FWF [Sept. 10] **lots of pics!!

Hello, friends:}


What a great day!! It's FRIDAY--meaning....friends with flair over at the Unity blog!! HOOORAY! Love Unity!!

Just love creating with my Unity stamps, and my first creation was a sneak peek last week. I created this sewing journal for all my ideas and notes. I have a new sewing machine {well...it was bought a year ago and it is STILL new to me}, and the manual is like 100 pages! So as I am reading it, I like to write down notes or hints that I find helpful. A notebook is very important because this sewing machine has a huge touch screen and more technology on/in it than I can manage to figure out. So notes are good! For this notebook, I used my Unity Stuck On You set. I paper pieced each image on the sewing machine. I also cut a real pin to make it look like a needle on the machine. I masked the thread that was coming off the spool so I could glue down thread in a random pattern. I tried to make it look just like the real stamp image-but it was super hard to glue down thread in that tight of a space! I just love how this turned out. Simple--but it was SUPER HARD! I'm not going to lie--paper piecing is difficult with little images. Either way--I loved making it! And I love love love this Unity set:}

A close-up of the detail on the sewing machine.

This next card was paper pieced---another VERY DIFFICULT image to piece. But I LOVE IT! I love how this card turned out. I made it for the Limelight sketch challenge last week. I was really stumped at this sketch--but then I got the new Unity Joy Ride stamps in the mail and knew exactly what I wanted to make! The sentiment is from Unity's December KOTM. I just love this card! So fun:]

I created this card just for the Paper Crafts Magazine challenge {use text in a different way}. I made the text like chipboard letters. I really liked this saying (but the stamp was too small)...so I used my Unity owl from the August KOTM and my Cricut to make it bigger. I love how this turned out! I love owls--love them! I also love the challenges over at PC! So fun!

This last card has been sitting in my pic file for at least two weeks! I have been dying to share it with you!!! It actually won #1 over on the Paper Crafts Magazine blog this week! I created it using Teri Anderson's sketch. AND...Trav helped me figure out what I was going to make. I love when he helps! I used Ippity's bird stamp from the Fall For You set. I also used Unity's Spring Unity set for the sentiment. I embroidered the word "home". LOOOOOOOOOOVE it! I love this card--LOVE it!!

That's it for me today--but don't forget to head over to the Unity blog for a complete list of friends with flair! As always--fabulous creations shared today!! And you could win free Unity stamps--so leave comments!!


Thanks so much for stopping by! I really enjoy sharing my creations with you--your comments make me smile and feel extra special! THANKS for all your support! Hope you have a wonderful weekend--I'm actually out of town visiting family! I'll see about posting pics soon! Be blessed:}

ps....don't forget about the new color splash challenge over at the PDCC!


ps2...don't forget about the All Things Unity photo challenge!! You have until Satruday, Sept. 18 to link up!!


ps3...stop by tomorrow--I'm sharing more Unity goodness for my EIC post! New challenge starts tomorrow! LOVE it:}

PDCC #45...and wedding pics {randomly}

Hello, friends:}

WOW--another awesome week over at The Play Date Cafe!! It's so fun looking at all the creations!! I am def. inspired when I finish leaving comments! LOVE IT:} Thanks for playing along with us.

This week...we have another COLOR SPLASH for you! This photo lets you choose which additional color you want to use! HOW FUN! The colors this week::: black and white with one of the following: copper, gold, or pink! Our sponsor this week is Creative Cuts & More. The DT actually received some of these fabulous die cuts in the mail to play with for the challenge!

I picked this chair because it reminded me of when I got married. The story:: I wanted to make my wedding really special and unique {which I can share all kinds of details later!! Just email me!!}. One of the things I did for Trav was create gifts for him for every hour until we got married starting at 8am. I wrote notes and letters and gave him a little gift. Most gifts were gag gifts or funny things that would make him laugh. Our photographer {Studio 4 Photography} actually took some pics of the fun goodies I gave him. 

These are the tags telling Trav when to open his gifts!

Here is Trav opening one silly gift--I found these at a Halloween sale! LOL!

So back to this chair die cut--I wanted to make it with a feather and a bird....something you would put on the tables for the guest. But then I saw the Key to Joy Unity stamp kit--and I knew I had to make a box with a butterfly and key. This is something I would have given to Trav as an hourly gift! I love how the white ink stamped on the black box turned out--kind of faded. I love that key on the butterfly! I actually cut the key down so it wouldn't be too heavy for the butterfly to carry:} LOVE IT! 

My next creation reminded me of our wedding cake. Trav loves loves loves CAKE {kind of like I love love love Unity!}!! I let him pick which cake he wanted but I picked what was engraved on our knife set. They say, "I like cake! TROG" with our wedding date. LOL! So I made a crafty raspberry filled cake box. I figured that the guest would want to know what type of cake they are eating--so this would be fun to set by the cake table. I embossed the bottom of the cake and then filled each dot with glossy accents and fine glitter. LOVE it! Trav helped me with the photography--love his eye! It was really hard to see the cake on white...that pink tissue really helped!

