Friday, September 4, 2009

First Friends with Flair Friday!

Say that five times really fast!! Ha!!

Today is the first day that the fans of Unity are sharing with each other their latest and greatest creations! What used to be the Hip Hop Hangover now has a new name and a new twist!! It's called Friends with Flair Friday and one lucky person is going to win 25 random stamps from Unity for leaving a comment on the blog that has the special Flair Blinkie! Have you found it yet??



I guess I feel like I am in need of a vacation because this is the second card that I have made with that theme in mind!


Using a combination of stamp kits from Unity, I created this card to give to someone going on a tropical vacation...

Unity Stamps used: Circle Grid, Vacation, Palm Tree (Time for Travel); Suitcase stack (Hodge Podge of Happiness.) The DP is the new fall collection from Recollections at Michael's.



Unity Flair!

ETA: The Winner has been selected and the comments have been disabled!!

Thanks for all the fun comments!!


When I stamped the grid I used the masking technique and stamped using three different SU ink colors (Blue Bayou, Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip.) This would be nearly impossible to do without my trust Stamp-a-majig!



The suitcases were colored with Prismacolors and blended with Gamsol. To alter the Vacation sentiment, I decided to replace the letter "T" with the Palm Tree. Again my Stamp-a-majig came in handy here too!

Thanks for taking a look! If you didn't come here by way of the blog lists at the Unity Stamp Co. blog then be sure to start HERE so as not to miss any of the Unity talent that is out there!!

Leave me some love!!

Have a great day and may your bucket overflow with thoughts of a warm sunny vacation on some tropical island!

67 comments:

Sheri Gilson said...

Happy Friday Kelly!! Great card!! Love the images and distressing!

AJ said...

wow! can't believe that you dont have more comments yet!!
fabulous card Kelly!! :)

Unity Stamp Company said...

Don't count me in to win. I have my share of stamps.
LOVE your card! ADORABLE! :)

Stephanie Zito said...

Your card is absolutely amazing! I envy your stamping ability! And.... I see you have the magic blinkie!!!!!

JPScraps said...

Love your card. Awesome! I would love to win the stamps but I don't think I'll be that lucky.

Angie Blom said...

this is wonderful, love you card and a chance to win how much fun is this!!!

Rachel B said...

O THE SECRET BLINKIE!!! shhh... it's secret!

I love your tropical card. I wish I were going somewhere tropical so you had reason to get it to me! The colors are fabulous!

Jacqueline said...

This card is just perfect! you have such talent! Yay secret blinkie! :D

Stephanie Hargis said...

Woohoo! I found it! :D This is such a cute card Kelly! I LOVE the colors that you picked!

Krista said...

Wow this has been so much fun looking at everyones cards. I love you card, the colors are wonderful and I really liked the palm tree "T".

1CardCreator said...

Yay, I found the blinkie! Better yet, I found some really amazing sites! So glad I decided to follow your blog hop, I have favorited so many of you along the way. I have to continue the hop, I'm afraid I might miss something if I don't! Amazing design team, love your Unity Stamps. Kelly, all your cards are awesome, must say, I'm partial to the haunted house below! ~Diane

StacyC said...

Great Card... Nice little blinkie too!!!

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Fabulous colors on your project!!! Your blog is beautiful...love your header picture!!! Have a wonderful weekend!

Handmade Creations by Stephanie said...

yay i found it great card as always kelly!!!

Lisa L. said...

Great job - thanks for sharing your inspiration with us.

Lisa L.

Krista said...

Beautiful! I love how you used those stamps! Your coloring is awesome.

Pamela said...

Great card! I love it! And yep...I see that blinkie. :) Fun Fun.

jan farnworth said...

love your card it is super adorable you did a great job showcasing unity on your blog. thanks for the inspiration.

Cindy said...

Kelly your cards are great!! Thanks for sharing!

Cindy
cindy4pg@yahoo.com

Tracy said...

I love your card...those images are among my favs! Great colors too.

and you have the secret blinkie...whoohoo!

Heather said...

Great card Kelly- I love the colors and how you used the stamps!

Unknown said...

Finally, I have found something, not for lack of trying. Pretty card, remind me to take some time for myself. AND STAMP!!!

Squelly said...

Hee hee!! I FOUND IT, I FOUUUUUNNNDD IT! (Think of Sara in Land before time....remember....??)

Thanks for participating in the hop, love your card and site!

Rona said...

Super cute!! Thank you for including such good instructions!! I love that set - I will have to replace my t with the palm tree on my next beach layout!! Cute idea.

RR said...

Wow, Unity always comes up with fun ways see what others have created.

Michelle said...

This is great! I love the travel stamps along with those suitcases! Gorgeous job!

Christy-Lynn said...

Yay! I found the Blinkie!

This card is beauiful! I love the colors!

eryn hannig said...

love it kelly! perfect-o! :)

Sharon said...

