Hello, From the Flock ~ Flock Talk ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend! 

Today I'm sharing a sweet mini slimline card for Unity's July release. How freaking cute are these birds from the Flock Talk stamps!? I love them! So fun to color! On a completely different note... have you heard the amazing news that Unity is now offering select stamp sets in their amazing red rubber AND clear photopolymer?!?! Woohoo! I am so excited for this awesome change! I absolutely love Unity's red rubber stamps, but clear stamps are so easy to store since they are less bulky and they're easier to line up for stamping with clear blocks and in a stamp platform. So exciting!!

I paired up Flock Talk with the fun Cloud Hopper Chronicles {paper pack}. This mini slimline measures 6-1/2 x 7" and is scored at 3-1/2". Because it's 6-1/2" long I cut my 6 x 3-1/2" striped pattern paper in half at 3 x 3-1/2" and adhered it on either side of the white card base. You can barely notice the pattern paper missing in the middle of the card.

I stamped the adorable birds and sentiment from Flock Talk using Black Amalgam Ink from Gina K. Designs. I then colored them up with my Copic markers. I added a few clouds using the Cloud & Wave Stencil with some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. 

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

Left Bird: YR21, YR15, YR16, C00, C1, C3, BV0000, BV20, BV11, BV34, Y11, Y15, B000, B00

Middle Bird: YR21, YR15, YR16, C00, C1, C3, B000, B00, B02, Y11, Y15, Colorless Blender

Right Bird: YR21, YR15, YR16, BV0000, BV20, BV11, Y11, Y15, RV10, RV11, B000, B00

Flowers: Y11, Y15

Grass / Stems: YG11, YG23

I die cut the panel using the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. Added foam tape to the back of the panel and popped it up on the card. And then finished off the card with a few enamel dots. So much fun to make! I hope you have an ink-tastic day! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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{BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 ~ Holiday Birds ~ RAM Stamps

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm back with another sweet holiday card for the {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 over in the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Facebook group! Today I'm sharing a card featuring the Holiday Birds Digital Stamp from this month's fabulous sponsor, RAM Stamps! 

Aren't these birdies just TOO cute! I adore them so! I resized them in a Word Document and printed them off. Paired these cuties up with the Miss Mary Christmas Paper Pad from Hobby Lobby. I had no idea that Hobby Lobby was making their own pattern papers. Is that a recent thing or have I just been hidden under a rock?! 

I trimmed the printed panel down and then die cut the birdies using a die from the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. I've been in a groove making simple cards and this month's sketch is as simple as can be! Since I wanted this card simple too, I chose papers that have a sentiment. No need to add another sentiment!

This is a mini slimline card measuring 6 x 3". So I cut a 6 x 6" piece of Stampers Select White card stock from Papertrey Ink and scored it at 3". To add a bit of dimension to the card, I added foam tape to the back of the birdie panel and popped it up on the card. 

Here's a look at {BYSHC} Sketch Challenge 44 for the month of April. Loving this simple sketch! I can't wait to see what everyone does with it. I hope you'll join us and play along with the sketch! 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! Lots of sweet inspiration this month from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ March 2024 KOM Love & Good Vibes ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a super simple mini slimline card featuring the beautiful sweet home stamp from the March 2024 Kit of the Month membership from Unity. I've had this quick card idea in mind since I saw the stamp. This would be a sweet card for someone who just moved or bought a home. 

I stamped the sweet home stamp on Stampers Select White Card Stock from Papertrey Ink using Black Amalgam Ink from Gina K. Designs. I wanted to keep it simple so I just used a few colors of Copic markers to color it up.

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

Pink: RV10, RV13, RV04

Blue: B000, B00, B02

Leaves: YG11, YG23

Flower Centers: Y06, Y15, Y35

I die cut the colored panel using the Pleated Lace Mini Slimline Die from Gina Marie Designs. I also die cut the mat using the next largest die from Tempting Turquoise Card Stock from Stampin' Up. I considered doing another layer of maybe yellow... but I really like the simple Kraft in the background. It's a 6-1/2 x 7" mini slimline card base scored at 3-1/2" for a 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" mini slimline card.

I also considered using another sentiment to compliment the card but decided to keep it as is. I can add one later if I need to but I really think it's perfect as is. The die cut layers are adhered together and then I added a bunch of foam tape to the back and popped the panel up on the card base. Such a super quick and easy card!

 

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

 Well, that's it for me today! Hope you have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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~ Friends of Unity November 2023 Blog Hop ~

Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for our Friends of Unity Blog Hop!! 

This month's cue is so much fun! I've been looking forward to it for some time. I hope you'll hop along with us and enjoy some wonderful inspiration from our friends!

