Welcome to our December Friends of Unity Blog Hop
where several amazing designer friends & myself share
our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamp Company
AND
we're celebrating our 3rd Anniversary too!
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 ==> November Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!
Our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for November 2020 is...
Sondra M.
Congratulations!!!
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where several amazing designer friends & myself share
our love (and obsessions) of Unity Stamp Company
AND
we're celebrating our 3rd Anniversary too!
Scroll down for new tutorials, enter our many GIVEAWAYS,
& get hopping to the next blog for more amazing inspiration!!!
***
But Before I get started...check our ==> November Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!
Our Winner here at My Kraft Kloset, for November 2020 is...
Sondra M.
Congratulations!!!
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Our theme for December is... My Favorite Things!
Well, this could mean many different things to all of us. So, I'm sharing some of my favorite Unity stamps & favorite techniques. Like I LOVE heat embossing, celebrating, coloring, ink smooshing, and the many fabulous Angiegirls!
Well, this could mean many different things to all of us. So, I'm sharing some of my favorite Unity stamps & favorite techniques. Like I LOVE heat embossing, celebrating, coloring, ink smooshing, and the many fabulous Angiegirls!
Card #1: I am using my favorite Ranger gold embossing power, clear embossing powder, and Versamark clear ink; Unity Stamp Sets: New Year-Midnight Resolutions (wit & wisdom), Numbers, ETC, Tiny Grained Banners, and Go Forward; MISTI stamping tool; Graphic 45 patterned paper; Brutus Monroe Lunchbag kraft cardstock; AC gold glitter cardstock; Gina Marie stitched dies; a few adhesive metallic stars; and a gold ribbon finishes up this sparkling card to ring in the New Year!
Cheers to a better 2021!
Cheers to a better 2021!
Here is a close up of all that sparkle...and I added just a touch of black to the "happy new year" to make it stand out more.
At the end of this post you will find Supply links for the products I used to make all of these cards.
At the end of this post you will find Supply links for the products I used to make all of these cards.
Card #2: Is a monochromatic card using one of my favorite Angiegirls from Unity Stamps set "Warm & Cozy Season," using my MISTI stamping tool, Memento black tuxedo ink, and colored with my favorite Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. Papertrey Ink cardstock, and BoBunny Double Dot patterned paper; and a circle die cut set from Gina Marie Designs. With a heat embossed sentiment (from the same kit) using Distress Oxide Ink in Cracked Pistachio and Versamark clear ink to create this cozy card.
And if you aren't a fan of faceless girls, that's ok. Unity makes face stamps to use along with these pretty girls too!
And if you aren't a fan of faceless girls, that's ok. Unity makes face stamps to use along with these pretty girls too!
Here is a close up of this pretty girl...
Card #3: Is a Unity Stamp Angiegirl favorite of mine called "December Girl" and I made this pretty girl last year for a fellow designer friend "Bobbie Sue's" birthday, but I never got a picture of it. And she surprised me with this sweet picture yesterday, so I decided to share it with you all...finally! Sweet, right? Thank you so much Bobbie Sue!!!
The background is created with one of my favorite techniques called
"ink smooshing" using distress inks, spray water, a MISTI stamping tool, and Memento black tuxedo ink. The girl and flowers are lightly colored with Prismacolor watercolor pencils. And using a mix of my favorite Papertrey Ink cardstock; patterned papers from BoBunny Double Dot and Lawn Fawn Plaid; a favorite stitched die cut from Gina Marie Designs; and a sentiment stamp from a Unity grab bag perfectly completes this beautiful girl!
The background is created with one of my favorite techniques called
"ink smooshing" using distress inks, spray water, a MISTI stamping tool, and Memento black tuxedo ink. The girl and flowers are lightly colored with Prismacolor watercolor pencils. And using a mix of my favorite Papertrey Ink cardstock; patterned papers from BoBunny Double Dot and Lawn Fawn Plaid; a favorite stitched die cut from Gina Marie Designs; and a sentiment stamp from a Unity grab bag perfectly completes this beautiful girl!
Card #4: Uses another favorite Angiegirl from the Unity Stamp set " Dream of Being {so loved}" with a sentiment from "Comfort to Go." And I'm SO excited to share with you all that this card is published in the Winter 2020 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine available now worldwide in digital or print!!!
