thank you cards...

it's FRIDAY which = friends with flair at unity!

HOORAY...a fabulous day of CRAFTY INSPIRATION!

i created a set of unity THANK YOU cards...

one of my goals for 2011 is to make sure to TELL people how thankful i am for them and what they do for me...these will be perfect for just that!

the paper is some of my FAVORITE from crate paper!

i made a whole STACK of them!

i used the the thank you sentiment & "friend" star from the current unity kit of the month!

the heart is from donna downey's set create today

and NOW

...itty bitty's are officially FOR SALE on our website...

and they are ADORABLE!!!

be sure to check them out!

CLICK HERE!

be sure to head back to the UNITY BLOG

to check out all the other friends that are posting today!

have a FANTASTIC friday!

handmade tags...

a little UNITY...

a little DONNA DOWNEY...

some TIM HOLTZ distress inks...

and WAH-LAH...

easy peasy handmade tags...

to be used as gift tags, for scrapbooking, journaling,

and so much more!

how INSPIRING are ALL of these sentiments...

{this one is my favorite!}

{ohhh but maybe this one is my favorite...

okay, i love both of these equally!}

{dang! i really like this one as well! 

i think ALL the donna downey sentiments

are pretty fabulous, how about you?}

~stamps by Unity all available on Donna Downey's website

Embrace You, Free to Be, Create Today, Imagine It

~versamark pigment ink's

~tim holtz distress ink to create the vintage feel

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check out the Unity blog...

FRIDAY + UNITY =

Friends with FLAIR Friday!

Stop back tomorrow...

I've been working on some

"before & after" projects

and would love to know what you think!

Decorating with my Donna Downey by Unity STAMPS!

Unity Stamps + Donna Downey =

the PERFECT combo for creating HOME DECOR!!

For some reason I have been inspired by a lot of home decor lately....

and in my attempt to create a more INSPIRED craft area, I figured why not use my Unity and create some items that INSPIRE me while I am creating! 

So for today...a little framed piece of art to sit on my crafting desk...

{I of course had to throw in my FAVE color turquoise!}

I am one of those people that saves everything because I just KNOW someday I will have a UNIQUE & NEW use for it...so that is why I have lots of PAPER BAGS stashed away in my craft area...because look at how perfect the paper bag looks in this frame...
who woulda thought, huh! 

Don't you just LOVE this quote...it's so RIGHT ON!

I just used a piece of fabric I had in my stash and stamped it with the Unity Black Noir {hybrid} Ink...

{which can be purchased from an ippity chick!}

The little charm I added says "DREAM"

To create this "shadowing" effect I first stamped the flower on a piece of scratch paper...then re-inked it and stamped it over again on top of the "shadowed" one...and then just repeated until I got the desired look I was going for.

How SIMPLE is that!?!?

 

The Unity Stamps I used can be purchased on Donna's site...

{plus SO MANY MORE!}

Purely Entwined

The Artist in You {the sentiment}

THANKS for stopping by...

ENJOY your weekend!

CHECK out everyone else's creations today at the Unity Blog!
{plus hidden in one of the FWF posts is a chance for YOU to win 25 random UNITY STAMPS!!}

trust in your potential, ENJOY the process...

Happy FRIDAY!!

Did you happen to get the NEW Donna Downey "She" kit by Unity yet?

OHHHH...you have GOT to get it if you haven't already!!

it includes the BEST quotes...
and this is just one of them....

Look at how cute this card turned out...

PERFECT for a graduation card, don't you think!?

I actually made a couple of more and just switched up the paper & coloring....

AND

they are EASY PEASY...just about 5 minutes from start to finish!!

YOU can get this kit TODAY if you'd like...

Donna has it for sale on her site...

right HERE!

Be sure to stop by the Unity blog for

TONS of Unity/Ippity inspiration today!

ENJOY your weekend!

stamping with Unity & Donna Downey....

well...

not really WITH her...but WITH her STAMPS! :)

HAPPY Friends with FLAIR Friday!

Did you know?

Unity Stamp Company & Donna Downey have teamed up to offer some really FABULOUS stamps! Unity Stamp manufactures these perfectly made red rubber stamps and Donna Downey is the artist extraordinaire.

They are BIG, inspiring, and PERFECT for scrapping, card making, altered art, and MORE.

Last night I used mine to create a customized journal. I LOVE journals {actually I have way too many of them}. I start writing in one, then decide to grab another one to write something else, and then all of a sudden I am carrying FIVE different ones around with me.

Who does that?

I decided to solve my journal obsession and create one myself. It isn't quite finished...but I am excited to show you the beginnings of it. The plan is to have different sections so that it is all organized perfectly...I hope!

The cover:

I created this using a hard piece of cardboard and

modge podging dictionary paper over it.

It had to be

simple & INSPIRING...

So I used my FAVORITE colors

TURQUOISE & YELLOW!

I LOVE this quote...

{really think about it}

it has SO MUCH meaning!

Here's is my first "section" of the journal.

there is always a to do's list, right?

another section...This section is going to include my favorite quotes & more....a BE INSPIRED section!

I just can't seem to step away from those colors, can I?

Well...at least here I have added in some pink polka dots!

The pages are from an old journal that is completely falling apart...so I just created the cover of this journal to fit the size of that paper.

Check out these Unity Stamp kits...

above: Where you Are

above: The Artist in You

BOTH of these kits are an 8.5 x 11 sheet of red rubber...and trust me...you will use these OVER & OVER again!!

Looks like Scrappy Land has them for a GREAT price right now {and TONS of other Unity}!

BE INSPIRED...

check out the UNITY blog...

LOTS of FABULOUS FRIENDS are posting Unity today!!