We have winners!!!

Hi everyone:

We have the winners for random stamps from Unity Stamp Co. from my week on Growing in Unity. the winners are Sue D. and Lorreta Lee. Winners were chosen using random.org. Duplicate comments and my replies were not counted for. Please send me an email to anyalynet @ gmail.com as soon as possible with your shipping address. You have 2 weeks to claim your price.

Thank you all for commenting on each post.

Succulent Celebration

Hi!

Bittersweet day... Today's my last Growing in Unity day but it is FRIDAY!!!! WOOP WOOP
This week was my son's first week of school so we are getting use to getting up early again and the school routine. Although I like how much you can get out of the day when getting up early, my body is not a "morning body" LOL

Now to crafting and what you're really here for. Today's card features the June 2016 Unity Sentiment kit Succulent Salutations. I got it recently and hadn't inked it yet. Why did I wait so much to get this set, I have no IDEA! The image is cute and I love the variety of sentiments. It has a sentiment for each occasion.

For this one I used Kraft cardstock as base. Die cut one side for the design. The images are colored with Copics. I used Glossy Accents (of course), glitter glue on some details. I used Sprinkles, spring assortment from Doodlebug Design Inc. Although most have moved on to other embellishments like Nuvo Drops, I still love these type of enamel dots. Plus I have a lot of it, so I'll keep using it! Can we call it "vintage" embellishments? What's your favorite embellishments that are "oldies" but you still like to use? Comment below. I'd love to read your responses. I'll be choosing two random winners for some Unity Stamp Co stamps next week. So stay tuned for the announcement here in my blog and on the Growing in Unity Facebook page. Also, please follow me on my Facebook fan page Maia Ink to follow my crafting journey. Thanks so much for visiting my blog and thanks to Unity Stamp Co for this opportunity

Sweet Thank You - GIU Day 4

¡Hola!

Welcome to day 4 of my week at Growing in Unity from Unity Stamp Co. Today's card is very sweet :D It features 2 sets: I Like Donuts and ...Say it Big. Both sets are on sale right now!!!! Who doesn't love donuts? In Puerto Rico you could say there's a donut fever at this moment. Several artisanal donut shops and food trucks have opened recently. My favorite so far is a food truck called Wood Doughnuts. Their bacon donut, delicious!!!! Ok, back to the card. I'm getting hungry just typing LOL.

For this card, I repeatedly stamped the image from "I Like Donuts". Before coloring it, I heat embossed the "thank you" from "Say it Big" with black embossing powder. Then I colored with Copics. Added Glossy Accents to the glaze of most donuts for a realistic look. As you can see so far, I LOVE Glossy Accents and I think I forever will! I added colored twine on the top to complete the look. I'm in love (and hungry) with the final result. It was hard to capture the gloss from the card in the pictures so below more close ups.

A Close up

The gloss was hard to photograph. Here's another close up.

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Colorful

Hi!

Welcome back! Middle of the week already. Today I bring you 2 cards using the same stamp set. I used the set Colorful Day I hadn't used this one yet and was eager to ink it up. In the same purchase, I got some Deco foil transfer gel and Deco Foil transfer sheets in Rainbow Shattered Glass that I also hadn't used. So this was actually my first time using it!

For this first card, I foiled the background first. I learned after this first ever try, that the gel dries very fast so that's why I got this distressed look. Although I was a little bummed at first, after looking it for a minute, I liked the look. I colored the brush with Copics and used Glossy Accents for the hearts on the brush. At first, I wasn't going to use any other embellishment on the card but then... a little somebody, who shall remain unnamed, ate ice cream near my card and a drop fell on it. So to cover it, I used the rhinestones. Happy accident!

A closer look... I really loooove how the foil looks on the brush!

For the second card,  I decided the make the background using the paint splatter stamp in the set and then foiled it. Again, not perfect but I like it. I cut a frame with a paper trimmer out of golden cardstock. The brush again was colored with Copics. This one has Glossy Accents on the metal part of the brush. It's hard to capture in pictures, but the colors look so vibrant in person.

I'll keep up practicing foiling. I really liked this technique. Don't forget to leave your comment for a chance to win Unity Stamp Co stamps. See you tomorrow!