Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 27 ~ Roger Guy ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a bit more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 27 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I found myself in need of a birthday card so I thought this easy sketch would be perfect!

I pulled out my scraps from the beautiful Pastel Party Parade {paper pack}. Knowing that I was making a masculine card, I really just wanted the sentiment pattern paper. I trimmed three panels to fit on the white A2 top fold card.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 27. 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 moved the sentiment.

I stamped the handsome Roger Guy with Black Amalgam ink and colored him up with my Copic markers. The t-shirt was looking a little plain so I added some texture with dots. I think it's fun! 

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up Roger Guy:

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Watch: N0, N1, N4, N6

Shirt: G00, G02, G07, G09

Jeans: B91, B95, B97

I trimmed the sentiment from a scrap of the pattern paper. Mat it with True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink. And then I popped up the sentiment with foam tape for some fun dimension. All of my other layers are adhered directly to the card base. I'm having so much fun with this sketch! I hope you can find time to play along! Have an inktastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #234 ~ Sketch Challenge {Week 1}

 Hello there crafty friend!

Who's up for a new challenge?! It's time to get our paws inky with a fun sketch challenge! I am always up for good sketch and this one is so fun! You have until Friday, November 29th to get your entries in for the #234 Sketch Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #234 - Sketch Challenge

Another super fun sketch! I can't wait to see what you create with it!

I couldn't wait to ink up the adorable images in the Holiday Postage Sampler Stamp Set. It was so hard to choose just three though. I die cut the images using the coordinating Holiday Postage Sampler Die Set and then I colored up the cute images. 

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the stamps:

Santa: E000, E00, E11, C00, C2, R20, R14, R46

Stocking / Candy Cane: C00, C2, R20, R14, R46

Gift: YG11, G24, G46

Candles: C00, C2, Y11, Y15

Holly: YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14, R46

I die cut Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink using the Postage Stamp Layout Die. Using a small blending brush I blended a little bit of Mowed Lawn Distress Ink on the center of the postage shape. I paired up the cute stamps from the Holiday Postage Sampler Stamp Set with the beautiful papers in the Christmas Time 6x6 Paper Pad. The polka dot paper measures 5-1/2 x 4-1/4". The plaid layer measures 5-1/2 x 1-3/4". My layer of Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink measures 4-1/2 x 3-1/4".

Can you see the stenciled trees on the red? I used Candied Apple Distress Ink and blended over the Evergreens Stencil. The red layer just needed a little something and I like the interest the trees adds to the card stock. The sentiment from the Bells & Holly Stamp Set is heat embossed with Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions, Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and it's melted with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using this awesome 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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~ Friends of Unity November 2024 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! This month's cue is perfect for this time of year. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, I find myself reflecting on the year and I'm very grateful for many things and for many people. Particularly, the fabulous ladies that are on the Friends of Unity team. They are all amazingly talented and beautiful ladies and friends. And speaking of our fabulous friends, we have a new friend joining us.... please stop by Toni Tessler's blog and be sure to give her a great big welcome! I am so excited to have Toni join our team! Now, onto our cue this month...

This month's cue is Gratitude, as I eluded to above. Isn't this graphic just so lovely?! I love all the elements!

First up is a fun Fall card with an adorable bunny. I used the super cute Hoppy Fall stamps. Such a cute bunny! I love it!

Inspiration for my card came from the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 27. This is from the brand new sketch challenge that just started in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I think it's a fun one for those larger pieces of scrap pattern paper.

I used three scraps of pattern paper from the beautiful Enrich the Soul {paper pack}. They're just adhered directly to a Kraft A2 top fold card base.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the bunny:

Bunny: E000, E30, E31, E23, R00, R20

Hat / Sweater: C00, C1, YR21, YR15, YR16

Leaves: E31, E23, YG61, YG63, YR21, YR15

The fun sentiment is heat embossed on Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink with Sugar Cube Pigment Ink from Taylored Expressions and Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe. I trimmed it up and popped it up with foam tape.

