Saturday, April 6, 2019

Friends of Unity April Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Friends of Unity April Blog Hop. This month the theme is Rainy Days. I took a detour of sorts with this theme, and opted for a rainy day color palate and simple stamp. The April 2019 sentiment kit has some wonderful sentiments that fit this theme beautifully! If you haven’t seen this kit yet, check it out here.

My background was inspired by an ink blending sample that Crystal Minkler created and shared earlier this year. I used three of my favorite oxide colors combinations and decided to add the larger stamp on top, knowing the edges would fade into the white spaces. I used the sentiment from Harmony Girl to tie in the theme.



Comment on my blog to be entered into my giveaway, then hop along to the other
Friends of Unity blogs and see their creations also. Psst... there are other giveaways too!
Crystal O. Minkler
Eileen Mathys (you’re here)
Joyce Verdon
Kim Klinkovsky
 Robyn Jordan



Stamps:
Take Care of You (Unity Stamp Company)
Harmony Girl (Unity)

Paper:
Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)
Dapper Denim (Stampin Up Retired)
Hawaiian Shores (PTI)

Ink:
Faded Jean Distress Oxide (Tim Holtz)
Iced Spruce Distress Oxide (Tim Holtz)
Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide (Tim Holtz)
Gina K Amalgam Ink Jet Black (Unity)

Accessories:
None

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!!
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46 comments:

  1. Meg CrawfordApril 6, 2019 at 10:13 AM

    I love doing ink blending in a stripe and stamping like you've done here. I have that flower stamp and love that sentiment. I may need to borrow this idea of putting all these together. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  2. DawnApril 6, 2019 at 10:19 AM

    Sweet card, thanks for sharing your creation with us 🤩

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  3. Gina GibsonApril 6, 2019 at 10:36 AM

    What a lovely card. Love it's elegance. 💙 Thank you for sharing it. 😊

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  4. Joyce VerdonApril 6, 2019 at 10:41 AM

    Ohhh.... love the color palette you used! Love your card... and that sentiment!

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  5. JhaysApril 6, 2019 at 10:41 AM

    This is perfect. The blending is awesome!

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  6. lrkmtApril 6, 2019 at 11:00 AM

    I love the way you blended the oxide inks together for a background. I love that the image goes outside of the background to give it a really nice effect. I can't wait to try this out. Love your card!

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  7. karen adamsApril 6, 2019 at 11:18 AM

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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  8. Crystal O. MinklerApril 6, 2019 at 11:55 AM

    Beautiful card, Eileen!! Love your ink blending... fabulous color choices for our theme!

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  9. Bobbie Sue McConathyApril 6, 2019 at 12:00 PM

    I love this. Beautiful card, Eileen. I need practice to improve my ink blending. And that background stamp. Oh I love it and now plan to add it to my cart!

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  10. KazApril 6, 2019 at 12:12 PM

    Very elegant card. Nice job!

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  11. Snailmailstamping.blogspot.comApril 6, 2019 at 12:54 PM

    Lovely card, pretty color palette and perfect blending.

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  12. {S}April 6, 2019 at 1:44 PM

    Great card! I love the way you added the sentiment, It appears to be emerging from the storm into the sun. Very cool!

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  13. scrappin' GA peachApril 6, 2019 at 1:45 PM

    Oh MY!!! Gorgeous!!
    One of my favorite stamps, and your colors, and blending a turned out amazing!!! I LOVE this one!!!

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  14. Dana MApril 6, 2019 at 2:08 PM

    Amazing card! Love the mixed media style in a clean design. Awesome!

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  15. SandraApril 6, 2019 at 2:10 PM

    So pretty!! This was one of my first stamps i bought, love it!!

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  16. Becca YahrlingApril 6, 2019 at 2:39 PM

    I love your CAS style with this pretty card. I have that image; it's one of my favorites!

