Growing in Unity: Day Two!

Hello and happy Tuesday! It's the second day of the week, and that means a second project featuring Unity Stamps! I did another card for a friend for today...

Simple, but sweet! I used Gina and Me from Unity Stamp Co, and the paper is from an older Anna Griffin collection. I admit I'm not the best at coloring, so I love doing light colored pencil coloring for the gorgeous stamps Angie Blom creates! This stamp reminds me so much of a friend and I!

Definitely a short and sweet post for today! Don't forget to comment every day this week for your chance to win one of two random grab bags from Unity! Have a wonderful day! :)

Growing in Unity: Day One!

Good morning all! My name is Christina and I'm your GIU gal for this week! This is my second time doing GIU, and I'm so excited to show you all some of my creations again this week!

For my first day, I made a simple little CAS card for a good friend of mine, whom my life just wouldn't be the same without! It's such a cute sentiment...

Honestly, this might be my favorite project of the week, and it's only Monday, haha! I absolutely love this stamp, Suck Without You, an Itty Bitty from Unity. I've had this stamp for probably a year and this is my first time using it. I know--shame on me! I couldn't wait anymore, and I'll definitely be using it more often now that I've cracked it open. :)

Every comment you leave on my GIU posts this week is a chance to win a grab bag of 25 random stamps from Unity! There will be two winners, so make sure you come back every day this week to comment for your chance to win!

If you're not already a fan, visit my Facebook page; I've got a few Unity duplicates in my collection that need a new home, so I'll be doing a giveaway in March! Give my page a like, and be on the lookout for a giveaway update in the next couple of weeks!

That's it for me for today; see y'all tomorrow!

love

Three weeks in a row--I'm on a roll! Mojo Monday's sketches are really keeping me up on being creative, I love it. This week I made my first Valentine's card of the season! Check out the sketch...

Here's what I came up with...

I had fun with this one! I found this "Love is kind" Bible quote stamp and knew I had to make a Valentine's Day card for my mother. I used a stamp from Unity Stamp Co's December 2013 Kit of the Month: Happy Love Day and distress the inks with Tattered Rose. The patterned papers are from Echo Park's Head Over Heels pack. I embossed all those fun hearts using Cuttlebug's Cross My Heart embossing folder + border and topped it off with a few bubbles from Queen & Co.

I loved the stamp, but felt it needed some more sparkle. I went over the big "love" part of the stamped image with my Martha Stewart ballpoint-tip glue pen and sprinkled on some red glitter. Here's a close-up, but pictures don't do it justice!

This was such an easy card to create, but I love all the layers and slightly "alternative" colors for a Valentine's Day. Fun stuff! Thanks for stopping by and come back soon! :)

So Thankful

I should really be cleaning up right now since classes start tomorrow (yay!) and I still have Christmas decorations up (whoops), but I had to stop and post this card I made for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge! I really love the sketches they make; they get my creative juices flowing when I'm in the kind of rut that's hit me lately. Here's this week's sketch...

Cute, right? It's simple, but enough to give me a little creative shove. Here's my take on it...

I love this color combo! The papers are all from Stampin' Up!; I used Coastal Cabana for my base and the layer backings and that pretty stripey paper is from the Sweet Sorbet DSP pack (from last year's Sale-a-bration). That cute little stamp is from Unity Stamp Co March 2014 Kit of the Month: The Reason Someone Smiles. I colored it in with my SU! 2013-2015 In Color markers and topped everything off with some pretty stitched ribbon I snagged at the Dollar Spot at Target.

Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by; I'll be updating a lot more often now that the holidays are over and I'll need craft therapy with school back in session. See you later!

Growing In Unity Blog Hop!

Afternoon, ladies! A while back, I was given the fun opportunity to be a Growing In Unity girl; I spent a whole week creating stuff using Unity Stamp Co stamps to show you and I had a blast! Today, we are doing a GIU blog hop using this week's brand new stamp of the week!

One lucky crafter has the chance to win a MONTH of the stamp of the week--that's so awesome! Unity Stamp Co subscriptions are seriously the best around, hands down. I'm a KOTM subscriber and it's so awesome to get stamp love show up in your mailbox! :)

I got this week's SOTM in the mail and was so happy, it's a gorgeous wintery stamp that's perfect for any of the upcoming seasonal holidays! I love the retro feel. Take a look at what I made:

It's not amazing, but I kind of like it! I used a pretty, retro tree-printed paper from Anna Griffin's Christmas Kitsch paper collection and matched up a pretty celedon ink with it. I used my new Simon Says Stamp bracket dies to make that pretty shape on the front layer and add a few white iridescent sequins for some shine. I like that's it's fun and visually appealing, but lets the stamp really take the front stage! 

OK, all you need to go is hop hop hop and comment for your chance to win that month of stamp of the week! You should have come here from Sheryl and your next stop is Crystal! There's a full list below in case you've gotten lost. Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!

Tracy http://queeniesscrapmad.blogspot.co.uk/

Kristy http://mamasanity.blogspot.com

Sheryl igottacraft.blogspot.com

Christina http://christinascreations1.blogspot.com

Crystal Crystalamariscreations.blogspot.com

Angela http://angelascraftyspot.blogspot.com

Mandi http://faithhopecrafts.blogspot.com