tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60829555122638891172024-02-21T07:54:36.127-08:00...Pieces of Me...Welcome to my little nook of the blogosphere. It's mostly to share all my papercrafting projects, but you may see an occasional recipe or other piece of randomness. Enjoy!Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.comBlogger389125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-46816965279787573722019-06-26T16:55:00.001-07:002019-06-26T16:55:09.030-07:00GIU winnersThank to you to everyone who patiently visited my blog last week! I have randomly picked my two winners and they are:<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><a class="yiv5153326700enhancr_card_2371363305" href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/17141744943145783576" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">Denise S</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;"> and </span><a class="yiv5153326700enhancr_card_1551204625" href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/16460351274751855935" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">karen adams</a><br />
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Please email me at amberloyana @ yahoo.com and I will pass along your info to Unity!Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-74853996559732316752019-06-21T22:04:00.001-07:002019-06-21T22:04:39.347-07:00GIU Day 5<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;">Hello everyone! I am the Growing in Unity girl this week at </span><a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/" style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;">. Each day I'll post a project using their stamps and at the end of the week I will draw 2 names from all the comments you leave and those winners will receive a package of stamps!</span></div>
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My plan was to give these to the new girls in our book club. I thought it was perfect because we have 12 girls. But I love this image so much I may just end up making one for everyone in the club. We'll see how much time I have. I colored the girls using a aterbrush and distress inks.<br />
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-54630602233714569802019-06-21T21:43:00.001-07:002019-06-21T21:43:11.376-07:00GIU Day 4<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;">Hello everyone! I am the Growing in Unity girl this week at </span><a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/" style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;">. Each day I'll post a project using their stamps and at the end of the week I will draw 2 names from all the comments you leave and those winners will receive a package of stamps!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; text-align: center;">I'm so sorry my posts weren't on time! I forgot to publish a scheduled post then the others got forgotten while I was busy with my husband who had surgery. Poor time management on my part! I apologize. I also ran out of time to make 2 different projects a day! So today is just this one tag.</span><br />
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Hello everyone! I am the Growing in Unity girl this week at <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>. Each day I'll post a project using their stamps and at the end of the week I will draw 2 names from all the comments you leave and those winners will receive a package of stamps!<br />
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I made 2 more tags using my favorite stamp set Insightful Meadows.<br />
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For the brighter one I used an ink smooshing technique. On the darker one I used a blending technique.</div>
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Hello everyone! I am the Growing in Unity girl this week at <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>. Each day I'll post a project using their stamps and at the end of the week I will draw 2 names from all the comments you leave and those winners will receive a package of stamps!</div>
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I've got a couple more bookmarks today. And again, I used the stamp set in 2 different ways/styles.<br />
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I used <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/mystical-mermaid/" target="_blank">Mystical Mermaid</a> for the image and the Tim Holtz <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/small-talk-idea-ology-spiral-bound-sticker-book/" target="_blank">small talk stickers</a> for the sentiment.</div>
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The first tag is another watercolor. Only I masked the image and then colored around it.</div>
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Hello everyone! I am the Growing in Unity girl this week at <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>. Each day I'll post a project using their stamps and at the end of the week I will draw 2 names from all the comments you leave and those winners will receive a package of stamps!</div>
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I am hosting book club in a couple months so I decided I would create bookmarks to hand out to the ladies. And for some reason, I also decided that each day I would use one stampset in 2 different ways/styles. For today I used <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/imperfection-is-beauty/" target="_blank">Imperfection is Beauty</a>.</div>
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The first tag is a simple watercolored tag.</div>
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-36626906275644364912019-01-13T20:17:00.001-08:002019-01-13T20:17:18.632-08:00Make it happen art journal pagePardon the dust. It's been a year since I posted! Gah. Other creative endeavors took over. But my goal this year is to participate in Simon Says Stamp's challenges. This week's <a href="https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=14749" target="_blank">Monday challenge</a> is to use Something New. I pulled out several items that I haven't used yet including a brand new <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Dina-Wakley-Ranger-LARGE-MEDIA-JOURNAL-mdj61113-mdj61113?currency=USD" target="_blank">art journal</a>, Dina Wakley paints, and Tim Holtz ephemera and stickers.<br />
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It's by no means a favorite of mine, but it felt good to move paint around again and get messy!<br />
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It's my last post for the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge</a>.</div>
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It's been both so much fun and a little intimidating to create alongside those talented ladies!</div>
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I hadn't crafted in a long time so this was a great way to jump back in.</div>
