{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 72 ~ Snow Bunnies ~ Lawn Fawn

Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing one last card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 72 hosted in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! I was inspired to make an all white card again... except I wanted to build a little scene so I added a tiny bit of color.

This time I built a fun white on white background using three different dies from our fab Sponsor Lawn Fawn. I used the Stitched Windy Backdrop die for my background. This is a landscape die and since I knew the space I wanted it for wasn't very big it wouldn't matter if it didn't fit the whole card base. The clouds are die cut using dies from the Puffy Cloud Borders dies. And the tree line was die cut using the Forest Border dies.

I inked up the exclusive Snow Bunnies from Lawn Fawn and Simon Says Stamps for STAMPtember way back in 2019. Geez!! I didn't realize I'd had these cuties that long. I did find another card on my blog using these cuties if you're interested you can click here to see it.

I adhered all of my layers to a white A2 card base. I adhered the bunnies directly to the card and then added the arms to the snowbunny and flower. No foam tape for this one. I think it has plenty of layers as it is. This was such a fun card to make! Hope you like it.

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 72 for the month of August. There's still time to enter the challenge! The challenge ends on Monday, August 31st. 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! I'm always blown away by the creations from the DT... they are amazingly talented cardmakers!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Membership Wednesday ~ August 2026 UU Mildred Moonspite ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! I know I shared inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 45 just yesterday but I had an idea for the awesome Uniquely Unity stamp from Unity using the sketch so here we are.

I had some inky fun blending my background for this one. I used the 8-in-1 Essential Masking Stencil for my moon. I blended a little Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, and Lost Shadow Distress Inks for the moon. And then I used the circle mask to protect my moon blends and I blended around the moon with Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Evergreen Bough, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks. I blended Black Soot Distress Ink on the bottom to ground the moon. I used a moon stencil from my stash to add the craters to the moon. The details are pretty much covered by Mildred, oh well.

I was inspired by the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 45 hosted in the Tawny Owl Paperie | Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I am having so much fun with this sketch! I've extended this challenge until September 28th! Lots of time to play along!

I stamped fun Mildred Moonspite using Black Amalgam ink and colored her up with Copic markers. I fussy cut her leaving a white border and popped her up on the card along with the heat embossed sentiment using foam tape.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: YR02, YR68, YR27

Hat: N1, N3, N5, N7, YG00, YG11

Flowers: V12, V15, BG34

Coat: N1, N3, N5, N7, V12, V06

Dress: YG00, YG11, V12, V06

Purse / Necklace: V12, V15, BG34

Shoes: N1, N3, N5

Broom: E21, E25, E31, E33, E15

Frog: YG00, YG11, YG06

Frog's Cape: V12, V15

Background: YG00, C00

Ground: C00, C2, C3

Here's a look at the Uniquely Unity membership stamps. 

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

Have a fabulous day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 45 Continued ~ Ghostly Treat ~ Angie Blom Digital Designs

 Hello there crafty friend!

If you missed it last week... I'm trying to get us all set up for homeschool starting back up on Monday so I'm extending the Sketch 45 Challenge until September 28th. Today I'm sharing another fun card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 45 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. A sweet Halloween card featuring an adorable digi stamp from Angie Blom Digital Designs.

I resized and combined the cute ghost digi and sentiment from the Ghostly Treat digital stamp set in a Word Document and printed them off on white card stock. And then I colored the image very simply with a few Copic markers.

Copic markers used:

Ghost: C0, C2, 

Hands: E00, E11

Socks: V12, V06

Candy: YR15, YR68, V12, V06, YG11, YG63

Ground: C0, C2

Outline: YG00, Colorless Blender

I die cut the cute ghost using a die from the Wonky Stitched Circle dies from Gina Marie Designs. I paired up the cute focal image with the Halloween Magic 6x6 Paper Pad from Echo Park Paper Co. No idea if these are still around or not. They've been in my stash for a long time, I'm pretty sure.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 45. 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'll admit I'm not upset to be playing with this sketch some more. I love it!

Just like the last few cards, I adhered the sentiment to the circle and then popped up the whole focal image with foam tape. I sure hope you can find time to play along with the sketch challenge. Have an INKriffic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

A Twinkly Christmas ~ Twinkle Toes ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I saw a fun sketch challenge the other day and wanted to play along so I inked up the adorable Twinkle Toes that just released from Unity and made a fun holiday card!

I colored up Twinkle Toes with Copic markers and fussy cut the cute reindeer leaving a white border.

Copic Markers used:

Reindeer: R00, R20, E21, E23

Antlers: E21, E23, E25

Nose: RV10, RV02, RV14, RV29

Hooves: C0, C3, C5, C7

Lights: YG00, YG11, RV10, RV02, B00, B02

As I mentioned at the start of my blog post, my inspiration came from Sketch 695 from the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. A fun sketch! 

I paired up the adorable reindeer with the beautiful Bright & Brrr {paper pack}. I love these papers so much that I bought them twice!! LOL! I die cut the edges of my pattern paper using one of the dies from the awesome Edge Appeal {border die set}. I die cut a circle using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}.