Slimline is our cue this month! 

I've been making slimline cards for years and years... even before they became a huge trend. I love these big cards. There's just so much room to play.

So excited to play with the gorgeous new Poinsettia Poetry. I ink smooshed my 8-1/2 x 3-1/2" piece of Kraft card stock using Candied Apple and Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide inks. I didn't cover the whole panel so Kraft peeked out a bit here and there. I stamped the background several times with the postmark stamp. I also stamped the poinsettia in black on the panel.

I stamped the poinsettia three more times on Kraft card stock. I copic colored each of them using YG11, G24, and G46. I love the muted look of the green copics on the Kraft card stock. I fussy cut each of the poinsettias cutting different layers for each and then cleaned up the edges by coloring them with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker. I popped them up on each other using foam tape giving the poinsettia lots of dimension.

I adhered the poinsettia to the panel over top of the stamped poinsettia and did a bunch of white acrylic paint splatters. Trimmed the panel {approx. 1/8" off of each side} and mat it on a 8-1/2 x 3-1/2" piece of True Black card stock. And then adhered it to a Kraft card base measuring 8-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2". I stamped the sentiment, trimmed it and popped it up on the card with foam tape. Loving how this one turned out!

My second card is a mini slimline featuring the adorable Whisker Watch Silhouette. One of the adorable stamps just released for Brown Thursday!!! I stamped the sweet kitty silhouette on a 3-1/2 x 6-1/2" piece of white card stock using Black Amalgam ink. 

I blended a few fun Copic Markers on my background to create a pretty sunset. It looks kind of like a rainy sunset with the streaks I created with the colorless blender. I reminds me of our sweet Quinn watching the rain the other day. I used Y000, Y06, YR21, V0000, V000, V12, B0000, B02, BV34, BV17 {from bottom to top}.

The panel was die cut using the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. The cute sentiment is from the awesome new Snarky Cat Thoughts. The sentiment was die cut using a die from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies. I adhered the panel to a piece of True Black card stock measuring 3-1/4 x 6-1/4". The panel was then adhered to a white mini slimline card base measuring 7 x 6-1/2"; scored at 3-1/2". I finished off the card with a few black enamel dots.

I can't CAT even... LOL! These kitties crack me up!! Hahaha! I just love them so. This card didn't quite turn out how I imagined but the sentiment is just how I imagined and I LOVE IT!! LOL!! The sentiment is from the hilarious Snarky Cat Thoughts. I stamped out all the kitties from the Scaredy Cats using Black Amalgam ink {I didn't end up using one of the kitties}. I colored them pretty simply with my Copic Markers - W00, W1, W3, N0, N1, N3, C00, C1, C3, R00, and R20. I fussy cut them all and tidied up the edges by coloring them with my black marker.

This slimline is 8-1/2 x 3-1/2" so I decided to look through my 12 x 12" pattern papers. I never seem to use them and I have a TON so this was a great excuse to use some. This is the Tranquil Textures DSP from Stampin' Up. I also grabbed a slimline die called Slim Edgers from Pinkfresh. I die cut an edge in the pattern paper and in a piece of Tranquil Tide card stock. Adhered them together so the card stock peeked out of the top. I thought it would be a fun way to ground the kitties.

I adhered all the kitties like they're sitting on a couch cushion. I don't know. It didn't quite turn out how I envisioned but I think it's fun.

Now before we get to the hopping, I chose a lucky winner from the comments on last month's hop to win a fun prize and the lucky winner is...

... Denise Bryant!! Congratulations Denise!!

Please email me at crystalominkler@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Please claim the prize before November 29th. 

Well, that's it for me this time! Please hop along and enjoy some more inspiration from the Friends of Unity! I'm so excited to hop and check out the slimline cards that our friends created. I will be doing another fun giveaway this month!! Be sure to hop along and comment for a chance to win. {When you comment please leave your name just in case it posts as anonymous.} I'll announce the winner next month! 

Let's get to the hopping...

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Jane

Amber

Tammy

Gaylynn

Kim

April

Colleen

Dawn

Rachel

Joyce

Thanks so very much for supporting our little hop!

We appreciate you!!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Wednesday ~ September 2023 Uniquely Unity From the Herd ~ Unity Stamp Co.

  Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a sweet mini slimline card using the cute farm animal stamp from the fantastic September 2023 Uniquely Unity membership from Unity called From the Herd. So stinkin' cute!!

These cuties fit perfectly on a mini slimline card. My card base measures 6 x 6" and is scored at 3". I paired up the cute farm animals with the Down on the Farm 6x6" paper pack from Doodlebug Design. The blue paper measures 6 x 3". The bandana paper measures 5-7/8" x 2-7/8". I just cut off a tiny bit so the blue paper would border the bandana paper.

