Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 2 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!! I hope you had fun creating something using your Day 1 stamp yesterday. I'm excited to share my card for Day 2! I think it turned out pretty cute.

Today's stamp is a super cute and adorable penguin... eeep! I love it! Just darling! I colored it up with just a few Copic markers: C00, C1, YR21, and YR15.

You can check out my video revealing the Advent Calendar Day 2 stamp and my process in making this card here... Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 2 | Unity Stamp Co.

Inspiration for my card came from the {BYSHC} Sketch 19! This is a wonderful sketch for making quick cards with a simple pattern paper background.

I die cut the adorable penguin using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. And I die cut a mat from the pattern papers using a slightly larger die from the same set.

I paired up the pretty tree with the Snowflake Elegance {paper pack}. I finished up the card with a sweet sentiment from the Simple Little Wishes {itty bitty}. So perfect with this cutie pie penguin!

I'll be back tomorrow for Day 3 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!

Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

 

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #235 ~ Year End Cards Theme 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 theme challenge! I'm excited to see the variations of card entries for this challenge! You have until Friday, December 20th to get your entries in for the #235 Year End Cards Theme Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #235 - Year End Cards Theme Challenge

This will be a fun challenge! For my first card, I've created a Christmas card.

I used the adorable Cat Christmas Tree Stamp Set for my first card for this challenge. I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored it up with Copic markers. It's die cut using the coordinating Cat Christmas Tree Die Set. 

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

Star: Y11, Y15

Christmas Lights: YG11, G24, B0000, B00, Y11, Y15, R20, R14

Cool Gray Cats: C00, C1, C3

Neutral Gray Cats: N0, N2, N4, N5

Orange Cats: YR21, YR15

Green Ornament: YG11, G24, G46

Red Ornament: R20, R14, R27

I paired up the cute cat Christmas tree with pretty papers from the Christmas Time 6x6 Paper Pad. I die cut the scraps of pattern paper using the A2 Card Layout Die Set. I also die cut a piece of True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink for the frame. The middle piece of pattern paper with the wreaths is actually a smaller piece of paper that didn't fill the space, but I covered up the opening with the cat tree.

I adhered all the layers to a white A2 top fold card base that I turned on its side for a landscape card. I die cut a banner of white card stock using the banner die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. And then I stamped the sentiment using the same black ink.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using this fun 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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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 52 ~ Wishing You Mini ~ Gina K. Designs

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 mini slimline Christmas card featuring my favorite little stamp set from our fab sponsor, Gina K. Designs! Gina K. Designs has generously offered up a $25 gift certificate as a prize for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 52 this month! Amazing!!

I've played with the Wishing You Mini stamp set from Gina K. Designs a few times now. I love the mix of sentiments and the snowflakes. I decided to do some gold heat embossing to coordinate with the gold glitter in the papers.

I paired up the pretty stamps with the Miss Mary Christmas paper pad from Hobby Lobby. I prepped the Garden Green card stock from Stampin' Up using the TE Anti Static Powder Tool from Taylored Expressions. The sentiments and snowflake are stamped with Wow Clear Embossing Ink. I used Antique Gold Embossing Powder from Simon Says Stamp to sprinkle over the wet ink. And then I melted the embossing powder with the Wagner Precision Heat Tool. 

I die cut the pretty snowflake using a circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. I popped up the wishing you sentiment and the snowflake using foam tape. It was so fun to used colored card stock for this card. I don't use it often enough.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 52 for the month of December. It's been a long time since we've done a mini slimline design. If you're not a fan of mini slimline cards, feel free to alter the design for an A2 card or even an A7 card. Whatever works for you. 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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Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 1 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for Day 1 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!! I just love Unity's Advent Calendar! It gets more amazing each year. My plan is to reveal the Advent Calendar stamp on my YouTube channel each day and also have a short blog post. Fingers crossed, friends, that I can keep it up!

The Day 1 stamp is a lovely sentiment tree! It's so pretty! I heat embossed it with a Wow Clear Embossing Ink and fine black embossing powder from Stampin' Up.

You can check out my video revealing the Advent Calendar Day 1 stamp and my process in making this card here... Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 1 | Unity Stamp Co.

Inspiration for my card came from the {BYSHC} Sketch 11! Be sure to check out my other blog post today for the brand new {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 52. Christmas is going to be here before we know it... join us for the sketch challenge and finish up those last few cards you need!

I die cut the pretty tree using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. And mat the focal image with another circle die cut using another die from the set.

I paired up the pretty tree with the North Pole Collection {paper pack}. And finished off the card with a few black enamel dots from Spellbinders.

I'll be back tomorrow for Day 2 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!

Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

 

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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