Some of the glitter detail--not sure if you can see it??

That's it for me today! But don't worry--there are more AWESOME creations on each of the PDCC DT members' blogs! Go visit--AMAZING! 

Lisa Somerville

Sarah Anderson

Andrea Ewen

Ruby 2 Shoes

Suzanne Czosek

Julie Ranae

Savannah O'Gwynn {that's me!}

I hope you will play along with us--the challenge ends Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 11:59pm!! Cannot wait to see what you make:}

Thanks so much for stopping by--I love LOVE, and I love sharing these fun PDCC challenges with you! I also love looking at our wedding pics...thanks for letting me share part of my mushy-gushy love story with you:} Be blessed!

ps...ok, I couldn't help myself! I had to share this photo with you! This is one of the gifts I gave Trav! I love chickens! How funny! 

ps2...I couldn't help myself--this was another set of gifts I gave Trav {a construction hat and mustaches....this is a LONG story--I will share it one day!!}. LOVE it:}

All Things Unity challenge #14

Hello, friends:}

I'm so excited---today starts another challenge over at All Things Unity! And I have got to say--THANK YOU to all who played last week! WOWZA--all the fabulous creations! LOVED it all! Thanks for sharing your creations!!

This week we have an inspiration photo. This is a cute little building with a super cute banner!!! I was soooooooooo inspired by that banner...but then I started looking at the building. It's something that Trav and I would look for while on vacation. I love finding unique stores and places to visit while away from home. So I made a vacation card. I tried to match the colors--but they went a bit darker. Still love this card though:) I used my Cosmo Cricket & Unity stamps--Joy Ride, with my Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride papers. LOOOOOOVE that they match:) SO FUN! I paper pieced each person and the car--LOVE paper piecing! And I love that burlap like it is the road--so so fun!!!

That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by all the other ATU DTs' blogs! They have some amazing creations to share with you today! And don't forget to leave them some love:}

Sara Henton

Andrea Murdock

Kyra Sandstone

Lynn Miller

Cathy {Guest Designer}

Savannah O'Gwynn {that's me}

If you would like to play along with us--head over to the ATU blog for all the deets! And the good news is that you have until Saturday, Sept. 18 at 11:59pm to link up your projects. Can't wait to see what you make!! 


Thanks so much for stopping by! LOVE sharing with you--love visiting with you! LOVE All Things Unity!! Be blessed:}

EIC #104 {Glamasaurus}

Hello, friends!


We have such an awesome challenge over at EtsyInspired this week!! There are so many fabulous goodies in this week's featured store Glamasaurus! It was super hard to only pick a couple of inspiration pieces! We are also being sponsored by Tiffany Doodles! AND....we will have 4 winners this week! HOOOORAY! Thanks to both Glamasaurus and Tiffany Doodles for these wonderful gifts!

 

My first card was inspired by these guitar pick hairpins and this blinged out guitar! SO FUN! I had to use these for a fun birthday card. I actually used my own hairpins to make replica pins!! {Which means this card can be entered in the Everything But The Kitchen Sink challenge [hair accessories]}. I had to bling out this guitar stamp {Unity's Oct. 09 KOTM}! I just love love love it! The sentiment is from Unity's July KOTM. Just love how this turned out! **NOTE:: This card is perfect for the Card of the Week challenge {birthdays}. 

My next card was created after seeing this cute little yellow deer! SO FUN! I wanted to make this for the Wee Memories challenge {and almost missed the deadline by one hour}....but my main inspiration was a "deer" friend! I can't wait to send this out in the mail!! I used some new stamps--GASP! I know! I hardly ever use any other stamps other than Unity--which I did use an Ippity stamp on the orange tag for that grid {Book It!}. LOVE it! These stamps are Stampendous. Super fun and cute! I paper pieced each animal and made some of the trees 3D by using foam. Just love love love how this card turned out! **NOTE:: This card is also perfect for the Card of the Week challenge {birthdays}. 

I was also inspired by this photo....but I can only show you a sneak peek of this creation. I cannot share the entire piece just yet! I did paper piece EACH piece on this sewing machine...and I used a needle for the needle of the machine! DETAILS!! LOVE it:}

That's it for me today--but be sure to stop by all the EIC DTs' blogs for more crafty goodness and MOJO! Just love this team:}

Ashley

De

Emily B.

Emily N.

Joy

Kim Wilson {September Guest DT}

Kerry

Savannah

Stephanie

Virginia

If you would like to play along, head on over to the EtsyInspired blog for more deets. This challenge will end on Friday, Sept. 10 at noon Pacific Time. Can't wait to see what you make!!


Thanks so much for stopping by! Love sharing with you my creations--YOU inspire me:} Be blessed!

