Oh Snap! A New Release Party for Bella Creationz/Timeless Twine!!!

It's a new release party for Bella Creationz, and this time it's a stamp set.  No fooling!  How exciting is THAT?  "Oh Snap", releasing today, is Insta Love to work with.  Check out the Timeless Twine blog, and all my fellow uber talented design team sisters for tons of inspiration using this NEW RELEASE!

I have 2 cards to share with you using the new stamp set:

Card one...

I used many of the stamps in the "Oh Snap" set on this card.  I started with the Polaroid picture frame.  I stamped it, then fussy cut it, attaching it to a piece of background paper.  Next, I stamped the flower stamp two times, fussy cutting it. It needed the cute little heart stamp fussy cut in the middle of the flower. I attached it to the middle of my Polaroid frame.  I made a stem and leaves out of Olive Green Timeless Twine Baker's Twine.  I stamped the "love" sentiment to the base of my Polaroid frame, and attached the whole thing to my card base.  I used the masking technique on "Capturing Life" so I'd get just the wording I wanted, and the card was complete.  

Here's a close up of the Polaroid frame:

Adorable flower, yes?

I want to really show you how wonderfully these stamps make an imprint.  They stamp beautifully!!! Here's a close up of the sentiment stamped directly on the card base:

Can you see how perfectly that stamped?!?  These are wonderful, high quality stamps.  I am SO excited about this!!!!!

I had a little free time Sunday afternoon, so I made another card to share.  I'm calling this one, "Oh Snap"

I only used two of the stamps from the new "Oh Snap" stamp set, but they say it all.  There's also some Timeless Twine in Lemonade Yellow .  The  cute snapping turtle is from My Scrap Chick.

That's it for me.  I'm off to create with this wonderful new stamp set!  Can you tell I'm excited?

Bella Creationz products used:

Don't forget to check out the Timeless Twine blog and each of the other design team members for tons more inspiration.

Birthday Blog Hop with Sunday Sketch and Stamp

If you're looking for the Unity Blog Hop, click HERE!
Looking for the 3 Girl JAM "All Things Spring" Blog Hop?  Click HERE!

I haven't been on the Sunday Sketch & Stamp team for too long, but the blog has been going for quite some time.  In fact, today is a celebration of sorts.  Today starts the 200th sketch, and therefore, the 200th challenge for the blog.  Woah! That's a lot of sketches, challenges, cards, entrants, and prizes.  Congratulations to Marie, the mastermind behind the Sunday Sketch & Stamp challenge blog.
Here's the line up for the hop -- it's the current team, some past members, and a few surprises.
You need to hop along and visit everyone on the list to see what they've created with any of our past 199 sketches, and make sure you leave a comment at each stop because there are some hidden prizes along the way!!

Claire 
Guylaine
Julie
Kathleen
Pops
Marie
Louise
Carole
Kitty
Ann-Marie
Francesca 

For this challenge, we can use any of the past 199 sketches to work with.  Plenty to choose from, for sure.

I used sketch #53:

With it, I created this:

The papers were won as a door prize at my local scrapbook store at Crop Night.  I've been saving that cloud paper for a project just like this one!  The image and sentiment are by Unity Stamp Co.  It's an Itty Bitty Stamp called, appropriately, "Chick in the Rain". I colored it with Copic markers. I used a Spellbinders label die in 2 different sizes.  The umbrella is a die by Memory Box. The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  

I hope you join us at Sunday Sketch and Stamp.  With 200 choices, you should find plenty of sketches that appeal!
Did you know there are prizes to be won? The prizes for the hop have been provided by:

 

and



as well as some mystery prizes!!!!

You've got to be in it to win it!! There are 3 prizes hidden along the way which could be won by anyone who leaves a comment - but no one knows where the prizes are, so you must make sure you visit and comment on everyone's blog. Then there are another 3 prizes for everyone who joins in with the 'Any past sketch challenge'. So - if you join in with the hop and the challenge, you could win more than one prize!!
Now, I'm sending you on to the talented Kathleen's blog.  Have fun hopping!

