Hip Hop Thursday!

Happy Hip Hop Thursday everyone! As always be sure to start your blog hop with Angela over at the Unity blog and then just follow along from there.

It's the first Hip Hop of the new month so you know what that means, right? It's ALL about the July Kit of the Month!


I say it every month, and every month I mean it, this might just be one of my favorite kits of all time. LOL Check out those CUTE cloud stamps and of course the sun and sunshine sentiment I used in my layout below. LOVE them!

And here's a few more close-ups of those FUN stamp images ...



If you're not a member of the Kit of the Month yet it's a great month to join since all *NEW* kit members will receive the fabulous Stylin' Stars kit pictured below FREE with their July kit! WOW!


Now hop along and go visit the one and only *** JIMMI ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

Happy Hip Hop Everyone! Be sure to start over at the Unity blog with Angela and then just follow along from there.

Today's Hip Hop theme is ... Christmas! That's right! It's never to early to get started thinking about the holidays. I used the brand new stamp set Bright and Merry on my layout below. This kit has lots of fun images in it that are perfect for both card making and scrapbooking!


I used the snowflake image and some Versamark ink to create my own patterned paper on the left side of my layout and then I replaced the "o" in my title with the sweet little Christmas tree image embossed in gold.

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Now head on over to see the wonderful *** JEN ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to another amazing week of Hip Hop with Unity Stamp Company. As always, be sure to start your blog hop over on the Unity blog with Angela and then just follow along from there.

This week I have a layout for you that I created using an image from the June Kit of the Month. Love this kit so much! If you haven't checked out the kit of the month from Unity yet be sure to do so especially since if you sign up this month you get an amazing stamp set called "Bevvy of Butterflies" with your purchase. Click the link for the June Kit of the Month above to check it out - it's gorgeous!


I snapped this photo of this happy little bee hard at work in the wildflower garden I have in my backyard. Isn't he cute? I kept this layout really simple and worked with just three colors - lavender, green, and white - to keep the focus on my photo.


I used this great quote image from the June Kit of the Month stamped in olive green chalk ink along with some fun felt flowers and pearls from Zva Creative for my embellishments.

And since this week is about the fathers in our lives I also created this fun card for my hubby who is the ultimate grill master! Move over Bobby Flay you've got nothin' on my hubby! LOL


I used an image from the brand spankin' new set Retro BBQ along with some Cosmo Cricket papers from their Lil Man collection and some fun orange Stickles for the flames from the grill.

And since I am the last stop on your Hip Hop journey you now have a chance to win the adorable Little Me set pictured below. Just leave me a comment for a chance to be entered in this random drawing. I'll announce the winner sometime after 9pm EST tonight in the Unity forum on SCS!

Hip Hop Thursday!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to another round of Hip Hop Thursday with Unity Stamp Company. Be sure to start your journey with Angela over on the Unity blog and then just follow along from there.

Today is the first Hip Hop of June which means it's all about the June Kit of the Month. This month's kit is adorable and if you haven't signed up for Unity's Kit of the Month now is the perfect time to join since Unity is running a great special. Head on over to the Unity website to check it out!


For my layout today I used two images from the June Kit of the Month (quote and cherries) but also a cute little sentiment from Mix Up of Cuteness (UK-310A) - these two kits definitely work well together.


I stamped the quote image on the red cardstock tag with white craft ink and embossed with white embossing powder as well to make it really pop.


For the adorable cherries I colored them with Copics and then used some Glossy Accents to give a little dimension and sheen - so fun!


Now head on over and visit *** Linsey ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

Hi Everyone! Welcome to another round of Hip Hop Thursday with Unity Stamp Company. Be sure to start your blog hop over at the Unity blog with Angela and then just follow along from there.

This week we have a fun school theme going on. For my project I decided to create a cute little ABC mini book. I saw an idea similar to this in an old Stampin' Up! catalog a few years ago and I remember how much I loved it. I thought well why can't I do something like that with all of my Unity stamps? So here it is!


The cover of the mini book uses the fun ABC line art from the School Rock Star kit (UK-344A) as well as the alphabet image from the Confession: i {luv} unity kit (UK-409A).


