Monday, July 3, 2023

GIU Week begins, Day 1

 Hello all! I hope you are doing great I am so excited to be the Growing in Unity Girl this week. I am currently in the wonderful country of Turkiye (where I have been spending every summer for many years).  I buy tons of wonderful lace here and sell it on Etsy during the regular year.

I have some amazing Unity projects to sharing with you and I hope you will love them.  Please forgive me if my time is off, Turkiye is 8 hours different than America.

For Day one I have to share this beautiful girl stamp, the sentiment on the card says, "All I want is to be together with you."  Another thing I do in summertime is leave a lot of cards on my blog for my DH to see.  That way he gets a little message from me.


This stamp comes from a set called "Your Future Needs You."  You can find it HERE.  It's just so very expressive without even seeing her face.  What a great stamp!

Be sure to leave a comment on my blog everday this week for a chance to win a prize from Unity Stamps!


Did you see my GIU introduction? It was posted on the FB page but I thought I would share it here for my followers who missed it


 

Hi!  My name is Holley.  I am a big crafting fan who came across card making 24 years ago when I went into a little scrapbook store in Austin, TX.  Man, was I hooked after that!  Who knew one tiny brass stencil set would bloom into a such a fun hobby?  I started my blog for stamping 14 years ago and I post a new creation everyday.  Wow is it fun to look back and see how I have changed and what I have learned. 

I currently have the pleasure of working at my local Elementary School as a Special Needs Paraprofessional for the Deaf-and-Hard of Hearing Department.  I work with 2 year olds for half a day.  It's my pleasure.  I'm a former Electrical Engineer who worked for huge companies like Dell, NASA, US Military.

I am a HUGE Unity stamp fan, I adore all their amazing artists.  Their quality is top notch and they have the best variety.  I can't wait for you to see my creations this week.   http://holleybarnhartsblog.blogspot.com

Cheers, Holley

 p.s. This photo was both taken then made for me by a dear friend in Istanbul, Turkiye who calls me the lace queen because I travel there for 2 months a year to buy amazing lace for my store on Etsy.  In the picture I am looking down into my Turkish coffee cup to read my fortune.



26 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card Holley! Love how you have colored the girl’s hair! ❤️

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  2. Hi Holley I read that your holiday in Türkiye is going very well.
    the card is beautiful and the magnificent stamp congratulations for the coloring.

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  3. Beautiful card, bio and picture!

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  4. Beautiful image and coloring! Wonderful first card for your GIU week, and I look forward to seeing the rest of your creations!
    Glad you are having a great time on your trip!

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  5. Beautiful card! Lovely colors. Looking forward to seeing all your creation!

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  6. Hi Holley, hope you are enjoying Turkey. Love this card and that girl is beautiful. I don't think I've seen her so I'm off to check out the link. Hugz

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  7. Nice card and the hair is colored beautifully. Thanks for sharing about yourself.

    Linda Abel

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  8. She is so lovely!! Enjoy your week!! I visited Istanbul about 20+ years ago! Such a beautiful city!
    Jenni Shamblin

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  9. Very pretty card! I love reds and don't use them often enough.

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  10. Such a lovely card! Your coloring is just perfect!

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  11. Beautiful card Holley! I'm looking forward to seeing your cards this week.

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  12. Your card is lovely and I enjoyed reading your story!! Have a great GIU week!!

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  13. Absolutely beautiful card!

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  14. Beautiful card! My husband was in Ankara for his first tour of duty many, many years ago. Enjoy your trip.-Pam Foy

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  15. Haha, "one tiny brass stencil"! Girl, I feel ya! Thanks for sharing your bio and beautiful card!

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  16. Beautiful! Love your coloring!

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  17. what a beautiful image and card Holley

    fab photo

    gr karin

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  18. Beautiful card. Congrats on being the GIU! Can’t wait to see your other creations!

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  19. Gorgeous coloring on this beauty!

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  20. Hi Holley! So happy to see you as GIU Girl this week. I am loving the way you colored her gorgeous hair! The card as a whole is simply beautiful.

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  21. Gorgeous card Holley!!!! Love it!

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  22. Gorgeous card. Great job of adding color and shading. Sue N

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  23. So beautiful and her hair is amazing.

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