Feeling Blue..

Hey everyone! here is a simple card I submitted to be published.. but it didn't make the cut :( bummer.. thanks so much for looking.. hugs
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Winner of my Unity Week Candy!!! is...........

Thank you all so much for sharing last week with me.. I have using Random.org to pick the winner of the Unity stamp set.. and it is...

Jenny said...

Another fab card Alison, love these one coloured image designs :)
Jenny x

September 22, 2011 2:59 AM

Jenny!!! WOOHOO!!! Yay.. for you girl.. go to Unity's Store look at these stamp sets..

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

and email me letting me know what set you want.. and your snail mail.. (familybubbles at hotmail dot com)

CONGRATS :)

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GIU.. I am your gal this week.. :) my last day!

Well I can't believe this is my last day for the GIU girl.. :( I really have enjoyed having you all stop by my blog.. I hope you will continue to stop by from time to time.. for my creation today I used 2 stamp sets.. Unity's KOM Sept 2011 and Togetherness Families.. LOVE this.. (thanks Lynn)

I really like how this turned out.. the banner I made by using the same colors of ink, and masking off the stripes where I wanted it to stay white.. :) Thanks so much everyone for your sweet comments..all week long.. I hope I have inspired you even just a little..

'll be back monday to let you know the winner... In the meantime, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win one of the following Unity stamp kits:

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

I'll randomly select a winner at the end of the week (entries close Sunday at Midnight CST) and post the name next Monday evening.

Challenges-

Wee Memories-no patterned paper

less is more-anything goes

styles ink-sentiment

Friends with Flair-Unity

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GIU.. I am your gal this week.. :) day 4

Hey everyone!! :) I can't believe it's Thursday already.. the time is going by so fast.. well here is my card for you today.. I wanted this to be a simple yet fun card.. so I used this months Unity Kit Of The Month Stamp set... called All Seasons.. I love it! It's so much fun to use.. it has this adorable snowman "stamp" that I just couldn't wait to ink up..

I really wanted just one of the snowmen to pop off the page.. so I colored just one of them.. and then added some twine that matched.. :) well I hope you all are having a wonderful week.. come back tomorrow for my last project as the Growing in Unity Girl.. :)

'll be back tomorrow with another project. In the meantime, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win one of the following Unity stamp kits:

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

I'll randomly select a winner at the end of the week (entries close Sunday at Midnight CST) and post the name next Monday evening.

Challenges-

Wee Memories-no patterned paper

less is more-anything goes

styles ink-sentiment

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GIU.. I am your gal this week.. :) day 3

I have to tell you if you don't already know.. I just LOVE houses.. I don't know why but I do.. so this is the adorable stamp set (honey i'm home from Unity) I used today.. it is such a sweet set..I really love it.. I paper pieced the heck out of that house.. I used an exacto knife to cut out the windows. Something fun, I don't know if you can see it but I dry embossed/scored the back of the card, to give it a fun texture.. :) well thanks so much for stopping by today...

I'll be back tomorrow with another Itty Bitty project. In the meantime, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win one of the following Unity stamp kits:

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

I'll randomly select a winner at the end of the week (entries close Sunday at Midnight CST) and post the name next Monday evening.

Challenges-

mini card 4x4

less is more-anything goes

styles ink-sentiment

Emily's home challenge

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GIU.. I am your gal this week.. :) day 2

woohoo.. okay so you are back for another project.. well for this one I wanted to bring you a super fun CAS card.. with lots of bright colors.. and I think I did that..

This is a long card.. not the typical a2 size I normally do. I love how it turned out.. for this card I used 2 stamp sets from Unity (Sketchy Little Boy & Happy Happy Happy) thanks so much for stopping by and for all your comments and support :)

I'll be back tomorrow with another Itty Bitty project. In the meantime, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win one of the following Unity stamp kits:

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

I'll randomly select a winner at the end of the week (entries close Sunday at Midnight CST) and post the name next Monday evening.

our DYSU DT Call is up and open.. come see how to be a part of the team

Challenges-

Less is more-anything goes

Wee Memories-no patterned paper

Styles ink-sentimens

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GIU.. I am your gal this week.. :)

Hey all you bloggers out there :) I am so excited to be Growing in Unity this week.. this means each day this week you get to see a project made by me using Unity stamps.. How fun is that?? This is a simple project using Unity SOM Aug 2010 and Sept 2010 stamps.. I just love the "vintagey for me" way this turned out :) hehe..