I used images from lots of different sets for the inside pages. These include:

• Giggle Grove (UK-334A) for the bird
  
• Mix Up of Cuteness (UK-310A) for the apple and cupcake
• November Kit of the Month (KOM-11) for the deer
  
• Wild & Crazy Bunch (UK-197A) for the elephant and giraffe

I ran out of time and was only able to complete up through the letter G but I already have lots of other images picked out for many of the remaining letters. I may have to be crafty with a few of the harder letters but with the amount of images Unity has I'm sure I'll be able to get all the way from A to Z. I figure this'll be a great way for my newly turned 3 year old to learn those ABC's. :)

Next up on your Hip Hop is the lovely *** Jen ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

Happy Hip Hop everyone! Today we are celebrating the heroes in our lives and well it kinda goes without saying that my hero is my sweet hubby Salar. Not only is he an amazing father to our two boys but he is the most wonderful husband a gal could ask for. We've been together since we were 16 years old and he never ceases to amaze me. His heart is as big as his smile - he is so caring and sensitive and puts everyone before himself. I love you sweetie ... always and forever!

And here's a pic of my man just because ... he's pretty gosh darn handsome if I so say so myself! LOL


Okay now I am totally switching gears with my layout today. LOL I had wanted to do this layout ever since I saw this particular image in the Confessions kit (UK-409A). Not sure why but it immediately made me think of this particular picture and then a certain saying and, well, it all kinda fell into place from there. Hee hee!


You can click on the picture to see a larger image and read the journaling but basically if any of you had babies like mine who spit up CONSTANTLY you will know exactly what I mean when I say spit happens! It was my least favorite part of babyhood as both my boys were major spitter uppers (is that a word?!?). I swear we would go through 5-6 changes of clothes a day just because they would be soaked with spit up. And that was WITH a bib on! But hey that's life right? Spit happens! ;)


The fun part of this layout (aside from the picture of my son spitting up in action LOL) is that all of the patterned papers I used on this layout were from my scrap stash. I had been cleaning it out and then went to create this layout and I just started pulling pieces that I thought would work. I challenge you to try the same with your next layout or card. Just grab that stash of scraps you have and start putting pieces together - I bet you'll be amazed what you can come up with!


Next up on your Hip Hop journey is the wonderful *** AJ ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

It's Hip Hop time again and this week it's all about the Kit of the Month. I think the KOM was probably the first thing (of many hee hee!) that really got me hooked on Unity. I mean who wouldn't love to get some happy mail each month filled with adorable Unity stamps?!? And I admit I do stalk my mail carrier when I know my kit is due to arrive. I *know* I'm not the only one out there that does this, right?


This week I used an image from the May Kit of the Month. I LOVE this kit! LOVE it! I say it every month but I think this kit might just be my favorite so far. Although I do love them all.


Yep! That's me and my hubby literally minutes after my first son Darian was born (hence my bloated face LOL). I just returned to scrapbooking last year after a long break while my boys were babies so I am doing a bit of "catch up" with some of our photos. Going back and pulling out photos like this one give me such joy and I absolutely love being able to "relive" the memory while I put a layout together.

In addition to the May Kit of the Month I also used this sweet heart image from the new release Confessions: i {luv} unity (UK-409A) and yes I really do!


Next up head on over to see *** AJ ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

Happy Hip Hop everyone! Be sure to start your hop over at the Unity blog with Angela and then just follow along from there.

Today's Hip Hop focus is on scrapbooking just about my favorite thing on the planet! Hee hee! Scrapbooking + Unity = heaven. Enough said! LOL I created a really fun layout today that uses NO PHOTOS! Yep, that's right! I have NO PHOTOS on my layout. What on earth is she thinking you ask? Well scrapbooking for me is not just about putting photos on pages and using pretty products. It's about recording memories, things that I want to say and remember later on. They can be serious or, like the layout I created, fun and lighthearted. So I challenge YOU to create a layout with a message and leave the photos out of it! :)


For this layout I used the absolutely adorable stamp Love is Everything (US-568A) as well as the numbers from Amazing Me! (UK-154A) to help document my love for reality tv. I paper pieced the stamped tv image using some really fun and bright papers from GCD Studios. Cute eh?


