Growing in Unity, Day 5

Happy Friday, friends!

Welcome to my 5th and final day as a Growing in Unity gal for 2023!

Today I have two cards to share using two more Unity sentiment kits.  One is from 2020 and is  birthday themed, called Aging Gorgeously. The second is brand new, and is a pet sympathy themed set. Unity has begun selling their sentiment kits in a new way. From now going forward, you can purchase the image or the sentiments individually, or you can purchase both together as a bundle. There will still be, as always, a brand new sentiment kit released every month.

Both of my cards were created with the emboss resist technique and ink blending.

For my first card I heat embossed the beautiful floral image in the Aging Gorgeously kit in white, on the edge of my card panel. I then ink blended a few different colors of Distress Oxide Inks over the card and wiped over the image with a cloth to clean off the ink and make it pop. I then heat embossed my sentiment over the top, making sure the ink was completely dry. The two techniques appear the same when completed. I adhered my panel to a piece of black cardstock, mounted it to my card base, and added some pretty bling! 

My second card features the Pet Sentiment bundle , comprised of the Love is a Four-Legged Word image (plus one sentiment,) and the Loved By a Dog sentiments (plus 2 small images).

I used the image and it's included sentiment for my card. I am not currently in need of a pet sympathy card and thought this card could be used for other occasions involving pets. But I have the sentiment portion of the bundle for the next time I am need of such a card. 

I again white heat embossed my image on my card before ink blending over it with Distress Oxide inks in various shades of blues. I the heat embossed my sentiment on a piece of vellum and added it to my card, along with some pretty embellishments. 

I hope you enjoyed my cards today, and all this week, using a wide variety of stamps from Unity Stamp Co! 

Don't forget to comment on this post, and each post this week, for a chance to win a $20 gift credit to Unity Stamp Co. I will choose two winners on Monday.

Thanks for visiting and commenting - it means a lot to me! 

Have a great day!

Avra

Growing in Unity, Day 1

Happy Monday, friends!

I'm excited to be able to share some of the cards that I have created with Unity Stamps this week!

Be sure to visit every day, and comment on each post, to be eligible to win a $20 gift credit to Unity Stamp Co. Two of you will be randomly drawn at the end of the week for this generous prize!

Unity Stamp Co is a family owned, US based company that manufactures high quality red rubber stamps in just about any design style you can imagine. Be sure to check them out if you haven't!

You'll notice from my posts this week that I enjoy coloring images, especially florals! I also love that Unity offers thousands of sentiments so you can always mix and match your Unity stamp sets (also referred to as "kits") to be sure your card conveys the exact sentiment that you need for any occasion. 

Today I am sharing two floral cards created with background stamps. I love when an image takes up all or most of the entire card front!

The first card was created with Obsessed With Floral, a single image background stamp. This stamp covers the entire front of an A2 sized card, and there are many ways to create a beautiful card front with it. I chose to stamp the image in black and color it with Copic markers. I added a light misting of a shimmer spray to give the whole card a little bit of shine.  I also added a word die, layered on black fun foam to give it dimension.

It was difficult to capture the shimmer in the photo but it's there! 

My second card today was created with Array of Fall. This image comes with a very pretty "thankful" sentiment but I chose to make this a birthday card with a sentiment from the Aging Gorgeously sentiment kit. Each month, Unity releases a sentiment kit. This is a kit that usually features one focal image plus several sentiments, all following a certain theme. I own many Unity sentiment kits (for birthday, sympathy, holiday, etc) and I reach for them frequently to find just the right sentiment for any occasion I need to make a card for. 

This image was also stamped in black ink and colored with Copic markers. I love how the image fits perfectly in the corner and takes up most of the card front, while leaving plenty of space to add a sentiment. 

I hope you enjoyed my cards today, and are inspired to go check out Unity's huge selection of images and sentiments. I'll be back tomorrow!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra