FWF {October 8}

Hello, friends:}


It's FWF over at Unity--and I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Unity stamps!! I have really enjoyed playing with them this week!


My first card was created for a special friend. I cannot wait to hear what she says when she sees this birthday card! I am entering it in the Unity WMCD challenge by Eryn {bday card}. I used Unity's {Samantha Walker} Encompassed Grace for the background. LOVE how that turned out! I also used Unity's Learning [Year by Year] for the circle, as well as Remember Happiness for the butterfly. I stamped the banner from Ippity's Love In Return and the sentiment from Just Wanted To Say. This card uses several stamp sets--so it is perfect for the Unity Addicts challenge. LOOOOOVE how this turned out! Love the colors--the buttons--EVERYTHING!! 

This next card was created for another fab friend! This was also my very first shaker card {which makes it perfect for the Unity WCMD challenge by Lesley [shaker card]}. I wanted to make a different type of shaker--instead of a circle or square...so I picked a "speech bubble". Kind of clever--but hard to pop out with foam since the edges were so thin! Love how it turned out though:} I used Unity's wood mounted bunny stamp, along with a cupcake from my 6 Pack Unity Essentials set. I chalked the white pieces in the ears and popped the cupcake with glitter and foam. LOVE it! I loved the girl bunny so much that I made a male bunny to match! ACK--so cute:}

My next card was created using a photo of my SIL and her groom! This is one of the last cards that I am sending to her before the wedding! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this card! I am also entering this into the Unity WCMD challenge by Shemaine {photo card}. I originally had an idea for little album card...but I decided to use this sketch instead. I LOVE IT! I actually was crafting this while Skyping with my friend, Ashley from Heart Hugs Designs! I used Unity's snail from Naturally You, sentiment from Jan. KOTM, music background, tag from 100% Happy, and the word 'memories' from the set Key To Joy. I love combining sets--which makes this card also perfect for Unity Addicts challenge {use three different sets}. LOOOOOOVE this card. **NOTE:: Why a snail? Well...I was trying to encourage my SIL [a bride] to savor the journey of this next month before the wedding and her entire life with her new husband. Sometimes we get caught up in "life"...so I wanted to tell her to take it slow and enjoy each moment- making them memories! I thought it was a good connection:}

That's it for me today--however, you can hop on over to the Unity blog for a complete list of friends with flair!!


Thanks so much for stopping by! I will have more crafty goodness tomorrow--new EIC challenge coming up! And don't forget to stop by the All Things Unity challenge blog--you have until October 16th to link up your creations! Another reason to use your Unity and Ippity stamps:}


Thanks again for stopping by! Be blessed!

PDCC #50

Hello, friends:}


It's been really crazy here this week! I apologize for not posting more--but I saved a really good post for today!! LOVE The Play Date Cafe challenges! This week's colors are LUSH! LOVE it!!

This week we have Elusive Images as our fabulous sponsor! Elusive Images is a rubber stamp company with a wide range of designs and styles. Founded in the UK by Glenda Waterworth over 10 years ago, EI prides itself on both the design and manufacture of its rubber stamps, together with the Artylicious range of CDs. Glenda is also our Guest Designer this week! HOOORAY! Here is what Glenda has to say about her crafting:: "I think you would describe my explorations as messy – and I am certainly not on the neat list of crafters.  But to me that is all part of the journey, by playing and experimenting we can truly discover and grow.  So next time you want to put lime green paint with purple ink and orange embossing powder, listen to your ‘inner’ voice – you might be pleasantly surprised by the results!"

