CaN i GeT a HiP HoP?!?!?!

Hip Hop ya don't stop....

til you've checked out all the Unity goodies!!!

What's shakin Peeps??!!

I'll tell ya.. It's HIP HOP THURSDAY!!!

Angela has sooo many tricks up her sleeve you won't believe it!!

It is going to be an awesome UNITY FILLED day!!!

Here are all the DETAILS...

There will be a BRAND NEW SINGLE revealed...

you might be able to figure it out from this post... hee heee... :)

There will be GIVE AWAYS GALORE.. Angela is just TOO GENEROUS!!!

Make sure you stay tuned in to the DT blogs and the Unity Forum in SCS!!!
ALSO in celebration of the FIRST Hip Hop Thursday...

she will be giving 10% off on EVERY ORDER ALL DAY LONG.

This will not happen EVERY THURSDAY...

JUST today for our DEBUT of HIP HOP THURSDAY!!!

I I'm HeRe FoR YoU

This card was made with the

BRAND NEW UNITY SINGLE

{So and So Loves.. }

Isn't it just the CUTEST??!

The little open spot on the tree is for

you to put in your name of who you {heart}

First I stamped the image on white cs, then embossed it.

I used Prisma Color Pencils and baby oil to shade in the hearts & bird.

Then I used silver embossing powder

around the edges of the hearts and for the sentiment.

Finished it off with some ribbon and a brad..

Card Recipe:

Paper- Colorbok cs, Misc. cs

Ink- Versa Magic- Midnight black

Stamps- So and So Loves.. - Unity

Other- Embossing glitter, Silver embossing powder,

Ribbon- Offray, Brad- JoAnn Scrap Essentials

'FrIeNds FoR LiFe'

I made this card for the

Wednesday Sketch Challenge on SCS.. hosted by Roxie... {SC189}

I stamped and embossed these AdOrAbLe flowers
from the brand new Unity Kit Of The Month

{Remember Happiness}

Then I cut around the images, and used my trusty Xacto

to cut out the center portions of the flowers.

Added some BLiNG and popped them up for dimension..

Card Recipe:

Paper- Bazill cs, Bo Bunny paper

Ink- Pallette Metallics- Violet Varnish

Stamps- Remember Happiness-Unity

Other- Embossing glitter, Bling- Walmart, Ribbon- Offray

My SuMmeR BoY

Next I made a 12X12 scrapbook layout

for Sally's Scrapbook Sketch Challenge {SBSC152}..

which is posted every Friday.

I absolutely LOVED making this page. The sketch was right up my alley.. fairly simple.. and room for 4 photos. The best thing about all the challenges is that there is NO time limit.. so even though this was posted LAST Friday.. its not a problem if I played along this week when I found the time! So cool!

CHECK THIS CHICK OUT!!!!

This chicken is part of the kit 'Greatest of Friends'... but NOT TODAY!!!

you can get this darling little chick by itself..

sold as a SINGLE..for only $5.00!!

JUST FOR TODAY!

MAKE SURE YOU HEAD OVER AND CHECK OUT MY GIRL

HEATHER MELLSTROM's BLOG!!

She is AMAZING. The sweetest princess ever..

and SO talented it will knock your socks off!!!

HAVE A HIP HOP HAPPY THURSDAY PEEPS!!!!!!!!!!

PiX 4 U!!!

OnCe AgAiN iT's TiMe fOr PhOtO DaY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here they are...

lots of randoms from the past week or so...

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!

Chloe with her calf Belle after the 4H show @ the County Fair
Caden with his calf Yasmine after the 4H show @ the County Fair
A few of the little cousins.. just hangin out!
Brody (4) Austin (almost3) Sofia (2) Caden (7) Hailie (4) Dalton (1)
Sofia's first time on a fair ride.. she was NOT that impressed!!

Brody shows off his ribbon after the open class show. His calf's name is PopTart.My nephew Devon... what a good sport.. he STILL lets us take a million pics of him!My nephew Dayton getting his calves all ready to show...

A couple of GREAT friends!!! Me, Karen and Angela

My honey... Trever.. actually SMILING on a photo??

Save this one for the archives!!!

It only took us about.. um.. 20 tries before we got a decent one!!!

Lil Sis.. Miss Ashley Marie and me

BFF!!! Love Ya Girl!!!

Ashley and Trever AKA {Poop Stain}.. Yeah.. don't even ask.. that one goes WAY BACK...

Ashley & Bro... One of these days Ryan might actually have his eyes OPEN on a picture....

Beach BABES... Sofia & Ashley kickin it to some tunes at the lake Snack break... Caden, Brody & Paige chow down
Check out those muscles!! and that 6 pack stomach.. what a stud!!

lil bit o this.. lil bit o that..

SCS Saturday Inspirational Challenge {IC140} hosted by Anne.

Here is the card I made inspired by Oprah's dinner table setting..

I used the color scheme and went for it with reds, blues & white!

