Unity Blog Hop 07/30/15!!

Whew!! Did you see that? That was July flying by . . .

It’s Thursday and together we’re hopping with the Unity Stamp Company Design Team providing some inspiration, showing a couple of NEW stamp sets from Tifany DeGough, and Unity has another HOT sale!!

Here’s a peek at the NEW stamp sets, Little Ladies & Little Lads—SUPER cute!

Today I’m going to share a couple of projects I’ve done recently (using Unity’s Kit of the Month and Layers of Life Kit) with videos to show you some quick tips to help put your Unity projects together.

First up is a QUICK TIP video showing you how to create texture using masking tape. We probably all have this lying around the garage or in the office. It’s easy and fun to use.

Here’s a still picture of the tag I put together in the video.

Next up is an 8-1/2-x-11-inch scrapbook layout I put together showcasing a few pictures and journaling from our family’s trip to this year’s California State Fair in Sacramento, California. Around this time of year, we’re all visiting our county and state fairs. I think my favorite part of the fair is strolling the carnival area and holding my hubby’s hand while we watch our children take it all in. OH—and I love the deep fried moon pie!

I did a quick little video, so you can see how it came together. Please watch!

I used Unity’s Kit of the Month, Halo Dirty, to embellish the tag and the scrapbook layout. I promise you will have so much fun coloring or paper piecing the ice cream/cone. You can literally put that camera on anything scrap related and call it DONE! The zigzag ribbon is another staple embellishment to add to your rubber stamp arsenal that you can use over and over again.

I also used the background stamp in this month’s Layers of Life Kit, Devotion and Faith, on the tag above.

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 Monday night on the Unity blog.

blog: http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

Be sure you take advantage of Unity’s latest promotion!

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!

Stamp-Scrap-Craft It Forward

With this new year, I want to begin a new venture.

Most of you can understand and relate to how many craft supplies, tools, goodies, etc., a crafter can accumulate attending expos, craft parties, craft stores, and being a part of design teams, blog hops, and so on. I’ve been VERY fortunate. It’s now time for me to share my good fortune with YOU.

I’ve enjoyed every minute of sharing my process with you on YouTube. What I would like is very simple. I need FEEDBACK. My goal is to capture a couple of videos every month and give away the project that was completed in the video with a craft goodie to one lucky random winner. All shipping costs of the item and craft goodie will be paid by me. All you have to do is comment (and like) that video from my YouTube channel and then comment my blog post that you have commented the video. Details of the timeframe will be included in the blog post. I want to GIVE back. This is something I’ve been wanting to do for quite some time. Please SHARE your thoughts with me.

Here is the first video and project I will use to

Stamp-Scrap-Craft

It Forward

Leave comments on this video on YouTube and my blog post to win the tag and Unity Stamp!

Here’s a link to the video on YouTube:  http://youtu.be/LvYBIzn0c8k?list=UUpr6WaZuT7sx1curyOmI-9g

The goodie that will go with the tag made in the video will be the Unity Stamp that was used in the video, “Here’s to New Beginnings” by Angie Blom. It was Unity’s Stamp of the Week recently.

The random winner will be announced

on Tuesday, January 13, 2015.

Good Luck to YOU!!

Like the FB page to get updates

www.facebook.com/stampscrapcraftItforwardCamille

Unity Blog Hop 12.25.14!!

Merry Christmas to YOU and to all of the special people in your lives! You are all so very dear to us and I’m so thankful to be sharing some time with you today.

We’re having a happy Unity Blog Hop for you, with some prizes to be won, and I got a few NEW videos for you, too.

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I’ve got some tags to share using Unity stamps with assembly videos. Creating with tags is one of my most favorite ways to craft. For me, they’re almost like a crafting joy ride. Most of the time, there’s no reason at all to make them. I just want to, so I know there’s no pressure that anyone is going to receive it or that anyone has applied any kind of special attachment to it. It’s just for me. Therefore, the theme, color, motivation, etc., is all mine and mine alone. It’s probably never going to leave my craft room. I can hold on to it as long as I want to. Last Saturday night I had a tremendous urge to make tags, so I “Let the December 2014 Tag-A-Palooza begin!”

Here’s what I came up with and I am tagging you to make some tags of your own.

Using Unity’s NEW “Impossible to Forget” stamp set

Using Unity’s December KOM and NEW January SMAK Kit

I adore this foxy couple from Unity’s December KOM!

Here are all the tags below in one picture.

If you get some time to unwind from the holidays and want to see Unity images in action, here’s a link to my StampTech Playlist on YouTube: http://youtu.be/W0b3HYQzoD0?list=PLjd8JiNx2C43c_Wq-XTvwAmfmym2MW-ra

Making these videos for you made my year! I thoroughly enjoy crafting with you all virtually over my shoulder in my laundry room studio. Thank YOU so much for being there!!

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WHAT does Unity have this week for two lucky Unity enthusiasts?!!!

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!

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 on CHRISTMAS and leaving comments. They are MUCH appreciated. 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!

Create & Inspire Podcast #28: Unconventional Ways to Create a Dedicated Creative Space

Recently, I was contacted by Aunia Kahn who is the Podcast host from Create and Inspire. 

Every Thursday, this podcast shares creative tips, tricks and advice regarding art and crafting. She also interviews successful artists and art-focused businesses and shares their stories on success, struggles, and the passion of being in the world of creativity.

I was over the moon that she shared a link to my Laundry Room Studio YouTube Video Tour I posted last May for her latest Create & Inspire Podcast #28: Unconventional Ways to Create a Dedicated Creative Space.

This podcast gives you some unconventional space ideas to help you create your own dedicated space and enlighten you on how any space, big or small, can be transformed into an area all your own AND why it’s important for creative people like us.

Here’s a link to the Podcast: http://www.createandinspire.com/28/

And in case you missed it before, here’s my Laundry Room Studio YouTube Tour.

This video was captured last May—my room has changed a “little” since then.

“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.