PURPLE...

Hello my wonderful friends!

It's time for another Unity hop!

(and sale!)

(Warmth of Winter, Love in Return)

Well, the recent rains in the area have stopped... Aside from minor flooding in the garage and the driveway becoming kinda dangerous, things are good for my family. My prayers go out to all those who had more damage... including those who homes where taken in mudslides... Feeling grateful for sunshine right about now. 

Do you like challenges? Do you join in Unity's? You should! It's a great way to be inspired, share your work with others so they can be inspired by you... and you could win $100 worth of stamps... Yup. Awesome. 

The new one is up and running... find all the info HERE

(Warmth of Winter, Heartfelt Sentiments)

Here's one of my takes on the new challenge... I used the card sketch as well as the colors... Love them both!  I heat embossed the background image (stamped twice) with clear embossing ink and Ranger's Frosted Crystal embossing powder. (this is a unique powder that has a frosted look and a slightly different texture than traditional powders. I love it.) I then used an ink blending tool to blend together some Distress inks. I love how smoothly they melt together!  I also used Distress ink to dye the crinkle ribbon. Love how everything matches that way!

And this is from the NEW RELEASE today... Heart Strings. (absolutely adorable set!!!)

I couldn't get over the fun purples and blues color palette, so I used it again here!

 The sparkly fibers behind the vellum heart are called Angelina Fibers... They are fun sparkly threads that can be fused together with heat... they are also mixable for making custom colors. PERFECT!

Speaking of custom colors...

For today's tutorial, I thought I would share a fun little tip for getting more out of the products you probably already have in your stash... 

Let's do a little customizing with our embossing powders, shall we? (this may be 'old hat' for a lot of you, but it is still a fun trick.)

If you go to the store, or browse online, you will find embossing powders come in countless colors... And yet... you never seem to have the "perfect one" for you project... (or is that just me being super picky??? LOL!)

Did you know you can MIX embossing powders to come up with TOTALLY new colors? You can also mix types of embossing powders for different effects.

For my project, I wanted a touch of sparkle... but the glitter embossing powders I had were all the wrong colors. So... I made my own.

Pour some embossing powder into a new container. You can use transparent or opaque, and any color you choose. I wanted white. (boring, I know, but it's what I needed for my project. It won't be boring for long!)

Add glitter. Again, it's up to you the color and even SIZE of your glitter. I wanted clear glitter, but I actually used two sizes... Micro fine and fine. Try adding in a little chunky glitter for an even different look!

 
Experiment with different powder to glitter ratios... you can get different looks simply by changing up the ratio!

Use just like normal embossing powder... stamp your image (Dot's For Sure) with clear embossing ink. Sprinkle your sparkly powder over it. Gently tap off extra and return it to container. Heat. Done. LOVE. (and that glitter isn't going anywhere! Yay for no mess!)

Don't forget---
 Leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop (including the Unity blog) for your chance to win.  The winners will be announced Monday on the Unity blog. Make sure you visit all the blogs...you don't want to miss any of the fabulous inspiration (or chances to win!)

Enjoy!
~Kassi