Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 3 ~ Unity Stamp Co.

Hello there crafty friend!

It's Day 3 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!! I am loving the creations being shared with these fun and adorable Advent Calendar stamps. Keep them coming! Today I'm also sharing inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration ALL the Sketches Challenge!

Today's Advent Calendar stamp is a sweet quartet of trees! They are stamped with Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink. And I covered the cute stars with little yellow rhinestones. Should I have done white? I'm just not sure.

You can check out my video revealing the Advent Calendar Day 3 stamp and my process in making this card here... Unity Advent Calendar 2024 Day 3 | Unity Stamp Co.

There are 27 different sketches to inspire us to create this month! Here's a look at six of them. I was inspired by the first one... Sketch 1.

A closer look at Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 1! This is one of my favorite sketches! It's so simple. Stop by the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group to check out the challenge and see all the inspiration for each of the sketches. Maybe you'll be inspired to play along with us!

I die cut the pretty trees using a die from the Scalloped Tags {looks like these aren't available anymore}. I added some pretty ribbon that I tied off with twine. The pretty sentiment is from the Bitty Forest stamps.

I paired up the pretty trees with the White Winter {paper pack}. And I finished off this card with the yellow rhinestones from the Rainbow Rhinestones from Gina Marie Designs.

I'll be back tomorrow for Day 4 of the 2024 Advent Calendar from Unity!

Have an inkredible day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

 

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Two More Lemon-licious Cards ~ July 2022 Whit Kit ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

I'm sharing two more cards using the beautiful July 2022 Whit Kit from Unity Stamp Co. I've used two fun sketches that I've shared in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group for my cards today. I can't get enough of this gorgeous card kit!

My first card... isn't that pink paper with big lemon slices just beautiful! I paired it up with the green paper with lemon slices for a bit of contrast and also to add that green color into the palette for the card.

Here's a list of the Copic markers I used for this card:

Branch ~ E21, E25, E29

Leaves ~ G000, G00, G02

Lemons ~ Y06, Y15, Colorless Blender

I added a strip of the beautiful Sherbert Lemon glitter paper for a bit of sparkle. As far as the sketch, I've flipped it - so it's the mirror image - and it calls for a rectangle focal piece but I thought it would be fun to add some pretty vellum that I die cut with an oval die from the Pleated Oval die set from Gina Marie Designs. And then I added the die cut lemon branch over that.

Here's a look at the sketch that I used. I really like this one... especially for pretty pattern papers and being able to change up the focal piece gives endless possibilities!

I added a few of the dew drops from the Whit Kit and adhered the sentiment just over the lemon branch. I really love how this one turned out. I hope you like it too!

For my second card I used the sketch I've shared for this month in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group which is great for using a combination of different pattern papers. And it's great for scraps too which since I had made two cards already I was starting to get so this was the perfect sketch for a third card with the card kit.

I featured the beautiful lemon branch for the first two cards I shared using the card kit so I thought I'd ink up the other stamps in the Squeeze the Day stamp kit and use them for this card. I added a touch of  sparkle for this card too by die cutting the pretty Sherbert Lemon glitter paper with a small circle die from the X Stitched Circle dies from Gina Marie Designs.

Here's a look at the current sketch for August. This sketch is great for pattern papers but I think it would also be great for fun inky backgrounds... like a ink smooshed background, or maybe a ink blended background. A beautiful alcohol ink background would be awesome too! The possibilities are endless really!

I added a few dew drops to this card too and popped up the focal piece and sentiment with foam tape. Here's a quick list of the Copic markers I used for this card:

Lemon ~ Y11, Y06, Y15

Lime Slice & Wedge ~ G000, G00, G02

If you're interested, you can check out my process video for my second card here... Another Lemon-licious Card | July 2022 Whit Kit | Unity Stamp Co.

Here's a look at the beautiful kit! 

Unfortunately since I'm running behind the kit is no longer available BUT you can still get the beautiful Squeeze the Day stamp kit and the Squeeze the Day paper pack. If there are any leftovers from the kit - the pretty glitter card, dies and even the dew drops may become available at a later date. In the meantime, check out the wonderful Whit Kit Membership over at Unity! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Collaboration with Fresh and Renewed with Teresa | TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 1 | Winnie the Pooh Card

Hello there crafty friend!

I'm so excited to be doing a collaboration with my sweet friend Teresa from Fresh and Renewed with Teresa. So I recently started sharing sketches in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group... well, I've shared one so far. LOL! Teresa and I both love sketches so I thought it would be fun for us to do a little collab and share a card using the sketch. 

I've been absolutely loving the new line of Winnie the Pooh stamps that Unity Stamp Co. has been releasing so it was a no brainer to use one of these cuties for my card.

I chose the Pooh Just Knew stamps and coordinating dies... I had planned on keeping 100% true to the sketch but I had the idea to have Pooh bear and Piglet flying over the awesome Hundred Acre Wood background stamp.

And I didn't want to cover up that sweet background... so classic and adorable Winnie the Pooh! I used Salvaged Patina, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide inks to ink smoosh my background and then I stamped the adorable background with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink.

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

Winnie the Pooh ~ Y11, Y15

Piglet ~ RV0000, RV10, RV21, RV14

Balloon ~ R000, RV0000, RV10, R20, R14, R27, Colorless Blender

If you're interested in seeing my process video you can check it out here... Collaboration with Fresh and Renewed with Teresa | TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 1 | Winnie the Pooh.

