GIU Girl for Unity Stamps - Day 2

Here we are on day 2, and I'm featuring stamps from the Unity Stamp Company all week.    Today's project puts a spotlight on the the Exclusive Stamp of the Week Membership, featuring Pumpkin Greetings.

Last year, for my mom's birthday, I bought her a 3 month membership to the Unity Stamp of the Week Club, and this is one of the stamps she received, designed by Angie Blom.   Each week, a new stamp set arrives and you can purchase past "Stamps of the Week" as well, but only if you're a member of this Exclusive club.

Obviously, I selfishly hacked her stash, to make this card.  You could say, maybe I had ulterior motives when I bought her birthday gift?  Haha, ok, so I totally did have ulterior motives!  She loves to make cards too, so it was a win-win as we would craft side by side at her house.

As you can see, I did not use the sentiment included with this kit, but instead, did a little hand lettering of my own on vellum, just to mix it up a bit.  I've colored my pumpkins and hand lettered word with my Tombow dual brush markers and used a waterbrush on my pumpkins as well, to dilute the color here and there.  My papers are from the DCWV Spiced Cider stack and I've embellished with burlap string, scrap ribbon, buttons and twine.

Get more information on the Unity Stamp Company Stamp of the Week Membership, here.

Leave a comment each day, Monday through Friday and your name will be thrown in the pot to win one of 2 prizes, a grab bag of 25 random Unity Stamps.  Thanks for stopping by.  

Tomorrow, it's all about glitter, black and gold.  Check back!

#unitystampco #unitystamps #unitystampcompany #stampoftheweek #stamps #wavingmywand #pumpkin #pumpkingreetings #card #DIY #craft #scrapbook #tombow #tombowusa #dcwv #dcwvinc #terriburson #cre8time #autumn #Fall #seasonal #thanksgiving #october #spicedcider #november #thankful #gratitude

WINNER WINNER! Blogiversary Grand Prize!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped celebrate my big Blogiversary event.  I especially would like to thank We R Memory Keepers and American Crafts for donating the Fuse, and Carri at DoubleClick Skittles for donating the fun bubble embellishment set.

Special acknowledgement goes to some of the companies who make the other favorite things I'm giving away:  ADORNit, May Arts Ribbon, Tombow, Unity Stamps

If you've been getting notifications from my Event page on Facebook, then you know my outline for choosing a winner, from all comments left on the blogiversary posts, at all my social media sites, and those who left hashtag #wavingmywandblog .  I've used random.org to select the winner and that is #119 who actually commented over on the week one post of my Instagram page.

Congratulations to:

#119 Justyolie

She will receive the We R Memory Keepers brand new Fuse, a trio pack of DoubleClick Skittles bubble embellishments, a grab bag of Unity Stamps, 5 yards of May Arts Ribbon from my personal stash, a brand new set of Tombow Dual Brush markers (Bright Collection) and a selection of Adornit Art Play Paintables.

Thank you everyone for celebrating with me.  I wish I could really express my gratitude and give every one of you a prize.  A thank you and a universal hug will have to do!

Terri from Waving My Wand

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#wermemorykeepers #americancrafts #mayartsribbon #ribbonresource #adornit #unitystamps #tombow #doubleclickconnect #skittles #cre8time #fuse #blogiversary #artplayaday

Blogiversary Event Final Week! New prizes + a Weekly Giveaway!

 I'm a little behind this week, as life has been super duper crazy.  However, I'm here now and adding 2 more prizes to the Grand prize package to celebrate my month long Blogiversary event!

Today, I'm adding a selection of ADORNit Art Play Paintables

and

5 yards (various selections) of May Arts Ribbon from my own personal stash.  Yummy!

I'm also giving away another weekly prize, valued at $10 or more.  To qualify for this weeks' prize I'm asking everyone to visit Adornit and The Ribbon Resource (May Arts Ribbon's online retail store) on Facebook.

Comment on their FB pages and say "Waving My Wand sent me"

Click here: The Ribbon Resource on Facebook and comment

Click here: ADORNit on Facebook and comment

If you're not on Facebook, visit any of the other social media sites for ADORNit or The Ribbon Resource, leave the same comment on any post and add this hashtag: #wavingmywandblog

Good luck!  This weekly giveaway ends at midnight on 8/31/15.

#cre8time #adornit #mayartsribbon #ribbonresource #unitystamps #tombow #wrmk #wermemorykeepers #americancrafts #skittles

Blogiversary Party Week 3 and More Prizes!

