Membership Wednesday ~ October 2024 UU Simply Holiday Deer with BOM Holiday Jingle ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing another pretty holiday card featuring the fantastic background stamp from the October 2024 Background of the Month membership from Unity called Holiday Jingle. This time I paired it up with the gorgeous stamps in the October 2024 Uniquely Unity membership. I just can't get enough of these fabulous holiday stamps this month!

I stamped the gorgeous Holiday Jingle background onto True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink using Wow Clear Embossing ink and dusted the wet ink with Night Red Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe. This fun embossing powder actually came in a set of three for a special Halloween mix. No clue if it's still available. I just wanted to try a red and this was the only thing close to red in my stash.

I stamped the sweet deer and two of the trees using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs. I colored them up with my Copic markers and then fussy cut them leaving a white border around the images.

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

Deer: E21, E23, E25, C00, C2

Scarf: C00, C1, C2, R20, R14, R46

Ornaments: R20, R14, R46, YG11, G24, G46, Y11, Y15

Trees: YG11, G24, G46

A tore a scrap of Stampers Select White Card Stock from Papertrey Ink and adhered it to the bottom of the 4 x 5-1/4" black background. I adhered the trees and deer to the card. Stamped the sentiment using Candied Apple Distress Ink on a scrap of white card stock. Trimmed it up and adhered it to the card too. No foam tape for this one! The panel was adhered to a white A2 top fold card base.

Here's a quick look at this month's Uniquely Unity membership! Isn't it just the sweetest?!

Here's a quick look at this month's Background of the Month membership! Love it!

Well, that's it for me today! I hope you've been inspired to play with your membership stamps! 

Hope you have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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September Scraps Cards in October ~ Purr-Fect Time Kitty with a Planner Gal ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing the last two cards I created using the leftover scraps I opened up last month. I've been working on these for awhile. I'm so glad I finally got them finished up.

Here's a look at the cards together. I love how the kitty card turned out! If I could change one thing, I would distress the edges of the girl. Just add a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges so it isn't so white on all the Kraft.

I adhered the strips of pattern paper to the base leaving a nice edge around the card base. And then I adhered the pink layer over top. I think it's a fun design. I found the gal from Planner Gal: Brave & Beautiful already stamped on my pile of images. I thought she would look nice with these papers. I die cut her using a die from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Die Set. Colored her up with my Copic markers and then popped her up on the card with foam tape.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E43, E44, E47

Hat: E21, E23, E25, R81, R83, R20, R14, YR27

Blouse: R81, R83, YG61, YG63

Pants:B91, B97

I thought it would be fun to use one of my many sentiment dies from Unity. I die cut a scrap piece of white card stock with the hello die from Chic Script Salutations {die set}. It was way too white for the card so I decided to color it with Copics. I used R81, R83, R20, and R14. I die cut the hello outline from Kraft card stock.

I really got stuck on this card! This card may be why it's taken me so long to finish up these paper scraps. I had the orange pattern paper rectangles adhered together and sitting on a Kraft card base... that's as far as I got. It just sat on my desk taunting me. Until I remembered the little kitty from the {Clearly Unity} Purr-Fect Time stamp set. {This stamp set is also available in red rubber... Purr-Fect Time.} I inked him up and colored him with the following Copic markers: C00, C2, C4, C5, YR21, and YR15 (orange background around the whiskers).

 I fussy cut the kitty and adhered him to the pattern paper. The Kraft card base was too plain so I ran a piece of Kraft card stock through my Big Shot with a random embossing folder. I trimmed the panel down to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to the A2 top fold card base. I blended a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the sentiment to soften the white and then I popped it up and the kitty/pattern paper focal piece up using foam tape. So happy to finally be done with these papers! I'll be back next week with one last card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 26. Have a wonderfully inky week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #233 ~ Color Challenge {Week 2}

Hello there crafty friend!

It's week two of the Inky Paws Challenge! We're playing with a fun mix of colors this month for a Color Challenge! I sure hope that you'll join us and play along with your Newton's Nook Designs products! Our challenges are now a whole month long so there's lots of time to play along with us! Yay! You have until Friday, November 1st to get your entries in for the #233 Color Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #233 - Color Challenge

We have a gorgeous mix of colors that are perfect for an Autumn card but they can also be good for other occasions. Our lovely colors are... Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Ivory!! 

I'm sharing a sweet CAS birthday card featuring the adorable Newton's Birthday Balloons Stamp Set.

I started with a fun CAS background of Autumn colored clouds that I blended using Carved Pumpkin and Rusty Hinge Distress Inks over the awesome Clouds Stencil.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for the kitty and balloons:

Kitty: R00, R20, N0, N2, N4

Ivory Balloon: E40, E81, Colorless Blender

Olive Green Balloon: YG91, YG95, Colorless Blender

Burnt Orange Balloon: YR21, YR16, YR27

Polka Dot Present: E40, E81, white gel pen polka dots

Once the sweet kitty was colored, I die cut it using the coordinating Newton's Birthday Balloons Die Set. I popped the kitty up on the card using foam tape. I heat embossed the sentiment on a gray card stock using white pigment ink and white embossing powder for a bright white sentiment. Trimmed the sentiment with a fishtail end and popped it up on the card.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the color combo of Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Ivory. 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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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 50 ~ Festoons Stencil ~ A Colorful Life Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 50 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a super quick Christmas card featuring another wonderful stencil from our amazing sponsor, A Colorful Life Designs! 

I may have mentioned that I am a HUGE fan of A Colorful Life Designs stencils! I just can't get enough of all the unique and awesome stencils that Mary Kay has in stock! Just looking at all the stencils gets my mojo revving! Anywho, I saw a fun card shared in the A Colorful Life Designs Fan Group and I thought it was a great idea that would work well with this month's sketch! 

