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

Aimee's Stamping Adventures

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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

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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!!.

Turquoise and Orange Challenge

Here is my entry into challenge.

Christmas In July - Impression Obsession

Hello. 

Welcome to my page and entry in the "Christmas in July" by Impression Obsession.
For this entry I used the new "Baby Giraffe" - WP771 - stamp set.
I created an a2 sized card using a red cardstock for the main color.
 I decided that since it was a Christmas challenge I would make green stripes for background.

To make more Christmasy I added the scarf included in the kit and alternated colors.

The entire giraffe image was paper pieced by me. Definitely a labor of love.
For some reason this helps with my anxiety attacks and I love doing.
Sentiment used was included in kit. I love giraffes!!.
I thought the sentiment "You Have A Special Place In My Heart" fit for using for Christmas 
as many in my life - friends and family whom receive cards from me have a very special place in my heart.

I hope you enjoy my card.

Casology Balloon Themed Card

Here is my card for the Casology Prize:

I hope you like!.