7/09/2015

Life In Your Years Card Day 4 Growing In Unity

For Day 4 of my GIU week for the Unity Stamp Company blog.
I layered stamps, layered inks and did a bit of ink smooshing for the butterflies.


Sentiment:  It's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your  years. ~ Abraham Lincoln

I decided to make this a birthday card with this meaningful quote.
Different shades of purple were inked directly to the floral stamp before stamping.
The butterfly die-cuts were smooshed into ink from distress markers and water, then dried.

Each day this week, I will be sharing a project on my 
Be sure to comment each day this week on my GIU posts.  I will pick two random winners from my GIU blog comments to receive 25 random stamps from Unity Stamp Company. The two winners, announced on my blog Monday 7-13-15, have two weeks to claim their prize.

Be sure to comment on all five posts this week:
Day 1 Monday
Day 2 Tuesday
Day 3 Wednesday
Day 4 Thursday
Day 5 Friday

Included with Winnie and Walter link up projects.

Supplies include:  Unity Stamp Co. Moments in Bloom, Winnie & Walter dies, sheer ribbon, craft foam and Ranger ink.
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30 comments:

  1. ionabunnyJuly 9, 2015 at 6:54 AM

    Lovely card. The border cut and sentiment are beautiful. Hugz

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  2. Donna K July 9, 2015 at 8:41 AM

    So gorgeous, Gaylynn!! I love the crisp white with your stamped image. So pretty. You've had a gorgeous GIU week!!

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  3. SewPaperPaintJuly 9, 2015 at 9:23 AM

    Lovely layering, pretty card and pretty little butterflies!

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  4. JPScrapsJuly 9, 2015 at 9:54 AM

    Wow! I love this card. Beautifully done!

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  5. foleysfriendJuly 9, 2015 at 9:56 AM

    Beautiful card! The pops of pink with the butterflies really completes the card.

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  6. Kris BJuly 9, 2015 at 10:03 AM

    Love the simplicity of this card! I think it is my favorite so far this week! I need to pin this!

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  7. AnonymousJuly 9, 2015 at 10:18 AM

    This is beautiful, clean and fresh!

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  8. RubyJuly 9, 2015 at 10:49 AM

    Beautiful card. I love the layering of the stamps. I am not too familiar with the smooshed technique. I will have to look this up. TFS another project today.

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  9. AnonymousJuly 9, 2015 at 11:01 AM

    Very nice layering and colors - pretty!!

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  10. Life of a Caffeinated MomJuly 9, 2015 at 11:07 AM

    I love this card. Love how the lines in the background look. Beautiful.

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  11. CynthiaJuly 9, 2015 at 11:24 AM

    Wow, this is really lovel Gaylynn. The image collage really pops on the white!

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  12. Mary HolshouserJuly 9, 2015 at 1:12 PM

    Love this.
    the partial page with the over-stamping is so pretty.
    Adding the tag was a great idea.
    thanks for sharing.

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  13. KT Fit KittyJuly 9, 2015 at 2:44 PM

    This is beautiful! I love the floral stamp and the ledger paper! The sentiment is a lovely one!

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  14. Becca YahrlingJuly 9, 2015 at 3:00 PM

    Your butterflies came out just darling! Lovely card - another great design!

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  15. SHartlJuly 9, 2015 at 3:21 PM

    Oh, this is gorgeous and my favorite card so far! I love the way you layered the flowers over the ledger stamp and the ink shading! Perfection!

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  16. Amber SheavesJuly 9, 2015 at 5:04 PM

    This is GORGEOUS!

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  17. Amber SheavesJuly 9, 2015 at 5:06 PM

    This is GORGEOUS!

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  18. Sweet AprilJuly 9, 2015 at 7:27 PM

    Fabulous card,love the butterflies and the sentiment.Thanks!

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  19. Amy C.July 9, 2015 at 7:34 PM

    What a beautiful design! I really like the grid background stamp.

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  20. D.Ann CJuly 9, 2015 at 8:05 PM

    Love those fab layers & the tag!

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  21. Brandi RJuly 9, 2015 at 11:19 PM

    Beautiful card! Love those beautiful butterflies ♥

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  22. UnknownJuly 10, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    This is gorgeous. Love how you used the tag.

    Kim
    {Craftisan Studios}
    Design Team Showcase

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  23. Dianne BeansJuly 10, 2015 at 11:56 AM

    This is beautiful. I love the way you layered the different elements.

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  24. UTs Hobby TimeJuly 10, 2015 at 12:21 PM

    Simply gorgeous. Both the image ans the sentiment are stunning.

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  25. Karen (karey2005)July 10, 2015 at 1:43 PM

    Very pretty! Love the layers!

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  26. KatieJuly 11, 2015 at 1:03 AM

    I have this kit! Love how you designed this. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

    Katie B.

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  27. Sue DJuly 11, 2015 at 9:03 PM

    Lovely quote and card design. I like the layered stamping.

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  28. Linda SimmonsJuly 11, 2015 at 9:18 PM









    this is a very pretty card. The variety of stamps are awesome.

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  29. Linda SimmonsJuly 11, 2015 at 9:18 PM









    this is a very pretty card. The variety of stamps are awesome.

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  30. Denise BryantJuly 12, 2015 at 1:11 PM

    Gorgeous card! Love the flower design and the pretty sentiment!

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