GIU 2023 Day 2

 Hello!

Thank you so much to all for your comments so far. It has pumped me up! Now to today's card...

Are you from the club that buys those crafty supplies but then don't want to use it because "it's too pretty I don't want to use it" or "I'm saving it for a special project". Yes, guilty as charged! I got this paper pack a while ago, "Birthday Party", but hadn't used it. Well finally I did! I paired with the set "Extended Celebration". I colored the image with regular color pencils I took from my son's school supplies. 

Well, remember to leave a comment for a chance to win a gift card from Unity Stamp Co. See you tomorrow!

Growing in Unity - First day!

 Hello everyone!!!

Welcome back. I'm super excited to be part of  Growing in Unity again this year! 

For today's card, I wanted to go for a "rustic" look. I used design papers from the Rustic Wood Paper Pack from Unity Stamp Co. The stamp I'm pretty sure I got it as a freebie on one of the amazing sales Unity does. It is a Itty bitty stamp called  Living the Simple Life. I colored the image using watercolor pencils. I wanted some texture on the card so to keep the rustic look, I embossed wood grains on white cardstock and the added some Distress Ink in Vintage Photo color and then I distressed the borders with scissors. The "Hello Friend" is a really old die from "Cuttlebug".  I used some gold thread for a special touch and my fave crafting supply ever, Glossy Accents for the flowers. 

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

See you tomorrow!

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