Friday, July 19, 2019

Growing in Unity ~ Day 5 of My 5 Favorite Things

Hello there crafty friends!
Well... it's the final day of my Growing in Unity week. It's amazing how fast the time flies! I just want to say real quick that I have seriously enjoyed every single comment on my blog, on Facebook, and on my Instagram! This has been a fabulous week and I truly appreciate each and every one of you so... thank you!! Thank you so very much!!

Now, for my last day of My 5 Favorite Things I just had to go with the very first line of stamps that got me hooked on Unity Stamp Company... Angie Girls!! The Angie Girl line is amazing... there's a girl in there for anyone and everyone! And I know some people are put off because the girls don't have faces and in all honesty, that did put me off for a short while, BUT once I came to the realization that I could use the same faceless stamp for my niece, my neighbor, my friend, my sister and imagine that the stamp is her! OMG! The possibilities are truly endless... and to top it all off, the Angie Girls come with the most wonderfully, empowering, and just fabulous sentiments!! I love them!!

So, as a little challenge to myself, I decided to use a couple Angie Girls that I had not yet inked up... you have a few in your collection too, right?! Lol... I know I'm not the only one!! I also wanted to encourage any of you that are in the Unity Show & Tell FB group to pull out your Angie Girl stamps {or any stamp} with Empowering sentiments and enter your card in this month's Empowerment Challenge or enter your card in the new Perfect Paper Mini Challenge... which also inspired my cards for today because well... I have a plethora of pretty patterned papers!! I'm a paper hoarder and I'm not ashamed to say it!!! BUT I'm also a paper hoarder who wants to make room for more pretty papers so I must use some of these pretty papers I've been hoarding and that is exactly what I did!!
Let's get to it, shall we?


My first card is using the beautiful Erica Girl and those pretty flowers made it so easy for me to pick out some paper to coordinate with this stamp! I used the Echo Park I Am Mom paper pad... which I actually opened up to use just for this card. I had bought it around Mother's Day and hadn't used it so this was a perfect opportunity to cut into the paper!! While I was deciding what to do for todays post, I also thought it would be fun to use another sketch and just change it up here or there so you'll notice all the cards have a similar design. So back to my card... I started by stamping Erica Girl and the sentiment on a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2 piece of white card stock with Gina K's Black Amalgam ink. I then colored the stamped image with the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E21
Hair ~ C1, C2
Clothes ~ N0, N1, BG11, R00, R01, R22, Colorless Blender
Flowers ~ BG11, R01, R14, R22, Y06, Y11, N10


Since I had my papers already picked out, it was so easy to pick my colors to color this image... just a little tip to remind myself to do that more often! My original plan was to adhere a strip of patterned paper along the edge of the focal panel but... I thought it would be fun to use more of the pretty papers in the paper pad so I die cut a bunch of different papers with my banner die and played around with placement and there you have it! Not my typical placement... especially with the ones going up the card, but I really like it!! I hope you do too! To finish off these cards, I stapled the trimmed banners and adhered my layers to a white card base, popping up my main panel.
 Love how this turned out!


So, I did it again... with Kimmie Girl!! Eeep! I love this stamp and I can't believe that I've never inked her up... or at least, I don't remember inking her up. :) This card is the very same design using Echo Park Coffee papers... but this time my bottom layer {with the coffee beans} was actually just a scrap piece that was cut into a frame from a previous project. It was perfect though for this card. I adhered the main panel to the framed piece of paper and then popped up the entire panel with foam tape. Of course, I adhered and stapled the banners before that step.


Isn't she cute?!? And I adore that sentiment! So for this card I used the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E21
Hair ~ E55, E57, E59
Clothes/cup ~ B95, B97, B99, R83, R85, BG10, BG23
Ground ~ N0, N1


And my last card for today and for my Growing in Unity week is probably the most fitting one... this is me and I love all things Unity!!! This is actually the Planner Gal Kit: Unity Unies created by the fabulous Angie Blom for all the Unies in the Unity Show & Tell group. I love this kit!! There's lots of little crafty stamps included in this kit, but since I was in a rhythm and working with one design... I stuck to that. BUT I paired this fabulous stamp and sentiment with the wonderful Echo Park I'd Rather Be Crafting paper pad... perfect, right?! They are perfect together!! The only difference with this design is I was able to use a smaller stitched rectangle die so you can see more of the bottom layer of paper... which I love... those scissors and pencils and paint brush!! Love it!!


I even colored her to look like me with my silver streaks and all, holding my latest Unity order... so much fun! I used the following Copic markers for this card:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E21
Hair ~ E55, E57, E59, N0, N1, N3
Clothes ~ R01, R22
Unity Pkg/Watch ~ N0, N1, BG10, BG23, Colorless Blender

Be sure to leave a comment on each of my GIU blog posts for a chance to win one of two fabulous grab bags of 25 stamps from Unity Stamp Company!!! You have until Sunday to comment and I'll be picking two winners bright and early Monday morning!!

You can check out my other GIU days:


Thanks so much for checking out my blog!
See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,
Crystal


71 comments:

  1. These are divine Crystal!!!! I love the silver streaks...probably why all my girls have red hair!!! I love all your creations!!!!!

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  2. Your Angie girl cards are beautiful. I love the strips of patterned paper. I love that I can use leftover pieces or washi tape too to create a card inspired by your cards. Thank you for the awesome week!

