Take Two Week {Day 5} + Unity Friends With Flair {Mar 23rd}

Happy Friday!! Today is the conclusion of Take Two Week with Lisa Arana! It's been a very busy week for me creatively and personally so I'm really happy to have a chance to relax this weekend. In fact, I was so busy that I made all my projects the night before the posts went up. What, you say? That's completely insane! I know, that's why I'm relieved it's Friday. LOL So let's get to today's projects. Lisa and I chose to work with two images from the November 2011 Kit of the Month - Take Your Time. Only two of these stamps had seen ink previously which is why I really wanted to work with it.

My first card uses the clocks and I paired it up with one of several sentiments that work with it. I am always in need of thank you cards so it was logical that I chose this one. I love that Take Your Time is so great for girlfriends! Being the mother of a toddler, I don't get to spend as much time with my girlfriends as I used to and, when I do, it's a lot of effort on both our parts to get our schedules matched up. Cards like this tell my friends how much I appreciate them after we'd have our fun. I finally got some stamping markers and this was my first time using them. I don't know why I waited so long!

My second card uses the dress form and true friend sentiment. I used a black stamping marker to ink up one line at a time and stamp it on patterned paper. It took a lot of patience but I really like how it turned out and will definitely be trying this again. One other thing I did on this card was channel Lisa's ability to use faux stitching as the perfect finishing touch! I tried doing that here so you can be the judge. :)

I'd like to express a huge debt of gratitude to and admiration for both Lisa Arana and Angela Magnuson of Unity Stamp Company for making Take Two happen again this year! Don't forget, you have until 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, March 24th to leave comments on all the Take Two posts this week. The prizes are the five stamp sets featured this week and two of Lisa's fantastic watermarks. Lisa and I will announce all seven winners on both our blogs on Monday, March 26, 2012. Thank you so much for making this week a huge success!! Oh, and if you like the stamps we showcased, there's a big sale going on at Unity Stamp Company so you can head on over there right now and shop to your heart's content. ;)

Now head on over to Lisa's blog for her take on the clocks and dress form from Take Your Time!

Don't forget to play Friends With Flair today if you're creating with Unity!

Sources for Thanks: SU Natural White, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder & Tempting Turquoise cardstock; Unity Stamp Co. November 2011 Kit of the Month - Take Your Time; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; SU Tempting Turquoise & Tangerine Tango inks; SU Perfect Plum, Daffodil Delight & Basic Black Stampin' Write markers; We R Memory Keepers corner chomper; foam tape

Sources for A True Friend: SU Crumb Cake cardstock; Bazzill Basics textured black cardstock; My Mind's Eye Away We Go 6 x 6 paper pad; Unity Stamp Co. November 2011 Kit of the Month - Take Your Time; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Tim Holtz for Ranger Wild Honey & Broken China distress inks; SU Basic Black Stampin' Write marker; Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Five; Uniball Signo broad white gel pen