Monochromatics Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World

Now it's time for the Monochromatic Color Challenge in the Moxie Fab World's Color Inspiration for Card Maker's Week. You can find all the details here: http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/01/color-inspiration-for-card-makers-week_14.html

When I saw that the monochromatic color scheme was pink I was a bit relieved. I do not do monochromatic very well, but I do love pink so this one was really fun! I searched through all my Cricut images and when I saw this car on the new Nifties Fifties Cartridge I knew it was perfect for this pink challenge. It is not a pink Cadillac but as close as I could get!


Hope this card puts you in a happy mood!
Thanks for visiting,
Carol

Metallic Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World

Now it's time for the Metallic Color Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. These challenges are being held to explore all the color combinations found in the Paper Crafts Magazine Special Issue Color Inspiration for Card Makers. Head on over to http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/01/color-inspiration-for-card-makers-week_13.html and check out all the details and give it a try yourself.

I felt that using dry embossing would be the best way to show off the metallic finishes on my card. I embossed a flower on a piece of foil sheet to make the flower embellishment. I added pearls as the seeds. I also embossed the metallic background paper using a Cuttlebug folder. Although I did not include a sentiment, I think this would be an appropriate card for a wedding or anniversary.

Thanks for following my blog. Have a happy day!

Carol

Jewel Tones Color Challengefor Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World

If you have been following the last few posts, you know that there is a fantastic color challenge going on over in the Moxie Fab World http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/01/color-inspiration-for-card-makers-week_12.html

This card is for the Jewel Tones Color Challenge. At first I thought that Jewel Tones should be used for something elegant and fancy, but my mojo took me in a completely different direction. I kept thinking about purple monsters and after digging through my stamps I found this cute little guy. I thought he would make a fun way to say hello to a special child or an adult who is young.

Thanks for taking the time to visit me today.

Carol

Pretty Pastels Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World

The next challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World is to use pastels. You can join in the fun at http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2011/01/color-inspiration-for-card-makers-week_11.html

For this card I first stamped a variety of flowers and then colored them and the sky with my Copic Markers. (Love those Copic Markers!). I then overlayed a die cut ornamental fence gate to give the illusion that the flowers are in an enclosed garden. I made the die cut using my Cricut Expression and a new cartridge called Ornamental Iron, which has such cool images. Finally I added a small stamped and colored butterfly to add a little bit of dimension and a finishing touch. I also doodled lightly around the card edge with a fine line black marker.

Hope you enjoy seeing this, leave me a comment and let me know what you think, I really appreciate any input and love to know that you have visited my blog.

Thanks for checking in with me today.

Carol

Unity Friends With Flair

Hi everyone! I know it has been a while since I have posted anything, sorry about that. I decided to get back in the swing of things by joining in Unity's Friends With Flair Friday. Since Valentine's Day is next on the list of card giving holidays, I chose to make a Valentine Card using some stamps from the newest Kit of the Month (January 2011), which you can find here:

http://www.unitystampco.com/kit-club/

Hope you like this Unity Kit! The Kit of the Month is just such a great deal on the CUTEST stamps around! Check it out!

See you next time,

Carol

Unity Friends With Flair and a Unity Sale!

Unity is having another sale, woo hoo! That means you can get some great deals on gifts for your crafty friends and maybe a few goodies for yourself! Check out the Unity/Echo Park New Releases too!



Here's a couple of projects I did this week with my new Unity/Echo Park Co-Branded Stamps. I absolutely love these new stamps, they are just too cute! Hope you like these too, you can find them at www.unitystampco.com.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Carol B

Guest Bloggers at Iheartart

Tiff is on the road and has some guest bloggers filling in for her while she is away. Check it out at the link below and leave a comment each day for a chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate to Two Peas, awesome!

http://tiffguam.com/2010/11/12/100-gift-certificate-for-two-peas/

FWF Friday!

Welcome Unity Peeps! I have a card in a contest and I could really use your votes at the link below. You can vote once per day through November 21. Thanks, I really appreciate it!

http://photos.scrapbooksetc.com/category/vote/photo/588665

I have a quick Christmas project to share with you today using Unity's November Kit of the Month. Yes, I got my kit yesterday and I love it! If you don't have one, head over to Unity and sign up to be a Kit Club member, you will not be disappointed.




Thanks for visiting today,
Carol

Growing in Unity Week Winner!!!!!

And the winner is......

Amanda! Who commented on Tuesday's (Nov 9, 2010, Day 2) Post saying, "I love both sets! :)"

Amanda, please contact me and let me know which one of the following stamp sets you would like to have and I'll let Unity know.

1. Margarita Moments
2. Along For The Ride
3. Berry Good Life
4. Grow Yourself Extraordinary

Have a blessed day!
Carol

FWF and Growing in Unity Day 5

Hi there Unity Fans and Friends With Flair! Welcome to Day 5 of my Growing in Unity Week! Well, it has been a great week for me. I had a lot of fun doing these posts and sharing some of my Unity projects with all of you. I hope I have been able to inspire some of you to try something different or see your Unity Stamps in a new way. I leave you today with this bright and cheerful card with a sentiment that is my wish for you.

I also have a card in a contest over at Scrapbooks Etc. and I could really use your votes! You can visit the link below to see my Pom Pom Tree Cards and click on "LIKE" to place your vote for it. I really appreciate your support.

http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/photos/cards/holiday/2501800006/?photoId=2497400015

Thanks for visiting with me this week. Don't forget to leave a comment because I will be drawing one lucky winner who will get a fabulous Unity Stamp Kit. You can choose one of the following:

Margarita Moments, Along for the Ride, Berry Good Life, or Grow Yourself Extraordinary

Good Luck and have a great weekend!
Carol

Growing in Unity Day 4

Welcome to Day 4 of my Unity Week Growing in ! I have been having so much fun playing with my Unity Stamps this week and decided to make a Christmas card. I know it is not even Thanksgiving yet, however, when you make cards you have to think ahead. This adorable ornament image came in the October 2011 Kit of the Month. Isn't it just perfect for paper piecing? I did add some sparkle to the letters with a Copic Spica Glitter Pen, but, it does not show up in the photo. It was a pretty quick and easy card to make. Hope you like it. Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance at winning some Unity Stamps.


Have a Blessed Day!
Carol

Growing in Unity Day 3

Am I a Unity Addict? Well, judging by the shear number of Unity Stamps in my stash, I guess I am! I freely admit it and make no apologies. This hobby has brought me countless hours of creative joy and enabled me to make many cards that I have shared with others in times of joy, encouragement and sadness. Unity is consistently producing new and trendy images that a girl just has to have! You know it's true!

Here's two projects I made this week. First up is my non-card project made for the Unity Addicts Challenge UAC25. I have an ever growing collection of Copic markers, love them! So I thought I would make a pen holder to try and contain some of them.


Here's my project for this week's Unity Addicts Challenge, UAC26. The charge is to make a project that reminds you of a favorite Fairy Tale. I chose Peter Pan, which is not technically a Fairy Tale, but a great story nonetheless. I have had these fabulous Unity stamps in my collection for a while and I can not remember if I have ever used them before. However, I felt they were the perfect combo to depict Tinkerbell and her magic.

Thanks for coming by. Don't forget to leave a comment each day this week for your chance to win some wonderful Unity stamps.

Have a Blessed Day!

Carol

Growing in Unity Day Two

Hi Unity Friends! Hope you are having a great day and are enjoying the crisp Autumn weather. I have a couple of gift card sets to share with you today.

The first one is a little set of gift enclosure cards that are a very simple design that would be appropriate for a man. I love those leaf images from the September Kit of the Month, I have already used them a lot. The box to hold the gift cards is made from a used jewelry gift box with a matching belly band to hold it closed.

No doubt about it, this next gift card set is all girl! The Ooh La La French theme and pink, black and white color scheme makes this the perfect gift for a special woman in your life, such as mom, sister, best friend or favorite aunt. The gift card holder is made from one sheet of double sided 12 x 12 paper folded diagonally to create a pocket in front and back and lined with pink card stock. The set consists of 4 cards with matching envelopes which fit perfectly in the pockets of the holder.

