Friends of Unity ~ Thank You

Friends of Unity ~ Strength

Hi there...Welcome to this month's Friends of Unity blog hop...Strength...When I was looking through my Unity stamps I had a ton of sets that focused on strength so I had a really hard time deciding which stamp set to us...I ended up choosing face the sunshine by Phyllis Harris...I love this set...

I hemmed and hawed over should I use my zig markers or leave it alone? I tried both and decided to not use the one that I colored...I used kraft paper that I bought from Michael's and black StazOn...I bought the frame at my local Tuesday Morning several months ago...thinking one day I will do something with it...I ended up stamping on the frame one day and when I decided to use this stamp set I immediately thought this frame would be perfect! Don't you just love it when something you have in your mind actually comes together! 

Thanks for stopping by...Make sure you continue your way through our hop!

~Happy Stamping~
Wynne 

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Crystal

Kim

Bobbie Sue

Eileen

Robyn

Dawn

Jeanie

Joyce

Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ Coffee and Tea

Hi there and Welcome to this month's blog hop ~ Coffee and Tea...when it comes to stamps that have a coffee cup (or tea cup) in it I had no problems finding one! For this month's blog hop I made a clipboard for a friend of mine using my Scan n Cut...my hubby bought it for me as a Mother's Day Gift...I was definitely surprised! I had found this clipboard at Tuesday Morning in the craft aisle...love searching to see what hidden treasures I can find from time to time...I painted it with acrylic paint and used some fun hot pink vinyl for the sentiment...also added some fun polka dotted ribbon from Stampin' Up!  I used three different stamp sets all by Angie Blom...{Planner Girl}Stay Cozy, Spring to Go, and Tricia Girl...the kraft paper is from Michael's which I discovered recently and now it is my fav! For the ink I used StazOn...I also added some extra blank Kraft paper to complete it...
Here is how it turned out...

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~Happy Stamping~

Wynne

Eileen
Robyn
Jeanie
Crystal
Joyce
Dawn

We all on Friends of Unity design team appreciate every single comment we get. That's why we use our own stash every month for a give away. We are NOT sponsored by Unity Stamp Co., they do approve of our hop, and that makes us all very happy. We started this hop because we love Unity. That's it. This hop is our way of showcasing our cards made with our favorite stamps!!

Friends of Unity ~ Christmas in July

Hi there and Welcome to this month's Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ Christmas in July
Needless to say it doesn't feel like Christmas here in Northern Virginia...we have a saying you go from winter to summer and no spring...It's been in the high 90's with heat index into the low 100's...
As most of you know I am all about CAS...Clean and Simple and for this month's blog hop I make a CAS wine tag using Bright Spirits by Angie Blom...I made two fun coasters with a cheers die cut plus two fun wine glasses...I recently got a Scan N Cut and have been introduce to the world of vinyl and love it...the one on the left says Jingle Juice and the one on the right say ho ho ho! Add a fun wine stopper and you got the perfect Christmas gift for your wine friends...mine love it when I make them a wine tag and coasters and probably even more when I add a wine glass or two!
For the wine tag I used watercolors on Bristol paper...I loved how it turned out...

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~Happy Stamping~
Wynne

Eileen
Crystal
Robyn
Joyce
Jeanie
Dawn

Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ Motherly Love

Good Morning fellow Unity Lovers! Happy May and Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!

I am super excited to share what I made for this month's blog hop!

For this month's blog hop I used Laney Girl by Angie Blom...I made this for my sister to give to her for mother's day...She is a single mom raising three boys on her own and I am amazed by all that she does!

Recently I have been using frames more and more with my paper crafting...I think they make great gifts and there are so many possibilities when it comes to using frames...

~Happy Stamping~

Wynne

Don't forget to check out the other wonderful creations for this month's blog hop

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Eileen

Crystal

Robyn

Jeanie

Dawn



Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ April Showers

Hi All and Welcome to this month's Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ April Showers...

For this month's hop I pulled out one of my older Unity Stamps...Whatever the Weather Rain Boots  by Angie Blom and Joslyn Neilson...instead of making a card I made this cute tag...