Hello crafty friends.  It's week 3 of my Blogiversary celebration and this week I'm adding a couple more of my favorite things to the Grand Prize Package, which currently includes:

We R Memory Keepers Fuse

Tombow Dual Brush markers

and now I'm adding:

a grab bag of stamps from the Unity Stamp Company

 and

3 bags of Skittles bubble embellishments from DoubleClick Skittles

 

These are all some of my very favorite things and I'm so happy to share them with you.  I'll be adding more favorite things each week and focusing on a different social media each week.  This week, it's all about my blog.  Enter the Rafflecopter giveaway below to qualify for the weekly prize, valued at $10 or more.  Who knows what I'll throw in! 

Before you go.... would you be a friend and click the Friend Connect Button on my right sidebar and follow?  Thank you!

 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

New Challenge at DoubleClick Skittles - Ocean + a Winner

Welcome back to another DoubleClick Connections Challenge

Challenge #26 is: Ocean

July 8 - July 21

**Via Random.org, Congratulations to the winner of my Skittles Craft space Challenge:

Kim from kimsscrapbookaddiction - Kim, please email your contact info to me at momtojeb@gmail (dot) com.  You have 7 days to respond or forfeit prize.

I'm so excited about this challenge!  It's my first "official" project created for DoubleClick Skittles, as a new design team member.   My initial idea was to create an underwater scene with fish swimming around and lots and lots of bubbles!  Another first? I decided to try my hand at no-line watercoloring.  I chose to make a display piece which would be so fun in a child's bedroom, or even an ocean or sea themed bathroom.

A quick technique tip: create extra" bubbles" by dropping droplets of water from a paintbrush onto the water colored surface, allow to sit for a few minutes, then blot with a paper towel.   This works best with distress inks. 

I used Sailboat Blue Skittles as well as the Summer release which is, for all intense purposes, sold out already!  You can visit the store and/or email Carri.  She may have 1 or 2 sets left.  At $3.75 for the entire release, they don't last long, but you can still purchase some of the individual colors; Strawberry, Banana and Blue Raspberry here:  

DoubleClick Skittles Store

(paypal accepted)

  

An unexpected feature of my Skittles?  My Blue Raspberry looks lavender on the pink section of my watercolored paper.  Cool!  

Another tip technique?  I used some mesh ribbon and "burned" it a bit with my heat embossing tool so it looks like fish net.

Some other features on my card are a heat embossed sentiment and some stenciling on my base card background.   But, I've got to say, the Skittles look so fabulous bubbling up out of my fishy's mouth!

Head on over to the DoubleClick Connections Blog to link up to the challenge.  Be sure and check out the rules to qualify for the prize being offered.

Thanks for your comments!



Sharing my project at these challenges as well:

Craft Stamper July Challenge Take A Stamp Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #269 Anything Goes

Unity Stamp Co Friends With Flair

Amusing Challenge Anything Goes July

Additional supplies: 

May Arts Ribbon 1.5" white tulle

Tombow Dual Brush Pens

Ranger White embossing powder

Versamark

White gel pen

Lil' Inker Designs Oval Stitched Frame Die

Unity Stamp Co Fishy Philosophy stamps

TCW Stencil Sea Bubbles

Rules for the challenge:
Skittles are not required to enter this challenge 
One entry per person
No back linking
Must follow theme
When linking up use your project link not your blog link
Must Link back to this challenge and reference DoubleClick Skittles
Be A follower of DoubleClick and leave a comment after linking up 
Visit and Comment on the Guest Designer post
Prize is open to US residents only but anyone can enter



#skittles #doubleclickconnection #mayartsribbon #tombow #unitystamps #ranger #cre8time #sea #ocean #summer #tcw

Get Well Card With Watercolored Faux Die Cut

 I shared this handmade image the other day, making it for a special friend who was in the hospital.  Today, I put it together for this lovely get well card.    I think it's so bright and cheery and would make anyone's day, don't you?  I hope my friend loves it.  I call it a faux die cut.  It's not really a die cut, but it looks like one, right?  No fancy machine required, just the hands that God gave me.  ;)

 You can read all about how I made this watercolored image with my Tombow Dual Brush pens here, and how you can make one too:  http://wavingmywand.blogspot.com/2015/06/create-your-own-watercolor-die-cut.html

To put this together, I used an A2 Core'dinations card from the Bright collection and added a sheet of glitter mesh that I picked up at the Scrapbook Expo last year.  I made some leaves out of May Arts Ribbon white silky crushed ribbon and inked it green with my Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalk ink in Limeade.  Next, I added some orange striped May Arts Ribbon and some Skittles embellishments which are not yet released, but you get a sneak peek today!  This is all held together with Tombow Power Bond adhesive runner and foam squares. 

