The Gallery Idol Top 20 is announced and while I was not chosen again, I really enjoy creating for this contest. There are so many fabulous entry cards in the Gallery Idol Gallery Flickr group. Make sure you stop by and check them out and leave some sweet comments. Everyone loves a little crafty love right?

Here's my entry for this year. I think Park Bench by Fancy Pants is my favorite collection right now to create with. I also used a sentiment and number dies from My Favorite Things.

 Happy 16th Birthday

Supplies: Anna Griffin Gabby patterned paper, Fancy Pants Park Bench. Spellbinder, MFT dies. Eyelet Outlet bling strip. Martha Stewart fancy glitter. Clear stamps My Favorite Things.

Thanks for stopping by today to check out my entry. Congratulations to the Top 20! 

Way to go girls!!

Unity Thursday

Hello Unity friends. It's great to have you joining us for Unity Thursday! Thanks for taking the time to tour our blogs. As always Angela has some fantastic promotions for you today! Like this one...

Make sure you visit the Unity Blog so you don't miss out on all the happenings for this week's sale!

Today I am sharing the May SMAK kit with you. There is still time for you to order. These kits are loaded with fresh and fun images.

May 2013 SMAK kit

For today's inspiration I created a summer themed layout with some images from this month's SMAK kit and my June Paper Posies kit.

One Fine Day

Supplies:Echo Park Sunshine, Park Fish and element stickers. Spellbinders scalloped die.

I love this journaling image. So easy to layer with dies and have fun with.

Now if you think the May kit was awesome, here's a look at the June SMAK kit!

 

If you'd like to sign up for a subscription to these awesome monthly kits click on over here to find out how.

Now it's time to head over to see what Thienly has created for you today!

Stamp of the Week Sunday

Hello friends! Are you enjoying your long weekend? It's Sunday and that means I get to share another fabulous Unity Stamp of the Week with you! Here's this week's image.

Bird with a French Fry

Here's my creation with this week's stamp

Supplies: My Mind's Eye The Sweetest Thing Tangerine collection, satin ribbon, Copic markers, Martha Stewart micro beads, Spellbinders circle and scallop dies, Hero Arts pearl accent and Recollections button.

For more creative inspiration make sure you visit Unity's Stamp of the Week Pin Board over at Unity's Pinterest page.  Now you only have one week to claim this cuteness for your own. So hurry over to this page to find out how you can sign up to have some Unity Happy Mail in your mailbox each week!

Have a great evening!

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Unity and Petaloo...Woot!

Good Morning friends! All this week over at the Unity Blog we've been sharing beautiful creations featuring Unity and Petaloo. Today, some of the Design Team are sharing even more inspiration during Unity Thursday! Start at the Unity blog and enjoy!

Here's a card I made using Petaloo's Color Me Crazy Darjeeling flowers and Unity's June Sentiment Stamp set that is only $10 right now.

 Fabulous Day

Supplies: Fancy Pants Park Bench collection, Unity June Sentiment Set, Petaloo Darjeeling Color Me Crazy flowers, Color Shine Mustard and Teal.

Don't forget to head over to Unity and take the blog tour with Unity Thursday. You can win a $20 gift card to the Unity store.

Have a creative day!

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Anna Griffin Embossing folders: 2nd Auto Ship collection

A few weeks ago the second auto ship of Anna Griffin embossing folders were shown on HSN. I had alot of fun creating with these new designs. They are really beautiful and true to Anna Griffin's great style. Here's a few cards I made for my assignments with some tips for creative ways to use the folders.

True Friend

Add some ink to your embossed paper. I used Anna's Navy blue pigment ink.

Thank you very much

Layer your embossed strips with patterned paper

For You

Emboss and layer die cuts

On Your Wedding Day

Fussy cut your border strips and layer them over another pattern.

Cherish

Use same ink color (Anna's cream pigment ink) as cardstock to add dimension to the embossing.

Thank You

Layer Anna's self adhesive border strips behind embossed strips for a beautiful look.

Happy Birthday

Use the border strips and your exact-o knife to create frames around your cards.

Happy Birthday to You

Emboss foil cardstock for a beautiful and crisp look.

All the cards show are 5x7 in size. Make sure you visit Anna's Facebook and Pinterest page for more inspiration using your Anna Griffin products.

Have a creative day!

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New from We R Memory Keepers: Feelin Groovy

Hello friends. This month's Membership collection from We R Memory Keepers is Feelin' Groovy. It's so bright, colorful and has a summer feel that is lots of fun. Here's a few things I created using this collection.

Awesome Shuttle Day

 Supplies: Journal, Harmony, Flowers, Chipboard Stickers, Chipboard Alphas, Sticker sheet. Misc: Twine and Rhinestones.

My daughter loved seeing the Space Shuttle Endeavor fly over LAX and land. There were so many people and news vans up at the plane spot in our town.

I really love the bright colors in this collection. Perfect for so many upcoming summer activities.

Now here are a couple of cards that I made in 10 minutes.

Life is Good

 Supplies: Chevron and Retro patterned paper. Sew Ribbon weave tool and Sew Ribbon Green. Twine

Thank You

Supplies: Sunshine and Retro patterned paper. Sew Ribbon gold. Assorted glitter brads.

That's it for today! Oh did you know that We R finally has a blog! It's been a few years in the making and finally it launched 2 weeks ago. Make sure you head over for more We R Memory Keepers inspiration!

Have a great day!

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Stamp of the Week Sunday

Hello friends! It's already Sunday? Yep it is and that means it's time for another Stamp of the Week image! I know some of you were wanting some Father's Day stamps to add to your stash so take a look at this!

