Unity Christmas-in-July Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to our "Christmas in July" blog hop.  There are lots of cute new releases and tons of Christmas-themed items on sale at Unity.

 

First I have Special Winter Friends from Angie Blom.  This is colored with distress ink/markers.  I just grabbed some paper from my stash and added that cute little American Crafts 3D sticker.

The second one is Christmas Magic from Tierra Jackson.  It too is colored with distress markers/ink.  I added some Christmas Red Stickles to the lights on the wreath, a gold star sequin to the tree top, and another of those 3D stickers.  The paper is from the new Plaid Tidings stack available now at Hobby Lobby.

I hope I've provided a bit of Christmas inspiration and just wait until you see all of the design team creations for this release.  You (and me) might not be ready for the actual holiday, but this hop just might put you in the mood to create.

 

 

Here's the list of today's "hoppers".  You should have come from Kary's blog and Mandi is next.

  



Amanda

Angeline

Camille

Donna

Echo

Gaylynn

Heather

Karen

Kary

Kris

Mandi

Maria

Noelle

Sharon

Shemaine

Stephanie

Unity Stamp Company

 

Don't forget to hop, then shop!

Unity Blog Hop April 12-2018

WOW! April already!  I've been gone for about 3 weeks and haven't made a thing for over a month.  I was so excited to get home last week and see the new releases coordinating with this hop.

 

I've had a bit of time to play and have some inspiration for YOU.

I've made up two of the new Cuddlebugs from artist Tierra Jackson.

 

This first one is the Platypus.  I colored this image with distress markers and added a little cardstock paper clip from Michael's.  I mounted the image with foam tape on my patterned paper background.
 

 

 

My second one is the Sea Horse.  I punched the right edge of the bottom piece with a Fiskar's border punch and smooshed a bunch of green and blue distress ink on it.  The image is colored with Gelatos using water and a paint brush.  I assembled the card and added 3 copper sequins.

  

I hope you've enjoyed my little bit of inspiration and now it's time to journey on and leave all the design team members participating today a little bit of love and encouragement.

 

 

Here's the list:
  

Amanda

Angeline

Camille

Crystal

Donna

Echo

Gaylynn

Joslyn

Karen

Kary

Kris

Lisa

Mandi

Maria

Sharon

Unity Stamp Company

 

 

You should have arrived here from Kary's blog and now it's time to move on to Lisa.

 

Just don't forget what we always say...HOP, then SHOP!

 

Have a fabulous week.

 

 

 

 

February Blog Hop

WOO! HOO! It's February and time for the monthly Unity blog hop.  The artists have been busy creating fabulous new images and sentiments and FIVE of them are releasing today!

 

I've had a bit of time to play and have some inspiration for YOU.

 

First up is a punny new set from Angie Blom called Wish You Were Beer.  Isn't that clever?  I colored this image with distress markers and used a lot of 3 different colors of Ranger Stickles for the foam.  Added a couple of pieces of washi tape and that's it!  You know me...it's all about easy!

 

 

Secondly I have an sadly adorable owl from Tierra Jackson - Owl So Sad which is just perfect for those sympathy cards (that sadly, we're owl-ways needing!).  I used my new Tim Holtz Distress Resist Spray and a MFT starry night stencil to get the stars in the background, over which I used distress oxide ink and viola! the starts appeared.  Cool effect, huh?  I sat the sad little owl on a die-cut branch and highlighted the sentiment beneath him.

 

 

Lastly, but honestly my favorite image of this release (come on, we all have favorites, right?)  - Promise Always {again} from Tierra Jackson.  I HAD to make this a very senior couple as they reminded me of my dearly-departed Mom and Dad.  This one is done with Prismacolor pencils on kraft cardstock.  I only used 5 colors on this as I'd rather build up layers of one color to create depth, shadows, and highlights.

 

 

 

I hope you've enjoyed my little bit of inspiration and now it's time to journey on and leave all the design team members participating today a little bit of love and encouragement.

 

 

Here's the list:

 

Amanda

Angeline

Camille

Donna

Echo

Gaylynn

Heather

Joslyn

Karen

Kary

Kris

Lisa

Mandi

Maria

Noelle

Unity Stamp Company

 

You should have arrived here from Kary's blog and now it's time to move on to Lisa.

 

Just don't forget what we always say...HOP, then SHOP!

 

Have a fabulous week.

 

 

 

 

LET'S HOP!

WOO HOO!  It's November and the first Brown Thursday reveal!

 

You know that this month is very special for Unity customers.  There are lots of new releases this month and the design team will be bringing you tons of inspiration. And or course the sales...oh yes, the SALES!

 

Let's start with another set of Tierra Jackson's Cuddlebugs!  Remember the first four that were released a couple of month's ago?  Well, their playmates have arrived...Dog, Cat, Pig, and Bunny.  I've done up three of them for you.  They are all paper-pieced and accented with Prismacolor pencils.

 

 

Here's the Bunny.  I added a little patch because this is exactly the kind of animal my Grandma Betty would have sewn for her Grandkids and mended as many times as necessary.  There is also a bit of distress marker for the background and a MFT stitched die frame.

 

 

Here's the Pig...SQUEEEEE!  For his background I used a Honey Bee cloud die and distress ink.

 

 

And my favorite just because I love dogs so much!  Again, some distress markers for the background and I cut a little rug for him to sit on.

 

 

We've also got some new Phyllis Harris for you and here's one I made up last night.  It is stamped on kraft cardstock and colored with Prismacolor pencils.

 

 

Now I know you're going to miss all of those beautiful faces we've been using for the HOP links, but with the new web site came a new blog and we're going old school for this HOP.  You should have arrived here from the Unity blog Unity Stamp Company and now you should check out Shemaine's blog Shemaine

 

There are still 2 fabulous prize packages up for grabs.  All you have to do is leave a lovely comment on each blog in this HOP including the Unity blog.  We'll post the winners on the Unity blog on Monday evening.

 

Here is the complete list in case you get lost along the way.

 

Kris

Shemaine

Joslyn

Lisa

Gaylynn

Echo

Angie

Camille

Robyn

Karen

Heather

Donna

Sharon

Stephanie

Jolande

Mandi

Angeline

Noelle

Crystal

Maria

UnityStamp Company

 

Have fun hopping and then shopping.

Unity HOP May 4, 2017

Good evening everyone.  Welcome to my little blog and the monthly HOP with all of the Unity girls.

 

Did you see the this week's new releases for Unity's 9th Birthday SALE?!?!  What a fabulous way to celebrate their 9 years of creating all of that red rubber goodness.

 

I have a couple of little cards that showcase two of my favorite Unity Artista's...Tierra Jackson and Phyllis Harris.

 

Here is one of Tierra's awesome animal illustrations entitled Finally Here.  I colored this with distress markers on watercolor paper and kept my embellishments simple with some washi tape and enamel dots.

I can never resist any image from Phyllis Harris and There Is You is no exception..  Her drawings just speak to me.  This is also colored with distress markers on watercolor paper.  I also used a couple of stitched edge dies (one straight and one curved) to create the panel she's on.

So if you haven't already checked out the awesome BIRTHDAY SALE, here's just a couple of the many things going on.

 

 

 So pretty please visit everyone's blog and you'll have a chance to win an awesome Unity prize.

 

We know your hopping, so then go shopping.