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DT Tuesday.. Authentique and my Idol !

2012-01-31T07:00:00.000-06:00

Hello everyone, Angie Blom here with DT Tuesday..

Ever have those moments that you want to create something totally different, change up your style..

maybe do something like one of your idols.. well, today I thought I would have some fun.. and do just that.. So for years I have loved this person.. and her style..

you might know her.. Eva Dobilas..

she is my inspiration when I need a pick me up.

she is also a wonderful friend and supporter !!

So for fun.. I am honoring my dear friend with a card inspired by her style..

This year I wanted to add more detail and layers to my cards so.. using some of the papers from

Authentique's paper collection delights.. I layered my card.

Now how about that great sentiment.. it is a new one just released for Winter CHA..

Authentique " everyday Everywhere" itty bitty .. love it!!

It also reminds me of my friend and her beliefs to celebrate life everyday!

Using some Spellbinders, and a Martha Stewart punch and my Favourite Distress Inks by Tim Holtz that you can also purchase on the Unity Website..

Keeping with my Eva Styled theme I also did the inside of my card to match the outside.

Do you have someone you admire and love their style of cardmaking ?..

Maybe next time

give their style a try..

it is always good to challenge yourself..

and create something totally

different. ..

Make sure you check out the Unity Facebook Page around 10am est.. I will be posting a

question and a random winner will win an itty bitty of their choice!!

We also have Virtual CHA going on all week long.. so more inspiration coming daily!!

I leave you with a quote..

Have a wonderful day..

Hugs,

Angie

Virtual CHA Crisp and clean style

2012-01-31T00:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Virtual CHA Tuesday!

It's me Natalie here today!

Since I'm not in Cali enjoying the sunshine, fresh oranges and amazing creative mojo that is there right now

I thought I'd bring a little sunshine to the Unity blog today and share some new releases from Unity/Bella Blvd!

I stamped the chevron/ric rac stamp from the Jan KOM for my background -added some pop-dots and twine for more texture and interest. (oh, and just had to throw in the little doily underneath!)

Love the crisp and clean lines on this!

For my next card, I embossed the background instead of stamping, I really need to to this more often!

added the pear and sentiment, clean and simple, yet like it!

Thanks for stopping by the Unity Blog today!

FWF Winners

2012-01-30T18:00:00.000-06:00

Winner Time

Another fabulous and inspiring Friends with Flair.
Thank you all!!!

Let's get to our

Winners from January 27, 2012

blog participant:

#42. anita

comment from #39. Lindsey's blog:

jennifer mittensaid...: That is a beautiful card. I am sorry someone you are about has lost someone. They will appreciate the beauty of your card.; January 28, 2012 6:29 PM

CONGRATS Anita and Jen!!!

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO:

kelli@unitystampco.com

Include your Full Name, Address

and state that you "won Friends With Flair".

Heart and Soul

2012-01-30T12:00:00.000-06:00

Hi there...

It is Lisa A. here

with the last January 2012 KOM
project of the month.

Just a reminder to sign up to get the
Heart and Soul kit
before the new

February 2012 kit is revealed on Wednesday.

Heart and Soul

Love, Love, Love that flower stamp.

I also love that the stem is separated from the flower.

You can angle and pop and do whatever you like.

So cool.

I cut the center of the journal spot out to create a little frame.
The flower was popped up and just a few butterflies finished this card off.
I left it blank because I couldn't decide where to put a sentiment.
Haha.
Sometimes, blank is best.

I have an Assemble This! video for today as well... you can see step by step on how this card was created.

Supplies...

Make sure you scroll down to see some more awesome

peeks at the NEW Virtual CHA releases.

Good stuff!

can't wait, click

HERE

for all the new stamps and to shop, shop, shop!

And, I'll be back a little later with the

friends with flair winners as well.

Virtual CHA.....Clever Handmade

2012-01-30T00:00:00.001-06:00

Did you see ALL the adorable Clever Handmade CHA releases?

I am IN love.

So playful. Unique. Trendy.
A MUST have.

