Unity Blog Hop 05.01.14!

We’re hopping on the first Thursday of May, which happens to be the first day of a NEW month! There’s a new Kit of the Month, SMAK Kit, and Layers of Life Kit plus a TON of new releases. Wow-wee!  With all of these new releases on the very first day of a new month, it was hard to sleep.  I’m not kidding—I was counting stamps instead of sheep. 

Today I’ve put together a coffee cup treat bag featuring one of the NEW ANGIEgirls that were released last week, a cute little shaped card I made in Silhouette Studio featuring one of Phyllis Harris’s NEW releases, and a page for my thrift store art journal planner using one of the NEW Suzi Blu stamps coupled with the NEW Exclusive {ang.mag.} Kit, and the NEW SMAK Kit.

Let’s start with the coffee cup treat bag!The treat bag features a new ANGIEgirl named Ellie. She’s adorable, and just like me, she loves something hot with a good book!

(clicking on the image will take you to the product page at Unity)Here’s another view of the treat bag, a little more from the side. You can see that the treat bag holds two k-cup style coffee cups. This would be a great idea for a librarian, a hostess gift for a book club, a book lover, bookstore owner, etc. Heck, it’s just cute to give anyone!

Other Coffee Cup Treat Bag Supplies 

Patterned paper from Azure Collection Kit from digitalprojectlife.com

All print-and-cut items were printed and cut using Matte Photo Paper by Staples/Silhouette Cameo/Hewlett Packard Photosmart B8550.

Coffee cup treat bag and labels were purchased through the Silhouette America Online Store

Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folder, Hugs & Kisses, on label

3D Zots were placed under Ellie and the label

Let’s move on to the welded shape card I made in Silhouette Studio. Do you like to weld shapes to make cards using Silhouette Studio? I do. Customization makes me happy.  This new stamp by Phyllis Harris captures the kid in me.  As soon as I saw it, I had to get started making a card.

Other Supplies for Card

Project Life cards from Maggie Holmes Styleboard Mini Kit and bits and pieces from Azure Collection Kit from digitalprojectlife.com

All print-and-cut items were printed and cut using Matte Photo Paper by Staples/Silhouette Cameo/Hewlett Packard Photosmart B8550.

3D Zots were placed under the little girl and the butterfly

A zigzag stitch using brown embroidery thread was applied just under the sentiment using my Singer Futura

Now onto a new page for my thrift store art journal planner—are you still with me? With this, I got the opportunity to work with a new Suzy Blu stamp.  I’m SO happy she’s back and I can’t wait to play with ALL of her new releases—YIPPEE!  They are just perfect for adding an artful sensation to a card, a project, and PERFECT for art journals. LOOK! I I also used a stamp from the BRAND NEW Exclusive {ang.mag.} Kit,  Beautifully Confused. I LOVE the sentiments in that kit AND it’s got a great big heart, too. The brushstrokes near the bottom were added using the brush-like stamp from this month’s awesome SMAK Kit.

(clicking on the images will take you to the product page at Unity)

 

Other Supplies for Thrift store Art Journal Planner Page

Repurposed planner from Thrift store

Spring Fling Paper Set by Nancie Rowe Janitz available at snapclicksupply.com

All print-and-cut items were printed and cut using Matte Photo Paper by Staples/Silhouette Cameo/Hewlett Packard Photosmart B8550.

3D Zots were placed under the girl

Gathered Twigs Distress Marker by Tim Holtz

We have TWO amazing Unity filled prize packages to giveaway.  Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win.  The winners will be announced Saturday night by Joslyn Nielson on the Unity blog. 

Remember, it’s Thursday!

Make sure you take advantage of Unity’s latest promotion by clicking the graphic below which is just like a magical portal that will take you away to Unity Stamp Company where you can SHOP—SHOP--SHOP!SALE STARTS AT NOON CENTRAL TIME PLEASE share your lovely creations on Facebook with the Unity {show & tell) Facebook group. Lots of us check-in there daily (I check in several times daily—I’m addicted to inspiration).

Link:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/434773279941105/

Erin is up next—she’s super cute and I LOVE her style!  Click on her adorable picture below to be taken to her blog for some Unity inspiration. Have fun hoppin’ on this glorious May day!

pssst . . . check back tomorrow on the Unity Blog (and this blog) for a free treat from me.