WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

First off I wanted to say I was sorry for announcing the winner a little late.
I had a few hiccups with my computer
And I am very thankful
to have someone special to fix it

I want to thank everyone for visiting my blog and joining me for my week with 

Growing in Unity

Unity Stamp company.

I loved all your comments

And appreciate every one of them

They really are all so uplifting and encouraging.

so

THANK YOU!!

Also a Big thank you to all who follow my blog.
It really means a lot to know you want to know what I am posting.
and that I may have inspired you one way or another.

A recap from this past week
Day1

Day 2

 Day 3

Day 4

And Day 5

 I hope you take something with you from this last week.
I hope I encouraged or inspired you to
go and make something great.
It doesnt matter if it is something you have never done
before.  Just as long as you try.

Now for what you all have been waiting for.....
I took how many comments I had for all 5 days
which was 121
I felt that gave everyone who commented on all 5 days
5 chances.
The more chances the better right.....
So here we are with
The Winner of 2 itty bitty stamps from the Unity Stamp Company
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And that means the WINNER is....

Robin N November 12, 2014 at 3:00 PM

Amy!!! I love this,,,I keep saying I want to try, but have been too nervous great job

Congratulations Robin!!!

If you would please contact me

And let me know your selections and address

as soon as possible

I will get the info over to Unity Stamp Co 

so you can get your prize.

 

I want to again thank all of you and Unity Stamp Co.

See you again really soon.

Big Hugs

Amy

Growing in Unity Day5

I am sad to say

Today is the last day of my week with GIU.

What a week it has been.

I have had a lot of fun sharing my projects with you,

And your comments have been very touching and encouraging.

If you are just now joining us 

and you are not familiar with Unity Stamp Co.

Then check them out here.

and their blog here.

Also check out below for details on how to win 2 Itty Bitty stamps

from Unity.

Today I made another card for you, this time using Every Breath.

I used a few papers from my stash.

Bo Bunny, Authentique and DCWV.

All these papers seemed to just flow together.

After layering them out, I liked them

I added some letters to make out the word

Wish....

This stamp reminds me of making wishes as we blew on the 

dandelions when we were kids.

Oh to be a kid again.

I then found a couple neat wooden stars that fit perfect 

and decided to have a few hanging with bakers twine.

I thought it turned out cute.

I stamped my image using Tim Holtz distress paint

and added a few brushes of the paint to the sides of my card.

I hope you enjoyed my card today.

Thank you for joining me this week and leaving comments

They are really appreciated.

Also if you would follow my blog

I would really appreciate that too.

But it is not necessary to win.

I just really hope you would.

To be in the running to win you need to comment on any of the posts from this week.  The more you comment the more chances you have to win.  I am giving you all until Saturday night at midnight to comment and I will choose a winner on Sunday.

So go comment away and Good luck.

A big shout out to Unity for letting me be 

the Growing in Unity Girl

this week.

Thank you so very much.

I had so much fun doing this.

Your stamps are amazing and inspiring.

They are so easy to create with and made this week 

Awesome.

Thank you everyone for joining me this week.

I will see you in a couple days to announce the winner.

 HUGS

Amy

I am also entering this card in the Simon Says Stamp blog Wednesday challenge: http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/  

 

Growing in Unity Day 4

Welcome back Crafty friends.

Another day with Unity

If you have not been following along this week 

make sure you go and comment on my blog every day this week to be in the running for

an awesome Unity Prize.  

If your not familiar with Unity go check them out here

And their blog here

You will be glad you did.

Unity is a wonderful company.

For today's project I wanted again to do something different.

I decided to make a couple tags for you today.

For my Tags, I used Simply Fabulous Peacock & Key to Today Unity Stamps

 

For my Peacock stamp, I started out with some

Brights AC Card stock

Stamped my Image and added a touch of color to it.

It's a beautiful stamp and really doesn't need a whole lot added to still be beautiful

I decided to make this one two toned to make it pop a little more.

Added some bakers twine and a few gems at the bottom.

For my other Tag.

I used AC Card Stock Primary's

Stamped Some marble for a back ground

Stamped The Key to Today image

For a Distressed look

I added some color to the sides with Tim Holtz Distress paint- black soot

 And of course you cant have a tag with out some Bakers twine

Since I had these cute little key embellishments I added one to spice it up a bit

Here is a side view

Again here is both Tags together.

 

 Thank you for stopping by again today.

Again... For a chance to win 2 Itty Bitty Stamps from Unity Stamp Co.

Make sure you comment each day this week here on my blog.

I will choose 1 lucky commenter to win.

The more you comment, the better your chances

Good luck to all of you

And Thank you for the comments so far, They mean so much.

