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May 23, 2013 by Lisa Arana 53 Comments

{5.23.2013} Unity + Petaloo

Stamps and Flowers

It is a great combo!  I’m excited to be part of the Unity and Petaloo hop today.  The Unity design team is playing with Petaloo flowers and our favorite Unity stamps.  You should have arrived from the ever talented Joslyn, if not, all the action starts on the Unity blog.

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It was really fun to see how watercolor pencils would work with the Petaloo paper flowers.  Quite nice if I do say so myself.  I tried two different methods and both resulted in different effects.  I created a puddle of water and added the pencil to it for a softer coverage.  Then, I applied the pencil directly to the flower and blended with water for bolder coverage.  It is easy to add more color once the item is wet, just color lightly over the area that is damp and blend some more.  For the flower centers, I dabbed the pencil in dots on top at the end and didn’t blend with water.  I let them dry for awhile before adding them to the card.  They are delicate when wet and the glue doesn’t work so well either.

I really LOVE this Unity sentiment kit.  Can you believe it is only $10???  What a steal of a deal.  I stamped the label and sentiment on the flower patterned paper.  I stamped the sentiment a second time and trimmed out the bold words to pop them up.

** COMMENT PRIZE **
Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog today.
We’ll be giving away 3 prizes from comments left on the participating blogs.

That is all from me, head on over to the amazing Renee next!!!!

Here are the list of blogs hopping today.

Angie
Erin
Jolande
Joslyn
Lisa A.
Renee
Shellye
Shilo
Stephanie

 

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Filed Under: Unity Blog Hop, Unity Stamp Company Tagged With: birthday, card, general

Comments

  1. Nina Yang says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:05 am

    Beautiful! You rocked the flowers, Lisa!

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  2. Lisa Rodriguez says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:16 am

    what a great card! Love that sentiment kit so much I had to order it!

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  3. Julie O says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:17 am

    I’ve got that sentiment kit ordered. Can’t wait til it comes!

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  4. Christine Dring says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:19 am

    Wow Lisa! Your card is amazing, and love the way your colored flowers turned out!

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  5. Kris says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:21 am

    Love the layering on the sentiment and your flowers are just perfect.

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  6. Synthia says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:50 am

    What a fun card. I just got this set and can’t wait to play with it!

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  7. Lucy E. says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:52 am

    Pretty card-love the flowers!

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  8. Miwa says

    May 23, 2013 at 9:02 am

    Wow, great card design! Love the colors you chose, too!

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  9. Linda S S says

    May 23, 2013 at 9:07 am

    The flowers are blended so nicely.

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  10. Angeline says

    May 23, 2013 at 9:18 am

    so pretty! i absolutely LOVE it!

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  11. vicdd says

    May 23, 2013 at 9:37 am

    i say CELEBRATE everyday

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  12. Miriam Prantner says

    May 23, 2013 at 9:59 am

    Great design! I love that you stamped the sentiment piece on patterned paper and popped out the big words!

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  13. Crystal says

    May 23, 2013 at 10:17 am

    Awesome card! Love it.

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  14. Pam says

    May 23, 2013 at 10:41 am

    Such a cheerful card, and pretty watercolored flowers too!

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  15. Amy#8546(TheTigersHaven) says

    May 23, 2013 at 10:56 am

    Beautiful card. I love your layout and how you tucked your flowers. Very clever idea.

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  16. Gaylynn says

    May 23, 2013 at 10:59 am

    Your pencil technique works nicely on your flowers. I like how this card looks like a present. A pretty one too! 🙂

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  17. Carol B says

    May 23, 2013 at 11:00 am

    Gorgeous project, thanks for sharing your ideas with all of us!

    Carol B
    ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com

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  18. hotwheels AKA Linda says

    May 23, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Your layout is Beautiful! and very pretty flowers. and great colors too. It add a nice touch!

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  19. emily says

    May 23, 2013 at 11:17 am

    Perfect spring harmony!!!!!

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  20. jolande9909 says

    May 23, 2013 at 11:22 am

    love this card!!!!

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  21. Chris Locke says

    May 23, 2013 at 11:25 am

    Great idea watercolor pencils!! & a pretty card also

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  22. Lynda says

    May 23, 2013 at 11:27 am

    cute, cute, cute card!!!

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  23. Anonymous says

    May 23, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    Love the use of the watercolour pencils, great card.

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  24. jpscraps says

    May 23, 2013 at 12:38 pm

    Beautiful card! Love how you layered the flowers.

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  25. Martha says

    May 23, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    Lisa, what a LOVELY card! I love the pretty colors.

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  26. bearsmother says

    May 23, 2013 at 1:01 pm

    Love the divided sections on the card. The chevrons really add to the design. thanks for sharing.

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  27. Dorothy C. says

    May 23, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    I love everything about this card. Your technique to add color to the flowers is genius. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  28. Marcy hayosh says

    May 23, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    Beautiful card!!

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  29. Kris B says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    Such a pretty card! Love the altered flowers! Love how you popped up the words on the sentiment! TFS God bless!!

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  30. Noelle Reese says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:10 pm

    WOW! I love that you shifted everything to the left instead of the middle! I will have to CASE that girly! Awesome card!!

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  31. Ruby M says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    Beautiful card.

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  32. Angie V says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    Such a beautiful card, love the colour scheme you choose!

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  33. Lindsey says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:43 pm

    This is beautiful, Lisa! Good to know that watercolour pencils work on these flowers, too.

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  34. Teresa Godines #6857 says

    May 23, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    love how you used the paper for the background. Beautiful!

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  35. Salla says

    May 23, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    Beautiful flower card!

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  36. k says

    May 23, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    gotta love the chevron

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  37. Esther Turner says

    May 23, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    I love your flowers – they are wonderful! I really need to learn how to use my water colour pencils! 🙂

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  38. Donna Oates says

    May 23, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    Great card with beautiful colors. I like the color blocking, too!

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  39. Kathleen says

    May 23, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Love your technique on adding color to the flowers. I also like how you made part of the sentiment POP!

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  40. Jennifer Mitten says

    May 23, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    Beautiful card! I love how you popped up part of the sentiment….

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  41. lolyborda43 says

    May 23, 2013 at 6:30 pm

    I love how you framed the sentiment with those pretty water colored flowers.TFS

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  42. michelle k. says

    May 23, 2013 at 6:37 pm

    Beautiful card! I think I need that sentiment set!

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  43. stampnk says

    May 23, 2013 at 6:48 pm

    Really pretty soft colors on the flowers and a great sentiment!

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  44. shartl says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:04 pm

    Lovely card and pretty flowers! I love this

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  45. Anonymous says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    What a beautiful card with perfect Spring colors!

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  46. gwenyt says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    Your card is just beautiful! Love how you used pencils on the flowers!

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  47. Scrappin' Diva - Cindy B says

    May 23, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    Beautiful! Would never thought to use watercolor pencils on the flowers.

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  48. lostinpaper says

    May 24, 2013 at 2:00 am

    Those flowers are so pretty Lisa and I just love how you have popped the sentiment too!

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  49. sherrie says

    May 24, 2013 at 7:05 am

    Beautiful card! Love the bright colors:) TFS!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  50. jeannetteakajnett says

    May 24, 2013 at 3:09 pm

    Wonderful, you did a great job!

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  51. Jean Bullock says

    May 24, 2013 at 8:02 pm

    Darling card. I like how you divided it into quarters.

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  52. tsurutadesigns says

    May 25, 2013 at 6:18 am

    fabulously fun!

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  53. Tracy Ercole says

    May 26, 2013 at 12:38 am

    Great card!

    Reply

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