Saturday, December 1, 2018

Friends of Unity Celebrates 1 Year Thank You

Friends of Unity
Celebrates
1 year!
Thank you!

Yay! You made it; all the way to the last stop!

My winner from last month is Jan Vint!
Please email me at jeaniehays00@yahoo.com

I can't believe it's been a year already! Thank you so much for being such a support to our Friends of Unity Blog group. We love and appreciate each and every comment so much; they just warm my heart!



That love, warmth and wintery goodness is what I  wanted to convey through this card. I pressed several different shades of ink (navy blue to green) onto a stamping block and spritzed with water. I then took a piece of regular paper and smooched it on top of the block. The surprise of what it turns out to look like is the fun of experimenting with this technique.



Unity's Mittens, Cocoa and Hearts are stamped in black and colored with alcohol markers in cool shades of green and blue. The colors are a contrast to the warmth the mug and gloves offer.

The heart needed some attention as a heart often does so I added some fine snow glitter. It has a slight marshmallowey feel.



The background flakes are from the October KOTM in Navy ink on Recollections kraft paper


I hope this card makes your heart feel all warm and that you know how much you fellow Uni addicts are appreciated.

Make sure you comment on each blog as there are some fabulous giveaways along the way.

Crystal O. Minkler
Eileen Mathys
Robyn Jordan
Kim Klinkovsky
Bobbie Sue Mconathy
Dawn Fields
Joyce Verdon
Jeanie Hays (You are here!)


Disclaimer: Friends of Unity appreciates every single comment we get. So much so that we use our own stash every month for a giveaway. We are NOT sponsored by Unity Stamp Co. But, they DO approve of our hop by lovingly enabling us. We started this hop because we love Unity. That is all. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with Unity Stamp; our favorite stamp company.

57 comments:

  1. I love when you use kraft paper! It always inspires me to try it more. Your mittens and glove are absolutely wonderful atop that smooshed background! Which by the way is perfectly smooshed.🤗 I also adore when you add a random staple!!

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    1. Thank you so much. Thanks for taking the time to look at the details. Hugs.

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  2. Wow, Jeanie, you are so creative! Love your card and the colors!

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  3. Such a nice card!!! Lucky recipient!!!

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  4. I love that technique too! What a beautiful card!!!

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  5. Yay! More kraft!! I love your beautiful card! The ink smooshing on the main image is perfect and I love how the colors flow throughout the fabulous design! So beautiful!

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  6. Your smooshed background looks fabulous with that Unity image! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. I love, love, love the mixed media style of this design!! You do it so well. And yay for coffee/cocoa cards. :-)

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  8. Fabulous card, I really love those colours

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  9. Stunning card again!! Love it!!
    Thanks for a year of inspiration!!

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  10. What a great background! You make it look so easy that I want to try it and hope that it turns out just as nice. The card and sentiment is very fitting for this time of year. (Especially in my neck of the woods)

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  11. Navy on Kraft — omg, why didn’t I think of that?!

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  12. Just amazing, Jeanie. I think many of us are channeling stamping on kraft today. I love the snowflake background, the ink smooshing is one of my favs and your colors are amazing. And that heart does look marshmellowey and sparkly is a nice touch. So beautiful. Just wonderful inspiration and I am thankful to you and all the FOU girls. Happy Holidays!

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  13. Oh, wow! This is a gorgeous card! I'm going to have to try your swooshing technique. It turned out beautifully on your card!

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  14. Lovely watercoloring and nice addition with the snowy glitter!

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  15. Gorgeous layout and colors. Such a pretty card!

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  16. Beautiful card. The ‘marshmallow ‘ heart is awesome and I want to try navy and kraft now.

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  17. Pretty card! I love the image you used and the colors!

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  18. I have loved this stamp from the first time I’ve seen it! I really like how you colored it! A very nice card!

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  19. Very nice card! Love the layout AND Kraft paper! ❤️

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  20. This is such a fun card! Very artistic and creative!

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  21. Oh gorgeous! Love the
    smooching and the
    colors you used. The
    heart is cool looking.
    Merry Christmas.
    Carla from Utah

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  22. It really does! Love the sparkly heart marshmallow 💕

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  23. So cute with the mittens and snowflakes. Great technique too.

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  24. Jeanie, I love this card! It is so pretty! You smooshed it! In other words, you rocked this card.

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  25. Love this card and the smooshing colo

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  26. Your card is gorgeous and combines the frosty feel of the snow with the warmth of that cup of hot cocoa!

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  27. Pretty card! Love the snowflake background. I haven't played around much with the smoshing but will need to try it more for sure!

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  28. Beautiful - the blue looks like steam turning to frost around the cup.

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  29. Love your card. Usually my surprises don’t turn out that nicely!

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  30. Awesome card! Love your background on kraft. Your sparkly heart marshmallow is the perfect touch!!

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  31. Wonderful card with great colors. Nice designed image.

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  32. Love your card. Love the contrast of navy on kraft and your smooshing technique turned out great! Every detail is awesome, right down to the glitter on the heart.

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  33. Oh girl!! When I smoosh, it nevvvvver turns out like this!
    I love your card!! LOVE IT!!!

    Jeanie! Thank you for a great year of FOU! I have enjoyed our friendship so much! You are a very encouraging person, and I want to thank you for that!!
    I am so glad Unity love made us friends!! I'm looking forward to another year, aren't you??

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  34. Love it! Love the colors and the glittery marshmallow!

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  35. Jeanie this is so cute! Pam Foy

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  36. I love blues and greens together...especially this time of year. I just adore this card...the image and sentiment are just perfect. Congrats on your one year anniversary!

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  37. Great background for the stamp. Those colors are my favorites and make a great Winter feel.

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  38. Beautiful card in lovely blues.

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  39. What a lovely card! It's so warm and cozy!!!
    Beautiful colouring!
    Congrats Jan !!!

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  40. I just love your smooshed background and your coloring- especially the marshmallows : ) Love the kraft card backing as well! Love this great card style : )

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  41. How sweet is that! Kraft, blue and green - I now have a new favorite color combo!

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  42. Such a creative card. I love the background!!

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  43. Oh what a cozy and beautiful card! Fantastic design and layers. Congrats to the Friends of Unity for a year of hopping!

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