GIU Day 2

Ok,  How'd Monday treat you?  You step on any Legos barefooted or get a paper cut yesterday? Swallow a bug?  No?  Ya didn't spill any coffee or ketchup on your new white shirt? Wow, you have Karma on your side then.  Don't tick her off, I hear she's been moody lately!  At the time of this writing. Karma and I have come to a bit of an understanding. She can kick me in the rear now and again but only when I think really bad thoughts about the people who really annoy me.  In exchange, I wont curse too much when I'm angry.  For the record, I've been getting kicked hard lately!  I'm peopled out and haven't had time to craft.

I digress...

I'm not sure about you but once my life with children transitioned into 4th gear, the idea of pocket page scrapbooking really caught my eye.  Buy the kits, print your pictures, add a little journaling, stick them in the page protectors and bam a completed album! It was advertised as "no muss, no fuss, instantaneous type of memory keeping."  Yeah.... No.  I bought the kits, organized the cards to an inch of their life and stalled out.  I have done maybe 6 pocket paged layouts in total. I gotta say, there wasn't enough hands on creativity in it for me. As I have described, I like collecting the supplies as much as I like using them.  So, now all those neatly organized cards just sit there idle.

But, wait.... We can bring new life to those cute PL kits and it makes a fast card too!  And, look I used some foiled card bases I bought on clearance for $2.99 from the Lob. It's a box that I justified buying by saying "the envelopes alone are worth $2.99".  You've made that purchase before I know you have... tell me I'm not the only one!

Anyway, the best part of Unity stamps is that there are always perfect images to "jeuge" up a premade card and make it extra special for the one you love. Doesn't have to be a Project Life Card.  Could be a post card,  or a simple greeting card you've been holding on to.  Maybe by adding a little Unity, you can turn it from MEH to Wow in an instant.

Supplies:

• Unity "Sending up something beautiful" 
• Unity "Love Runs Deep"
• Versafine Clair Nocture Ink
• White paper Doily
• Gold Sequins
• Pink & White Baker's twine
• Paper Studio Foiled box of pre-made cards- no longer available
  (but re-think the way you can use old stationary)

Bonus tip.  Look in your stash and see if you have any stationary note cards that you no longer use.  Those make great bases!  When I visit my local Goodwill, I always look at the stationary sets they have for sale.  As long as they don't smell musty, they can be less expensive than making or buying blank white card bases.  Something to think about anyway.

Remember- leave a comment or some love to be entered into the drawing at the end of the week for a Unity prize!