Friday, November 4, 2011

I'm a 'Growing In Unity Girl' all this week


Growing In Unity: Hello and thank you very much for stopping by my blog- it is such an honor. All this week (October 31 - September 4) I have been chosen to represent the Unity Stamp Company and show off some of their wonderful stamps that they have; it is my most favorite stamp company, and I have so many of their stamps that I have been having trouble trying to find ways of storing them!

Please come by all this week to this blog post, because I will have new, fresh cards up that I've made using Unity Stamps and if you leave a comment, you might just be the lucky lady to win a wonderful prize from Unity. Again, thank you very much for stopping by my blog and taking the time to look at my cards.

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DAY 1

Monday; Day One: I made this card using the super cute set "Garden Variety". This is the very first stamp set that I bought of Unity, and it got me into the stamping craze and where all my paychecks started to go: stamp buying! Unity teamed up with Cosmo Cricket and this set is SO super cute. It's wonderful for making a fair layout, a farm card, or whatever you can come up with.

Paper: Imaginisce
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co (Garden Variety stamp set)
Butterfly and "Smile" Word: Doodlebug
Metal ring: Making Memories
Other: Glitter pen, glossy accents


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 DAY 2

 

Tuesday; Day two: The last days of Summer is coming to an end here in Ohio. My dog Buttons, tried to soak up the very last of the sun that peaked into our windows today:


But not to shortly after, the sun went away and she got cold and headed back to the heater:

Today I used the wonderful set by Unity that is my favorite. The "Spring Unity" set  is SO versatile; you can make all kinds of layouts or cards. When my friend had her baby, I made a "Welcome to the Nest" card for her using this set.

Paper: Basic Grey
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (Spring Unity set)
Scallop Punch: Martha Stewert
Buttons: Making Memories


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 DAY 3


Wednesday; Day three: Thank you everyone who has been visiting my blog and taking the time to comment. It's wonderful to get new people to stop on by and take a look at my cards. Today, my picture and cards have been featured on the Unity Stamp Company blog. So very exciting for me  <3

I have been a Kit of the Month member for almost a year now, and I love that my favorite company has a monthly club. You get so many stamps for such a great price. And, if you miss a month, you can buy it on their site - how wonderful is that?! I used a stamp from the "To The Moon and Back" and "Savor the Journey" kits to make today's cards; I got the idea to do this from a magazine artical I saw in a European mag called "Papercraft Inspirations". They are hard to find, but if you're at JoAnn Fabric's, take a look and see if you can find it because it is an AMAZING magazine. The folding technique is called "tea bag folding". It took me only a few moments to learn how to make the small little squares into amazing cards, but once I figured it out - look at the amazing designs you can make:

Paper: Unknown (sorry)
Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. (Lovely You: "To the Moon and Back" Kit of the Month), (Hope: "Savor the Journey" Kit of the Month)
Buttons: Unknown (sorry)
Pink crystals: Crystal Stickers Elements



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 DAY 4


Thursday; Day Four: I never know what the Internet will hold for me; it's fickle (we "borrow" from a wonderful unknown source lol)  So, I decided to update a little early today just in-case I couldn't make it onlineI thought today I would feature a super cute Itty Bitty by Unity. They're are SO many to choose from; almost any occasion and style. And the greatest part - they almost always have a spiffy sentiment to go along with the itty bitty stamp

Paper: My Mind's Eye (Stella Rose collection)
Scalloped punch: Martha Stewart
Black pen: Sakura (Gelly Roll)



I also got to thinking; I decided to try something different with my stamps - I was going to bake some cookies for when my husband got home and though about STAMPING in my cookie dough (with a clean stamp). I made some suger cookies and used a cookie cutter to cut the circles, stamped my cookies with my stamp, and baked them. They turned out a little burnt because my stove sucks, but you can get the idea of how it goes:



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 DAY 5



Friday; Day 5: Well today is the last day I will be featured as the Growing In Unity girl and I just wanted to thank all of you who've stopped by my blog and commented on my blog. It truly has been a wonderful week and I'm so happy that many of you liked my cards -- and my cookie idea. Please stop back tomorrow (Saturday, November 4th) around 2:00pm (Eastern time) and I will announce the winner of the awesome prize that Unity will be giving away to one of the commenters. 

For today's card, I decided to show off two cards. One useing the amazingly super-cute "I Ruff You". It is really a great set to make children's cards with, or even a layout of your favorite pet. I know I will be using it very soon on a scrapbook layout of Buttons.I used chalk to color in the dog, and even added some flocking to make him fuzzy.
 
Paper: My Mind's Eye
Stamp: Unity Stamp Co ("I Ruff You" set)
Couds: Unknown (sorry)
Stickers: Joliees
Chalk: Pebbles
Flocking: Doodlebug


Thank you again for visiting my site, taking a look at my cards, and commenting. I really has been great to show off some of the Unity Stamp Companies wonderful stamps. I know that I can't get enough of them and I will be spending SO much more money to get more. lol  Have a wonderful day and remember to stop by tomorrow where I will be letting everyone know the winner.

