Unity Stamp Storage

I was asked how I store my Unity Stamps so I thought I would do a quick video:

I take all my stamps and put on Graphix Acetate (which I get at Hobby Lobby). The actate is 9x12", so I first cut it down to fit inside the page protectors (8.25x11 - slightly smaller than full size so it gives room for the thickness of the stamps in the protector). 

Before I put my stamps on the acetate, I ink them up and rub a piece of paper over them so I can have an index of what is in the set, along with the sizes and what the sentiments say.

Next, I peel off the protective backing off the stamps and lay them on the acetate. Then I pull all the extra rubber away from the stamps so only the stamps remain on my acetate.

Finally, I put the sheet of acetate, fully loaded with my stamps, into the page protector. I also include the index sheet behind the stamps.

I like to keep all my stamps in their original set and keep the SETS in alphabetic order and the KITS in order by the MONTH they were released.

If you have any questions for me, send me an e-mail to rabogner@cableone.net or leave me a comment here on my blog!

Also, in the video, I said I would give you the link for the boxes I use for my Ippity stamps.  If you follow the links, it gives you prices and dimension information. 

Here is the LINK to the 3/4" cases. Here is the LINK to the 1 1/4" cases (thought they were 1" but was wrong!).

These boxes do come with a place to add sheets into them and are 3 ring binders. I actually use the 3/4" boxes and cut out the binders (plastic) so I can place my stamps without worrying the box won't close because the rings are hitting my stamps and because the size I use doesn't allow for pages to be inserted with stamps on them because there is only room to put stamps on the sides and not in the middle...

FWF Candle Recap

HAPPY
NEW YEAR!

I have ran away from home, but before I left, I scheduled this post for all those Unity Addicts out there! I should be home soon, I wonder if my Husband misses me yet?

OH YEAH,

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BABY!
This is our 5th!

Whenever possible, I like to participate in the Unity Friends with Flair on Fridays.

Angela, owner of Unity, has generously given out a secret blinky to one lucky customer participating in the FWF to display on their blog. That addict will choose a winner from all the visitors who post a comment on that blog during the hop!

If you came to my blog because you love it
~ THANK YOU ~
or if just happened upon it and like what you see, go check out the other Unity Customers from the beginning on Angela's blog where she will have a list of all 50 customers posting Unity inspiration!

During my Week In Unity, I showed off this project:And then received a request to do a video showing how to do the stamping on the candles. If you would like to see the original post with the candles, plus the link to the step by step picture directions for the BOX and candles, please see THIS POST.



I have another example of these candles for you which I actually colored with Markers onto the tissue paper before heating them onto the candle!

My mom has wanted this little barn stamp for some time, but I am a little mean and this is as close as she is going to get!

This was her Christmas Present, and since it is after Christmas, I can show them to the rest of the world!

Thanks for stopping by and Comments are very appreciated! If there is a technique you would like to see in video form, let me know and I'll try to get it for you!

FWF from Afar!

I have ran away from home, but before I left, I scheduled this post for all those Unity Addicts out there!

I participate in the Unity Friends with Flair almost every Friday, whenever possible, though next week their will be a brake for the Holidays!

Plus, Angela, owner of Unity, has generously given out a secret blinky to one lucky customer participating in the FWF to display on their blog. That addict will choose a winner from all the visitors who post a comment on that blog during the hop!

If you came to my blog because you love it
~ THANK YOU ~
or if just happened upon it and like what you see, go check out the other Unity Customers at the beginning on Angela's blog where she will have a list of all 50 customers posting Unity inspiration!

STUFF I USED:
STAMPS: Gratitude=Joy, Bevvy Butterfly
INK: {SU} Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie; {Distress Ink} Tea Dye
PAPER: Basic Grey, Embassy, Georgia Pacific,
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Circle Nestabilities

And, since I was asked, I have another video tutorial for you. This one is on the FAUX SHAVING CREAM TECHNIQUE that I used on my above cards main image:


Thanks for stopping by and Comments are very appreciated! If there is a technique you would like to see in video form, let me know and I'll try to get it for you!

Growing In Unity Day 5 ~ Grand Finale!

It's my final day of showcasing Unity this week, but watch for my Unity projects almost every Fridays. Whenever possible, I participate in the Friday Friends with Flair customer showcase.

