GIU Day 5--Last Day

 It's my last day for the Growing in Unity Week.  This week just flew by.  I hope you have enjoyed my cards as much as I did making them.  

Today I have another Slim line card.  It was inspired by my guy.  He is the best and he is my biggest fan and supporter (maybe even more than my mom! ) 😲  Shh don't tell her!

I did another watercolor card as I am having fun practicing my skills.  This time, I made my background with the Hit the Bricks background stamp.  Heat embossing clear embossing powder over Black Pigment ink.  I only stamped it part at the top and bottom as I knew the middle would be covered.

To color it, I sprayed the whole thing with a ton of water.  Then I added liquid water color to the top in random areas.  I used a red and brown color.  I sprayed it again with water to get the pigments moving and then twisted and turned it.  Then I smooshed it on my glass mat.  I used the left over to smoosh color on the bottom section.  After drying it with my heat tool, I did a bit more smooshing and then set it aside to dry completely.

For my image, I used Forrest Guy and after heat setting the same ink and embossing powder, I painted him in with Aqua Pigments.  Then I fussy cut him out.  Added a bit of the same red and brown to the edges.

I stamped my sentiment with White Pigment ink and covered with white embossing powder on a scrap of black paper. (I find I get a cleaner and bright white look using White ink with white embossing powder.)  Then once everything was dry I attached it all together.

Thanks for stopping buy everyday.  Please remember to leave a comment here so I can enter you in the giveaway.  As usual you can find my supply list (with affiliate links noted) below.  If you would like to see more content from me you can find me on Social media as Sugar Cards.  Links to all are on the right of page.  Have a great and safe Memorial Day weekend!

Supplies Used:

• Unity Stamp Co Hit the Bricks Background
• Unity Stamp Co Forrest Guy
• Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigment Paper (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Red Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Brown Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Blue Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Gilded Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Versafine Clair Nocture Ink 
• Brutus Monroe Icicle Embossing Powder (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Alabaster Pigment Ink (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Alabaster Sparkle Embossing Powder (affiliate)

GIU Day 4

 I can't believe it is Day 4 already.  Today I stepped out of my comfort zone to bring you a water colored image.  Water coloring images is one of my goals to get better at and I am feeling a little more confident in it.

I LOVE ANGIE GIRLS.  They are some of my favorite stamps of all time.  Today I featured Hannah!

I stamped her on some watercolor paper and then heat set the image with Clear Embossing ink.  I am most comfortable when I have that "edge" to my images when I watercolor.  I took my time and did a variety of colors (I will list them below).

For the background around her, I flooded the background with water and then just dropped in my color,  letting it flow itself.  Once my panel was dry, I carefully tore around the edges so that I could get that distressed look.  (I debated about adding watercolor to those edges but in the end left them white.--Would you have painted them?)

I used a lot of liquid glue to attach it to my panel.  This panel is just painted with a mix of blue and shimmer paint.  After I added my sentiment, I out on a few gems for some added sparkle and matted it to my card base.

Do you water color at all?  Or does it terrify you like it does me?

List of Supplies (affiliate links will be noted):

• Unity Stamp Company Hannah Girl
• Brutus Monroe Aqua Pigment Paper (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Icicle Embossing Ink (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Blue Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Magenta Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Violet Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Yellow Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Gilded Aqua Pigment (affiliate)--used for skin mixed with pink
• Brutus Monroe Green Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Pearl Aqua Pigment (affiliate)
• Buttons Galore Jewelz Mix Neutral (affiliate)

Growing in Unity Day 3

 The week is half over already!  Today for Day 3 if the Growing in Unity Week I am showcasing a Fun Slimline card. 

I started by making two masks for my flower.  Then starting in the center I stamped my flower, masked it.  Then I cleaned my stamp, moved it to another location (and rotated it) then stamped again.  I used my Misti for this as sometimes I needed to stamp twice to get a clean line around the mask.  Once again, I masked the flower, and stamped a third time.   Then I repeated at the top of my panel.

I colored in the images with some Olo markers and then fussy cut around the entire line of Daisies.  Using a Slim line card base (3.5" x 8.5"), I trimmed off one side to about 1/2"  I adhered my fussy cut flowers to the 1/2" flap with both double sided adhesive and liquid glue.  

