Beth Duff Winter Release Blog Hop 2018

            Beth Duff Designs - Winter Release Blog Hop 2018
                           Guest Designer - Aimee Phillips

             Hello and Welcome to my blog post for the newly 

              Beth Duff Designs - Winter Release Stamp Sets.

   I was honored to be able to be a Guest Designer for this release.

      I hope you like what I created using her amazing designs.

For my first card I decided to use the "Timber" Stamp Set 

                               which can be found here: 

                  https://duffsdesign.com/products/timber

For the card I put the lumberjack on white cardstock and colored with my Zig Clean Color Brush Markers.

Once done coloring I cut him out and put him onto 

my red cardstock base.

I decided I would use the words included in the stamp set

and instead of leaving them together I would simply

cut the apart and put on both sides of the lumberjack.

I thought this might be cute for a "just because" card, 

a Valentines Day card, or maybe an Anniversary Card.

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For my next project using the lumberjack stamp set

I decided to create a birthday tag.

For my tag I used light blue card stock and traced out the

size of my tag and cut it out.

I then ran the card stock through an embossing folder 

that I had with clouds for a background.

I used the "Happy Birthday Wild Man" stamp 

as a sort of banner behind him.

I took some green card stock and cut to make grass, 

and added the saw around the hole of the tag

for some added interest.

I used some fun foam to pop up the "Timber" lumberjack.

https://duffsdesign.com/products/timber

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For my third project I chose to use the "Let's Get Lit"

Stamp Set. This is also an adorable stamp set.

Up first is the tag that I created.

For my tag I used the Reindeer and the Tree from

this stamp set. The stamp set has lots of fun additional stamps.

I colored up the tree and the reindeer.

I also used the same clouds embossing folder for the 

background of the tag, as well as cut green paper

to resemble grass.

Used fun foam to pop up the reindeer to put him in front

of the tree. 

And lastly stamped the "Merry Christmas" and created 

a sort of banner above the top.

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For my Fourth project showcasing the new

Winter Releases by Beth Duff Designs

I made a card using this adorable "Let's Get Lit" Stamp Set

which can be found here:

https://duffsdesign.com/collections/new-products/products/lets-get-lit

Here is my card I created using the "Get Lit" stamp set

by Beth Duff Designs.

I used a red card stock for base, and used the clouds

embossing folder for the background of the image.

I colored the tree and reindeer using Zig Markers.

And finally added the "Let's Get Lit" stamp matted with 

black card stock at the top of the card.

I think this reindeer is adorable - I made mine 

"Rudolph" with the red nose.

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And for my last two designs showcasing

Beth Duff Designs Winter Releases

I wanted to combine both of the stamp sets to

make a cute card and gift tag.

For the card I thought this could be cute

for Valentines Day, Anniversary, proposing...etc.

For my card I used a snowflake embossing folder for the

background of the card.

I colored up one of the trees, the lumberjack, and the reindeer

using my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

I put the tree and reindeer flat against the card background,

and used some fun foam to pop up the lumberjack.

I thought the sentiment "Wood You Be Mine" 

was perfect for this card.

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And lastly here is my adorable tag I made using both

the "Let's Get Lit" stamp set and the "Timber" stamp set.

I really had a lot of fun creating these using the

new Winter Releases.

I want to thank Beth Duff from the bottom of my heart

for allowing me the opportunity to be a 

"Guest Designer" for Beth Duff Designs.

I would welcome the opportunity again anytime!!.

For those who do not know I deal with panic and anxiety,

and creating cards and tags etc. using stamps helps me a lot.

Coloring is therapeutic.

I hope you totally enjoyed what I created for this

Beth Duff Designs Winter Release.

Happy creating!!.

Unity Stamp Company Blog Hop - October 14, 2018

Unity Stamp Company

Blog Hop

Aimee's Stamping Adventures

October 14, 2018

Hello all, and welcome to my blog post for the 

Unity Stamp Company Blog Hop.

I am honored to have had the chance to be a 

GIU this year as well as participate in the Blog Hop.

I decided to make three cards using some of my recently received Unity Stamp Company Kits, and I hope you like what I made.

