10.28.2010

HIP HOP FLIP FLOP!!


Time to SHAKE THINGS up a bit!!!
Today all the Unity DT Girls and the {ippity} DT Girls
swapped stamps to create our projects...
SO FUN!

The theme for today's hop is
ENCOURAGEMENT
{October IS Breast Cancer Awareness Month after all!}

TONS of EXCITING things happening today!
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BRAND NEW JilliBean Soup stamps being released @ Unity





a HUGE sale! 40% off
check out the website HERE
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Starting at MIDNIGHT tonight -
we are DONATING $.25 cents per
to the Susan G. Koman Foundation.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.
Share the NEWS!
Every person that hits the like button starting at
MIDNIGHT till MIDNIGHT tomorrow
UNITY donates $.25 cents.
on to the projects for today! of course they are PINK!!
Strength..
card made with the {ippity} kit
DEVOTED
IPK-103
leaves are paper pieced,
then I added some Glossy Accents for shine
now & always
card made using {ippity} kits
now & always
IPK-117
a moment in time
IPK-121
i paper pieced the butterfly, coated it with
Glossy Accents and popped up the wings
the shape is also popped up using foam mounting tape


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Have a beautiful day!

10.24.2010

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

The winner of the adorable Unity Itty Bitty stamp
sit. eat. enjoy

is....
lynn said...
precious card and photo cube! congrats, emily!
October 21, 2010 7:07 AM

chosen randomly
Here are your random numbers:
9 Timestamp: 2010-10-24 20:42:42 UTC

CONGRATULATIONS Lynn!!!
please email jimmi.mayo@gmail.com to claim your prize!!


Happy Sunday everyone!!

10.22.2010

oopsy daisy!

Oops! Sorry Friends with Flair peeps!!!
My post is going up late..
Angela and I were solving all the world's problems
over a few cups of coffee and time got away from me!
3 HOURS OF TIME.
but it was well worth it.
Friendships need that extra CONNECTING time once in awhile... 

Anywho... Here is a fun little layout I made...
carrying on the theme from yesterday's
Thankful and Grateful Hip Hop...

This is my grandma.
My kid's GREAT grandma.
This photo was taken last weekend.
On her 95th BIRTHDAY.
Isn't that amazing?
SHE IS.
She lives alone.
(she has out-lived 2 husbands!)
Volunteers at the local thrift shop.
Drives everywhere.... even 2 hours to her Green Lake cabin on the weekends.
What a lady. She is simply FABULOUS...
I am SO THANKFUL that I've had her in my life
and that my kids now know her and have special memories of their Great Grandma.
It's the BEST.


Make sure you check out the UNITY BLOG for the entire list of FWF participants!!




10.20.2010

Hip Hop and How Do you Do?

Hip Hop and How Do You Do?
I am so very THANKFUL for YOU!

Today is all about being
THANKFUL & GRATEFUL...
The Unity and {ippity} Design Team girls have so many
BEAUTIFUL projects ready to INSPIRE you..
I am thankful that I get to work along side
such BRILLIANT talent each and every week.
I definitely feel grateful for that.

Start at the UNITY BLOG...
hop along... take in all the LOVELY project ideas...
leave behind some LOVE for the talented ladies who created them...
then join us over at Splitcoast Stampers for chit chat with friends...
play along with challenges.. win prizes... and have tons of FUN!!

Check this out!
go see the awesome new website HERE


 So Thankful for you...
card using HHSC30
My next project is a decor item that I can have out for
Thanksgiving
OR any time of year!
Thankful for YOU wooden block.
I used stamps from the October Kit of the Month
{take time to laugh}
and other Unity stamps
First I cut patterned paper into 3.5 inch squares
next, I attached the paper to the block with Modge Podge
then, I added the title and embellishments to the top of the cube.
after that, I trimmed my kid's photos to 3X3 squares
and adhered to the block- one per side
 finally, I stamped sentiments on each photo
(yes.. you should probably do this BEFORE adhering the photos...
but I didn't...that's how I roll...  :)
and.. DONE!
 it turned out adorable..
they love having their photos as part of our table centerpiece!
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Without further ado...
I would like to announce the
WINNER
of the World Card Making Day Challenge that I hosted in the Unity forum.
My challenge was to incorporate STITCHING on a card.
USCWCMD11
The winner is
EMILY NIEHAUS..
(stampingout)
with her card, Stitched Leaves
CONGRATULATIONS EMILY!
Thank you so much for playing along and sharing your beautiful card!
Please email jimmi.mayo@gmail.com to claim your prize!

Last but not least...
Today is BLOG CANDY day here in Whatevaland!
YIPPEE!
Leave me a comment telling me
what you are MOST grateful or thankful for...
and I will put your name in a drawing for this darling
Unity Itty Bitty Stamp... Sit. Eat. Enjoy.


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10.15.2010

FWF TIME!!!

It's FRIIIIIIDAAAYY!!
Yipee Skippee!!
The weekend has arrived...
What do YOU have planned for the weekend??
Here's what I'll be up to...

