Bella Carta

Gettin' buggy with it! {ATU43}

 

  

For challenge this week for All Things Unity is to "get buggy with it" .  I pulled out one of my fav stamps from Unity one of the stamps from the June 2009 Kit of the Month with an inspirational message, paired with a butterfly sticker.  This card is also for the Hope You Can Cling to Challenges - color challenge to use yellow, green and brown together (HYCCT1107) 

I used a piece of paper from K & Co (Que Sera Sera), with the June 09 KOTM stamp in brown ink, and a dimensional butterfly sticker. 
 

The butterfly inspiration came from these gorgeous butterflies I spotted earlier this week in north Florida, I am not sure but these may be the pretties moths I have ever seen.  (Or are these butterflies?)

 
 

Play along!!!!! Simply make a card - anything goes as long as you use Unity or Ippity stamps.  We have an awesome sponsor this month, Through the Craftroom Door, a digital magazine.

1. Create anything (i.e. card, scrapbook page, altered item, etc.) using your stamps by Unity or Ippity ****Please use only Unity and Ippity stamps in your creation.****

**Be sure to mention ATU in your post. **NOTE:: Please be sure to link to your specific POST about ATU not just your blog! 

3. If you load your creation up in an online gallery, please use the keyword ATU43.

4. This challenge will end on Saturday, November 12th at 11:59pm EST. So be sure to link up before by then!

5. You can link up as many times as you would like!  But make sure that each entry is new card using Unity/Ippy stamps. 

SUO and faux

Here's a card featuring all Stampin' Up stamps and cardstock.  Its a collage type card featuring "faux bleach" with Upsy Daisy stamp set.  Faux bleach is the process of heat embossing (usually clear), sponging your color on, then using an iron to remove the embossing powder.   I stamped over that with En Francais (french script), I place the butterfly from Nature Walk and the sentiment from Afterthoughts.

The only "non" SU element is the rhinestone bling you could always substitute something else if you wanted to keep the card all stampin' up products.

 

Stamps:  Nature Walk, En Francais, Upsy Daisy and Afterthoughts.
Cardstock:  Pretty In Pink, Basic Black, White

 

Metamorphis

Created for the Hope You Can Cling to challenges on Splitcoast, this card was inspired by the caterpillar turned cocoon turned butterfly in my yard the other day.  Digital sentiment from Squigglefly.

have a bee-utiful monday

Last week I noticed one of my orchids was blooming:

I used one of the photos in my card for Splitcoast Stamper's Hope You Can Cling To challenge (all month long, great prizes, great cause!).  I added a stamped "bee" (this is from SU's Nature Walk stamp set) and the sentiment is PTI. 

 

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halloween candles

The dollar stores has these flameless LED candles for yep - you guessed it $1.00.  They have them in white and cream and they're wonderful for altering.  (My advice, double check them before you buy them that the batteries are still good).

I used alcohol inks for this one - sunshine yellow, orange and red currant.  Start with your lightest color, a craft mat (the non stick kind) or some palette paper (found in the art supplies section).  If you don't have palette paper - you might be able to use freezer paper shiny side up.  Add several lines of yellow ink to the paper and roll your candle through, let it dry.  Take the next color, add it direct to the candle, letting the ink run down the side.   Let dry and take your third color (option) and repeat.   If you want to mottle the look, you can use the alcohol solution and a blending tool and just dab it on.  

Since these are LED style (no wicks, nothing burning) you could also decorate these up with ribbon, or a fun piece of jewelry. 

thrift store bounty - fall decor for $2.50

I found a muffin tin the other day at the thrift shop for 99cents and knew it could have a brand new life in my home, as a fall themed home decor piece.

I took it home, and washed it up with hot water and some soap - it was a bit dinged up, had some mild rust (I guess its first owner hadn't baked much, lol!).  I used a big nail (the roofing kind works well) and a hammer to make two holes in the top for a hanger.  Then took it outside and gave it a base coat.  I used regular old primer (that gray spray stuff) and gave it two coats.  Once dry, inside we went - where with regular acrylic paint and gave it two more coats. I used two shades of copper:a bright shiny one and an "antiqued" darker shade of copper.  Plus, a tiny bit of aqua green stuff to make it look like it was patina-ing. If you wanted to distress it a bit more, you could sand it a bit.

