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Advice for Edward and Bella {twilight} Come hop along!

In anticipation of the release of Breaking Dawn, part II - I decided to go "old school" back to the stamp I used on my first Twi card (you can see it here <--- click).  Its from Unity Stamp Co and its entitled "Just Be".  I thought it was great advice for Bella and Edward for the centuries ahead of them.  It reads:

Go for long walks
Indulge in hot baths
Question your assumptions
Be kind to yourself
Loosen up
Scream
Curse the world
Count your blessings
Just let go
Just Be

I sponged a "twilight-y" setting sun background on with various colors, and a few sparkley trees - cause what would Twilight be without sparkle?  

Thanks so much to Alison for putting together a quick little blog hop for us twi fans!  ITs brought back alot of great memories of my past DT projects for Twilight Tuesday.  You can see all my past Twilight themed card by clicking here <--- just click it to be transported.

Your next stop on the list is Kelly:  http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com/

*Please come back and visit me tomorrow, I have a little fun giveway! 
 

 

The full list of blog hop people, just in case you've gotten here by some other method, you're welcome to hop in and join the fun! 

Alison: http://alisonsrandomthoughts.blogspot.com/

Laura: http://craftylittlewoman.blogspot.com/

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

Kelli: http://cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com

Danielle: http://fundamentalchange.blogspot.com/

Sugar: http://sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com/

Stephanie: http://www.apaperbuffet.blogspot.com/

Friday sunshine

TGIF!

One of my favorite Unity stamps "Shine!" .  Its stamped on a watercolor notecard (these are Fabriano Medioevalis) and then I watercolored the background.

And if you're looking for more great Unity inspiration, don't miss the All Things Unity challenge blog.  Tons of projects and a challenge for you to participate in! 

 

Dollar Store Makeovers {ATU44}

Our challenge this week for All Things Unity is to go buy something
at the dollar store and use it in your All Things Unity project. 

Fun, Fun, Fun!!!! And right up my alley!

 

I bought a square baking pan (yes, it was just $1 at our local Dollar Tree) and used the bottom to hold a scrap book layout built on a 6 x 6 page size.  I added a layer behind it (that was 6.5 x 6.5 in) and it nicely filled the space.  If you wanted to go for more, you could always paint the baking pan (remember to use a primer first to help it stick to that metal finish).   I also bought a 2-pack of these poinsettia ornaments at the Dollar Tree - they are super glittery, and the little floral pick I used on the top with the pinecones and red bird. 

The stamp is Christmas List from Unity Stamp Co. The paper is some scrap I had left over (but I think its K & Co.) and I used a bit of ribbon between the pieces that is ruffled grosgrain from Stampin' Up.  The background cardstock is Really Red textured from SU, the green is Always Artichoke.  I used my crop-o-dile to punch holes in the top for hanging, and added some striped red wide ribbon.   

 

Sherri Thompson is a guest designer this month at ATU and is also the sponsor:  make sure you go check out the All Things Unity blog for the details.  
 

Play along!!!!! Simply make a card, scrapbook page or altered item - anything goes as long as you use Unity or Ippity stamps.  And if you link up for our challenges during the month of November--you could win our November Prize Package {to the side}! This month our sponsor is Sherri’s etsy for an {ippity} package worth $20.  You can find her shop at www.sharecropperskits.etsy.com. 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 ATU44.

4. This challenge will end on Saturday, December 10th 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. 

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. 

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

Unity KOTM's bargain prices

I've decided to part with some of my Kit of the Months from Unity.  Some of these are full collections, other are missing a few stamps (2-4) but they're for sale at BARGAIN prices, shipping not included in prices.  See them here for all the deets:  

http://bellacarta.typepad.com/rebecca/stamps-for-sale.html

Feeling Inspired? Play along with All Things Unity & Unity's World Card Making Day challenges

 
 

Our challenge this week for All Things Unity is open a magazine for our inspiration.  I found this gorgeous ad in one of my magazines. I thought the soft purples were really pretty for fall.  The flowers are made from the pages of a book (I bought a book of really bad poetry years ago at the thrift store, it had a gorgeous binding and while the poems were hideously bad - the pages make really pretty flowers!). 

Here's the ad that caught my eye and inspired my card:

 

The basics for making the flowers:
Punch: Punch (or die cut), I like to use 8 if its thick like cardstock, 9 if its paper
Sponge:  The color of your choice onto the edges, I love to use dye based ink because it softens and blends beautifully when you mist it.
Pierce:  Stack them together and then pierce in the middle (thumb tack or piercing tool), this is for a brad you will use later.
Sprtiz:  Spritz or mist these water, use enough to get them wet.
Crumple:  Crumple them up like a spitball
Uncrumple:  that's right, very gently pull them back apart
Stack:  place them all together
Brad:  Place a brad through that whole you pierced in the middle of them
Crumple:  Crumple them back together, working from the very top layer.  Keep playing with the layers till you get the flower as you like it (its okay to add a bit more mist to them if they're getting dry).

Let dry and place your masterpiece on your card.

 

 
 

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 ATU41.

4. This challenge will end on Saturday, Octber 15th 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. 

I'm also using this card as inspiration for Unity's World Cardmaking Day #4 challenge!  I was inspired by the flower and purple on the hats.

dream big - dream "one layer" {ATU40}

 

 
Our challenge this week for All Things Unity is to make a one-layer card.  Yep, you read the correctly - no layers.  

So, how to build depth without actually using layers?  How about a sponged background? I created a simple mask using my circle nestabilities, then sponged colors (this is Daffodil and Tangerine Tango) for a sunny type of image, then stamped my Itty Bitty "Dream Big" over top (a few times, I love for the butterflies to look like they're in flight).   

 

Play along!!!!! Simply make a card with those three ingredients :-) anything goes as long as you use Unity or Ippity stamps.  One participant will be selected at random to win an awesome prize package from this month's sponsor - a selection of Unity Stamps 

How to play along::

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 ATU40.

4. This challenge will end on Saturday, Octber 1st 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. 

pumpkin time

 

 
This card uses the All Things Unity challenge "three way" incorporating a stamp, a sticker or rubon, and one other embellishment.  I'm also playing along with the Ippity Fall Challenge <--- click to go check it out.