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This week's challenge is Resist It.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "new york" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16px;">I first applied the rubons to the tag, then sprayed</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "new york" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span>Distress Spray Stains<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "new york" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16px;"> in <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-CRACKED-PISTACHIO-Ranger-TSS44109-TSS44109RI" target="_blank">Cracked Pistachio</a> and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-TEA-DYE-Ranger-TSS42563-TSS42563RI" target="_blank">Tea Dye</a>. The rubons resist the ink and I just blotted off the ink the beaded on top as I dried it. I like the bits of manila that peek through. I applied Black Soot distress ink through Donna Downey's <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Donna-Downey-SCRIBBLE-SCRIPT-Signature-Stencil-DD059-DD059dd" target="_blank">Script stencil</a>. Then I applied the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-DISTRESS-MICRO-GLAZE-Ranger-TDA46967-TDA46967" target="_blank">Micro Glaze</a> through the Tim Holtz <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Layering-Stencil-PLUS-THS053-THS053?currency=USD" target="_blank">Plus tag</a>. I sprayed</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "new york" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Spray-Stain-FEBRUARY-COLOR-Ranger-TSS44079-TSS44079RI" target="_blank">Abandoned Coral</a> Distress Spray Stain and you can see where the Micro Glaze resisted it.</span><br />
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I'm still in the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge</a> Designer Spotlight!<br />
Woo hoo - I'm having so much fun participating in these challenges with such uberly talented ladies.</div>
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Our challenge this week is "Tag It".</div>
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I started by swiping mustard and green acrylic paint on the tag. I stamped images from the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-AIR-TRAVEL-CMS102-30391?currency=USD" target="_blank">Air Travel</a> stamp set on it. Then inked it up Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress inks. I flicked water and dripped black spray ink on it. </div>
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I used the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=124569" target="_blank">Rays stencil</a> and applied <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Wendy-Vecchi-Embossing-Paste-TRANSLUCENT-Studio-490-WVPASTETRN-60389" target="_blank">translucent embossing paste</a> through it.</div>
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Then I happened to look up and see this butterfly from the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/PREORDER-Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-2015-PERSPECTIVE-cms213-CMS213" target="_blank">Perspective</a> stamp set leftover from another project and thought it woud go great on this tag. I had stamped it on deli paper and cut it out. The deli paper is similar to vellum, but a little less frosty and gives it a great translucent look.<br />
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I added a trio of washi tapes to the bottom to ground my sentiment. So the sentiment is from an old Simon Says Stamp Tim Holtz Stamptember set that was only available in September of 2015. I tried searching to see if it is available in another set and wasn't able to find anything. Sorry!</div>
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I wanted a charm to hang from the crinkle ribbon. I couldn't find anything I had that would work. So I decided to pull out some of my old jewelry-making supplies and stamped these metal rounds to say "live bravely" to dangle from the top.</div>
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It's week 3 of my month-long guest designer gig at the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge</a>.</div>
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This week's theme is <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=11314" target="_blank">Birds of a Feather</a>.</div>
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You probably don't know this about me, but I am petrified of birds! </div>
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But I have a feather stencil I like so I decided to use that on a page in my<span style="background-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: "times new roman" , "new york" , "times" , serif; font-size: 16px;"> </span><a class="yiv8500071723" href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=137713&currency=USD" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" style="background-color: white; color: #196ad4; font-family: "times new roman", "new york", times, serif; font-size: 16px;" target="_blank">art journal</a><span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "times new roman" , "new york" , "times" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">.</span></span></div>
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I started my background with a text stamp, book pages and washi. I added distress ink in <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Ink-Pad-APRIL-Ranger-TIM43225-TIM43225" target="_blank">Fossilized Amber</a>, <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Ink-Pad-VINTAGE-PHOTO-Ranger-TIM19527-7115" target="_blank">Vintage Photo</a>, and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Distress-Ink-Pad-PEACOCK-FEATHERS-Ranger-Spring-TIM34933-50016" target="_blank">Peacock Feathers</a>.</div>
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Today I've got this <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=137713&currency=USD" target="_blank">art journal</a> page:<br />
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It's week 2 of my guest designer spot at <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge</a><br />
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and this week's challenge is <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/" target="_blank">Winter Blues</a>.</div>
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I focused on the "Blues" part of the challenge for my background.<br />
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I used the numbers stamp from <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/PREORDER-Tim-Holtz-Cling-Rubber-Stamps-2015-PERSPECTIVE-cms213-CMS213" target="_blank">Perspective</a> randomly. I sprayed ink through the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Donna-Downey-ART-IS-SCRIPT-Signature-Stencil-DD119-DD119dd" target="_blank">Art Is</a> stencil</div>
