Neutral Noel

 Jingle Belles is asking for neutrals!  To be honest, I thought to myself "huh....that should be no sweat!"

Boy was I wrong!  Trying to make a holiday/Christmas card with neutrals and then needing it to actually look like a Christmas/holiday card!  That was the hard part!  

Thanks for following along!

Unity GIU Week - Day 5

 Well as with all good things....there must be an end!  My week of GIU was amazing!  you guys sure know how to make a girl feel good about herself! :)

Last but certainly not least.....beautiful florals!  Unity has some of the most beautiful florals!  The etched red rubber holds an image and ink so well!  It's almost too easy!

For these last two cards, I chose to let the florals be the star!  Watercolored both....one with Nuvo colored pencils (Whit Kit January 2021) and the other with Altenew watercolors.  I'm in no way the watercolor person!  Luckily you don't really need to be!

You are forever beautiful

you go girl (sentiment)

Plant a Garden and Tuscan Textures (paper)

Nuvo Party Pink Crystal Drops

You go Girl

Wonky stripes background

Nuvo Aqua Shimmer (glitter gloss)

Thank you again to Unity for allowing me to show some of my favorites this week!  Had sooooo much fun!!  Don't forget to comment and keep an eye out for the announcement of the winners of the two Unity Gift Credits for $20!  

Until next time :)

Jenni

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Unity GIU Week - Day 4

 Gosh here we are on day 4 already!  That week went by fast!  Today I'd like to feature some Christmas stamps.  Christmas, you say?!?!?  But it's Summer!

For the last few years I have been making my Christmas cards all year long in order to not be stressed out in December. I found a challenge blog that helps me get there!  Jingle Belles Rock and more recently {BYSH} Cardmakers.   One has a bi-weekly challenge and the other is monthly sketch challenge!  I already have about 35 cards made!  No one likes to stay up until 1-2 am to finish cards on December 20th just to get them in the mail!!

So I'm sharing Christmas cards today!  Jingle Belles challenge is about layering (3 or more layers) and BYSH Cardmakers has a sketch challenge!  

Joy & Blessings

I also used some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss

Warm & Cozy

Thanks for stopping by!!  Don't forget to comment all week for a chance to win one of two Unity Gift Credits of $20!!

See ya tomorrow!!

Jenni

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Unity GIU Week - Day 3

 Welcome to Wednesday and Day 3 of my week GIU!!  Day 2's post is here and day 1 is here!!

In keeping with the "background" theme.....Did you know that Unity has amazing background stamps?  I didn't know I needed them, until I got the first one!  You can do just about anything with them!  Straight stamping, blended stamping, embossed and then ink blended over the top!  I am certainly addicted!  IYKYK!

floral blast background

....wonderful & simple things

peaceful unity background

you are all kinds of wonderful (sentiment)

The first two are newly created just for you!  I've put some below that I also love!

inked florals background

aging gorgeously (sentiment)

criss cross hearts background

a little christmas carol

polka dance background

Thanks for visiting me again today!  Don't forget to comment each day for a chance to be chosen for one of two Unity Gift credits of $20!

See ya'll tomorrow!!!

Jenni

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p.s. thanks to Lea Keisling for creating my new watermark!  I LOVE IT!!

Unity GIU Week - Day 2

 Hello there and welcome back to Day 2 of my GIU Week!  

(link to day 1)

For my second day I've decided to try my hat at some ink smooshing!  I love the effect ink smooshing gives and how easy it is to create a background for any card!

For these backgrounds I used my Tombow Art Markers on an acrylic block spritzed with some water.  I grabbed a piece of watercolor paper (grabbed mine from the March 2021 Whit Kit) and just smooshed it on top of the wet ink!  Move it around the wet colors until you get the desired effect!

These are the "finished" product!  Used the smooshed backgrounds!

Summer Citrus

Say it Big Dies

All kinds of wonderful

These are the "before" backgrounds!  Before I transformed them with Unity goodness!

Give ink smooshing a try!  Would love to see what combinations you can come up with!  Any ink at should work.....some may not "flow" as well, but just keep trying and see what happens!  It's cool to see the finished product!

Don't forget to comment on my posts every day for a chance to win one of two $20 Unity Stamp Company gift credits!!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow!

Jenni

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Unity GIU Week - Day 1

 Hello friends and welcome to my GIU (Growing in Unity) week!  I am so excited to share my love of Unity Stamps with everyone!

My name is Jenni, I am a SAHMom to two teenagers!  My son will be starting his Senior year in HS and he's 17, my daughter will be starting her Freshman year in HS and she's 14.

I was introduced to Unity by a Scrapbooking friend at a crop too many years ago to remember and I was in love!

My first project is to showcase the Itty Bitty!  They are small in size but WOW do they have an impact!  Don't let the name fool you!  I will add some of my favorites below, but the first one I created specifically for you!  

I ink blended the background.  I had originally planned on just leaving her uncolored, but I just couldn't!  I stamped her on another piece of cardstock and colored her using my Tombow Art Markers.  Then I cut her out.  Nothing fancy, no watercolor or distressing, just straight coloring!  Added some twine and Gina Marie Designs acrylic dots in black.  Some foam adhesive tape and here she is!  This sentiment is one of my favorites!

Not Be Perfect

Here are some of my other favorite Itty Bitty's!!

Sweet Elle

Home Sweet Home

Beauty-wine-cheers

(made this bookmark for my book club!)

Holiday Joy

Take a look at the collection of Itty Bitty's! I promise you will not be disappointed!

Please be sure to comment on my posts all week to be in the running for one of two Unity Stamp Co. gift credits valued at $20 each!

Thanks for the love and see you back here tomorrow! ;)

Jenni

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{BYSH} Card makers!

 Here's another card I made for the BYSHCardmakers FB group, based on their Sketch #11.  I am now a member of their design team and love making Christmas cards throughout the year to save my sanity in December!!  It's crazy enough during the holidays.....I don't need to worry that I don't have enough cards too!! 

Background paper and sentiment are both from Unity Stamp Co.  "Ornaments" were printed from the internet, glittered and then added a few extra as layers.

Also entering this one into the Jingle Belles Rock challenge for layering!

Come join us and make December easy on yourself!!

{BYSH} Cardmakers DT!

 Well I did a thing!!!  I am now a member of the {BYSH} Cardmakers (Stands for Build Your Stash Holiday) Design Team!  This group is on FB and does a sketch challenge each month!  I have come on board during Sketch challenge #11.

I used background paper and stamps from Unity Stamp Co.  Based on the BYSHC Sketch #11

Come on over and join us!!  

Also entering this into the Jingle Belles Rock current challenge of "bundling up!"  To create cards with some layers (at least three)!!

Take back December and get your holiday cards done early!!