FWF {Sept. 3}

Hello, friends and friends with FLAIR!!


What a great day:) I just love Fridays! Trav is off....I get to relax and hang with him....and I get to share my Unity creations with you!! LOVE Unity!!!


This card was created for the FWF40 challenge. I was inspired by the papers [Echo Park], gems, and using Ippity stamps. I just love how this card turned out! I also submitted this for the CARDS challenge [one word sentiments]. It was also featured HERE on the CARDS blog!! HOOORAY! I used Ippity's stamp and cut out each piece to make it more colorful {Ippity's Life Is A Journey}. I also used Unity's butterfly from Life Becoming and the sentiment from Unity's Butterfly Beauty. Just love it! And just a little secret between you and me::: I wasn't sure I was going to like these papers! But...I LOVE them now!

This next card was created just because. I love these Webster's Pages DPs! So pretty! The butterflies are from Unity's Remember Happiness set. **NOTE:: I know--I have been using lots of butterflies lately. I just can't get enough:} I also used Unity's postcard stamp and Ippity's Thoughts From The Past on the lavender paper at the top. You can't really see it because I stamped really lightly. I liked that distressed/light look. The sentiment is from Unity's Life Becoming set. I love when I can combine different stamp sets together:} This card was created for a birthday {which fits the Card of the Week challenge!! I know it isn't a normal sentiment for a birthday--but I created this card for a friend! Can't wait to send it to her:}

This last card was created for the Color Throwdown challenge. The color story is super pretty! I just love love love yellow and kraft (Thanks, Julie C.!!! It's true--now I love it!) I used Ippity's Book It! stamp for the left panel. The flowers with pearls was a stamp from Ippity's Where You Should Be. The little bee is from Unity's Quiet Essence. I used Unity's July KOTM for the sentiment--just LOVE LOVE LOVE how this card turned out:} **NOTE:: I was inspired by a card/sketch created by Teri Anderson. So crafty! I also would like to enter this in the Card of the Week challenge {bday}. I know this isn't a normal birthday card....like I said above...but I made this so that I could send it to someone special [soon] for their birthday!! 

That's it for me today! Don't worry--there is more Unity and Ippity flair HERE! Be sure to go to the Unity blog for a complete list of crafty goodness:}


I'll be back tomorrow with an another EtsyInspired challenge. And don't forget:: You have until Saturday, Sept. 4 at midnight to turn in your All Things Unity creations. This challenge is super simple! If you have Unity/Ippity Stamps and you created something {because that is usually your style--what you create}....you can enter it in the challenge!! SIMPLE! LOVE it:} Enter any creations HERE!


Thanks so much for stopping by! And for leaving so much love! I really enjoy reading all the comments and compliments that you leave. The comments definitely cheer me up when I am down! Thank you so much for all your love:} Be blessed!

ps....there is a GORGEOUS color story challenge over on The Play Date Cafe blog! Beautiful! Hope you will join in the fun!!!


ps2...today is Trav's Papa's birthday! Happy birthday, Papa!! 

PDCC45

Hello, friends:}


I can't believe it is already SEPTEMBER! And today starts another challenge over at The Play Date Cafe! I was blown away by all the creations from last week's "horribilus color challenge". WOW--amazing stuff! Thanks for sharing and playing along with us:}


Great things are happening over at the PDCC-- Andrea Ewen is officially joining the team as a Private Blend Designer! HOOOORAY! Welcome Andrea:} Cannot wait to see all your wonderful creations!!!


This week we have another fabulous Guest Design Team member::: Sankari Wegman! OH MY--wait until you check out her cards! Stunning!! 

This week's colors were super fun to play with. We have a plum, orange, and tan color! I had so many card ideas....and paper choices...but I picked these three to create my card with. Trav actually got in on the creation too! Love when he plays along with the PDCC! It was his idea to have the HB2U in the same color as the tag....and he helped me place everything down on the card. Now if I could only get Olsen to help out:} Anyway--I didn't use any stamps on this card....just papers and my Cricut machine. EH! Didn't even think about that until now. And....that middle paper is actually foiled houndstooth paper. LOVE it! I love that stack of paper from DCWV [I think it was last year's fall stack]. LOOOOOOVE the foil and the flocking on the papers. Must use it more often!

This pic doesn't really show the foil well....but you can see the card straight on--super cute:}

That's it for me today....be be sure to stop by all the other PDCC DT members' blogs--again...they have out done themselves with their creations! BEAUTIFUL!

Sankari Wegman {Guest Designer}

Lisa Somerville

Sarah Anderson

Andrea Ewen

Ruby 2 Shoes

Suzanne Czosek

Julie Ranae

Savannah O'Gwynn {that's me!}

I hope you will play along with us--remember this challenge will end on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 11:59pm. Cannot wait to see what you create:}


Thanks so much for stopping by! Love sharing with you the PDCC color challenges! Be blessed:}