Inky Paws Challenge #224 ~ Color Challenge Reminder

 Hello there crafty friend!

 There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #224 - Color Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, June 7th 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 #224 - Color Challenge

Here's another look at the fun colors... Posy Pink, Sunny Yellow, Grass Green, and White.

I love the beautiful soft colors of this challenge! It got me thinking of Spring and then all of the rain we've been having here in Missouri. So naturally that had me thinking of the adorable Rainy Day Doxie Stamp Set. I just had to ink him up! I stamped the pup using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored him up with my Copic markers and then I die cut him using the coordinating Rainy Day Doxie Die Set.

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

Pup: E11, E13, E17, E09

Umbrella: RV10, RV11, C00, C1, Y11, Y15

Rain Coat: YG11, YG05, Y11, Y15, RV10, RV11

Grass: YG11, YG05

I paired up the sweet pup with the Spring Blooms 6x6 Paper Pad. The colors in these papers are so perfect for this challenge! I die cut the daisy papers using the stitched scalloped die from the Framework Die Set. I die cut a scrap of white card stock using the tag die from the Frames & Tags Die Set and stamped the sentiment in the center. I adhered my paper layers to a white A2 top fold card base. I adhered the pup to the grass. I added foam tape to the back of the pup and the sentiment and then popped them up on the card. I made a little faux bow by tying a knot in yellow grosgrain ribbon. I adhered it to the card 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 the color combo of Posy Pink, Sunny Yellow, Grass Green, 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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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 20 ~ Pawsome Peepers ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a brand new sketch for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. Once again I had so much fun that I ended up making two cards to share! I veered away from using up my scraps because there weren't enough pieces to work with for this card design. But I'll be back with some 'scraps cards' soon! I did, however, use stamps that still hadn't seen ink!

My two cards for TOPII Sketch 20 featuring all of the adorable pup stamps from Pawsome Peepers from Unity Stamp Co. I just had to ink them all up! I thought these cuties would be perfect for this sketch all stacked up!

My first card featuring four of the adorable pups. I stamped them all using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs. I colored them up with my Copic markers and fussy cut them out. 

I paired the Pawsome Peepers pups with the Timeworn Paws Anthology {paper pack}. I used these beautiful papers for my daisy card that I shared awhile ago. I just love the gorgeous colors in these papers!

I die cut a circle from another pattern paper in the pack using a 1-1/4" circle die from the Nesting Circles Dies from Waffle Flower. I mat the pattern paper circle using a scrap circle in my stash. I'm not totally positive but I think it's a scrap from the Stitched Circle Plate Background dies from Gina Marie Designs that I used on a sweet gnome Halloween card last year.

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

Top: E50, E53, E21

Second: E000, E11, C00, C1

Third: N0, N1, N3, N5

Bottom: R00, R20, C00, C1

Here's a look at the fun new sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 20. Another great sketch for those larger leftover pieces. 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 have a few fun ideas for this sketch and I hope to play some more with it during the next few weeks.

My second card featuring the other four pups from the Pawsome Peepers stamps.

Not only did I struggle to narrow down which pups to ink up for my card which resulted in my using all of them, I also couldn't decide on which papers I wanted to use. So I had to make two cards! All of my measurements are directly from the sketch. The only change I made was the black circle mat that's slightly larger at about 1-1/2".

The pups are adhered to a 2-3/8 x 4-1/8" piece of Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. The circles are adhered to the focal panel and then I added a bunch of foam tape to the back of both pieces and popped them up on the cards. I finished off the cards using enamel dots from Gina Marie Designs. They weren't labeled so I'm not sure which set they came from... sorry!

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

 

Top: E000, E41, E53, E55 

Second: R00, R20, C00, C1

Third: E11, E13, E17, E09

Bottom: R00, R20, C00, C1

The sentiments are also from the Pawsome Peepers stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I trimmed them and mat them with True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink. The white of the paper was a little to bright for the card so I used a blending brush that I usually use for Vintage Photo Distress Ink and just blended over the sentiment without adding anymore ink. I'm so happy with how these cards turned out! I hope you're inspired to play along with the sketch... and maybe even ink up a stamp set that hasn't seen ink yet! Have a wonderful week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #217 ~ Lucky Green Theme Challenge Reminder

Hello there crafty friend!

There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #217 - Lucky Green Theme Challenge!! You have until this coming Friday, March 1st 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 #217 - Lucky Green Theme Challenge

I was once again inspired by the shamrocks for my card!

