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 3

Happy Wednesday, friends!

Welcome to my 3rd day as a Growing in Unity gal for 2023!

Here in central Ohio we've had some beautiful spring-like days in February, but we've also had some cold gray days and we know that winter is not over.

This sweet image, called Brandy & Emma Let It Snow,  portrays the feeling that winter can be beautiful and fun! 

The Brandy & Emma images, featuring this sweet little girl and her dog, are designed by artist Phyllis Harris, and they can be found here. 

I wanted to try out my new Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Pencils, and thought they would be the perfect medium for this image. 

I added a little shine to my project by heat embossing my sentiment in silver, as well as the edges of my mat. I also added some shimmer spray to the background.

Here is my heat embossed mat which created a "frame" for my image.

I hope you enjoyed today's card. Check out Unity's selection of images and sentiments that you can use to create cards to brighten someone's day any day of the year!

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!

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!

Avra