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Happy Thanksgiving ~ Northwoods Moose Card

11/26/2020

Happy Thanksgiving from our house to yours! Thank you for supporting my crafty adventures and more to come in 2021! Follow along & stay tuned…

I'm so excited to share my thirteenth publication, but my “first '' card published in Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Fall 2020 issue!!! It’s available in print around the world right now at many craft stores, bookstores, and digital too! Grab yours now at: https://creativescrapbooker.ca/

This “Northwoods Thanks” card is on page 127 using one of my favorite Unity stamps. Tutorial and supplies here: https://mykraftkloset.weebly.com/blog/friends-of-unity-april-blog-hop-giveaways

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Friends of Unity Backgrounds Blog Hop + Giveaways

11/7/2020

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Welcome to our November Friends of Unity Blog Hop
where several amazing designer friends & myself share
our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamp Co!!!

Scroll down for new tutorials, enter our many GIVEAWAYS, &
get hopping to the next blog for more amazing inspiration!!!
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But Before I get started...check our ==> October Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!
Our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for October 2020 is...

Amy D.

Congratulations!!!
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Our theme for November is... Backgrounds!
I'm excited to share this handmade background I created and heat embossed in a few different ways too! I used a mix of two of my favorite Unity stamps "Worn Music" background stamp, a big doodly leaf from the "Full of Fall" set, and a sentiment from "Friend Like You" set that are in the big "Brown Thursday" Unity Sale too! Everything is on sale and it's their version of "black friday" but it started Thurs 11/5 and goes longer than one day! Yay!!!

Tutorial: I started with an 8.5” x 11” Papertrey Ink kraft cardstock, folded in half and trimmed down to 5.5” x 6.5” for our card base. And save the leftover kraft cardstock for our sentiment. Trimmed this amazing beige plaid patterned paper (from Unity Rustic Winter Wishes pack) down to 5”x 6” and adhered to the card base as shown. And set aside for a moment.

Next I got out my original MISTI stamping tool, distress oxide inks, and memento black ink. Trimmed a white piece of cardstock down to 3.5 x 5.5,” placed the worn music background stamp on the MISTI and inked it up with black ink a couple times onto the cardstock. Then I flipped the leaf stamp over, placed the doodly front side onto an acrylic block. Trust me, it works. And inked up the backside of the stamp with distress oxide inks rusty hinge first, then walnut stain, stamped randomly onto the panel, over the worn music image.

Using a Picket Fence blending brush I added some vintage photo regular distress ink around the leaves to give the panel a vintage look. And heat set to dry.

I took my Versamark clear ink pad and pressed it all across the whole leaf panel, covered it in clear embossing powder, tapped off the excess, and heat set. Then I dabbed the corner of the clear ink pad in small random spots over the panel, and literally took a pinch of gold embossing powder and sprinkled it lightly in random spots over the panel, so as to not cover the images, just add some golden sparkle, and heat set. And adhered the whole panel to a dark brown cardstock and adhered to the card. Can you see the smidges of gold sparkles here and there?

Remember that leftover piece of kraft cardstock? Well, now we’re going to use it. I trimmed it down to 3x5,” got the MISTI out again, placed the sentiment stamp on it, inked it up with clear ink, took the stamped panel out of the MISTI, sprinkled with gold embossing powder, tapped off the excess, and heat set. Adhered to a scrap piece of gold glitter cardstock I had in my stash, and adhered to the card.

Here's another peak...
I could have jazzed it up more with ribbon or embellishments, but if you saw the shine on this card in person, you’d understand, it doesn’t need any embellishments. And voila! I have a pretty fall card for a special friend or any occasion.

I hope I've inspired you to play with your stamps, mix them up, try heat embossing, and see where it takes you!
The possibilities are endless!

And if you use Unity stamps and any of our themes, please share your creations with us by using the hashtags:
#friendsofunity #unitystampco

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Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below.
The more boxes you check the greater your chances. One winner will be selected randomly at each giveaway, contacted via email or private messaging, & announced in our next Blog Hop on Dec 5, 2020.
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Joyce Verdon
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Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity team appreciate every single comment we get. We use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our Unity cards to inspire others along the way!

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a safe & crafty weekend! Be sure to check out the HUGE Unity
"Brown Thursday" Sale too!
~Kim

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Craft Challenges:
MIUCB #43 - Anything Goes + Making Your Own Background
The Paper Girls Challenge #211-Fall & Pumpkins Color Palette Challenge
LTSCB #139 - Anything Goes
Retro Rubber Challenge 147 | Anything Goes! (music 2017, leaf stamp 2016, sentiment 2015)
LTCCB #52 - November Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper November 2020 challenge
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #532 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)
WWC296 Michelle's Challenge: Anything Goes w/ a Feminine Twist
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Thinking Of You

The Card Concept #143 {Give Thanks}
I was inspired by the rich fall colors colors, gold metallic touches I used with gold embossing powder, the textures, and leaves to create a classy and elegant card that has a touch of clean and layered style too!

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