I just had to ink up the adorable Lucky Dog Stamp Set. Isn't he just the cutest?! I also stamped a couple shamrocks, a heart, and a hat using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The awesome coordinating die... Lucky Dog Die Set... came in super handy to die cut all these images once I had them colored with my Copic markers.

I paired the pup up with the A Cat's Life 6x6 Paper Pad. I really like the greens in these papers and thought they were perfect for a St. Patrick's Day card. I die cut the bottom layer using the largest die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I adhered it to a white A2 top fold card base of Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink. I die cut four hearts using the pretty scalloped hearts from the Heart Frames Die Set. I adhered them on the background layer to form a four-leaf clover.

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

Pup: C00, C1, N0, N1, N3, N5

Hat: N0, N1, N3, N5, YG21, YG11, YG23, Y06, Y28

Shamrocks: YG21, YG11, YG23

Heart: R20, R14, R46

I stamped the sentiment from the Lucky Dog Stamp Set onto white card stock that I had die cut using the fishtail banner from the Frames & Flags Die Set using Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink. I added the cute little heart to the open space on the banner I cut. I like the little pop of red. It adds interest to the card. To finish off the card I adhered the shamrocks and popped up the pup using foam tape.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project with a Lucky Green 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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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 18 ~ Peek-a-Boo Cats with Pawsome Peepers ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back to share a few more fun birthday cards that I created using the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 18. I am so pleased with the stash that I've created this month using this sketch! It's so awesome to add to my birthday cards stash. I picked another 'leftover' paper pack from my supplies and I actually just picked the first one I saw. Luckily it's a gorgeous paper pack!

Here's a look at the three cards I made. Whatcha think? I wanted to use smaller stamped images so I didn't cover up too much of the pretty papers.

I LOVE the colors in these papers! I have no idea where these papers are from. If you do, I'd love to know! I thought it would be fun to share what I had in the leftovers pack. I probably won't use the paper flowers or sequins. I've set those aside. My focus is really using up the papers right now.

My first card of the trio featuring the adorable winking kitty from the Peek-a-Boo Cats from Unity. I adore this kitty! I just realized I didn't finish coloring up the cute little paw. LOL! Ooops!

I colored up the kitty with just a few Copic markers: R00, R20, N0, N1, N3, N5. Fussy cut it and adhered it just inside the one paper window. It almost looks like the kitty is looking over a counter top. So fun!

Here's another look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 18. This has been such a fun sketch to play with! 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. Loving it! 

For my second card, I thought I'd just use the wood flowers from the leftover pack. The two just didn't look right on their own so I went searching through my stuff and found one heart. I think they look great together and adds a bit of dimension to the card.

I had mentioned earlier in the month that I was using these leftover papers from my days on the Scrapping for Less Design Team. I also found some of the card stock that was included in the card kits. So I used some for this card. I have no idea what company these papers are from or even what colors they are officially called. They coordinate really well with the colors in the pattern papers though.

My third and final card for Sketch 18 features the super adorable dachshund pup from the Pawsome Peepers. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for the pup: E21, E23, E25, N0, N1, N3. I fussy cut this cutie too and colored the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to make the fussy cut look nice and neat.

I used the sketch for the background but I adjusted the measurements for the paper rectangles since I just used some of the papers that were already cut. You may recognize the sentiment. I used it last week for a card. It's from the Rainbow Birthday stamps, also from Unity. 

I hope you're inspired to play along with the sketch... there's only a few more days to enter the challenge! I also hope that you're inspired to use up some of those paper scraps and/or paper pads! I'll be back next week with a whole new sketch and I'm going to try to finish off these leftover papers. Or at least get a card or maybe two from what's left. Have a wonderful week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Inky Paws Challenge #214 ~ Warm & Cozy Theme Challenge Reminder

 Hello there crafty friend!

 There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #214 - Warm & Cozy Theme Challenge!! You have until this coming Friday, January 19th 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 #214 - Warm & Cozy Theme Challenge

We're in the midst of some really cold weather that's dipping below zero... the perfect time for some warm and cozy cardmaking!

Nothing is more cozy during a super cold day than a roaring fire in the fireplace while drinking hot coffee, reading and sitting with all the critters hanging out. I just had to combine the sweet stamp from Sips & Stories Stamp Set with the adorable stamp from the Fireside Friends Stamp Set. Both were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and fussy cut with my Cutter Bee Scissors. I cleaned up the edges by coloring them with my Memento Tuxedo Black marker so my fussy cutting looks nice and neat.

