My Growing in Unity Week~ Day 2

Hey there!

Welcome back to Robyn's Nest
How are you?
Did you stop by here yesterday for Day 1 of my GIU week?
I sure hope so, and I hope you left me a comment, so you're entered into the giveaway

Today is day 2 of my Growing in Unity week.

 

For this card, I stamped the pine cone image from Unity's Kit of the Month for 

September, 2015 called From Our Hearts to Yours

After stamping the image, I colored it with Copics.

I added some white gel pen as snow and highlights.

I added more pine boughs from my stash behind the image and popped it up with a couple dimensionals 

I used the Cable Knit embossing folder from Stampin Up on the very vanilla top layer, then I used the Tim Holtz tool to drag the edges for a shred or distressed look. I actually use this little tool a lot.

The sentiment is from this same KOTM

Pretty, but simple card.
I CASE'd this card from one I made last year with mostly dies. 

Our Hearts to Yours KOTM 9/15

 

Be sure to come back tomorrow as I am pulling

 double duty!! 

Tomorrow 12/11 is my once a month blog post with

 Coffee Loving Cardmakers, from the 

Coffee Loving Papercrafters FB group where I am a FB Ambassador, and Moderator in the group.

Unity Stamp Co. is always a huge supporter of our blog hops. 

I am so happy to be representing both of my very favorite groups on Facebook

 (pinching myself)  

Inky Hugs, Robyn

My Growing in Unity Week~ Day 1

 

Hey there,  welcome to Robyn's Nest!!

I am very honored to have been randomly picked from a slue of applicants for a week as a

 Growing In Unity gal/guy

I will be featuring cards I made with my absolute favorite stamp company

Unity Stamp Company

Since my week is in December, I will be making up for lost time and creating a few Christmas cards. I usually make about 60 cards a year, down from over 100

How many do you make each year?? 

I wondered which card I should start out with, and I decided to start with my newest Angie girl. 

She has no name, but, you can find her in the

 Kit of the Month from October. I've added the link below

 

This card actually started out with the paper.

I bought several packs of Gina K paper last year. As usual, I didn't get right into them until now, and oh my word I love it!! This paper is the glossy kind and I am really becoming a big fan of it.

After deciding on the paper, I stamped the image onto Copic friendly paper.

Colored her with Copics, and then used my flat bottom die to cut her out. 

Then added that panel on top of the pattern paper...

Later I decided that her hat needed some fluff, so I used my snow pen. Then the OMG moment happened..my "snow" pen had lost it's white, and turned into an off white or ecru color. 😒 Well too late now, so I added some white glitter real quick, and I think it helped...a lot

I had the pine boughs and Mistletoe already stamped and colored, ( I like doing that when I can)

they are also in this same KOTM-

so I fussy cut them out and added them with a ribbon bow I tied and a tiny Christmas ball from a sticker pack from Jolee's ..behind it is that awesome silver thread from Stampin' Up

I really love how this one turned out!! 

Link to this KOTM- Making Spirits Bright 10/19 

 

Well that's it for me, for today.

I look forward to reading your comments

Remember, you get to be entered to win your own grab bag of Unity stamps just for commenting. 

Thanks for stopping by

Inky Hugs, Robyn

 

Friends of Unity December 2019

 

Hey there! Welcome back to Robyn's Nest!

This month marks our Friends of Unity Blog Hop's 2nd anniversary!! 

I can't believe how fast the time has flown!!

To help us celebrate Angela and Unity Stamp Co have generously offered up 2 HUGE giveaways for our blog hoppers!!

  Be sure to comment because there are other ladies in the hop having a giveaways, in addition to the 2 large prizes 

Crystal (our fearless leader) asked a few of the ladies from Unity Show n Tell Facebook group to guest design with us this month and they have accepted Yay!! More the merrier!
Thank you for joining us  

Donna Baes ,

 Shannon Edwards , 
and my friend Jessiac Pickeral 

Welcome ladies!! 

Our cue this month is 

All Is Calm

Fitting for the month of December

I absolutely love making Christmas cards and sending to those who appreciate all the work that goes into making a single card, let alone 60 or more per year.

