Join us Saturday 8/24 at 9am PST on the Kat Scrappiness Instagram channel @katscrappiness for a fun hop and a prize giveaway!!!
Have a happy & crafty Summer!
xoxo ~ Kim
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Hi! Welcome crafty friends. Check out the NEW KS Autumn Friends release! Look at those amazing shapes and new paper packs. So fun! Join us Saturday 8/24 at 9am PST on the Kat Scrappiness Instagram channel @katscrappiness for a fun hop and a prize giveaway!!! FYI... We have finally moved into our new house, but I am living through some unfinished renovations, so I have to take some time away from blogging and creating. As my new craft room is not unpacked and set up yet. I will return soon. Thank you for your kind words and support. Thank you for stopping by! Have a happy & crafty Summer! xoxo ~ Kim
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It's Christmas in July all MONTH on all Kat Scrappiness Christmas Products! Check it out and save! Join the Kat Scrappiness Christmas in July Card Challenge for a chance to win some prizes too! KS Blog is at the bottom of their website. Click pic for details. Thank you for stopping by! Have a happy & crafty Summer! xoxo ~ Kim Follow our Social Media Channels for more Inspiration: Merry Christmas!!! The Holidays are just around the corner and today I'm sharing a quick and easy last minute holiday project featuring products from Kat Scrappiness, a woman owned online craft store out of Washington state. Be sure to hop along to check out all the holiday makes from the KS Influencer Crew & me! Todays Project: Snowflake Kisses A wonderful card for those winter occasions like anniversary, birthday, welcome neighbor, thank you and more! Kat Scrappiness Supplies Used: Home Sweet Home Craft Dies Snowflake Kisses Craft Die Spectrum Of Love Slimline Paper Pack Ranger Ink Stickles (glitter glue): Rock Candy (clear), Icicle, and Turquoise Big Shot die cutting machine Tear tape double sided adhesive Thank you for stopping by! Have a happy & crafty December & Happy Holidays Ya'll! xoxo ~ Kim Go get hopping on Instagram! Next stop: @katscrappiness Full Hop List: -- @katscrappiness <= Start here -- @paperandfibercrafts -- @craft_by_jay -- @deannamulder -- @dewdrop.works -- @cardsbykendra -- @cardsbyshannonlee -- @uniq.creations -- @mykraftkloset <= I’m last! Follow me on Instagram too! --@katscrappiness <= Go back to start next . . #KatScrappiness #KatScrappinessInfluencer #papercrafting #diecutting #worddies #snowflakekisses #snowflakecards #stamping #cardmaking #influencer #handmadecards #papercrafts #papercrafting #holidaycards #christmascards #wintercards #housecards #newneighborcards #welcomecards #instagramcards #cardsofinstagram #mykraftkloset #sharehandmadekindness Halloween is creeping up on us! Check out the spooktacular projects from the Kat Scrappiness team members and get inspired: Kat Scrappiness Insiders Facebook Group Kat Scrappiness Instagram Todays Project: Happy Halloween with spooky dies and pattern papers KS Supplies Used: Boo To You Paper Pack Mini Slimline Foliage Frame Craft Die Happy Halloween Word Die Quokka Halloween Costume Add On Stamps (skull) Black Obsidian Jewel Mix (dark embellishments) Glossy Accents (clear dimension-on the skull) Thank you for stopping by! Have a Happy & Crafty October! Happy Halloween Ya'll! xoxo ~ Kim Follow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Halloween is just around the corner! Hop along on Instagram and check out the projects from the Kat Scrappiness Influencer team members! We're sharing Halloween Makes featuring some of our favorite Kat Scrappiness products! Todays Project: Happy Halloween with the bewitching quokka KS Supplies Used: Dress Up Quokka Stamps Dress Up Quokka Coordinating Craft Dies Quokka Halloween Costume Add On Stamps Happy Halloween Word Die with Shadow Boo To You Paper Pack Easter Egg Hunt Sequin Mix (just a few orange circles) Mini Slimline Happy Mail Envelope Die Set (possibly retired, sorry), but these make great KS Substitutes: Stitched Fancy Scalloped Rectangle Craft Dies or Snail Mail-Mini Slimline Envelope Craft Dies Thank you for stopping by! Have a happy & crafty September! Happy Fall Ya'll! xoxo ~ Kim Go get hopping on Instagram:
Full hop list: -- @katscrappiness -- @paperandfibercrafts -- @mykraftkloset (you are here) -- @mariagiselleb -- @craft_by_jay -- @deannamulder -- @mamakobs -- @dewdrop.works -- @sheharper -- @cardsbyshannonlee . #KatScrappiness #KatScrappinessInfluencer #papercrafting #diecutting #stamping #cardmaking Check out these darling Card-Making Kit Bundles at Kat Scrappiness for all budgets and all levels of crafters! Be sure to join the Kat Scrappiness Insiders Facebook Group to participate in the live craft-along sessions featuring these amazing NEW products here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KatScrappiness/ ❤️ ⇒ Shop Kat Scrappiness Craft Products: *** Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a happy & crafty Summer! xoxo ~ Kim ***
Follow our social media channels for more inspiration: Happy Summer! We’re busy creating for summer and gearing up for the fall season at Kat Scrappiness in many creative ways. Follow along and never miss our daily inspiration, a Hop, or a SALE! If you don't know them, check them out! They are an Online Craft Store, a Small Business owned by an amazing women out of Washington state. They have everything you need to make cards, scrapbook layouts, papercrafts and more. Like adhesives, stamps, dies, slimline products, cardstock, pattern paper, tools, amazing embellishments, and more! Check out their 'Clearance' section and save too! Todays project: Thank you cards I can never have enough thank you cards on hand. And with Graduations, baby showers, or maybe some weddings behind us or coming up, we may have people to thank for their generosity. A nice note means the world to those people who attended our special occasions. And these are super easy to make in mass quantities to mail out or have on hand for the next special event. As I only added color with ink tapping and ink blending. But you could certainly color these with pencils, markers, crayons, water colors, etc... to get different outcomes. Try it... be creative... then mail it and share it! ⇒ KS Products I used: Spectrum of Love Paper Pad (green), Friendship Greetings Stamp Set, Stitched Postage Stamp Edge Rectangle Dies, and Enamel Dots ⇒ Shop Kat Scrappiness Craft Products: ==> Other supplies used may/may not be available at KS, but also available in my right side bar from other Affiliate Companies: Ranger Oxide Inks: Carved Pumpkin, Candied Apple, Cracked Pistachio, and Speckled Egg; Picket Fence Blending Brushes; AC black cardstock; Big Shot die cutting machine; MISTI stamping tool; and Scrapbookpal tear tape adhesive. *** Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a happy & crafty Summer! xoxo ~ Kim *** Follow our social media channels for more inspiration: Craft Challenges: Allsorts Challenge Week 738 🦋- Anything goes LTCCB #75 Anything Goes HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge-(postage stamp border die)
Check out Day 1 => "here"
Check out Day 2 => "here" Check out Day 3 => "here" Check out Day 4 => "here" Hi everybody! TGIF! Welcome back to Day 5, and the last day of my Growing in Unity week. It's been an amazing week of Summer memories and inspiration! Thank you Unity for choosing me this year! And thank you for sharing your favorite things or memories too! It's been so heartwarming reading through all your kind and encouraging comments. But it doesn't have to end... Let's stay connected! Click below and follow this blog on Bloglovin; share your cards and join my FB sharing group; or follow my other social media channels to see other projects I'm creating every month, and all year long! ā āI truly love our craft community and how kind and supportive you all are to each other. I've had a blast all week going through my Unity stamps to find some "new to me" stamps, some favorite products to share, and coming up with some of my favorite techniques. I hope you've enjoyed this week too! And if you're new here, welcome and I hope you continue to join us. And if you missed the last couple days, no worries, just click the days above, comment, and follow along. ā
***Be sure to leave a comment by Sunday at midnight
on this post and each day this week to enter to win one of (2) $20 Unity Stamp Company āstore gift credits!*** āAnd the crafty adventures continue... Today's projects are inspired by those hot Summer days or nights āwith a cocktail (or mocktail) to cool ya down. TGIF! Cheers!ā
I used "Hello Summer," "Start Each Day," and "Ale, Yeah" itty bitty stamps designed by the talented Angie Blom for Unity on one layer
great for Summer Invites/Hostess cards, Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation, or any ācelebratory occasion all year long. ā Along with some of my favorite things like fun edge dies, coloring with my AC fine tip markers, Spectrum Noir/Copic alcohol markers, layering tropical colors & patterns, and my clear glitter pen to add some sparkle. Aren't these fun & tropical? I LOVE all kinds of cocktails! What's your favorite cocktail (or mocktail) or beer?ā
Supplies:
Unity Stamps Products: Hello Summer, Start Each Day, and Ale, Yeah itty bitty stamp sets, Rectangle & Scallop nesting dies (2nd card); Unity burlap twine. āAnd Magnuson Custom Stamps helped me design my custom butterfly logo (Thank you Nic & Angie Blom) Other supplies: MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Archival black ink; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Fossilized Amber, Dried Marigold, and Faded Jeans. Picket Fence Studios Ink Blending Brushes; AC Fine Tip Markers; Spectrum Noir and Copic alcohol markers; Gellyroll clear glitter pen; Doodlebug, AC, and BoBunny pattern papers; Papertrey Ink 110lb white and bright Cardstock; Big Shot die cutting machine; Papertrey Ink edger dies; and Scor-Pal - Scor-Tape 1/2" (tear tape adhesive)ā
āSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links.