Hope you're on the mend Deb.  This card is for you!

I plan on entering this card into several challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Dots" 

Unity Stamp Company Friends With Flair

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!

Butterflies Take Flight Get Well Card

I have a friend getting ready to undergo surgery, so I made this card to send her and am also playing along with the Unity Stamp Co Be Inspired Challenge.  I've chosen the color challenge but you can also do the sketch or layout challenge.

I opted to watercolor the sentiment and build around that.  This sentiment is from the 9/13 Kit of the Month, titled "Happiness has no limit" and the watercolored leaves are from that kit as well.  This was colored on Strathmore Bristol #140 watercolor paper using my Tombow Dual Brush Pens.  I painted the frame edge with Folkart Paint and added liquid pearls in Platinum Pearl.

 

 

Those fun butterflies taking flight?  May Arts Ribbon, including the string butterfly that's embellished with a large enamel dot.   Also, the sentiment was stamped with Memento London Fog ink and then traced over with a gray Tombow pen to enhance, and finished off with clear Wink of Stella glitter pen.

I'm also linking up to these challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge- Favorite Technique (watercolor)

Unity Stamps Friends With Flair

Additional Supplies: Fab Scraps striped paper, doily from Hobby Lobby, Tombow Power Bond adhesive runner, foam squares, Word script strip from Farmhouse Papers, We R Memory Keepers large enamel dot, 6x6 white card The Paper Studio

 

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!

#cre8time #unitystamps #mayartsribbon #tombow #ranger #decoart #challenge #card #getwell #ssswchallenge #wrmk

3 Minute Stamped Card with Washi Tape

I've been a fan of Unity Stamps for years and one of my favorite designers, is Lisa Arana.  When I saw that she created this new sentiment kit, Thanks Above & Beyond, I knew it would be added to my collection. 

I really struggle with CAS cards.  I'm always wanting to add more, but, I really tried to keep this simple.  My goal was to create a quick but pretty card in under 5 minutes. 

I inked my stamp directly with Tombow Dual Brush pens, then added a few little extras to the stamped image, various green colors for the stems and tiny pink dots around the flowers.

Next, I added a strip of gold foil washi tape and sheer pink ribbon.

Here's a close-up.  I masked the sentiment to only stamp a part of the image.

 

 This card truly only took about 3 minutes to make.  I just might have to do more of these!  This is such a fabulous kit and I highly recommend you high-tail it over to Unity Stamps and grab it while it's on sale!

Linking to these challenges:

Unity Friends With Flair

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Spring Flowers 

Sweet Stamps #216 Challenge Flowers

One Sweet Challenge Spring Has Sprung

Eureka Stamps #135 Spring Challenge

Additional supplies:  Tombow dual brush pens from the Bright collection and Soda Shop collection, American Crafts sheer pink ribbon, Washi tape from Hobby Lobby St. Patrick's Day clearance, Tombow Mono Super Bond adhesive runner

#tombow #ssswchallenge #unitystamps #americancrafts #washi

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!

Speckled Egg Easter Cards + Free SVG file and Giveaway!

Here's my project for the Unity Stamp sponsored contest over at Mountain Plains Crafters.  We are so excited to take the time to recognize National Craft Month, and to have Unity Stamps join us by donating not just one prize, but two!  

Be sure you "like" MPC at the link above, and tag your friends on the pinned post to qualify for the prize.  One tagger, and their friend, will each win a grab bag of 25 stamps from the Unity Stamp

Company.  Awesome sauce!

For my project, I'm showing you how I made a set of fun Speckled Easter Egg Shaped cards.  I'm using 3 different Unity stamps today, and will share the links with you below.  If you are a Cricut Explore user, I'm happy to share the cutting file for you, as well.  It will be at the end of this post.

I started by creating an egg shaped card using my Cricut Explore and the online Design Space.  I placed a score line as well, to fold the card.  I also created the accompanying egg shaped panel for the front and inside of the card.  Once folded, I trimmed a flat edge on the bottom of my card so it would stand upright a little better.

