Monday, October 2, 2017

Growing in Unity ~ Day 1 ~ Shine Bright!

I am beyond excited to be a Growing in Unity girl this week!!! 
I'll be sharing my love of Unity Stamp Company with you for the next 5 days!! 

Today, I have a quick and cute Christmas card inspired by one of the challenges over at the Unity {Show & Tell} Facebook Group. If you aren't a member of that group, you really should be. There is so much wonderful inspiration shared in that group by not just the Unity Design Team, but also the talented and creative customers of Unity! 







For both of these cards, I used the Wintertime Friends kit! I stamped the images and the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo black ink and then I colored using Prismacolor pencils. I kept the coloring very simple by just highlighting the snowman and the bit of snow on the ground. There's also some glossy accents on the heart buttons, but that doesn't show up on the picture. I used up some of my Christmas paper stash! *gasp* I have so much... and it's really so fun to use these pretty Christmas papers! I kept these simple, but you could easily add ribbon, sequins, buttons, or Nuvo drops... the possibilities are endless!

I sure hope you liked my first post for my GIU week! Come back tomorrow... I'll be featuring stamps from a couple of Unity's great membership subscriptions! You won't want to miss it!

Be sure to check out Berina Febin's post today as well, she's another Growing in Unity girl this week. You can check out her blog ---> here!

Now, don't forget to leave a comment on this post to be entered into a drawing to 
win a grab bag from Unity. I'll be drawing names for 2 lucky winners!!


Thanks for stopping by!!

See ya next time.
~ Crystal



78 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards Crystal! I love the cute snowman :)

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  2. Such a great card! I love the color accents on the darker cardstock. I can't wait to see all that you have created this week...

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  3. Great card!! Snowmen stamps are some of my favorites.

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    1. Thank you, Cindy! Snowmen are definitely a favorite of mine!

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  4. This stamp was on my shopping cart already and I do not know what happened. This card is adorable. Love the snowman.

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  5. Wonderful snowman cards. you are off to a good start for GIU girl week.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  6. Love the simple ness of this card! It is so cute!!

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  7. As always you are fabulous, my friend! I can't wait to see all the inky goodness this week! <3

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  8. Beautiful card! Love the way you highted special areas!❤️

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  9. Adorable! I love love love snowmen ☃️

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  10. Unity is my favorite stamp company. Your snowman are adorable. Wish we all could buy all we want. I have never tried white on brown cardstock but you have given me the challenge to try and see what happens. Love the cards

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  11. These cards are so unusual and eye-catching. Would never think to make a brown snowman. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

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  12. Both cards are adorable! Great colors! Gets me in the mood for the Holidays 😊

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  13. Love your snowmen cards, Crystal!!! The minimal use of the white makes it look like the sun is just coming up. 😊

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    1. Thank you, Dorothy! It does, doesn't it?! I'm so glad you liked them. :)

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  14. Congrats on your GIU week! I love your sweet snowman card!

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  15. Loving the pencil colouring on kraft. Adorable.

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  16. Sweet cards! I really like the white pencil on the kraft cardstock. Can't wait to use my set like this.

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    1. Thank you, Deborah! I hope you share in the Unity Show & Tell group... I'd love to see!

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  17. I am so excited about YOUR GUI week!
    I just love this stamp, and your card!
    I agree with the other commenters, the minimal use of color, the white colored pencil on kraft stands out so well!
    TFS, and inspiring us all to use more karft paper <3
    I cannot wait until tomorrow :)

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    1. Eeek! Me too! Thanks for all your support!
      You know I love me some kraft paper!! <3

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  18. Snowmen are my favorite. these cards are so cute. thank you for sharing. <3

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  19. I love that snowman stamp. Your card is so cute. Love the kraft cardstock and white color pencil. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. Gorgeous contrast between the kraft and the bright background. Very cute. Hugz

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  21. Any set with a snowman in it is a great set! lol Love these beauties.

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  22. Love the coloring on kraft Crystal, very cute stamp set.

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  23. This card is simply Adorable!

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  24. Love the card, especially the Kraft paper. Thanks for sharing..

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  25. He is a cute guy and I like the touch of white on kraft.

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  26. Love to color on craft paper! Such a fun card! Cute!!!

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    1. Thank you, Stephanie! I love coloring on kraft paper too! :)

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  27. My Dad used to tell me that the most elegant things are kept very simple. I agreed with him - your adorable cards are also elegant! I love their simple beauty.

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  28. Super cute card!! I just ordered these snowmen and received them last week, so I haven't used them yet, but I'm excited to use them, they're so fun! Love the coloring on Kraft paper :) I've never tried that, but love the way it looks.

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    1. Thank you, Selena! I hope that you share in the Unity Show & Tell group when you do create with these fun stamps!

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  29. Sweet cards. Love the idea of just highlighting the white for snow. I always love your creations.

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  30. Such a sweet card! I love the snowman... one of my favorite Unity stamps!

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  31. Love the snowman your cards are great ❤️

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  32. awww.. you had me with snowman! LOVE them both! :)

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  33. I like how you only hi lighted him. Very cute.

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  34. What a cute little snowman and I LOVE the craft colored paper with him. You make me want to get pencils now lol.

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    1. Thank you, Trisha! Wait... you don't have pencils?!?! Girl, we have got to talk! Lol! You need some pencils! ;)

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  35. I love this minimalist coloring, it's perfect for this card! So cute

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  36. This snowman is super cute. I haven't colored on kraft paper or brown paper yet, I need to try it. Very nice!

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  37. That stamp is so cute, love coloring with prisma color pencils and craft. I love how you just highlighted the snowman with the white pencil.

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  38. Fantastic cards! Love the simplicity yet pop!

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