Friday, December 29, 2017

GIU Post #5 Love Brings You Home!

Hello and Happy Friday!  Can you believe this is the last Friday of 2017??  It seems like this year has gone by super fast.  Well now that I think about it, this week has gone by super duper fast!  I've had such a wonderful time creating with Unity Stamps this week and having the honor of being a Growing in Unity Gal.  It was my first time and was soooo much fun!

What a time I had making this last card... I really messed up.  The first card I made was with a retired Unity Stamp Set.  Ugh!  I had it made, photographed and was about to blog it and realized it was retired when I couldn't link the stamp set from the Unity website.  Do you want to see it anyway?  lol  Well here is the first card but it doesn't count...


The stamp set I used.. just in case you might own it is Grandma's Closet and it was part of a Jillibean Soup Collection.  I loved the doilies and it has some super cute sentiments.

Oh well on to the card that will count.. lol  This one uses the stamp set "Love Brings You Home". 
When I first saw this stamp set my boss (at that time) had just adopted two little boys from Ethiopia and I envisioned making a card with it using the other sentiment in the set.  Well I never made that card but I had a bit of fun making this one.. hope you like it!


For some reason when I looked at this stamp set this time I knew I wanted to stamp it in Emerald green on Kraft.  I used Stampin' Up! Emerald Envy Ink and added a layer of versamark so that I could clear emboss both the map and the sentiment.  The stamping was done on a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Kraft Cardstock.  Since the Emerald Envy Ink stamped on the Kraft looked darker than the true color, I inked the edges of my Emerald Envy 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" mat to darken them.  I then pushed a versamark pad down on all four sides of the mat and Clear Embossed them.  I found some Darice Kelly Green sequins that seemed to match fairly well so I added three and then added a seed bead on the top of each sequin.  I adhered the front panel to a top folding 110# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Cardbase.  I added some Natural Twine to the top of the card and tied it in a bow.  Last but not least, I added a bit of FSJ Cool Pool Silk splashes to the front of the card.  That was it on this one.. I kept it really simple.  I tend to overthink sometimes so it's best to just walk away.. :)

Have a wonderful day and weekend and Happy New Year!  Blessings, Tina

36 comments:

  1. Love the card, my son and family brought us a beautiful gift from God also, she is from China and came home to be our family. I have a 3 wonderful grandchildren and one is our China doll.

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  2. I use this set frequently for my cards for servicemembers... beautifully done! Ive always done this in Navy blue so fun to see it in another color. Funny how I only envisioned this one in blue 😉

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  3. love the first card...thanx for still sharing, eventhough the stamp is retired...those who have it can replicate....and those who don't can use a similar stamp...and the second card just made me adjust my wish list...been a great week!

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  4. The doilies are lovely- they work beautifully for the emboss resist! And I’ll have to look up that 2nd set. I’ve missed that one somehow.

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  5. Great cards. Lovely doily card even if it doesn't count! I like the embossing on kraft on the second.

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  6. Both cards are lovely and inspire. Great job. Love them!

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  7. I love the choice of green! I also have been eyeing this kit, so it might wind up in my next cart!

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  8. OMGosh, I love BOTH of the cards. That green is amazing. I have it unopened on my shelf, I am thinking I need to open it and play with it now. The sentiment on the green card is lovely, I love Robin Williams.

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  9. Both cards are well done! The doilies are just beautiful! And the world card is so compelling in the green!

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  10. Beautiful cards. I think I need those stamp sets. Thank you For a great week of inspiration!

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  11. Gorgeous cards! Love those beautiful doilies. Maybe Unity will bring them back... You sound like me, over thinking my design. lol hanks for a fun week of inspiration.

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  12. Thanks for a wonderful week,I really had an inspirable,fascinante,interesting time.Both cards are fabulous. Happy New Year!!!

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  13. Like the simplicity of the card.

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  14. Bohemian Backgrounds has a similar doily which would work as well for the first card. It is still cute and I love the green monochromatic style of the second card.

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  15. Two beautiful cards! Love the colors on the doily card!

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  16. great cards !!! thank you for sharing your talent with us this week. I enjoyed your creations.

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  17. Beautiful cards!! The doilles are adorable and the colors. You have amazing talent. Love the colors on your second card. You’re such a inspiration thank you for sharing

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  18. Great cards!!! Thanks for sharing this week!😊

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  19. A lovely inspirational week! The green on kraft looks fantastic too

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  20. Love the map, again Unity has a stamp for everything. I never thought to VersaMark over something I stamped. Excellent idea I’m going to try it.

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  21. Both cards are awesome!!
    The first one is Gorgeous!!
    The second one is amazing! I think it's my favorite ..no, the first one is.. ugh...it would be easier if there were a coffee cup on them! ;) ~WinkWink~ Loved your week, Tina!!! TFS!!

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  22. I love both cards! I have never noticed the set for the second card. I love the image and the words!

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  23. Love that emerald color. Your cards are beautiful!

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  24. Love them both! Again your detailed instructions are awesome 💕 hope you have a wonderful new year!

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  25. Both cards are wonderful! Both stamp sets are new to me. I'll have to look the world map one up, I like it a lot! Thanks for all you did being a GIU Girl! It was a great week!

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  26. Beautiful cards! The green is striking and I love the colors on the Doily card.

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  27. Wow. I love the sentiment and the green you chose for the map. I’ve never noticed that set. I’ll have to add it to my wish list.

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  28. You e done an awesome job being a GIU. And I am going to get that sentiment as well! Thanks for sharing!

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  29. Beautiful card; I'm glad to read that I'm not the only person who purchases something because "it would be perfect for xxx" only to not follow-through and most often, forget why I purchased it! I love how the world is green

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  30. Sometimes the most beautiful comes from the most simple. I love, love, love this world card. I've always loved Robin Williams' tragic wisdom. The other card is beautiful too, but selfishly, I'm kind of glad that set was retired. I haven't seen the world one used before. You saved the best for last!

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  31. The medallion one is my favorite--the colors are gorgeous, and the technique is cool...

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  32. Both cards are beautiful! I love the love that went into making the world card.

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  33. These are two great cards ! But my heart goes to the first because of the gorgeous colors !
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