Friends of Unity~ Febuary 2021

 

 

  

Hey there!! Welcome to Robyn's Nest!! I hope you are doing well!

This months cue is Paper Piecing!! YAY!!
I absolutely LoveLOVE paper piecing!

 I know it's not for everyone, but I don't mind fussy cutting most things, so to me, it's no big deal. Plus, I love the result + + right?

 

For this card, I busted out my Kit of the Month from May 2019 called

Sweetness, Miracles & Wishes << link 

I made a mini slimline card...actually, I've made 2 for this hop, but the other one is below..

A mini slimline card...This! This is THE (in my humble opinion) perfect size for most Angie's girls! I cannot believe how nice they have turned out for me. I bought the mini slimline die from Trinity Stamps last year. It was only a scalloped card front. But since then, the have set, with the envelope builder die too for one price. I believe you can still buy the scalloped one pictured above at Simon Says Stamp, last I checked
I'll link you to Trinity below

Trinity Stamps Mini Slimline link 

 

  

I really love how this card turned out. I bowed out the sentiment after embossing it with black.

I colored her up with a few Copic markers

Putty is my newest favorite Copic color to use. That's what I colored her skirt with

I used C-3 on her shirt...which is apparently drying out (See how smudged her shirt looks? That's because the tip was dry and I used it anyway (I liked it ;) Ha! I went out of lines here and there~that pesky, dry tip was hard to control~

 I stamped more of the balloons on vellum. I have some that has a swirly pattern on it... then fussy cut them out. Initially, they were for the balloons she's holding, but I didn't like it after I layered it over them, so I set them aside, until found a place to stick them.

 

My next card is from the same Kit of the Month

  

 

You're my kind of Jam!!
I love this!! I am making one of those "You're the Balm" chap-stick things from My Favorite Things, and I'll use that super cute apron shown here. I colored the trim to match. Sending this set to my favorite Aunty in Kissimmee! She collects all things strawberries, so every time I see a new strawberry stamp, or paper I have to buy it! GinaK had a nice paper pack. Not sure if she still sells it :/ 

But I used this pretty paper from *Queen and Company
I did paper piece the strawberries, too, but it's hard to tell.

 I colored my jam a bit too much like the flowers AND the strawberries~ oh well pssst, she won't even care ;) 

Next up, and my final card for this month is 

Caroline Girl by Angie Blom  

 

 

Another mini slimline card

I used

*Stampin Up Pool Party colored DSP

*Martha Stewart butterfly punches on pink vellum, 

then added a bit of *Stickles to their body. 

Yes, I totally forgot to add a center to the flower in her hair, LOL...need to fix that ;)

 

 Well, that' is it for this girl, and I'm the final stop in the hop!

To start from the beginning, click the link below for 

Crystal Minkler's blog 

 

Before I go, I'd like to welcome our two newest members

Colleen Balija 

and

Rachel Duong

Two very talented ladies that we all know and love from the Unity Show n Tell FB group!!
Let's be sure to leave them a lot of love and a warm welcome!! 

Inky Hugs, Robyn

 

 

 Friends, please know that our hops are not sponsored. (Although, we know Unity Stamp Co. lovingly approves) Because your support is so valuable and so appreciated, prizes are given from the creators own private stash of Unity stamps.

 

 

 

Coffee Loving Cardmakers/ Sweet n Sassy Collaboration

 

 

 

 

Hey there!!
What's brewin'?

Today starts a wonderful, caffeinated collaboration with the Coffee Loving Cardmakers design team, and the amazing design team over at Super Sponsor 

Sweet n Sassy Stamps

We will be hopping from today January 29th until Feb 5th at 11:59PM pacific 

Sweet n Sassy Stamps are offering a $25.00 gift card to use in their store to one commenter from the hop!!

The winner will be announced on Sunday Feb 7th

 

Here's how I was inspired!!
I chose to use this fun digital stamp called 

Snowman Soup.

I've added the link below

 

Sweet n Sassy Digital Stamps link 

 

After sizing and printing my image on white cardstock, 

  I colored him with Copic BG-10-11-13 

I also printed the sentiment and enlarged it.

