Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 25 ~ Bobbie Sue Girl ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing more inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I've made a few quick cards using the scraps I picked out a couple of weeks ago. And I still had Bobbie Sue Girl from Unity handy on my desk so I inked her up!

I love how fast these cards came together! I'm not usually one for using stickers on cards but they sure made for quick cards. I just need to add sentiments to cards with the stickers and they'll be all done.

Here's another look at the scraps I chose for September. Not Fall like I hoped, but Fall-ish colors and I do love the farm vibe. This is a photo from when I started with the leftover papers. I have just a few scraps left. I'm hoping to finish them up this month. We'll see!

I trimmed the floral paper for the chicken card I shared a couple weeks ago. I also trimmed the green paper and the ruler paper. I used the leftover pieces from that card plus a couple of the longer strips for my three cards today. I adhered the pattern papers to a 4 x 5-1/4" piece of thin white card stock. This was way easier than trying to adhere the pattern papers directly to the Kraft card base and eyeball to make sure I had them evenly spaced.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25. 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 moved the sentiment for my card today. It just fit better under the ruler paper.

I stamped Bobbie Sue Girl and the sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Yup, I used a different ink. It was on top of the stack and I was lazy! LOL! Anywho, I die cut the image using a circle die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. I colored up the image with a bunch of Copic markers and then I blended my brown blending brush around the image. The white was too bright for the papers and the kraft base. It just didn't look right. I also blended or distressed the edges of the sentiment with the same brush. TIP: if you want to add just a tad bit of color, don't add ink to your blending brush. If you are like me, you leave your blending brushes unwashed and inky and they are perfect for just a little bit of color. 

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E70, E71, E74

Dress: BG000, BG02, BG72

Apron: Y11, Y32

Chicken: R20, R14, E11, E13, E08

I popped up the circle and the sentiment using a bunch of foam tape. I love the dimension it gives to the card! This was such a fun and quick card! I hope you've been inspired to pull out those scraps and use them up! Have an inktastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 25 ~ Full of Happy Hugs ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I made this sweet card for a dear friend who just said goodbye to her furry friend.

I was surprised to find that I don't have many pet sympathy stamps. Actually I went through a good majority of my Unity stamps and this adorable stamp was the only one that I felt was really fitting. It's called Full of Happy Hugs. The title doesn't seem fitting but the stamp sure does. I know Unity has some wonderful pet sympathy stamps though. I need to add one or two to my wishlist and then my collection.

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

Skin: E000, E00, E11

Hair: E21, E23, E25, R35

Shirt: BG70, BG72

Dog: N0, N2, N4, N6

Grass: YG11, YG61, YG63

Here's a look at the sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25. 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 like to think my inspiration is usually a good example of this since I'm almost always tweaking it here or there. Today's card is no different since my focal image is on the right side and the sentiment is moved to the bottom left.

I paired up the adorable stamp with the Timeworn Paws Anthology {paper pack}. I thought it was fitting for a pet sympathy card. I die cut the background layer using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles {nesting dies}. I had a strip of the bones paper in my paper pack already cut so I also die cut it using the same die.

I fussy cut the Full of Happy Hugs stamp on the line and then I trimmed the sentiment. I adhered them directly to the card. And I added a few enamel dots to finish off the card. I sure hope you've been inspired and can play along with the sketch! Have an inktastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 25 ~ September Scraps

 Hello there crafty friend!

Today I'm sharing inspiration for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group. I've cracked open another pack of leftover papers and made a super fast card just using scraps!

I love how fast this card came together! Just a few tweaks and cuts and it was done!

Here's a look at the scraps I chose for September. Not quite a Fall theme but the colors could really be used for a Fall card. The row of papers on the top are all 6x6", otherwise all the other papers are bits and pieces.

I trimmed the floral paper down to 4 x 5-1/4" and adhered it to an A2 top fold card of Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink. I then trimmed the ruler paper into strips just using the lines on the paper as a guide. I adhered the ruler paper to the floral paper.

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25. 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 like to think my inspiration is usually a good example of this since I'm always adjusting the sketch. Today is good example as I turned the sketch for a portrait card and adjusted the sentiment.

I decided to trim the chicken circle that was in with my scraps. The white was too bright. I carefully pulled up the tail of the right chicken and just trimmed the white off going slightly under the green background. I die cut a stitched circle from Kraft card stock using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies} from Unity. And then I heat embossed a sentiment from the adorable Bobbie Sue Girl stamps, also from Unity. This was such a fun and quick card! I hope you've been inspired to pull out those scraps and use them up! Have an inktastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch 25 ~ Speedy ~ Unity Stamp Co.

 Hello there crafty friend!

It's time for a new sketch challenge! Today I'm sharing my first card for the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25 in the Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Facebook group.  I pulled out this adorable stamp the other day but didn't get around to using it so I thought it would be fun for this new sketch.

I didn't pick a pack of papers {say that 3 times fast!} yet to finish up. Still hoping to find a Fall themed paper pack. So I went looking through my Unity papers for papers that would go well with this little cutie. And, of course, the By The Sea {paper pack} is just perfect!

Here's a look at the fun sketch for Tawny Owl Paperie Inky Inspiration Sketch Challenge 25. 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 stamped the adorable Speedy turtle using Black Amalgam ink from Gina K. Designs. I also stamped the sentiment using the same ink except that I masked the heart. After stamping the sentiment a few times in my Stamp Platform, I stamped the little heart. For this I used the Pink Zig Clean Color Real Brush marker. I colored up the turtle using my Copic markers. Fussy cut him on the line and then cleaned up the fussy cutting by coloring the edges with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker.

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

Turtle: BG000, BG10, BG70, BG72

Shell: BG70, BG72, BG75

Hearts: R81, R83, R85

I die cut a circle of white card stock using a die from the Scallops & Circles {nesting dies}. All my layers are adhered directly to a white A2 top fold card base turned on its side for a landscape card. I added a scrap of paper under the top of the sentiment so it would lay flat. I added foam tape to the back of the turtle and popped him up on the circle. And then I finished off the card with three pink enamel dots from my stash. Still trying to make a dent in my enamel dots stash. Yikes! Do I have a lot!!

 I hope you all have fun with this sketch! I can't wait to see what you create with it. 

Have an ink-tastic week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs,

Crystal

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