For my sentiment I stamped one from the set out on white paper, trimmed down and then glued to the bottom third of my front panel.

For some added sparkle, I used my Shimmer pen over the blooms, here you can kind of see the shimmer.

Once again, thanks for stopping by.  Leave a comment for a chance to win a Unity Gift Certificate and stop back tomorrow for Day 4.

Supplies:

Unity Stamp Co Be Unstoppable 

Brutus Monroe Raven Detail Ink (affiliate)

Misti

Brutus Monroe Perfect Blend Paper (affiliate)

Olo markers

Scissors

White Card base 

Shimmer Pen

Growing in Unity Day 2

 Welcome back to my blog for Day 2.  Today I have a very colorful card for you today, using just a few items.  Once again I will list below the supplies used (noting affiliate links).  Remember to comment for a chance to win a GC to Unity Stamp Company.

This card started with me ink blending three inks, (all from Simon Hurley Create.) Prom Queen, Bee Sting and Shooting star.  Then using my Misti, I stamped the butterfly image from Your Smile four times using Versafine Nocturn ink and covered the wet in with Fairy Dust Embossing Powder.  After I heat set the butterflies, I pressed my Embossing Ink pad over the entire panel and the heat set some more Fairy Dust Embossing Powder.

For my sentiment, I stamped in the same black ink with Fairy Dust EP on some vellum and cut them out with a circle die.  I attached it with some spray adhesive and than matted the panel on some Black cardstock before attaching it to my A2 card base.

Thanks for stopping by for Day 2.  Don't forget to comment and come back tomorrow for a fun Slimline card.

Supplies:

• Unity Stamp Company Your Smile stamp
• Simon Hurley Create. Prom Queen Ink (affiliate)
• Simon Hurley Create. Bee Sting Ink (affiliate)
• Simon Hurley Create. Shooting Star Ink (affiliate)
• Versafine Clair Nocturn Ink
• Brutus Monroe Embossing Ink (affiliate)
• Brutus Monroe Fairy Dust Embossing Powder (affiliate)
• Vellum from my stash
• Black Cardstock from my stash

2023 Growing in Unity Girl of the Week Day 1

Good morning and welcome to my blog.  Its been awhile since I have made a post.  This week I am the Unity Girl of the week and will be sharing a project everyday with you.  You have a chance to win a gift certificate to the Unity Stamp Company just by leaving a comment on my blog.  You can increase your chances by commenting everyday.

Today I have a Masculine Mini Slim Card for you.  I love Mini slim cards they are my favorite.  List of supplies with links (affiliates will be noted) are at the bottom of the post.

I started by using some tan cardstock and stamping the feather image in Embossing ink over the entire 3.25" x 6" panel.  I heat set my favorite clear embossing powder and then ink blended over the entire surface with Weeping Willow ink. (I realize that this feather stamp is not available anymore, but since it is just a backdrop.  I listed a few substitutes from the Unity site that could be used instead.  I apologize, I am trying to ink up unused stamps this year.)

Next I stamped the Deer head image with Weeping Willow ink and covered it with clear Embossing powder.  I used Olo Markers to color in the image. I used an older frame die from my stash to cut out the image and attach it to my panel. 

For my sentiment, I went direct to paper with Weeping Willow ink and then stamped and heat embossed this "punny" sentiment.  I did the same technique for the DAD die cut and then attached everything to my Mini Slim card base.

I hope you enjoyed my card and will stop by each day to see what I have planned.

List of Supplies

• Unity Stamp Co Smak Kit July 2015 (FEATHER--discontinued)
•                 Could use Feather Soft Love or Scattered Pieces but there are several feather stamps
• Unity Stamp Co Kit of the Month All Kinds of Holiday Love (DEER)
•                  Could use All Santa's Reindeer or He's a Wordy Buck
• Brutus Monroe Embossing Ink (affiliate link)
• Brutus Monroe Embossing Powder-Icicle (affiliate link)
• Simon Hurley Create. Weeping Willow Ink (affiliate link)
• Simon Says Stamp Punny Animals
• Heffy Doodle Stitched Alphabetters Dies
• Spellbinders older Nestablities Label set (couldn't find name)
• Olo Markers