Now head on over to your next stop and visit ***Jeanne***

Another layout to share ...

Just wanted to share another layout I created for Unity Stamp Company for National Scrapbooking Day this past weekend.

This layout uses more images from Unity's new May Kit of the Month and papers from GCD Studios new Canta Collection as well - LOVE the fun color scheme of this collection!


And here's a detail photo:

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Hey everyone! Happy National Scrapbooking Day! If you haven't already checked out the Unity blog today definitely be sure to head on over there. Angela has lots more eye candy to look at as well all sorts of scrappy goodies to give away. There are a ton of AMAZING prizes that you definitely will not want to miss out on!

I created this layout of my sweet hubby using my favorite image from the May Kit of the Month. I always think the KOM cannot get any better but every month Angela and her talented team of designers continue to amaze me. I absolutely LOVED this month's kit!

My hubby is my best friend. We've been together since we were 16 years old and he is the best man I know hands down. HE is my home sweet home and this layout signifies how I feel when I am with him.


There are just so many things you can do with this fun little house stamp. I stamped mine on kraft cardstock and then cut it out. I then paper pieced the house body with some patterend paper and the heart with some red cardstock. I used the smaller heart as a guide for my hand stitching.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to do something scrappy today! :)

Hip Hop Thursday!

Happy Hip Hop everyone! I really hope you've been enjoying all of the fun and festivities in honor of Unity's one year anniversary this week. I know I have! Start your blog hop with Angela over on the Unity blog and be sure to check out ALL of the new releases for today - they are all AMAZING!

My layout today uses some oldies but goodies including Worn Grid (US-220W), Amazing Me (UK-154A), and Just My Type alphabet.


I love the versatility of Unity stamps and that I can create any title I need in whatever color I want. Here's a close up of the title work on this layout:


Now hop along and visit the super sweet *** Brooke ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

It's Hip Hop Thursday and it's time to CELEBRATE because Unity Stamp Company is turning ONE next week! You are cordially invited to join in on our week long celebration filled with lots of games, prizes, and tons of Unity inspiration! I really hope to see you all there!

To start the party off right I created this fun little "celebrate" card using stamps from the April Kit of the Month and Mix Up of Cuteness (UK-310A) in honor of Unity's birthday.


Also don't forget to check out Unity's BRAND NEW gathering place called My Unity Place. This new site will be a one stop place for all things Unity including a gallery, tutorials, and videos! Make sure to join us there!


And finally what would Hip Hop be without a layout. It just so happens that Unity and my little guy share the same birthday month. My boy just turned 3 years old this past weekend. Keeping with the celebration theme I created this layout of Brandon making a wish and blowing out the candle on his cake.


I used the "celebrate" sentiment from the April Kit of the Month again as well as the numbers from the March Kit of the Month and stars from the Let's Get Scrappy kit (UK-357A).

A few more detail photos ...



Now hop along and go visit ...

*** Heather B ***

Hip Hop Thursday!

It's Hip Hop Thursday and it's all about MOMS! Hooray! As always be sure to start the blog hop with Angela over on the Unity blog.

Being a mom is the most wonderful thing in the world. There's so much I could say about being a mom to my two boys. You can actually see a layout I created about becoming a mom on the cover of the May issue of Scrapbook Trends coming out soon! :) But today I am going to focus on MY mom. She is, in one word, AMAZING. She has been there for me through everything - the good times and, well, the not so good times. So today is all about you mom (you better be reading this! LOL). Thank you for being you!


I used the sweet little bird on a branch image from the April Kit of the Month on this layout. It is so adorable and I love that you can just color it to match any patterned paper you are using. So cute!


I also used the "our story" sentiment from the Our Life, Our Stories in Words kit (UK- 343A) on my chipboard tag. The journaling on this layout is all about how I've been told all my life that I look "just like mom" and I didn't really see the resemblance until I got older. Now I feel so lucky to look like her because she is one of the most beautiful people I know inside and out.

Now head on over to your next stop on the blog hop ...

***Chelsea***

Hip Hop Blog Candy Winner!

The winner from yesterday's Hip Hop blog candy is ...

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

47 

Timestamp: 2009-04-03 15:38:45 UTC

... so that means ...

