Unity Stamps October KOTM Sketch Challenge

And the other card I got finished last night was for the Unity Stamp Company October Kit of the Month Sketch Challenge - here is what I made:

And here is the sketch:

For some reason, despite the season and the weather - I felt inspired to make a cheery spring/summer type card! Who knows why - but it was fun! 

So I pulled out my Crate Paper Pretty Party 6x6 paper pad and my June 2012 Kit of the Month to put this together.

I punched 3 circles, and stamped just part of the row of strawberries on each circle, then colored them with Copics, and inked the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen to soften the stark white of the paper. 

I couldn't resist a doily tucked behind, and stamped the sentiment with PTI ink right on there from April 2012 KOTM, and tucked a couple little stick on pearls underneath.

Wrapped some jute twine from Ribbon Carousel around a couple times and tied a simple bow, and attached the circles with foam adhesive.

And that's it - super sweet and simple, not to mention cheery and happy! Thanks again for visiting today! Hope to see you again soon!!!

Unity Pennants and Banners September Challenge

Hi there! I took a little time last night to create something for the Unity September Pennants and Banner's Challenge - obviously I chose to use banners! I also did a little something new for me - and I had so much fun! Here is what I made:

To start with, for the background - I just got my first Mr. Huey's mist and one of their overlay's, so I used the overlay and some October Afternoon sprinklers, as well as my one Mister Huey mist to create the background. I started with a gray OA sprinkler sprayed on the overlay placed on white paper, then added some thicker drops of a blue OA sprinkler, and the yellow Mr Huey's mist. 

I trimmed it down and rounded the two bottom corners. Then I used some strips of Lily Bee Design's papers and trimmed them into banners, arranged them how I liked, then stuck them down. (Of course, as I tried to stick them down they all fell apart - so I had to redo that a couple of times, but it finally came together how I liked!) I curled the bottom edges of the banners just slightly for fun too.

The sentiment is from the June 2012 Kit of the month - and I stamped it with gray Versamark ink. 

I wrapped some twine from the Twinery in one of their newest colors - Ocean - around the card before attaching the sentiment with foam adhesive over the top, then added a little bow on the side with a stick on pearl in the center.

I think this is a lot more "mixed media" than I have really done before - but it was so much fun! I have lots of the October Afternoon Sprinklers, and loved the Mister Huey's spray, so I'm sure I will be using them a lot more! Thanks for stopping by today!

WCMD - Unity Color Combo Challenge

And last but not least, the WCMD Unity Color Challenge - the challenge was to use cream, brown, olive, and pumpkin as your primary colors. Here is what I made:

In the picture this looks more white than it actually is - I used a bunch of Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen to ink the doily and paper at the bottom so it was more cream than white. 

The butterfly is from one of the newest KOTM, and I stamped it on orange cardstock and cut it out by hand. All the colored cardstock is Bazzil Cardstock - so nice and thick and pretty! 

I seem to be loving doilies lately, so of course I added one on here, as well as some jute twine from  Ribbon Carousel. I also ran the green paper through my Cuttlebug and embossed the script onto it for some fun texture. Finished off by using a touch of Copic markers on my sentiment! 

Thanks for putting up with the flood of posts today! Been working on cards for these challenges when I have time - and haven't had time for posting! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

WCMD - Unity Coloring Challenge

Good morning! Right in the middle of all my Unity WCMD challenges - including this one for the Coloring challenge, I am also joining in on Unity Friends with Flair! Here is what I have to share for both of those ocassions:

Isn't that little cowboy-wanna-be the CUTEST?!?!?! I had so much fun coloring him in with my Copic markers! 

The white embossed rectangle was cut with a Spellbinder's Nestabilities Die. I stamped and colored my image, then inked the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink. 

Added some strips of burlap ribbon from Ribbon Carousel behind, and all my papers are from October Afternoon's Sasparilla line. 

I ran some kraft paper through my paper crimper before mounting the sentiment on top of it. 

And there it is! Fun with coloring - LOVE that! 

WCMD - Unity Stamp a Border Challenge

Okay - next up was a totally fun challenge! Stamp a border, using Unity stamps and a non-border stamp! Here is what I came up with:

I stamped that thimble several times to make my border, then stamped the sentiment with Papertrey Ink right over the top. 

All the pattern papers are from Lily Bee Designs, and I added another punched border with a Martha Stewart border punch. 

I finished off with a little touch of red Baker's Twine - I think that is my favorite color of twine! 

I think this is one of my favorite cards for these challenges! So fun to get challenged to try new things, don't you think?

WCMD - Unity Fall Card Challenge

And next up I have my Card for the Unity WCMD Fall Card Challenge:

Isn't my favorite card how it came out - things just didn't work out like I had pictured in my head, but...oh well! I stamped three Unity pumpkins over the top of each other, then colored them a bit with Copics. Couldn't resist adding the little birds in front of them!

All my paper is Basic Grey, and I inked with Tim Holtz distress ink, punched the edge with a Martha Stewart edge punch, added some stick on pearls and a rounded top corner, and finished off with some faux stitching.

All right - there's the fall card! Off for the next one!

WCMD - Unity Sketch Challenge -

I finally caught up on all the WCMD challenges over at Unity stamps - so I am posting them all this morning! This was for challenge #4, the Sketch Challenge:

And here is the sketch:

I stuck really close to the sketch! 

I used some Authentique and My Mind's Eye papers... 

...added a doily, some jute twine from Ribbon Carousel, and a PTI button. 

Finished off with a stamp and sentiment from an older KOTM. 

Okay - off to post the next one!