This is probably one of my favorites!! 

 

For this card, I stamped the image onto PTI white cardstock. It is very Copic friendly, with no bleeding, or drinking up the ink in the markers!

Using poppy red cardstock as my base, I dug around through my pattern paper for some plaid!

 Plaid just says Christmas to me! #madforplaid

See the top left corner?? I found a pine bough, and a mistletoe branch. I stamped, and colored them, then fussy cut them out to add some dimension to this card...at first, I was going to use the sentiment on the inside, but when I "tested" it out on front, I liked it right there! 

(yes, it barely fit on that die cut)

I added some silver thread from Stampin' Up, and some Prima red flowers~

I also added some Wink of Stella clear glitter to the snow, the smoke, and the clouds.

Below is the kit I used and a link to Unity's website so you can check it out for yourself. I have to say, that since I joined Unity's Kit of the Month I have not been disappointed. 

We don't get a preview of the upcoming kit before it is sent, but I know I'll just love it!!

Have you seen the December KOM?? It looks like Unity made that kit just for me!! It's perfect!! 

All Kinds of Holiday Love KOM 9/2019

 

Monday December 9th thru Friday the 13th starts

my Growing in Unity week

I'll admit, I am terrified!

 I won't have techniques, or anything fancy, but I will share an array of cards, not just Christmas

 I really hope you join me and comment, because I'll be drawing 2 winners for a grab bag of stamps from Unity just for commenting on my week..

We would love for you to start from the beginning of this hop over at 

Crystal Minkler's Blog <<< here's the link

I hope you arrived here from 

Dawn Fields Blog 

and next after me is

 Guest Designer, Donna Baes 

Link below

At Studio 307 by Donna K Blog 

 I want to thank you all for coming to my blog, and supporting us at Friends of Unity

You mean the world to us!! 

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 Collaboration Hop with Not 2 Shabby

 

Hey there and welcome to Robyn's Nest!!

We are super excited to be collaborating this weekend with the folks at Not 2 Shabby!

 They have a few new Fall/Coffee themed digi's 

I chose this cutie pie called

Pumpkin Spice Everything

 

I absolutely LOVE how this card turned out!

These images were very easy to color, and because it's a digital image, you can resize this to what suites your needs!
I had so much fun with this one, that I used the same image for this next card, too

These colors a more muted than my first card. 

I tired matching my colors to the pattern paper..I love the blue sheer ribbon, that ties 😉 it together

 Leave comments along the way for a chance to win one of TWO $15 Gift Certificate to be selected from participating blogs (comment on all). Must comment by November 29th at 11:59 PM PT. Winner will be announced the following week on the blog.

Below are the links to the beginning of the hop and to Not 2 Shabby

Link to Not 2 Shabby Didital stamps 

Link to Coffee Loving Cardmakers

Did you arrive here to my blog from 

Lisa Bz's blog 

up next in the hop lineup is

Kerry Urbatch's blog 

That's it for me!!

We really enjoy reading everyone's comments, so be sure to leave us all some lovin' and get yourself in the running for one of the two giveaways!!

Inky Hugs, Robyn

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter 2019 Blog Hop Day 5

Hey there and welcome back to Robyn's Nest!!

Can you believe it is Day5 of the Hop?

Time has flown by, even with the extra hour of sleep ..

If you just landed here from someplace else, click the link below to start Hopping with 

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/ Winter 2019 Blog Hop 

 Link up your own card using the hashtag
 #fallwinter2019clh

For this card I used mostly 

Paper Sweeties products.

 

I am in love with the crisp images from Paper Sweeties! 

I usually only ink their stamps once!

No double/triple inking and pumping on the MISTI for me!

I used 

Homemade with Love  

  

I started with red cardstock

Embossed the paper with the cable knit folder.

Next I used the Scalloped Circle Frame Dies

 from PS to cut my pattern paper..

For the coffee cup, I stamped and heat embossed it with white ink and powder.