See you all tomorrow for another fun day with Unity 

And some more  inspiration

HUGS

Amy  

 

GUI Day 3

Welcome to another day with Growing in Unity.

If you have been following along this week you know the drill.

If not here are the details.  

All week long I am posting a project using Unity stamps.

There is a Giveaway which gives you the chance to win

2 Itty Bitty stamps from Unity.

More details at the end of the post on how to win.

If you are not familiar with Unity, Go check them out here.

And their blog here.

Today is a special post for me, since my project is also posted on the Unity blog.

How fun is that??  

I think it is pretty cool myself.

So today I wanted to share a little something special.

I have been getting more into make Canvas Art lately.

So Today my Project is a Canvas using a few chosen Unity stamps.

Since I love Butterflies almost as much as I do Tigers.

And Unity makes so many cute butterfly stamps.

I decided to pull them all together with a few inspirational stamps

for my project today.

I used

Written in the Wings

Grow your Wings

Butterfly Effect

Jump Rope

God's timing is perfect

and

Make the past the past

I started out with a blank canvas and painted away with Acrylic paint,

I added some marble texture using Stampendous block marble stamp for my background.

I started stamping away using stamp pads as well as Tim Holtz Distress Paints(Black soot & Antique Linen)

I added some Hazel and Ruby tissue paper

and topped it off with some Hydrangea flowers by Prima and few Recollection flowers too.

My last touch was adding pearl stickers.

 I hope you like my project today and I hope it inspires you to spread your wings a little and try something new.  Dont be afraid to try something you have not tried before.

We are all artists one way or another.

Get out there and just do it.

You never know, 

You might just find your calling.

For your chance to win 2 Itty Bitty stamps from Unity.  All you have to do is comment each day here on my blog.  At the end of the week, I will choose a lucky commenter to win win win.

If you want to go back and comment here is

Day 1

&

Day 2

And dont forget to comment on this post too.

Come back for Day 4 and day 5 as well.

The more you comment the better your chances.

Thank you for stopping by.

I hope I was able to inspire you today.

If I did... Go follow me here on my blog.

See you tomorrow for more GIU.

HUGS 

Amy

GIU - Day 2

Hello Crafty Friends.

Today is Day 2 of my Growing in Unity spotlight

 Today's Project is a card I made using a stamp that seems to inspire me on a different level.

 I love this stamp and it really could be used for so many different things.

You can create Masculine or feminine cards with this stamp and that is a plus in my book.

The stamp is Marah Love by Unity & Marah Johnson

If you are not familiar with Unity Stamp Co.  You are missing out.  Head over and
check them out here.
And for more inspiration check out their blog too. 
Remember there is a chance to win by commenting here.
So don't forget to leave some love every day this week.

And for my project today:
I started with a texture base from the mother nature collection by Ruby Rock it.
Added some cool scrap paper from my stash.
I stamped on brown cardstock for a better look and added some hemp cord to add a little fun to my card.
 

Now for your chance to win 2 Itty Bitty stamps from Unity.
Comment each day this week right here on my blog and
the Awesome Unity stamp Co.  Has given me the chance to give on lucky commenter a prize.
YAY!  We all love prizes.  So go comment away and Good luck
Thank you for all the comments so far. 
They mean so much.
I hope I have Inspired you today.
See you tomorrow with a new project
using Unity stamps.
And you wont want to miss it.
I promise.
HUGS
Amy

GIU - Day 1

Good morning Crafty friends.

Today I am excited to say this week I get to be the Growing in Unity Girl

for the Unity Stamp Company.

This week is going to be a really fun week filled with a ton of inspiration using

Unity Stamps. 

From now until Friday I will be posting every day a project I made.

On Friday I will get to choose 1 person to win 2 itty bitty stamps from the Unity Company

So make sure you stop by every day and check out some awesome projects.

More on how to win at the end of the post.

If you are not familiar with the Unity stamp company then you need to go check them out Here.

Their stamps are just too darn Awesome.

And check out their blog here.

For my first project this week, I decided to make a card for a friend.

I used my "Whispering Willow" stamp for my card.

Since it is still Fall weather, I wanted a few fall colors.

I picked So fun Bo Bunny paper and stamped my whispering willow on it.

I then added some DCWV paper for a lil green touch and a little green from some fun ribbon I had in my stash.  

I decided to embellish it some with Petaloo flowers for added fall color. 

 

I hope you enjoyed my card today.

Remember to come back every day this week get inspired and enter for your chance to WIN...

To enter:

Just comment everyday this week on my blog and I will choose one lucky commenter to win

2 itty bitty stamps from Unity Stamps.

Good luck 

and

see you tomorrow.

HUGS

Amy

News-Good and Bad!!  

