Babies, Babies, Babies...

 Happy Saturday stamping friends!  I'm spending today cleaning my stamp room and decided to stop and take a break to make a baby card for one of the Art teachers at my school.  Her baby shower is this Monday and I told my team I would make the card.  I decided to make a not-so-traditional baby card this time.

 I combined a few stamp sets to make this card.  The first set selected was a UNITY background set called Dots for Sure.  I used some Kaleidacolor Sea Breeze ink with the dots.  The next set was an itty bitty set called Splatters and Stars (must be discontinued because I can't find it in their store).  I stamped the stars with Memento Dandelion ink.  Of course you know me, added some Diamond Stickles to make those stars SPARKLY!  I didn't have a UNITY sentiment that would work for this baby card so I pulled out my big box of Studio G clear dollar stamps for the sentiment and stamped it with Versafine Onyx then heat embossed with clear EP. This "Bundle of Joy" sentiment is from Series 16/19 and it was the perfect fit for the card.  My cards are never missing a touch of ribbon and I think the yellow just pops on this card!

Copic colors added were:  Y15 Cadmium Yellow (perfect match to the Memento ink) and some highlighting around the sentiment with B0000 (you can't see the highlighting due to my need to BLOW OUT the image in editing...It needed to be BRIGHT!)

I'm excited for the next few weeks to come...SUMMER and more stamping time available!  Keep your eyes peeled!

New Unity in the house!!!

Hey stamping friends!  Just stopping by to share a few cards created today from my new Unity sets that arrived this past week.  I'm loving the day off...fun crafty time!

The first card was created for Asela Hopkins' son.  She's a typical mommy worrier...Her son is in Boot Camp and called to chat.  He needs a little pick me up as he's been through the ringer.  I hope my card motivates him to press on...

GO FOR IT!

 This card was created using My Minds Eye 6x6 pad called Away We Go.  I love the arrow paper and it just fits so well with the Boot Camp theme.  The images were stamped using Memento inks.  As you can see, I distressed it up a bit with Ranger distress ink (Tea Dye) and a bit of fingernail crinkling.  Stamps by Unity for Jillybean Soup:  GAME DAY CHILI

Here's another little card created using a few sets and some scraps...  I'm trying to make some simple cards, and am finding I tend to add more and more and more...Restraint is not my thing, but I'm trying!

This is a closer peek at the banner.  Love this banner and the ability to paper piece it with the patterned paper I chose:  My Minds Eye HAPPIER.  Again, chose the stamps Game Day Chili and the dotty background and a little clear sentiment from Studio G.  

 Of course I HAD to add a little bling, some lace, some twine from The Twinery and a little LIME RIBBON from my stash!!!

Have a great day!  See you back here Wednesday!!!