Be...You

For Unity Stamp Co.'s September Challenge,

I chose to do the card sketch with as many of the color combo colors as possible

while playing with my new Gelatos

{which I'm doing terrible at getting the hang of}!

Unity's September Kit of the Month

Memento Ink (sentiment only)

First one up...

Makes the COFFEE!

Which is why I LOVE camping with other people

{I'm the only one in my family that drinks coffee - *gasp*}

I Created this for

Cuts, Crops & Creativity

to celebrate National Coffee Day!

some really old Stampin' Up Stamps here

Close To My Heart Inks

Twine is from The Twinery

Dots from CraftWorkCards Candi

everything else is miscellaneous 

Fire Starter

Please excuse the shortness... I'm blogging for the first time from my phone (eek)

Using http://umwowstudio.blogspot.com/2014/09/september-sketch.html?m=1 current sketch

Owl  Specimen Chippie - UmWow Studio (Distressed with TH Black Soot)

Star Confetti Mask - UmWow Studio (with Course Texture Gel)
Moon Shine {Lightning Bug} Flair - UmWow Studio

Paper & Floral Embelly - 7 Dots Studio Nature Walk (designed by the Amazing DeeDee Catron)

Stamps - Unity Stamp Co (except numbers)

Splatters - Tattered Angels Glaze

The Sketch:

Aargh Matey... Are you after my Treasure

Time to talk like a pirate!

In celebration of this great day of fun, aargh Design Team at

Mountain Plains Crafters needed very little push

to take it to the next level & get crafty with it!

You can see the DT members {who could play along}

creations at Mountain Plains Crafters

Well Shiver Me Timbers... last Halloween I just happened

to dress up as a pirate!

Background Paper - Creative Imaginations Dead Men Tell No Tales

Strip Banners - FabScraps Rustic Fishing

Sunburst Chippie - UmWow Studio

added a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Picket Fence then topped that with

Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Hay Ride

Clock embelly - Spare Parts

Compass Brad - Oriental Trading Post

U.S. Stamp - Unity Stamp Co.

 Felt "X" - Thickers in Playroom

misc trinkets in bottom left corner

I would like to send a special thanks to Tombow for the Adhesive!
Xtreme & Mono Aqua

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Sassy

I have this friend...

I met her at church, in fact she use to be our Youth Leader.

She is so much fun to laugh with

and she gets our sense of humor (we're a little weird)

{oh "we/our" is my & my two sons - not my multiple personalities, not yet anyway}

This sentiment is perfect for her & she does tend to wear her

boots pretty much 24/7 during the fall/winter/spring

this card is for her!

I really LOVE this image, the very first time I saw it on Unity Stamp Co.'s website

I knew eventually I'd be getting it

and I finally did!

This is for Unity Stamp Co. Friends With Flair

Image & Sentiment - Unity Stamp Co. Boots,Class and Sass

Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa colored with Copic Markers

Printed Papers - Gina K. Designs Ang & Me

Pewter Brad - Making Memories

Edge Punch - Martha Stewart

Squirrel!

yes, we have ADHD in our house

so we often use "look... squirrel" when someone is distracted easily

and it relieves pressure plus usually gets a laugh

Over on Mountain Plains Crafters, the Design Team

got together & decided to challenge one another to use Animal stamps

I used a few challenges from other awesome challenge blogs for this one:

WOW! Embossing Powder - Favorite {mine is FALL, I love it}

Sketch is from Kathy's Sketch File "Just a Simple Circle Card"

Printed Papers, Color Cardstock & Trim - The Paper Studio Affinity

Stamp Set - CloseToMyHeart Hello Friend

Inks - Tim Holtz Vintage Photo & Tea Dye

Heat embossed - Chestnut embossing powder

Leaf Chippies - UmWow Studio Leaf Confetti (also embossed)

a new challenge to me

so on facebook I stalk this page called

All Our Challenges Are Here

and seriously, there are A LOT of challenges posted there all thru the month!

Today I saw one from Drycha

to DRAW a watermelon

oh.my.gosh.

I really don't draw

I have never even taken an art class

but I was game because,

well no real reason

I think watermelons are pretty

and tasty

so here is what I came up with

this was my inspiration I found via Google

well, what do you think?

nope, I'm definitely not an artist

but this was FUN

Crop in Ozark, Ar

yes, there is more to living in Arkansas

then Hillbillies & Moonshine!

Some of us also Scrapbook

This past weekend, my girlfriends & I

traveled to Ozark

which is only a little over an hour

down the Pig Trail

and even though I got car sick & embarrassed myself royally

I thought I'd share my favorite creations of the day

this was for UmWow Studio's August Sketch

but I missed the deadline for entering my post :-(

oh well, I had a wonderful time playing with it!

UmWow Studio Products - Frame & Flair

Stamps - Unity Stamp Co. {Layers of Life} Trees of Gratitude

Inks - Tim Holtz

Printed Paper - Making Memories

and some Rock Candy Crackle just for fun

next up is the second page to go with

the UmWow Studio's July Sketch

I used 7 Dots Studios Printed papers 

{designed by my amazing friend, DeeDee)

 and just a tiny bit of Waxy Flax fro CloseToMyHeart

last is the group photo from my annual

Murder Mystery birthday bash

{2014 edition}

where we played Salem Witch Trials

and while we've had better mysteries

we had a great time

Felt Crow - CloseToMyHeart

envelope with was seal - my own creation

flowers & torches - some very old (dare I say vintage) UmWow Studio

ribbon, paper & alpha stickers - Making Memories