Art Makes Me Happy...

Deb here from the Design Team....  What makes you happy ??  After a long day at work or taking care of your family, what recharges your batteries so you can get up the next morning and do it all over again?? Art makes me happy; creating a card is a process that comes straight from my heart. I also love to read and curling up with a book of new techniques or my nook (with approx 800 books) is heaven to me. Artsy/craftsy books and projects help me re-charge MY batteries.  Sitting in my Craft Room surrounded by my favorite stamps, new supplies and works in progress puts a smile on my face, even on the dreariest of days. The card below was such fun for me to make. The crayon box stamp brought back such happy memories of coloring as a child. Art was making me happy back then too. The Unity Stamp Company & Donna Downey Studios set "Art & Possibility" has some amazing sayings including "paint your dreams",  "Art is not a measure of skill but of passion" and "embrace possibility".. How do you paint your dreams?? Find what makes you happy and do it.. Re-charge your creative batteries as often as you can. Make time for YOU.. You'll be glad you did..

Supplies: Graphic 45-Hampton Art stamps "An ABC Primer" , Unity Stamp Company "Art & Possibility" , My Mind's Eye Every Day Chalk cards , doily, enamel dots, patterned paper, Copic atyou Spica glitter markers

wishes

we all have wishes

wishes for ourselves

wishes for others

wishes for the world we live in

This wonderfully huge stamp is Unity Stamp Company's Canvas Wishes

Clear embossed then watercolored with watercolor paint

sentiment is also from Unity Stamp Company, Kit of the Month: Love in an Instant

stamped with Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue

and just a tiny bit of bling

My wish is for you to have a wonderful day!

Inking silk flowers tutorial

I made some colorful inked flowers from my ivory May Arts flowers and turned it into a tutorial.  Follow the link below to my personal blog to see all the details.  Won't take long at all.  Hope you enjoy it and get ideas for your next project.  (Psst....that sentiment kit is on sale right now at Unity for only $8.00, orig. $20.  Better jump on it!)

                                                               Terri    Tutorial at Waving My Wand

Products used from these sponsors: 

Unity Stamp Co Everything More kit

May Arts Ribbon olive mini raffia bow ribbon and ivory silk flowers

Clearsnap Smooch Glitz glitter accent inks

Happy Wednesday!

Christina here from the MPC DT! My mom has been having a rough time at work with some of her coworkers and has been a bit down in the dumps about everything, so I decided to make her something she can have at her desk and look at when it seems like things are bad. I believe the power of positive thinking is strong and we could all use a little help with that now and then!

I really love this sentiment from the Unity Lasting Thoughts kit. It was so easy to let the sentiment take center stage with a little bit of glitter to highlight the stars. I topped off this simple card with a little bit of May Arts black baker's twine. If you haven't tried May Arts' baker's twine, you need to! It's a nice heavy weight with a smooth finish and perfect for cardmaking!

Hope you liked this simple and quick card; thanks for stopping by! :)

Let not your heart be troubled

For those.of us who are crafty obsessed, we follow trends, blogs, company forums....you name it.  I'm a big fan of Teresa Collins products and follow her blog. 

I'm asking you to lift her family up in prayer as they deal with her husbands cancer.   Her recent post inspired me to make this card.  There's a lot of hurt and pain in this world.  But if you trust in Christ, you have hope.  Blessings to each one of you.

                                       Terri

Embossed Gratefulness

Here's a Cuttlebug embossed card with fussy cut glitter flowers.  I've added a few strands of May Arts Ribbon natural jute and stamped a sentiment from Unity Stamps {Leafing} Grateful set.  The tiny frame was cut from a piece of We R Memory Keepers Inked Rose paper.  Love!  Terri

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Other supplies:  Teresa Collins Vintage Finds chipboard border, Studio Calico Woodgrain enamel dots, Martha Stewart adhesive ribbon, foam dots

sense of wonder...

oh yes, like a little one with a kitten, or a puppy, or a turtle.

I wish more adults had a sense of wonder, I think everyone would enjoy life more and stress less.

So I want to challenge everyone to go out and look at someone, some thing

even if it's tiny or been around for years

like it's the first time you've ever seen it!

Unity Stamp Co.'s ...sense of wonder