Dot & Whimsy

 Welcome!

In conjunction with our weekly Unity Hip Hop, we're now

unveiling a brand new challenge called

**These new challenges will start on the second Thursday of the month**
And don't forget to comment as you hop along!  
Three $20 Unity Gift Certs will be given away to three lucky Unity fans on Saturday

Isn't that a beautiful board...a collection of my favorite colors!

Here's my card using papers by Doodlebug and one of the stamps from the 

This was so simple to put together...I love the idea of using this coffee mug to top off

any card that contains a gift card to someone's favorite coffee shop.  

I purchased the little white paper sack from Scrapbooker's Emporium and 

stamped the image directly onto it.  Next, I stamped the image onto the aqua paper, as

well as the pink dot paper.  I applied the cut-out mug onto the sack image with a foam square

and then topped with the cut-out pink heart.  

 A heart stick pin was inserted into the foam square on the back of the mug and 

then tied with a bow of twine from Doodlebug.

I think it's so cool that the sketch reflects a couple of the stamps featured in the 

January Kit-of-the-Month!  I took a bit of a different angle, but still used the super-cute

mixed-media styled border stamp for my card.

 To begin, I cut a piece of white cardstock down to the size needed to fit the card-front.

I placed a scalloped die-cut chipboard heart (Scrapbooker's Emporium) onto the paper and then

spritzed a couple of times with Guava Spray by Stephanie Barnard (Clearsnap).  On the second

spritz, I focused more on the left edge so that it would have a blended look.

After allowing the spritz to completely dry, I stamped on the border image with a black

Staz-On ink.  I also stamped the image onto a turquoise cardstock and cut the larger hearts from it.

I applied them over the card with a glue pen and then stitched each with an X of white thread.

The sentiment was stamped to the same turquoise paper and added to the bottom, followed by

a border of doily paper.  I found the sweet heart buttons at Wal-Mart...they matched perfectly!

As promised, I have a 'lil giveaway to giveaway!

I'm not complainin', but I get lots of fun stuff each month and often times I 

get duplicates of things that I all ready have....so, it's time to share some LOVE with one of you!

 Prize pack includes: 

"Good Day Sunshine" Untiy/Authentique co-branded stamp; baker's twine-My Mind's Eye; tiny flower-embossed clothespins-Little Yellow Bicycle; 12 small envelopes-Canvas Corp.; four vintage yellow-topped stick pins; 1 yard yellow swiss dot grosgrain ribbon- May Arts; two plastic yellow flowers; Gray Flannel Dew Drop ink pad- Imagine Crafts; and a wooden spool of grey doily washi tape.

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Mornin' Y'all!

Welcome to this week's 

**You should be arriving here from Renee Aslette's Blog**

I haven't had a chance to craft with one of 

Authentique's newest collections, Original,

 so I thought this hop the perfect venue to do so...

especially paired up with the gorgeous "Share Your Smile"

Itty Bitty Authentique/Unity co-branded stamp!

I stamped the wire dress form image in a vibrant blue
Kaleidacolor by Imagine Craft and colored in lightly with a blue watercolor.
All of the patterned papers and stickers are from the Original Collection.

I've had the pleasure of hosting this month's Unity Challenge: Pumpkins.
Here are two samples that I made for it!

 Both were created using a shape and background stamp from the
Unity August Kit-of-the-Month
I invite you to come on over and play along with us!
**Deadline is November 14th**
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Let's hop on to Shilo Miles' Blog and see what she's stamped up for us today :)
ENJOY!

Welcome

to the

You should be arriving here from Renee Aslette's Blog

And here is just a peek of things to come from Unity...exciting times

You are seeing correctly...that is three zeros after that one :)

Angela is such a wonderful owner and she loves her Unity customers!

The fun begins this Saturday, October 6th

Come and join us for cool challenges, and as you can see

WONDERFUL PRIZES...Woot!

Now, onto the business of the day.

As this is a Phyllis Harris Release Week, we'll be sharing both

old and new stamps by the superbly talented Phyllis Harris.

Here's my card using 

 

As I told my fellow Unity DT members, I'm not the best person to 

represent a Phyllis Harris stamp...I'm in great need of some savvy markers to get

the job done right!  But, I still love, love, love her artwork...who wouldn't?

Now it's time to head over to Stephanie Muzzulin's Blog!

Angie 

 Jen B. 

 Jolande 

 Lisa A. 

 Renee 

 Shellye

  Stephanie

You should be arriving here from the blog of the talented and sweet Renee Aslette.

 Should something go awry during the hop, just head back over to the 

For this hop I've broken out some brand new stamps

that I haven't had a chance to work with yet.  

They've been eyeing me and I've been eyeing them right back ;)

I love any round stamp that can be punched out with one of my circle punches!