 I used Stampin Up, Pool Party cardstock for this card

It's such a pretty subtle color.
I added the snowflakes from Jolee's 

I hope you like my card. I cannot wait to make more using this guy!!

 Can you see it in soft pink? I can!! 

Up next is this fun Pocket Card I CASED from my friend 

Crystal Minkler,

 here is a link to her blog for all the details

Pocket Card by Crystal Minkler 

 

I also made this pretty Christmas card using SnS digital stamp set called 

Holiday Cuppa  

 

For this card, I used a white card base, and a sheet of pattern paper, and die cut it.

Then after sizing and printing the image I colored it with red and green Copics.

Then I fussy cut the entire image out.
I added it, and the sentiment to the card front. 

To finish it off, I added a few enamel dots and that's it!

 I will be using this digi A LOT this year for Christmas 2021 cards!

 

 

 

Well, that's it for me!!
I hope you are enjoying the hop!
Be sure to visit Sweet n Sassy Stamps

Did you arrive here from the amazing 

Lisa Bzibziak's blog < link  

Isn't she amazing!! 

Up next is, the equally amazing
Lori Turner's blog 

If you get lost in any way, just head back to the 

Coffee Lovers blog with this link below

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog   

Stay safe

 

Inky Hugs, Robyn

 
 

 

 

Friends of Unity January 2021

 

Hey there!!! Welcome to Robyn's Nest!!
Happy New Year!!! 

It's time again for our once a month blog hop, celebrating our love of Unity Stamp Company!!

 

First thing I want to do is announce the winners of last months giveaway

Wilma DeG

 

Wilma DeGDecember 9, 2020 at 12:31 PM

Another great card! I really love the added ribbon on the stem... the perfect touch! (And here's another stamp for my wishlist! LOL)

and 

Carol Wortman

Carol WortmanDecember 16, 2020 at 9:07 PM

Cheers to you on this wonderful Anniversary... many more. I love how you colored this glass. The pen sparkle looks very realistic. Oooo and bubbles make a party! The bow and sentiment add that perfect pop. Love this card. This was fun again... Merry Christmas!! 

Please email me @robyn6420@aol.com 

with your full name and address 

 Friends, please know that our hops are not sponsored. (Although, we know Unity Stamp Co. lovingly approves) Because your support is so valuable and so appreciated, prizes are given from the creators own private stash of Unity stamps.

For this month the cue is 

Black & White

I love B&W with a pop of color somewhere, but this one was all B&W...a challenge for me!

I feel like I cheated in some way, because this was too easy...

I chose to heat emboss.
I used Brutus Monroe ink and embossing powder.
I really love their powder, and ink

I started with Angie's Tree~ below is a link

Angie's Tree

 

I stamped in Versafine clear ink, then heat embossed it with black powder

I stamped the sentiment on vellum, and also heat embossed it (be sure to let this dry before you trim)

See those sweet hearts hanging from the tree?
I wanted to color them...so bad...I'm glad I left them alone!!

I had the Thank You die cut in my stash, as well as a line of crows, so I cut one out and added him

 (no idea why I did this)

 

For my second card I had to make something "coffee" because, well, it's my thing

 (along with vintage campers)

My absolute favorite stamp from Unity is 

Dream of Being

It's always the perfect stamp for me.

Link below 

Dream of Being

  

Oh this card!!
I had it all assembled, right? 

I went to glue it all down, and on a whim, I put the sentiment (with glue on it) at the top

OMGeeee what did I do?? Too late now, I was stuck or it was, rather.

So here I am wanting to remove it, but it won't come off, so I embraced it.
Added a bow to the bottom, and called it finished.
It turned out ok.
I hope you have enjoyed the hop this month
Please be sure to start at the beginning of this hop over on Crystal's blog

Here's a link to get you started

Crystal Minkler's blog 

 

 

 

 

 

Coffee Loving Cardmakers~ National Cocoa Day 2020

 

 

Happy National Cocoa Day!!
I'm joining my team Kerry today for this fun event!!

