FWF Scrappin' Adventures

Happy FWF Day!

Here is a quick little scrapbook page I put together, featuring my son, Danny.

The page itself is 8X8, Kraft base and My Minds Eye designer papers. The "i love you" senitment comes from the Unity Stamp Co- March 2010 KOM. The birds are from the February KOM. The date label comes from the Unity Scrap Kit, "Favorite Things."

Check out the Unity BLOG today for the list of ladies who will wow you with their talent.

Dont forget to visit all the blogs, because someone has the hidden blinkie, which holds the blog candy- a grab bag of 25 random unity stamps.

Leave us some love as you enjoy the ride!!

Earth Day Inspiration

Happy EARTH Day Everyone!!

In the spirit of EARTH day, the Paper Maniac girls have an inspiring week of creations using recycled items on our cards. It's so much fun finding ways to use things I normally would have thrown away, on my crafty projects. Can you tell what items I have used in the project above??

The sun is the topper of a spice jar, which I removed so that I could reach my measuring spoon into it, and then I thought, wow, I could probably use this on a project. I painted it yellow with acrylic paint and added some peachy-orange pearls to the holes, to simulate brighter rays of sunshine.

The grass is the corrugated cardboard piece that comes wrapped around hot beverages. (This one in particular came from a Dunkin Decaf White Chocolate Latte...mmmmmm, Yum!) It had a perfect little arch to it, and I immediately thought, hillside!! I painted it two shades of green with acrylic paint. I never tried painting on my cards before, but I really like the way it came out.

The stamps are from Unity Stamp Co- Could I Be Any Cuter?, I used Memento ink and Copics to color the image. Easy peasy!

Hope you have an enjoyable EARTH day!!

Singing Souls for FWF

HAPPY FRIDAY Peeps!! It's time for another awesome Unity Friends with Flair (FWF) hop- start at the Unity BLOG for the list of fabulous chickies that are playing along today. Visit all the blogs and leave us some LOVE, for your chance to win blog candy- a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps. The blog that has the hidden blinkie is the blog that will give away the candy!!

Today, I used the brandy-new stamp set called Singing Souls. I just think this set is sooooo adorable, and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how it has both inside and outside sentiments for the card.

Check out my card in yesterday's post (below), for some additional Unity inspiration. I used the April store kit and some cool distressing, and paper-piecing techniques. :-)

And...remember the blog candy I told you about earlier? Well, I am the host this week, SO, leave a comment here for your chance to win the grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps. I will pick a winner on Saturday! Yay!!

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Singing Souls. Papers: PTI- Hawaiian Shores, White. October Afternoon- Ducks in Row. Ink: Memento. Accessories: Spellbinders- Labels 1 die, PTI- Hawaiian Shores ribbon, Copics, Glitter Glue, Silver pearls.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy the hop today!!

I {HEART} Distressing!!

Ok, I have to admit, I have never been much of a distressing fan, but that's only because I didn't know how to do it too well. BUT, I have since been inspired, and I am soooooo very excited to share this card with you today! AND, I am soooooo lovin' the distressing techniques and possibilities with the new Tim Holtz line of products.

So, how did I fall in love??

Patti, the wonderful owner of the Paper Maniac store is now carrying the new Tim Holtz line of products, which range from inks and paints, to large sizzix dies and impression plates, rubber stamps, and a whole lot in between. You HAVE to check out the store to see the new, FUN, stuff- more items are added daily.

Patti tipped-off us designers, on these super cool Tim Holtz videos on you tube, and that was it for me. Mouth on the floor and everything. Amazing inspiration. AND....now I can distress!! AND...I need to distress more and more and more. Oh, how hubby is going to love that! LOL.

SO, if you haven't figured it out already, our Paper Maniac theme this week is DISTRESSING!! Please join us in some distressing fun on the BLOG- the possibilities are endless with these super-fab products.

Oh, and do you see the cute little owl friend on this card?? He comes from the NEW Unity Stampin store kit for April. This month, there is an exciting new option for getting the kit (it's only available in stampin' stores, like Paper Maniac). The kit is now offered as 2 mini kits or as a complete kit. The mini kits are called: Total Cuteness and Sew Cute, and Patti has reduced the price to $19.00 each. You can also order the complete store kit for $35. Sweet deal huh??

Supplies: Stamps: Unity Stamp Co- Total Cuteness. Papers: PTI- Hawaiian Shores, Kraft and White. Ink: SU Cool Carribean, Memento- Rich Cocoa. Accessories: Tim Holtz distressing tool, Distress Inks- Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo. PTI Hawaiian Shores ribbon, SU Word Window punch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

It's FRIDAY!! FWF!!! Rainbow

It's a Friday, and that means its Unity Friends with Flair day!! I am so happy that I actually have a card to play along today! Yayyyyy! Keeping with the spirit of CAS (see post below), I created another super-simple card. I used several different colored buttons from Papertreyink, to make my "rainbow." The sentiment comes from the FEBRUARY 2010 Unity KOM- Nothing But Blue Skies, which happens to be one of my all-time favorite Unity KOM's!

Check out the Unity Blog for the list of talented chicks that will inspire you today. Leave some love on all the blogs for your chance to win Blog Candy- a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps! There is a hidden blinkie on one of the blogs- thats where the candy is! FUN!

Have a wonderful day!!

Margarita Madness

This week at Paper Maniac, we are going to inspire you with Clean and Simple (CAS) cards. Clean and Simple is quickly becomming a go-to style for alot of papercrafters. I am really enjoying CAS myself. I also find that this syle of card are very clean, crisp and even elegant as well. I hope you can try it out for yourself!

For this card, I used one of the super-cute new Unity Stamp Co kits, (available only to stores) called Margarita Moments. I also used Bazzil papers and Memento ink. Accessories can also be found in the Paper Maniac Store- Copics, green pearls and Big Scalloped Oval spellbinders dies. The ribbon is from Papertreyink.

Thanks for stoping by, have a fabulous day!