Being inspired by the Unity Challenge

Hello everyone!

There have been a lot of ups and downs in my world lately with this BIG move...

and even though I was so excited to get my scraproom all set up so I could get in there, it seems that I have been a bit of a procrastinator.
I'm not sure why?? 

I guess sometimes creativity ebbs and flows....

BUT I decided to sit my butt down in that room and get making something! Thank goodness for challenges - they help so much!!!

I played along with the Unity {be inspired} challenge this month:

I used the color inspiration plus I also loosely based my card on the sketch:

It felt great to create this little card and with the challenge it really came together easily!

Yay! I love it when that happens :)

The sentiment came from the {thankful & blessed} KOTM.

And once I made the card for the challenge the creativity was flowing a bit so I made another one!
This one has nothing to do with the challenge though...I had this sweet little peep all colored up and hanging out on my desk so I decided to use him.

I just love teal and red together :)

{little sumptin' peep}

I wanted my card to be a birthday card so I used the sentiment from the {you make my heart puffy} KOTM!

Anyways, thank you all for stopping by and checking out my creations...
Happy Sunday!

~ Shilo

Unity Thursday - May {be inspired} Challenge

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to another Unity Thursday!

TODAY there are LOTS of things happening at Unity...

new releases, a sale, and our NEW May {be inspired} challenge is up!

I chose to use the color inspiration picture this week for my project.

I was inspired by the colors AND the fact that these are garden gloves....this is what I came up with:

The colors on my card are actually way brighter but it is a very dark, dreary, rainy day here - my pictures just aren't capturing the cheery colors today - sorry about that.

Be sure to pop over and check out the new challenge and play along with us - we would LOVE to see what you create! 

And once again, we have 2 fabulous prizes to give away this week!!

All you have to do is 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:

Don't forget to
head over to Unity and check out the hundreds of Unity stamps under $10 and our BRAND NEW releases!!!

Hope you all find a little sunshine today!

~Shilo

Operation Write Home with Unity

Hi guys....

thanks for joining us on our

special hop this week.

Unity has partnered up with

Operation Write Home for today's blog hop.

I know lots of you have decided to join us for the February {be inspired} challenge 

BUT if you haven't yet, there is still time to participate....

For my two cards I used both the card sketch, and the color inspiration from the February {be inspired} challenge. Although, I added a bit of pink into the color combo for some reason??...lol.

I am really in love with how the cupcake card turned out...definately my favorite between the two.

I used the new March 2015 Kit of the Month to create these cards.

(sentiments from older KOM's)

And as always, I am in love with my kit :)

{always begin again}

We have another great prize for you this week:

All you have to do is leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win. The winner will be announced Saturday night on the Unity blog.

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

Don't forget to stop by Unity this weekend
and check out the sale!!

Thanks for hoppin' today...
have a great weekend!

~Shilo

Unity Thursday - Inspiration All Around

Hi everyone!!

It's a great day for inspiration!

Actually I have had a week of inspiration.

Yesterday I posted a card I created for Inspiration Wednesday on the Unity blog.

I used a tattoo for inspiration.

Today, my card came from multiple sources of inspiration....

Inspiration #1:

Today is the first day of the January Unity {be inspired} challenge.

I used both the card sketch and the color inspiration from this month on my card.

Inspiration #2:

This amazing layout by Jill Sprout for Jenni Bowlin.

A crafty friend of mine posted a layout on her blog referring to this same creation by Jill.

So if it wasn't for my friend, I would not have come across this particular layout even though, I DO follow Jill Sprout pretty faithfully.

SO...yes!! The inspiration for my card came from this layout BUT it also came from friend.

Phew...that's a lot of places to get inspired for one little card...

BUT I am thrilled with the result!

This card is a little different for me, but I think it fits right in with my usual style:

Do you see all the inspiration in this card??

The sketch has the hearts centered but I off set them so they would show off all the detail in my paper patchwork and to reflect the layout design a bit more....all in all I think the two worked together perfectly.

The Unity Stamps I used to create this card:

I embossed this background stamp onto two vellum hearts using white embossing powder.

{hearts of old}

And the sentiment came from this Kit of the Month:

{all hearts & love}

I hope you all check out the January Unity {be inspired} challenge this month!

I would love to see what you all create! Plus there are prizes!!

For more information, click here.

Speaking of prizes.....

We have another great prize for you this week:

All you have to do is 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 for a little shopping inspiration (hehe) be sure to stop by Unity this weekend
and check out the fabulous sale!!

Thanks so much for letting me share with you - 

I hope you find some inspiration today!

~Shilo

December fairies and friends - Unity Thursday

Hello everyone! 

So glad to be here with you for another Unity Thursday...

Lots of fun things this week...

Can you believe we are up to 50, 000 Facebook friends!? 

WOW! WOW! WOW!

And yup, some more great new releases...

I made this card with the new {plenty of pandas} kit. 

So cute, right?!

For my next project, I chose to play along with the December {be inspired} challenge!

Because, um.....look at this photo! 

GORGEOUS!

 There are many ways to play along with this challenge (this photo/color inspo, card sketch, layout sketch) and of course, there's a chance to win a fabulous Unity prize!! So be sure to check it out and join us in the fun!

Here's how this photo inspired me.....

I used the November KOM to create this card....Isn't this fairy lovely?

{what lies within us}

Here's a few other cards I've created lately.

They were shared over at Unity but not here on my blog yet, so for some of you this may be a second viewing...

{card again}

{alfie - heart & soul mouse}

 

{saying good-bye is so hard}

Well that's all the projects I have for you this week....now it's time to get back to the hop!

We have another great prize for you this week:

All you have to do is 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:

Check this out!!! Unity's sale this weekend!!

Thanks so much for letting me share with you - 

MERRY CHRISTMAS, 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS, 

 & SEASONS GREETINGS!!

All the best to you and yours!

~Shilo