WINNERS FROM GIU WEEK!

First, our winners - Jan Golden and Beckie MacArthur, please email kelli@unitystampco.com to claim your gift credit from Unity within two weeks.  I hope you select something as great as my Brown Thursday haul, below!  Thanks to everyone for their kind comments last week.  

Jennifer

 

GROWING IN UNITY - DAY 5

I am sad to say, this is my last day as the GIU person. I selected Winnie the Pooh for my last card - I love the message of kindness and inclusion that   Winnie has.  It is more important now than ever that we accept people the way we find them, right?  This is another beautifully stamped image with an error - an upside down sentiment.  Definitely not awake sometimes...

But, it all turned out okay.

I can never get these photos just right.  People take photos with their iPhones that decorate the sides of skyscrapers and are incredible and I always struggle with taking photos of cards.  This is another thing I need to work on.  In real life, the coloring looks more blended but I think I have the right colors for Pooh.  I bought some alcohol markers recently so have spent the week experimenting with them and hope you enjoyed it as much as I have!

Here is the set - as you can see, you don't even have to figure out a layout - the picture already does it for you!

I did get my Brown Friday order and every set is fantastic.  

Remember to comment for a chance to win a Unity prize!

Jennifer

GROWING IN UNITY - DAY 4

This is my second to last day of sharing projects with you.  I still have projects to share, again trying some easy to mass produce Christmas cards while still mixing them up so each card has some individuality.  I am sure this is the season that spurs us to make the most handmade cards since we send out many at once.  I love creating my own cards but will admit that some years I had to supplement with store bought boxed cards.  I haven't done that lately, though, since I have started mass producing some easier designs.  

I absolutely love this coffee cup and made a card with it.  But, it would be great on a Starbucks gift card holder, too!  Here's my first attempt - again, an amazingly sharp image the first time.  I had to do a little magic since I stamped the sentiment upside down.  Doh!!

This is how it turned out and I absolutely love this card with all its bling!  I have glitter paper and foil cardstock as layers under the coffee cup image. It looks amazing in really life.

Remember to comment for a chance to win a Unity prize!!!

Jennifer

GROWING IN UNITY - DAY 3

We more than half way through my Growing in Unity week now!  I am veering away from Christmas for the day with something out of my comfort zone.  I fell in love with this image at first sight.  I stamped it out and left a thumbprint on the side but you will see how I fixed it.  This is from Phyllis Harris who has many brilliant stamp sets at Unity.  I don't blame her for having Unity do her stamps, their red rubber is perfect.  There is no conditioning the stamps - just take them out of the package, ink them up, and perfection.  I have lost my Misti and I have been stamping these old school and the images are still amazing even when you get only one try at it.

I couldn't imagine this image of the upturned head and hands without something for her to look at or for her to have thrown in the air so here it is.  I added these stars and I love this card so much!  Again, my amateur coloring but it doesn't matter because you can't ruin this image.

This is called "Joyful Echoes" and you need to get it now!

I hope you all have a great day and remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a Unity prize!

Jennifer

GROWING IN UNITY - DAY 2

 Welcome to the second day of my Growing in Unity week.  Again, this is all about Christmas cards. So many great sets to choose from, so little time!  Here's another peek at our new kitty.  My husband is obsessed with walking her on a leash. 

                                                    

Anyway, on to the cards!

When I was making these cards, I thought my coloring skill was pretty good - when I took photos, I realized a 6-year old could have done this.  I think it would be great to stamp a bunch of these for the kids to color and give to friends for Christmas.  My husband immediately declared that he was picking this et for our cards.  This stamps beautifully - my Misti is missing in action and I have been stamping old school and these sentiments came out perfectly every time.  I tried one in traditional colors with foil paper which I am obsessed with right now and the other in nontraditional colors.  I love this set!!!!  It is on sale, I think, if you realize you need it too.

Note that I haven't put on sequins or enamel dots because these will be going out in the mail:-)

Here is the set...how cute is this???

Remember to comment for a chance to win a prize from Unity.  Thanks for stopping by - come back tomorrow for more fun cards!

Jennifer

GROWING IN UNITY - DAY 1

 So we had a false alarm last week when Kelli announced I was the GIU girl for last week:-).  So, here is my real week!

A lot has changed over the past year.  We lost our big fur ball Miss Hissy in the summer of 2022.  But, in March 2023, I found this little cutie roaming outside.  This was never an outdoor cat and I don't know where she came from.  Nobody claimed her but we fell in love with her. I think you can see why!  Just remember that our pets and stamping always go together! The Unity community is such a fabulous place to be - everyone is supportive of each other, one of the safe places on Facebook.  That is due to Angela's kindness that is shared by everyone at the company.  I appreciate you all more than you know!

On to the stamping, the important part of the Growing in Unity week!  I have already placed my Brown Friday order and maybe it will come before the end of this week so you can see what I ordered.  Fingers crossed.

I am going to make this week all about Christmas.  It has snuck up on us and I need a LOT of cards!  Unity has some of the best Christmas sets.  I have some items that are no longer available that I will be mixing in - when they have items that are fabulous, you need to get them before they are gone!  I'll let you know which sets are still available. The Christmas themed Kits of the Month always give you a lot of options as well.  I started my stamping adventures with Unity and they are still my favorite stamp company!  On to the creations!!!!

I love this penguin from "Don't Get Your Tinsel in a Tangle."  It is an itty bitty that is precious and fun!  I looked at the website and, unfortunately,  it does not seem to be available any more.  It makes a great card and would make a fabulous tag!  I know the site has plenty of similar types of fun stamps that you could use instead.  I know there are some other penguins that are adorable.  Look at the great crisp image you get from a rubber stamp!  I have lost my Misti so had to stamp these old school so forgive anything that looks crooked!

I also want to rave about the dies Unity has.  You need these!!! Photos below: Deckle Edge Dies and Scallops and Rectangles Nesting Dies.  If you are an A2 card maker, these might be the only ones you need.  I used both sets on my cards today and you will probably see them on my projects every day:-)

Thank you for stopping by and remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a Unity prize.

Jennifer

 GROWING IN UNITY - DAY 1!!!

Sorry for the delay in getting this up!  My intended post did not go live and evidently did not save properly.  So, here is an oldie but goodie. 

 I send out more "thank you" cards than anything else, including Christmas cards.  So many great people help along the way and I like to recognize them  So, tomorrow will be a much more complete post with lots of new cards!  Thanks for stopping by to visit and remember to comment to win.  Just remember, Unity makes the best images and I will be posting a bunch of new creations this week!  I love the one below that matched some of my hoarded pattern paper perfectly.

Remember to visit again tomorrow!!!

Jennifer