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and used a baby wipe through the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Layering-Stencil-PLUS-THS053-THS053" target="_blank">Plus </a>stencil to remove color and leave white pluses.<br />
I die cut the hearts from the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Sizzix-SCRIBBLES-AND-SPLAT-Thinlits-Die-660222-660222TH" target="_blank">Scribbles and Splat</a> set.<br />
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I've got another project for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop-2/" target="_blank">Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop</a>.</div>
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It's time for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/12/2017-winter-coffee-lovers-blog-hop-2/" target="_blank">Winter Coffee Lovers blog hop</a>!<br />
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Today happen to be National Cocoa Day so I made this cozy little cocoa card:<br />
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Stamps are from Verve's Coffee Helps set.<br />
Paprs are Lawn Fawn's Snow Day.<br />
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Welcome to the December <a href="https://blog.unitystampco.com/2017/12/growing-unity-blog-hop-3/" target="_blank">Unity Stamps blog hop</a>.</div>
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I finally started working on a few Christmas cards.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC11L4mt69FTRf8KdBBFc-Pl6yLZ7PU2BNZ-1g09W0FIYpfaTntbA0NLMKcU2wXqMOVvRjY_78IMoelcQTpl4458WMzIyfKI_toPfI9JH0YLeEccYDAsjLtDZkY4bU4WKJ0dFFJtdNjb8/s1600/IMG_4862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="1600" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC11L4mt69FTRf8KdBBFc-Pl6yLZ7PU2BNZ-1g09W0FIYpfaTntbA0NLMKcU2wXqMOVvRjY_78IMoelcQTpl4458WMzIyfKI_toPfI9JH0YLeEccYDAsjLtDZkY4bU4WKJ0dFFJtdNjb8/s400/IMG_4862.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
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I used Unity's <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/a-joyous-season-october-2016-sentiment-kit/" target="_blank">A Joyous Season</a> kit.</div>
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I stamped and masked the trees, embossed the snowflakes, and blended distress inks for the background. Then sprinkled some water and white spray ink.</div>
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I decided to use some distress grit-paste for the snow hills</div>
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I almost forgot to pick my two winners from last week's Growing in Unity.</div>
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Angela and Bri, please email me at amberloyana at yahoo.com with your mailing address. I will pass it along to Unity and they will send you your 25 stamps!</div>
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Thanks to everyone who took the time to leave such wonderful comments. You all made me feel so great. Thanks again and have a great week!</div>
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-87390875426584936572017-10-13T08:44:00.001-07:002017-10-13T08:44:53.067-07:00GIU Day 5, Be Awesome<div style="text-align: center;">
It's my last day as a Growing in Unity girl with <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>.</div>
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For today's art journal page I got a little messy with paint and ink.<br />
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The background was several colors of paint. I used a few backround texture stamps from the set Hello Beautiful and God's Sight. Then I added even more drips to the already drippy flower stamp. And the sentiment is from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/do-more-awesome/" target="_blank">Do More Awesome</a>.<br />
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Since this is not a card, I'm linking up to Simon Says Stamp's <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=10477" target="_blank">Monday Challenge - Not a Card</a>.<br />
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-45964527948629919992017-10-12T17:46:00.002-07:002017-10-12T17:46:14.548-07:00GIU Day 4, Challenges change you<div style="text-align: center;">
It's day 4 of my Growing in Unity week with <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>.<br />
And I have yet another art journal page.<br />
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I used a <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=124713&currency=USD" target="_blank">Burlap stencil</a> and Old Paper distress ink for the background. Stamped the script stamp from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/hug/" target="_blank">Hug</a> stamp set. Used Tea Dye and Vintage Photo distress inks to darken the edges. And sprinkled water droplets. Then I used texture paste tinted with fired brick distress reinker and the <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/The-Crafters-Workshop-MINI-BRICKS-6-x-6-Template-TCW191s-37543?currency=USD" target="_blank">Mini Brick stencil</a>.</div>
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I stamped the leaves from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/love-never-leaves-lol-1014/" target="_blank">Love never leaves</a> in Orange Blossom archival ink and then heat embossed with Vintage Photo Distress embossing powder. I used dark green paint to stamp leaves from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/wildflowers-wings-smak-414/" target="_blank">Wildflowers & wings</a> stamp set.</div>
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The sentiment is from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/you-are-important/" target="_blank">You are important</a>. I added a bit more darkness to the edges with Iced Coffee gelato.</div>
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-69437278786171568462017-10-11T06:00:00.000-07:002017-10-11T06:00:00.212-07:00GIU Day 3, Your Own Kind of Beautiful<div style="text-align: center;">
Welcome to day 3 of my Growing in Unity week!<br />
Every day this week I'm posting a new project using <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>.<br />
At the end of the week, I'll choose 2 random commenters from my posts who will receive 25 random stamps from Unity. So comment every day here on my blog to maximize your chances to win.<br />
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Today I have yet another art journal page.</div>
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I stamped the image from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/mystical-mermaid/" target="_blank">Mystical Mermaid</a>. I covered it with masking fluid. Then sprayed a some blue and purple spray inks. After they dried, I sprinkled water and let it dry again. Then I removed the masking fluid and painted the mermaid with a waterbrush and distress inks.</div>
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The sentiment is from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/imperfection-is-beauty/" target="_blank">imperfection is beauty</a> set.</div>
