Mitten's Papercrafting

Monday, July 8, 2024

GROWING IN UNITY - DAY 1

Welcome to my Growing in Unity Week!!  I have been looking forward to this for months and I am glad you stopped by.  Just leave a comment at the end of my post each day (Monday through Friday) of this week for a chance to have your name drawn to win a $20 credit to Unity.  Two names will be drawn.

So, I recently heard Jennifer McGuire repeat yet again that red rubber is the best for stamping and gives the best impressions.  Thank goodness for Unity and their beautiful red rubber stamps!!!  We are the lucky ones who buy from this wonderful family business.

I have to say that the June Whit Kit totally caught my eye.  I saw the hydrangea theme and was smitten and placed my order.  I got it in the mail a few days later.  The paper pack especially blew me away!  The stamp set is great and the mica powders are very interesting.

And another thing about these stamps - Angela recently did a small post about the inks you need to use to get clear images from finely detailed rubber stamps.  I followed her advice and bought this ink and it worked beautifully.  Unity sells it but if they are out of stock you can find it anywhere.  I highly recommend!




If you missed the kit and only wanted that hydrangea stamp, you are in luck.  The June 2022 KOTM has a hydrangea that is the same size although it is a little different.  I had pulled it out because I wanted to paper piece the gorgeous dress in the kit with the hydrangea papers. This whole kit is amazing.



Here are some cards that I made with these two beautiful kits.  I absolutely love these kits and the papers are incredible.  So today I am sharing three cards I made with the June Whit-Kit paper pack and the dress from the June 2022 Kit of the Month.  I hope you like them and get some inspiration!  I also used some foil yardstick I had hanging around.  I am obsessed with it:-). Sorry for the images here - I bought a special white box to do these photos but when I transferred them to my computer, they don;t look too great.






A lot has happened since my last GIU week in November.  If you looked at the Facebook post, you'll see I have ovarian cancer and my PSA is that you need to get checked even if you've had a hysterectomy because those cells can hang around for 17 years before becoming stage 3.5.  Anyway, my prognosis is good and I am in a good place with good care.  Just wanted to share with other women that we need to stay up to date with medical appointments.  Please take care of yourself!

Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a Unity $20 credit.

Have a wonderful day!!

Jennifer




22 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, I’m Eunice, what lovely cards, enjoy your week

July 8, 2024 at 7:26 AM  
Anonymous Debbie Farrell said...

Beautiful cards! Love the colors!

July 8, 2024 at 8:18 AM  
Anonymous Sandee Carlson said...

Hello from “the other end of I35 in Duluth, MN! Love these cards! Very clever to make the beautiful dresses with the hydrangea papers. You are correct that Unity is an amazing company! Best wishes to you as you deal with cancer. Stamping always helps.

July 8, 2024 at 8:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nicely done!
Karen Adams

July 8, 2024 at 8:37 AM  
Anonymous Stephanie Serrano said...

Beautiful cards!

July 8, 2024 at 9:10 AM  
Blogger Wilma DeG said...

Lovely cards! I especially like the purple one. You are so right about Unity Stamps... they are the best! Best wishes on your cancer journey.

July 8, 2024 at 9:50 AM  
Anonymous Pam Foy said...

I love hydrangeas! I got some beautiful purple ones for my birthday. Your paper pieced hydrangea dresses are beautiful. Hope you have a wonderful day.

July 8, 2024 at 10:38 AM  
Anonymous Denise Bryant said...

Pretty KOTM! I love the dress and the beautiful cards you made!

July 8, 2024 at 11:07 AM  
Anonymous Chris Shuman said...

Very creative! Beautiful cards!

July 8, 2024 at 1:34 PM  
Blogger Kathy Dippner said...

I love the papers you used for the dresses! Beautiful cards!

July 8, 2024 at 2:04 PM  
Blogger Marcy H. said...

Great cards!

July 8, 2024 at 5:32 PM  
Blogger Linda said...

All 3 of the cards are wonderful! I tend to hoard my patterned paper and need to USE it! Thanks for the inspiration!

July 8, 2024 at 7:08 PM  
Blogger Robin said...

I love the paper pieced dresses! I am praying for your continued healing Jennifer 🥰

July 8, 2024 at 8:23 PM  
Blogger Marla Gygax said...

Love the look of paper piecing this dress, love the purple one with the same paper behind

July 9, 2024 at 6:56 AM  
Blogger Becca Yahrling said...

Love all three dresses! That dress was made for paper piecing IMO. lol I especially love the purple BG. That card really pops with color.

July 9, 2024 at 7:14 AM  
Anonymous Angela Hall said...

Your cards are so beautiful.

July 9, 2024 at 8:44 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your cards are beautiful!! I love the dress and the hydrangeas!! - Silvia Haynes

July 9, 2024 at 12:13 PM  
Blogger ionabunny said...

Wow, the paper pieced dresses are gorgeous. These are all lovely Take care and get well soon. Hugz

July 11, 2024 at 6:23 PM  
Blogger Kathy H said...

Lovely cards!

July 12, 2024 at 8:49 AM  
Blogger Michelle said...

These are beautiful! Great colors!

July 13, 2024 at 9:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Love the variations ♥️

July 15, 2024 at 8:07 AM  
Anonymous Amanda Martinson said...

Love the variations ♥️

July 15, 2024 at 8:10 AM  

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