~ Friends of Unity February 2024 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

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

This month's cue is one of my favorites... a sketch!! Woohoo! I love sketches! I can't wait to see what our friends have made using this fun sketch. But also, we're inviting y'all to join us and play along!! So fun! This is just a fun challenge to get our mojo going and have some creative fun. I hope you'll join  us!

Here's a look at our cue... the latest Friends of Unity Sketch.

I can't wait to see what you all create using this sketch! Please remember, like all the sketches I share, the sketch is meant to inspire not require. So let the sketch lead in your design, but don't feel limited by it.

So for my first card, I used the adorable Winnie the Pooh: No Fun Without You. Eeep! I am a huge fan of Tigger! And couldn't wait to get him inky. Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color him up:

Tigger: Y11, Y15

Bees: Y11, Y15, B000, B00, Colorless Blender

Grass / Leaves: YG11, YG23

Flowers: V000, V12, V15, YR21, YR15, Y15

Background: B0000, B000

I paired sweet Tigger up with the Cloud Hopper Chronicles {paper pack}. I die cut the panel using the smaller scalloped die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

I fussy cut the sentiment... not sure if I totally like it but it is what it is now. I added foam tape to the back of the panel and popped it up on the card. I love the softness of this card!

My second card actually turned into two cards! LOL! Featuring the gorgeous butterfly from the Seraphim Wings. I also used a sentiment from the So Kind, So Caring, So You {Front & Center Stamps}.

For these cards, I used the gorgeous Bohemian Dreams {paper pack}. I heat embossed the butterfly in white directly on the pattern paper. I also used the pattern papers for all of my layers that I adhered to a white A2 top fold card base. I added a white doily from my stash. I fussy cut the butterfly halves on this first card.

I adhered the butterfly halves in the center and on the antennae and then I gently lifted the top butterfly for some dimension.

Luckily my order arrived just in time for me to die cut these butterfly halves using the Seraphim Wings {coordinating dies}. I adhered the butterfly halves in the center again. The main panel is also die cut with the smaller scalloped die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}.

The sentiments from the So Kind, So Caring, So You {Front & Center Stamps} that I mentioned above. I heat embossed it in white on kraft card stock. Two lovely birthday cards for my stash!

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...

... Silvia Haynes!! Congratulations, Silvia!!

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

Please claim the prize before February 28th, 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 awesome cards that our friends have created to share with us using the sketch cue. 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 ---> Tammy

Gaylynn

Colleen

April

Dawn

Amber

Joyce

Rachel

Kim

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!!

Have an ink-tastic day!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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