Snarky Kitty Birthday Card ~ Pissy Party ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

The birthday celebration continues over at Unity!! And that means another amazing release and sale! Woohoo! So many new favorites... I don't know if I can choose just one. Which one's your new fave?

I stamped the kitty and sentiment from the awesome new Pissy Party stamps using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K Designs onto Stampers Select White Card Stock from Papertrey Ink. I colored up the kitty with my Copic markers. I die cut the panel with the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I also die cut a piece of the pattern paper from the Pastel Party Parade {paper pack}. 

I trimmed the pattern paper to sit just under the shadow of the kitty and adhered the papers together. I then adhered the panel to a white A2 top fold card base.

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

Kitty: N0, N1, N3, N5

Nose: RV10

Eyes: YG21, YG11

Hat: Y11, Y15

Cupcake: RV10, RV02, RV14, BG000, BG02,  Y11, Y15

I trimmed the sentiment and popped it up on the card with foam tape. I added a couple enamel dots from my stash that's similar to the blue in the papers. This turned out so cute! 

Hope you 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 #221 ~ 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! You have until Friday, April 26th to get your entries in for the #221 Color Challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #221 - Color Challenge

Lovely Spring colors... Dusty Blue, Moss Green, Golden Yellow, and White!! So soft and pretty!

I started by die cutting a few larger scrap pieces of Stamper's Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink using the Sky Borders Die Set. I also die cut a few single clouds using a couple cloud dies from the Sky Scene Builder Die Set. And I just had to add a sun peeking through the clouds so I die cut the sun from Crushed Curry and Daffodil Delight card stock from Stampin' Up using the sun die from the Sky Scene Builder Die Set. I tucked the other sun back in with my dies... now I have a sun ready to go for next time I use these dies.

I paired up the adorable Newton's Umbrella Stamp Set with the super cute A Cat's Life 6x6 Paper Pad. These papers had just the right colors for my scene and for the color challenge! I trimmed the striped blue paper down to 4 x 5-1/4". I die cut the green polka dot paper using the grass die from the Land Borders Die Set. I die cut the same piece a couple of times so that I could make a nice layer of grass for my scene.

I stamped the sweet kitty and the sentiment from the Newton's Umbrella Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored up the kitty with my Copic markers. I die cut the kitty using the coordinating Newton's Umbrella Die Set. I also trimmed up the sentiment and adhered it directly to the card. I adhered all of my layers to the striped blue pattern paper and then trimmed off the excess from the edges. I added foam tape behind the kitty and popped him up on the card.

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

Kitty: R00, R20, C00, C1, C3, 0

Umbrella: Y11, Y15, Y35, YG11, YG03, C3

You can check out my process in creating this card here... Under the Weather | Newton's Umbrella | Inky Paws Challenge #221 | Newton's Nook Designs.

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 Dusty Blue, Moss Green, Golden Yellow, and White. 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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Inky Paws Challenge #220 ~ Polka Dot Theme Challenge Reminder

Hello there crafty friend!

There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #220 - Polka Dot Theme Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, April 12th to get your entries in for this fun challenge and a chance to win a $20 store credit to Newton's Nook Designs!

Inky Paws Challenge #220 - Polka Dot Theme Challenge

This has been such a fun theme and just couldn't help but use another brand new paper pad!

The Bright Basics 6x6 Paper Pad is a rainbow of polka dot papers!! I love it! I decided to make a rainbow card using a piece of each of the polka dot papers in my card. I love how it turned out! I die cut the red paper using the largest die from the Frames & Tags Die Set. And then I die cut the orange, yellow, green, and blue papers using the frame die. This die cuts not only the frame but also the window pieces so now I have a bunch of extra pieces that I can use for future cards. To finish off my rainbow of polka dot papers I die cut the purple papers using a stitched circle die from the Circle Frames Die Set.

I paired the polka dot papers with the adorable Newton's Bright Birthday Stamp Set. Loving this cute new stamp set! I stamped the kitties and two party hats on Stampers Select White Card Stock from Papertrey Ink. And colored them up with a bunch of Copic markers. Once I was happy with my coloring, I die cut them using the coordinating dies from the Newton's Bright Birthday Die Set.

Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used to color up the pup, shamrock and heart:

Grey Kitty: R00, R20, N0, N1, N3, N5

White Kitty: R00, R20, C00, C1, C3

Orange Kitty: R00, R20, YR21, YR15, YR24, YR27

Extinguisher: R20, R14, N0, N1, N3, N5, Y11, Y15

Birthday Cake: R20, R14, YR21, YR15, Y11, Y15, YG11, YG23, B000, B02, C00, C1, C3 

Green Gift: YG11, YG23

Polka Dot Gift: V000, V12, V15, Y11, Y15

Orange Gift: YR21, YR15, YR68

Party Hat {White Cat}: V000, V12, R20, R14, YR21, YR15

Party Hat {Orange Cat}: R20, R14, YR21, YR15, Y11, Y15

I die cut a piece of white card stock using the tag die from the Frames & Tags Die Set. I placed the tag in my Mini Misti and covered the tag with an acetate grid sheet so I could make sure I had the stamp placement correct. Once I was happy with the placement, I removed the acetate grid sheet and stamped the sentiment from the Newton's Bright Birthday Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I popped the tag up on the card using foam tape. You know that lovely twine that comes with every Newton's Nook Designs order? Well, I thought it would be fun to use some on my card. I tied a cute little bow and adhered it to the tag using a mini glue dot.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project with a Polka Dot 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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Snarky Birthday Card ~ Sup, Cool Cat ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

I just had to ink up the seriously intellectual and adorable Sup, Cool Cat from Unity Stamp Co. I couldn't make a card with this kitty without also using the awesome new Cozy Nook stamp. Ohhh... I think they are so perfect together!

I really wanted to use one of the new paper packs and the Nostalgic Amour {paper pack} just arrived in my latest order. I wasn't totally sure at first that it would work, but I think it does! The colors in these papers are so romantic and endearing. They also have the whole vintage vibe so I'm really glad I used them. All of my layers are die cut using the Deckle & Stitches Nesting Die Set. My mats are Early Espresso card stock from Stampin' Up. And I adhered all of my layers to a white A2 card base of Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink.

I stamped the Sup, Cool Cat kitty with Black Amalgam ink on Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink. Colored up the kitty very simply with my Copic markers and also stamped the book nook to coordinate with the pretty papers. 

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

Kitty: R00, R20, N0, N1, N3, N5

Bookcase: E51, E53, E55, E57

Red Books / Vase / Flowers: RV34, R37, RV69

Tan Books: E51, E53, E55

Yellow Books / Vase / Flowers: YR21, YR23

Green Pot / Leaves / Ground: YG95, YG97

 I distressed the edges of the Cozy Nook layer and a tiny bit on the kitty using Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The fun sentiment is from the Snarky Cat Thoughts stamps, also from Unity and I distressed edges, too. I love the sentiments in this kit! To finish off the card, I fussy cut the kitty leaving a white skinny border and then I popped it up on the card using lots of foam tape. That's it for me today! Have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Did Somebody Say Cake? ~ Curious Cats ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Sharing one more card using a new release from the last release and sale over at Unity. This time I played with the adorable and fun Curious Cats. I'm really wanting to make more birthday cards and send them. The latter has been a bit of a challenge this year, but I'm going to do better in 2024!

This is a pretty simple card. The kitties and sentiment were stamped with Black Amalgam ink on white card stock. I then die cut the panel using the second largest stitched rectangle die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I extended the line where the kitties are peeking with a ruler and pencil. And then I fussy cut the line and around the kitties.

My paper layers are a mix up... I used the wood panel paper from the Love Kitties {paper pack} and the cupcakes paper from the Birthday Party {paper pack}. I die cut the layers using the two largest dies from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. 

Here's a quick list of the Copic Markers I used to color up the kitties:

Top Kitty: N0, N1, N3, YR21, YR15, R00, R20, YG11, G03

Bottom Kitty: N0, N1, N3, R00, R20, YG11, G03

You can check out my video for these cards here... Did Somebody Say Cake?! | Curious Cats | Unity Stamp Co.

 That's it for me today! Head on over to Unity and check out the awesome new releases for the last sale of 2023! The sale ends tomorrow!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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