Fussy cut it out (I don't have the dies :(  ~

Stamped the peppermint stick (dies make life so much easier...buy the dies) 

Yes, I fussy cut it, then I cut a tiny slit in the cocoa for the stick to slide through.

I did the same with the cupcake  (stamped/colored/fussy cut)

I used white seam binding and Sweet Borders,

 Sweet Cuts/ Circle Scallop Frames,

Sweet Cuts/ Happy 

All the above items can be found with this link

Paper Sweeties 

Sweet Cuts/ Scallop Frame Dies

   

I am having a giveaway here on my blog!

I have an extra set of these dies, and I will be drawing a winner at the end of the CLC Hop

Just comment and Follow my blog to be entered 

Be sure to leave a way to contact you, ok.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!!

Inky Hugs, Robyn 

Friends Of Unity~ November 2019

 

Hey there! Welcome back to Robyn's Nest!
This months cue is Giving Thanks

 

 

I made this card pretty quickly at first. I try really hard for a CAS (Clean and Simple) card, but I just feel like they need something rigghhht there! In that blank spot. LOL

Only one pop dot was used this time 😉 on the cute little coffee cup

Kraft paper and twine are from Papertrey Ink

A few shiny little leaves from a sequins pack from my stash. 

 I used the Kit of the Month from 

September 2018 called (blessed fall)

 for this card..and these others

    Thanks for stopping by!! 

if you arrived here from someplace else, I have a list of the blogs you can visit! 

Leave a comment, and Follow 

You can start here from the beginning with

Crystal Minkler 

up next is

Dawn Fields

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!

I am also playing along over at 

Coffee loving Cardmakers blog, (of course ;) 

Below is a link for you to play along. Details on the blog.

#fallwinter2019clh

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Fall/Winter 2019 Blog Hop

 

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.

2019 Fall/ Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

 

WELCOME TO ROBYN'S NEST!!

First thing I'd like to do is mention that 

Suzanne Reynolds 

won the graphics contest over at Coffee Loving Cardmakers with this gorgeous cuppa... I love it!

Congratulations Suzanne!

Well today is the BIG DAY!

Start of the Coffee Loving Papercrafters Fall/Winter Blog Hop!

We have over 80 Super Sponsors all signed up and ready to go with all the fun and inspiration these fun and exciting blog hops bring!! 

All the fun starts right here with this link below!

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Link to start hopping 

Did you arrive here from 

Lisa's blog? << link to go back 

Up next in the hop line is

Lori's blog  << click this link

 Do you like to make coffee/tea/cocoa/cider/hot beverage in a cup. Or even cold/iced? 

Feel free to join in on all the fun!! Grab your stamps, and link up! You don't need a blog to play.

You do need to be a member of our Facebook group, so send us your request to join!

 You can link up using your Instagram or even Pinterest, using the hashtag

#fallwinter2019clh.

 Easy peasy! We hope you play along!

 

I can't tell you how proud I am to be  part of this amazing group! 

It has been almost 2 years since I joined the design team. Since then, I have all but stopped shopping at the big box stores. I am in love with small businesses and their products!

My very first small business stamp was from Unity Stamp Company.

I have been a fan for over 12 years, and still going strong! 

Unity is always SO generous with their Hop prize

Look at this haul you could win, just for commenting!!

$189.00 retail value
Thank you Unity Stamp Company 

 

 

My card uses the cup with heart steam from their Kit of the Month membership for August 2019

Link to Unity 

I colored this cup lightly with Copic's  E40 and E41 then used E33 for my creamed coffee. I'm sending this to my brother, so I kept it "manly'ish"

I used Papertrey Ink Kraft paper, and twine.

The background is stamped using one of the Brutus Monroe/Unity collaboration stamps! these background stamps are just amazing!! I hope you check them out sometime

.

If you have gotten this far, I think you deserve to be entered to win some Blog Candy from Me! (hint..its from my Unity stash)

Just comment on my card, follow me if you don't already, if you do then awesome.

 Leave me some way to contact you, either here, or on FB messenger, or email me at

robyn6420@aol.com  

Inky Hugs, Robyn

Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog

up next is 

Lori Turner's Blog