They are ALL HERE.

A little FRAMES IN THE HOUSE. :)

Source: s454.photobucket.com via Unity Stamp Company, on Pinterest

And a little YOU ARE CUTE.

Lots of OTHER CHA RELEASES HERE.

Virtual CHA.. some Bella Blvd.

2012-01-29T01:00:00.000-06:00

Happy Sunday.. and welcome to another day of Virtual CHA Releases..

Angie here, I am so excited about all the wonderful stamps we are releasing ..

I can't wait to get my hands on some of Christy Tomlinson's Mixed Media Art stamps..

wow!! that collection is just unbelievable..

you can check her new line of Stamps on the Unity website NOW!!..

I am also in love with all the wonderful Bella Blvd stamps as well..

Fun images to work with on your

cards and layouts..

here are a couple I made..

cute don't you think?? I just love these itty bitty's

These and all the other Co-brands are now avalible on the Unity Website for purchase.

& get this.. Unity also has a promotion on..

& an incentive to challenge yourself with these new releases!!

all the details of this challenge are here!!

Also when you place your order you will get your names put in a draw for a

chance to win $300.00 worth of product!!

how cool is that!!

so don't delay and go get some NEW stamps.. I know I am!! haha

come back tomorrow for more Virtual CHA Release FUN!!

have a great day

Angie

Virtual CHA- Pretty In Pink

2012-01-28T00:01:00.000-06:00

Christi here with you this morning for Unity's Virtual CHA celebration!

The Design Team have all been lucky enough to get to play with the new Unity Stamp Co. CHA releases. As I look over the projects that I have made in the last week, I noticed an interesting trend...I think that I have a slight obsession with using kraft and pink....

Supplies used:

*Unity Stamp Co. Authentique Play in the Sun

*Unity Stamp Co. Authentique everyday, EVERYWHERE

*Marvy Uchida scallop circle punch

*Nestabilities Lacey circle

*heart doily

*Fiskars border punches

*ribbon

*flat back pearls

*MME paper collection

****************

Supplies used:

*Unity Stamp Co Simple Stories Simple Peace, Love, Happy

*Nestabilities Labels die

*corner rounder

*Martha Stewart border punch

*Reflections bling swirls

*Prima bling rosettes

*old Target paper line

*Pink frame from Hobby Lobby

****************

Supplies used:

*Unity Stamp Co. Jillibean Soup Neopolitan Bisque Soup

*Marvy Uchida Oval punches

*Nestabilities Labels die

*Reflections bling

*ribbon

*old Target paper line

*Fiskars border punch

************

What is your favorite new release so far???

Pinterest WINTER CHA 2012 Challenge!

2012-01-27T15:48:00.000-06:00

Pinterest Winter CHA 2012 Challenge

Purchase your CHA NEWLY Released Stamps and participate in the WINTER CHA 2012 NEW RELEASE Challenge.
You can ONLY NEW releases from the Unity Virtual Winter 2012 CHARelease - those stamps are FOUND HERE: http://www.unitystampco.com/shop/142-virtual-unity-cha-booth-winter-2012-all-releases.aspx

Email a picture of your project or direct blog post/ photo upload sight link to ME {Angela} angela@unitystampco.com - SUBJECT LINE: PIN ME! - with your name
I will PIN your project to the Unity Stamp Company PINTEREST BOARD
March 15th - the person with the MOST LIKES on the PINNED PROJECT - will WIN 6 months FREE of Stamp of the Week! {your gonna wanna tell your friends to get to PINTEREST!}
{please allow 1 FULL DAY from the date of your email for your project to be pinned.}
In the event of a TIE -
The final decision will be reached by http://www.random.org/ - we will number each project with the tied amount of votes- and let FATE decide! :)

One project submission per PARTICIPANT!
{make it phenomenal!}
...and while you are at it - keep in mind I am looking to add to my Design Team!

ONLY Brand NEW - and MID SEASON CHA releases can be used.
Submissions NOT USING stamp found HERE or HERE will not be accepted.

SO GO SHOP!
CHECK OUT THE GREAT CHA Promotion GOING ON NOW!

Jillibean Soup & Unity MORE Virtual CHA FUN!

2012-01-27T09:14:00.000-06:00

i {heart} jillibean soup

they are always so sweet to us here at unity.and JILL has the most phenomenal designers that get provide unity with all her art in just the perfect way.
takes a ton of pressure off of us.
art a'la jillibean soup!
i love that!
here are the brand new SWEET stamps now available at UNITY!

life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. it's about learning to dance in the rain.

-love.

when life gives you LIMES slice them up and FIND SOME TEQUILA!

-don't mind if i do!

{this stamp is LARGE by the way! - i LOVE it!}

Created by Design Team Member Natalie Dever

Aren't they ADORABLE? I love them so much!You can CLICK here and go to the Jillibean Soup Blog to see all the matching items!
You will feel SO HAPPY there!Go experience a little BEAN TALK - CLICK HERE

Simple Stories & Unity

2012-01-27T08:45:00.000-06:00

Simple Stories & UnityI have NO DOUBT you have been watching the amazing, gorgeous and STUNNING line of papers come out at Simple Stories - they are SO BEAUTIFUL - it makes even this girl want to buy them, shut the door of my crafty space with all my photos and memories - and not come out till next year sometime!!!
I love them so much! :)
We tried to keep the stamps very "re-useable" this time around.very basic and fun...so you could accent your layouts.
Take a peek at the stamps!They are ON THE UNITY website AVAILABLE for YOU to purchase RIGHT NOW!{but you might want to wait just a little bit, cause we have our VIRTUAL CHA SPECIAL coming very SOON!}

These are just the BRAND NEW ONES!

There were some Mid-Season RELEASES that come out as well!

You can take a peek at all of those HERE on the Unity Website!

Be sure to check out the Simple Stories Blog!

They have a whole new LOOK and it is BEAUTIFUL and SIMPLE and SWEET!

CLICK HERE!

Be sure to take a peek at our Simple Stories Pinterest Board for MORE great samples like this one from the Unity Design Team using these stamps.

CHA Virtual

2012-01-27T00:00:00.001-06:00

It's time to kick up the FUN!!!! and EXCITEMENT with

Unity.

for the next week....we will be bringing you

Beautiful creations with

ALL THE NEW

Unity CHA releases!

Hold on to your hats.....

it's going to be a F.U.N. ride!!!

First up is lil' ol me,

Lisa H.

I got busy with some gorgeous new Jillibean co-brand.

I used this coolio set...

Neopolitan Bisque Soup

This set is JAM PACKED with cuteness!

(I can't wait to get my hands on the coordinating papers!!!

CHA time is the BEST!!!....all the NEW just makes me giddy!)

Wise words....let me tell ya....

I need to seriously make a note to myself about this one!

Was I clever, adding in those office themed products.....

a little cork and some notebook edge Die-Namics?!!

Then I went super simple!

Making a statement with

just the speech bubble and the word,

HELLO!

Want to see more CHA new Release stamps?

Check out the Unity website

HERE!

Want to see more inspiration from the DT?
There's always the Unity Pinterest site....
check it out!

Come back tomorrow for more CHA sneak peeks!

AND....

We didn't forget about FWF......

For our FRIENDS WITH FLAIR portion...

share and get inspired

by all of our wonderfully talented FRIENDS!!

Every FRIDAY we post a LINKY TOOLS SIGN UP

simply add a link to YOUR Unity projects

There will be 2 PRIZES given away each week.

One randomly awarded to one of the peeps who participates in the blog hop by using Linky Tools

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

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

UnityTV: Art Journaling with Angie Blom

2012-01-26T15:00:00.006-06:00

***Check out the previous post for 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....

ART JOURNALING
Watercolor, stamping, paper piecing, all with Angie Blom!

Angie is featuring Unity's January 2012 Kit of the Month called Heart and Soul. She uses so many of the stamps in the kit, so you can get a good look at them in action. You can even catch her singing if you pay close attention!

