Angie Girls Theme ~ Friends Of Unity Blog Hop August 2023

 Welcome.  Thanks for visiting.  The August 2023 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Angie Girl", the rubber stamps designed by Angie Blom Designs.  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.

Be sure to see below both of the cards and the project details.

3-D Butterfly + Background Stamping ~ Encouragement

 Hi friends.  Try out 3D butterfly and background stamping together for easy dimension and interest.  This card incorporates both with a soft and pretty touch.

Sentiment: 
Watching you grow & evolve brings me joy.

Sending encouragement and inspirational words is so meaningful.  This is one example of how to share heartfelt sentiments.

Embossed Circle Accents + Copic Coloring ~ Girl Card

 Hi friends.  Today, I am here sharing a sweet card that is also up on the Unity blog today.  It features embossed circle accents, die-cutting and Copic marker coloring.

Sentiment:

We love you so much.

The circles were included to add to the whimsical look of this stamped scene.

Gold embossing on black card ~ Daughter

Hello again.  Here is another project for Unity Stamp Co. Today is all about gold heat embossing on black cardstock.  This provides a stunning look.

Sentiment:

Thanks for being the very best daughter.

This card requires no coloring.  I love the simple yet dramatic look to it.

Watercolor graduation hat floral card

Hi friends.  Today for the Unity blog, I have a watercolor graduation hat floral card, ready for celebrating.

Sentiment:
Bittersweet endings, exciting beginnings.

For a soft look, I added watercolor for color in coral and teal shades.  Also, I chose a complementing sheet of patterned paper to accent. 

Lollipop Holder ~ Day 2 My Creative Time 5 Days of Christmas

Hello, and welcome to the My Creative Time "5" Days of Christmas"! This week we will be sharing with you lots of last-minute Christmas ideas, such as cards, tags, treat holders, gift card holders and whatever else comes to mind that will help YOU get your creative juices flowing for the holidays! Just leave your comments on each of our blogs!

Today is Day 2 of our 5 Days of Christmas! We all will be showcasing some quick and EASY Treat Holders!

How about matching Mr. & Mrs. treat holders?  For quick and easy favor wraps, these are perfect,  They make adorable Christmas and winter holiday party favors, thank you tokens, table decor, hostess gifts, teacher & classroom treats and more.

Set of Halloween Treat Toppers, Tags or Mini Cards

 Hello.  Today, on the Unity blog, I am sharing a set of 13 Halloween treat toppers, which can also be used as gift tags or mini cards.

These were super easy to make using stamping, coloring and ink blending.  Dies are optional but a paper trimmer is really all you need to create similar cuts.

Tropical Favor Box ~ My Creative Time I Need A Favor

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing tropical favor projects.  For today, I made a quick and easy favor box with a mermaid theme.

This little gift or favor box was super easy to make.  It was made using tropical colors for Summertime.

Graduation ~ Day 1 My Creative Time 120th Edition Sneak Peeks

 Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 120th Edition release and sale are coming up on Friday.  But for today, the team is sharing adorable Day 1 sneak peeks.  This card features graduation clear stamps and dies.

Sentiment:

Hats off to the grad.
We are so proud of you.

This is a great grad card for almost anyone.  I kept the colors, black, white and mint green.

Tall Favor Box ~ My Creative Time I Need A Favor

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing treat or favor projects.  Today, I am sharing a mini tall favor box with an opened scalloped top.

Sentiment:  Just for you.

This is for almost any occasion.  I decorated it using decorative paper cuts in soft colors.  This is great for party favors, little gifts, gift card giving, table decor or treats.  This one works for occasions like baby and bridal shower, just because, teacher gifts, classroom, birthday & more.

Fancy Box ~ Day 3 My Creative Time 118th Edition Sneak Peeks

    Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 118th Edition release and sale is coming up on Friday.  But for today, the team is sharing adorable Day 3 sneak peeks, just in time for Easter.

For today, I am sharing a fancy treat box made using patterned paper, stamps and dies from MCT.  This is really easy to do and quick to make.  Simply cut out the pieces for this box and easily assemble the box.  I added a sentiment and Spring accents, to finish.