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For my first card I decided to use the 

One Crazy Bird Kit by Angie Blom found here:

  https://www.unitystampco.com/one-crazy-bird/

For my card I used the 

"Giving It All Meaning" Background stamp

and stamped it on red cardstock with black ink.

This is one of my favorite background stamps from Unity.

I colored the bird in with my Zig Markers.

This background stamp can be found here and on sale:

https://www.unitystampco.com/giving-it-all-meaning/

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For my second card that I chose to make for the

Blog Hop I decided to use "Joy Girl" by Angie Blom.

For my "Joy Girl" card I decided to use the 

snowflake stamps that came in the kit and stamped out a

small background around her.

I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and

matted with black.

For "Joy" I decided to cut her out and color 

her with my zig markers. 

I wanted to personalize her top more so I wrote "Unity"

on it to the best of my ability to look like the wording on 

my recent sweatshirt from Unity.

Joy Girl can be found here and on sale:

https://www.unitystampco.com/joy-girl/

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And for my final card for this blog post I just had to use

one that makes me smile.

For this card I used "Christmas Brief" by Lisa Arana.

For the card base I used yellow cardstock and embossed it with

a star embossing folder I had to bring out the stars around

the sentiment.  I stamped out the underwear and colored them all up. After I cut out all three and placed onto the card.

Matted the sentiment to go in the middle of the card.

Here is the link for the "Christmas Brief" Stamp Set...on sale!.

https://www.unitystampco.com/christmas-brief/

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Okay....one more thing before I go....

Here are a few gift tags I made using Unity Stamp Company

Stamp Kits. I hope that these may inspire you.

For these three tags I used the following kits - 

For The Santa:

Jolly Ol Santa by Angie Blom

https://www.unitystampco.com/jolly-ol-santa/

For The Snowman:

Special Winter Friends by Angie Blom

https://www.unitystampco.com/special-winter-friends/

and finally 

The Penguin from the "Pain and Pride" by Tracey Malnofski

https://www.unitystampco.com/pain-and-pride/

I hope you enjoyed seeing all my Unity cards, and tags!.

Everything I used in the post is currently on sale - wahoo!!!.

Happy Stamping!!!.

Growing In Unity - Friday - August 24, 2018

Aimee's Stamping Adventures

Growing In Unity Week

Unity Stamp Company

August 24, 2018

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Hello Everyone!.

Welcome to my last day as

Growing In Unity Girl :::sniff sniff:::.

This week has gone by too fast,

but I am overjoyed to have had the chance to

share some Unity goodness with you.

Please go check out each day of my blog posts

and comment for a chance to win 

one of two Unity Stamp Company Grab Bags.

Psst...one can NEVER have TOO much Unity (smiling).

For my last day I decided to do a Christmas Blog Day.

With the help of Unity Stamp Company stamps you

are able to create many personalized things for using

during the holiday season.

I made some gift tags to use:

For these I used three of the Unity Stamp Kits and

stamped images onto a large manila tag.

I colored them up using colored pencils.

The kits that I used to make these tags were:

Jolly Ol' Santa

Special Winter Friends

&

Pain And Pride

The "To" and "From" were in a grab bag I got.

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I then decided that I would make a few Christmas Cards

as I needed a starting place for myself anyway since

I make and donate Christmas Cards to military -

I have past few years. 

This year I am also adding a few hospitals -

one military and one children's.

I figured that there will be those in need of some

smiles during the holidays who might be away from

family and friends.

Up first for my cards is the same Santa I used for the

Gift tag from the "Jolly Ol Santa" Kit by Angie Blom.

I colored him with Prismacolor pencils then I

outlined him with gray to make him stand out more

on the white cardstock.

For his beard and hat (white) I used white and a little gray

and kinda of smeared it together. 

I used Glossy Accents on his glasses but it does not show up.

For my second Christmas card I chose to use the 

stamp set called "Scarf In Winter" by 

Tierra Jackson.

I love Giraffes so I had to get this set.

I colored up image and part of sentiment with colored pencils,

and matted onto black cardstock and green base.

I think it came out cute - especially with the 

green and red scarf.

For my final card for today and the week (sniff sniff)

I used the same snowman that I used for the gift tag

from the "Special Winter Friends" stamp set.

I think he's adorable!. I collect snowmen and have a small

curio that I usually fill with them for the Winter season.

