Unity Stamps

Hi:

Yup, going to do a quick post after months of nothing, nada, zip.  It's just so hard to keep up with social media sites.  But, oh well, it gives me a safe place to store pictures of some of my favorite projects using different media and techniques. And hopefully, some of my friends will take a little time out of their busy lives to take a peek at what I do and what I'm up to.

Have you ever heard of Unity Stamps? Love that place!  You can find information about them here  http://www.unitystampco.com/about/ And you can find the latest sale going on here: shttp://www.unitystampco.com/product-category/on-sale/

They have the cutest stamps.  Something for everyone.  My favorites are the AngieGirls; http://www.unitystampco.com/product-category/only-at-unity-exclusive-lines/angiegirls-all-9-hello-summer-sale/ by the artist Angie Blom.

I once mentioned to my crafty friend Lori, that she was addicted to Unity Stamps.  Which prompted us to count who had the most....I figured that Lori had me beat...boy oh boy, I was wrong. LOLOL.  Therefore, I was never allowed to tease Lori about being a Unity Stamp 'stalker' anymore....the title was now mines. LOLOLOLOL.

The owner of Unity Stamps, Angela, keeps her "peeps" involved with games, hops and sales.  The latest for me was to follow along with a technique prompt.  I've done this  technique before on several cards and it's a fun and creative look to any card using different colors over the stamped image.

The tags using the technique started out like this

So, while in my 'down time' this mornng, I decided to turn them into quick cards.  And this is how they look now

The doilies were from another project

They were sprayed with Dylusions Ink Sprays

(they were the perfect colors!)

Unity Stamps: Big Summer Bouquet and GraceGirl

Quick and easy!

Bye for now

with Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Pocket Letters

Hi all:

Have you heard about the new craze? Pocket Letters!

It's a new way of connecting with people from all over the world or right in your own backyard or even with family and friends near and far.  In essence it's pen pals with a twist!

pen pal

noun

noun: penpal

1. a person with whom one becomes friendly by exchanging letters, especially someone in a foreign country whom one has never met.

The idea was developed by Janette Lane.  You can find more information about her at  https://www.youtube.com/user/thejanettelane.

I was introduced to Pocket Letters through my crafty friend Vivian B.  After the first one that I completed ...let's just say....I.Was.Hooked. LOLOL.  I was like the energizer bunny....I just kept going and going and going and going!  Before I knew it, I had a binder of 50+.  It really is a great way to use up your scraps of paper, those designer papers that you've been hoarding and embellishments that you don't mind gifting away.

There are even websites dedicated to just Pocket Letters.  Here are a couple so that you can see for yourself some of the ways that people are doing them:

 http://www.pocketletterpals.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pocketletterpals

And here are some of the pocket letters that I've completed

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Unity Stamp Company: Be Inspired Challenge

Hi all:

This is the inspiration for the current challenge over at the Unity Stamp Company Blog

You can either follow the color challenge or sketch challenge.  I chose to follow the color inspiration.

I decided  to use my new Unity stamp by Angie Blom "Harper"Girl.  I.Just.Adore.These.Girls. They're like my new friends.  I stalk the Unity site regularly to see what's new and to add more stamps to my I Gotta Have list.  I really like the color pallet...it's so soft and pretty.

http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/

I can't wait to see what Angie Blom and the other ladies at Unity come up with next!

Until next time

Keep on scrapping!

Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Embrace Your Art 365: Prompt/SheArt

Hi everyone:
So glad that you took a minute or two to drop by and see what I've been up to.  I would love for you to leave a comment and become a follower.

I've been enjoying the daily prompts from Tiare at Embrace Your Art.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/743818892305258/.  Each day, for 365 days, we are given a prompt.  With that days prompt you are to create a piece of art.  A card, layout, altered art; whatever that prompt inspires  you to do.  I'll be posting some of my favorites in no particular order.

The prompt for day 1/29 (Day 29 of January) was SheArt.  If you don't know what SheArt is, you can find information here.  http://christytomlinson.typepad.com/christytomlinson/sheartworkshop.html 
It's become one of my most favorite forms of art.  I do a lot of them.  And fortunately for me...I sell a lot of them!  It's a really great way to express what you are feeling in that moment of creating the piece.

This is the yet to be titled piece created for that prompt:

Products used: acrylic paints, Dylusions sprays, rub-ons, 

white gesso, texture paste, chalk pencils

I wish that you could see the texture in the hair that I created with the texture/molding paste. I really love how it turned out.

Please leave me a comment as I really do enjoy hearing from you.  And if you're so inclined, leave a comment and include your blog address....I'd love to visit!

Until next time

Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Unity Stamp Company: Be Inspired

Hi all:

I am having fun playing with water colors and Unity Stamp Company stamps!

They've been having GREAT sales and I'm amassing a nice stash. Yahoooooo!

