Growing in Unity Bloghop 2021

It isn't the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it. ~Eileen Elias Freeman, The Angels' Little Instruction Book, 1994

Good morning!

We are starting the day off with a quick Blog Hop sponsored by Unity Stamps! If you comment on all the blogs in the hop, you will get a chance to win one of two amazing prize packages from Unity Stamps!

Today I am sharing two sets of cards I made for a friend as part of her Christmas gift this year. Usually, I make a gift box for the cards but this year I decided to change it up and created matching gift bags that the cards could be stored in. I then made matching gift tags so that she could use the bags later for gifting purposes when the cards were gone.

This is a set of Christmas cards

Christmas card supplies:

• Stamp set: “A Child is Born” from Unity Stamp Co.
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Design Paper from my Stash
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Rhinestone from my Stash

Matching Gift Bag & Tag

Matching Gift Bag & Tag supplies

• Sentiments from a grab bag from Unity Stamp Co.
• Card stock from The Paper Studio, Bazzill
• Design Paper from my scrap bin
• Embossing folder “Snowflakes” from Darice
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Label punch from Stampin Up!
• Paper lunch bag from my stash
• Tag dies from Creative Dies Plus
• Twine from my Stash
• WRMK Corner Muncher
• WRMK Hole Punch

This is a set of Any Occasion cards

Any Occasion Card supplies:

• Miscellaneous sentiments from a grab bag from Unity Stamp Co
• Archival ink from Rangers
• Banner punch form Stampin Up!
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base), Stampin Up, American Crafts and my scrap box
• Design paper from my Stash
• Embossing folder from Stampin Up!
• Tag corner punch from Stampin Up!
• Sheet load of cards December 2019

Matching Gift Bag & Tag

Matching Gift Bag & Tag supplies

• Sentiments “To/From” from a grab bag from Unity Stamp Co
• Card stock from The Paper Studio
• Design paper “Striking Stripes: from G.C.D. Studios
• Gross grain ribbon from my stash
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Paper lunch bag from my stash
• Tag dies from Creative Dies Plus
• Twine from my Stash
• WRMK Corner Muncher
• WRMK Tag Hole Punch

I hope you have enjoyed these projects as much has enjoyed making them! Don’t forget to visit the other Unity gals' blogs below and comment on each one for a chance to win one of those two prize packs from Unity Stamp Company! Good Luck!

KellyParker

KimberlyKoblensky Boliver

Sandra vanBlaricum

Jho

Unity Stamp Company is a small family-owned business and although they ship world-wide, their high-quality rubber stamps are proudly made in the U.S.A. They even offer custom stamps! So, check out their store. You’ll be hooked if you aren’t already!

Here are links to the Unity Stamp Company Store and Social Media Sites!

Go check them out! You won’t be disappointed!

Unity Stamp Company, So much Pretty in one place!

Pinterest

Facebook: UNITY {show & tell}

Instagram

YouTube

Growing in Unity Blog Hop 2019

Sometimes Mother Nature has the answers when you do not even know the questions. ~Keith Wynn

Good morning!

I am late with my post but today is the start of a blog hop with some of my Unity Peeps!

I am using an adorable image for my card called Little Bunny for you which I colored with ProMakers.

Hop-a-Long List

Kim Marie Monson Leach 

Rachel Duong 

Heidi Cope 

Shelly McGovern Schmidt 

Sue Wisniewski 

Pamela J. Duncan

YOU ARE HERE ---> Cara Malmrose 

Ashley Johnson

Now on Wednesday, all the comments will go into random.org and Kelli will pick 2 random winners and post in the main Growing in Unity group on Facebook. So, make sure you comment on all the blogs!

Have fun!

(Hugs) Cara 

Through the Craft Room Door 3rd Annual Celebration Blog hop!