This week's color combo is by our wonderful leader, Julie. These colors are so pretty--green, white, and melon! I love that melon hue!! I used my Elusive Images stamp set {Christmas Song} for my card. I made a fun shape as my base and then stamped this beautiful image of the tree and bird. I popped the bird with a melon paper by Bazzil Basics--I actually stamped with a light pink ink--I think it turned out AWESOME!! I love the pears and their white spots! So cute! I also love this sentiment--anything about Christmas and singing....I LOVE IT! LOVE LOVE LOVE that melon floss that I used to tie around the card--found that by accident! LOVE when that happens:}

That's it for me today...but be sure to stop by all the other PDCC DT members' blogs. You are going to drool as you look at all these FABULOUS creations!
Glenda Waterworth {Guest Designer}
Lisa Somerville
Sarah Anderson
Andrea Ewen
Ruby 2 Shoes
Suzanne Czosek
Julie Ranae
Savannah O'Gwynn {that's me!}
We hope you will play along with us over at The Play Date Cafe. Remember --this challenge ends on Tuesday, October 12 at 11:59pm!! Our winner this week will get all four stamp sets pictured below! **NOTE:: The PDCC is excited to announce that Elusive Images will also be giving a prize of one of these fabulous sets {picked by Glenda} to each of our Fab 4!  So there are extra chances to win this week, so come and play! 

 

  

Thank you, EI!! Can't wait to see what you make:}

Thanks so much for stopping by! Gotta love love love the PDCC!!  Be blessed:}

ps...I will be back tomorrow with some more crafty goodness!

All Things Unity #16 {Cards for Kids}

Hello, friends:}

Welcome back to another 2 week challenge over at All Things Unity! This week we are making cards for Jennifer McGuire's Cards for Kids!! This card drive will help send 13 sick kids some encouragement, love, cheer, and hope. What a great cause!! 

My first card was created specifically for Zach- 8 years old. He looks so sweet in his pic! I wanted to personalize his card with his initial, so I used my Cricut for the letter Z. I also stamped Ippity's Book It! and Unity's Garden Variety tag. I masked this tag, as well as the sentiment from Unity's May 10 KOTM. Love how this turned out! So FUN--and boy-ish!! Hope he likes it:} This also fits in with the USCWCMD16 challenge by Stephanie [use a tag]. I'm loving using these tags on cards!! SO FUN!!!

My next card was created for any of the kids--and it is perfect for the USCWCMD17 challenge by Maria [NO patterned paper]. I have had this idea for awhile...and Cathy [our wonderful GDT] did something like this before! Great minds think alike!! I love this bird stamp from Unity's August 10 KOTM. I stamped it twice on the card base and then glittered one of the birds. Making it "one of a kind". The sentiment is from Unity's May KOTM [u and r] and 100% Happy. I embossed the word "kind" and then added glitter to make it pop! Love it!! LOVE how this card turned out:} And who would have thought--NO patterned paper!

My last card is my absolute favorite. I think it could be for any of the kids (maybe just a girl...since the colors are soft and pretty). I just LOOOOOOOOVE how this color theme and stamp set came together. I used Unity's What a Hoot! stamp set for the owl and branch/leaves. I paper pieced each of the images [making this card an entry for the USCWCMD01 challenge by AJ]. LOVE that owl!! So pretty! I also used Ippity's Sweet Thoughts of You stamp set for the sentiment. LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I can't wait to send this to one of the kids!!

That's it for me--but make sure to check out the other ATU DT members' blogs!! You are going to love these cards--so fun and perfect for little ones!!


Sara Henton
Andrea Murdock
Kyra Sandstone
Lynn Miller
Cathy {Guest Designer}
Savannah O'Gwynn {that's me}


We would LOVE for you to play along with us! All the deets can be found HERE! Remember to link up your creations by Saturday, October 16 at 11:59pm EST. That's two weeks to get your groove on:}


Thanks so much for stopping by today! Love Unity!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Love Ippity too!! Be blessed:}

EIC #108 {Two Eggplants}

Hello, friends:}

So happy to share with you another EtsyInspired challenge! Have I told you lately how much I love visiting all these Etsy stores and being inspired!!! This week's store is so fun--Two Eggplants. They make ordinary items into extraordinary soap bars. How FUN is that??? And our sponsor this week is Pink Cat Studio--oh my! They have so many wonderful digital images, rubber stamps, and more... you have got to check them out!

My first creation was inspired by these baby themed soap favors. I love making these prayers journals--and so I picked the giraffe to feature on the front. I traced around a postage stamp chipboard and cut out the design--that way I got the exact color that I wanted! The giraffe was stamped and then I added crackle accents on the spots! SO CUTE!! I just love the meaning behind these journals--they might be simple and plain...but packed with POWER!!

