Growing in Unity 2021: Day 4

Wow!  I can't believe it is Thursday already.  That means I only have 2 more projects to share with you for my Growing in Unity week.  I hope you have enjoyed seeing some birthday cards I have made featuring Unity Stamps, and commenting on all the posts.  Don't forget, I will be choosing 2 commenters to win a $20 gift card from Unity Stamp Company.  If you missed any of my previous posts, you will find links to them at the bottom of this post.  

Remember yesterday when I said today's card would be my most "important" card of the week.  That is because my 6' "baby" turns 14 today.  I can't believe the one that made me a mom is already 14.  Time has flown by (no pun intended).  Kevin is very much a guy's guy, so I knew I wanted his card to reflect that.  

Here is his card: 

For Kevin's card, I used the For The Guys stamp set for the plane and it's banner.  I created the background using Distress Oxide inks, blended together to give the look of the sky.  Then I fussy cute the embossed plane and popped it up with pop-dots, and added the 14 to the background.  There is a white frame around all of it.  I love the clean and simple look, and I know Kevin will too when he opens it later today.

Here's what I used to make the background:

Don't forget to leave a comment on today's project for a chance to win a Unity Stamp Company gift card.  On Monday, March 29, I'll pick 2 random winners from the comments from all my posts.  If you missed any, click on the link(s) below: 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Thank you for visiting!  See you tomorrow!

Growing in Unity 2021: Day 3

Happy Wednesday!  I can't believe we are half way through my Growing in Unity week.  I've had so much fun creating birthday cards this week.  I hope you have been following along with the fun, and commenting on all the posts.  I will be choosing 2 commenters to win $20 gift cards from Unity Stamp Company.  If you missed any of my previous posts, you will find links to them at the bottom of this post.  

Today's card may be one of my favorite (...stay tuned for my most "important" one tomorrow).  I simply love the gnomes from Unity Stamp Company.  The minute I saw this little guy, I KNEW I had to use him in during my week.  Little did I know they would be on sale at the same time.  BONUS!  😉

Today's card features stamps from Happy Birthday Gnome.  First I stamped the gnome, present and cupcake on white cardstock.  After the ink dried, I painted over those images with Masking Fluid.  This created a cool barrier that I could ink over and create the background I wanted, using Distress Oxide inks (I love their blending abilities).  After inking the card using the Cloud & Wave stencil, I peeled the Masking Fluid with a simple rub of my finger, leaving the stamped images all ready to be colored.  

To color my gnome and his birthday goodies, I used a combination of Copic markers, Stella Wink pens, and Nuvo Glitter Drops.  Then I mounted the die-cut sheet onto a card base, and i have a quick and easy card, ready to give to someone on their special day.

I hope you love this little gnome as much as I do.  Don't forget to leave a comment on today's project for a chance to win a Unity Stamp Company gift card.  On Monday, March 29, I'll pick 2 random winners from the comments from all my posts.  If you missed any, click on the link(s) below: 

Day 1

Day 2

Thank you for visiting!  See you tomorrow!

Growing in Unity 2021: Day 2

Welcome back to Day 2 of my Growing in Unity week.  Today's card is a pretty floral design from Whole Lot of Lovely (November 2018 KOM).  I love the open floral designs that Unity includes in their stamp kits.  They give us lot of opportunity to color and make them our own.  In my case, I colored with Copics and added a touch of gold here and there. The birthday sentiment is from ...Say it Big.  

I hope you enjoyed today's card.  Don't forget to leave a comment on today's project for a chance to win a Unity Stamp Company gift card.  On Monday, March 29, I'll pick 2 random winners from the comments from all my posts.  If you missed any, click on the link below: 

Day 1

Thank you for visiting!  See you tomorrow!

Growing in Unity 2021: Day 1

 Hi! 

Welcome to my Growing in Unity week for 2021. I'm happy to bring you some of my creations this week.  My son's birthday just happens to fall during this week, so that may give you an idea of the theme for my projects.  It's been a while since I've created (thanks busy kids' schedules!), so it has been fun to dust off some trusty friends and do a little crafting.  I hope you enjoy my projects.  Remember to comment every day for a chance to win one of two $20 gift certificates to Unity Stamp Company!

