And last, but not least, a look at my favorite layouts from 2011…there are still a few more to share soon!
I Love You to Space; Spellbinders Edgeabilities
Stinker: Unity Stamp Co and Spellbinders
Hope that you enjoyed looking back on 2011! thanks for stopping by!
~kimberly
Today it’s a look back at a few of my favorite altered items from the past year. Hope you enjoy!
Boo to You: Avocado Arts, stitching over your stamping
Hydrangea Frame: Stampendous, with video tutorial
Video tutorial: Coloring with Distressing Inks
Coffee Cozies: Spellbinders
thanks for stopping by!
~kimberly
These were a fun project created for Spellbinders Paper Arts for the last CHA show. I used pre-made coffee cozies that I found at Michael’s. They came stitched and closed with Velcro. (Check out the t-shirt/canvas bag aisle.)
To start with, I die cut canvas from Canvas Corp using E8-001 Classic Scallop Edgeabilities. And attached a piece on the top and bottom of each cozie. This was done with fabric glue. Then I die cut several sets of flowers from LF-005 Grand Peony. Using Ranger paint, I stamped Unity images onto each flower part. The leaves were die cut and totally painted with green. Once everything was layered together, I added a twine-tied button. (of course I did, there is always twine and a button!)
And I wanted to mention that Spellbinders Paper Arts is having their annual design team try out contest. I don’t think I need to mention what a great company they are to work for and the product, well, it doesn’t get much better than die templates!!! For all the details, and I wish you the best of luck, see the Spellbinders blog.
thanks for stopping by!
~kimberly
Supplies: Spellbinders-LF-005 Grand Peony Creations, E8-001 Classic Scallop, Canvas-Canvas Corp, Stamps-Unity (Love Always), Paint-Ranger, Twine-May Arts, Cozies-Michael’s
Today I am excited to show you a new product, well, old product, re-done for paper crafting. It is SO MUCH FUN! Remember those honeycomb bells and other things used to decorate for parties? Inky Antics is now selling sheets of it for making cards! Its brilliant! They even have stamps to let you create scenes using their product, Honey Pop.
Check out the inside of this card!! How fun is that? I hand cut the Honey Pop with scissors. I tried the Grand Calibur and die templates, but it was just too thick. Imagine the possibilities!
Here is a closer look at the Honey Pop. The card gets thicker, but not so much that you couldn’t mail it easily. Looks like its time to have fun decorating the *inside* of our cards for a change! :)
thanks for stopping by!
~kimberly
Supplies: Honey Pop-Inky Antics, Patterned paper-Jillibean Soup, Stickers-Jillibean Soup, Stamps-Unity Stamp Co., Spellbinders-Foliage, Classic Scallop Edgeabilities
Welcome to our TWO-day event!
You should be joining me from Stephanie Muzzulin’s blog, if not then head to the beginning on the Unity Stamp Co. Blog.
With all the blog-swaps that are happening out there lately, I can't think of one more exciting than when the amazing women of SPELLBINDERS™ get together with the rock stars of UNITY STAMP COMPANY!
We can't wait to show you a special line of coordinating products featuring SPELLBINDERS dies and SAMANTHA WALKER for Unity Stamp Co. rubber stamps!
Not only are we thrilled to be collaborating on such a special 2-day event, but ONE of you will win ALL of the coordinating stamps and dies from the Samantha Walker collection! We will also have 1 winner each day from the comments that will receive 1 Samantha Walker stamp set and coordinating dies.
So be sure to enjoy our hop both days, leave comments on all of the blogs each day and check back to see if you won!
(winners will be posted on Wednesday, October 19th on the Unity Blog and Spellbinders Blog)
My little stinker. He makes me smile and lights up my whole world.
The Samantha Walker Spellbinder die templates and Unity Stamp Company stamps coordinate beautifully! For the large journaling flower, I stamped the flower “petals” first. Then I used a small piece of tape to hold the die template in place, perfectly over the stamped image. The open inside of Spellbinders die templates make this so easy to accomplish!
The smaller orange flower was simply die cut/embossed and then I used an orange ink pad and inked through the die template. Another brilliant feature of Spellbinders products!