Next, I have my Unity stamp called "Bubbly", from the Webster's Pages collection.  I'm going to directly apply ink using my Tombow Dual Brush pens from the Bright Collection.  After applying the ink, I will then spritz with water and apply to my white cardstock.  Repeat this several times to complete cover the egg.

Next, I'm adding a strip of washi tape onto white cardstock for a border on my egg.  You can simply trim a piece of colored cardstock if you'd rather.  

For the sentiment, I'm heat embossing on textured cardstock, using Versamark, Zing Aqua embossing powder and my heat tool.   I love this sentiment font.  It's from the Pretty Easter Finds set.

Here are a couple close-ups of the Speckled Egg cards.  Thanks so much to the Unity Stamp Company for sponsoring our giveaway for National Craft Month!

Now, here's the link for you to cut your own Easter Egg shaped cards with coordinating panels.  This can only be used with the Cricut Explore and the online Cricut Design Space that is only for the Explore.  

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/26114007  **Please note, before cutting, the mat size wanted to change to 12x24.  Just ignore and keep going, it cuts fine on 12x12.

Copy and paste this link into your address bar at the top of the screen.  It will take you directly to design space where you will then log in.  Be sure and save the file.  Enjoy!

Additional Supplies: Unity Sentiment from the "Feel Better Soon" kit (stamped inside card), Powder Puff Tahini chalk ink, Doodlebug Design glitter enamel dots, Bazill cardstock,  DCWV Quince Blossom cardstock (inside card)

#nationalcraftmonth #tombow #unitystamps #dcwv #easter #americancrafts #cricuteverywhere #cricut #svg

Unity Stamp Co GIU Blog Hop

  It's time for the 2nd GIU blog hop of 2015!

  (You should have arrived here from Lena's site) 

The Unity Stamp Company sent this lovely stamp set created by the illustrious artist, Phyllis Harris, titled "Brandy & Emma: Bubbles of Fun.  I'll admit, I'm a bit nervous as I'm not a Copic user and coloring is not a big skill set of mine.  However, I had an idea to go all "whimsical" with this set, and use what skills I do have.  That includes water coloring and the use of my Tombow Dual brush markers. 

 

I started with a wood panel and blender paper from ADORNit,

then covered with some washi tape.

Next, I embellished a wood phrase from Fancy Pants Design, by inking and adding bubbles.  I even dipped a sharpie cap into my ink pad and added more bubbles.  (Stamp below from Unity titled, "Bubbly")

I also stamped some little colorful bushes, using the Unity set "Insightful Meadows" and added some Flower Soft in "Meadow" for the green grass.

To add more bubbles, I simply masked the part of the stamp I didn't want to use.

Look close and you'll see that I made iridescent bubbles by tinting.  I'm sure it's been done before but I had the idea and went with it.  I used Ranger Glossy Accents, then ran my pink Tombow marker across an acrylic block, dipping a wet paintbrush into the mix and tinting the tops of my wet, glossy bubbles.  The picture below shows the bubbles after they've dried.  I love how it turned out!

So there you have it.  Lots of color, bubbles and extras to make this whimsical art piece.  Now, hop on over to Tenia's page to see what she cooked up! 

If you've missed someone along the way, here is the order of the hop:

Lena Nunn
Terri Burson
Tenia Nelson
Maria Levine
An'Jenic Gibson
Karen Nofziger
Carisa Zglobicki
Crystal Rodner

Be sure and comment at all the blogs for a chance to win a super prize....details here:

Unity Stamp Co GIU blog hop

Additional supplies: May Arts Ribbon pink raffia bow string, orange chevron ribbon and pink burlap string, Target washi tape, DecoArt Glamour Dust in Crystal, Tim Holtz distress ink Tumbled Glass, Tim Holtz distress ink Picket Fence dabber, Tombow dual brush pens from the Bright Collection, Le Marvy black ultra fine point pen, Memento ink London Fog, Cricut die cuts,  circle punch scrap paper, Freckled Fawn neon enamel dots, buttons from The Scrapbook Princess (maker unknown), Ranger blending tool, Ranger Adirondack black ink,  Strathmore 300 series 140 lb watercolor paper, Tombow mono adhesive super bond, Prima Marketing flowers, My Favorite Things rolled scallop flower die, Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments paper (rolled flowers), Tulip gold fabric paint

#unitystamps #nationalcraftmonth #tombow #mayartsribbon #cre8time #decoart #cricut

Vintage Guy Birthday card

As many card markers do, I have lots of scraps, in all shapes and sizes.  We crafters are a thrifty lot and we save EVERYTHING!   I decided to dive into the archives to make this manly card for a customer.  I've used bits of Teresa Collins Vintage Finds papers along with some other scrap pieces.  The stamping, inside and out, is from the Unity Stamp Co Birthday Jubilee kit and the ink I chose for today is Colorbox in Saddle.  It was the perfect shade to match the vintage background.