Hello gingerbread girl happy mail card ~ MCT Anything Goes

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing anything goes projects.  Today, I am sharing a sweet card featuring a little gingerbread girl.

Sentiment:  Hello

For this cute card, I used a few pieces of leftover die-cuts and a dry embossed background piece.  These were perfect for accenting the girl and the sentiment.

Friends forever storybook style card scene in pastels.

     This sweet scene card is perfect for friendship, any time during the year.  I adore these new stamps by Unity Stamp Co.

Sentiment:

We will be friends forever, you just wait and see.

For this card, I wanted a storybook vintage look, so I chose light, natural and pastel colors for the stamp coloring.

Treat Holder ~ Day 4 My Creative Time Sneak Peeks

    Hello, it's Gaylynn.  The My Creative Time 117th Edition release and sale is coming up tomorrow.  But for today, the team is sharing adorable Day 4 sneak peeks, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Here is a 2x3 treat or favor wrap that folds into a gift box shape, open-ended.  This is great for small treats or gifts or even money gifts that can be fastened to the inside.  For this favor wrap, I first used ink blending on white cardstock and then die-cut the wrap.  Pink and light brown pastel colors were blended for a variegated look.  I added the negative of one of the gingerbread cookie girls for the box decoration.

Valentine Pillow Box Favor Wrap ~ MCT 3-D Wednesday

 Hello.  The My Creative Time design team is sharing 3-D project ideas.  For today, I am sharing a mini Valentine pillow box favor wrap.

Sentiment:  Be mine.

This little favor box is all decorated for Valentine's Day.  I made a heart window to show the treats peeking through.  It was easy to make with the pillow box die set and sentiment.  It was easily accented with red and white twine, another heart and sentiment tab.  The pillow box measures approximately 3 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 3 1/4" assembled.

Supplies:  My Creative Time Love You Lots and Fancy Pillow Treat Box Die; Ranger archival jet black ink, acetate, twine, cardstock.

Please visit Emma's My Creative Time blog for more inspiration.

Thank you for visiting.

Gaylyn

Family love chair card ~ clean and simple with Copics

Today, I am sharing another card using the fun home and family stamps in the May 2020 Unity kit of the month.  I love the chair and pillows included with the family sentiments.

Sentiment:  Family.  I love our family and I love you.

This card was made using teal and gray colors.  I used the comfy chair and throw pillows.  Plus, I added one of the sentiments to a pillow by cutting the stamp and then stamping shorter word sections.  The family sentiment flag was hand-trimmed.  For color, Copics were used in layers for a soft look.  And the background is a piece of dry embossing, leftover from another project.  Finally, I fussy cut the pieces and layered it all to finish.

I kept this card clean and simple CAS style.  This could easily be made for other occasions like house warming or birthday just by changing out the sentiments.

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Company Beginning of Everything {May 2020 Kit of The Month}; MFT A2 dies, paper trimmer, double-sided flat and foam tape, Copic markers 0, W1, W3, W5, C1, BG32, BG10, B0000, B01, B14.

This project does not include a video tutorial.
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Thanks so much for visiting.

Gaylynn

Tropical flamingo birthday card with watercolor, Copics and die-cuts

Hello.  Today, the My Creative Time team is sharing birthday themed projects.  Here is my tropical style card with flamingos against simple watercolor and added vellum foliage.

Sentiment:  Hello gorgeous.  Happy birthday

This card was designed to be cheerful and bright.  I made a tropical scene with a mix of two sets, mixed color mediums and with vellum leaf accents.  Good day sunshine!

To make this, trim or die-cut a background panel from watercolor paper and then add simple watercolor swipes.  Next, stamp the flamings and the sentiment.  Add color to the flamingos.  I used Copics.  Next, die-cut the flamingos and trim a sentiment flag.  Also, die-cut accents in vellum or watercolored paper.  Finally, layer it all to create the scene that you want.  

Supplies:  My Creative Time Hello Gorgeous, Summer Vibes and More Stitched Rectangular Dies; Simon Says Stamp intense black ink, mini Misti, foam tape, Canson watercolor paper, Prima watercolor, paint brush, vellum, Copic markers R02, R20, YR14, C7.

