Sunday, July 26, 2020

Growing in Unity Blog Hop July 26, 2020

Hello Unies! I am so excited to be a part of this Growing in Unity Blog Hop. And I can't believe I'm first, which is a first for me. Lol. There are 6 more stops, so please make sure to visit all of our blogs.



As this graphic says, there are two prize packs up for grabs, so make sure you leave a comment on all of our blogs. Today I am sharing two cards with several stamps I have never used before.

For my first card, I used Jaz. I guess I have had her for six years because I purchased her when she first arrived at Unity. This is my first time inking her up. She is absolutely gorgeous. I used my brand new Zigs for her headwrap and water color pencils for her skin, and other water colors for her make up. I love these Zigs! They are amazing! I think I'm going try using my Zigs for coloring skin next time. Why did I take so long to purchase? Probably the price, lol. I just so happened to find a great deal on Amazon for the 60 pack. I cannot tell you which set the sentiment comes from because it was in the grab bag I received a few days ago. Sorry. I channeled my inner Tenia Nelson for the first card. I just love her style.




For my second card I used Nia Girl. I've only had her for about six weeks. The image and sentiment are from the same set. The flower is from, from this day forward. I really wanted to paper piece her pants, too, but I was struggling with the fussy cutting. I think I need stronger readers, or I may need prescribed glasses at this point. It was really hard for me to see the lines on the paper I wanted to use for her pants. So I decided to forgo paper piecing and coloring her pants. It's always nice to change things up. I really like that I did not touch her pants.




Since I'm new to  Zig Land, I did watch a couple of videos by Jennifer McGuire. She made a very good point. Zigs work best on water color paper. As you can see in the above pictures, the purple was pretty heavy on the one flower. I did not use water color paper for my second card. With my Zig blender, I was able to pick up color from this one flower to color the rest of the flowers. Talk about potency! Lol. Now go check out these lovelies.


Angela https://stampingbowd.blogspot.com/2020/07/growing-in-unity-blog-hop.html?fbclid=IwAR0nu-D48kom6-aRwvEG40hl2tqE0aRM-PCf9kRP0jzfsQFWC680hwIrucc

Marcia https://marciacreations.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR3RWEE1Lo45sUJZWHHSoMTIKJzZR7dEc92BPPCyexFxCz0WoyESUE4j0Tc

Doreen https://whereisyourhappyplace.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR0nQ7dc_HN6yCo61gG5FF_STgycaXnjZQ2d0_RMtJN0wOhajOcVVB1U9I8

Trude https://parentesfantom1.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR0JwdI48cZSQHY-yXpU--aWHcOb7F3bTYzmOWz0nlF-QWVgTlfCEa0N2E0

Trudi  https://thetrudiostudio.blogspot.com/?fbclid=IwAR3nsnaj4x9MY5e231SIa7mOKT2Bn4qy8m-wiJX-yMI8eYA9_P_y4UBiJwY

Alaine  https://www.lainiebugdesigns.com/?fbclid=IwAR2HianHb7uJBbZh-M2Uc9hBeTKYGORwaAOLKloYF1yvFHMm3wZjHXvT_Rk2.

And don't forget  to comment for a chance to win some Unity Goodness.
Until next time my friends,
Dawn

34 comments:

  1. Lovely cards and congrats on your zigs...you will enjoy them!

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  2. Such beautiful cards! I adore Tenia's style, as well. I'm in the market for a new coloring medium... I'll check out Zig!
    (Doreen @ Whereisyourhappyplace)

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  3. Nice cards. I am not familiar with Zigs. Looks like I will be exploring today!

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  4. Nia girl is one of my favorite stamps. Love how you created with her!

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  5. Both of your cards are stunning!

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  6. Beautiful! The first card reminds me of my time in Kenya...colored perfectly to match the ladies' kanga cloth! LOVE!

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  7. I love your girls on each card. Your coloring is really good!

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  8. Beautiful background for both your images. I like the white pants which look just right for summer weather

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  9. Fabulous cards and
    great stamps!
    Carla from Utah

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  10. Your cards are amazing!! I'm going to have to check into those Zigs. Thanks for sharing your inspiration today.

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  11. Fabulous cards and love the Zig colouring

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  12. GORGEOUS CARDS! Your cards have such a fun Boho, whimsy vibe! I love it!

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  13. These are both just beautiful! Love, love, love the slimline card and that wonderful design. The 2nd is so colorful & makes me happy.

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  14. I love the design layout of the first card. The embellishments are awesome and the colors you chose for Jaz's head wrap are beautiful. I will have to look into getting the zig markers! The second card is really striking with the bright fuschia flowers with the patterned paper!

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  15. I love the first card, her scarf! Gorgeous!
    Second, is awesome too, love her blouse.

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  16. Nicely done!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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  17. Coloring is great. Beautiful cards!

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  18. Love those stamps. One never get tired of getting new stamps.

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  19. Love those stamps. One never get tired of getting new stamps.

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  20. Gorgeous cards! Love the stamps, colors and patterns on both cards. And love your coloring. Great designs. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  21. Beautiful images and color combos on your pretty cards!

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  22. I love the long slim card design. Both cards are great!

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  23. Great cards!! I especially love the color scheme on your Nia card.

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  24. Great cards. I love how the first card appears highlighted.

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  25. Gorgeous cards, Dawn!! I'm so glad you finally got your hands on ZIGs!! Yay!

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