To embellish, I added some May Arts Ribbon natural burlap string and Studio Calico Woodgrain enamel dots, along with the burlap bird sticker from Little Yellow Bicycle.  And, that's a wrap!

 

Additional supplies: Pop Dots, Tombow Xtreme adhesive runner, We R Memory Keepers yellow striped cardstock from the SHINE 12x12 stack.

 

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!

He Is Risen Easter card

Today, I'm sharing a set of Easter cards that I made for a customer.  This card is a combination of stamping, in addition to font writing with my Cricut Explore.

One of the best features of the Cricut Explore, is the ability to add text in numerous choices of fonts.   Not only does Cricut have a great selection of fonts, but I can download free fonts from numerous sites and pull them up as system fonts, in the Cricut Design Space.   I'm an avid stamper but sometimes, I have the need for a specific quote or phrase that is not in my stamp collection.

 

Another fabulous thing that I love about my Cricut Explore, is the dual accessory mount.  There's one mount for the blade and and a mount for the pen.  But guess what?  I didn't use a Cricut pen for this design.  You will quickly find out that other pens work as well.  Believe it or not, this is a Crayola slim line marker.  Yes, I raided my son's old stash of Crayola markers to find some that fit my Explore.

The Design Space online is only for the Cricut Explore and they've just come out with a new app for the IPAD so you can design with even greater convenience.  How cool is that?  Unfortunately, I don't have an IPAD but they are working on an app for Android as well.  One of the features that is still to come is the shadow feature.  I decided to outline the font below by hand, for added dimension, but I'm looking forward to the shadow feature so I won't have to outline by hand.  Of course, some fonts have that feature already built in, but the free font that I used below, did not.

 

Lastly, let me mention the stamp used today.  The cross is from the Unity Stamp Company, and is called "Saved".  I used distress ink and Tombow dual brush markers to color the vine.  I also shaded the paper with chalk ink.

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Additional Supplies: Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalk ink, Tim Holtz distress ink Brushed Corduroy, Tombow dual brush markers Bright collection, Bo Bunny Rose Café cardstock, The Paper Studio dark collection core cardstock (purple), Tombow Xtreme adhesive runner

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!


#cre8time #easter #heisrisen #unitystamps #chalk #quickquotes #cricutexplore #cricut #font

Birthday card set

I've worked up a fun set of birthday cards by customer request.  She wanted some cards for her small granddaughters and some all purpose birthday cards for adults.  I decided to incorporate all the same fun papers, yet putting a different spin on each.

I'm all about scrapping with what I have these days, so I used some background paper that I've had awhile.  You know when you've had it so long, that the cover somehow becomes separated?  Haha.  So I'm not sure the maker of the festive, fireworks-like design, but the smaller striped and polka dot elements are We R Memory Keepers Inked Rose pad, one of my favorites.

On some of the cards, I went ahead and edged with Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalk ink.  The sentiments were inked with Colorbox Pigment ink.  All of the stamped images are from the Unity Stamp Company.  The yellow bakers twine is from May Arts Ribbon.

Here, I've used some Stickles glitter glue on the lollipop.

This card also has glitter glue and DecoArt Paper Effects in Pink for the "frosting" on the cake.  The candles were colored with Tombow Dual Brush pens.

The panels are popped up with pop dots on the last two cards.

Get busy, and make use of your stash!

COLORBOX CAT EYE INK

Additional supplies: Unity Stamp Co Birthday Jubilee sentiment kit, Sucks to get old and Cake Wishes kit stamp sets, gemstones, Tombow Xtreme adhesive runner, Ranger Black Adirondack ink, Quick Quotes yellow and purple chalk ink, Memento London Fog ink, Stickles Crystal and yellow glitter glue, Tombow Bright dual brush pens

#cre8time #mayartsribbon #unitystamps #quickquotes #decoart #tombow #glitter

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission. I only participate in the affiliate programs linked above because they are products that I use and love. Your purchase price is not affected in any way, by using my links.  Thank you for your support and helping me keep my content free!