Growing in Unity Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Growing in Unity Blog Hop! I am super excited to share a couple of cards with you today! 

I used the Love to my Heart set and the Happy Winter Gnome set from Unity Stamp Company to make these cards. 

For my Happy Winter Gnome card,  I used the Tim Holtz Holiday Sweater stencil and Pumice Stone Oxide for the background. I die cut the trees using dies in my stash. To make the snow, I used Tim Holtz grit paste Snowfall. I didn't read the package before I used it and missed that it was translucent, so I quickly dropped some Maker Forte Snow Flurries Sugar Sparkle Glitter on top before it dried so you wouldn't be able to see the stencil through the paste. 

I have always wanted to try monochrome coloring but I was very intimidated to actually attempt it. I really don't know why... if I didn't like it, I could just stamp a new image right? So this adorable snowman and penguin from the "Love to My Heart" set were colored using the W's in my Copic collection. I watercolored a little splatter of Pumice Stone Distress Oxide on watercolor paper and then die cut it using the Bubbled Diamond Mosaic Background Die from Gina Marie Designs. I colored in the hearts with R85, R83, and R81 on the snowman and to finish the card, I stamped the sentiment on vellum and fussy cut it out.

Thank you for stopping by! be sure to check out all of the other stops along the way for your chance to win!!!

Here is your hop list:

1. Kelly Parker 

2. Kimberly Koblensky Boliver  <--you are here

3. Sandra

4. Jho 

5. Cara 

Don't forget to leave a comment! 

P.S. check out my instagram and swipe through the post for a third card. I couldn't post it here because it is for one of my best friends birthday and she hasn't seen it yet. {And she reads my blog}