Friends of Unity Blog Hop-Angie Girl

Welcome to the Friends of Unity August blog hop!  This month our prompt is “Angie Girls”. There is literally a girl for every mood and celebration.  If you’ve not started at the very beginning of the hop, you will want to visit Crystal‘s blog here so you don’t miss a thing!

For my first cards, I decided to use an older image— probably one of the first that I ever purchased—Harmony Girl:

I wanted to play around with different papers and coloring tools.

My next card features Lauren Girl:

I’m really loving the different stitched dies that I’ve been able to add to my collection recently from Unity—especially the tags! 🙂 The sentiment is from Hello Fresh Start.

Finally, my favorite for today is Maria Girl 🥰

I used a page from an old Bible to create the background panel and added some stenciling around Maria. The Maria panel is more of a pocket that the sweet little heart shaped bookmark can slide in and out of.

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your sweet comments.

Your next stop on the hop is Bobbie Sue’s blog.  Prepare to be amazed—she’s so talented—Enjoy!

TTFN, Jane

Friends of Unity July Blog Hop

 

Welcome, Friends! I’m so glad you stopped by for the July Friends of Unity Hop!  If you have stumbled into the fun and don’t want to miss a thing, you can go to the very beginning of the hop at Crystal’s Blog!

This month, our prompt is “Watercolor.”  One of my favorite things to watercolor with is distress ink.  The colors are so rich and vibrant and they blend well.  My first set of cards features Rectified Poppies and a water colored background using distress ink. I experimented with different papers to see what kind of effect I’d get. I love the results; similar, but different.  

I also used watercolor pencils on the flowers to layer in extra color.  This first background is done on a traditional cold press watercolor paper and shows the typical texture of that kind of paper.  The sentiment is from Rectangle Scalloped

I used a smooth 110lb card stock for the second background. It’s a smooth surface and pools the ink well.  I dried between layers and used a dipping method, laying the cardstock into various smooshed inks on my nonporous sheet and spritzed with water. The sentiment in this rendition does not seem to be available any longer, but Do More Awesome is waiting for you! Such a great encouragement!

The remainder of my projects are typical water colored— although, we were challenged to use stamps previously uninked.  Unity Stamp Co has had some amazing sales lately so, I have to admit to having a pretty good stash of stamps I haven’t played with 🤫  The first set features Dallas Girl

The sentiment is from Hello Fresh Start and also uses A Little Bit Washi

Sentiment is from Lauren Girl

Finally, I just had to ink up this last beauty, Blooming Peonies . The sentiment is also from Hello Fresh Start.

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your kind comments! Now, you are off to Gaylynn’s Blog for more inspiration!  TTFN, Jane

Friends of Unity Blog Hop-June 2023

 

Happy June!  It’s time for another Friends of Unity Blog Hop.  This month, our prompt is Masculine projects. Not gonna lie, sisters, crafting for our men folk can be quite the challenge. Despite multiple recent orders 🤫 I have found my stash to be woefully void of “boy” stamps.  What’s a girl to do 🤷🏻‍♀️

You should have arrived here from Kim‘s blog.  However, if you stumbled by and want to start at the beginning, you can start at Crystal’s blog.

My first project uses a neutral image from Never Stop Growing and color to convey a masculine feel.  I used a scrap gel print background made in green earthy tones.  The sentiment is from Tree of Love.

I recently bought Tree of Love, so naturally, I wanted to use it! My second project combines another Tree of Life sentiment with a funky image called “And, then there was a boy” by Suzi Blu.  I also used Vintage Ledger on the background panel and lots of distress ink to add to the vintage feel.

Finally, I did use the tree! Again, using color to bring a more masculine feel and another gel print scrap; my sentiment is from a sheet gifted to me by the wonderful peeps at Unity Stamp Co.!

Thank you for joining us! I hope you are inspired and will share your own creations as well!  Your next stop is Tammy’s blog.  Enjoy!!

TTFN, Jane

Friends of Unity Blog Hop-May 2023

 

Hello, Friends! Welcome to the May Friends of Unity blog hop. If you haven’t started at the very beginning and don’t want to miss any of the inspiration you can find the first stop at Crystal’s Blog. 

Our prompt this month is “inspired by”.  Crazy, right?  Pretty wide open 🙂. Every time I thought about it, all I could think of is the stunning projects regularly shared by Bobbie Sue McConathy at Two38Creations. Her water coloring is just breathtaking.  I picked some of my favorite images and determined to practice and learn from Ms Bobbie Sue.  Above is my first inspired project which features the Coolest Chicks set because she IS one cool chick!  Be sure to check out this awesome post HERE where she gives wonderful pointers and reviews some of her favorite papers and coloring tools.  

The World Needs Your Light

Friends and Macarons 

Linen Flowers

Dreamin’ Daisies 

I still have a long way to go but it’s really been quite fun.  It’s always a good idea to stretch and learn new things. There is inspiration everywhere ❤️ Your next stop is Alaine’s blog— enjoy!

{BYSHC} Spring into Christmas 2023 Linky Party

 

I barely need a reason to bring out this beautiful Unity Stamp Co image. I paired it with the Vintage Ledger Background to create this sweet simple card for the Linky Party. 

 

I have to admit, I do struggle to create holiday cards all year, but I know it’ll pay off when the time comes 🙂

TTFN, Jane

Friends of Unity Blog Hop-April 2023

I’m so excited to be joining the Friends of Unity Blog Hop this month!  It’s been a minute since I blogged so bear with me while I dust things off 😉 Our April theme is butterflies. Who knew I had so many sets which include butterflies? Naturally I couldn’t pick just one, so I went with many. Unity is like that—great designs, great sales—you can’t stop with just one!

My first card, above, features the set Moment by Moment.  I used the Rectified Poppies Background to create a subtle impression behind the focal image.  It’s a bit hard to see in the photo, but a great finishing touch to include, especially for the shabby chic look.

I wanted to keep with the vintage look for my second card.  I started by stamping the floral image from Like A Lotus and then masking it off.  Next, I used distress ink to stamp the Vintage Ledger image which I lightly added water with my finger tip in places to spread the ink and create an aged look.  The butterfly and sentiment are from a set called Faith which, sadly, I just realized is now retired 🙁

My third project is a Faith-dex card featuring Moment by Moment and Trust in the Lord. 

Finally, my fourth project features Funky Flowers, Flutters and Prayers and Dreams Take You. 

Thank you so much for choosing to hang out with me and the rest of the Friends of Unity crew! Your kind comments are always appreciated! As you hop along, you’ll notice prizes to be won.  Please comment on all hop stops for your chance 😍. If you’ve not started from the beginning, you’ll want to start at Crystal’s blog. Blog. Your next stop is:

Colleen’s Blog

See you again soon! TTFN,

Jane

Wrapping Up GIU: Another Photo Dump!

Guys!!  I just couldn't help myself!  Today is the final day of my Growing in Unity week.  I had so many favorites or "never been inked before" stamps that I just kept going!  I couldn't decide, so I'm sharing them all!  Thank you so much for joining me each day.  If you've left a comment here or on my Instagram, you are entered for a chance to win one of two $20 gift credits in the Unity Stamp Co store! I'll be announcing the winners Monday, January 31, 2022!   Best of Luck!

Ray of Sunshine

Time to Shine, Thanks so Mush (sentiment)

Bravely Planted

Wonderful Gift, Your Wings Exist (sentiment)

Go--get inky and enjoy!!  Have a great weekend!  TTFN, Jane