The "Count Your Blessings" image is from the

Country Pumpkin Chowder by Jillibean Soup

 I coupled it with different papers and journal spots from Jillibean :)

I've loved this next stamp, "Sending My Love" for quite some time. 

 I made this next card  with a very special friend in mind ♥

 I used a combination of colored pencils, water-color pencils and Zig Markers.

After shading with the colored pencils I went back over with a coordinating

water-color pencil and then blended with water. I was also able to obtain

some shadows and shading with this method as well.

After stamping the main image, I went back and added some red ink

to the 'flag' on the stamp and then stamped the image and cut out.  I love the 

3-D effect that it gives along with the silver brad.

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

That wraps it up for me on this hop...now it's time to have a 

visit with the stamping sensation, Shilo Miles!

Thanks for dropping by!

Welcome, one and all!

I'm really excited about this week's 

because we get to share brand spankin' new

designs from the very talented, Phyllis Harris...whoot!

Okay, first things first:  you should be arriving here

from the wonderful blog of Robyn Weatherspoon.

If you missed the blog line up, just hop on over to the 

to get started in the right direction :)

Not only brand new kits, but a wonderful mark-down as well.

I had a blast crafting these two cards...

the hand-drawn faces say it all!

I wasn't too crazy about the shading that I did on the 

dress, so I figured 'why not add glitter?'

My motto is: a multitude of sins can be hidden with glitter LOL

Patterned papers by Imaginisce

With the tutu, I knew I'd have to add a bit of tulle somewhere so I

tied a small bit into a bow and attached to the front. 

Patterned papers by Simple Stories

And as if the deals just couldn't get any better....

Unity definitely knows how to have a good sale!

That's all from me today...now off to see what beautiful creations

Shemaine Smith has whipped up for us.

Y'all have fun!

Thursday Greetings 

and 

Welcome to the Unity Hip Hop!

You should be here from the blog of Renee Aslette

I'm using some brand spankin' NEW Unity stamps for 

today's hop....here's a little promo to share with ya

For this first card, I've used patterned papers from 

Simple Stories {Documented} Collection

and Bon Bon Twine by Doodlebug Designs.

 When I saw this stamp my first thought was

"the washi tape lovers will swoon over this one!"

I've paired up the stamps with some older My Mind's Eye

and a Jillibean Soup scalloped tag.

And I don't often think of it, but I love running

actual cards through my Big Shot for embossing :)

Thanks for hopping by to see my projects...now it's time to travel 

over to Stephanie Muzzulin's Blog, where I know you'll be inspired!

See y'all soon!
Shellye

So last night was 

night with Unity Stamp Co. and {ippity} Stamps

and 

today the Unity Design Team will be hosting 

to show-off some of the newest wares!

You should be here from the very talented Robyn's Blog

but in case you get lost in the shuffle, you can always start off

at the Unity Stamp Co. Blog :)

Here is the {ippity} stamp set that I used:

Isn't this the sweetest set of stamps?  Here's my card:

After stamping onto a light blue background, I water-colored the bird and 

then cut out into an oval shape.  I also stamped the image onto green so that I could

hand-cut the leaves out.  

Patterned paper: Basic Grey

The sentiment fits perfectly into the tag shape of the EK Success punch.

Love nice, BIG background stamps?
Here is the perfect one for you then
SCRIPTED ENVELOPE
UK-584A

The card that I made using some of the Webster's Girl Land Collection


And finally...
TAIL FEATHER
UK-583A

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Another part of Unity that I LOVE is the

1. They are $5.79 per week...and that includes shipping (US/Canadian Residents)

2. The designs are one-of-a-kind...you won't find them anywhere else

3.  The designs are adorable and beautiful

4. Created from deeply etched red rubber...the best thing in the world to stamp with

 Brand NEW and CURRENT Stamp of the Week members will be getting a BONUS stamp

 This set will be sent with the Stamp of the Week that starts SHIPPING June 24th

HOW can you GO WRONG? :)

And because I haven't had a chance to share...here is a quick card

that I made using this week's SOTW (still available through this Saturday only!)

The weekend is coming up and with the weekend there are 

fabulous promotions going on at Unity:

Whew, now was that a lot of wonderful news to share on this

HIP HOP THURSDAY or what???

Just a couple of more stops left...next up is the exceptional Shemaine Smith!

Glad you all stopped by!

Welcome to the Unity Hip Hop!

This is my very first Hip Hop as a Unity Design Team Member

and I'm really excited to be sharing with you today :)

You should be here from 

the lovely and talented Renee Aslette's Blog

For my project today, I've used this beautiful bird stamp

from the May Kit of the Month (KOTM) Set

I wish that I could tell you what company these gorgeous papers came
from, but they were gifted to me and I haven't a clue!

Now it's time to hop on over to the fabulous Shio Miles' Blog
Enjoy!