My Tuesday Morning by me has an awesome craft section and recently have discovered fun paper packs including this one by...When I saw it I knew this would be perfect for this hop! I also pulled out my watercolors and aqua pen too...

~Happy Stamping~

Wynne

Don't forget to check out the other awesome projects for this month's hop!

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Amber

Crystal

Jeanie

Dawn

Robyn

Eileen





Friend of Unity Blog Hop ~ Love

Hi all and Welcome to this month's Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ Love

For this month's hop I am using a journal card and a perfect sentiment from one of the grab bags that I have...you melt my heart...

As  most of you know I am definitely a CAS kind of card gal...

I have a rather large stash of journal cards and from time to time I remember to look  throughout to see if I have something that fits a sentiment stamp that I have...when I saw this journal card I knew it would be perfect for this sentiment!


Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other awesome Unity creations!


~Happy Stamping~

Wynne


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Crystal
Eileen
Robyn
Jeanie Marie
Amber
Dawn

Winner Winner...Chicken Dinner! ~ Friends of Unity Blog Hop

Hi All...thank you for all the wonderful comments...that means a lot to me!!!

And now for the winner......

Sophia Gonzales!!!

Sophia please email me your address to

winkiemc@yahoo.com

~Happy Stamping~
Wynne



GIU Blog Hop ~New Year...New Journey

Hi there and Welcome to this month's GIU Blog Hop! Well it's a new year which means we all get a clean slate and I thought Wakely Girl by Angie Blom would be the perfect one for this month's blog hop! I have been on a calendar making kick lately...

Here is what I came up with...

I found some fun DSP in my stash that I thought would go perfect with the stamp...I stamped her on water color paper using StazOn and used my SU! inks and aqua pen to color her...the mini calendar I printed off from Pinterest and used double sided adhesive to make sure that it stayed on...I really like how she turned out...

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment while you go through the hop for a chance to win some Unity goodies!




~Happy Stamping~

Wynne



Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ January 2018

Happy New Year and Welcome to this month's Friends of Unity Blog Hop ~ Winter

Recently I have discovered mini calendars and made several for friends and my sister as Christmas gifts...below are two of them that I made using Just What I Needed by Angie Blom








I used one of my favorite Gina Marie die cuts...the inside is water color paper...I am a fan of water coloring and then I used SU! Real Red on the outside...the mini calendars I printed off and cut to fit...my sister already got her calendar and loves it as well as my friend...I will probably make a few more since January has just started!

Also I will be doing a Give Away for this month's blog hop!!!!!...one lucky commenter will win some serious Unity goodies from me...U.S. addresses only...so make sure that you leave a comment on each blog post of this month's hop!






For my sister...

For my friend...

Make sure that you check out the other creations for this months blog and to leave a comment to win some Unity goodies!


~Happy Stamping~
Wynne


Friends of Unity Hoppers...
Crystal
Amber
Eileen
Dawn
Robyn
Jeanie Marie



Winner Winner...Chicken Dinner!

Hi All...First of all I wanted to thank each of you for all the comments that you left on my posts!

It truly made my week!
Now onto the winners...

Drum Roll...

Amber Trubiak and Tasha Dawson!!!!

Please email me your mailing info to

winkiemc@yahoo.com

~Happy Stamping~
Wynne



Growing in Unity Day 5 ~ Spark

Hi there and Welcome to Day 5! I have really enjoyed sharing my CAS creations with you all this week and I have truly appreciated all the wonderful comments that you have written me...Yesterday I wrote that about making a fun New Year gift and with one of Unity's newest kits...

Spark by Graciellie Design...when I saw this kit I knew it would be perfect for a New Year Gift...

With a new year comes changes ( good and bad sometimes too) and new beginnings...when I saw the caterpillar and butterfly in this kit and the beautiful sentiments in this kit this is what I ended up making for a friend of mine...she has had a rough school year so far and I am hoping with the new year things will get better for her...the two sentiments I have chosen for this project I feel will remind her that no matter what happens tomorrow is a new day...