Ever felt an angel's breath in the gentle breeze? A teardrop in the falling rain? Hear a whisper amongst the rustle of leaves? Or been kissed by a lone snowflake? Nature is an angel's favorite hiding place. ~Terri Guillemet

Good morning all my Crafty Peeps!

This is going to be a long post because this month is our Celebration Month and today we are starting our 3^rd Annual Celebration Blog Hop filled with awesome inspiration from the Designers of TTCRD!

We have 9 sponsors this year offering some great prizes!

Bugaboo Stamps  / Crafty Sentiment / DigiStamps4Joy

Lacy Sunshine / Wink Wink Ink / MHKDesigns 

SheepSki Designs  / Unity Stamps  / TTCRD Magazine

You should have come here from another one of my posts, if not you can start from the beginning by clicking HERE.

For my card, I am using a new image I recently fell in love with and purchased from Unity Stamp Co. (Who is one of our sponsors and offering three prizes of a $20.00 gift voucher to their shop!) called Arianna Girl. You can find her HERE, if you are interested in purchasing her.

Card size is 5.5 x 5.5

• Image/Sentiment “Arianna Girl” from Unity Stamp Co.
• Card base from The Paper Studio
• Design Paper from Colorbok
• India Ink from Memories
• Ink from Close to My Heart
• Pro-Markers
• Rhinestones from Say it with Bling
• Studio G glitter glue
• Sulyn Crystal Diamonds Glitter used to create background

I am also giving away some blog candy (picture pending!). One person will be drawn from all of those people who comment on my post BUT to get a chance for one of the awesome prizes from our sponsors, you MUST comment on every post in the bloghop. 

Since the hop is going to run from today, November 8th through November 22nd, if you miss one, you can always go back and comment when you have time! Winners will be announced on the main blog December 1st, 2017.

Now, you are nearing the end of the line .. only 4 more to go, so head on over to Jeanies place to see what wonderful project she has to share with you!

TTCRD

TTCRD HOME

Dots2Lines

Hema

Rijacki

Cicci

Sandra

Therese

Helen

Kimberly

Cara

You are here --> Cara

Jeanie

Joi

Deonna

Hayley

Thanks for stopping by & good luck!

(Hugs) Cara

This card has been entered into the following challenge(s)

A Snowflakes Promise, challenge 45, Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge 27, Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments Designs, Anything Goes

QKRStampede 268, Angels

Through the Craft Room Door 3rd Annual Celebration Blog hop!

Hugging has no unpleasant side effects and is all natural.  There are no batteries to replace, it's inflation-proof and non-fattening with no monthly payments.  It's non-taxable, non-polluting, and is, of course, fully refundable.  ~Author Unknown

Hi! This month is our Celebration Month and today we are starting our 3^rd Annual Celebration Blog Hop filled with awesome inspiration and sponsor prizes.

  

BugabooStamps / CraftySentiment / DigiStamps4Joy

Lacy Sunshine / Wink Wink Ink / MHKDesigns

SheepSkiDesigns / Unity Stamps / TTCRD Magazine

  

The image I am using is “Stardusts Christmas Star” and is one of the prizes from our Sponsor Lacy Sunshine. You can find the image HERE if you wish to purchase for yourself.

Card size 4.25 x 5.50

• Image: Stardusts Christmas Star (Lacy Sunshine) colored with ProMarkers
• Black India Ink (Memories)
• Card stock (Stampin Up! & The Paper Studio)
• Glitter card stock (Recollections)
• Glitter pen (Cra-Z-Art)
• Holly Punch (Tonic Studios)
• Red Glitter Nuvo Drops
• Red Sharpie (to color the rhinestones)
• Rhinestones (Made by Me)
• Sentiment (Hero Art)

Next stop on this hop is Me again …

TTCRD HOME

Dots2Lines

Hema

Rijacki

Cicci

Sandra

Therese

Helen

Kimberly

You are here --> Cara

Cara

Jeanie

Joi

Deonna

Hayley

Make sure you leave comments on all the blogs for a chance at the prizes! Winners will be announced December 1st, 2017

GOOD LUCK!

