~ Friends of Unity July 2024 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! I've been so excited for this month's cue but time has not been on my side. It's been a very busy summer! I wish time would just slow down for a minute so we could enjoy it. It just seems to zip on by! Anywho, before we get to the cue and my cards, I wanted to welcome two super sweet new friends to our hop... Jenni Shamblin and Kari Buss are joining us on the Friends of Unity team! I am so excited to have these talented ladies join us! I hope you'll drop by their blogs and give them a super warm welcome! Now, onto our cue this month...  

This month's cue is Technique!! Woohoo!! Since my time was limited I didn't jump into a new technique as I had hoped to. BUT I did try something a little new with one of my favorite crafty supplies... Distress Crayons from Tim Holtz and Ranger. 

First up is a fun rainbow card!! I love making rainbows! They are so pretty! I used the sunray from the 3-in-1 Stencil from Unity as a guide for my coloring. I used a whole bunch of Distress Crayons: Picked Raspberry, Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire, Shaded Lilac, and Seedless Preserves.

You can check out the video for this fun technique here... Distress Crayon Technique | Rainbow Sunray Background.

This adorable stamp is called Born to Be Loved. As I've mentioned many times before, my daughter loves bunnies so I have a lot of bunny stamps. I like to use them when I make cards for her. I made this one for her just to let her know we love her very much.

I used a rectangle die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} to die cut the bunny and sentiment. Trimmed up the rainbow background to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base. I added foam tape to the back of the bunny rectangle and popped it up on the card.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the bunny:

Bunny: C00, C1, C3, R00, R20, Colorless Blender

Bow / Dress: RV10, RV13, RV14

Daisy: C00, C1, C3, Y11, Y15, Y35

Grass / Stem: YG11, YG23

Outline: B0000, B000

Next up, a sweet encouragement card for a friend. Another fun technique using a Brushed Pewter Distress Crayon with the Vintage Script Embossing Folder. I love the font on this one. Unfortunately, I believe this one is retired but you could use any script embossing folder. 

This beautiful stamp is called Being Yourself. Isn't she lovely!? I paired her up with a Cut Apart Sentiment Strip {I don't see the same ones on the website but here's another one} and die cut her using a die from the Dashes & Frills Hearts {die set}. I also die cut a piece of vellum card stock. I adhered her to the vellum and then just added glue behind her to adhere the vellum heart to the card.

I trimmed the embossed panel of True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" card front of Brushed Silver card stock from Stampin' Up. And then I adhered the panel to a white A2 top fold card base.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up this beauty:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: E70, E71, E74

Shirt: RV10, RV13, RV14

Roses: Y11, Y15, RV10, RV13

Leaves / Stems: YG11, YG23, G24

I don't know about you, but I've about had enough of this hot summer weather! LOL! Is it too early to dream of Fall weather?! I don't think so! I used a pretty embossing folder from Love Nicole called Cable Knit. This time I used Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, and Vintage Photo Distress Crayons.

You can check out the video for this fun technique here... Distress Crayon Technique | Add Color to Embossed Backgrounds.

This gorgeous stamp is from the September 2019 Kit of the Month called All Kinds of Holiday Love. She is an absolute favorite of mine! Once I saw the cable knit embossing folder in my stash I knew I had to ink this beauty up! 

I die cut the girl using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. Trimmed the cable knit panel to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to a kraft A2 top fold card base. I cut an edge off the circle and adhered the heat embossed sentiment to the circle. Added foam tape to the back of both pieces and then popped them up on the card.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up this Fall beauty:

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E70, E71, E74, E77

Cowl: Y11, Y15, Y35, YR000, YR21, YR15, YR16, E53, E55, E57

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 July 31st, 2024. 

Well, that's it for me this time! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from our friends! I can't wait to see how they were inspired by this month's cue. I wonder what other techniques will be shared. I'm doing another fun giveaway this month!! Be sure to hop along and comment on each of the blogs 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

Kari

Gaylynn

Jane

Tammy

Jenni

Dawn

Rachel

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you so much!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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