Thank you for shopping! āThank You for joining me today for Day 5 of my Growing in Unity Week. I hope I've inspired you all week to try different techniques or other products, and create āsomething wonderful! ā āClick the Rafflecopter box below, click "I commented" and scroll to the bottom to leave your comment on each day āthis week, for a chance to win one of (2) $20 gift credits to shop at Unity Stamp Company. ā Winners will be announced next week!!! Good Luck!!!ā
Thank you for stopping by & following my crafty adventures!
Have a happy & crafty June! xoxo ~ Kim āā āFollow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Hi everybody and welcome to my Blog! I'm Kim Klinkovsky and Iām from Colorado, but have spent the last 6yrs in Northern Alabama along the beautiful Tennessee river with my husband. We have one daughter who got married last fall to a wonderful Navy man, and three grown sons, including a set of twins. Weāre recently empty nesters, with kids in different states, so weāre figuring all that out. We have been renovating a house for the last 2yrs and are SO excited to finally move into it next month. Yay!!! And I'll be sure to share a video or pictures of my new craft room. I can't wait!
By day or night Iām a part time retail manager at a B&BW store and I love it. And in my spare time Iām a published card maker, Blogger, an occasional scrapbooker and jewelry maker. āIāve been crafty all my life, but I love learning new techniques, using different mediums, and the instant gratification I get from cardmaking. āI found Unity in 2010 in a store that I managed and fell in love with their beautiful stamps. I joined their FB group and have made some wonderful crafty friendships over the years, which has allowed me to be on a few amazing design teams, including the Friends of Unity, which creates a blog hop every month. I love the kind and supportive craft community Unity has created who inspire me everyday.ā Iām honored to be chosen as the Growing in Unity Girl for this week and to share some of my favorite things with you all.
Be sure to leave a comment each day this week to enter to win one of (2) $20 Unity Stamp Company store gift credits!
Check out Day 2 => "here" Check out Day 3 => "here" āCheck out Day 4 => "here" Check out Day 5 => "here" ā Let the crafty adventures begin... āToday's project is a special anniversary card I made using this amazing "beautiful day in the neighborhood" background stamp that reminds me of the many houses we've lived in over the years or all the places we've traveled to in 27 years. I used an ink smooshing technique, a heat embossed sentiment, and a few dies, which are some of my favorite things āI like to use while creating.ā
Supplies:
Unity Stamps Products: Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Background stamp, I Did.I Do.I Will sentiment stamp set and coordinating die, Scallops & Rectangles nesting dies, and the Rustic Wood pattern paper pack -Magnuson Custom Stamps helped me design my custom logo (Thank you, Nic & Angie Blom) Other supplies: Ranger Ink/Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Inks: Rusty Hinge, Brushed Corduroy, and Walnut Stain; Versafine Clair Ink-Pinecone; Ranger Ink: Clear Embossing Powders; Marvy Uchida Heat Tool; MISTI Stamping Tool; Big Shot die cutting machine; Papertrey Ink 110lb white Cardstock (card base); Scor-Pal - Scor-Tape 1/2" (tear tape adhesive) ā Supplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. Thank you for shopping!ā
Thank You for joining me today for Day 1 of my
Growing in Unity Week. I hope I've inspired you to try ink smooshing and heat embossing and discover the "magic." ā Click the Rafflecopter box below, click "I commented" and scroll to the bottom to leave your comment every day this week, for a chance to win one of (2) $20 gift credits to shop at Unity Stamp Company!!! Good Luck!!!ā āSee ya tomorrow! ā
āThank you for stopping by!
Have a happy & crafty June! xoxo ~ Kim āā āFollow our social media channels for more inspiration:
āWelcome to our June 2023
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with creative projects every month! Grab a cuppa your favorite liquid, cozy up to follow along and hop with us. ā āā*** Before I get started... check our ==> May Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prize!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for May 2023 is... "Denise B." āāCongratulations!!! Check your Email or Email me at: [email protected] to claim your prize. āā*** ā Our theme for June is... Masculine Which can be really hard. Luckily I make masculine cards all the time, but I get stumped for ideas too! āWhere do you look for masculine inspiration? āI turn to craft blogs, pinterest, facebook, and instagram.
It's the 6th month and I'm still continuing with my
ā"New Years Resolution" to use "new to me" Unity stamps every month this year, along with some of my favorite things. Like heat embossing, ink smooshing, and simple coloring.āā ā So I am sharing birthday cards I made for my 3 sons this year. āā
Birthday Card for Son #1:
āAs I mentioned, I have 3 grown sons and I make lots of masculine cards. And I won't lie... they are challenging. But I found using a sketch and patterned paper helps a lot to ground a focal point. As I did here for my oldest son who loves red and black. And this was fun to put together with minimal supplies, scraps, & flat for mailing.ā
Supplies: Unity Many More Birthdays stamp set and coordinating die (temporarily out of stock) and Scallops & Circles nesting dies; Big Shot die cutting machine; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink-candied apple; Ranger clear heat embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat tool; MISTI stamping tool; Papertrey Ink black and white cardstock; BoBunny Double Dot pattern paper; MME scrap pattern paper; and Scor-tape by Scor-Pal double sided tape.
āBirthday Card for Son #2: āI love using background stamps and the ink smooshing technique to ground my focal point, which I created with several stamps. My second son loves video games and orange, which is funny, because after all the colors I used to ink smoosh this background, I ended up with mostly orange (lol). I heat embossed all the stamps, used simple coloring, and some extra sparkle on the balloon. And kept it fairly flat for mailing. ā
Supplies: Unity Extended Celebration (front and center stamps), Brutus Monroe/Unity Vintage Burlap (background stamp), Unity Everything wonderful (inside sentiment) and Unity Orange Cardstock; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Ranger Ink fine detail black and carnation red heat embossing powder; Versamarker clear embossing pen (red balloon inside); Marvy Uchida heat tool; AC Fine Detail Pens; Ranger Ink/Tim Holtz Watercolor white cardstock; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Ink colors: ROYGBVB; MISTI stamping tool; Papertrey white cardstock for card base; and Scor-Tape/Scor-Pal double sided tear tape
āBirthday Card for Son #3: āMy third son loves his 20yr old red BMW that he is constantly fixing and reengineering to go faster. And I just so happened to have had a scrap piece of this fun vehicle background stamp. I did some simple coloring on the red sports car and added some bling to make it sparkle too and matched it to this fun Unity patterned paper of xoxo's, which is part of my signature when messaging my kids and it fit this card perfectly.
Supplies: Unity Vroom (background stamp), Unity Everything wonderful (inside sentiment), and Unity Enveloped in Love (paper pack); MISTI stamping Tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink-candied apple; Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and clear sparkle pen; Papertrey Ink black and white cardstock; and Scor-Tape/Scor-Pal double sided tear tape
āAnd here are all the cards & techniques again.
Which is your favorite?
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āāāI hope we've inspired you to play with your stamps & supplies & see what you create. āThe possibilities are endless! *** āāSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. āThank you for shopping!ā
Pssst! Are you still with me???
Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below. The more boxes you check the greater your chances to win! Please leave your email, so we can contact the winner and announced on our ānext Blog Hop July 1, 2023. Good Luck!!!ā
ā==> The HOP starts here <==
ā Be sure to Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click their ānames below & leave a comment at each stop to enter ā ā Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <== Start Here Amber Trubiak Kim Klinkovsky <== {me} you are here Jane Bosi ==> Up Next Tammy Hawes Colleen Balija Bobbie Sue McConathy April Sarandrea Rachel Duong Gaylynn Martling Dawn Fields
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
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āThank you for stopping by! āHave a happy & crafty June! āāāxoxo ~ Kim āāā*** āFollow our social media channels for more inspiration: Craft Challenges: Card 1: MIUCB #65 Anything Goes + optional Embossing -I used heat embossing on the sentiment All Sorts Challenge Week 731-Use your dies option Anything Goes-I used a stitched circle die and a word die. KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #666 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT) ā Card 2: LTCCB #74 Anything Goes AAA Birthday Game #50 - Water Colours-I created a watercolor background āLil Red Wagon Challenge #707..GETTING WARMER.- I used warm colors āSimon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes Card 3: HLS June Birthday Challenge āSeize the Birthday #262 Make it Pop or Anything Goes-I made the red sports car pop on the black/white car background
Welcome to our May 2023
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with creative projects every month! Grab a cuppa your favorite liquid, cozy up to follow along and hop with us. ā āā*** Before I get started... check our ==> April Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prize!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for April 2023 is... "Janice M." āāCongratulations!!! Check your Email or Email me at: [email protected] to claim your prize. āā*** ā Our theme for May is... āInspired By Which could be anything! So what inspires me? SO many thing, but I narrowed it down to these: Artists Color Nature Techniques āā
āIt's a new month and I'm continuing with my
ā"New Years Resolution" to use only "new to me" Unity stamps every month this year, along with some of my favorite things. So what inspires me? I am inspired every month by all the fabulous ladies in this hop, so be sure to follow them too! I love the whole rainbow of colors, techniques, and ā āthings found in nature.āā ā Here's what I came up with...ā ā
Card #1: Beautiful Butterflies
āI had this beautiful butterfly set on my desk from last months theme, but I didn't get around to using it. So I thought it would be fun to show you three different techniques using the same set. The first technique I used is a very simple Copic 101 coloring technique I learned a few years ago from Jen Shurkus on how to color with just 2-3 alcohol markers and how to blend and shade with just a couple markers. As it's easy to get overwhelmed with all the many markers out there, color families, and blending techniques. She really keeps it simple and I like simple too. Then I die cut a border around the image and ink blended around the edges to soften around the image, added a touch of clear sparkle to a few butterflies, and some embellishments to complete.ā Such a versatile set that's wonderful for so many occasions.
