All Things Unity - Friends with Flair

Here is a card for All Things Unity's "Wrap It Up" Challenge.  I had it in my gallery and had not shown it on my blog but, lo and behold, Lisa H. discovered it in my Splitcoast gallery and showed it on the Unity blog the other day.  I was so excited - it was the first time someone put one of my cards up there:-)

Also, sweet Savannah picked my butterfly tag as one of her picks for the last ATU challenge and I have that "All Things Unity Star" blinkie on my sidebar now.

These are all fabulous Ippity stamps - "Bit of Burlap," "New Season, New Wonfer," and "Thankful for you."  

Have a great Friday, all!!!

Jennifer

Unity NSD Recipe Page

I love the idea of scrapbooking recipes.  I had never thought about doing it before but I could see it as a fabulous shower or wedding gift.  Here's my take - my mother's (and grandmother's) fabulous lemon bread recipe - it never fails and it is my go-to item for parties and hostess gifts.

Here's a shot of the bottom left corner with the hearts and houses from Ippity's "House a Home,"  on of my favorite sets.  The circle that says "us" is from Ippity's "Time for Travel."  Scroll over to the sidebar to purchase these sets:-)

How's this title?  I got a template from the Cutting Cafe and traced the lemons so I could Stamp "Lemon" on there.  I used Unity's "Frame This Alpha" for the title "Lemon Bread."

And, of course, a closer view of the directions for the lemon bread.  This bread is always a hit!

This post is in honor of my mother and grandmother and mothers everywhere who help make us who we are.  Happy Mother's Day!!!!

Jennifer

Friends with Flair

I am very excited about the "new" Unity so I wanted to get in on the fun!  I have been swamped with projects lately and haven't been stamping, except for this one item.  Well, I stamped 30 of them for a workshop I held last week:-)  (Sorry, the mittens are not Unity but they are my trademark for obvious reasons.)  The words are from a recent Store Kit (Throughout All Generations) that I adore and the letters are from Frame This Alpha.

I stamped this with StazOn ink and never had so much as a smear.  It had no problem being in the computer either.

I hope you have a fabulous Friday and think of projects other than paper ones to show off your Unity and Ippity stamps!

Jennifer

Moxie Fab - I Want to Ride My Bicycle

I have a bicycle stamp so this challenge was perfect!  It may not be innovative but I love the way this card turned out!  I used Ippity papers by October Afternoon and Unity stamps from the August 2009 Kit of the Month.

Special Anniversary FWF!!!

I know you've all been wowed by the new Unity and Cosmo Cricket releases this week.  Unity certainly has been busy for its first two years.  It gives some of us a chance to reflect on our first stamping and Unity experiences too!

I have been stamping for less than a year - I discovered Unity on Memorial Day weekend last year when I found a blog hop for cards for soldiers.  I looked at every technique video on Youtube, found out about heat embossing, and then started looking for stamps!  I looked at several companies but when I found Unity, I was hooked.  Something about their artistry seemed to speak to me.  I would say that at least 90% of my stamps are from Unity.  When Ippity was introduced, I didn't hesitate to enroll - I'm not the greatest stamper or salesperson, and don't have a lot of free time to sell stamps, but I can stand behind their wonderful products because I know the quality is there, the prices are reasonable, and they are made in the USA.  The bonus is that the people that own it and run it are so darned nice!  I love the blog hops and check the Unity blog every day to see if Angela is going to post any of her wisdom.  How can you resist an entrepeneur who wears her heart on her sleeve?

At any rate, it is amazing how far I've come in less than one year and even more amazing at how much Unity has grown in two!!  Here's to many more successful years for my favorite stamp company!

This is one of my first cards - Bevy of Butterflies is still one of my favorite sets.  You can see how primitive it looks - it's kind of embarrassing, actually...

Here, you can see how far I'd come by December that I even dared to make a box!  Notice Ippity and Unity stamps on this project.

Last, here is part of my most recent project - a chipboard scrapbook cover with a nestability cut out to house an embroidered piece, with an embossed word, and a paper-pieced, stamped Unity balloon.

So, the journey with Unity has been fabulous so far and everything will be perfect once I get all the new sets they just released..hehe.

And, wait till you see all the new Ippity sets - I'll be running a great special so check back on May 13 when the release occurs!!

Happy Birthday Unity!!!!

Jennifer

FWF and TGIF!!

Can you feel the excitement?  Next week is Unity's release party for the new Cosmo Cricket stamps and their second anniversary!  And, I just ordered the as yet unreleased Ippity sets so I can ship them to you on the big release dat of May 13!!!  Wait till you see them!!

For now, I'll show you the rest of Mom's scrapbook!

First, this view of the water from Signal Hill, along with all the weeds that kept my allergies alive for ten days!!!  I used the fabulous Ippity paper with the branch stamps from Ippity "Right Where You Should Be."

Next is the cover - I found an embroidered sunset I did in the 1970's and decided to use it, finally!!  I cut the largest round nestabilities circle and put the embroidered piece in the void.  The paper is from an old photo stack I had with blue sky and clouds.  I added a stamped balloon from Unity's "Love is in the Air," and stamped the word "memories" with versamark and white embossed it.  It's from a Unity scrapbook kit, I believe.  I love the way this turned out!

Next is a fairy stamp and sentiment from Unity - I gold embossed the fairy on a piece of acetate and cut it out so I could put it over the photo and make it kind of ethereal.

Finally, the mailbox - a St. John's style mailbox!  I ordered Unity's "Sending My Love" expressly to decorate this page.  I spend a lot of time at the post office so I can relate to this set!  

I'd love to hear from you all - have a great Friday and keep your eyes peeled for all the great Unity surprises.  They're two years old because they love their customers and appreciate their business.  Remember to visit all the other FWF'ers here.

Jennifer

Hippity Hop!!

Happy Monday all!!!  I've got a couple of scrapbook pages here today and a couple more for FWF coming up...unfortunately, our drab weather continues and I have insufficient light to properly pthotograph these pages so I apologize in advance for their poor quality:-)

I am almost done with this project - I just need to paint the stand and make the front and back covers and do the journaling and then I'll be ready to ship it out for Mother's Day!

Here we go!  I used "Alphabetically Adorable" to do the letters "FOG."  This photo is of Quidi Vidi Brewery in St. John's on an incredible day in July 2005.  The fog was over the water only - it was sunny on land.  I got a couple of great photos and they are among my favorites of those I've taken through the years.  I set it on paper from the first Ippity paper pack.  The sentiment on here is from an older Unity KOTM and the flowers are from Target.

This is another photo of the fog - it was surreal - we, of course, went out in a boat to properly experience this phenomenon and I got this great shot of the buoy surrounded by fog.  The sentiment is by Unity and the plant stamp is from "Fishy Philosophy."  Again, the paper is from the first Ippity paper pack.

I'll have one more page to share next Monday.  In the meantime,  here's another page from my homemade catalog.  Everyone who has seen it loves it because they can see all the papers and all the stamps.  It is a great sales tool...

Enjoy and remember to leave some love for all the Hippity Hop folks today!  If you would like to purchase any of the Ippity sets, you can purchase single sets through Paypal on the sidebar or email me here with questions.

Thanks!!!

Jennifer