So glad you are here. We all have scraps, right? I know I have my fair share. Don't let them just sit there. Use them up! Here is our graphic for this month's hop. It's so springy...LOVE.
Love, Paper, Etc.
Saturday, April 5, 2025
Friends of Unity April 2025 Hop, Use All Scraps
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Friends of Unity March 2025 Hop, Sketch
Well hello! The Friends of Unity are playing with an amazing sketch. We are even hosting a challenge on the Unity Show and Tell Facebook page using this sketch. Unity is giving away two prizes, so be sure to get your entries in. Good luck! Here is the sketch:
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Friends of Unity February 2025 Blog Hop, Monochromatic
Welcome! I hope all is well! So happy you are joining us for another amazing hop. My winner from last month's hop is Carol Wortman. Congratulations, sweet lady! Please email me your address so I can get some amazing Unity to you. My email is lovepaperetc@gmail.com.
So this month, we're rocking a monochromatic cue. I tend to struggle with this. It's hard for me to stick with one color or one color family. I think I did ok with this card.
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Friends of Unity January 2025 Hop, Use Old Stuff from Your Stash
Happy New Year everyone! I am so excited for 2025! I wonder what it will bring. Time will tell.
I love our cue to start the new year. You know the saying, "out with the old, in with the new." It's like we're making old stuff, new again, with this cue. I'm sure you. like many of us, have plenty of vintage crafty supplies laying around, waiting to finally be loved...be it paper, stamps, dies, stencils, embellishments, etc. We hope we inspire you to use your old stuff and make it new.
Sue D. you are my winner from last month. Please email me at lovepaperetc@gmail.com with your name and address, so I can send you a grab bag of Unity stamps. Congratulations to you!
Saturday, December 7, 2024
Friends of Unity December 2024 Hop, Winter Wonderland
I am so excited. The Friends of Unity are celebrating our 7th Anniversary, so Happy Anniversary to us! It has been an incredible ride and I look forward to many years with this amazing group of friends. I have been a part of this team since its inception. I am honored Crystal and Amber asked me to join those 7 years ago. Also, this is our last hop of 2024. We have some amazing hops planned for 2025, so stay tuned. Our last hop of 2024 is Winnter Wonderland. As I write this post, we are anticipating a winter storm, so how appropriate. If it comes to fruition, I won't have to go to work tomorrow, because I work at a school. I think sometimes, us educators are more excited for snow days than the kiddos.
First card:
Friday, November 22, 2024
Growing in Unity November 2024 Last Day
Well, we have come to the end of the road. Today is my last day of Growing in Unity. I have really enjoyed my week. Thanks again for all of your lovely comments. I truly appreciate each and everyone of you and I can't wait to see who the two lucky winners will be. I saved this mixed media creation for my last day because, honestly, I did not know which way I was going with it. It all came to fruition this evening. I love the Christy Tomlinson line offered by Unity. Her designs are so beautifully inspirational.
Here is my mixed media piece:
This inspirational piece was created on a 5" x 7" canvas panel. I inked the panel with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tattered Rose. The edges were inked in Black Soot. I then stamped Daisy Days onto the panel to add texture. The girl is from the kit, She leaped. She was stamped and fussy cut. I used water colors to color her up. I gave her a double layered apron using the new Grunge Cuts by Unity. I will be using these a LOT! Washi tape was placed on the waist band of her apron. A Tim Holtz, metal, inspirational charm was placed under the waist band of the apron. Acetate ephemera was layered over the stamped background. An acetate butterfly was placed on the top part of her dress. I placed her on the panel using foam adhesive. I remembered that I had a mini vintage hanger, so I decided to clip it to the top of the panel.
Thanks again for making my Growing in Unity Week extra special.
Remember to keep crafting in love and peace,
Dawn
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Growing in Unity November 2024 Day Four
It's Day 4 of my Growing in Unity Week. How can this be? I am having so much fun and I truly appreciate all the love and support. So if you have taken the time to leave an emoji, comment, shout out, or some other form of acknowledgement, I am beyond grateful. Today, I have a card with a sweet image of a young lady, perfect for the upcoming winter season.
Here it is:
Isn't she gorgeous? I LOVE her! She was a joy to color. She is from the October 2024 Kit of the Month, small bliss of Christmas. I paired her up with the lovely sentiment from Winter Blessings, one of my favorite kits, and of course, the new distressed tickets die. I will be using these a LOT.
Well it's late, and I have to go to work later this morning. Please remember to leave a comment to be eligible to win $20 in Unity bucks.
See you tomorrow!