Unity Blog Hop 07.10.14!

We’re hopping along on this HOT July day with some NEW Itty-Bitty stamp sets AND there’s a new Unity {be inspired} Challenge which includes an inspiration color photo, a card sketch, and a scrapbook layout sketch! 

Let’s start with a layout I made using this month’s scrapbook layout sketch as inspiration from the {be inspired} challenge. This picture of me and my husband, Rodney, was taken on our wedding day. Saturday will be our nine-year wedding anniversary. I was feeling very sentimental about the date and thought I’d reminisce about our kiss all over again. Rodney has been the best-est husband and friend to me. He’s kind-hearted, funny, forgiving, generous, talented, crazy, laid-back, and is never irritated or frustrated with the craziness I seem to thrive from--that’s saying a lot--trust me!  He takes good care of me. On any given day, he’s interested in my theories and opinions and makes me giggle—that’s important.  Best of all, I know my husband has my back and what we have is a loving partnership with an amazing family. That doesn’t mean I always agree with him AND I know he doesn’t agree with me either, but we respect each other. I’m proud of him. He’s my one and only.

Okay, enough of the mushiness! G-ROSS!

On the above layout, I used the new sentiment kit, Wish with Your Heart; this month’s SMAK Kit, All in the Numbers; the Hashtag kit that debuted last month, and one of the new Itty-Bitty sets you could get FREE just for SHOPPING through the weekend at Unity. I also was inspired to get busy making a card using the card sketch from this month’s {be inspired} challenge.On the above card I used this month’s Layers of Life Kit, Becoming Who I Am; the new sentiment kit (preview above), and the flowers are from this month’s Kit of the Month, Beautiful – Inside and Out. AND REMEMBER:

EVERY MONTH Unity has a NEW CHALLENGE and chooses a WINNER from the PREVIOUS MONTH! If you win, you get to HOP with the Unity Design Team for our next {be INSPIRED} Challenge AND win a bunch of FABULOUS Unity goodies I’m not done—I got a couple more scrapbook layouts to share with you. I was in the mood to just SCRAP a couple of recent photos that caught my attention. When the mood strikes, scrapping happens. I LOVE it when that happens. This is a layout using a picture of my daughter on her recent trip to Yosemite. She amazes me, what can I say? I love hanging out with her and learning how she experiences HER life. She’s SUPER cool.

Again, I used this month’s Kit of the Month (preview above), the Hashtag kit (preview above), and one of the NEW Itty-Bitty stamp sets you can get for FREE just for shopping Unity this weekend! This is the last one—I PROMISE! 

When your children become adults and fly from the coop, especially sons, you just don’t hear from them as much as you’d like to. Living their life just gets in the way. Harshly put, but it’s the truth. This is my son, Jake, who I rarely get pictures of anymore—he’s just SUPER busy living his life and I’m so proud he’s doing just that.  A couple of weeks ago, he posted this selfie on Instagram/Facebook and I couldn’t have been happier!  He’s wearing his new suit at work and he’s SO handsome!

On this layout, I used the new Layers of Life kit (preview above), the new sentiment kit (preview above), and the Gina & Me stamp set that debuted last month. Thank you all so much for spending your time perusing my creations and leaving me such positive comments during the hops. My hope is that I inspire YOU to use Unity stamps!  If you ever have questions regarding my creative process or crafty items or tools that I use along the journey, PLEASE leave me your questions in the comments. I DO read them and would love to share information with YOU!

Now onto the IMPORTANT stuff!

We have TWO amazing Unity filled prize packages to giveaway (Unity sign not included).  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 on the Unity blog: http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/ 

Be 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).

Click on the next picture below to be taken to the next blog in the hop for some Unity inspiration!