Light Still Lives Here ~ Hope in the Heavy with Cottage Lane ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Sometimes life is hard and the darkness seems to take over... I pray you look to the light in the moment because it's there. Today I'm sharing sweet reminder that the light still lives here using two new releases from Unity. 

I stamped the gorgeous Cottage Lane background stamp on Kraft card stock and colored it with Copic markers and a white Prismacolor pencil. And then I die cut it using the largest die from the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Dies. Once the background was dry, I added some white acrylic paint spatters. I adhered the dried panel to a white A2 top fold card base.

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

Browns: E21, E25

Greens: YG63

Chimney: N2

Shadows for the White Areas: C0, C2

Have you played along with our Creating a Background Challenge happening right now in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group? Background stamps are a great way to create a background for a card. I sure hope you'll join us. There's (3) $25 gift cards up for grabs... all you've got to do is enter a card where you've created a background for a chance to win one of the prizes.

I stamped the lovely sentiment from the Hope in the Heavy stamps. I trimmed it and popped it up on the card with foam tape. Hope you've been inspired to play along with the Creating a Background Challenge. We'd love to have you join in the fun! And I hope my encouraging card has brought some light to you if your feeling like you're in the darkness. Hugs.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Real Life Unfiltered ~ Unwritten Sisterhood ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Today I'm sharing a lovely card I made with the beautiful new Unwritten Sisterhood stamp from Unity. I love adding new girls to the Angie Girl collection!! And the sentiments in this kit are amazing!

I stamped these beauties from the Unwritten Sisterhood stamps using Black Amalgam ink and colored them with my Copic markers. I die cut the girls using a die from the Scallops & Squares {nesting dies}.

You can check out my process video here... Real Life Unfiltered | Unwritten Sisterhood | Unity Stamp Co. or click on the video below.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the girls.

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Red Hair: E95, E97, E09

Brown Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Blue Shirt: B000, B00, B93

Yellow Shirt: Y11, Y15, Y28

Background: B0000

I cut a piece of pattern paper from the Fields of Summer {paper pack} measuring 5x5" and adhered it to the front of a 5" square card measuring 10 x 5" and scored at 5". I trimmed the sentiment and popped it up on the card. Love how this turned out!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Membership Wednesday ~ November 2025 KOM Tinsel, Toasts & Truth Bird ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a sweet Christmas card I made using an adorable stamp from the November 2025 Kit of the Month membership from Unity. 

I stamped this cutie on Stampers Select White Card Stock from Papertrey Ink. I die cut it using a die from the BIG Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I also die cut another piece of white card stock using the slightly larger scalloped die for my mat.

Copic markers I used:

Bird: Y11, Y15, BG10, BG01, BG15

Eyes: C0, C2

Beak / Feet: YR20, YR15

Hat: C0, C2, R20, R14, R29

Branch: E21, E25

Snow: C0, C2

Ornament: R20, R14, R29, YG11, G24, G46, C0, C2

Sky: B000

I adhered my layers together and then adhered them to an A2 card base of Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink. I finished my card by popping up the sentiment with foam tape. Love this cute birdie!

Here's a quick look at this month's Kit of the Month membership!

This adorable stamp is also available separately in the Nestled Near at Christmas stamps.

That's it for me today! I hope you've been INKspired to play with your membership stamps! 

Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 37 ~ Furmidable Love ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing one last card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 37 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. Have you seen the HUGE new release over at Unity for their Brown Thursday sale?!?! OMGeee!! I had to snag the adorable Furmidable Love stamps!! My order just arrived and I couldn't wait to ink this up!

I was so excited about this adorable stamp set that I bought the Furmidable Love stamps AND I bought the awesome From Grandma's Lap Bundle that includes the awesome stamps and the super sweet Sunday at Grandma's {paper pack}!! LOL! Talk about buying duplicates... geez! Anywho, I stamped these cuties and colored them up with Copic markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: B000, B00, C00, C2

Lips: R00, R20, R22

Head Band: YR20, YR02, YR15

Earrings: G21, G94

Blouse: Y11, Y15

Jacket: R00, R20, R22

Kitty: C0, C2, R00, R20, N0, N2, N4, YR20, YR15

I die cut these cuties using a die from the Dashes and Frills Hearts {die set}. I distressed the edges of the heart and the sentiment with the ink on my blending brush. I set it aside and started my background. I cut three pieces of pattern paper from the Sunday at Grandma's {paper pack}. I adhered them to a Kraft A2 card base with the darker papers on the outside. 

