Unity Blog Hop

It's that time again for a super fun Unity Blog hop!  The entire team is hopping so come join us for a fabulous new release including Angie Girls and Phyllis Harris!

Of course there are prizes:

PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY NIGHT 

Here is a card I made using one of the new Phyllis Harris kits along with quick tip video on how created her shiny boots and the water.

A quick tip video on how I created those fun boots and water:

Be sure to come and hop for your chance to win some Unity goodies! 

Just Us Girls

Chris is up this week with our color challenge at Just Us Girls!  She picked Pink, Navy and Gray. 

Here is what I did using the Unity kit called Blow Your Mind.

Be sure to come visit our fabulous Design Team:

Guest Designer - Shawna Standish

Chris

Bobby

Vicki

Sue

Ina

Lisa 

 Judy

Nancy

Just a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our January challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of  March.

How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Linky Tools form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please use the keyword or tag, JUGS . After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here. We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges! Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Jan 26. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along. We can't wait to see what you create for Just Us Girls! Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls

It's time for another Just Us Girls challenge! This week is Trend Week and Bobby is our hostess.  She picked All Over Stamping!

This is what I did using Distress Inks and Unity Stamps. The Unity kit that I used is "Keep Wild"

Be sure to swing on by our DT:

Shawna Standish

Bobby

Sue

Vicki

Ina

Judy

Chris

Lisa

Nancy

Just a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our January challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of March.

How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Linky Tools form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please use the keyword or tag, JUGS . After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here. We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges! Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Jan 18 . The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along. We can't wait to see what you create for Just Us Girls! Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls

It's the first JUST US GIRLS challenge of 2017!  And it's word week and Ina picked the word "NEW".

Here is what I came up with using Distress Inks and a stencil for the background.  A ribbon from Stampin Up and a stamp set from Unity Stamp Co.

Be sure to swing on by our fabulous DT:

Guest Designer - Shawna Standish

Ina
Vicki

Lisa

 Sue

Chris

Bobby

Nancy

Judy

Maria

Just a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our January challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of March. How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Linky Tools form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please use the keyword or tag, JUGS . After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here. We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges! Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, 12th January 2017 . The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along. We can't wait to see what you create for Just Us Girls! Please limit your entries to 3.



Seasons Givings Blog Hop Winner!

THANK YOU TO ALL who stopped by during the Seasons Givings Blog Hop!  I appreciate all the wonderful comments and new subscribers!  

The winner for my prize pack is:

HELEN F. - "Handmade Cards By Helen"

CONGRATS HELEN!  Please contact me with your mailing info riaann at optonline dot net and I will get your package out to you!

Thanks!

Maria

Season's Givings Blog Hop

For the 5th year Latisha has organized a fun Blog Hop for us and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.  We would like to thank all those fabulous visitors that stopped by our blogs during the year.  I would like to send this prize pack to one random winner.  I will pick a winner and post on January 4th. 

2016 was a fun year for stamping.  I was asked to be on the Unity Stamp Co Design Team which was so amazing and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.  I have also continued to work on the Just Us Girls DT and ran my Mixed Media Mojo blog.  

Here are a few of my favorite projects/cards from 2016:

This is a small 6x6 canvas

This frog is a stamp I carved myself

 The stamp

I would love it if you follow me and come check out my Youtube channel as well.

Here is the official hop list:

Lawn Fawn

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Reverse Confetti

Taylored Expressions

Paper Smooches

Neat & Tangled

Technique Tuesday

Clear & Simple Stamps

Richard Garay

My Sweet Petunia

JustNick

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store

Sunny Studio Stamps

Inchie Arts llc

Scrapbook Update

Buttons Galore

Latisha Yoast

Julia Stainton

ChariMoss

Cristina Nunez

Wanda Guess

Vera Yates

Amy Tsuruta

Mary-Ann Maldonado

Lori Craig

Lydia Fiedler

Jenn Shurkus

Lisa Henke

Dina Kowal

Libby Hickson

Emily Leiphart

Cindy Lawrence

Kelly Klapstein

Erica Houtghton

Elise Constable

Julee Tillman

Lee Murphy

Lisa Arana

Giovana Smith

Karen Baker

Lindsay Amrhein

Dana Joy

Marcie Sharp

Megan Hoeppner

Alicia Thelin

Asia King

Debbie Seyer

Yvonne Van De Grijp

Tenia Nelson

Michelle Woerner

Christina Griffiths

Lori McAree

Barbara Anders

Jill Hawkins

Veronica Zalis

Leigh Penner

Margie Higuchi

Amy Coose

Melody Rupple

Karen Letchworth

Heidi Ramsey Blankenship

Jennie Harper

Jodi Collins

Jessica Frost-Ballas

Gracie Chavez

Stephanie Klauck

Savannah O’Gwynn

Terre Fry

Neva Cole

Maria Levine

Misti Oblander

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Ceal Pritchett

Be sure to swing on by all the blogs and check out their amazing work.

Thanks for stopping by!

Maria

MIxed Media Mojo

2017 already?!?!  Well it's the 1st and time for another Mixed Media Mojo challenge!  We are very excited for the new year!  We have a few Design Team changes with some ladies stepping down and new ones joining.

Thank you to our fabulous members who did an amazing job with MMM we are sad to see you go!  Lucyna & Jannet.  Barb & Deb will be with us through February. 

And a big welcome to our newest members joining this month:

Cathy Potsoky

Monica Longard

Ann Chuang

Aditi & Sunila Mahajan

Juli Riedel

You will hear a little more and meet our newest members during the month of January so be sure to swing on by!

NOW onto our January challenge!

Here is a tag I made:

Here are my steps:

This was a sealing step.  To I used glue on a gelli plate and pressed it on the tag.

Glittery Wink of Stella - Silver

Mixed Texture Paste and silver paint together

More Wink of Stella - Silver

Be sure to swing on by to see what the DT cooked up for this challenge:

Aditi & Sunila

Ann

Juli

Barb

Cathy

Deb

Jannet

I hope you will play along with us this month! Please link up below a new project created for this challenge and do not combine with more than 6 other challenges. Limit to 3 entries per person. You can be the next Mixed Media Mojo Diva!

I hope you will come play along!

Maria