Hopping with Unity!
Let’s get hopping! The hop begins on the Unity blog, so be sure and head on over there after reading through this post! This month’s inspiration is full of fun colors and pretty images! You can choose any of the inspiration provided on the photo to get your creativity flowing! Maybe you’re inspired by the colors or maybe by one of the sketches! Maybe you’re inspired by all of it! You decide!
At first, I was drawn to the fun summer colors and created this card:
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| Stamps: Unity (Good Day Sunshine) |
I masked each color to mimic the colors in the photo’s sky. This particular image reminds me so much of my three boys!
Once I had this card done, I found myself drawn to the card sketch and ended up using the inspiration colors again, but followed the sketch using a combination of three stamp sets.
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| Stamps: Unity (Change is a Good Thing, Here Today Here Tomorrow) |
I inked the butterfly in all of the inspirational colors and then used grey as a grounding color in the design. The little stripe of polka dots is from the February 2012 Kit of the Month. I used a chevron stencil to create the left border.
Ready to continue on the hop? First, remember to leave a comment for your chance to win a fabulous prize (see below)! There will be two lucky winners!
Okay, now you’re ready to keep hoppin’! Here are the links to the rest of the hop:
http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=229628
57 Comments
What an adorable image on your first card Melissa! I like the soft rainbow of colors you added behind it. Your butterfly card is FABulous!! Congrats to you on guesting 😉
I just love the silhouette card.
Absolute LOVELINESS! I'm so thrilled you got to hop with us this month!
A beautiful card!! great to have you in the blog hop 🙂
Love how you colored the butterfly!
I like how the stamps pop out on the white backgrounds.
Beautiful cards. Love the designs.
Lovely cards! Congrats on your win too!
Congrats on winning a guest spot! Your cards are wonderful – that butterfly is absolutely gorgeous!
Such sweet and pretty cards! Love!
Simply pretty
These are wonderful! I really love the controlled color in each, so striking!
Thanks so much for joining us today as a guest hopper Melissa. Your cards are beautiful.
Beautiful cards! Love the colorful stripes with black silhouette 🙂
Congratulations Melissa! Loves your cards today the colours and design are so fabulous!
Congrats on your win! The cards are beautiful! I really like the butterfly with that sentiment. 🙂
Congrats on you win! So deserving, your cards are beautiful! Lovey CAS designs!
Love your butterfly card and the summer feeling of your first card- reminds me of when I was younger and the summer fun. Thanks for great ideas!
Love the background for the silhouette children stamp and beautiful butterfly card.
Love everything about what you created! ! Amazing, and congrats on your win…
Both cards are so lovely!
Love that first stamp set.
Carla from Utah
lovely cards… love the butterfly.. beautifully stamped..
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
oh how lovely are these, very pretty cards
Congrats on your win and hopping with the Unity design team! Both cards are amazing! I especially love the butterfly card!
Congratulations on your winning card and that amazing haul of Unity goodness!!! Luck and talent all wrapped into one!! Love these cards you made for this hop. Those colors are gorgeous and you used them superbly!
<3 J
jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com
Congrats Melissa. It must be great to be part of this hop. Tks for sharing your talent with us. Great inspiration.
Awesome cards, dearie!! 🙂
First congratulations on your win 🙂 Your card was eye-catching! I really love the masking job you did on todays card with the sky's background (makes me think.. I have to think more outside the box when I am working with my inks) and the butterfly card is beautiful, love how only the butterfly has the colours, very nice work on all 🙂
CONGRATS on your GDT honor and challenge win. All three of your cards are so CUTE. Thanks so much for sharing.
Crafty hugs,
D~
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot
Love the children silhouete card! And the butterfly card is lovely!
Congrats….I love the simplicity and clean lines in your work…great job!
How fun to get to hop with Unity! I just won the last be inspired challenge so I guess I'll be hopping soon! Your projects are all so great, and I really liked your Oh Smduge card too 🙂
Wonderful inspiration! Love it!
Congrats in your win and as guest designer for unity! Lovely CAS cards!
Congrats in your win and as guest designer for unity! Lovely CAS cards!
Congrats in your win and as guest designer for unity! Lovely CAS cards!
Congrats in your win and as guest designer for unity! Lovely CAS cards!
Love your simple sweet cards. Especially the first one just made me smile
Both cards are fabulous, Melissa. Congrats again on your Unity win!
Both are great, but you gotta love a beautiful butterfly…& Unity does make them special!!
Congrats on winning the challenge! Both your cards are wonderful! I've always liked those 3 children playing — summertime at its best — and I have a thing for butterflies — so I can't pick a favorite.
Congrats on winning the challenge! Both your cards are wonderful! I've always liked those 3 children playing — summertime at its best — and I have a thing for butterflies — so I can't pick a favorite.
Congrats on winning the challenge! Both your cards are wonderful! I've always liked those 3 children playing — summertime at its best — and I have a thing for butterflies — so I can't pick a favorite.
Congrats on winning the challenge! Both your cards are wonderful! I've always liked those 3 children playing — summertime at its best — and I have a thing for butterflies — so I can't pick a favorite.
Love the different colors on the butterfly!
Gorgeous!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Your cards are lovely. I love the softer colors…
Wonderful cards. Love how you stamped the butterfly. TFS
Congrats Melissa… Loved your winning card!!
Beautiful butterfly card and the sentiment use is perfect. Love the first card too with the colourful wash behind…its quite striking.
Oh my goodness Melissa… your cards are STUN.NING!!! I love your clean lines and beautifully simple designs. We are so lucky to have you hop with us this week, THANK YOU for your amazing cards. Hugs.
WOW! ..love them both..clean and simple !
In LOVE with your “good day sunshine” card….perfection!!
Gorgeous projects!!
fabulous! I love the butterfly! Thanks for playing with us!!!
Love ur cards!
Your cards are stunning!! I love the way you have used your neutrals with splashes of colour. So happy to have you with us!