Growing in Unity - Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of my stint as the GIU (Growing in Unity) girl.  I'm showing you my creations all week long and if you comment every day on my blog post, you'll be entered into a random drawing for 25 random stamps from the Unity Stamp Company.  Wowza, 25 stamps!  

Who wouldn't love that?!  2 winners will be selected.

This sweet card was built around one of my favorite Unity Sentiments by the lovely artist, Phyllis Harris.  The set is called "Before I Met You Tiny Dancer".   I actually received it in a grab bag....so see?  Those random stamps are pretty cool.   You'll see several projects from me this week with Love as the theme.  This card could be used romantically for Valentine's Day, a romantic celebration, or even a baby shower.

I wanted to build a beautiful backdrop and have you zero in on the sentiment, so I started by cutting a lace heart, just under 6" with my Cricut Explore.  If you don't have a die-cutting machine, use a large pink heart shaped doily as a nice substitute.  Next, I cut a smaller heart on white chevron cardstock and used my blending tool to blend in some Colorbox ink around the edges.

The lace heart and sentiment are the shining star to the floral backdrop from Graphic 45.  I embellished the heart with Pretty Pink Posh sequins glued with Stickles Firefly glitter glue and a silk May Arts Ribbon bow finishes everything, with a purple rhinestone.  I left the inside blank as this card could be used for a number of occasions.

Come back tomorrow for more Unity inspiration! Don't forget to leave a comment here so you can qualify for the random drawing.  And for a shameless plug, I'd love if you would come and like me on FB: http://www.facebook.com/wavingmywand because when I get to 500 likes, I'm having a big giveaway!

Additional supplies:

Xyron - Xyron 900 Creative Station Sticker Maker - Home
from: Scrapbook.com 

Tombow - The Craft Collection - Stamp Adhesive Runner - Permanent - Refillable

Graphic 45 - Sweet Sentiments Collection - 8 x 8 Paper Pad 

DCWV Quince Blossoms white chevron cardstock

Ranger Ink - Adirondack Earthtones - Pigment Ink Pad - Pitch Black

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Lace heart welded with Cricut Explore

Have I mentioned that I love my Cricut Explore?  One of my favorite features in Design Space, is welding.  You can merge your designs together by layering them, select all, then click welding from the edit feature.  Genious!  This design was created using elements from the Victorian Romance collection.  Have you been to Cricut.com lately?  All clearance items are 75% off at Cricut. 

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(I'm working on a creation that I'll share with you soon, as it's for an upcoming project with a stamp company.  I ran my heart through my Xyron Creative Station to easily adhere to my project.  More later!) 

Come and "like" me on Facebook.  When I get to 500 likes, I'll be having a fun givewaway....prize to be determined.  http://www.facebook.com/wavingmywand


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Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links so, if you purchase a product using the link I may receive a commission.  This does not affect your purchase amount.  I only participate in the Cricut affiliate program because they are products that I use and love. Thank you for your support!