Growing in Unity Day 2!

 Happy Tuesday and New Year's Eve!

Welcome to Day 2!

I am proud to announce that I am Unity Stamp's Growing in Unity Girl this week. It is my pleasure to showcase some of their wonderful products and different ways to use them. 

For those not familiar with Unity Stamp, this small family owned business offers over 60,000 sentiments and images all of which are produced in the USA. In addition they offer dies, paper and more! 

Thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday! 

Before we toast the New Year, it is time to document one of our favorite activities - hunting for the perfect Christmas Tree.  We literally walk two blocks to a church down the street from my grandkid's house where they sell live Christmas trees. The kids enjoy a scavenger hunt for a stuffed owl while trying to find a large tree to bring home. 

Since I didn't have a pattern paper perfect for the background, I created my own! I adhered the Krafty Deck the Halls Paper to a white sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock leaving a white border on the sides. I added the green strip aper from Rustic Christmas

To create the evergreen branches, I grabbed the stamps from the Whispering Pines Stamp Set.

I stamped using Distress Oxide ink, added watercolors to the branches and pinecones and fussy cut them out. I scattered them on the sides and added branches by the finished tree. 

The Season of Definition consist of tiles of festive words complete with pronunciation and definition. These were the perfect embellishment for the layout. Wood buttons, a few leaves and and twine completed my embellishments. 

I need to remember to use stamps more often on my layouts. I love how this turned out!

Thank you for visiting my blog today! Now for the important part - don't forget to leave your comments all week here - and also on Facebook and Instagram -for a chance to win a $20 gift card to the Unity Store. 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for another project featuring Unity Stamp products!

Growing in Unity! Day 1

 I am truly sorry for having neglected this blog but I am back today as this week's  Unity Girl!

Welcome to Day 1!

I am proud to announce that I am Unity Stamp's Growing in Unity Girl this week. It is my pleasure to showcase some of their wonderful products and different ways to use them. 

For those not familiar with Unity Stamp, this small family owned business offers over 60,000 sentiments and images all of which are produced in the USA. In addition they offer dies, paper and more! 

I am going to start the week with a little thank you card. The presents have been unwrapped and it is time to get those thank you notes in the mail. The  Rustic Christmas Paper Collection has the perfect patterns for these cards. I used two pieces of the paper for the background and added the sentiment to a tag which I decorated with a flower cluster and bow. 

This little note will brighten someone's day. 

Thank you for visiting my blog today! Now for the important part - don't forget to leave your comments all week here - and also on Facebook and Instagram -for a chance to win a $20 gift card to the Unity Store. 

Be sure to check back tomorrow for another project featuring Unity Stamp products!

Time for Scrapping

 In just a few days, we will be leaving to spend the winter out west. I was packing up scrapbook supplies to bring but instead sat down and got to work.  Cleaning and packing can wait until tomorrow:)

My grandson is all about Transformers which was the obvious choice for his birthday them this year. 

I grabbed Graphic 45's Come One and All to document the event. I printed and fussy cut some of his favorites. We created Optimus Prime using cupcakes and pieces of a large balloon that we cut and backed with fondant. It was a hit!

I am working on a few other layouts. If I finish I will share! 

I appreciate your stopping by and for the kind words!