These leaves were stamped onto green cardstock, once again placement die cut/embossed with a small piece of tape, and finally inked through to bring out even more detail.
And you know I have a thing for stamping on buttons lately, so I couldn’t resist stamping a few wood buttons with more of these fantastic Unity Stamp Company images!
Now please head over to Jessica Diedrich’s blog!
thanks for stopping by!
~kimberly
Supplies: Spellbinders-S5-072 Blossom Tags and Accents, LF-133 Grand Scalloped Rectangles, Stamps-Unity Stamp Company-Blossom Stackers from Samantha Walker, Patterned paper-Jillibean Soup (Apple Cheddar Soup; Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Milk) (Soup Staples; Orange), Twine Button-Jillibean Soup (Bean Blossoms; Red), Ink-Clearsnap (Colorbox Chalk; Roussillon, Dark Moss, Warm Red), Ranger (Distress Ink; Frayed Burlap, Walnut), Stewart Superior (Palette-Reflection Blue), Buttons-LA Fashion District, Twine-May Arts,
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Hmmm, let’s see, fun stuff on this card…flower pop top from a new company at CHA called, Bottle Cap Company, wood button (stamped with text by me) and a crocheted flower from LA’s Fashion District (colored with Distressing Ink), new Spellbinders die templates, new My Mind’s Eye Stella and Rose papers, Hero Arts stamps, new Unity/Jillibean Soup stamps…it was definitely fun to play around!
hope your week is off to a great start! thanks for stopping by!
Supplies: Stamps-Hero Arts (Friend Definition, Classic Fabric Design), Unity/Jillibean (Sweetest Day Itty Bitty), Patterned paper-My Mind’s Eye (Stella and Rose: Hazel), Ink-Ranger (Distressing-Frayed Burlap, Fired Brick, Black Soot, Peeled Paint), Punch-Martha Stewart, Spellbinders-Foliage
Happy Valentine’s Day!! Sending all my wonderful readers and followers a huge hug! I hope that your day is filled with love!
This card is full of some new favorites. First off, check out the patterned papers, they are the new My Mind’s Eye Stella and Rose Hazel 6x6 pad!! Love, love, love, love!! The stamps are from Unity and Jillibean Soup. The stamps will go with Jillibean’s Chilled Strawberry Soup line. I love strawberries. Always had a thing for them, both to eat and design with! :) Oooh, and dipped in chocolate…
One more thing to point out; the trim. It was something we found in the fashion district of Los Angeles, on one of our adventure days in California. I will have to get you photos soon. It was an amazing way to spend an afternoon!
We are off to see a movie with the little man tonight. He has become a part of our Valentine’s Day celebrations and we wouldn’t have it any other way. :) thanks for stopping by!
Supplies: Stamps-Unity/Jillibean Soup, Patterned paper-My Mind’s Eye (Stella and Rose Hazel), Twine-Martha Stewart, Ink-Memento (Tuxedo Black), Punch-Fiskars (Postage), Gems-Hero Arts, Trim-found in the fashion district of Los Angeles :)
Day Six: Non-Traditional colors. There are quite a few color palettes that can fall into this one. I love the colors in these photos below. But I am also seeing brown and green becoming very popular as well.
Check out these projects:
Photo by me, taken at Target
Photo from Etsy
Photo from Etsy
Here is my take on the non-traditional color idea. I flipped through my new Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather paper pad and this purple just jumped out at me.
Are you going to give it a try? Have you made Christmas cards in colors other than red or green? I would love to see how you have been inspired! Please leave a link to your projects in the comments section. thanks for stopping by!
Supplies: Stamps-Unity (Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather), Patterned paper-Cosmo Cricket (Mitten Weather 6x6), Ink-Palette, Tinsel-My Mind’s Eye, Brad-My Mind’s Eye, Gems-Hero Arts, Spellbinders-Labels Seventeen
If you need to catch up on the previous days:
Today’s gratitude: Comfort, home, and all the day to day things I take for granted. My cousin, Cammy, is currently serving in the Peace Corps in Moldova. She is so brave and adventurous, and I cannot imagine the situation she is living in. Our family is proud of her and constantly holding her up in our prayers. Through some tough situations God has held her and provided those things which we take for granted-food, warmth, and a safe place to sleep at night. I am so thankful for people like my cousin who are willing to serve others in places far away.
