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

What's Brewin' from Robyn's Nest 

Be sure to check me out on Instagram, too

robyn_nest_   << link to my IG

 

 

 

 

Inky Hugs, Robyn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friends of Unity~ October Birthday

 

 

Hey there!! 

Welcome to Robyn's Nest!! 

This months cue is Birthday

YAY!! 

Because it's my beautiful niece's birthday month, too and she turns 50

Happy birthday, Shanna

I made this card using Unity's Kit of the month for November 2018

Whole Lot Of Lovely 

This first card came together pretty easy. I had it in my head and with a little help from my DT friends, I chose to finish with the big "cheers" die

 This second card was not planned at all, but this gorgeous cupcake was calling me to color it up. 

So I used the same color scheme..

I hope you like my cards for this month!

That's it for me
Up next in the hop is..

Dawn B

If you want to start from the beginning of this hop, click the link below for 

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.

Krafty Chicks Challenge~ week four

 

 

Hey there!!

Welcome back to Robyn's Nest!!

Well, today is my final day guesting with the chicks in the Hen House (sigh)

I have had a lot of fun this month!!!

My thanks to Lori and Leanne for having me!! 

Here's a link to the challenge for ya!

Krafty Chicks Challenge 

For my last card, I chose to use this fabulous new set from 

Not 2 Shabby called~ Pumpkin Spice Everything

 

 

I absolutely love this set! Oh my gosh! Too cute!

I colored this up with several Copic markers and die cut it out with a die from Papertrey Ink

I love using burlap, so when shopping at "The Lob" (Hobby Lobby) I saw this fun paper pack! Ack! Meant for ME!! 

I was all done with this card, and putting away my mess, when I spotted this cute, CUTE little squirrel in another set, so I quickly stamped him out and colored him up! I know he doesn't really have on a sweater, but, I saw where I could give him one! After fussy cutting him out, I used a pop dot and stuck down  :) HaHa!!

I just love the squirrels in 

Not 2 Shabby~ you, me and pumpkin spice 

here are a couple close up shots for you!

 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and hanging with me this  month!!

below is another link for you!!! 

Enjoy!

Krafty Chicks Challenge 

 

Inky Hugs, Robyn

 

 

Guest Designing with Krafty Chicks Challenge

 

Hey there!!! 

Welcome to Robyn's Nest!!

I'm back with the Krafty Chicks Challenge week 3!!

Krafty Chicks Challenge 

This week, I am back in the Hen House with this Clean And Simple (CAS) card using Unity Stamp Co and their Kit of the Month for August 

~Illustrated by Jeanie Marie Hays~ 

 

I did not intend for this to be as it is, but, once I stamped the sentiment, I decided to just leave it alone..I really love how this card came out with absolutely no coloring!! I am not a CAS card maker at all. As a matter of fact, I am so happy with the new slimline cards being made right now. They give a card maker like me So much more room for embellishments! 

For this card, I used 2 different stamp sets. 

KOM-Count Your Blessings  

and

Dash of Encouragement  

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!! 

I look forward to next week for "anything goes" 

Don't forget you can join in all the fun by linking up your own card!! 

See you back here on September 24th

Krafty Chicks Challenge 

Inky Hugs, Robyn