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

I'll be back tomorrow with another Itty Bitty project. In the meantime, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win one of the following Unity stamp kits:

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little Me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

I'll randomly select a winner at the end of the week (entries close Sunday at Midnight CST) and post the name next Monday evening.

Challenges-

mine is 4x4

Less is more-Anything Goes

Wee Memories-No Patterned paper

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circus..the craft's meow

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a FUN{TACHE}TIC day!! Hehe okay so I am a dork :) Can I just tell you I LOVE these stamps..they are from The Craft's Meow this is their 2 newest sets. I used the owl and the mustache.. I paper pieced the whole card.. I was going for a circus/ring master effect.. I hope I did it :)

I wanted the "curtain" to be more like fabric, and curled up the scallops..

I gave him a stool to sit on.. :) anyways.. this is a super simple, and fun card from me.. HUGS
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Challenges-

The pink elephant-vintage

Critter Challenge-photo inspiration

Get Punny!

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Super Simple..

Hey everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful week so far.. I have a SUPER SIMPLE card to share.. This is my idea of a "vintage baby card." Okay lets all face it.. I don't do vintage very well.. I think of vintage as more of the kraft cardstock, colors, and distressing.. so this is what I came up with.. :) I added some stickles to the middles of the hearts for a little "flair.." thanks for stopping by.. HUGS

Challenges-

Styles ink-baby card

The Pink Elephant-Vintage

Ippty-Fall colors

Wee Memories-one layer
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Super Snazzy

Super Snazzy!!! hehe.. isn't that the best sentiment ever??? I just love it! This set is from The Craft's Meow it's called Fun{tache}tic (this is the other set I won.. Thanks Lisa!)and let me tell you.. all these little staches are amazingly fun to play with.. This is totally a CAS card, and the hardest part of the card was 1-finding 2 of the same small buttons.. 2- trying to get those little buggers to be straight.. :) but really it's a super fun card.. I think I might just make a bunch to have on hand.. you can never have to many "guy" cards can you?? I hope you are all having a wonderful Monday!! :) hugs

** Oh if you didn't see my post.. I am an Aug Gallery Challenge Winner over at Paper Crafts.. you can view it HERE.. I will be back with some crafty goodness later.. I just had to share.. :) hugs

Challenges-

Wee Memories-one layer

Annabelle: use 2 embellishments (buttons)

Simply less is more-one layered

Fairy Fun Fridays-Man

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I am an Aug Gallery Challenge Winner

I am an Aug Gallery Challenge Winner over at Paper Crafts.. you can view it HERE.. I will be back with some crafty goodness later.. I just had to share.. :) hugs

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The Crafts Meow

********ETA: I was looking at this card and wasn't happy.. something felt like it was missing.. BIG DUH!!! to me.. the little bat's ears.. (blushing here) I was so excited to get this posted.. I forgot the ears.. I have NOW... used the little cat whiskers and added ears.. :) much better.. oops)

Hey!! Okay.. sooo this card may look CAS.. but it's CA took a while to figure out.. so CATAWTFO..lol :)

Really it did.. this is the reason why.. see that adorable bat.. well he use to be a spider... and his wings, they were "cat whiskers" yep.. I used the cat whiskers from this set to make bat wings.. I paper pieced this whole card.. and the spider web is just part of the web that comes with this set.. You may be asking yourself.. DUH Alison!! Why didn't you just use that adorable bat that came with it?? Well 2 reasons.. 1-I needed a little bigger bat to balance out this card. 2- You know me.. I have to do it the "hard/my way" lol :) The only thing I wish was different about this set.. I wish there were a spider and a bat sentiment.. like I'm batty for you., or I'm Batty,. or swinging by to say hi.. :) but I still LOVE IT!! :) This set is from The Craft's Meow (Designed by Jenny Suchin)

