Growing in Unity - Day 1!

 Hello friends!

  It's here, IT'S HERE! 

Today's the day I've been waiting for for almost an entire year!

I was overjoyed to be chosen as one of the Growing in Unity gals

 by Unity Stamp Company last year.

I've patiently bubbled in the days on the calendar anticipating this day ♥

For the next 5 days, I'll be sharing cards I've made with

 the wonderful stamps of Unity.

Be sure to comment below each day for your chance to win

 some great Unity stamps!

 Today's card is using Unity Stamp Company's Kit of the month (KOTM)

called [when you smile] - released January 2017.

It's clean and simple 

meets bright and wonderful!

Oh, how I adore this girl!

I created the card for my daughter who is about to hop on a plane

to Rhode Island.

 And it's snowing!

(for us in Miami, Florida - that's a pretty big deal!)

I did some masking on this first card.

I wanted the string of lights behind her as if hanging in the background.

I stamped the girl first onto the cardstock, then added

a large sticky note and stamped it again.

Still in place, I stamped the string of lights and

then peeled back the note to reveal the image.

it's colored with Copic markers and set into a framed die.

I have a fun week lined up so check back often ~

and in order to be eligible for the prize, you must comment 

with your name and not 'unknown' as there won't be a way to find you :)

I'd be delighted if you'd be a follower
 - and I'll follow you as well ~
we'll be new frteinds! ♥

Thanks so much for your visit today ♥

Big hugs, bigger blesings!
~Kelly

CCEE ~ Happiness shared is a flower ...

Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower." ~ John Harrigan

 

Hi friends!

It's that time of the week where the CCEE Stampers create a card 

using the theme from our August hostess, Frances, who said:

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It's Frances here once again to bring you the last challenge for August.

In my part of the world (Australia), Saturday is the first day of Spring .... 

Flowers are beautiful at any time of the year so for our challenge

 this week we are to add some flowers to our card.

 

 

Such a pretty theme!

I have been seeing a lot of fall themed cards popping up on blogs and card galleries

so a burst of fresh, colorful flowers is so inviting!

 

My card features a sunflower stamp + sentiment from Unity Stamp Company

from the Kit of the Month selections.

I was so blessed to receive this for being a Growing In Unity girl back in January ~

so very kind and generous of Unity - thank you! ♥

 

                                              Truthfully, it's been a bad week.

I've been really sick, everything else has been going wrong

and I'm just out of energy, mojo, creativity.

 

Creating this card - this sentiment - has really put it in perspective.

Not all days are going to be our best,

but not all days are going to be our worst.

I have to cherish the in between, too :)

 

You can see the blossoming garden of flowers for this challenge 

over at the CCEE blog here

as well as a link to add your own cards should you chose to play along!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Big hugs, bigger blessings ♥

~Kelly