Found In Nature ~ Friends Of Unity Blog Hop March 2024

 It is March already.  I hope you are ready for Spring.  I know that I am.

The March 2024 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Found In Nature".  I hope that you will join in on the fun.  Simply comment on each blog in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop.

I made three different cards with the inspiration this month.

Before we begin, I want to announce my winner of the February 2024 blog hop and also reveal my new giveaway for March 2024. Enter my March 2024 Friends of Unity Giveaway:

One seat in my online card class + a free video tutorial & reference guide.

One Layer + Ink Blending + Copic Coloring Technique Card Course

Open U.S. & internationally.  

To enter: Comment on this blog post. Extra entries, follow me on my socials & note you did.

*** The winner of my February 2024 Friends Of Unity Giveaway is Beatricemi (Anna) ***

Please contact me for your prize info soon.  Congrats!

Now, onto my projects for this hop.

Sentiment: You've been on my mind. First up, a woodland eclipse style card.  This is a watercolor nature scene with stamped trees and a dry embossed background.  To make the eclipse, I die-cut the outside oval and also an inner oval after the stamping and watercolor were finished and fully dried.  The center and the sentiment were popped up with foam tape. 

The closer photo shows the background peeking through from a side angle but the stamp lines up perfectly when looking from the front.

One more look at this eclipse card from the side.

This is a short video showing the process.

Next, I am sharing a fun congratulations animal themed card, also with watercolor brush markers for color. This one incorporates patterned paper for a simple design. The animals are from one big stamp.

Sentiment. Congratulations {from the whole herd}.
And here it is closer.

This is a quick video clip of the barnyard animals project.

Sentiment: Happy birthday Finally, I played with a treasure found in my crafty stash. I had previously stamped, colored and stenciled this pretty peony. Then, I die-cut it using the coordinating die and made a wooden background from patterned paper. Also, I used one of the sentiment stamps in pink ink. For fun, I fussy cut (cut out) the sentiment just by trimming around the edges with scissors, to finish.

A look at the peony card process.

For even more creative card making ideas and step-by-step techniques, go see my card making classes. I have an array of online class video bundles, individual courses and an optional all-access Gold Club membership. There is something for everyone. 

Go look around in My card classes.  

Remember to visit and comment on all of the blogs in the blog hop. 

Your next stop in the hop is Joyce's blog. 

The full blog hop lineup is on Crystal's blog.

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Thank you for visiting.  Your comments make my day.
Gaylynn

Below is a list of supplies that I used to make all three projects.