I am thrilled to have the opportunity to be hopping with an amazing group of designers showcasing fun Unity Stamp Company images & the amazing MISTI from My Sweet Petunia (thanks to Unity for sharing these stamps with me).
For my first card, I stamped the lovely image from Unity Stamp Company Present In my Heart in black ink on watercolor paper. Next I used my new Distress Oxide Inks and sponges to abstractly color and blend my image … it gives that beautiful image such an ethereal feel. It reminds me of spending time with my sister on the beach.
One of the cool things about the MISTI is that after you're done with all of your inking or coloring, you just stamp one more time to get a nice crisp image on top of the ink … it's like magic.
My next card features stamps from Unity's Happy Snail Mail (this set has so many great sentiments, it was hard to choose).
For this one, I stamped my image several times to get nice crisp black lines and then I colored with my Spectrum Noir Markers. I went for sort of an Alice in Wonderland color combination … so many color combination possibilities for this fun image.
Next, I used Ken Oliver Color Burst Powders, my water spray bottle, and paper towels for dabbing to create two unique pieces of watercolor paper. I added more browns to my background paper. I'm also linking-up at the Tuesday Throwdown where the theme is Anything Goes.
The MISTI is perfect for stamping on water-colored paper to get a nice strong solid-lined image against the vibrant background … this stamp & sentiment are from Unity's Turn Toward the Light. I used gold glitter pen to color in my bloom.
For my final card, I combined paper piecing and coloring with Spectrum Noir markers with Unity's Francine Girl.
Again, the MISTI makes it so much easier to stamp both the background image and cardstock for paper piecing with precision.
Everyone who leaves a comment on all the blogs in the hop will go into a drawing for 3 prize packs from Unity and winner's choice of an Original or Mini MISTI.
Comments need to be made by May 30th at noon Central Standard Time to be eligible. Winners will be posted on both the Unity Stamp Company Blog and the My Sweet Petunia blog on May 31st.
What are you waiting for … go do some hopping:
Stephanie Severin <<<——– You Are Here
First time blog hopping, its amazing to see all the talent! Onto the next.
fabulous coloring on all!
Fun, Bright colors for cards!!!!
Love your cards!
so many beautiful colors in your cards
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
That snail card is so funky!!! Love it!!!!
Very pretty cards.
too fun..they are all adoarable
Lovely cards, Stephanie and my fave is the Francine girl, it makes me smile 🙂
I just love how creative you are. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards. Like your tip to stamp again over watercolor paper.
WOW! LOTS OF FABULOUS CARDS HERE & TECHNIQUES USED! I LOVE the Snail Image & YOUR CARD!!! PERFECT SENTIMENT to go with it too!!! SUPER JOB on ALL of your cards! 😉
Lovely cards!
So many fun techniques! Thanks!
These are all fabulous!!!
Lovely cards!!
Cute cards!
beautiful cards.
That’s a great tip to stamp the image again after coloring for a crisp image. I’ll have to remember that.
Love your Sassy Maid card, lol
Love your tip regarding stamping the image again after coloring and love my Misti
Beautiful cards! Love my Misti and Unity Rubber Stamps
Love Francine.
Your cards are vibrant! I especially like the colorburst one! Thanks for sharing!
Fun colors and layouts on your cards!!
I must get me some of those distress inks!!! stunning cards . thanks for sharing your wonderful creations with us.
Paula Driver
love those stamps & your cards!
Love your projects!
Stephanie, these are fabulous.
Super cute cards with the Unity images.
Everything is so pretty, thank you.
Very cute.
Really cute cards! Love the colors.
I love the card you made with the Distress inks – so beautiful!
Pretty cards
Your cards are adorable.
Wow! Love those colors especially the beach scene. I love watercolor so I can appreciate that the Misti makes it possible to stamp more than once to get a good image on watercolor paper.
Love the colors! Great job!
Very cute!
Great coloring! Thanks so very much for sharing!
Great cards and it makes me excited to try my Oxide inky.
Great cards. Thanks for sharing
Love your cards Stephanie. These are such sweet images and you’ve coloured them beautifully!
Fun cards!
Cute cards!
The coloring is amazing! Thanks for sharing!!! This blog hop is soooooo much fun!!!
Gorgeous cards! I love the one with the water color background! I also like the Phyllis Harris down with oxides. Thanks for sharing!
Lots of good info. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you!
beautiful cards.
Beautiful