Bright Butterfly

Happy Friday, everyone!  Just popping in with a quick card to link up to Unity's Friends With Flair hop.  I played around a little bit with some Twinkling H2Os.  I need to play some more I think.  Perhaps I'll get a chance this weekend.  I've told Luis that I'll be holed up in the Craft Cave for the next two days as I have 3 big special orders to get done.  I'm crossing my fingers for rain so I'm not tempted out into the sunshine...  :)  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Butterfly from Butterfly Beauty) Unity, (Sentiment from Grand Greetings) Lawn Fawn

Ink:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Embossing powder:  (Seafoam White) Ranger

Paint:  Twinkling H2Os

Gems:  Craft Supplies For Less

Hello Sweet Friend

Good morning!  Popping in quickly before I head off to work with a card for Unity's Friends With Flair hop and also an entry for the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes challenge.  I used this sweet panda from the April KOM and some ancient patterned paper - circa 2007.  Remember Paper Pizazz?  I always feel so virtuous when I use some really old stash!  LOL!  Hope you all have a fabulous weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Patterned Paper:  Paper Pizazz

Stamps:  (Panda & sentiment from Apr '13 KOM - You Make My Heart Puffy) Unity

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Gems:  Doodlebug

Unity RetroSketch

***This is my 2nd post for the day.  For my Muse post please scroll down or click here."

Hi again!  I'm joining in with the Unity Friends With Flair blog hop today and also Unity's Monthly Colour & Sketch Challenge.  You can use the colour palette or the sketch or both for your creation.  I worked with the colours and I used the sketch from RetroSketches.  I reversed the elements of the inset panel but hopefully that's okay...  Here's to a wonderful weekend!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Old Olive, Basic Grey, Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Reeds from Sing a New Song, Sentiment from Feb '13 KOM - Let Love Grow) Unity

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Old Olive, Certainly Celery) Stampin' Up, (Memento Pear Tart & New Sprout) Tsukineko

Twine:  (Charcoal) The Twinery

Gems:  Recollections

Paint Sample Dreams

Happy Friday everyone!  I'm joining in with Unity's Friends With Flair hop today and also playing along with the ombre challenge at the Moxie Fab World.  I've used paint samples on cards before and thought they'd be perfect for the ombre challenge.  This tall Unity image fit beautifully across four colors and I love it embossed in white.  I thought the names of the colours were rather ironic (as this lady chasing her dreams doesn't seem to be in the least bit blushing or dainty) and decided to leave them showing. 

I haven't shared any pooch pictures lately so I thought I'd share a new one of my co-worker's puppy Kenzie (last seen here).  Here she is in her crate at work passed out mid-play!  Ah the life of a pup!  :)  Be back tomorrow with more paint sample cards!

Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Love Life set) Unity

Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko

Gems:  Teresa Collins

Paint Sample:  True Value

You Old Bag!

My mom and I have a little tradition where we always give each other 2 cards on our birthdays - a nice card and a rude card.  This is the rude card that I gave mom this year.  :)

It totally cracked her up.  In fact, I think she liked it better than the nice card!  LOL!  I want to add it to Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop.  If you've never hopped along with it you should - there's always a ton of inspiration!

I also wanted to share these pictures of Atticus being thoroughly spoiled by his daddy!

That would be Haagen Dazs Dulce du Leche that he's slurping up and that container was spotless when he was done with it!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Crumb Cake) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Bag & sentimnet from July '12 KOM - Ol' Bag of Fun) Unity Stamp Co, (Bit of Burlap) Market Street Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Early Espresso) Stampin' Up

Die:  (Double Ended Banner, Tag Sale #5) Papertrey Ink

Gems:  Doodlebug

Eyelet:  We R Memory Keepers

Chair-ished Friendship

Happy Friday!  I'm not celebrating quite yet as I have a long day ahead of me at work.  However, the adorable Miss Kenzie will be there so at least there will be puppy snuggles to help pass the time!  In the meantime here's a card for the Tuesday Trigger challenge at the Moxie Fab World and also for Unity's Friends With Flair hop.  I was inspired by the blue chair in the picture and also by the grid heart.  I decided to go a bit more masculine for my card as I needed one for a male friend. The chair is from Unity's December 2011 KOM and I used A Bit of Burlap on the frame to tie in the grid pattern.  I played around a lot with how to apply the sentiment but in the end a simple strip of card stock underlining it seemed to fit just right.  

Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Chair from Dec '11 KOM - Filled With Love, A Bit of Burlap) Unity Stamp Co, (Sentiment from On My Couch) Papertrey Ink

Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Marina Mist) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Nestabilities Small Labels) Spellbinders

Grateful For Friends

Happy Friday, everyone!  Today I'm joining in with Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop and the Paper Players sketch challenge.  This is such a versatile sketch and very classic with the centrally placed image.  This Best Friends Itty Bitty was part of a prize package and the sentiment is from the September 2011 Kit of the Month.  I created the frame with some Nestabilities and then stamped over it in white with the Bit of Burlap background stamp from Market Street Stamps (which seems to have been retired as I can't find it!).  

Any big plans for the weekend?  We have a bajillion errands to run tomorrow and then I'm hoping we'll spend some more time with our new friend Netflix in the evening!  Hope your day is lovely!

Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Basic Black) Stampin' Up

Stamp:  (Best Friends Itty Bitty, Sentiment from Sept '11 KOM - All Seasons) Unity Stamp Co, (Bit of Burlap) Market Street Stamps

Inks:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Cherry Cobbler) Stampin' Up, (Fresh Snow) Papertrey Ink

Dies:  (Nesties Labels Twelve ) Spellbinders

De Light Ful!

I'm excited to have posted every day this week!  I've had a change in my work schedule that has really enabled me to make better use of my time and it's starting to show.  I'm hoping the schedule will stay this way for a while.  :)  I'm joining in with Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop today.  It's been a while since I gave my Unity stamps some love and played along so here I am.  I used stamps from the December Kit of the Month and the colours are from the current Paper Players challenge.  Love this colour combo - it's great for masculine cards.  I played around with some Nestabilities dies to make these fun cut outs and create a funky layout.  Different but I like it!

I'm really looking forward to work today as my coworker has a new puppy, Kenzie, who is spending her days at the clinic with us.  On Wednesday Kenzie gobbled down her lunch, climbed inside my sweatshirt (a front zip one that was only half zipped) and passed out asleep for the next hour and a half.  I got a few odd looks from clients when they saw my lumpy "belly" but she was too cute to disturb so she stayed there while I went about my work!  Nothing like a puppy to make a day better.  :)

Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Basic Grey) Stampin' Up

Stamps:  (Image & sentiment from Dec '12 KOM - Everyday Fairytale) Unity Stamp Co

Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko

Dies:  (Nesties Long Classic Rectangles Large) Spellbinders

Gems:  (Bumblebee assortment) Doodlebug

Markers:  (Y15) Copic

Yo! What's Up?

Dashing out the door but wanted to get a card in for Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop.  If you've never hopped along then you must - there are always so many fabulous creations!  I thought of this sentiment whenever I looked at this yo-yo stamp so finally had to get in onto paper.  :)  Hope you all have a lovely weekend!

Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill, (Island Indigo) Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper: (Splash collection) Echo Park
Stamps:  (Yo-yo) Unity, Letters from Smitty's ABCs) Lawn Fawn, (Polka Dots)?
Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Island Indigo) Stampin' Up
Punch: (Corner Punch) Marvy Uchida

Dreams

I've been dreaming for ages about this week off from work and I was sure I would spend it happily holed up in the Craft Cave carding away.  But have I?  Of course not.  For some reason I got a cleaning bee in my bonnet and have been having a massive clear out and tidy which has stolen away most of my time.  The rest of it has been lost to the Olympics.  What is that about?  *Sigh*  I did manage to create a card for Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop though.  I've been neglecting the hop lately and wanted to ink up this fabulous stamp that I got using my publication incentive.  I love that patterned paper but I only have a small piece of it that came in a variety pack.  Does anyone know who makes it?  Okay, back to sorting and, hopefully, a little more cardmaking!  Have a lovely weekend!  :)    


Supplies Used
Cardstock: (Basic Grey) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Love Life) Unity
Ink:  (VersaMark) Tsukineko
Embssing Powder:  (Seafoam White) Ranger
Punch:  (Corner punch) Marvy Uchida)
Gems:  (Beetle Black) Doodlebug

Back To Regularly Scheduled Programming!

After my foray into the world of layered patterned paper yesterday we're back with a more Jen-esque CAS card today.  :)  I've used a much more manageable (for me) amount of PP here for a bit of paper piecing on my Unity lamp and some shiny gold paper behind it. These are papers I've had since 2007 (remember those HOTP Sarapapers??) so it's time they got some use I think!  I'm playing along with Unity's Friends With Flair and also the paper piecing challenge at Less Is More.  


