April Unity {be INSPIRED} Challenge!

We're going out to celebrate a friend's birthday tonight and she loves handmade things, so I had to finally use a Fashionista stamp for the first time and put this together for the April {be INSPIRED} Challenge. I decided to go with the card sketch part of the challenge:

Pretty simple--which I like! I was daunted about all the coloring here, but I think it came out cute. :)

This was also my first attempt at paper piecing!I'm pretty proud of that fussy cut along the hem of her dress. ;) My favorite part of this card is her glittery shoes!

I also added some other glitter touches to her dress and the cake, but the shoes are just too cute. I used Stampin' Up! Dazzling Details in Silver Sparkle. The other thing I love about this card is that, since the stamp set came with three sentiments, one was really perfect for the inside of the card:

I can't wait to give this card away tonight! The stamp set I used was Sabrina {fashionista} by Tarcey Malnofski.

http://unitystampco.com/shop/sabrina-fashionista/

Now I've got to go get ready for tonight. Thanks for stopping by! :)

Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge! Day 7

Today is the last day of the Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge! I'm sad because I've enjoyed making time every day to create something, but I'm happy to have completed my first challenge--yay! Today I used an adorable little stamp and combined it with a some pretty cuts using my Cricut Expore...

I really love the little teapot, it went perfectly with this itty bitty, Cup of Tea. Isn't that perforated background cool? You can see all the little holes shining through in the shadow. :)

http://unitystampco.com/shop/cup-tea/

And that's my first ever challenge week completed--go, me! ;) Thanks to everyone who has come by and looked and especially to those who left me some love (I'm looking at you, Robin!). It feels great to know someone out there is taking the time to comment. :)

Have a wonderful week! <3

Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge! Day 6

So, I totally lied about it being the last day of the Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge...because there's 7 days in a week, not 5! ;) So yes I made another card for day 6 of the challenge and it is now my favorite project of the week...

I am impressed with myself, ha! I used one of my new Anna Griffin Cuttlebug dies for the first time here and I love how beautifully the embossing came out. The itty bitty here is Quiet Voice and it's just gorgeous. I watercolored the banners in Tangerine Tango, the scrollwork is in Pool Party and the ribbon is Island Indigo.

http://unitystampco.com/shop/quiet-voice/

One more day of the challenges, I'm brainstorming already. Thanks for stopping by again! :)

Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge! Day 5

OK, I got a little busy yesterday going on an Ikea/Target shopping spree and I didn't finish my card until late last night, so I'm posting today! Better late than never, right? For the last day of the Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge, I made a card with an awesome message...

Yeah, I love it. I used the Do More Awesome itty bitty by Donna Downey here. For you Stampin' Up! ladies, the main colors here are Island Indigo and Tangerine Tango and I used Sycamore Street DSP/ribbon.

http://unitystampco.com/shop/awesome-2/

Short and sweet today! Hope y'all liked everything I made for the Unity challenge this week. :)

Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge! Day 4

Sliding in just before midnight here! We're on day 4 of the Unity itty bitty-a-day Challenge happening this week in the Unity {show & tell} Facebook group and I'm on a roll! I'm so excited about today's project. I made a tag and so far, it's my favorite creation from this challenge. :)

YAY! This stamp is Follow you around globe and it is actually an itty bitty from the Stamp of the Week subscription...and my favorite SOTW hands down! I had this one for some time just waiting for the right project. If you look closely, you'll also see I used a piece from Travel Notes to lightly stamp a map on the background! The washi is from Queen & Co and is also map printed...I love it all!

http://unitystampco.com/shop/follow-around-globe/

http://unitystampco.com/shop/travel-notes/

It's finally Friday--yay--and I'm finally getting a new storage system for all my craft stuff tomorrow, so I get to unpack everything and really start crafting this weekend! Hope everyone reading this has a wonderful, restful weekend! Thanks for stopping by. :)