Growing in Unity Blog Hop -- Too Sweet!

Looking for the Sunday Sketch & Stamp Birthday Hop?  Click HERE!
Looking for the 3 Girl JAM "All Things Spring" Blog Hop?  Click HERE!

I was sooo excited when I was asked if I wanted to hop with some other Growing In Unity girls today.  Having a whole week to play with Unity stamps is great fun.  Getting a bonus day, out of the blue, was a wonderful surprise!

Here's the hop order, in case you just stumbled across my blog:

1. Paula McClane --http://scrapaddictsattic.blogspot.com/
2. Corrie Wagner -- www.corriescrafts.blogspot.com
3. Brittany Kohl -- http://britkdesigns.blogspot.com
4. Jessica Yoder-Jones -- http://countryscrapfarmgirl.blogspot.com
5. Julie Odil -- http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com (you're HERE!)
6. Karen Nofziger -- http://karey2005.blogspot.com (go HERE next)
7. KristyLee Deyette -- kristyleesworld.WordPress.com

We were all given this coming week's Unity Stamp of the Week to work with.  You'll see 7 different takes on the same stamp -- fun idea!

I love shaped cards, so here's what I did:

I started out making my shaped card.  It is a cutting file from The Cutting Cafe. You can find it HERE.  The papers are from October Afternoon, and are actually Christmas papers, but I liked the colors for a strawberry.  After I got the shaped card assembled, I stamped the berries image on watercolor paper.  I used my Tim Holtz distress markers and water, with a paint brush, and painted the berries.  I stamped the sentiment directly on the DP.  A little embellishing with 3 Girl JAM ribbon and some bling from Close To My Heart, and my card was complete.

Before I send you off hopping, I want to offer you a little blog candy.  I am a Unity Stamp of the Week member, so I will get 2 of these stamp sets.  If you would like one for yourself, please follow my blog.  In your comments, tell my that you would like the set, and I'll include you in the drawing.  I'll announce the winner next Friday at Friends With Flair.

Now off you go to the fabulously talented Karen's blog.  You'll love what she did with this set!

All Things Spring Blog Hop with 3 Girl JAM

The whole 3 Girl JAM team is hopping today.  We're introducing a new ribbon bundle, and kicking off a new month-long challenge.  In case you just stumbled across the hop, you'll want to start at the 3 Girl JAM blog.  You should have arrived here from the talented Marji's blog. I know you've found tons of inspiration along the way from this fantastic 3 Girl JAM team.

I've been making many thank you cards lately.  This is one of them that I gave to a good friend who helped me out over and over again after my father recently died.  She's been my rock.  I wanted it to be spring-like, yet subdued.

I used both colors in the new 3 Girl JAM LG Bundle (lemon lime and grey gray) There's also some lace peaking out under the gathered gray, from the Distressed Lace bundle. 

Here's a close up of the sentiment.

All the stamps are from Unity Stamp Company.

Want to see a close up of the Flair button?  It ties the whole card together, doesn't it?

That beautiful Flair button is also from 3 Girl JAM. There's lots of great choices in the Thank You Flair assortment. The button matched the "Good Day Sunshine" We R Memory Keepers" paper to perfection.
I have a little blog candy I'd like to offer you today.  I love this design team and the products I get to design with.  If you'd like some of it for yourself (some ribbon, a Flair button, some vintage buttons), follow my blog and leave a comment.  That's all you have to do to win.  I'll announce the winner on Thursday, April 3 -- my day to post on the 3 Girl JAM blog.
Want some ribbon, Flair, lace, and other goodies of your own?  Use  coupon code SPRING25 at check out for your chance to save 25% on everything!

Before you hop on to the beautiful and talented Jessica's blog, I want to remind you all to check out the 3 Girl JAM blog for your chance to win a prize. Also, visit the 3 Girl JAM Challenge blog for our current challenge, "All Things Spring".  You have the month of April to make anything spring related, with ribbon and link up.  The rules are on the blog.  OK, hop ON!

