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Friends of Unity Backgrounds Blog Hop + Giveaways

11/7/2020

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

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

Amy D.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pssst! Are you still with me???
Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below.
The more boxes you check the greater your chances. One winner will be selected randomly at each giveaway, contacted via email or private messaging, & announced in our next Blog Hop on Dec 5, 2020.
Good luck!!!

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==> The HOP starts below <==
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Crystal O. Minkler <= go back to start
Eileen Mathys
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Robyn Jordan

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity team appreciate every single comment we get. We use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy! We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our Unity cards to inspire others along the way!

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

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

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

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Polka Dot Orchard + A True Classic Truck Card

8/9/2020

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Hi everybody! August is here, it's hot, and everything is blooming in the south. As some of you know, I have 4 kids: 1 daughter and 3 sons. So there is always A LOT of talk about cars and trucks at our house. New, used, vintage, you name it. So, when I saw this classic truck image, it got me thinking, how cute it would be to add some flowers to the back too! Like he was making flower deliveries back in the good ol' days.

I used 'A True Classic & Whoops A Daisy' digital stamp sets on today's project, illustrated by my talented crafty friends, Jeanie and Crystal for ==> Polka Dot Orchard!! They are great sets for many occasions. Be sure to check out all the wonderful stamps at PDO!

Let's get started...
Tutorial: I started with a piece of 8.5x11" kraft cardstock, cut in half, and folded for an A2 (4.25x5.5") card base. And cut a piece of scrap teal patterned paper 4x5.25" and adhered to the card base. Then cut a piece of scrap striped patterned paper 3x5.5" and adhered across the center of the card.

Now let's work on the image. The wonderful thing about these digital stamps is that you can resize them. So, if you make A2 cards, 6x6" square, 5x7", or Slimline, bigger, smaller, etc...you can.
I use a FREE WPS Office document program to copy and paste digital images to be able to layer, move images around, group, and resize them. I love layering and creating scenes. And it’s so fun and easy to do with digital stamps.

Next I copied and pasted the truck, the bunch of flowers 3 times, and a sentiment all on the same 8.5x11" sheet. Line them up and resized them. Once I had the images where I wanted them, I grouped them as one piece, saved it, and renamed as a “new” document in the same file as my original stamp set(s), to print and use again for future use.
Then I printed my image on my HP inkjet printer using alcohol friendly white cardstock, because I'm coloring with alcohol markers today.

I used these alcohol marker colors and fine tip sharpies shown below on the truck and flowers. And kept the coloring fairly simple. I used one color per area and went over some areas 2-3 times for more darker shading. And added just a touch of rust here and there with a blending brush and distress oxide ink, because it is a vintage truck.

Once I finished coloring and blending, I took out my die cutting machine, cut out the truck image with a stitched oval die, and adhered to center of card.

And cut out the sentiment with a slimline die and trimmed the ends with scissors. Tip: I LOVE using my slimline die sets with sentiments, because it makes them thinner and straight too! Then adhered sentiment to a scrap piece of yellow cardstock, trimmed to fit, and adhered to card.

Next I adhered a scrap piece of aqua ric rac ribbon down the left side of the card with liquid glue. Then adhered a tiny button on top of the ribbon with a glue dot. And added a smidge of shine to the truck's chrome pieces and center of tires with clear glitter pen to finish this classic beauty!

Here is a closer look at all that sparkle on the chrome, lights, and tires. And a view of the pretty flowers too!

Here is another look...

I hope I've inspired you to try digital stamps, mix
different sets to see what you can create, and use up your scraps. The possibilities are endless and so fun!

I used these Polka Dot Orchard Digital Stamp Sets:
A True Classic & Whoops A Daisy

Thanks for stopping by today!
May you be safe, happy, & crafty!
~Kim

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Supplies: Polka Dot Orchard digital stamps: A True Classic and Whoops A Daisy (flowers & sentiment); Brutus Monroe-Lunch bag cardstock; X-Press It white cardstock (alcohol marker friendly); My Minds Eye 6x6 pad-Remarkable, teal patterned paper; Simple Stories 6x6 pad-Snap Life, stripe patterned paper; AC scrap of yellow cardstock; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs-Stitched Oval die set and No Frills Plain Slimline die set; Atyou Spica glitter pen-clear; American Crafts ric rac ribbon; a tiny button; mini glue dots; Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue; and 1/2" Scor-Tape adhesive.

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Craft Challenges:
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Happy Birthday!
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Use Your Favorite Tool (my Big Shot machine)
WWC283 - Tristan's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist
Lil Red Wagon Challenge #561 - Happy Days
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #519 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August 2020 challenge
LTCCB #49 - August Anything Goes
All Sorts Challenge Week 583/54 - Make it Masculine

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Christmas in July Blog Hop + Linky Party + Giveaways

7/25/2020

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Merry Christmas on July 25th!!! I know it's Summer, but as card makers we are always thinking ahead and don't want to wait until December to make our holiday cards. Because it takes planning, creating, and inspiration. And the holidays will be here before we know it and we only have 4 months!!!

So if you're tired of being stressed out, rushing around trying to make cards, or guilty for not sending out any. Then this Holiday Hop is the perfect inspiration to get those creative juices flowing to help you build your stash. Which means, if you start now, make a few cards a day, you'll have so many cards done and ready to mail. So you can enjoy the holiday season!

Grab a refreshing beverage, sit back and enjoy the holiday inspiration ALL week on FB, IG, and blog hopping!!! And the best part...you can "link up" and play along too! Click "here" for more details or click the pic below...

For today's project I used two amazing digital stamp sets to create this darling scene using some of my favorite things.

Let's get started...

Tutorial: I started with an piece of black 12x12 cardstock and cut for a 7.5 x 6.25" card base. I made this bigger to frame it and hang in my kitchen at my coffee station during the holidays. But you can totally make this a card in any size and I'll tell you how below. Then I cut a piece of plaid holiday patterned paper 7.25x6" adhered to the card base.

Let's work on the image. The wonderful thing about these digital stamps is you can resize them and mix and match to create whatever scene you want. So, if you make A2 cards or larger, you can. I use this FREE WPS Office document program to copy and paste digital images to be able to layer, move images around, and resize them. It's a really easy program for pc's and macs and more. I love layering and creating new, fun scenes, like this one. See pictures below to continue the tutorial…

I copied and pasted the coffee mug and sentiment from one Christmas set. And the mice, cinnamon sticks, and beans from a Fall set. And lined them up, flipped one of the mice so their facing each other, resized them all on the same 8.5x11" layout. Once I had the images where I wanted them, I grouped them as one piece, saved, and renamed as a “new” document in the same file as my original stamp set, to use again for future use.

Then I printed my image on my HP inkjet printer using the thin brand of HL white cardstock, and colored it with Distress Ink colors shown above, water color pencils, and an H2O brush. Just lightly with very little water, as to keep the color vibrant, and not warp the paper.

Next I trimmed out the image down to 6.5x 5.5" , cut the corners with a corner rounder punch, added a few brown distress dots inked to the edges like coffee stains, and adhered to the card. Added just a touch of bling with a gold glitter pen around the rim of the cup and center of the poinsettia's. And adhered a holiday ribbon on to two opposite corners to keep this card flat for mailing. Or fame it for the holidays, like I plan to do!

Tip: You can certainly make these smaller, A2 size (5.5x4.25") for instance, and group 4 images on one sheet of 8.5x11" white card stock and print four images at a time for mass producing your holiday cards.

Here's another look...

I hope I've inspired you to try digital stamps and mix
different sets and get started on your holiday cards.
The possibilities are endless and oh so fun!

I used these Polka Dot Orchard Digital Stamp Sets:
Merry Little Coffee and Pumpkin Spice Mice

All Christmas & Winter sets are 50% off and all other sets are 35% off
AND
this NEW digital paper set, Peppermint Wishes is FREE this week ONLY thru Aug 1st too! That coordinates with this digi set for 50% off.

Hop for more inspiration and link up any of your new holiday projects Click ==> "here" for more details!

#buildyourstashholidayhop #byshhchristmasinjuly2020 #buildyourstashholidaycardmakers
#getcrackingonchristmas

Thanks for stopping by!
May you be safe, happy, crafty, inspired,
& prepared for the holidays!
~Kim

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Supplies: Polka Dot Orchard digital stamps: Merry Little Coffee and Pumpkin Spice Mice digital stamp sets; Papertrey Ink black cardstock; HL thin white cardstock; Echo Park Paper: A Perfect Christmas Kit (patterned paper); Ranger Distress Inks: Pine Needles, Candied Apple, and Antique Linen; American Crafts 1Canoe2 colored pencils; H2O brush; Fiskars Large Squeeze Corner Rounder punch; AC ribbon; (Copic) Atyou Spica glitter pen-gold; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

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Craft Challenges:
ABC Christmas Challenge - N & O are for? - O is for Over the top
The Holly&Ivy Christmas Challenge #75 - Anything Christmas Goes
MLCCB #24 - July Anything Christmas Goes
CHNC challenge 500 + optional theme: I used Ribbon

Double Trouble Challenge #62 "Christmas in July" with Heart2Heart "Favorite Tool"-(Corner Rounder Punch & Colored Pencils in Thing 1 and Thing 2)
Heart2Heart-Your Favorite(Crafting)Tool-(Corner Rounder Punch & Colored Pencils)

KCC #517 ALL OCCASIONS!
The Paper Girls Challenge #204 - Christmas in July!
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ JL2220

The Card Concept #138b {Christmas in July}-(I was inspired by the colors red, green, and brown on my clean and layered card)

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop + Paper Piecing + Giveaways

7/4/2020

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Hi everybody! Happy 4th of July USA!
Thank you for joining our July Friends of Unity Blog Hop
where several amazing designer friends & myself share
our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps!!!

Scroll down for new tutorials, enter our many GIVEAWAYS, &
get hopping to the next blog for more amazing inspiration!!!

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Before I get started...check our ==> June Blog Hop to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!
Linda D.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for June 2020!
Congratulations!!!
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Theme for July is...
Paper Piecing!
It's SO fun! But if you don't know what it is, it is stamping on patterned paper or a great use for scraps. Then cutting the pieces out and adhering them to your card, page, or onto another stamped image to "piece it" together. Kind of reminds me of paper dolls, when I was a kid, which is great on Angiegirls or guys and clothing. But you can use it on other images too! Like I did on my 'glamping' project below...

When I think of July, it reminds me of our summer vacations, family fun, and the many adventures we've had. I decided I wanted to use up some patterned paper scraps in some fun colors and created a 'glamping' scene with a few favorite stamps and a galaxy background technique too! We have totally traveled this way many times in our 25 years together to see some amazing National Parks and Monuments across our beautiful USA and I can't wait to hit the road again for more family adventures.

Let's get started!
Click the pictures below for a complete step by step tutorial...

Tutorial: I started this project a little backwards, as I started with a bunch of polka dot scraps already cut in strips from these two 6x6 paper pads shown above. I took a blue polka dot strip, not teal, but I’d say a medium regular blue to create a galaxy background. I wasn’t sure if this would even work, as it was patterned paper, but I was game to try and see what happens. Using a blending brush and distress oxide inks, I began blending some color onto the blue strip. Starting with these colors above from lightest to darkest in random spots and darkest around the edges until I liked it. Then I took an H2O brush and black soot distress oxide ink and flicked some ink spatters. And did the same with white pigment ink for even more splatters. I didn’t like the depth just yet, so I sprayed on some glimmer mist, which had bigger ink splatters that even created a little moon and other spots, and has mica in it for an all over sparkle effect. And I set it aside to dry. Once it was dry I rubbed a dab of micro glaze over the whole strip with a paper towel and it brought it to life. It brightened up the colors, revealed the depth, and sealed it too. I love how it turned out. Cool, right? Click or hover on each picture below for more directions…

Here's another peek at this 6" x 5.5" vintage 'glamping' adventure card!

I hope I've inspired you to play with your stamps, pretty patterned papers, or scraps to try some new things, and see where it takes you! The possibilities are endless!

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

Pssst! Are you still with me???
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, and announced in our next Blog Hop on August 1, 2020
Good luck!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

==> The HOP starts below <==
go back to the beginning & Hop with ALL of these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
click on their names below & leave a comment to win!

Crystal O. Minkler <= go back to start
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Eileen Mathys
Robyn Jordan
Dawn Fields
Jeanie Hays
Alaine Turner
Joyce Verdon

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite Unity Stamps and to inspire others along the way!

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a safe & crafty 4th of July weekend!
~Kim

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Supplies:
Unity Stamp Company: One Happy Camper, Old Traditions (truck), & Warm and Cozy {kom 8/19} for the trees; stamped all in Versafine Onyx black ink; MISTI Stamping tool; Scraps from BoBunny 6x6 Double Dots pads in Bold & Bright and Soft Shades; Random scrap of light teal polka dot distressed patterned paper for the bottom "road" layer, sorry I don't know the name, it's a scrap. Brutus Monroe 110lb lunchbag (kraft) card stock base (not shown).
Galaxy Background: Distress Oxide Ink colors: Mermaid Lagoon, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet, and Black Soot; Gina K Designs pigment white ink (ink splatters); Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist-Snow White (mica sparkle and white splatters); with Ranger Distress Micro Glaze; H2O Brush; Picket Fence Life Changing Blending Brushes.
Versamark clear ink; Ranger Seafoam white embossing powder; Marvy Heat Tool; Atyou Spica glitter pens in red and gold; Gellyroll Pens in clear star (sparkle) and white; adhesive Rhinestone pearl gems (blue) at Michaels; razor blade pen item #60828 from Harbor Freight or hardware store; Tombow mono multi liquid glue; Zig two way glue pen; and 1/4" and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

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Craft Challenges:
Retro Rubber Challenge 138 | Anything Goes! (this vintage truck stamp is circa 2015, the camper is a few years old, and the trees will be 1yr in Aug)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Bright and Cheerful (one happy camper :)
Little Red Wagon Challenge #556 - Summertime Fun: (reminds me of family fun in the camper on roadtrips)
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #514 STAMP ACT (I used 4 stamps)
Time Out Challenge #165: Days gone by + embellishments: (I used a vintage truck with a vintage camper + rhinestone pearl embellishments)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2020
LTCCB #48 - July Anything Goes
LTSCB #135 - Anything Goes

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop + Favorites + Giveaways

5/2/2020

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Hello everybody! Happy May! How are you doing?
I hope this finds you all healthy and safe as our hearts and prayers go out to all of you, as we figure out our new normal. I hope you're keeping busy and getting your mind off things, Hang in there!
Because we're still in this together!!!

