Thank you for all the lovely comments last week! I enjoyed my time as.a GIU Girl very much and hope to get the chance to do it again next year.
Here are the 2 lucky winners of the 25 piece Unity Grab Bags {{{{Drum Roll}}}}
Monday, June 5, 2017
UNITY STAMPS GRAB BAG WINNERS!
Thank you for all the lovely comments last week! I enjoyed my time as.a GIU Girl very much and hope to get the chance to do it again next year.
Here are the 2 lucky winners of the 25 piece Unity Grab Bags {{{{Drum Roll}}}}
Friday, June 2, 2017
Day 5
Hi there! Today is my final day as a featured GIU Girl. I'm a little sad, and I am already looking forward to next year. :)
Today, I'm sharing something special, a framed piece, created with stamps from my favorite Unity Stamp Co. Illustrators, Donna Downey & Phyllis Harris
The Poppy stamp's from Donna's Wild & Free kit are simply incredible. And Huge!
Pictured below, is a standard, composition sized Art Journal cover I created using both Poppies in the kit. The card is a standard size 4.25x5.5in card. I'm pretty sure its the biggest stamp I own.
My framed art measures 8.5x6.5 inches outside the frame.
Phyllis Harris creates the most adorable children images. I'm so drawn to them, because they resonate with my own inner child. Her Happiness is... kit is just irresistible! I wanted to use the girl in the swing in an unusual setting and the big, open poppy just seemed perfect. I masked the main images and arranged them into the scene I wanted to depict. Then I stamped them all using black Archival ink. In hindsight, I think I would have liked the outcome even more if I had used colored inks. I'll just have to make another one! I used Gesso on the flower petals to give them a visible texture, then painted it with neon paints. I colored the girl with Inktense pencils, and accented everywhere else with gel pens, chalk and glitter glue.
I took photos outside before framing it. Hopefully, you can see the glittery bits. Its so pretty, much brighter and eye catching in person. The wild flowers at the bottom are also from Donna's kits called, Create Today and Insightful Meadows. They were stamped at half strength with grey ink.
Here are a couple more cards using Happiness is... (I didn't even realize I colored her clothing the same colors! HA!) and another favorite Phyllis Harris kit called, Every Breath.
(The sentiment on those cards are from a different company)
I hope you've all enjoyed the projects I created this week. I loved my GIU experience & reading your kind comments. I swear, the stamping and crafting community are always the kindest people I encounter! Truly!
Now, Go comment & Good Luck in the drawing for the 25 piece Grab Bag!
P. S. I saw a photo of a winners grab bag the other day, and she was over-the-moon, happy with the selection she received. :) Don't miss out! Remember to comment on each post this week.
Today, I'm sharing something special, a framed piece, created with stamps from my favorite Unity Stamp Co. Illustrators, Donna Downey & Phyllis Harris
Pictured below, is a standard, composition sized Art Journal cover I created using both Poppies in the kit. The card is a standard size 4.25x5.5in card. I'm pretty sure its the biggest stamp I own.
My framed art measures 8.5x6.5 inches outside the frame.
Phyllis Harris creates the most adorable children images. I'm so drawn to them, because they resonate with my own inner child. Her Happiness is... kit is just irresistible! I wanted to use the girl in the swing in an unusual setting and the big, open poppy just seemed perfect. I masked the main images and arranged them into the scene I wanted to depict. Then I stamped them all using black Archival ink. In hindsight, I think I would have liked the outcome even more if I had used colored inks. I'll just have to make another one! I used Gesso on the flower petals to give them a visible texture, then painted it with neon paints. I colored the girl with Inktense pencils, and accented everywhere else with gel pens, chalk and glitter glue.
I took photos outside before framing it. Hopefully, you can see the glittery bits. Its so pretty, much brighter and eye catching in person. The wild flowers at the bottom are also from Donna's kits called, Create Today and Insightful Meadows. They were stamped at half strength with grey ink.
Here are a couple more cards using Happiness is... (I didn't even realize I colored her clothing the same colors! HA!) and another favorite Phyllis Harris kit called, Every Breath.
(The sentiment on those cards are from a different company)
The backgrounds on the Journal cover, and the two wishing cards is the, "Salted Watercolor" technique. It creates beautiful backgrounds! The secret is to use a lot of color, Ice Cream Salt, and do not move it until it is completely dry. The rock salt leaves bits of crystallization behind on the paper and it shimmers in the light. Here is a short video I made a while back for it.
Now, Go comment & Good Luck in the drawing for the 25 piece Grab Bag!
P. S. I saw a photo of a winners grab bag the other day, and she was over-the-moon, happy with the selection she received. :) Don't miss out! Remember to comment on each post this week.
Thursday, June 1, 2017
Day 4
Welcome back! It's day 4 of my GIU week & I have had a blast with my projects. I thought it would be fun to share something unusual today. If you are a regular follower of Unity on Facebook you know Angela and Whitney are well known for making tags to sample their new releases during live broadcast on Facebook. Their creations are always beautiful, but I never know what to do with tags, so I make Postcards. It's like a tag but not. LOL! :) Today, I'm sharing two random & weird postcards. If you like them, let me know! I'd love to send them to two randomly chosen commenters. YAY! Happy Mail!
I love Raggedy Ann and La La Loopsy dolls. When I saw Unity's Frazzled image, I thought she resembled a perfect mash-up of the two. I had to have her. I had a lot of fun with this piece of mail art. My Frazzled girl is surrounded by layers of paint, stenciled shapes, ink, torn bits of book pages and she's standing in a Row of Poppies.
The background on this one also features grungy wire and paint splatters from the Blow Your Mind kit.
On my second Postcard I used the kit You Are Cute. Aren't they CUTE?! GAH! I think these two look great uncolored, surrounded by vibrant colors. I accented the background and her balloon with the trio of Hearts from the kit, Love Bug and used the gungy dots from the kit, Everything on the hill.
Both Postcard images paired perfectly with the sentiment, "You're weird, I like that." from another favorite, called Carlee's Christmas. Both cards also have highlights of shimmery glitz and are sealed for protection. :)
I made a card last year, using only little girl from You Are Cute. It's easy to get more from combo images like this by using them solo too.
Thank for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed your visit! Be sure to leave a comment if you'd like to win a Grab Bag of 25 stamps from Unity Stamp Co. Also, If you'd like to be entered to receive one of these postcards let me know which you'd like to pull from your mailbox. :) Join me tomorrow for my last GIU 2017 project. <3
I love Raggedy Ann and La La Loopsy dolls. When I saw Unity's Frazzled image, I thought she resembled a perfect mash-up of the two. I had to have her. I had a lot of fun with this piece of mail art. My Frazzled girl is surrounded by layers of paint, stenciled shapes, ink, torn bits of book pages and she's standing in a Row of Poppies.
On my second Postcard I used the kit You Are Cute. Aren't they CUTE?! GAH! I think these two look great uncolored, surrounded by vibrant colors. I accented the background and her balloon with the trio of Hearts from the kit, Love Bug and used the gungy dots from the kit, Everything on the hill.
Both Postcard images paired perfectly with the sentiment, "You're weird, I like that." from another favorite, called Carlee's Christmas. Both cards also have highlights of shimmery glitz and are sealed for protection. :)
I made a card last year, using only little girl from You Are Cute. It's easy to get more from combo images like this by using them solo too.
