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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
Your water color paper turned out so pretty.
Posted by: JANEEN K | May 27, 2017 at 05:54 PM
Wowza thanks for sharing
Posted by: Lisa Lopacinski | May 27, 2017 at 08:19 PM
Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Vicky Lee | May 27, 2017 at 09:11 PM
Beautiful art work!
Posted by: Shirley A Hutchins | May 27, 2017 at 09:15 PM
I wanna be the girl....it looks soo peaceful! Love the background! Never heard of colorburst powders ...interested to learn more! TFS!
Posted by: Chantel Figueroa | May 27, 2017 at 11:41 PM
I love the fun colours of these!
Posted by: Laura Mooney | May 28, 2017 at 12:07 AM
The cards are fabulous!! Thanks
Posted by: Donna | May 28, 2017 at 12:10 AM
Love that snail mail stamp.
Posted by: Mary Schaffer | May 28, 2017 at 12:27 AM
Nice cards. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Nancy Deffner | May 28, 2017 at 12:55 AM
Lovely cards.
Posted by: Linda | May 28, 2017 at 01:35 AM
I love all the colors you use - all your cards are fabulous!
Posted by: Jennifer Mitten | May 28, 2017 at 08:06 AM
You created fabulous cards!!! They are all so fun to look at!!!
Posted by: AngieB | May 28, 2017 at 09:36 AM
I especially like how you used the Distress Oxide with the sweet stamp of the girl on the beach--what a pretty card!
Posted by: Renee M | May 28, 2017 at 09:47 AM
Beautiful coloring
Posted by: Lorrie Strebel | May 28, 2017 at 10:42 AM
These are all amazing! My favorite is the girl on the beach! So cute!
Posted by: Michele K. Henderson | May 28, 2017 at 11:39 AM
Lovely cards, I love the vibrancy!
Posted by: Deana Benson | May 28, 2017 at 12:27 PM
Love these cards. Thanks for sharing! I love the background on the little girl stamp!
Posted by: Linda | May 28, 2017 at 03:13 PM
Thanks for sharing these marvelous projects - such a great variety!
Posted by: Dorothy S | May 28, 2017 at 04:28 PM
Pretty cards! Thanks for sharing and being part of the fun blog hop between Unity and MISTI.
Posted by: Beverly S. | May 28, 2017 at 05:31 PM
Wonderful cards using the Misti and Unity stamps. I really like the first one.
Posted by: Sue LD | May 28, 2017 at 06:11 PM
great cards :-)
Posted by: Debi | May 28, 2017 at 06:50 PM
Great cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Penny Boren | May 28, 2017 at 10:33 PM
Love these...the maid has to be my favorite ♡♡♡
Posted by: Martha Roland | May 28, 2017 at 11:54 PM
beautiful work!
Posted by: Kristen Johnson | May 29, 2017 at 01:09 AM
Stephanie, so many cards and each one unique and beautiful, but the little girl is the one that stole my heart. Fabulous use of color. Thank you.
Posted by: Jeanette Donahoe | May 29, 2017 at 07:59 AM