SUPPLIES: āUnity- Endlessly Beautiful Stamp Set and Unity-Rectangles & Scallops Nesting Dies; Big Shot die cutting machine; MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans; Picket Fence Blender Brush or Scrapbook.com brushes; Copic and Spectrum alcohol markers and SN Clear Sparkle Brush; Spectrum Noir Cardstock; American Crafts bakers twine; Adhesive Glitter Enamel Dots; Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock base; Scor-Pal - Scor-Tape (double sided tear tape) at Scrapbookpal.
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āCard #2: Pink Butterfly āThe second technique I used is mostly ink blending around the edges and over some of the butterflies. And I highlighted just one of the butterflies with a couple pink pencils using Prismacolor Pencils and blending it with a clear sparkle brush for some extra bling. Then added a couple stitched edges, a sentiment, and an adhesive glitter enamel embellishment to complete.
SUPPLIES: āUnity-Endlessly Beautiful Stamp Set, Unity-Whit's Words Stamp Set (Hello.), Unity-Simple Mothers Day Stamp (inside sentiment) and Unity-Rectangles & Scallops Nesting Dies; Big Shot die cutting machine; MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Fossilized Amber and Picked Raspberry; Picket Fence Blender Brush or Scrapbook.com brushes; Prismacolor Pencils; Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Brush; Spectrum Noir Cardstock; Adhesive Glitter Enamel Dots; Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock base; Floral scrap border from AC-Mayberry pad; Scor-Pal - Scor-Tape (double sided tear tape) at Scrapbookpal.
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āCard #3: Hello Pretty Butterflies And the third card I used an ink smooshing technique. It's one of my favorite ways to play with ink, as every smoosh is different, and every card is unique with no extra coloring. Then I heat set it to dry or you can leave it over night. And then I fussy cut this bunch of butterflies out. I dug in my bin of scraps and found this hot pink piece of cardstock that was screaming out for some texture. And I remembered I had a cloud embossing folder. Added the sentiment with distress oxide ink (because it's thick), clear embossing powder, and heat set. Which heat embossing is another technique I love to use. I found a couple more scrap strips and adhered those to the pink panel. Adhered the bunch of butterflies to the panel, added an adhesive glitter enamel embellishment and added some clear glitter sparkle to a few butterflies for some bling to complete.
SUPPLIES: āUnity-Endlessly Beautiful Stamp Set and Unity-Heart of Autumn Stamp Set (Hello); MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Darice Cloud Embossing Folder; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks: Mermaid Lagoon, Cracked Pistachio, and Picked Raspberry; Ranger Clear Embossing Powder; Marvy Uchida Heat Tool; Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Brush; Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock; Adhesive Glitter Enamel Dots; Papertrey Ink hot pink background CS, light pink CS strip and white 110lb Card Stock base; Pink and white polka dot scrap strip from Doodlebug; Fiskars border punch (pink strip); Cutter Bee Scissors (best for fussy cutting); Scor-Pal - Scor-Tape (double sided tear tape) at Scrapbookpal.
Here are all the cards and techniques again.
Which is your favorite?
***
āāāI hope we've inspired you to play with your stamps & supplies & see what inspires you. āThe possibilities are endless! *** āāSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. āThank you for shopping!ā
āPssst! Are you still with me???
Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below. The more boxes you check the greater your chances to win! Please leave your email, so we can contact the winner and announced on our ānext Blog Hop June 3, 2023. Good Luck!!!ā
==> The HOP starts here <==
ā Be sure to Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click their ānames below & leave a comment at each to enter giveaways ā ā Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <== Start Here Bobbie Sue McConathy Gaylynn Martling Jane Bosi Alaine Tanner Tammy Hawes Colleen Balija Rachel Duong Kim Klinkovsky <== {me} you are here Joyce Verdon Amber Trubiak
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
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āThank you for stopping by! āHave a happy crafty May and a Happy Mothers Day (May 14th)! āāāxoxo ~ Kim āāā*** āFollow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Craft Challenges:
Card #1: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: No Patterned Paper Word Art Wednesday: Anything Goes - Weeks #593-594 āLTCCB #74 Anything Goes Card #2: KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #662 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT) Seize the Birthday #260-Balloons āCard #3: MIUCB #65 Anything Goes + optional Embossing-(clouds embossing folder background and heat embossed sentiment) āAAA Birthday Game #49 - Balloons HLS May Birthday Challengeā
Welcome to our April 2023
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with creative projects every month! Grab a cuppa your favorite brew or cocktail, cozy up to follow along and hop with us. ā āā*** Before I get started... check our ==> March Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prize!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for March 2023 is... "StamprGrl" āāCongratulations!!! StamprGrl email me at: [email protected] to claim your prize. āā*** ā āOur theme for April is... āButterflies I know, right!?! I LOVE anything with butterflies, āso my head was spinning with SO many ideas!
No foolin'... it's a new month and I'm continuing with my
ā"New Years Resolution" to use only "new to me" Unity stamps every month this year, along with some of my favorite things. Like coloring, ribbon, cards & tags this month.āā āHere's what I came up with...ā ā
Project #1: Hair Bun, Laptop, & Butterflies
āI chose this Angiegirl because she resembles my daughter and I hadn't used her before. My daughter celebrated her birthday recently and she wears her hair in a bun like this often, has a laptop, wears comfy clothes, slippers, and loves butterflies. And I stamped a special butterfly envelope too! As some of you know, we lost my little sister to breast cancer 5 1/2 years ago and Native Americans considered butterflies a symbol of transformation, hope, and rebirth. And other cultures believe they are another spirit animal. So whenever we see a butterfly, we feel her near us, like a guardian angel. Enjoy all the butterfly inspiration!ā
Supplies used:
āUnity Products: Clara Girl Stamp Set; Butterflies are from the Eeyore stamp kit; Efflorescence (envelope Art) Stamp; and Rectangles & Scallops Nesting Dies Big Shot die cutting machine; MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Distress Oxide Inks: Wilted Violet, Cracked Pistachio, and Fossilized Amber; Picket Fence Blender Brush; Copic and Spectrum alcohol markers and SN Clear Sprakle Brush; Spectrum Noir Cardstock; American Crafts Fine Detail Markers (pink/red); Papertrey Ink Cardstock: light blue, pink, purple, and white 110lb cardstock base; Scrappy Tape (double sided tear tape) at Scrapbookpal; and Assorted Colored Envelopes. ā
Project #2: Beautiful Butterfly Coffee Cup
āI love coffee and butterflies, so this stamp set is a perfect combo. I kept this card pretty simple. I stamped on a scrap piece of light blue cardstock (it's thinner, but as tall as an A2 card), colored the butterflies and ground with alcohol markers, added some sparkle to the butterflies, a couple of crinkled ribbons, and this beauty was done in no time. So pretty for Easter, Mothers Day, or any occasion.
āSupplies used:
āUnity Products: Flutters To Go stamp set MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Copic and Spectrum alcohol markers and SN Clear Sparkle brush; Papertrey Ink Cardstock: lt. blue cardstock base; Scrappy Tape (double sided tear tape) at Scrapbookpal; and crinkle ribbon. ā
Project #3: Pure Magic Tag
āI don't know if moths are considered butterflies or not, and I usually don't like moths, but this one I can't deny it's beauty, so I chose to share it today. I used a kraft tag I got from the many gift bags we get when we order from Unity. And kept it simple by only coloring the flowers with a white colored pencil and a white marker. Then I added some sparkle to the moth, which darkened it a bit, added a light pink adhesive glitter enamel dot to the center flower, added a crinkle ribbon and some twine to finish this tag. So pretty for Easter, Mother's Day, a birthday, Graduation, or any occasion.
