Garden Grove B&B {Growing in Unity week}

Hi Unity friends! 

I'm sharing a layout today about a trip we took last summer. We stayed at a bed & breakfast in Michigan that was the cutest little place. I didn't take any photos except one of the grounds so that's what I used for this page because I did want to record this memory.

I wanted to talk for a minute about stamping directly onto your page because I know it makes a lot of people nervous. I was a scrapbooker before I was a stamper and clear stamps are obviously easier to work with because you can see where your image will be.

Sometimes I stamp my image on a scrap piece of paper and fussy cut it so I can use it on my page to see where my stamped image will be and what it will look like. I knew I wanted to use this frame stamp for my title work on my page so I stamped the frame and fussy cut it. Then I could work out exactly where I wanted to place my real stamped image, which I heat embossed onto my background.

Hopefully this tip will give you the courage to try stamping on your layouts! :)

Be sure to comment on my posts this week for a chance to win 25 random stamps from Unity Stamp Company.

supplies
stamp set: Unity SMAK kit (May 2014 Day Dreaming); Unity Kit of the Month (Sept 2008 Friendship, Love, Miracles)
mist: Shimmerz Coloringz (Keep Palm)
embossing powder: Sparkle N Sprinkle (Black Detail EP171)
patterned papers, stickers: Elle's Studio
ink: Versafine (onyx black)
alphabet stickers: American Crafts remarks