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Thursday, March 26, 2026

GIU Day 4 Butterfly For You Notecard

Hello everyone. It's Day 4 for GIU week Unity Stamps Co. I have a Butterfly card today and you can win a $20 GC to shop at Unity Stamps. 2 Lucky winners. Just comment here, FB groups, and IG to be eligible to win.

Let's Get Started:

Well this Butterfly comes from the KOM August 2025 called A Monarch Echo. I thought it was really pretty. I don't see many of these butterflies anymore. I usually see white ones in my backyard. I did go to a butterfly event before and WOW that was something, I would like to do that again one day as that was many years ago.

I stamped this butterfly with Black Soot Distress ink on watercolor paper 98lbs. I ended up using watercolor pencils from Tim Holtz. I kept laying down color with a little bit of water and a paint brush, letting it dry and then I would apply more color. After, when I was happy with my results I fussy cut out this butterfly and how I love it. I found some orange gingham pattern paper in my stash and grabbed some black cardstock. I ripped both papers.

I also used the A-Round & A-Round stamp it has some round solid stamps. I used one of those stamps with Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink on my Gingham paper for fun.

I placed my 2 papers on a cream colored A2 panel 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. Once all glued, I inked around my card panel with the Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide ink. I stamped a sentiment from the KOM with black ink onto the cream colored cardstock. I then glued my butterfly just so the center was attached I like bending the wings up and down. I did add some white gel pen dot accents to my butterfly. I like that this card is great for any Occasion, I will probably stamp inside when needed. Everything was then glued to a black A2 heavyweight card base and that makes this card finished. I hope you like it. I had fun making it. See you on our last day, Day 5!

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Monday, March 23, 2026

GIU Growing in Unity Day 1 Life Is Tough But So Are You

Hello everyone. I'm super excited to be a GIU Girl for Unity Stamps Co. this week and Today is Day 1 YAY🎉 I have loved Unity Stamps Co. for so long. They are amazing right? I will have a blog and Social media posts every day of this week. Leave comments here and in the FB Unity Stamps Groups and SM for a chance to win a $20 credit to shop at Unity Stamps Co. There will be 2 lucky winners and I will post the winners at the end of the week in the Unity Stamps Groups.

I used this cute Highland Cow Stamp called The Little High Road isn't it cute?? It was my first time using it and I love it. I stamped this cute cow on watercolor paper and then colored it with my Tim Holtz watercolor pencils, water, and a paintbrush. I also stamped the sentiment from the same set.