Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Visiting the Sweet Shop


This is my second day as a Growing In Unity Gal... what fun! Remember to leave a comment. Two lucky people (randomly selected from those who comment on my Growing In Unity blog posts) will receive 25 Unity stamps. You want a chance to win, I'm sure... and you can only win if you comment.

If you're not a regular on my blog, let me also explain about Tuesdays. Every Tuesday I attempt to do "something new" and post it on my blog. Sometimes these new things work out well; other times, not so much. I kind of like today's new.



It so happens that a while back (on Facebook) I saw a picture of a card someone had made using a darling Unity stamp (Meant for Adventure). The image had only been partially colored and all of the colored elements were red. You can actually see the card in the Unity store website HERE.

I was so impressed that I made a mental note to do this technique some Tuesday... and today is the day. I chose to use the Unity stamp set called Candy {Fashionista} for my card.






For a bit more fun, I stamped her dress and the bow in her hair on the same designer paper I used on the card, and did some paper-piecing.




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Image/Sentiment: Unity Candy {Fashionista} stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Markers

Papers: Recollections Black and White and Stampin' UP! Pale Plum CS and DP from my scrap file

Embellishments: Brads from an unknown vendor

53 comments:

Selena said...

Very cute card!! I love the stamps you used, so fun for a birthday card I think :)

Liz Williams said...

I love this idea of trying new things on Tuesday. This new style worked out perfectly for you on this cute card.

Unknown said...

Very cute card! That stamp is huge, wow!

Lynn McAuley said...

What a great technique! Coloring is not my favorite thing and this is a fabulous option when there are so many tiny details!! Love this new to me Unity image!! Wonderful design, Jeanette!

Tracie said...

And yet another adorable card. Great job.

Janet Christensen said...

Great Idea--I will remember this. Thanks for the inspiration.

Diane Angell said...

Absolutely adorable love the look of this. You are inspiring me😊

Paula said...

really like the minimalistic coloring Jeanette, as one who does not enjoy coloring this is a good technique for me. Thanks for sharing your lovely creations here.

Denise S. said...

What a great card and another stamp that I have somehow overlooked (my wishlist grows bigger, lol). I love the pops of color and how you made the inside special too.

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs said...

what a darling card

Katy Fowler said...

I like the colors and how little you added to your card. very pretty

Becca Yahrling said...

What a fun idea this is! Great card. I will have to
look at my stamps and find one that will work and try
this, too! Thanks for the beautiful inspiration.

Jules46 said...

Super cute!

Alyson Esposito said...

Fantastic card, I love the pop of color! I have this stamp and need to ink it up again!

Imke said...

I like the particular coloring and the paper pieced dress looks great! The sentiment inside fits perfect. Great Card !

Imke ~ MY CRAFTY PLACE

Barbara said...

Another wonderful creation. I don't know how you come up with all these ideas. I so enjoy looking at your cards. It's a different technique and makes the card stand out. What on earth do you do with all these cards you make? Every single day?? I've strained to get one birthday card done this week. LOL

GinaF said...

What a beautiful and fun card! I love this technique you tried, you rocked it!

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

Such a darling way to colour your stamp. CAS.

Rhonda R said...

Darn cute!

Terry Ladwig said...

I have never seen this stamp....how cute! Great paper piecing! Love it :-)

Sunstamper said...

What a cool technique! I'll definitely be trying soon! Thanks.

Crafter said...

Cute card!

Brenda said...

Very cute card! I had never seen that stamp set! I really like the accent color and the mounting with brads. Thank you for sharing!

Holly McGee said...

I LOVE THIS ONE! I've stood at a display case with just this look many times. Love that you choose to only color parts of the image - really brings the girl into focus.

Denise Bryant said...

I hadn't seen this stamp before! What a fun card!

Mary Kay Werry said...

This is just absolutely adorable. I love the technique and you pulled it off wonderfully.

Barb said...

Great Card--and such a fun technique. Works perfect with this image!

sharon g said...

I like how you only colored a tiny bit of the image. I've never done that....

Unknown said...

Such a cute card. The colors pop in all the right places.

Niece said...

Love this technique! I think these stamps shine even without any color but this treatment is stunning. Nice!

2suns said...

This is beautiful! Love your take on monochramtic, minimal voloring!

kel Acopan said...

love this jeanette! and that stamp is so pretty too!! you did a wonderful job with her and this is such a cool thing just coloring parts to make it pop!

lovies, =o) kel

Unknown said...

Jeanette, I love it! Something about the monotone colors makes it beautifully classic and very fun at the same time. Such a beautiful job! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Joyce Ann said...

This is a clever idea you used here, love how it simply focuses on the image and the story it tells. Great work, love the paper piecing too.
hugs,
Joyce Ann (Anniepanda)

kiwimeskreations said...

What a fun and effective technique Jeanette, and I do love the fact you have paper pieced from your dp, so that everything is perfectly colour co-ordinated - as a fashionista should be!!
Blessings
Maxine

Unknown said...

BEAUTIFUL!!!! Salem,Oregon

Unknown said...

Beautiful! Your paper piecing looks amazing! It's so seamless I thought you had colored it

s.mcfeggan@gmail.com said...

I had never thought of coloring just certain elements nor using just 1 color. What a great idea. I'm going to have to try this too. Very awesome card.

Jan said...

Oooh...I LOVE this one! How sweet!!

Judy B said...

Awesome job. I love it!! ❤️❤️

Judy B said...

This is just beautiful!! Thanks for sharing this with us. ❤️❤️

Lisa Zurek said...

I've gotta try this!

Sandra said...

This slooks great!! Have to try that too!!

Unknown said...

That was a great little story and yes such a fitting card too! Whew 16 cards in that short of a time? Way to go! Thanks for sharing!! Regarding your story I do love a good surprise!! As for the Joy in being a Unity gal,,, I bet it is simply AWESOME!!! Again thanks for sharing and good luck next week in your travels!!!

Unknown said...

love the hints of purple...great idea!

Unknown said...

this is so cute

Scrapper Myra said...

Beautiful card. So cool to be a GIU gal. Right?

Katie Dufour said...

Really pretty. I like how you used just one color.

Unknown said...

Well I think it turned out just lovely and love the touch of pink paper! Thanks for sharing. And will take a look at the card in red.

Maia Ink by Anya Lynet said...

Too cute!

Janet Christensen said...

I like how you pieced this one.

Darlene said...

So cute.

Shelly Schmidt said...

I love the purple- great color choice- and a perfect Monochromatic card! I have never seen a card done like this with just parts of the image colored- very effective- and the paper piecing is a perfect added touch!