Recipe:
Stamps: Remember Happiness {August KOTM} Unity Stamp Co.
Paper: Jenni Bowlin, Daisy D's, Foof*A*La, Colorbok cs
Ink: Versa Magic Midnight Black
Accessories: Offray Ribbon, Red frosting- Glitz Design,

Gem-Walmart, Foam mounting tape, Misc. flower

This card I made for the Thursday Challenge at SCS...WAYS TO USE IT... {WT178} .. hosted by Michele... featuring GEMS and making something BeJeweled!

I love how this one turned out.. so funky.. as I stamped it.. Caden & I noticed that between the ovals.. the space appeared to look like a butterfly.. so I simply cut it out with my exacto, added some glitter and bling and made it into one! I also used black acrylic paint rather than ink for the distressed/not so perfect look.

Recipe for this card:

Stamps: Good Times, Sentiment from Its the Little Things by Unity Stamp Co.
Paper: Crate Paper- Static Collection- Voltage, Blue Hill Collection- Cloud, Colorbok cs, Bazill cs
Ink: Versa Magic- Midnight Black, Black Acrylic paint
Accessories: EK Success Precious Finds adhesive gems, glitter, Black frosting by Glitz Design, Ribbon- Offray, Fibers- unknown

Litte ATC card/lunch note I did for Dawn's LIMITED SUPPLY CHALLENGE {LSC180} on SCS for Friday...

this size is so cute and TINY.. just a fun little morsel of a card!

Recipe:

Stamps: It's the Little Things, Owl Always Love You by Unity Stamp Co.
Paper: Colorbok cs, ?? scrap paper-sorry i don't know what it is!
Ink: Brilliance Coffee Bean
Accessories: Glitter, Bling, Ribbon- Target

12X12 layout I did showcasing some of the stamps from the

BRAND NEW Kit Of The Month over at UNITY STAMP CO.

REMEMBER HAPPINESS is sure to make you DROOL.

its got some of the CUTEST stamps ever!!

I fell in LOVE as soon as I saw it!

You can get your very own HERE!!!

Recipe for Layout:

Stamps: Remember Happiness, Mix Up of Cuteness sentiment by Unity Stamp Co.
Paper: K & Co Recycled cs, Colorbok cs, Paperbilities, October Afternoon, Crate Paper
Ink: Versa Mark- Key Lime & Midnight Black
Accessories: Precious Finds gems by EK Success, Ribbon- Offray, foam mounting tape

THANKS FOR CHECKING OUT MY CREATIONS!

I have TONS of FUN photos from the weekend...

stop back soon to see what's new.. you won't be disappointed..

we've been BUSY with lots of cool stuff!!!

Happy MONDAY!!

Welcome Erin!!

I'm so excited to welcome

ERIN MCKINNEY

{stampininthesun}

as August's GUEST DESIGNER

over at UNITY STAMP COMPANY!

Erin is extremely talented as well as sweet!

She makes some of the most amazing projects....

It is going to be so fun having her on the DT this month!

Check out her BLOG for some creative inspiration!

Speaking of being ISPIRED by Erin's work..

today in the Unity Forum on Splitcoast

we have an Inspirational Challenge

to CASE {copy and share everything} one of Erin's cards,

change up an element or two and make our own version.

Talk about a difficult time choosing only ONE...

I looked through the whole gallery 3 times before I could pick!

I went with one of her most popular and ADORABLE cards...

HERE IS ERIN'S CARD... And HERE IS MY CARD... Card Recipe: Cardstock- Bazzill, Colorbok, Pattern Paper- October Afternoon, Stamps- Cupcakes A'la Yummy by Unity Stamp Co., Ribbon- Target, Bling- Walmart

As I was checking out some of my DT friends blogs..

I came across quite a few CUTE cards made for the challenge..

Be sure to follow the links to the right for

LAURA, JIMMI, HEATHER B, WENDY AND NATALIE.

I'm sure there are more as well!

Everyone did a GREAT JOB!
Have a FABULOUS FRIDAY EVENING!!!

days of wonder....

Here is MY GIRL.. Chloe Danielle... @ age 8...

These definitely ARE the DAYS OF WONDER..

as the quote on my scrapbook layout says...

thank goodness for scrapbooking.. it makes me STOP

and remember that these days of innocence

and being little just FLY right on by...

one minute i had a newborn.. getting no sleep..

and just living moment to moment..

loving every second of being a mom...

and now.... there are 4 kids... and my oldest is 8!!

This girl is a JOY.. she is so smart and hardworking.

She loves animals. She is responsible beyond her years.

She is cute and funny and spunky!

and i love her more than she could ever comprehend!

So.. today i will take this time

to stop and enjoy the way she is RIGHT NOW.

Age 8. it is WONDERFUL! Recipe for layout: Paper- Fiskars Cloud 9 Design, Colorbok cs, My Minds Eye-Tres Jolie quote, Ink- Memories- Brown, Tag- Basic Grey, Gems- Walmart, Misc- Rick rack, key, flowers, buttons. Stamps- Beautiful Life, It's the Little Things, Amazing Me all by UNITY STAMP CO.
with her little sister... chloe & sofia
swimming in green lake.. july 2008