GIU Day #5

 Hello!

The end of the week is here and with it, my last as a GIU gal. I saved my favorite project for last. I made a floating Christmas ornament using the set Santa & the Mrs. This set is just too cute and I thought it was perfect for this project. I colored the image with watercolor coloring pencils then fussy cut it and glued it to acetate. I used my Cricut to cut the template but this could be easily cut by hand. There are many templates available online. I added to the ornament some gold and silver sequins, star shaped sequins, snowflake shaped sequins and gold fine glitter. The pictures don't do justice to the cuteness. 

Thanks so much for all your comments this week here and in FB. If you want, you can like my FB fan page, Maia Ink (look for the purple dachshund). I'll be selecting and announcing the winners of the 2 $20 Unity Stamp Co gift certificates really soon so go and comment for a chance to win. Thanks Unity Stamp Co for the chance to participate in Growing in Unity. 

Happy Holidays everyone!

Anya Lynet

GIU Day #4 - Tags!!!

 Hello:

The week is almost gone! Can't believe it. For today's project I wanted to use the stamps from the Stamp Advent Calendar 2022 from Unity Stamp Co. This is the first time I get Unity's Advent calendar and it won't definitely be last. So much cuteness in a little box!!!!

Well, It's Christmas and everybody needs tags for gifts. So I made this super easy tags with the advent calendar stamps. These are the perfect size for it! I die cut squares with white cardstock. 2". The back cardstock is 2 1/4". I did some simple coloring with watercolor coloring pencils, added a bit of glitter, some twine and Voila! tags! These only took a few minutes. Aren't they cute? I left intentionally a blank space to the side to write the name of the gift recipient. 

Remember to comment here or on the FB posts for a chance to win a $20 gift credit from Unity Stamp Co. Two random winners will be selected!

See you tomorrow!

Anya Lynet

GIU Day #3

Hi!

Welcome back for day 3 of my GIU week. Today's card features the stamp set Holly Jolly Critters. Can you believe I hadn't inked this cute set!?! So glad I finally did! For this one I tried to do the "no line coloring" technique with Copic markers. I haven't colored with Copics in a while and I didn't have the correct type of paper at hand but still, I liked the result. I definitely will try again the technique. I wanted to give a rustic look to this card so I used the "Rustic Wood" paper pack from Unity for the background. The sentiment is heat embossed with red embossing powder. Distress inks and a few sequins completed the look. 

Well, see you tomorrow!

Anya Lynet

GIU 2022 - Day #2

Hello!

Welcome back for day 2 of my Growing in Unity week. For today, I have another Christmas card. I wanted to make a simple one, easy to replicate but not simple enough to be considered a CAS card. For this one I used the set "O' Holy Blessed Night" , kraft cardstock and Unity's paper pack Krafty Deck the Halls . I heat embossed the main image with white embossing powder. 

Remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate from Unity Stamp Co. 

See you tomorrow!

Anya Lynet

Growing in Unity 2022 - Day One "Doxie Christmas"

 Hi everyone:

Welcome to Day 1 of my participation of Growing in Unity 2022 from the Unity Stamp Co. It's been a while since I've blog so I'm excited for this week. I really hope you enjoy my creations. 

My first project for my GIU  is a card I have called "Doxie Christmas". When I saw this stamp set, "Whit's Weenies" , I knew I had to have it. I love Dachshunds. I've had 8. Currently I have a mini black-tan doggie daughter named Maia. You can follow her in instagram as Maia_thedoxie. So this card is definitely inspired in her. 

For this card I combined "Whit's Weenies" and "Say it Big (Holiday)" stamp sets. I colored the images with watercolor coloring pencils. The background was created with Distress Inks and white acrylic paint. I used Glossy Accents for the lightbulbs within the doxie image. The "Christmas" was heat embossed with silver embossing powder. 

Be sure to leave a comment below for a chance to win a $20 gift credit from Unity Stamp Co. Isn't Unity the greatest!

PS: This is Maia, the inspiration. 

See you tomorrow!

Anya Lynet