Next up, I really wanted to use one of the house stamps from the gorgeous Warm Wishes for Your Home stamps! I adore this beautiful stamp! I thought it would be lovely for a Fall card.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color the house on Kraft card stock:

Roof: N2, N4, N6

House: E31, E53, E55, E57

Chimney: E53, E55, E57, N2, N4, N6

Shutters / Door: R20, R14, R27

Windows: YR21, C1

Wreath: YR21, YR15, YR16

Trees: YG61, YG63

Pots: BG70, BG72, BG75

Background: C00, C1, C3

I paired it up with a lovely pattern paper from the Thankful & Blessed Pumpkins {paper pack}. I love how the dark background makes the house pop! Both the house and the pattern papers are die cut using dies from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Die Set.

It's kind of hard to see but I added some copper thread behind the house. I heat embossed the sentiment with Wow Clear Embossing Ink and Penny Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe. The sentiment and house layer are adhered together and then popped up on the card with foam tape.

And for my last project this month, I made a tag. I received some beautiful tags in an order awhile ago. It was actually a cut apart sheet of tags. I can't remember when I got them but I've been wanting to use them. I cut one of the tags and tore off the top. I stamped a Kraft tag with Vintage Photo Distress Ink using the Rustic Foliage background stamp. I ink smooshed it with Mustard Seed Distress Ink and distressed the edges of the Kraft tag with Antique Linen Distress Ink.

Ooops... just realized I forgot ribbons! Ugh... that's the second time this week! Oh well. I distressed the edges of the cut apart tag using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I stamped the beautiful pumpkin from Pumpkin Spice Please and colored it up with my Copic markers. 

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

Pumpkin: YR21, YR15, YR27, E53, E55, E57

Coffee Cup: C00, C1, Y11, Y15, Y17, R14

Brown Leaf: E53, E55, E57

Orange Leaf: YR21, YR15, YR16, R14

Green Leaves: YR61, YR63

I heat embossed the sentiment from the Bountiful Fall stamps {sadly, it looks like this is retired} using Sugar Cube White Pigment Ink from Taylored Expressions with Alabaster White Embossing Powder from Brutus Monroe and melted it with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool. The sentiment is trimmed and popped up on the tag with foam tape. I finished off the tag with three gold pieces of confetti from the Hologram Gold Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs.

Now before we get to the hopping, I chose a lucky winner from the comments on last month's hop to win a fun prize and the lucky winner is...

... Vannessa Osbourn!! Congratulations, Vannessa!! Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. Please claim the prize before December 4th, 2024. 

Well, that's it for me this time! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity! I can't wait to see how our friends were inspired by this month's cue. I will be doing another fun giveaway this month!! Be sure to hop along and comment for a chance to win. {When you comment please leave your name just in case it posts as anonymous.} I'll announce the winner next month! 

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Kari

Toni

Jane

Dawn

Jenni

Rachel

Joyce

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you so much!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 51 ~ Christmas Village Coffee Shoppe ~ Jaded Blossom

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a fun Christmas card featuring a beautiful stamp from our amazing sponsor, Jaded Blossom! Jaded Blossom has generously offered up a $25 gift card as a prize for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 51 this month! So wonderful!!

I just love the fabulous stamps over at Jaded Blossom. They also have amazing dies... including a fabulous selection of gnome dies. I don't actually have any of the Christmas ones, but I'm hoping to get some for Christmas this year!! Woohoo! Anywho, I do have the beautiful Christmas Village: Coffee Shoppe stamps in my stash and I was super excited to finally ink it up and color. It's SO pretty!

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

Roof: N0, N2, N4

Windows / Frames: Y11, Y15, E31, E35, E37

Building / Cup: E30, E31, E35, E37

Door / Awning: R20, R43, R27

Whip Cream: C00, C2

Lid: C0, C1, R20, R43, R27

Straw: C00, C2, YG11, G24, G46

Sign: E30, E31, E35, E37, R20, R43, R27, YG11, G24, G46

Green Scallops: YG11, G24, G46

I paired it up with the Miss Mary Christmas paper pad from Hobby Lobby. I absolutely love the simplicity of this card design so just adding a strip of pattern paper to the bottom of my panel was the perfect touch! And these papers have some fun glitter in them! Love that added shine!

For my background panel I blended Sugar Cube Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions over the Snowed in Stencil from Carta Bella Paper. I heat embossed the sentiment, trimmed it up and adhered it directly to the card. To finish off the card, I added a few snowflake bits from the Christmas Confetti Clay Embellishment mix from Twiddler's Nook.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 51 for the month of November. Loving this fab sketch! I can't wait to see what everyone does with it. 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! The design team, as always, rocked this sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday Tags ~ Unity October 2024 KOM Sweet Bliss of Christmas ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing three pretty holiday tags featuring fantastic stamps from the October 2024 Kit of the Month called Sweet Bliss of Christmas. These were pretty quick to make and so much fun!