The farm animals are stamped with Black Amalgam ink and I colored them up with the following Copic markers:

Chickens: E21, E23, E25, YR21, YR15, RV91, R17

Pig: RV000, RV91

Daisy: RV91, R17

Cow: C00, C1

Goat: W1, W3

Sheep: C00, C1, B91, B95

Goose: Y11, Y15, YR21, YR15

Donkey: W1, W3, W5, RV000, RV91

Background: B0000, B00

I die cut the farm animals using the Tribal Stitched Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. The sentiment was die cut using a die from the Scalloped & Stitched Sentiment Nesting Dies from Unity. I adhered the sentiment directly to the farm animal panel and then I popped up the farm animal panel using foam tape.

Here's a quick look at the Uniquely Unity membership this month! Aren't they just the cutest?! Well, that's it for me today! I'll be back in next week with inspiration for the September 2023 Whit Kit. I hope you'll give me a visit and check out what I share! Until then have an ink-tastic day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Happy Father's Day ~ BBQ Gnome ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I have a cute mini slimline Father's Day card to share today using a super cute new stamp that just released over at Unity Stamp Co. I kept the design simple for this one... pretty much CAS {Clean & Simple} but with a bit of color in the background.

I just adore this new BBQ Gnome from Unity. He's so cute with his spatula and BBQ sauce. And so much fun to color!

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

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Beard / Hat ~ C00, C1, C3

Oven Mitt ~ N4, N6, R20, R17, R27

Spatula ~ C00, C1, N0, N2, N4, N6

Grill ~ N0, N2, N4, N6, E42, E44, E49

BBQ Sauce / Kebabs ~ E42, E44, E49

Grass ~ YG11, YG23

Sky ~ B0000, B00

I die cut the panel using the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline Die from Gina Marie Designs. I cut a piece of plaid pattern paper from the Let Your Soul Wander {paper pack} to 5-3/4 x 3-3/8" and adhered it to a to the right side of a 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" black card front. Next, I adhered it to a white mini slimline card base measuring 7 x 6-1/2"; scored at 3-1/2".

A simple and pretty quick Father's Day card. Be sure to stop by Unity for their big birthday sale and new release!! Lots of wonderful new goodies!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky hugs,

Crystal

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Mini Slimline Card ~ Garden Gnomes ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

A quick blog post today to share a cute mini slimline card I made using the super cute Garden Gnomes from Unity! So excited to have new gnomes release! Love these cuties!

I love them so much I made this cute card for my husband for Valentine's Day. Not a traditional Valentine's Day card at all! But he recently started growing hydroponic plants. So I thought this card was perfect! And the sentiments seriously made the card work for Valentine's Day!

I've compiled a list of the Copic markers I used to color up this cute scene. I know it looks really long but keep in mind that I repeat a bunch of the markers and use them for multiple images. 

Here's the list:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04

Pigtails ~ E53, E55, E57

Pink Hat ~ RV10, RV21

Green Dress ~ YG11, YG13, Y06, Y15

Polka Dot Boots ~ RV10, RV21, N2, N3, N5

Beard ~ C00, C1, C3

Green Hat ~ YG11, YG13, Y06, Y15, RV10, RV21, N2, N3, N5

Black Boots ~ N0, N2, N3, N5

Watering Can ~ Y000, Y06, Y13, Y15, RV10, RV21

Wheelbarrow ~ E52, E55, E57, N0, N2, N5, RV10, RV21

Daisies ~ Y000, Y06, Y13, YR15

Tulips ~ RV10, RV21

Pots ~ YR21, YR15, YR68

Leaves / Grass ~ YG11, YG13

Sky ~ B0000, B000, B00

I die cut my scene using a Wonky Stitched Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs. My pretty paper layers are the Spring Fling papers from Lawn Fawn. And they are all adhered to a 6 x 6" card base that was scored at 3".

Head on over to Unity to check out all the wonderful new releases and, of course, there's a fab sale!! Gotta love a sale! Woohoo!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Advent Calendar Day 19, 20 & 21 ~ Mini Slimline Card ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm getting a bit caught up with the Unity 2022 Advent Calendar sharing a few mini slimline cards using the Day 19, Day 20, and Day 21 stamps. I've teamed up with Echo and Sandhya to do a little reveal and project on our YouTube channels using the fantastic Advent Calendar from Unity Stamp Co!! Please be sure to subscribe to our channels so you don't miss a day of this fun series!

Day 19 ~ pretty hanging herbs.