Plus, Angela, owner of Unity, has generously given out a secret blinky to one lucky customer participating in the FWF to display on their blog. That addict will choose a winner from all the visitors who post a comment on that blog during the hop!

Go to Angela's blog where she will have a list of all 50 customers posting Unity inspiration!

It's my final day of showcasing Unity this week for Week In Unity.

For my last day of featuring Unity Stamps I have a 3D project. It is a cute Mailbox design that I found at Debbie P's Place.

STUFF I USED FOR THIS PROJECT:
STAMPS: Sending My Love, Retro BBQ (stamped the stars but are hard to see in the picture)
INK: SU Lovely Lilac
PAPER: Paper Studio, Cardstock Support
ACCESSORIES: Brads, Ribbon
TOOLS: Debbie's Tutorial, Strong Adhesive, Crop-O-Dile

Here is the mailbox tutorial from Debbie.

Now since this is my Finale, I thought I would also give you a video tutorial on a simple technique called DRYER SHEET. It took me Forever to find any information on this once I saw a card that mentioned they had used it. For this reason (and that a few friends hadn't heard of it either), I put together a video tutorial.

First, here is the FINISHED card I made with this technique:STUFF I USED:
STAMPS: {Unity} Bevvy of Butterflies
INK: SU Real Red, SU Not Quite Navy, SU Pumpkin Pie
PAPER: Embassy, Paper Studio, Georgia Pacific
ACCESSORIES: Drier Sheet, Xyron Adhesive Machine

And the Video:

Thanks again for all your comments. Don't forget this is your last chance to comment to be in to the draw to win a single from Unity. I will post the winner tomorrow morning, as soon as I am functioning!

NOW, head back to the CUSTOMER BLOG LIST on Angela's blog so you can continue visiting all the Unity Addicts out there!

Growing In Unity Day 4 ~ Negative Effects

TECHNIQUE: Negative Cuttlebug Effect

You can find this technique written instructions on SplitCoastStampers

HERE
along with the gallery for this technique on SCS.

You can also see a tutorial by a very talented lady, Meg Loven, who works with the SU big shot.
HERE

Here is my finished card using this technique:

STUFF I USED:
STAMPS: {UNITY} Oct '09 KOM ~ Wherever you Go
PAPER: georgia pacific, kraft
INK: SU Pumpkin Pie, SU Basic Black
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Texture Stylized Flowers

Here are a few other cards I have made using the negative effect:
Recipe can be found HERE (blue).
















Recipe can be found HERE (orange).


To see ALL the Tutorials I have posted on my blog thus far, click HERE.

Growing In Unity Day 3 ~ Christmas is Coming!

It is Day THREE of Unity all Week here on my blog.

Today's project is Altered Candles and Gift Box that is designed specially to hold 4 little candles! I found this tutorial HERE by Katie.

I started with 4 plain candles (vanilla scented). I stamped the sentiment from Unity's September '09 KOM: Go Ahead...Wish onto tissue paper. I then used my heat gun to melt the sentiment into the candles.


I used two of the stamps my mom won in a grab bag to stamp some extra tissue paper for decoration. The stamps were the leaves from Simple Blessings.

I made the box with SU Tempting Turquoise cardstock my good online friend Katy sent me! She is very sweet. Make sure to visit Katy's blog and give her some love for her wonderful creations.

I used Unity's Worn Grid background stamp to stamp the top of the box. You can see it on the lip of the box.

I used Martha Stewart dp to cover the rest of the box.

I finished it off with a ribbon to keep the box closed. I will be putting a tag on the box, but didn't have it completed when I took the pictures of this box set.

STUFF I USED FOR THIS PROJECT:
STAMPS: {Unity} September '09 KOM: Go Ahead... Wish, {Unity} Worn Grid, {Unity} Simple Blessings
INK: {SU} Basic Black & Tempting Turquoise
PAPER: {SU} Tempting Turquoise, {Martha Stewart} Floral Burst & Crosshatch
ACCESSORIES: {Mainstays} Candles, Acetate, Ribbon, Twill
TOOLS: Heat gun, tissue paper, double sided adhesive, Katie's Tutorial, wax paper

Here is another sample of this box set! For the below sets I also used the stamps from Bright & Merry Winter Wishes. I stamped them in Not Quite Navy.
The tag was made with Stylin' Stars.
I first stamped the star, then again on a post it note to mask it.
(You can see a small tutorial I put together on masking on THIS post).

