The Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ October 2023

Hi Friends! It’s October and the scenery is changing ever so quickly. Our blog hop theme this month is “Build A Scene”, so fitting. It just occured to me that the cards I am sharing are not definite autumn scenes. Maybe because I am still enjoying our last few days of warm weather here. I loved creating these cards as I imagine myself in these places to escape and find a moment of peace and relaxation.

Card #1 – A coffee meet up

One of my favorite things to do is to meet up with a friend or friends for coffee. I love sitting outside and catching up on all the latest life adventures. When I look at this scene, I can feel myself sitting in one of those chairs.

I stamped the Unity stamp image called “…your own happy” on watercolor paper with Versafine black ink. I used various distress inks to paint in the color. Next I inked up “Love & Wisdom Background” in red and stamped it over the left side and top edge. Then I blended a few shades of browns around the edge. For extra character, I heat embossed antique gold over the perimeter of the card. Bits of red glitter embossing powder adds sparkle too. I stamped a coffee stain image from “Beautiful Elements” mixed media – Kit 1 by Jo-Ja for Unity. Burlap string, a white button and a gold metal embellishment finishes the card.

Not planned, I just noticed my choice of red and green color scheme could be given as a Christmas card!

Card #2 – Herd it’s your birthday

I love this cow and the farm scene in the back. I grew up in a tiny farming town so country vignettes are special to me. I used Tierra Jackson’s “Have You Heard?” stamp set she created for Unity. The barn background is Unity’s “Time to Shine”.

I stamped the cow on watercolor paper. Next I masked the ear and stamped the barn images. Then I watercolored it all using distress inks. I stamped h-e-r-d from an old alphabet set and embossed it in red glitter. (hard to see!) I framed each letter on black. Then I stamped the sentiment and framed it on black too. I die cut the cardfront using a double stitched mini slimline die. Finally I glued all the pieces on the card and added a olive green embellishment.

I left the upper right corner blank. I was going to add clouds or birds, but sometimes it’s nice to leave empty space on the card.

Card #3 – Restoration

Something about this scene just makes me feel restored. Maybe that’s why it is called “Restoration” by Unity! I decided to try my hand at a night scene. I wanted the lights to illuminate the sky and create a focal point with the hammock below.

I stamped the image in black ink on watercolor paper. I blended and painted distress inks on the cardfront careful to keep a circular area lighter than the rest of the scene. I painted the lights yellow and added Stickles glitter glue for sparkle. Next I painted the hammock and pillows. I added yellow glitter glue on the lower pillow and jewel drops on the red upper one. I die cut a Hero Arts frame, tearing parts off to add character and adhered it to the card front. A smoky grey base finishes the card.

I left off a sentiment because I didn’t want to interrupt the mood. Inside I will stamp “take a rest”.

Thanks for hopping and taking time to comment. I appreciate your kind words! Following is a list of all the friends on the hop.

Crystal

Amber

Bobbie Sue

Gaylynn

Joyce

Dawn F.

Rachel (me)

Until next month, take care and hope you create a scene on a card. don’t forget to post it on the “Unity Show and Tell” Facebook page. I love seeing your beautiful cards!

May you enjoy the fall colors and embrace the changing weather. Happy Autumn!

Rachel

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