This girl is stamped using my MISTI stamping tool, Gina K Designs-Amalgam black ink, and colored with Spectrum Noir markers; layered with my favorite Papertrey Ink solid cardstocks, pretty blue pattern paper from BoBunny Vintage Dot, and plaid pattern paper from Lawn Fawn; a favorite banner die cut from Gina Marie Designs; and finished with several Unity sequins for some added sparkle!
This girl is stamped using my MISTI stamping tool, Gina K Designs-Amalgam black ink, and colored with Spectrum Noir markers; layered with my favorite Papertrey Ink solid cardstocks, pretty blue pattern paper from BoBunny Vintage Dot, and plaid pattern paper from Lawn Fawn; a favorite banner die cut from Gina Marie Designs; and finished with several Unity sequins for some added sparkle!
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I hope I've inspired you to play with your stamps, mix them up, try heat embossing, color, or ink smooshing and see where it takes you! The possibilities are endless!
And
if you're crafty too, I'd love if you joined our "Friends of My Kraft Kloset" a Facebook Sharing Group, where you can post your craft projects anytime!
We'd love to see them and be inspired.
Click "here" to join.
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Enter this GIVEAWAY using the Rafflecopter box below.
The more boxes you check the greater your chances. One winner will be selected randomly at each giveaway, contacted via email or private messaging, & announced in our next Blog Hop on January 2, 2021.
Good luck!!!
And
if you're crafty too, I'd love if you joined our "Friends of My Kraft Kloset" a Facebook Sharing Group, where you can post your craft projects anytime!
We'd love to see them and be inspired.
Click "here" to join.
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 January 2, 2021.
Good luck!!!
==> The HOP starts below <==
Be sure to start at the beginning & Hop with
ALL of these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
click on their names below & leave a comment at each blog to win!
Crystal O. Minkler <= go back to start
Eileen Mathys
Alaine Tanner
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Joyce Verdon
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Amber Trubiak
Dawn Fields
Robyn Jordan
Be sure to start at the beginning & Hop with
ALL of these talented
Friends of Unity Designers
click on their names below & leave a comment at each blog to win!
Crystal O. Minkler <= go back to start
Eileen Mathys
Alaine Tanner
Kim Klinkovsky <= you are here
Joyce Verdon
Bobbie Sue McConathy
Amber Trubiak
Dawn Fields
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!
We wish you a Happy Holiday &
A Very Happy New Year!
~Kim & family
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Craft Challenges:
Card #1:
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Fun With Dies
MLCCB #29 - December Anything Christmas Goes
December - Pick a Previous 2020 Challenge (I picked "embossing" from Technique/Stash 52cct-May 2020 and heat embossed this card with gold and clear embossing powders.)
The Card Concept #145 {Festive Celebration}: I was inspired by these amazing colors beige, black, and the gold from ornaments to create this clean and layered card I recreated in gold embossing, gold glitter paper, gold ribbon and gold star accents.
Card #2:
LTSCB #140 - Winter Wonderland
Double Trouble Challenge #72 "Something, Anything, Everything" Nov 30 - Dec 6th + "Optional: Let It Snow" --(I did "Thing 1" and "Thing 3" with snowflakes and a snowy dot background)
Card #3:
Lil Red Wagon Challenge # 578 - Winter Birthday!
WWC300 - Tristan's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2020 challenge
Card #4:
LTCCB #53 - December Anything Goes
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #536 WEEK 1 STAMP ACT
Card #1:
Simon Says Wed Challenge: Fun With Dies
MLCCB #29 - December Anything Christmas Goes
December - Pick a Previous 2020 Challenge (I picked "embossing" from Technique/Stash 52cct-May 2020 and heat embossed this card with gold and clear embossing powders.)
The Card Concept #145 {Festive Celebration}: I was inspired by these amazing colors beige, black, and the gold from ornaments to create this clean and layered card I recreated in gold embossing, gold glitter paper, gold ribbon and gold star accents.
Card #2:
LTSCB #140 - Winter Wonderland
Double Trouble Challenge #72 "Something, Anything, Everything" Nov 30 - Dec 6th + "Optional: Let It Snow" --(I did "Thing 1" and "Thing 3" with snowflakes and a snowy dot background)
Card #3:
Lil Red Wagon Challenge # 578 - Winter Birthday!
WWC300 - Tristan's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper December 2020 challenge
Card #4:
LTCCB #53 - December Anything Goes
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #536 WEEK 1 STAMP ACT
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