Christmas in July 2021

Welcome to Build Your Stash Holiday Hop! Let this holiday hop inspire your creativity and get you in the mood for some holiday cards. This is the time of year where Christmas is the furthest from our mind. Tank tops and flip flops litter our wardrobe, with our boots and jackets safely stored away. Yet, if you start to look around, you will find hints of fall and Christmas in the stores. Hallmark has their ornaments on display and school supplies are on the shelves  

I have always said Christmas is my favorite season (minus the weather that goes along with it) and this is the holiday that I own the most stamps for. I especially love Christmas music. I didn’t marry a Grinch, so once November is here, it’s Christmas music all the time. We usually have to stream it online because some of our favorites don’t get played as often, while others get played a tad too much. That can be said for music on any station during anytime of the year.   

We hope that you are inspired by our creations and will play along with us, so make sure to check out our BYSHC blog. We have awesome sponsors that have generously offered up wonderful prizes, so don't miss out! Dates for this hop are July 23-30, 2021. 

 

Stamps:

Full of Joy (Concord and 9th)

Paper:

Cherry Cobbler (Stampin Up)
Emerald Envy (Stampin Up)

Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Presents & Pinecones  DSP (SU)

Ink:
Cherry Cobbler (SU)

 

Accessories:

Sizzix Big Shot

Full of Joy trifold dies (C&9)

Friends of Unity July Blog Hop

 

Hello and welcome to our Friends of Unity July Blog Hop. This month the theme is summer vacation. I have never been one to take a summer vacation... I am more likely to take a winter vacation to a warm location and dream about the summer days to come and forget the wintery days I left behind. Winter days are when I stay home and stay warm. I am not much of an outdoors person, so whatever I can do to stay inside and keep warm I will do it. That could be reading, crafting, or baking.

Creating this card was so much fun. I like the cute gnomes that Jeanie has created for Unity, and it is hard to not want them all. The embossing folder was a perfect fit and an excellent choice for this card. I lightly ink blended over the raised image to give it the color of water. 

 

Hop along with the other Friends of Unity and see their creations...

Crystal O. Minkler

Colleen Balija

Eileen Mathys (you’re here)

Dawn Bryson

 Rachel Duong  

Alaine Tanner 

Dawn Fields

Robyn Jordan

Stamps:

Beach Happy Gnome (Unity Stamp Company)

Paper:

Dark Indigo (Papertrey Ink)
Stampers Select White (Papertrey)

Spring Rain (Papertrey)

Ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black

Faded Jeans (Distress Oxide)

Broken China (Distress Oxide)

Accessories:
Sizzix Big Shot

Waves 3d folder (Memory Box)

Copic Sketch Markers 

Disclaimer:
We all 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 sponsored by Unity Stamp Co. but, they do approve of our hop, and that make us all very happy.
We started this hop because we love Unity. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite stamps!!