Today is day two of my GIU week and I really appreciate all those who have taken the time to comment. Remember that I will be drawing two names from all of the comments for the week on Sunday to give away a grab bag of Unity stamps graciously given by Unity Stamp Company. I will also draw an additional name for three Distress Oxide inks that I have doubles of.
Yesterday I used stamps from a SMAK kit. Today and tomorrow I will be doing cards all made from the July 2018 KOM (Kit of the Month) and one paper pad by Pink Paislee called Citrus Bliss. It went well with this kit and forced me to use some of my paper stash that is much too big. I have belonged to KOM for over two years and still love getting it each month. It fits my style better than SMAK and I think the value of either membership can’t be beat. You not only get a wonderful selection of images and sentiments each month but also discounts on orders over $40 and can buy past kits for half off.
Now on to the cards.
This uses the paper piecing technique that can be found on the Unity quick tip videos. While I like paper piecing for the Angie girls, I like using it for other images too. I stamped the lemons on one pattern and the leaves on another and fussy cut them. I stamped the whole image on white card stock and placed the fussy cut pieces on top of those. I put the middle lemon and leaf on foam tape which gave it a nice dimensional look.
I pretty much did the same technique for this card using a patterned pink paper for the body of the flamingo.
I send a birthday card to the members of my small church and this year I have been using the pages of an old hymnal as the backgrounds for my cards. Unity has so many stamps that work well for this and this July’s KOM had a beautiful floral that was perfect. I stamp it with Versafine ink and watercolor the image. I found that if I work lightly and dry the paint as I go the page stays nice and flat. The mat for the card and sentiment came from the same paper pack as the other cards.
This is the KOM that I made these cards from and tomorrow I will have even more cards from the rest of the stamps in the kit.- Denise
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The Crafty Ledger 
Very cute ! I find myself making more cards than Scrapooking these days.
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Love the paper piecing! Pretty cards!
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Out of the week, these are probably my favorites. Those paper pieced lemons are so cute!!
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Wow! You really think outside the box! Your paper piecing the lemons and flamingo is fabulous! My favorite, however is the birthday card! I love that floral image over the music – lovely!
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Such neat cards! I really like the lemon one!!! The flamingo saying is so perfect!
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I love that you’ve stamped on printed paper. The effect is beautiful and unexpected. Thanks for the reminder of this technique. I’m going to have to look for an old hymnal too!
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Love the paper piecing! I never think of using it for other objects besides Angie girls! That first card is so well done! But, as usual, love the all, especially the colors!
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Oh these are so awesome! Excellent work!
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I can not tell a lie. My favorite is the card on music for a birthday. It is so beautiful. I am a little hung up on coloring flowers and playing with them. this is stunning and so beautiful thank you for sharing this
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I absolutely love the slower card and the musical background. It is beautiful.
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I think the lemon card is my favorite today. Love the polka dots.
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Beautiful cards. I love paper piecing. Your lemon card is so fun and colorful!
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Your music paper background is wonderful. Choices of Background truly can amke a card sing.
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Lol, great pun, thank you.
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Loving the paper pieced lemons! The hymnal page as backdrop for the flowers is perfect.
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Very pretty cards Denise!! Love the paper piecing!
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More beautiful cards! I absolutely love your paper piecing. Wonderful job.
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Fussy cutting is my anxiety killer! I love your paper piecing 🙂
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Wow! These are beautiful. You’re making me want these kits. I just can’t buy another kit…I just can’t…or can I?
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You can if you want to become addicted, lol.
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Cute paper pieced cards and love the hymnal page as a background.
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Very neat!!!
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I always look forwards to getting my KOTM in the mail each month. I’ve been getting them for almost 2 years as well. I love the paper piecing you did with the lemons, I wouldn’t have thought to do that. I especially love the floral stamp in this kit.
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Such bright & cheery cards. I love them. Especially the lemon 🍋
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Thank you for sharing some tips on paper piecing on objects normally not done. Love the use of old hyms music sheets for religious related cards. Your cards are beautiful!
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Beautiful cards! The flowers on the music paper is my favorite.
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I especially like the lemons card. The colors, the paper piecing..all so wonderful.
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WOW! Great paper piecing. Love the lemons. Great idea using paper from the hymns. It’s a lovely background. And Love your pattern papers and designs. Just wonderful cards.
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What an awesome kit that is!! And what a beautiful array of cards, too.
I like paper piecing, but haven’t done much of it. Love polka dots, so love
those delicious lemons! And I love a scripty BG and the old hymnal is perfect.
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Beautiful cards. You have given me inspiration to use this set!
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Wow! Another set of beautiful carda… I especially love the one on the old hymnal page! I’m definitely going to try that. Thanks again for the inspiration!
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Again .. WOW! These cards are great. I love your paper piecing. What great ideas! This is a wonderful KOM with a wide variety of stamps. Thank you for sharing your creativity!!
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I adore the flamingo card!💕 I need to subscribe to the KOM!
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Thank you. KOM is a great boost for me each month.
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Wow! You are one busy girl! I’m inspired to get one of my kom out and make multiple cards from it. That’s a great idea. My favorite is the lemon card paper piecing, but all are beautiful!
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Your paper piecing is amazing!! love the papers you have chosen. The flowers on the hymnal is so beautiful!!! I was just given some old hymn books to work with so your card has given me lots of inspiration!!! Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!!
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Beautiful cards. Now I want to go home and try to make them. 😀
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I love the idea of using the hymnal pages! I will definitely be doing this!
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Thank you. It was a great way to recycle a very worn out hymnal.
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Thank you for the inspiration, I love this kit. Your cards are beautiful. I love Unity Stamps. I found Unity Stamp Company a few years back, and now have over 100 of their stamps. I especially love any stamp from Phyllis Harris, and the Angie Girls.
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Thank you. I have so many stamps that I stopped for a couple of months (except my KOM of course) and am trying to use them at least once before I buy more, but they are so addicting.
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Again – so many great things in this post! And now I’m considering Kit of the Month. 🙂
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Thank you. I have never really regretted my KOM. I think it or SMAK are great options depending on what your style is. I looked at the past kits a lot before I joined to see if I really would like them month after month and I do.
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I plan to retire in a couple of years and I’ve dreamed of doing nothing but crafting. I know it won’t be like that, but it might be a good reason to subscribe to the KOM.
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My retirement is still a little way off, but I can dream of crafting all day. Good luck and even with less time, I still love the KOM.
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Piecing those lemons….brilliant! I too need to use up some paper…
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Thank you. I have so much paper, I will never use it up, lol.
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Adorable cards,they are so beautiful! You are so talented. Thanks for sharing.
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These cards are so colorful, very beautiful, I love your paper piecing!
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Such beautiful cards!! I need to ink up my KOM… those lemons are just wanting to be inked! Thank you for the lovely inspiration!
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Thank you Crystal. Your cards are so beautiful and such an inspiration to me.
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Beautiful cards! Love how you have used the kit and your paper piecing is perfection. Great day #2! Jo x
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I love the cards you have made from this amazing stamp set
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