Queen Bee

Here's a quick tag I made using the fab bee stamp from Unity's One Precious Life stamp set.

The bee was stamped on to cardstock using black Versafine ink and I then used oil pastels to add colour.

Materials used:

scrap cardstock, Crate Paper patterned paper

Unity stamp (as above), black Versafine ink, oil pastels

Making Memories and Creative Imaginations alphabet stickers

Fancy Pants ribbon, Tim Holtz tissue tape, Prima adhesive pearl

cotton lace, button, staples

Thanks for visiting!

Jo x

On your bike!!!

Today's card I have to share is using a stamp from one of my favourite Unity sets - One Precious Life.

I made my card base using a sheet of 8" x 8" cardstock that I folded in half. The papers are all My Mind's Eye. I stamped the bike using black Versafine ink on to patterned paper and used pencils to colour the flowers:

Materials used:

DCWV cardstock, My Mind's Eye papers

Unity stamp (as above), black Versafine ink, Derwent pencils

organza ribbons, pins.

Thanks for visiting!

Jo xx

Bee a friend!!

My card today uses a stamp each from the Unity sets One Precious Life and The Right Words available here.

I stamped the sentiment on to patterned paper and then trimmed it before mounting on black card. I chose to make it a different shape rather than the usual square or rectangle. The bee was also stamped on to patterned paper before cutting out and sticking to the card.

Materials used:
Papermania cardstock, My Mind's Eye papers
Unity stamps (as above), black Versafine ink
Doodlebug ribbon, CraftWork brad
cotton lace.


Before I leave, you may want to check out the shop where there is an August Sale going on!!!

3 simply adorable kids.... (& a reminder)

Today I have a layout to share with you using various Unity stamps. I used thick watercolour paper as a base and used Neocolor II watercolour crayons to create the coloured background.

I used a floral stamp from Unity's "Quiet Essence" set (here) to stamp on more watercolour paper and then used watercolour pencils to colour it before cutting it out and layering with foam pads.

The "it's all worth it" stamp is from the Unity set "One Precious Life" (here).

The fern stamp is from the Unity set "Moments in Bloom" (here).

The "blessings" stamp is from the Unity set "The Right Words" (here).

The faux stitching is from the Unity set "Key to Joy" (here)

The "simply adorable" and butterfly are from  old Unity sets.

 

Materials used:

watercolour paper, Caran D'Ache Neocolor II crayons and watercolour pencils, black fineliner

black Stazon ink, black Versafine ink, Unity stamps (as above)

American Crafts Thickers

DCWV rub-on.

Thanks for visiting!!

Jo xx

Before I go can I thank everyone that took part in our "get em while you can" blog hop. Please remember to check out the DT blogs today as we'll be announcing winners of our giveaways and we wouldn't want you to miss out!!!

One Precious Life tags

One of my favourite Unity stamp sets in the shop at the moment is One Precious Life and I've been having a play with them and shrink plastic to make a couple of tags.

I stamped the bicycle and the catching dreams stamps on white shrink plastic using black Stazon ink, cut them out and then used my heat gun to shrink them. The tags were ones I'd already cut from scrap cardstock (I have a stack of them ready to use) and I covered these with patterned paper. The various elements were then added to the tags:

Materials used:
Webster's Pages paper
Unity stamp (as above), black Stazon ink, shrink plastic
Prima flower and pearl
Ric-rac, organza ribbon, beaded string, pom-pom trim, ribbon.

Materials used:
My Mind's Eye paper and die-cut
Unity stamp ( as above), black Stazon ink, shrink plastic
CraftWork rhinestones
pom-pom trim, organza ribbon, vintage buttons.


Thanks for visiting and don't forget to check out the shop for more fab stamps!

Jo

One Precious Life

Here are a couple of cards using stamps from Unity's One Precious Life kit which has to be one of my absolute favourites.

This first was made by first spritzing white cardstock with Glimmer Mists to make the background. The bee was then stamped and embossed with gold sparkle embossing powder.

Materials used:
Papermill cardstock, Glimmer Mists
Unity stamp, Versamark ink, gold sparkle embossing powder
Ranger gold pen, Making Memories alpha stickers, organza ribbon.

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This card was made by stamping on to a dyed cotton and then layering using lace and patterned paper.

Materials used:
Kraft cardstock, Prima paper, hand dyed lace and cotton
Unity stamp, brown Memento ink
Prima flowers, pearls and flower centre
Cotton lace, buttons.

Tweet tweet!!

I don't know about you but I'm loving all the bird stamps that are around at the moment and have been using them a fair bit. Today I've got a couple of bird cards to show you.

The first card uses a stamp from the Unity June store kit. I made a collage of papers and stamped the bird on to patterned paper before cutting it out.

Materials used:
DCWV cardstock, 7Gypsies Conservatory papers
Unity June store kit, black Versafine ink
Prima lace, ribbon and flowers.

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My second card uses the bird stamp from Unity's Just Be You kit. This time I stamped the image directly on to patterned paper which I used as the main background for the card.

Materials used:
DCWV cardstock, Webster's Pages paper
Unity stamp, black Versafine ink
lace, pompom trim, paper roses

I love all the birds and butterflies stamps available at the moment and think that they are so versatile!!

Jo x

One Precious Life

Well, it's been one of "those" weeks and the time has flown so much that I haven't had time to make a new card to show you today so I'll show a layout I completed a couple of days ago using stamps from the fabulous Unity kit - One Precious Life designed by Melody Ross.

I used some adhesive cork sheet as the background for this layout and some stamps were stamped directly on to it using Memento ink which worked beautifully (although I did a test piece before starting!). The title was stamped on to a printed journalling card.

Materials used:
Bazzill cardstock, adhesive cork sheet, Fancy Pants journalling card
brown Memento ink
Prima flowers and centres, vintage glass and plastic buttons, Making Memories gingham ribbon, cotton lace, brads

I love the way this layout turned out and am going to make a concerted effort to use my stamps more when scrapping now!!

Bookmarks

Today I have a couple of bookmarks to show you. The first was made using stamps from the Unity August store kit - Learning {year by year}. I made a bookmark from Kraft recycled card and then stamped the tape measure stamp a few times. I then stamped various coloured stars and cut them out before sticking them on top of the bookmark. The final step was to add the twill ribbon.

Materials used:
Kraft recycled card
Unity August store kit, Colorbox chalk ink, Memento inks
Twill ribbons and staples.


My second bookmark uses stamps from the gorgeous Unity kit - One Precious Life. I made the bookmark and used distress inks to colour the edges. I then used the flower stamp and Versamark ink in the corners. The sentiment stamp was then stamped down the centre of the bookmark using brown ink.

Materials used:
Kraft recycled card
Unity August store kit stamps, Ranger distress inks, brown Memento ink, Versamark ink
ribbon and a handmade tassle

If you haven't visited the shop recently you need to check it out as Emily has added loads of fab new stamps recently and is offering free p&p this weekend!