I then stamped the circle image over the masked star so the circle would be behind the star ornament! I finished the ornaments off with a glittery pen to draw on the ribbons!
The sentiment is from Verve.

Come back tomorrow for more UNITY fun!

Growing In Unity Day 2 ~ Crazy for Daisies

It's me again... starting the SECOND day of MY week of Growing in Unity!

I have another great tutorial for you today on a technique called Burnt Batik.



(I miss pronounced BATIK when I did my tutorial, so if you would like to hear the correct way to pronounce Batik, go HERE. It is similar to Boutique, but with an "A" instead of an "O")

There is also a step by step picture tutorial on SCS found HERE.

Here is the finished card I made with this technique AND Unity's Crazy for Daisies:

STUFF I USED FOR THIS CARD:
STAMPS: Crazy For Daisies, Sending My Love, Bevy of Butterflies
INK: VersaMark, SU Pixie Pink, SU Tempting Turquoise
PAPER: SU Tempting Turquoise, SU Water Color Paper, Embassy
ACCESSORIES: Holographic Embossing Powder, Homemade Butterfly button
TOOLS: sponge, heat gun, water spritzer

Don't forget to comment on any Week In Unity Posts you enjoyed for a chance to be in the drawing!

And TODAY is the FIRST day of December, so make sure to check out the Unity Blog for a visual of the DECEMBER KOM!

And if you liked my tutorial, and would like to see a particular technique, let me know.

To see ALL the Tutorials I have posted on my blog thus far, click HERE.

Growing In Unity Day 1 ~ Poppin Video!

If you are a Unity fan then you probably know what Growing in Unity is. But for those of you who don't know, it is where fans of Unity Stamps have signed up to voluntarily put Unity stamp creations on their blog for a whole week from Monday through Friday. So if you like Unity stamps as much as I do, I hope that you will be back to see much more of Unity goodness on my blog all week long!

Don't Forget, today is the LAST DAY for Unity's HUGE Black Friday Sales.

Here is my Poppin' Pastels Card using Unity's Stylin' Stars:

STUFF I USED FOR THIS CARD:
STAMPS: Stylin' Stars
INK: VersaMark, SU Basic Black
PAPER: Georgia Pacific, Embassy, Paper Studio
ACCESSORIES: Buttons
TOOLS: Stampin' Up! Chalk Pastels (summer sun, more mustard, yoyo yellow)

And here is a quick video tutorial on how to do Poppin' Pastels:


If you prefer a step by step picture tutorial, you can check out this tutorial HERE by Beate on SplitCoastStampers.

If you like my video, and would like to see other techniques done in a video tutorial, let me know in the comments what you would like to see...

Make sure to leave a comment each and every day for your chance to win a single from Unity. I will draw a random commenter at the end of my Week In Unity.

Stay tuned because I have lots of Unity Goodness in store for you.
Here is the daily breakdown:
Tuesday: Crazy for Daisies with Video Tutorial for Burnt Batik
Wednesday: Christmas Gift Idea with tutorial link
Thursday: Cuttlebug Negative Effect with Video Tutorial
Friday: Friday Friends With Flair and Sending My Love with a tutorial link

To see ALL the Tutorials I have posted on my blog thus far, click HERE.

FWF Embossed Ink Distressing

Happy Friday the 13th Everyone!

The customers of Unity, or addicts as we are lovingly called, use Friday Friends with Flair {FWF} to display their creations made with Unity.

Angela, owner of Unity, has generously given out a secret blinkie to one lucky customer participating in the FWF to display on their blog and will choose a winner from all the visitors who posts a comment on their blog during the hop!

So as you travel along the list of participating Friends with Flair (FOUND HERE), don't hesitate to leave some love for your chance to win the above mentioned RUBBA!

Time for the UNOFFICIAL theme, IF you are interested in doing the UNOFFICIAL theme for FWF, next week a few addicts and I have picked the theme of

FLOWERS...
any image containing some sort of floral...
So let's show them off next week in our FWF posts!

This is UNOFFICIAL and NOT required. If you want to do the theme, great ~ if not, perfectly okay with me! And if you have a Great Idea for the UNOFFICIAL theme, please let me know in the comments section.

