Thursday, July 9, 2015

Unity guest for today's blog hop

 I am so excited and more than a little nervous.  I was asked to be  guest for today's challenge hop at the Unity Blog.  (Since I have not had this experience, I will probably have to make some corrections - please be patient with me.)  My excitement began when I was a big winner for their challenge a few weeks ago.  If you look at some of my previous posts, you will see that I have made good use of several items, especially the Christmas set.
I made two cards using the sketch for this week.
Card details:  Unity sentiment from Favorite Sentiment set.
Washi tape Cuttlebug Textile embossing and border die;Cheery Lynn butterfly die; Stardream metallic Neptune - emerald - cs - another prize, and it is available at Classy Cards 'n Such.  Details of the splatter technique will follow. 
This card also uses the emerald cs available at Classy Cards 'n Such; Cuttlebug border embossing folder, ribbon and sequins from my stash; sentiment from Unity.
To create the splatters I used reinker (Tsukinecko), mixed with a bit of water.  I dipped a toothbrush in it, and alternately tapped, shook, and plunked to get the result.  For the first card I used the metallic teal ink for a shimmery look.  To create the bg for the second card I used a plastic stencil to get the somewhat more even pattern, and added a bit of DP for the bottom panel.

The sketch is from the Unity blog.
Other challenges entered:
Splatter:  http://classycardsnsuch.blogspot.com/2015/07/ccns-challenge-92-splatters.html


Please join in the blog hop which begins here:  http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/ 
Some lucky participants will be eligible for winning prizes - but you have to leave comments in order to be a winner!
You will find details of the current Unity challenge here:  http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/
Thanks to the team at Unity for giving me this opportunity!

31 comments:

Lisa Rodriguez said...

Soft and pretty....

Scrapper Myra said...

Congrats on your hop participation. Enjoy!

Unknown said...

I love the metallic teal card! Congrats on winning!

Brandi R said...

Beautiful colors and textures. Love both cards ♥

Berina RGA said...

Love the soft colors.. Beautiful textures..

Cynthia said...

This is lovely, Dorothy. Congrats on your {be Inspired} win!

Becca Yahrling said...

Congratulations on winning the (be inspired) challenge! Pretty cards. Love the background on the first card - came out really pretty. Love that butterfly die, too; kinda looks like an angel (to me) as well.

Ruby said...

Lovely card.

Linda said...

Congratulations on winning the (be inspired) challenge. your work is awesome!

heidiscoll said...

Awesome cards! Congrats on winning the challenge! :)

Lyn said...

Big congrats on your win and what an awesome job you have done as a featured stamper, love your cards

ionabunny said...

Fun cards Dorothy. Hugz

Kris B said...

Wonderful cards! Love the coloring techniques you used! Congratulations on the win!

Noelle Reese said...

Beautiful cards!! Don't be nervous, you did it perfectly <3

Immi said...

Congrats on being part of his blog hop! Great job!

Gaylynn said...

These are very nice Dorothy. Congrats to you!

Sweet April said...

Love your cards simple,sweet,fabulous and awesome.Congratulation on winning!

Rebecca Wong said...

Hi, congrats on the winning! Love your cards, so beautiful!

SewPaperPaint said...

Congrats on being a guest designer, lovely card!

Amy Williams said...

Pretty cards and congratulations on your win!

Dianne Beans said...

Congratulations on your win. Your cards are very pretty.

Lisa Arana said...

Congrats Dorothy, you did an AMAZING job with these beautiful cards. Thank you so much for hopping with us this week!!! <3

Rachel said...

Congrats on your win!! We're glad you could hop along with us! Your cards are beautiful!!

Rachel said...

Congrats on your win!! We're glad you could hop along with us! Your cards are beautiful!!

angie blom said...

So nice to have you join us on the hop... Gorgeous cards❤️

Angeline Choo said...

Congrats on your win and glad to have you joining us for the hop ;)

Dana Johnson said...

Congrats on your win!! Your cards are gorgeous!!

Camille Robinson said...

BEAUTIFUL cards--congrats on winning. I'm so happy you've hopped with Unity. I can't wait to see what you do next.

Unknown said...

Congrats on winning and being part of the hop! Great cards!

Sue D said...

Wonderful cards and congrats on being a guest.

Mary Holshouser said...

I love the backgrounds on the cards. Simple but so pretty.
The ribbons that match the colors are great.
Glad to see you as a "guest designer".
thanks for sharing.