Love, Paper, Etc.

Saturday, June 9, 2018

Inspired By Challenge

Hello all! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer; I know I am. I have been doing a little planting, some sitting on my porch, and of course, plenty of crafting. Today I am participating in the Inspired By challenge (summer on the porch). Go here for details, theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com. This is my very first time participating in this challenge. Now that I am off for the summer, maybe I'll participate in more. We'll just have to see what happens. I'll keep you updated. For this card, I used my now favorite stamp ever, a Unity Stamp called You Are Forever Beautiful. This stamp is gorgeous! It is a joy to color. It is also huge. The pretty lady is from Unity's July 2014 Kit of the Month. This is my first time inking her up. Wow! Right?! I know. My excuse is so many stamps, not enough time. LOL

Oh! I almost forgot! Participants have a chance of winning a fabulous prize package of Unity stamps! This is the good stuff!

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!
Keep crafting in love and peace,
Dawn

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Friends of Unity Blog Hoppers, June 2018, Masculine

Hey there! Are you ready for another great hop? I hope so, cause we got some masculine cards for you. Here is mine:

The truck is from Unity's March 2018 Kit of the Month, stay classy, and the sentiment is from Let Adventure designed by Jolande van Oosterhout and Marleen van Meerendonk. I used several layers of pattern paper from different companies. The negative die cut is Basic Grey. I really miss this company. The sky was colored with Prima water soluble oil pastels. Grass was colored with a Prima watercolor pencil. The truck was colored with Prima red rust effect paste. I added a little water to the paste to make it more of a water color than a paste. If you use this paste at full strength, you get a nice rusty, grainy texture. It's really cool. I colored the tires with Prima water soluble Graphite sticks. These are really fun to use too.

Oh I almost forgot! There are two giveaways this month, so make sure you visit everyone and leave some love. Good luck!

Well, I hope you enjoyed our little hop. Next up is the lovely, Jeanie! Make sure to leave her some love.

https://inkedbyeileen.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

https://foreverambersart.blogspot.com/.../friends-of...

https://whatsbrewinfromrobynsnest.blogspot.com/.../june...

https://crystalominkler.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

you are here https://fromtwinsburgwithlove.blogspot.com/2018/06/friends-of-unity-blog-hoppers-june-2018.html

https://thewashihorse.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Friends of Unity Blog Hoppers, May 2018, Motherly Love

Hello and welcome to another fabulous hop with the Friends of Unity! This month, our theme is motherly love. Here in the States, we will be celebrating moms on May 13, 2018. This day is also very special to me because my oldest will be 21 years old. My how time flies. My youngest will be 17 on September 2 and my birthday is September 3. They are my Mother's Day and birthday babies. Here is my card:

This lovely sentiment comes from the Unity Stamp Co. March 2015 Kit of the Month, Always Begin Again. I accented it with some Prima pattern paper, Prima flowers, Prima journaling cards, and Prima decorative tape. This Kit of the Month is beautiful; it is one of my favorites.

Up next in our hop, is our lovely Amber.

https://inkedbyeileen.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

https://crystalominkler.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

https://whatsbrewinfromrobynsnest.blogspot.com/.../may...

https://cropsscissorspaper.blogspot.com/.../friends-of...

https://thewashihorse.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

You are here https://fromtwinsburgwithlove.blogspot.com/.../friends-of...

Make sure you join us the first Saturday of each month.

Keep crafting in peace and love,

Dawn

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Friends of Unity Blog Hoppers, April 2018, Showers

For this hop, I pulled out some oldies but goodies. This was my very first time using both of these stamps. Yikes!! One stamp dates back to 2010; the other 2015. I love this stamp with the couple embracing in the rain. You can really feel the power of their love for one another. Here is my card:

For this card I used two kits: image is from the January 2015 Kit of the Month, magic of beginnings and the sentiment is from the December 2010 Kit of the Month, just be you.

Here is the hop list once again:

https://foreverambersart.blogspot.com

https://crystalominkler.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

https://thewashihorse.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

http://inkedbyeileen.blogspot.com/…/friends-of-unity-april-…

https://cropsscissorspaper.blogspot.com/.../friends-of...

https://fromtwinsburgwithlove.blogspot.com/.../friends-of...

https://whatsbrewinfromrobynsnest.blogspot.com/.../friend...

I hope you enjoyed hopping with us! One of us is having a giveaway this month. Make sure to join us the first Saturday of every month.

Keep crafting in love and peace,
Dawn

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Friends of Unity Blog Hoppers, March 2018, New Beginnings

Well hello there friends! So glad you are here. In case you missed it, I have some very exciting news for someone who commented on my post from our blog hop back in February. Drum roll please: Good2BT, you are the winner! Yay! Woohoo! Congrats to you! Please contact me.

Now on to this month's hop. Since I am the last one in the hop, you already know our theme for March is New Beginnings. I'm not really a clean and simple type of lady, but this is pretty close for me. LOL. I felt this sentiment did not need too many distractions. I wanted the emphasis to really be on the sentiment. Check out my creation right here:

The sentiment is from the January 2016 Unity Sentiment Kit, worth it all. I really love this kit. Plenty of great sentiments. In creating this card, I also used a Tim Holtz butterfly die cut, then I embossed it. The backdrop of this card is a library card with pocket (Fancy Pants). Frame is Heidi Swapp.
In case you want to revisit the other ladies' blogs, here are there links:

https://crystalominkler.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...
https://inkedbyeileen.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...
https://foreverambersart.blogspot.com/.../friends-of...
https://whatsbrewinfromrobynsnest.blogspot.com/.../march...
https://thewashihorse.blogspot.com/.../friends-of-unity...

Until next time, keep crafting in love and peace,
Dawn

Friday, March 2, 2018

Winner of February 2018 Friends of Unity Blog Hoppers Giveaway

Drum roll please Good2BT, You are the winner. The crowd goes wild. Congratulations 🎈🍾
Please contact me. Pictures of your prize are in previous post. Thank you for hopping with us. Our next hop starts tomorrow. Hope you can join us.

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Friends of Unity Blog Hoppers, February 2018, LOVE

Our theme this month is LOVE. Fitting right, since it is February?! Valentine's Day is February 14. So if you haven't gone out to purchase your Valentines, you still have a little time. For this card I used two SMAK kits from Unity Stamp Co.; January 2017 (progress and change) and December 2014 (moments like these). This card also features paint splatters, color provided by colored pencils (Faber-Castell) and Distress Ink (Tim Holtz) and a Tim Holtz metal timepiece.