Supplies used:
Unity Products: Pure Magic stamp set; Sending a Happy Hello stamp set (sentiment); Unity kraft tag; and Unity twine MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Pinecone brown ink; Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle brush; Ranger Ink Distress Marker-Picket Fence (white); Prismacolor pencil-white; a light pink adhesive glitter enamel dot; and crinkle ribbon. ā
ā Project #4: Butterfly tag or bookmarker
āI save almost every scrap I think I can use on another project. I saw this scrap piece of stamped butterflies when I was going through my scraps and thought I can turn this into something. And it could be a gift tag, or a bookmarker, or could go on an A2 card too. It was originally stamped on watercolor pattern paper using Distress Oxide Ink-Wilted Violet, clear embossing powder, and heat set. Then I a few other scraps adhered to white cardstock, added purple adhesive rhinestones and enamel glitter dots. Added this gorgeous purple rose ribbon that completes this project with NO coloring, just bling. Great for many occasions too!
Supplies used:
āUnity Products: It's Been Too Long; Sending a Happy Hello stamp set (sentiment) MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Ink-Wilted Violet; Clear Embossing Powder; Marvy Uchida Heat Tool; Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle brush; Papertrey Ink white cardstock; MFT Watercolor pattern papers; purple adhesive rhinestones and glitter enamel dots; May Arts rose ribbon; Scrappy Tape (double sided tear tape) at Scrapbookpal. ā
Here are all the butterfly projects again.
Which is your favorite?
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āāāI hope we've inspired you to check out the many wonderful butterflies Unity has to offer and create something beautiful. āāā āThe possibilities are endless! *** āāSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. āThank you for shopping!ā
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āThank you for stopping by! āHave a wonderful Easter (April 9th) and a happy crafty April... no fooling! āāāxoxo ~ Kim āāā*** āFollow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Craft Challenges:
Card #1: AAA Birthday Game #48 - Layer It Up HLS April Birthday Challenge Card #2: Allsorts Challenge Weeks 722/723 ? - In the Spring Garden Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #589-590 Card #3: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes Card #4 LTCCB #73 Anything Goes KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #657 WEEK 5 (ATG) We’re busy creating for Easter on Sunday April 9th using Kat Scrappiness products in creative ways. If you don't know them, check them out! They are an Online Craft Store, Small Business owned by an amazng women out of Washington state. They have everything you need to make cards, scrapbook layouts, papercrafts and more. Like adhesives, stamps, dies, cardstock, pattern paper, tools, amazing Embellishments, and so much more! ⇒ Check out the Instagram Hop for inspiration, a look at the NEW KS Easter Release of products and a Giveaway too here @katscrappiness ⇒ KS Products I used: Large Filigree Egg Die (ink blended like a stencil), Stitched Oval Dies, Brush Script Happy Easter Word Die using teal from Spectrum Of Love Slimline Paper Pack, and My Valentine Enamel Dots in pink. ==> Other supplies used (links below): Ranger Oxide Inks: Mermaid Lagoon and Fossilized Amber; Picket Fence Blending Brushes; Papertrey pink cardstock; Doodlebug brown/yellow dot pattern paper; Lawn Fawn plaid pattern paper; May Arts pink rose ribbon; American Crafts Ric Rac ribbon; and tear tape adhesive. ⇒ Shop Kat Scrappiness Craft Products "here" . #katscrappiness #influencer #stamping #diecutting #ovaldies #worddies #bigshotmachine #handmadecards #happyeastercards #eastercards #eastereggcards #easter #distressoxideinks #rangerink #inkblending #patternpaper #doodlebug #plaid #lawnfawn #ribbon #mayartsribbon #americancraftsribbon #mykraftkloset #sharehandmadecards Supplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. Thank you for shopping! ***
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Welcome to our March 2023
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with creative projects every month! Spring is almost here and I'm so excited for warm weather and flowers blooming here in the South! Grab a cuppa your favorite brew, cozy up to follow along, and hop with us. ā āā*** Before I get started... check our ==> February Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prize!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for February 2023 is... "Melissa P." āāCongratulations!!! āā*** āā Our theme for March is... āWinnie the Pooh That's right... Unity has LOTS of Winnie the Pooh & friends stamps, dies, and a SALE now too! OMGoodness! SO cute! ā
If you are new here, I'm continuing with my "New Years Resolution" to use only "new to me" Unity stamps every month this year, along with some of my favorite things.
Like coloring, ink, and pattern paper this month.āā āHere's what I came up with...ā
Card #1: Pooh & Piglet
āI grew up with the Winnie the Pooh books and read them to my four kids too! They're such a classic and I'm SO excited Unity has designed many cute stamps to share these beloved characters for many years to come. Today I imagined it's a blustery day and Winnie the Pooh and Piglet are on one of their adventures. They are skipping along, singing, and come across a balloon stuck on a bush. Curious, as Pooh often is, he untangles the balloon, and it starts to blow away. Piglet grabs Pooh to pull him back down, but the wind is too strong and whisks them away into the sunset onto their next grand adventure. Can you imagine that too?
āTutorial: I started with creating the background first. Using my MISTI stamping tool, white cardstock panel, and three distress oxide inks (shown below), I stamped this musical background. Heat set. Then blended some distress oxide-cracked pistachio ink around the edges, heat set and adhered to card. I wanted a worn, vintage, aged look for the musical background. Next using my MISTI and a white cardstock panel I stamped Winnie the pooh and piglet with Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink, which I love, but it will smear with alcohol markers. So I let it dry over night, but you can heat set or clear heat emboss it too. But the next day, it was totally fine to color with alcohol markers (shown below) without any smearing. I love pink and green, so I played with a few colors to get this soft springy vintage look. What's neat about Unity is they created matching dies for many of the Pooh stamps too, which I got too! Using my Big Shot and some purple craft tape to hold the die in place, I cut out the Pooh image. Cute, right? I usually have a purpose when I make cards, but this cutie didn't have one yet. So, using my MISTI, a scrap of white cardstock, and a sweet all occasion sentiment. I stamped it with cracked pistachio and inked the edges with worn lipstick to match the background. Pooh and Piglet image kind of got lost on the musical background, so I pulled out this beautiful pink and green stripe pattern paper from Unity. Using my Big Shot machine, I cut out a die cut stitched circle and that grounded the Pooh imagine and the sentiment. And gave it more of a focal point. It also looked like a muted sunset too. Then I cut out an A2 white 110lb card base (not shown) and adhered all the pieces to make the card. I adhered a pink watercolor pattern paper to the base, adhered the musical background to the pink panel, adhered the circle sunset to the musical panel, then adhered Pooh and Piglet and the sentiment to the sunset circle. And there you have an all occasion card, great for any time of year. What do you think?ā
Here is the card process:
āSupplies used for Card #1:
Unity Products: Winnie the Pooh-Pooh Just Knew stamp set and coordinating die sold separately (temporarily sold out-keep posted), Worn Music background stamp, An Ungloomy Day (sentiment kit), and Unity Paper Pack-Enveloped in Love Big Shot die cutting machine; MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink; Distress Oxide Inks: Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Weathered Wood, Cracked Pistachio; Picket Fence Blender Brush; Copic and Spectrum alcohol markers; American Crafts white cardstock; Gina Marie Stitched Circle Die set; Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock base; Purple Craft Tape; Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) at Scrapbookpal.ā āProject #2: Eeyore! āI know our theme is Winne the Pooh, but he has some wonderful friends I'd like to share today too! Eeyore is a personal favorite of a special lady I'd like to surprise with this wonderful bookmark tag. As she's an avid book reader. I kept it fairly simple and love pink and brown together. āHere is the card process: ā
āSupplies used for Project #2:
Unity Products: An Ungloomy Day Eeyore and sentiment stamp kit and has a coordinating die sold separately), Simple Motherās Day stamp, and Kraft Tags MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Pinecone brown ink; AC fine tip markers; Sparkle Marker (for the eye); May Arts Rose Ribbon; Crinkle Ribbon; Michaels Adhesive Pink Rhinestones; Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) at Scrapbookpal. ā Here's another peak at both projects...āā
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āāāI hope we've inspired you to check out the Winnie the Pooh & Friends Stamp Collection and create something wonderful. āāā āThe possibilities are endless! *** ā āSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. āThank you for shopping!ā
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Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
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āThank you for stopping by! āI hope you have a happy & crafty March! āāāxoxo ~ Kim āāā*** āāā āFollow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Craft Challenges:
Card #1: Try Stampin On Tuesday Challenge 596 - Ends March 12th KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #653 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT) HLS March Birthday Challengeā ā āRetro Rubber Challenge 201 | Tic Tac Toe! - (I used Diagonally: die cut pooh and circle, I used 5 layers, and my choice is alcohol markers. Pooh stamp is 2-2022 and worn music background stamp is several years old) Project #2: LTCCB #73 Anything Goes āLil Red Wagon Challenge # 294 - Feel Better! Allys Angels Challenge #67
Welcome to our February 2023
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with amazing projects every month! Grab a cuppa your favorite brew, cozy up to follow along, and hop with us. ā ā*** Before I get started... check our ==> January Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prizes!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for January 2023 is... "Tami R." āāCongratulations!!! ā*** ā Our theme for February is... All About the Sentiments! With the start of a new year we all have stamps from last year we haven't used yet and some new ones too! So lets dig out those sentiments, get inspired, & use them. ā
As I continue to keep my "New Years Resolution" to only use "new to me" Unity stamps every month this year I have picked
an assortment of sentiments to share with you today. Along with a few of my favorite things like pattern paper, heat embossing, and ribbon. āā Here's what I came up with...ā āā
Card #1: Just A Note
āIt's a new year with lots of changes and it's only February! Recently one of my co-workers resigned to pursue her dream job at the botanical gardens. We couldn't be happier for her, but will miss her! So I found it only fitting for us to wish her good luck with a "plant" card using this amazing stamp that's "new to me."
