August UNITY Challenge

I was inspired by the colors and loved the simplicity of the sketch.  The patterned paper shines in this sketch.

The challenge:  August Unity {be inspired} Challenge

My project:

I'm trying to kill the Valley High Scrapbook kit AND the Card kit, so I've used the papers from that kit.  Add some sequins and veneer hearts.  The sentiment is Unity, from June 2012 KOTM "sweet summer love".   That cream panel is a Project Life card from the Turquoise cardstock collection.

On the inside, greeting is SU!; crosshatching with the red hearts is from the same Unity KOTM.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a moo'valous day!

SUPPLY LIST:
Stamps: Unity June 2012 KOTM, SU! All Year Cheer
Paper: SC Valley High 6 x 6 pad, PTI White 
Ink: Prima Chalk Ladybug and Black Coal; SU! Crumb Cake
Accessories: SC Wood Veneer hearts, SC Woodgrain sequins (Atlantic Collection), red sequins 

Butterfly Shabby Chic

I decided to try a new style.  Shabby chic.  Me, the neat nic...shabby chic.  But, after it's all said & done...you can see the cripsness...I think I like the freedom.

This project consists of 11 cards...mass produced...Michelle Wooderson style.  ;-)

I cut & scored 10 card bases...added the 11th later...using PTI White.   

I wanted to use DSP I purchased on SU! pre-order, specifically, the Flirtatious Specialty DP from Stampin' Up! to be available in the new IB&C.  The colors are Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink and Wisteria Wonder.  I think there's some Daffodil Delight in as well.  There are two laser cut sheets of doilies.  I cut these apart to create 16 individual doilies.   I was go glad to have my new sharp SU! Paper Snips for this job!

It took a while; but, it sure is pretty.  :-D  I took a much needed break after this.  ;-)

I decided to do something easy, cut the main DP panels.  These are 4 x 4 squares, with rounded corners.

I have discovered that I love making my own embellishments!  I die cut butterflies, layered them and machine stitched; then added buttons.

Have you sewed on your cards or scrapbook pages?  This is the first time I have ever sewed on paper.  I LOVE IT!  OMGoodness!  I love it!  I think because I have gotten my craft room arranged & decluttered where I can just grab the machine & go!  I have a Janome Sew Mini I use to sew on paper. 

I decorated the butterflies with buttons sewed on with the new SU! Baker's Twine.  OMGosh!  I love the baker's twine.  It's wonderful!  I wish I had left the threads long at the top of all the butterflies, but I did on the larger ones & you can see that I stitched it.  On the smaller ones...ahem...the button covers the stitching.  LOL  Oh well...you can still see if it you look closely and I sure had fun stitching!  The buttons are from Stampin' Up! Designer Buttons Sherbet.

Here's another one:

Next, I STAMPED!  Yes, I stamped.  I stamped (have I said that already?) I stamped a sentiment on a strip of Flirtatious DP and then embellished the strip with...ahem..."scraps" I die cut from the whole sheets of Flirtations DP.  I'm positive y'all have double fainted already. 

Yes, I made "scraps".  LOL  Die cut with the wonderful Tasteful Trims Bigz XL Die.  I chose two styles from the die - the large ric rac and the scallop border.  Then I cut the die cut pieces up into little pieces.  :-)

I sewed the "scraps" to the sentiment strip!  Like so:

All the ingredients:

Tomorrow, the fun begins.  I put all this together & make cards!