Christmas in July 2022

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 22-29, 2022. 

 

Stamps:

Oh Deer- It's Here (Concord and 9th)

Paper:

Real Red (Stampin Up)

Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Jingle All the Way (Echo Park)

Ink:
Crumb Cake (SU)

 

Accessories:

None

Friends of Unity July Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Friends of Unity July Blog Hop. We are featuring a stencil theme this month. I opted to recreate a card I made for a friend who celebrated her birthday in March. We both share a love for Winnie the Pooh and I know she hasn't discovered Unity yet (GASP!!!) so I was certain gifting her both of these stamps would be something she would really like. 

Given the size of this stamp and where I wanted the placement of the sentiment to be, I opted to make this a mini slimline card. This size of card is becoming a new favorite for me as I found that a full slim line was a little intimidating. This is just a little bit bigger than what I was comfortable making, so making use of the extra space was never a worry for me. Pairing this cute stamp with the cloud stencil was a logical pairing as it really gives the appearance of floating off into the sky.

 Hop along with the other Friends of Unity and see what stencils they used for this theme:

 

Crystal O. Minkler 

Amber Trubiak 

Eileen Mathys (you’re here)

Kim Klinkovsky  

 Rachel Duong  

Dawn Fields   

Joyce Verdon 

Alaine Tanner 

Dawn Bryson

Robyn Jordan

 

Stamps:

Pooh Just Knew (Unity Stamp Company)

How Do You Spell Love (Unity)

Paper:

Stampers Select White (Papertrey Ink)

Mini Slimline Sidefold Cards in Sugar Cube (Taylored Expressions)

Ink:
Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide (Tim Holtz)

Accessories:

Deckle Edge Trimmer (Tim Holtz)

Cloud Stencil (Newtown's Nook)

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!!