This card has been entered into the following Challenge(s)

Craft Sentiments Designs Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge #27, Anything Goes

A Snowflakes Promise #45, Anything Goes

Growing in Unity Blog Hop ...

Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best. ~Author unknown, quoted in The Ladies Repository: A Monthly Periodical, Devoted to Literature, Arts, and Religion, September 1874, commonly misattributed to Henry Van Dyke and Henry David Thoreau

Good Morning!

If you came here from Ginger Pelfrey's blog, you are on the right track ...
If not, the complete blog hop list is at the end of this post so make sure you stop, look and comment on each one!

In early September I was lucky enough to be a “Growing in Unity Gal” and spent a week sharing Christmas cards I made using my Unity Stamps. I loved the challenge of it and I look forward to next year’s event.

This week, I am participating in small blog hop with several other GUI gals to share some more cards made with Unity stamps as well as give two lucky commenters a chance to win some Unity Stamps of their very own!

For this hop I wanted to play with my new set of Unity Stamps as well as some goodies that have not seen the light of day for a while … namely, watercolor paper, embossing powder and Twinkling H2O paints!

After a few trial and errors with my paints, here is my card. I have to say I love how well the image stamped and heat embossed. Even those little fine lines picked up nice and clean. 

Here are some close ups of the flowers so you can see the embossing and the fine sparkle from the Twinkling H2O paints. (and yes, the card really does shimmer with those colors in the light.) 

Supplies

• Image & Sentiment (Unity Stamps KOM 2015 “Halo Dirty”)
• Card stock, base (The Paper Studio)
• Card stock, black (Stampin Up!)
• Card stock, metallic (Neenah)
• Cold Press 140lb watercolor paper (Canson)
• India Ink (Memories)
• Pearls (Stash)
• Sharpies – used to color the pearls
• Twinkling H2O (ColourArte)
• White embossing powder (Stampin Up!

Now comes the HOP part ....

Make sure you visit all of our blogs and comment fo a chance to win a Unity Prize package!

1 Ginger Pelfrey

 http://myheartspleasure.wordpress.com

ME! ---> 2 Cara Malmrose http://creativechaosbycara.blogspot.com/

3 Stephanie Puccini 

Http://stephieree80.blogspot.com

4 Victoria Moore Beall 

https://beallvicki.wixsite.com/nonniescards

5 Anya Lynet 

Www.maiaink.blogspot.com

6 Tami Carlson French 

Www.teamgingerbread.blogspot.com

7 Unity Blog 

http://theunitystampco.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!
(Hugs) Cara

Cards for Little Hearts Card Drive & Blog Hop!

Children are one third of our population and all of our future.

~Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981

Good morning!

Today is a busy day for posting here on my blog but I think this one is the most important of all as today we kick off a special blog hop to help gather cards for the Cards for Little Hearts Card Drive.

The purpose of Cards for Little Hearts is to collect handmade cards for the Heart Center staff at Nationwide Children’s Hospital to distribute to children with congenital heart disease and help lift their spirit while they are hospitalized and need major heart surgery or are having a particularly tough time.

This card drive is opens to both U.S. and International participants. Anyone is welcome to help make the cards, including children, grandchildren and students.

The current 2017 card drive runs from July 1st - August 25th with a Winter Wishes or Holiday Wishes theme.

If you are interested in participating in the card drive, more information about the card requirements and sponsors can be found HERE on Christina's Blog "Christina Hor Designs"

Here is one of the cards I made for the drive

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY

There is only one requirement to qualify for the Blog Hop prizes

Two (2) randomly winners will be drawn from all comments left on all participating designers blog

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 7th at 8 a.m. Eastern time over at Christina Hor's blog

Some of the designers, including me, are giving away blog candy on their blog so make sure you visit them all and leave comments so let's get started!

