Blogger Challenge: Week 149/Friends with Flair

This week’s blogger challenge is a technique challenge—using embossing on your project. I combined the challenge with one of Unity’s anniversary challenges to use a tree image on your project and came up with this simple card.

I started by coloring the Plant a Tree image using Copic markers. I sponged in a sky background behind the image. I wanted to use my airbrush, but Chloe the cutie puppy had just fallen asleep and I didn’t want the sound of the compressor to wake her. She’s fascinated with it, for some reason I can’t figure out.

Anyway, I set the tree on an olive mat and added a coordinating green twill bow, made with my Bow Easy, to the empty space in the upper right corner of the image panel. The twill’s texture was a nice match for the tree image I used. I layered the image panel on a brown panel, stamped with the Distressed Dots background stamp and embellished with a faux-stitched edge created with a white pen.

For the embossing, I used a woodgrain texture plate on the kraft card base. It’s hard to see in the photo, but it looks so pretty IRL!

For more projects featuring embossing, you can check out what the rest of the challenge players have created. Links to their blogs are in the sidebar on the right. And, check out the Unity blog for the list of all of this week's Friends with Flair players for more Unity inspiration.

Materials Used:
from i {heart} papers: Unity Stamp Co. Plant a Tree image and Distressed Dots background, medium weight Copic blending cardstock, Copic markers (YG05, YG07, YG09, YG21, E33, E35, E37, E39, R81, R85, Y23, C-5), Alexx Kesh green herringbone twill, Bow Easy, Ranger Inkssentials white gel pen

other: Bashful Blue and Close to Cocoa Classic ink, Old Olive and Kraft cardstock (Stampin’ Up!); woodgrain impressions plate (Papertrey Ink)