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Now for a wonderful distraction today...
Welcome to our May Friends of Unity Blog Hop where
several amazing designer friends & myself share our
love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps!!!
Happy 12th Birthday, Unity!!!
Scroll down for new tutorials, enter GIVEAWAYS, & get hopping to the next blog for some amazing inspiration!!!

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Before I get started...check our ==> April Blog Hop to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!

JoAnne Ferguson
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Congratulations!!!
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Theme for May is... our Favorite Angiegirl or guy!
What does that mean? If you are a fan of Unity, you already know. But if you don't know, it's a wonderful line of stamps called Angiegirls or guys by Unity. And it's really hard to choose just one. That's why I've got (3) of my favorites to share with you! Hahaha! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the hop...

Wakely girl was published in Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Fall 2021 issue!

Card #1 is Wakely Girl
She's a confident girl on the move, with books in her bag, and a planner in hand to stay organized or jot down her thoughts. Isn't she stylish? I was inspired by my crafty hop friend, Bobbie Sue, as she did a wonderful monochromatic card "click here" using shades of brown. And I just loved it and really wanted to try it! Here is my version...OH! Don't you just love her boots!?!

Tutorial: I started with a 6x6” plaid patterned paper, trimmed down to about 5x6” and adhered to a kraft card base (not shown). Cut a maroon piece of patterned paper 4x6” and adhere to the card. And cut a piece of rusty brown card stock 2x6” and punched out both long sides with a notebook border punch, cut in half, and adhered to the maroon card panel. Using a MISTI stamping tool I stamped Wakely girl onto white cardstock (alcohol marker friendly) with Versafine Sepia ink and let it dry overnight, but you could heat set it or emboss it too. It’s not usually an alcohol friendly ink, but I find if you let it “cure” overnight or for a few days, it’s been ok to color with and doesn’t bleed or smear. But my Versafine black has smeared. So be careful. Normally I use Gina K Designs Amalgam ink or Catherine Poolers midnight black for any kind of coloring, but I didn’t have those in brown. Use what you’ve got, right? And next I masked the girl using the back paper cover to her stamp and taped it down with purple tape, while using Wakely again, inked up just the text words with Sepia ink, and stamped a few more times down the left side. Using a die cutting machine and a stitched die to cut out the image. These are the Spectrum Noir marker colors I used to color Wakely girl. Then using a blending brush and Distress Oxide Ink-Walnut Stain to blend some ink around Wakely. And using the same ink pad to directly apply ink around the edges. And adhere Wakely to a piece of dark brown cardstock, trim to fit between the notebook border punches. Using the MISTI stamping tool again, stamped the sentiment from the same kit, with Walnut Stain ink on white cardstock. Cut out with a stitched die. And inked around the edges and blended around the words. Adhered just the right side and attached to the card. Add natural twine, slip under the sentiment, and tie in a bow to complete this stylish beauty.

Card #2 is Margaret Girl. She has her favorite party dress on and is ready for any kind of festive occasion! I just love how versatile she is. You will have fun coloring her with many mediums or paper piecing her dress with patterned paper and the balloons too! I was inspired by spring colors, flowers, this pretty Unity paper, and I'm using the ribbon punch again from last weeks GIU card too!

Tutorial: I started with a white piece of 110 cardstock folded in half as our card base (not shown). Cut two pieces of coordinating Unity patterned paper 2x6” and adhered to each end. Cut a piece of blue cardstock 2x6” and cut out with the ribbon border punch. Laced a piece of pink satin ribbon through the blue cardstock, cut the ends and adhered on the back and attached to the card, as shown. Scroll over or click the pictures below for more step by step directions…

Card #3 is Violet Girl. She reminds me of my beautiful daughter. And she is colored in pretty spring colors using colored pencils and one of my favorite rose ribbons. Isn't she pretty?

Tutorial: I started with an A2 (4.25x5.5") 110lb purple cardstock base. And using a die cutting machine, I cut a banner from a banner/fishtale die in this lovely green patterned paper and adhered to the card base. Using my MISTI stamp tool I positioned and centered the sentiment right where I wanted it. Inked the sentiment with Versamark clear ink, sprinkled with white embossing powder, and heat set. It's from one of my favorite sentiment stamp kits listed below. Scroll over or click the pictures below for more step by step directions…

I hope I've inspired you to check out the Angiegirls and guys, play with your products, color, try some new things, and see where it takes you! The possibilities are endless!
And if you use Unity stamps...share your creations with us by using the hashtags: #friendsofunity #unitystampco

Pssst! Are you still with me???
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, and announced in our next Blog Hop on June 6, 2020
Good luck!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

==> The HOP starts below <==
go back to the beginning & hop with ALL of these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
for more Inspiration, more Giveaways, and
click on their names below & leave a comment to win!

Crystal O. Minkler <= go back to start
Eileen Mathys
Amber Trubiak
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Dawn Bryson
Robyn Jordan
Jeanie M. Hays
Alaine Tanner

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a safe & crafty weekend!
Enjoy NSD weekend deals @ My Kraft Kloset on FB & Happy (almost) Mother's Day (5/10)! ~Kim

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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1): Unity Stamp Company Products: Wakely Girl Stamp Set and Purple Tape; Spectrum Noir white cardstock; AC 4x6 neutral cardstock pack; Graphic 45-6x6 Steampunk Spells maroon patterned paper; Lawn Fawn 6x6 Perfectly Plaid patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Sepia ink; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Ink-Walnut Stain; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blending Brushes; Big Shot machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle die set; EK Success notebook/binding edge border punch; Spectrum Noir Markers: FS6-EB1-FS2-TN2-TN3-TN5; AC natural twine; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Card #2): Unity Stamp Company Products: Margaret Girl Stamp Set, Fabulous Girl Stamp Set (sentiment), and Pink and Blue Watercolored patterned paper pack; Spectrum Noir white cardstock; AC 4x6 tropical cardstock pack (blue) and AC Black cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Versafine Onyx black ink; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Ink-Walnut Stain; Distress Ink-Spun Sugar; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blending Brushes; Big Shot machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle die set; Fiskars ribbon border punch; Spectrum Noir Markers: TB1-FS2-FS6-EB1-GG1 (to highlight image); Atyou Spica glitter pen-clear; AC pink satin ribbon; pink; HL pink rose ribbon (May Arts has one similar); pink adhesive gems; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Card #3): Unity Stamps & Products: Violet Girl stamp set, Rectangle Scallop Border Stamp, Abundant Blessings sentiment kit, and Gina K Designs Amalgam black ink; MISTI Stamping Tool; Papertrey Ink purple cardstock base; Ranger Ink Water Color cardstock; Ranger Ink Seafoam White embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Reverse Confetti green pattern paper; American Crafts 1Canoe2 colored pencils; Sizzix Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Banner/Fishtail Dies; Adhesive gems @Michaels; HL purple rose ribbon (May Arts has rose ribbon too); and Scor-Tape ½".

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #387 - Make Your Mark-Wakely card #1-markers
LTCCB #46 - May Anything Goes-Wakely card #1
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #505 - ANYTHING GOES-Wakely card #1
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes- Wakely card #1

LTSCB #133 - Anything Goes-Margaret card #2
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper May 2020 challenge-Margaret #2
The Paper Girls CHALLENGE #198 - GIRL TIME!-Margaret card #2

WWC269 - Fifth Week Anything Goes Challenge-Violet card #3
HLS May Watercolour Challenge + optional emboss- Violet card #3 is colored with watercolor pencils, H2O brush, and heat embossed sentiment.

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Growing in Unity Day 2 + Floral A2 Screen Card

4/21/2020

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Check out Day 5 "here"

Hi everybody! Welcome back to Day 2 of my Growing in Unity Week, that will be filled with Unity projects, and some of my favorite things, or look what I found in my craft room, because I had time to clean it! (lol)
Today is another oldie, but also a goodie...Do you remember Screen Cards? AKA Screen Dividers, Dividing Screen cards, or Tri-folds, you get the idea. They used to be big too, from a 12x12 piece of cardstock.

For today's project I'm making a Screen card, but as an A2 size (4 1/4" x 5 1/2"), so smaller than years past and uses less cardstock. Yay! And I found a large label punch in my stash of tools, which we all probably have, but haven't used in years. And I bet you have one too! Along with a few of my favorites, like tulips, distress oxides, water coloring, tools, and some bling! So, lets make some something ya'll!

Tutorial: I started with an 8.5" x 11" piece of purple 110lb cardstock and cut it in half on the shortest side. Click the pictures below for a step by step on how to make this card...

Now we're ready to decorate our Screen!

I really tried NOT to color today...but this image just screamed for some color! Using a MISTI stamping tool, I had already stamped the imagine and sentiment on regular white cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink (water color friendly ink), but forgot to use watercolor cardstock for todays project. So we're just going for it. You can make it work, if you don't use much water. I used Distress Oxide inks in the colors shown (plus Squeezed Lemonade Reg. Distress Ink and their listed below), with a quick and light watercoloring technique, kind of like flicking, so I wouldn't warp my cardstock. I patted dry with a paper towel and dried between coloring with a heat tool, so I could layer on more color for depth and dimension. The cardstock buckled up a little bit and I just put a big heavy book on it for a couple hours to flatten it out. An iron on a low setting would work too.

Here is a close up of the front of the Screen Card. What do you think?

Then did a bit more ink smooshing and used the ink splat stamp again, and ink splatters in picked raspberry and wilted violet around the edges of the image, which seems to be a favorite. I like the effect. Once dry, used a corner rounder punch to cut the corners. And went around the edges of the image with picked raspberry ink. Added a bit of red sparkle glitter pen to all the hearts and clear glitter pen to the circles for a bit of bling! Adhered the image to the front of our Screen card. And added a few light pink glitter enamel adhesive dots for more sparkle. Click the pictures below for more step by step directions for the inside of the Screen card.

For the "Angiegirl" in the center of our Screen card, using a MISTI stamping tool, I stamped her on white cardstock, in Versafine Onyx black ink (a watercolor friendly ink). And water colored her the same way I colored the flowers on the front of the card. But I used a few more colors on our lovely girl. She reminds me of my daughter, so I colored her that way. Using Distress Oxide Inks-Hair: Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge and Walnut Stain; Hoodie: Wilted Violet; Skin: Dried Marigold watered down, and a touch of Picked Raspberry for her lips; and the Butterfly: Regular Distress ink in Squeezed Lemonade and Dried Marigold in Oxide. And colored around the entire Angiegirl with a Spectrum Noir Marker in a light gray #GG1 to highlight her and give her some depth. Click the pictures below for more step by step directions to finish the inside of the Screen card.

Here's another peak...What do you think? Are you going to give Screen Cards a try?

Thank You SO much for your kinds words and support yesterday. It was very heartwarming to read all your comments. And just like the front sentiment says,
"Friends really do become our chosen family"
and you all are like family.

Thanks again for joining me today for Day 2 of my
Growing in Unity Week. I hope I've inspired you to cut up
your cardstock, get those punches out, play with watercoloring, and try making "screen" cards.
And if you do, share them! I'd love to see them!

Be sure to leave a comment on this post, and come back every day this week, for a chance to win one of (2) Big
Unity Stamp Grab Bag prizes!!!
Winners will be posted next week on this blog, as well as on the Unity Stamp Company Facebook pages.

Have a happy & crafty week! ~Kim
#spreadjoynotgerms

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Supplies (affil): Unity Stamp Company Products: Have A Little Faith, Never Far-Angiegirl, Better With Friends (splat stamp and inside sentiment), Say It With Love (hugs sentiment); Misti Stamping Tool; Distress Oxide Inks: Mermaid Lagoon, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn, Scattered Straw, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Dried Marigold; Regular Distress Ink: Squeezed Lemonade; Versafine Onyx Black ink; Fiskars large squeeze corner rounder punch; SU large label punch; Papertrey Ink white and purple cardstock; Bobunny 6x6 Soft Shades Double Dot patterned paper; Spectrum Noir Marker #GG1, Atyou Spica red and clear glitter pens; Clear-Wink of Stella; Big Shot Machine: Spellbinders-Nestabilities-Label One; light pink glitter enamel adhesive dots; 1/2" Scor-Tape adhesive.

