Welcome to our November 2023
~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~
where several amazing designer friends & myself
share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamp Company
to inspire you with creative projects every month!
And it's Brown Thursday (month) and that is Unity's
BIGGEST SALE of the year! (link below)
Grab a cuppa your favorite liquid, cozy up
to follow along, hop with us, & shop.
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Before I get started...
Update on my life: As some of you may know, my hubby and I have been renovating a house for over 2yrs and have had many many set backs.
And right now the kitchen is the pain in our butts and has us at a stand still until some things get fixed. Then the cabinets and floors can be installed. And once I have a working kitchen we can move in, hopefully by Christmas, but I don't know, things seem to move slower in the South.
I thank you for your kind thoughts, prayers, & support during this transition. While my craft supplies have been packed up between here and there since July. Which is why you haven't seen me around the craft world much. But I got restless and found some supplies and got creative so I could share and hop this month.
Be sure to check our ==> Previous Blog Hops to see if you are one
of our many Winners and claim your prize!!!
Our last Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, was for June 2023 is...
"Dorothy G."
Congratulations!!!
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Our theme for November is... Slimline
If you don't know what that means, they are a long thin type of card, which gives you lots of space to create upon. They are about 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" or 4"x9" or a combination that would fit into a #10 business envelope, which is 4 1/8″ x 9 1/2″ and uses (1) first class stamp (Really! if it's flat and not bulky).
~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~
where several amazing designer friends & myself
share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamp Company
to inspire you with creative projects every month!
And it's Brown Thursday (month) and that is Unity's
BIGGEST SALE of the year! (link below)
Grab a cuppa your favorite liquid, cozy up
to follow along, hop with us, & shop.
***
Before I get started...
Update on my life: As some of you may know, my hubby and I have been renovating a house for over 2yrs and have had many many set backs.
And right now the kitchen is the pain in our butts and has us at a stand still until some things get fixed. Then the cabinets and floors can be installed. And once I have a working kitchen we can move in, hopefully by Christmas, but I don't know, things seem to move slower in the South.
I thank you for your kind thoughts, prayers, & support during this transition. While my craft supplies have been packed up between here and there since July. Which is why you haven't seen me around the craft world much. But I got restless and found some supplies and got creative so I could share and hop this month.
Be sure to check our ==> Previous Blog Hops to see if you are one
of our many Winners and claim your prize!!!
Our last Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, was for June 2023 is...
"Dorothy G."
Congratulations!!!
***
Our theme for November is... Slimline
If you don't know what that means, they are a long thin type of card, which gives you lots of space to create upon. They are about 8-1/2" x 3-1/2" or 4"x9" or a combination that would fit into a #10 business envelope, which is 4 1/8″ x 9 1/2″ and uses (1) first class stamp (Really! if it's flat and not bulky).
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I'm still continuing with my "New Years Resolution" to use "new to me" not used Unity stamps every month this year, along with some of my favorite things. Like creating my own backgrounds, playing with watercolors, and making fall cards.
Here's what I came up with... |
Card #1: Blessings of Fall
As I mentioned above, most of my craft supplies are packed up. So I was limited on what was still around me, but I found these amazing Color Burst powder inks by Ken Oliver, some chalk ink pads, and not all my stamps are boxed up. Yay!
I started with an 8.5"x11" piece of white cardstock to create the background and cut it into several pieces to make a few cards out of one sheet to send out for Thanksgiving.
Try not to laugh to much on this next part, but us crafters are very creative when we are determined (lol). And I could not find any water spray bottles or a mister anywhere, so I improvised with one of my B&BW scented body spray mists (lol). Which worked, BUT the scent was SOOO strong it made us retreat from our house for 2-3 days until it aired out (lol). My hubby was NOT amused (lol). So I recommend using an unscented water spray bottle, do NOT do what I did. -- it was quite perfumey! (lol)
As I mentioned above, most of my craft supplies are packed up. So I was limited on what was still around me, but I found these amazing Color Burst powder inks by Ken Oliver, some chalk ink pads, and not all my stamps are boxed up. Yay!
I started with an 8.5"x11" piece of white cardstock to create the background and cut it into several pieces to make a few cards out of one sheet to send out for Thanksgiving.
Try not to laugh to much on this next part, but us crafters are very creative when we are determined (lol). And I could not find any water spray bottles or a mister anywhere, so I improvised with one of my B&BW scented body spray mists (lol). Which worked, BUT the scent was SOOO strong it made us retreat from our house for 2-3 days until it aired out (lol). My hubby was NOT amused (lol). So I recommend using an unscented water spray bottle, do NOT do what I did. -- it was quite perfumey! (lol)
I will tell you if you use a water spray bottle, the colors will spread better and the panel will take longer to dry. Next I inked up this "new to me" amazing large fall border stamp in a brown chalk ink, placed the stamp gently onto the cardstock panel, and pressed it down evenly. I did this twice on each end of the cardstock panel, with a slight overlap in the middle, but that will be covered up by the sentiment. I didn't use a stamping tool, because my large MISTI was boxed up, but this stamp is easy to manage by itself.
Click on the photos below for more details...
Click on the photos below for more details...
Card #2: Gratitude
I did the same process on this card as my first card, except I changed the border stamp, which I have used before, but gosh, it's one of my favorites, and I just love it not colored or colored. It's just amazing. And I changed the card base to a brown cardstock, the ribbon, and the sentiment cardstock colors too.
Click on the photos below for more details...
Here they are side by side... do you have a favorite?
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Supplies:
Unity Stamps: Blessings of Fall stamp set (sentiment) and Frondescence stamp set
Color Burst powder inks by Ken Oliver/Ranger Inks
Ranger Inks Liquid Pearls-yellow and copper
Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalk inks-Kokomo (stamp border) and Coal Miner (sentiment)
Papertrey Ink white, rust, orange, and brown cardstock
Crinkle ribbon and AC satin ribbon; I recommend a water spray bottle
Scor-Tape/Scor-Pal double sided tear tape from ScrapbookPal
Unity Stamps: Blessings of Fall stamp set (sentiment) and Frondescence stamp set
Color Burst powder inks by Ken Oliver/Ranger Inks
Ranger Inks Liquid Pearls-yellow and copper
Quick Quotes Powder Puff chalk inks-Kokomo (stamp border) and Coal Miner (sentiment)
Papertrey Ink white, rust, orange, and brown cardstock
Crinkle ribbon and AC satin ribbon; I recommend a water spray bottle
Scor-Tape/Scor-Pal double sided tear tape from ScrapbookPal
Supplies I used are available below, with some affiliate links.
Thank you for shopping!
Thank you for shopping!
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I hope we've inspired you to play with your stamps & (unscented-lol) supplies &
see what you create.
The possibilities are endless!
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I hope we've inspired you to play with your stamps & (unscented-lol) supplies &
see what you create.
The possibilities are endless!
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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 next Blog Hop December 2, 2023.
Good Luck!!!
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 next Blog Hop December 2, 2023.
Good Luck!!!
==> The HOP starts here <==
Be sure to Hop with ALL of these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
click their names below & leave a comment at each stop to enter
Crystal O. Minkler <== Start Here
Jane Bosi
Amber Trubiak
Tammy Hawes
Gaylynn Martling
Kim Klinkovsky <== {me} you are here
April Sarandrea
Colleen Balija
Dawn Fields
Rachel Duong
Joyce Verdon
Be sure to Hop with ALL of these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
click their names below & leave a comment at each stop to enter
Crystal O. Minkler <== Start Here
Jane Bosi
Amber Trubiak
Tammy Hawes
Gaylynn Martling
Kim Klinkovsky <== {me} you are here
April Sarandrea
Colleen Balija
Dawn Fields
Rachel Duong
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!
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Thank you for stopping by!
Have a happy & crafty November
and
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
xoxo ~ Kim & Family
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Follow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Thank you for stopping by!
Have a happy & crafty November
and
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
xoxo ~ Kim & Family
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Follow our social media channels for more inspiration:
Craft Challenges:
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #688 STAMP ACT WEEK 1
Addicted To Stamps Challenge #456 - Make Your Mark
HLS November Watercolour Challenge
MIUCB #68 Anything Goes + optional Stamping
Time Out Challenge 250 - Inspired by Words
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #688 STAMP ACT WEEK 1
Addicted To Stamps Challenge #456 - Make Your Mark
HLS November Watercolour Challenge
MIUCB #68 Anything Goes + optional Stamping
Time Out Challenge 250 - Inspired by Words
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