~ Friends of Unity August 2023 Blog Hop ~

  Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first Saturday of August! Time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! 

This month's cue is a super fun one... Angie Girls! I love Angie Girls! My very first order at Unity was two Angie Girls... Dream of Being and Dream Girl. What was your first Angie Girl? I'd love to hear your answer in the comments if you have a second. I hope you'll hop along and enjoy some wonderful inspiration from our friends using their Angie Girl stamps from Unity Stamp Co. 

My collection may have started with just two Angie Girls, but now I have a whole slew of them! It was really hard to narrow it down what to use for the hop. I had lots of fun ideas and wanted to play with more, but alas, I only had time for two cards.

First up is the gorgeous Grace Girl... I don't know about you, but I am ready for Fall!! Oh boy... these hot days of summer are for the birds. I much prefer the cooler temps. 

 My card design was inspired by my current Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 14. Did you know I share sketches in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group? I started sharing them to give an alternative design from the ones that I share in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group. Of course, both sketch designs are fun to play with for any occasion. If you're interested in either of my sketch challenges check out the tabs at the top of my blog. 

Grace Girl was stamped with Black Amalgam ink and I Copic colored her using some similar colors pulled from the Autumn Dream {paper pack}. I used a few strips of the pattern paper I had in my paper pack. I did have to cut the triangles from a new sheet but otherwise this is a fun sketch for using up those paper scraps. I fussy cut Grace Girl leaving a bit of a white border.

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

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ E21, E99

Shirt / Hat / Jacket ~ BG000, BG70, BG72, BG75, YR0000, YR00, YR21, YR15, YR27

Pants ~ C00, C1, C3

Boots ~ E55, E57, E59

Leaves / Ground ~ E55, YR15, YR21, G24

The sentiment was stamped on white card stock and die cut using one of the dies from the Banner Nesting Dies from Unity. Not sure if these are still available... they were included with one of the past Whit Kit's. I adhered the sentiment to Grace Girl and then added a bunch of foam tape behind them both and popped them up on the card. This card just oozes Fall... love it!

My second card features a new release... the adorable Spooky Spirits and I paired it up with my favorite witch... Esmerelda Girl. I've made a couple cards using Esmerelda Girl in the past. If you're interested in seeing them, you can check them out here... You Say Witch card and Resting Witch Face card and Happy Halloween card. Can you tell she's one of my favorites? 

I had a blast coloring up this combo of stamps. I just envision Esmerelda preparing a yummy drink for her witch friends. It kinda looks like she's dipping that spider in there. Hee hee. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair ~ E70, E74, E79

Hat / Dress ~ BV0000, BV31, BV34, BV17, V12, V17, YG11, G02, YR15, YR68

Spooky Glass ~ YG0000, YG21, YR15, YR68

Spooky Drink ~ YG11, G02

Eyeballs ~ C00, C1, C3, V12, V17

Spider ~ V17

Broom ~ E51, E55, E57

Ground ~ N0, N1, N3

Let's talk about the scalloped edge... I made this panel awhile ago. I was fiddling around with a technique idea for Technique Tuesday. I didn't really like how this turned out in the moment so I set it aside in my To Be Used Later - Maybe - Storage Bin. I do remember that I used Violet, Yellow, Orange and Pthalo Green Color Bursts. I played with the pigment powders on Canson XL watercolor paper. When it was almost dry... still a tad damp, I ran it through my Big Shot with an embossing folder. Now which embossing folder - I can't remember - and since I moved my studio a couple of weeks ago I haven't found my embossing folders. SO... I'm really not sure what I used. It kind of looks like a plaid embossing folder, maybe. Wasn't there one in a past Whit Kit? It may have been that one. 

I used the Stitched Scallop Basic Edge die from My Favorite Things to cut the edge and adhered it to my 5 x 5" panel that I ended up trimming down to 4-7/8 x 4-7/8". I adhered the panel to a True Black 5 x 5" card front and then adhered that to a 10 x 5" white card base that I scored at 5". To finish off the card, I added a bunch of glossy accents to the glass. It looks so fun in person. Love it!

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...

... Cat Valdez!! Congratulations Cat!!

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 hop and check out all the pretty creations shared by our friends!! I can't wait to see which Angie Girls they all used for their creations. 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 ---> Jane

Bobbie Sue

April

Gaylynn

Dawn

Colleen

Rachel

Amber

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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