Saturday, February 25, 2012

SMAK BIRTHDAY CARD

Happy Saturday!!!

It's Stephanie here sharing a project using the fabulous SMAK kit for February!!!

I think the thing I love most about these kits is that there are so many possibilities on what you can use them for.Whether you are a scrapbooker, cardmaker or mixed media artist it's perfect for all of those!!!

So for my card today I used the ABC background in the February SMAK kit and then for the sentiment I used Jillibean Soup's Favorite Sentiments kit. The pattern is from My Mind's Eye and to add a little more to the card I used some fun buttons and twine. I think this card would make a great Boy Birthday card.

If you are interested in these kits you can get all the info here on how to purchase them!!!

Have a fabulous day!!!!!!

Friday, February 24, 2012

Hello Friends!

It's Natalie here!

I am so excited to be here today!

I get to share with you a project made with some Unity's

amazing co branded stamps.

What could be better....

amazing Unity quality combined with images from our favorite scrappy companies-

makes for some must have stamps :)

for my card today I used this new itty bitty from Simple Stories

Simple Hello my Friend

adore the vintage style phone!

I also used paper from Simple Stories Christmas 25 Days of Christmas 6 X 6 pad

and don't forget about the sale going on this weekend!

WANTED: creative, fun, laid back, easy going, i love my craft sort of gals.

i was gonna GOOGLE design team calls. after being in this industry with Unity for ALMOST 4 years - you would think running a design team call would be "old hat" - for me - it is not.
i keep my girls forever and ever.as long as they will have ME. :) hee, hee.
i still have SO MANY of my ORIGINAL gals on my team.way back from 2008.and i love them.so much.i love the girls that have come along for the journey since then SO VERY MUCH.they are a HUGE source of GRATITUDE in my life. HUGE.one of my FAVORITE parts of Unity.not to mention the gals who have journeyed on.blessed to have crossed paths.so blessed.

they have put BOTH their creative energy out there for unity CONSISTENTLY as well asmade a PERSONAL INVESTMENT into unity.they are supportive and sweetthey are tolerant and flexible.they go with the flow.and they WORK HARD on VERY SHORT and spur of the moment WHIMS of mine.they go above and beyond when their lives allow it.they do JUST what is expected when life gets busy.i love that.
HERE IS THE DEALIO
i'm tellin' ya - i APPEAR organized.i TRY to be organized.sometimes i AM organized.sometimes.{rarely}but as a whole - we just have FUN and we make pretty stuff.with a schedule put together each month by sweet maria.
i am very flexible.family, and life comes FIRST always.however - i do always HOPE AND EXPECT the best. you are here to PROMOTE UNITY.i expect that.consistently.:)
i tolerate only kindness and compassion within the team.that is what we have now.nobody on our team keeps "track" of each other.we live in an adult world of ZERO comparisons of WHO is doing what.we support one another.encourage one another.enjoy one another.
if one gal makes 10 projects a month, cause her creative FLOW is there.and one gal does JUST what she is scheduled to do {no more, no less} - I LOVE THAT.
so i guess to sum it all up.don't expect ANYTHING of me as the owner of unity.
don't expect ANYTHING of your fellow unity design team members.JUST EXPECT of yourself. no keeping track. no drama. i won't allow it for ONE MINUTE.Take the opportunity of being on the Unity Design Team and RUN WITH IT.Gracefully.

....cause i PROMISE you - great things will happen for those that take the time to USE this position and FLY.{i encourage flying, just so you know}

ALL I HAVE EVER wanted is to help people make their dreams come true, along side my own.If I get to have a small part in that....it makes me SO HAPPY!
this isn't the normal design team call is it?
i should just get to the nitty gritty point.
HERE was my FIRST DESIGN TEAM CALL!
{here is a little secret - i didn't even know what a design team WAS in 2008}
Unity Stamp Company needs a design team! I would love to hear from you if you meet the criteria below:
#1: Willing to work on a SERIOUS deadline!!!!
#2: Me falling in love with your work :)
We will be taking our line of images and new product to the CHA Show in Anaheim, CA on February 10,2008. I have product coming in daily and I need some wonderfully creative people to create with them! I need sample cards, scrapbooking pages, recipe cards, tags and any other WONDERFUL project you can make for me to show off the adorable finished products my stamps can make!

Looking forward to hearing from you!
How FUN is that? :)
Pretty Simple....and it WORKED OUT phenomenally for me! :)
So we are going to run this DESIGN TEAM call very much the same. Sweet and Simple.
I know that there are SEVERAL of you that are on other teams.
I know this is BACKWARDS - but I am going to be UPFRONT with what I am NOT LOOKING FOR.{please be honest with yourself when reading my thoughts below}
please don't apply if you are not up for spontaneous requests!please don't apply if you run on rigid schedules and numerous TIGHT deadlines.please don't apply if you expect me to be months ahead of things.please don't apply if you only do well with a leader, we are ALL leaders on the team.please don't apply if you are not flexible.please don't apply if you love drama.
hee, hee.please don't apply if you expect EVERYONE on the team to do the SAME amount of work.please don't apply if you ask a million questions about every request i make.
i am ORGANIZED CHAOS.i KNOW what i want, when i want it - NOT MONTHS ahead of time.sometimes only days.YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING and HAVE THE TIME to work on things SPUR OF THE MOMENT.
if.you want to be challenged.have fun.have opportunity.partake in warm friendly women that have formed this team.enjoy your creativity - work within a group.love change.
can work with digisTHEN APPLY.
this is getting long.
HERE IS WHAT I NEED.

Mixed Media/Scrapbooking/Card Making individuals {dually talented} - 2 gals
Card Making GURUS - hee, hee - {2 gals}

If your BIGGEST concern is what my expectations are once you are on my team - you most likely will not like the way we operate.

I will say this.

I would love as MANY projects from you that promote our Kit of the Month, SMAK KIT, Stamp of the week, Co-Brands, Unity Kits - that your little heart desires to make.

I want you to follow the Unity Design Team Calendar - and participate in Blog Posts on the Unity Blog and your OWN Blog.

{narrows down to 3-5 posts per month - MORE if you choose}

I want you to submit to publications so that Unity graces the pages of all our AMAZING publications in this industry.

I want you to LOVE EVERY MINUTE of being on the team.

So if you are a go with the flow sort of gal.

that makes REALLY PRETTY creations.

Unity is for YOU.

I want to see YOU put UNITY into action.
Here is how to apply.
Send me an email with your BLOG ADDRESS.{blog required}
Also please include 2 of YOUR FAVORITE creations USING UNITY STAMPS.{you can LINK ME UP - or send photos}
One paragraph about YOU.'cause above the CREATIVITY - who YOU are as a person matters JUST AS MUCH to me.

Please keep in mind how extremely busy we are with our small/big company.I will do my BEST to answer any questions you have.
DISCLAIMER:Please also remember that my decision is not based on our past friendship, it is not based on "who you are" in the industry, it is not based on HOW MANY TEAMS you have been on or "who you know" - it will be based on how I FEEL you will fill the position by adding to the style that I want within the team, AND adding to the team as a person. :) this will be hard for me, because i know that no matter what there will be people that will be hurt by not being chosen. please be sure not to take my final decision personally if you are not chosen. that is precisely the reason i stay away from these design team calls.i know that i am going to make 4 people very happy and that others very sad. i don't like that very much.{i wish i could do a blind call - but from where i sit that would be nearly impossible.}
SO!here we go anyway.i am tossing it up to fate and taking a deep breath!
the end. :)
OH! my email.
angela@unitystampco.com
looking forward to hearing from you! :)
We will announce our choices on NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY!May 5th, 2012

Submission Deadline:April 30th, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

TGIF!!!! $5 Feature & Gettin' our FLAIR on with Friends!!

TGIF!!

I don't know about YOU... but I am READY for FRIDAY!!!

Brooke here..

bringing you the weekly FRIDAY $5 FEATURE

{which happens to be just FABULOUS!}

For the FIRST 25 PEEPS ONLY...

you can get the awesome

STRAWBERRY GREETINGS

for JUST 5 DOLLARS!

here is a BERRY LOVELY sample

created by Chautona..

leave her a comment... HERE

HURRY! Get YOURs before they are GONE!

Next up... it is time to

show off some FLAIR with our FRIENDS!

Here's how it works...

EVERY Friday, we post a LINKY TOOLS

gorgeous, crafty creations by adding your LINK.

We give away TWO PRIZES each week.

One randomly awarded to a person who participates by adding their LINK using Linky Tools..

AND

One will be given to a random commenter on one of the participating blogs.

Both prize winners will be announced on the Monday afternoon Unity/ippity blog post

COME and Join the FRIDAY FUN at UNITY!!!

This Week on UnityTV: Collage Style Tags with Angie Blom

***Check out the previous post for some of Unity's Thursday Hip Hop of inspiration!***

NOTE:
If you are watching the video via this Blog, please go to the bottom to mute the blog's background music. Thank you! Or you can watch it on our You Tube channel.

This week on UnityTV....

Happy Birthday Tags - Collage Style
These tags are adorable and most of the work done here is stamping. Angie layers her stamps from Sweet and Sour Soup and uses several different colors to create stunning tags.

Featured Stamps:

Sweet and Sour Soup (Jillibean Soup Co-Brand)

And here is the how-to video!

UnityTV Episode #50

If you watch UnityTV on You Tube, go ahead and subscribe to the UnityTV channel (UnityStampCoTV), because the videos will just keep coming!

Thanks for watching!

Hip Hop Fun!!

Hello there Unity Friends!!

Karen here, and I'm up today

to kick off ..

Hip Hop Thursday!!

featuring the ever so awesome

UNITY STAMPS!

Get ready, 'cause we have lots to share!

All the fun starts with

Brooke's Blog

just click on the hip hop button
to start the hop and continue through
to each of the Design Team blogs!!

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Playing with Grandma's Needlepoint

Hi everyone! It's Christi Snow with you here today.

I had so much fun shopping with the new Unity Stamp Co releases that I had a hard time choosing which new stamps to use today. Finally, I decided that this precious little kit, Grandma's Needlepoint needed my inky love.