*8 kidlets
slumber party-ing @ my house

PiZzA & PoPcoRN
My Grandma's 94th Birthday party
{eating The Pioneer Woman's CORN CHOWDER with CHILES}

Auntie time
{with Jonah & Asher... Nate & Jessi too!}

HuNtiNg ShAcK ShEnaNiGaNs &
BoNfiRe with GrEaT FrIenDs

Teaching SUNDAY SCHOOL

Watching the VIKINGS 
{plus plenty of snacks}

Today is
FRIENDS WITH FLAIR FRIDAY....
{over @ Unity Stamp Co} 

Make sure you stop over @ the
for the entire list of participants for today's hop!
 and be sure to LEAVE THEM SOME LOVE!!

I had SO MUCH fun with the Halloween Project theme yesterday for Hip Hop...
that I wanted to keep making MORE little Halloween goodies...

I grabbed these ideas from
there are ALL sorts of darling Halloween ideas over there!

 FUN snacks for that Halloween gathering
or GREAT items to give to those special Trick-or-Treaters 
so easy... just wrap up a bag of microwave popcorn in
some patterned paper..
stamp a tag with your UNITY stamps and tie with ribbon..
what a great little gift!

of course you need a Halloween beverage with your popcorn..
pick up some orange soda.. wrap with paper, tie on some
ribbon and a tag.. viola!

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!!


"The whole point of the week is the weekend."

— Angela Montenegro





10.13.2010

ooooo.. SPooooooKY!!!

HiP HoP
and
HaPpY HaLLoWeeN
{a bit early}
Today the Unity and {ippity} DT girls have a
SPOOKTACULAR treat for YOU!

All kinds of creepy crawly crafty goodness... for Halloween...
using our favorite stamps from Unity & {ippity} of course!

There is something SO super EXCITING taking place as well..
make sure you 
check out the UNITY BLOG for ALL the info!! 
You won't want to miss this. 
yipppeee!! 

This fall I've been doing ALOT of cleaning and organizing around my home..
 I've decided to keep only things that are useful or have special meaning.
If we don't use it, or want to keep it for a memento.. ADIOS!
It feels GREAT.. having much less STUFF.
My outdated Halloween decorations were some of the things that I said 'good bye' to...

so I decided to make a BANNER from my kids photos that I can use year to year during the Halloween season and actually want to KEEP because it has MEANING. :)

 It was almost impossible to get a good photo of this banner..
 it is over 4 feet long.
The photos are printed in black and white in 4X6 inch size.
I had to hang it outside on my porch wall to get decent lighting.
{do you LOVE that OLD peely paint?? I DO. it's vintage... it's distressed... its just MY STYLE.}
 These pics are from last Halloween- 2009
Chloe upheld the Hallow's Eve law as a pretty
police officer.
 Caden played the part perfectly as an amazingly
CREEPY mummy
{I LOVED making this costume!!}
 I used Glimmer Mist to make my eyelet match! SO COOL!
 Brody made his way through the night as a
FREAKY vampire...
{once again.. i LOVED making this costume!}
 Sweet little Sofia.. well she was a butterfly fairy.
Dainty and Darling. That's HER style.

I cut all the pendants from cardstock, added patterned paper and machine stitching..
attached the photos... used my UNITY STAMPS and a few other goodies to decorate...
set eyelets between the pendants... connected them with ribbon..
and added a few extra pieces of ribbon for FUN!
Thank you so much for stopping by! Join us over @ Splitcoast Stampers for more SPoOKy FuN!
Next hop on over to the very talented
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10.08.2010

FRIENDS with FLAIR!

HELLO FRIDAY!!!!!!!
Time for some FABULOUS creations from Unity's FANTASTIC FRIENDS!!!

Make sure you check out the
for INSPIRATION... and
the WHOLE list of participants!!
Grab a cup of coffee and check out these
BEAUTIOUS projects!
there is also a FAB SALE going on...check it out on the blog!
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Don't forget... the Unity & {ippity} DT girls are hosting
23 SUPER FUN CHALLENGES
over @ Splitcoast Stampers
to CELEBRATE World Card Making Day...
you still have TIME to join in
and possibly WIN Unity's Kit of the Month for an ENTIRE YEAR!
All the Challenges are posted HERE 
(they have a green arrow by them)
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 birthday girl...
I used:
{take time to laugh}

Have the BEST weekend!!!!!
Thanks for stopping by!!

10.06.2010

Already?!


Thursday already?!
This week is FLYING by...
which is a good thing...
because my sweet 5th grade daughter, Chloe
is on a school field trip for the entire week
and we are starting to miss her ALOT!

I've been keeping myself  BUSY this week
with some home remodeling and organization projects...
but made time to play with a few of my lovely new
Unity Stamps

This is my FAVORITE stamp in the new
{take time to laugh}
it is simply AMAZING!



I also decided to get started on my
Christmas cards...
maybe if I get them all done during
October
I can SHOP the whole month of 
November!
:)
warm winter comforts...
card
beautiful day...
card

Thanks so much for visiting!
Make sure you go to the
and join us @ Splitcoast Stampers
for chatting, challenges, prizes, inspiration and FUN!
There are 23 World Card Making Day Challenges
being hosted by the Unity and {ippity} Design Teams
in the Unity forum @ SCS
If you play along with all our challenges.. you have the
opportunity to win Unity's Kit of the Month
for a WHOLE YEAR.
WOWZA!!
Here is the link to check out the challenges!

Now it's time to check out
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