Inky Paws Challenge #234 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 2}

 Hello there crafty friend!

 Have you played along with the Inky Paws Challenge 234 - Sketch Challenge yet?! You have until this coming Friday, November 29th to get your entries in for this fun challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #234 - Sketch Challenge

I turned the sketch for my card today. Sometimes the design just calls for it!

The cooler weather has me really loving my coffee! I thought it would be fun to ink up the Heartfelt Coffee Stamp Set again! I love the mix of coffee cups! I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it up with Copic Markers.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Coffee Beans: E21, E25

Whipped Cream: C00, C2

Cups: Y11, Y15, Y38, V000, V12, V15, G0000, G12, G24, C00, C2, E30, E31, E33

I die cut the coffee heart using a die from the Heart Frames Die Set. I paired it up with pretty papers from the Coffee House Stories 6x6 Paper Pad.

The coffee cup banner was die cut using the banner die from the Basic Frames Die Set. The sentiment was heat embossed with Sugar Cube Pigment White Ink from Taylored Expressions, Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe, and melted with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool on Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. I adhered the sentiment to the heart and then popped them both up with foam tape. Otherwise, all of the other layers are adhered directly to a Kraft A2 top fold card base. 

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the sketch. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #229 ~ Birthday Theme Challenge

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new Inky Paws Challenge... a super fun Birthday Theme Challenge! I sure hope that you'll play along with us using your Newton's Nook Designs products! You have until Friday, August 16th to get your entries in for the #229 Birthday Theme Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #229 - Birthday Theme Challenge

Such a broad and fun theme! I'm excited to see the entries for this one!

I really wanted to give the new Fractured Card Layout Die a try. So I grabbed the Birthday Meows 6x6 Paper Pad and trimmed a few pieces of the pattern paper to fit over the die. I secured them on the back of the die with a piece of washi tape. I love how quick and easy this design was to make!

I stamped the adorable kitty from Newton's Heart Stamp Set on white card stock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then stamped it again on a scrap of the pink pattern paper. I Copic colored the kitty on white card stock and die cut it using the coordinating Newton's Heart Die Set. And I fussy cut the pattern paper heart and paper pieced it to the kitty.

I wanted the kitty to fit in with the birthday theme just a bit more so I also stamped the party hat and present from the Newton's Birthday Delights Stamp Set. I colored them with my Copic markers and then die cut them using the coordinating Newton's Birthday Delights Die Set. The sentiment also comes from the Newton's Birthday Delights Stamp Set. I masked the bottom portion of the sentiment using a post-it note when I inked it up. I removed the post-it note and then stamped the sentiment. I did this a couple of times in my mini misti to get a nice crisp stamped 'partial' sentiment. I trimmed it up and then adhered it directly to the card.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used:

Kitty: C00, C1, C3, R00, R20

Party Hat: RV10, RV11, YG21, YG03, B000, B00

Present: YR21, YR15

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project with a Summer theme. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #216 ~ Sketch Challenge Reminder

 Hello there crafty friend!

 There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #216 - Sketch Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, February 16th to get your entries in for this fun challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #216 - Sketch Challenge

I am seriously loving this sketch! Have you given it a try?

I had a fun idea to make two cute Valentine's Day cards using the sketch and they turned out cuter than I thought they would. This sketch is so easy to duplicate once you have the measurements figured out! I love it! 

I die cut the background papers using the largest scalloped die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I used scraps of striped pattern papers cut down to 1-3/4" wide for my next layer. I also die cut these with the largest scalloped die so it fits just right on the background layer.

I used the adorable Love & Meows 6x6 Paper Pad for my first card. I paired up the papers with the super cute Newton's Heart Stamp Set. The top layer with the fishtail bottom measures 3 x 4". I found the center of the paper and measure up about 1/2" and drew lines from the corner to the center point and then fussy cut my fishtails. I sure hope that makes sense!

I stamped the adorable kitty, pup and sentiments using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with my Copic markers and used the coordinating Newton's Heart Die Set to die cut the kitty and the Puppy Heart Die Set to die cut the puppy. 

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for the kitty: R00, R20, N0, N1, N3, YR21, YR15, Colorless Blender.

For my second card I used the cute Love & Woofs 6x6 Paper Pad and the sweet Puppy Heart Stamp Set. Love the fun sentiments in these stamp sets!

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used for the puppy: N1, N3, N5, E51, E21, E23, E25.

I also stamped the kitty and pup on scraps of pattern paper and fussy cut the hearts. I used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to color the edges of my fussy cutting to neaten them up and adhered them to the hearts on the kitty and pup.

