Marching Out

First, I want to thank EVERYONE who left all the lovely comments, not only on my blog, but on all the blogs of the first World Inspirational Blog Hop! Yeah, we had a few hiccups, but by and large, it was so worth all the inspiration. If you didn't get to complete the hop - you still can. Eryn put together a great list of those participants on SCS. You can still hop to their sites, but remember, you may need to scroll down a little to find March 28th's posts.

Today's project is one I created for the Unity March Kit of the Month contest. A lot of ladies played this contest, so go to the website and see them all! Posts are due today. Here's mine:

I used versamark ink on the flower silhouette (designed, I believe, by Lindsay Spencer for Unity), and was trying to go for a resist application. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I began chalking the background to see that the Versamark actually picked up more chalk than the paper. So, I turned the negative (silhouette) image into a positive! Just like all our ND friends are trying to do with their crazy weather and flooding. Praying for you all!

I also stamped Dazzling Departure butterfly from Butterfly Beauty (Unity) with Ranger Ink Dusty Concord distressing ink on Shrinky Dink plastic. I carefully rolled it as it was cooling to get the effects of a real butterfly. The rest is just paper trimming (SU! PP, Bazzill CS), adding embellishments (MM brads, Offray ribbon) and gluing down.

I hope you've enjoyed peeking into my world. I will see you soon!

Peace be the journey - cool runnings.

Ta for now, ~ky

MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY!!!

If you stumbled onto this, and you feel lost, go to the Unity Blog to start from the beginning of the World Inspirational Blog Hop! You should be arriving here from Katie's blog (Paper Makeup Stamps).

The theme of the blog hop is INSPIRATION. I remember feeling a little overwhelmed leaving Mom and Dad's nest to start college. So, I thought what teenager wouldn't appreciate a little book to remind them of home, and little calming inspirations. Unity is PERFECT at this! Enjoy!

The mini-book is closed, reminding you that every moment is precious. As you slide off the band, you read Endings & Beginnings, Cherish Every Moment.

Unfolding the book, you see topics on mini-bags. Inside each bag is a card ready to hold a photo, and with a journalling block on the back for those sweet memories! Imagine tucking a little letter into that bag, too. A piece of you to hold to their heart when they are troubled, happy or lonely.

Finally, the whole booklet is opened to reveal three quotes that match each mini-bag topic. I hope you enjoyed viewing this project. My quote for you is:

"So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend." ~Robert Louis Stevenson

Next, your travels take you to beautiful Jeanne's terrific blog!

Peace be the journey - cool runnings.

Ta for now, ~ky

Paper: PP, My Mind's Eye, Magnolia; CS, Bazzill; green band, SU!

Ink: Versamark, StazOn, SU!

Embellishments: Shrinky Dink plastic; MM brad; Offray ribbon; Stampendous embossing powder

STAMPS: ALL UNITY {Sept 08 KOTM; Nov 08 KOTM; Blossom; Charming Gardners; 5 Things; This is the Time; Create Your Life; Time of Your Life; Feb 09 KOTM}

And the Winner Is....

Kristen! You've won the anniversary flower challenge!

Thanks to everyone who played. I had a very hard time choosing, so I enlisted DH to help with the decision.

Ta for now, ~ky

Hip Hopping Along the Hangover Trail...!

Wow. We had a lot of really fun ladies join us on Thursday! Hi to all the newbies, and welcome! Angela gave us another great week of awesome deals! Be sure to check them out. They run through Sunday, noon CST.

Don't forget - Saturday is the World Inspirational Blog Hop! Start at Unity's blog and join us, 11 a.m. Central time!

Don't forget - Unity is having a March Kit of the Month challenge at SCS. Winners will be drawn April 2!

I loved having the challenges posted the night before HIP HOP. I didn't get to start on them any earlier, but at least I had a little time to think on them before jumping in. I hope we get to keep it that way. Let Angela know how you feel about that - she's so awesome that way. Very approachable, personable. We love her! {well, we love all of Unity!}

This card was made for the No Sour Grapes hip hop challenge. Jeanne asked us to use purple, black and white to make a card. I like how it turned out. You can almost feel the breeze moving through the flowers. This is such a pleasant image, and I saw several great projects using it today! Great minds think alike! Here's my supply list.

This card was made for the second Hip Hop challenge - Unity Thinks Spring! Jeanne asked us to make a project with a spring feel. I love this snail. I wanted to add more to the egg - color up the flowers, etc. I ran out of time... Oh well! I'll finish it up and send it to some lucky someone. I just HAD to have those bunny brads. Anyone wanna guess why? Anyone? Bueller? On this card, those bunnies remind me of the bunnies in Open Season! Here's the supply list.

I really struggled with this card. Cyndi challenged us to use brown, orange, turquoise and pink to make a card. I fidgeted, I used different images, I switch layouts...I swapped embellies - it just didn't seem to be going easily in a direction I liked. But - I DID IT. Sometimes that's the best you can hope for. The more I look at it, though, the more I accept it. Here is the supply list.

Ok, my friends. I've held you up from the other ladies' beautiful work long enough. Bounce along to the next blog, and don't forget to leave some love. You never know how much your comment may mean on any given day!

Ta for now, ~ky