This is the adorable set that I used.. LOVE IT!!! :)

I hope you like this little creation from me.., and I hope you all are having a wonderful Sunday! If you have any questions please ask.. oh all patterned paper is from SEI :) HUGS

Pals Paper Arts-Halloween

Stamp something

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For You

- "Where were you when that world stopped turning on that September Day...." ~ Lyrics from "Where Where You When the World Stopped Turning" by Alan Jackson I remember right where I was, what I was doing.. Stretch was only 1 year old, and I remember my heart going out to everyone.. but my heart hurt so much for those little children.. Today we REMEMBER those that lost their lives 10 years ago today.. We thank their families, friends, and those heroes.. we will never forget..

I had some "mommy time" while Liberty was sleeping.. and I really was so inspired by the Spark Challenge going on at Paper Smooches.. so I had to play.. You get to draw inspiration from the photo.. and I did.. Peach, Lime Green, Baby Blue, Circles, Dots, and a little bit of shine to "top" it off.. :) I really love how this turned out.. It looks more "calm" in real life.. the camera made it a tiny bit brighter than it is.. never the less.. :) I like the look...

The "non" traditional colors for Christmas... here is how I made it.. All Stamps are from Paper Smooches...

Santa Paws-Sentiment

Sugar Rush- Big (green) circle, and small circle, and the 3 little green tree trunk is the little circle candy.

Surf & Turf- 2 sets of bubbles

Hang ups (peach hearts)

I used Stickles for the top of the tree just to add a little something extra.. Thanks for looking! HUGS

Challenges-

The Paper Variety -Favorite embellishment (stickles/puffy paint)

The Rubber Cafe-No Patterned Paper

Stamp Something

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Happy H'OWL' OWEEN!!! (3rd post today)

Okay.. yes.. I am sorry.. I have another card today.. I won these stamps from The Craft's Meow.. (this set is called Happy H'owl'oween isn't that a fun name) and HAD to play with them RIGHT AWAY!!! So.. I couldn't wait.. This card was inspired by the sketch challenge at The Craft's Meow.. I of course added my own flair.. but really love how it turned out.. I think for now it might be a new favorite card of mine :)

I paper pieced the owls and the cute little bats.. :) and popped them off the card..

I also pleated the "grass" for a fun look.. I love how it turned out.. all the papers here are from basic gray.. :) Thanks for looking! Hope you are having a wonderful, craft filled weekend.. hugs

Challenges:

Challenge Up Your Life-Paper Piecing

Pals Paper Arts:Halloween

Crafty Emma:Crafty or Spooky

Everybody Art:Autumn

Stamp with Fun: Fall/Autumn
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Home (2nd post today)

Hey everyone.. Yes.. it's me again.. :) well duh.. who else would be posting on MY blog.. okay.. but this is my 2n post today.. I got to craft some and I wanted to play along with Wee Memories challenge (single layered card).. and I have to tell you something.. I have 3 guilty pleasures when it comes to stamps.. Houses, Birds, and Trees... I seriously can't get enough.. okay so for Christmas you all can send me your unused house stamps.. no.. j/k but really I do love these

This set is again yes from Unity.. (Lynn has me hooked, and it was a free set... so what could be better.. free and a house set) it's called Honey I'm Home.. LOVE IT!!!!!

This is such a simple card.. but I love it.. sometimes CAS is the way to go.. This is also inspired by Emily's home challenge.. This is also for The Paper Variety Challenge Monochromatic...Thanks for stopping by...

challenges:

The Rubber Cafe-No Patterned Paper

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Little things make me HaPPY!!!

Hey everyone! Here is a simple card I created using Unity's KOM stamp Aug 2010 :) I followed the sketch for this month on the blog.. I really like how i turned out..

