Supplies:
Ippity Stamps
Unity Stamps
P K Glitz embossing powder
Ranger Distress Ink
BasicGrey paper
Border punch and ribbon
Card Positioning Systems sketch #177

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps
Unity Stamps
P K Glitz glitter
Copic markers
Tsukineko ink
Spellbinders dies
Border & corner punches
Cuttlebug embossing die
Eyelets
Vellum, patterned paper and cardstock
Mojo Monday Sketch #150

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps
Unity Stamps
P K Glitz embossing powders
Ranger embossing ink
Moda fabrics
Brads and pin
CPS sketch #169
PDCC42 Challenge

I used one of our recent lessons – how to make something aged. Doesn’t this lifeguard hut look ancient? I LOVE this effect! Thanks again for the terrific instructions Shimelle!

Supplies:
My Mind’s Eye paper
We R Memory Keepers washer
BasicGrey large hardware, rub-on and chipboard letters
P K Glitz embossing powder
Unity Stamp
StazOn ink
Transparency
Fiber
Shimelle’s sketch
Essence of a Dream Aged Paper Texture

Have you ever received one? I have and it’s a great ray of sunshine when you open the mailbox to open a totally unexpected card from some random person!

There are lists that you can get on to give and receive these RAKs, in fact, we have one on the FL Stampers Yahoo group. It’s fun and makes you feel good to send one along to someone when they least expect it.

Here is one such RAK that I’m sending to the Mom of a teenager on one of the Yahoo groups that I’m on. Her Mom is actually on the list, but recently came to need some urgent care. So, the daughter has put out a request for a ‘card shower’. Isn’t that a cute thing to do?

See, there is still hope and good will out there!

Supplies:
Unity Stamps
Tsukineko inks
Spellbinders dies
Tinkering Ink paper
Card Positioning Systems Sketch #176
Challenge at For Fun Challenges

I hope your Mom feels better soon Hailey!

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, IPK-122 Delightful Little Things
Unity Stamps, May 2010 KOTM
TENseconds Studio mold and metal
P K Glitz embossing powder
Spellbinders die
Ranger and Tsukineko inks
Eyelets and trim
CPS Sketch #173

I actually used this layout in the Friends with Flair Hop this past Friday. I used both Ippity & Unity Stamps! A bunch of the supplies are ones that I’ve had for awhile too, so I was proud of myself to boot.

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, IPK-120 Fall for You
Unity Stamps, June 2010 KOTM
Tsukineko ink
American Crafts letters
ATB papers and brads
Border punch

Many of the stamps from Unity come already mounted on cling foam AND cut out! It’s really nice that you can remove the cling liner paper and just place the stamp on an acrylic block to start stamping. I found that on some smaller images or phrases, I trimmed a little closer to the image to avoid a shadow from the rubber edge beyond the design. This was simple and easy to do with a pair of scissors.

The “Build a Turkey” set has 8 pieces to it, 2 phrases, 1 turkey body and 5 feathers. The stamp image is a more casual and fun turkey instead of a realistic one. The feathers have 5 different doodled designs within the tear drop shape. The font of the phrases is lower case and casual. The turkey itself is rather comical with a little tilt to his head almost asking the question “why aren’t my feathers attached?”

Where to start with such a versatile set? The obvious place would be with a Thanksgiving scrapbook page, so that’s what I did. To spice up the base page, I stamped one of the phrases included in the set multiple times, then clear embossed it. The phrase has a great font, very easy to read and a good size. The turkey and feathers are a great size also, I love it! The feathers were stamped on the patterned paper and embossed with a glittery clear powder then detailed with a white pen. The turkey body was colored with Copics for a little more distinction on the image. I really like how the body is separate to allow for a different dimensional placement or location from the feathers. It adds a lot of design possibilities!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper and Elements Stickers (BasicGrey Indian Summer)
Stamps (Unity Stamp Company, Build a Turkey)
Ink (Tsukineko Memento & Versamark)
Embossing Powder (PK Glitz)
RicRac, Fiskars Border Punch, Copic Markers
Sketch (Becky Fleck)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Permanent Bond Glue Runner)

This set really has a lot of possibilities beyond using it as an obvious turkey image. The feathers can be used as flowers, surf boards, leaves, and much more. I did opt to use the turkey again on the next project with just a rearrangement of the feathers. Since I was working on a smaller scale with this 6×6 page, I cut one of the phrases apart so that I could just use one word out of the phrase.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper (My Mind’s Eye)
Stamps (Unity Stamp Company)
Ink (Tsukineko Memento)
Brad & Corner Punch
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Permanent Bond Glue Runner)

I really enjoyed using the Unity Stamps and the “Build a Turkey” set. The packaging had a small graphic of the included images and it was a nice surprise to see how large the actual stamps were! I loved the fact that they came already mounted on cling foam and pre-cut. I also found that the individual images allowed a full range of creativity over a single image stamp with more detail. The rubber is deeply etched allowing for a crisp and solid stamping. Overall, I will buy these stamps again – a different set of course – and thoroughly enjoy them!

Here’s a card that shares the beauty of rubber stamping with a peaceful thought – good for sending to a friend for no occasion at all! I’ve done a bit of paper piecing with the girly girl to make her outfit match her umbrella.

Supplies:
Unity Stamps
P K Glitz glitter, embossing powder and WonderFilm
My Mind’s Eye patterned paper
Copic markers
CPS #171

Remember to click on the image if you would like to see a larger version of it.

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, IPK-113 Music of my Heart
Unity Stamps
SEI patterned paper
Michael’s ribbon
P K Glitz embossing powder
Tsukineko & Ranger inks
Mojo Monday sketch #132

Supplies:
Ippity stamps, Sweet Thoughts of Spring IPK-114
P K Glitz embossing powder
Spellbinders die
Cuttlebug embossing folders
Nailheads
Signo white pen

You have GOT to check out Crafty Steals! It’s a super site with great daily deals on the newest, coolest scraping products out there! I got some of the Unity stamps shown in the cards below on a steal one day last month. Thanks Stephanie!

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, IPK-113 Music of My Heart
P K Glitz embossing powder
Offray ribbon
Tsukineko & Ranger ink
CPS #170 sketch

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, IPK-104 Just Wanted to Say
Unity Stamps
Lyra Watercolor Crayons
Tsukineko ink
P K Glitz Ritzy Ditzy Glitz Spray
Border Punch
Scenic Route patterned paper
Mojo Monday sketch #141

Supplies:
Ippity Stamps, Moon Beam & Heart Strings IPK-112
Tsukineko Ink
P K Glitz glitter
Spellbinders dies
Scenic Route paper
Border punch
Mojo Monday sketch #142

Thanks for coming by to see my Ippity with some Unity mixed in!