The tags are die cut from Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink using dies from the Scalloped Tags die {looks like they are out of stock}. I also die cut slightly smaller tags from the Festive Christmas {paper pack}. The sweet deer is die cut from the papers. Love it! All of the edges are distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I stamped the stockings 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. I also distressed the edges with a bit of Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

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

Poinsettia: R20, R14, R27, Y15

Greenery: YG11, G24, G46

Tree: YG11, G24, G46, E55, E57

Star: Y15

Poinsettia Stocking: C00, C2, R20

Tree Stocking: C00, C2, R20, R14, R27

The sentiments are all heat embossed with my favorite combo. I prepped the Kraft card stock using the TE Anti-Static Powder Tool from Taylored Expressions. Stamped the sentiment using the Sugar Cube White Pigment ink from Taylored Expressions, and added Alabaster White Embossing powder from Brutus Monroe. I then melted the embossing powder using my Wagner Precision Heat Tool. I trimmed them all up and adhered the two with the stockings directly to the tag. The sentiment on the deer tag is popped up with foam tape. I just realized I completely forgot to add the ribbon and twine before taking photos... ooops! I'll likely add white ribbon and some festive red and white twine.

Here's a quick look at this month's Kit of the Month membership! So in love with this month's KOM!!

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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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 27 ~ Merry Whatever ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a fun, new sketch challenge! Today I'm sharing my first card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 27 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. Another great sketch for scraps! I inked up the hilarious Merry Whatever kitty from Unity!

I paired up the funny kitty with the beautiful Watercolor Winter {paper pack}, also from Unity. I had these purr-fect paper scraps in my paper pack. LOL!

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 27. 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'm not even sure what the measurements of my paper scraps are... I do know that they were all 4" wide.

 I stamped the fun kitty with Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs and colored him up with my Copic markers. There's so much detail to this kitty that coloring is a breeze. Not to mention there's no need to color the antlers or really the hat if you don't want to. But I decided to color the hat to coordinate a bit with the colors in the papers.

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

Kitty: N0, N2, N4, R00, R20

Eyes: YG11, YG25

Hat: R20, R14, R27

I fussy cut and adhered the kitty directly to the card. I heat embossed the sentiment on Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink. Die cut it with a die from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting dies. I added a strip of foam tape to the back and popped it up on the card. I finished off the card with a few bits of red confetti from the Hologram Red Card Bling from A Colorful Life Designs. This was such a super quick and fun card to make!

 I hope you all have fun with this sketch! I can't wait to see what you create with it. 

Have an inktastic 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 4}

Hello there crafty friend!

 There's just a few more days to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #233 - Color Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, November 1st to get your entries in for the 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 have had so much fun with this color combo! I hope you've enjoyed my inspiration and played along with us!

For my last bit of inspiration for the Color Challenge, I've made a bookmark. I love making bookmarks as gifts for my friends! And it's been awhile since I've made some so I thought with Christmas coming I'd make a few to add to their gift packages. I die cut a piece of Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey ink two times using the die from the Bookmark II Die Set. I also die cut a piece of gray argyle pattern papers from the awesome Black & White Basics 6x6 Paper Pad. I trimmed one of the white bookmarks to show a bit of the argyle pattern underneath and then I adhered all three layers together. The second white bookmark is flipped around and adhered to the back of the bookmark so it's nice and clean looking on both sides.

I die cut a bunch of the fun books from white card stock using a couple dies from the Bookmark II Die Set. And then I colored them with my Copic markers. I used the colors I've pretty much been using all month for the color challenge inspiration. I just had to top the books with a cup of coffee so I stamped the cute mug from Never Enough Books Stamp Set and die cut it using the coordinating mug die from the Never Enough Books Die Set.

I stamped the TRUE sentiment {hee hee} from Never Enough Books Stamp Set at the base of my top white bookmark and then I adhered all the books and the mug. I found a pretty gray ribbon from my stash called Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon {from Stampin' Up... it's been in my stash forever}. And then I tied a little White Baker's Twine {also from SU}. I just love how this turned out! 

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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