If you came here from Edwina's Creations you are on track. If not, you can start from the beginning at Christina's blog so you don't miss a thing!

Hop starts here --> Christina Hor

Jo'sScrap Shack

Edwina Brown

YOU ARE HERE --> Cara Malmrose

Andrea Norris

Sybrina K.

Sandra Blaricum

Lori Kobular

Hop ends here --> Donna Ellis

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY

I am giving away a little package consisting of a die from Gina Marie Designs, embellishments from K&Company, a stencil from Kathy Davis and a little surprise.

Please leave your name and email address in Mr. Linky below so I can contact the winner ... 

And don't forget to leave a comment for a chance at the other awesome prizes 

(Hugs) Cara

Blog Candy Time!

Good Evening Everyone!

As you are aware, we just finished up our month long blog hop celebrating my 2nd year as owner of Through the Craft Room Door.

Many hugs and thank you's to all of you who commented on my cards! I enjoyed reading them all and as promised, I have blog candy to give away!

The winner, picked via Random draw is ... (drum roll please) ...

The Altered Paper

Congratulations Tee .... Email me at cdmalmrose@gmail.com with your address so I can get your goodies out to you!

And .... if you followed the hop and want to find out who won all the awesome prizes at Through the Craft Room Door, just click HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

Jumping for joy is good exercise.  ~Author Unknown

2nd Annual Through the Craft Room Door Celebration Blog Hop

Good morning Friends and Followers!

Welcome to my post for the 2nd Annual Celebration Blog Hop for Through the Craft Room Door which will run until midnight November 30th with winners announced December 5th!

If you came here from Ann-Marie blog you are on the right trail! If not, click HERE to head on over to Through the Craft Room Door to read the requirements and start the hop!

We have quite a few prizes up for grabs from some very generous sponsors, blog candy on several of the Design Team Members blogs, including mine, a freebie digi paper for everyone who leaves a comment on the main blog post. A weekly prize drawing on the main blog post and a drawing on our Facebook Page.

Check out this list of sponsors and prizes!

Decosses Dynamite Doodles

PRIZE: Three Digi paper items

DigiStamps4Joy

PRIZE: Two $10.00 Vouchers

Fresh Brewed Designs

PRIZE: Two $20.00 vouchers

Indigoblu

PRIZE: Nottingham Lace Stamp Set

MHKDesigns

PRIZE: Choice of 3 items from her shop

Morgan Fitzsimon

PRIZE: Three single digi images

Pickled Potpourri

PRIZE: $7.00 voucher

Repeat Impressions

PRIZE: $25.00 gift voucher

Whimsy Stamps

PRIZE: $20.00 gift voucher

Wink Wink Ink

PRIZE: $15.00 voucher

Denise, Close to My Heart Independent Consultant

PRIZE: $25.00 voucher, US Only

Drawn with Character

PRIZE: Choice of 3 images from her shop

I have two cards which I am going to share with you using some images from a couple of our Sponsors. 

This worked great for me since I am trying to get some more Christmas and some Halloween cards done!

This first card is an A2 card I made for Halloween using an pre-colored image called "Bootiful" from Wink Wink Ink

This A2 card was made using the image "Santa's Latte" from Fresh Brewed Designs!

Thanks for stopping by ... Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win one of the main prizes and also a surprise package of crafty goodness from me!

Now on to your next stop which is Cicci's Blog. Don't forget to leave some love ... if you comment on all the blogs as you visit, you get more chances in the drawing!

Aly

Angela

Ann-Marie

You are here ---> Cara

Cicci

Deonna

Digistamps4joy - Guest

Ema

IndigoBlu - Guest

Jan

Jeanie

Mel

Natalie - Morgan's Art World Guest Designer

Nicky

Sandra

Therese

TTCRD CHALLENGE BLOG

TTCRD FACEBOOK PAGE

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to comment before heading over to Cicci's blog!

(hugs) Cara