Friends of Unity February 2026 Blog Hop, Sassy

Well, it is still freezing in northeast Ohio. We have not had a winter this bad in awhile. We've had heavy snowfall and wind chills of 20 below. I am snow over it. Haha! Come on warmer weather; I miss you so much. Our cue for this month is sassy:

I used, You Are Fine, Girl, for our hop. This is my first time using this set. I also used a sheet of paper from the Bohemian Dream paper pack. I love this paper pack in addition to Grit and Grace. This beautiful lady was colored with Zigs. I have not used them in some time. I used a Prima water color pencil for her complexion. I lined her eye with a gold metallic pen. I also went over her hoop earring with the same pen. I used a silver metallic pen on her wine glass to jazz it up.

I don't believe I've ever used this color combination before. I like it!

I am the last stop in the hop. To start from the beginning, please check out our super talented, Crystal. 

Well, that's a wrap! See you again in March. Thanks for hopping and showing your support. We 

truly appreciate all of you! 

Friends of Unity January 2026 Hop, Case'D

Happy New Year my friends! What are some highlights for you from 2025? For me, my husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary, I went on my first cruise, I tried paddleboarding, and I surpassed my reading challenge. I am looking forward to 2026. Maybe I'll try some new things and hopefully reading more books than I did in 2025. And of course, making cards. 

I am so excited for our first hop of 2026:

I love all of Bobbie Sue's (McConathy) creations! Everything she creates is absolutely gorgeous! For this hop, I am casing her mini calendars. I am not casing the style, just the fact that she creates them. She always does a phenomenal job. She uses bold flowers on hers, but I went for simple. I could never duplicate her coloring. 

The mini calendar and all the stamps are by Unity. These calendars came in a pack of 3. They are made from heavy stock.

Here are a few pics:

I love how it turned out. Here are all the stamp sets I used: 

1. March 2016 SMAK Kit, breathe it all in love it all out

2. November 2019 Uniquely Unity, know you're strong

3. June 2021 Kit of the Month, magical summer days

4. April 2017 Kit of the Month, be my bird

5. Be the Girl

6. Kindness Unfolded

7. May 2021 Sentiment Kit, in my thoughts girl

8. April 2022 Uniquely Unity, you can dream it

9. You are my person

10. February 2020 Sentiment Kit, hope is a beautiful thing

11. October 2023 Kit of the Month, Golden Glow

12. October 2020 SMAK Kit, the best memories

To see all the months, please visit lovepaperetc.etsy.com.

Next up in our hop is the lovely Rachel. Thanks for hopping with us! 

See you next time,

Dawn