Growing in Unity day 2

This week I am the  Growing In Unity Girl! 

 I get to share a new Unity Stamp Co. project every day this week and you will have a chance to win  a prize package of twenty-five stamps from Unity!  All you have to do to be eligible is stop by every day and leave a comment.  At the end of the week I get to randomly select two winners

 

 Today I am sharing a tag that I made using:

Unity set called: Let Love Grow
I used Crayola markers on the flowers
and I sprayed with a fine mist of water before stamping.

 

I was inspired by this photograph by my good friend Pam Stang.

 

 

 I have a Unity background stamp that I don't remember the name, I think it

might be a discontinued one. It looks like a crackle background.

I stamped it with blue and fussy cut it look like the vase.

I also stamped in blue the squiggle from Unity set called Beautiful Elements

 

I added texture to the card by

embossing it and I added some tulle under the sentiment

The sentiment is one I received from a Unity grab bag so I don't know

which set it is from

 

 

Growing in Unity day one- dragonfly tag

I hope you are all having a wonderful Monday.

 I am in a good mood today because this week I am the  Growing In Unity Girl! 

 I get to share a new Unity Stamp Co. project every day this week and you will have a chance to win  a prize package of twenty-five stamps from Unity!  All you have to do to be eligible is stop by every day and leave a comment.  At the end of the week I get to randomly select two winners

 

 

Today I am going to share a tag that used the following Unity Set:

BOLD INSIGHT

 

I used the dragonfly from that set.

 

 

 

I also used the squiggle stamp from

 

BEAUTIFUL ELEMENTS

 

I also used part of an arrow and a birthday sentiment that came from a Unity grab bag so I don't know what set they were with.

The dragonfly was stamped on white cardstock, I watercolored him and fussy cut him out. I added glue and glitter to his wings then added him to the tag by gluing the body down but leaving the wings loose.

 

Mixed Media Challenge -alcohol backgrounds

It is my turn to be the mixed media challenge hostess on SCS.

 My challenge is to do alcohol ink background.

You put water into a disposable container.

Drop alcohol ink on top of water.

Lay white cardstock on top of ink and water and lift. The alcohol

ink will go onto the paper in interesting designs.

I did this on Monday and these are the 8 unique pieces that I got.

I decided to make them into tags

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had a blast making the tags but my friend Pam Challenged me to make a train card.

So I did  a couple of more sample of the alcohol background technique.

 

This one I stamped a newspaper image using black stazon

Here is the card I made.

 

It is an easel card

 

 

STAMPlorations Typographia in Faith blog hop

Typographia in Faith Blog Hop

 

With October being Pastor appreciation month, what could be better than making a scripture card to show appreciation and to encourage?

The first card I made was for the Senior pastor at our church and his wife. I wanted to make it look vintage. I used:

STAMPlorations Typografia in Faith set called Strong Tower

I also used STAMPlorations set called Trendy Butterflies

My second card I made for the youth pastor and his wife. I used:

STAMPlorations Typografia in Faith set called  God is a Rewarder

It is an easel card that can stand up for display. On the base of the card I used

STAMPlorations stamp set called Trendy Butterflies

 

 

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Prize: One commenter will win her choice of 3 Typografia In Faith stamps. The winner will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers' blogs.

Commenting closes on Monday, October 23

Winner will be announced on Tuesday, October 24.

Check out

All of the  Typografia In Faith stamps

 

 

You can use my discount code to save 20%  when ordering the Typografia in Faith stamps.

 

 

 

poppy card using The Ton stamp set

When I participated in the Coffee Lover's Fall blog hop, I won a stamp set from The Ton. This is the set that I picked: Fresh cut Poppies Outline

I used it  to make a Pastor appreciation card.

I added some texture to the card with lace, twine, and ribbon. I also added a tag and a little wooden key. The flowers were cut out and popped up with paper springs. I used burned glue technique for the centers of the flowers.

Stencil Sunday- October 2107 You are Special

 

 

October Stencil Sunday for STAMPlorations
I made this mini canvas with an Autumn vintage feel. I used:
ARTplorations Floral Flutes Stencil
STAMPlorations Trendy Leaves 2 stamps
CUTplorations Trendy Leaves 2 coordinating dies
CUTplorations Tag O Coffee dies
STAMPlorations Pocket Blooms stamps and coordinating die

Since sometimes photographs don't do justice to the project I am sharing this photo to show how the stenciled gold looked on the designer paper which is the base of my little canvas.

You still have time to join the Mixed Media Challenge to make a non card project using stencils.

STAMPlorations Mixed Media Project 10-1-17

After taking a summer break, STAMPlorations mixed media challenge is back.

