Saturday, December 3, 2022

Friends of Unity Hop, December 2022, Glitter and Glitz

 I love me some sparkle! I'm super excited for this month's hop. Plus, Unity is celebrating our 5th anniversary of hopping by giving away (3) $25 gift cards. Isn't this awesome? Unity is always so incredibly generous. It's so easy, too, to be eligible to win one of these gift cards. All you have to do is comment on all our blogs. Make sure you comment by December 10th. Winners will be announced on December 11th.

Check out our gorgeous graphic. This color combo is absolutely stunning.



I made two cards for this cue. Here's the first:






I made this card in honor of a very dear friend who recently earned her wings. I never met Pat in person. I wish we had. She just so happened to stumble upon my ETSY shop about 10 years ago. She was my biggest cheerleader. She was a sweet soul, with a big heart. She was always so supportive of my art. She especially loved my cards featuring Angie Girls. I know she would have loved this one. 

This Angie Girl is so full of hope and dreams. She is from the November 2021 Kit of the Month, kinda sorta love ya. This kit is a must have; so many beautiful stamps. The images are of generous size, too. The large snowflake and sentiment are also from the same kit. The other snowflake is from the December 2014 Kit of the Month, Warmth of winter. This is another beautiful kit with another Angie girl, too! I stamped the images and sentiment on water color paper. I colored the snowflakes with Prima's Shimmering Lights water colors. Girl was colored with Prima's hair and skin tones water color pencils. Sentiment was stamped in a Tim Holtz Distress Oxide  I paper pieced her dress with some sparkly paper. I received the green bow as part of a free gift with one of my Unity orders. I didn't have any snowflake stickers, but I had these jeweled star stickers. They definitely add even more shine.

Card #2:




I had another design in mind for this card, but I am so glad I decided to create an ornament with this evergreen branch from Unity and Graciellie Designs Winter Blessings kit. The branch was stamped on water color paper. I used an old QuicKutz ornament die. I poured some green Prima spray into a shallow bowl. I dipped a water color brush into the ink and spread it around over the evergreen branches. I then added silver glitter. Red bow was part of same free gift as the green bow on the girl's dress. Sentiment is from the October 2019 Kit of the Month, keeping spirits bright.

Don't leave the hop just yet. The lovely April is next.

Here is the hop order:







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Did you get some ideas? I hope so. Did you see any stamps you want to add to your collection? Then, don't forget to leave comments on all our blogs for a chance to win one of three Unity gift cards.

Thank you so much for supporting us each and every month. We appreciate each and every one of you! 

Have the happiest of holidays,

Dawn

34 comments:

  1. Fun cards Dawn, I really like your bauble, what a great idea

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    1. Thank you so much Glennis! I appreciate your monthly support. Hugs!

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  2. Beautiful cards! I love the sparkly dress.

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  3. Ohhh, Dawn, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your card though is such a beauty and I bet Pat would love it. The paper pieced sparkly dress is perfection! I love the green bow too! And your ornament card is so lovely! I love the paper layers and the ornament is gorgeous!

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    1. Thank you Crystal. I'm sending the card to her husband. I even had the chance to speak with him and we shared tears in memory of Pat.

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  4. Isn't it wonderful how we can have such great online friends cheering on our creativity!! I'm sorry for your loss and I'm sure your friend Pat would of loved this sweet girl! Her dress is just amazing and I love those big snowflakes and the stars on top! Just perfection! Thanks for always inspiring us on the FOU hop! Merry Christmas!!

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    1. Thank you Vannessa! I love how we can connect with others online. I'm sending the card to her husband.

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  5. Beautifully done cards.
    Sorry about your loss
    of your friend. Hoping
    this Christmas time
    is healing for you.
    Carla from Arizona

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    1. Thank you so much and for your kind words Carla!

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  6. LOVE these!! The little girl with the bow is too cute!!!!!!!!!!

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  7. I love the use of a bow on both cards. We always seemed to have a bow on our dresses when we were little so it reminds me of that. Your cards are so pretty. I am always wishing for more Unity stamps even tho I have so many I still need to use. lol Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

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  8. Your tribute card to your friend is so lovely-I’m sorry for your loss. I love the paper pieced dress. The ornament card is so pretty-I love how you stamped the foliage and used it as the ornament.

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  9. Both cards are just beautiful. Your tribute one is my fav. Your friend would have loved it.

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    1. Thank you Bonnie! I'm sending it to her husband.

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  10. These are so pretty! I love the girl in the sparkly dress, and I think your friend would have loved it too! Beautiful ornament card also!

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    1. Thank you Denise! I'm sending it to her husband.

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  11. Pretty and festive cards. I like the paper pieced dress.

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  12. Lovely card designs for this theme. So sorry you've lost your dearest supporter, love and hugs to you!

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    1. Thank you Andre! I'm sending the card to her husband.

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  13. I'm so sorry to hear of your friend....being an online friend is just as important as an in person friend! They are always there with just the click of a button! I love both cards!! <3

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  14. I love these cards! The finishing touch of the bows adds so much to both cards.

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  15. Loving that first card! The way the dress looks is so cute!

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  16. Great cards! Happy 5th Anniversary! Sorry to hear about your friend.

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  17. Sorry for the loss of your friend. I love this little girl's sequined dress. I'm sure your friend would have loved it too. Happy 5th Anniversary! Kelly Brillhart

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