Dark Gulch

Another layout from Week Eleven of Hello Story at Big Picture Classes. The story structure for this week was Opposites. The sample layout from instructor Ali Edwards featured black cardstock with her handwriting in a white gel pen creating an overall design. I don't feel comfortable with my own handwriting nor any darn white pens in my stash. So I stamped two stamps from Unity's Going Places SMAK repeatedly to create the pattern in Hero Arts Unicorn ink (and I'm still wondering if it's made from REAL unicorns).  I shamelessly copied Ali in most other ways. Lucky to find those camera paperclips in my stash. Believe they were a gift from a Squirrel. Really happy with this one. As much as I avoid single page layouts. The opposite side will probably be a pocket page. More photos from our recent getaway in Mendocino County. Thanks for stopping in.

So Totally Different...

Yes, I know. It's embarrassing to still be working on this class. But that's how I roll. This layout is from Week Eleven of Ali Edwards' Hello Story class at BPC. I love this layout and the Silhouette cut, supplied by Ali. I asked Mallory to provide the journaling for this one, the differences between her and fiance Jeff. I blurred the text since it's not really my story to tell. This couple are engaged and will be married in March. This will be interesting for her to look back on in ten years. The photo was taken at Seaside Beach in Mendocino County and edited in Lightroom. I used my new Seaworthy stack from DCWV and stamps from Unity KOTM Spirit of Summertime. Thanks for looking.

Going Places

Still working on using my 6x6 pads. How did I collect so many in so little time??? Same Open Road set from Crate Paper. And as usual, thinking way outside the box with a layout about being on the open road in South Dakota. It was my silly little goal to take in as many states as possible on that road trip. Once we arrived in Sioux Falls, we quickly took in Minnesota and Iowa in a loop trip. The following day, we dipped down into Nebraska. Three more states off my bucket list. Yay!!! Stamps are from a Unity SMAK set called Going Places. The precious little dies are from Technique Tuesday. Thanks for joining me on the road.

Snapshot - Unity Friends with Flair

Friday brings us to Friends with Flair over at Unity Stamp Company. Another fun layout using the stash. The paper is from a 6x6 BoBunny pad called Mama-razzi. The stickers framing the photos are from an ancient set of 7 Gypsies Photographie stickers. Using the stash. YAY!

In addition to the old stuff, I used stamps from Unity's SMAK kits Going Places and Camera Ready. Love those sets!!! Thanks for stopping by.

3 Ring Circus - Unity Friends with Flair

It's Friday again and time for Friends with Flair over at Unity Stamp Co. This layout was assembled in December of 2012 using Shimelle's Perfect Collection formula. It lay dormant since then waiting for the perfect photos. As part of my Throwback Thursday project, I've been scanning old slides with the plan of making layouts with the prints. This is one of my first offerings. A day at what was then called Marriott's Great America in Santa Clara in June of 1978, We were all a few years younger then. HA HA

In addition to Unity stamps from SMAK Going Places and Just Plain Happy, I used a chipboard sticker from K&Co's Wild Saffron Number Sayings. The base papers are a stack from GCD Studios called Funhouse. Using the stash, people, using the stash. This layout brought a smile to hubby's face and that makes it all worthwhile.

Friends With Flair

It's Friday and time for Friends with Flair over at Unity. Always the multi-tasker, I have used this opportunity to fulfill a couple more Squirrely Challenges from Nancy and Farley. My challenge to the two of them was to start our Christmas in July card project. A day late?  So I have created three Holiday cards using a Unity stamp. I also used an embossing folder which was Farley's challenge. The middle card shows an inking technique on the embossing folder. I used Blueberry ink from The Stamps of Life. The technique I used for the two outer cards was wet gelato gel sticks on the folder. I like both looks a lot and will be using these techniques again soon. Thanks for stopping by. Happy Holidays!!!

the 4th - Unity Friends with Flair Challenge

WOW! Where has the month gone? I haven't posted in quite awhile. Well, here I am at last. This layout was created in line with my plan to use up the entire Liberty 6x6 pad of paper from BoBunny. Still haven't accomplished that self-challenge, but this hybrid Project Life layout took a good chunk of it. The pinwheels are cut with dies from The Stamps of Life. The stamps used are from two Unity SMAK kits: Camera Ready and All in the Numbers. The left side, which was inspired by Week 7of the Ali Edwards class Hello Story, is a traditional layout. The right side is in a We R Memory Keepers pocket page. Thus, the glare. The photos cover our activities on the 4th of July this year. Thanks for visiting.

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Every Picture Tells a Story

Created this layout for the monthly Unity challenge using their June SMAK called This Right Here. I chose to use their Color Challenge 17 along with the set of stamps. I was inspired to make this layout by a video I watched this morning by Wilna Furstenberg for scrapping when your mojo has left the building. Amazingly, she helped me out. The coloring was done primarily with Gelatos, the stamps are all by Unity, the background paper is from Lucky Charm by American Crafts and the embellishments are all from my stash. Thanks for looking. I'm so happy to finally make SOMETHING with Unity products. I do love them all!