Pixscan Technology with Unity Stamps

I’ve posted a new StampTech video to YouTube showing you how I use Silhouette’s NEW Pixscan mat with my iPhone 4S and Silhouette Cameo to cut around stamped images, particularly Unity Stamp Company stamped images. 

These stamped images were wet embossed onto watercolor paper and were colored using Distress Markers and Inktense pencils. The watercolor paper is FILLED with stamped images.

This new technology is pretty miraculous. Take a look!

In the above video, we cover Silhouette’s Pixscan technology with my iPhone 4S and I show the trace and offset tools in Silhouette Studio for stamp-to-cut success!

“Wishing You Happiness” Unity SOTW

Above is a picture of a card I put together using this awesome Stamp of the Week available at Unity Stamp Company, August 24-30, 2014.

Clean and simple cards have been all the rage the past few years and sending them to friends and loved ones can be much easier than the bulky dimensional cards. Right? Sometimes, though, I’m inspired by a stamp to build a card from the stamp up and then out.

Do you know what I mean?

This week’s Stamp of the Week made me a card builder using layers, dimension, folds, pop dots, glossy accents, embossing folders, etc. I tried to stop after a couple of layers but I just kept building a card to showcase this fancy bird. It’s pretty fancy and deserves the attention I think. It’s SO fun to color.

I’ve included a very QUICK video for dimensional demonstration purposes only.  I just couldn’t capture the dimension of the above card with my camera.

It’s quick, I promise, under 30 seconds.

Watch video to see the dimension and layers of the above card in all of its glory!

There are only TWO days left to add this BEAUTIFULLY detailed Stamp of the Week to your crafty stash.

I have no doubt it will make YOU and others very happy.

For more information on becoming a Stamp of the Week member, please click here.

NEW Love Story at Digital Project Life!

Stampin’ Up’s (Project Life) Love Story Edition became available this week at Digital Project Life!

I used this new kit to document a recent picture of Brandi’s & Max’s love story. Love—it’s all in the details—right down to the shoes you both may wear. I adore this picture of their shoe style!

This edition of Project Life is designed in a whimsical watercolor style in a black, gray, and white color palette. It's classic, elegant, and perfect for your perfect love story.

The Love Story Edition includes

• 52 3x4 filler cards in PNG format
• 80 3x4 journaling cards in PNG format
• 24 4x4 cards in PNG format
• 38 4x6 cards in PNG format
• 10 4x6 title cards in PNG format
• 80 PNG stamps
• 30 SVG stamp designs
• 8.5x11 PDFs with all of the cards for easy printing.

Stampin' Up Colors: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Whisper White

(clicking on the image will take you to the product page)

What are you waiting for? Document your love story!

Unity Blog Hop 08.21.14!

Welcome to this week’s hop!

Yep--It’s Thursday and that means another Unity Blog Hop with NEW RELEASES!

First up is a tag set I made using Artist Susan Weckesser’s NEW release this week at Unity.

These new images by Susan Weckesser are a stamper’s dream!

(Also used on the above tags are bits and pieces from “Journal Your Art Out” kits by Nancie Rowe Janitz.)

AND . . .

Also releasing this week is a FULL sheet of brand new Halloween stamps by Joslyn Nielson!

They’re BOO-tiful!

Now onto some cardmaking AND using your Project Life supplies!

On these next three cards, I used this month’s Kit of the Month, “Summer Collapsed into Fall”, with some Project Life cards (DIY Shop Value Kit from Digital Project Life) as backgrounds.

If it’s quick and easy you want, it doesn’t get any better than this--try combining Unity sentiments and images with your Project Life cards!

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/

I TOLD you it was amazing!

Good luck to you ALL!

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).

Thank you all so much for hopping along with us and leaving positive comments. They are MUCH appreciated. 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.

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

Unity Blog Hop 08.07.14!

Welcome to this week’s hop!

School begins next week and we’ve been school shopping and prepping for the new academic year. I’m always super excited for their new year to begin—I can feel their excitement—BUT I’m gonna miss having them around.

Now that school is starting, Halloweentime is just around the corner.  The “trick or treat” label from this month’s kit of the month was calling my name (and so were the Twix, Snickers, Milky Way, etc).

The door hanger box and dimensional flowers are Silhouette cut files purchased through the Silhouette America Online Store and were cut from Silhouette’s chipboard and covered with cardstock/patterned paper. I can see lots of ghastly (but oh-so cute!) projects with that label on it—lots of use from that one.

This kit of the month is called “Summer Collapsed into Fall”.  From butterflies to witch hats, it’s full of fun for the seasons transition.

 

The little apple from the kit of the month was calling my name, too—just in time for school to start. One of the littles could present their teacher with a sticky note holder. Teachers always need those, don’t they?  The note holder is a Silhouette cut file purchased through the Silhouette America Online Store and was cut from Silhouette’s chipboard and covered with cardstock/patterned paper.

Now onto some much needed scrap time!

Last month we took a trip to the California State Fair in Sacramento for the day. In my opinion, the best part of the whole day was the petting zoo. Gwen and Raiden took their time and fed all the animals. One deer followed Gwen all around the zoo, and I was amazed by that. We see deer quite a bit where we live but you just can’t get near them. She enjoyed her time at the petting zoo with the friendly deer.

In the layout above, I used “Big Inspiration Big Words” that was released last week.

Also, I used “Wordy Buck” which is a NEW Release this week.

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/

Good luck to you ALL!

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).

Thank you all so much for hopping along with us and leaving positive comments. They are MUCH appreciated. 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.

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

Odds and Ends at Digital Project Life!

Yippee! Another gorgeous value kit at Digital Project Life on this beautiful Monday.

The Odds & Ends Value Kit is a mix of vintage designs and muted colors with the perfect balance of charm.

It will work nicely with your heritage photos or with your everyday photos.

On the layout above, I used pictures from this past November’s trip to Science Camp with Gwen and her fifth grade class at beautiful Point Bonita near Sausalito, California.

The Odds & Ends Value Kit includes:

• 30 3x4 Filler Cards in PNG format
• 30 3x4 Journaling Cards in PNG format
• 12 4x6 Journaling Cards in PNG format
• 6 4x6 Title Cards in vertical and horizontal orientation for a total of 12 4x6 title cards in PNG format
• 8.5x11 PDFs with all of the cards for easy printing**

(clicking on the image will take you to the product page)

Purchase this kit by Sunday, August 10, and save 20% off the regular price!

**Printing Tips: Set your printer to a "borderless" setting. If your printer has an "expansion" option, make sure it is set to minimum. If you are sending this to a commercial printer, verify that they have the ability to print borderlessly before placing your order.