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  17. Glennis FApril 6, 2019 at 2:48 PM

    Such a pretty card and so effective with the ink blending

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  18. Tami RoseApril 6, 2019 at 4:13 PM

    Really like this stamp and the blending is beautiful

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  19. Kim Klinkovsky.My Kraft KlosetApril 6, 2019 at 4:59 PM

    Just beautiful Eileen. I love the colors, that design pops, and those stamps are amazing. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  20. Vannessa OsbournApril 6, 2019 at 10:43 PM

    Beautifully blended and I love that script stamp! Thanks for sharing!

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  21. cghundleyApril 6, 2019 at 10:51 PM

    Your card is just
    gorgeous, love the
    colors!
    Carla from Utah

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  22. Denise BryantApril 7, 2019 at 12:12 AM

    So pretty! Love the colors!

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  23. KarenladdApril 7, 2019 at 12:59 AM

    Blue is my favorite colors and I just love this beautiful, artsy card design

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  24. Pam DApril 7, 2019 at 8:31 AM

    I love the mixed media style and colors you used!

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  25. Kim MarieApril 7, 2019 at 9:39 AM

    Wish I could make a WOW face! Gorgeous!!

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  26. Arianna BarbaraApril 7, 2019 at 10:02 AM

    Oh wow! What a lovely card!!! Colouring is pretty amazing!!!

    Sorry, I was wondering when do you will announce the winner of the last blog hop? I'm very curious! : p

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  27. Jen R.April 7, 2019 at 2:51 PM

    Love the blues!!! Really nice effect!

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  28. michelegeorgernApril 7, 2019 at 2:56 PM

    Thank you for the inspiration. This is truly lovely

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  29. MadeByMeghanKApril 7, 2019 at 5:45 PM

    Gorgeous BLUES! I love this!

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  30. Wilma DeGApril 7, 2019 at 6:42 PM

    What a beautiful card! I love the colors!

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  31. JeanApril 7, 2019 at 7:49 PM

    This is gorgeous!!

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  32. InspiredbylifeApril 7, 2019 at 8:40 PM

    How very coo!!! A group of non-official unity doing a unity blog and give away! I’m impressed.... I love the seemingly simpleness of the card... yet with all the layers and textures, it is complex! Love it!

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  33. Shelly SchmidtApril 7, 2019 at 10:25 PM

    How pretty- love the colors and the fun images that you used!!! Great card!

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  34. Phaline MaysApril 8, 2019 at 12:55 AM

    I love the simple beauty in your card!

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  35. It’s a Card Knock LifeApril 8, 2019 at 12:47 PM

    This is very pretty!

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  36. Cindy TrudeauApril 8, 2019 at 6:38 PM

    Simple but beautiful!

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  37. JaneenApril 8, 2019 at 10:21 PM

    it does capture a rainy sky nicely. that's how our sky looked today just before it dumped.

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  38. aloApril 9, 2019 at 12:26 AM

    So pretty, love the colors you chose and the blending is perfect!

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  39. Kelsey ThomasApril 9, 2019 at 8:36 AM

    Love the colors you used! :)

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  40. Denise S.April 9, 2019 at 4:30 PM

    Beautiful card. The colors are so calming.

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  41. Karen DecknickApril 9, 2019 at 8:33 PM

    So pretty!

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  42. Sue DApril 10, 2019 at 1:37 PM

    Beautiful background for this pretty flower.

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  43. msnikiwrayApril 14, 2019 at 1:38 PM

    The colors you blended give this card a tangible feeling!

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  44. Jill RussellApril 14, 2019 at 7:11 PM

    Thank you for sharing... I love your color combination. And I love this sentiment...Awesome

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  45. Dawn FieldsApril 14, 2019 at 11:11 PM

    Beautiful card Eileen! Love the inked background...so calming!

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  46. Lydia HallumMay 1, 2019 at 5:48 AM

    I’m loving the Distress Oxides background. What an effective way to use my stamps.

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