Monday, October 5, 2015

Growing in Unity Day One-Queen of the Universe.

I am so excited to be the Growing in Unity person this week.  I love Unity Stamp Company.  So please check back daily this week and leave a comment for a chance to win 25 random stamps from Unity.  I will let you know next Monday who the 2 winners are that were chosen. How great is that?  You can make my day and maybe at the end of the week I may be able to make yours.

I am coming off a great weekend of a "scrapbooking retreat".  What a weekend it was!   Scrapbooking has allowed me to forge friendships to people all over the United States and Canada.  Sometimes I get a chance to meet up with some of these great women and this weekend was one of them.  My stomach still hurts from laughing and my head a little from the Caramel Apple Sangria.   Being with crazy talented women all gathered in one place over a weekend, encouraging each other, laughing together and sharing stories, just really inspires you to believe in yourself.  You learn it is more than a hobby, it becomes you support network and people you can learn so much from.  Though meeting other paper crafters is how I learned about Unity.  Unity Stamps and their blog, Instagram and Facebook page have helped me branch out and try new things, beside just scrapbooking.  This is a women who swore she would "NEVER" stamp, let alone make cards.  Now I not only use stamping on my layouts, I make cards and have gotten really crazy and did some actual art projects. If you would have told me a few years ago I would be doing GIU, I would have said,"no way, I can't do that stuff". Through Unity stamps and especially their design team inspirations, I have learned, I can do it. 

So thanks to Unity and thanks to you in advance for checking out my blog this week.  This week card has a hint of copper.  I love the metallic trend.  I have done cards with gold ink and gold embellishments but this is my first time with copper.  It came in a monthly scrapbooking kit from Studio Calico.  I also got purchased  4x6 "galaxy" paper from there.  When I saw it on their website I knew I had the perfect stamp for it.  I actually ended up using the brown metallic ink from Momento, as the copper actually had a really strong rusty look to it.  The twine I borrowed from a friend so I am not exactly sure what brand it is.  I love, love, love this card.  We all have a girlfriend out there who is perfect for this sentiment, don't we?






Supplies:
paper- Studio Calico
copper stars- Studio Calico
Metallic copper twine-
gems-teresa colleins
stamped with- MISTI
ink- momento metallic

Thanks for checking it out.  Remember to leave a comment this week for a chance to win a random 25 stamp prize from Unity.  

Have a great Monday!
LB





33 comments:

  1. Retreats are awesome! A great way to form friendships and make a few crafty goodness... great card, can't wait to see what you've got for us tomorrow. ;)

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  2. What fun a retreat! Great card. thanks for being our GIU gal. Did you get my email?

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  3. Awesome card LB!!! i think that I might "need" this stamp.....

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  4. I have absolutely loved watching your style evolve since I "met" you 5 years ago. This card is GREAT!

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  5. Fabulous CAS card! I love this image and sentiment! The sequins are a great touch! Congrats on being this weeks GIU designer! Looking forward to a fun week!

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  6. Lovely card,I like the sentiment,sequins,color and everything.It's fantastic!Thanks for sharing!

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  7. I LOVE retreats but haven't been able to go in quite awhile - glad yours was great! Your card is perfect for a girlfriend and I think I need to get some of the galaxy paper!

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  8. I love the 40s, 50s and 60s look. This card is really cute!

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  9. So fun! The sentiment is so funny, and I love the retro feel!

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  10. Gorgeous card. Love the image and the beautiful blue background paper.

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  11. Very pretty! Love copper - it's just so rich looking. Very cool sentiment!

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  12. Great design, Laura. Love the dp and sequin stars. Looking forward to your inspiration this week!

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  13. Perfect backing paper for this fabulous sentiment and image. Hugz

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  14. Very funny sentiment and the galaxy paper is perfect.

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  15. Congrats on being the GIU gal this week. I am looking forward to seeing your projects.

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  16. Congrats on your GIU week and thanks for giving me a chuckle with your card! I love the sass of this image!

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  17. Great card. What a true sentiment! Congrats on being the GUI gal this week. Can't wait to see what inspiration you bring this week ♥

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  18. Great June Cleaver looking card. I love that background paper you used too.

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  19. Hey, hey, LB! So happy to see you and your crafty self as GIU! :) Great card, love the metallic touches!!!

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  20. Nice card!! Elements and color is gorgeous.

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  21. Nice card!! Elements and color is gorgeous.

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  22. Awesome card! I love this stamp set. You did a fantastic job coordinating the various items from different sources to pull this together. TFS

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  23. Love the angled main image against the background!

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  24. I enjoyed reading your post. I have never been on a scrapbooking retreat. Sounds amazing. I've been to crops. Love this card. She is one of my favorite unity stamps. The paper you selected is perfect.

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  25. Ha Ha love this quote. My family would say that it would fit me perfect as they think I believe myself to be a princess. OK I wear a tiara on my birthday and Mother's day and any other time I can get away with it. You rock stampin' queen!!!

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  26. I love the look off the copper-makes it look more vintage! I have wanted that set since I saw it!

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