43 comments:

  1. what a cute stamp set. I like how you made the bee's wings glossy.

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  2. Very cute card Jessica, Love that little bee..

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  3. Your card is so adorable! i love it! Thanks for sharing. Edwina Brown edwinabrown@comcast.net

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  4. Very cute card, Jessica! The patterned paper goes so well with the stamps. Love the little tags attached to the card.

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  5. Super cute Card!! Love the little tags hanging!

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  6. Jessica - I loved the card. I liked the added touch with the mini tags on the side of the bee to give it that extra special touch. Can not wait to see the next card.

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  7. Such cute cards! Love your blog. I am a new follower.

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  8. This card is too cute to "bee-lieve".
    And your blog is darling, Jessica.
    Thanks for the inspiration!

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  9. I am a new follower..cute cards & luv U'r blog..
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  10. Cute card, I hadn't noticed that set from Unity! Gonna have to add it to my wish list.
    New follower from GIU.
    Have a great week!

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  11. Congratulations on being the GIU gal!!! Your cards are all so cute. I love each one--they are so cute and I can really see your style in them.

    I love the paper folding that you did for Wednesday's card!!!

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  12. Oh, and those cookies are adorable and look yummy!!!

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  13. Cute Cards!! Great idea on stamping on the cookies they are so adorable!! Thanks for the inspiration this week in GIU!

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  14. Your cards are so cute. What a great idea stamping the cookies. They look fabulous. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Great projects! I love the bee- the Glossy Accents really make it pop. And the strawberry- what a great idea using the stamp to make cookie imprints!!

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  16. Such cute creations :) I really love the idea of imprinting the stamp image onto your cookies, so clever!!!!

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  17. wonderful creations for your GIU week - I love how you showcased the many different lines of Unity, KOM, itty bittys, co-branding, etc. Great work!!

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  18. Awww...love them ALL!!! What a great idea to stamp on the cookie dough!

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  19. Nice cards! Love the simplicity. They are far from plain though. Neat techniques! :) Really love the cookie idea!

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  20. What cute cards! And I love the idea of stamping in cookie dough!

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  21. Your cards are adorable. The "tea folds" one, o my might have to learn how to do that. You just got a new follower. Love your work and never would have thought about using my stamps to make cookies. My Grand kids are going to love you for that one!!!!

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  22. LOVE the tea folds flowers--AMAZING! The cookies just look yummy and what a creative way to use your stamps. Love all of your creations!

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  23. All your cards are great, but those cookies are way too cute!

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  24. wow your projects are amazing, and those cookies, what a great idea ;)

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  25. I love your cute cards but I was blown away by the cookie idea! What a great project and now I want cookies, LOL!

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  26. I love your strawberry card! The dots on the strawberry make is so darned cute!!

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  27. Very cute card and love the idea of stamping the cookie. Thanks for sharing.

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  28. Congrats on being this week's GIU gal!! I love all of your sweet projects. Stamping that fab berry on cookies was genius!! Can't wait to see what else you come up with this week. :)

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  29. Congrats on your week of giu! I love what you did with the strawberry stamp, and I'm not even talking about the cookies! Lol

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  30. Great projects for your GIU week! I love all the special details you add to your creations!
    DeniseB

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  31. Super Cute Card today GIU day 5. What a great week of projects for GIU!! Very inspiring! TFS with us!!

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  32. Love the cards but I really like the cookie stamp idea. Of course, I am assuming the stamp has not been into any ink?

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  33. LOVE your doggie card. So very cute!

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  34. these are adorable - each and every one!!! I have to say we obviously have similar tastes (either that or we have way too many stamps - nope can't be that) because I have everyone of these sets that you used!!! Love the idea of using a stamp in the cookie dough!!! and I love the strawberry stamped on printed paper (another of my favorite things to do!!) and then adding the bling for seeds - super cute!!!

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  35. Hi Jessica! I had to stop by again to tell you it's been a marvellous week. Your cards are gorgeous and the cookies are really something. Great job!!

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  36. The cookies are brilliant! I've thought about trying that! Now that I know it will work, I'm going to try it myself. TFS!

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  37. your project are just amazing, I still not sure how you did the cookies!

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  38. Love the stamps on cookie dough idea, I think they turned out great!

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  39. Another sweet card today! Cute little pup with the flocking on him.
    Love your cookie idea from yesterday also....
    DeniseB

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  40. I like all of your projects, but this one takes the cake---errr, the cookie!

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  41. All of your cards are FANTASTIC!!! Congrats on being a Growing in Unity Girl! You rocked it!!!

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