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I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be hopping with an amazing group of designers showcasing fun Unity Stamp Company images & the amazing MISTI from My Sweet Petunia (thanks to Unity for sharing these stamps with me).
For my first card, I stamped the lovely image from Unity Stamp Company Present In my Heart in black ink on watercolor paper. Next I used my new Distress Oxide Inks and sponges to abstractly color and blend my image ... it gives that beautiful image such an ethereal feel. It reminds me of spending time with my sister on the beach.
One of the cool things about the MISTI is that after you're done with all of your inking or coloring, you just stamp one more time to get a nice crisp image on top of the ink ... it's like magic.
My next card features stamps from Unity's Happy Snail Mail (this set has so many great sentiments, it was hard to choose).
For this one, I stamped my image several times to get nice crisp black lines and then I colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers. I went for sort of an Alice in Wonderland color combination ... so many color combination possibilities for this fun image.
Next, I used Ken Oliver Color Burst Powders, my water spray bottle, and paper towels for dabbing to create two unique pieces of watercolor paper. I added more browns to my background paper. I'm also linking-up at the Tuesday Throwdown where the theme is Anything Goes.
The MISTI is perfect for stamping on water-colored paper to get a nice strong solid-lined image against the vibrant background ... this stamp & sentiment are from Unity's Turn Toward the Light. I used gold glitter pen to color in my bloom.
For my final card, I combined paper piecing and coloring with Spectrum Noir markers with Unity's Francine Girl.
Again, the MISTI makes it so much easier to stamp both the background image and cardstock for paper piecing with precision.
Everyone who leaves a comment on all the blogs in the hop will go into a drawing for 3 prize packs from Unity and winner's choice of an Original or Mini MISTI.
Comments need to be made by May 30th at noon Central Standard Time to be eligible. Winners will be posted on both the Unity Stamp Company Blog and the My Sweet Petunia blog on May 31st.
What are you waiting for ... go do some hopping:
Stephanie Severin <<<-------- You Are Here
First time blog hopping, its amazing to see all the talent! Onto the next.
Posted by: Laura Reyes | May 26, 2017 at 06:32 AM
fabulous coloring on all!
Posted by: stef hughes | May 26, 2017 at 07:04 AM
Fun, Bright colors for cards!!!!
Posted by: bette | May 26, 2017 at 07:26 AM
Love your cards!
Posted by: Wanda Rule | May 26, 2017 at 07:47 AM
so many beautiful colors in your cards
stamping sue
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Posted by: stamping sue | May 26, 2017 at 07:55 AM
That snail card is so funky!!! Love it!!!!
Posted by: Sundaystamper | May 26, 2017 at 08:02 AM
Very pretty cards.
Posted by: Elly Booij | May 26, 2017 at 08:21 AM
too fun..they are all adoarable
Posted by: Wilma | May 26, 2017 at 08:55 AM
Lovely cards, Stephanie and my fave is the Francine girl, it makes me smile :)
Posted by: Kary | May 26, 2017 at 09:28 AM
I just love how creative you are. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Melinda Feliciano | May 26, 2017 at 10:12 AM
Beautiful cards. Like your tip to stamp again over watercolor paper.
Posted by: Janet Christensen | May 26, 2017 at 11:05 AM
WOW! LOTS OF FABULOUS CARDS HERE & TECHNIQUES USED! I LOVE the Snail Image & YOUR CARD!!! PERFECT SENTIMENT to go with it too!!! SUPER JOB on ALL of your cards! ;)
Posted by: Becky Green | May 26, 2017 at 11:19 AM
Lovely cards!
Posted by: Tina DeMatteis | May 26, 2017 at 11:29 AM
So many fun techniques! Thanks!
Posted by: Stephanie Locke | May 26, 2017 at 11:31 AM
These are all fabulous!!!
Posted by: ~amy~ | May 26, 2017 at 11:33 AM
Lovely cards!!
Posted by: Cheryl Rigney | May 26, 2017 at 11:59 AM
Cute cards!
Posted by: Amy Ismail | May 26, 2017 at 12:00 PM
beautiful cards.
Posted by: angie blom | May 26, 2017 at 12:14 PM
That's a great tip to stamp the image again after coloring for a crisp image. I'll have to remember that.
Posted by: Mildred Pena | May 26, 2017 at 12:47 PM
Love your Sassy Maid card, lol
Posted by: Lynnette Cyparski | May 26, 2017 at 12:56 PM
Love your tip regarding stamping the image again after coloring and love my Misti
Posted by: DeniseP | May 26, 2017 at 01:18 PM
Beautiful cards! Love my Misti and Unity Rubber Stamps
Posted by: Debbie Reaves | May 26, 2017 at 01:24 PM
Love Francine.
Posted by: Heather Warren | May 26, 2017 at 01:27 PM
Your cards are vibrant! I especially like the colorburst one! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Dorothy Green | May 26, 2017 at 01:29 PM
Fun colors and layouts on your cards!!
Posted by: Selena Megahan | May 26, 2017 at 01:42 PM