Friends With Flair

I thought I'd pop in here today and see if my blog still works! It's been so long. I'm sharing a card today that I made for my niece's 17th birthday. Time sure flies! This Unity stamp by Phyllis Harris stamp suits her so well. She is a blonde haired surfing beauty so it couldn't be more perfect.

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your visit!

Summer Breeze

So I was home from work yesterday because my kids are sick with a summer virus. I feel so bad for them. BUT, on the bright side, I was home when my July Unity Kit of the Month arrived! I couldn't wait to ink this stamp up!!!!
I kept it quick and simple with some watercoloring.
Go check out all the DARN GOOD deals and new stamps at Unity!!!!

Happy Friday!!!!
Nora Anne

Die Cut Divas

Come over and see me today at Die Cut Diva! I am sharing this layout using the Scallop Circle in kraft, love this die cut background, you can use it in so many fun ways! and Terry has EVERY color you could imagine! I stamped the background with Gurnsey Gingaham by Ippity (which was an afterthought which is why it's so messy!)
I used a variety of Unity stamps on this layout as well, the bunny up in the left hand corner is from the January 2010 Kit of the Month and the egg in the lower right hand corner is from the February 2009 Kit of the Month. The Memories journaling stamp is from the January 2011 Kit of the Month.
The flowers and birds are cut from My Little Shoebox Home Tweet Home, in stock at Paper Wings right now! The striped paper behind the Scallop Circle is also MLS Home Tweet Home!

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things....

Brooke's post inspired me to come up with a list of some random things that I *love*. I didn't come up with 100 or 101 but a handful and it will be interesting to do this again next year to see what changes and what loves remain the same!

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ice cream sundaes * sunny days at the beach * luke's silly jokes * hazelnut coffee with irish cream * skinny jeans with boots * scrapbooking * cardmaking * Unity stamps * the sound of my husband's voice on the telephone * my pillow * fresh sheets * lace trim * crocheted doilies * chardonnay * bloghopping * shabby chic * cottage style decor * warm and cozy clothes * salty sea air *

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Hello

Happy H{ippity} Hop Monday! Did everyone watch the Superbowl? I went to a party and the hosts are HUGE Green Bay Packers fans so it was pretty exciting, a happy place to be!
I made this card following a sketch but for the life of me I cannot find the sketch or the source of it right now...if you recognize it, please let me know so I can give credit! *thanks*! I am entering this into this week's challenge over at The Shabby Tea Room, the theme is Sweethearts and there is a beautiful and *sweet* inspiration photo.
I used last year's Pink Paislee Valentine line, with little hearts on the cloud. Love the colors in this line so much and the colors of the challenge are pink, green, brown & neutral. Using doilies, polka dots, flowers, lace, ribbons ... OR ALL! ! So, I have the pink, little touch of green, brown and neutral along with hearts and lace. The sentiment is from Ippity's How YOU Doin'? and the cute little tree is from Bella Blvd's Bella Trees by Unity.
Click here to visit Mary, the next stop on the hop, or visit the Ippity blog for the full list!


SUPPLIES:
Paper~Pink Paislee
Ink~Ranger Distress Ink, Unity Hybrid Ink
Stamps~Ippity How YOU Doin'?, Unity Bella Trees
Other~Websters Pages Trim & Sparkler, Diamond Dust

I'm A Little Teapot

The Shabby Tea Room is having a DT call! I have been following this blog for a long time now and LOVE all of the inspiration there. I love the look of Shabby Chic designs and decided that I was going to challenge myself to create more "shabby" projects this year. When I saw the DT call, I thought, "why not?!" Perfect way to start creating outside of my comfort zone. I don't think I really have a "go to" style, it all depends on my mood and how much time I have when I sit down to create something.
This little teapot card is what I wound up with and I have to admit I am pretty thrilled with it. I love shaped cards, so that's all it takes for me! The inspiration photo they provided is below and as you can see I went with a pretty literal interpretation with the teapot and had so much fun with this.
Thanks for looking and wish me luck! I adore The Shabby Tea Room and would love to work with them!

