Growing in Unity: Feel the creative love!

It's Friday and my Growing in Unity week is drawing to a close. I was lucky enough to be a GIU participant in 2017 so I knew day 5 would arrive quickly, but this week flew by faster than I remembered. To finish off my week I have two cards to share. The first one gives love to one of my favorite food groups (and I know many of you can relate): COFFEE!!

I used Arteza real brush watercolor markers to color this one. Every time I use them it's a lot of trial and error, but this time I was very happy with how the coloring turned out. I wanted to use patterned paper, too (I am trying to make a dent in my stash so I can buy more! XD).

I finished this one off with a few dots of glossy accents... and then a few more! I may have went overboard with the dots, but I love this card and the bright colors.

Since it's my last day, I wanted to share a bonus card, too. I love silly memes and grab bags, and this card shows off my love of both! I ended up with the fluffy bird from a swap and the row of houses from a grab bag. When I was organizing my stamps and I saw them side by side, I thought of this fun meme:

From there, this silliness ensued:

I created the background with distress oxides on craft. I used yellows, reds, oranges, and black to top it off and make it look like the background is smoldering. The bird was colored with prismacolors.

I used foam adhesive on the row of houses so they would be in the foreground. I didn't use bright colors because I wanted the focus to be on the approaching birdzilla. I have a small set of letter stamps that I found at Walmart when I started stamping, and I used those to create my own sentiment. Imagination is truly the limit, even with stamps!

That's it for my Growing in Unity week! I have enjoyed sharing my Unity creations with you and I feel amazing when I read through the comments! I'm going to work on replying to each comment this weekend. If this is the first post you've read, don't forget to go back and comment on each of my Growing in Unity posts (5 total) this week for a chance to win a grab bag of red rubber goodness from Unity Stamp Company! Even if you don't win, now is the PERFECT time to try Unity because it's their 11th birthday and they are having a mega sale--go see!

Thanks for swinging by and I hope you have enjoyed my cards this week as much as I have enjoyed sharing them with you! Lots of love to Unity for the Growing in Unity program and the fantastic camaraderie they foster in their Show & Tell community on Facebook! I'm so proud to be a Unie and share my love for their company and their stamps with you!