Smiles ~ Friends Of Unity Blog Hop January 2024

 Happy New Year!  The January 2024 Friends Of Unity blog hop inspiration is "Laughter, Giggles & Smiles".  I hope that you will join in on the fun.  Simply comment on each blog in the hop.  See the end of this post for your next stop.

My thought for this hop is to create greetings that will bring a "smile" to the recipient.  So, let's begin a brand new year with a smile.

Enter my January 2024 Friends of Unity Giveaway:

Up for grabs is my online card class, video & pdf reference guide,

Embossing Folder 4 Ways With Ink Techniques

Open U.S. & internationally.  

To enter: Comment on this blog post. Extra entries, follow me on my socials & note you did.

The winner of my December 2023 Friends Of Unity Giveaway is Carla H***y (cghundley)***

Please contact me for your prize info soon.  Congrats!

Now onto my card inspiration for this hop. First up, a wine card with a little bit of sass.

Sentiment: Age and glasses of wine should never be counted. ~ Italian Proverb

For this card, I used a new wine themed background and paired it with an older wine girl named Marlo, an itty bitty fashionista. This was fun to make.

Next up, a beer themed masculine tag card for the beer connoisseur.

Sentiment: Cheers. (And lots of beer sentiments in the background.)

Finally, my last card project is all about stenciling and friends.

Sentiment: Happy Birthday. Forever Young. For the birthday card, I used ink blending with a stencil. No other coloring was used, Adding coloring to the girls is optional. Here are quick videos outlining the making of these cards.

For even more creative card making ideas and step-by-step techniques, go see my card making classes. I have an array of online class video bundles, individual courses and an optional all-access Gold Club membership. There is something for everyone. 

Go look around in My card classes.  

Remember to visit and comment on all of the blogs in the blog hop. 

Your next stop in the hop is Kim's blog. 
The full blog hop lineup is on Crystal's blog.

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Thank you for visiting.  Your comments make my day.
Gaylynn

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The following is a list of supplies, combined, for all three cards in today's blog post.
As always, it is great to incorporate what you already have on hand.