Please remember to go back each day and comment on my blog

for a chance to win one of two 

Unity Stamp Company Grab Bags...

can NEVER have enough Unity (smiling).

I hope that you have enjoyed my week as

Growing In Unity Girl and that I inspired you.

I hope you have a great weekend!.

Thursday - Day 4 - August 23, 2018 - Growing In Unity Blog Post

Aimee's Stamping Adventures

Growing In Unity

Unity Stamp Company

Day 4 - August 23rd, 2018

Hello All!.

I can't believe that it is already Day 4

of my Growing In Unity Week.

I hope that you have enjoyed my week,

and that I have inspired you some how.

For today's blog post I decided to make a few

Men's cards using some of the amazing kits

carried by Unity Stamp Company.

For my first one I decided to combine two kits

to create my Beer Card.

I used the beer bottle from the

"A Round Of Cocktails" stamp kit

and the Mug from the Itty Bitty kit

"Keep Calm, Have A Beer.

For The background I used an embossing folder

to give the effect of wallpaper, and cut a

piece of cardstock to represent a bar top.

For both the mug and the bottle I used

Glossy Accents to give it a glass effect.

Hard to show up in pictures at times.

For my second card I made a card using

the "All Cylinders" Stamp Kit.

For this card I used a Kraft cardstock base.

I stamped image and sentiment on white cardstock 

with black ink. I matted with black cardstock.

To color in the car I used my Zig Markers.

And for my final card for today

I used the stamp kit called "Vroom", 

and the sentiment from the "For The Guys" stamp kit.

I love the "Vroom" stamp as its a great "go to" stamp.

It's great if you need a quick male card.

For this card I stamped the large background stamp

with black ink, and trimmed it down a little on all sides

to have a border around the entire card.

I mounted it onto dark blue cardstock.

I used the "Congratulations" sentiment 

from the "For The Guys" Stamp Set.

I think this stamp set could be used for various reasons.

I hope that you have enjoyed todays blog post.

Remember to leave a comment on today's blog post

as well as one on the rest of the week for a 

chance to win one of two Unity Stamp Company Grab Bags.

Thank you for your time.

Have a great day!!.

Happy Stamping.

Growing In Unity - Day 3 - August 22, 2018

Aimee's Stamping Adventures

Unity Stamp Company

Growing In Unity

Day 3 - August 22, 2018

Hello All!. I can't believe that half of my week as a 

Growing In Unity Girl is over all ready. 

I hope that you have been enjoying what I have made using 

Unity Stamp Company stamps, and that maybe I

have inspired your creativity.

I was inspired to start a "Quotes Journal" recently.

I LOVE quotes and sayings, and after hearing about doing one 

I thought it would be perfect for me.

I love doing cards, etc using stamps because it allows me 

to show my own unique perspective. 

We could have the same stamp set,

and create all totally different things.

I absolutely LOVE Sunflowers.

 I loved them before I went to South Dakota back in 2015 

but after I went there I found a place in my heart 

that makes me smile seeing them. 

For my first two pages in my Quotes Journal I chose to

use Sunflowers from Unity.

Here is my two pages:

I really enjoyed doing these two pages.

For the background I decided to use my 

Tim Holtz Distress Crayons.

I was trying to make a sorta of plaid pattern using them.

I know its not perfect, but it is "colorful" - smiling.

For this page of my journal I used several Unity Stamp Kits.

I LOVE Angie Girls, and of course Rebecca Girl 

just had to be used. I stamped her with Sunflower in Staz On ink 

and colored her with my Distress Crayons and a few

Zig Colored Markers.

I decided to use the "Vintage Ledger" stamp and

distress the edges using "Vintage Photo".

I found a saying on the internet so I wrote it on the ledger.

Remember: Don't be afraid to use your own handwriting

for journaling. It makes it more personal that way.

For the caption on the top of the page I used 

one of Unity's MANY Itty Bitty stamps.

PLEASE don't let the Itty Bitty name fool you!.

You can do so much with these stamps.

I used the sentiment from "Struggle & Strength", as 

I believe this is a true statement indeed.

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I also used a second Sunflower Itty Bitty stamp

from Unity called "Turn Toward the Light".

