Glue Girl Again and a new UnityTV Video is UP!

Hello lovely people!  I have 2 pieces of information for you!

One, I love that I am going to be with Glue Arts for another term.  Their adhesive ROCKS and they just have such a wide range of products to work with that it keeps me on my toes.  To see the full design team reveal, click here!


Second, I have a new video up that I created for UnityTV!  It's our second episode and I am VERY happy with how it turned out.  I just love that you can stamp with Coloringz (it's a new product by Shimmerz), it's almost like liquid ink!

Subscribing to UnityTV ensures that you'll get to see the video right when they are uploaded.  We have 411 subscribers and counting!

And here is Episode #2 of UnityTV:

 Hope to see you over there!  

  

Up the Street Scrapbooking Blog Hop - Our FIRST!

If you've just come to my blog by chance, you can participate in this blog hop by starting at the Up the Street Scrapbooking Blog.   

Leave a comment here and on all 5 blogs you visit on the hop for extra chances to win Up the Street's February kit "My Shabby Valentine".  It's a beautiful kit, I loved working with it!

Up The Street Scrapbooking puts together the most gorgeous kits, full of new and unique product, and so very well coordinated.

Here are some of my favorite projects made with Up the Street kits:

FEB 2010:

April 2010:

June 2010:

August 2010:

October 2010:

December 2010:

February 2011:

 

Also, Tara loves to post challenges on the Up the Street Scrapbooking Blog, so become a follower over there to be IN THE KNOW.

Click here to visit Up The Street! 

If you happen to buy a kit, you will NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

TO CONTINUE ON THE HOP - VISIT THE TALENTED MANDY STARNER!!!

 http://www.heyheymandykay.com/rustystarsdustbunnies/

Hope you enjoyed your visit here!

Unity Hip Hop, Ode to Mark

Welcome to the UNITY HIP HOP for March 10 2011!

Today's Scrapbook Thoughts:

 I often get drawn into using papers and flowers, and other products that are feminine and call for pictures of girls.  If I took a tally of my layouts, I would see 70% of my daughter Sophie.  Last year, and this year, I will continue to remind myself to document my husband and boys in my pages more often.  I want them to feel loved, and know what it is I am thankful for, and how they change and improve my life. 

We are coming up to 10 years of marriage!  It amazes me.  I don't tell him enough, but I am so lucky to know him and feel so blessed to have a husband like Mark.

I paper pieced the heart, the rainbow piece for inside.

I stamped this sentiment in some white space that NEEDED SOMETHING.  I always find stamps are a good fall back when you feel something is needed to fill some space.  And you know what, Mark and I had that immediate connection.  Right from the start, it felt like we knew each other already.  It was just so easy and comfortable and lovely.

TIP TIME:

Be mindful of your color palette.  I tried to stick to 4 colors (red, light blue, yellow, and pink).  It makes for a more cohesive layout and it will look like everything belongs.  Imagine if I threw something green in there.  Where would your eye go?

Unity Stamps Used:

FEBRUARY KIT OF THE MONTH

The Best is Yet to Be

 (heart, lucky sentiment, loved you sentiment, one night only stamp)

IT'S MARCH!

Every month, Unity produces CUTE art on a 8.5x11 sheet of rubber just for kit club members! 
Here is the kit for MARCH 2011:

Kit info can be found here.

The NEW Unity Challenge!

See it here, it has its own blog space!

HIP HOP SKETCHES?

Do you know about the Hip Hop Sketches?  If you play along, you can win some stamps!  I'm thinking that people just don't know where to find these challenges and where to upload.  You can find the information at Splitcoast Stampers in Unity's Challenge Forum.  New to Splitcoast Stampers?  It can be a little overwhelming!  First, register on the site, then find your way to Unity Stamp Co.  We have our own hang out spot on Splitcoast.  All the information you could possibly need is there.  And if it's not, just add a new topic and ask away!

Click here to be directed into our challenge area on Splitcoast, PLAY ALONG this week and look for HHSC48.

Before I go....have you seen this?

It's our new WEEKLY tutorials that will be posted on Unity's blog and on our You Tube Channel.  If you become a subscriber to our channel on You Tube, you can look forward to benefits!  For instance, Angela is giving away 5 Itty Bitty Stamps to 5 subscibers.  Winners will be announced on Unity's Facebook page this upcoming Monday.