Here's a look at the sketch... my background follows the sketch completely but I flipped the banner to the other side to use with my sentiment and I used the die cut Winnie the Pooh in place of the rectangle focal piece. My motto for sketches is always that they should inspire, not require! I think my card is a good example of that motto.

I popped up Winnie the Pooh and Piglet with lots of foam tape! I also popped up the sentiment with foam tape. It adds a nice bit of dimension to the card. Well, that's it for me. I hope you'll consider joining the fun in my Tawny Owl Paperie Facebook group. I just started sharing sketches but I also share tips for card making and eventually I hope to start doing live videos in the group too. Have a great inky day!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Membership Monday ~ Coffee Crazy Background of the Month ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's the first Monday of a new month and I'm back with the new June 2022 Background of the Month membership stamp from Unity Stamp Co. and this one is called Coffee Crazy!! It's fantastic for coffee themed cards and projects! I love it! I love it so much that I wanted to show as much of it as I could so I decided to use it for both my layers in the background on this card.

 I ink smooshed my background with Antique Linen, Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso Distress Oxide inks. I dried the ink smooshed background completely with a Wagner Precision Heat Tool and then inked up the Coffee Crazy stamp with Ranger Jet Black Archival ink. I distressed the edges with Ground Espresso Distress Ink... I love the richness this gives to the card!

I cut my background into three pieces and adhered the top and bottom pieces to an Early Espresso card front measuring 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". I adhered my middle piece to a 4-1/4 x 2-1/4" piece of Early Espresso card stock from Stampin' Up. I adhered a piece of scrap card stock between the top and bottom background pieces so my middle piece would lay flat and then I adhered the middle piece to the card front.

I set the background aside while I stamped the beautiful girl from Dream of Being with Gina K. Design Black Amalgam ink on white card stock and then I colored her up with the following Copic markers:

Skin ~ E000, E00, E11, E04, RV10, RV21

Hair ~ E43, E44, E49

Sweater ~ BG000, BG15, BG72, BG75

Cup ~ RV10, RV21, C00, C2

I distressed the edges of the colored girl panel with the Ground Espresso Distress Ink. I trimmed a 3-5/8 x 3/4" piece of Lost Lagoon card stock from Stampin' Up. I stamped the sentiment from the Just What I Needed stamp set from Unity with Wow Clear Embossing ink and heat embossed Alabaster White Embossing powder. I die cut the STAMPlorations Coffee sentiment from Early Espresso {twice} and Lost Lagoon card stock. I adhered all the die cut sentiments together... the two Early Espresso ones on the bottom and the Lost Lagoon on the top. I like the extra bit of dimension this gives the die cut sentiment. 

I trimmed the sentiment and cut a flag on the end. I adhered all of my pieces to the card using a few scraps of card stock under the focal piece so that it would lay flat. I added a few enamel dots to finish off the card. They were actually from a Christmassy/wintry enamel dot pack called Let it Snow from Carta Bella.... but they were just the right color. 

Here's a look at the sketch I used for my card design! I recently started sharing a monthly sketch in my Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group to help inspire and encourage cardmakers when they're in a bit of a crafty funk. A good sketch always gets my mojo going! I hope it helps others too!

I just love this new background stamp! So fun! You can check out the Background of the Month membership over at Unity Stamp Co. I'll be back next Monday with a card using a stamp from the new June 2022 Kit of the Month!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Fun New Sketch ~ TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 1 ~ May 2022 Whit Kit ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

As you may know, I love card sketches... they are seriously THE backbone to my mojo. I use sketches all the time! In fact, when I look at a card I often see the sketch design before I notice the pretty elements. I got to thinking that us cardmakers sometimes get in a funk when our mojo's aren't cooperating. And for me when that happens I look at past sketches or some of my older cards... and even head over to Pinterest to look for sketch ideas. For over a year and a half now I've been sharing sketches with the Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmaker Facebook group which has been lots of fun and inspiring to get our Christmas card stash done for 2022. I got to thinking... why not start sharing sketches in my Tawny Owl Paperie | Inky Inspiration Facebook group!! Even better, the sketches aren't tied to a theme so you can use any stamps for any occasion!! So fun! And believe it or not, the sketch I'm sharing today helped me in designing my third card using the May 2022 Whit Kit from Unity Stamp Co. 

Here is a look at the very first TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 1!! Woohoo!! I'm so excited for this sketch... I hope that you like it and maybe it'll inspire you to get inky!

As I mentioned above, I used the wonderful May 2022 Whit Kit from Unity for my card. I was so stuck trying to think of a card design for my third make with the kit and then I saw the sketch print out that I had on my desk and it was like... DUH!! LOL!

Once I had the sketch in mind, my card came together pretty quickly. You can check out my process video here... Fun New Sketch | TOP Inky Inspiration Sketch 1 | Unity.

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

Watering Can ~ R00, R30

Daisies ~ B60, B0000, Y11, Y15, Y26

Pinks ~ R00, R21

Blues ~ B0000, B60

Yellows ~ Y000, Y11, Y15, Y26

Greens ~ YG11, YG91, YG95

And here's a look at the card kit! Be sure to check out the Whit Kit membership at Unity!! Today is the last day to sign up for the May 2022 kit!! If you already have the kit, I hope you share your creations in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group! Also, I'd love to invite you to join the Tawny Owl Paperie | Inky Inspiration Facebook group... it's a fun little group that I just started back up and I hope that you'll join us and play along with the first sketch! The sketch is just for fun... no prizes or anything yet. Just a fun way to get our mojos working when we get in a slump. Hope to see you there!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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