Sunday, March 15, 2015

Unity Stamp Co GIU Blog Hop






  It's time for the 2nd GIU blog hop of 2015!



  (You should have arrived here from Lena's site) 

The Unity Stamp Company sent this lovely stamp set created by the illustrious artist, Phyllis Harris, titled "Brandy & Emma: Bubbles of Fun.  I'll admit, I'm a bit nervous as I'm not a Copic user and coloring is not a big skill set of mine.  However, I had an idea to go all "whimsical" with this set, and use what skills I do have.  That includes water coloring and the use of my Tombow Dual brush markers. 


 



I started with a wood panel and blender paper from ADORNit,
then covered with some washi tape.





Next, I embellished a wood phrase from Fancy Pants Design, by inking and adding bubbles.  I even dipped a sharpie cap into my ink pad and added more bubbles.  (Stamp below from Unity titled, "Bubbly")




I also stamped some little colorful bushes, using the Unity set "Insightful Meadows" and added some Flower Soft in "Meadow" for the green grass.

To add more bubbles, I simply masked the part of the stamp I didn't want to use.



Look close and you'll see that I made iridescent bubbles by tinting.  I'm sure it's been done before but I had the idea and went with it.  I used Ranger Glossy Accents, then ran my pink Tombow marker across an acrylic block, dipping a wet paintbrush into the mix and tinting the tops of my wet, glossy bubbles.  The picture below shows the bubbles after they've dried.  I love how it turned out!


So there you have it.  Lots of color, bubbles and extras to make this whimsical art piece.  Now, hop on over to Tenia's page to see what she cooked up! 

If you've missed someone along the way, here is the order of the hop:































Be sure and comment at all the blogs for a chance to win a super prize....details here:


Additional supplies: May Arts Ribbon pink raffia bow string, orange chevron ribbon and pink burlap string, Target washi tape, DecoArt Glamour Dust in Crystal, Tim Holtz distress ink Tumbled Glass, Tim Holtz distress ink Picket Fence dabber, Tombow dual brush pens from the Bright Collection, Le Marvy black ultra fine point pen, Memento ink London Fog, Cricut die cuts,  circle punch scrap paper, Freckled Fawn neon enamel dots, buttons from The Scrapbook Princess (maker unknown), Ranger blending tool, Ranger Adirondack black ink,  Strathmore 300 series 140 lb watercolor paper, Tombow mono adhesive super bond, Prima Marketing flowers, My Favorite Things rolled scallop flower die, Graphic 45 Sweet Sentiments paper (rolled flowers), Tulip gold fabric paint

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47 comments:

  1. This is fun and fabulous, great project! Looks like it was lots of fun to create!

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  2. I have no coloring skills either, but you did well, and made a wonderful project!
    Evelyn

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  3. Love this set. Beautiful work, I really like the bubble treatment.

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  4. Awesome work!
    Thanks so much for sharing....looks light you had a fun time making it. :)

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  5. Terri, this is so gorgeous and FUN! I just adore the bubble theme throughout with all of the circles and the colors are whimsical and just perfect for this sweet image. Your frame is outstanding!

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  6. So bright and colorful! Your watercoloring was spot-on on this project! Keep up the good work!

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  7. This is wonderful. I loVe how your bubbles turned out. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly {blogspot}

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  8. What a fun and awesome project Terri! I love the way you did the bubbles!

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  9. So fun and colorful! Definitely has me thinking of spring! Love the creativity with the bubbles!

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  10. Super fun! Love the bright colors and that image is one of my favorites!! ♥

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  11. wow such a beautiful bright adorable creation...love it

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  12. Great, fun creation. I love how you did the iridescent bubbles.

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  13. Goodness, it's a gorgeous piece. Love the fun bright colors! So happy!

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  14. Oh my - what a sweet project!!! Love the fresh spring colours :)

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  15. Terri, this is just SO cute...and I love what you did with the bubbles! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  16. LOVE IT!! Awesome job! What a super cute idea! :)

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  17. Awesome project. Love the colours and stamps that you used.

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  18. ThiS is a fantastic project. I love the flower embellishments.

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  19. This is very sweet Terri. I like the shine in the bubbles and the adorable scene you made.

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  20. Love it! Very whimsical and cute. Love the border.

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  21. Love the bright colours and your shapes and flowers. This is such a cute stamp and the bubbles look great. Hugz

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  22. Wow--this is so cute and fun. Love the colors!

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  23. Wow! LOVE your color choices and the embelished edges are inspiring! TFS

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  24. This was a very cute project. Thank you for sharing how you created the bubbles.

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  25. is amazing and so sweet! beautiful!!!

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  26. Wayyy too sweet!! LOVE the colors and especially love the bubbles!!

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  27. I love that you did your project more whimsical it's beautiful and the bubbles look amazing great job!

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  28. Oh my gosh how great is this card! I love the paper flowers and the coloring is great! Don't sell yourself short it's very nice! Thanks!

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  29. I'm speechless,this is such a beautiful project;it's very difficult to describe such an outstanding card.Love every detail of the card.

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  30. Oh, Terri, this is just fabulous girlie. Such pretty colors and flowers too. LOVE this!!

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  31. I love your watercoloring and your background is gorgeous! You definitely don't need copics to make something beautiful!

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  32. What a fun and cheerful project! Love all the elements and techniques you used in your creation!

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  33. This is SO adorable, Terri. Great project!

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  34. This is beautiful, Terri! There are so many details. Wowza!

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  35. Gorgeous project, Terri! The details are perfection, thanks for sharing pics and explanation of how you created this beauty. Super inspiring!

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  36. LOVE how you did the bubbles! so cool!

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  37. I can't believe you say that coloring is not one of your skill sets - so NOT true! This is just fabulous and the coloring makes me so happy!

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  38. Super-cheery and fun colors. Love this image and love all your happy flowers and embellishments framing it.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  39. This is so pretty and colorful! Thanks so much for hopping!

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  40. Your coloring skills look good to me! Such a fun, spunky project!

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  41. Your coloring skills look good to me! Such a fun, spunky project!

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