I die cut a scalloped stitched circle from vellum card stock using a circle die from the Circle Frames Die Set. I love to add a layer of vellum when I don't want to cover up my background completely, but I want a little something between my focal image and the background. I adhered the kitty and pup to the vellum and then adhered the vellum circles by adding glue just behind the kitty and pup. That way none of the glue shows through the vellum and gives the card a bit of dimension since the vellum doesn't lay down completely flat.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the sketch. Be sure to link up to the Inky Paws Challenge! Can't wait to see your projects!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 8 ~ Big Candy Heart ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Sharing a fun new sketch for the month of February in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. This sketch is pretty versatile as I think it can be used for a super CAS card or you could add pretty papers for a background layer like I did for my first card using the sketch.

What do you think? As with all the sketches I share the measurements and elements are not required. Just the basic design is supposed to be a help to boost inspiration. 

I was inspired to play with the new fabulous Big Candy Heart!! I couldn't wait to ink up this beautiful heart. I inked it up with Black Amalgam ink and colored it up with a handful of Copic markers. I also inked up the adorable ladybug from the Little Lady Greetings Itty Bitty stamps. I've had this cute stamp in my stash forever and just now inked it up! Using new goodies with old goodies in my stash is always so much fun!

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color up the big heart and the ladybug:

Candy Heart ~ R00, R01, R02, Colorless Blender

Ladybug ~ R00, R01, R02, R22, R43, T3, Colorless Blender

My background layers were created using the gorgeous Enveloped in Love {paper pack}!! Love love love these gorgeous papers! I've had them set aside for awhile to play and make some Valentine's Day cards. I cut the pretty pink papers to 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" for my card front layer and adhered it to my white A2 top fold card base measuring 4-1/4 x 11"; scored at 5-1/2". 

I die cut the 'i love you' pattern papers with the second largest postage stamp die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies} also from Unity (currently out of stock). I adhered it directly to the card. I adhered the ladybug to the bottom of the heart with a bit of liquid glue and then added foam tape to the back of both. I popped them up on the card and then finished it off with a few Translucent enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. I think it turned out pretty cute!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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All My Love ~ Advent Calendar Day 22 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 22 of my Countdown to Christmas series!! I'm sharing a little reveal and a project each day on my YouTube channel using the fantastic Advent Calendar from Unity Stamp Co!! Please be sure to subscribe to my channel so you don't miss a day of this fun countdown series!

Day 22 ~ a pretty heart stamp!

I paired it up with the Romantic Expressions {paper pack}, also from Unity.

The cute heart and the sentiment, from the Love is Grand {December 2015 Sentiment Kit}, are just stamped with Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs and very simply colored up with copic markers.

Check out my process video here... Unity Advent Calendar Day 22.

I'll be back tomorrow with Day 23 of the Advent Calendar reveal and yup, you guessed it, another card!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Papertrey Ink Stripes Challenge ~ Christmas lives in the Heart

Hello! Today I'm sharing my last entry for the Papertrey Ink 11th Anniversary Celebration Challenges. This one is for the Stripes Challenge. I decided to use up some of the beautiful stripe Christmas paper that I bought last year during the huge sale.

Once I designed my card, I thought... why not make a few? So, I ended up making half a dozen. I really love the way they turned out. I started by cutting all of my card stock from card bases to layers. I don't usually do this but I thought it would make sense since I planned on doing multiples.

I then stamped the angels by using two ink pads, Aqua Mist and Ripe Avocado. I masked the angel and stamped the wings with Aqua Mist. I stamped the stars using Harvest Gold... and then decided to stamp over that with Lemon Tart and it brightened the yellow a bit. I stamped the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo black ink. I was going to doodle some strings for the stars hanging down, but I decided to add some gold twine. I punched some 1/8" holes at the top of the stars. I pulled through some gold twine and taped them to the back of the circle. I then tied a bunch of little bows and adhered them using Ranger Multi Medium Matte.

I adhered all my layers on each of the cards. I did pop up the circle pieces and the little hearts. I had a lot of fun making these and I think they turned out pretty cute!

Here are the products I used for this card:

Stamps: Love Lives Here: Holiday

Inks: Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado, Harvest Gold, Lemon Tart, Pure Poppy, Memento Tuxedo black

Card Stock: Aqua Mist, Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy, White, Candy Cane Prints paper

Tools: Mini Misti, Spellbinders Circle & Scallop dies, 1/8" circle punch

Miscellaneous: gold twine

Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

~ Crystal