Christine Girl for January Challenge - new Unity Stamps in the house!!

I was challenged again by my good friends, Carmen and Carolyn, to get crafty more often, and this Unity Challenge for this month has been on my mind and started on my craft table since last weekend.  It was a busy week, but I finally got the coloring completed with my Copics and all the layers put together this morning to complete the following card using my new Christine Girl stamp from Unity.  I also used Spellbinders' Large Ovals and Floral Ovals, Crafty Secrets pastel paper pack, Stampin Up Pretty in Pink, my Copics as mentioned above, spica gel glitter pen and liquid applique.  Some sheer navy blue ribbon and a snowflake pendant were also used for adornment.

Here is a closeup of the dimensions and liquid applique.

This challenge is ongoing until February 11th, so be sure to stop on by and check it out.

Warm, Inky Hugs to you all on this chilly weekend :)

Unity Challenge for 2015

Happy new Year, everyone!!  :)  It has been a while since I have posted.  I have created quite a few Christmas cards lately but didn't take time to photograph them for the blog.Sorry about that.  I mailed about 30 this year compared to my typical 60 or 70, which saved some time and stress.  Why do we do this to ourselves, I wonder?  Why do we stress out and try to get so much done around the holidays?!  Well ... I didn't do that this year, just created a few cookies (not many), as we didn't need all that sugar anyway either. :)

Well, hoping I can post more often this year.  I am pretty busy with work and now with a 21 Day Fix Beachbody challenge for myself and a friend, posting some good stuff at Gusto for Good Habits on my public Facebook page.  Stop by to see what's going on there too.

Now for today's post ... I have a dear friend whom I've met through the wonderful hobby of paper crafting and stamping who challenged me to enter the Unity (Be Inspired) Challenge, which is a month long challenge with a wonderful prize package for the monthly winner. I decided to go with the color challenge, and unfortunately I only have one Unity stamp (now retired Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed), which I do not usually use pastel colors with, so this was a real challenge for me.

I hope you get a chance to participate in the challenge too.

Happy Stampin!

Brrrr ... it's been Christmas Craftin Weather!

Since it has felt so cold and breezy this week with the wind whippin' around up on our hill, I haven't felt much like going outside.  So I have been gathering ideas for Christmas cards from Pinterest and my craft table is a mess right now, but ... I got a few cards done before the end of the month to participate in Lisa's 12-months of Christmas Link-Up challenge.  :)  Yeahhh!

The first card is using the image I have had on my desk for a while now from From The Heart stamps called "For The Birds."

The second image is my attempt at a vintage style card with a collage.  Not sure I am crazy about that one, but it will do for now.

The last one is in the group photo and I had used a House Mouse ATC that I have had from a trade quite a few years ago that I have been holding onto as well.

I need to simplify a bit here in the craft room and have decided to start using other's ATCs on my cards to send to friends and family.  I think they will enjoy them as much as I have.

Thanks for stopping by.  I would love to hear from you.  Please leave a comment.

Hugs,