What a happy day! I am officially on summer break and I am officially taking part in the Unity GIU Girls Blog Hop. I could not wait to ink up my knew Unity Kit of the Month- this one is from 6/18- We Can Rise.
I used my Arteza water color brush pens for this image. Stamped in Versafine ink and the colored away! The sentiment is from a set I just got, Special Wishes Sentiment Kit. Love the versatility of this set! This image reminds me of the Southwest, a place that I love, love, love to travel to. Sadly it is not in my plans to head to Colorado, Utah, or Arizona this summer, but a girl can dream!
I am linking up to The Paper Players Challenge~
When I realized I had more time to create I pulled out the set I got from the first time I did GIU. That set had yet to see ink as well. So here you are- 1 dress stamp, 2 cards. The stamp set used is Hey Girl, the 5/14 KOTM.
The first card is vintage, all colored with the neutral, E40 Copics. Love the warm tones in this card.
Added a bit of color with the bows and the background and used a gelly roll gold glitter pen to highlight the petite flowers, add dots to a bow and a bodice and color a bodice gold. I left the sentiment off until I know the recipient.
The second card has a totally different look- contemporary with cool colors.
This one was tough to photograph. I do not know why that is the case for some cards, lol. Each dress got a contemporary look, each different. I added big pink dots to one, colored one a platinum color, another black and another white with pink flowers. Everything got a generous dose of Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Pen. The dresses were fussy cut out and adhered to the card using the MOJO Monday sketch~
The sentiment is from the same Special Wishes Sentiment Kit.
That's it for me! Leave a comment on each blog for your chance to win one of two Unity prize packs! Your next stop on this hop is Shannon!
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You are here- Lee Ann Barrett
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Oh my gosh i love the cactus card!! My fav kind of plant bc I have a black thumb. Awesome cards!
ReplyDeletegreat cards! I like the vintage dresses the best.
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All three cards are beautiful! I did stop and pause at the second one though. I have seen that image on cards before and I love it but wow, I think this is the best version of it, I have ever seen! The dresses are absolutely stunning in that color combo! Wow!
ReplyDeleteI love your vintage dress card.
ReplyDeleteAll three cards are adorable! Love them all! The way that you colored and finished the cards for the dresses are amazing!
ReplyDeleteWow! Just wow! Beautiful coloring and cards. The second one, with the gold dresses is just stunning!
ReplyDeleteVery nice cards! I live in AZ, which is a beautiful state! Do like that cactus card!
ReplyDeleteI love all of them!! Your coloring is so beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteLove the cactus one of course! You said you used versamark, did you emboss it in black then? Or did you use Versafine Clair? All the cards are gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry Ellie! I typed too fast! It was Versafine ink. Thanks for catching my oops!
DeleteLove the cactus card! The coloring is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI love the coloring on your cactus card!! It makes me smile! Thank you for sharing your work... The dress cards are really neat too...you choosing different styles changed the cards right up.
ReplyDeleteLovely creation depicting the Southwest. I am so lucky to call Colorado my home! Your dress cards are fabulous. I love them both!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards!!! I love your coloring!!!❤️
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I may have to look into the Hey Girl set. I hope you do get to go to Arizona one day. I love all the big cactii there!
ReplyDeleteThese are all so beautiful! I think I need to try to do some pink shadowing, because you've got it going on, Girl! So glad you could join me for Mojo Monday!
ReplyDeleteStunning dresses, what a great stamp!
ReplyDeleteThose vintage dresses are amazing! ~Cindy Knickerbocker
ReplyDeleteI, too love the warm tones of your vintage card....
ReplyDeleteI, too love the warm tones of your vintage card....
ReplyDeleteI've used that cactus once and loved it. Thanks for reminding me to pull it out and use it again. That is one of the best KOTM's ever! Love your cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. Your coloring is wonderful!! Love them all.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!
ReplyDeleteWow, thes are all so pretty!! Your coloring is amazing!!! Love them all!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring of the cactus image, and the dresses are so pretty! Wonderful cards!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Love the shading in pink/red against the green cacti! The dress cards are awesome, loving the peach especially!
ReplyDeleteSo very beautiful! I am in love with the
ReplyDeletevintage dresses - stunning.
Omg that cactus card is amazing!! I love the dress cards also!!
ReplyDeleteI am loving the vintage look with those dresses! So cute!
ReplyDeleteLove the cactus, since I live in Arizona!... love those dresses,fancy and fun...
ReplyDeleteI really love your colors on your cactus card! And, how awesome is that dress stamp- wow! I really like seeing the dress in 2 styles and color palates. beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteYou use of each stamp is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! The cactus card is love! I love the way you’ve given it such depth. Beautiful work! I really enjoyed the vintage warm tone dress card. I love vintage styles, so it spoke to my heart.
ReplyDeleteLove the looks you did on some past kits. I will have to pull them out and use them with such great inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove your cactus card! I just got that stamp! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteNice cards! I just added the dresses stamp to my wishlist!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!!! Love them all!
ReplyDeleteAll 3 of your cards are beautiful! Have been toying with the idea of getting the Arteza brushes--you are pushing the idea more forward!!
ReplyDeleteWow, fabulous cards. Your colouring is beautiful. I love the two versions of the dress card. Both so beautiful. Hugz
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful cards. Love your coloring and designs. And those dresses are amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! I LOVE the coloring on the cactus card. Thank you so much for sharing it with The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards, Lee Ann. I love that Hey Girl stamp set. The dresses are terrific and it's easy to see that you love colouring them. Absolutely fabulous! Thanks so much for joining our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I love the spotted dress! Thanks for sharing with us at Watercooler Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteAwesome work, love them all but especially the cactus one! I have grown to love them since moving to AZ~
ReplyDeleteThe boldness of colors in the cacti card is nice!!! The two takes on the dresses are alot of fun. So much variation from one stamp. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThese are just lovely! I just got some of those watercolor brushes and I haven't mastered coloring as well as you have! I'll need some practice! Your cacti are just wonderful! We are so happy that you shared this with us at the Players this week!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection of cards LeeAnn and those cacti are coloured beautifully. Thanks for joining us over at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteWOW! LeeAnn these cards are all amazing!!!!!!!! The watercolored cactus are beautiful! I love to travel to the SW, too! So happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week! Nice to see you step out of the beach themed vacation, too! XXX
ReplyDeleteBeautiful coloring of the cacti. Fab styles on the dresses, so elegant.
ReplyDeleteoooh, love the two color versions of the Hey Girl stamp! It's amazing how different an image can look, just by changing colors
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