I've been trying to keep things simple lately, but I love layers. I had this embossing folder that reminded me of a trellis and used that with kraft cardstock as the background.
To keep things "earthy" I cut out green and white pieces of cardstock using these fun rectangle & scallop dies with my Big Shot die cutting machine. I don't usually die cut before I stamp, but it helped to center the plant stamp. Next using my MISTI stamping tool, I stamped the plant image with Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink, removed from the MISTI, sprinkled with clear embossing powder, and heat set. And proceeded to color with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. I really wanted the sentiment to pop, so I placed the plant image in my MISTI again, stamped the sentiment with Versamark clear ink, sprinkled with white embossing powder, and heat set. And adhered to green cardstock and adhered to card base. Added a green satin ribbon. And on the inside we all added "just a note" to wish her well on her new adventure. I think she liked it! What do you think? Here is the card process:āā
Supplies used for Card #1:
Unity Products: Hello Succulents stamp set; Gotta Love Sentiments; and Rectangles & Scallops Nesting Dies Big Shot die cutting machine; Stampin Up/Sizix Modern Mosaic embossing folder; MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Clair-Nocturne black pigment ink; Ranger Ink clear embossing powder; Versamark clear ink; Ranger Ink Seafoam white embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat embossing tool; Spectrum alcohol markers; Brutus Monroe Lunch Bag (kraft) cardstock; American Crafts white (for image), green, and black cardstock; AC green satin ribbon; Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock base; Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) at Scrapbookpal. āā
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āāCard #2: Happy Birthday Happy Birthday āThis month a special lady is having a birthday and she loves roses and pink. And here is another beautiful stamp I have yet to use, until now. I know... I don't know what I've been waiting for. Keeping things simple, I decided to use this new gorgeous paper pack from Unity and it's great for many occasions, not just Valentines.
Using my MISTI stamping tool I stamped this trio of roses with Versamark clear ink on pattern paper, sprinkled with white embossing powder, and heat set. Next I used Distress Oxide Inks in red and orange and added the "happy birthday" in alternating colors. Heat set to dry, because oxides are thick and need drying time or it will smear.
Trimmed to size and adhered to another pretty rose pattern paper from the same paper pack. Then adhered to a white card base. Added adhesive pink pearls and this tea rose crinkle ribbon to finish this beauty and get her in the mail.ā Here is the card process:ā
Supplies used for Card #2:
Unity Products: My Condolences (rose) stamp set; Heart of Autumn (front sentiments); Everything Wonderful (inside sentiment) and Enveloped in Love paper pack MISTI stamping tool; Versamark clear ink; Ranger Ink Seafoam white embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat embossing tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Inks: candied apple and carved pumpkin; tea rose crinkle ribbon; adhesive pink pearls; Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock base; Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) at Scrapbookpal.ā
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āCard #3: So Sorry Sympathy cards are hard anytime of year and I've already needed four and it's only February. These are nice to have on hand when this unfortunate occasion arises and pretty simple to make. I made these gorgeous cards for my Aunt and two cousins who recently lost their husband/father. He was the last of my Uncles to pass away and a great man. He was a champion bowler and an outdoor enthusiast who loved to hunt and fish all over Michigan. His absence is felt across the miles.
āI combined two different stamps to create this card. I'm not a big fan of moths, but I choose to believe these are more like butterflies that symbolize rebirth or resurrection. And this is a stunning set for so many occasions.
I kept it simple and used pattern watercolor paper as my backgrounds, but you can certainly create your own. And using my MISTI stamping tool I stamped the butterflies with clear ink on pattern paper, sprinkled with silver embossing powder, and heat set to get this wonderful metallic image. Then stamped this heartfelt sentiment in distress oxide ink colors to coordinate with the backgrounds. Next I adhered the panels to black cardstock and adhered to a white card bases. And these are ready to mail out our condolences.ā Here is the card process:ā
āSupplies used for Card #3:
Unity Products: Itās Been Too Long (butterfly) stamp set and My Condolences (sentiment) stamp set MISTI stamping tool; Versamark clear ink; Ranger Ink Silver embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat embossing tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Inks: chipped sapphire and wilted violet; My Favorite Things watercolor pattern paper; American Crafts Black cardstock; Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock base; Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) at Scrapbookpal. Here's another peak at all of them...āā
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āāāI hope we've inspired you to mix & match your stamps ā& create some amazing heartfelt cards with your sentiments. āāā āThe possibilities are endless! *** ā āSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links that give me a little commission. Thank you for shopping!ā
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Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below. The more boxes you check the greater your chances to win! Please leave your email, so we can contact the winner and announced on our ānext Blog Hop March 4, 2023. Good Luck!!! ==> The HOP starts here <== ā Be sure to Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click their ānames below & leave a comment at each to enter Giveaways ā Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <== Start Here Amber Trubiak Bobbie Sue McConathy April Sarandrea Rachel Duong Kim Klinkovsky <== {me} you are here Dawn Fields Colleen Balija Gaylynn Martling Joyce Verdon
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
Thank you for stopping by!
āI hope you have a happy & crafty February! āāāxoxo ~ Kim ā*** āā āFollow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Craft Challenges:
Card #1ā Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes - Weeks #581-582 KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #649 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT) Card #2 āThe Flower Challenge #77 Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies ā Retro Rubber Challenge 199 | Tickled Pink! (My stamps are over 2yrs old and I used all the colors) Card #3 Try Stamping Tuesday Sketch Challenge 592 - Ends Feb 12th- (I used it in reverse)ā
Welcome to our November 2022
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself get together to share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with amazing projects every month! Fall is here ya'll... so grab a cuppa your favorite brew, cozy up to follow along and hop with us.
Before I get started...
check our ==> October Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prizes!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for October is... "Silvia R.H." ā āCongratulations!!! ā*** Our theme for November is... Watercolor, which is one of my favorite mediums and my Moms too. As usual, my biggest challenge is deciding "what" to use. ā āFollow along as I continue with my "New Years Resolution" to use Unity stamps I haven't ever used before. So far, I've done it every month this year and it's been great to use these stamps and show them some love! I combined a few of my favorite things like watercolor pencils on kraft cardstock and heat embossing. ā Here's what I came up with... ā
Today's Project: Warm Wishes
I pulled out my water coloring pencils and a water brush and colored within the white heat embossed image. Another beautiful stamp set I can't believe I hadn't used until now. It's great for Thanksgiving cards, fall birthday cards, thank you cards, and more. ā I kept it simple again, as I needed to finish coloring this main panel before my daughter got married last month (I shared pics below). Then I proceeded to stay up late last night and put this beauty together with a few of my favorite things, like patterned paper, ribbon, and enamel dots. And I could have totally taken it a step further and added some glitter glue sparkles, because I like things to sparkle, but I kept it vintage looking. āI like it. What do you think? ā
āSupplies used:
Unity: Thankful & Blessed Pumpkins Stamp set Unity: Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} MISTI stamping tool Versamark clear ink Ranger Ink Seafoam (white) Embossing Powder Marvy Uchida heat embossing tool Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Ink-Walnut Stain 1Canoe2 Water Color Pencils, H2O water brush Big Shot die cutting machine āBrutus Monroe Lunchbag (kraft) Cardstock Doodlebug pattern papers, AC brown cardstock strip (behind image) Teresa Collins holiday ribbon (vintage crochet) Gina Marie adhesvie enamel dots Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) at Scrapbookpal.
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āI hope we've inspired you to try water coloring with your stamps ā& create something wonderful. āāāThe possibilities are endless! āSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links that give me a little commission. Thank you for Shopping!ā
āPssst! Are you still with me???
Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below. The more boxes you check the greater your chances to win! Please leave your email, so we can contact the winner. One winner will be selected randomly, contacted via email or private messaging, and āannounced on our ānext Blog Hop December 3, 2022. Good Luck!!!
==> The HOP starts here <==
ā Be sure to go back to start at the beginning & Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click their ānames below & leave a comment at each to enter Giveaways Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <== Go Back to Start Amber Trubiak Alaine Tannerā Bobbie Sue McConathy Kim Klinkovsky <== You are here April Sarandrea Gaylynn Martling Dawn Bryson Dawn Fields Joyce Verdon Rachel Duong
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
āThank you for stopping by!
