Unity Friends with Flair

Hello Unity Friends with Flair, it has been a long time since I have participated here.  I hope to be back to posting more regularly in 2014.  I had some Phyllis Harris stamps that I have not "played with" yet and I needed to few cards to send out in today's mail. Since these were going out in the regular mail, I needed to keep them relatively flat for proper delivery without the extra fee.

Stamps:  Your Wings Exist, Phyllis Harris Unity; Pretty Little Scripture, Clear Dollar Stamps
Tools:  Spellbinder dies ( A2 Fancy Postage Stamp, Ribbon Tag Trio Two and Lattice Rectangles
Techniques:  inked background with Tim Holtz distress inks and colored image with Copic markers

On bottom card I used dp by MME and sticky stitches (I have had for about a thousand years).
I am a hoarder of all things beautiful.  I collect them to use on projects and then cannot bring myself to use them because they are too pretty.  Is there anyone out there like me?  I have decided to start using the beauties in my stash.  How about you?  Some of you are fantastic about using "all things beautiful"   and I am envious of you.  I must break my need to hang on to everything, now is the time.
I read on someones blog that they were going to try to send out 365 cards this year, not one everyday, but maybe several  a few days a week.  I loved this idea and would like to try it myself.  I am not sure if I will be able to reach 365 but I would like to come close.  I know I love to receive "real" mail that is not a bill, or advertisement etc... I would love to receive a card, handwritten by a friend.  It always brightens my day, so I am going to make and send out cards to touch the people in my life and hopefully cause a few smiles along the way.  These two cards are my first of hopefully many more to come, I mailed them out today.
Thank you for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Inspired Stamps January Release Sneak Peek

Double dutch fold with Inspired Stamps
Hope Transformed images and sentiments.

 It is time for the Inspired Stamps January Release Sneak Peek.  I have used the new set 'Hope Transformed'.  This set has some great scripture and the butterfly image which I watercolored and added a bit of bling with the rhinestones that I custom colored using my Copic markers.
The card is a unique fold called the double dutch fold.  It has a double door at the bottom to reveal your message.  I used a Quikcuts circle scroll die for the top of the card and then punched out a circle for the "faith, hope and love" sentiment and used pop dots to add dimension.  Fancy tags by Spellbinders and window punch, SU! were used at bottom to hold the door closed.  For the inside I used another fancy tag by Spellbinders to frame the scripture verse. 
PTIs spring moss for the card base and dp from DCWV latte collection. 
This is a beautiful set and you will find many uses for it.  Please also check out Jamie's blog and see what she created with this set and the other great images.  This set and ALL the other January releases will be available at the Inspired Stamps store at noon on Friday.  If you have missed the other releases please be sure to check out the other DT blogs for their wonder creations and to get a sneak peek at the new releases.  Also be sure to check out Antoinette's blog for chances to win some great prizes as well as see some great projects.

Inside of the double dutch card using scripture from Hope Transformed set to be released
Friday at noon at Inspired Stamps store.