Friday, October 21, 2016

GIU Girl for Unity Stamps - Day 5

For my last day as the Growing in Unity Girl for the Unity Stamp Company, I've got a mixed media project for you, featuring "Nature's Holiday".  If you were smart enough to snag this last week when it was on sale, good for you!  It is such a precious stamp set.  Now, keep in mind, I set out with a vision in my head but, as often happens, I ended up with something totally different than what I intended.   Different is good, though.





Here's a close-up of my mixed media bird.  I went from stamping the original image with brown distress ink, to adding Flower Soft, Glitter Dimensional Glue, various inks and splatters of paint.




A friend had given me this amazing designer paper, I don't even know what brand, but it was a nice backdrop for what I had in mind.  My pinecones?  Lordy, they got the treatment, let me tell you; stamped, watercolored, dried, embossed, sanded, glued and splattered!

I dipped my wet toothbrush in DecoArt Americana paint, then ran my thumb across the brush to "spray" snow on my project.  I made some larger "snowflakes" with a paintbrush.  For my sentiment, I stamped it on canvas ribbon then used a glitter pen to embellish.


For my bird nest, I used burlap string and the trimmed edges of some wired faux burlap ribbon that I could fold and bend to my liking.





Purchase Nature's Holiday, here.

Thanks for stopping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win one of two prizes, a grab bag of 25 stamps. 

I'll be announcing the winners on Monday.




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21 comments:

  1. Wow what a glamorous texture rich card! What a fabulous treatment on the little bird. The Flower Soft was a great idea to give even more texture!

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  2. This is really a wow! I'd read part of your blurb and then I'd go back and marvel at the creation. I do believe this is your fault that I need to purchase this. Fabulous work all week long.

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  3. This is beautiful!! I like the sentiment stamped on burlap.

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  4. Wowzer! Absolutely gorgeous! This makes me want to try a mixed media project right now!

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  5. WOW... Terri... this is just WOW!!!!

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  6. Love to see other people's creations as I get so much inspiration from them. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. This is fabulous. I don't know how the one in your head looks, but I like how this turned out. Maybe you will have to give the one in your head another try. Love all the sparkle and the spattered paint.

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  8. This is just stunning! Gorgeous colors. I am a bit of a birdie nut, so I fell in love right away. And just reminds me why I follow your blog of beautiful things. :-)

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  9. Very cool!! I haven't done any of this style mixed media so I really appreciate your tips. I love the toothbrush snow idea. A little murky on the "flower soft" ? Do you paint that on with a brush? Anyway Thanks!! This turned out lovely!!

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    1. Flower Soft is a company that makes fuzzy little dimensional fluffy stuff, haha. Don't know how else to say it. Comes in many colors which is great for making snow, grass, etc on your projects. Use the flower soft glue to adhere. It's super fun to play with.

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  10. Wow, love all that beautiful texture! I've never used Flower soft but I've seen it. This is such a creative way to use the products, and a gorgeous design.

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  11. I like all of the different textures. What a great card for Christmas! Thanks for showing us some inspiring cards this week. I have really enjoyed seeing them.

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  12. I love the textures on this pretty piece! The pinecone image is a favorite!

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  13. This is lovely! Such wonderful details!

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  14. Stunning card again. Love the gold and blue colour scheme. You did a great job this week.

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  15. Wow, that is a blingy delight. Love the little bird. Thanks for all the fun projects this week. Hugz

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  16. beautiful colors. all is outstanding.

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  17. beautiful colors. all is outstanding.

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  18. thanks for all the inspiration this week.

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  19. thanks for all the inspiration this week.

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