20,000 Unity Friends - WOWZA!

WAHOO!!! 

I love new Unity releases!! 

Thanks to all you lovely Unity facebook fans, we hit 20,000 friends - WOWZA!

So of course, we have 20 new releases!!

And this bunch is yet again so diverse - fun, pretty, sweet....something for everyone! I love that. So much.

I HAD to use this adorable new itty bitty....it kinda cracked me up...

I also wanted to share a little blurb from my "Inspiration Wednesday" post on the Unity Stamp Co blog this week (in case you missed it)....

Just because I am so in LOVE with this technique -

yup! you will see more of it...

Lately I have been inspired by some of the 'trends' currently happening....I follow a few blogs regularly and lately both Melissa Phillips and Nichol Magouirk have been embossing stamped images on vellum using white embossing powder. I have been in LOVE with this look and wanted to try it. This technique turned out beautifully - even though my style is just as diverse as both Nicole and Melissa, the technique adapts to each of our styles.....

Here's the card I created using this technique.

I used the April 2014 Kit of the Month

{Botanical Bliss}

And of course, that's not all!!

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 by Unity this weekend for lots of awesome deals.....

never a better time for some lovely red rubber!

Hope you all have a fabulous day!!

Enjoy some sunshine and happy!

~Shilo

Mother's Day Cards

I really hope everyone had a great Mother's Day yesterday!

Some of you were celebrating your own moms or being celebrated yourselves....

Either way I hope it was a special day.

I had the privilege of creating these cards for some wonderful mother's this year.

 Each one was created with special requests from the giver but all are made with my "fancy" style and of course, lots of love....

Enjoy!

Made with love for Maureen from Ryan

Made with love for Carlene from Lisa

Made with love for Mom from Anna

Made with love for Sandra from Paul

Made with love for Mom from Sherry

Made with love for Mother-in-law from Anna

Made with love for Sharlene from Christa

Made with love for Heidi from Jonathan

These are some of the Unity Stamp Co stamps are used to create these beauties....

{faith}

{heartfelt sentiments}

March 2011 KOTM

{just you}

Well, thanks for stopping in and looking at my latest creations!

Happy Mother's Day!

~Shilo

Unity Thursday - May Inspiration

Hi everyone!!

Happy May!

Wow...time is flyin'!

Soon summer will be here in full swing!

But for now I will take all things spring....

With a new month comes a new {be inspired} challenge 

AND it starts TODAY!

Just look at the cheery and bright color palette on this one! 

I love it!

Here's the card I came up with - I used the color inspiration and the layout sketch. I had this fun butterfly paper pulled out for something else and saw that it had the colors of the challenge in it so I knew I wanted to use it for my card.  I also adapted the layout sketch so it would work for my card.....I love that about sketches...they can be followed strictly or loosely or even something in between....but they always give me a great jumping point...probably one of my favorite tools to use when I feel stuck.

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; SEI Fieldnotes Collection - Butterfly Collection & Kaleidoscope; Three Hearts Punch - EK Success/Stampin Up; StazOn Ink - Jet Black; Kaisercraft Pearls - Black; K& Company Natural Butterflies Adhesive Chipboard; Vellum, Photo Corners & Button - Misc.

{what matters most}

OK, so now's its your turn! 

Check out all the details for the May {be inspired} challenge, here.

Please play along with us! 

We want to see how you are inspired.

I was also playing this last week with a new (to me) technique I saw....

This is an awesome water color technique using distress inks - I am in LOVE!

Plus it was quick and EASY and I seriously think it is GORGEOUS!

To watch the video by Jennifer McGuire to see how this is accomplished, click here.

Supplies Used: Misc - Bazzill Cardstock; Hambly Screen Prints - Pen & Ink; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Dusty Concord, Broken China & Pine Needles; StazOn Ink - Jet Black; Flowers & Leaf - Prima Marketing; Butterfly Push Pin - Webster's Pages; Water color Paper, Photo Corners & Lace

{be still}

October 2011 KOTM

{faith, hope, love....live by it}

And last but not least, here's a couple of the cards I have made using the most recent Stamp of the Week's

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Darice Embossing Folder - Stars; We R Memory Keepers Country Livin' - Rustic Ledger; Sassafras Lass Monstrosity Collection - Line Up; Jenni Bowlin/Fiskars Tab Punch; EK Success Slim Edge Punch - Postage; EK Success Tag Punch; Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Circles; Divine Twine - Licorice; Star Trinket Pin - Maya Road; October Afternoon Sprinklers - Sidewalks - Miss Mary Mack; Studio Calico Mister Huey's - Atmosphere; Photo Corner, Button & Sequins - Misc.

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; My Mind's Eye On the Bright Side Collection; Spellbinders Nestabilities - Classic Circles; Stickles by Ranger - Stardust; Glossy Accents - Ranger; Buttons & Photo Corners - Misc.

That's all the creations I have for you today.....so back to the hop....

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:

Did you catch that Unity just had a BIRTHDAY??

Unity is 6 years old.

And to celebrate we had an awesome sale.

The good news is - the sale was extended!!!

Wahoo!

Got to love red rubber on SALE!!!

Check out the 56% OFF SALE at Unity!! 

Happening right now!

Happy Thursday everyone!

~Shilo

Unity Thursday...sweet summertime!

Hi everyone!!

This week Unity has some brand new stamps for you to check out!

I made this card using this brand new little owl {itty bitty}....LOVE him!

Check out this adorable stamp here.

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Darice Embossing Folder Circle Interlock; Simple Stories Baby Steps 6X6 Paper Pad; EK Success Slim Edge Punch - Dotted Lattice; Jenni Bowlin Tab Punch - Fiskars; Three Hearts Punch - EK Success/Stampin Up; XPress It Cardstock; Memento Ink - Tuxedo; Copics; Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clips; Letters - Webster's Pages; Button, Photo Corner & Tag - Misc

I also love going back to my Kit of the Month's. I often will just pick a month and set out my kit and go from there. Many of the stamps inspire me all on their own to get creating - or to make a specific card.

Here's a couple cards I came up with using the 2013 February Kit of the Month.

{let love grow}

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock & Kraft; My Mind's Eye Kraft Fun Day - Good Measure; Jenni Bowlin Ink - Fountain Pen; Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Black Soot; Three Hearts Punch - EK Success/Stampin Up; Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clips; My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Union Square "Favorite" Brads; Jillibean Soup Neopolitan Bean Bisque 12X12 Cardstock Stickers (phone dial sticker); Ribbon, Tag & Photo Corners - Misc.

For this next card I was also inspired by the talented Wilna Furstenberg over at twopeasinabucket.com. She did a video tutorial showing her technique playing with paints and I decided to try it out. To check out Wilna's video and to see the technique I also used for my card, click here.

Supplies Used: Bazzill Cardstock; Staz On Ink - Jet Black; K& Co Smash Tape; Mister Huey's - Atmosphere; Water Color Pencil Crayons & White Acrylic Paint; Buttons - Misc

It was really fun to try something new and so different from my usual style.

Hope you enjoyed my creations for you this week! 

NOW back to the blog hop!

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

Just look at this week's goodies:

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 head over to Unity and check out all the amazing deals all weekend long - just click here.

You all seriously have no idea how much it makes my day

to come home to all your sweet comments....

THANK YOU!

Happy, happy day!

~Shilo