~ Friends of Unity January 2024 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend! And Happy New Year!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! We're starting off the year with a fun cue...

Laughter, Giggles & Smiles is our cue this month! 

So fun! I've been under the weather a bit with an icky cold. I'm starting to feel better with a bit more energy so I made one card to share for this month's hop.

You make me smile from ear to ear

I couldn't resist playing with the new Mousing Around: Hiya, Pal. Ohhh... I adore this mouse! I kept the coloring very simple. Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color him up:

Black: N3, N5, N7

Red: R20, R14, R46

Yellow: Y11, Y15

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

I just had to play with this sketch again! I love the big open space to play with!

I didn't use any fancy dies for the mouse in the background. I just die cut a large circle and two smaller circles from True Black card stock {Papertrey Ink} using the Additional Circles Dies from Waffle Flower. And then I adhered them together to create the mouse. I die cut the mouse using a stitched circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. The red trim around the outside of the card is actually the negative leftover from die cutting a piece of Real Red card stock {Stampin' Up} using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

The cute sentiment was die cut using the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies... I just used the tallest die up to the edge of the sentiment and then trimmed off the excess that stuck out the side of the card. I also mat it with Daffodil Delight card stock from Stampin' Up. 

I added a bunch of Crafty Foam Tape from Scrapbook Adhesive to the back of the focal piece and popped it up on the card. And then I finished it off with a bunch of red Christmas Mirrored Metallic dots from Gina Marie Designs. Such a fun card to make!

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...

... Becca Yahrling!! Congratulations Becca!!

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

Please claim the prize before January 31st, 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 fun 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 ---> Colleen

Tammy

Amber

April

Jane

Dawn

Gaylynn

Kim

Rachel

Joyce

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you more than you can know!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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