SUPPLIES:
Stamps~Unity Kit of the Month Dec. 09 Delightful Moments
Ink~Memento Black Tuxedo
Paper~Girls Paperie, Bazzill
Other~Fiskars Scalloped Scissors, Spica Pen, Pom Pom Trim, Recollections Rhinestone Flourish, Hand Dyed Seam Binding, Trim (from my stash), Nestabilities Label, Teapot Free Printable Template

Friends WIth Flair

TGIF!

The sentiment on my card is from the Unity October 2010 Kit of the Month. I used some old Cosmo Cricket paper and Love My Tapes Fabric Sheets to die cut the trees. I cut the sentiment panel from my scalloped oval Nestabilities and underlined the sentiment with Recollections pearls.

The next stop on the hop today is Gwen, or stop by the Unity Blog later this morning to see the full list of Friends with Flair!

{Ippity} Blossoms

I'm featured on the {Ippity} blog today! Check it out HERE if you get a minute!

xx, nora anne

Growing In Unity ~ Day 4 and Hip Hop Sketch Challenge

Welcome back for day 4 of Growing In Unity! I made this card with these beautiful Making Memories papers and some Amuse woodgrain cardstock for the Unity Hip Hop Sketch Challenge HHSC34. The wreath is from the Unity July 2010 Kit of the Month, love this image, it can be used for Christmas, fall or any other time of year-so versatile!
Be sure to leave a comment today (and all week) for your chance to win a prize from Unity!
That's all for now-see you tomorrow!
xx, nora anne

Happy H{ippity} Hop Monday!

Gotta "post & run" today! Made this card with the ippity new release stamps~check 'em out HERE! Be sure to come back tomorrow, I'll be sharing a card each day this week for Growing In Unity. Leave a comment all week for a chance to win a fun prize from Unity! Next stop on the hop is LISA.
Have a great day!
xx, nora anne

New Releases Revealed!

Only 2 more days until the new sets are available for purchase! Have you seen the kits that have been revealed on the Ippity blog this week?! I just LOVE THEM ALL! So many possibilities and the Design Team has been creating some FABULOUS projects all week and posting on their blogs!

Another super exciting announcement - we will no longer be selling 12 x 12 paper packs, but 6x6 MINI DECKS! and the first one is Cosmo Cricket's Circa 1934! This paper is just GORGEOUS! and will be available HERE starting Thursday while supplies last!

Can't wait to share my new Ippity projects with you on Thursday's Hip Hop! See you then!

xx, nora anne

Unity, Jillibean Soup and the Girls Paperie

I have two layouts today to share with you. The first one is a total CASE of THIS LAYOUT by Lesley Langdon, I am a huge fan of her work! I haven't added a photo yet, but you get the idea. Don't you just LOVE this paper line from Jillibean Soup?! and have you heard the EXCITING news?! Unity and Jillibean Soup just released four amazing stamp sets that coordinate with this paper and they couldn't be any cuter!

Stamps used: Unity Itty Bitty-Snowbody Warms My Heart, Ippity Book It

Trim used: Webster's Pages pink tutu, Jute Ribbon Natural

Other: Smooch Spritz, Ranger Distress Ink, Lime Stickles, Jillibean Soup Stickpins, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

My next layout is made with the Girls Paperie, Toil and Trouble, another fabulous paper line. I had so much fun making this layout using my Unity Good Time Vintage Banner set. I can see a lot of wear and tear on these babies! SO many ways to use them!

Stamps used: Unity Good Time Vintage Banner Set, Unity Kit of the Month (pumpkins)

Trim used: Webster's Pages pink tutu, Jute Ribbon Natural
Other: Tattered Angels Chalk Spritz, Sizzix 3d Flower Die, Eyelet Outlet skull brad, Ranger Distress Inks, Dew Drops, Nestabilities Pinking Circles

Thanks for stopping by today! Next up on the hop is the talented AJ!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Today I have a mini book to share that still needs a few finishing touches and photos, of course!

The base of the mini book is a Sizzix die and the holly is die cut from Tim Holtz grungeboard paper, then sprayed with Smooch Spritz and stickled a bit with copper Stickles. I used Fancy Pants Tradition throughout my project, love this line!

Do you recognize this Christmas tree?! This is one of Unity's new Itty Bitty's, if you haven't checked these out yet, they are so cool! Great size stamp for a great price!

Another Unity stamp from one of my Kits of the Month (hmmm, can't remember which month it is!)

