Saturday, February 1, 2020

Friends of Unity February Blog Hop

Welcome back to another Friends of Unity Blog hop. What a challenge this month’s theme was... for many of us! After researching options a bit, I went with three different styles to showcase this month’s theme, monochromatic cards.


Reminder, this blog hop will include some stamp set giveaways —> me, for one! Just be sure to comment on each blog for your chance to win one! Make sure you leave your name if your ID is nondescript!

The first card presented here, representing a CAS style, or in other words, a clean and simple style was created using the feather from Unity’s Feather Soft Love Kit with part of a sentiment from their Know You’re Strong Kit. I die cut the Bristol paper and then stamped the feather using 3 different blue inks. I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment onto blue paper. I then folder embossed a frame onto the panel. Finally, I used a clear Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen on the white parts of the feather, added a ribbon flag and some of the freebie shiny sequins Unity recently sent out with kits. Must admit, I had fancier plans for this card, but in my many attempts to create that version ended up cross contaminating my white and clear embossing powders and decided I had done enough damage and started fresh with this card!



I took the meaning of “monochromatic” to a new literal level with the next card. I pulled out the jar from the Sweetness, Miracles and Wishes 5/19 KOTM and stamped it onto Arches Hot Pressed Watercolor paper using InkOn 3 Noline Fadeout ink. I then pulled out a Grumbacher Scarlet Lake tube of watercolor and, from my Gansai Tambi watercolor set, a white pan and a black pan. I then proceeded to mix several shades of color and painted the image. I added white and black pen details and ended up re-stamping the image using black ink and fussy cutting out a tiny tag to attach to the image. (This was quite an exercise and challenge for me to get the variations in color needed to differentiate each tiny component.) I stamped the sentiment onto white card stock and die cut that. I found coordinating ribbon, crystal dots and paper and backed everything with black card stock.



I used the lovely Love Who You Are Kit for this last card and coupled it with a pretty cool Stencil Girl stencil called Doodle It Tornado Flower. I used distress and oxide inks on this one as well as spraying the background and butterfly with a Perfect Pearls water mix. I stamped the images using multiple inks and painted more onto the butterfly. I used multiple inks and a blender brush through the stencil. I added a little pen to the butterfly. Finally, I used navy paper as backing, white embossed the sentiment and added twine and ribbon to complete the card. It has a pretty sheen to it because of the Perfect Pearls.



Hope you enjoyed and are inspired by these cards and the talented renditions of my fellow crafty hoppers. Be sure to leave a comment before you go, and, now, on to the hop:
<you are here - Joyce>

28 comments:

  1. All 3 of your cards are beautiful, but I have to say the butterfly one is my favorite. Such wonderful texture you created on that one.

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  2. Wow! These are most impressive! I can't pick a favourite

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  3. Three lovely cards! The feather one is so elegant with the raised embossed frame. I love the ruby glow of the jam in the jar (Yum) The butterfly card is soft and ethereal!

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  4. Love all three, the jar is my favorite, I guess because of the color. You put a lot of work and detail into the cards and it shows.

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  5. Great cards Joyce! Great use of the jam stamp! I was wondering what to do with that one!

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  6. Wow! Loved all three takes! That jam in a jar, would love to learn more about that. Thanks for an inspiring post!

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  7. Joyce, these cards are so super sophisticated! I really love the way you used the monochromatic theme in them all. So lovely!

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  8. Wow you are so talented. I love all of your cards today and every other day. The jam card is colored so realistically, it is a work of art!

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  9. wonderful monochromatic cards. I like the framing on the first one.

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  10. Your cards are gorgeous. I especially love the butterfly card. It looks like the butterfly really landed on the card because it looks so realistic. Great job and thanks for sharing.

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  11. Oh my goodness, Joyce - all of these cards are stunning. As always, you can see how much effort goes into each one. Even the first one that looks so elegant and simple - you always go the extra mile. I'd sure like to get my hands on that embossing folder too!

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  12. Talented lady. Great cards. Especially the use of red in that first card. Love the different tones you achieved w that one red paint

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  13. Fabulous cards, Joyce!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen you make a CAS card before... I love it!! Your jam card is my fave... gorgeous painting! The beautiful stenciled background for your butterfly makes your last card amazing!! I need that stencil!!

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  14. Oh Joyce. So much creativity! One of my absolute favorite feathers stamps! And your red card oh my amazing! I have got to get that kit of the month!

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  15. Wonderful ideas for monochromatic! Thanks for sharing ❤

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  16. Your cards look
    so pretty and
    great colors.
    Carla from Utah

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  17. Love this red card Joyce! It’s awesome. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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  18. Pretty cards! I really love the red jar of jam card!

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  19. Love all these cards, but that red one was awesome. Thank you for your inspiration.

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  20. All of your cards are wonderful, but I LOVE the last one!

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  21. The jam jar is stunning! Love the butterflycard too. You knocked it out of the park!

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  22. Gorgeous cards. Love all the stamps you chose, your colors, patterns, and designs are amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  23. I can’t pick a favorite. Love them all. I think I appreciate the red card because of your description of how it was made. I’m just getting into water coloring and can see how much work went into it. Thanks for sharing!

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  24. Joyce, these cards are stunning! Your feather card is so classy. That red though...really pops! And that background on the last card; all I can say is wow.

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