I so love Angie Blom's "Girls!"  But my favorite of them all, is the stamp that I've used below; "Harmony."  It is so beautifully drawn. I can just stare at it and stare at it.  I find it to be so lovely. Bare or with some color. Just beautiful.

I'm always peeking in on what other crafters are doing on the Unity blog.  Anyway, I decided to join in on the fun and enter into the challenge this week. It's been awhile since I joined in any challenges anywhere.  The holidays were filled to the max with parties and such and I actually took a little break from entering into any challenges with time lines.

For this challenge:  You can choose to follow the INSPIRATION COLOR PHOTO or You can choose to follow the sketch loosely for your CARD PROJECT - Scrapbook Page - Art Journal OR Mixed Media Project.  

And so I decided to do a card for my entry into the challenge.

http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/01/unity-be-inspired-challenge-jan-8-feb-11.html 

http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/

I actually colored in two images using my watercolors

Both cards were first stamped, using StazOn ink in Jet Black on Canson watercolor paper, 140lb weight.  I love that paper. It's heavy and can take a lot of wetness.  I love the image so much that I didn't want to add a lot of embellishments and so I left them pretty simple.  I've used three of the inspiration colors to do both cards.  Completing them with simple sentiments; also part of the Unity stamp line.

The Unity Challenge will post Each Month (on the second Thursday) and go for ONE full month ending the Wednesday night before the next challenge. So, take a peek at Unity for some wonderful stamps from some very talented ladies.  I'm sure you'll find something that you would love to have!

Until next time

Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Mark's Finest Papers Challenges

Hi all:

Playing catch up with some of the challenges over at http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/.

http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/simple-salutations-119-button-up

Use buttons

http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/oriental-sketch-challenge

Oriental theme Sketch

Round  those corners 

http://mfpstampshop.blogspot.com/2014/12/

http://mfpstampshop.blogspot.com/2014/12/speedy-fox-and-friends-challenge-242.html

Again, I think that there is a conspiracy against me concerning my computer and camera.  For some reason all of the pics want to come in horizontal.  Sigh, again I must call on my son who will no doubt reprimand me for some weird thing that I've done to the computer and camera AGAIN.

Anyway,

Until next time...keep scrappin'!

Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Sketch, Color, Create 12/14/2014

Hi all:

I'm here today with another post for the Sketch, Color, Create series over at http://scrapsofcolor.ning.com/group/sketch-color-create/forum/topics/image-due-12-14.

This is the inspirational image that we were working from

 

Desert Rose

Sandra Knuyt

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And here is what I came up with

It's not a very large group of us ladies that are members of the group. But I think we're all having a good time.  I know that I am. 

You can jump in any time that you wish.  There is a new image posted at least every three weeks.  Come on over and join us!  There's a new image posted now.  It's due December 28th (or whenever your fancy strikes you, LOL).

Until next time

Hus+Kisses

Renee

Sketch, Color, Create Series: 11/30/2014

Hi everyone:

I'm here again with another entry into the Sketch, Color, Create Series featured at Scraps of Color.

You can find it here:  http://scrapsofcolor.ning.com/group/sketch-color-create

This sketch is from an unknown artist and was used as the basis for inspiration.

This is what I came up with

If you know me, you know how much I love pencil sketches.  Love this one so much that I chose to do a pair.

I love getting practice in whenever I can. I think that's why I like these challenges.

Until next time
Hugs+Kisses
Renee

MFP:SWAT Challenge #120

Hi all:

Just a quick post.

Since I seem to be all caught up on projects  that were due, I'm trying to get back into the swing of things and join in on the fun at some of my favorite sites.

This quick and simple card was created for Mark's Finest Papers' Sketch With a Twist.  The twist was to create a winter card.

This is the sketch we were to follow

Here is my card

 http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/sketch-with-a-twist-challenge-120

The card was made using just a half of sheet of green cardstock and a half sheet of light blue.  I used the Sizzix Evergreen Tree pop-up die to create the tree, a Martha Stewart snowflake punch (I used dimensional dots to raise them up), and the sentiment which has been stamped using American Crafts pigment in Cricket.  The snow "drifts" were made by just curving the cuts in different places in the white cardstock.  Voila! Done!

Thanks for stopping by.

Until next time

Hugs+Kisses

Renee

Mark's Finest Papers Christmas 2014: Nov/Dec

Hi all:
Just a quick post for my MFP Christmas Card Challenge of 2014.

It's been a great way to get a jump on making Christmas cards throughout the beginning of the year, leading up towards the time to send out those greeting cards to family and friends.  I hope to be able to complete this challenge again next year!

I'm glad that my Christmas list is a short one.  I used to spend good money on making cards every year, not to mention  the time that I spent making them.  Now, the list is shorter; I send to those that faithfully send to me every year.  And I keep them pretty simple too. LOL.

Nov/Dec  

 http://mfpspeedytv.ning.com/page/2014-christmas-card-challenge

Next step is to address them and mail them out. Just in time!


Until next time,
Hugs+Kisses
Renee