Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Growing In Unity


GIU Day #3: Hello and thank you for joining me today for day three of my Growing In Unity Girl week! If you'd like to see yesterday's post, please go HERE. For todays post, I thought I would get a jump start on holiday cards and showcase a great set with so many great images! This set is perfect for making a card for a teacher (the apple and books), to send a happy card to a friend (the mailbox, pie and fish), or to make a holiday/special occasions card (wedding cake, houses, & poinsettia).

 

The Worn Music stamp is really great if you like the "distressed" look or want to add a great background to a card or scrapbook page. 


To make the square for the music, I used some masking tape to do a masking technique. It was kind of hard to make the twine strait - so I hope it looks ok. I also added some red glitter pen the some of the poinsettia stamp so make it stand out a bit. (It's such a nice stamp! I can't wait to use it more on some cards) Thank you so much for stopping by, and please visit my blog all week as I show off some more wonderful Unity stamp sets, cards, (and if you leave a comment), a chance to win 2 Itty Bittys!!

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. ('Worn Music' & 'Hodge Podge of Happiness')
Sentiment Stamp: Unity Stamp Co ('Picture Perfect' KOTM)
Ink: Brilliance (Graphite Black), ColorBox (Warm Red)
Twine: The Twinery (Maraschino)
Glitter pen: Gelly Roll


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36 comments:

  1. {VICKI}August 14, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    This is my fave so far this week!
    TFS

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  2. KatherineAugust 14, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    Like the faux stitching! IMO having the twine look more natural & not completely square adds lots of charm, too. TFS.

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  3. michibAugust 14, 2013 at 10:06 AM

    Wow - what a beautiful card!~~ I love all the elements. The 'Hodge Podge of Happiness' is one of the few sets I don't have, but seeing it in use, is making me think it may have to be one of my next purchases. What great creations for your Growing in Unity week.

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  4. CynthiaAugust 14, 2013 at 11:13 AM

    Wow, great design, Jessica! The twine border really makes it pop.

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  5. Sue AAugust 14, 2013 at 11:17 AM

    Beautiful card! I love the twine on it, and I think the fact that it isn't perfectly straight adds to the beauty of it.

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  6. Kris BAugust 14, 2013 at 11:18 AM

    AWESOME! LOVE the poinsettia! The twine border and the red/craft looks fantastic! Pinning this so I can CASE it later! TFS

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  7. MiwaAugust 14, 2013 at 11:24 AM

    Cute, cute, cute! Great holiday card! Thanks for the inspiration! :)

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  8. sharon gAugust 14, 2013 at 11:37 AM

    I just love the flower, and all of the embossing (especially the "stitching". How cute!

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  9. JudyAugust 14, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    I like that your card uses a color not considered traditional for christmas. And I love, love, love the flower! Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Miriam PrantnerAugust 14, 2013 at 1:06 PM

    I love the twine frame and the dimension/layers of the flower. Wonderful card!

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  11. frogquilterAugust 14, 2013 at 1:31 PM

    Lov how you use the distressed music stamp for the background and the poinsetta.Great card.

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  12. RubyAugust 14, 2013 at 2:01 PM

    Very pretty card. Love the poinsettia

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  13. Denise BryantAugust 14, 2013 at 4:38 PM

    Pretty card! Love the flower and the twine embellishment!

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  14. MichelleAugust 14, 2013 at 7:23 PM

    I have the Hodge Podge kit. I love it, but think I've only used it once. I MUST change that.Thanks for reminding me of this kit with your beautiful card!

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  15. cghundleyAugust 14, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    Very nice card.
    The stamps and
    colors used are
    very pretty.
    Carla from Utah

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  16. SamAugust 14, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    Pretty card, love the colors, thanks for sharing!!!

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  17. Brittany M.August 14, 2013 at 10:32 PM

    Wow! I am SO impressed by your twine! Great card...who ever receives that sure is lucky.

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  18. Sue DAugust 14, 2013 at 11:43 PM

    Beautiful holiday card--I like the frame of twine.

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  19. Scrappin' DivaAugust 15, 2013 at 1:07 AM

    What a beautiful card! Love how you used the twine to frame the music background!

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  20. Julie OdilAugust 15, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    What a pretty holiday card! I tried that twine framing technique once, ad didn't get it nearly as straight as you did. Beautiful!

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  21. cinmfosterAugust 15, 2013 at 9:21 AM

    Very pretty card, love the twine and faux stitching.
    Cindy F.

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  22. Sharon BridgesAugust 15, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    Great idea. Love it!

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  23. UnknownAugust 15, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    Very,Very pretty Jessica! I will have to give the masking a try. You did a beautiful job! <3 Hugs

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  24. cal8007August 15, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Love how you made the flower! Very nice!!

    Carmen

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  25. Waving My WandAugust 15, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    Wow that is so pretty! Love the music background. I'm a musician so I gravitate to anything scrappy and musical!

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  26. MarieAugust 15, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    I love that card! Its never too early to start on holiday cards!! The music stamp is my absolute favorite!

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  27. GaylynnAugust 15, 2013 at 12:47 PM

    Nice holiday design Jessica. I like how you layered the flower. :)

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  28. An'Jenic G.August 15, 2013 at 6:19 PM

    How beautiful. I like the use of the twine.

    An'Jenic-

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  29. LauraEvaAugust 16, 2013 at 2:44 PM

    Absolutely wonderful!

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  30. Karen (karey2005)August 16, 2013 at 3:55 PM

    Gorgeous!

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  31. StampNKAugust 16, 2013 at 9:04 PM

    SO wonderful! That twine frame around the image makes this card really stand out!

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  32. Angeline ChooAugust 16, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    Pretty card! love the twine and flower

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  33. LindaAugust 16, 2013 at 11:50 PM

    you have been busy great card.

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  34. KaryAugust 17, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Very Beautiful card, Jessica!! I love the colours and the embossing, and the twine frame is brilliant. Great job!!

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  35. Donna MackAugust 17, 2013 at 10:44 PM

    VERY cute! I adore that twine as a frame!!!

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  36. ddazzled71August 18, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    Such a fabulous Christmas Card! I am totally loving your twine frame and poinsettia.

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