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 37. 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. This sketch challenge ends in just a few days on Monday, November 24th.

I adhered the sentiment to the heart and popped them both up with foam tape. I finished off the card with some Glossy Accents on the Gma's glasses. I love how this turned out! Sure hope you've been inspired to play!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Release Day Blog Hop ~ Happy Shopping ~ The Greeting Farm

The November 2025 New Release is now available for purchase in The Greeting Farm Store! This month we introduced 3 new stamp sets. Our first stamp set called HIP HOP HOORAY features a teen Anya and Ian who are ready to get this party started with the perfect dance vibe. Next, we have HAPPY SHOPPING featuring three adorable animals ready for a day out on the town visiting their local coffee shop and bakery. Lastly, we introduced SNUGGLE ANYA featuring a sweet girl bundled up and ready to spread warmth and hugs all around to her four furry friends. 

I wanted to create a simple but fun slimline card with three cute scenes using all of the critters and the fun buildings from the Happy Shopping stamp set. This slimline was the perfect size!

I stamped all the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with Copic markers and then I fussy cut the critters on the line and colored the edges with a black marker to make the fussy cutting nice and neat.

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

Bakery: E81, E43, YG03, G94, G99

Bread: E51, E33, E15

Pig: RV000, RV10, RV02

Pig's Outfit / Bunny's Outfit: YR20, YR02, YR16

Pig's Bag:YG03, G94

Middle Building: E81, E43, YG03, G94, G99

Bunny: W0, W2, W3, C0, C2, R00, R20

Shopping Bags: E81, E43, YG03, G94

Coffee Shop: YG03, G94, G99, E81, E43, E51, E33, E15

Cat: C0, C2, R00, R20

Cat's Outfit: YR20, YR02, YR16, B00, B93, B95

Cup: YG03, G94, G99, C0, C2

Windows: Y00, Y21

Sidewalk: C0, C2

Sky: B000, B00

I stamped the buildings directly on my 3-1/4 x 2-5/8" panels of white card stock. The critters are all popped up on the card with foam tape. I stamped the sentiments, fussy cut them leaving a white border, and then popped them up on the card too.

To celebrate this release we are having a short BLOG HOP! One lucky fan will win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to The Greeting Farm Store!! You have until November 18th 12pm CST/1pm EST to leave your comments on each Designer's Blog. Then head back to The Greeting Farm Blog to let us know you completed the hop. **Remember to qualify for the prize you MUST leave a comment on each Designer's Blog AND The Greeting Farm Blog letting us know you completed the hop.

NOTE: Comments on The Greeting Farm Blog are admin approved so it may take a day for your comment to be visible. Please only comment once, and use the same name on all the blogs when leaving a comment. Do not pick the Anonymous option (otherwise we won't be able to verify that it's you). We will announce the random winner later in the week on the Blog and in our Facebook Group: The Greeting Farm Fan Page.

TGF Design Team:

Crystal
Cynthia
Elisabete

This is a short hop, and definitely worth playing along! If you want to grab your favorites now, you can purchase the new stamps HERE. We will have more cards featuring the New Release from our Design Team Leaders starting on the 17th so be sure to stop by The Greeting Farm Blog to see more inspiration.

Happy Hopping!

Inky hugs!
Crystal

{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 63 ~ Christmas Shop with Gifting Girl ~ Angie Blom Digital Designs

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with a little inspiration for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 63 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a pretty card featuring two gorgeous digi stamps from our fab Sponsor, Angie Blom Digital Designs.