The sky is looking a bit dark outside at the moment and I'm hoping it will rain a bit and take away some of this oppressive humidity.  All I want to do right now is sit under the ac unit with a pint of ice cream!  Seems to be the only sensible way to handle this weather really...


Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill
Patterned Papers:  (Fresh Citrus Sarapapers) HOTP
Stamps:  (Lamp & sentiment from Shine On!) Unity
Ink: (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Die:  (Nesties Peony) Spellbinders
Gems:  (Bumblebee assortment) Doodlebug

It's Not Easy Being Queen

Popping in super quick before I jet off to work for the afternoon.  I'm playing along with Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop and the Runway Inspired Challenge.  These dress forms from Unity's latest KOM made me think of fashion and models which made me think of Runway Inspired.  So I pulled a few colours from the RIC dress and came up with this simple one layer card.  It'll be added to the stack for the big special order I'm working on.  :)


I'm excited to report that the octopus has returned!  I'd really given up hope of seeing him again but there his was yesterday in his little cave under the steps by the dock.  Now if I can just keep Luis from eating him... 


Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill

Stamps:  (Images & sentiment from May '12 KOM - Love In An Instant) Unity

Ink:  (Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Lucky Limeade) Stampin' Up

Gems:  (Tangerine, Limeade & Blue Jean assortments) Doodlebug

Consider Yourself Vintage

Happy Friday!  Is everyone ready for the weekend? I'm hoping to get lots of crafty time in since Luis will be working.  I made this card for my uncle's birthday using an image and sentiment from Unity's February 2012 KOM.  His response was, "What is that?  A hearse?  I'm not THAT vintage!!" Hmmm...  not quite the reaction I was looking for but I guess it does kind of look like one huh?  Oh well, even if he wasn't sure about the card he enjoyed the Mexican dinner we put on for him.  :)  


I used the sketch from Less Is More for the card, I'm going to join in with Unity's Friends with Flair blog hop and I'm entering this in the Simon Says Stamp birthday challenge!   

Cardstock:  (Vintage Cream) PTI, (Not Quite Navy) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Image and sentiment from Feb '12 KOM - Lucky To Have You) Unity
Inks: (VersaMark) Tsukineko, (Not Quite Navy, Early Espress0) Stampin' Up
Embossing Powder:  (Clear) Ranger
Dies:  (Nesties Large Labels) Spellbinders

Twinkle Twinkle

I haven't played with Unity's Friends With Flair in ages so I'm excited to join in this week and especially excited to be using such a new stamp.  I find that my latest purchases tend to sit for ages before I ink them up which is really silly so I've used the star stamp from April's KOM.  It's such a sweet image and could be used for so many occasions but my first thought was for a baby card.  Handy since I needed one for a baby shower!  ;)  I've matched it up with one of my favourite Hero Arts background stamps and a Paper Smooches sentiment.  And this is another one for Simon Says Stamp's Anything Goes Challenge!  

How cute is this little sheep?  I admired one that the wonderful Kirsty of 365 Days of Pinterest Creations gave away a while back and she very kindly sent me my own!  Also included were candies for Luis and I, treats for the hounds and some beautiful chopsticks that Kirsty's lovely mum brought back from her travels to visit Kirsty's sister.  If you've never checked out Kirsty's blog then you must go now!  Not only does she share a fabulous new recipe/craft/home decor/etc idea every day but her brilliant, funny family is also fully involved in the Pinterest mania.  There's never a dull moment in the Colquhoun household!  :)  
Cardstock:  (White) Handy Hippo, (Rustic White) PTI, (Yellow) Bazzill, (Night of Navy) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Stars from April '12 KOM - Follow Your Own) Unity, (Background) Hero Arts, (Sentiment from A Little Lovin) Paper Smooches
Inks: (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Embossing Powder:  (Clear, Seafoam White) Ranger
Dies:  (Die-namics Stacking Stars) My Favourite Things
Copic:  Y17
Gems:  (Bumblebee Assortment) Doodlebug

Lollipops

During that bit of time I had on Wednesday I made this card for a friend's birthday.  I used the colours from ColourQ and, because the sentiment and image are Unity, I'm going to play along with Friends With Flair.  Arielle's colours made me think of candy and I found these sweet lollipops (from Unity's July '09 KOM) which I paper pieced and covered with Glossy Accents  


The painting is going well.  The bedroom is finished and the Craft Cave is 1/4 done.  I actually managed to empty it pretty quickly and didn't stop to make a single card!  I did get involved in sorting my scrap bin but that really needed to be done...  At this rate I'll be on track for getting back in there on Sunday!  Whoop whoop! Thank you, my wonderful hubby!


