Monday 7 May 2018

Growing In Unity - Day 1

Hello.  Welcome.  This week I am very pleased and excited to be Growing in Unity!!  This means that everyday this week I will be sharing a project featuring Unity stamps.  It also means that there is a chance for you to win a Unity Stamp Company Grab Bag !!  I have two to give away!!  All you need to do is leave a comment on each of my posts this week and on Monday I will draw two lucky winners.  So don't forget to leave a comment before you hop off!!  Here's my card for today.....

Keeping it simple and using stamps from Unity Never Be Afraid kit.   I started with a white base card.  I smeared some Mustard Seed distress ink on my craft mat, spritzed with water and pressed my card into the ink drops.  I did this until I had a pleasing array of splodges.  Have a cup of tea while it dries.  Or maybe coffee is your thing.  Then I decided to try something new.  I stamped the flower image with Iced Spruce distress ink.  Then I coloured with Promarkers.  I tried this out on a piece of scrap card first, cos I wasn't sure how this would go, but it worked perfectly.  The promarkers are semi-translucent so the distress ink shows through but no bleed!  Fab.  I stamped the sentiment with black archival.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment and I'll be back tomorrow with more Unity inspiration.  Also the Unity Stamp Company is celebrating it's 10th birthday and there is a massive sale!  Massive!!  Everything is on sale!!!  Hop over and check it out.  Hugz


Joining the fun at
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 1818 
Stamping Sensations May Challenge - Close to Nature 
CAS-ual Fridays Challenge 198 - April Showers Bring May Flowers 
Double D May Flowers Challenge
Crafters Castle Challenge 5 


 

53 comments:

Denise S. said...

Pretty card and nice technique. This is one of my favorite images and I like this color.

Wilma said...

lovely card...can't wait for the rest of the week!

alo said...

Great card! Will have to give this technique a try. Love the coloring on these.

Jhays said...

I love how you tried something new! Great job; great card!

jhammond0128 said...

Beautiful card! Love the color

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs said...

such a beautiful card.

Chris said...

Love the subtle layout and the bright color!

Helen Gullett said...

Gail, love your Spring theme card.
The background is fabulous.
The flower and sentiment are perfect.
Thanks for the inspiration, my friend!

Daphne said...

Great background! I love this stamp.

Fikreta said...

this is so very beautiful card !
hugs

Cindy Q Willbanks said...

Yellow is my happy color. I love it.

stamping sue said...

Lovely card. and isn't fun when something in your head actually works on paper!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

Jen R. said...

Very nice! I like the effect.

Katy Fowler said...

Really love your card. I will have to try the smooshing technique. Thanks for sharing <3

Bobbie Sue McConathy said...

Love it. Those splatters!! 😍😍😍

Liz Williams said...

This fits my favorite style, keeping it simple!!!

KT Fit Kitty said...

Congrats on your Growing in Unity feature! Way to go! You've made a gorgeous card! Love the flower, splatter, and awesome sentiment! Looking forward to seeing more of your GIU cards!

Crystal O. Minkler said...

Beautiful card! Love the bright sunny colors!

Dale Sue said...

Oooo, great card. And I'm adding Mustard Seed to my wish list!

Melanie buecker said...

I love splattering cards! Give them a very artsy look! Very pretty colors!

Debbie Farrell said...

Love this card. I can’t wait to try this technique.

LuAnne said...

Very pretty card! I'm a big fan of splotches! Looking forward to the rest of this week!

Sandra said...

gorgeous card Gail/Iona!! Love those poppies and love them in yellow!!

Denise Bryant said...

Congrats on your GIU week! Love your pretty card! Beautiful flowers and a great sentiment!

Dotty Jo said...

A gorgeous touch of spring, Gail! Lovely card, Jo x

sharon g said...

I like how you kept to the yellow, and the green. It makes the flower really stand out.

Suzanne H said...

I like this sentiment. Good words to live by. Love the yellow, very happy!

Becca Yahrling said...

This is pretty! I love seeing the 'smooshing' technique and how different they come out (I still haven't tried it!). Awesome sentiment.

Glennis F said...

Lovely card Gail, the yellow really pops

Sharon Foulk said...

The yellow background just glows! I checked out your link to the kit you used and was tickled to see that I have that one, I just have never used that floral stamp. I love the way you used it and will have to give it a try myself now!

Karenladd said...

How fun to see that you are a GIU gal this week! I love the splattered ink background and that simple design that just sings out "spring!"

Lynne K said...

Gorgeous card, and such a lovely spring sunshine colour! Thank you for sharing it with us at Stamping Sensations.

Lynne

Kim Klinkovsky.My Kraft Kloset said...

So pretty. Great technique. Thanks for the tips. Just a lovely card for spring!

Dawn T said...

What a great idea with the Iced Spruce stamping Gail... love the yellow with that tiny greenish outline. Great card.

Darlene said...

So pretty! Love the color and splatter! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Double D ‘May Flowers’ challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DOUBLE D Challenge Blog
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS Please stop in for a visit!

Randombitsoftrialanderror said...

I love this card. I'll have to try this technique. So pretty!

aussie aNNie said...

Brilliant colours here, Thanks for entering into our
"MAY FLOWERS" Challenge. Thanks for joining in and good luck in the draw.  Double D Challenges{DT aNNie}

Phaline Mays said...

This card is so pretty! I love how you colored the flowers. I want to try your technique. =)
--Phaline Mays

Ink Stained Roni said...

Well good for you! That is so cool, can't wait to see all of your creations :) I love unity stamps - they are all so pretty.

What a great stamp set - that sentiment is so neat...love it!

brenda said...

A really lovely floral creation, many thanks for joining in with our 'Close to Nature' theme at Stamping Sensations May challenge.

B x

Sue said...

This is fab Gail, I really like your background xx

Terri Winske said...

So good to see you at PIP Challenges this week! Love your card....somehow splatters seem to be very attractive!! The colors are beautiful! Thanks so much for joining us!

Sue D said...

Pretty flowers and I like the spritzed background.

The Craft Princess said...

Love the background technique...one of my favs. The card is beautiful. Thank you so much for entering our challenge at Crafter's Castle this month....good luck :)
Hugs... Janie
DT
Crafter's Castle
crafterscastle.blogspot.com

Vicki Vinchattle Pearson said...

Love this card, the color, the splattered background, all of it! Love the color green! ❤️

Craftyfield said...

Lovely bit of sun in an otherwise cloudy day... Great spring themed card!

Esther Asbury said...

Not only is your card beautiful, but I really like that sentiment as well! Great splatter background!

I'd love for you to link up to the Cropstop blog again - remember it's always "Anything Goes" as long as you use a product or two from one of the companies they carry in the store.
You can find the current party here: https://cropstop.blogspot.com/2018/05/may-link-party-39.html

Rachel Duong said...

I love the warm sunny colors and splashes of yellow. This card is beautiful and the sentiment is wonderful.

Suzanne H said...

I'm just catching up on my blog reading. Can't wait to see the following posts. Great colors.

Judy Woodland said...

How lovely! That bright, sunny, yellow color is just beautiful. Great take on the Mood Board, thanks so much for playing along with us over at the Double D May Flowers Challenge. Hope we see you back again soon!!
Judy~ DD DT
{Judy's Happy Place} Stop by and see me!!!!


Tina Z. said...

I love the sentiment and the colour, such spring card!

Marjorie DUMONTIER said...

That’s a great floral with a beautiful background !
[margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

Beeceecreativity said...

super fun and bright card... great design. Thanks for playing along at Crafter's Castle Challenges.