I find Angie's way of approaching her art journals fascinating. She shares many tips along the way, so have fun, enjoy UnityTV, and let Angie know how you liked her video!

Featured Stamps:

Heart and Soul

And here is the how-to video!

UnityTV Episode #46

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!

hi there. ho there. hip there. hop there.

2012-01-26T03:02:00.000-06:00

well hello there, hip hoppers and unity peeps!

jen erickson here and i'm startin' off hip hop for ya!

be sure to check out all the blogs today. some chicks are talking about their INTEREST in PINTEREST. what what?!?

it's true.

start with ms. brookie!

AUTHENTIQUE Paper Sneaks!

2012-01-25T21:54:00.002-06:00

have you ever hit the WRONG "TO" list in your gmail?i just did. yep - sent these SNEAKS out to my entire contact list. that is what i get for going on hour 15 of the day - staring at the computer.{sorry, authentique!}
SO here is what i thought!why wait till morning?!MIGHT as well just GO WITH THE FLOW and show ALL of you these BEAUTIFUL images from Authentique Paper RIGHT NOW - ...I happen to LOVE THEM, and was super excited about it anyway!
We are still gathering samples using these from the design team, but they are SURE to be phenomenal!!!!
so.while my heart starts beating again, because of the most recent mistakenly sent item from my mailbox, I HOPE YOU ENJOY each and every ONE of these MUST HAVE stamps!!!
Be sure to take a peek at the Authentique Paper blog for the big reveal of the matching line to these stamps!!

SNEAK PEEK of our BRAND NEW Co-Brand Clever Handmade - Artist Heidi Grace Kress

2012-01-25T14:12:00.002-06:00

Seriously COULD THESE be any SWEETER?i LOVE them so much!
a BIGHUGEWELCOMEHeidi Grace Kressand her adorable line from

take a peek at the cuteness that will be available TO YOU

on the

Unity Stamp Company Website

starting FRIDAY!

yep, YOU will be able to order these RIGHT from Unity, RIGHT away.

our

VIRTUAL CHA for YOU

is JUST BEGINNING!

SO looking forward to it unfolding.

with absolutely NO PLAN whatsoever.

we are just gonna have some FUN - and show you all the FABULOUSNESS

we ave been working on!

starting with these!

Created by Unity Design Team Member: Angie Blom

{cupcakes on the doorstep}

{let's play aliens}

{do something big}

ADORABLE!

Created by Unity Design Team Member: Angie Blom

{you are cute}

I hope you will hop on over to Heidi's BLOG and see all the CUTENESS that she is brewing up over there! :)

Growing in Unity Wednesday

2012-01-25T00:00:00.010-06:00

Welcome to Wednesday and another Growing in Unity gal! This week we have the fabulous Rona Mallard.

Meet Rona:

Here is a little something about Rona:

"Hi, I'm Rona Mallard - Unity addict and Ippity Chick!! I have been a paper crafter for about 15 years and love everything about this craft. I was hooked on Unity stamps because of the quality, the ease of storage and the adorable designs with my very first purchase. I have not looked back since. I signed up on day one to sell Ippity and immediately fell in love with this company that involves women on a personal level!! I have been married for 25 years and have two wonderful daughters. My oldest is getting married in April. I design for The Outlawz which is a daily challenge ning community and love showing off my Unity and Ippity there and other challenges where I can. I would love for you to take a peek at my blog and if I can ever help you with any questions about Ippity stamps just let me know.

My blog is http://scraprona.blogspot.com"

Check out this fabulous project by Rona:

Be sure to swing by Rona's Blog everyday this week and leave some love. At the end of the week Rona will pick one lucky winner from her comments to receive 2 itty bitty stamps of their choice.

That's all for this week!

{ippity}

2012-01-24T12:00:00.024-06:00

Have you ordered some {ippity} directly from the {Unity website} yet??

It's SIMPLE...QUICK...EASY

and the stamps are

AMAZING!