I cut out the little circles in the middle of the flowers, and placed the same papers I used for the flower behind it :) I thought it brought it all together.. (yes I I know I left one white, I wanted it to stand out ..;) hehe) I used MFT trio flower die for the flower.. Thanks so much for looking! HUGS

Challenges-

Annabelle Stamps-Use a flower/bloom

Stamp something-

Totally Paper Crafts-buttons

Inkspirations-colors

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a simple layout :)

Hey everyone.. so The Paper Variety is having a "photo" challenge.. so I thought I would join in.. I am trying to use up some of my "old scraps" that I have.. I just adore this photo of Stretch when he was only 4.. wow the time does fly.. :( This was taken at a local fair of ours.. I love the bright colors of the photo, and his expression is priceless to me:)

Thanks so much for looking..

Q: for you all... how do you do dates on your layouts? I have the hardest time with this.. I usually put the date of the photo on the front of the layout.. and then the date I made it on the back.. So I am curious if anyone else does this or maybe you do it a different way.. hugs

Challenges-

The Paper Variety-Photo

Wags n' Wiskers-anything but a card

Crafty Creations-Anything but a square

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Bare feet welcome...

I am not ready to give up summer just yet.. So here is a simple creation I made.. totally being inspired by the challenge my sweet friend Lynn is hosting at Do More With Less... :) & Emily's challenge.. with the grass in her picture.. since this will be going on my door for a few weeks at least.. I thought it would be perfect for her "home challenge"

So you are asking.. what did you do? well... I used an old wreath I got from Wally World for 3 dollars... it was covered in red, white, and blue flowers for memorial day.. I took it apart.. and found this yarn I had lying around.. I wrapped the wreath and made pom, poms to make it look like grass.. I then took some twine, and some scraps of paper and made the banner... the "bare feet welcome" is held on by a sucker stick, that Liberty kindly ate for me.. (of course we washed it;) I added little white flowers for a fun little added touch!

Thanks so much for stopping by and looking :) I had seen a wreath like this before and wanted to make my own.. and now I did :) hugs

Challenges-

Cheerful Stamps-reuse

Critter Challenge-anything but a card

HOoked on craft-spring

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Flashback Friday

Okay another project from me.. it's Flashback Friday and they are celebrating your first "fall" card.. wow this was such a long time ago.. it can be found in my post Aug 19, 2009 Yep.. I have been scrapping/cardmaking/craftin since 1996.. since I was 16 years old.. So here is a quick card to share with you all.. from the "way back then" :) hugs

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You Rock! Unity FWF

Hey everyone! I am trying to get some of my lost mojo back.. so I decided to do a sketch challenge.. I used the sketch from Sketch Sat.. it's a super fun and easy one to do.. :) That's right up my alley.. Don't forget to stop by Unity's FWF and link up :)

There are a lot of details on this card.. one fun element is.. for the clouds I used a tree top.. from unity called bella trees I loved the size of this tree top.. and needed a cloud that size for my rocket..

I also wanted a lot of textures, and dimension on this card.. so I ended up rolling up the puffs coming off the rocket, and the clouds.. :) Hope you can see that here..I used MME patterned paper, and black puffy paint to go around the letters and the rocket.. :) Thanks for looking at my simple creation today! hugs

Challenges-

Sketch Sat-Sketch

Annabelle Stamps-A, 1,2,3, (new stamp set never inked up, 2 punches the banner and circle, and bling the puffy paint bling)

Kraft-something grand

The paper Variety-fav paper.. MME :)

Papertake weekly-anything goes

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for sale or trade

Hey everyone! I have a few items for sale or trade :) first come gets first dibs..

This Lots of Love I got in a grab bag.. along with one that says

-Pretty Please

&

Uncle

this set is the Garden Variety set (full) 15.00

This set is Could I be any cuter (full) 15.00

this set is just circles (I only have the 4 of them) 8.00

Kraftin Kimmie Stamps

Small Talk 3.00

Vic the Vampire 3.00

Tommy treats- 3.00

Halloween Miles and Maisie-3.00

Magnolia set.. ( a few have black writing on the back of the ez mount...only one has been used)

Mummy Edwin 6.00

Leaning Tilda 9.50

tilda with laced flag 9.00

tilda you're so special 9.50

mini tilda

Tilda with Tulips 6.00

4 element stamps

JUST DOTS (no butterflies) 3.00

balloon 5.00

stars one small one large 3.00

Let me know if anyone is interested.. :) hugs

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