Growing in Unity...Summertime Trees

Wow, has this week flown by or what?  Today is Unity's Hip Hop...have you see the AMAZING creations by the Design Team using Unity + Graphic45?!!!  You've got to see it all...visit the Unity blog for the DT hop...you won't be sorry!

Did you realize that for Growing in Unity this week, the random winner could pick any one of these stamps sets from Unity...Margarita Moments....or Which Direction....or Berry Good Life...or Grow Yourself Extraordinary...how awesome is that?!!!

For today's Growing in Unity, I have altered a pail.  It's for a friend's daughter, it's her birthday and I have some fun jewelry to place inside. I filled it up with white confetti for now, to try to prevent the glare from the camera. Since it's 'summertime', I thought I'd use my favorite Unity trees and papers from

Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety:

From Unity and {ippity} Projects

Here's the lid:

Here's the tag:

Here's a view of all angles of the pail:

I did a LOT of paper piecing on this and the paper strip was almost 14 inches long...the bottom 'chick's border' is from the Cosmo Cricket paper strips, I cut

grass into it and then adhered it to the paper pieced tree scene. Here's what it looked like before I put in inside the pail (just a quick observation from me...do the Hackle Berry Point Trees look like pickles?...heehee, I used some misc SU papers on those):

Stamps:  Unity Wood Slides: Oaky Doke Tree, Burberry Tree, Hackle Berry Point Tree, Shurberry Tree, Shade Tree; bird and 'sunshine' from Flirty Flower set

C/S: Cosmo Cricker Garden Variety papers and stickers; misc SU DSP

 
And one last thing for today...I HAVE AN EXTRA UNITY SET OF MY OWN TO GIVEAWAY...

Time for Travel:

I will pick a random winner for this set from TODAY'S comments and will announce the winner on Saturday!

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by my Growing in Unity today!  Have a sunshine of a day!

Let's have a Cocktail Party for GIU!

What a fabulous Wednesday it is today! And it's my 4th day of Growing in Unity!

As you know, I have been playing with 'metal' and hand embossing some stamped images.  I created a 6x3 book of recipes for a "Cocktail Party" using another Unity wood stamp 'Wine Rack':

From Unity and {ippity} Projects

I stamped the image with Staz-On (so that it would not rub off) on the Ten Seconds Studio Spiced Rum metal sheet. Then, I embossed the images from the top and flipped it over to emboss the images and give them some dimension. Tip: if you want your 'dimension' to stay, you really should invest in the time to use spackle to fill in the images, so that they don't go flat. Then I used one of my Ten Seconds Studio boards to emboss the design below the Unity stamp, and sanded to remove some of the color.

For the back of the book, I used the same metal, but used my black and silver alcohol inks to add some varied color. Another tip:  if you are creating a book cover, make sure that the chip board or book that you are covering is pretty sturdy, not too thin and flimsy. Otherwise, when you cover it with metal, it will show all lines and folds that you don't want to show...the metal picks up all the details behind it!

I used my Unity Cocktail Party set for my sentiment and tag (attached with black elastic band).

Here are the tools that I used for working with this metal:


Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered into the GIU drawing!

Again, thank you for coming to visit!

p.s.  Tomorrow I have an altered paint can to show you!
p.s.s.  Have you ever heard of a "progressive page"? Stay tuned on Friday, OMG, yes I did scrapbook!

GROWING IN UNITY!

Here we are again...GROWING IN UNITY!  Thank you for coming by today!

So, a friend of mine wanted some simple cards for her daughter to write quick notes to send off in the mail.  Now, if you are as old as me, do you remember those tri-fold cards?  You write on the inside of the card... the outside was decorated...then when you folded the card (tri-fold), it became an envelope...remember? And, to top it off you put a sticker on the ends to keep the card closed.  Okay, maybe you don't remember, and I'm probably the only one who remembers these...ha! 

Anyway, this tri-fold card has to be simple, because there is no envelope to hold anything inside. 
In a sense, these are really CAS cards. 

Well, here is my rendition of these tri-fold cards...since I couldn't put any embellies, all I could do was stamp and color.  The white card in the back of this picture is the full card opened up; the Crushed Curry card in the middle has one end of the card folded; and the Bermuda Bay card up front has it completely folded.  You could see how they each have an area to write the address and place a stamp on it...ready to go.

From Unity and {ippity} Projects

All Unity Wood Slide Stamps Used: Owl Journal Box 'Who are you?"; Retro Bubble Frame; Tell Me About; Flowers from Neverland;, Itsy Bitsy Giggles; Linden Branch; Wispy Grass; Burberry Tree; Shade Tree;

C/S: SU Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Neenah Solar White

Ink: Copics

Again, I appreciate that you came by today...while you're here please leave a comment to be entered into the drawing for a Unity prize!


P.S.  Come back tomorrow to see another 'metal' creation that I made!

Growing in Unity and H{ippity} Hop!