What a busy year we've had with work, still renovating our new house (really!), LOTS of family birthdays, traveling, and our Daughter got married last month. āI hope your November is happy & crafty and we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving From our house to yours. āāāxoxo ~ Kim & family ā*** Family Pictures from our Daughters Masquerade Ball Wedding at āLinganore Vineyard, in Mount Airy, Maryland, āOctober 28, 2022ā
āā Follow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Craft Challenges: Simon Says Wed Challenge: Thanks/Thanksgiving āKRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #636 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT) LTCCB #71 Anything Goes LTSCB #158 Anything Goes MIUCB #62 Anything Goes + optional Open Technique - (water coloring within white heat embossed image on kraft cardstock) The Flower Challenge #74 Add Embellishments HLS November Birthday Challenge The Card Concept #183 {Pumpkin Party} - I was inspired by the pumpkins and colors on this Clean and Layered card.
āāāWelcome to our October 2022
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself get together to share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with amazing projects every month! Come hop along with us and get inspired. Grab a cuppa your favorite brew and follow along... āā
Before I get started...
check our ==> September Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prizes!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for August is... "M.K." ā āCongratulations!!! ā*** Our theme for October is... Anything BUT a card... OMGoodness! What to make? As usual, my biggest challenge is deciding "what" to use. ā āFollow along as I continue with my "New Years Resolution" to use Unity stamps I haven't ever used before. So far, I've done it every month this year and it's been great to use these stamps and show them some love! I combined a few of my favorite things, like patterned paper, ribbon, embellishments, and heat embossing. ā Here's what I came up with...
Today's Project: A Winter or Holiday Tag
āāIt's really hard NOT to make a card, so I focused on tags, as the holiday season is soon upon us. I knew I wanted to make something blue and silver, as it's one of my favorite combos. And I can't believe I haven't used this beautiful stamp before either, but here we are... finally using it! I kept things simple for mass producing tags, by using this amazing watercolor pattern paper pad that comes in many colors. I stamped the image with clear ink and heat embossed with this stunning silver metallic embossing powder. I didn't add a sentiment, as I'm not sure what kind of tag it's going to be. It could be for somebody's winter birthday, a holiday gift tag, or add a "thank you" on orange paper for a Thanksgiving hostess gift tag or red/green for Holiday Hostess too. It's very versatile. I framed each layer with these fabulous Scallop & Rectangle dies by Unity. They aren't just for cards, as they work here for tags too. I finished up with a few different ribbons and embellishments for some more sparkle. What do you think???
āSupplies used:
Unity: Search for Those Moments (Layers of Life) Stamp set Unity: Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} MISTI stamping tool Versamark clear ink Ranger Ink Silver Embossing Powder Marvy Uchida heat embossing tool MFT watercolor 6x6 pattern paper pad (blue) Big Shot die cutting machine āPaptertrey Ink Black Cardstock Scrap of striped pattern paper (if I had to guess, it was from Doodlebug) 1/4" hole punch (for ribbon to go through) AC tinsel ribbon and AC snowflake ribbon (cut into embellishments) May Arts blue/teal crinkle ribbon Creative Impressions white snowflake brad (I cut off the prongs and used glue dots to hold in place, but a hot glue gun would work here too) Mini Glue Dots Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) at Scrapbookpal. ***** Green tag sample in progress: MFT watercolor 6x6 pattern paper pad (green), Ranger Ink Distress Oxide-Pine Needles ink, Stampmania.com high gloss clear embossing powder, and MU-heat tool. ā
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āI hope we've inspired you to make other projects with your stamps for all kinds occasions ā& create something wonderful. āāā The possibilities are endless! āSupplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. Happy Shopping!ā
Pssst! Are you still with me???
Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below. The more boxes you check the greater your chances to win! Please leave your email, so we can contact the winner. One winner will be selected randomly, contacted via email or private messaging, and āannounced on our ānext Blog Hop November 5, 2022. Good Luck!!!
==> The HOP starts here <==
ā Be sure to go back to start at the beginning & Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click their ānames below & leave a comment at each to enter Giveaways Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <== Go Back to Start Amber Trubiak Kim Klinkovsky <== You are here Rachel Duong Bobbie Sue McConathy Gaylynn Martling Dawn Fields Colleen Balija Eileen Mathys Joyce Verdon Dawn Bryson āRobyn Jordan ā
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
āThank you for stopping by!
Have happy & crafty weekend! āāāxoxo ~ Kim āā Follow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Craft Challenges:
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes Retro Rubber Challenge 192 | Tic Tac Toe! -- I used one stamp from 2017 for my Tac Tac Toe across the middle using: Embossing (silver heat embossing), Pattern Paper (water color background paper), use a tag (I made made many tag layers. Addicted to Stamps Challenge #439 - Any Occasion LTCCB #70 Anything Goes + LTCCB #69 MIUCB #61 Anything Goes + Optional Smooshing --I did a "faux" ink smooshing and used pattern paper that looks link ink smooshed water color background. Christmas Craft Creations September Challenge Reminder - Ribbon or Twine-- I used 3 ribbons: blue/teal crinkled ribbon, tinsel ribbon, and a snowflake ribbon that I cut the individual snowflakes off of to embellish. ABC Christmas Challenge S for Snow or T for Trees-- I did both by creating a snowy scene with trees.
Welcome to our July 2022
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself get together to share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with amazing projects every month! Come hop along with us and get inspired. Hop list is below! Before I get started... check our ==> June Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prizes!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for June is... "Glennis F." ==> email your address to: [email protected] and claim your prize! Thank you!ā ā āCongratulations!!! ā āā ā ā āOur theme for July is... ā
Yes, Unity has Stencils!!! So many ideas, "what" to use and "how" to use it. ā Follow along as I continue with my "New Years Resolution" to use Unity stamps/products I haven't ever used before.
BUT... Let me apologize up front... as I did not know the tulip stamp/stencil bundle was out of stock when I created this card. I am SO sorry!!! If you email Unity, maybe they can make some more, I don't know, or check the FB Unity Stamp Swap page and maybe you can request to purchase one online. BUT they do still have the wonderful tulip stamp set in stock.
āTodays Project: "no rain, no flowers" tulip card
āIf you know me, you know I love a lot of layers and patterns, so this is pretty CAS (clean & simple) for me, as I wanted the tulips to be the focal point. I love pink and green together and I just love these tulips. But again, I can't believe I hadn't used them before. I know, crazy, right? It's so pretty for so many occasions! I bought the bundle with the stamp too, but I didn't use it here, as it doesn't need it, but it would add more details. And I like the softness I got from this blending technique using just the stencil and a few supplies.
āI hope we've inspired you to use your stencils, make something wonderful, try different techniques, & share what you create. āāThe possibilities are endless!
ā Supplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. Happy Shopping!
Supplies used:
Unity: Tulip (Stamp & Stencil) Bundle (sorry-the stencil is sold out, but the stamp is available in slimline) Unity: When it Rains (sentiment)-Itty Bitty stamp set Unity: Rustic Wood paper pack (light white/gray) Unity: Scallops & Rectangles (nesting dies) Big Shot die cutting machine MISTI stamping tool Distress Ink-Spun Sugar Distress Oxide-Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide-Peeled Paint Distress Ink-Rustic Wilderness Picket Fence Blending Brushes (my favorite) American Crafts (AC) textured white cardstock (tulips) Paptertrey Ink: white (card base not shown) & black 110lb cardstock and Round Off Edgers Die Cut Set (small scallop edge) Double sided tear tape (scor-tape) and purple tape at Scrapbookpal or Crafty Stash Green adhesive glitter enamel dotsā ā
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Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
āThank you for stopping by!
Have a Safe & Happy 4th of July! āā I wish you happiness & craftiness, always! āāāxoxo ~ Kim ā āā Follow our social media channels for more inspiration: It's Summer time in the South and we're celebrating the 4th of July holiday! And I'm loving everything red, white, and blue, which inspired me to create this fun patriotic slimline card. I love to mix and match supplies and use them for other occasions, to get more miles out of my supplies. I used amazing products from Kat Scrappiness (KS), an online one stop shop for so many crafty products out of Washington. Check them out & a 4th of July SALE too! KS products I used: KS-Spectrum of Love Slimline Paper Pack (red, gray, blue) KS-Say It With Hearts 4" X 4" Stamp & Die Bundle (sentiment) KS-Dress Up Quokka Stamps & Coordinating Dies KS-Double Stitched Heart Dies KS-My Valentine pink Enamel Dots Other supplies (some found in KS Shop): Ranger Ink-Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans & Candied Apple Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink (a good ink for alcohol marker coloring) MISTI stamping tool Big Shot die cutting machine Spectrum Noir alcohol markers Papertrey Ink white card base cardstock Scor-Tape (tear tape) by Scor-Pal available at Scrapbookpal or Craft Stash AC red/white polka dot ribbon Supplies from KS & affiliate links below, at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping! Thanks for stopping by! Click "here" for more KS inspiration. Have a Safe, Happy, & Crafty Holiday! ~Kim
Welcome to our June 2022
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself get together to share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with amazing projects every month! Come hop along with us and get inspired. Hop list is below!
