Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Membership Wednesday ~ June 2023 Uniquely Unity A Tapestry of Stories ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!
Today I'm sharing a pretty simple vintage style card using the lovely stamp from the wonderful June 2023 Uniquely Unity membership from Unity called A Tapestry of Stories. I just love this stamp!! My dad had a red bug when I was kid and I've always had a fondness for them. I couldn't wait to color up this one!


So, I had a color scheme in mind for coloring the bug and luggage but I didn't pick out my papers until afterwards... phew! That was a bit of a task looking through my papers after coloring, but I found my stash of Basic Grey papers and Oh. My. Gosh. Not only did I fall in love with these papers once again, I found the perfect papers to pair up with my coloring of the bug!! Woohoo! I used the Blush paper pad which has a bit of a vintage vibe to it. But really don't they all?!


I went with a classic card design with two pattern papers for my background. The stripes and the flower dots contrast each other so nicely and the colors are so perfect. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers that I used to color up the bug and luggage:

VW Bug ~ R20, R17, R27, C00, C1, N0, N2, N4
Luggage ~ BG70, BG72, V20, V22, V28, E70, E74, E77
Ground ~ N0, N2


I die cut the colored panel with the largest stitched die from the Scallops & Rectangle {nesting dies}. It was a very bright white which looked okay but doesn't really go with a vintage card so I distressed the edges just a bit with Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress Oxide inks. A mix of both of those colors gave me just the right tone of brown to work with the pattern paper. I wanted to add a little something to the empty corners so I wrapped them with a couple scraps of {Natural} May Arts Burlap String and secured them behind the panel with some scotch tape. I then covered the back of the panel with foam tape and popped up the panel on my pattern paper card front. The card front was then adhered to a white A2 top fold card base measuring 4-1/4 x 11", scored at 5-1/2".


That's it for me today! I'll be back next week with inspiration for the June 2023 Whit Kit! I know I say this just about every month, but have you seen this month's card kit?! I LOVE it!! I'm so excited to play! I hope you'll give me a visit and check out what I share! Until then have an ink-tastic day!


Thanks so much for stopping by!
See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,
Crystal


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2 comments:

  1. This is an awesome card! I love that image and sentiment. My dad had a blue big for just a short time. So fun!

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    1. Oh... I'm so glad you like it, Tracy! Thanks so much for taking the time to comment.

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