We are having a linky party and a Guest Designer Search!!

That's right!! The team will be choosing from the projects linked up for our amazing Guestie spot in the coming new year!! 

One entry per category.

Linky to close on Sunday, Dec 27th at 11:59 pm pacific

Must be newly created, no back linking.

Must be the theme of the day [cocoa - tea] 

 

I used Super Sponsor Power Poppy
I absolutely love the details in these stamps!!

I cannot wait to see your Cocoa Day creations!! 

 

All the fun starts over on the blog!!
More details, too! Click the link below!! 

Coffee Loving Carmakers 

 

Inky Hugs, Robyn

 

 

 

Friends of Unity December 2020

 

Hey there!! 

Welcome to Robyn's Nest 

Well, by now, you know that we are celebrating our 3rd anniversary of the Friends of Unity Blog Hop! It really is hard to believe all that has happened in the last 3 years, but we have enjoyed having all of our regulars with us for the wild ride, that started by loving a certain stamp company!!

Id like to do a little shout out of my top 10 commenters!! 

Mamaw Cindy!! Cindy Holmes

Carla from Utah!!! 

Becca Yahrling

Vannessa Osborne

Meg Crawford

Glennis F

Holly AKA KopyKat

Wilma DeG

Natasha V.

Denise Bryant!!
Thank you ladies for your continuous support of our hop!!

 

Ok, onto the rest of the hop!!

Our cue this month is

 My Favorite Things...

For this card I used 

Cheers by Tierra Jackson 

 

The sentiment is heat embossed in gold

I used a swirly embossing folder from Darice

and Specturm Noir clear shimmer pen over the glass and stem

I tied a knot (idea from Crystal M. ) from some plaid ribbon and added it for more color

The sentiment that comes with this set was too big for the front of this card, so I stamped it on vellum in red and heat embossed it with Dazzling Diamonds from Stampin' Up

 I did add a bit of color to the glass with Copic R0000

and E0000 for the bubbly ;)  

 Thanks for hanging to the end!!

I am having a few giveaways this time so be sure to leave a comment along the way to be entered! 

 

Did you arrive here from 

Dawn Fields blog?
Her link is below

 https://fromtwinsburgwithlove.blogspot.com/2020/12/friends-of-unity-blog-hop-my-favorite.html    

In case you arrived here from some place else, here is a link to the beginning of the hop 

Crystal Minkler's blog

 

 Inky Hugs, Robyn

 Friends, please know that our hops are not sponsored. (Although, we know Unity Stamp Co. lovingly approves) Because your support is so valuable and so appreciated, prizes are given from the creators own private stash of Unity stamps.

Friends of Unity Blog Hop~ November 2020

 

 

Hey there!!
Welcome to Robyn's Nest 💖

I sure hop you are starting off your Saturday morning with a hot cuppa and hopping along with us!!

Welcome to Friends of Unity Blog Hoppers

We get together the first weekend of every month to showcase our love for Unity Stamp Company

 

November's cue is Backgrounds!!

I'm a little last minute this month because ...(shameless plug, ahead) I am also hopping over at Coffee Loving Cardmakers, and our bi-yearly blog hop!!
I will leave a link at the bottom for you to check it out. Feel free to link your own cards...but, I will get to that later. 

ok, so...

this month I chose to use Old Bird, by Tiara Jackson

She is such a hoot!!

Here's a link for you, below.

Unity Stamp Co. Old Bird  

 

Backgrounds...hmm...I got lazy, (no surprise there).

and went fishing through my stash. I found not one, but two shave cream technique panels!

  Say Whaat!!??

How lucky was that??

Here's a link to watch GinaK's demo...it's less than 5 minutes

Youtube link to GinaK Shave Cream Technique .

I simply stamped the image on Papertrey Ink white cardstock

Colored her coat to match the background (bg)
I used puttyon her coat

E-17,40,42 on the collar and sleeves.