Please visit Emma's My Creative Time blog for more inspiration.

Enjoy your day.

Gaylynn

Watercolor Elephant Pocket ~ MCT Gift Card Giving

Hello.  Today, the My Creative Time team is sharing projects for gift card giving.  Here is my pocket style gift card holder.  It includes a watercolor elephant and accent layers.

Sentiment:  Celebrate

This pocket holder could be for almost any celebration occasion including birthday, baby shower or congratulations.  It can be used as a party favor with treats or as a gift card holder.

To make this, begin by die-cutting the pocket holder and the tag layers.  Then, stamp the sentiment tag and the elephant in waterproof ink onto watercolor paper.  Next, add watercolor to the elephant.  Then, die-cut the elephant and the top tag layers.  Finally, assemble and layer everything, to finish.

Supplies:  My Creative Time Treat Sleeve Die (Revised), Sweet Little Smile and Hello Gorgeous; Archival ink in jet black and magenta hue; mini Misti, Zig clean color real brush markers, water brush, twine, foam tape, Canson watercolor paper and K&Company double-sided paper.

Please visit Emma's My Creative Time blog for more inspiration.

Enjoy your day.

Gaylynn

Watermark background card with white accents + tutorial

Hello.  For Technique Time at Unity, I am sharing a watermark background card with added accents in white and gray.

Sentiment: Just roll with it.

Adding a watermark background is one way to add soft stamping detail to a card.  It can easily be made to coordinate with the main card focus.

Here are helpful tips for creating a watermark background for a card.  First, trim or die-cut a background panel from colored cardstock.  Then, stamp and trim the sentiment panel.  Next, using the mini Misti stamp positioner and VersaMark ink or watermark ink, stamp the toilet paper rolls and the hearts all around the cardstock panel.  Optional, repeat the stamping to get the best stamp impression.  Next, add white accents to the tp rolls using a colored pencil.  Also, add gray color accents to the roll on the sentiment panel to create a bit of dimension.  I used gray Copic markers, but gray colored pencils would work, also.  Finally, layer the card, add the sentiment tag and the twine, to finish.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. Lil' Bathroom Humor and Crappy Day; twine, mint cardstock, Prismacolor white colored pencil, VersaMark ink, MFT die-namics, double-sided foam tape, mini Misti, twine, Copic markers C1, C3, 0.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn

Watercolor swoosh card background with colorful stamping.

Hello.  For Technique Time at Unity, I am showing a watercolor swoosh background technique along with colorful stamping.

Sentiment: So well done.

A watercolor swoosh background can be made easy with a one or two colors along with simple stamping. This is an easy way to add softness to card making.

Here are helpful tips for creating a watercolor swoosh background card. To begin, pre-cut or die-cut a watercolor paper panel to fit your card base. Next, mix two different colors of watercolor onto a palette. Then, using a wide paintbrush, dab the brush into one of the colors and make a swoosh from left to right. Optional, add layers of color to the swoosh if you want to. Now, repeat the swoosh with another color below the first swoosh, overlapping slightly. Next, heat set the watercolor swoosh background or leave out to dry completely. Then, using an original Misti or stamp positioning tool, add the big sentiment, the mouse and the border stamp in navy archival ink or waterproof ink. Also, stamp the flowers in three coordinated colors, repeatedly around the top. Finally, add twine and adhesive gems, to finish.

I made a quick video tutorial showing the process for this project.

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YouTube:  Gaylynn NeatThingsBtq

Here is another look.

Supplies:  Unity Stamp Co. So Well Done and A Little Mousy; MFT die-namics, double-sided foam tape, Altenew palette mat, Canson watercolor paper, Prima watercolor, Ranger archival ink in cobalt, saffron and aquamarine; original Misti, paintbrush, adhesive gems.

Be sure to visit the Unity blog for the entire article and tutorial.
Also, you can find my other features at Unity's
Technique Time and
Watercolor Wednesday.

Thanks for visiting.

Gaylynn