Next up - stuff to decorate.  I was going to use some moss, then realized I had an abundance of palm fiber (sometimes called coir) - this stuff grows inside a palm between the heart and the exterior.  The palm fiber came off some saw palmetto I recently cut back.  Add in a few fake gourds (these were from Michael's - I paid $1.49 for a bag of six medium sized ones, I had a few small ones leftover from a previous project). I simply took some hot glue and glued the coco fiber into place, then placed a gourd on top.   I took a bit of ribbon (this was a piece leftover from another project) and simply placed it through the holes, knotting it to create a hanger.

 

I think one in Christmas colors may be up next ... maybe blue with snowflakes?

time to FACE YOUR FEARS! {SFC120}

 
 

Its Monday, and its time for another Squigglefly challenge.  Halloween is coming...let's see some Halloween creations...the scarier, the better....OR, just face your fears! Spiders? Snakes? Heights? Let's see a creation that addresses what you fear! Fearless? Make something up! :)

My fear?  SPIDERS!  I used Deena Pereault's Cottage Window digital image and then added a few fun spiders :-) and a spooky sentiment.   I cut out the windows and adhered a scrap of lace into the windows just for some fun lacey curtains.

If you haven't seen my Chief Spider Hunter :-) meet Mudpie!  Mudpie loves to chase down spiders and does a wonderful job at it!  He is all caught up on his work, so he's taking a bit of a break. 

Check out Squigglefly's wonderful images and save 25% of your order:  Use online code spookysavings to save 25% on your entire order.

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Take a peak a what the entire design team has created for you this week:

Marlene Shaw *design team leader* http://disguisedasagrownup.blogspot.com

Dani Chapman http://paulettespapers.com/   (On vacation, check out Laura who is graciously filling in for her:)
Laura Boyd http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com/ 

Janice Richardson http://huhsothisisablog.blogspot.com/

Rebecca Grohall http://bellacarta.typepad.com/

Kim O’Connell http://paperperfectdesigns.blogspot.com/

Deena Perreault http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/

Rhonda Zmikly http://bumblcreate.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Clark http://savorystamping.blogspot.com/

Jane Westling http://www.ladybugcreates.blogspot.com/

If you would like to play along with the challenge - click here for the Squigglefly blog <----- you could win some Squigglefly!

Check out Squigglefly's reward program :   Sign up for the reward program and it tracks your purchases.  When you reach $15.00 that you've spent you earn a free image!  This even counts towards sets!  You can let your points build up - they never expire.  Did you already buy some images and you're just now finding out about the reward program?  Don't worry!  If you sign up for the rewards program, Squigglefly will let any of your purchases made during the same month apply towards your rewards!  

Batty for B-I-N-G-O {ATU42}

 
 

Our challenge this week for All Things Unity is using BINGO as our inspiration!   Interpret it any way you want :-).  I pulled out one of my fav stamps from Unity, Game of Chance BINGO stamp <--- click to go see it and two other BINGO inspired stamps. 

I used a piece of Apothecary Emporium paper from Echo Park, some lovely black velvet ribbon and my bat punch to play a halloween inspired game.

 

 

 
 

Play along!!!!! Simply make a card - anything goes as long as you use Unity or Ippity stamps.  We have an awesome sponsor this month, Through the Craftroom Door, a digital magazine.

1. Create anything (i.e. card, scrapbook page, altered item, etc.) using your stamps by Unity or Ippity ****Please use only Unity and Ippity stamps in your creation.****

**Be sure to mention ATU in your post. **NOTE:: Please be sure to link to your specific POST about ATU not just your blog! 

3. If you load your creation up in an online gallery, please use the keyword ATU42.

4. This challenge will end on Saturday, Octber 29th at 11:59pm EST. So be sure to link up before by then!

5. You can link up as many times as you would like!  But make sure that each entry is new card using Unity/Ippy stamps. 

Hang in there

Created for two challenges - Unity's distessed embossing UNITYWCMD1 and HYCC1108 "Hang in There".  There is a heart shaped charm that hangs from the bird's mouth.

Deets:
Paper: Core'dinations in Tim Holtz distress colors (I believe this is victorian velvet), Kraft and pink cartdtock, bird is patterned dsp from K & Co.
Ink:  dark chocolate from PTI
Stamp:  November 2009 KOTM