Let's start this week on an uplifting note...pun intended!  First up is a cute little Hedgehog flying away with some balloons from the Hoppy & Hedgie set. The sentiment is from ...It's a Mug Hug.  I colored the hedgehog with Prisma pencils.  Then I used Nuvo Jewel Drops in various colors to give the balloons a little translucent dimension. 

I hope you think he is as cute as I do.  Don't forget to leave a comment.  I'll be giving away 2 gift certificates to Unity Stamp Co.  

Thank you for visiting!  See you tomorrow!

Growing in Unity Blog Hop

Hi!

Welcome to the Growing in Unity Blog Hop.  If you are starting here, make sure you check the list at the bottom of this post for all the wonderful projects in this hop. Visit and comment on all the blogs for a chance to win one of two Unity prize packs. 

For my project, I actually used the stamp set I received for being the Growing in Unity girl.  I picked Choose a Happy Heart, the SMAK kit from Feb 2016.  I loved the graphic stamps in this kit.  Great for making backgrounds or dramatic focal features.  I decided to go with the heart and sentiment from this kit for this card.  The heart is embossed with gold embossing powder.  I mounted it on foam squares on a background made from Distress Oxide inks, Distress Resist and Heidi Swap Gold Color Shine.  Gold thread and gray twine are looped behind to create a base for my heart.

Thank you again for visiting my blog!  After leaving a comment here, hop on over to Samantha's blog. 

Shannon Horch https://olasmoon.blogspot.com/?m=1
Traci Cooley https://coolmomcreations.blogspot.com
Jeanette Cloyd https://creativeplayischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com
Teri Coady https://dragonbeecreations.wordpress.com/...
Kristina MacKeen https://mamasanity.blogspot.com
Samantha Jackson-Houp sammibugscrapshack.blogspot.com
Mary Kay Werry https://mkwcardsblog.com/2019/01/13/Unity-GIU-Blog-Hop-January-2019
Sari Aavamkai https://aavamaki.blogspot.com/

Cheers!
Kristy

Growing in Unity 2018 Winners!

Hello!!!

Thank you to everyone commented on my Growing in Unity week!  It truly made my day to read everyone's comments.

Without further ado, here are the winners from my posts are posted below.  Please email me your address by December 31st (kmackeen1@gmail.com) and I'll have Unity send out your prizes.

Thank you again for commenting along on my Growing in Unity week.

Cheers!
Kristy

Stacy BDecember 3, 2018 at 9:26 AM

I love the new border stamps...I ordered a floral one but haven't had a chance to ink it up yet! Great start to your week...can't wait to see your other creations.

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Nancy LedeeDecember 8, 2018 at 11:50 AM

What a way to wrap up the week with a beautiful card to celebrate with. The glitter on the fireworks look stunning. Appreciate the cards you made this week! 

Growing in Unity 2018: Day 5

Hi!

Today is Friday, my last Growing in Unity post for 2018.  Thank you for coming along on this journey with me this week!  If you haven't left a comment on all my posts, you will find all the links at the bottom of the page.  Remember, Unity Stamps will send 2 lucky commenters an amazing grab bag.

To celebrate my last project of the week, I was so excited with work the Celebrate the New stamp set.  Even though you can't see the face, you can simply feel her excitement!  I used Prisma Colored pencils to color her in, and Distress Oxides to make the background.  A little black embossing powder mixed with some glitter and you have some exciting fireworks.  I kept the whole design clean and simple, as to not distract from the Angie girl.

I also wanted to show you a closer up of the fireworks so you can see how iridescent they came out.  Bright and sparkly like real fireworks!

Thank you again for visiting me today - and every day this week.  If you missed any of the previous posts, here are the links:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Here is one last look at all my projects.  I hope you have enjoyed seeing a little of my work this week.  Come back on Monday, when I will have drawn the winners for the grab bags.

Cheers!

Kristy