The Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ November 2024

Hi crafty friends! It’s November, I can’t believe another month has gone by and now, here we are, the last two months of 2024! The theme for November’s hop is “Gratitude”. There are so many things I am grateful for. I decided to make cards from a few Unity Kit of the Month membership sets that are in the fall season.

Card #1 ~ Warm Hug

I used a style called no-line watercoloring for my first card. I stamped the image in a light brown ink on watercolor paper. I painted the subjects using watercolor paints and distress inks. The idea is to create the lines by using the color of the object and applying dark shades to the edges of the color used. The lines that were stamped disappear and the new lines are defined by the paint.

Next I die cut the image out with a square wonky stitched die. I mounted it on a white square a little larger and adhered it down to a white A2 card base. I stamped the thankful sentiment on white and then cut it out and adhered it to the pumpkin with a dimensional. Finally I stamped the sentiment in dark brown.

Card #2 ~ Thankful Things

I love this stamp! I had my eye on it for a long time and was more than excited when I was able to own it! I love the three fonts grouped together and also the list of everything I love about fall.

I created this card embossing the stamped phrases on watercolor paper and then heat embossed it in clear. Next I watercolored the background with distress ink. Then I mounted it on a creme cardstock slightly larger than the image. I roughed up the edges.

I mounted this on an orange cardstock for added detail. On a green cardbase, I watercolored a darker greenish teal to give the base texture. I adhered the sentiment to the cardbase. Finally I chose two orange gems and placed them in the lower right corner.

Card #3 ~ Serenity and Blessed

This swing is so simple yet gorgeous and I can just imagine swinging every morning with a cup of coffee to start my day. I stamped the image on watercolor paper. I painted the image, it took only a few minutes as there is very little area to fill in.

I die cut the card front with a Gina Marie border die. It reminds me of an eyelet dress my mom made for me. Next I adhered it to a thin, orange cardstock and then slate blue cardstock with a wider edge. I glued this down on kraft and then onto a cardbase.

Finally I added a sentiment with the same blue border (as in the larger border) with a dimensional adhesive.

Thanks so much for hopping. Below are the links to our creative friends on the hop.

Crystal

Kari

Toni

Jane

Dawn F.

Jenni

Rachel (me)

Joyce

Have a great time raking leaves and drinking the pumpkin lattes! Be sure to save some time for crafting and fun!

Love,

Rachel

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