I was also inspired by this fab CTRL ALT DELETE set of soaps. I just love my typewriter stamp from Unity! Just love it! I was also inspired by Laurie Wilson's Thank You card. I just love this color combo:: red, dark brown, and cream/white. LOVE IT! I used Ippity's Book It! stamp along with Unity's Nov. KOTM [typewriter]. I printed the sentiment using my True Type font. LOVE LOVE LOVE how this turned out! I thought it might work for the Ippity challenge [using metal]--but I also used Unity stamps--so I wasn't sure. LOVE it still!!

Then I saw this iPhone or iTouch bar of soap! I just loved it and wanted to make a card just like the one below--but I didn't have another "fake" [or paper] iTouch. I used the one from my husband's iTouch cover box. It was the perfect size for a card. I LOVE this card--so I had to share it again. For my new card--I would have made the app a birthday cake. I have a friend that is a MAC lover and super funny. I thought this would be perfect for him. Hopefully I can get another paper iTouch soon!

Close-up of the app--"JB {heart or love}"

That's it for me today--but there are several AWESOME projects created by the EIC DT members!! So check out their blogs and get inspired by their creations! LOVE visiting their blogs:} 
Ashley
De
Emily B.
Emily N.
Joy
Rebecca Grohall {October Guest DT}
Kerry

Savannah {that's me!}

Stephanie

Virginia

Head on over to the EtsyInspired blog for more challenge deets--remember: the challenge will end on Friday, Oct. 8 at noon Pacific time. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Love sharing with you my creations inspired by our Etsy stores! Just love EIC!! Be sure to stop back by tomorrow--more Unity goodness and a new All Things Unity challenge!! Be blessed:}

FWF {Oct. 1}

Hello, friends:} Happy FWF day!! 

I just love using my Unity stamps--and this first card was one of my favorite cards that I created this week! I just love this typewriter from Unity's Nov. 09 KOTM. I just love love love it--I've used it several times!! I also used Unity's Love Bug [the XOXO stamp] and the heart from Our Stories, Our Lives. The sentiment is from Unity's Dec. 09 KOTM. LOOOOOOVE it! This was created for the FWF44 challenge and inspired by this card to the right. 

Love this next card too--I created it with the Hip Hop challenge sketch from last week. I kind of got carried away though...I put lots of layers and layers and then it wasn't as simple as I thought it was supposed to be for the challenge {plus, when I went to enter it--I was 4 minutes late! AH! LOL!}. I used Unity's Remember Happiness set for the sentiment. I also used the bird from Life Becoming. The four papers behind the circle (or stamp chipboard) would be the envelope top, tickets, twill, and then this red paper with the air mail sticker on the bottom. I really liked this sketch...and this card. I really like how it turned out. Now who to send it to?!!!

This next card was also inspired by the same sketch. I was also inspired by Wee Memories' challenge to use tags ...however, I'm not sure this fits [it's not as CAS as I wanted it to be]--but I'm still entering it:} I just love this set of Webster's Pages. I used Unity's Life Becoming for the sentiment and bird. LOVE how this turned out. I NEVER use rub-ons...and that purple frame was perfect for this card! LOVE IT! 

My last card was created for the CARDS {leaves}, Skipping Stones {sketch}, Simon Says {autumn photo and colors}, and WT290 {banners} challenges. I love love love these leaves from Ippity's Fall For You set. I layered them and stitched the veins. The sentiment is from Unity's Harvest Of Memories. LOVE that burlap ribbon on the bottom! SO FUN! 

That's it for me today! Be sure to stop by Unity's blog for a complete list of friends playing along with flair!! And be sure to leave some love--you could win FREE UNITY stamps;}


Thanks so much for stopping by today!! I know I always share several cards and stories on my posts--I appreciate you making it this far and for all your comments! They make me smile and feel really special!! THANKS SO MUCH! Be sure to stop back by tomorrow...new EtsyInspired challenge--and Sunday we start a new All Things Unity challenge!! Be blessed:}