I paired up this sweet scene with a pattern paper from A Cat's Life 6x6 Paper Pad. I thought the cute paw prints were just perfect as wallpaper. I grounded the scene with a piece of Weathervane Card Stock from Papertrey Ink. This grey card stock coordinates with the grey in the pattern paper really nicely.

Here's a list of the Copic Markers I used to color up my scene:

Bow / Rug / Chair: BG0000, BG000, BG02, BG45

Greenery: YG11, G24, G46

Fireplace: C00, C1, C3, N0, N1, N3, N5

Fire / Wood: Y06, YR21, YR15, YR68, E55, E57, E59

White Cat: R00, R20, C00, C1, C2

Orange Cat: R00, R20, YR0000, YR21, YR15, YR68

Dog: E51, E55, E57, E59

Skin / Hair: E000, E00, E11, E51, E55, E57, E59

Pajamas / Socks: YG11, G24, YR21, YR15

Pillows / Blanket: YG11, G24, BG0000, BG000, BG02, BG45, YR21, YR15, YR68, C00, C1, C3

Tortoise Shell Cat: R00, R20, N0, N1, N3, YR21, YR15

Mug / Coffee: YR0000, YR21, YR15, YR68, C00, C1, C3, E51, E55, E57

Book: C00, C1, C3

I die cut the pattern paper and the grey card stock using the large stitched scalloped rectangle die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I then trimmed the grey card stock with my guillotine trimmer and adhered it to the pattern paper background. I added a little scrap of card stock to the back of the fireplace so the image would lay flat on the card. I added foam tape to the back of the girl in the chair and popped her up on the card. I like the dimension this gives the card but I think it also helps with the size difference between the images. To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment and framed it with a grey card stock mat. I just adhered it directly to the card.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the warm & cozy 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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Inky Paws Challenge #213 ~ Sketch Challenge Reminder

 Hello there crafty friend!

 There's still time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge #213 - Sketch Challenge! You have until this coming Friday, December 22nd 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 #213 - Sketch Challenge

I am seriously loving this sketch! Have you given it a try?

When I was putting away my goodies from my card last week, I remembered that I have the Meowy Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad in my stash so I thought I'd play with these papers this time. I die cut the cute paw print papers using the largest scalloped die from the Frames & Flags Die Set. I used a scrap of the blue striped papers that I adhered to a piece of kraft card stock to help create a scene card.

I stamped the adorable pup and kitties and the sentiment from the Fireside Friends Stamp Set using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I colored them up with my Copic markers and fussy cut them with my scissors on the black line. I used a Memento Tuxdeo Black marker to color the edges which makes the fussy cutting look really nice.

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

Orange Kitty: YR0000, YR21, YR15, R00, R20

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

Pup: E51, E55, E57, E59

Rug: R20, R14, R46

Garland: YG11, G24, G46

Bow: R20, R14, R46

Fireplace: C00, C1, C3

Wood: E55, E57, E59

Fire: Y06, YR21, YR15, YR68

I die cut the sentiment using the smallest oval die from the Oval Frames Die Set. I adhered it to the bottom edge of the cozy trio and added foam tape to the back of both pieces and popped them up on the card.

Now it's your turn to get your paws inky with your Newton's Nook Designs products and create a project using the 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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Happiness Starts with a Wet Nose ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

The amazing sale over at Unity Stamp Co. continues with another fun release for the Cyber Week Sale! Lots of fun and adorable new goodies! Including a super cute new background stamp filled with adorable puppies called Doodled Dog Delight.

I wasn't in a mood to color... shocking, right?! Well, there's a lot of pups in this background. So I thought, let's ink smoosh and then color a few pups. I love how it turned out!

I ink smooshed the background with Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Oxide inks. I left some white space too so I could color up a pup here and there. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used: E21, E23, N0, N1, N3.

I die cut the background using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies} and adhered it to a kraft A2 top fold card base measuring 4-1/4 x 11"; scored at 5-1/2". The sentiment was stamped on white card stock with Black Amalgam ink and die cut using the smallest die from the Postage Stamp {nesting dies}. I added some foam tape to the back of the sentiment and popped it up on the card. So easy peasy and I think it turned out pretty cute. Whatcha think?!

 As a final little touch to tie in the sentiment with the background, I added touches of Glossy Accents to some of the noses. I tried to capture some in the photo above. I sure hope you can see them. That's it for me today! Go check out the awesome new releases for Cyber Week over at Unity! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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