I combined and resized the the Christmas Shop digi and the beautiful Gifting Girl digi stamps in a Word Document. I printed it off on white card stock and colored it up with Copic markers.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E31, E37, E29

Hat / Coat: C0, C2, R20, R14, R29

Dress: G12, G24

Boots / Planter: E30, E31, E37

Gifts: E30, E31, R20, R14, R29, G000, G12, G24, C0, C2, BG0000, BG000

Sidewalk: C0, C2

Building: E30, E31

Roof: N0, N2, N4, N6

Windows / Lights: Y11, Y15

Wreath / Tree in Store: G12, G24, G46, R20, R14, R29

Outside Tree: G000, G12, G19, G29

I stamped the sentiment, fussy cut it and popped it up on the card with foam tape. I paired up this pretty scene with the beautiful I'll Be Home for Christmas {paper pack} from Unity. The two red strips of card stock are Pure Poppy card stock from Papertrey Ink.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 63 for the month of November. 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 did an amazing job with this month's sketch!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Snuggle Anya ~ Preview Day 3 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the final day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the November release! Today we're introducing SNUGGLE ANYA!!! Anya is just too cute and I love all her cute animal friends included in the stamp set!

I stamped Anya and the cute bunny with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copic markers. Fussy cut each of them on the line and then colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the edges nice and neat.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R00, R20

Hair: E70, E71, E74

Hat / Jeans / Bow: B00, B93, B95

Flower: C0, C2, Y11, Y15

Shirt: Y11, Y15

Sweater: RV10, RV02, RV14, C0, C2

Boots: N0, N2, N4

Bunny: W0, W2, W3, R00, R20

Collar: RV10, RV02, RV14

I used the Cozy Textiles {paper pack} from Unity for my background. I love all the fun textures and the cozy vibe it adds to the card. I die cut a circle from vellum card stock using the X Stitched Circle dies from Gina Marie Designs.

Inspiration for my card came from the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 37. I used all scraps for this card and I used the measurements from the sketch, too. I am loving how easy a card comes together with this sketch!

I stamped and trimmed the sentiment. I adhered it directly to the card. I adhered Anya and her bunny to the vellum circle and then applied glue just behind them to adhere the circle to the card.

The release goes live in the store on Saturday the 15th at 12am EST - that's tomorrow! Woohoo! Be sure to come back then for the release Blog Hop!! One lucky winner will receive a $50 gift card to The Greeting Farm. All you have to do is comment on every stop of the hop! Yay!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Happy Shopping ~ Preview Day 2 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 2 of previews at The Greeting Farm for the amazing November release. HAPPY SHOPPING is up next and the critters in this stamp set are TOO cute!! I made a fun mini slimline card for today.

I inked up my background first on a die cut piece of white card stock for a cute mini slimline card. I wanted to draw the eye to the coffee shop because, well... coffee!! LOL! I do love my coffee!! Anywho, I stamped the coffee shop first and then I used the second generation stamping technique for the other buildings. Second generation stamping is when you stamp your image once on a scrap of paper, or in my case, a post-it note and then you stamp your image on your intended panel. I did this so the other buildings would be lighter and in the background. I also masked the edges of my stamping using a post-it note so that the stamped images stayed within the stitches on the die cut. 

I stamped the coffee kitty and the sentiment on scraps of white card stock and fussy cut them on the line. And then I colored the edges of my fussy cutting with a black marker to make them look neater.

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

Kitty: N0, N2, N3, N4, R00, R20

Bow Tie: E21, E23, E25

Shorts: BG000, BG01, BG13

Cup: E21, E23, C0, C1

Coffee Shop: BG000, BG01, BG13, E21, E23, E25

Coffee Shop Windows: Y11

Coffee Shop Door / Window Cup: YR20, YR02, YR15, R22

Gray Buildings: C0, C2

Ground: N2, N4

Sky: B000, B00

I adhered the mini slimline panel to a piece of Hawaiian Shores card stock from Papertrey Ink measuring 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" and then adhered it to a white mini slimline card base measuring 6-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2". I popped up the kitty and the sentiment using foam tape to finish off this card.