Challenges:
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ A2220
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Flower Power
The Paper Girls CHALLENGE #198 - GIRL TIME!-Feminine girly card
WWC268 - Dawn's Challenge: All About Occasions-Thinking of you
TTTC061- Featured Designer Laurie- I used Blooms (front), Designer Paper (inside), and Layers.
HLS April Watercolour Challenge
The Card Concept #133 {Hello Spring}- I was inspired by the Spring flowers and colors on my clean and simple card.
LTCCB #45 - April Anything Goes
LTSCB #132 - For The Girls

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Growing in Unity Day 1 + Floral Inchie Card

4/20/2020

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Hi everybody! I'm Kim Klinkovsky, welcome to Day 1 of my Growing in Unity (GIU) week at my Blog...My Kraft Kloset for a fun filled week of inspiration. It's my happy place, where I share all my crafty adventures, usually fueled by coffee, sweet tea, and probably some chocolate or wine too! I’m a Published Card Maker, Blogger, Social Media Administrator for a couple craft companies, occasional Scrapbooker, Jewelry Maker, Wife to an US Army Veteran for 24yrs, and Mom to 4 kids, one daughter and three sons, including a set of twins. I love all kinds of stamps, pretty paper, tools, getting inky, heat embossing, and sparkle, to name a few things! I’m honored to be a (GIU) Growing in Unity gal this week and I can’t wait to share some of my favorite things with you! Follow along and let’s get crafty!

Tutorial: I started with an 8.5” x 11” light blue 110lb cardstock, folded in half, and trimmed down to 7” x 5.” Then I cut two strips of yellow check patterned papers 3” x 5.” Using a ribbon border punch, cut across both strips, threaded a blue satin ribbon, trimmed, and adhered it on the back. And adhered to the top and bottom of the card base. Using a MISTI stamping tool, I stamped one of my favorite Unity flower stamps, in Distress Oxide Ink-Faded Jeans on white cardstock, sprinkled with clear embossing powder, and heat set. Then stamping with an acrylic block and a splatter stamp, added ink splatters in Distress Oxide inks-Fossilized Amber and Broken China. And added a few more splatters with a paint brush. Heat set to dry or set aside for an hour. Click smaller pics for step by step tutorial…

For today's project I'm bringing back an oldie, but a goodie. Do you remember "inchie" cards? If not, it's where you punch out inch squares of your image and then lay them back down in a grid pattern, as shown above and below. You can use any square, and I used an 1.5" square punch, so my last column was only half a square. But I don't care. It wouldn't have been a complete picture without it. Which made it kind of unique and different. What do you think?

Click on pic's below for a step by step tutorial:

Recently I read a post on the Unity Show and Tell Facebook page that made me sad. One of our members said she wasn’t doing so well at coloring, and she wanted to give up, but that we really inspire her. She sounded a little down, maybe due to what's going on in the world, I’m not sure. I hope she’s okay and doing better. If she’s reading this or if this sounds like any of you: Please know, this isolation and sheltering can be daunting, but you are not alone, and you can talk to me or any of us, anytime! Or Call the National Crisis and Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-8255 if you need to talk to somebody or you can text the Crisis Text Line (741741)

But you Unies stepped up and encouraged her not to give up, and to keep on coloring, and creating. It just warmed my heart! And I hope it cheered her up too! You Unies are so inspiring, encouraging, kind, and supportive of one another. I just love it! It's such a happy place!

And this post inspired me to make a card with NO coloring, just for her! And I encourage you all to "not color" too and see what you can make! I'd love to see it! I love to color, but I’m no expert, and I’m still learning too! And believe me, I’ve had my share of ugly projects that I will NOT be sharing this week. HA! Sorry. Not sorry! (lol). But I do suggest you practice to improve your skills or move onto other mediums and try something new. When this sheltering in place is all over and we can be out and about again, take some classes. Or watch craft videos to learn and practice from too!

Okay...back to today's project...inchie card with ink and tools

Added a touch of sparkle to the center of the flowers with a clear glitter pen. And added blue glitter enamel adhesive dots to complete this “no coloring” project! What do you think? Pretty right? Love Love Love this flower stamp for so many occasions! Now let's see what you can make!

Thank You for joining me today for Day 1 of my Growing in Unity Week. I hope I've inspired you to "not color" or try making "inchie" cards.
And if you do, share them!

Be sure to leave a comment on this post, and come back every day this week,
for a chance to win one of (2)
Unity Stamp Grab Bag prizes!!!
Winners will be posted next week on this blog, as well as on the Unity Stamp Company Facebook pages.

Have a happy & crafty week! ~Kim
#spreadjoynotgerms

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Supplies: Unity Stamp Company Products: You Are Forever Beautiful stamp set, Better With Friends (splat stamp), and sentiment from Say It Big (May 2019 sentiment kit); Distress Oxide Inks: Faded Jeans, Fossilized Amber, Broken China; Ranger Clear and Seafoam White embossing powder; Versamark clear ink; Fiskars ribbon border punch; Marvy Uchida 1.5" square punch; Papertrey Ink white, navy, light blue cardstock; AC ribbon and Mayberry-6x6 yellow check patterned paper

Challenges:
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ A2220
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Flower Power
The Paper Girls CHALLENGE #198 - GIRL TIME!-Feminine girly card
WWC268 - Dawn's Challenge: All About Occasions-Mothers Day or Birthday
KCC #504 {ALL OCCASIONS}-Mother's Day or Birthday
TTTC061- Featured Designer Laurie- I used Stitching, Designer Paper, and Ribbon.
HLS April Watercolour Challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April 2020 challenge
The Card Concept #133 {Hello Spring}- I was inspired by the Spring flowers and colors on my clean and layered card.
LTCCB #45 - April Anything Goes
LTSCB #132 - For The Girls
Allsorts Challenge Week 569 - Add a Bow

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Friends of Unity April Blog Hop + Giveaways

4/4/2020

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Hello everybody! How are you doing? I hope this finds you all healthy
and safe in place, as our hearts and prayers go out to all of you, during
this unprecedented time. I'm sure you're keeping busy and
getting your mind off things, even for a little while.

What are you doing to keep busy?
Many of us crafters have been sharing many ideas for card making, scrapbooking, journaling, organizing, using supplies, and so much more!

Because we're in this together!!!
Pray for the world - stay home if you can - wash often - practice social distancing & #dontbeaspreader or a carrier of the virus!
It will save others & yourself!

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Now for a wonderful distraction today...
I welcome you to our April Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends & myself share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps!!!
Each month we create handmade cards or projects
with a new theme to stretch our imaginations and
we GIVE-A-WAY Unity Stamp prizes too!!!
Scroll down for new tutorials, enter giveaways, & get hopping
for some amazing inspiration!!!

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Before I get started...check our ==> March Blog Hop to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!
Shelly S.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for March 2020!
Congratulations!!!
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Our theme for April is...
a Sketch!
That's right...we're all creating with <== this same sketch to show you several different possibilities. And having a sketch really gives you a good starting point, especially when you're stumped for a design. And I loved it, so I have two cards to share with you this month!

My card today is a lovely Spring card, great for Easter Sun, April 12th. But also a Spring Birthday, Hello, Thinking of You, and many more. I knew I wanted to use this bunny stamp set, because I hadn't used it before. Shocking, right!?! And I paired it with some of my favs: Graphic 45 patterned paper, heat embossing, sparkle, and this gorgeous purple rose ribbon.

Tutorial: I started with an 8.5x11” piece of green Papertrey Ink 110lb cardstock, folded in half, and trimmed down to 6 x 4¾” as my card base. Then cut a 6 x 4½” gorgeous piece of Graphic 45-Place In Time-March patterned paper, which shows two patterns on the one panel, and sprayed with both glimmer mist colors in a splat box. Set aside to dry. It's hard to photograph the shimmer, but it's there. Once dry, adhered to the card base. Click pictures below to get the step by step tutorial for this card...

Ok. Let’s assemble our card. I put adhesive on the back of the purple circle and adhered the purple rose ribbon around the circle. Gave the roses a little fluff around the edges. Popped the bunny up with 3D foam tape, adhered to the purple circle, and adhered the whole piece to the card panel. And adhered the sentiment with 3D form tape to the card to complete this sparkly spring beauty.

My second card may look familiar, because it's the "leftover" mermaid piece from last months mermaid shaker card. See, I told you I'd make another card with that beautiful mermaid and here she is. This set is gorgeous and so fun to play with. And I paired her with an underwater ocean patterned paper and one of the "Big" sentiment kits. So wonderful for many occasions!

Tutorial: Tutorial: I started with an 8.5x11” piece of light blue Papertrey Ink 110lb cardstock, folded in half, and trimmed down to 7x5” as our card base. Then cut a 7 x 4½” amazing piece of under the sea patterned paper and adhered to the card base. Click pictures below to get the step by step tutorial for this card...

Okay, I only have our gorgeous mermaid circle left to adhere her directly to the ocean panel. And added just a bit of clear sparkle pen to the shells and flowers to make her hair sparkle. And this amazing creature is done! And that’s how I used my “leftovers” with patterned paper and a sketch design! Pretty, right?

I'm excited to tell you this "Blue Beauty" mermaid card was chosen as one of the Pantone Colors of the year and published in the
Creative Scrapbooker Magazine Fall 2020 issue. Yay!

I hope I've inspired you to try this sketch design, mix and match your stamps or products, try some new things, and
see where it takes you! The possibilities are endless!
And if you do...share your creations with us by using the hashtags: #friendsofunity #unitystampco #SSSUnitedWeCraft

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Dawn Bryson
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Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Fields
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Jeanie M. Hays
Alaine Tanner
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Thank You for stopping by!
Have a safe & crafty weekend!
Happy (almost) Easter! ~Kim & family

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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1): Unity Stamp Company Products: Woodland Bunny stamp set and sentiment from the Circle Scalloped (border stamps); Papertrey Ink green 110lb cardstock; AC purple cardstock; Graphic 45-Place in Time, patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Ink Distress Ink-Weathered Wood and Pine Needles; Ranger Ink Clear Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Tim Holtz Splat Box (for spraying); Big Shot machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle die set & Stitched Rectangle die set; Spectrum Noir Markers; Tattered Angels-Glimmer Mist: Brass Bell and Snow White; Purple Rose Ribbon from HL (May Arts has similar); Spica Purple glitter pen; 3D Foam tape; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Card #2): Unity Stamp Company Products: She Mermaid stamp set, sentiment from Say It With Love (Jan. 2020 sentiment kit), & Gina K Design-White pigment ink (splatters); Papertrey Ink light blue cardstock; HL white cardstock; Echo Park Paper-Under the Sea-patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Ink-Faded Jeans, Salty Ocean, and Broken China; Ranger Ink Distress Ink-Chipped Sapphire (sentiment); Ranger Ink Gold and Clear Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Tim Holtz Splat Box; Big Shot machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle die set; Spectrum Noir Markers; Spica Clear glitter pen; water brush (for splatters); and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
LTSCB #132 - For The Girls - feminine (bunny card)
Repeat Impressions DCC A120 ~ April Showers (Something Wet)- (heat embossing, ocean patterned paper, and a mermaid)
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Spring Mood Board (bunny card)
WWC265 - Marsha's Challenge: Anything Goes w/Feminine Twist-bunny
Little Red Wagon Challenge-Blue (mermaid card)
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #501 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)-(mermaid)
TTTC058 – Featured Designer Felicita Johnson - (vibrant, ribbon, heat embossing-bunny card)
Time Out Challenges #158 (bunny card)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper April 2020 challenge (bunny card)
LTCCB #45 - April Anything Goes (mermaid)
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #383 - Holiday-Easter

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Extended: International Womens Day Linky Party + Giveaways + Angel Flower Card

3/27/2020

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<<<UPDATED 3/20: Linky Party EXTENDED until March 31st @ 12pm Indian standard time (12.5hrs ahead of EDT USA). So join us, create and submit your cards or crafts with keeping with our theme. Details below. Happy Crafting!!!>>>

Hi everybody! Kim here, and I hope this finds you all doing well and being inspired by all the crafters posting many creations these past few weeks to entertain and inspire us. On behalf of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps we are celebrating and Sponsoring 'International Women's Day' all month long. Their Blog Hop, a Linky Party, and an Instagram Hop has been EXTENDED until March 31, 2020 IST. And the fun part is...you can play along and join us too! LOT'S of Giveaways up for grabs!!! Details below...

March 8th is a day aimed to help nations worldwide eliminate discrimination against women, but as not to leave our guys out...International Men's Day is also celebrated on November 19 each year. But today and all month is to honor and celebrate our wonderful women, women empowerment and sisterhood all around the world!

The idea behind this hop started last year with 10 amazing women card makers who wanted to encourage other women through their crafts. Just a small word of encouragement from fellow women goes a long way and can do wonders. So let us come together and empower our sisters all around the world. Because we're in this together! Wow! Pretty awesome, right? We look forward to building a positive environment with your support.

For today's project: I was inspired by the beauty, spirituality, and sisterhood of our amazing CFS 'Flower Angel' and 'Angel Hugs' stamp sets to create this precious project with water colors, distress inks, die cuts, heat embossing, and some sparkle.

Tutorial: I started with an 8.5x11” yellow 100lb Papertrey Ink cardstock, folded in half, because I’ll trim it down at the end. I cut the left edge off a 4x6” turquoise panel from AC Tropical cardstock, using my die cutting machine with a stitched curvy scallop die from SimonSaysStamp and adhered to the card base. As I was cleaning up my craft desk, I came across some random pieces I had saved from previous projects, as we all do, that got me thinking I could incorporate some of them into this new project. I had a yellow die cut circle and a white cardstock panel that was sprayed with iridescent glimmer mist. So, using a PF blender brush I inked up the yellow circle with some fossilized amber distress oxide ink to make it a little darker and give it some interest. And using my die cutting machine again, I cut a smaller circle, from Gina Marie Designs, in the upper right corner of the white panel, that is smaller than the yellow circle. And using a water brush I added ink splatters in peacock feathers distress ink and fossilized amber oxide ink to match our project. Once dry, adhered the yellow circle to the outside of the panel with Tombow Multi liquid glue to move it in place. And set aside, do NOT attach yet. Click on the photos below to get the step by step tutorial for this card...

You can read the story of the Angel stamps...click => "here"

To Celebrate all women and our sisterhood around the world, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps is giving away a $25 prize package!!!

Click the links below, Hop & Comment, and join us by linking up your amazing projects based on our
'women empowerment theme' to be entered for the many awesome prizes donated by several generous craft company's!!!

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Thanks for stopping by!
Have a happy & crafty day! ~Kim

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Challenges:
International Women's day bloghop or enter on FB
HLS March Watercolour Challenge
Little Red Wagon Challenge # 542 - Leftovers -(Leftovers used: white panel, yellow circle die cut, and yellow floral patterned paper)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ M2520
LTCCB #44 - March Anything Goes
LTSCB #131 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #382 - Make Your Mark - (I used water color paints, alcohol markers, and several different inks)

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop + Designers Choice + Giveaways

3/7/2020

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Welcome to our March Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several of my amazing designer friends and myself share our love
(and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps!!!
Each month we create handmade cards, paper crafts, or projects
with a new theme to stretch our imaginations and we
GIVE AWAY lots of Unity Stamp prizes too!!!
So, scroll down for new tutorials, enter giveaways & get hopping
for some amazing inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check here ==> February Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!

Elizabeth R.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for February 2020!
Congratulations!!!
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Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Designers Choice!
Well, let me tell you...having free reign to create anything isn't easy either. So many ideas running through my head was kind of overwhelming.
But I narrowed it down to a stamp set I hadn't used before and
combined that with a few of my favorite things.
Can you guess what those might be???

Well, if you follow me, you may know what they are. But if you don't yet...click the pink "follow me" button below or to the right sidebar, and follow us, so you don't miss our monthly hops and giveaways!

Anyhooo...I'll tell ya...I LOVE to heat emboss in all kinds of different ways, which I'll share in more detail next month, I LOVE die cuts, and I LOVE bling and sparkle. Because what girl doesn't, right?

Today I'm sharing this magical beauty using some of my favorite things: gold/clear heat embossing, die cuts, distress oxide inks, and sparkle to complete this mystical shaker card.

For a complete step by step tutorial...hover over the pictures below or click on them for details. Scroll down to bottom for a complete supply list.

I hope I've inspired you to "shake shake shake" and make shaker cards. Also, see how fun it is to mix and match your stamps and techniques, try some new things, and see where it takes you!
The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a happy crafty weekend! ~Kim

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Friends of Unity Designers
for more Inspiration, more Giveaways, & be sure to click on their names below & leave some love in comments to win!

Crystal O. Minkler <= go back here
Eileen Mathys
Amber Trubiak
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Bryson
Robyn Jordan
Dawn Fields
Alaine Tanner
Jeanie M. Hays
Joyce Verdon

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Supplies {affils}: Unity Stamp Company Products: She Mermaid stamp set, Circle Scalloped (border stamps), Pink & Blue Watercolored Paper Pack (patterned paper), Cinderella Sequins, and FolkArt Extreme Glitter Paint; Papertrey Ink Navy Cardstock; HL "thin" White Cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink- Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon, and Faded Jeans; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Gold Embossing Powder and Clear Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Big Shot machine; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blending Brushes; Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border Die (to create waves in water); Gina Marie Designs Stitched Circle Die and Stitched Rectangle Die; Tim Holtz Speckled Stencil; Clear pouch; 3D Foam tape; 1/4" and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
International Women's day bloghop
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Something Feminine
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #497, WEEK 1 STAMP ACT
HLS March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge (circle die cut shaker card)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March 2020 challenge
LTCCB #44 - March Anything Goes
LTSCB #131 - Anything Goes
Creative Embellishments March Challenge- (I was inspired by all the blue and aqua colors and the sparkle)

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Polka Dot Orchard-Love + Friendship Blog Hop

2/21/2020

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Valentine’s Day may be over and done for this year, but
Polka Dot Orchard is still celebrating with our Love & Friendship Inspiration Blog Hop & (2) GIVEAWAYS!!! The creative team has amazing creations to share with you featuring some of our
newest digital stamp releases!

We have two $10 gift cards to Giveaway for (2) lucky winners
chosen randomly from ALL the comments.
You have until Feb. 24th at 11:59pm EST to leave a comment
on each of the blogs, including the
Polka Dot Orchard Blog
letting us know that you completed the hop.

We will announce the lucky winners on February 26th on the
Polka Dot Orchard Blog.

Tutorial: I love Polka Dot Orchards digital stamps, because when you download them, their sizes aren’t restricted. Which means you can make them any size you want. And in this case I made an extra copy of the cardinal and flipped it, so I had two birds facing each other. And I saved this reversed bird in my stamp file with this set on my pc, in case I want to use it again in the future. I use a WPS Free Office program to copy and paste my digital images. It allows me to layer and group digital images as one piece, by moving them around, or bringing images forward and back behind images. Once I have the grouped images where I want them, I save them in the file too, and print on my HP printer using white cardstock from HL, using the thin brand. Click pictures below to continue tutorial...

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go back to the beginning & hop with ALL of these talented
Polka Dot Orchard Creative Team Designers
for more Inspiration, more chances to win, & to leave them some love in the comments to win!

Polka Dot Orchard Blog
Crystal
Rosemary
Pam
Kim <= you are here
Kristina
Lisa
Kirsty
Larissa

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Love & Friendship Month! ~Kim

I used these Polka Dot Orchard Digital Stamp Sets today:
When A Cardinal Appears and the heart from Lollipop Love

I hope I've inspired you to try digital stamps, layering, no heat foiling, and see what you can create.
The possibilities are endless!

If you like what I created today
Shop here ==> Polka Dot Orchard digital stamps

Many sets are ON SALE thru Feb. 29, 2020
So grab your favorites at a steal!

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Challenges:
Repeat Impressions Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge ~ F1220-(I used Watercolors, Pink ink on the gray bird, and a big red foiled Heart)

Simon Says Wed Challenge: Add A Sentiment
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Frame It-(I framed my main image with a large red foiled heart)
Little Red Wagon Challenge # 537 - Have a Heart

TTTC052 – Featured Designer Amy-( I used Kraft as my card stock base, a big red foiled Heart, and a scallop Die Cut to create clouds)

HLS February Watercolour Challenge-(I water colored with distress inks and used red foil as my 'Bling')

Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February 2020 challenge
TCCB #43 - February Anything Goes
LTSCB #130 - Red and/or Pink Equals Love

Addicted To Stamps Challenge #377 - Make your Mark-(I colored with distress inks and a paint brush; and added more color with a blending brush)

Click image to purchased other supplies here (affil): Thermoweb Deco Pen, Thermoweb Deco Foil Sheets, water pen/brush, distress ink, cardstock and more!

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop + Monochromatic + Giveaways

2/1/2020

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Welcome to our February 2020 Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several of my amazing designer friends and myself share our love
(and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps!!!
Each month we create handmade cards, paper crafts, or projects
with a new theme to stretch our imaginations and
GIVE AWAY lots of Unity Stamp prizes too!!!
Scroll down for new tutorials, enter giveaways & get hopping
for some amazing inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check here ==> January Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!

Joyce C.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for January 2020!
Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Monochromatic!
Which means the creation of something made from one color hue or one color family. Fun, right? Well, I'll tell you, this was quite challenging for many of us. It's really hard to just stick to one color family and not add black or some other color, as we love all colors and pretty patterned paper. Shown above are the purple and red color palettes I chose to work with this month. Pretty, right?

My first card is a pretty passionate purple beauty...great for any occasion!

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” piece of purple cardstock, folded in half and set aside. I used an A2 white watercolor cardstock. (I know, I finally used watercolor cardstock (lol) And I know it will shock you, but I don’t have a fancy media mat, and that’s ok, so I ink up the clear lid to my MISTI stamping tool when I want to do some “ink smooshing.” It works just fine. Today I stamped down two different purple oxide inks and spritzed with water mist and ran a Q-tip through it to get some variations. Then dragged my cardstock through the colors. Dabbing the cardstock back and forth, here and there, in a triangle like pattern. Heat setting between layers and dabbing back through the colors, until I achieved the desired look I wanted. And heat set again until completely dry or overnight. Wipe up the MISTI with baby wipes or paper towels and it cleans up nicely. Next place the butterfly stamp in the center of the purple panel and attach to MISTI lid. Brush over panel with a static buddy to eliminate embossing powder sticking where you don’t want it. Which is also why you want to make sure your purple panel is completely dry, because embossing powder will stick to oxide ink. And we don’t want that. Then ink up the butterfly stamp with clear embossing ink. Sprinkle with purple embossing powder, and heat set. Using a die cutting machine and a border die cut, I cut the bottom of the purple panel, and set aside. I used a scrap piece of vellum, using the MISTI, I stamped a sentiment, from the same kit, with one of the purple oxide inks, clear embossing powder, and heat set. Trimmed into a banner. Then took a scrap piece of purple polka dot paper and adhered to our cardbase. Adhered our sentiment. And adhered our purple butterfly panel to our card. Trimmed down the card base. And added a few purple glitter enamel dots for some bling to complete this royal purple beauty.

My second card is a fiery red beauty in honor of Valentines or my single gal pals for Galentines Day or any occasion!

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” piece of red cardstock, folded in half and set aside. Repeat the same “ink smooshing” techniques as our purple panel above, except I used a red and pink distress oxide inks. Heat red panel until dry or overnight. Using the MISTI tool I stamped the mandala image three times with red oxide ink and heat set. It's an older stamp from 2016 and I've never used it. So, it was time for some love. Using an acrylic block I stamped a heart background with the tattered rose distress ink (not oxide ink), I spray misted the stamp and stamped it onto our red panel in the top right corner, the left middle, and the bottom right corner. Dab off excess water. And heat set. To give our panel some depth and interest. Using a die cutting machine and a border die cut, I cut the left side of the red panel, and set aside. I used a scrap piece of vellum, using the MISTI, I stamped a sentiment from another kit, with clear embossing ink, sprinkled with red embossing powder, and heat set. You could certainly use the red oxide ink and clear embossing powder too. I just wanted to try this red embossing powder on vellum. Trimmed vellum to fit across the red panel. Trimmed a red and pink striped patterned paper and adhered to the card base. Adhered the red panel to card. Adhered vellum sentiment on both ends and attached to red panel and concealed adhesive with red glitter enamel dots and for some bling, of course. Trimmed down the card base. And wrapped some red/white bakers twine around our card three times and tied into a bow to finish this fiery red beauty.

And there you have a couple of ideas of monochromatic cards!
I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, techniques and maybe try some new things and see where
it takes you! The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by!
Have a happy & crafty weekend! ~Kim

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Eileen Mathys
Amber Trubiak
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Bryson
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Jeanie M. Hays

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Supplies {affils}:
(Purple Card #1): Unity Stamp Company: Allow Yourself stamp kit (butterfly and sentiment); Papertrey Ink Purple Cardstock and Vellum; BoBunny 6x6 Double Dot patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink- Wilted Violet and Seedless Preserves; Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor paper; Ranger Mini Mister; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Purple Distress Embossing Powder and Clear Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Big Shot machine; Simon Says Stamp-wavy scallop stitches wafer die; purple glitter enamel dots; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Red Card #2): Unity Stamp Company: Bohemian Backgrounds, Say it Big sentiment kit, and Love (in the background-hearts stamp); Papertrey Ink Red Cardstock, Vellum, and Round Off Edgers Dies #1346; Carta Bella-Devoted, red/pink striped patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink- Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry, and Distress Ink (not oxide)-Tattered Rose; Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor paper; Ranger Mini Mister; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Red Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Big Shot machine; Red glitter enamel dots; AC red/white bakers twine; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
Simon Says Mon Challenge: All Loved Up (red card)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes (purple card)
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #492 WEEK 5 (ANYTHING GOES)
HLS February Watercolour Challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February 2020 challenge
LTCCB #43 - February Anything Goes (purple card)
LTSCB #130 - Red and/or Pink Equals Love
RRCB127 Tic Tac Toe Challenge: My red card, I used a stamp from 2016 with twine, a die cut, and vellum.

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Creativation 2020 Industry Trade Show-New Craft Products

1/15/2020

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The Association For Creative Industries (AFCI), formerly known as (CHA) the Craft & Hobby Association is a HUGE crafty Trade Show Convention that has been coined "Creativation" the last couple years. It's the largest craft marketplace in North America and will take place in Phoenix, Arizona from January 16-20, 2020.

All of your favorite craft manufacturers from all over the world will come together this week to conduct business under one roof. They will teach over 3000+ Retail Buyers and Store Owners how to use and sell the new craft products with lots of demos, take orders, make connections to grow their business, have face time with designers, and make new professional relationships.

Unfortunately, we, the general public are not invited, but if you are a craft store owner, design team designer, or blogger you can attend this Mega Craft show to learn, touch, and see all the brand new products, place orders, attend many classes and make and takes, network with the experts, and strengthen your skills for today’s economy. So, you can sell and teach your customers how to use the products. Want to go? Details "here"

Click "here" to follow along "Creativation 2020" as I post as many new product videos, product pics, and collections as I can. To show you what will be arriving in your favorite craft stores very soon. Comment below and let me know what new products you are excited about? Or want to see? Or what new crafty technique do you want to learn this year?

Thanks for stopping by! Have a happy & crafty week! ~Kim

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2020 Stamp & Scrapbook Expo Show Dates

1/10/2020

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The 2020 Stamp & Scrapbook Expo dates for the ultimate craft show in paper crafting and stamping, for the public, have been announced and are all listed below. If you are a card maker, scrapbooker, paper crafter, mixed media artist, jewelry maker, a stamper, or any kind of paper artist, then you do not want to miss this Expo show.

See below...when the Expo is coming to a city near you. You can go for the day, take a road trip, or go for the whole weekend, but book early and get hotel discounts, and join the fun! And if you don't see a city near you, don't fret, plan a trip or suggest it on their website or social media and make recommendations. They are always looking for new venues to add every year. Click Scrapbook Expo for more details.

I've attended several Expo shows in Denver and Georgia over the last 8-10 years and have received a huge amount of awesome products, shopping deals, great classes, giveaways, amazing make n' takes, and the whole experience is fantastic. Made new friendships. Enjoyed learning some great new techniques, meet wonderful instructors, get LOTS of inspiration, and take home TONS of fabulous products given to each class participant too!

Check out my Expo Haul video with just the free products we got in class and the many make'n takes. Click ==> 'here' to view video.

I suggest signing up for your city newsletter and get advanced notice of early registration, coupons, deals, vendor list, hotel discounts, get the scoop, and more. Stay in the know, because on pre-registration day some classes can sell out within the first hour. And hotels book up really fast, like several months in advance of the shows too. So, signing up early is key. Click Scrapbook Expo for more details.

The Expo also offers paid volunteer positions where you can help in booths or in classes to assist instructors or owners, so check your city website or join your city Facebook group for more info and stay up to date. It's a great way to get paid, see the show, meet lots of crafty people, and teach new products. Click Scrapbook Expo and look for the tab 'volunteers' on top of page for more details

Meet and shop at your favorite craft manufacturer's booths, meet designers, see new products, learn new techniques, take amazing classes, join a crop, make new crafty friends, make LOTS of projects, and so much more! Grab your crafty friends and family, take a road trip, go for the day, or book a hotel and have a girls weekend, and get to a Scrapbook Expo near you!

I do not work for the Expo, but that would be fabulous someday, and these are just my personal experiences and opinions, because it is a fantastic show. You will not regret it. It's an amazing experience!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

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Friends of Unity Jan 2020 Blog Hop + Favorite Stamps

1/4/2020

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Happy New Year!!!
Welcome to our January 2020 Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several of my amazing designer friends and myself share our love
(and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps!!! Each month we create projects with a new theme to stretch our imaginations and
GIVEAWAY lots of Unity prizes too!!!
So, scroll down for new tutorials, enter giveaways &
get hopping for some amazing inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check here ==> December Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!

Faith R.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for December 2019!
Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months
Blog Hop is our...
Favorite Unity Stamp of 2019!

Well, if you're anything like us, then you know how hard it is to choose just one. It's like choosing a favorite child...you just can't!!!
So, you'll probably see more
than one project :) we just can't
help ourselves!

For this months project I dug through ALL my 2019 stamps I hadn't even used yet or hardly ever used. If you're new here, welcome! And if you follow me, "thank you" as you probably know my favorite season is Fall and reminds me of my childhood. I'm just crazy about ALL of it. So, I couldn't wait 8-9 months to break into this beautiful new leafy border stamp and play. I knew when I saw it, I just had to have it and use it for my first card today. It's so beautifully detailed and one of my absolute favorites. Wouldn't you agree?

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” kraft cardstock, folded in half, and set aside. Opened up my mini MISTI stamping tool and used the inside of the lid to ink up with several distress inks (not oxide inks) and misted the colors. Then used my favorite “ink smooshing technique” by running a piece of watercolor paper through the colors a few times, dab excess with a paper towel, and heat set dry. Wiped off the inks from my MISTI and placed the dry inked up panel in the MISTI stamping tool, adhering the back with purple tape to hold it in place. Lined up the leaf border stamp over the panel. Inked up the stamp with clear ink and stamped twice to get a good impression, as it’s a big stamp. Took image panel out of the MISTI and sprinkled with gold embossing powder, and heat set. Placed panel back in the MISTI, inked up the sentiment from the same stamp set, with clear ink, sprinkled with gold embossing, and heat set. Cut a piece of kraft cardstock ¼” larger than image, but it was too light, so I inked the edges directly with a brown distress ink and heat set. Adhered the image to the kraft cardstock. Then cut a piece of gold glitter paper ¼” larger than the kraft matte, adhered the image to the gold paper, and adhered it all to the original kraft card base and trimmed to fit. Added a few gold metallic adhesive gems for some more bling. And look at all that sparkle. Isn’t it gorgeous? I just LOVE it!!!

My 2nd project was inspired by these BIG words and nature stamps. I thought these would be perfect for the "thank you" cards I make every January to send our gratitude to everyone who gave us wonderful holiday gifts.

TUTORIAL: I started with an 8.5x11” dark green cardstock, folded in half, and set aside. Using a die cutting machine and a stitched rectangle die I cut out a panel from white cardstock. Using an acrylic block and distress oxide inks, I inked up a pine bough stamp that is a few years old, but I love it, and created my own unique border. Then for my next favorite stamp of 2019 I am using a super BIG sentiment. I just love it for so many occasions. I placed the pine panel down in my mini MISTI stamping tool, lined up my sentiment, and stamped it a few times in black ink to get a nice dark image. And matted and adhered to a black cardstock and set a side. Took a piece of white cardstock and stamped randomly around the edges in black ink to create another border panel. Adhered green pine panel to black pine panel and trimmed to fit. Adhered the whole piece to the dark green card base. Added tree ribbon and a button for interest. Fun right? See how easy this came together by creating your own borders with stamps you already have. Be sure to check out all the BIG words in this set, because you won’t be able to stop making cards or great in scrapbook layouts too. They are amazing for all year long!

And there you have a couple of my favorite Unity Stamps from 2019!
What is your favorite Unity Stamp?
Because these cards really say it all for me. I am full of gratitude and so thankful for each of you following my crafty adventures
and stay tuned for more to come!

I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, products, techniques and maybe try some new things and see where
it takes you! The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by! I wish you a Happy New Year filled with happiness & craftiness!
~Kim & family

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Crystal O. Minkler <= go back to here
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Eileen Mathys
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Dawn Bryson
Amber Trubiak
Joyce Verdon
Alaine Tanner
Robyn Jordan
Dawn Fields

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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1 Gratitude): Unity Stamp Company: Frondescence (border backgrounds stamp) and Purple Tape; AC gold glitter cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Ink-Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door, and Vintage Photo (kraft edges); Ranger Tim Holtz watercolor paper; Ranger Mini Mister; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Ink Super Fine Gold Embossing Powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Brutus Monroe Lunchbag cardstock; gold metallic adhesive gems @ Michaels; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Card #2 Thank You): Unity Stamp Company: Say it Big (May 2019 Sentiment Kit) and Winter Blessings; Papertrey Ink dark green cardstock; AC black cardstcok; Big Shot machine; MISTI stamping tool; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Die; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide Inks-Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, and Lucky Clover; Versafine Onyx black ink; Acrylic rectangle block; AC ribbon and button; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
LTSCB #129 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #42 - January Anything Goes
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #488 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)
Little Red Wagon Challenge #529 - Use Your NBUS ( I never used the pine bough stamp that is at least 2yrs old and the ribbon and button are too old to remember)
WWC252 - Marsha's Special 3-Week "Anything Goes" Challenge
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Something New (I used NEW stamps)
Repeat Impressions DCC J120 ~ Stamp A Childhood Memory (leaves, pine, nature, and the colors remind me of growing up in Michigan and Colorado)

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Friends of Unity Dec Blog Hop + Anniversary Giveaways

12/7/2019

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Welcome to our December Friends of Unity Blog Hop as we celebrate our 2nd Anniversary!!! We have had so much fun blog hopping together, sharing our themed projects each month with you all, building new friendships, and supporting one another!

And to thank you for supporting our crafty adventures we are excited to GIVEAWAY (2) super HUGE craft prize packages on 12/14/19, generously donated by Unity Stamp Company (see winners link below), and introduce you to: (3) Fabulously talented Guest Designers: Donna Baes, Shannon Edwards, and Jessica Pickeral who are joining us this month;
and a wonderful Blog Hop with even more giveaways to win along the way and tons of amazing inspiration!!! Scroll down and get started...

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But before I get started...check back to all of our November Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!
Christine K.
is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for November 2019!
Congratulations!!!
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Now onto the Blog Hop! Where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month with a new theme.
And this months Blog Hop theme is... All is Calm!!!

I start every theme with "what does that mean to me?" As it can be interpreted in so many different ways, which you'll see along our hop. I focused on the calm and the peace I find in winter. And was inspired by nature, a beautiful forest, the first snow glistening, and snowflakes, that all remind me of my winters growing up in Michigan and Colorado. And there is nothing like that first snow. Everything covered in a fresh blanket of pure white frost. So calm, peaceful, sparkly, and magical!

I started with white cardstock and blended a few distress ink colors to create the wintry sky. Using a MISTI stamp tool to line up my scene. Rubbed with an anti-static pouch, and I inked up the trees with clear ink, stamped on the right, and sprinkled with silver embossing powder, and heat set. Then lined up the deer and stamped and embossed in silver. And stamped another row of trees on the left and embossed in silver. Then blended blue ink below the tree line to create the snow line and snow banks. In a contained box, sprayed white pearl mica sparkles over scene to create snowflakes and sparkle of the snow. Dab to dry and heat set, because all embossing will stick to distress oxide inks. Once dry, stamp sentiment with blue distress oxide ink, sprinkle with clear embossing powder, and heat set. Added glitter glue below the trees, a few snowflakes, and created a snow bank of sparkle. Once dry, adhered scene to a navy cardstock matte border ¼” larger, and a silver glitter cardstock ¼” larger, then adhered to a white card stock base (not shown) to complete.

Here is a close up of all that shimmer and shine of the silver embossing powder, the diamond stickles glitter glue, and the clear embossing on the sentiment over distress oxide ink.

My second card continued that peace with lots of glistening snowflakes on this amazing background stamp, heat embossed, and ink blended on kraft cardstock.

I cut a piece of kraft cardstock A2 size and blended with a few distress oxide ink colors around the edges. And added white ink with some blue in the center. Using a MISTI stamp tool, lined up the snowflake border stamp, inked up with clear ink, stamped, sprinkled with white embossing powder, and heat set. TIP: heat set the distress oxide inks BEFORE you heat emboss or it will stick to everything and use an anti-static pouch. Luckily, it had dried enough that it didn’t stick everywhere, but just a few strays added to our flakey panel. Next stamped sentiment with blue distress oxide ink, sprinkled with clear embossing powder, and heat set. Trimmed off ¼” on two sides and adhered to an A2 navy cardstock base. Adhered a band of silver glitter cardstock across the front. Added sequins and a snowflake brad to complete.

And there you have it...my version of all is calm in winter!
I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, products, and techniques and try some new things and see where it takes you!
The possibilities are endless!

Thank You for stopping by!
Happy Holidays & a Crafty New Year!
~Kim & family

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announced in our next Blog Hop on Jan.4, 2020.
Good luck!!!

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Be sure to go back to the beginning & hop with
ALL of these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
for more Giveaways, Inspiration, & click on their names below & leave us some love in comments to win!

Crystal O. Minkler
Eileen Mathys
Joyce Verdon
Dawn Bryson
Alaine Tanner
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Amber Trubiak
Jeanie M. Hays
Dawn Fields
Robyn Jordan
and
Guest Designers:
Donna Baes
Shannon Edwards
Jessica Pickeral

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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1): Unity Stamp Company: Northwoods Peace and Cheerful Prancing; Papertrey Ink white cardstock; AC glitter cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide ink-Faded Jeans (sentiment), Ranger Ink Distress Inks-Weathered Wood, Stormy Sky, Shaded Lilac, Milled Lavender, & Spun Sugar; Versamark clear ink; Ranger Ink Super Fine Silver embossing powder and clear embossing powder; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Ranger Ink Diamond Stickles glitter glue; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Picket Fence - Life Changing Blending Brush; Splat Box; Tattered Angels-Glimmer Mist white pearl spray; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

(Card #2):
Unity Stamp Company: Burst of Flakes (border backgrounds), sentiment from A Christmas Hello, and Cinderella Sequins; Papertrey Ink navy cardstock; Brutus Monroe lunch bag kraft cardstock; AC glitter cardstock; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Ink Distress Oxide ink-Faded Jeans and Salty Ocean; Ranger Ink Distress Inks-Blueprint Sketch; Versamark clear ink; Gina K Designs-white pigment ink; Ranger Ink Super white seafoam embossing powder and clear embossing powder; Marvy Uchida heat tool; Ranger Ink Anti-Static Pouch; Picket Fence - Life Changing Blending Brush; Tombow Mono Liquid adhesive; and 1/2" Scor-tape adhesive.

Challenges:
The Holly & Ivy Christmas Challenge # 61 - Anything Christmas Goes
MLCCB #17 - December Anything Christmas Goes
All Sorts Challenge Week 549 -Snowmen and/or Snowflakes
LTSCB #128 - Christmas Bingo-(I used letter N: blue, snowflake, silver)
LTCCB #41 - December Anything Goes
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #484, YEAR END-YOUR FAVORITE STAMP-(I love this reindeer stamp for many occasions)
WWC250 - Helen's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Lets Sparkle (both cards sparkle and I used Brutus Monroe Lunchbag kraft cardstock on 2nd card-snowflakes base)
52cct Dec-Pick a Previous 2019 Challenge (heat embossing Jan 2019)

Dec 2019 Challenge Winner

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Friends of Unity Blog Hop-Autumn Colors

9/7/2019

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Welcome to our September Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month with a new theme and lots of Unity GIVEAWAYS too!!! And we're excited to announce two more amazing designers joining our team this month too! Welcome Dawn Bryson & Alaine Tanner!!! So scroll down to enter & get hopping for some colorful Autumn inspiration!!!

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But before I get started...check back to all of our August Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!
Sharon H. is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for August 2019!
Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Autumn Colors!!!
I love all holidays, but Autumn is my favorite time of year with all the leaves changing colors, pumpkin spice everything appears, and we have lots of family birthdays to celebrate too! So, that means...I make A LOT of cards!
This month I was inspired by the 200 foot trees in the park by my house. And I kid you not, they are really that tall and surround our neighborhood too. I took this picture last Autumn when the trees were full of all the colors of autumn and it was magnificent.

So because this is my favorite time of year, I couldn't help myself and made a few cards with some old and new to me techniques to share with you all!

My 1st card I knew I wanted lots of leaves and color with ink smooshing, alcohol markers, and die cuts on a fairly large card.

My 2nd card I used masking, ink blending, and distress micro glaze techniques on a layered card with die cut frames.

My 3rd card is similar to my 2nd card with masking, ink blending, and distress micro glaze techniques on a layered card with die cut frames, but slightly different with a mix of Autumn patterns and colors.

Below is another peak at all 3 of my Autumn cards for this month!
I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps, products, and techniques and maybe try some new things and see where it takes you!
Have a great weekend!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

Hover over the pictures below or click on them to get a complete tutorial to re-create these cards! And see supply lists below.

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Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Jean ie M. Hays
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Supplies {affils}:
(Card #1): Unity Stamps: Obsessively Grateful by Graciellie Design; Papertrey 110lb Orange Cardstock; White X-Press It cardstock (alcohol marker friendly); BoBunny Very Vintage Orange Dot 6x6 patterned paper; 3x4" Acrylic Block; Ranger Ink Mini Mister; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Fossilized Amber, Lucky Charm, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade; Gina K Designs Amalgam black ink;  Spectrum Noir markers; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Label Dies; Glue Dots on the button; Glitter enamel dots; Tim Holtz Ideology Twine; 3D Foam Tape; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

(Card #2): Unity Stamps: Autumn Grunge and sentiment from Nuts but I love ya; Papertrey 110lb Dark Orange Cardstock; White X-Press It cardstock; BoBunny Very Vintage Brown Dot 6x6 patterned paper; Carta Bella (Echo Park Paper Co)-A Perfect Autumn 6x6 yellow patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, & Walnut Stain; Picket Fence Studio-Life Changing Brushes; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Rectangle Stitched Dies; Kat Scrappiness Postage Die;  Purple Tape; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Micro Glaze; Glitter enamel dots; AC natural Twine; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

(Card #3): Unity Stamps: (leaf) Full of Fall and (sentiment) Warm and Cozy KOM 8/19; Papertrey 110lb Peach and Black Cardstock; White X-Press It cardstock; Carta Bella (Echo Park Paper Co)-A Perfect Autumn 6x6 tree patterned paper; MISTI stamping tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Fossilized Amber, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, & Walnut Stain; Picket Fence Studio-Life Changing Brushes; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Rectangle Stitched Dies; EK Success Notebook Border Punch;  Purple Tape; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Micro Glaze; Graphic 45 metallic pearl gems; AC Ric Rac Ribbon and Bakers Twine; Glue Dots on the Buttons; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #357 - Make Your Mark (I used markers, inks, and brushes)
LTSCB #125 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #38 - September Anything Goes
HLS August Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
FUSION - Autumn
The Paper Girls Challenge #183 - Falling in Love (Fall inspired)
Double Trouble Challenge #37 "Fall Theme" Partnering w/The Paper Girls "Falling For You"
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Stamp It
Repeat Impressions DCC S419 ~ Things That Start With “B” (Card #1-#2 I used Buttons)
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Something Clear ( Card #2 and #3 I used Tim Holtz "clear" Distress Micro Glaze, to brighten up the cards colors)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper September 2019 challenge
Brown Sugar Challenge #293 - September 2019

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Polka Dot Orchard + Birthday Roses

8/31/2019

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Happy Labor Day Weekend!!! I'm popping in today to share one last project for August as a Guest Designer for Polka Dot Orchard. I hope you've enjoyed seeing all of my digital projects for July and August, because I had tons of fun layering, learning, and creating with them! As they really have beautiful digital images.

And Jessica, the owner of Polka Dot Orchard liked my projects and team support so much, that she invited me to join her Design Team!!! Yay!!! I'm so excited!!! So you're going to be seeing a lot more digi (digital) creations and we can learn together, because I'm fairly new to digital stamps!!! And let me tell you, in just 2 short months I've had some trials and tribulations on my digi journey, that I will share with you, because you are not alone!

If you missed any of my Polka Dot Orchard projects, don't fret, you can click "here" and see them all or on my other social media channels too!

I'm once again honored to be using these digi stamps designed by my crafty friend, Jeanie May Hays, of Washi Horse Designs, and you may recognize her name from our monthly 'Friends of Unity' blog hops we do together too! (Pssst... we'll be hopping again next Sat, Sept. 7th)

For today's project I'm using Jeanie's gorgeous rose stamp again because I just LOVE it!!! Isn't it gorgeous? The colors and stripes on this card reminded me of a carnival or fair days, which to me signifies the end of summer. So, I thought it was only fitting to share this beauty on the last day of August, as summer is winding down.

Check them out and Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

How I made this card: Birthday Roses
I started with a 110lb navy cardstock 8.5x11" folded in half and trimmed down to 7 3/4" x 5 1/2." And two 6x6 striped pattern papers trimmed down to 4x6" and adhered to cardbase, not overlapping, but meeting in the middle, that will be covered up with the sentiment panel, and trimmed one side off, so it's 7 3/4" across.

I knew I wanted 3 roses across, so I needed a fairly large card base. When you get your Polka Dot Orchard digital sets, you can then copy and paste the images into other programs to layer or manipulate or resize your images to however you want. Not all digis are like this, some are already preset and sized for you, but I love that these aren't. I'm not very high tech and like things easy to use and easy to explain to others.

I opened this gorgeous rose image, right clicked my mouse, copied and pasted it into a blank WPS Office 2019 word document three times and saved this document with a new edited name, in case I wanted to use it again someday. Then you can play with sizing, layering, and all kinds of things. For today, I just copied and pasted 3 roses onto a page, getting them as close to each other as possible, and resizing them enough to fit across a 7" card. There are all kinds of neat and fancy photo programs out there to buy and use, but using what you've got works too! Now you're ready to print...which is where most of my trial and tribulations have occurred. I have an HP allinone inkjet printer, nothing fancy, very fussy about paper thickness, but gets the job done! I have tried all kinds of cardstock from thin to thick, cheap and expensive, and what works well for alcohol markers, water coloring, and colored pencils with my HP ink cartridges.

I'm sharing my own personal experiences and I'm not endorsing or disrespecting any companies products, because I used all good products that I will still use for traditional rubber stamping. This is just simply what worked for me on my digital stamp journey with my HP printer and what I like to color with, based on those experiences.

I have found the X-Press It brand white cardstock works the best in my HP printer, with my ink cartridges, and with alcohol markers, water coloring with dye ink pads, or water color pencils. I found the American Crafts and Stampin Up white cardstocks also worked really well. And I found The Paper Studio thin white cardstock from Hobby Lobby fit through my printer, but didn't work well with alcohol markers, because the ink bled or smeared some when colored. So, it's a good back up for maybe colored pencils and certainly rubber stamping.

I read somewhere to let the image "cure" or dry after you print it. So I usually print my images and let them "cure" for 1-2 hours or even a day or two, until I'm ready to color. And it seems to work. I'll have to experiment and see what happens if I don't let it "cure." And get back to you next time.

I colored with Tim Holtz water color crayons. Remember those? I know right, it's been awhile since we've played with those, so I got them out again. And they're so bright and fun. Water color cardstock is recommended for any water coloring projects, but I can't get watercolor cardstock through my printer...yet! I'm still on the look out for a thin water color cardstock and any recommendations are welcome! So, I kept it simple and just used these 3 colors shown above and mentioned in my supply list below. I colored them directly on acrylic blocks, dipped a water brush into the color to dilute and began to color the roses and dab off any excess water quickly with a paper towel, as to not buckle the paper. If it does, allow to dry, and place a heavy book over the top to flatten. I fussy cut the roses out. But if you have a fancy machine that scans and cuts, that's awesome, and will certainly work with these images too! I do have a Silhouette machine with a pixscan mat that will also scan and cut images, but these were fairly easy to hand cut with scissors. Then I brushed on some Wink of Stella-clear sparkles and some stickles glitter glue for more sparkles. And set aside to dry.

Next I printed a nice big sentiment on the same white cardstock as our focal point, and my color ink cartridge was running out, which created a bluish lined design that still worked with my card colors. So I used, as to not waste anything. Using a die cutting machine and a stitched die I cut out the sentiment and adhered to the stripe panel. Once dry, adhered the roses and added some glossy enamel dots like confetti.

Here's another look at this beautiful birthday roses card all done with digital stamps, so fun to color with many mediums, and great for any occasion.
I hope I've inspired you to give digital stamps a try, as I'm still
learning and we can learn together!

Check them out and Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

Have a Safe & Happy Labor Day Weekend!!! ~Kim & family

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Supplies (affil):
Polka Dot Orchard Digitial Stamps: A Sprinkle of Flowers-rose digi stamp and sentiment; HP Home Printer; Papertrey Ink 110lb Enchanted Evening (navy) Cardstock for card base; Doodlebug: Color in Kraft 6x6 striped patterned paper; X-Press It white Cardstock; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons: Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, and Peeled Paint; Water Color Brush; Big Shot Machine; Tim Holtz Scissors; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Die; Ranger Diamond Stickles glitter glue;Wink of Stella-glitter clear; My Minds Eye Jubilee enamel dots; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive; and Tombow Multi Liquid Glue.

Challenges:
Addicted To Stamps Challenge #356 - Anything Goes
KCC #470 CRAZY EGG/JUST A SENTIMENT
WWC236 - Heidi's "All About Occasions" Challenge (birthday)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes (showcasing Tim Holtz products) - I used Tim Hotlz water color crayons
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ A2819
Simon Says Mon Challenge: ‘S’ is For: (Sprinkles of Flowers digital Stamp Set)

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Friends of Unity-Animal Blog Hop

8/3/2019

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Welcome to our August Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of all things Unity Stamps each month with a new theme and lots of Unity GIVEAWAYS!!! Scroll down to enter & get ready for some fur-tabulous and Paw-mazing inspiration!!!

But before I get started...check back to all of our July Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!
Esther Asbury. is a Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for July 2019!
Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Furry Friends or any kind of animals!
And once again I am challenged to create something with animals, which I'll admit, I'm not great at coloring. But I dug into my Unity stash to see what I could find and I was pleasantly surprised. And with Unity...once you get started...it's hard to stop stamping. So, I have quite a random collection to share with you today!

First up this darling 'Panda' card

I started with an A2 110lb kraft cardstock base with a lovely green watercolor patterned paper from MFT that's cut about a 1/4" smaller and adhered to card base. Using a die cutting machine, cut a a six circle cutout die cut in a darker green patterned paper from G45 and glued down with liquid glue. (save the extra circles). Using a Misti stamp tool, I stamped the panda's, butterfly, stars, and sentiment (from 2 Unity Panda sets) with Catherine Poolers Midnight black ink on white X-Press It cardstock. And colored all the pieces with alcohol markers. I used a light gray on the panda's for highlights and dimension, fussy cut them out, and adhered them to the card. With a blending brush I added a touch of green distress oxide ink to the sentiment, adhered it to one of those extra die cut circles leftover from earlier, trimmed the edges, and used 3D foam tape to pop it up and adhere to the panel. Added some shimmer to the butterfly wings with Wink of Stella-clear and added yellow stickles glitter glue to the stars for some extra sparkle. Once dry, adhered all the pieces to the panel to complete this adorable card! So, cute for many occasions!

Next up: This adorable 'bunny' card

I started with a 12x12" 110lb light pink cardstock, cut in half 6x12" and folded for a 6x6" finished base (not shown) with two amazingly fun 6x6 patterned papers from Doodlebug, cut on a diagonal, and adhered to the card base.

Using a Misti stamp tool, I stamped the bunny on white X-Press It cardstock with Gina K Amalgam black ink and colored with these alcohol maker colors shown above. I only used two gray markers on the bunny, with a touch of pink, and a red heart. I added colorless blender ink onto a terry wash cloth and dabbed it onto the bunny in a few places, to take off some gray ink, which leaves a faint textured imprint from the wash cloth. To resemble fur. A quilted paper towel or baby wipe works too.

