Growing in Unity Day 4

Happy Thursday, everyone! I hope you are all having a wonderful day. Today's cards are a necessity that I should make and have more of on hand. Unfortunately, we all need sympathy cards from time to time. I am a high school teacher and one of our senior students passed away in a car accident early yesterday morning. I have made some cards with toner fronts (I know, I know....I love them.) and various foil colors. I used the stamp set: ...abundant blessings (Unity sentiment kit September 2017) for the With Sympathy sentiment and the set:  ...basically said (Unity sentiment kit June 2014) for the Thinking of You sentiment. I know several people in this student's family, so will be sending these cards out this week.

I learned some new toner/foil techniques today after watching Gaylynn's video and reading her post on the Unity Blog. Don't throw away the foil after you use them on the toner front, you can use them again on black toner paper to get a negative and then foil again on the black areas left on the negative. There are so many possiblities and I am having a lot of fun experimenting. I will share the creations tomorrow. Comment below for a chance to win a Unity gift certificate. Have a great day, everyone, and give your loved ones an extra hug.

Growing in Unity Day 3

Hi everyone! It is hard to believe we are already at day 3 of my GIU week. The weeks sure do go fast sometimes, don't they? I hope you are having a great one! Today I am sharing a card based on this sketch from fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.com

I used the November 2020 Whit Kit stamp set Everything in Between for the vase and the Hello. The flowers were cut from the toner card front Wild Garden and was an extra piece from yesterday's card. 

Don't forget to comment to win a Unity Stamp gift certificate. I hope you are having a wonderful day! Check back tomorrow to see more of my creations.

 

Growing in Unity Day 2

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! Today's cards were created with a monochromatic design. I incorporated one of my favorite techniques, paper ripping and inking the distressed edges. I also used one of my new favorites - Decofoil and toner fronts. Have you tried this? So....Much.....Fun. And so easy, too. As a teacher and a mother, I don't have a lot of time right now for difficult projects. These came together pretty easily and I also got my daughter involved and she created a card, too. Have a wonderful day and don't forget to comment for your chance to win this week.

For the first card I used toner front Circles a Plenty, new stamp release: Spring Coffee, and Sunshine and Rainbows Sentiment Kit -  April 2021.

 (I used one of the dotted rainbows to make my dots on the coffee cup  :) )

The second card I made used the toner front: Wild Garden and the sentiment kit from April 2015 called Thanks Above & Beyond . I didn't evern realize until this moment that both sentiment kits I used were from the month of April. 

My daughter's card used the same toner front and the stamp set  Everything Resides in Hope on the front. I love that she saw me working and wanted to create one of her own for her best friend.

She used Swagger for the message on the inside and the flower from the September 2017 Sentiment kit ...abundant blessings.

Growing in Unity Day 1

Hi everyone! Welcome to Growing in Unity with me - Michelle. It has been a few years since I have been chosen to participate and I am so excited to share my creations with you this week. I have loved using  Unity stamps since 2009 and they continue to create such fantastic new products.

My first projects are based on a card that I made a few years ago. Have you ever cased your own projects? 

This is the one I cased: 

It might be my favorite card, ever. It makes me really happy to look at :) I love the colors and the message.

Here are the ones I created this time:

Using Hope Builds Courage

Using Birdie Inspiration

                                                    Using Motherhood is a Verb

Unity is having a great sale right now, make sure you check it out. Don't forget to comment for your chance to win!  Thanks for stopping by! Have a GREAT week!

GIU Blog Hop

Welcome to the May/June GIU Blog Hop. Follow the blogs and comment on all of them and you could win some Unity Stamps.

For my project, I made two versions of the same one layer card. On one, I stamped the card with different colors and the other I used colored pencils to color the coffee cups different colors.

These two stamps came from the February 2017 Kit of the Month Unexpected Places. I love the coffee cups and that sentiment........so true! 

Do you love coffee? What is your favorite? I love Peet's Coffee Major Dickason's Blend, Yum!! Well, I'm off to make myself a cup. 

Here is the list in case you get lost along the way: 

1 Amanda Rhodes http://salnclts76.blogspot.com 
2 Michelle Peters Kister https://madebymk.blogspot.com/   You are Here :)
3 Iona Unny https://craftynomad.blogspot.com/ 
4 Cindy Gress Messer https://inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/ 
5 Vickie Yeakley https://stuffbyvickie.blogspot.com/ 
6 Eileen Mathys www.inkedbyeileen.blogspot.com 
7 Stasia Sloma https://stampzone.blogspot.com 
8 Laura Mooney https://happinessequalscreation.blogspot.com

Enjoy the rest of the blog hop. Next up is Iona: https://craftynomad.blogspot.com/ 

Growing in Unity Day 5

Happy June!  For my last GIU post, I took a card that I made a few years ago 

 (original)

and created two new cards based on it.

 (new)

I love, love, love the first one. The two I made for this post turned out well, too. I learned through card making and scrapbooking, that I much prefer to used textured cardstock….and not all textured cardstock is created equal :)  What is your favorite cardstock to use?

I also have learned that simple cards work best for me. Cardstock, stamp, ink, and washi is all I needed for these. The stamps I used are from All Worth It by Melody Ross and another {wit & wisdom} stamp. Thanks for stopping by this week and thank you for all of your wonderful comments. It's been fun! Make sure to comment today, too, for your chance to win Unity stamps!

Growing in Unity Day 4

It's hard to believe Day 4 is here already. The week is going so fast. Today is the last day for the seniors. They graduate on Sunday and only have to come to school Friday for graduation practice and to visit the elementary schools that they attended if they choose. For the past few years, I have made a special treat for them.

We have a celebration of their 5 years in Spanish. This year I used a Unity stamp to create their cards. They were very simple using white or red card stock and matting on the opposite. Red and white are our school colors.  I distressed the sides of each as well. The stamp I used was Diploma Cap and Gown {wit & wisdom}. 

Unity has several stamps like this for holidays, seasons, etc. Just search the site for {wit & wisdom}. Don't forget to comment for your chance to win!  Thanks for stopping by!