Monday, August 1, 2011

Growing in Unity-Day 1

Hello, Hello!  Well, the beginning of another work week and another fun week of sharing some Unity love with all of you.  Remember to stop by each day and leave a comment to win a Unity stamp set all your own!


August 1st-hard to believe.  August makes me think of birthdays (we have a few in the family this month...including mine!), the beach, bike riding, and summery cold drinks.  I'll be using that inspiration this week with some of the projects I'll be posting.  So on with the show....this is a layout of my god-daughter's first birthday which we celebrated in March.  Isn't she a doll??!!   And that's my proud niece and Jayla's mom holding her.


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I used the pendants and the journaling stamp from the Welcome Baby set for this layout.  This set is so cute! I stamped both on patterned paper and trimmed.  The pendants were attached with foam dots.  And this was my first time making those accordion flowers.  I must say, I was really frustrated when I first tried making them--my craft room is full of the remmants of my attempts.  But I kept trying and finally success!  So onto the rest of the products I used...cardstock is from Bazzill Basics, the patterned paper is from Imaginisce and Echo Park, pink chipboard letters are from The Girls' Paperie, the crown, hearts and wand stickers are from Echo Park.

Thanks for visiting today.  Remember to leave a comment before you leave.  A winner will be announced on Saturday, August 6th from all the comments left this week.  You'll have a choice of the following Unity Sets:

Sending My Love
Bitty Backgrounds
Little me
Bella Fiori
Homegrown
Hugs & Kittens
Handmade Holiday
Bella Trees
Imagine It

Have a great day, everyone!

20 comments:

  1. I love the layout!! she is such a little princess. I love that you scattered bits of bling all over the page and the banner and letters looks awesome!!! :)
    I love August too...looking forward to some cooler temps. Our summer has been a HOT HOT one! 110 PLUS!
    ~Aleks

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  2. Pretty layout! I love the pendant! Nice job on the flowers too!
    DeniseB

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  3. I have always loved your work Di. I am so glad to see your blog up and running. You are bestest ever!!! I always look forward with so much excitement to see or hear what you next handmade loving creations are going to be. You never cease to amaze me. The layout of my daughter/granddaughter's first birthday is nothing short of perfection. Thank you for bringing some fun into the everyday grind! OXOX, Liza.

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  4. Great layout, I love the banner!

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  5. I love it!! It's so pretty and creative... I can't wait till she's old enough to appreciate this too!! You are so talented and great at what you do... Love you much!! France and Jay :)

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  6. What a beautiful pink layout!! Love it. Happy Early Birthday!

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  7. Such an adorable layout and those accordian flowers are one of my favorite things to make. I'm going to scraplift your layout design for photos of my daughters 1st birthday party!

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  9. Totally amazing layout!! Really captures the day so well!! Love your banner. Your flowers are terrific! All your hard work paid off!! love love love!!!! What a lovely family you have!!! Great job!! Tfs!!!
    (sorry made a boo-boo!! :))

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  10. Beautiful LO, love the banner flag and cute pic!!

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  11. Your LO is great! I'm going to try one like it in blue for my grandson!

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  12. very cute layout - I love the banner.

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  13. Adorable layout, darling child and Leos in your family. It appears you have it ALL! LOL! (I'm a Leo too - Leos rule!). Super creative.

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  14. This is my first visit to your blog, but it certainly won't be my last! LOVE your blog and your style. Also love that you share so much about each of your creative projects.

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  15. Beautiful Layout!! Love the banner!!

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  16. Lovely blog, lovely layout. The banner gives so much movement to the page. The wheel flowers are tough..but they add terrific dimension. Love this shade of pink. Terrific stuff!

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  17. Well, I certainly hope that I win. I LOVE Unity stamps. Your layout is really pretty. You know how to put it allllll together.

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  18. What a pretty layout! I love the banner. I still haven't managed to attempt one of those accordian flowers. They look easy enough. At least I thought so. :)

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  19. Pretty pink layout!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  20. Cute layout and precious little girl! Great job with the accordian flowers, I had trouble with them, too!

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