Saturday, May 24, 2014

Growing in Unity May Hop

Hello! I'm super excited today to be joining in with some of the recent Growing in Unity gals and hopping along with the newest Stamp of the Week. You should have arrived here from Patti aka scrapunzel1 - if not, head back to An-Jenic to start at the beginning!

The new stamp of the week is so fresh and fun and summery! And I couldn't resist a little more watercoloring - so here is my first card with it:


I picked up some new watercolors recently at Michael's - they were the same inexpensive brand I had used before, but this set was iridescent! So pretty! So I created a simple watercolor wash for the background, then stamped my image and sentiment over the top with Versafine ink. Added some flicks of color, some Icicle Stickles to the centers, a few enamel dots, some rounded corners, and some jute twine tied on a tiny Tim Holtz paperclip to finish it off. Mounted some bright papers from a DCWV paper pad at an angle on a white cardbase to use as a backdrop.


Next, I decided to go with a much simpler and more modern feeling card:


For this one, I head embossed the image and sentiment on vellum, tore the bottom edge, then used machine stitching to attach over some pattern paper from Glitz Designs. I guess it still has a bit of a watercolor feel to it anyway, doesn't it? Oh well! I matted that in white, then mounted on a cardbase made with some of the new Simon Says Stamp gray cardstock - LOVE the color of it!


Here is the rest of the blog hop line-up in case you get lost along the way:

7. Amy
9. Heather Hoffman (you are here!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!!

26 comments:

  1. I adore your artsy cards! Watercolor wow and impressive embossing! Great job.
    hugs, JA

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  2. I love your cards. The first one wants to make give you a squeeze...

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  3. Love those sweet colors. Looks totally juicy!

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  4. Delish cards, I love the water color paper card especially!

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  5. Both cards are adorable, Heather! Love the fresh designs and the newest SOTW.

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  6. love them both! such different looks with the same stamp!
    -Rachel
    rwkrafts.com

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  7. Beautiful cards. I love all of your watercolor cards. Simply Beautiful!!! Happy I could Be In This Hop With You!! HUGS

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  8. Your cards are both so sweet and precious you sure did some awesome creative and clever things you are one very talented gal!!

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  9. Beautiful cards! I love the colors in the first one!

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  10. I love all of your watercolor cards! I love the awesome colors you were able to use in your first card. The second card is very clever too! Hugs~Patti

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  11. These are both fabulous with such radically different techniques!

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  12. Love both cards! Love the watercolor effects so cool.

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  13. Two fantastic cards! Love the fun layers on the first, the twine and paperclip are a great finishing touch! Love the vellum layer on the second, the torn edge gives it a nice shabby feel.

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  14. Wonderful cards! Love all the little details on each one!

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  15. The watercolor and vellum versions are so different but both fabulous!!

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  16. Both cards are absolutely gorgeous. I love all the offset layers and the fun water colouring on the first card and the beautiful white embossing on the vellum of the second.

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  17. Great cards with this set. My fave is the first one. I like the watercolor background.

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  18. I LOVE both of these cards. Great water colouring once again.

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  19. Great cards!! Love the water coloring effect with the stamp set. Great job :)
    Angela
    chewiescrappin@hotmail.com

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  20. LOVE these cards Heather! They're both so different that it really shows your versatility as an artist! I like the offset pages in the first one. I love that look but always forget to use it on my cards. The white heat embossing on vellum is beautiful on the second card. Love the stitching too!

    I had fun hopping with you!
    Amy E.
    Scrapthissavethat.com

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  21. Very nice card set using the citrus. :)

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  22. I just knew I'd find some water color goodness over here, Heather! Love those splashes of color on your first card. Totally delicious. Your second card is over the top…love the look of your white embossing on the vellum and those black stitches bring it all together! SWEETNESS…so fun being part of this hop with you. I hope your weekend was grand!

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  23. Wonderful watercolors! I love this trend, it is so summery. Great cards.

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  24. You nailed it girl!! Love all the watercolor splashes and squeezes!!

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