Just head over to the site

{HERE}

click on an {ippity} chick

and start filling your cart.

I used

{Time for...Friends & Wine}

and

{How You Doin?}

(which is the BEST sentiment set....EVER....just sayin)

It's the time of the year when I make a TON of birthday cards...and I'm WAY behind this year. You can bet I'll be using this sentiment a lot ;)

a Tuesday hello...

2012-01-24T01:00:00.000-06:00

Good Morning!

Hope your week is going swimmingly.

I'm excited to share a little

card with you.

Based on THIS fabby new program:

For week three we have THIS amazing stamp.

Gorgeous.

This is such a beautiful passage

that makes for one inspiring image.

I kept the card simple to let the message speak for itself. I didn't have silver pearls, so I used some white ones and colored them with a Copic marker. Don't have the right colored embellishment? A Copic marker can be your best friend.

The heart was punched from patterned paper and glued to grey cardstock. Then, I used scalloped scissors to trim around the heart. I used the large labels Spellbinder die to create a window and popped up the patterned paper.

Supplies

stamps: SOTW (Unity Stamp Company)
cardstock: white (Georgia-Pacific), grey (Bazzill Basics)
patterned paper: Victoria Gardens (Echo Park), numbers (October Afternoon)
ink: charcoal (Colorbox)
die cuts & punches: large labels die (Spellbinders), heart punch (Martha Stewart)
other: twine (The Twinery), scallop scissors, pearls, Copic Markers

FWF Winners

2012-01-23T18:00:00.000-06:00

Winner Time

Thank you everyone for another fabulous Friends with Flair. We love to see what you create with your stamps and the comments are always so sweet.

I'm excited to announce our

Winners from January 20, 2012

blog participant:

#28 Kelly S

comment from #4. Christina's blog:


Evadijo...: Love how happy and colorful this is.; 21 enero, 2012

CONGRATS Kelly and Eva!!!

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO:

kelli@unitystampco.com

Include your Full Name, Address

and state that you "won Friends With Flair".

Love the Heart & Soul

2012-01-23T12:00:00.000-06:00

Good Afternoon!

It is Maren here.

I am here to share some love the CURRENT KOM----> Heart & Soul.

Yep. It is LOVELY.

Are you all on pins & needles waiting for your shipping notice?

ha! I thought so.

EnJoY your day.

Mixed Media Sunday

2012-01-22T09:21:00.000-06:00

Hello and happy Sunday! It's Lisa H. with you today. I really love these posts. Mixed media can mean a lot of different things to different people. For me, it means pulling out some materialsand using them together.

Today I pulled out some acetate. It adds a unique and unexpected touch to any project.
I think the easiest thing to do with it is die cut it. I used a large layered heart die (Layered Hearts die-namic by MFT).
I cut the top heart with acetate and sponged theedges with some Vintage Cream ink. This helps make the clear, Acetate stand out on your card.
The tricky thing about acetate is how to adhere it down. I always make sure I layer something on top of it, whether it be a stamped image (like I did here), a button, or another die cut. This way I can "hide" the adhesive behind it.

I used this week's Ribbon Carousel Challenge for my layout.

I wanted to add some additional texture to my card so I used

that gorgeous Wired Burlap Ribbon and

tied it up with some striped Twill Ribbon.

The stamp set is one of my Unity FAVES....it's the heart from

THE TIME IS NOW

The edges are all inked with some Tim Holtz distress ink....ahhh!

I used Walnut Stain.

Love these inks.

Did you know Unity sells them?

They Do...

go check it out!

Have a beautiful day!

and thanks for stopping by.

Someone SMAK Me! I've Gone to the Circus!

2012-01-21T07:00:00.001-06:00

Today, we are highlighting the January SMAK Kit (SMAK stands for scrapbooking, mixed media, and altered art kit). These kits are new to Unity and have a lot of rubber in them (a whole 8.5 x 11 sheet of high quality red rubber!!).