To continue on the hop, click on the button!  You won't be disappointed.

Thanks for visiting today!

Have You Heard of Fabric Bond?

Fabric Bond is an innovative product by Glue Arts.  Essentially, it adheres 2 pieces of fabric with adhesive that you melt to set, with an iron.  It is VERY easy to use and is perfect for those who don't sew, or you would like to embellish the front of a purse with something, and sewing is not an option.

I used Fabric Bond on this upcycled purse to adhere a ribbon strip on the bottom, and to adhere a canvas "stamped" image to the front.

Check out full instructions on the Glue Arts blog.  There is also a CHALLENGE  going on right now, so make sure to have a peek to see if it's something you would like to participate in. 

If you have the Glue Glider Pro, you can purchase the Fabric Bond cartridge for $6.49 US. 

Here is a great chart I found on the Glue Arts site, of all the cartridges you can buy with the Glue Glider PRO (very helpful):

MORE ABOUT THE CHALLENGE HERE - winner will receive $250 worth of product!

From Glue Arts Blog:

All projects will be judged on originality and creative use of recycled item(s) and GlueArts adhesives.  One winner will be chosen to receive an amazing gift basket of products from GlueArts, Hero Arts, Plaid, a Provocraft Cuttlebug and Westcott products, valued at more than $250. 

Have a wonderful crafty day!

UnityTV is HERE!

UnityTV.

Sounds good right?

 Our very own You Tube channel, dedicated to weekly video tutorials using Unity Stamps!  We will bring you simple stamping tutorials, beyond the paper projects, card making and scrapbooking ideas, homemade gifts, and more!

 

Here is a picture of the VERY first project in 2011, Episode #1! airing today, Monday, March 7th, here on the Unity Blog.  If you watch it on You Tube, go ahead and subscribe to our channel (UnityStampCoTV), because the videos will just keep coming! 

Subscribing to our channel ensures that you'll get to see the video right when they are uploaded.

PS: Angela, the owner of Unity Stamp Co, is giving away an Itty Bitty stamp to 5 subscribers on the You Tube Channel....winners to be announced next Monday on Unity's Facebook page.

 Have a wonderful day!

Lesley

TWO is BETTER than ONE Hip Hop

Welcome to the UNITY HIP HOP for March 3 2011!

Today's Scrapbook Thoughts:

Two is better than one.  I hope these two can see what an amazing blessing it is to have each other.  It will be the longest relationship they will ever have.  It is my hope that my children will love and respect each other, cherish each other, and protect each other throughout the decades to come. 

Unity Stamps Used:

EMBRACE YOU

 (butterfly)

WITH LOVE:

(two is better than one)

If you're interested in seeing how I stamped on the denim, I created a video tutorial using Shimmerz Vibez and Spritz, you can see it on my You Tube Channel. 

LESLEY'S YOU TUBE CHANNEL

TIP TIME:

You don't necessarily have to go out and buy fabric.  Try cutting up old clothing, like denim, spraying it with some mists, and using your Unity Stamps (with PAINT) to dress them up!

 

IT'S MARCH!

Just a reminder that Unity has a cool kit club.  Every month, Unity produces CUTE art on a 8.5x11 sheet of rubber just for kit club members!  This is the first month where you will see some of my art!

Here it is:

Kit info can be found here.

The NEW Unity Challenge!

See it here, it has its own blog space!

HIP HOP SKETCHES?

Do you know about the Hip Hop Sketches?  If you play along, you can win some stamps!  I'm thinking that people just don't know where to find these challenges and where to upload.  You can find the information at Splitcoast Stampers in Unity's Challenge Forum.  New to Splitcoast Stampers?  It can be a little overwhelming!  First, register on the site, then find your way to Unity Stamp Co.  We have our own hang out spot on Splitcoast.  All the information you could possibly need is there.  And if it's not, just add a new topic and ask away!

Click here to be directed into our challenge area on Splitcoast, PLAY ALONG this week and look for HHSC47.

 

Now it's time to hop on over to the next blog in the hop.

Visit the lovely and talented JESSICA next!

Thanks for visiting today!