~ Friends of Unity December 2023 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! 

This month's cue is super fun! I hope you'll hop along with us and enjoy some wonderful inspiration from our friends! But today is not just a regular monthly blog hop... it's our 6th Anniversary of hopping!! How amazing is that?! 6 years have just zipped on by!! The FOU has shared so many wonderful cards and projects over the last 6 years and we've added and sadly, said goodbye to some of our friends. I'm so very grateful to my friends that help make this hop amazing each month and I'm also very grateful to the friends that come and hop along with us each month. All your love and comments each month means so much to us. Thank you all so much! We appreciate each of you!

Furry Friends is our cue this month! 

I took a little liberty and included my favorite zoo animal for my inspiration today. Giraffes have fur... don't they?! LOL! I don't know. But I do know that I wanted to play with the giraffe stamp!

So for my first card, I used the adorable Spotted Snug Greetings. I just adore this giraffe!!

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color him up:

Giraffe: YR0000, YR00, YR15, YR21, YR24, YR27, E25

Hat: R20, R14, C00, C1, C3

Background: B0000, B000

Inspiration for my card design comes from the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 17. 

I love the possibilities with this sketch!

I paired the sweet giraffe up with the gorgeous Old Fashioned Holiday {paper pack} from last month's Whit Kit. These are probably my new favorite holiday papers! I love the colors so much! I die cut the panel using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

Finished off the card with a big red button to tie in the colors. I added some {Ivory} May Arts Burlap String to the button securing it with a few glue dots and adhering it to the card.

My second card featuring the adorable kitty from the Best of 'Em. I fussy cut the kitty omitting the pup also in the stamp. I also used a sentiment from the Spotted Snug Greetings.

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color up the kitty:

Kitty: R00, R20, N0, N1, N3, N5

Eyes: YG11, G24, G46

Hat: C00, C1, C3, R20, R14, R46, YG11, G24

Inspiration for my second card comes from my first {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge #1. This is an old fave! I've returned to it many times for inspiration!

I considered using just plain old card stock to mat my layers but I didn't want to fuss with coordinating colors so I opted to just use pattern papers from the Farmhouse Christmas {paper pack}. Alternating light and dark papers make the layers pop.

I colored the edges of my fussy cutting with the Memento Tuxedo Black marker... avoiding the furry areas that have open white space. All the layers are adhered directly on a white A2 card base.

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...

... Karen Adams!! Congratulations Karen!!

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

Please claim the prize before January 3rd, 2024. 

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 the furry friends cards that our friends have created to share with us. 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

Tammy

Colleen

Kim

Gaylynn

Dawn

Rachel

Jane

Joyce

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!!

See ya next time.

And I hope you have a wonderful holiday season with your family and friends!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to each of you!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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