Going to the Circus Wall Art

by Lesley Langdon

The numbers in the kit really spoke to me, and that's how this project all started. I was going to create a layout with a banner, and then it turned into this paper pieces wall art. I've taken some close up images of the stamping, so that you can see this kit in action! Some stamping is so subtle (like on the tent top).

I did use some Spellbinders™ Nested Pennants to make the big banner at the top and the banner in the middle. I also used a black sharpie pen for outlining the shapes and hand drawing the pole and table.

Here is the art in a frame, on my mantel:

This is how the project started, playing with Distress Stains and Distress Inks, and water (both drops and drips) on watercolor paper:

AND HERE IS THE AMAZING SMAK KIT!!!!

Click here for details...on how to get yours!

Enjoy your Saturday!

Co-Brand Friday - Samantha Walker!!

2012-01-20T12:00:00.010-06:00

Hello Unity friends & happy Friday to you!! It's Karen sharing a Co-Brand card featuring the "Encompassed Grace" stamp set! What I love about this set, is the sentiments and the gorgeous label frames...they are so delightful!!

For today's project, I thought I'd make a masculine card in early preparation of Valentine's Day! Just added a little hint of red in the rose flower that I think my husband will love it as red happens to be his favorite color!

Have you started making any Valentine's Day cards? Well, maybe this weekend might be a good time to start if you haven't started yet by shopping at the Unity on-line store. Don't forget... it's Angela's birthday, so take advantage of the 39% sale!!

"Encompassed Grace"

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Hugs & Smiles,

FABULOUS $5 FRIDAY!!

2012-01-19T23:44:00.000-06:00

TGIF!

Today is FRIDAY...

time for the

FABULOUS $5 FEATURE!

This week, we have a group of

ADORABLE background stamps...

you get a BIT of EVERYTHING

in this FUN kit

BITTY BACKGROUNDS

is on SALE...

TODAY ONLY...

for... you guessed it...

JUST 5 DOLLARS...

{Limited quantities.... only the FIRST 25 PEEPS can grab this deal!}

here is a gorgeous sample created by

DT member MAREN

LOVE the colors and texture in this card!

GO GET YOUR Bitty Backgrounds for JUST $5

and SHARE with US what YOU create!

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For our FRIENDS WITH FLAIR portion...

share and get inspired

by all of our wonderfully talented

FRIENDS!!

Every FRIDAY we post a LINKY TOOLS SIGN UP

simply add a link to YOUR Unity projects

There will be 2 PRIZES given away each week.

One randomly awarded to one of the peeps who participates

in the blog hop by using Linky Tools

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

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

UnityTV: Echo Park Banner

2012-01-19T17:40:00.000-06:00

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

This week on UnityTV....

ECHO PARK BANNER
A fun-to-create whimsical banner to bring a smile to your face and color to your home.

The featured stamps this week from Echo Park remind me of the circus, so when creating this project for UnityTV, I chose bright and bold colors that reminded me of the circus! I hope you enjoy this week's video and carve out some time to make these, they are so fun and cute for kids rooms and party banners.

Featured Stamps:

Echo Park Itty Bitty Stamps

And here is the how-to video!

UnityTV Episode #45

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 goodness...

2012-01-19T00:00:00.000-06:00

Happy THURSDAY....

Lisa A here.
It is my turn to kick off our
lovely, FUN, inspiring

Hip Hop

featuring

UNITY STAMPS!

The Unity Design Team
has lots of projects to share.

For a little fun,

the girls are sharing

some of their favorite

PINTREST

finds. I can't wait to see

them all.

It all starts with

Angie's BLOG...

just follow this hop button

through all the member's blogs.

It's Ippity time!!! Cherish your dream

2012-01-18T10:17:00.000-06:00

Cherish your dream!!!

Hello Unity lovers, Jolande here, you know from the Netherlands!!!

It’s {IPPITY} time …and did you know that {IPPITY} is going to be available to all of you girls right from the pages of Unity Stamp Company!?

That’s great, isn’t it?!

For today I used the {IPPITY}kit Cherish your dream, I really love the postage stamp and the butterfly. It’s one of my favorite {IPPITY}!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!! Have a great day and a lot of stamping pleasure!!

