Winners

 Good Morning!

I want to thank everyone who stopped by to see my Growing In Unity Girl Week projects. I so enjoyed highlighting a few of the wonderful products from Unity Stamp CO. 

I appreciate the lovely and kind compliments and hope I have inspired you. 

The winners of the $20 gift card are

Dria Finn

Teresa DeChand

I encourage you to stop by Unity Stamp Co and look at their amazing stamps, paper and more. 

Day 5!

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! 

Welcome to Day 5! I am sad to say that today is my final post for UnityStampCo. I hope you have enjoyed my projects. I appreciate the kind words and comments you have been leaving!

For my final project, I completed another winter card. I enjoy having a stash of cards to send out to brighten someone's day. 

I started with the Rustic Christmas Paper Pack layering three of the different papers. These colors and patterns mix and match so well. 

I went back to the Fa La La La La kit of the month. I stamped the holly leaf and berries stamp using Distress Oxides. I fussy cut them and highlighted with black pen. I added a tag and using one of the circle die cuts added the sentiment stamp. Now my card is ready to mail. 

I hope I have inspired you this week to check out the stamps, papers and more over at UnityStampCo. 

Thank you for all of your kind words and comments. I hope you are inspired or maybe have learned some new ideas for how to use your papers and stamps. Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a $20 gift card. 

Thank you Unity Stamps for allowing me to be a part of the Unity Girls! 

Please stay tuned for the announcement of the gift card winners! 

Day 4!

 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. 

Welcome to Day 4! I hope you are still following along and commenting! 

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! 

Today I have another winter inspired card for you. 

I went back to another Kit of the Month. This was 12/14 called Warmth of Winter. 

This kit has a wonderful collection of stamps that could be used for many occasions. 

I also used the Define the Season - Ephemera Pack

I cut these out and used them to create the background. UnityStampCo has everything you need to craft the perfect card. I know my sister will love getting this one!

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 my final project featuring Unity Stamp products!

Day 3!

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. 

Welcome to Day 3! 

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 for all of your kind words and comments. We are halfway through the week. 

It is the season of gift giving and even in this day and age of electronic communications, I am a firm believer in a hand written thank you card. This adorable set is perfect for this project!

You will want to get your kids and grandkids involved using Mice Lil Thank You to make thank you cards.

It would be easy to stamp this mouse multiple times and have them color it. I fussy cut the mouse but you could also just stamp on a [piece of paper and have them write the thank you note on it. Anyone would be excited to get one of these in the mail. 

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!

Day 2!

 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! 

Let's make a card today and the recent winter weather is my inspiration!

UnityStampCo offers a Kit of the Month. These are an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet filled with deeply etched red rubber stamps. This kit, named Fa La La La La, has trees, pumpkins this lovely girl on a bench. 

Everything I needed was in this kit - the girl, the snowflakes and the title. I painted her using watercolors and added glittery snow once dry. 

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

 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! 

Today I am highlighting a fun Birthday Stamp 

Happy Birthday Balloon

How cute are these tags which can be attached to birthday gifts! For two of the tags, I created a watercolor background before stamping. For the third, on the wine, I stamped and then painted. You will use this stamp over and over. In the gift bag is a book and the tag will be the perfect bookmark! 

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!

Happy hump Day

 The Art show is over and it is time to clear those supplies out of the way for a bit. Instead I am gearing up to join SBC Fest over Scrapbook.com. 

What is SBC Fest? It is a day long virtual event on September 12 led by industry leaders. Learn new techniques, be inspired and chat with fellow creators! And, it is all free!

I am going to scrap and make cards! Who is going to join me? 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope to see you at 

Scrapbook.com on September 12!

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

 Happy Labor Day weekend. 

Here in Michigan we have been enjoying the nicest stretch of weather! Gorgeous blue skies with temps in the mid 70s! We have a family friend visiting and we have been busy taking in the local sights!

Next Saturday I will again be a part of the Rogue River Artists Association -https://rogueriverartists.org/ - Art in the Park ing Lot. This juried show will feature over 80 local artists. Set in the Wolverine Shoe Depot Parking Lot, it is a perfect spot to visit to shop, admire and be inspired. 

I will have original greeting cards as well as paintings. 

Thanks for stopping by and if you are near Rockford, MI come by the show!

Welcome to August

 I survived another art show on Saturday and am happy that quite a few people purchased cards and/or paintings. Our town was having sidewalk sales so there were more people in town than normal. The art group is prepping for the big show in September. Between our artists and the guests there will be over 70 tents filled with paintings, photography, jewelry and more!

I did manage to do a little scrapbooking. The grandkids went back to school in July. Love the first day with all of the new clothes and supplies. 

Off to create more pieces for the September show!

Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words!

Happy Monday

 Well, time has again fast forwarded on me again. Since my last post, I spent three weeks with the grandkids. My husband and I joined them for a 5 day vacation in Carlsbad, Ca. We had a blast playing in the ocean, exploring the town, going whale watching and spending another day at Legoland. 

I then stayed two more weeks to babysit before the kids headed off to school on July 16. Yes, that early! They are on a modified year round calendar. They get a 2 week break in the fall, 2 weeks at Christmas and 2 weeks in the spring. They finish shortly before Memorial Day. I love being there to attend Meet the Teacher night and go with them the first morning. They are tackling third and first grades this year! Big sister always helps little brother go inside and get to his room. 

Now I am back and have another art show this weekend. The weather looks promising with the heat and humidity breaking just in time. 

I have been working on new pieces which I hope customers will like. 

Thank you for stopping by and I will try to be more present going forward:)

Art Show

 I was one of a group of artists who help a pop up art market in Rockford, Michigan this past Saturday. The Rogue River Artists are a local group of artists and we host shows/sales 4 times a year. 

This summer pop up was hindered by extremely high temps, gusty winds, road construction and lack of parking. But, we made it through. 

I enjoy visiting with the guests and love to hand bookmarks out to children. 

Here are some of the works I had on display for sale. 

Here is a look at my display. 

If you were a customer or someone I chatted with, thank you! 

Many items shown are available for purchase. 

Thank you for your support. 

I did not drop off the face of the earth

 Wow - where did I go?!?

Last fall we bought a condo in Arizona to be closer to the grandkids. Well, it worked:)

Even though at 6 and 8 they are in school all day, we kept busy with occasional drop offs and picks ups. Then there are sports and lessons and activities. Plus with the gorgeous weather out there, I could get my 3 mile walk in every day. We also enjoyed meeting a couple of friends for walks and another couple for weekly dinners. 

I set up a small art/craft area in one of the bedrooms but I did not get to use it as much as I would have liked. 

 got home in May and had about 10 days to get ready for a Viking Rhine Cruise. Our 50 th wedding anniversary was this past Saturday and the trip was to celebrate that. 

We were home from that for almost two weeks, when we hosted three caddies who were here working at the LPGA Meijer Golf Tournament. We spent Thursday - Sunday of last week walking the course and following the different golfers. We enjoy hosting the guys and one of them has stayed with us for the past 5 years or so. 

I have done a bit of scrapping - trying to catch up on memories from the past several years. I am also preparing for an art show this Saturday. 

I will share a few photos of our trip, my latest scrapbooking projects and some of my art. 

I appreciate anyone who still checks in occasionally. I will try to do better:)