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

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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!!.