Monday, January 1, 2018

GIU Gal - Day 1


I am honored and excited to be the very first Growing in Unity Girl of 2018!!!


Ingredients

Stamp - Naked Snowpeep
Inks - Jet Black/Stazon, Dew Drop Coffee Bean/Brilliance
Buttons - Bag - O - Buttons, The Paper Studio
Flowers - Prima
Stickles - Icicle
Beaded Snowflake - EK Success
Adhesive - Glue Glider Pro Glue Gun, Glue Arts
Colored Pencils - Derwent Watercolor Pencils
White Cardstock/Black Cardstock

Recipe

Stamp Naked Snowpeep onto White Cardstock
Edge with Brilliance Coffee Bean Dew Drop ink
Color scene in with Derwent Watercolor Pencils - Blend with water
Use Stickles - Icicles for snow, snowpeep, tops of posts, gloves and hat
Mat on Black Cardstock
Stamp sentiment on White Cardstock
Mat on Black Cardstock
Adhere both to card
Glue buttons to 3 corners
Hot glue flower to corner of card
Glue beaded snowflake to flower
Stamp sentiment to inside of card

GIVEAWAY: 

The wonderful people at Unity Stamps are giving away 25 random stamps to two lucky people who comment on my GIU posts this week. Be sure to leave a comment for each post this week (Monday through Friday) for the most chances to win! I will post the winners next week here on my blog.








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62 comments:

  1. SuzJanuary 1, 2018 at 8:51 AM

    Great card. Happy New Year and congrats on starting a blog

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:43 AM

      Happy New Year Suz and any comments on my blog in the future will be appreciated as I am new!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 1, 2018 at 9:01 AM

    I love this card, I love the snowballs at least I call them that used so many on my Christmas cards they are adorable

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:46 AM

      Thank you Patricia! Unity’s snowballs are so cute and so much fun when you add the sparkle ⛄️Happy New Year!

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  3. DebraleeJanuary 1, 2018 at 9:05 AM

    Love this card Congratulations and Happy New Year

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  4. MaryJanuary 1, 2018 at 9:10 AM

    Really cute card, I love using stickles myself cause it adds a nice sparkle.

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:48 AM

      Thank you! There are so many fun colors of Stickles.

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  5. DarleneJanuary 1, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    This card is so cute. Very nice coloring.

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:52 AM

      Thank you! Happy New Year! I love to color. I use so many different pencils, paints, and markers so I will be working on my shading for. While.

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  6. DaphneJanuary 1, 2018 at 10:14 AM

    Very clear instructions! I like the recipe format and a super cute card!

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:53 AM

      Great compliment! Happy New Year! Glad my instructions were easy to understand.

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  7. Glennis FJanuary 1, 2018 at 11:59 AM

    Love the naked snowman! congrats on starting off 2018

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  8. Liz WilliamsJanuary 1, 2018 at 1:08 PM

    This gives me a chance to visit some new blogs to me, and congratulations on being the GIU girl this week. Hope to get by each day to see your cute cards.

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:59 AM

      My goal this year is to stick with the blog. I love to read other. Hope to get better as the year goes by. Yesterday being my very first day! Hope you come back!!!

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  9. HeatherBJanuary 1, 2018 at 2:09 PM

    Beautiful card! I love everything about it. Such great details. Thank you for sharing and Happy New Year!!

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 1:00 AM

      Thank you Heather!!! What a great compliment. Happy New Year!

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  10. RomaineJanuary 1, 2018 at 2:33 PM

    Adorable! Once again, a stamp I have not "noticed" on the site. So fun!

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 1:03 AM

      Thank you! 😀I am always finding new stamps that I haven’t seen! I am so thankful that I found Unity!

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  11. Dorothy GreenJanuary 1, 2018 at 4:26 PM

    A fun card!!! Beautifully colored!

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  12. windycindyJanuary 1, 2018 at 8:07 PM

    I adore your little ball of a snowman; with his clothing
    Hung on the clothesline! Also, the colors that you used
    To create your card, are perfect... Love the embellishments,
    also.
    Thank you for sharing, Cindi

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    1. Shannon SunnarborgJanuary 2, 2018 at 1:12 AM

      This is one of my favorite stamps. Thank you for the compliments! Happy New Year! Don’t forget to check back each day thru Sunday for a chance to win a grab bag of stamps given graciously by Unity Stamp Co.!

