Rainy days in June...Unity Hop

Hi everyone!

It's been a dreary, rainy couple of days here in Cranbrook.....

not exactly summertime worthy.

The upside - perfect weather for curling up indoors and creating!

Our new June {be inspired} challenge just started a week ago...

And with all the "indoor" weather around here, I had time to play along.

I used the color inspiration to create a couple cards:

Grow Through Dirt

Many Wishes

On the first card, I also used the new sentiment kit {hello thank you}

created by our very own Lisa Arana!

Besides playing along with the challenge, I also created this masculine card recently....

I love how it turned out...simple but just so "me"!

Missing You Dearly

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; October Afternoon Fly A Kite - Picnic Table; October Afternoon 9to5 - Italics; XPress It Cardstock; Copics; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain; Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Ovals; EK Success/Stampin' Up Three Hearts Punch; EK Success Slim Edge Punch - Postage; Button - Misc.

That darling typewriter is from the Feb 2013 KOM:

{Let Love Grow}

And lastly I will share with you a couple of my creations from Layers of Life and the Stamp of the Week's posts over the last couple of weeks (just in case you missed them)....

Layers of Life {beautiful wish}

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; October Afternoon Rocket Age - Space Station; October Afternoon Sidewalks - Duck Duck Goose; October Afternoon Thrift Shop - Still in Box; XPress it Cardstock; Copics; Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Circles; EK Success/Stampin Up Scallop Edge Punch and Three Hearts Punch; Divine Twine - Lemon; K&CO Smash - Tiny Flag Smash Clips; Polkadot Button - Doodlebug Monochromatic Buttons - Swimming Pool; Other Buttons - Misc.

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Crate Paper Random Collection - Textile; Crate Paper Story Teller Collection - Lifetime; XPress It Cardstock; Copics; Spellbinders Nestabilities - Labels No 8; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Pumice Stone; Divine Twine - Lemon; Buttons - My Mind's Eye & Close to My Heart; Lace - Misc.

Ok, so that's all of my creations this week....hope you enjoyed them!

Now back to the usual hop business...

We have TWO amazing Unity filled PRIZE PACKAGES to give away.

Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win. The winners will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog.

Here's a list of all the pretty faces in today's blog hop:

AND look at how #awesome this new hash tag set is!

Be sure to stop in at Unity this weekend and check out the incredible #hashtagsale too!

Well, thanks for stopping by everyone!

Hope you all have a great weekend

~Shilo

All things June.....Unity Kit of the Month

Hi everyone!!

It's JUNE already!! 

Wow!

How DID that happen??

We are half way through 2014 already...yikes!

Time really does fly...

Anyways....

I went to a late night crop a couple weeks ago.

There is a reason for sharing this random fact...bear with me...

One of my big time saving tips, when it comes to packing for a short crop: I grab my Unity KOM, a few 6X6 paper pads, my copics and watercolor pencils and away I go....an evening full of coloring!! 

I just pick out some papers that I like together with each image I want to color. Then I color it to match the shades in the pattern. This makes it SOOO fast for me when it comes time to create my card(s), as my image is ready and colored, plus I have some papers picked out already...perfect!

So because I went to this late nite crop and colored up my June KOM, I have a bunch of cards to share with you this week....

{In Love with Love}

Love Birds

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Echo Park So Happy Together 6X6 Paper Pad; XPress It Cardstock; Copics; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Pine Needles; Spellbinders Nestabilites - Classic Circles & Lacey Circles; EK Success/Stampin Up Scallop Edge Punch; The Twinery - Caribbean Stripe; Maya Road Trinket Pin - Leaf; My Mind's Eye - Heart Pin; Crate Paper Peppermint Sew Brads; Flowers - Prima Marketing; Lace - Misc.

Have A Delicious Day

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Basic Grey Hey Girl! 6X6 Paper Pad; XPress It Cardstock; Copics; Doodlebug Monochromatic Buttons - Lily; EK Success/ Stampin Up - Three Hearts Punch; Stickles by Ranger - Stardust; Lawn Fawn Trimmings - Lime Single Cord; Photo Corners - Misc.

A Full Mug

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Basic Grey Hey Girl! 6X6 Paper Pad; XPress It Cardstock; Copics; Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Ovals; EK Success Slim Edge Punch - Postage; EK Success/Stampin Up Three Hearts Punch; Divine Twine - Cherry; Mulberry Street by Petaloo Embossed Daisies - Red; Button - Close to My Heart; Photo Corner & Tag - Misc.

You Are Love More Than You Know

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; My Mind's Eye Six by Six Happier Paper Pad; Xpress It Cardstock; Copics; Stickles by Ranger - Stardust; Glossy Accents by Ranger; EK Success/Stampin Up Scallop Edge Punch; EK Success/Stampin Up Three Hearts Punch; EK Success Slim Edge Punch - Dotted Scallop; Divine Twine - Green Apple; Button - Close To My Heart; Tag - Misc.

Love One Another 

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Basic Grey Sweet Threads 6X6 Paper Pad; XPress It Cardstock; Dermont Water Color Pencil Crayons; EK Success/ Stampin Up Three Hearts Punch; Lace & Photo Corner - Misc.

The flower image is from the June KOM but the sentiment is from an older KOM. I wanted to be able to use the card as wedding card so I found a sentiment that would work from February 2013's kit:

{Let Love Grow}

See, I had you all fooled until now....lol....these cards were all super fast to put together, even though some of them look more involved....it's a great way to get lots done at once....pre-coloring your images makes things a breeze!

LOL....the perfect seg-way for the latest Stamp of the Week!

{Breezin By}

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; October Afternoon Cakewalk - Candy Buttons & Hula Hoop; October Afternoon Sidewalks - Duck Duck Goose; Xpress It Cardstock; Copics; Derwent Watercolor Pencil Crayons; Mister Huey's - Calico White; Doodlebug Doodle Twine - Bright Assortment; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; Button & Photo Corners - Misc.

We have TWO amazing Unity filled PRIZE PACKAGES to give away.

Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win. The winners will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog.

Here's a list of all the pretty faces in today's blog hop:

Be sure to stop in at Unity this weekend for yet another incredible SALE!!

Thanks for stoppin in today....

Hope you all are having a wonderful day!

~Shilo