 C-00,-03,05 on her shoes, and the pigeons.

a tickle of purple V-01 on her socks...

her hair is also purple (not just for the old ladies, anymore) 😄

 if you knew how many "my mama" stories I have from all the ladies and the curse of the purple hair...mother was~as they called them, a beautician. 

Fortunately for me, I have 3 way older sisters (LOL) that got all the perms, and hair color when they were little. By the time I was born, she was a stay at home mom, with a following (to our basement and her little "shop")   my hair was chemical free until I was in my 20's , and now for the last 3 years I have grown out to my natural color. Yay me!!

Hair color is V-000-00-01-02

The paper clip is from Tim Holtz. It's a clock, without hands. 

A few of Gina Marie's enamel dots, and I was done! YAY!!
Then I had time for this second card 

 

Again, I use a shave cream panel.

I cut it out with a die from Waffle Flower

I used PTI white cs with a this square, frame die from Paper Sweeties.I love the wonky edges all around.

I stamped this image from the
Kit Of The Month aka (KOM or KOTM)

I heat embossed the cup with clear WOW! embossing powder

 I used a little chalk on my fingertip to give the center heart, and plate a bit of color.

I stamped this sentiment from another kit onto vellum with rhubarb color ink, then heat embossed it in clear with WOW! embossing powder  

 

I hope you have enjoyed my cards!
Please leave us a comment along the way!!

Start this hop from the beginning over at 

Crystal Minkler's blog <<<LINK

 

 

 Here is a link to the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2020

71 Super Sponsors

Your favorite stamp companies all in one HUGE BLOG HOP

 

Instagram hashtag is #fall/winter2020clh 

2020 Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hope to see you there!!

Inky Hugs, Robyn

 

 Friends, please know that our hops are not sponsored. (Although, we know Unity Stamp Co. lovingly approves) Because your support is so valuable and so appreciated, prizes are given from the creators own private stash of Unity stamps.

 

CLC~ Fall/Winter Blog Hop 2020

   

 

Hey there everyone!!!
Well, the wait is over!! 

Today starts our week long BIG Hop of the year!

The 2020Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 71 Super Sponsors!!

Prizes at every stop!!!

 Our Blog Hop dates are, November 6th~
it goes through November 13th pacific time.
 Winners are drawn on participation and commenting. 

There are also Super Star commenter prizes after the hop closes
 For all the details including all of the Super Sponsors, please visit the CLC hop post, link is below
to get you to the beginning of this hop, where you can read all the rules
Have fun!!   

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog 
Enter YOUR coffee/tea/cocoa/cider cards here with this link^^^ or to start from the beginning.

When sharing your creations on social media, please use the hashtag
#fallwinter2020clh

Remember, you do not need a blog to play along with us!
After sharing your card on social media, Simply link up with us using the link above  

OKAY!!!
Let's get this party started!!

 

For my first card, I chose    

Trinity Stamps>> link>> Trinity Stamps 

 

Have A Ice Day  <<<link 

 

This guy was super popular last year, and I never got a chance to use him.

 So this year I couldn't wait to get inky!!

 

Sometimes I just let a paper color inspire me!

This pretty piece of "snowy" paper is from a paper pack from My Favorite Things did it for me!! 

The trees in the back are from a die set I just bought from Sizzix...I love the "snow" on the branches and decided to use a sheet from Doodlebugs fabulous paper!! Very festive 😊

The snowy stitched hills is a die from 

The Greetery   called Drifting (it's gorgeous)

and see that bag in back, right? My friend Carla makes those!!

Now to this image! 

Oh my word!! I cannot express how fun it is to use this set!!

I used nearly all the stamps in this set at least a few times!!

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment using WOW! embossing powder onto a scrap piece of vellum 

 

I did a tiny bit of paper piecing for this tiny cup..

 

Here is a shot of the inside of the card. 

 

The sentiment is from my wooden stamp stash

 of misc companies...

 

Ok, that's it for me for today.!! 

 

I have a new (sorta new) Facebook group
Please join me there to see my cards, and posts

Link below

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Inky Hugs, Robyn