GIU 6/23/25 to 6/27/25

Hello everyone!  I had the pleasure of being the Unity Stamp Company Growing in Unity gal this week.  I posted my creations to Facebook because there are more people over there to see them, but I wanted to capture them here as well.  

 

Monday 6/23/25

Happy Monday! It’s my GIU week, a chance for me to share some recent creations and a chance for you to win some store credit to Unity by being a lucky commenter. Two winners will be drawn at the end of the week.

For today’s card, I wanted a beach background for an anniversary card for a couple who married on the beach. I didn’t exactly have one, so I selectively inked “Realize” to create my background and layered die cuts of cardstock and mulberry paper to finish off the card. The sentiment is from “Love is a Magical Thing.” 

 

 

Tuesday 6/24/25 

I’m sharing posts this week as a GIU gal for Unity. Be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win one of two $20 store credits from Unity!

 

Today’s cards feature the recent kit “Kindness Unfolded.” These stamps helped me easily make dozens of thank you cards for the many friends and family who supported me while I was undergoing cancer treatment and Unity was awesome enough to make the kit from a set of sentiment ideas I shared with them. Thanks, Unity, for helping bring my vision to red rubber!

 

On the first card, I stamped mini ink pads directly on paper to make the background. On the second, I inked up a square acrylic stamping block and then pressed it to the paper to give a slightly different effect. There are so many fun ways to play with inks!

 

 

 

 

Wednesday 6/25/25

Happy Wednesday! Today’s card combines several Unity kits: Party Mix, Slowly Turning Classic, and Urban Chevron. Papers are by Basic Grey, so you know they have been in my stash for ages!

If you haven’t noticed the Christy Tomlinson stamps at Unity, please go check them out. The Urban Chevron stamp is one of my all time favorite backgrounds. Here I stamped it both vertically and horizontally to add additional visual texture to my background.

We are all always looking for masculine card designs. I hope this gives you some inspiration!

Remember that at the end of the week, I’ll be drawing the names of two lucky commenters to win a $20 Unity store credit. Thanks, Unity, for sponsoring the GIU program!  

 

 

Thursday 6/26/25

Happy Thursday! Today’s card features a sentiment from “Grateful for All” and a whole bunch of patterned paper scraps from a 6x6 pad!

The gems on this card are from what was essentially a bedazzling kit for fabric, but I love how low profile they are for cards to make it through the mail using only one postage stamp. What are some items you have used on cards that weren’t originally intended for cards?

Remember to leave comments on my GIU posts this week for your chance to win a $20 store credit from Unity! 

 

 

Friday 6/27/25 

Happy Friday! It’s my last day as the Growing in Unity poster, so be sure to leave a comment here and on my four earlier posts this week. Unity generously provides a $20 store credit to two random commenters each week.

“Coolest Chick Ever” takes center stage in today’s card. I just love the sassy chickens in this set! These paper flowers were all the rage 15 years ago and I wouldn’t mind seeing them make a comeback because they are such an easy way to bring some texture to a card. Is there an older supply or technique you’d like to see regain popularity?

Thanks for your kind comments this week.  

 

 

I hope you enjoyed coming along for the ride this week.  Looking back, I think it's clear I love crafting with teals and oranges!    

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