I had fun making this one! Be sure to stop by the TGF blog to see all the makes from the design team. The release goes live in the store on the 15th at 12am EST.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Hip Hop Hooray ~ Preview Day 1 ~ The Greeting Farm

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first day of previews at The Greeting Farm for the awesome November release! Three amazing stamp sets are releasing this month!! So exciting! Be sure to check out The Greeting Farm blog each day this week! The previews start today with HIP HOP HOORAY! A super cute and fun set!

I stamped the cute girl and boom box with Memento Tuxedo black ink on white card stock and colored the images up with Copic Markers. I fussy cut them on the line and colored the edges of the fussy cutting with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker making the fussy cutting all nice and neat. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E04

Hair: Y21, E43, E44

Hoodie: BG000, BG10, BG34, Y11, Y15

Pants: Y11, Y15

Shoes: BG10, BG34, C0, C2, C3, C5

Hat: YR30, YR02, R22, BG000, BG10

Boom Box: C0, C2, C3, C5, YR20, YR02, R22, BG000, BG10, BG34

I had a fun graffiti-like background in mind so I ink smooshed a few fun colors for my background. I used Squeezed Lemonade, Saltwater Taffy and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks. I also stamped the music notes with the Saltwater Taffy and Cracked Pistachio Distress Inks.

I heat embossed the sentiment with white pigment ink and white embossing powder on black card stock. I trimmed it and adhered it to the card. And then I adhered the boom box, but I popped up the girl with foam tape.

This adorable new stamp set will release in the store on the 15th at 12am EST. Come back tomorrow for preview day 2.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 37 ~ Honk for the Holidays ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a fun set of holiday cards for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 37 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I started cutting my papers and thought... why not make a set? So I did!

First I cut my papers to 1-1/4 x 5-1/4". I used three fun pattern papers from the beautiful Vintage Polka Dot & Stripes Christmas Colors {paper pack}. I adhered them to the Kraft A2 top fold card bases. I wanted to add a little something to the card so I die cut snowflakes using the Small Snowflakes die from Gina Marie Designs.

I adhered the three snowflakes on each card base and then I set the cards aside. I stamped the super cute geese and the fun sentiment from Honk for the Holidays. 

Copic markers used for the Christmas Lights Goose: C0, C2, YR20, YR21, YR15, G000, G24, R20, and R14.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 37. 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 having so much fun with this sketch!

I colored up the geese with my Copic markers and fussy cut each of them leaving a white border around the edges.

Copic markers used for the Santa Goose: C0, C2, YR20, YR21, YR15, R20, R14, N0, N2, N4, Y11, Y15, and Y28.

I trimmed the sentiments and popped them up on each of the cards with foam tape. 

Copic markers used for the Reindeer Goose: C0, C2, YR20, YR21, YR15, E21, and E25.

I also popped up each of the geese on the cards with foam tape.

Copic markers used for the Tree Goose: C0, C2, YR20, YR21, YR15, G000, G24, R20, R14, Y11, Y15, and Y28.

These fun geese are also available in the November 2025 Whit Kit also called Honk for the Holidays. I just love how these cards turned out! So much fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Christmas Cheer Tags ~ A Little Dash ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Today I'm sharing three cute holiday tags I made with the adorable new A Little Dash stamp from Unity. The huge Brown Thursday Sale is happening now!! You have to go check it out! Lots of fun new goodies and the best sale of the year!! 

I used the Make a Tag {die set} for these cute tags. And a 1/4" circle punch for the top of the tags. The iridescent ribbon I got at Unity a few years ago. Not sure if they have any ribbon for sale right now.

I paired up these cute reindeer with the beautiful I'll be Home for Christmas {paper pack}. These just might be my favorite papers this year!

I colored up the reindeer with Copic markers. 

Here's a quick list of what I used:

Reindeer: E000, E21, E23, R00, R20

Antlers: E21, E23, E25

Nose: R20, R14, R29

Scarf: YG11, G24, G46

Gift: R00, R14, R29, BG000, BG10, BG34

I'm so happy to add a few more tags to my stash. I don't ever seem to have enough when Christmas comes around. Have a wonderful day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal