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Growing In Unity ~ Day 5

Happy Friday crafty friends! I have enjoyed a wonderful week with you. Unity Stamp Company is so kind to allow me to share my card creations this week. I appreciate it so much, thank you Unity!

My final card is a bit of a mash-up combining two sets into one card. It has vintage elements and yet contemporary hints of colorful hair and fish eye camera angles inhabit the card.

Creating this card began with choosing the placement of the images. After many trials, I liked this one the best. The little girl is in the foreground and the dog is a little further back watching dandelion seeds blown in its direction.

First I stamped the images on watercolor paper in Tsukinemo Versafine ink. I used Komerebi MozArt paints. I gave the girl a teal streak in her hair and decided on a tri-colored beagle.

I love these stamps! “…breath of bliss” is from the artist and author Phyllis Harris. Her talents are incredible and she often depicts childrens’ carefree postures with hair blowing in the wind.

Next I found my Sizzix floral die and ran it through the top of the card with my Cuttlebug. The intricate deal was just what it needed. I loosely painted a border with distress ink in spun sugar. Then I ink blended over the edges with distress ink, tea dye. I adhered it to a pale pink cardbase.

I stamped a sentiment from the dog set, cut it in half and mounted it on patterned paper. I stamped the paw print in lieu of another embellishment. It also goes with the sentiment “Paws a moment to enjoy the little things today”. A burlap twine completes the card.

A close up. A nice addition would be glitter on the dandelion.

As my GIU week comes to a close, I hope you’ve seen something that sparked ideas and creativity. Thank you for dropping in and your comments are so encouraging. Thank you Unity for the GIU program. It’s awesome connecting with cardmakers all over the world and getting to see their creations.

Have a beautiful weekend. I look forward to seeing you on the Facebook Show N Tell page

Rachel

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Growing In Unity ~ Day 3

Hi everyone, it’s Wednesday. Hope your week is going well. In keeping with Unity Stamp Company’s Membership Wednesdays, I thought I would create something from the June Kit of the Month. We are in a bit of a heat wave, no rain this month and lots of sunshine and blue skies. My card today is a reflection of citrus, summer, water and happy vibes.

I began this card with stamping the image on an A2 size of watercolor paper in Versafine black ink. I watercolored the lemons, grapefruit, limes and oranges using Komorebi MozArt paints. I had the most relaxing time painting these juicy fruits! I have to admit my mouth puckered a few times when working on the lemons!

I die cut the image using a Spellbinders fancy stitched nesting circle die careful to keep the remainder of the cardstock in good condition. Next I used the larger die to cut out a larger circular border. Then I glued the the pieces to a turquoise cardbase.

I painted the open space between the image and the outer border of the card. I used teal and I liked the way the teal enhanced the image and filled the dull space. It reminds me of a pool and waves! I stamped the sentiment.

Finally the embellishments complete the card. Pink, clear and fuschia sequins were randomly placed around the card to carry on the festivities. Stickles glitter glue gave sparkle to the fruits which created monement and that extra special quality. My favorite part are the new Unity Stamp Company’s washi tape – metal dies. It was so satisfying imagining these die cuts were pieces of torn washi!

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to comment each day to win a prize. Have a beautiful day and squeeze a little summer citrus into your week.

See you tomorrow!

Rachel

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