Welcome to the Unity Blog Hop!

Here is our Hop order, just in case you missed someone along the way:

Mandi - http://faithhopecrafts.blogspot.com/

Wynne - www.cropsscissorspaper.blogspot.com

Kim -  http://craftisanstudios.com/

Christina - http://christinascreations1.blogspot.com/

Paula - http://scrapaddictsattic.blogspot.com/ <<>>

Lisa - http://royalpumpkinart.blogspot.com/

Dawn - http://fromtwinsburgwithlove.blogspot.com/

Beth - http://nursiebethsbeauties.blogspot.com/

Laura - http://sandytozartdesign.blogspot.com/

Kit of the Month ~ June 2015 ~ She Found Joy

colored with pencils

printed paper - Close To MyHeart

ribbon - May Arts

Now don't forget to comment for a chance to win and go see

Lisa - http://royalpumpkinart.blogspot.com/

Many Thanks

My friend DeeDee is an amazingly talented designer!

She works wtih 7 Dots Studio, designing these awesome papers, stamps, stencils & chipboard pieces;

Plus she owns & designs for UmWow Studio coordinating chipboard pieces (the nice heavy kind) along with masks & flair. The latest is called Lost & Found and it is wonderful!

Background - 7 Dots Studio Wonky Halftone Mask used with Heavy Gesso (let that dry overnight)

smeared Tim Holtz Abandoned Coral & Twisted Citron on my craft mat, spritzed with water & dipped Background piece,
Using one of the 7 Dots Studio stamps in teh same inks, I added 3 splats of full color
Then I dipped my drinking glass in some Tim Holtz Ground Espresso and created some "coffee" stains

My friend from Mountain Plains Crafters, Marilynn, recently sent me these awesome little upcycled {pizza box} scrabble pieces, applied those with some thermo-web glue dots

Added a bit of May Arts Jute and topped it all of with a few sequins

a vintage stroll

I love love love this stamp from Stamper's Best/Deep Red

it's just so peaceful

this gorgeous paper from Authentique is called Peaceful

Distressing Ink - Tim Holtz Shabby Shutters

Ribbon, Vine & Flower - May Arts Ribbons

Metal Heart & cardstocks - misc stash

My inspiration came from Sketch Saturday #369

yep, I rotated it and traded out the tiny star for a fairly large flower/heart/vine thing

Celebrate Life

sometime we all need a little reminder

and a little uplifting

I am so excited for how this one turned out!

Printed Papers - Echo Park Everyday eclectic

Mat Cardstock - core'dinations ColorCore

Ink Distressing - Tim Holtz Iced Spruce

Sentiment - Unity Stamp Company Celebrate Life Up

Ribbon - May Arts Ribbon

Inspiration: 

Freshly Made Sketches 194

Nautical or Patriotic... that is the challenge!

Welcome to the Mountain Plains Crafters Summer Challenge!  You have not one, but two choices; go nautical or go patriotic with your creation.  It's that time of season and we want you to choose whichever theme strikes your fancy.   Create a craft project (card, layout, DIY, etc.) and scroll to the bottom of this post for the InLinkz to link up.  We do have a few house rules, so read those at the bottom as well.

Before you read further, please visit May Arts Ribbon on Facebook and tell them "thanks for sponsoring the

challenge at MPC!"  You might wish to follow them as well.  There's always something fun going on over there and lots of crafty inspiration as well.

Well for my creation, I kinda did BOTH! Not really intentionally but that's what I ended up with

Where's the May Arts Ribbon, you may has asked yourself? humm, you see the wide blue/white stripes & the wide red/white stripes? That is May Arts Ribbon! Yes I was really thinking out of the box on that one as I really love both those ribbons

The lighthouse image is from Viva LasVegas Stamps Plate #923

For the water, I just blended several Faber-Castell Gelatos then rubbed lightly with water

Those amazing alphas? Well those are from my friend DeeDee at UmWowStudios AlphaOne

Now leave me some love, make something amazing & get it linked up!