Sunday, October 19, 2014

GIU Blog Hop!

If you are hopping along with the Growing In Unity Blog Hop then you are in the right place.  If you are coming in at the middle of the hop you can start here: Unity Stamp Blog. I was lucky enough to get a GIU spot over the summer and it was so much fun to blog my Unity creations for a week and now I get to hop along with the other talented GIU girls, super fun!

We are showcasing the newest Stamp of the Week by Unity Stamp Co, a super deal at just $5.79/week you get a great new stamp in your mailbox every week!

I was so happy to see the little package in my mailbox and ripped it open ASAP to see what the newest stamp was and what a beauty it is! It is called Winter Forest and was created by the talented Joslyn Nielson (I just love her stamp designs).

I didn't get a chance to get crafty with it as soon as I would've liked and then one of my little ones came down with a nasty cough that turned out to be croup so I've had my hands full disinfecting the house and trying to keep everyone happy and healthy. I was afraid that I wouldn't get anything made for the hop! Thankfully I was able to get a little time right before the post was supposed to go live to play and here is what I came up with.


I embossed the image on kraft paper with black embossing powder, colored it in with some sparkly, pearlescent watercolors from US Art Quest, cut it out and popped it up on another kraft panel where I also black embossed the winter wishes sentiment. It looked kinda plain so I tried to doodle around the edge (does anyone else doodle with a pencil first or is that just an OCD tendency of mine?), and I mounted it onto a dark blue cardstock that reminded me of a night sky.

Next up on the hop is the talented Angela, you can see what she created here at angelascraftyspot.BlogSpot.com.

Thanks for hopping with us today! One lucky commenter in the hop will win a week of Stamp of the Week, how awesome is that!?!

I also have a personal giveaway going on right now. You can check out this post here, Happy Birthday, for details!

Happy crafting,

Crystal




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39 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 19, 2014 at 1:10 AM

    Pretty card! Love the colors!

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  2. Debra DavisonOctober 19, 2014 at 1:18 AM

    Absolutely love this on kraft !! Great job .....

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  3. PennyOctober 19, 2014 at 1:21 AM

    love the blue, reminds me of a cold winter night.

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  4. Amy MartinOctober 19, 2014 at 1:48 AM

    Awesome card. Love those colors.

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  5. Sue AbbottOctober 19, 2014 at 2:37 AM

    Great use of the image, love unity stamps. X

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  6. DoreenOctober 19, 2014 at 3:01 AM

    Love the colours of this,craft and blue ,stunning.xxx

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  7. TracyOctober 19, 2014 at 3:35 AM

    Crystal I hope your little one feels better soon, croup is awful.
    Loving your kraft card with the splash of yummy colour:-)
    Take care xxxx

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  8. Ink Art DesignsOctober 19, 2014 at 5:01 AM

    Hi Crystal. This is such a refreshingly vibrant card...loove the colours!
    Dot x

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  9. Donna B.October 19, 2014 at 7:40 AM

    Gorgeous card. I love the colors!

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  10. AnonymousOctober 19, 2014 at 7:59 AM

    Oh my gosh, Crystal, you are one talented woman if this is your "hurried" work! Love it!!

    Evelyn

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  11. ImmiOctober 19, 2014 at 8:16 AM

    Great card - love the colors and the doodles!

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  12. Toni KOctober 19, 2014 at 8:25 AM

    Not to shabby for the last minute :-)

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  13. MandiOctober 19, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    I love the kraft and blue together :)

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  14. KT Fit KittyOctober 19, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    What a beautiful card! I love your kraft paper and gorgeous colouring of the trees! I really like the sentiment that comes with this stamp too! Fun blog hop - thank you!

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  15. JPScrapsOctober 19, 2014 at 9:46 AM

    Wonderful card! I love the blue on kraft.

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  16. ionabunnyOctober 19, 2014 at 10:02 AM

    The blue and kraft is a super combination with these cute trees. Hugz

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  17. UnknownOctober 19, 2014 at 10:16 AM

    Very cool. I like the image on craft paper.

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  18. Karen (karey2005)October 19, 2014 at 12:13 PM

    So pretty! Love the CAS Style....love the dimension.

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  19. SherylKOctober 19, 2014 at 1:03 PM

    I'm such a big fan of Kraft cardstock and I don't use it enough...but what you did is absolutely ADORABLE!!! Sometimes doing work in a jiffy is what I do best. And as far as doodling?......I just LOVE THAT DOODLING around your card. I do use pencil first for a lot of things...then erase it lightly and go back over it in pen...worried to DEATH that I will still screw up LOL. Wonderful card Crystal.

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  20. Kristina MacKeenOctober 19, 2014 at 1:51 PM

    I love how you popped up the image. It adds just the right amount of depth. Great card. (And I hope your little one feels better soon!)

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  21. Waving My WandOctober 19, 2014 at 1:54 PM

    Love it! Boy do I want this stamp.....

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  22. GaylynnOctober 19, 2014 at 1:57 PM

    Crystal, this little tree scene is perfect with the kraft.

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  23. Sue DOctober 19, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    Very cute. I like your doodling and the use of kraft.

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  24. UnknownOctober 19, 2014 at 3:54 PM

    Really cute, the way you used really makes the image pop!

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  25. Dawn FieldsOctober 19, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Pretty card! I hope your little one is feeling better!

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  26. LageneOctober 19, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    Love the doodled boarder for your lovely CAS card!

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  27. UnknownOctober 19, 2014 at 4:19 PM

    Stunning card! Love the watercolor in it.

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  28. Robin B.October 19, 2014 at 9:43 PM

    What a beautiful card! I love the colors, thanks for sharing.

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  29. JanisOctober 19, 2014 at 10:25 PM

    Love it on kraft and with the night sky idea.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  30. Denise BryantOctober 19, 2014 at 10:26 PM

    Love your awesome card on that kraft paper! Love the colors! Great Winter Forest SOTW! Love the trees and sentiment!

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  31. Kris BOctober 19, 2014 at 11:30 PM

    Love your card! The craft and blue are a great color combo and the I love how you colored the image! The doodled border looks great with the whimsical trees!

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  32. BeckyOctober 20, 2014 at 11:37 AM

    Beautiful card. You are a fantastic doodler- you can skip the pencil!

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  33. CorrieOctober 20, 2014 at 12:23 PM

    great card, love the colors

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  34. Amber SheavesOctober 20, 2014 at 2:17 PM

    Oh this is so pretty!

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  35. CynthiaOctober 20, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    Great CAS design, Crystal.

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  36. Angela Crafty SpotOctober 21, 2014 at 1:44 AM

    Your card is so pretty!!! Love it!!

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  37. Amy WilliamsOctober 21, 2014 at 10:37 PM

    That SOTW is so cute! And I love the card you made with it!

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  38. MariaOctober 22, 2014 at 9:07 AM

    Wonderful card! Love your colors! Thanks for hopping with us and being a GIU gal this year!

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  39. D-October 23, 2014 at 12:17 AM

    Thanks for sharing your SWEET card. LOVE your colors.
    Crafty hugs,
    D~
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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