Love the cute card Kelly, I so need a vacation. Almost cool enough to go camping, maybe next month. Found the blinky and some cute websites to get me going.

Uma said...

brilliant card, would love to win some stamps so I could create great cards like this. I would be scared to use this colour scheme but you've made it work really well.

Luluuk said...

Lovely Card - and lovely blinkie!
Lulu UK

Debbi said...

Friends with Flair has been fun and inspirational. Love your style and love Unity. Thanks for sharing. Have a safe and Happy Labor Day.

joni said...

FWF has been fun today! I just love your card...it makes me want to go on a tropical vacation...in February!!! You have some really sweet stuff on your blog! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

I found the blinkie! LOL Very cute card Kelly :)

Jillisgram said...

First time I visited your blog and want you to know that you do beautiful work. I scrolled down and saw many of your cards and loved them all. I'll visit often!

Kerry said...

I love how you used this set for a card! Great colors too!

Katy said...

Love your card, it's terrific!! I'm ready for vacation too :)

Eva said...

Love your card and the way you used the stamps..and yaaaaaaaaaa..found the blinkie...

ANAT S said...

great card Kelly
love all the stamps you used and the colors you choose

klasickewpie said...

Whew! I passed the blinkie first time around. I wasn't going to give up on this chance. Your card is so fun and the music on your blog makes me ready to head off to Mexico. Good luck to everyone who finds the blinkie here. Wish I had time to comment on everybody else's blog but thanks to them for great creations.

Ida D. said...

Oooh!!! I love the warm hues. Thank you for the inspiration. Awesome travel/vacation themed card.

Carrie said...

Yeah I found it! Great card! I love the warm colors!

Jules said...

Beautiful project! Thanks for the inspiration....I just purchased that kit!!!!! I love your work! Hope I win the 25 UNITY stamps!!!!!!

Scrapacat said...

One look at your card and my mind went to Cozumel. Adorable with great colors! Thanks!
~ky

Julie said...

Too cool....you have the blinkie!!!

Cheri said...

What a cute card! Thanks for sharing it!

Mary Friederichsen said...

I love your card!
It does look like something tropical,like maybe the Bahamas!?
Have a great weekend!
And since I just won the 100 stamps at Unity,you don't have to count me!
Share the Love!

Miss Boo (a.k.a. jen70) said...

OMG! It's here! I was thinking I was going to have to go back through and look again! LOL!

Your card is Amazing! Such a great layout and mix of sets. Very creative!

Kristin said...

I love the stacked up suitcases! Great idea!

Anonymous said...

What an absolutely awesome card!

Maureen F. said...

Great use of the circle stamps and I love the set of luggage. One of my favorite stamps !!!

Rachel said...

Love itm the colors are perfect!

cjs said...

AHA! I finally found it! I have been through everyone's blog TWICE because the first time I was looking at all the AWESOME work (and forgot to look for the blinkie!) Had a fun time!

Anonymous said...

Looks like I'm in need of a vacation to--cause I'm "all about" your card!!! Love the colors and the stamps you chose to use!!!

Gonna have to go paruse the Unity site--cause I don't recognize a couple of those stamps.......

Great card--of course I always "love" all that you share--and the music you play--Sunday mornings wouldn't be the same without hearing a little Jason Mraz!!! ;-)

KJ aka Kathy Johnson

Unknown said...

Such a cute card! Love the way you tied everything together with a tropical color scheme and your coloring ROCKS! Thanks for the inspiration!

Robynccgirl said...

Great card! Lots of Flair! Finally found the "Flair" blinkie! Yeah!

Purple Princess said...

Fabulous!! Love the colors and the design! Yay Flair blinkie too!

Iris said...

Cute Card. And yes, I found the blinkie! I would love to win; there's no such thing as too many stamps! Iris Soscia Visit me at my blog:
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Kelli said...

Love the card! Makes me wish I was on vacation.

Monika in VA said...

Perfect card for a little vaca to FLAIR-adise!!! Wish i could go with your friend!

Shaun said...

What fun this has been. Visited lots of new blogs where I'll definitely return.Your card makes me want to take an adventurous trip. Love it!

Nancy B said...

Cute card! I love seeing the work of all you talented ladies! Very inspiring.

Charlene said...

I'm in CA so hope I made it :) I love Unity!! Thanks!

heidi said...

Wow! Great card. I wanted the Hodge Podge set MOSTLY for that suitcase stack image. Someday I'll scrape up the $$ for it!! Congrats on being the 1st secret blinkie person!

FibreJunky said...

Can I take a vacation, too??? I really need one!!! Pity I won't fit inside one of those really cute little suitcases. Love how you used the palm tree for a T. Very clever!

Marcy H ~~ MI said...

Very cute cards!!! Found the blinkie!!! Was starting to think i overlooked it. LOL

Thanks for the chance to win!!!

Gwen said...

Great card, will remember how you used it as I have yet to use this stamp. I see you have the blinkie but I think I am probably waaaay toooo late!!