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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
I must get me some of those distress inks!!! stunning cards . thanks for sharing your wonderful creations with us.
Paula Driver
Posted by: paula driver | May 26, 2017 at 01:51 PM
love those stamps & your cards!
Posted by: amee | May 26, 2017 at 01:58 PM
Love your projects!
Posted by: Char | May 26, 2017 at 02:11 PM
Stephanie, these are fabulous.
Posted by: Liz Williams | May 26, 2017 at 02:48 PM
Super cute cards with the Unity images.
Posted by: Lisa | May 26, 2017 at 02:54 PM
Everything is so pretty, thank you.
Posted by: Judy Keener | May 26, 2017 at 03:26 PM
Very cute.
Posted by: Betsy Cunningham | May 26, 2017 at 03:46 PM
Really cute cards! Love the colors.
Posted by: Natalie Godfrey | May 26, 2017 at 04:34 PM
I love the card you made with the Distress inks - so beautiful!
Posted by: DeAnn | May 26, 2017 at 04:35 PM
Pretty cards
Posted by: Suzy Gray | May 26, 2017 at 05:24 PM
Your cards are adorable.
Posted by: Becca Yahrling | May 26, 2017 at 05:35 PM
Wow! Love those colors especially the beach scene. I love watercolor so I can appreciate that the Misti makes it possible to stamp more than once to get a good image on watercolor paper.
Posted by: Niece Hartley | May 26, 2017 at 05:40 PM
Love the colors! Great job!
Posted by: Karen Conner | May 26, 2017 at 05:59 PM
Very cute!
Posted by: Lena McCullough | May 26, 2017 at 06:16 PM
Great coloring! Thanks so very much for sharing!
Posted by: Brenda Lilley | May 26, 2017 at 07:24 PM
Great cards and it makes me excited to try my Oxide inky.
Posted by: Denise Sayers | May 26, 2017 at 08:00 PM
Great cards. Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Carole Simonetti | May 26, 2017 at 08:54 PM
Love your cards Stephanie. These are such sweet images and you've coloured them beautifully!
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | May 26, 2017 at 09:46 PM
Fun cards!
Posted by: Beckie Walden | May 26, 2017 at 09:48 PM
Cute cards!
Posted by: Angeline Choo | May 26, 2017 at 09:53 PM
The coloring is amazing! Thanks for sharing!!! This blog hop is soooooo much fun!!!
Posted by: Sue Jacobson | May 26, 2017 at 10:19 PM
Gorgeous cards! I love the one with the water color background! I also like the Phyllis Harris down with oxides. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Valerie Light | May 26, 2017 at 10:22 PM
Lots of good info. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you!
Posted by: Dale | May 26, 2017 at 10:30 PM
beautiful cards.
Posted by: Sherry J Zumpano | May 26, 2017 at 10:41 PM
Beautiful
Posted by: Lynn Spencer | May 26, 2017 at 10:42 PM