best. day. ever. HIP HOP THURSDAY!!

best. day. ever

"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year."

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

{even though SOME are better than OTHERS.. such as...}

HIP HOP THURSDAY

with UNITY!!!

Today is the DAY... 

time to stop by the 

UNITY BLOG 

and then.. 

hop through the 

AMAZING 

Design Team member's

BLOGS 

to see what they have 

CREATED! 

First off... take a peek at the

SEPTEMBER KIT OF THE MONTH

{all seasons}

this is a 'GOTTA HAVE IT' kind of kit!

Today I have a

FUN

little card that I made for a

friend who is turning 40 this weekend.

I used stamps from

the Simple Stories kit

Best Day Ever

"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own.

No apologies or excuses.

No one to lean on, rely on, or blame.

The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey -

and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.

This is the day your life really begins."

— Bob Moawad

 

Thanks for stopping by!!!

NEXT up on the HOP

is our lovely & talented

EVA!!

 

HIP to the HOP!!

Good Morning and Happy Hip Hop Thursday!!

Time to check out some

UNITY loveliness...

stop by the UNITY BLOG to get started...

hop through the list of

TALENTED DESIGNERS...

see what's NEW and have some FUN gathering IDEAS!

Today I have a layout for you featuring stamps from the

AUGUST KIT OF THE MONTH

{what I know}

"A FRIEND is someone who knows ALL  

about you and STILL loves you."

-Elbert Hubbard

what i know... about YOU.

12X12 scrapbook layout

{ these are two of my BEST GIRLS... Lisa & Elizabeth}

5 Things I know for SURE about them...

They are AMAZING.

I TRUST them.

they deserve a pat on the back.

I BELIEVE in them.

they tell it like it is.

You Are scrapbooking single

one of the small touches that I just LOVE about this layout is the

Vintage Street Market TINTED TAPE

I used on the corners of the photo... it adds SUCH a fun, distressed feel... simply PeRfeCt!

one more AWESOME quote before I go...

"I think if I've learned anything about friendship, it's to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don't walk away, don't be distracted, don't be too busy or tired, don't take them for granted. Friends are part of the glue that holds life and faith together. Powerful stuff."

— Jon Katz

Have the MOST wonderful day!!

Stop by and visit the

UBER talented EVA next!

 

It's time to HIP HOP!!!

Hey Peeps!!

It is that time of the week...

time to HIP HOP!!

Time to check out all the LOVELY creations made by the

oh-so-talented

UNITY DESIGN TEAM...

make sure you START at the

UNITY BLOG

to see what Miss Angela has to say...

then follow her link and hop on through..

gathering inspiration... it's that simple.

This week I decided to give a little attention

to some of my itty bitty stamps.

smile. giggle. laugh

Simple Stories co-branded itty bitty stamp

{You Are One of My Favorite People}

featuring stamps from

penny for your thoughts

Cosmo Cricket co-branded itty bitty

This week you can grab some of your

FAVORITE

Unity stamps

at

they are having a

HUGE SALE...

so stop over

and get these

DEALS

before they are g-o-n-e!!!

Next you can Hop EVA's way and check out

her gorgeous creations!!

CHA Adventures and some craftiness... :)

Helloooo out there!!

I haven't been in Blogland for awhile...

busy busy summertime has been keeping me away...

I did get to spend a few days in CHICAGO at CHA with UNITY!!!

What a BLAST!

Here are a couple snapshots from my trip...

HELLO CHICAGO!!

 giggles with my girl, Lisa...

 loved seeing Shemaine... she is so FABULOUS!!

 chit chat with sweet sweet Jessica...

 Love me some Mare Bear!!

Make N Take girls...

we tackled the SpellBinders/Unity projects together...

so much F-U-N!!! :)

 pretty much wanted to put Maria in my suitcase and take her home with me...

 gathered together for pizza and laughs...

 Maren & two of Angela's adorable boys... Nic & James

Denee & Kelli... road trip buddies on the way to Chicago..

Lisa & Brenda... road trip buddies on the way home...

Yep. this is how it is with US. sincere laughter and LOVE.

and speaking of L-O-V-E

{a perfect segue}

here is a card I whipped up for our friend's wedding

that we'll be attending this weekend...

so this is love...

featuring stamp from Unity co-brand Iron Orchid

Beloved Collection... Be Still

 glimmer mist, sewing and embellishments to dress it up..

I believe this... 100%...

{on the inside of the card}

 this little fella made himself at home...

right where I was trying to photograph my project. LOL

of course the princess wanted her picture taken with

the kitty and added to my blog post... Sofia & Mr. Tibbles

Have a wonderful Hip Hop Thursday!

If you haven't stopped at the

UNITY BLOG

yet... be sure to do so!

Head over and check out another sweet lady

that I got to see at CHA...

EVA!!

so so sweet...

Hey Hip Hoppers!!!

It is ALMOST time..

for UNITY

to head off to CHA...
Chicago here we come!!!

{I get to go for a couple days... so if you are going to be there..

I will see you SOON!}

SOOO many GORGEOUS new releases

for Summer 2011...

wowza.

where to start...

HERE.

Is

The

Place.

I am making MY WISH LIST...

{it's LONG. just sayin'}

Make sure to pop over to the
UNITY BLOG
to see what Angela has to say today!

I had the pleasure of watching my nephew

be born a few days ago..

and I had to make a little project of him

to put in a frame at my house.

this is BABY IVEY

and he is absolutely PRECIOUS.

sweet thing...

5X7 layout

featuring stamps from

Simple Stories

Life Documented Banner

itty bitty

thanks so much for stopping by...

Hop on over and check out the

FABULOUS EVA next!!