I blended over the awesome Festoons Stencil onto my Stamper's Select White card stock panel measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" using Candied Apple and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks.

The panel was trimmed down to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered to an A2 top fold card base of Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink.

You can check out my process video here... Quick & Funny Holiday Card | Festoons Stencil | A Colorful Life Designs

This was my first attempt at the card. Isn't that sentiment just too funny! Both of the sentiments are from the awesome Ho Ho No Pissy Kitty stamps from Unity.

The sentiments are heat embossed on Pure Poppy card stock and popped up on the cards with foam tape. I finished off both cards with Crystal Opaque Christmas Green Card Bling, also from A Colorful Life Designs.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 50 for the month of October. Loving this simple sketch! I am really enjoying all of the awesome entries for this month's sketch! I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch. If you're interested in seeing a bit more inspiration for this sketch, check out the amazing inspiration from the design team over on the {BYSH} Cardmakers blog! Lots of super creative inspiration this month from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ October 2024 BOM Holiday Jingle ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a pretty simple holiday card featuring the fantastic background stamp from the October 2024 Background of the Month membership from Unity called Holiday Jingle. I used one of my favorite color combos of kraft and red... love it!

The beautiful background was stamped on Kraft card stock with Candied Apple Distress Ink. I mat it with Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink. And then adhered the panel to a Kraft A2 top fold card base.

My sweet card was inspired by an adorable card by Julissa Sargo that is included with this month's Background of the Month membership. Did you know that some of the members of the Unity Design Team share step-by-step instructions of cards for the memberships each month? I just had to CASE Julissa's card and put my own twist on it!

The adorable chicken from Hold on Santa was colored up with Copic markers. I die cut the sweet chicken using a die from the Scallops & Banners {nesting dies} and the sentiment and mat were die cut using a pair of dies from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies. I distressed the edges of the chicken and sentiment with a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The chicken banner and sentiment are both popped up on the card with foam tape. I finished off the card with a few shiny pieces of confetti from the Hologram Red Card Bling set from A Colorful Life Designs.

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

Chicken: E21, E23, E25

Beak: YR21, YR15

Feet: YR15, YR27

Wattle: R00, R14, R46

Hat: C00, C2, R20, R14, R46

Ground: E21, E23

Here's a quick look at this month's Background of the Month membership! So much fun!

Well, that's it for me today! I hope you've been inspired to play with your membership stamps! 

Hope you have an inkredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 26 ~ Unity and The Greeting Farm Mash-Up

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a bit more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 26 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I had a fun idea for using the new Distressed Tickets {ticket dies} and Grunge Cuts {tag dies} from Unity along with the sketch! They work so perfectly with this sketch!

I die cut some scraps from the beautiful Pastel Party Parade {paper pack} using dies from the Distressed Tickets {ticket dies} and adhered them to the 4 x 5-1/4" polka dot paper also from the same paper pack. And those papers are adhered to a white A2 top fold card base.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 26. The sketch, as always, is meant to inspire not require. So let the sketch lead in your design, but don't feel limited by it. I feel my cards are a good example of that, as I'm always making adjustments... like this time I used dies for my layers.

I die cut a piece of white card stock using a die from the Grunge Cuts {tag dies}. I stamped a beautiful sentiment from the adorable It's Your Birthday stamp set from The Greeting Farm {sadly, this cute set is not available on the website right now}. It fit perfectly on the die cut!

I popped up the sentiment with foam tape for some fun dimension. Otherwise all of my other layers are adhered directly to the card base.

I also stamped another sentiment on the inside of the card. It's also from the same stamp set. And then the adorable gnome is from Gnome Christmas, also from The Greeting Farm {this one isn't available right now either}. But if you're interested in ordering them you can request them for the upcoming Farmers Market that will be December 19th. I colored the gnome with Copic markers and then fussy cut her leaving a border.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E43, E44, E47

Pink Hat / Bows: RV10, RV11, RV14

White Apron / Pom Pom: C00, C2

Yellow Dress: Y11, Y15

I'm having so much fun with this sketch! I hope you can find time to play along! There's still a couple weeks left in the challenge. I can't wait to see what you create. 

Have an ink-tastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #233 ~ Color Challenge

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new Inky Paws Challenge... a beautiful Color Challenge! 

I sure hope that you'll join in the fun and play along with us with your Newton's Nook Designs products! Our challenges are now a whole month long so there's more time for you all to play along with us! Yay! You have until Friday, November 1st to get your entries in for the #233 Color Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #233 - Color Challenge

Such an amazing color combo... Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Ivory!! 

I had a fun idea for almost a CAS card using some papers from the A Cat's Life 6x6 Paper Pad. I started with a fun orange background that I die cut using the largest die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I also wanted to use the scrap of gray pattern paper I had in my pad and I thought die cutting it with the stitched banner die would be fun. 

And then I decided to die cut a piece of white card stock for the sentiment. I thought it would be fun to overlap the banner dies to create a corner for the kitty. I think it's unique and fun! What do you think?! 

I stamped the adorable taco kitty and party hat from the Newton Loves Tacos Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I Copic colored the kitty and hat. And then I die cut them both using the coordinating Newton Loves Tacos Die Set. All the paper layers are adhered directly to a gray A2 top fold card base (weird how it looks black in the photos). The kitty is popped up on the card with foam tape. And then I finished off the card with a few sequins from my stash.

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

Kitty: R00, R20, N0, N2, N4

Taco Shell: E40, E81, YR21

Lettuce: YG11, YG91, YG95

Tomato: R00, R20, R14

Cheese: YR21, YR16

Hat: N0, N2, N4, E40, E81, YR21, YR16, YG11, YG91, YG95

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the color combo of Burnt Orange, Olive Green, Slate Gray, and Ivory. 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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