Hope you enjoyed seeing these projects! Don't forget to leave a comment on each post this week to be entered into the prize drawing for some UNITY stamps!


See you tomorrow!
Carol

Growing in Unity Day One

Welcome to my blog. I am so thrilled to be celebrating my Growing in Unity Week with you! I discovered Unity Stamp Company about 18 months ago and have been a devoted customer ever since. I quickly became a Kit of the Club member not only because I loved the images offered, but, because it is such a great deal. The stamps are high quality rubber and the kits are only $26 per month, which works out to be a little over $1 per stamp!!! Seriously where can you get current, stylish, trendy, high quality stamps for that price?

The leaf image I used in the masculine cards below is from the September 2010 KOM. So cute and just in time for the fall season of stamping! I made the grungeboard from a recycled piece of cardboard from some packaging. I dry embossed, distressed the edges and inked it with some distress inks. It's easy and what a great feeling to recycle in this way.

Hope you enjoyed seeing these cards. I'll be back tomorrow with Day 2, so be sure and visit again. Please leave a much appreciated comment and become a follower of my blog. Leaving a comment each day gets you a chance at winning some FAB Unity goodies!

Thanks for stopping by!
Carol

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: A Study in Blue

It's Tuesday Trigger Time over at the Moxie Fab World and this week's photo inspiration is below. I decided to interpret it very directly using the colors and the theme of the photo on my card.

You can play along with this challenge too, go over to http://www.moxiefabworld.com/2010/11/tuesday-trigger-study-in-blue.html and check it out.

Have a great day!

Carol

Unity Friends With Flair

Hey there Unity Peeps! Welcome to my blog and FWF! I will be hosting Growing in Unity next week so make sure you come back on Monday for some more Unity goodness.

Here's a couple of holiday cards I made recently. I went a bit non-traditional with this Christmas Card using pink instead of normal Christmas colors.



This Thanksgiving card will go out to someone special in a few weeks. I used Copic markers to color the pumpkin image. Unity has so many fabulous images that are just perfect for coloring with Copics.

See you on Monday for GIU!

Carol

Glue Arts is Fabulous!

Glue Arts, maker of the Glue Glider Pro and other fine products, has a fabulous blog that you should check out. There are tons of ideas and even weekly give aways! Use the link on the side bar or http://gluearts.blogspot.com/ to head on over to their website.

Have a Happy Halloween!
Carol

Stampendous - One of my Favorite Stamp Companies!

Here's a few cards I have made recently using Stampendous stamps and products. They have loads of wonderful images from elegant to whimsical and humorous. Check them out at http://www.stampendous.com/.

Don't forget there is still time to vote for my "Thinking of You" Card (White, Aqua, Kraft with white Damask) in the Inkadinkadoo Creative Contest! You can vote ONCE A DAY through October 31 at

http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/app/voting/index.jsp?id=/templatedata/sbe/voting/data/1285361111528.xml

Thanks and have a blessed day!

Carol

Perfectly Placed Pleats Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

Here's two cards I made for the Perfectly Place Pleats Challenge in the Moxie Fab World (www.moxiefabworld.com) The Contest ends on Monday October 25, so you still have a little time to enter.

It's Firday- Unity's FWF! Finalist in the Inkadinkadoo Creative Contest!

I am so thrilled to have my "Thinking of You" card chosen as a finalist in the Scrapbooks Etc. Inkadinkadoo Creative Contest. Now it is up to the public to chose the winner and I would appreciate your vote at the link below. You can vote ONCE A DAY through Oct 31. My card is pictured below as well.
http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/app/voting/index.jsp?id=/templatedata/sbe/voting/data/1285361111528.xml


And now on to some UNITY goodness! Here's two cards I made for some challenges in the past week. I love that leaf image from the September KOM and have used it sooooo much, it is perfect for Fall! I love to paper piece, especially images that have larger sections to show off the pattern, like this Birthday present! Hope you like! Please leave a comment, become a follower and don't forget to vote for my card! Thanks!

Have a great day!

Carol