But one thing is for sure

I'M BACK!!!

Hi there my crafty friends.   I know it has been a while since I have posted anything.  But I have a good reason for doing so.  My husband and I separated back in November.  I know... It has been almost a year.  Wow.  Time flies.  But Our Divorce started in April.  So Things have been a little crazy since then.  Between Me having to find a new job and taking the first thing that flew my way so I can support my son who is 9 years old now.  It has been an adventure I kind of wish I did not go thru.  But I am.  So therefore.  What must happen, has to at this point.  We all dream of the days from long ago.  When two people supported their family and stayed together no matter what.  Well if you don't or didn't.. I sure did.  And that seemed to fall apart.  As my Husband went his separate way. I went through so many things I never thought I would.  And With the new job of working at a Factory, I have not been able to craft much or do anything else.  I never dreamed working at a factory was so exhausting nor destructing of ones body.  But it totally is.  And on top of things my body decided it could not handle some of the repetitive work.  So I ended up at the doctor.  My shoulder hurting so very badly.  I couldn't write for more than 5 mins.  I couldn't lift weights more than 2 lbs. And my poor shoulder would just pinch up when I tried to move it.  So now.  I have been on limited work until I get thru some physical therapy.  Which I have to say has been helping.  I now am not as tired cause I am on limited work.  And although I still hurt from standing 8 hours a day on a concrete floor.  I am happy to say... I am crafting and creating again. Although my Divorce is not final yet.  I decided.. I needed to get back in the world of blogging and share my art work with everyone.  Keep my blog up to date and maybe one day soon be doing more than I ever dreamed of in the craft and Art world.  I do have an interview on Tuesday, Which I am hoping will bring me more time to blog and create.  So wish me luck.

In the mean time.  I do want to share something I did do lately.  I entered a contest on the Plus Corporation of America Facebook page( https://www.facebook.com/pluscorporationofamerica ).  Although I did not win First place due to not enough votes.  I still wanted to share my project with all of you.  It is a canvas I painted and added details to using Plus Corporation's stamps.  The owl is so cute.  They make different kinds of stamps for different kinds of uses.  If you would like to check them out... here is there website: http://www.plus-america.com/craft/ . They carry office supply stamps as well as some crafty stuff. 

Here is my project.

And her is a close up of my flowers......

I used a variety of different products on this canvas.
Tim Holts Distress inks
Petaloo flowers
Plus Corporation roller stamps- The owl and the dots
Hazel and ruby tissue paper
Faber Castell Glass Bead glitter gel for texture. 
DCWV boo stickers and small card (which I actually cut in two decorated both sides of)
Plus Corporation's glue tape
Plus a few odds and ends things I had laying around. 

I hope you enjoyed my project.  I will be posting more in the near future.  Let me get my craft on and it will be posted.
I also would like to start testing products for companies.  If any companies would like me to test their products and write reviews on them.  I would be happy to do so.  or if you know a company that does this, just let me know.  I would really appreciate it.  HUGS to all my Craft friends.  See you again very soon.

Hugs

Amy

Let's play a game of catch up....

Let's play a game of catch up....  Shall we??

Hi my crafty friends.  

I have been taking a break for a little while.

A lot has gone on in this crazy land we call life.

I have moved into my house finally.  YAY!

But let me tell you moving is alot of work.

Also my computer's motherboard decided to go to mother board heaven. 

So now I have my good ole' laptop up and running until my computer is fixed.

But today.  I would like to share something I made for Valentines day.

Yes.  Way back then. 

(ok.  so really about a month ago.  Not so long ago.)

I made a card  and tag using My Mind Eye: Lost and Found Record it Heirloom collection

Supplies I used for tag: 

Tim Holtz distress paint

Thermo Web super tape

Ranger Dylusions 9X12 Stencil

Fancy Pants Designs Stencil cards Family set Artist addition

Love Bug Creations Simply Red and black crinkle ribbon

Supplies for card:

MME collection

Jillibean soup Rockin Red corrugated sheet

Sp & Company Stamp- arrow (background)

Fiskars heart punch

Washi Tape from my stash

Queen & Co. Pearls- classy red.

I also wanted to add that My term with Parade your Crafts/The Paper Parade

Is no longer.  I feel and send my deepest sympathy's to Lisa as she had a hard decision to make to closed down shop for personal reasons.  Lisa, You are so very amazing and I had the time of my life crafting for you.  You always will be in my prayers and a great friend.  Sending hugs to you.

As we all close one door.  We will open plenty others.

I will continue to try my hand at other design teams.  

I hope all of you will find time to visit me as I continue on my crafty Journey.

Thanks for stopping by.

HUGS

AMY