Before I get started...
check our ==> May Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prizes!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for May is... "Sue W." ==> email your address to: [email protected] and claim your prize! Thank you!ā ā āCongratulations!!! ā āā ā ā āOur theme for June is...
Ooo La La, right? So many ideas and my biggest challenge was deciding "what" to use. ā Follow along as I continue with my "New Years Resolution" to use Unity stamps I haven't ever used before.
And combined that with a few of my favorite things, like heat embossing, various coloring mediums, and patterned papers.ā āSo here's what I came up with... ā
āāCard #1: Happy Birthday, Son!
Unity Stamp Products: Many More Birthdays stamp set, Unity Many More Birthdays (coordinating die), Candles, Stars, & Birthday Wishes stamp set, & Rustic Wood paper pack. Other Supplies: Big Shot die cutting machine, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic & Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, MISTI stamping tool, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink-Candied Apple, Ranger Ink clear embossing powder, Marvy Uchida Heat Tool, Papertrey Ink white cardstock, Tear tape adhesive (scor-tape/scro-pal) from Scrapbookpal, American Crafts red twine, Foam Tape, and a brad from my stash. Click on the pictures below for more details...
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āCard #2: Thinking of You
Unity Stamp Products: Sail With No Limits stamp set and Gotta Love Sentiments stamp set. Other Supplies: MISTI stamping tool, Versafine Clair-Nocturn black ink, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink-Chipped Sapphire (sentiment) Ranger Ink clear embossing powder, Marvy Uchida Heat Tool, Caran Neocolor Watersoluble crayons, Water brush, Copic & Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Ranger Ink/Tim Holtz watercolor paper, Papertrey Ink blue cardstock, Tear tape adhesive (scor-tape/scro-pal) from Scrapbookpal, and American Crafts green/white bakers twine. Click on the pictures below for more details...
āCard #3: I Love Your Buns
Unity Stamp Products: Love Your Buns stamp set, Scallops & Rectangles (nesting dies), and Farmhouse Plaid paper pack. Other Supplies: Big Shot die cutting machine, MISTI stamping tool, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Papertrey Ink black and white cardstock, and Tear tape adhesive (scor-tape/scro-pal) from Scrapbookpal. Click on the pictures below for more details...
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ā Here's another peek at all 3 masculine cards...
I hope we've inspired you to use your stamps, make something masculine for so many upcoming occasions, try different techniques, & share what you create. ā
āThe possibilities are endless! ā Supplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. Happy Shopping!
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==> The HOP starts below <==
Be sure to go back & start at the beginning & Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click on their ānames below & leave a comment at each to enter Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <== Go back to start Amber Trubiak Eileen Mathys Dawn Bryson Rachel Duong Kim Klinkovsky <== You are here Dawn Fields Colleen Balija Alaine Tanner ļ»æJoyce Verdon ļ»æļ»æ Robyn Jordan
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
Thank you for stopping by!
Happy Fathers's Day, Sunday, June 19th! āā I wish you happiness & craftiness, always! āāāxoxo ~ Kim ā āā Follow our social media channels for more inspiration: It's Springtime in the South and has been raining ALL week, but clear skies are ahead for the holiday weekend! And I'm loving everything is green and blooming around here! Which inspired me to create this floral beauty. So great for upcoming occasions like Graduation, Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday, Sympathy, Thank You, & more! I used amazing products from Kat Scrappiness (KS), an online one stop shop for so many crafty products out of Washington. Check them out! KS products I used: KS-Spectrum of Love Slimline Paper Pack (yellow) KS-Friendship Greetings Stamp Set KS-Stitched Postage Stamp Edge Rectangle Dies My Valentine pink Enamel Dots Other supplies (some found in KS Shop): Ranger Ink-Distress Oxide Inks: Worn Lipstick, Fossilized Amber, Carved Pumpkin, Rustic Wilderness, & Broken China Sponge Memento Black Tuxedo Ink (a good dye ink for watercoloring) MISTI stamping tool Big Shot die cutting machine Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor cardstock Papertrey Ink white card base and coral cardstock Scor-Tape (tear tape) from Scor-Pal available at Scrapbookpal *Butterflies from Unity Stamp kit: Eeyore Supplies from KS & affiliate links below, at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping! Thanks for stopping by! Click "here" for more KS inspiration. Have a Safe, Happy, & Crafty Holiday weekend! ~Kim Challenges: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes Krafty Chicks Challenge #613 {ALL OCCASIONS} Red Wagon Challenge # 655 - Sentiment as Main Focus LTCCB #68 Anything Goes Retro Rubber Challenge 183 | Anything Goes! (this stamp set is at least 3yrs old) HLS May Watercolour Challenge (I water colored the flowers with Ranger Oxide Inks and sponged/spritzed the background with water) LTSCB #155 Anything Goes
Welcome to our May 2022
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself get together to share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with amazing projects every month! Come hop along with us as we celebrate Unity's 14th Birthday and a HUGE SALE too! (links below)
Before I get started...
check our ==> April Blog Hops to see if you are one of our ā many Winners and claim your prizes!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for April is... "Liz Williams" She said: 4/3/2022 18:25:26 I am a big fan of Unity stamps and love seeing the wonderful ways others use them on their creations. Their sentiments are powerful and unique like the one you used on your whale card. ==> Liz, please email your address to: [email protected] to claim your prize! Thank you!ā ā āCongratulations!!! āā
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ā āOur theme for May is...
Amazing, right? So many things have wings and so many ideas went through my head! My biggest challenge was deciding "what" to use and "how" to use it. ā As I continue with my "New Years Resolution" to use my Unity stamps or products I haven't ever used before.
And combined that with a few of my favorite things, like heat embossing, coloring, and ink smooshing. ā āSo here's what I came up with... ā ā
āāCard #1: Hello
I love flowers and butterflies and combined them to make some Mother's Day cards, which you still have time today do too! Or these are all great stamps to use all year long for many other occasions. I have loved this BIG flower background for a while and finally got to use it. Yay! It is truly beautiful with or without anything else on it, but in keeping with our theme, I added a few butterflies. Which are near and dear to my heart, as they represent resurrection, a spirit animal, or means an angel is near. ā As some of you know, I lost my younger sister 4yrs ago to breast cancer and when I see a butterfly it is comforting to believe she or another angel maybe nearby. I know the holidays can be hard for those of you who have lost a loved one and please know my heart goes out to you and you are in my thoughts as I extend a virtual hug from across the miles. {{hugs}}
Supplies used:
Unity Inked Florals (past background stamp) Unity Butterfly Endearment (large butterfly in heart) Unity ...An Ungloomy Day stamp set (tiny butterflies and "Hello" sentiment) Unity Autumn Dream pattern paper pack Big Shot die cutting machine Kat Scrappiness Double Stitched Heart Dies (Unity has these now too!) Spectrum Noir alcohol marker-Pink PP5 (around the heart edges) Gina Marie Products-Pleated Lace Rectangle Die Set (border) āUnity Romantic Expressions paper pack (skirt, shoes, & background) MISTI stamping tool Versamark clear ink Ranger Ink-Gold Embossing Powder Marvy Uchida Heat Tool Prismacolor pencils and water brush Ranger Ink-Distress Oxide Inks: Worn Lipstick & Broken China (slightly mixed made the purplish heart background) Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock tear tape adhesive (scor-tape/scro-pal) from Scrapbookpal ā āCard #2: Happy Mother's Day āMy next card I knew I wanted to use this sweet little "itty bitty" stamp set that believe it or not, I've never used either! I know... right!?! It's so cute! It comes complete with these darling daisies and this sentiment. I knew I needed to "add" something with wings though and had leftover butterflies, so added one of those. But I felt it needed a bit more... then I remembered I got the "Happy World" stamp set that donates $5 to Ukraine and that set had a bee stamp in there and that was perfect for this card. ā This was pretty fast and easy with some leftover paper scraps (National colors of Ukraine) and backed with this amazing pink plaid patterned paper that looks like a picnic blanket. I kept both cards pretty flat mailing. What do you all think?
Supplies used:
Unity Mother's Day Daisies stamp set Unity Happy World stamp set (bee's) Unity ...An Ungloomy Day stamp set (tiny butterfly) Unity Farmhouse Plaid pattern paper pack Papertrey Ink white cardstock BoBunny Double Dot pattern paper (blue/yellow scraps) Big Shot die cutting machine Gina Marie Products-Stitched Square die set MISTI stamping tool Versafine Clair-Nocturn black ink Copic and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers (shown above) āAtyou Spica-copic clear glitter pen Scor-tape by Scro-pal (double sided tear tape) from Scrapbookpal āā Here's another peek...
I hope we've inspired you to use your stamps, make something with wings, try different techniques, & see what you create. āThe possibilities are endless!