Jolande!!

Growing in Unity Wednesday

2012-01-18T00:00:00.015-06:00

It's Wednesday and time to meet your Growing in Unity gal for this week - Jenny Johns.

Meet Jenny:

"Hi there! It's me, YOUR {ippity} chick, Jenny Johns! I've been a crafter all my life and have dabbled in all types of hobbies. Papercrafting and stamping is the one I always come back to, and I truly enjoy the "me" time in my craft room. Once I discovered Unity a few years back, I was hooked! Then, of course, I had to immediately join in on selling the {ippity} line 'cause the stamps are just way too cute and fit in with any type of projects. My style of creating is...every type! I love to try old and new products, techniques, and ideas. I love Unity and {ippity} stamps and need (okay, 'I want') one of everything!

I have a teenager, a busy job, and a couple of chocolate labs that keep me busy, but I can always help you with your {ippity} questions too! I hope you can come visit my blog this week, for your chance at the fabulous Unity prize! It's been fun creating this week! I made matchbook projects for today: a jotter notepad and a gift card holder. Let me know what you think!"

My Blog: http://jenscupofcreations.blogspot.com/

Check out this awesome project from Jenny:

Be sure to swing on by Jenny's blog all this week and leave her some love. At the end of the week she will pick one random winner for a great Unity prize!!

Till next week!

ippity and project life unite!

2012-01-17T10:26:00.000-06:00

I am sure you know how well Unity Stamps work on scrapbook layouts. They are versatile and can be used over and over again. I do now know if you are aware of this...but UNITY STAMPS are absolutely PERFECT for PROJECT LIFE. Now today I will share with you a page of project life I did using IPPITY, but in the future I plan on showing the process and all sorts of other stuff, so check out my blog soon.

Sorry the pics are so bad. I took them last night and now I am thinking natural daylight would be better. :)

STAMPS USED:
date circle
banners
#1, filmstrip, crossword puzzle

And now...a quote:
I overheard one of my first graders this morning saying this to a kid from another class: "My teacher may not look old, but she has old lady brain and old lady eyes and gets old lady cold. I think it's a little crazy."
Funny how they repeat what they hear, cause I say that ALL the time. :)

Have a super day! :) Jen Erickson

DT Tuesday with Stephanie

2012-01-17T07:48:00.000-06:00

Happy Tuesday it's Stephanie here!!!

I hope all of you had a nice long weekend!!! I was able to get a little crafting done and play with this fabulous KOTM!!!

As soon as I saw that big beautiful butterfly I had to ink it up!!! Not only are there some goregous images in this kit but so many great sentiments as well!!! I used some pretty Crate Paper to go along with these images. I think this one is going to a special friend!!!!

Have a fabulous day!!!!!

Winners...

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Winner Time

I'm so sorry... I completely forgot to post our winners from last week. So we have 2 weeks worth of winners for today. Yay. That is exciting. Let's get to it.

Winners from January 6, 2012

blog participant:

#4. Cris

comment from #36. Chere's blog:

#10. Kary

Jan 15, 2012 03:59 AM

Hi Chere, your card is SO cute!! I think the images work nicely for a Valentines card. Love the embossing too. Have a great weekend!!

Winners from January 12, 2012

blog participant:

#16. Gwen

comment from #22. Rochelle W.'s blog:

#13 Jennifer

Jan 13, 2012 05:52 PM

TOO CUTE!!! (=

CONGRATS girls!!!

PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO:

kelli@unitystampco.com

Include your Full Name, Address

and state that you "won Friends With Flair".

Playing with the January Kit of the Month

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Hi, everyone! It's Christi here with you this afternoon.

I have a quick card to share using the new Unity Kit of the Month, Heart and Soul...

Supplies used:

*Unity Stamp Co. Heart & Soul

*StazOn Jet black ink pad

*Melody Ross paper collection

*watercolor pencils

*ribbon

*Martha Stewart border punch

*Nestabilities labels die

*corner rounder

I used the Mojo Monday sketch for this card....