H{ippity} Hop Monday = FUN!

Growing in Unity = MORE FUN! 

Growing in Unity + {ippity} = FUN DAY MONDAY!

 *insert excitement here*

Yes, I am so excited to be hosting Growing in Unity too! I don't want to be too 'wordy' on my post, so if you want to see the details about how GIU works, please see yesterday's
4th of July post!

For this H{ippity} Hop...if you've missed all the blogs before me, please go to the beginning at the {ippity} blog for lots of fantastic {ippity} inspiration!

I have been playing with 'metal' again, and have a few of these creations for you this week.  Here's one of those projects for you today...

From Unity and {ippity} Projects

Stamps: Unity--Everlasting Romance, {ippity} Just Wanted to Say

C/S: SU Textured Basic Black, Neenah Solar White, Ten Seconds Studios Periwinkle Metal

Ink: Memento Noir, Staz-On Black

Techniques: Metal hand embossing and distressing

I stamped the Unity Everlasting Romance stamp on a Periwinkle Metal Sheet, then hand debossed the front and hand embossed the back; then distressed by lightly sanding on the metal to remove a little bit of color. I added my ribbon treatment (layered organdy and grosgrain ribbons), and then used some Glossy Accents to 'shine up' the bird on the sentiment.  I didn't want to add anything more, for fear it would take away from the metal decor.

This card is also for Jenny's "Free for All" Challenge #13, over at Wee Memories.

I appreciate that you took the time to stop by today!  Try to come back tomorrow to see what else I've done with Unity stamps (and don't forget to comment for your chance at a prize!)!
 
Has anyone told you today that...'YOU' are so AWESOME! *smile*

Happy 4th of July!

WELCOME!!! I am so excited to be hosting

Unity Stamp Co's " Growing in Unity"

(GIU) this week and am so glad you stopped by today!

(I PROMISE NOT TO BE SO WORDY EVERY DAY!) *wink*

I have been a Unity fan for over a year now, and love that we have a huge variety of stamp choices!

I love red rubbah, and I love the quality that Unity Stamp Co offers to us! Woohoo, Unity!

And, to think that Unity not only has the best products, but truly has the best peeps...from the owners and peeps in the front offices to the Design Team to the artists to the peeps making and baking and shipping the red rubbah...I'm sure you agree too! *smile*

"GIU" is actually Monday through Friday,

but I wanted to get a head start and post a single card, especially since it's

Happy 4th of July! *insert fireworks here*

Here's how it works:  I will have a Unity post every day this week, and all you need to do is make a comment on these posts.  On Saturday, I will randomly pick one of the comments to win a Unity prize! Isn't that easy peasy?!!!

So my little share today is a card that was also easy peasy and celebrates Independence Day by showcasing fireworks in the blue sky. I used the words "always remember, Free" from the Unity Confession: i {love} Unity set; and the Blossoms from the {ippity} Now and Always set (don't they look like fireworks in the sky?):

From Unity and {ippity} Projects

Stamps: Unity Confession; {ippity} Now and Always

C/S: SU Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Neenah Solar White

Ink: SU Brilliant Blue, VersaMark

Techniques: Heat embossed with Heat & Stick Powder for the Romantic Red glitter, and VersaMark for the Iridescent Ice embossing powder.

I made this card with the sketch #45 from Get Sketchy:

Thank you so much for coming by!  Don't forget to come by tomorrow to see what I have to share!

HAVE A SAFE AND FABULOUS

4TH OF JULY!
p.s. this is the last day I will be using the red, white and blue colors...so future posts won't be so hard on your eyes!

...believe

I ...believe in Friends with Flair Friday...do you? Well, if you do then you started at the Unity Stamp Co blog, and if you got this far, you are near the end!

I used my new Donna Downey set "She Said" which has this wonderful quote...hope you like it!

From Unity and {ippity} Projects

Stamps: Unity-Donna Downey "She Said"

C/S: Stampin' Up Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Bella Rose DSP, and Neenah Solar White, vellum

Ink: SU Real Red, Pretty in Pink

 Challenges: UHHSC14, PDCC36

Techniques: I used the emboss resist technique for the word believe and separated each letter from the quote onto little tags that I had. I then sponged two colors of ink onto the tags and added a little pearl to each. Added the tags to the ribbon for a hanging efffect. I distressed some of the edges and added a piece of vellum using Martha Stewart's Lace Doily punch.

I created this card for two challenges:

Unity's Hip Hop Sketch #14
by Jimmi











The Play Date Cafe #36
by Julie





Oh, before I forget...didn't Savannah do a spectacular job in hosting Growing in Unity this week?  I do adore her creativity and sweetness!  I surely hope that I can keep up with all the Growing In Unity FABULOUSNESS, so come back on Sunday, 'cause guess what?

I'm hosting Growing in Unity next week! 

Thanks for much for visiting today and 

HAVE A FANTASTIC 4TH of JULY!