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-6941407745045686832017-10-10T11:57:00.003-07:002017-10-10T11:57:55.481-07:00GIU Day 2, Lotus Unfolding<div style="text-align: center;">
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Every day this week I will post a new project using <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>.<br />
At the end of the week, I will choose 2 random commenters from my posts who will receive 25 random stamps from Unity. So comment every day here on my blog to maximize your chances to win.<br />
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I have another journal page today:<br />
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I love Donna Downey's stamps from Unity. This is one of her faces, called <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/what-do-you-see-large/" target="_blank">What do you see</a>.<br />
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The flowers are from the sets <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/girl-truly/" target="_blank">Girl Truly</a> and <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/imperfection-is-beauty/" target="_blank">Imperfection is Beauty</a>. I would love to wear these flowers on my head! </div>
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The sentiment is also from <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/imperfection-is-beauty/" target="_blank">Imperfection is Beauty</a>. Everything on the page is colored with distress inks.<br />
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I'm linking up to the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=10477" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Not a Card</a>.<br />
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-61593017795760821772017-10-09T06:00:00.000-07:002017-10-10T12:00:53.402-07:00GIU Day1, Something Wonderful<div style="text-align: center;">
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Welcome!<br />
All this week I will be a Growing in Unity girl!<br />
Every day this week I will post a new project using <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/" target="_blank">Unity stamps</a>.<br />
At the end of the week, I will choose 2 random commenters from my posts who will receive 25 random stamps from Unity. So comment every day here on my blog to maximize your chances to win.<br />
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My first project this week is this art <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=137713&currency=USD" target="_blank">journal</a> page. I painted my background black, added torn book pages, added texture paste with Tim Holtz's <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=124567" target="_blank">Cargo</a> and <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=124569&currency=USD" target="_blank">Ray</a> stencils, added red and yellow paint and ink splatters.<br />
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The dragonfly is from the Unity <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/happy/" target="_blank">happy</a> stamp set. I heat embossed it on vellum and then glued it to the page. I accidentally broke off one antenna so I cut off the other to make it even!<br />
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The sentiment is from the <a href="https://www.unitystampco.com/shop/empowered-words/" target="_blank">empowered words</a> stamp set:<br />
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I'm also linking up to the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=10477" target="_blank">Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Not a Card</a>.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to see you again tomorrow!</div>
Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-75878788155064715182017-09-22T12:58:00.002-07:002017-09-22T13:01:54.636-07:00hello fall card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, I'm sneaking in one last card for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/09/2017-fall-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop</a>! Don't tell anyone, but I'm actually at work. With no craft supplies. I found a few free printables on Pinterest and a sheet of kraft cardstock in the supply cabinet. Some fussy cutting and a glue stick later and I've got this card:</div>
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Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping!</div>
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Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-58030005105352059302017-09-21T20:04:00.001-07:002017-09-21T20:04:43.292-07:00I like coffee best of all card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is my third project for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/09/2017-fall-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop</a>:</div>
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I had fun using color burst to create the background on this card.</div>
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Then I fussy cut some leaves and the coffee cup and used that really great sentiment stamp from Verve (which I won in a previos coffee lovers blog hop!).</div>
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Thanks for visiting my blog during this hop!</div>
Amber Sheaveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05967257393746918471noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082955512263889117.post-60098661044579436362017-09-21T13:30:00.000-07:002017-09-21T13:30:30.049-07:00Sending a latte love card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's time for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/09/2017-fall-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop</a>! I love linking up to these quarterly blog hops. There are always tons of prizse for those that share projects and for those commenting on projects. Definitely check it out if you have time.</div>
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Here is my second project for the hop:</div>
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It's time for the <a href="http://coffeelovingcardmakers.com/2017/09/2017-fall-coffee-lovers-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop</a>! I love linking up to these quarterly blog hops. There are always tons of prizse for those that share projects and for those commenting on projects. Definitely check it out if you have time.<br />
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Here's my first project:<br />
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This was a fun tag to make using a mix of stamps from Crafters Companion, Verve, and Stampin Up.<br />
And, of course, lots of brown inks!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by my poor little neglected blog today!<br />
Enjoy the rest of the hop!</div>
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