Unity Stamps Cards

Hello, Friends! How did you do with your Black Friday shopping? Well, I did go shopping yesterday even when I said I wouldn't. We went out to breakfast in a town that isn't really known for it's shopping malls and such. We decided to stop by a few stores and what do you know, it was like any other day. I was a bit surprised by the lack of shoppers. We were able to shop for sales without the crazy crowds. It was wonderful! LOL!

Okay. . .I have two cards to share with you and they're non-Christmas cards. I really needed to take a break from making them. I decided to work with my Unity stamps and make a card that is different from my typical layout.

What do you think? I like the scrappy look to it. It's nice to do something different once in a while. I also did a bit of sewing too!

I stamped the image directly on to the designer paper and added the sentiment by stamping on the Nestabilities shape. I found a spool of ribbon on the dollar rack at the fabric section of JoAnns. You can sometimes find nice stuff at the fabric section. I love going to different aisles at the craft store . . .it's like going on an adventure. It's sometimes fun to step away from the card making/scrapbooking section and look for craft goodies elsewhere. Many times they are less costly than the ones found in the scrapbooking section.

Card details:

Stamps: Unity Stamps KOM Oct 09 Wherever You Go
Papers: SU Soft Sky, Creamy Caramel, DCWV designer paper
Ink: SU Night of Nave, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Nestabilities, Round Corner Punch, Buttons, trimmings, embroidery floss

With this card, I decided to do something different again. I was inspired by Mel's box of Mel Stampz. I love how she does a lot of sewing on her cards. It's a bit more time consuming to hand sew your cards but I love the effect. Mel had added beads to her stitches but I couldn't find my beads so I decided to use my Scribbles Iridescent paint to add the faux beads. Sometimes you just need to improvise.

I also added dew drops to the ribbon. You find these cute dew drops at Little C's. What do you think of the lace? The lace is actually a garage sale find. You either think I'm cheap or resourceful. LOL! I don't know. . .card making stuff is expensive and if you can find quality stuff at dirt cheap prices, why not huh? It's more what you do with those dirt cheap stuff that counts. Well, that's my philosophy anyway.

Anyway, I need to finish up my Christmas shopping today so I'll end it here. My goal is to get it done by this weekend. Wish me luck, folks!

Hope you have a beautiful Saturday!

Card Details:

Stamps: Unity Stamps KOM Oct 09 Wherever You Go
Paper: SU designer paper, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa
Ink: Copic Markers, SU Always Artichoke, Scribbles Iridescent Paint
Accessories: Nestabilities, SU Satin Ribbon, Embroidery floss, Dew Drops, lace