Unity (be inspired)

 Every month, Unity Stamp Co shares a color inspiration image and two sketches (layout and card), along with a release of a new sentiment kit.  This is something all Unity lovers look forward each month.   It's called Unity (be inspired) Challenge.  The current challenge is #23.

I usually go with the color combo inspiration...  I really love the result of getting inspired by a photo or image and love how Unity gets out all the colors from the image and put them together very clearly so we can follow.

Here's the card I made inspired by this one.  It is a CAS style card using all the colors from the challenge and a sentiment by Unity Stamp Co.

I used stencils for the background, with some sprayed mist and color.  The sentiment is stamped in a darker color to stand out.

The gold sequins are perfect for a final touch and were inspired by the lights in the reference image.

The based where all is inked and stamped is gray, but all is over a kraft card base, which I've been using a lot lately.

Hope you like it.  I will share with Unity Be Inspired, and also with Unity Friends with Flair next Friday, so leave a comment for a chance to win with Unity.

Tough Week... Finally Friday!

Friday... at last.

A hard working week I had.  I traveled on Sunday morning to Dallas for work and came back Wednesday night. Worked yesterday and today... although today I left a little earlier due to Summer Hours.  I feel like I had not arrived home until now...  and I have not had the chance to BE here, you know?  Home is home.

I took some time to make a card to be able to participate in today's Unity FWF  - but I think they forgot 'cause I didn't see any related post - .... and want to post it before my DH arrives so when he does, we are officially starting the weekend.   I think I deserve some wine, to be honest.  LOL

So I used two stamps I've got thanks to grab bags I've purchased in the past (assorted stamps from Unity Stamp Co.).  Actually, they are having a sale "as we speak"...  I have to control myself and I'm not buying, but if you have the chance... go ahead.

The stamps I used are this beautiful salad of numbers, and the lovely cupcake.

I combined with other stamp sentiment from Latina Crafter... and a doily, patterned paper, sequins, bling bling, and more...

I gave a cupcake a little personality by adding glossy accents and glitter.

It's a birthday card... but made just because... not for anybody in particular right now...

I really like the result.  Hope you liked it too.  I'm linking it to FWF Friday if it's up at some point... for a chance to win great stamps.  Leave a comment to have same chance to win as well.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Scrapbooking Style?

 Hello Friday... Woo hoo!!!  And with a Holiday Monday... I love you more!  LOL

Welcome to the weekend.

Have I told you before that I don't really know what my scrapbooking style is?  I enjoy most of the styles very much.  I'd probably say Vintage is the less I enjoy, but I sure appreciate it, and I have to admit that it is the shabby vintage the one I don't identified with, but the vintage elements such as antiques images, or books, doilies, I do enjoy that.

I like CAS... I think it is THE style sometimes needed to communicate or stand out certain messages or elements.

I also like modern.. love the new techniques, the trendy stuff... and love to challenge me to do new things (under my budget's permission).

I love to do my own embellishments, I love to use things that are not meant to be used for what I use them... LOL...

I even read a book about finding your own style on scrapbooking and I go even more confused because I ended up loving them all.

Anyway... I made this layout last week... and I found out I enjoyed it a lot... and I made it relatively quick and enjoying every step of it.  My husband said it was too crowded for my style, but then every-time I saw it  I found so much meaning in every element.  If this would be a style, this is mine.

Love the callouts with everyday messages... You know I mainly love scrapbooking because I can document the everyday blessings... not just special events or dates... but the everyday...

Love that I used this "one step up" tag... from a blouse... Yes! I take the new clothes tag that are cool and keep them for possible use in projects... I know I'm crazy, but don't you love this one?

I love that I hand-cut my little banner.. without stencils, or die cuts... just my hands and scissors.

Love the washi tape, the little camera (a friend gave it to me in a class) and love I added dimension foam squares to make the edges pop.

And if you look a little down from there, there is a stamp arrow indicating where I am...

Love the stamping... the wine bottle and glass 'cause I love wine... (have you read the title of my blog?), the ticket date (love to put a date on things)...

The arrow, the bottle/wine glass and the ticket are images from Unity Stamp Co.

 Love the heart ribbon (all about love), female symbol (representing me), a little flower made by hand too.. and yesss, another clothes tag h.i.p. (happening in the present).  Love that the journaling was a pure confession full of honesty and not being ashamed of the present living.  Every element somehow has a connection with the journaling I included in my big callout... of course the nice doggy stamped at right (my lovely dog son).

Love that the photo is very spontaneous... this is not the pose intended...

Love the buttons and the imperfection of the edges in the page...

And love the asymmetry.  Love the different colors that are not coordinated at all but that at the same time can live together and communicate.

Do you know what style is this?  Please tell me.