I have been asked on how I do my ink distressing on my card edges like those seen in this card here:

It is fairly simple, but easiest understood with visuals, so I put together another video tutorial.

Here are the finished cards, showing each of the 3 ways I showed in the video which also has my example of dry embossing for this weeks unofficial theme:

1. Direct to Paper Technique:2. Circular Sponging:3. Dab Sponging:

Stuff Used for these Cards: Stamps: {Unity} October '09 KOM ... Wherever you go!

Ink: SU Chocolate Chip, SU Basic Black, Palette Burnt Umber
Paper: Georgia Pacific, Embassy
Accessories: Glitter Writer Pens, Quickutz Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

NOW, head back to the CUSTOMER BLOG LIST on Angela's blog so you can continue visiting all the Unity Addicts out there! And while at Angela's blog, check out some of the great sales happening THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

Paper Piecing 101

I can't believe I almost forgot to do this post! Can you believe it? I can't!

Small ANNOUNCEMENT:
if you are a Unity Addict, I am sure you already saw this, but if you aren't a Unity Stalker, I will share the secret with you. Unity is coming out with a new OpportUNITY called IPPITY. The unveiling will happen THIS Thursday, so make sure to visit Unity's blog for all the fun THIS THURSDAY!

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I mentioned on my Friday Friends With Flair post HERE that I would put a quick tutorial for those who would like to see a little Paper Piecing 101 on my blog. Also in the above mentioned post, there is a tutorial on Masking 101 if you missed it.

HERE is Paper Piecing 101:

STUFF I USED IN THE TUTORIAL:
STAMPS: Unity October '09 KOM: ...where ever you go
INK: SU Basic Black
PAPER: Scraps!, Georgia Pacific (white)
ACCESSORIES/TOOLS: Post It Note, Scissors

If you would like to see the finished card I made using this technique (and the image from this video), please come back on Friday for the next adventure with Friday Friends With Flair from Unity!

Thanks for visiting. If you like my tutorial, or have a suggestion for another technique, please let me know in the comments section or send me an e-mail to rabogner@cableone.net with the Subject: TUTORIAL MUST HAVES.

Is it Finally Friday or What?

The customers of Unity, or addicts as we are lovingly called, use Friday Friends with Flair {FWF} to display their creations made with Unity.

Angela, owner of Unity, has generously given out a secret blinky to one lucky customer participating in the FWF to display on their blog and will choose a winner from all the visitors who posts a comment on their blog during the hop!

So as you travel along the list of participating Friends with Flair (FOUND HERE), don't hesitate to leave some love for your chance to win the above mentioned RUBBA!

Time for the UNOFFICIAL theme, IF you are interested in doing the UNOFFICIAL theme for FWF, next week a few addicts and I have picked the theme of
PAPER PIECING...
any stamp that you can paper piece... So let's show them off next week in our FWF posts!

{If you need a little bit of help with paper piecing... look no further! Come back here on Monday and I will have a video tutorial on paper piecing.}

This is UNOFFICIAL and NOT required. If you want to do the theme, great ~ if not, perfectly okay with me! And if you have a Great Idea for the UNOFFICIAL theme, please let me know in the comments section.

Here is my example of the Unofficial Theme for this week HALLOWEEN!:

STUFF I USED FOR THIS CARD:

STAMPS: {Unity} September '09 KOM: Go Ahead...Wish;
July '09 KOM: Pocket Full Of...
INK: SU Basic Black, SU Dusty Durango, SU Crushed Curry, SU Soft Suede, Zig Spring Green
PAPER: Basic Grey, Georgia Pacific
ACCESSORIES: Buttons, ribbon
TOOLS: SU Top Note, post it for masking, white gel pen

For those who have never tried Masking, I have a little video tutorial for you:

For those of you who DID do the unofficial theme, there are a few challenge blogs you could enter with the this theme!
They can be found HERE:

Cinema Saturday
Stampin' for the Weekend

For my card I also used the sketch from Card Patterns.

NOW, head back to the CUSTOMER BLOG LIST on Angela's blog so you can continue visiting all the Unity Addicts out there! And while at Angela's blog, check out some of the great sales happening THIS WEEKEND ONLY!