I made the flower from crepe paper and a Martha Stewart button punch, and finished off with some stickles and twine.

Some more crepe paper and Martha Stewart glitter, with a few Martha Stewart snowflakes punched and layered.

Fabric tape from Love My Tapes!

Another CUTE Itty Bitty by Unity! Gotta check em out at the new Unity website HERE! And if you didn't start out at the Unity blog, go -------->>> HERE to see a full list of Friends With Flair!
Happy Weekend!
xx, nora anne

A little birdie told me...

FRONT OF CARD (inside below)

Isn't this stamp set just INCREDIBLE?!!? I love Melody Ross and I am really loving her partnership with Unity! Speaking of incredible, I ordered this set from Paper Maniac last Friday and it was in my mailbox on Monday, WOW! That's what I call customer service ;)

I made this card for a co-worker who is struggling a bit with some things right now and not feeling so great about herself. Hopefully it will put a smile on her face for a bit!

(Inside of Card)

We are off to Jellystone Campground this weekend for a frightful weekend of hayrides, corn mazes, pumpkin carving and trick or treating! Can't wait.

Stop by the Unity blog to see today's full list of Friends with Flair.

See ya all on Monday for H{ippity} Hop. I have a card to share then using this stamp set!

xx, nora anne

Growing In Unity~Day 3~Unity Addicts Challenge

Hi Everyone! Happy Wednesday! I am having so much fun with Growing In Unity this week and today's post was EXTRA fun for me since Maria sent me a preview of the Unity Addicts Challenge to work with for my card!
And quite a challenge it was! She sent me a BINGO card full of different embellishments/techniques/colors and I had to pick a column to include on my card.

I chose Column I which was Bling, Rub-ons, Stickers, Ribbon, Brown.

The BLING is the holly berries.

The RUB-ONS are on the inside of the card.

The STICKER is the the white background with the green holly leaves which is a Creative Imaginations journaling sticker.

The RIBBON is obvious! The brown and cream striped ribbon from May Arts.

The BROWN is the ink and the ribbon.

My DP is from my 6x6 Basic Grey Jovial paper pad and I used stamps from {ippity's} Kissmas & Mistletoe and Seasons of Joy sets.

The pearl pick is from Caramelo's on Etsy. Great place to shop for vintage-inspired supplies!

Remember to leave a comment today and the rest of the week for your chance to win a prize from Unity!

xx, nora anne

Growing In Unity~Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of Growing In Unity! My card today is made with Basic Grey Pyrus DP. I just love this particular pattern, it reminds me of vintage wallpaper and the gold couch we had growing up that was covered in plastic and we were never allowed to sit on! Oh, the good 'ol days! Back then, that couch was the ugliest thing ever, and we used to tease my mom about it all the time, but it's funny that now I think it was really cool!
Anyway, very simple card here starting with PTI kraft cardstock, a layer of BG Pyrus and then some very pretty trims that I picked up in Orlando at the Scrappy Boutique. The lighter brown crocheted trim is by Prima, the flowers are by BoBunny and the darker brown is (I think) May Arts. Finished off with a Maya Road stick pin and some coordinating Recollections pearls. The sentiment is from my Unity August 2010 Kit of the Month, {all you need}. Love this one! So much fun :)

Thanks for stopping by today to see me for my second day of Growing In Unity! Be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win a prize at the end of the week! (and of course because they make my day!)

We are off to Pre-School orientation later this morning, so I'm sure I will be an emotional wreck today ;)

Enjoy YOUR day!
xx, nora anne

Happy Friday! I'm extra HAPPY on this fine Friday since we will be hitting the road at 5am tomorrow to DISNEY WORLD! YAY! I feel like a little kid, I'm so excited! And I bet your especially HAPPY that you stopped by for a visit today because YOU FOUND IT! Yup, ya did! The Unity Flair is right here, so be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win a prize from Unity!

My card today was made with the Unity Addicts challenge #15 in mind, black and white with a POP of color. It was quick and easy (5 minutes!) and I think it's pretty cute for such a fast card!



Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a fabulous Unity prize!

And if you haven't ordered your new {ippity} release stamps yet, stop by my sales blog, they are all in stock! as well as past releases still on clearance!

*I will be on vacation until 9/7 so any orders will ship on September 7th*

Have a great weekend!

xx, nora anne