Friday, September 12, 2014

GIU - Growing In Unity Gal Friday

Wow, Friday got here quickly this week, didn't it?  It's already time for my final "Growing in Unity" project.   Since the fall colors are just starting to show here in the Boise area, I thought I'd share a very festive fall card.


This simple card can be made in just a few minutes.   First, I chose some spooky paper from Memory Box (it already had the scary tree branches on the left printed on it).  Next, I stamped the house and sentiment in a dark black ink -- and I think next time I might go even darker with pigment or even wet embossing.   Last, I used a die to cut some grass from another dark spooky Memory Box paper and trimmed it so it was just slightly wider than the house.  Super easy!

This house stamp and two sentiments are available as an itty bitty from Unity Stamp Company -- it's called "Haunted House Halloween".

Thanks so much for joining me this week for my Growing in Unity projects.  Remember, I'll be doing a drawing for a free Itty Bitty stamp from Unity from all of the comments left this week.  Happy Stamping!

Thursday, September 11, 2014

GIU - Growing In Unity Gal Thursday

Today, I have for you something new that I tried.  The layout is similar to Tuesday's card, but it is presented vertically instead.

One of my favorite techniques is paper-piecing.  I love giving cupcakes patterned frosting and putting patterned elements on all sorts of things -- even animals!   This type of paper-piecing I tried today, however, is new to me.


I am in love with this image.  I wanted the leaves and grass to be green, but I didn't want that green color on the flowers themselves.  I tried it with ink pads, just pressing the green against the grass part and purple against the flower part, but it never looked like I imagined.  So I stamped the flowers in black on a second piece of cardstock, colored the flowers with Prismacolor pencils, and pieced those colored flowers onto this image.  (Now, if I could just get my camera to behave when photographing purples!)
  
Please check back every day this week for more Unity projects.   I'll be doing a drawing for a free Itty Bitty stamp from Unity from all of the comments left this week.  Happy Stamping!

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

GIU - Growing In Unity Gal Wednesday

Thanks for stopping by for another day of my "Growing in Unity" week!

Here's a clean & simple card for the middle of the week.   It was created for a challenge to include hearts on a project, but not to use "heart" colors like red or pink.   I liked the blue because, depending on embellishments, it would be appropriate for a male or female.


This paper is from the Theresa Collins "Everyday Moments" 6x6 paper pad and the little resin flower is from Stampin' Up!   As you can see, I stamped the heart onto a patterned panel to add visual interest.   (By the way, the stamp is from the 12/13 Kit-of-the-Month which is on sale right now for only $20 -- it also includes an adorable cupcake, cute chemistry beakers, and lots more!)
   
Please check back every day this week for more Unity projects.   I'll be doing a drawing for a free Itty Bitty stamp from Unity from all of the comments left this week.  Happy Stamping!

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

GIU - Growing In Unity Gal Tuesday

Happy Tuesday, everyone!   Your regularly-scheduled GIU gal had an emergency, so I'll be filling in for her this week.

Today, I'm sharing two different focal images for the card I made.  I really liked the first one I stamped, but at the last minute I decided to add antennae to the butterfly and I didn't like how those turned out.   So I grabbed another piece of white cardstock and tried again with pinks.   What do you think?



This layout was a sketch challenge for The Stampers' Sampler magazine, inks are Memento dye from Tsukineko, and the black & white patterned papers are from Darice.  Stamps, of course, from Unity.

Had the part I not liked been so close to the butterfly, I probably would have covered it up somehow.   As I often say, "Every mistake is a chance for embellishment."   Looking back now, I guess I could have just put gems on the end of the thick antennae of the orange butterfly and called it good.

How do you deal with elements of your projects that don't turn out as planned?

Please check back every day this week for more Unity projects.   I'll be doing a drawing for a free Itty Bitty stamp from Unity from all of the comments left this week.  Happy Stamping!