hippity hoppity....

unity stamps: 4 stamps from the sept. kit of the month
unity stamps: worn music; wee forest chanty

unity stamp: dotted ribbon that i stamped over & over again! :)

from the october kit of the month

can i tell you AGAIN how much i LOVE unity stamps??!!

okay, well i'm going to SHOUT it OUT again!!!!

I LOVE UNITY!!!

they truly have something for every crafter and scrapper and cardmaker!

sooooo many fabulous stamps to choose from, you are SURE to find something

that tickles your fancy!!

soooooo.....are you ready for some hip hop???!!!! :)

start at ANGELA's BLOG for all the specials!!

then hop from blog to blog following the hip hop trail.

once the trail brings you to my blog......give a big SHOUT OUT to HEATHER!!!

she has AMAZING talent!!!!! :)

time to hip hop again!

unity stamps: distressed dots, worn grid
unity stamp: distressed dots

unity stamp: from AMAZING ME

Stamps don't have to overpower your layouts in order to use them. You can always find a way to incorporate stamps. Use them to distress your paper, add a background, or create a journaling block. No matter how big a part you want stamps to play in your scrapbooking, Unity has a stamp for EVERY layout!! :)

Feeling lucky?? Maybe YOU'LL be the blog candy winner today!

Check out the specials on ANGELA'S BLOG and then hip hop your way to the blog candy.

Next stop: JIMMI MAYO!!! :) Check her out!

hip hop is here again!!!

unity stamp- CHRISTMAS LIST

unity stamps- WORN GRID, DISTRESSED DOTS, misc. from September and October KOMs



it's hop hop time!!! are you ready???? :)

every week, angela offers some SUPER deals...check them out HERE!!!!!



if you haven't signed up for the Kit of the Month yet, you TOTALLY need to!! i have found TONS of stamps in EACH month's kit that i just ADORE!!! i'm sure you will, too....so check out the details HERE!



now, you ready to continue your hip hop journey??? then bounce on over to

HEATHER'S blog!!

hip hop to the 10th degree!!!

Unity is celebrating it's TENTH hip hop Thursday!!

Won't you join in on the fun??!!! :)
CHECK THIS OUT for all the SPECIAL deals going on today!!!
AND
Don't forget to keep on blog hopping until you find the blog candy!
Next stop>>>>>>>>PATTER CROSS!!!!

Happy Hip Hoppin'!!

Unity Stamps used-
OCTOBER KOM (dotted ribbon, good times)
CIRCLE FRENZY

oh yeah....it's HIP HOP THURSDAY!

unity stamp co: worn music, worn grid
unity stamp co: distressed dots, worn grid, amazing me
unity stamp co: distressed dots, september kom

Can you tell which stamps I am TOTALLY crushing on right now???

These background stamps are the BEST!! I absolutely could not stop

using them!! :)

Ready for some giveaways and SPECTACULAR savings???

Look HERE for this week's specials and hop on over to LAURA'S fabulous blog!!!!

thursday....time to hip hop!!

time to hip hop & i've got school and christmas on my mind!! i made this little notebook for my daughter's teacher. she can give it to her for Christmas. the SCHOOL ROCK STAR stamp set is PERFECT for teacher's gifts!! the possibilities are endless and i'm excited to make some more gifts!! :) stamps used: SCHOOL ROCK STAR, SEPTEMBER KOM
stamps used: SCHOOL ROCK STAR, AMAZING ME
stamps used: SCHOOL ROCK STAR

Would you like to WIN free stamps?????!!!!!!

then be sure to HOP onto splitcoast stampers

today for your chance to win!! PLUS when you end the

blog hop, there is a STAMP set waiting to be won as well!!

Unity gives away $300 worth of stamps every THURSDAY,

so don't miss YOUR chance to WIN!!! :)

HINT::::::::::>>>>>>>>(I'll be giving a FREE stamp away that hasn't even been released yet!!!!

Leave me a comment here and then GO TO THIS LINK tonite between 7:00-8:00 to find out who the winner is!!!!!!!!)

Don't forget to check out ALL THE SPECIALS for today!!!!

And keep on blog hoppin' until you find the blogger who has got the giveaway!!! :)

NEXT STOP: the fabulous HEIDI SONBOUL!!!!!!

HIP HOP....it's UNITY TIME!!!

stamp sets used: AMAZING ME, SCHOOL ROCK STAR
stamp sets used: BE MY VALENTINE, AMAZING ME

It's THURSDAY....and that means it's time to HIP HOP

your way around the UNITY blogs until you find the

BLOG CANDY-a sweet UNITY STAMP SET, of course!!! :)

If you didn't come here from Heather's blog, then START HERE
for the HIP HOP ride of your life!! :)

Ready for some SPECTACULAR DEALS???!!! Then, check ANGELA's BLOG
for the deets!! She always has some FABULOUS things up her sleeve---and one of them just might be a NEW RELEASE!!! ;)

Now it's time to HIP HOP over to Unity's NEWEST DT member's blog.......miss JEANNE!!!!

let's HIP HOP!!

