Wednesday, February 20, 2019

GIU Day 3

Welcome to my third posting for GIU for this week.  I have watercoloring supplies out, and used images from 3/2018 KOTM.  This post is a tribute to my Mother, she was quite the artist, loved flowers and her favorite colors purple and yellow.


  I used Distress ink Seedless Preserves for the background. The background stamp is Spilled Paint Unity/Brutus Monroe.  Once the background stamp was inked, I spritzed a little water on it, then stamped it onto Canson Mixed Media cardstock. The tulip image was stamped onto Arches watercolor paper. It was cut out with a MFT die.
  The distress ink was applied to a craft mat and then spritzed with water, and painted onto the tulip.  I added a touch of Distress marker for highlight.  I took a sponge and grabbed some color from the stamp(that I had not cleaned off yet) and sponged the edge of the card.
  The cardstock is SU Marvelous Magenta (retired).  I finished off the card with a bow. I added the  sentiment  from 12/16 Sentiment kit (Special Wishes).


  Same card, same process- using Scattered Straw Distress ink.  Greenery was done with Forest Moss and Mowed Lawn. I added SU so saffron ribbon.

 I had one image left over, so decided to make it up without a background stamp.
 Whoa- that red cardstock is Gina K Red Velvet, and the rich red ink is Arteza waterbrush pen.  I used a sentiment from Gracielle Designs. The red layer under the image is embossed for texture, and the image is cut with a MFT die.

***Unity generously offers prize packages for GIU- all you have to do to win is comment on each post this week- I will use random.org to pick 2 winners at the end of the week.***

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Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

31 comments:

Barb said...

These cards are stunning Shelly--and I love the purple one the best!

ionabunny said...

Oh these are so pretty. Love the purple and the red. Beautiful cards. Hugz

stamping sue said...

Wow! what pretty flowers and I really like that background (which I have and need to pull it out and play)!
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

Wilma DeG said...

Simply gorgeous! It's amazing how you can use one stamp multiple times and make it look so differently each time! The red one is my favorite.

*Vicki* said...

Wow these are so pretty Shelly!! I am in love with that Unity/BM background so much...it's on my wish list!! :) HUGS

Dana Johnson said...

OMG these cards are so beautiful! Love the background stamp! ❤️❤️❤️

Linda said...

LOVE your creations and you are so creative! That tulip is so beautiful!

Holley (Tondre) Barnhart said...

Gorgeous cards today. My favorite is definitely the red one. Lovely

karen adams said...

Amazing how many different looks you can get with one stamp! Beautiful!!!!!

https://jojosretiredpasttime.blog/ said...

Beautiful tulip cards.... love them all

Denise S. said...

Great to see different ways with the same stamp.

Darlene said...

I love these. They are so stunning.

Kim Klinkovsky.My Kraft Kloset said...

Just beautiful. I love your colors, stamps, and designs. I love the purple, but that red is amazing too! Just lovely projects. I think I may get started on Mother's Day cards with these tulips too! Thank you for the inspiration!

Terry Ladwig said...

Pretty Shelly!

Glennis F said...

Beautiful cards today, I love how you can get different looks with the same stamp

Dorothy Green said...

What lovely cards and in such lovely colors! I Loved how you used the spilled paint background with your magenta card!

Kim Marie said...

Beautiful! And a lovely tribute to your mom!

Sue D said...

These tulip cards are so beautiful and I like the background on the first two.

Jacque Bauer said...

Mothers are so special. Mine loved tulips also. You did a wonderful job on all of these cards. Love them!

Kellylee said...

I love the red version! Very pretty

Denise Bryant said...

Very pretty cards! Love the marbled background on the first card! Beautiful tulips!

Lisa Lynn said...

Shelly those are all beautiful and all the colors are wonderful. I'm sure your Mom is watching over you and smiling as you are stamping away.

Rachel Duong said...

The tulip cards are so pretty and I love the marble texture background in the back. I love the stamps that remind us of those special people.

Pat said...

Love the purple card, but then I love purple. They are all beautiful cards. Your bows are so neat and nice on your cards wish I could tie one like that. The background is one I did not get but it looks wonderful with the flowers. I am always seeing things I thought I did not like and they are stunning

Beth Norman-Roberts said...

All three are lovely, but it is the purple one that grabbed my attention. Funny, I'm working with purple today. LOL.

Your background is gorgeous and so is your colouring on the first card. Lovely colouring on your other cards.

Snailmailstamping.blogspot.com said...

The purple one is my favorite, love using one stamp multiple ways!

Becca Yahrling said...

These are all so pretty! What a beautiful gift set these would make.

Holley (Tondre) Barnhart said...

How cool that you did a woman and man card. So perfect for such an occasion beautiful photo of the couple. Blessings to the baby

Kathy H said...

All three cards are beautiful,love your work!

Vannessa Osbourn said...

Nothing says spring like a bunch of tulips and your cards are beautiful! Thanks for so much inspiration this week!

Lynn McAuley said...

I have this background and haven't used it but once! It looks stunning with these gorgeous tulips, Shelly! I know I will be using it a lot!