Vickilyn said...

Love the layout!! and of course - baby feet are the cutest!

April 2, 2009 1:21 PM

... is my winner! Congrats girl! Email eryn@unitystampco.com and let her know you won my blog candy! Thank you everyone for all of the sweet comments yesterday - you sure know how to make a girl smile! :)

Hip Hop Thursday!

We are going back in time with a little baby themed Hip Hop today. Be sure to start your hop with Angela over at the Unity blog and see what specials she's got in store for you today.

Here's a picture of me when I was a little one. Not sure how old I am in this picture - probably about a year or so. Cute eh? LOL


For my layout today I used the adorable Little Sprout (UK-358A) kit designed by Lisa Hetrick. I LOVE this set - so so so cute! I also used the "i love you" sentiment stamp from the April Kit of the Month.


This picture is actually of my first son Darian when he was just 9 months old. I just love baby pictures like this where you can see their cute chubby fingers and toes. He is 4.5 years old now and such a big boy. I remember when he was younger always wishing for the next stage to come to see what new things were in store for us, and now I just wish I could go back in time and hold those cute little hands and feet once more. *sigh*

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Check out this tree image with the adorable hanging onesie! I just love this!

That's all I've got for today. Next stop on your hop is with the wonderful Maren! Enjoy!

ETA: I had a question about the patterned papers I used on this layout. Everything is from Stampin' Up! Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper (available during this past sale-a-bration) except the tiny green dot which is from Making Memories Paperie line. :)

World Record Inspirational Blog Hop!

Welcome everyone! I am so excited to be part of Unity's World Record Inspirational Blog Hop. What an amazing idea Angela came up with and I couldn't be happier to join in on all the fun. Today I am keeping it short and sweet since there are A LOT of blogs to hop thru so I'm gonna get right to my project.


I created this sweet little layout for today's blog hop of my two boys getting all cuddly with each other at bedtime. They can behave like wild animals at times (most of the time! LOL) but they love to snuggle up and get cozy with one another when it comes time to get ready to sleep.


I used the ADORABLE rainbow image from the March Kit of the Month on this layout. If you have not signed up for Unity's Kit of the Month, or if you are new to Unity in general, now is a great time to see what it's all about. Click on the image below to see all the specials for first time buyers!



Before I go I want to leave you with one of my favorite quotes by Confucious ...

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

Now go with all your heart and visit your next stop on this amazing journey with Jess! Click here to see her blog!

Hip Hop Thursday!

Hello everyone! Welcome to another round of Hip Hop Thursday. Be sure to start with Angela on the Unity blog and follow along from there. Before I share my project I also just want to remind everyone about our super huge Inspirational Blog Hop this Saturday, March 28th. Are you playing along? Find out more information and all the details here.

Today's release Floral Friends (UK-400A) is just one of the cutest stamps sets. I love that there are little sayings on the stems of the flowers - ADORABLE!



I created this simple layout of my oldest son Darian and his two "first" friends, Mary and Jacob. We met these cuties and their moms, Kristen and Corey (my two friends) at a baby Gymboree class when these little ones were just 4 months old! We have all been friends ever since and see each other weekly for playdates and outings. We have all had second babies so now there are six little ones total in our group. It has been such a joy to see these guys grow up and experience so many "firsts" together.

Now it's time to move along to the wonderful Jen E. and see what she's got up her crafty little sleeve.

Hip Hop Thursday!

Hey everyone! Welcome to another Unity Hip Hop! I hope you are all enjoying your journey and getting lots of inspiration. Remember to start on the Unity blog with Angela and then just follow along from there.

Since today's Hip Hop theme is Easter/Spring I decided to break out an old photo of my niece and nephew from Easter a few years ago for my layout this week. Aren't they the cutest? I EGG-specially love the spring colors of their clothing and went a bit wild with the pink, yellow, and green on this one. All sorts of yummy colors and EGG-cellent patterns here!


I used the doodled bracket image from the March Kit of the Month for my journaling - love this stamp! I also used the swirl image from the January Kit of the Month Love, Etc to create a fun border under my title. And here are a few detail photos ...



Now hop along and visit the sweet and lovely Miss Renee and see what she's got in store for you today!