All About Dad

Here's my sample created with paper from Webster's Pages.

For more creative inspiration make sure you visit Unity's Stamp of the Week Pin Board over at Unity's Pinterest page.  Now you only have one week to claim this cuteness for your own. So hurry over to this page to find out how you can sign up to have some Unity Happy Mail in your mailbox each week!

Have a great evening!

{S}

Unity Thursday

Hello friends. Hope you're enjoying the new releases from Unity today! There are so many fun images and great deals going on today. Make sure you stop by the Unity blog so you don't miss out!

For today's New Releases click the banner below to be taken over to the Unity Website.

Here's a sample of one of the new Angie Girl releases.

Sea you Soon

I used some Eyelet Outlet shell and sand dollar brads

Oh and did you know we have a new Unity Be Inspired Challenge! Here's the new layout sketch.

Here's my take

Kinder Pal

Stamps used A bit of Insta Frames,  LetterPress Numbers and SMAK kits. Patterned Paper Amy Tangerine. Flowers: Petaloo.

Now it's time for me to send you over to Thienly

New from Anna Griffin: Chinoiserie

 Hello friends. Today I am sharing some cards I created a few weeks ago with one of Anna Griffin's newest collections...

Chinoiserie

I love the colors of this collection and the die cut frames. I also loved layering the die cut flowers with pop dots and creating these cards.

Creating these samples was a lot of fun and I really liked how easy it was the layer all of the embellishments and sentiments in this kit. It really is a beautiful collection.

For more information about the Chinoiserie collection, it's currently available here at HSN.

Fun with the May Simon Says Stamp Card kit

Wow it's Tuesday already? Hope you had a fantastic weekend celebrating the mothers in your life. I did get to spend a little time creating after the kids went to bed and I was having some fun with this month's Simon Says Stamp card kit. I love love love the stamp set included in the kit.

Best Mom Ever

So many fun images and so many possibilitites. Here's a look at the cards I created.

Eternally grateful...

I loved the Webster's Pages trims included and used the lace here. I also paper pieced the heart images and added some 3D foam to pop them off the card. I finished the dots with a little Perfect Pearls in white.

 

Thank you for the many wonderful things...

For the roses I misted some white cardstock with Heidi Swapp Color Shine and stamped the images over the color, embossed them and then cut them out to place on the card. I added some Copic markers to make the color pop more and have some shading. 

I used the Perfect Pearls included to add some dimension to my punched border and the centers of the punched flowers. I also used the same colors of Copics to color the ribbon as well.

I love the colors of all the patterned paper included in the kit. It made creating these cards lots of fun.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Have a creative day!

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Stamp of the Week Sunday

Hello friends! Happy Mother's Day to all my Mommy friends! It's that time again. Yes another awesome Stamp of the Week Release! I am pretty partial to butterflies but Dragonflies make me swoon too! When I saw this week's image, I could not wait to create with it!

 Dragon Fly of Beauty

 Beauty comes from...

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Webster's Pages, American Craft ribbon, Tim Holtz button, Anna Griffin Eyelet Border Stickers. 

For more creative inspiration make sure you visit Unity's Stamp of the Week Pin Board over at Unity's Pinterest page.  Now you only have one week to claim this cuteness for your own. So hurry over to this page to find out how you can sign up to have some Unity Happy Mail in your mailbox each week!
 

Have a wonderful Mother's Day  friends! 

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MFT Stamp Club Challenge

Hello friends. It's pouring rain here today in So Cal and while it may be dreary outside, I've been creating some sunny little cards in my studio. My sweet friend Lisa sent me some adorable My Favorite Things stamps that I could not wait to ink up. That made creating along with this week's Stamp Club Challenge even more fun.

 Let's have a look at the sketch.

Here's my take with the adorable Doodle Garden Sweet as can Bee image.

Supplies: My Mind's Eye patterned paper 6x6 stack , Seam binding ribbon, Papertrey ink coverplate, Spellbinders circle and scallop dies, Tim Holtz button Copic markers and Stickles.

I thought it would be fun to have the honeycomb texture behind the image so I used the circle and cover plate dies to cut the same color cardstock and layered them over one another. Then I just cut away the excess honey comb die.

Stamp Club is a weekly challenge at the MFT blog. Stop by and find out how you can create along for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to the store.

Have a creative day! 

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Anna Griffin Eyelet Border Stickers

Hello friends! Today I am sharing some projects I created with the new Anna Griffin Eyelet Border Sticker bundles. I love that these came in White, Ivory and Craft. You can layer colored paper behind them like I did below with silver cardstock below. You can also easily layer them and add ribbon and paper pleating. The Eyelet borders are great for cards and layouts.

 Cherish

Celebrate

 

Celebrate

 

Congratulations

Sweetest Moments

Pretty fun stuff right? That's it for today. I hope you have a great Monday!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp of the Week Sunday

Hello friends! Did you celebrate National Scrapbook Day? I hope whatever you did to celebrate was fun! Maybe you're still celebrating and creating today too.
So it's Sunday again...and that means it's time for another Stamp of the Week reveal! Here's a look at this week's image.

Here's this week's sample

 Supplies: My Mind's Eye, Copic markers , Spellbinders die, Martha Stewart punch and Papertrey ink ribbon.

For more creative inspiration make sure you visit Unity's Stamp of the Week gallery. Now you only have one week to claim this cuteness for your own. So hurry over to this page to find out how you can sign up to have some Unity Happy Mail in your mailbox each week!
 

Have a wonderful Sunday friends! 

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