Friday, November 5, 2010

Unity FWF Blog Hop {Nov 5th}

Happy Friday and welcome to the FWF blog hop! I've been loving my Unity stamps so much and Stephanie encouraged me to participate so here I am! As you can see, clouds don't have silver linings. They have red sparkly ones. ;) And the truly special ones have holiday ornaments hanging from them!

I created a red cloud background on kraft and picked the top striped cloud as the perfect spot to hang the ornaments. I stamped that cloud a second time and cut it out. Then I stamped a burlap background before stamping the ornaments on to it, cut them out and attached them to the cloud with twine. Silly me put the ornaments in the wrong order. They were in the right order at first and then I peeled off the twine and switched them! Oh well. I coloured in some plain rhinestones with a Copic marker and attached them to the tops of the ornaments. The perfect sentiment came from an itty bitty called Oh Joy which I received as a gift after this baby card was featured on Unity's Facebook page. What a great little gift!

Be sure to check the Unity Blog for a full list of blog hop participants. Look for the blog that has a special blinkie, then leave a comment on that blog for a chance to win 25 random Unity stamps! Have a fabulous day!

Sources: SU Night of Navy, Real Red, Kraft & Bashful Blue cardstock; Unity October Kit of the Month - Take Time To Laugh; Unity Oh Joy; Ippity A Bit of Burlap; Unity Vivid Red Ink; SU Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue & Night of Navy inks; The Twinery baker's twine in Maraschino; Ranger Xmas Red Stickles; SU Basic Rhinestones; Copics; Stampin' Dimensionals

26 comments:

Christi said...

oooh, I like red sparkly clouds. I NEVER would have thought of putting these all together, but OMG...it's a gorgeous card! smiles....

Rachel B said...

I love the red white and blue look! Fabulous card and the JOY sentiment is perfect!

Elisabeth said...

OMgosh, this is just too cute, such a unique combination...Love it!

Scrapcollectr said...

I learned so much from your blog post! Thanks for joining in.... the card is super lovely!
*smile*

Noelle Reese said...

I LOVE your color combo! Great card!

Bonita Rose said...

this is fabulous.. love it.. thks for commenting on my blog too! hugs xo

Barbara said...

I just love your cards Emily! :-)

farmhouse-story said...

this is such a cute, creative card, emily! and congrats on your unity featured baby card--it was darling:)

AJ said...

adorable Emily!! love this!! :)

Susan B. said...

I love how you used these stamps! Wonderful card!

Karin said...

Such a super cute card!! Love those ornaments and the clouds are awesome :)

Anonymous said...

Fabulous Card!!! LOVE it!!

stampjourney said...

Absolutely fabulous! Love the ornaments hanging from the cloud!

Angela said...

1. red sparkly linings are my favorite.
2. nice cutting job!
3. super-awesome layout -- I love that the focus is in the top right.

Anne Tussing said...

Great imagination to use the stamps this way! I LOVE the ornaments hanging from the "joy" cloud!

Meg said...

Fabulous card! I never would have thought to use clouds for Christmas, but it's so perfect! Love the ornaments in the order you used them, too. Hooray for FWF!

Lisa said...

This is adorable! Love what you did with those ornaments!

Laurie said...

Adorable!! I love the contrast of the red and blue!!

G Peplow said...

Hi there, such ingenuity, beautiful and inspiring, love it:0) xx

Lindsey said...

There's a _correct_ order for the ornaments? I would so fail that part of the test. This is such a great out-of-the-box holiday card! Love that you used red and blue rather than the obvious red and green. And kraft, of course... ;)

Cindy Groh said...

Fabulous card. Love how you sewed the one cloud.

Alice said...

LOOOOOOOOVE the little ornaments hanging down the cloud. so so so fun and clever! superb card, Emily!

Lori said...

Just fabulous, Emily! Love your creative use of the cloud image for a holiday card background.

Jessy said...

Hi Emily- this is an absolutely gorgeous card. love the colors and the simple design. :-)

Ujjwal said...

this is so creative and fun!! I love the cloud background and the idea of hanging them from the cloud. Superb!!

Anonymous said...

Love it! Especially the JOY (that is my middle name)!