I've paired up these mini slimline cards with the The Secret of Change {paper pack} from Unity.

Day 20 ~ a pretty envelope

I also used the So Kind, So Caring, So You {July 2022 Sentiment Kit} for the sentiments. And colored up the stamped images with the following Copic markers: Y23, Y26, G12, G29, RV0000, RV32, RV34, C00, C2.

Day 21 ~ a beautiful butterfly

I also used the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. 

The cute die cut circles and the sentiments are popped up with crafty foam tape. A simple mini slimline design for these beautiful stamps!

You can check out my process video here... Unity Advent Calendar Days 19-21.

I'll be back tomorrow with inspiration for the All About Backgrounds challenge in the Unity Show & Tell and I've used the sweet Day 22 stamp from the Advent Calendar! Hope you'll come back to check out my cute card!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Merry & Bright ~ Bright Christmas ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Sharing a quick Christmas card using a beautiful new release from Unity Stamp Co. called Bright Christmas... this lovely stamp is illustrated by a new designer for Unity, Laura Dresser. Holiday lights are so perfect for Christmas cards!

I paired the lights up with some cute holiday lights paper from the Christmas in the Village paper pack from Bo Bunny. The copic colored holiday lights were die cut with the largest die from the Wonky Stitched Mini Slimline dies from Gina Marie Designs. I cut the ends of the panel off though so more of the pattern paper would show. 

I broke up the pattern in the pattern paper by adhering a piece of True Black Luxe Satin Ribbon from Papertrey Ink. I used iCraft Easy-Tear Tape to adhere the ribbon to the pattern paper on the front and then secure it on the back before I adhered the paper to my mini slimline card base. The base for this one is a little different than I usually do it measures 6 x 7"; scored at 3" making a 6 x 3-1/2" card.

I added some Ranger Glossy Accents to the light bulbs. Love the shine this gives to the lights!

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

Yellow ~ Y11, Y06, Y15

Blue ~ B0000, B00, B02

Red ~ R000, R20, R14, R27

Green ~ YG11, G14

Black ~ N0, N2, N4, N6

I mat the trimmed sentiment with True Black card stock from Papertrey Ink and adhered it to the light bulb panel and then I popped up the whole focal piece with foam tape. To finish off the card, I added a few black rhinestones from the Rainbow Bling rhinestones pack from Gina Marie Designs. 

Head on over to Unity and check out all the amazing new Christmas releases!! There's even a bunch of new Winnie the Pooh!! *swoon*

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Sweet Mini Slimline ~ Winnie The Pooh: I Think It's Called Love ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing a cute mini slimline card with an adorable new release from Unity Stamp Co. called Winnie the Pooh: I Think It's Called Love. I can't get enough of the Winnie the Pooh stamps from Unity! If you haven't already stopped by the Unity website to see the latest additions to the Winnie the Pooh line of stamps, you really should go and check them out!!

Isn't this adorable trio just the sweetest stamp ever!! I love them! And I thought rather than coloring them up with Copics I'd play with my ZIG Clean Color Real Brush watercolor markers. I forgot how fun they were to blend with!

I used the following ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers to color up this adorable trio:

Pooh ~ 050 Yellow, 052 Bright Yellow

Piglet ~ 026 Light Pink, 021 Light Carmine, 025 Pink

Eeyore ~ 036 Light Blue, 034 Dull Blue, 082 Purple, 028 Pale Pink, 071 Flesh Colour

Grass ~ 053 Yellow Green, 041 Light Green, 047 May Green

Flowers ~ 083 Lilac, 031 Cobalt Blue, 052 Bright Yellow

I paired up this cute colored image with the Cute & Crafty paper pad from Doodlebug Design. The colors in the papers wee just perfect for this image... though my pictures don't do it justice. In person, they really do coordinate well. I went with a 6-1/2 x 3-1/2" mini slimline so my card base measures 6-1/2 x 7"; scored at 3-1/2".

I cut my plaid pattern paper to 6 x 3-1/2" and then cut it in half to use on either side of the card base for my background. I cut a strip of scrap card stock to adhere in the middle of those pieces and then I adhered my 3/4 x 3-1/2" piece of pretty floral paper on top. I die cut my colored trio with the Big Little Chain Mini Slimline die from Gina Marie Designs leaving lots of white space on the left side.

 I stamped and trimmed the sentiment and adhered it underneath the trio and then I sat looking at my card for a bit trying to decide what to do with the left side. LOL! I started looking through my dies and found the Stitched Beautiful Bows dies from My Favorite Things. How stinking cute is that bow!! It was so easy to make, too. I sure love how this card turned out! I hope you like it, too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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