Sunflowers indeed turn toward the light...

I smile whenever I see that saying.

The Sunflower image I took from a Sunflower that was

in the July 2017 - Kit Of The Month I saw that I loved. 

We all need to "Believe". Believe things will get better,

Believe that we deserve to be happy...

Believe we have worth and deserve to be loved.

I used the Vintage Postcard stamp for this page of my 

Quotes Journal. I used Distress Ink on the edges and a little

on the top of the Post card to make it look worn.

I found a Helen Keller quote I loved so it's now a "keeper".

I had so much fun starting this Quotes Journal

and look forward to adding more.

If you have a favorite quote for inspiration maybe you

can share it with me. 

I deal with anxiety attacks, and love Sunflowers,  &Tulips.

Maybe your favorite quote will end up in my journal - smiling.

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!!.

Come back tomorrow and leave a comment,

or if you missed a previous day its not to late to go and comment.

Remember I will be picking two people who comment

to win a Unity Stamp Company Grab Bag of 25 stamps!!.

After all....who can NEVER have ENOUGH Unity (smiling).

Growing In Unity - August 21st - Day Two - Tuesday

Aimee's Stamping Adventures

Unity Stamp Company

Growing In Unity

Tuesday - August 21st - Day Two

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Hello again!. I am back with some more inspiration using Unity Stamp Company stamps. 

For todays blog entry I decided to make a few 

Encouragement Cards using some of my favorite kits.

I think we all can use some encouragement with things we are dealing with or going through.

It's nice to know that we are not alone.

For my First card I decided to use the image and a
sentiment from the "Jar Of Hope" kit.

I stamped the image onto watercolor paper using Staz-On Ink.

I then proceeded to use my Zig Markers and a water brush.

I love this way of water coloring and for me its relaxing.

I put some color on a piece of acetate and then picked it up using my water brush.  For the vase I used my Zig marker for the water and stems and then put a layer of 

"Glossy Accents" on the vase to make it look like glass.

I love "Glossy Accents".

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For my second card today I decided to use the 

"Planted" kit by Unity.

This is one of my favorite kits!.

For this card I stamped the image and sentiment onto

watercolor paper and once again colored with my

Zig markers. This sentiment is awesome!!.

I used a little bit of distress ink on the edges of the 

image and the sentiment.

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And for my final card today I chose

to make a card using the 

"Never Easier, Just Better" Stamp Set.

I did use both the image and sentiment.

I stamped image and sentiment in green ink, and 

matted with black cardstock.

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I hope you enjoyed my second day as Growing In Unity Girl.

Come back each day this week.

Remember comment daily on my blog for a chance

to win one of two 25 stamp grab bags from Unity!.

Stamping hugs!.

Growing In Unity - August 20th - Day One

Aimee's Stamping Adventures

Unity Stamp Company

Growing In Unity 

Monday - Day One

August 20th, 2018

Hello All and welcome to my week of Growing In Unity.

I hope that through my week I can inspire your creativity.

I wanted to start off the week by showing a few cards 

that I made using a large background stamp.

Unity has LOTS of background stamps which 
you can find here:
https://www.unitystampco.com/shop-all-products/background/

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The first one I wanted to show you was using

Unity Stamp Company's January 2018 Sentiment Kit
So Grateful & the Giving It All Meaning Kit.
I made this card for some friends who are getting married shortly and I look forward to celebrating with them.
I used a stencil for the vines/leaves.

The second card I wanted to share with you was my
Thinking of You Card.
For this card I used the "Obsessed With Floral" 
background stamp and I used the sentiment from the
 Special Wishes - December 2016 Sentiment Kit.
I decided to color just one flower to make it the
focal point of the card.

And my final card for todays blog post is a card using
the "Blossoming Beauty" kit.
I used one of the two flowers from this kit for the card.
For the white background I splattered distress ink. 
I used the Vintage Ledger Stamp for
the main background of this card.
I colored the flowers with my Distress Crayons.

The "Make A Wish" sentiment came from
Gracielle Design - Happy Moments.

I hope you enjoyed my first day as Growing In Unity Girl.
Come back each day this week.
Remember comment daily on my blog for a chance
to win one of two 25 stamp grab bags from Unity!.

Stamping hugs!!.