Unity Layout Challenge

Here are the sketches & color inspiration

from the monthly contest at

Unity Stamp Company:

 

 

 

Pink & red rarely jive with my boy filled life,

so I stuck strictly to the scrapbook layout sketch.

 

 

This fall hayride theme page shows my two boys,

their 2 cousins & aunt. The leaves were stamped

using Harvest Of Memories. The title is from Love Life.

 

It's kind of a plain page, but I liked the photos

so much it seemed complete enough to me!

 



Wedding + Thanks

It's Friday.

That means Friends With Flair...

a linky party on Unity's Blog!

 

My first card is wedding theme

using some cute birds

from Embrace You.

 

 

I just stamped them, then used a ruler to

draw a straight line for them to perch on!

 

Next is a "thanks" card, which we'll all be needing

after Christmas for those special givers.

 

I used a background stamp called

Splatter It.  The butterfly is from

Thankful For You.

 

 

 

 

 



FWF~ border rainbow

It's Friends With Flair over at Unity

and I'm sharing with you a fun technique.

 

One border stamp

+

three colors of ink

=

a fun rainbow background!

 

 

The border stamp is from the Kit Of the Month (4/12).

 

 

This is a fun way to break away from the pattern paper

background for a change & create your own color sceme.

 

 



F.J. Tag #11

Well I'm in the final stretch of the Funkie Junkie

12 Tags of Christmas blog challenge.

Here is the #11 example:

 

 

Wow~ so pretty!

This is my favorite one so far!!!

 

I decided to try the tree masking idea.

Oh what fun it was!

 

 

The tree blueprint stamp is from

the Funkie Junkie Boutique.

 

 



F.J. Tag #10

I'm still playing along with the

Funkie Junkie 12 Tags of Christmas

blog challenge.  Here is her #10 example:

 

 

I loved the silver frame,

but I heat embossed mine

instead of using the die cut.
 

You'll notice the ribbon, holly,

and Merry Christmas are

also similar.

 

(oops..the pic's a little crooked)
 

The sentiment is a stamp from the Funkie Junkie Boutique.

She has a great selection of Tim Holtz stamps!

 

 

 



F.J. Tag #9

I'm going to "power post" and catch up on my

Funkie Junkie 12 tags of Christmas entries!

 

Here is the example tag from Linda's blog:

 

 

I got funky with my distressing ink,

some masks & did heavy layering!

My colors mimic the #9 tag example

and also uses the same stamp sentiment

and some old music paper.

 

I used a stamp from the
 Funkie Junkie Boutique

called mini blueprints.

 

 



Dry Embossed Tags

I'm teaching the MOPS craft tonight

and we're making those cute jar brownie mix kits!

 

 

I made all the tags using some Tim Holtz

embossing folders.  I colored the raised portion

of the tags with Copic markers so they showed up

better & stamped "brownies" with some

Close To My Heart letter stamps.

 

 

I figured the cost of one jar gift at around $4.50

So if you'd like the recipe

it's from a Taste Of Home magazine:

 

1c +2 tbls flour

2/3c packed brown sugar

3/4 tsp salt

2/3 c sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1/3 c cocoa

1 c M & M's

 

On the tag:

Just add..

3 eggs

2/3 c vege oil

1 tsp vanilla

bake at 350 degrees

for 34-38 minutes

 

It stores for up to 6 months.

 

 

 

 



Holtz Bell

Trying out my new die cut bell from Tim Holtz...

 

 

I slapped it on a pre-printed card from DCWV.

The stamp is by Making Memories called Noel.