Unity Friday Friends with Flair

Hello Friends with Flair.  Happy 4th.  No red, white and blue in my card today, sorry.  I used that color scheme in yesterday's post.  Today I am using the Itty Bitty set that was free with purchase a while back.  I colored a watercolor background and then stamped image in Ranger archival ink.  I even stamped the sentiment and punched it out with the SU window punch.  I then added a bit more color to the actual butterfly for an added punch.  I attached the dp at an angle with a scallop border strip and I backed the image with a scallop circle to make it pop more.  Clean and simple card with a lot of impact.  Have a safe weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Unity Friends with Flair

Hello fellow friends with flair, this is my creation for this week.  I made this for a couple who had celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary.  Wow! So awesome and I thought I would send them a card.  I used the Joy=Gratitude Itty Bitty set.  I love this set and I added some script in the background and inked with antique linen distress inks and added some flowers and bling.  Not fully happy with it but wanted to send it while they were still celebrating.  Hope you have a great weekend.  Thanks for stopping by.

Unity-Friends with Flair

Hello everyone.  It has been a while since I have participated in Friends with Flair.  I always think I will have more time in the summer but it never seems to happen, so anyhoo... with school starting back up I hope I will find the time to play (Craft while the kids are at school  shhhh.  don't tell them hee hee).
I have wanted to use this cute itty bitty for a while and I finally made this card for my dh.  It is our anniversary and he is a "fungi" even after all these years.  I wanted to keep it cleand and simple since it is for a man (they don't like all the froo froo and bows).
Hope you are all having a great day.  Looks like rain here, but boy do we need it.

Unity- Friends with Flair

It is Friday and time for Unity- Friends with Flair.  I needed a treat bag for some teachers as a little Easter gift and I saw this little bag made with SU! top note die (Chic n scratch, Angie Kennedy Juda).  I do not own that die so I used Spellbinders Labels eight (the second largest die in this set).  I cut two pieces of white cardstock for each bag.  I used Feel the Joy, Itty Bitty by Unity.  I stamped in Versa mark ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I then inked the panel with tumbled glass and vintage photo, Distress Inks.  I used Spellbinder classic oval (smallest for most, second smallest for one with larger hole). I attached to small lunch sacks which I purchased in bulk from Sam's Club (about 500 sacks for roughly $ 6.00)  I use them for all kinds of craft projects.

Front of gift bag. 
Stamps: Feel the Joy, Unity
Inks:  Versa mark; tumbled glass, vintage photo, Distress ink
brown ribbon purchased at holidays from Sam's Club
(problem with ribbon ends fraying)

Back of bag.
I dry embossed with Sizzix Basic Gray branches folder and inked with
tumbled glass and vintage photo.
I forgot to take a photo of back and had already taken down my
portable light studio, look at difference in lighting.  Love my photo
studio in a box.  DH purchased it for me for Christmas.

All four boxes.  Each with their own handmade character.  One has
a larger oval handle (thought it was too big, could see the treats
so I went down to the smallest oval size).  One of the ovals slighly off
center (shifted in Big Shot).  One ribbon cut with notched ends (ribbon frayed too much).

Overall I liked the end result of these little gift bags and would try it again.  I think the teachers will love them and of course the chocolate within them.  Have a great weekend and thanks for looking.

Unity- Friends With Flair

Hi Today is a Unity- Friends with Flair post. 

 I ordered some Unity stamps a while back and have been antsy to get them inky.  I made this with a sweet friend in mind.  I used the itty bitty "Hello my friend" set.

5 X 5 card using Marth Stewart punch all over the page crochet flower pattern
and itty bitty set Hello my friend.

I recently discovered these Martha Stewart punch all over the page punches and they have a gridded base help you align the pattern to punch in a straight row.  It is a wonderful effect for a card.  I do need to tell you that you will need some muscles to punch through (especially thick cardstock like this spring moss, PTI cardstock).  The directions say for best results, press top of punch evenly with both hands.  Use a cutting mat to protect your work surface.  By the ninth punch my hands were sore and I was not having the strength to punch through.  Thankfully my DH loves gadgets and was fascinated by my ability to align the pattern, so he was in the wings watching the process.  He punched the last one for me and said to "push on it like you were giving CPR".  I do love the effect, but I think I will have to perfect the technique.
Card Recipe:
Paper:  aqua mist (card base), spring moss, PTI; white, Georgia Pacific
Stamps:  hello my friend, itty bitty by Unity
Ink:  tuxedo black, Memento
Techniques:  punched background using Martha Stewart punch all over the page, crochet flowers punch; colored image with Copic markers
Embellishements:  crystal effects, SU!
Let me know what you think by leaving me some kind words.  Have a great weekend.