Friends of Unity September Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Friends of Unity September Blog Hop. We are featuring a coffee, tea, and cocoa theme this month. Hard to believe that unofficial end to summer is here and kids are heading back to school next week in our area.

For my card I decided to use one of the new stamps for my creation. This brought me back to a favorite background stamp, and I just recreated a past Friends of Unity favorite from 2020 and simply changed out the center element. The earlier creation was inspired from the very talented Echo Noble, and I brought the same colors forward onto the mug and loved the end result.

 Hop along with the other Friends of Unity and see what they created with this color scheme:

Crystal O. Minkler

Eileen Mathys (you’re here)

Amber Trubiak 

Kim Klinkovsky 

 Bobbie Sue McConathy

 Rachel Duong   

Dawn Bryson

Gaylnn Martling 

April Sarandrea 

Colleen Balija 

Dawn Fields  

Robyn Jordan

Joyce Verdon 

Alaine Tanner

 

 

Stamps:

Frondescence (Unity Stamp Company)

Warm Fall Hugs (Unity)

Paper:

Cocoa Bean (Papertrey Ink)

Stamper Select White (Papertrey)

Terracotta Tile (Papertrey)

Ink:

Memento Tuxedo Black

Vintage Photo Distress Oxide (Tim Holtz)

 

Accessories:

Sizzix Big Shot

Copic Sketch Markers

Rectangle Stitched Dies (Papertrey)

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!!

Friends of Unity December Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to our Friends of Unity December Blog Hop. This month the theme is our favorite things.  The card I made encompasses two of my favorite things... books and coffee. The only thing missing from this picture is my cat. Those three things equal a perfect lazy day in my opinion!

My cup could contain coffee, cocoa, or tea. There is something about a warm beverage, a good book and no plans for the day to equal pure bliss. I colored the spines of my books in a rainbow because I will read just about anything you put in front of me. From romance to mystery to nonfiction... I am not a finicky reader, but I don't like to caught without a book. Waiting never bothers me as long as I have something to read. 

Hop along with the other Friends of Unity and see their creations... Comment to be entered into my giveaway. I will announce the winner on next month's FOU blog. The winner from my November giveaway is Cindy Knickerbocker. Please contact me to claim your prize.

We are celebrating THREE years hopping, so look for all the giveaways and make sure to comment to win!

Crystal O. Minkler

Eileen Mathys (you’re here)

Alaine Tanner
Kim Klinkovsky

Joyce Verdon  

Bobbie Sue McConathy 

Amber Trubiak

Dawn Fields

Robyn Jordan

Stamps:

Chapter One (Unity Stamp Company)

Flourish Wonder (Unity)

Paper:

Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink)
True Black (Papertrey)
Blueberry Sky (Papertrey)

Ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black

Blueberry Sky (Papertrey)

 

Accessories:
Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

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!!

Coffee Date with Robyn and Eileen

I am excited to share my coffee date card with my friend Robyn Jordan. We have lots of stamps in common, but decided to use a color combination and surprise each other with our creations. She knew the stamp set I was using so there wouldn't a duplicate. What fun!

The color combination was randomly selected from my Pinterest board that I have created for just this reason. Sometimes you have everything you need for a creation but can't decide on your color scheme. The colors are also very bright and spring feeling since the season is now officially upon us.

I love the turnabout stamps from Concord and 9th. They are so much fun and since the addition of the alignment aid and the jig to help with image placement, they are almost foolproof. If you haven't tried them before, give them a shot.

Before you go... hop over to Robyn's blog and see what she created!

Here is what I used to create my card:

Stamps:
Coffee Blend Turnabout (Concord & 9th)
Winter Wear (Concord & 9th)
Daily Wear (Concord & 9th)

Paper:
Cocoa Bean (Papertrey Ink)
Calypso Coral (Stampin Up)
Vintage Cream (Papertrey)
Bermuda Bay (SU)

Ink:
Soft Suede (SU)
Calypso Coral (SU)
Bermuda Bay (SU)
Pool Party (SU) 

Accessories:
Tim Holtz Stamping Platform
Stitched Rectangle Dies (Papertrey)
Daily Wear Dies (Concord & 9th)

Copic Sketch Markers