I used a fun snowflake embossing folder that was a spotlight steal over at Unity maybe last year... or the year before. I don't remember but it sure is a beautiful one! I love the mix of snowflakes. I used it on the die cut circle and my paper strips on the edges.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Frighteningly Fabulous with Stitches & Attitude ~ Deadpan Devotion ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I had some inky time with a brand new Halloween stamp from Unity's latest release. Two fabulous new kitties from the Deadpan Devotion stamps!! Just PURRfect for Halloween!

I was thinking about pairing up these two together on one card but I couldn't pick a sentiment. So why not make two cards and let each of the kitties shine along with their own sentiment?! 

Inspiration for my cards came from an older {BYSHC} Sketch #7. This is one of my favorite sketches. I changed it up a bit moving the sentiment. I didn't want to cover up the kitties.

I inked up the Deadpan Devotion kitties and die cut them using dies from the Make A Tag {die set}. I also die cut black mats using the next largest die. I distressed the edges of the kitty tags using Black Soot Distress Ink after I colored them.

Copic markers used:

Kitty: YG11, YG91, YG63

Hair: C0, C2, V000, V12, V15

Eyes: YG00, YG11, C0, C2

Veil / Dress: C0, C2, C3

Background: YR20, YR15

Ground: C0, C2

I paired up these fun new kitties with the Heebie Jeebies {paper pack}. The papers inspired my colors for the cards. I used the measurements from the sketch for my paper layers and the black mats.

Copic markers used:

Kitty: YG11, YG91, YG63

Hair: C0, C2, C3

Ears: R00, R20

Eyes: YG00, YG11, C0, C2

Bolts: C0, C3

Shirt: YR20, YR15

Bow Tie: V12, V15

Jacket: N1, N3, N5

I die cut the cobweb using a Tim Holtz die from my stash. I cut it in half and added a piece to each card using Bearly Art glue. I popped up the tags on each card and then finished off each card with some black rhinestones. So fun to make a couple more Halloween cards for my stash. I hope you like them.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky hugs,

Crystal

Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 45 ~ Merry Moo & Birdie Too ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 45 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I'm super busy right now trying to get us all set up for homeschool starting back up soon so I've decided to extend the Sketch 45 Challenge until September 28th. Extra time to play along if you haven't had a chance yet!

I inked up the fun and festive highland with his birdie friend from Merry Moo & Birdie Too and colored them up with Copic markers. 

Copic markers used:

Highland Cow: E71, E74, E29

Horns / Muzzle: W0, W1, W3

Eyes: C0, C2

Hooves: N0, N1, N3, N5

Holly / Berries: YG11, G24, G46, R20, R14

Birdie: E21, E25, YR68

Hat: C0, C2, R20, R14

Ground: C0, C2

Outline: BG000

I paired up these cuties with the I'll Be Home for Christmas {paper pack}. I wanted to coordinate with the pretty holly and berries on the highlands head. I die cut the duo with a circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} and then I softened the white edges with some light distressing using the residual ink from my brown blending brush. I did the same for the trimmed sentiments.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 45. 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. Now that the challenge is extended I can try out some of those other ideas I had for this sketch! Yippee!!

I adhered the longer sentiment to the circle and then popped up the whole focal image with foam tape. And I just adhered the other sentiment directly to the card. I finished off the card with a die cut holly from a retired wreath die in my stash. I sure hope you can find time to play along with the sketch challenge. Have an INKriffic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

Membership Wednesday ~ August 2026 KOM First Days to Festive Nights ~ Eventually Yours ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

Happy Membership Wednesday! Today I'm sharing a belated birthday card with the cute snail from the August 2026 Kit of the Month called First Days to Festive Nights. I adore this cutie!

I stamped the fun snail from this month's KOM with Black Amalgam ink and colored him up with Copic markers. This cutie is also available separately in the Eventually Yours stamps.

Copic markers used:

Purple: V000, V12, V15

Green: YG11, YG03, YG63

Eyes: C0, C2, BG10, BG34

Party Noise Maker: YR20, YR15, YR68

Present: BG000, BG10, BG34, R20, R14, R27

Ground: C0, C2

I was inspired by the past Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 10. I thought this was a fun design with some quick and easy layers. I love revisiting sketches!

I paired up Mister Snail with the Oh Hey! It's Your Day! {paper pack}. The colors in these papers are just gorgeous! I love to use them and probably need to order another pack soon. LOL! I used a couple scraps for my card. The polka dot papers measure 4-1/4 x 1-1/4" and the kraft mat measures 4-1/4 x 1-1/2".

I die cut a piece of red card stock using a die from the Postage Stamp Nesting Dies. I trimmed my striped pattern paper to fit just inside the stitches on the die cut paper. It measures 3-1/8 x 4-3/16". I adhered all of my layers onto a Kraft A2 top fold card base and popped up the fussy cut snail with foam tape. I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it directly to the polka dot paper to finish off the card.

Here's a look at the Kit of the Month membership stamps. 

The adorable snail is also available separately in the Eventually Yours stamps.

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

Have a fabulous day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Inky Hugs,

Crystal