Saturday, January 4, 2020

Friends of Unity January Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Friends of Unity January Blog Hop. This month the theme is our favorite Unity stamp of 2019. Initially I was overwhelmed by this thought... I had so many favorites! Then I started to think about my favorite things and the stamp sets I always buy when they come out. One of them stood right out to me, sunflowers. They are my favorite flower. Granted, I will never likely get them in a bouquet, but to drive by a field of sunflowers just makes me smile and my heart happy.

I went to my stash and gathered all my sunflower stamps. Trying to figure out what I would do with it became the next challenge. Christmas was coming and I knew that if I didn't start before Santa's big day, I would be in an epic rush the last few days before New Year's. In the mail comes the prettiest card from fellow Friend of Unity Member Jeanie Hays. The card was gold and black and I decided I would use that color scheme to make my card. Unity stamps are so nicely detailed that I knew my embossing powder would pick up the details and let this card dazzle without needing to be colored.



Hop along with the other Friends of Unity and see their creations...
The winner of my giveaway last month is Linda Abel! Please contact me with with your mailing information so I get your prize package out to you ASAP. 


Stamps:
All Kinds of Holiday Love 9/19 KOM (Unity Stamp Company)
Distressed Dots (Unity)

Paper:
Classic Kraft (Papertrey Ink)
True Black (Papertrey)

Ink:
Versamark

Accessories:
Gilded Embossing Powder (Brutus Monroe)


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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44 comments:

  1. AmberJanuary 4, 2020 at 9:07 AM

    Loving this sweet sunflower! Beautiful!

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  2. Alaine TannerJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:15 AM

    Such a pretty way to use this stamp

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  3. Shannon EdwardsJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:19 AM

    I just love sunflowers too. That's one of my favorite kits of the year.

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  4. karen adamsJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:31 AM

    Very pretty!

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  5. LindaJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:32 AM

    Love, love your card. I am from Kansas and the sunflower is our state flower. I have many sunflower stamps but have never embossed one.

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  6. DawnJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:36 AM

    I really love how that turned out. wow really truly lovely

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  7. Rachel DuongJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:50 AM

    Your card is so pretty and I love this sunflower stamp. The gold is just the right touch for a sunflower!

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  8. SandraJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:57 AM

    So beautiful!! Love it!

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  9. Glennis FJanuary 4, 2020 at 1:05 PM

    A great colour combination Eileen

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  10. Jan VintJanuary 4, 2020 at 1:32 PM

    That sunflower is gorgeous! I am watching the postman every day, waiting for that kit to arrive! Great colour combo - cream, gold and black! Love this card!

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  11. Karren GraysonJanuary 4, 2020 at 2:03 PM

    I love that you off centered your stamped image, it is absolutely beautiful.

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  12. Debra DekockJanuary 4, 2020 at 3:17 PM

    What a wonderful idea! Love that...and what better way to showcase a sunflower but in gold! Fields of sunflowers are amazing...and how the sunflower heads follow the sun..

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  13. Esther AsburyJanuary 4, 2020 at 3:34 PM

    Love your gold and black color scheme - and especially love those gold polka-dots!

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  14. ConnieJanuary 4, 2020 at 3:52 PM

    Hi Eileen 😊 I ♥️ your sunflower. I'm a transplanted Kansan and it's our state flower. Watching a field of them follow the sun through a day is just amazing and so is your card!!! Thanks for inspiring me 😊

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  15. Dorothy GreenJanuary 4, 2020 at 4:04 PM

    Gorgeous card Eileen! Love the gold embossing and background paper!

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  16. Becca YahrlingJanuary 4, 2020 at 4:52 PM

    Very pretty and quite elegant!

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  17. Crystal O. MinklerJanuary 4, 2020 at 5:45 PM

    Your card is stunning, Eileen!! I love this color combo... and the sunflower is gorgeous in gold!

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  18. ionabunnyJanuary 4, 2020 at 6:01 PM

    Oooh, so pretty. Hugz

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  19. cghundleyJanuary 4, 2020 at 9:32 PM

    Love the gold Sunflower.
    Very pretty card.
    Carla from Utah

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  20. Shelly SchmidtJanuary 4, 2020 at 10:27 PM

    WOnderfully done- pretty colors and the embossing adds a touch of elegance too!

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  21. JhaysJanuary 4, 2020 at 11:31 PM

    Love the gold and black with the cream paper. It really pops. Thanks for the shout out. So happy I inspired you. Your card is perfect!

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  22. Elizabeth RobertsJanuary 5, 2020 at 10:17 AM

    The gold is really outstanding especially in the gray month of January. Happy New Year.

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  23. Linda VigilJanuary 5, 2020 at 11:53 AM

    Oooh I love that sunflower set to pieces, but seeing it embossed in gold is inspiring. Possibly one of my 2019 favorite sets, this hop is gonna be fun!!! :)

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  24. Holly AKA KopyKatJanuary 5, 2020 at 1:14 PM

    This is so beautiful

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  25. QtCardsJanuary 5, 2020 at 4:17 PM

    Loving the look of the card the gold with white looks very classic

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  27. Vannessa OsbournJanuary 5, 2020 at 6:11 PM

    I've never seen a sunflower card I didn't like and this one is fabulous!

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  28. Kelsey ThomasJanuary 5, 2020 at 7:56 PM

    Such a beautiful card! :)

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  29. Sue DJanuary 6, 2020 at 5:29 AM

    Beautiful with the embossing. I love sunflowers too.

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  30. Joyce VerdonJanuary 6, 2020 at 9:57 AM

    Gorgeous card.. so elegant and with that background? Beautiful!

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  31. Pamela DuncanJanuary 6, 2020 at 10:56 AM

    lovely card - love the sunflowers too

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  32. Jennyoh3January 6, 2020 at 7:17 PM

    Love the sunflowers!!!

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  33. TAG Creations by T.GermanJanuary 6, 2020 at 8:38 PM

    Beautiful! Love that sunflower!!

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  34. Meg CrawfordJanuary 7, 2020 at 11:20 AM

    What a beautiful card! I love that sunflower stamp! It's one of my new favorites!

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  35. ScrappyJanuary 7, 2020 at 1:35 PM

    Love it. Thank you for sharing your creative talent.

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  36. scrappin' GA peachJanuary 8, 2020 at 8:41 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous card!
    The embossing is spot on! I love it when that happens! <3

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  37. SHartlJanuary 8, 2020 at 7:34 PM

    the embossing just makes this card sparkle!

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  38. Kim Klinkovsky.My Kraft KlosetJanuary 8, 2020 at 9:20 PM

    Just stunning, my friend. I love sunflowers too. This is gorgeous in gold and using the background stamp too in gold is beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration. Happy New Year!

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  39. Denise BryantJanuary 9, 2020 at 2:15 AM

    Lovely image, so pretty in gold!

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  40. Dawn FieldsJanuary 9, 2020 at 9:50 PM

    Eileen, I love all the gold! So classy!

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  41. KarenladdJanuary 10, 2020 at 2:28 AM

    The first embossing powder I ever used was gold and I was hooked! This is such a beautiful card.

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  42. Linda DicksJanuary 10, 2020 at 1:26 PM

    Sunflowers make the best cards.

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  43. @JoyceCasaldiJanuary 11, 2020 at 1:38 PM

    Very pretty!

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  44. PattiDJanuary 12, 2020 at 4:58 AM

    Love the gold embossing....Beautiful!

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