ā Supplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. Happy Shopping! Pssst! Are you still with me??? Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below. The more boxes you check the greater your chances to win! Please leave your email, it's private, only I can see it so we can contact the winner. One winner will be selected randomly at each giveaway, contacted via email or private messaging, & announced on our ānext Blog Hop June 4, 2022. Good Luck!!!
==> The HOP starts below <==
Be sure to go back & start at the beginning & Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click on their ānames below & leave a comment at each to enter Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <== Go back to start Amber Trubiak Eileen Mathys Dawn Fields Rachel Duong ļ»æļ»æApril Sarandrea Bobbie Sue McConathy Colleen Balija Kim Klinkovsky <== You are here ļ»æJoyce Verdon Dawn Bryson ļ»æļ»æ Robyn Jordan
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every comment. We use products from our own stash for our giveaways. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. And this is our way of showcasing our Unity projects to inspire others along the way!
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āThank you for stopping by! Happy Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8th! āHappy 14th Birthday Unity Stamp Co! ā I wish you happiness & craftiness, always! āāāxoxo ~ Kim ā āā Follow our social media channels for more inspiration: We are back with another Instagram Hop to continue to raise awareness about anti-racism and to keep encouraging everyone to start the necessary conversations. We are all of one humanity and should find a way to show up for equality, in a way that makes sense for YOU. Living in Silence, Inaction, and Passivity are detrimental to justice. And Injustice anywhere is Injustice EVERY WHERE! We are NOT born to hate, it is taught or learned. Teach love, kindness, manners, equality, diversity, inclusion, and respect. And our world would be a better place! I am fortunate to work for a company where diversity is embraced and racism is not tolerated. But racism still exists everywhere. I feel I have taught my four kids well. And I have stood up for others where I can, but I could do better. We all need to unite against racism and stand up to end it. Awareness starts with just one person! Spreading awareness is a privilege and an honor to be part of this hop. And it's heart warming to know we have SO many paper crafters participating, that we are having a 2-Day Event this month! Todays Card: Love One Another I thought is perfect for today’s message. I used this amazing stamp set and dies from Unity Stamp Company, because it conveyed unity around the world. I love all the hands standing together, uniting together for love, and friendships. I also used the national colors of Ukraine, to stand in solidarity for the courageous people of Ukraine, that my heart goes out to. May this horror end soon! Tutorial: I started with 110lb white 8.5x11" cardstock, cut in half, and folded for an A2 card base. Cut blue dot pattern paper 1/4" smaller than card base and adhered to card base. Trimmed yellow pattern paper scrap approx 2x4" and adhered to card. Using my MISTI stamping tool, I inked up this hand stamp, stamped on white cardstock, and die cut with a Big Shot die cutting machine. Then die cut a piece of black cardstock for the frame. (don't adhere yet) Using the top of my MISTI tool I smooshed blueprint and fossilized amber oxide ink pads onto the top, splattered with water, mixed a little with a Q-tip, and smooshed the stamped image panel into the ink. Because of the grid on the top of the MISTI it created this cool background pattern. I heat set the image and adhered to a piece of black cardstock and adhered to the card. And colored in the hearts with a red marker to complete this card. Supplies: Unity Stamp Co-Love One Another and Scallops & Rectangles (nesting dies); MISTI stamping tool I used for stamping and ink smooshing; Versafine Clair-Pinecone ink; Distress Oxide Inks-Blueprint Sketch and Fossilized Amber; BoBunny blue Double Dot pattern paper; Papertrey Ink White and Black cardstock; Red-Spectrum Noir marker; Scor-Tape (tear tape) at Scapbookpal. Shop some (affiliate) links below for supplies I used above. Thank You for stopping by!
Let's stand up to racism and spread awareness together! I wish you happiness & craftiness! Always xoxo ~ Kim Click my Instagram icon below Look for this card and get hopping & be inspired It's almost Easter, April 17th, and this darling bunny card is just in time. I used these wonderful products from Kat Scrappiness (KS), they are a one stop shop for so many crafty products out of Washington. Check them out! KS products I used: KS Happy Easter Bunny clear stamp KS Large Filigree Egg Die as a stencil KS Spectrum of love slimline paper pack (pink) Easter Egg Hunt Sequin Mix Other supplies: Papertrey Ink white cardstock Ranger Ink-Distress Oxide Ink-Broken China Picket Fence blending brush Versafine Clair Ink-Nocturne MISTI stamping tool Spectrum Noir alcohol marker-pink Scor-Tape (tear tape) from Scor-Pal available at Scrapbookpal Supplies from KS & affiliate links below, at no extra cost to you. Happy Shopping! Thanks for stopping by! Have a crafty week & a Happy Easter! ~Kim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Challenges: LTCCB #67 Anything Goes KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #606 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT) LTSCB #154 Anything Goes HLS April Stencil Challenge-(I used an egg die as a stenciled background) FUSION - Cloth Bunnies-(I was inspired by the bunnies, patterns, & colors)
Welcome to our April 2022
ā ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ where several amazing designer friends & myself get together to share our love (and obsessions) of āUnity Stamp Company to inspire you with amazing projects every month! āā*** Before I get started... check our ==> March Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!! Our Winner here at āMy Kraft Kloset, for March is... "Kelsey T." ā āCongratulations!!!
āOur theme for April is... Pattern Paper
Fun, right? I LOVE pattern paper! I have bags and bins of scraps I can't throw away and try to use each month, but it keeps growing. And this theme is great for using up those scraps. So, my biggest challenge is going to be "what" to use and "how" to use it. ā āSo here's what I came up with... ā Let's Get Started... ā ā āCard #1: Happy Birthday Did you know Unity has it's own line of pretty pattern paper packs? They do! And it's gorgeous, thick, slick and good quality too! So, I decided I was going to use my Unity pattern paper (and scraps) to do some paper piecing for this months theme. And the Angiegirls line of Unity stamps are perfect! āBelieve it or not, I just got this fabulous "Remi Girl" and couldn't wait to dress her up! Her sign and outfit are so fun to decorate for many occasions all year long! A very sweet friend of mine is having a special birthday this month and she's sassy, classy, and almost always wears heels. So this card is perfect for her! I hope she likes it!
āSupplies used:
Unity Remi Girl stamp set Unity Gotta Love Sentiments stamp set (Happy Birthday) āUnity Scallop & Rectangle (nesting dies)-I used small scallop die Big Shot die cutting machine āUnity Romantic Expressions paper pack (skirt, shoes, & background) MISTI stmaping tool Versafine Clair-Nocturne black ink (Remi Girl, skirt, shoes) Ranger Ink-Glossy Accents clear (to adhere skirt & shoes) Versamark clear ink (sentiment) Ranger Ink Embossing Powder-Carnation Red Marvy Uchida Heat Tool American Crafts black cardstock Papertrey Ink white 110lb cardstock tear tape adhesive (scor-tape/scro-pal) from Scrapbookpal ā Click pics below for more card details... āCard #2: Marvelous Whale I continue with another Unity pattern paper pack (and scraps) to do some more paper piecing with this fun stamp set. I LOVE whales and I've had this set for a while and have never used it either. I know, crazy, right!?! So today is the day! It too is fun for many occasions. āI love how the big flower blooms on top mimic waves in the ocean and the whale blends into the sea. He almost looks transparent, but he was stamped separately on coordinating pattern paper, fussy cut, and popped up with foam tape to complete this unknown marvel.
āSupplies used:
Unity Other Side of Fear stamp set (whale & sentiment) āUnity Scallop & Rectangle (nesting dies)-I used large scallop die Big Shot die cutting machine Unity Pink & Blue Watercolor paper pack (whale & background) āVersafine Clair-Nocturne black ink Spectrum Noir alcohol marker GG1 (gray on whale) Papertrey Ink light blue 110lb cardstock Glitter adhesive dots Tear tape adhesive (scor-tape/scro-pal) and foam tape from Scrapbookpal Click picks below for more card details. Here's another peek...
I hope we've inspired you to use your pattern paper or scraps with your stamps, try different techniques, & see what you create. The possibilities are endless!
ā Supplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links. Happy Shopping!
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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 on our blogs āin May 2022. Good Luck!!!
==> The HOP starts below <==
Be sure to start at the beginning & Hop āwith āALL of these talented Friends of Unity Designers click on their ānames below & leave a comment at each blog to enter! came from => Crystal O. Minklerļ»æ <= or go back to start Kim Klinkovsky <= me, you are here Rachel Duong ļ»æDawn Bryson ļ»æļ»æApril Sarandrea ļ»æAlaine Tanner Amber Trubiak Eileen Mathys Bobbie Sue McConathy Joyce Verdon ļ»æļ»æ Robyn Jordan Dawn Fields ļ»æ
Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity team appreciate every single comment. We use products from our own stash for ours giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us 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!
Happy Easter, April 17th. ā I wish you happiness & craftiness, always! āāāxoxo ~ Kim āā Follow our social media channels for more inspiration:
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