Friends of Unity Paper Piecing Blog Hop + Giveaways

Welcome to our February 2021
 Friends of Unity Blog Hop 
where several amazing designer friends & myself share
our love (and obsessions) of ​Unity Stamp Company
with some new creative projects!

 ​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 ==> January Blog Hops to see if you are one of the many Winners and claim your prizes!!!


Our Winner here at ​My Kraft Kloset, for January is... 
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​​Anita N.
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​Congratulations!!! 

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Our theme for February is... Paper Piecing!
And if you don't know what 'paper piecing' is, it's a great way to use up your scraps and stamp images on various patterned papers and 'dress' your image.  Kind of like 'paper dolls' some of us played with as kids. Fun right!?!
I was inspired by Galentines (Feb 13th), a day to celebrate your girlfriends/gal pals and Valentines Day (Feb 14th)
 

Card #1: I made this darling snowman card using this adorbaly LARGE snowman stamp. He's huge, like as big as my hand, but so fun to 'dress up" with patterned paper scraps. Which is why I used so many scraps. He's cute for so many lovey dovey occasions, Valentines, Galentines, or anytime!
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Unity Stamps: Snowmie, created by our talented FOU gal, Jeanie Hays
Other supplies:
Versafine Clair-Nocturne
MISTI Stamping Tool
FolkArt Extreme Glitter by Plaid
Big Shot die cutting machine
Gina Marie Designs dies: Stitched Circles & Stitched Wonky Rectangles
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers (light blue, light gray, true black around edges)
Ranger Diamond Stickles glitter glue
Tombow Mono Multi liquid blue (the green bottle)
Cutter Bee Scissors
Scor-tape by Scor Pal

Card #2: Is a fabulous Angiegirl I transformed into a Galentines girl or she could be an Alabama football fan in her Alabama "roll tide" outfit, maybe celebrating their 2021 National Championship! But she's fun to color or "dress up" for winter, Christmas, or anytime of year!
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Unity Stamps: Angiegirl "Christine Girl" and sentiment
Other supplies:
Versafine Clair-Nocturne
MISTI Stamping Tool
Big Shot die cutting machine
Gina Marie Designs dies: Stitched Fishtail/Banners
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers (see colors below)
Ranger Diamond Stickles glitter glue
Tombow Mono Multi liquid blue (the green bottle)
Fiskars Large Corner Rounder punch
Gina K-White pigment ink
Ranger Seafoam white embossing powder & heat tool
Liquid Applique (white-on the hat pom pom)
Cutter Bee Scissors
Scor-tape by Scor Pal

This pretty "Angiegirl Christine" card was chosen The Watercooler Rock Star of the week for Challenge WWC307

And "Angiegirl Christine" was also chosen as one of The Top Picks at the RRCB in Challenge 151

​{Supplies I used are available below, in some affiliate links, ​
​at no extra cost to you}

I hope I've inspired you to play with your stamps, mix them up, and use those scraps up too! ​​The possibilities are endless!

AND
if you're crafty too, I hope you join my 
Facebook Sharing Group
 "Friends of My Kraft Kloset"
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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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 March 6, 2021.
Good luck!!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

==> The HOP starts below <==
We are excited to announce we have two more talented ladies Colleen & Rachel, joining our team too! Yay!
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
Colleen Balija 
                            Kim Klinkovsky  <= you are here
Rachel Duong
Amber Trubiak
Dawn Bryson
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 happy crafty weekend
and a Fabulous Galentines (Feb 13th)
​or Valentines Day!  
​​​xoxo ~ Kim
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Click ​the pink button below to follow along & so much more! 
Check out these social media networks for more inspiration: 
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Craft Challenges:
Card #1: Snowmie
Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge: Love Is In The Air
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper February 2021 challenge
Lil Red Wagon Challenge #587 - Total Eclipse of the Heart
LTSCB #142 - Love Is...
All Sorts Challenge Week 610 ?Love Is....
KRAFTY CHICKS CHALLENGE #545 WEEK 1 (STAMP ACT)
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Card #2: Angiegirl Christine girl
Simon Says Stamp Mon Challenge: Love/Hearts

Double Trouble Challenge #76 "3-2-1 Recipe" partnering with Heart2Heart
Thing 1: (3) liquid applique pom pom, red heart, & glitter glue on the red heart; (2) I actually used 3 patterned papers; (1) lovely stamped image
Thing 3: I added a heart and entered in the Thing 2 Challenge at: 
​Theme Challenge: All You Need Is Love (and a Partnership with the Double Trouble Challenge Blog)

Retro Rubber Challenge 151 | Red + Black + White + Gray - (Angiegirl Christine was designed in 2014, but is still one of my favorites!

​WWC 307 - Heidi's Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist
LTCCB #55 - February Anything Goes