I have two things to show you today for Unity Friends with Flair Friday, but first, make sure you check out Unity's blog to get the list of participants this week. And find the flair for a chance to win a grab bag of stamps. Don't forget Unity is having a sale right now. Check out the Unity blog for more info.
My first card uses my favorite Unity stamp right now, this adorable little lamp from Shine On!. I love to paper piece the shade. I used only my paper scraps for this card. I ruffled the bottom (for the new Moxie Fab challenge) and covered the "mess" with a pretty ribbon. The sentiment is from my Elegant Verses set and I've always wanted to pair these two stamps together. A bow with a flower and button center finished the card.
The next one was my entry to Week 4 Bro Challenge. I used an oven mitt from an old set, Lovin' from the Oven (I think that's what it's called). Again, I used scraps for this project. This Rachael Ray recipe is soooo good and soooo easy to make. I change it a little by adding sauteed chicken (we're meat lovers in our house :-)) and mushrooms. You can go HERE to see the recipe in full. The sketch follows the Card Positioning System this week.
I'm so glad you could join us for A Very Merry Christmas blog hop. This fabulous set was illustrated by the uber-talented, Theresa Momber. It has so many wonderful sentiments and vintage type images that are just fun to color.
For my card, I used my new favorite dark red cardstock, Cranberry Tart, as my card base. I stamped the bells and colored them with Copic markers. Using the Labels 4 die, I cut the image and sponged with Certainly Celery ink. I used scraps of coordinating papers and that new beautiful organdy ribbon. I stamped the sentiment and added a shine to the bells by using Crystal Lacquer. A few gold pearls finished the card.
Here's a close up of the shiny bells. This is the first time I've used Crystal Lacquer and I don't know why I waited this long. It just makes your image pop.
For even more ideas with Theresa Momber's A Very Merry Christmas stamp set, visit her blog link below as well as the GinaK Idea Center here: A Very Merry Christmas. Theresa's tip sheet has been added to the Idea Center as a PDF so you can print out her tips and suggestions for a handy reference tool. We've also included her Copic coloring links too.
Here are all the Designer's Blog Links to check out tonight:
I had so much fun to play with Melanie's set, Hip to Be Square. I know many of you have Christmas cards in mind, but I wanted to show you that this set is not only for the holidays.
For the first card, I made a grid pattern on Word and printed it out. I then stamped a pattern using the circle and small flower stamps from the set. The sentiment is from the StampTV kit, Holiday Cheer. The colors I used are Sweet Corn and Green Apple.
You can download the Gridline Pattern >>>> HERE<<<<.
For the second card, I did a quilted look using the window stamp from the Hip to Be Square. I used coordinating patterned paper by K&Co. The leaves are from Melanie's A Year of Flowers set. And that button is from my stash. It's so big I didn't know how to use it until now. I then stamped across the bottom using the row of flowers from Hip to Be Square. The cardbase is Rose Red and I layered the quilt on Green Apple. A few pearls finished the card.
For even more ideas with Melanie Muenchinger's Hip to be Square stamp set, visit her blog link below as well as the GinaK Idea Center here: Hip to Be Square. Melanie's tip sheet has been added to the Idea Center as a PDF so you can print out her tips and suggestions for a handy reference tool!
Here's all the Designer's Blog Links to check out tonight:
I made this card for the GinaK Designs World Cardmaking Day Challenge at Splitcoast. But before I show you the card, let me share some interesting stats according to Cath of Moxie Fab World from the WCMD celebrations last week.
Moxie Fab World spotlighted 42 different designers in 17 countries (I had the awesome honor to join in this hop).
There were a total of 8,470 comments made–many of them in different languages
And 347 additional international bloggers joined in on the tour as well via the Mr. Linky widget that Moxie Fab offered at the bottom of each post.
Wow, those are some amazing numbers! I know I had fun touring the different designers from all over the world. I felt connected to the rest of the papercrafting world from my wee little craft corner in Croatia. I can't wait until next year.
Join me and the GinaK DT starting at 10pm CST tonight for a blog hop featuring Melanie Muenchinger's new set, Hip to Be Square. We have blog hops in the next two weeks. I hope you will join us.
...to my Canadian friends! Croatia doesn't have an official holiday, but we celebrate it in our church with lots of good food, fellowship, and of course, thanksgiving to our God, who is the giver of all good things (James 1:17). Everyday should be thanksgiving day!
The sponsor for CardPatterns is The Cutting Cafe. The randomly chosen winner will receive 3 digital stamp sets from them. I used one of their images, which was colored with Copics on my card. The sentiment is from Autumn Beauty by GinaK Designs. The papers I used are from my scrap stash, so I don't know who made them.
Come back on Monday when the GinaK Designs team starts a 1-1/2 weeks long of blog hops.
Here's a close up of the shiny bells. This is the first time I've used Crystal Lacquer and I don't know why I waited this long. It just makes your image pop.
The sketch is from A Spoonful of Sugar Challenge.
For the second card, I did a quilted look using the window stamp from the Hip to Be Square. I used coordinating patterned paper by K&Co. The leaves are from Melanie's A Year of Flowers set. And that button is from my stash. It's so big I didn't know how to use it until now. I then stamped across the bottom using the row of flowers from Hip to Be Square. The cardbase is Rose Red and I layered the quilt on Green Apple. A few pearls finished the card.
The sponsor for CardPatterns is The Cutting Cafe. The randomly chosen winner will receive 3 digital stamp sets from them. I used one of their images, which was colored with Copics on my card. The sentiment is from Autumn Beauty by GinaK Designs. The papers I used are from my scrap stash, so I don't know who made them.