The papers for this card came from Studio Calico’s back40 kit. When I saw the pile of primary colored papers and the journaling spot I had laying on my desk, I knew the little tricycle stamp I had from Unity would be a perfect match! :) Working with primary colors can be tough, so to make these patterns and colors play nice, all the edges were inked.
**FYI: I am teaching classes at All About Pictures in Cedar Rapids, IA. I have monthly Spellbinders and Copic classes, and a few others. If you live in the area and are interested, you can click on the tab at the top of the blog or HERE. **
Sneak peeks for the Mint Motif November release start tomorrow!!!! :)
What are you grateful for today? thanks for stopping by!
Supplies: Papers, etc-Studio Calico (back40 kit), Stamps-Unity (Itty Bitty-Its a Good Day ), Trim (Maya Road-Pleat Ribbon), Twine (Jillibean Soup), Ink-Palette (L’Amour), Ranger (Distressing-Frayed Burlap)
Here is a close-up of the coloring. Love those little hearts on his shell!!
I will be entering this one in the Moxie Fab World challenge topic, Fun and Cute! Have you entered your cards yet? Pop on over and check out all the details!
Have a terrific day and thanks for stopping by!
Supplies: Stamps-Unity (Naturally You Set B), Ink-Tsukineko (Memento-Tuxedo Black) Palette (Landscape), Copics (YG03, YG25, G07, R22, R24, R27), Twine-May Arts
Good morning! I am happy to be able to share some of my Spellbinders design work layouts with you! My posts are going to be limited for the next couple of weeks. I am working on some big deadlines and some pretty cool projects right now. They are taking up all my time and then some, so be patient, I will share when I can. In the meantime, here is some photo overload for you. :)
This layout is a photo from my little man’s first time playing in the fall leaves. I love the close up of his hands because it perfectly captured the moment. He was in awe of the texture of the leaves and couldn’t stop touching them. The products I used were, Flourish Accents, Nesting Maple Leaves, 7gypsies paper and letters, and Magic Mesh. Die cutting Magic Mesh is very easy with the Nestabilities. It adds such nice texture to objects, especially leaves. Sorry I didn’t take a close up, you would be able to see all the sanding, inking, and dimension I added to the leaves. This layout was used in an advertisement in Scrapbook Premiere magazine.
Here are some more photos from that day. It was early in October. And yes, those are real. No photoshopping. Our first house had many sugar maple trees in the backyard. Every fall it left a carpet of red leaves over the entire lawn. That afternoon, it rained and all the color came out of the leaves. What timing. Don’t you just love that little jean jacket?
Here is my little man on his 3rd birthday. Its hard to believe that he is closer to 4 now. We even have pre-school screening next week! For this layout, I focused on the Stars Five set of Nestabilities. I cut the points off of the largest star to make the banner across the bottom. The papers are from Fancy pants and Core’dinations. I wish you could see the Unity Stamp background with Stars of Worn. Its subtle, but looks great in person.
This photo I took this summer. Unfortunately for our lawn, the little man LOVES blowing the seeds off dandelions. Well, I had to capture some photos, mostly because I thought the new Eyelet Pendant looked like a dandelion. Each of the Pendant shapes is covered in Sparkly Fluff, so it is soft and fuzzy. The other products are from My Mind’s Eye (Andrea Victoria), Core’dinations, and Thickers, oh and the Flourish Accents die again. Its a pretty simple layout. I guess I was too busy looking at the photo. :) Like the ouchie on his face? Let’s just say he has my grace…
Indulge me one last photo. While taking the dandelion photos, I caught him sitting there like this. Could anything be more precious? Could I be any more sappy? LOL!
Anyways, thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate it! We have the in-laws, hockey games, Boo at the Zoo, and college friends all arriving and going on this weekend. Wish us luck! LOL! ((HUGS))
AND a very, very, very Happy Birthday to my Dad today!! He is the best! :)
