Reverse Confetti....shore love you

Thanks to speedy fast shipping from {iheartpapers} my new stamping goodies. Yeah, me!!! I inked up the Happy Harbor stamp set first. I love the sizes of the images, perfect for stamping on big or small spaces. 
I used the pretty Atlantic papers  by Studio Calico and this week's Retro Sketch 69. I am thinking this card is going to my hubby for our Anniversary. 13 years is coming up in July!!!  

I used my Heart Stax Die-namics to cut out that perfect sized heart to stamp my sentiment and the anchor.

 I used some SU! inks in Calypso Coral (looove this color) and Midnight Muse.

I also added the row of anchors in the same dark blue ink. That yummy linen ribbon is from SU, too. I think linen is always a fabulous, summery fabric. 
I added a couple of Nightshift blue buttons to tuck up in the corner, just like the sketch called for. 
Thanks for stopping by today. 

SSSC187-you're awesome

Today I am playing along with this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch. I love Karen's sketches and the DT is awesome. I always get excited when I can play along.  If you have been around my blog for awhile, then you'll know I am a sucker for circles. I ♥ this giant circle element for the sketch. I let it take center stag, showing off my sentiment. 
 I needed a card for my neighbor (he's a 12 yr. old boy), that helped us out while we were away on vacation. This  sentiment is from Unity Stamp Co.'s June SMAK kit, Epic Moments.  I Iayered it onto a Circle Stax 1 Die-namics piece that I had first embossed with a Chevron embossing folder. 

On the orange rectangle, I added grid, polka dot background from  April's  KOTM, You Make My Heart Puffy. Love those dots.  I also added an Orange Fizz button to help accent the sentiment.  There's a tiny File Tab Die-namics tucked behind the orange cs layer. I sponged on some Orange Fizz ink to help it stand out a little. 

Here is this week's sketch. Come Play along. SSSC187

I'll see you back tomorrow with some more crafty goodies from me. 

It's Friday, How about some Friends with Flair

Phew...what a week. I have been getting used to my new crafty non-routine.  I've enjoyed the freedom to just make something to make something. I even found a few new challenges. Did you see my Mixed Media Art Journal Page? Scroll down.
I've also been nursing my puppy back to health. An 11 month old Golden with a cone on his head is a handful. I think he has even been a bit depressed. But his Hot Spot is healing and the licking is under control.
Then to top my week off, we have had our first broken bone from one of the boys. Our middle guy, fell on his hand while playing 3v3 soccer the other night and broke his thumb. So, thankful my hubby is an ER physician. He was calm, cool, and knew right what to do.  Ryan is doing well, and I am sure the small cast will not slow him down too much. It's only on for 3 weeks! 
Needless to say, today's card rang true to my heart! ha!  Unity has the coolest stamps. 
Today, I pulled out a JUST RELEASED Unity stamp.  This one is called Keep Calm Have a Beer.   And that's just what I did last night. We enjoyed a little dock-side dinner with some great friends. 

I framed up the sentiment with the MFT Chalkboard Frame Builder Die-namcis.  The cardstock is Soft Suede (one of my favorite browns from SU).  I colored in the letters and mug with copics.   

I shaded the mug with some of my Cool Grey copics and then used the pointillism coloring technique (using small, quick dabbing motions with the brush tip of your copic in multiple colors).  I thought it was a fun way to show off the bubbly drink inside my mug.  

Here are the markers I used to  color the mug up. 

It's Friday on the Unity Blog. So that means it's YOUR turn to link up your Unity creations. We love this day because we get to see how you've been using your Unity stamps. You could even win a prize! Give it a go. 

Here is a look at the sale going on this weekend. Along with the new releases, the FREE sentiment set, there is also $4 Shipping!!! woohooo! I always love a good shipping deal. 

Have a great weekend. 

Mixed Media....Dare to Dream

I started the first page in my art journal. I got messy with some mixed media products and some MFT goodies.  It all came together after stumbling across Mona Pendleton's new Mixed Media color challenge.
 If you remember, I loved her Cr84Fun challenges and was even on the design team for a short time before she ended those challenges. Little did we all know at the time....she had something BIG in the works. It was her line of stamps, Die-namics, and Mix-ables with My Favorite Things. 

Mona is uber talented! I love everything she creates. So I'm super excited about this new challenge blog she has started. You can check it out HERE.  And here is the first challenge-pink, silver, and black. Seemed easy enough. 

I started my page, by first tinting some white acrylic paint with my Bubble Gum re-inker from MFT. I think I added about 5-6 drops to a glob of the white paint. I mixed it up and then brushed some onto my page. It gave a soft, pretty color for my backdrop. 

 Next I decided to try out some of the new stencils MFT just released. This one is the Square Motif.  I used some modeling paste to add some texture. I found it interesting that the modeling past picked up some of the color from my background and turned pink when it dried. I wanted it white, but like how it ended up with a tone-on-tone texture for my page. A happy accident! 

I did not use silver, but I pulled in the grey color by cutting some SU Basic Grey cs with the Large Leaf-filled Flourish. I softened the cardstock by brushing on a thin layer of white Gesso. 

I cut a handful of butterflies from Lisa Johnson's new Blissful Butterflies Die-namics. The small ones were cut from designer paper and I brushed on some Gesso and then sponged on some Bubblegum ink to the edges once they were dry. 

I did cut the large butterfly from Pink Lemonade cs and stamped the matching Blissful Butterflies stamp in Bubblegum Ink. I then spritzed it with the new Sheer Shimmer mist. 

I added in the black from the color combo, with the Art Expression Text Stamp.  I used it without an acrylic block. I inked it up with my Big Pitt marker and then pressed it on my page here and there. 

I added the Dare to Dream stamp, from Dandelion Wishes, along the bottom. I thought it was a beautiful way to start my journal, reminding myself that I can dream and create however I want. 

A few last touches I added were the fabric roses. I picked them up from Stampin' Up! a few months back and thought they'd be pretty with the butterflies.  I sponged the edges with some Bubblegum ink so they would flow with my design better. 

I also added some flicks of Steel Shimmer Mist. I wasn't brave enough to spritz my whole page. I find I have more control if I use a paint brush to add my splatter.  So, I sprayed some into a plastic paint pallet and then I used a paint brush to pick up the mist and then I tapped it a few times to splatter the color across my page. 

I'm so proud of myself for diving in with my new journal. I look forward to filling it up with pretty things! I hope it inspires you to try something new. Have a Great Day!