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  3. How do I not own Erica?! Beautiful cards all week... thanks you for your inspirations! You are so talented!

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  4. Today cards are beautiful....And your whole week was just amazing and inspiring....GREAT WORK,LOVED THEM ALL

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  5. I’m an Angie gurl fan, I like all her line, you did a wonder job as always with your stamps😊your creativity, and your coloring are amazing, thank you for a beautiful fun filled and inspiring week

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  6. Angie girls got me started, too. I've so appreciated your detailed comments about your cards and how you put them together. Thank you for a wonderful and inspiring week of beautiful cards!

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    1. Yes! Angie girls are awesome!! Thank you so much for checking out my blog all week, Wilma!

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  7. Love your Angie girl cards with their perfect paper!!! ( I think I am feeling inspired!😁) Thanks for sharing your lovely creations this week!!!

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    1. Yay! I'm so glad I inspired you! Thank you so much for checking out my blog posts all week, Dorothy!

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  8. Your cards this week were spectacular. I always admire your coloring skills whenever you post on Unity. Thanks for sharing your talent with us all.

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  9. Your cards are beautiful! Love the silver streaks, your coloring, the materials, and the way they are laid out.

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  10. Your cards this week gives us inspiration to use our paper products. I can't pick one I like the best because they are all spectacular!

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  11. These are just great! What a great way to end a beautifully done week! Angie girls are certainly ones I have just grown to love more and more! My wishlist has a never ending supply!

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  12. Love all of these cards Crystal. You do an amazing job coloring your images! Thanks for sharing with us. ❤️❤️❤️

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  13. Lovely mix of papers with these sweet girls. Fab coloring and designs.

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  14. Great cards! I love the colors in Erica Girl!
    Thanks for sharing so many cards this week. You were awesome!

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  15. Love these Angie girl cards. Planner Girl is super cute! Your cards this week have been beautiful and so inspiring. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!!!

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  16. These are great! Love the Angie Girls and Guys. Thanks for sharing your inspirations and talents this week!

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    1. Thank you, Jacque! Yes, I should have shared an Angie guy... ugh! That would have been fun with some plaid papers! Thanks for the idea!

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  17. Oh yes, I love this awesome design with the banners going up and down. And so perfect with any of the Angie Girls. The first card is my very fave of the week, but they are all fabulous (and I am a coffee lover, too, so loving that one as well!). Thanks for always inspiring us.

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  18. I love how you used the lighter tones on Erica and the silver streak in your self portrait! Thanks for a great week of inspiration! You talent never ceases to amaze me! You were a perfect choice for the DT.

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    1. Awww... thanks so much, Vannessa! That is so sweet of you!!

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  19. I have looked forward to your cards each day! I have to say I really had one of those “duh, why didn’t I think of that” about coloring to match the paper!? Can’t wait to do that instead of trying to match to an already colored image. Love all your cards! Thank you!

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    1. Awww... that's so sweet of you to say! Thank you so much for checking out my blog, Debra!

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  20. I have tons of washi... but when I add it to a card, I don’t like it. You make it look amazing!!!

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  21. Love how you colored these Angie girls and the papers.

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  22. I love how the same layout can look so different on all the cards,what a fabulous idea. Thanks you for such a great week

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    1. Thank you so much for checking out my blog, Glennis! I truly appreciate each and every one of your comments this week and on so many of my posts. Thank you so much!!

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  23. These are fabulous Angie Girl cards...and yes, I'll admit to not having inked up one or two of them yet myself!

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    1. Yes!! I knew I wasn't the only one! lol... Thank you so much, Amy!

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  24. Beautiful girls.... love the color strips as easy accents ti the main image! So feminine! Thanks for sharing your creations this week!

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  25. LOVE the Angie Girls! I too was put off by them being faceless, but started to imagine them as anybody. But I bought the face kit anyways, but have never used it. I love all the pretty papers, your coloring is amazing, and love your designs. Just wonderful cards. Thanks for so much inspiration this week!

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    1. Thank you so much, Kim! Ohhh.. I bought the little face kit too, but only tried it once. So funny... I think I prefer them without the face. :)

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  26. Yes!!! These are awesome. And thanks for repping the challenges. I love your paper choices, especially the coffee and crafty gal. They are perfection.

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    1. Awww... thanks so much for checking out my blog, Shannon!! And you're so welcome! Loving your challenges!!

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  27. I have just started my Angie girl collection and love how you presented all of the 3 today!

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  28. I love all of these cards. I might have to case this design. Looks fun! You've had a great week!

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    1. Thank you so much, Jeanie! I'd love to see if you do case it.. please tag me in your post!

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  29. Your cards today are
    lovely, beautiful girls.
    Thanks for the week's
    lovely creations.
    Carla from Utah

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  30. What a lovely group of ladies! You have done beautiful work all week and inspired me to try a few ideas of yours. Thank you for being creatively awesome!

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  31. I especially like the first one. The papers, the coloring, the image....nice!

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  32. Sweet!!! Love those girls....and these cards. Thank you, Crystal!

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  33. Love the idea of the strips of paper. Your cards came out great!!

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  34. Angie girls are my favorite Unity stamps too for both the sentiments and the images. Yours are absolutely adorable. Your style really resonates with me and it has fun to follow you this past week. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us!

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  35. Those are some really wonderful paper and stamp pairings. I also love the double banners at the top and bottom of the cards.

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  36. Great cards to wrap up your GIU week! Love all the Angie Girls designs!

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