Saturday, August 6, 2022

Friends of Unity Hop, August 2022, Holidays

 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We have a new Friends of Unity member. Give it up for Gaylynn Martling! I love her art. It is always so inspiring. She is an amazing addition to our team. Welcome Gaylynn...so wonderful to have you join us!

Yikes! It's August already...how is this possible? Time for back to school and back to work for my fellow colleagues in education. It is also time to start thinking about the upcoming holidays. They will be here before we know it. Check out our fantastic graphic:



 
It's hard for me to think about the upcoming holidays right now. I'm stilll in a summer state of mind, but here we go:






Ok, I realize that the above card is not what you generally envision when the theme is holidays. But for me, taking a mental health day or self-care day is a holiday. Check it, on a couch day you don't have any commitments, deadlines, places to be, things to do or people to see. You are straight up...just chillin'. So technically, a couch day does fall under the category of holiday. It's a free day to do as you please. Plus, I have been dying to use these two stamps together ever since this kit came out in April 2022. The sentiment and couch scene are both from the April 2022 Kit of the Month, true colors. I can't wait to play with more stamps from this kit, i.e., paint brush and owl.

Next up:





This card is in honor of all those who have served or are serving to protect this country we love and call home.  It's perfect for Veterans Day. Three Unity stamps were used on this card. First, the heart is from Ragged ol' Flag; sentiment is from Amber Girl; and unfortunately I do not remember which set the row of stars is from. I'm still looking and hoping to have the name of the kit, by the time I share on the Unity Show & Tell page.  For this card, I also used a couple of freebies from Unity, gray tag and pattern paper the sentiment is stamped on.

I am giving away a prize this month. Up for grabs is Celeste Girl. If you do not have this Angie Girl and you want to add to your collection, comment on all our blogs for a chance to win this set or others from different team members. 

That's going to do it for me today. Next up is the super talented COLLEEN. Here is the blog hop order so you can keep hopping:






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See you next month! Take care! Thank you for your continued support! We appreciate it!

Dawn

28 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh, Dawn, your first card is amazing!!! I love the layers and the combination of dies! {Would love to know which ones you used :)} Such a perfect card and I agree it's a couch day is totally a holiday!! Your Veteran's Day card is wonderful... you are the queen of layers! I love your design on this card! Wonderful inspiration!

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  2. Great cards! I like the idea of a holiday 'on the couch'

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  3. Great cards! Yes, couch day is my favorite kind of holiday - no pressure or expectations.

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  4. Great idea with the
    couch holiday!
    Carla from Arizona

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  5. LOL I love your 'couch day' card! The overall look is really lovely with the flowers & plants. And I love how you used a floral pattern in the 'Veteran's Day' card. This would be perfect for a woman who has served (my good friends' Mom was a marine!). And I love all the layers.

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    1. Thank you very much Becca! Yes, we can not forget our female soldiers.

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  6. I like your kind of "holiday" day the best ( gonna book a trip to my couch this afternoon) tee hee. Our church picnic is this month and the theme is "Thankful for the Red, White, and Blue, and YOU" I'm going to steal your lovely heart to decorate my 50 50 booth. Do not have Celeste, but this Michigan kid loves to live in the Sunshine the few months we get it.

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    1. Thank you so very much Carol! I would love to see a picture of your booth.

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  7. Two wonderful cards!! Your couch day is so unique and I love it!

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  8. Great cards! I especially love that cute couch scene!

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  9. Oh my goodness both cards are delightful but that 2nd one, the layers are AMAZEBALLS!!!!!!

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  10. National couch day sounds good!! Love the cards!

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  11. LOVE the Couch Day card and I think it should definitely be an official holiday. What a fun scene, with a cozy feel. My favorite kind of card.

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    1. Thank you so much Karen! I agree that it should be an official holiday.

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  12. Love the cozy paper pieced couch card! That's such a great idea!

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  13. I like your take on holiday cards.

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  14. Your cards are beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing them. Both are favorites.

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