I felt the image was too stark. So I tapped some pink distress oxide ink onto an acrylic block, added a couple drops of water, and painted on some pink watercolor around the bunny. Don't add too much water, as your paper may ripple or pill, because we're not using watercolor paper. But it can be done. Just add a little color at a time and dab off with a paper towel. You can let it dry a little and add more color for depth as needed. Set a side to dry. Once dry, I added some watered down black distress oxide ink splatters around the image with a paint bush, being careful to cover or mask bunny, so not to get any on the image. Set a side to dry. Using a die cutting machine I cut out the bunny with a stitched square die; cut out a larger square in black cardstock to create a border; and cut an even larger stitched square from a light green cardstock. Once dry adhere the bunny image to the black cardstock square, adhere the light green stitched square down first, like a diamond, and then adhere the bunny image on top. Stamped a sentiment (from a Unity grab bag) with Amalgam ink onto light green cardstock, adhere to black cardstock, trim around, and adhere to card. Added some pink and green glittery enamel dots to finish this precious card that is so adorable for many occasions!

Voila! And you too can make "furry friend" cards! I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps in new and creative ways! And see what you can create. The possibilities are endless!

Here are a few other 'furry friends' below that I created for you to enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

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Crystal O. Minkler
Eileen Mathys
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Dawn Fields
Jeanie M. Hays
Joyce Verdon
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Robyn Jordan

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Supplies {affils}:
(Panda card): Unity Stamps: Star & a Bear, Butterfly & a Bear (or there is a bundle of panda's in a set too); White X-Press It cardstock (alcohol marker friendly); Spectrum Noir markers; Catherine Poolers Midnight black ink; Brutus Monroe-110lb lunchbag cardstock (kraft); My Favorite Things (MFT) Watercolor Wash Brights 6x6 pad (green); MISTI Stamping Tool; Graphic 45-Lost in Paradise; Ranger Distress Oxide Ink-Cracked Pistachio and Diamond Stickles glitter glue; Picket Fence Studio-Life Changing Brushes; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Six Circle Panel Die; Wink of Stella-glitter clear; adhesive enamel dots-clear glitter; 3D Foam Tape; Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue; Scor-Tape 1/4"

(Bunny card): Unity Stamps: Bunny-Keep You Forever Sentiment Kit, grab bag sentiment is from Completely Captured My Heart by Phyllis Harris; White X-Press It cardstock (alcohol marker friendly); Spectrum Noir markers; AC Black and Green cardstock; SU light pink cardstock 12x12; Doodlebug-6x6 Kraft in Color-Color patterned paper; MISTI Stamping Tool; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Picked Raspberry & Black Soot; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Square Dies, & Stitched Square Dies; Gina K Designs-Amalgam black ink; adhesive enamel dots-pink and green glitter; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

Challenges:
HLS August Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
Brown Sugar Challenge 292 August 2019
Addicted To Stamps Challenge #352 - Make Your Mark (markers)
LTCCB #37 - August Anything Goes
WWC232 - "Anything Goes" Challenge
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J2419
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Bright and Cheerful (bunny card)
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper August 2019 challenge

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Polka Dot Orchard + Rose Card

7/10/2019

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Hi all! I'm back again this week Guest Designing for Polka Dot Orchard with another fabulous digital stamp collection. I'm honored to be using another digital set designed by my crafty friend, Jeanie May Hays, of The Washi Horse Blog! I totally picked this stamp set at random too, not knowing Jeanie designed it, but I just love it! Isn't it beautiful? Go check them out today & many more. Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

How I made this card: I started with an A2 card base in kraft cardstock that folds down and opens at the bottom. A little different for me, but thought I'd give it a try. And using a die cutting machine, I cut out this darling yellow orange floral patterned paper with a scallop stitched rectangle die and adhered to the card. Then I printed out this beautiful rose and sentiment on white cardstock from my HP home printer. I was almost out of ink, as you can see on the sentiment, but thought it looked neat and used it anyways. Currently I can only get AC white cardstock to go through my home printer to print digital stamps, so I'm making it work. I knew I wanted to water color this week, and to do that on this type of paper, you can, but you must work very quickly and not use a lot of water. Because the paper will warp or pill. Today, I dug out my Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons!!! Remember those? I forgot how much fun they are to play with.

I chose only two colors (really, not even yellow): orange and green and colored directly onto an acrylic block and took a water brush and added a drop of water and swished it around, dabbed off the excess water onto a paper towel, and proceeded to add color to the rose. I did this in layers onto the petals and the leaves, to build up the color and shading as it dried. Tip: You can color directly onto the image with these crayons (as I did with the darker shades of orange on top), but once you add water you have to move fast, as it's quickly absorbed and it's hard to move around and spread upon your image. So work in small areas at time, like one petal at a time. Or you may not get the shading you want or you may end up with hard lines that won't blend out. I totally recommend using watercolor cardstock for any water coloring, IF you can get it to go through your printer! Also using a die cutting machine again, I cut the rose and the sentiment out with stitched dies and adhered them to the card. Adhered three gold gems to the sentiment. And added a touch of glitter glue and shimmer to the rose for some extra sparkle to complete this gorgeous rose that symbolizes friendship!

Here's another look at my rose card all done with digital stamps and so great for many special occasions.

I hope I've inspired you to give digital stamps a try. Jessica, the owner
of PDO is so sweet and available to answer any of your digital stamp questions, anytime.
Tune in this Friday, July 12th for more digi inspiration
& a special digi stamp fundraiser!
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Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

Thanks for stopping by!!! ~Kim

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Challenges:
HLS July Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
LTSCB #123 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #36 - July Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2019 challenge

Supplies (affil):
Polka Dot Orchard Digitial Stamps: A Sprinkle of Flowers-rose digi stamp; HP Home Printer; Papertrey Ink 110lb Kraft CS for card base; Doodlebug: Color in Kraft 6x6 floral patterned paper; AC White Cardstock, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons: Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint; Water Color Brush; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Scallop Stitched Die, Stitched Square, and Stitched Rectangle Die; Ranger Orange Peel Stickles glitter glue; Wink of Stella-glitter clear; Graphic 45 matte pearl gems; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

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Polka Dot Orchard Guest Designer + Patriotic Card

7/3/2019

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Happy Independence Week!!! I'm thrilled to announce I'll be Guest Designing weekly for Polka Dot Orchard in July and August with her fabulous digital stamp collections. I'm honored to be using stamps designed by my crafty friend, Jeanie May Hays, of Washi Horse Designs Blog, and you may recognize her name from our monthly 'Friends of Unity' blog hops we do together too! (Pssst... we will be hopping again this Sat, July 6th)

I totally picked this stamp set at random, not knowing Jeanie designed it, but I just love it and love it even more knowing my friend designed it. Isn't it marvelous? She's such an amazing artist and she says this is a beta fish, which it might be, but I can totally see it being a coy fish too. What do you think? Creativity is up to our imaginations, right? And this set is both feminine and masculine. The possibilities are endless! Go check it out today...it's 'ON SALE' and many others thru July 8th!
Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

How I made this card: I started with an A2 sized 110lb white card base and cut the red check patterned paper the same size and adhered to card base. I sized and printed the digi (digital stamp) on thin white cardstock on my home printer and let it sit for an hour before I colored it. I read somewhere if you let it sit a bit after you print it, it won't smear. The longer the better, seems to work for me. I colored the flowers and fish with alcohol markers shown below and outlined the fish in a soft gray. I wasn't thinking how I was going to color this image and didn't chose a very alcohol friendly cardstock to print onto. It turned out ok, but as you can see around the edges the red and the blue "feathered" or bled a little bit outside the lines. You won't get that with Neenah, Spectrum Noir, or Copic friendly cardstock.

I could have just left it clean and simple, but I felt it needed some water. So, with a blending brush I added distress oxide inks and a touch of actual water to create a watery background. And got a bit of "water" on the fish too! So he looks like he's swimming. Using a die cutting machine I cut out the image with a simple stitched die and adhered to a piece of blue patterned paper to frame the image and adhered to the card.

Then printed a sentiment from this same set and did the same blending and cut out with a stitched die. And added a lovely matching ribbon and red/white bakers twine to make it festive. Added some glitter glue to the center of the flowers and the fish for some texture on his gills and to make it sparkle.

Here's another look at my patriotic fish card all done with digital stamps and so great for summer birthdays, graduation, wedding, masculine cards or any occasion. And if you've never tried digis before,
I hope I've inspired you to give them a try. As I'm so proud of my friend, Jeanie for designing this beautiful set, because they are just amazing
and certainly take up less space in my craft room.
Tune in next week for another amazing digi stamp creation!

Shop here at => Polka Dot Orchard Shop

Have a Safe & Happy 4th of July!!! ~Kim & family

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Challenges:
WWC228 - Marsha's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
Repeat Impressions DCC J319 ~ Red, White & Blue
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Stars and/or Stripes (checks are a kind of stripe)
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #348 - Holiday (4th of July)
LTSCB #123 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #36 - July Anything Goes
PCC342: TWO Week Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge (I used a water theme, die cuts, birthday card
or also water theme, favorite color, feminine)
PP448 - A Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge from Joanne (I used ribbon, patterned paper, and a die cut)
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Make Your Own Background
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July 2019 challenge

Supplies (affil):
Polka Dot Orchard Digitial Stamps-Wander Often; HP Home Printer; Papertrey Ink 110lb White CS for card base; My Favorite Things-Tiny Check 6x6 patterned paper; Bo Bunny-Very Vintage Double Dot 6x6 patterned paper; AC White Cardstock, Ribbon, & Bakers Twine; Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers; Ranger Distress Oxide Inks-Mermaid Lagoon & Faded Jeans; Picket Fence Studio-Life Changing Blending Brushes; Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Die; Ranger Diamond Stickles & Orange Peel Stickles glitter glue; and 1/4" Scor-Tape adhesive.

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Friends of Unity-Rainy Days Blog Hop

4/6/2019

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But before I get started...check back to all of our March Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!
Congratulations!!!
Meghan Kennihan
she is our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for March 2019!!!
Thank you all for participating!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Rainy Days!!!
Which means to me: April showers, bring May flowers. And it's starting to green up and bloom here in the South. And where there is rain, sometimes there are rainbows, which was the inspiration for my project this month. I wanted "Harmony Girl" to appear like she's strong and confident, dancing in the puddles, and she's coming through the storm into the big bright happy rainbow of life.

I had to be creative, as I wanted to create a "rainy" effect to my card and I achieved that by using a few "new to me" techniques and products and mixing stamp sets I hadn't used before either. As shown on my "Harmony Girl" card below...

Today's project...
I started with a 5x7 white card base, because this girl is tall and I wanted the background to show too! And inked the card base with a few distress oxide inks in blues and purple by dragging the ink pads from the top to the bottom of the card stock, spritz with water, let it run a bit, and added ink back on where needed. And when it dried it was too light, as it oxidized, so I dragged some regular distress inks in two blues to darken it up to look more stormy.

Tip: if you use water color card stock, your paper won't buckle. I just grabbed what was handy to use it up and it did curl a little, but I put a heavy book on it and it flattened out.

Next I blended several colors of Distress Oxides inks in a ROYGBIV color sequence across a piece of white card stock to create a rainbow using these amazing blending brushes. So great when you're using a lot of colors, just brush it off on a paper towel between colors, and continued blending away with no contamination of colors. Love them!!

And then I trimmed down the rainbow panel.

Using my MISTI stamp tool, I placed the rainbow panel down with a piece of purple tape folded behind it, to hold the panel in place, because you can't use the magnets from the MISTI for this project.

Then inked up this "new to me" Dance with Denim background stamp with clear ink and stamped directly over the rainbow panel and leave stamp in MISTI.

Carefully take the panel out of the MISTI and sprinkle with clear embossing powder all over it and heat set. This created my "rainy" effect. Can you see it???

Next I placed an edger die across the bottom of the rainbow panel and put a piece of purple tape down to hold the die in place and cut out with a Big Shot machine to create a rounded edge at the bottom.

I Stamped this "new to me" Harmony Girl in black ink compatible with alcohol markers and colored her with the colors shown above. I wanted her to have girly colors. Isn't she pretty and feminine? She is one of the many "Angiegirls" that I love to color up for friends and family!

Next I blended some Distress oxide inks around her to create a stormy look with the blending brush. Added a touch of watered down white ink around her and blended it in a circular motion a little at a time. Let it dry a little and went back and blended a little more to get that "cloudy" coming through the storm effect. Cool, right?

Once dry, I placed her in the MISTI with a piece of purple tape folded behind her, to hold her in place, again using no magnets. Then inked up the "dance with denim" background stamp again, that we left in the MISTI from before, and inked up with clear ink and stamped directly over the Harmony Girl panel.
Then carefully took her out of the MISTI and sprinkled clear embossing powder all over and heat set. This created a "rainy" look all over her too. Can you see it?

Tip: If you don't have clear embossing powder or these tools or stamps to create this "rain" effect, you could use Ranger Goosebumps Spray to create a similar effect too! That was my original plan, until the denim background stamp worked perfectly! We are Always experimenting, right?

Adhere Harmony Girl to the rainbow panel with liquid glue, because it's textured. Then adhere the whole piece onto my card base with liquid glue, because it's strong too! And I used my big heavy book again to press all these layers in place and flatten the card. Can you see all that "rain?" I'm so pleased how it turned out!

Next I stamped out the sentiment from the same kit in black ink. Blended some Distress oxide inks in a few bright colors, trim to fit, and adhered to card base with liquid glue. Tied a red piece of twine in a bow and added a few glitter "rain drops" for some sparkle to complete this strong willed girl, dancing in the rain, and coming through the storm. I just love her!

I hope I've inspired you to try "new to you" techniques or mix and match products in new and creative ways. The possibilities are endless!
Happy Spring!!!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

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Eileen Mathys
Jeanie M. Hays
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Robyn Jordan

Chosen April Top Pick WWC #215

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite Unity Stamps and to inspire others along the way!

