy! I will pick one random winner on Friday at noon (or around then!). The winner will get a random Ippity stamp set [with a few of extra goodies like I always send out]!! So that's two chances to win--1. leave a comment about my cards and 2. visit CSN stores and come tell me what you like! HOOORAY for giveaways:}


Thanks again! Be blessed!