~ Friends of Unity August 2022 Blog Hop ~

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's one of my favorite times of the month... time for the Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! Our cue this month is super fun and really has so many options that I just can't wait to see all the creations shared by our friends today! But... before we get to the cue and my cards, I wanted to welcome a sweet new friend to our hop. Gaylynn Martling is joining us on the Friends of Unity team and I am beyond excited! I've been a huge fan of Gaylynn's creations for a long time! I hope you'll give Gaylynn a great big welcome! Now, let's get to the cue...

 

... Holidays!! See what I mean by lots of options!! It's no surprise that I have a Christmas card to share, but I was also able to whip up a fun Halloween card. Just two cards this time though... it's been a very busy few weeks around our house and my time has been limited. Anywho, let's get on with the cards...

My first card featuring the adorable new Cute Santa!! How stinkin' cute is he?! I mean it's in his name! I just love him and those skinny legs... LOL. He's so unique and fun. 

I stamped Cute Santa with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam ink and Copic colored him with the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ C00, C2, C3

Clothes ~ R20, R14, R27, C00, C2, C3

Boots / Belt ~ N0, N1, N3, N5, N7, Y06, Y35

Holly ~ YG11, G24, G46

Santa Bag / Gift ~YG11, G24, G46

 

I also love love love the vertical 'Merry Christmas' sentiment! It was perfect for the sketch I used. If you're a member of the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group you may have already figured out which sketch I used. We had this one for our sketch challenge during the month of June. I thought the banners on the side would be perfect to incorporate the sentiment for this card. I did alter it a bit making a mini slimline card measuring 7 x 6-1/2"; scored at 3-1/2".

I paired up Cute Santa with the I Love Christmas 6 x 6" paper pad from Echo Park Paper Co. I die cut the candy cane striped paper with the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. The enamel dots are from the Winterberry collection from My Mind's Eye. 

Halloween is my second favorite holiday and honestly it's a very close second! I have so much fun making Halloween cards! I just had to use the adorable Witch Way stamp kit for this card. Love the super cute gnomes in this kit!

I had fun with the design for this one... no sketch but it may be turned into one! This adorable paper is no longer available - it was designed by my sweet friend, Teresa Russell, when she owned her crafty business named Scrapping for Less. She designs the most amazing papers! Anywho, I still have a bunch in my stash and I thought the cute candy papers worked well with the candy stamp included in the Witch Way stamps.

I also used a couple of dies from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} from Unity. The enamel dots were in my stash with no packaging so I'm really not sure where they came from. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up this image:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ C00, C2, C3

Hat ~ YG01, YG11, YG23, YR21, YR15, YR68

Shoes ~ N0, N1, N3, N5

Cauldron ~ V000, V12, V15, V17, YR21, YR15, YR68

Broom ~ E53, E55, E57, E59

Candies ~ YR21, YR15, YR68, YG11, YG23, V12, V15, V17

Grounding ~ N0, N1, N3

Now before we get to the hopping, I chose a lucky winner from the comments on last month's hop to win a fun prize package and that lucky winner is...

... Linda Abel!! Congratulations, Linda!!

Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Prize must be claimed within two weeks. 

Well, that's it for me this time! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity! I'm so excited to see all the creations from our friends this month and to see which holidays they chose! I will be doing another fun giveaway this month!! Be sure to hop along and comment for a chance to win! {When you comment please leave your name just in case it posts as anonymous.} I'll announce the winner next month! 

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

Eileen

April

Amber

Rachel

Dawn F.

Colleen

Kim

Gaylynn

Robyn

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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