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  13. Katy FowlerJanuary 2, 2018 at 2:58 AM

    Super cute card. I like this stamp a lot, too.

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    1. shannonJanuary 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM

      Thank you! Isn’t he adorable! Fun to use all the Stickles :)

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  14. Rhonda RJanuary 2, 2018 at 7:15 AM

    Love anything Unity.

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    1. shannonJanuary 2, 2018 at 2:01 PM

      I love Unity too! I have found that since I discovered them last year, they are the only stamps I want to use!

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  15. Becca YahrlingJanuary 2, 2018 at 9:30 AM

    Oh, poor little guy is freezing! But he looks
    just as cute without his clothing. lol Your card
    is fabulous!

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    1. shannonJanuary 4, 2018 at 4:31 AM

      Thank you!He is freezing and there are millions more outside. We are supposed to get up to 20 inches!!!

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  16. LLJanuary 2, 2018 at 11:12 AM

    I too am ready to learn new skills with my inks and pencils! Love this cute card.

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    1. shannonJanuary 2, 2018 at 2:08 PM

      I LOVE to color! Thank you for the compliment 😀 Happy New Year!

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  17. Sue DJanuary 2, 2018 at 12:32 PM

    Great coloring and love the sentiment to go along with this image.

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    1. shannonJanuary 4, 2018 at 4:41 AM

      Thank you! The alway have the perfect sentiment and you can use them with many of their stamps 🧚🏼‍♀️

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  18. Teresa Godines #6857January 2, 2018 at 2:10 PM

    I love this image and how you colored it. Congrats on your GIU week. Looking forward to seeing all of your projects this week

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    1. shannonJanuary 4, 2018 at 4:43 AM

      What a fun week it’s been! Thank you, I love to color.

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  19. sharon gJanuary 2, 2018 at 3:29 PM

    I like how you colored it in soft colors. Nice job--can't wait to see the rest of the week. :)

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    1. shannonJanuary 4, 2018 at 4:48 AM

      Thank you! Looking at my work, I never noticed how I gravitate towards the softer shades. 👩🏻‍🎨

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  20. foleysfriendJanuary 2, 2018 at 5:54 PM

    What a great job of showcasing such a fun stamp!

    sue

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  21. UnknownJanuary 2, 2018 at 8:44 PM

    This is adorable and so much fun! Happy New Year to you!

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  22. Angie MJanuary 2, 2018 at 8:55 PM

    Very cute! Gotta get my sticlkles out again...

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    1. shannonJanuary 4, 2018 at 4:53 AM

      Thank you! Love my Stickles! So many Stickles so little time! Lol

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  23. Kim Klinkovsky.My Kraft KlosetJanuary 2, 2018 at 9:20 PM

    Adorable. The snowballs are some of my favorite stamps. Great coloring and design. Happy New Year!

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    1. shannonJanuary 4, 2018 at 4:54 AM

      Thank you Kim! Mine too!!! Happy Ne Year 😁

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  24. Denise S.January 2, 2018 at 11:21 PM

    That stamp is adorable and the colors you used are wonderful.

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    1. shannonJanuary 5, 2018 at 6:46 PM

      Gotta love a cute little snow peep! Thank you. I think picking out the colors is part of the fun!!!

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  25. KimberJanuary 3, 2018 at 12:08 PM

    Cute.

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  26. HeatherBJanuary 3, 2018 at 12:58 PM

    Adorable card!! I love everything about it. Thanks for sharing your talent

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  27. Bobbie Sue McConathyJanuary 4, 2018 at 12:46 AM

    How exciting for you!! I love everything about this card. It’s vibrant and fun! The embellishments are fantastic!

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  28. Marjorie DUMONTIER January 4, 2018 at 4:25 PM

    This is a sweet card !
    [margessw(at)icloud(dot)com]

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  29. Denise BryantJanuary 4, 2018 at 11:12 PM

    What a darling card! Love the cute stamp you used!

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  30. Sharon FoulkJanuary 5, 2018 at 3:06 PM

    That is adorable!

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  31. KCJanuary 5, 2018 at 3:49 PM

    lol this is so cute! I just love this your coloring is so good!

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