Feb 26, 2021 - Growing In Unity Day 5 Other Projects Using Unity Stamps

Hello and welcome to day 5 of my week as a Growing in Unity girl. I hope that you've enjoyed all that I've made this past week and that some way I've inspired you. Please remember to comment daily as I will pick two winners for a $20 gift card to Unity stamp company. After all we can never have too much Unity goodness. And if you're ready here are my three projects I created.

For my first project using Unity I decided to use an 8 by 10 canvas. I proceeded to tape it off with blue tape to create the checkerboard effect. I then used a black paint pen to fill in all the squares. After it was dried I removed the tape to create the background.

The poppies were used from the stamp kit entitled Unusual Day Poppy by Graciellie Designs. I used not only the image but the sentiment from this kit. For the poppies I decided to watercolor them.

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For my second project I decided to make coasters. This was actually therapeutic for me LOL. I purchased ceramic 4 by 4 tiles from Home Depot at $0.15 each.

I then decided to use four different sunflower images from stamp sets that I had to create the images on top of the coasters. All images were stamped and then colored with Spectrum Noir markers.

I then Modge Podge them onto the front and used a project I was recommended by Americana DecoArt called duraclear gloss varnish. To finish these coasters I applied three or four coats using a cheap foam brush and gave it at least a day between to dry.

Once they were dry I proceeded to use felt and glue them on the back using aleene's tacky glue.

The stamp sets I used for these were:

Itty bitty entitled Turn Toward the light

Beautiful like that stamp set and sentiment from Shimmer and shine sentiment kit

Both of the two bottom images were stamp sets by Phyllis Harris. The one is entitled face the sunshine and the other one is called Sunny Days.

The sentiment 4 the one in the red dress came from Shimmer and shine sentiment kit, and the other one came from Face the sunshine.

I truly hope you enjoyed seeing these coasters as they were so much fun to make.

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And finally for my last Unity creation for the week I decided to make a 12 x 12 canvas to put in my room to remind myself that I do have worth.

Welcome to my final project for my growing in unity girl week. For this I chose to use a 12 x 12 canvas. I used a piece of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper with writing and trimmed it down just a little all around. I applied it with Mod Podge. 

I proceeded to use the sunflowers from the Shimmer and shine sentiment kit. As you can see some of them were cut in half on the edges, and few left in entirety. 

The image in the center is Blooming Rebecca Girl by Angie Blom and the sentiment "Bloom where you are planted".

For all the sentiments I proceeded to use a variety of stamp kits that I had on hand. Here is a list of what I used. Enabler alert, Enabler Alert LOL.

From top left corner going clockwise.

You Are Amazing is from Difficult Roads by Gracielle Designs

You Can Do It is from Sunny Days by Phyllis Harris

Bloom Where You're Planted is from Blooming Rebecca Girl by Angie Blom

You Are Simply Wonderful was from a grab-bag I received

Keep Your Face To The Sunshine is from Face The Sunshine by Phyllis Harris

You Are So Incredibly Enough is from Simply blessed by Gracielle Designs

Difficult Roads is from Difficult Roads by Gracielle Designs

There's Always Sunshine is from Shimmer and Shine July 2019 sentiment kit

Strength is When You Have is from Prefer To Smile by Angie Blom

Sometimes is from Falling Into Place by Sandhya Iyer

And

Focus is from Focus On The Things by Angie Blom

Thank you for all those who shared in my week of using Unity stamps. Thank you for all the kind words that have been said and for my smiles. I hope that I was able to inspire you in some way and maybe add to your Unity stamp stash with a stamp set or two that I used.

Please remember to leave a comment daily for a chance to win one of two $20 gift cards to Unity stamp company. After all we can never have too much Unity Stamp goodness, can we? Smiling.

My other previous days for this week are posted on my blog as well.

Stay safe oh, keep smiling, and keep crafting.