Growing in Unity - Day 3

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Sharon and I am your GUI Girl for the week. I can't believe today is day 3! My week is flying right on by.

Today is about the military. I have had many, many family members and friends in the military, all branches. At one time 3 of my uncles, my mom's brothers were serving in the Marines at the same time during the Vietnam. My grandma had 2 of her sons come home, we were waiting for the 3rd. That year my Grandma said she would not take her Christmas tree down until her 3rd son was home safe. Grandma's Christmas tree stayed up until April, he came home. I was 3 years old.  This past spring my mom handed me a large manila envelope filled with letters written by her brothers and brother in law while they were in Vietnam. I stayed up all night reading those letters. 

If you have a friend or family member that has served or is currently serving, thank them. If you see a vet on the street, thank them. Thank them for the freedoms we have because if it weren't for them, we wouldn't have them.

Kits used:

Amber Girl

Charles Guy

Stamped with Black Stazon Ink

Card bases - Recollections

Washi tape - Recollections

Echo Park Paper

Colored with Chameleon and Spectrum Noir Markers

After I stamped the images I just stared at them for a very long time. I was stumped on how to color them. I went through my markers and picked those that I thought would go together to form a Camo Pattern and so be it. Sometimes I even surprise myself!

Thank you for stopping by. I hope you liked today's creations that I am sharing.

I will be choosing 2 winners at random for a nice prize package from Unity. For a chance at winning please comment below.

Growing in Unity - Day 2

Hello!

I'm Sharon and am your GIU Girl for the week. 

Today I'm sharing a combined fun set of cards. It seems that my friends and I are entering that next stage of life. A new decade. I know age is only a number, but geez, someday's that number feels really high and other days it is rather low.

The kits I used are:

Demand a Re-Count

Old Only Once

Card bases are Recollection by Michael's

Paper is from a Retro stack from Echo Park

Ink is GKD Amalgam - jet black

Images colored in with Chameleon and Spectrum Noir Markers

I just love this kits! This little lady has some spunk!

I hope you enjoyed what I have to show you today. Please don't forget to leave a comment below. 

I will be choosing 2 winners at random at the end of the week for a little Unity Grab Bag of stamps.

Growing In Unity - Day 1

Hello!

Welcome to my blog and my week of being a Growing in Unity Girl. This is the 2nd time being chosen and I have to say that I am equally as nervous as the first time.

My style is very clean and simple. Heather Hoffman and Lisa Arana are like Goddesses to me! I love their style and watching their quick tip videos.

I purchased my first set of Unity Stamps probably 8 or 10 years ago. I bought them through an Ippity Chick, Aletha Williams, who a few years later I was fortunate to be on a design team with her. The red rubber, quality, price and beautiful images won me over and I really haven't bought any other stamps since.

Some may think what I am sharing for my first day is a little odd, but they are Sympathy Cards combining different sets. I find that it is so much easier for me to create a Sympathy card when I do not need one. They are very difficult to make. Again, just a clean and simple style, very elegant in black and white. The kits I used are:

Brody's Love

Your Life is Your Story

Abundent Blessings

The rose stamp was a freebie I received and I'm not sure which kit it is from.

Card bases and card stock are from Michael's. Washi tape is Recollections. Ink is GKD Amalgam.

I hope you liked my first day and come back and visit the rest of the week. Please don't forget to leave a comment below to let me know you were here.

I will be selecting 2 winners at random for some Unity Happiness at the end of the week!

CBD Blog Hop

Hello

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you are having fun hopping along with us. You should have arrived here from CraftyGirl Cards and Crafts.

Our blog hop is Anything Goes.

Life has been crazy for me! My project I am sharing is this set of 4 Easter Cards. They were super easy peasy to make. I found the pre-printed images on line. Pre-made 1/4 fold cards, a little paper from my scrap pile and some washi tape, TA DA! Super quick, super easy and super cute. What do you think?

You will hop over to visit Penny at Busch Creations. Penny is one of the amazing designers at ODD BALL ART. 

If at anytime you get lost a long the way, the list is right here:

Crafting by Designs Design Team

Rene from Life in the Craft Lane  

MariLynn from Mississippi McGyver

Pam from Mustang Creations

Isobel from Isobel Creations

Carole from The Things I Love

Julia from Paper and Scrap Creations by Julia

Laura from Laura's Craft Closet
CraftyGirl from Crafty Girl Cards and Crafts
Sharon from Danny and Petey's Mom
Guest Designers from the Odd Ball Art Design Team
Penny from Busch Creations
Susan from Calling All Crafters
EK from EKGormanDesigns
Crafting By Designs

I am also giving a prize for the hop. This Unity Stamp Co. Itty Bitty Stamp.

Just let me know you were here by commenting below and like and share my facebook page Danny and Petey's Mom
I will pick one random winner at the end of the Blog Hop.
Thank you so much for hopping along with us. I hope you enjoyed the hop!

It's All About Birthdays

Hello!

I can't believe how long it has been since I have made a blog post. With other forms of social media, I just don't think too much about it.

A friend of mine, Marilynn, knew I was making birthday cards and suggested I enter one of them in the Simon Says Happy Birthday Challenge. It is their birthday and they are giving away not just one, BUT 9 prizes!!! A $50 GC to their store. How awesome is that?

It's no secret, I am addicted to Unity Stamps. I love the quality of the stamps, deep, etched, red rubber. I use Unity for most of my creations.

If you happened to stop by, please let me know you were here. 

Hopefully I will be able to manage my time a little better so I can keep up with everything.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Sher

Winner! Winner!!!!

Hello!

And the moment you all have been waiting for! The two lucky winners of my GIU Week are:

Drum Roll please......

1.  Julia Vazquez

and

2.  Jeannette (Forest Ranger)

Congratulations ladies! Please email me your address at:  shareeduff@aol.com

and in the Subject line, enter GIU Winner

I would just like to thank each and everyone of you who visited my blog and left such kind words and comments. I was so nervous showing my Unity Projects during the week, but all of you made me feel at ease! Thank you!

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Danny & Petey's Mom

aka

Sharon

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home!

I can't believe I actually feel that way. Usually I never want to leave our little cabin in the hills...

It poured down rain, we had flash flood warnings, it rained from 7:30 Friday night until 9:00 a.m. Sunday morning. MUD! Oh the mud! And ticks! Ticks were horrible! I felt something crawling on my back, I asked my son to look, yep! it was a tick! I was itchy all weekend. I had to remove one from my husband Saturday night, it had embedded itself. Then we found another bite, but no tick. He went to the doctor this morning and was given antibiotic. This adorable guy wasn't bothered by any of it at all.

On the way home, we lost an alternator belt..... pulled off the Interstate about 30 minutes from home. I called my sister... I have awesome family! They are the best. She went to the auto parts store, bought an alternator belt, my BIL packed up his tools in the meantime and as soon she got back with the belt, they left for their rescue mission. It took my husband and BIL about 25 minutes to get it on and we were good to go.

Now there were good parts of the weekend. We made memories. We saw a black squirrel and a huge, fat porcupine coming down out of a tree. I've always seen them dead on the side of the road, never in real life. I loved it!

I played with my Chameleon Markers, still a little frustrated. Practice, practice, practice.\

I will be announcing my winners from my GIU week, hopefully tomorrow, Tuesday. I would just like to thank all of you for your kind words and comments. It really means a lot to me!

Lots of Hugs!

Danny and Petey's Mom

aka

Sher