Growing in Unity Day 5

Hello!

Well, that week went by super fast!  Thank you all for visiting my blog and leaving such kind comments all week long. A huge thank you to Angela, Whitney and everyone at Unity Stamp Co. for giving me this opportunity! Commenting on my GIU posts this week gives you chances (1 per day) to win 25 stamps from Unity Stamp Co. 
 This last card evolved over time.  I colored the bowls, which are from the July '17 It's Going to Be Beautiful KOTM, for one of Kathy Racoosin's 30 day coloring challenge events.  I wasn't sure what I would do with them at that time, so I tucked them away for future use.

As I started to work on my GIU cards, I started pulling bits and pieces out and played around with them.  That included these bowls and this mixed media background that I did last summer with a gel plate and acrylic paints.
The blue in the bowls and the blue acrylic paint really seemed to coordinate.  Once fussy cut out, I loved the almost primitive look to the bowls and background as a whole.  The mixed media background panel was cut with a scalloped rectangle die.  The bowls and the scalloped frame were popped up on dimensionals.
The sentiment, from the set, Butterfly Endearment,  was heat embossed in black as it did not stamp well in versamark alone on the acrylic background.
I used the sketch from Fab Friday~

I am also linking up to The Paper Players for their color challenge this week.

Thank you all again for your love and support this week!  Good luck to all in winning the free stamps!  Winner will be announced in the Unity Show and Tell FB group and on my blog.

Lee Ann  :D

Growing In Unity- 1 image 3 Ways

Hello, Hello!

It is already Day 4 of Growing in Unity.  The week is flying by.  Don't forget to leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win 25 Unity stamps.  For more chances to win, comment on each of my GIU blog posts for this week.
Today I am featuring one of my favorite Unity Stamps, You Are Forever Beautiful, buy Angie Blom.
 Angie is so talented; from florals to her Angie girls, bunnies to Butterflies, Angie's images are outstanding.
I decided to show you 3 ways to use this stamp (as I could not settle on any one way to use it), starting with the easiest and ending with the most involved.

I got out my Alcohol Ink Lift Ink and an alcohol ink panel that I had in my stash.

Using my MISTI, I stamped the image with the Lift Ink several times.  Easy Peasy!  I added a sentiment from the Lily Blossom set in gray ink and then die cut the panel with a scalloped rectangle die and popped the outer frame up with dimensional tape.  Once again, I used sequins to finish the card.  I was inspired by the book at The Library Challenge.  I love the rich yet subtle colors of the cover.

Next up, I stamped the image in Versafine ink on water color paper and did some loose watercoloring.

I used my Arteza watercolor pens for this which made it super easy.  As you can see, aside from the sentiment, everything else is the same as the first card.  The sentiment is from Another Name for Love.  I had a heck of a time photographing this card.  Sorry for the two pictures.
I am linking this card up to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Beautiful Blooms

Lastly, I did quite a bit of masking for this card, making it my most involved card.

I used a sketch from Sketch Saturday for this card.  I simply turned the sketch upside down.

I really love how this turned out. I masked the lower portion of the image off each time I stamped.  The sentiment panel hides all of the 'unfinished' images.  The images are colored with Copics and the sentiment, which is from the Girl Truly Sentiment Set, is heat embossed in gold. I embellished the card with gold thread, and of course, sequins.

That's it for me today; I really appreciate you stopping by, and I appreciate all your support through commenting on my blog posts and in the Unity Show and Tell group.  Stampers are the best!

Lee Ann

Day Two of Growing in Unity

Hello Again!

Today is my Growing in Unity Day 2 and  I have a fairly simply mixed media card to share with you using one of my favorite masculine Unity Stamp Co. stamps, Slowly Turning Classic by Tierra Jackson.  Don't forget to comment for your chance to win!

The image was stamped on patterned paper and colored with Copics.  I framed it with a Polaroid die cut and distressed the die cut a bit to make it look aged.  I could not settle on a backdrop for the image, so I got out my Gel Press and acrylic paints to make some masculine backgrounds.
I really love how the backgrounds turned out and this one, with the bit of blue peeking through, seemed perfect for my focal image.
Don't forget to comment for your chance to win 25 stamps from Unity Stamp Co.!  Comment all 5 days for 5 chances to win!  If you missed yesterday's post, go HERE. 

See you tomorrow!

Lee Ann 

Growing in Unity Week!

Hello!

I am thrilled to be able to participate in Unity Stamp Co's Growing in Unity program again.  I am excited to share projects with some of my favorite stamps from Unity!  I will be posting each day this week, Monday through Friday.  Leave a comment on my Growing in Unity blog posts for a chance to win 25 stamps from Unity Stamp Co.! Leave a comment each day for 5 chances to win! 

Today's card uses a newer Unity stamp, Flowers Aplenty, by Angie Blom. 

I wanted to do something a bit different.  While rainbow coloring in general is pretty trendy right now, coloring across a large image in rainbow fashion seemed rather novel.  I used Copics for the coloring.  To make the colors pop even more, I fussy cut out the inside of the frame and mounted the whole thing on a black card base.  The sentiment, from the KOTM, When You Smile- Jan 2017- is heat embossed in white.  Pretty simple!
I am linking up to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge- Beautiful Blooms

Thanks for stopping by and celebrating this week with me!
See you tomorrtow!

Lee Ann