Cardstock:  (White) Gina K, (Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, So Saffron, Pear Pizzazz) Stampin' Up 

Stamps:  (Lollipops from July '09 KOM - A Pocket Full of..., Sentiment from March '11 KOM - Just You) Unity, (Banner from Bannerific) Lawn Fawn, (Argyle) Market Street Stamps
Inks:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Peach Parfait) Stampin' Up

Dies:  (Mat Stack 1 & Layerz Mat Stack 1) PTI

Other:  (Glossy Accents) Ranger

Tiny Dots

Hello, my friends!  Today I'm playing along with LeAnne's colour combo at the Paper Players and also linking up to Unity's Friends With Flair blog hop.  If you look closely at the centre of the flower you can see that it's paper pieced with Blushing Bride paper and then I punched 1/16" holes from the Pear Pizzazz paper for the dots.  They were certainly a bit fiddley to stick down but I got them in place eventually. 


Any big plans for your weekend?  I have a growing (and long neglected) list of odds and ends to do around the house so I'm going to attempt to cross a few things off of that list.  Maybe. I'm afraid the siren call of the Craft Cave may prove to be too much to resist...


ETA:  Doh!  I missed the Paper Players deadline!!!  :(


Cardstock:  (White) Gina K,  (Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Flower from Cuckoo Clocks, Sentiment from April '11 KOM - Small Things Matter Most) Unity
Ink:  (VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko
Punches:  (1/16" hole punch) McGill, (Corner punch) Marvy Uchida
Gems:  Doodlebug

Celebrate with Stripes

There are so many awesome cards at the Runway Inspired Challenge this week. Go check them out if you have a chance.  I've had an idea floating around in my head for it and thankfully I squeezed in some crafty time this morning.  Obviously I was inspired by the black and white stripes but what also caught my eye was the model on the very edge of the picture.  I liked the idea of bookending something with stripes and thought of this Unity bracket stamp that I have.  The stamp actually has polka dots inside the brackets which I didn't want so I stamped them on the back side of my striped paper and cut them out.  Now, this might be a stretch, but I'm also going to join in with Unity's Friends with Flair blog hop with this card - I did use a Unity stamp even if I only used it's shape.  :)  This card also fits in with Simon Says Stamp's Spots &/Or Stripes challenge.  Off to work now.  Have a wonderful day!
Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (Black, White) Pacon

Patterned Paper:  Doodlebug Designs
Stamp:  (Bracket) Unity
Stickers:  Scenic Route

Leopard Print Girlfriend

Happy Friday, everyone!  I'm so excited to rejoin the fun of Friends with Flair over at Unity.  I've missed hopping along and seeing everyone's creations each week.  I used the colour palette from this week's Colour Throwdown challenge and made a girlfriend card for the Celebrating Realtionships Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.  Can't go wrong with purses and leopard print when it comes to your girlfriends!  Okay, going to try and get one more card made before I head off to work.  Have a great day!  
Supplies Used:

Cardstock:  (Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy, Soft Suede) Stampin' Up, (Cream) Craft supply
Stamps:  (Purses and Sentiment from Oct 2010 KOM - Take Time To Laugh, Leopard print from Mar 2011 KOM - Just You) Unity Stamp Co
Inks:  (VersaMark, VersaFine Onyx Black) Tsukineko, (Bravo Burgundy) Stampin' Up
Dies:  (Mat Stack 3, Double-Ended Banners) PTI

Gems:  (Round) Doodlebug, (Square) Craft supply

Copics:  R59, YG95

Dotty Tree

Happy Friday, everyone!  Friday means it's Friends With Flair day over at Unity and it also means it's deadline day for the latest Paper Players challenge.  I've used Unity stamps and the Paper Players' colours for my card as well as some Nestie and impression plate action.  
I'll be back later with another card and also the winner of the blog candy!  For now though it's off to work.  Hopefully it will be a better day than yesterday which started off with an excited Great Dane peeing all over my leg!  The joys of working with animals!  :)




Supplies Used:
Cardstock:  (White) Bazzill Basics, (Almost Artichoke) Stampin' Up
Stamps:  (Tree from Gingham Christmas Greetings by Ippity, Sentiment from Christmas Bough) Unity Stamp Co
Ink:  (Riding Hood Red, Almost Artichoke, River Rock) Stampin' Up
Die:  (Nestabilities Labels Ten) Spellbinders
Impression Plate:  (Polka Dot Basics II) PTI
Gem:  Doodlebug