BTW, did you see this week's Stamp of the Week??

LOVE IT!

Only $5.79 (which already includes shipping) and it's only available for one week!!

Here's a fun little card that I created using it...

Supplies used:

*Unity Stamp of the Week #2

*Spellbinders die

*Crate Paper patterned paper

*ribbon

*button

*Martha Stewart border punch

*watercolor pencils

I hope that everyone's having a great day!!

Nature Speaks Mini Album

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Good afternoon.
It is Maren here.
Sharing a little mini with you.

I am a nature gal.
Love the outdoors.
It calms me.
I feel refreshed.
At home.
I often find myself photographing it on our camping/hiking adventures but rarely do anything with the pictures.
Flowers. Mushrooms. Scat {yep...I like that too}. Leaves. Animals. Rocks.

I decided to make a little album of some of my favorite nature shots and pair them with some of my favorite Unity stamps.
The chocolate and peanut butter of the crafting world, don't ya think?! :)
I used a Fancy Pants Designs Mixed Media Album.
Acrylic, felt, chipboard, canvas, mirror {yep a mirror page!}, and corrugated board.
I LOVE this album!

This album is FOR me.
It is a reminder.
A calm when things get to be too much.
When the dormancy of winter, the shortened days, and the cloud covered days get to me.

Nature Speaks.

I really think It does if we take the time to listen.

Stamps: She Did It Anyways, She Sprouted Wings, You, Embrace You, Create Today, Imagine It, Insightful Meadows

I hope that you have a peaceful Sunday.
~Maren

BRAND NeW iPPITY!

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yIPPITY, SkIPPITY!IT'S AN IPPITYRELEASE!!!! tHIS MONTH there is a twist, a change,cuz' you KNow THats How uNIty rOLLs. i THINK YOU'll LIke It thouGH. NO....I know you'll LOVE it!!!! THIS month there are 5new itty bitty IPPITY sets being released. AND another big change is......are you ready for it......YOU CAN ORDER YOUR ippity RIGHT from the UNITY site now!!!AND you can combine it with the rest of your Unity orders!!! Here's how it's all going to work....

We are VERY EXCITED about the NEW YEAR CHANGE with {ippity} stamps by Unity!

Starting this weekend {ippity} will be available on the UNITY WEBSITE!

JUST CLICK on ONE Of THESE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN's picture BEFORE you start your order!!!

ALSO - Starting SOON - ANY Unity DISCOUNT CODE used in combination with your order of {ippity} WILL WORK, including Unity Kit Member 25% discount codes.

It is going to be UNITY SIMPLIFIED - making our {ippity} line available through your favorite {ippity} chick - RIGHT on the Unity website and SHIPPED TO YOU directly through Unity! :)

Since it is Angela's Birthday weekend.....there's a SALE!!!!

It's the best of both worlds!!! WANT to see THEM??I won't make you wait....here are the Brand New sets NOW available!

How's that for starting out the New Year with a BANG!!!!

Which is your favorite???

I ♥ owls...so wise guy is myfave, but

of course I will HAVE to HAVE them ALL!!!

So....how about seeing the sets in action?

Want a little inspiration??

Here you go.....

from the DT:

Angie

Natalie

Maren

Lisa A.

Jolande

Christie

Lisa H.

Jessica

So there you go.

don't forget all the fun over on the

Ippity Blog

go see what the CHICK have done!

Happy Shopping!

Hugs, Lisa H.

Saturday SMAK down....

2012-01-14T06:00:00.000-06:00

Brooke here...

Time to get SMAKtastic with the January SMAK kit...

{without you what would I do?}

I had a ton of FUN creating this Birthday card for

my sweet Brody who just turned 8.

The Jan. SMAK kit is PERFECT for a card... scrapbook page...

OR your favorite ALTERED ITEM...

go ahead... think out of the box!

{and if you LOVE cards... it will work just lovely for cards too}

Have a SMAKtacular Saturday!!!!!!!!