It's Friday, and it's Friends With Flair, Yea!

I love Fridays.  I love Unity's Friends With Flair.  I have some much fun checking out everyone's blogs for inspiration.  How can there be so much talent and so much inspiration with this group of stampers?

I've been needing quite a few thank you cards lately.  Since my father died several weeks ago, I've had such an out-pouring of thoughtful gestures that I need to thank people for. Here are a couple I made this week:

Both cards use the Unity Stamp set, Insightful Meadows. The sentiment is from On Vintage Wings, also from Unity Stamp Company.  I also planned on mailing both cards, so wanted to keep them flat.  This first one, I used two similar colors of ink, and did some second generation stamping.

On the second card, I used some Marvy Uchida stamp markers that I've had for several years and had never used.  Now I'm wondering why I haven't.  I loved them and the watercolor look I got with them.

I definitely have to get those markers out more often. Thanks for looking at my 2 CAS cards.  Have a great weekend!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

Sweet Stamps Monthly Challenge -- using markers on stamps

A Vintage Card -- for DigiStamps4Joy

It's time for some mid-challenge inspiration at DigiStamps4Joy.  The challenge theme is Vintage.  I don't often make vintage cards, so I thought long and hard about this before I started.  Once I got going, I had a great time. I used the Floral Letter digi stamp to create my vintage card.

Here's what I came up with:

I colored the digi stamp image with Copic markers on the flowers.  For the envelope, I swiped it with Tim Holtz distress ink in Old Paper. Then, I fussy cut it.  The Frills easel card is a cutting file from My Scrap Chick. The digi stamp is mounted on a lace flower I created using 3 Girl JAM lace from the new Light & Bright bundle.

I hope you enjoyed my vintage card for challenge #88.  Make something yourself, and come link up with us! You have until April 2, when another challenge starts.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Catered Crop -- Spring Fever recipe swap

Challenges 4 Everybody -- ATG

Come and Get It Challenges -- Easter/Spring

Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG
Stamping Sensations -- all Things Pink
Hobbybook Designer Challenge -- Spring
613 Avenue Create-- ATG
Lacy Sunshine -- ATG
Scribble and Scrap -- Always ATG
That Craft Place -- Flowers &/or Mother's Day
Created with Love -- Girlie
Fitztown Challenge -- ATG
My Craft Creations -- ATG
Ooh La La Challenges -- for a special lady
Scrapbook Stamp Society -- ATG/use a butterfly optional

If Friends Were Flowers, I'd Pick You

Spring is taking it's sweet time about coming here in NW Wisconsin.  It was below zero again last night.  But I'm being positive and thinking spring.

This week, at The Cutting Cafe, we have 2 sets to choose from:

 FLOWER POT SHAPED CARD TEMPLATE AND CUTTING FILE...

 SENTIMENTS STEMS AND FLOWER TOPS PRINTABLE STAMP SET.

I usually choose the cutting files, when given a choice, but I decided to challenge myself and use the Sentiments Stems & Flowers printable stamp set.  It's has tons of options and was great fun to work with!

I printed one of the many stems that come in the set, and one of the many flower options.  I used a 1/2 inch circle punch on the flower, and glued it to the button.  I used a small heart punch to make the leaves on the flower.  There's also some 3 Girl JAM lace and ribbon on the card.  The papers are by Close To My Heart. They are the Ariana Paper pack.

I feel warmer already!  Don't forget to visit The Cutting Cafe blog each Thursday.  Leave a comment for your chance to win 3 sets of your choice.  You'll want this this set, for sure!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Catered Crop -- Spring Fever recipe swap

Challenges 4 Everybody -- ATG

Come and Get It Challenges -- Easter/Spring

Crafting When We Can -- Hearts & Flowers

Sentimental Sundays -- Flowery Springtime

Sister Act Card Challenge -- ATG