Crystal O. Minkler: ~ Friends of Unity March 2023 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first Saturday of March which means it's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! I've been so excited for this month's cue...

because it's Winnie the Pooh!! I love Pooh Bear and can't wait to see what our friends created to share with us all. So fun! I had a fun idea to share all four seasons of Pooh Bear so I actually have four cards to share. There's a bunch of photos so I'll try to keep the chatter down to a minimum. :)

First up is Spring with the adorable Winnie the Pooh: How Do You Spell Love?

I paired this cute stamp up with a pretty paper pad filled with Spring colors... called Spring Fling by Echo Park Paper Co.

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used:

Pooh Bear ~ Y11, Y15, Y35

Piglet ~ RV10, RV21, RV14

Dandelions ~ C00, C2, YG11, G14

Grass ~ YG11, G14

I trimmed all my papers and adhered them to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned on its side. I trimmed two 1/8" strips of white card stock to adhere on either side of the daisy papers. The main panel was die cut with the smallest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I heat embossed the sentiment on one of the pattern papers with white pigment ink and white embossing powder. I trimmed and adhered the sentiment to the bottom of the main panel and then added foam tape to both and popped them up on the card.

Up next is Summer with the sweet Winnie the Pooh: Pooh Just Knew.

I went with a CAS design for this one. I stamped my sentiment on a card front measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". And then I ink blended a bit of Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks over the Cloud and Wave stencil being careful not to ink over the sentiment. I die cut the card front with the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} and adhered it to a Kraft A2 top fold card base.

I stamped Pooh and Piglet on a piece of white card stock and colored them up with Copic Markers. I then die cut the colored image with the Pooh Just Knew die set and adhered it directly to the card.

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for this card:

Pooh Bear ~ Y11, Y15, Y35

Piglet ~ RV10, RV21, RV14

Balloon ~ R000, R20, R14, R27

Butterfly ~ B000, B91, B93, Y15

For my Fall card I chose the sweet Winnie the Pooh: A Splendid Place.

And I just had to go with Kraft card stock for this one. I love copic coloring on Kraft for Fall images... the muted colors just scream Fall!

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for this card:

Pooh Bear ~ Y11, Y15, Y35

Pooh's Scarf ~ R20, R14, R27

Piglet ~ RV10, RV21, RV14

Piglet's Scarf ~ B91, B93, B97

Tree ~ E21, E23, E25

Leaves ~ Y06, YR15, YR68, YR27

Bees ~ Y15

Bee Hive ~ Y11, Y18, Y38

Grass ~ YG91, YG93, YG97

Sky ~ B000

Similar to my second card I did a bit of ink blending with the Cloud and Wave stencil. This time using the Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink. I didn't mask anything. I was just careful not to ink over the tree, Pooh or Piglet. I did get a bit on the tree... but it's barely noticeable. I trimmed my colored panel with the Tim Holtz Deckle Torn Edge Trimmer. Adhered it to a mat of Chocolate Chip card stock from Stampin Up. I then die cut a card front of Kraft card stock with the largest die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}. I adhered all my layers to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. The sentiment was heat embossed with white pigment ink and white embossing powder on Chocolate Chip card stock. I trimmed it and adhered it to the card.

Last but not least... it's actually my favorite of them all... Winter with the Winnie the Pooh: Feel the Merry. I stamped all of the WTP stamps using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K Designs. I fussy cut this one leaving a bit of a border around and the edges. I adhered the heat embossed sentiment over the image and popped it up on the card with a thin foam tape.

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for this card:

Pooh Bear ~ Y11, Y15, Y35

Pooh's Scarf ~ G40, G14

Pooh's Honey Pot ~ R20, R14, R27, Y11, Y18, Y38

Boy's Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Boy's Hair ~ E21, E23, E25

Boy's Jacket ~ R20, R14, R27, B91, B93, B97, B99

Boy's Scarf ~ N2, N4

Jeans ~ B91, B93, B97

Shoes ~ N2, N4, N6, N8

Book ~ C00, C2

Tree ~ YG11, G24, G46

Bench ~ E21, E23, E25

Grass ~ YG91, YG93, YG97

My card design was inspired by the {BYSHC} Sketch 1... I did alter the sketch a bit to make it work with this large image but I really love how this turned out. I paired up this sweet stamp with the My Favorite Christmas 6x6 papers from Echo Park Paper Co. My red card front is Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink.

All four Seasons of Winnie the Pooh.

I had so much fun making these cards!! I hope you enjoyed them too. And I hope you're inspired to ink up your Winnie the Pooh stamps. If you do be sure to share your creations in the Unity Show & Tell. We would love to see what you create! And if you don't have any Winnie the Pooh in your collection yet now is the time to shop over at Unity Stamp Co. because all of the WTP stamps are on sale!! Woohoo! I love a good sale!

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 and the lucky winner is...

... Meg Crawford!! Congratulations Meg!!

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!! 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

up next ---> Amber

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!