Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl ~ Day 1

I feel so privileged to be a Unity Stamps ~ Growing In Unity Girl. Unity Stamps is a mostly rubber stamp company (they sell paper, stencils, dies, etc., too), based in Minnesota. I will have five cards to share this week, both here on my personal blog but also on Facebook - Growing In Unity - Cardmaking/Rubber-stamping and UNITY {show & tell}. Unity Stamps very generously will be offering two people chosen at random from comments both here on my blog and on the two Unity pages on Facebook a $20 gift card to their online store. 

If you're commenting here "anonymously" be sure to add your name so that you're entered in the random draw for the Unity prizes. 

Here's card #1

Please excuse the photo. I had a difficult time trying to get a good photo. Here is another look.

I made a z-fold card with a circle cut out that had a spinner. I used Unity Stamps' Life is Tough stamp set. I stamped the little cow with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a cream piece of cardstock and added color with Ohuhu markers E463, MG170, W583, WG150. I used a circle die to cut it out. I also stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set, sorry, not shown, that says "life is tough but so are you" on cream cardstock with a brown ink and die cut a circle, the same size as the little cow. I cut a white card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2". I scored along the long edge at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4". I found some patterned paper and cut two strips measuring just under 2 1/8" x 5 1/2" and one piece measure just under 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". I adhered the pieces to the front of the z-fold card. The pieces are just slightly narrower to allow the paper to fold. I die cut a circle about 1/2" wider in diameter than the little cow circle. I glued a piece of invisible thread about 6 1/2" long between the two circles and to the back of the first fold with glue. Before putting the card in an envelope, wind the little circle with cow so that the recipient upon taking the card out of the envelope, the little circle with cow will spin. 

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sue

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Die Cut Divas ~ Last Day with Lawn Fawn

Wow, it's already the end of November. Guess that means that there are just hours left to join us for our November Challenge at Die Cut Divas. The Linky closes at 9 pm Pacific. Our challenge this month is 

CRITTERS

Our sponsor this month is Lawn Fawn. They will be giving our winner a $25 gift card to their online store. Thank you Lawn Fawn for your generosity.

Here's my card

For my card, I used Lawn Fawn's Snowball Fight stamp set. I stamped the mice, snowballs and snow"mouse" using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added color with Ohuhu markers - B281, B289, BG082, E494, R586, V284, WG150 and Copic markers B00, E41. I fussy cut the images out. For the background, I started with a light teal A2 card panel and using Simon Hurley's Winter Scene maker stencil and Ranger's Simon Hurley Royal Flush Solar Paste, I created a shimmer, snowy sky. I added some slopes and glued the critters and snowballs in place. I stamped the sentiment on some white cardstock and trimmed to a sentiment strip and glued it in place. To complete my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card bae with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see your CRITTER cards in our gallery. 

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sue

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Addicted to CAS ~ Challenge #297

New clean and simple challenge at Addicted to CAS. Here's the code word

Here's my card

In case it's not obvious, I was going for a worn brass effect. I started by embossing black cardstock with Darice's Steam Punk Gears embossing folder. I dusted off my Ranger Distress Crayons - Metallic and added some crayon and moved it around with my finger. I kept adding more crayon and spreading it until I was happy with the effect. I trimmed the panel to 4" x 3" and matted with black cardstock. I heat embossed the sentiment using Clearly Besotted's A Little Sentimental and WOW Metallic Copper super fine embossing powder and a cream A2 card base.. I adhered the panel to the card base with double-sided tape to complete my card.

We'd love to see your METALLIC cards in our gallery.

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sue

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Try A Sketch On Tuesday ~ Challenge #684

It's time for a new challenge at Try A Sketch On Tuesday. Here's our sketch

Here's my card

For my card, I started with a scrap of cardstock and ink blended using distress inks - picked raspberry, mustard seed, spiced marmalade, keeping the mustard seed color towards the center and more picked raspberry along the perimeter. I die cut using a Paper Smooches' Roses die from this ink blended cardstock but also using a light teal cardstock (for the inner pieces). Using some printer paper, I traced the outside of the die and cut it out, slightly inside the pencil marks. I used this paper to glue my rose pieces in place. I found some flower-y patterned paper for the large panels, measuring 2" x 4 1/4" each. I glued them in place on a white A2 card base. I cut a strip of light teal cardstock for the horizontal strip and glued it in place. To finish my card, I glued the rose in place. I decided to leave this card without a sentiment and hope to brighten someone's day when I mail it to them.

We'd love to see what you create based on our sketch in our gallery.

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sue

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #657

Happy Monday! In just over a month, the big guy will be arriving through chimneys around the world making children happy! Are you getting ready? We have a new challenge starting at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Here's the sketch.

Here's my card

I used the small rectangles using Brass & Bliss' Deckle Frame dies. Since I used a busy patterned paper, the deckle edges aren't obvious. Due to the size of the rectangles, my card ended up a mini slimline card. I glued the deckle rectangles to a blue rectangle of cardstock measuring 2 5/8" x 5 5/8" and then adhered it to a cream mini slimline (3" x 6") card base. For the embellishments, I used Birch Press Designs' Gentle Flower and Leaves Contour Layers craft dies and Poppystamps' Leafy Sprigs die. For the flower, I die cut the layers with scraps of white cardstock and added color with spun sugar and picked raspberry distress inks, applied with mini ink blending brushes. I glued the die cuts in place. For the sentiment, I used Simon Says STAMP's Bouquet of Thanks stamp set. I cut the sentiment strip to a double fish-tail banner and glued it to the bottom of the blue panel to complete my card.

We'd love to see how you're inspired by our sketch in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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AAA Cards ~ Challenge #304

Time for a new clean and simple challenge at AAA Cards. This challenge is a sketch challenge. Here's the sketch.

Here's my card

For my card, I chose three of the images from Mama Elephant's Little Cat Agenda stamp set and coordinating die set. I stamped the images out with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and added color with Ohuhu markers BG042, R193, V284, WG150, WG170, Y397. I die cut them out. Using a 1 1/4" circle punch, I made a stencil for the three slightly overlapping circles. I added distress inks - mowed lawn, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch applied with oval ink blending brushes. I stamped the sentiment using Clearly Besotted's Many Mini Messages. 

We'd love to see what you create based on our sketch in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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Addicted to Stamps and More! ~ Challenge #506

A new challenge is starting at Addicted to Stamps and More! Next up on our rotation of challenges is

Here's my card

I started this card with an A2 panel of 100 lb bristol. I smooshed distress inks with some water onto the panel. I used picked raspberry, cracked pistachio, mustard seed, carved pumpkin, peacock feathers and mermaid lagoon. I let the panel dry. I then stamped the image using STAMPlorations' Blossom Sprays #1 stamp set and the sentiment using Simon Says STAMP's Lots of Thanks stamp set. I trimmed the panel slightly and matted with a black A2 panel. To finish my card, I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base with double-sided tape.

We'd love to see how you "made your mark" in our gallery.

Thanks for stopping by

sue

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