For the background I used watercolor paper that I buy from Michael's and black StazOn to stamp the caterpillar, butterfly, and sentiment and once again I used my aqua painter to paint the caterpillar and buttefly...I adhered the calendar using double sided tape...for the butterfly, two of the leaves, and the branch I stamped on the paper and then stamped again on another piece of water color paper and then "fussy cut" them and then used puffy dots to adhere them onto the paper...

 Once again I did the same thing here like I did with the branch and some of the leaves on the background of the calendar..

I stamped the inside of the card with StazOn...

I really liked how it all turned out...as you call can tell I am definitely a CAS kind of gal when it comes to my creations...my friends often tell me that they are "Simply Sweet"

Make sure to leave a comment for a chance to win 25 stamps from Unity...please check back tomorrow to see who won...I will make a blog post to announce the winner

~Happy Stamping~
Wynne



Day 4 Growing in Unity ~ Holiday Cheers

Hi there and Welcome back to Day 4! As promised I have another fun holiday gift that would make a fun hostess gift for that holiday party you are going to! I used this set...Cheers by  Tierra Jackson

When I saw this set I knew I needed to add it to my wine stamp collection...

Here is what I came up with

For the wine tag I used watercolor paper and my aqua pens to color it in...I used Stazon Black ink...it doesn't run or smear when you used watercolors...

I also used Stazon since it doesn't run either!

I have several CD tin boxes that fit my coasters perfectly...great use for a hostess gift idea!

Here it is all together...

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment to win some Unity Goodies!
Make sure to tune in tomorrow for a fun New Year gift using one of the newest Unity sets...

~Happy Stamping~

Wynne



Day 3 Growing in Unity ~ Celebrating with Friends

Hi there and Welcome back to Day 3! As I wrote yesterday tis' the season of making gift for friends...well I have another gift idea for your friends who love wine...I have several gal pals whom I love to sit around with to share a bottle or two...sometimes three! We have great conversations and lots of laughter...so for those occasions Unity's wine stamps are a perfect pair for their gifts...

Here is the latest wine stamp that I have added to my collection...

Friends I Can't Forget by Angie Blom...

My friends love receiving wine bottle tags and coasters (this time just coasters...come back for more tomorrow! )...the coasters I use are corkscrew ones from Amazon and I use StazOn black ink...no it doesn't run when it get wet!

For the notecard I used watercoloring paper...I am a big fan of using aqua pens and watercolors these days...

Make sure you come back tomorrow to check out another fun wine stamp and gift idea!

Don't forget to leave a comment to win some Unity goodies!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Happy Stamping~
Wynne



Day 2 Growing in Unity ~ Cup of Joy

Hi there and Welcome back to Day 2! Tis the season of making gifts for my friends...I have several friends who love coffee so I will be making a more before I have my Christmas Break...I used this cute set Joy to Go by Angie Blom

For this gift I made a mini gift bag as the envie and some from Christmas ribbon that I got from Michael's..I used watercolor paints and watercolor paper for this along with some fun red polka dot paper to go along with the fun ribbon...

 

Don't forget to leave a comment to win some Unity goodies!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Happy Stamping~
Wynne



Day 1 Growing In Unity ~ 25 Days of Christmas

Hi there and Welcome to my first day as one of the GIU Gals...This is my third time doing this and I am super excited to share my projects this week! As most of you know I am  CAS kind of gal...Clean and Simple...

Today I am sharing my Advent Calendar...I used Advent(full) Season by Joclyn Nielson

Here is the set below...

I love this set and made this Advent Calendar using mini kraft bags that I got at Michael's...once my friends saw it they all wanted one...I have made several of them over the years...I always start early because December 1st always sneaks up on me!

Here is it together using twine and mini clothes pins that I also got from Michael's...

Don't forget to leave a comment...one lucky person will be picked from my blog to win some Unity Love...25 random stamps!

Thanks for stopping by!

~Happy Stamping~

Wynne