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:
I have always loved this Jeep stamp and I am just now using it for the very first time. I must do better in getting my stamps inky. It is from the October 2018 Kit of the Month, all winter long. I incorporated ink smooshing on both cards for this hop. After the ink smooshing, I cut the piece with a Unity scalloped and arches die. I stamped the Jeep at the bottom. I then stamped the garland from the October 2020 Kit of the Month, hello winter days, at the top. Both images were colored with colored pencils and a few metallic colored pencils. The sweet sentiment is from the September 2019 Kit of the Month, all kinds of holiday love. I used silver stickles on the lights on the Jeep. I blended the color out on the garland to make it appear as though the ornaments were glowing.
Second card:
I have always loved this beautiful fox. He is from the kit, kindness is like snow. He was colored with a Karin marker and Tim Holtz watercolor pencils. Stickles were added to the fringe on his scarf. The sentiment was stamped on pattern paper and cut with a dotted circle die.
I am giving away some Unity goodness for this month's hop. Just leave a comment on all our blogs and you are eligible to win. Thank you for all of your support these past 7 years. We sincerely appreciate each and everyone of you.
That's all for me folks! Enjoy the holiday season! Happy New Year! The hop begins with Crystal.
See you in 2025,
Dawn
