Hi my scrappy friends :)

Today's hop is an EXTRA special one because it is the Unity Stamp and My Sweet Petunia Blog hop! 

My Mini Misti was generously sponsored by My Sweet Petunia and I am LOVING my stamping tool A LOT!! Seriously, I cannot stamp without it these days. 

If you've never heard of the Misti, it is the Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented. Iliana Myska created this stamping tool and I am sure that MANY are so ever grateful to her for helping us with our stamping dilemmas!

And of coz, by now, you should already know I am on the Unity Stamp Design Team and I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Unity stamps. My first ever rubber stamps were from Unity and I have not stopped crafting without them. They have the best quality of red rubber and one of the largest stamp store with the MOST varieties of designs! Angela Magnuson is our fearless and kind-hearted leader. LOVE her to bits!

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Now, onto the NEW VIDEOS and cards I made for this hop. I have FOUR to show you today, all using the beautiful Unity stamps and my Mini Misti.

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You can also connect with my on Instagram (@scrappyscrappy_)

So, let's get started! 

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Have you always wished you could flip your stamp the opposite way? Well, your wishes just came true with the NEW Unity Mirrored Stamping tool! Seriously, you probably got to watch the video to believe it :) Oh, imagine all the possibilities!

For this card, I used the Bunny Hugs by Susan Weckesser and flipped the cute bunny! I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black ink to get better and clearer results. Then I colored the card with my Colleen colored pencils and added my favorite Nuvo Jewel drops.

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For my next card, I first stamped the little girl/dog stamp from the Full of Happy Hugs Phyllis Harris kit and then masked it before I started stamping the sentiment. Using the Misti helped a lot in getting the stamping straight and also the distance between very consistent. I used the grid lines printed on my Misti to help guide me :)

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Oh and what does a Misti does best? Create multiple cards with breeze! :)

It helped me create this 3 cards so quickly and getting all my positions the same exact spot, so all my cards look the same without me having to re-arrange every time I stamp!

I used the beautiful stamps from JO-MA's kit Better with Friends and stamped them with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks. These inks are just soooooo beautiful, you've got to try them to know!

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And for my final card, I did some stamp masking with my Misti and this beautiful Devoted kit. Then I colored the background and the houses with Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks (Have you noticed that they are my favorites now?)

Then I used my Misti to do some stamping on the vellum. The magnets that comes with my Misti, helped in anchoring the paper down and making sure it stays put when I stamp to emboss. Seriously, what would I do without my Misti? I then embossed it with some Ranger super fine detailed embossing powder in Gold (another of my favorite!)

I hope that you found the quick tip videos to be helpful and Thank YOU for stopping by!

 Don't forget --- everyone who leaves a comment on all the blogs in the hop will go into a drawing for 3 prize packs from Unity and winner's choice of an Original or Mini MISTI. Please leave a comment by May 30th at noon (CST) to be eligible. Winners will be posted on both the Unity and the My Sweet Petunia blogs on May 31st.

Happy weekend my happy scrappy friends :)

Unity has NEW stamps this week and everything is just so cute and beautiful.

I also have NEW Videos for you to show you some fun quick tip techniques using household items (yups!) and it's not difficult to do.

Oh ya, if you'd like more updates from me, you can follow me on Instagram @scrappyscrappy_

 Let's get started!

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I started off with the brown Unity tag and added the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Melange Tissue wrap paper. Then I added the colors to it using Tim Holtz distress paints [Picked Raspberry and Chipped Saphire]. Once that is all dried, I added my stamped and water-colored Lions and sentiment from the Adore in every Way kit.

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For this card, I stamped and colored the beautiful humming bird from the "No One Sweeter" kit and colored it with my Copic markers. Then it's time to create the fun "splatters" using a straw and some watercolor. Yups! A straw :) Just watch the video and see how I did the straw blow painting.

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For this card, I have stamped and colored "Lauren Girl"  using Copic markers and left the flower uncolored. I am going to create my own DIY copic glitter, so I put some glossy accent to the flower and sprinkled some Tim Holtz distress stickles [Clear Rock Candy] on it. Once it is dried, I colored the glitter using a Copic marker. 

How this differ from coloring the flower first with the Copic marker and sprinkling glitter on top is: The glitter's color is more true to the Copic color, and appears more vibrant :)

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I wanted to create a fun and different card, from what I usually create -- so here's a see through panel card! :) Do watch my video on how I created the card. I am using the beautiful bird from the "My Little Birdie" kit and I die cut it using Kat Scrappiness double stitched circle die.

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And for my final card, I wanted to use another household item to create a fun background. Seriously, you don't need expensive craft items to create fun projects :) Here I am using cotton buds and Mama Elephant pigment inks to create the background. Do watch the video to see how I did it!

The cute chicks are from the "Chick Time" kit, which I have colored in with my Copic markers then die cutting my card using Kat Scrappiness stitched fancy scalloped rectangle die.

So to check out more NEW stamps from Unity, click wwww.unitystampco.com to start shopping!

Have a happy weekend :)

Happy Monday :)

I am over at the SVG Attic blog sharing an easel card I made using the JGW Sunflower Sunshine kit.

I kinda changed the flowers up a bit, but doing only 1 layer and then coating it with Nuvo crystal drops and adding a glitter button to it's centre. I also drew some lines and dots with my Gelly roll pens and added some bling to the leaves.

I then added an extra piece of patterned paper (2 layers of it) to back of the flowers to provide additional support since my buttons were pretty heavy :) I also added some grass die cuts to the front of the flower pot for some extra dimension.

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First card I made is using the "Her Day" kit, which you will get for FREE when you spend $75 during this birthday sale. Seriously, this is just SO pretty I won't think twice of wanting it! I colored the stamp in using Copic markers then I die cut it using my Kat Scrappiness Stitched Fancy Scalloped Rectangle die.

Then, I absolutely love the flowers on the cake and so I thought it'd be pretty to add some paper flowers I hoarded kept over the years :) I also added some Nuvo Glitter drop "White blizzard". 

Phyllis Harris also has some new stamps in this birthday release and this one is called "Realize". I used my Adornit watercolors and water brushes to paint this scenery in. Do remember to stamp your image on some watercolor paper so that it's easier to blend in all your colors. Yes, it does help! :)

I cut the watercolor paper using the Kat Scrappiness Double Stitched Rectangle die to give it a little interest with the stitched border.

Next is this cute little snail from the May 2017 Sentiment kit "Happy Snail Mail". I wanted to try something different and fun, so I used my favorite Nuvo Drops to color the entire image in! :) I love that it gives this stained-glass effect and also dimension to my card.

For my next card, I am SO SO loving this giraffe stamp "Finally Here" by Tierra Jackson, coz seriously, her drawing is just AMAZING! Who wouldn't like these cute giraffes? I colored them in using my Tombow dual brush markers and then added Tim Holtz frosted film on my card front to give it a nice subtle glittery shimmery finish. I then cut it using Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle die, before adhering it to the card.

For my final card (awwwww), I am using the "Special Bond" kit, which is actually drawn from a photo of Whitney and Angela together. How very cool is that right?

For this card, I grabbed some scrap papers laying around (don't we have tons of those?) and just turn it into a card! Adding a paper clip and I am done :)

So, let's get on with the SALES!!

It's 50% storewide ** so just go start shopping at wwww.unitystampco.com!