Supplies{Affils}: Unity Stamps & Products: Harmony Girl and Dance with Denim background stamp by Brutus Monroe (as the rain) and Gina K Designs-White Pigment Ink; a MISTI Stamping Tool; Spectrum Noir alcohol markers; Neenah white cardstock for alcohol markers; Papertrey Ink white card stock; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Versamark Clear ink; Ranger Clear Embossing Powder; Marvy Uchida Heat Tool; Sizzix Big Shot Machine; Reverse Confetti-Edgers Confetti Cuts die; Picket Fence Studios-Life Changing Blender Brushes; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks: ROYGBIV (the rainbow colors): Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Scattered Straw, Lucky Clover, Faded Jeans, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves; Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Faded Jeans and Chipped Sapphire; Ranger Mr. Mister water spritzer; Tim Holtz Ideology colored twine; glitter adhesive enamel dots; Purple Tape; and Beacon 3 to 1 liquid adhesive.

Challenges:
Challenge #289 April 2019 (spring theme)
WWC215 - Donna's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge
LTCCB #33 - April Anything Goes
Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #25 - Springtime!
HLS April Watercolour Challenge

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Friends of Unity March Blog Hop

3/2/2019

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Welcome to our Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps with all of you every month and share lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!! Get ready for some amazing inspiration as we pull out all the stops!!!

But before I get started...check back to all of our February Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes! Amanda Rhodes is the Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, Feb. 2019 prize!!! Congratulations!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Creativity!!!
Which could mean anything. Right? So it got me really thinking. What new thing could I create? What products haven't I used? Or what techniques haven't I tried? So, I decided to use "new to me" products and techniques by combining two different foiling techniques with NO laminator and paper piecing to give you lots of tips too!
As shown on my "Poppy Girl" card below...

It usually takes me a while to warm up to trends, because I like versatile products I can use over an over again or reinvent them for other purposes or occasions. And trends usually come and go so quickly, but foiling has actually been around for a long time and is very elegant and shiny.

Today's project was inspired my inability to find my laminator. (lol) As I moved a while back and my laminator is still packed somewhere in my craft room and I can't find it, and I refuse to buy a new one. But I wanted to try this new trend, so I needed to find new ways to foil without a laminator. And after putting my thinking cap on and watching lots of videos, I came up with two ways that worked pretty good with products I already had.

I started my project with an A2 card base in 110lb blue cardstock. Then I inked up this amazing brick wall stamp in the glue pad, add more from the refill to make it nice and sticky, and stamped on a piece of white cardstock. Next I took a piece of red foil, pretty side up or color up, and laid it directly over the stamped image. Smoothing it down gently with my fingers or hand. Then I took a bone folder and gently pressed the foil into the glue. Removed the foil to reveal all magic...with no laminator. Trim image and adhere to a black cardstock mat or frame and adhere to card. Foil is hard to photograph, but you can see all that shimmer!!!

Next I chose this sentiment because it reminded me that our creative vibes inspire others in this great big crafty world and because of Unity, we've become our own tribe. Which I thought fit our theme perfectly!

I inked up the sentiment with black ink and stamped on white cardstock. Using a Big Shot Machine I cut it out with a stitched framed rectangle die. And this time, I used a glue pen and went over the word "tribe" and let it set for a few minutes, to get tacky to the touch. Then took the same red foil, color side up, and laid it directly over the word. Smoothing it down gently with my fingers. Then I took a bone folder and gently pressed the foil into the glue. Removed the foil to see all this glorious red shimmer. But the word "tribe" looked kind of bloby and hard to read, so I went over it with a black alcohol marker. It's stunning, isn't it? And set aside.

I chose "Poppy Girl" because I had not had the opportunity to ink her up yet and I just love all the poppies. It reminds me of Spring and with all the rain we've been getting in the south, that spring flowers blooming are just around the corner.

I stamped her on Neenah alcohol marker friendly white cardstock with Amalgam black ink. It's my go to ink for coloring with alcohol, water coloring, or using Gamsol blending spirits. One stop ink for all mediums. I stamped her twice, in case I messed up. And I stamped parts of her on two different pieces of patterned paper scraps that will be her clothes and fussy cut them out.

I colored the rest of poppy girl, the flowers, and a light outline in marker FS2 around the whole image with these alcohol marker colors shown above. I'm a big fan of using two markers from the same color family for coloring and shading. And gives a pretty good effect without using a lot of markers.

Tips: I came across this 101 blog post "here" that does a great job helping you get started with alcohol markers and tips on coloring and shading. And if you do a search on their website there is a newer 102 post too with good information on coloring skin and hair and more. They talk about Copic alcohol markers, but some of it applies to Spectrum Noir alcohol markers too, which are what I used above.

Then using the same glue pen I "paper pieced" her top and jeans in place. And it looks like one whole piece. Isn't that cool? It reminded me of playing with paper dolls as a kid and now you can change your paper scraps and change her outfits. Fun, right??? The possibilities are endless and uses up a lot of your scraps!!!

I fussy cut poppy girl out by hand, but you could totally use a die cut, scan n' cut, or a silhouette with a pixscan to cut her out too. I also trimmed off the top of the sentiment, because it was too tall and colored around the edges with the same light alcohol marker to match the girl. Adhered both pieces to the card panel. Added adhesive red gems and adhesive gold metallic embellishments. And added two different twines to complete this super shiny stunning card, that required NO heat laminator, and is great for any occasion.

Tips: I used two different glues in different ways with colored heat reactive foil. The background was with a glue ink pad and the sentiment used a glue pen. Things we all probably have in our stash of supplies. Right???

I tried several different foils and not all foils seem to work this way or I'm just not patient enough, as it needs be sticky to stick, and it may take some practice. I also don't know the differences between all the different foils on the market, so they may not all work equally with this technique.

I can only share what products I used and We R Memory Keepers foil worked the best with both the glue pad and the glue pen. The Gina K Designs/Thermoweb colored foils also worked. But I didn't have any luck getting the Minc foils to work, but I think because they are a toner reactive foil and not a heat reactive foil. But I'm not sure, as I didn't use heat. Try what you have and see how creative you can be.

Disclaimer: These are my personal experiences and nothing against any of these brands/products, as they are originally intended for a heated laminator.

Here is another look at Poppy Girl in all her shimmery glory!

I hope I've inspired you to try different trends and "new to you" techniques or products in new and creative ways.
The possibilities are endless!
Happy Spring!!!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Kim

Pssst! There are a few GIVEAWAYS along the way, but you have to Blog Hop below to find them all. Here is one of them now...

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Friends of Unity Designers
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and to leave us some love in comments to win!

Crystal O. Minkler
Joyce Verdon
Eileen Mathys
Jeanie M. Hays
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Robyn Jordan
Dawn Fields

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite Unity Stamps and to inspire others along the way!

Supplies{Affils}: Unity Stamps & Products: Poppy Girl, Hit the Brick (wall) by Brutus Monroe, Vibes and Tribes, and Gina K Designs Amalgam black ink; a MISTI Stamping Tool; We R Memory Keepers-colored foil sheet set; Tsukineko-The Essential Glue Pad Kit; Zig two way glue pen; Fiskars Bone Folder; Spectrum Noir alcohol markers; Neenah white cardstock for alcohol markers; BoBunny-Double Dot 6 x 6 Paper Pad-Very Vintage patterend paper; Papertrey Ink blue cardstock base; American Crafts black cardstock and white; Sizzix Big Shot Machine; Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle Frames; Tim Holtz Red Scissors; Adhesive gems and metallic embellishments @Michaels; American Crafts natural twine and bakers twine; and Scor-Tape ½".

Challenges:
Week 509 - Seasons - what's your favourite? (My Season is Spring flowers)
MIUCB #23 - Anything Goes + Inked Background (I inked up a glue pad to add foil to my background)
LTSCB #119 - Anything Goes
LTCCB #32 - March Anything Goes
Color Throwdown #532
Little Red Wagon # 486 - LOVE it! (I loved these techniques and stamps)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ F2719
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper March 2019 challenge

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My Foxy Valentine Card + New Challenges

2/8/2019

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Hi everybody! Today I'm sharing a "foxy" Valentine card that's pretty easy, with limited coloring and some of my favorite CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. They have this lovely heart background stamp that is so versatile for so many occasions and this wonderfully detailed foxy stamp that is amazing colored or not. So fun for Valentine's Day, Galentines Day (Feb. 13), or any day of the year you want to share some love with friends or loved ones!

Can you hear the song??? It's one of my favorites!
My Funny (foxy) Valentine? Sweet, comic valentine...
You make me SMILE with my heart
Your looks are laughable, un-photo-graph-able
yet...you're my favorite work of art...

For more inspiration check out the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Pinterest

SAVE with this discount code on your CAS-ual Fridays purchases...anytime...every time!

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Friends of Unity Friendship Blog Hop

2/2/2019

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Happy February everybody!!! Welcome to our Friends of Unity Blog Hop where several amazing designer friends and myself share our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamps with all of you every month and have lots of GIVEAWAYS too!!! Get ready for some amazing inspiration as we honor "friendship" this month!!!

But before I get started...check back to our January Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes! Congratulations!!! Karen Ladd is the Winner here at My Kraft Kloset Jan. 2019 prize!!!

Our theme for this months Blog Hop is...Friendship!!!
Which is very special to me, as I've made a lot of amazing friends along my crafty adventures and I'm honored to know each and every one of you. You inspire me daily, we encourage, support, and cheer for one another too! Our craft world is the kindest place I've found to be apart of something online or in person that is so positive. You are all remarkable and talented people that I'm glad are in my life! And thanks to Unity for building such a wonderful community of inspiration, kindness and supportive followers that are truly amazing!

Today's project is inspired by the beauty of this new floral border stamp by the talented Angie Blom and combined with this meaningful sentiment by Graciellie Designs to create this amazing card honoring my many friendships in this big beautiful crafty club!

This card is a little bit bigger than I usually make, so it may require a special envelope or a handmade envelope. And possibly extra postage. I started with an 8.5" x 11" piece of quality sturdy cardstock, folded in half and trimmed off 2 3/4" off the length, to give you a 5.5" x 4.25" card base. Then I cut two vintage dot patterned papers 3" x 4.25" in pink and green and adhered to card base. One of my favorite color combos.

Using a MISTI stamp tool, I stamped this stunning floral border stamp on water color cardstock in clear ink, carefully take out of the MISTI, sprinkle with gold embossing powder, and heat set. Then tapping directly onto my Distress ink pads with a water brush and colored in the stamp image with just two colors. If you dab with a paper towel as you go, it drys a little and you can add more color to add dimension and shadows. Set aside to dry.

Once dry, adhere to black cardstock and trim a 1/4" border around all edges to create a frame and make those colors pop. Look at that sparkle...

Next stamp the sentiment with black ink onto smooth white cardstock, trim into a strip, fussy cut the ends into banners or you could use a punch or die cut, and adhere to floral panel with foam tape. Then adhere the whole image onto the card base.

Adhere floral ribbon to the top, add adhesive gems to the bottom, and added this sweet colorful foil butterfly sticker to the sentiment. I also, added liquid pearls in pink randomly, but as you can see, they dried kind of pointy. Not sure why, but I flattened them down with my bone folder and that seemed to help.

Here's another look at all that shimmer...isn't she gorgeous in gold?
I'm just obsessed with this border stamp. It's so versatile for so many upcoming occasions like Mother's Day, Birthdays, Graduation, Wedding and more. And to make it even sweeter...both the sentiment and the floral stamp are ON SALE this weekend!!!

I hope I've inspired you to mix and match your stamps in new and different ways. And to play with embossing powder and water colors to see what you can create. The possibilities are endless!

Happy Love & Friendship Month!!!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Kim

Pssst! There are a few GIVEAWAYS along the way, but you have to Blog Hop below to find them all. Here is one of them now...

To enter this GIVEAWAY use the Rafflecopter box below.
The more boxes you check the greater your chances.
The information you provide is confidential,
but I need some way to contact you if you win,
either via email or social media messaging.
One winner will be selected randomly at each giveaway and
announced in our next Blog Hop in March 2, 2019.
Good luck!!!

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Friends of Unity Designers
for even more Inspiration, Giveaways,
and leave us some love in comments to win!

Crystal O. Minkler
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Eileen Mathys

Disclaimer: We designers on the Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT paid or sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., but they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity Stamps. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite Unity Stamps and to inspire others along the way!

Supplies {Affils}: Unity Stamps & Products: Delectable {border backgrounds} and Here's to Love & Friends; a MISTI Stamping Tool; Papertrey Ink Cardstock in white and black, 15% off thru Jan. 8th; Bo Bunny Double Dot Very Vintage 6x6 pad; Ranger Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock; Versamark Clear Ink; Ranger Gold Fine Detail embossing powder and Liquid Pearls in Ballerina Pink; Versafine Black Onyx on the sentiment; Marvy Uchida Heat Embossing Tool; Distress Ink: Picked Raspberry and Mowed Lawn; Water Brush Pen; Adhesive gems @Michaels;May Arts-rose ribbon; Butterfly Sticker sheet @Hobby Lobby; Scotch 3D Foam Tape; and Scor-Tape ½" on Sale @Papertrey thru Jan 8th.

Challenges:
PCC324: Tic Tac Toe Challenge-(Vintage (lace and roses), Valentines, and Texture with the gold heat embossing)
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Anything Goes
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ J2319
Simon Says Mon Challenge: Love Is In The Air

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