supplies: stamps- Unity; papers- Basic Grey, Kaiser Crafts; alphas- American Crafts; button brads- Karen Foster; punch- Stampin' Up; ric rac- Creative Impressions; inks- superior, tsukineko; pen-sharpie; pocket- old navy ;)

if you are visiting my blog today without knowing what "Hip Hop Thursday" is then go HERE to begin the journey to find BLOG CANDY!! :) you just follow the links from blog to blog until you find the one who is giving away the stampalicious blog candy today!! :)

oh, and while you're at it....don't forget to check out the NEW RELEASES and the SPECIAL DEALS on angela's blog at UNITY!!!! you won't be disappointed!!! :)

now, if you are landing here from NATALIE'S blog then go to WENDY'S blog when you finish reading here!!

please remember all those who lost someone on 9/11

and pray for them today.

they will never be forgotten!!

info on the freestyle layout i did: who says you can't do freestyle with stamps?? i mixed and matched from THREE different kits and ONE single to create the layout above.

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i didn't pay attention to stamping evenly for my border. i just wanted it to add a funky frame around the paper. it came from the LITTLE PRINCESS kit.

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i stamped the tree from a retired kit (July KOM) three times to create the affect shown- once on some scrap paper, once on the brown paper, and once on green paper. i cut and pasted the tree and the leaves to the stamped image on the scrap paper before cutting the entire thing out again.

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for a little touch of light on the tree, i added the little blue birdie from the SO AND SO LOVES single.

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the journaling lines are from AMAZING ME.

it's hip hop time again!

supplies: unity stamp co- WISH STAMP SET; basic grey-papers; sharpie-pen; american crafts-alphas; tsukineko and superior-inks; ranger and creative imaginations-glitter glue

it's that time again....time to hip hop all over

cyberspace to find some blog candy!!! =) and

there are AMAZING deals that you EVERY

person can take advantage of!!! check this out:

SINGLES for ONE DAY ONLY:
OH! What a Beautiful Morning- $2.50
Queen for a Day- $3.00
Chancy Flower Post from Whimsy Flowers- $5.00
Polka Dot Posy- $3.00


If you've never ordered from Unity before, here's
a SPECIAL deal JUST FOR YOU~~~~order at least
$10.00 worth of stamp goodness and enter
FIRST ORDER in the discount code field and you will
get MOVE MOUNTAINS for FREE!! :)


EVERY order also receives a RANDOM STAMP FOR FREE!!!!!!

but that's not all.....keep reading for these GREAT deals!!

there is a NEWLY released SINGLE available---
buy HULLABALOO for $5.00!! it ROCKS!!!


while you're ordering, check out THESE background stamps
at 1/2 price>>>>only $4.00 EACH!
Royal Day
Distressed Dots
Paisley Deco
Baby Boy Plaid
Polka Dot Jam
Deco Hound
Harlequin
Wavy Solid Mocha


if your total purchase is over $50.00, you can also buy
FANCIFUL DOTS for only ONE PENNY!!!!


and if this isn't enough to make you stop what you're doing
and SHOP, then listen to this....Unity is focused on
giving back and this week 10% of ALL HIP HOP SALES
will be donated to OPERATION JONATHAN! to read
about jonathan's story, read HERE.


what an AWESOME opportunity to GIVE!!


so what are you waiting for??? hop on over to NIKI's BLOG
to find out where this journey will take you next!!! =)

Like HIP HOP????

Whether you like traditional HIP HOP or not,

this is one type of HIP HOP action you DON'T

wanna miss out on!! Unity Stamp Company is

celebrating it's SECOND week of HIP HOP THURSDAY

and that means YOU can HIP HOP your way

from blog to blog to WIN stamps!!

That's right...there will be RANDOM giveaways for

blog posts plus as you follow the trail from blog

to blog, you will eventually find the blog candy at

the last stop!!! =)

And as if THAT weren't enough to get you dancin',

Angela has ALSO decided to add some SWEET

deals today!! Check these out:

*Single O' the Week- DREAM TREE

*SPECIAL ONE PENNY DEAL- With any purchase today, you can buy this single "WORN VINTAGE CLOCK" for ONE PENNY!!! (Limit one stamp per order)

*10% OFF all orders purchased today!!- use code HIPHOP in all caps

This is SOOOOOOO exciting I can hardly stand it!!

Are you ready to HIP HOP over to the next blog???

Oh, before you go.....take a peak at the butterflies on the

layout above. I stamped those with the BUTTERFLY BEAUTIES

set. I love how the bold and beautiful stamp design holds it own

in the midst of the patterned paper and colors of

my layout.

I enjoy adding dimension to my stamp designs,

but don't always want to

add the extra bulk to my layouts.

For the top butterfly in this layout,

I added dimension by cutting part of the wings out

with a fiskars fingertip knife.

I then secured my gaffer tape and cardstock

underneath the cut portions of the wings

for a 3D look without foam adhesive. Hope you enjoy! :)

Okay.....now you're

ready to hop over and check out HEIDI SONBOUL's

blog to see what FABULOUS creations she has for you!!!!!