The designers are all excited to share what we have been creating.

We would love to have you create a project for our challenge.

Just create and link up a non-card mixed media project. The theme is always anything mixed media goes except a card and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. Linky closes at the end of the month.

Prizes:- $10 gift certificate to the winner voted by the Mixed Media team- $5 gift certificate each to the 2 top picks- If there are 25 or more entries: 1 random winner of any 2 standard size stencils

ARTplorations Bold Florals Mini Stencil

STAMPlorations Blossom like a Butterfly

I made this wall hanging as a memorial / thinking of you project for the wife of my friend from college who died unexpectedly last month.

Fall Coffee Lovers o Blog Hop Card

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

I made this card for the fall coffee lovers blog hop. I used 3 STAMPlorations sets:

FRAMED TEACUPS

TRENDY LEAVES 2

and

OH SO GRATEFUL

 

If you liked any of the stamps I used you can get them HERE.

 Use my discount code for a 20%  discount.

 

 

 

 

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Antique Rock

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hard to believe it is time for another coffee lovers bloghop
I decided to decorate and make a coffee themed rock for this hop.

I chose this rock because of the flat surface. I liked the colors of gray and brown in the rock. It made me think of vintage images. I cleaned the rock with water and dried it off.

I chose some designer paper that had a vintage look. I stamped
STAMPlorations FRAMED TEACUPS
I cut some of the frame off so it would fit the rock.
I could have just added it like this and it would have been pretty, but I wanted to make it just a little bit MORE interesting.

 

 

I stamped the cups onto various designer papers.

 I then cut out the individual cups.

I glued the cups to the original stamped image.
See ... don't the additional patterns on the cups make it just a little MORE interesting?

I stamped the sentiment using
STAMPlorations ANYWHERE THERE"S COFFEE set

I then used Mod Podge to adhere them to the rock. I also added several layers of Mod Podge to seal the rock. I added gold metallic rub to enhance the rocks texture.

 

 

 

If you liked any of the stamps I used you can get them HERE.

 Use my discount code for a 20%  discount.

 

 

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop- Blue rock

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

 

Time for another Coffee Lovers Bloghop

 

I decided to decorate a rock.

I used STAMPlorations ANYWHERE THERE IS COFFEE

 

I painted a rock with light blue acrylic paint. I stamped the sentiment with black stazon ink. I cut a little coffee cup out of designer paper and used mod podge to adhere it to the rock. I also stamped COFFEE from one of the stamps onto the same designer paper and cut it out for the other side with a cut out image of coffee beans. I covered the whole rock with more mod podge to seal it.  I then added some gold metallic rub to add some bling. Not to find a place to hide my rock for someone to find.

Have you decorated a rock yet? If you have let me know in the comments.

 

 

 

 

If you liked any of the stamps I used you can get them HERE.

 Use my discount code for a 20%  discount.

 

 

STAMPlorationsTYPOGRAPHIA in Faith blog hop

 

I know it has been awhile since I last posted, but a move and other circumstances have made the past few months a bit stressful and crafting took a back seat to life. Hopefully now that I am settling in I will have more time to craft and share. I am so excited that STAMPlorations has  new series of scripture stamps called "TYPOGRAFIA in faith"

I am sharing a couple of projects that I made using these new stamps.

 

The first project used:

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

BLOSSOM LIKE A BUTTERFLY

HIDDEN HEARTS(Stencil)

 

 

 

I painted a board with light blue paint and used Hidden Hearts stencil

 and added dark blue and green paint. I stamped the butterfly and painted it. I stamped the  scripture to the side. I really like how this wall hanging looks. I am so thankful that God gives me a chance to start each day with a fresh new start. The failures of yesterday are gone.

 

My second project is a bookmark. I used the following:

STRENGTH AND SHEILD

 

 

I used the light and dark blue paints along with green and painted the bookmark. Then I stamped the scripture

 

 

This last project I wanted to share with you didn't use one of the new scripture  stamps but used STAMPlorations Mini Mixed Media Backgrounds stamp. I used the paints from the other two projects on a rock. I then stamped the music notes randomly on the rock. I added some gold with some metallic gold rub. I then painted the rock with mod podge. I had a dear friend from college, who passed away last week. He was a fabulous musician and teacher. I wanted a way to honor his

life. I plan to place this rock at  local park in memory of him.

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I hope you will join us at the TYPOGRAPHIA in faith hop this Wednesday.

 

Commenting closes on Monday, September 18.

Prize: One commenter will win her choice of 3 Typografia In Faith stamps. The winner will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers' blogs.

Winner will be announced on Tuesday, September 19.