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chalk it up to unity....

Hello my wonderful friends!

Guess what... It's Thursday, and time for another Unity hop!
(and sale!) Courage to Imagine

Have you ever had one of "THOSE" weeks? You know the kind... where everything is about 1000 times more stressful than it needs to be? Yeah. That was how this week started. Monday night, I didn't go to bed at all because I was too overwhelmed to sleep.


However, I was finally able to sit down with my Unity stamps, Distress Ink, and watercolor crayons, and art out my stress. That is one of the things I LOVE most about what I do... Creating art helps me deal with life. It helps me cope with the hard times, and celebrate the good! 
I super ADORE this stamp! It's this week's Stamp of the Week, and a I love it! You can check it out HERE.

I also got a chance to play around with an idea I had. I'm excited to say, it worked like a charm!

So, you know the chalkboard trend everyone has been on?  Well, I'll admit, I'm not very talented at making my chalkboards, white board, or mirrors look very pretty when I write on them. It's super frustrating! So, I found a way to "draw" and "write" on my chalkboards that doesn't require any artistic skills with chalk... Wanna know how? Stamps and chalk markers!
(Eat ALL the Cake)

The chalk markers are special markers that have a liquid formula that works well on chalkboards, glass, and other such surfaces, and washes off with a little water. Super fun!
(You can get chalk markers in all sorts of colors, I'm just boring and like the look of the traditional white on the blackboard...) Simply ink up your stamp with the chalk marker(s) just like you would using any other marker, then stamp on your board. The ink washes off both your stamp and board with just a damp rag. And now, I can have the "Pinterest cute" chalkboards without having to be spend the time, or frustration at trying to draw an awesome image myself! Love that!

Enjoy the hop... I'm off to go whale watching with the kiddos! YAY!

Your next stop is Lisa! Posted by Kassi at 10:00 AM 
Adorable card! Love the idea of using a chalk marker - who knew? Thanks for the tip! :)

July 17, 2014 at 10:12 AM 
Very very COOL!!! :)

July 17, 2014 at 10:31 AM cal8007 said...

hush the critic inside you, Kassi. Just create with abandon. Your cards are awesome as always. Thanks for the enabling; now I need those markers!!

July 17, 2014 at 10:36 AM Theresa Krout said...

Really love the gorgeous card!! Love that color blue. Can you tell me more about what techniques you used? Looks like embossing and distressing???

July 17, 2014 at 11:49 AM 

July 17, 2014 at 12:01 PM 
I absolutely love the second card. That background is awesome!

July 17, 2014 at 12:03 PM 
LOVE your card and chalk board design. Thanks for sharing.

July 17, 2014 at 12:30 PM Lucinde said...

Love the bright colors against the black background!

July 17, 2014 at 1:12 PM mandysea said...

Scrapping is definitely one way to stress release, and your card is adorable.... Love your chalkboard too!

July 17, 2014 at 1:18 PM 
Cute card and I love the chalkboard! I don't think I've seen chalk markers yet, guess I better do a little web search! I think I need some play time to release some stress! Love to craft away the worries (at least for a little while!)

July 17, 2014 at 2:06 PM SuprFoxDesigns said...

Love your cards and your blog (love the hop cause I find new people to follow) :)
Thanks for the chalk board tip also, awesome and cute!

July 17, 2014 at 2:20 PM 
these are all great cards! i love the colors of the butterfly one, and the chalk idea is perfect!

July 17, 2014 at 2:31 PM 
Fabulous background! Love that stamp!

July 17, 2014 at 2:48 PM 
Great cards. I like the sentiment on the first, the coloring on the second and thanks for the tip on chalk markers.

July 17, 2014 at 3:27 PM 2suns said...

Butterfly is beautiful

July 17, 2014 at 3:30 PM 
How very clever thanks for sharing...

July 17, 2014 at 4:14 PM 
Gorgeous cards, always love your amazing coloring!

July 17, 2014 at 4:31 PM 
More pretty creations today. That chalk marker looks like it would be great to work with.

July 17, 2014 at 5:41 PM 
Lovely cards.

July 17, 2014 at 5:54 PM JPScraps said...

The card is just gorgeous! Thanks for the chalk marker tip. Have you tried it on paper?

July 17, 2014 at 6:12 PM Scrappin' Diva said...

Such a pretty card!

July 17, 2014 at 6:25 PM 
simply so beautiful...love the colors on these

July 17, 2014 at 6:29 PM michelegeorgern said...

Never even thought to use my chalkboard markers....

July 17, 2014 at 6:30 PM Vicki email@example.com said...

such a cool idea with the chalk marker!!! Thanks so much for sharing that! the butterfly and your sentiment go so very well with each other

July 17, 2014 at 7:42 PM jmahugger said...

Beautiful cards!

July 17, 2014 at 8:38 PM 
Lovel card! Thanks for the tip with the chalk markers!

July 18, 2014 at 3:32 AM WhoMom said...

Didn't know about chalk marker...and I'm with you on the needing a stamp to make it cute, so another item on the wish list! Thanks for sharing and hope the whale watching was fantastic!

July 18, 2014 at 8:21 AM 
I love the look of this card! The blue paper looks so cool - love that technique and would be interested to know how to re-create it!

July 18, 2014 at 9:21 AM 
Great tip for the chalkboard! Love that!
Uprising cards are wonderful! Love the sunflower one! Love the colors and the texture with the image! Thank you for sharing! Hoping you were able to get some sleep last night! :D

July 18, 2014 at 12:09 PM 
Awesome tip and wonderful cards!!!


July 18, 2014 at 5:14 PM 
Such a cool card, thanks for the tutorial above!

July 18, 2014 at 8:56 PM Teresa Godines #6857 said...

So pretty. TFS

July 18, 2014 at 10:43 PM 
Well stamping with a chalk marker is just a genius idea, love that!

July 19, 2014 at 11:50 AM 
Awesome! Love that gorgeous butterfly and the can of sunflowers and the cute cake! You used several of my favorite stamps!

July 19, 2014 at 2:48 PM Toni K said...


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